Beyond Repair Chapter 2: Too Late?, a wrestling fanfic

A/N: Chapter 2 as promised! Again, I (Cal) was Phil and Krystle was John.

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John waited and waited for Phil to answer the door, but he never came. Something wasn't right. Phil should have at least yelled at him to "Shut up" or "Fuck off" but there was just silence. Cena figured that Phil wasn't there. It was late and Phil was hurt, so John immediately began to worry. He knew that Phil wouldn't pick up his phone if he called, so he sent Kofi a text begging him to call Phil.

He just had to know that he was ok. Time continued to pass with no word from Kofi. John paced outside of the empty hotel room, his mind coming up with all kinds of scenarios. His phone finally rang and it was Kofi. Cena could barely hear anything other than "Phil" and "Hurt." Kofi told him that he called the ambulance and Cena immediately wanted to know where Phil was.

John raced to his car and followed the directions that Kofi gave him. They weren't making much sense and he figured that a delirious, possibly dying Phil passed on the directions. John went with his instinct and followed the sounds of the sirens. There were cop cars surrounding the street and John's heart dropped when he saw what once was Phil's rental.

There was no ambulance and no sign of Phil. John frantically made his way over to one of the cops demanding to know what happened to Phil. They couldn't tell him anything except what hospital that he was being rushed to. John wasn't much of a praying man, but he prayed to God that Phil was going to be ok. He got to the hospital in record time.

He had no idea what he was expecting to find, but he just needed to get to Phil. He was hysterical and could barely ask the woman at the ER front desk what was going on with Phil. His palms were sweating and his head was spinning. Phil just had to be ok. He had to. The nurse typed something into the computer and she turned to John with a sad smile.

"Unresponsive."

"Blood loss."

She said some other words that John couldn't understand. John demanded to see Phil.

Phil didn't know where he was or what had happened, but he was surrounded by darkness and he was alone. He tried yelling out to see if anyone else was there, but nobody answered whenever he did, so he gave up trying and simply enjoyed the peace.

'Am I dead?' he asked himself mentally. Was this some form of purgatory or something? He wondered if maybe he was in hell… thinking about all the shit he'd done in his life time, he'd done a lot of good things, but also his fair share of rotten things as well. More good than bad, but it still made him think.

He couldn't remember what had happened, but the last thing he did remember was driving from the arena to get away from John. He remembered not being able to see clearly through his tears, a flash of bright lights charging at him, then him answering a call, trying to give Kofi directions. He remembered hearing some kind of professional sounding voice declare that he was losing blood rapidly, saying that he was unresponsive, he heard the same voice yell for the defibrillator, saying that they were losing him, but he wasn't sure if that actually happened or if it was just imagined.

His mind was scattered, he had woken up during after he felt a painful shock, jolting him as the darkness around him in this 'Alice in Wonderland' type setting started to lift for a split second before the darkness took over again.

Several shocks later and Phil's eyes fluttered open before the doctor ordered them to quickly start an IV and get him prepped for surgery immediately, that he was on borrowed time and they had to hurry. His vision was fuzzy and starting to go dark again but this time he heard a soft voice telling him she was putting him under for the surgery, that everything would be okay, and that was all Phil remembered before he blacked out again, hoping she was right.

John was told to go wait in the waiting room and that as soon as the surgeons had an update on Phil's condition that he would find out. That didn't comfort John much, but just knowing that Phil was alive helped. Cena was surprised to see AJ and Kofi in the waiting room. He rushed over to them and both had red rimmed eyes, similar to his own.

AJ was laying her head on Kofi's chest and his hands were idly running through her long hair. After a small silence, Kofi told John that Phil had been taken to surgery about 20 minutes ago and that was all that they knew. AJ wanted to know why John wasn't with Phil when it happened. Her tone was very accusatory.

"We got into a huge argument. He left. I thought he was going back to the hotel. I panicked when he didn't come to the door. I asked Kofi to check on him and I came as soon as I could." John explained. AJ wasn't completely satisfied with his answer. "This is all your fault. If only you would have treated him better..." AJ stated.

Cena laughed mirthlessly. "Right, because you treated him so much better?" Kofi didn't want a fight to break out, so he told both of them to shut up and think about Phil. John and AJ continued to narrow their eyes at each other, but they didn't say a word. Cena knew that he fucked up royally with Phil. He also knew that he should have tried to stop Phil from driving.

