A/N: Thank you so much! I didn't expect to get any readers, but this is great! I'm glad I have some readers and reviewers as well! I hope you all will like what's to come. It could get a bit boring, but things will pick up, I promise you that. This story is definitely helping me out with stress, so I hope you all will keep supporting it. Thank you once again!
Also, I will be making a banner for the story soon! I will hopefully have that up by the time I post Chapter 3!
Chapter 2
Amelia walks out of her room, making her way down the stairs. She walks towards the kitchen, entering and finding her older brothers seated at the table eating breakfast.
"Amelia, what would you like to eat?" Jay questions.
"I'm fine, I can get myself some cereal." She smiles, appreciating the offer, but she didn't need to be looked after all the time.
Amelia grabs a cereal bowl and a spoon before sitting down beside Chris at the dining table.
"Morning," Amelia greets her two older brothers.
"Morning," they say in unison, giving their younger sibling a smile.
Amelia's not sure how everything happened. She has to admit, it's been a bit difficult trusting people ever since the accident. The people she truly feels comfortable with are her two older brothers, thought she was weary at first, she grew to trust them. Waking up with no memory of who you are was difficult for Amelia; it's still difficult for her now. At times, when she would meet people from her past and she sees the disappointment in their eyes, it upsets her. It's not like she means to forget these people, it just happened.
The fear that crept into her when she woke up was indescribable. Seeing her surroundings, the unfamiliar faces around her was absolutely terrifying for her. To see the disappointments in her loved ones eyes upset her, she didn't want to make anyone sad. For a moment, she was so afraid that she didn't want to see anyone for a couple of days, but finally her brothers got through to her and she let them in.
Slowly, her memory is starting to come back. She remembers a whole portion of her childhood, when her parents were still alive, when her brothers would pick on her for days, but other than that, it would just be spurt of past memories she had. There's one man that constantly comes in her memories, he's no longer a part of her life now, but she's seen him around when she watches wrestling with her older brother, Jay.
His name is Jonathan Good, also known as Dean Ambrose by the WWE Universe or Jon Moxley, if you were a fan before the WWE.
She's not sure who he is to her, but in most of the memories she remembers, he was usually around. If not hanging out with her brothers, he's with her, pestering her about her clothes, her hair, and just about anything. He looks younger then, maybe fifteen? But he's definitely a part of her memory. She would ask her brothers why he's no longer a part of her life, especially since there were pictures of them in some family albums, and Chris would usually cut in to tell her he's not important. And they're close to his sister, yet he's nowhere to be seen during those get together.
At times she wonders if she's the reason why he stays away. Did she wrong him in the past? Jay, who is the only one who talks about Jon, assured her that she didn't do anything to Jon. His schedule with the WWE, especially after being called to the main roster, has been keeping him busy.
She's met him once before, it was on his sister's birthday and the look in his eyes was one she could not forget. She's not sure who she was to him or what he was to her, but when his eyes landed on her, she saw the pain that was present in her siblings' eyes when she didn't recognize them. But with Jon, it seemed different. She couldn't exactly pinpoint it, but he was cautious around her the whole night. At times, he would return her gaze and even smile at her. There's a pull towards him, something was pushing Amelia to go talk to him, yet, she fights it hard enough not to go. Chris doesn't seem to like the idea of her talking to Jon, she wants to respect her brother's wish.
"What's your schedule like today, Amelia?" Jay questions her.
"Just school, nothing much really." Amelia replies. "Anything going on?"
"Yeah, it's Jackie's birthday and she's inviting us for dinner." Jay informs his siblings earning a small scowl from Chris. He notices this, giving his younger brother a warning look. "Don't start Chris, she's your best friend."
"I'm not doing anything," he counters. "I'm fully aware it's her date of birth, I just don't feel comfortable with her brother being present." Chris blames Jon for everything that has happened to his younger sister. That's not a secret whatsoever, he's not as vocal as he was two years ago, but it's a bit uncomfortable to stay in the same room with the two men.
"Don't, Chris, I've had enough of this." Jay looks over at Amelia. "Go get ready for school, I'll drop you off." She knows why her brother is sending her off, he's going to scold Chris and he didn't want his younger sister to be around. Amelia obviously doesn't know Jon's involvement in her accident.
"Okay," Amelia stands up and heads up to her room to get ready for school.
