Hey guys so here is the first update for this story. I'm shocked really at how many guys like this story. I'm glad it's doing good concerning this like the third time I've tried writing it lol. But really guys I'm glad you all like this story. I'm going to try and keep it as good as it's going now. One thing though guys these chapters are going to be really short. Because if I write long chapters I'm going to be a mess of tears the whole time and I have enough trouble trying NOT to cry when I talk about Owen so yeah that's why these chapters are so short.
Before I forget it I have to thank my best friend Taker's Soul Girl for giving me a good kick in the butt and telling me it's not how many reviews a story gets that make it good it's about how many people read it that make it good. So as long as you guys keep reading this story I'm going to keep writing it. okay that enough talking I'll see ya'll at the bottom.
The next morning Kristina woke up early glancing around the room before she looked over at the clock it read six thirty in the morning. Her training started today down in the dungeon and she was nervous but very excited as she got of bed. She went over to her bags and took out a pair of black sweat pants and midnight blue tank top along with her wrestling boots that Bret had gotten her for Christmas last year when he surprised her by offering to train her. After showering and getting dressed in her gear Kristina ran downstairs to the big kitchen were she found Bret cooking breakfast and she walked in going straight for the stove.
"Morning Uncle Bret!" Kristina said as she stud next to him.
"Morning Krisa. I see your ready to start training today you nervous?" Bret asked.
"Of course I'm nervous. But I'm sure I'll be fine."
Bret smiled at her handing her a plate of eggs, bacon and toast. Kristina looked at the plate for a second and Bret laughed at the look on her face before he asked her what the look was far. Kristina asked if he'd made sure to leave out the cat poop. And Bret started laughing harder. That had always been a family joke about when his dad Stu would cook breakfast for everyone and Kristina had probably heard that story a thousand times when she growing up. After breakfast was finished and the kitchen was cleaned up Bret and Kristina headed down to the dungeon. It was kinda of surreal to Kristina to be going down in to the famous Hart Family Dungeon were just about every male and in Bret's niece Nattie's case female had trained to be a professorial wrestler.
Once down in the dungeon Bret noticed that Kristina was looking around and he watched her reaction when she saw the holes in the walls and the mate that hand been use for years. He watched as she smiled sadly when she saw a picture of Owen, Bret and Stu on the wall. So when she turned to face him Bret wasn't surprised at all to see the tears in her eyes. He walked over to young girl and put his arms around her giving her a big hug. After stand there for a few moments Kristina looked at Bret who gave her a smile and nodded. He knew how it was hard for her to deal with Owen being gone it was hard on all of them. But Kristina had been so young when it happen till just kind of stuck with her.
"You ready to get started Krisa?" Bret asked breaking the silence in the room.
"Yeah as ready as I'll ever be." Kristina answered.
"Okay remember what we always say"
"Don't ever show your weakness." Kristina said.
"That's our Krisa now lets gets started." Bret said.
They had only been training about fifteen minutes and Bret was very impressed how much Kristina already knew. She was amazing at doing a clothes lines she could do a headlock into a half nelson and she was catching on really quickly to the moves that she'd never done before. That was something Bret hadn't counted on her catching on as quickly as she did but he saw it as a good sign that was a fast learner and in wrestling that was something you had to be. They were right in the middle of Kristina learning how do a proper suplex when she suddenly stop and Bret notice this.
"Krisa what is it?" Bret asked.
"I just... I'm sorry Uncle Bret...I just..." Kristina said.
"Did you have a flashback?" Bret asked walking over to her.
Kristina just nodded as Bret knelt down in front of her were she was sitting down on the mate. The flashback to that night had been that was always coming if she had slept really good the night before. Lena had warned Bret about this and told him that if she ever did have one to just let play out because normally after a little while she was fine and back to herself. But that didn't stop him from worrying. Kristina was like family to him and he hated seeing her hurting so much and for so long.
Krisa.. Krisa come on sweetie you need to get back training I'm here it's alright sweetie come on get back and show my brother how tough you are.
"Uncle Owen..." Kristina said softly.
I'm here come on sweetie get back up and get back in there
"Krisa are you alright?" Bret asked concern written all over his face.
"Yeah sorry I was... Uncle Owen was..." Kristina said.
Bret didn't say anything he just nodded and stud up pulling Kristina with him. Honestly it didn't surprise Bret that she heard his brother's voice. For along time even after years there were time he'd though he had heard Owen around him especially after those first couple of months when everything still seemed like a dream and it just didn't seem real that Owen was gone. Standing back up in the ring Kristina ready herself to learn the suplex and to finish her training for the day. Knowing was around and was in his own way helping her Kristina pushed the bad stuff to the back of her mind.
After several hours of being in the dungeon Bret ended Kristina's training for the day. He told her how impressed he was with her ablilites and how good she was. He also told her that he was surprised by how quickly she'd picked up so many moves in just a couple of hours of training. Kristina had just smiled and thanked him. Bret just gave her a hug and told her to head up and grab a shower and when she was done they would go for a walk that he wanted to talk to her about some things. Kristina smiled and ran upstairs to shower and get changed out of her work out gear. When she was done with her shower Kristina got changed into a pair of acid wash jeans her favorite pink shirt and black boots pulling her hair into a low pony tail she ran downstairs and found Bret sitting in the living room watching something on TV.