John was brought out of his thoughts when a cop approached AJ. John recognized the tattered duffle bag as the one Phil always carried. The officer also had the WWE Title Belt in his hands. He handed them to AJ and gave her his well wishes for Phil. AJ smiled weakly and thanked the officer.

AJ dumped the title into Cena's lap and he barely had time to catch it before it hit the floor. "Congratulations, John! You now have the belt. Are you happy now?" AJ crossed her arms and stared at John with hate in her dark eyes.

"Of course not! After everything that's happened, you still think this means the world to me? I'm sitting in the fucking ER because my b-boyfriend is fighting for his life right now. I could care less about this. It's just gold and leather to me. Just an object. When I had this, I thought that it was everything. But it's not worth it. It's not," John replied, wiping the tears from his eyes.

He put the belt on top of Phil's bag. He didn't want to touch it. It felt so heavy in his hands and he didn't even want to look at it. The only thing he wanted was Phil. Nothing else mattered. He just hoped he didn't realize it too late.

It felt like days, even weeks had passed to Phil. The darkness around him that he started to feel at peace with, was now mocking him. The last memory of his life… his waking world was a female voice informing him that he was going into surgery, and that everything was going to be okay… did he die? Was he dead? Is this pitch black, nothingness all he had to look forward to? Phil was scared, he laid down, on what, he didn't know, he closed his eyes, realizing that he couldn't tell if they were opened or closed anymore, it was the same result. Pitch black nothingness.

He wondered if anyone had heard about whatever happened to him, he wondered if anyone cared about him anymore after all the shit he put them through. He made them hurt because he was hurting. He wondered if AJ cared about him still… at one time they were inseparable, they were almost as close as he and Kofi were, and as a matter of fact, the dark-skinned man with dreadlocks looked at the small pint sized Diva like a kid sister. He wondered if they cared… Would John care? Nah… he'd probably be thrilled when he heard the news, an easy title victory at Hell in a Cell for him…

He closed his eyed tighter, starting to fade away, wanting to just give up, he felt no point in fighting to live a life that was pointless. He felt everything around him fading away, knowing that this meant he was about to die, he didn't know how he knew, he just knew… then he heard a familiar giggle, a singsong voice murmur "Open your eyes Philly… It's not your time yet."

"AJ?" he asked slowly opening his eyes to see that he was back in his locker room. He blinked in confusion wondering if everything he had experienced was nothing more than an illusion, a dream… He saw a flash of movement out of the corner of his eye, turning to see AJ skipping away from him, down the hall.

"AJ!" He called getting up and running after her disappearing form. "April! Wait! Where are you going?!" He screamed feeling a sense of urgency. No matter how fast he ran to try to catch her, or even keep up, the further she got. He fell to his knees, panting hard, giving up until he heard Kofi's voice.

"Keep going Baby boy. You're almost there." It sounded cryptically in his head, as he glanced around wildly, unable to see him anywhere. "Kofi! Keep going where?! I'm lost… I'm confused... Help me!" he screamed, his voice cutting out at the end. "Follow April… She'll show you the way…" It sounded again. "I'm trying to help you… you have to listen…"

"Philly! Come on! We're almost there!" AJ said, her voice sounding closer than her body actually was. "Come on! I'll show you the way!" Phil groaned tiredly, feeling absolutely exhausted. "Don't you dare give up! Phil! Go!" John's voice sounded right next him, but Phil didn't have to look to know that like Kofi, he wasn't there, it was a figment of his imagination… it was all in his head.

"Phil!" AJ yelled, suddenly appearing at his side. "You have to follow me… Don't stop following me. You have to escape the darkness…" She murmured gently. "Or else what?! I die?!" Phil screamed, feeling his body growing weaker by the second.

"Yes!" All the voices in his head screamed at once. Phil groaned just wanting to lay down and die, to give up. "Come on Phil…" John urged gently as Phil ran his hands over his scalp. "Go!" Kofi's voice sounded as Phil forced himself to his feet chasing AJ's disappearing form. When he rounded the last corner, it was right into a bright blinding light as the voices faded away telling him that everything would be okay now.

John, AJ, and Kofi were hanging on to every word the doctor told them. The surgery was done, but Phil hadn't responded yet. He was still alive, but he honestly didn't know for how much longer. The words hit them all hard and fresh tears poured from all of their eyes. The doctor did have a little bit of good news to tell them though.