Jay turns to Chris, narrowing his eyes at him. "Listen, I understand you're upset at Jon, at one point, I think everyone in this family and his was, but you have to get it through your thick head that it was an accident, he didn't cause it." Jay has had this conversation with Chris numerous of times. It gets tiring and old, but he has no other choice; Chris needs this constant reminder. It's not like anything improves after every conversation, but Chris is going to have to face facts. He can't erase Jon from Amelia's life, especially after everything the two went through together.
"I don't know why you defend him. We both know he could have killed Amelia, he practically did." Chris lets out through gritted teeth. He can never forgive Jon. Because of his carelessness he almost lost his only sister.
Their parents divorced when Amelia was only five years old. As part of some agreement between their parents, Jay, Chris, and Amelia were sent to Ohio to live with their mother and during their summer breaks, they would stay in Los Angeles with their father. Of course, during Christmas and special occasions, they were in Los Angeles with both of their parents. The thing that marveled the three siblings about their parent's divorce was that they became closer when they separated. They stayed as business partners, their mother handling her part of the business at home, while their father took care of the company in Los Angeles.
Jay, the oldest of the three, is now thirty-two years old. Chris, the middle child, is twenty-nine years old. Amelia, the youngest and only girl is twenty-six years old. Once Jay turned fifteen years old, he decided to stay in Los Angeles, with their father. Chris, being Jay's shadow, decided to stay with them as well. Since they both decided to stay, Amelia was left alone with her mother, which wasn't so horrible since she loved being around her mother.
But tragedy struck when Amelia turned fifteen years old, their mother died in a car accident. She was then followed by their father who died from a heart attack, surprising them all since the man was in great shape. But some said that he died being heartbroken over what happened to his ex-wife.
At that time, Jay was twenty-three years old, Chris was twenty and Amelia was fifteen. It was a hard time for the three, losing their parents in the span of a year, but they pulled through thanks to the Good's. The Good's became the three's family, well more like the three Ayala siblings leaned on the two Good siblings, who was having turmoil at home as well.
This tragedy brought Jon and Amelia closer together. They didn't live under the same roof, but right next to one another. The two have always had a relationship as friends, but after her parents passing away they became much closer which eventually led to a relationship between the two.
"Chris, I don't want to be an asshole and bring this up, but you were never there for Amelia before the accident. Hell, you closed all of us off." Chris knows what Jay is saying is true. Before the accident, Chris was almost non-existent. Once their father was buried, he moved to England to finish off his studies, for about four years Chris closed off his siblings, getting over their parents death in his own way.
The three siblings reunited for Chris' graduation from a university. It was definitely a sweet, memorable moment. The Good's flew out with Amelia and Jay, happy to finally see their brother. Chris was still a bit disconnected, but it was easy to reconnect with his family, to a certain extent. Two weeks after the reunion, Amelia's car accident happened.
"I know and this is my redeeming moment. What I did before was unacceptable, we should have stuck together and I broke away." Chris grimaces. "This is our second chance, I just want to make things right."
"Closing Jon off isn't making things right." Jay tells him.
"Jon almost took her away from us, are you really going to forgive that douchebag?" Chris says in disdain.
"It's not about forgiving, it's about seeing that Jon is not at fault. He's hurting too you know, he loves her, you know that." Jay frowns. "It's easy to be selfish about Amelia, I understand, but you should let Jon help out."
"I'll think about it." And that's the best answer Jay's going to get from Chris so he'll take it. It's an improvement from the flat answer of no.
Jon follows Colby to the gym. He was going to stay in Los Angeles, but he had to go back on the road. He'll just have to greet his sister through a phone call, which she should be used to by now. It's not like he was avoiding his sister, but duty calls.
"So, did Jackie have dinner with Chris?" Colby questions as they make their way to the treadmill to get some cardio done.
"Not yet, I think she's speaking to him after her birthday dinner." Jon replies.
Both men turn on the treadmill, starting with a slow walk, eventually progressing to a run. For about twenty minutes, both men ran, thinking of the workload ahead of them. Wrestlemania will just be around the corner in a few weeks. Of course they had to get through Elimination Chamber first, but it'll go by quickly after that. This would be the first Wrestlemania for all three members of the Shield. They were no longer a part of the crowd, they were part of the show now.
Once their cardio was done, they headed towards the weights where Joe was already doing his workout.