Kristina walked over and sat on the side of the chair and smiled. It was old family video of herself, David, Nattie and Tyson as kids. Even though Kristina couldn't have been more then five years old and of course David, Nattie and Tyson were older they were all four in the ring wrestling and messing around with moves. Bret looked over at her and saw her smile for the first time in a long time. When suddenly Davey's face on the screen he had just gotten home from on the road and had gotten in the ring and had picked Kristina up and was swinging her around and laughing with her.
"I remember that day. Uncle Davey had just come home after being on the road for close to a month." Kristina said.
"Yep that was a good day huh?' Bret asked.
"It was the best. That was also the day you and Uncle Jim came home to. It was so fun." Kristina said.
Bret nodded in agreement. He sighed and reached over cutting off the TV and then turned and faceing Kristina asking her if she was ready to go for that walk. Kristina nodded and stud up following Bret outside. They started down the path away from Hart house and started down the road not talking but just walking in comfortable silence. They'd been walking for a few moments when Bret broke the silence between them.
"So I heard you dad wants you to go visit him." Bret said.
"Yeah but I'm not going to. Whats the point anyway he left me and mom." Kristina said.
"His still your dad Krisa no matter if he left you and Lena or not." Bret said.
Kristina didn't say anything she just shook and took off in a running sprint. Bret just shook his head and ran up to catch up with her when he did she'd stopped and was catching her breath as was Bret. Laughing the two just enjoyed the time when that subsided Bret spoke again.
"Krisa the reason I asked you to come stay with me this weekend wasn't just to start your training."
"Okay.. so what's up Uncle Bret?" Kristina asked.
"Martha and the kids want to see you." Bret said.
Kristina's eyes with wide with shock. It had been so many years since she'd seen Martha, Athena and Oje. And it was because she always though seeing them would be to hard for her. But after so many years of avoiding them and not wanting to see them because she was to scared of what she would say to them. She felt like she could actually see visit with them.
"Are they coming here to the house?" Kristina asked.
"No. Martha doesn't come here anymore and I can understand so you and I are going out there to visit them this afternoon." Bret said.
"I don't.. I mean.. I want to see them. I've missed them so much but I don't know if I can." Kristina asked.
"Why not? You were always loved Martha and the kids." Bret said.
"Because I don't know what I would say to them. Especially Aunt Martha." Kristina said.
"Krisa are you scared that they might ask you about that night is that why you've avoid talking to them all these years?" Bret asked.
Kristina didn't answer she just nodded. Bret just sighed and shook his head. He had figured that was why she'd avoided seeing Owen's family for so long. And he thought he could understand why. After the trail and everything Martha had pretty much cut ties with the whole family and after the way they had treated her he could understand it. But he and Martha had kept in contact with each other and she'd always asked him about how Kristina was doing. Bret smiled when he saw the locket around Kristina's neck that she seemed to never take over. Reaching over he touched the necklace genitally and said
"You never take this off do you?"
"Nope I haven't since my forth birthday when Aunt Martha gave it to me." Kristina said holding the heart in her hand.
"I remember that day very well." Bret said with a smile.
Kristina's 4th birthday July 13,2000
"Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you.. Happy Birthday Kristina." Everyone sang as the newly four year old Kristina blew out the candles on her barbie doll birthday cake.
Kristina had put on a fake smile most of the day and pretended to the be the happy birthday girl everyone thought she was. All the Harts were expect for Martha. An it was a very nice little party. Kristina was playing with the older Harts kids as well some of the kid from the neighbor hood while the parents all stud around the grill talking about grown up stuff.
Lean and Sam had planned a pool party for their daughters forth birthday and Kristina seemed to be enjoying herself for the most part. But she also seemed so sad because it was first birthday party that Owen wouldn't be attending and you could read the hurt and loss in the little girls eyes as she splashed away in the pool with the other kids.
"How is holding up Lena?" Davey asked Kristina's mother as she brought out the presents and sat them on the table across from the pool.
"Not so good. She spent that whole day in tears and Sam had to go get her at school because she won't stop screaming for him." Lean told him.
"Well maybe today well help her forget for even a few hours." Diana Davey's wife said as she brought out the rest of the gifts.
"I doubt it but maybe we'll see." Lena said.
After all the presents were sat out Sam called for the kids to get out of the pool it was time to open the gifts. Kristina was the last one out of the pool as she sat down at the table and her mom handed her the first gift. She thanked her mom and tore off the paper to see a doll house which had been a gift from Davey and his family. Jumping up she hugged Davey as well as the rest of his family before going back and opening the rest of her presents. Kristina got a lot of gifts that day. A few barbie dolls, Hart Foundation shirts, wrestling action figures and a bunch of other stuff. But it was the last gift that had meant the most to her.
"This is the last one here you go Krista this one from Aunt Martha." Lena said handing her daughter the small purple and gold wrapped box with a pink bow on top.