The doctor explained that sometimes in patients that were unresponsive, talking to them sometimes helped. Letting them know that they're loved, needed, and appreciated was sometimes enough to make them responsive. He showed them all to Phil's room and told them to be quick. Phil didn't have much time left.

"Nothing I say will be good enough. I broke his trust, so he won't believe me. One of you has to try to convince him that he can't die on us," Cena said

"We haven't been that close lately. I'm not sure that he'll care what I have to say," Kofi admitted. Two sets of eyes turned toward AJ. "I don't know what to say! It's not like we've been BBFs lately either!" She complained. Kofi's mouth turned up at the corners. "Then we do it together."

"Phil, honey, it's me AJ. Kofi and John are here too. We love you and we're scared as shit right now. We've all done things to hurt you and we're so sorry. If you want to hate us and never speak to us again, that's fine. Just don't die on us," AJ pleaded.

Kofi took a deep breath. "You said that I'm your road wife, right? So, I guess that makes you my road husband. I can't go on without my husband can I?" Kofi's joked lightened the mood just a little, but it was greatly appreciated by AJ and Cena.

John grabbed Phil's hand and he flinched at how cold and lifeless it felt. "Think about Jeff. I know you still care about him. He and Matt still care about you too, you know. Do you know how devastated he would be if you died? And who would tell him? Either Kofi, AJ, or me and it would break all of our hearts to break the news to Jeff. You have to fight and never give up, Phil. You're still pissed at me, right? Wake up and tell me how much you hate me. Wake up and tell Kofi how you really wish that he'd cut his dreads or tell AJ that you hate it when she skips. Don't leave us, baby. We need you. If you die, I don't know what I'll do, Phil. I really don't." John kissed Phil's hand and he thought he felt Phil squeeze back. John was so far gone that he wasn't sure.

Maybe he was just imagining it, or maybe Phil really was starting to wake up. He wasn't sure. AJ and Kofi went to the other side of Phil's bed and each of them kissed his forehead and cheek. Phil wasn't leaving them and all three of them were going to stay by his side.

Phil groaned quietly hearing AJ's voice, sound so concerned, like she was already crying, as someone grabbed his hand, squeezing it gently.

It was an illusion… it was his mind's defense to protect the body from giving up… it had to be! Why would John care… Kofi was believable, AJ was farfetched, but John was just impossible… Everything… and everyone was playing games with him, including his own mind…

Then Kofi's voice sounded next.

"You said that I'm your road wife, right? So, I guess that makes you my road husband. I can't go on without my husband can I?"

Kofi sounded like he was near tears, and that man never cried! It almost made Phil want to fight through this, key word being "almost". It shocked him when John spoke next, feeling his hand get squeezed gently, almost as though he were saying that he was there for him.

"Think about Jeff. I know you still care about him. He and Matt still care about you too, you know. Do you know how devastated he would be if you died? And who would tell him? Either Kofi, AJ, or me and it would break all of our hearts to break the news to Jeff"

Phil felt his heart stop as John mentioned Jeff. John hated Jeff… well they weren't exactly on good terms with one another to be honest. Ever since Jeff had dumped Phil saying that he couldn't handle a long distance relationship when he went to TNA, but that they could still be friends and Phil had said that even as friends that was a "long distance relationship", so no they could not be friends anymore, John had had this dislike for Jeff. For John to mention Jeff meant that he was actually scared for Phil, any other time he wanted nothing to do with him, he never wanted to hear his name, it made him see red.

"You have to fight and never give up, Phil. You're still pissed at me, right? Wake up and tell me how much you hate me. Wake up and tell Kofi how you really wish that he'd cut his dreads or tell AJ that you hate it when she skips. Don't leave us, baby. We need you. If you die, I don't know what I'll do, Phil. I really don't."

He felt John take his hand in his own and gently squeeze it. 'His former friends still cared about him!' he thought to himself, still somewhat wondering if it was his mind playing tricks on him so he wouldn't give up so easily. John had squeezed his hand, it felt so real! It had to be! He tried his best to assure them that he was okay, that everything would be okay. That he wouldn't give up on then.

A/N: Okay! The end of Chapter 2 and everyone still loves those cliff hangers, right? :P

So Phil is in a coma, Cena, AJ and Kofi are scared of losing him. Cena realized the true extent of his feelings for Phil but, is too late? Maybe we'll find out in Chapter 3.

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~ Cal & Krys (StraightEdgeEnigma)