Title: Somewhere in Chicago: Good Morning, Heartache [Book Four of the Punked? Series].
Rating: M for Mature.
Pairing: Punkena; Punk/Cena.
Warnings: Gay sex, cursing.
Disclaimer: I sadly own no one in this story, however I've bought enough WWE merch to have paid at least one jobbers weekly paycheck...so there's that.
A/N: For new readers: YOU MUST HAVE READ PUNKED?, WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT?, AND WELCOME TO CHICAGO, MOTHERFUCKER! BEFORE READING THIS STORY; THIS IS A 4TH INSTALLMENT.
Ahh! I'm back! How pumped are you? I'm so excited to begin our new journey together! Just a few notes before you begin. For those that saw CM Punk: Best in the World DVD, you all saw that my entire freaking WTCM story is historically and factually incorrect. Now being that this is fanfiction, it's totally okay, it just bugs me because I tried to make WTCM as realistic and factual as possible, lmao. So for those that would like a visual aspect as you read, I'll explain who is who between my story & his DVD. My story's Shaleigh is Chaleen in real life. My story's Selene is Chez is real life. My story's Mika is Cassie in real life. My story's Adam is Charlie in real life. My story's Ellie is a younger version of the 4th female showed in his 'family picture', except obviously a younger version, lol. I hope you can get a realistic visual aspect on his Sisters in my story now! Okay, enough of my petty paranoia. This story is set one year after the end of WTCM. DON'T forget that the final chapter of WTCM was set about a year later, so this is an additional year later. Okay, I think that's all. Here's the first chapter! ENJOY!
One Year Later
Monday Night Raw; Houston, Texas:
The main event of Raw has come and gone, yet CM Punk's entrance music is playing and he and John Cena are walking down the ramp.
Nobody in the crowd has a clue as to why. There was no mention of them the entire show, in fact. Yet here they are climbing in the ring and receiving microphones.
For a moment the men just stand there and look out at the crowd as they yell, cheer, and chant their names.
John gives a little smile. The fans have become a lot more accepting of him now that he's with Punk. The 'Let's Go Cena!'/'Cena Sucks!' chants have even ended! Punk gives a smirk as he looks out, appreciatively, to see a sea of red In Punk We Trust shirts and only sprinkles of those ugly, purple and grey HLR shirts, instead of the other way around like it used to be. He thinks back to when the creative team gave him that shitty ass 'respect' gimmick that he had to turn into great, solid programming. That's one thing he's glad he didn't lose from his fans when he was outed. Respect.
Once the commotion in the crowd finally dies down, John's the first to talk.
"What's up, Houston?!" He asks in his usual get-the-crowd-hyped-up voice. The crowd gives a loud response, and Punk waits till it dies down again to speak, "Alright, at this point you should know that anytime John and I do something with this company as a couple, I make Vince let us break kayfabe and not try and interject storylines into it. Basically we've come out here with some important news." Punk says. "Some of you aren't going to be too happy, some are going to be furious, some might be ecstatic, and some might be understanding of this news." John says. "Regardless of your opinions or reactions to this news, it's still going to happen. So. For those of you that somehow missed the crazy, ridiculous media coverage, John and I are officially married." Punk lifts his hand to show off his wedding ring. "We'd like to thank you all for your support on that." John smiles.
"However, it's been an entire month since we've gotten married, yet this is the first time I've seen him since the wedding." Punk explains. "We didn't even cross paths backstage." John sighs. "Our schedules have just been so effed lately, it's crazy. It shouldn't be like this. I don't care what profession you're in. A marriage shouldn't be consumed with a few texts and a Skype call or two. And on top of that, I'm starting to forget what my kid's face looks like. I haven't seen him in awhile, and that's really hard for me. We were completely prepared to raise a child on our schedule, but our schedule has gotten out of hand since." Punk explains.
"Basically it's like Vince has made us the poster boys for not only his company, but all these new media events, press conferences, coverage, and all that other stuff." John says. "Plus we're the new freaking gay activist poster boys, and that's seriously annoying because that's the last thing I want to be. But that's for a private discussion between us and Vince at a later time. Don't want to get my mic cut off again," Punk chuckles,
"Anyway. For those at home that are probably guessing it in their heads right now, yes, we're leaving. We're done...for now. We need to take an extended break. We can't do this. We need rest." Punk finally admits. "It's not to say we won't be back though! We are going to be back, I promise you that!" John swears. "We just need a year or so off. We'll pop in every so often. We won't just abandon you guys. And we're coming back. Besides, we need to give the younger guys in the back a chance. We've overshadowed them for way too long. Vince is constantly looking over them to us, and now he has no choice. I used to be one of those hungry guys in the back. I know how it feels. I'm glad I get to kinda help in getting them somewhere. Regardless, we're taking time off. I just want to spend some time with my family being normal." Punk explains.
"We'll be back in a few weeks for something Vince has planned for us, so until then, thank you for everything. Thank you for all your support. Thank you for sticking by us. Thank you for believing with us." John smiles. "Thank you for everything." Punk says, giving a smile of his own, then they both sit the microphones down.
The crowd goes completely nuts. It's almost a riot in there! The two top stars of the company leaving? Especially after third top dog Randy Orton mysteriously disappeared last year with no explanation? Where does this leave the company? Where does this leave the WWE Universe?
The men climb the top ropes a few times and pose, they waves and blow kisses to the crowd, and they even go over to the barricades for a few hugs and autographs.
As they ascend the ramp, the entire WWE locker room and staff comes out to the top of the stage and gives their hugs, love-yous, and goodbyes.
Retirement. Well…semi-retirement. Now there's all this time on the guys' hands.
What's next for them?
A/N: Well, what is in store for their semi-retirement? We'll find out next chapter! Okay, some of you had certain questions you wanted answered. They will be answered in coming chapters, I promise! Feel free to put any questions you had previously that you didn't ask at the end of your review & I'll make sure I answered them in the story, or add it in. Also, for those that avidly or even sometimes talk to me, I may have told you about my RIDICULOUS workload of stories I'm working on. Over 30 total. For ONE week only, I'll be putting up summaries of them on my profile for you guys to see what I'm working on, and you guys can tell me what you find interesting. I can't promise any dates of when any of these will be finished, I suck at finishing stories, but I just want you guys to see what I'm working on. Lastly, once I get a really good amount of reviews, I have a BIG surprise for you guys, so make sure to review, review, review! Okay, that's all. Sorry my two A/Ns were so long, lol. Please leave reviews with your thoughts/guesses/etc! Next update will come Wednesday, I want to give everyone a chance to see & read this, then update will start coming at normal times! Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for reading :)