"Jay just called me, I thought you would be in LA for your sister's birthday?" Joe questions
Joe is Amelia's cousin. Fully aware of Chris' animosity towards Jon, he was, in some ways, Jon's go to guy when he wanted to know how Amelia was doing. Joe never blamed Jon for the accident. No one really did except Chris.
"Work is work," Jon shrugs. "I'm sure Christian is excited that I won't be there for her birthday." No matter how hard he tries to wrap his mind around the situation, nothing was making sense. Only Chris blamed him for the accident, yet no one is giving him shit for it. Jay never listens to Chris, he's the eldest after all, why would you listen to your younger sibling? At times, he would get so frustrated trying to figure out what was going on in Chris' mind, but he's almost at his boiling point. He can just be so considerate for so long.
"Not necessarily. It's your sister's birthday, he's not that big of a douche," Joe replies. "But I know he's not exactly fond of Amelia coming to see a live wrestling event."
"Amelia is coming to see a show?" Colby questions. "When did this come about?"
Joe shrugs. "Not sure, Jay told me about it now. It seems that she's kept up with the storylines ever since her accident and she's a big fan of the Shield." Joe chuckles. "She believes."
Jon and Colby laughs along with Joe, shaking their head at Amelia. Playing their characters is definitely fun, this whole experience has been surreal. Though they're no longer rookies, having wrestled for years in Colby and Jon's case, in the WWE they were considered rookies. The push they were receiving is absolutely tremendous and they're very thankful for it.
"I didn't know she followed the storyline," Jon says. His sister would mention that Amelia watched wrestling once in a while, but he didn't know she watched often.
"When is she coming to see us?" Colby questions.
"Either Wrestlemania or one of the Raw shows, Jay's not sure yet." Joe answers.
"Wrestlemania is sold out."
"I'm giving him tickets," Joe informs them.
"Make sense." Colby nods his head. "This is exciting, I haven't seen her in months."
It's a bit unfair how his friends were able to talk to Amelia. Colby talks to Amelia often on the phone, texting or calling, yet he never gets the chance to do so. He's been tempted, but he wouldn't know how to go about it. How can he introduce himself after being gone for so long?
"Is Chris coming?" Jon questions.
Joe shakes his head. "As far as I know, no, because this is the opportunity Jay is giving you."
"What?"
"He's tired of Chris' immaturity, so he's going to make it happen. He never agreed with this whole ordeal, so he's going to find a way to get you two talking."
As much as Jon appreciates Jay's efforts, he felt that he could have done something much earlier. But at this point, he should just take whatever he can get.
"Why hasn't he called me about it?"
"He will, he's just trying to get the plan concrete before he tells you." Joe chuckles. "Which reminds me, telling you might not have been a good idea."
"It's alright man, I won't let him know that I know." Jon chuckles along with him.
Jon's cell phone begins to ring, catching Jon's attention away from going Colby and Joe. He answers it after seeing Jackie's name flashing on his screen.
"Baby brother!" Jackie greets.
"A bit early for you to be up, isn't it?" Jon teases him.
"Don't make me smack your face the next time I see you. For your information, I'm always up early to work out." Jackie tells him.
"I'm sorry," Jon chuckles. "What can I do for you?"
"Jonathan Good. Are you serious right now? You're not going to greet your older sister on the date of her birth?" He smiles, hearing the tone on her voice, knowing he's slowly starting to irritate her.
"Happy Birthday to my favorite sister in the world," he greets her. "If you gave me time, I would have called you after I worked out and gave you a proper greeting."
"Jonathan, I expected a text message at midnight, I think you are doing me an injustice." She laughs. "Could you punish yourself? Since you punish for that reason, right?"
"Doesn't work that way." Jon laughs. "Pampering yourself?"
"Something like that, I would like an iPad for my birthday, just a hint."
"Sure, I'll get you an iPad case for the iPad you're going to buy for yourself." He teases her.
"Where's Colby and Joe? They'll give me what I want."
"I'm joking, I'll get it for you. The guys say happy birthday." He looks over at his two friends who have started working out. "How's your day going?"
"Good, but I have some news for you, nothing for you to be alarmed about. Just letting you know."
"What's up? Is Amelia okay?"
"She's fine, the news is definitely connected to her, but nothing happened to her."
"What's going on?" Jon fearing the worst that something must have happened to Amelia.
"Jon, Daniel is back in Los Angeles."
And just like that his day went to shits. It's always comforting to know that your girlfriend's ex-boyfriend is coming back into town.