Kristina thanks her mom and tore the paper away. After she'd torn away the paper and the bow. She took the top off the box to revival a small pink and black locket laying in the box with sliver chain. Grinning from ear to ear Kristina show'd her mom the box and Lena gasped and told her how pretty it was.
"Put it on me Mommy" Kristina said as she moved her hair to the side.
"Why don't you open it first sweetie and see whats inside." Bret said.
Kristina nodded and she opened it she busted into tears. Inside the locket was a picture of her with Owen, Bret, Davey, Jim and Pillman on one side and a piece of Owen's hair on the other. She looked at Bret with tears in her eyes as he slipped the small locket around her neck and then kissed her cheek.
"Now you have a piece of Owen with you forever always little Krisa and remember Uncle Owen always loves you sweetie." Bret said
End of flashback
After they had finished lunch and cleaned up Bret and Kristina headed up to Martha's place. The drive pretty quite neither said much expect when Bret would asked her if she remember when they went here and there. Kristina didn't really answer him though. She would just nodded her head or say "Not really" if she spoke. She spent the whole ride playing with the little locket around her neck and watching the scenery. The drive to Martha's house wasn't to long because they didn't live that far from Hart house.
When they pulled up Kristina gasped when she saw the house. It was just like she remember when she was little. Owen and Martha had the house built and were planning on moving in the following Friday. But that had been before the accident happen. Martha had kept the house because she thought it was what Owen would have wanted and plus they had spent along time waiting to have their own home. Taking a deep breath as Bret pulled up to the house Kristina tried to ready herself.
Undoing her seat belt and getting out of the truck she followed Bret up the path when her heart suddenly stopped. Standing in the open door of the house was Martha Oje and Athena. Bret put an arm around her and lead her up to the porch to the house where Martha and the kids were waiting for them.
"Krisa oh how grown up you are." Martha said wrapping Kristina in a hug.
Kristina closed her eyes fighting the tears before she spoke. She just enjoyed the warmth of Martha's hug before she got her voice back enough to speck.
"I've missed you so much Aunt Martha." Kristina said.
"How old are you now?" Martha asked.
"She just turned Sixteen a few months ago." Bret said.
"Sixteen oh my goodness. It doesn't seem like you should be that old." Martha said pulling the girl into another hug.
Martha pulled back when Oje and Athena had spoken up and said they would like to hug their "cousin" if she didn't mind. Martha and Bret laughed as Athena hugged Kristina first. The two girls spoke for a bit before Oje stepped forward to hug her. Kristina felt her heart go in throat when Oje wrapped her in a hug.
"It's been so long Krisa I've missed you." Oje said.
"It's good... to see you too Oje." Kristina said.
"Are you alright Kristina?" Martha asked.
Kristina just nodded as Martha lead them all into the house. Bret and Kristina ended up staying for dinner and visiting with Martha, Oje and Athena for hours. Martha show'd Kristina the house and asked if she remember certain things and pictures of course Kristina had remembered it all. When it was time for them to leave Martha made Kristina promise she would call and visit them often and of course Kristina promised her that she would.
When they arrived back at Hart house Kristina headed upstairs to shower and change for bed. After she was ready for bed Kristina had walked downstairs to the kitchen to get a drink of water when she heard Bret talking in the living room. Turning around thinking someone had dropped by she walked into the living room only to find Bret sitting alone on the sofa.
"Uncle Bret who were you talking to?" Kristina asked as she walked over and sat to him on the sofa.
"Just talking to Owen." Bret said.
"Does he answer you?"
"No. Not he does you. But it helps me to talk to him sometimes especially after I've seen Martha and the kids."
"I'm sorry about earlier Uncle Bret it's just when I saw Oje I though I saw a ghost standing in that door way." Kristina said.
Bret just smiled and said he understood it was sometimes hard for to believe that Oje wasn't Owen because he looked so much like his dad. After sitting in silence for a few more minutes Bret spoke.
"Better get to bed Krisa you've got training tomorrow."
"Alright. Good night Uncle Bret love you." Kristina said as she stud up and gave him a hug then headed up stairs.
Bret told her good night and that he loved her to and watched as she walked up stairs to her room. Taking a deep breath as he stood up and started turning off all the lights in the living room Bret sighed shaking his head and looked up.
"She misses you something bad Owen. We all do. But I think Kristina miss you more then any of us do." Bret said as he headed up stairs to bed.
After turning off the lap and laying down in bed Kristina looked up at the ceiling of her bedroom and sighed before she closed her eyes and started drifted off to sleep but not before she said.
"Good Night Uncle Owen I love you."
Having just drifted off to sleep after she spoke Kristina didn't hear the soft voice in the night.
Good night my little Krisa. Sweetie dreams and I love you to.
So What did you guys think of this chapter? Hopefully you liked it. Please Read and review and let me know what you think. Also go check out Taker Soul Girl's Owen Hart Tribute story called :Owen's Story. It's amazing! okay guys I'll see ya'll next time ~Cena's Country Girl.~