A/N: Here is the sequel to the Princess and the Punk, it's finally here. I hope that you all enjoy it cause I'm going to work hard on this one, I love this story to pieces. And I also love you guys for loving it too.

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Disclaimer: Don't own Shannon Moore (damn), Matt or Jeff Hardy, or Beth Britt. Only my OC's.

A New Beginning-

"You never find yourself until you face the truth" - Pearl Bailey

"Is this necessary?" Jake asks as we're huddled outside in his backyard.

"Yes!" I reply, hovering over the fire as I drop a cardboard box in between us.

"Out with the old and in with the new." I repeat, reassuring myself of what I was about to do.

Jake sighs, watching attentively as I unload the items from the box. "Isn't this a little drastic sweetheart?"

"Nope." I mutter picking up the stuffed animal from the ground. "This is nothing compared to what I really want to do." I finish, throwing the stuffed bear into the fire and watching it burn, a devilish grin forming across my face.

"Daniel, you're scaring me."

"Welcome to the club." I say staring into the blazing fire. "Because the person that I've become scares the shit out of me."

Jake just nods his head watching me carefully as I throw the miscellaneous items from the past year into to the fire and watching them turn into ash.

"Last but not least." I say pulling out the last two items from the box, one smaller than the other.

"You sure you want to do that?" Jake asks, referring to the wedding dress and diamond ring that I was grasping.

Staring at the two items, I nod my head silently before laying the dress slowly into the fire, followed by the ring.

"Those two things symbolize everything that I never wanted to be, I don't know who I am anymore." I mutter to myself, not really caring if Jake heard or not.

"Are you going to be okay D?" Jake says his voice full of worry as he watches me watch the two things disintegrate before my eyes, not a single emotion on my face, I was just blank.

"I'll be fine Jake, I just need to find the person who I used to be." I reply, getting up from the chair I was sitting on and walking into the house.

"She's still there Daniel, she hasn't gone anywhere."

"Yeah, sure." I drift off, closing the screen door behind me and going upstairs.

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"I thought you could use this." Jake says handing me a cup of coffee as he gets into bed with me.

"Thanks." I mutter, taking a sip of the hot liquid.

Jake gives me another worried glance as I continue to stare out the window absentmindedly.

Getting quickly annoyed with the silence Jake abruptly says, "I've had enough of this! Cheer the fuck up D!"

A smile quickly forms across my face at Jake's reaction as I begin to speak. "I'm fine Jake."

"Sure you are because burning random objects and moping around all day is completely normal." He sarcastically says.

"I never said that." I reply, shifting uneasily in the covers, the conversation making me uncomfortable.

"Whatever is going on you can tell me D."

"I know. I just-. I just need to figure somethings out that you can't help me with." I say getting out of the bed.

"I know you do D, but you know I'm here for you if you need to talk."

Smiling, I lean into give Jake a kiss on the cheek. "I know you are Jake and that's why I love you."

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Shannon's POV

"You said WHAT!" Beth yells, dropping the tongs she was holding on the floor, as she overhears what I was telling Matt and Jeff. "You told that skanky ass whore that you love her! Ewww, Why?"

"What else was I supposed to say!" I groan running my hands through my hair.

"I don't know, Thank you would've been okay. Anything would've been better than I love you."

"How would've that been better!"

"Anything would've been better than lying to her." Beth replies slapping me in the back of the head. "You're a fucking idiot!"

"Give him a break, what else was supposed to do?" Matt asks taking my side.

"Don't know, don't care but the last thing I want is to see you with her. Rachel Anderson, please Shan you could've done way better. I know you're on the rebound but damn, that's a downgrade from Daniel."

"Shut the fuck up Beth!" I yell, getting up from the table.

"Dude relax, remember Beth is still team Daniel." Jeff says trying to calm me down.

"Look I don't care what you think about Rachel, but believe it or not I do love her. She has her faults, shit we all do, so just give her break. Daniel and I are never getting back together, face it." I reply getting me keys. "I got to go back to the shop."

Rachel had been there for me during all of this Daniel drama. She may have been nothing like Daniel, but for now in order to fill the void that I was feeling, she would have to do.

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