Disclaimer: I do not own anything dealing with WWE or any song lyrics that is used as a muse. I also do not own the rights to any products or persons mentioned in the story as well.

Warning: There is harsh language and adult themes as well as Slash between some of the characters (mostly M/M).

Chapter Three

Evan got ready for bed because he needed to be up early in the morning to make cheesecakes. He quickly brushed his teeth, took a shower, and dressed in boxers. The young man moved to his bed and stared at it. He had not been in his room since he got to the house. He knew that he should let Taker have his bed back, but Evan felt at ease laying beside the older man.

The younger man slipped into some bedroom slippers and put on a robe. He quickly left his room and ran down the hallway towards Taker's room.

"Where are you off to in a hurry?" Kane asked as he came out of his room.

"Oh...um..." Evan was caught off guard.

Kane folded his arms over his chest.

"Going to tell Taker 'good-night'."

The large man smiled. "He's in his office."

"Okay. Thanks." Evan turned around and walked toward the stairs.

Kane shook his head as he smiled. He went over to Alicia's room and knocked. When he got no answer, he peered in.

"What are you doing?" she asked behind him.

"Oh, hi!" Kane greeted. He leaned down for a kiss, but Alicia did not give him one. He straightened up. "I wanted to know if you wanted to leave the house for a bit and grab some dinner."

Alicia stared at him.

Kane looked down at her and sighed. "If you don't want to, that's fine."

"Kane, we have to prepare for the upcoming battle."

"I know, but we don't have to bury ourselves away."

Alicia shook her head. "The Guaritori are training me in a few minutes."

Kane nodded. "I just wanted to spend some time with my girlfriend. Is that too much to ask?" He walked back to his room.

The young black woman sighed. "Kane?"

He stopped and turned his head.

"After training, may I come to your room?"

"My door's always open, sweetheart."

She nodded. "You want to...um, watch a movie?"

"Whatever you want, sweetie."

She nodded. "Training should only take an hour."

Sheamus walked up to her. "Alicia."

The young black woman turned to look at him.

"Looks like the Guaritori won't be able to train you tonight. They'll be going to try and heal Falend."

"Okay. Thank you for letting me know."

Sheamus smiled and looked over to Kane. "Oh, hey, there fella."

Kane nodded as the Irishman walked away.

Alicia turned to her boyfriend and gave a slight smile. "Do we have any junk food?"

Kane smiled and nodded.

Evan knocked on the office door.

"Enter," Taker said.

Evan stuck his head in.

Taker looked up from his notes. He smiled and placed the papers down. "What can I do for you today?"

"I came to say 'Good-night.'"

Taker looked at the clock on his desk. "It's only 9:15."

"I know. I have to be at work early in the morning."

The larger man nodded. "Who's taking you?"

"I think Jeff."

"Well, how about I take you?"

"Really?"

Taker nodded. "I need to go into town anyways."

Evan smiled.

"Did you also come to ask if you can sleep in my bed?"

"If you don't mind," he said as he blushed.

The older man shook his head and said, "I don't."

Evan smiled. "Thank you. See you when you come to bed."

Taker smiled and went back to his notes.

Alex and Jack lay in Jack's bed. The gentle giant was between Alex's legs while they made-out.

"We should be practicing," Alex managed to say between kisses.

"Yup," Jack mumbled. He stopped and looked down at the slightly older man. "We've been doing that all day. Besides, it's night and I want to rest."

"We're not resting."

"True." Jack traced the bridge of Alex's nose.

The older man ran his hands down Jack's back. "Tell me, am I really the first guy you've been with?"

Jack smiled and rolled off of his boyfriend. He lay on his back and got comfortable. He looked to Alex, who got up onto his elbows and stared at him.

"Yeah...I mean, I had crushes on guys before but never acted on them."

"Well, I'm glad to be your first."

Jack smiled. "Can we make-out some more?"

Alex straddled the giant and smiled down at him. He took off his shirt and threw it aside. Jack admired the beautiful body before him as he ran his hands over the older man's broad chest.

"Shirt off," Alex said as he tugged at the hem of Jack's shirt.

The giant complied and Alex threw the shirt aside as well and the material landed next to the older man's shirt. Alex leaned down and caught Jack's lips.

Drew held his doll as he watched Morrison undressed.

"Man, what a day," Morrison said.

"Yup," Drew replied. He set his doll onto the nightstand. The Scotsman got comfortable in the bed.

Morrison looked to his young lover. "You did good today."

Drew smiled. "We both have to help Chris out as much as we can."

John nodded. "But you're a great teacher."

Drew tugged on the band that kept his hair in a ponytail. His dirty blond hair flowed freely. Morrison smiled and walked over. He crawled into bed and kissed the younger man.

"You think we can win this fight?" Drew asked.

"Not sure," Morrison replied. "All I know is that I'm afraid."

Drew nodded. He scooted closer to the brunette and embraced him.

Adam paced his bedroom while Chris watched on. Many things ran through Adam's mind. He wanted to protect his friends and lover. He needed to stop Gangrel and Christian. He needed to become stronger.

"Adam," Chris whispered.

The younger man stopped and stared at his boyfriend.

The older man stood and walked to him. He placed his hands on Adam's shoulders. "Everything will be all right."

"I don't know."

Chris hushed him. "Everything will be all right. Let's get to bed. Let me take care of you tonight."

Adam stared at Chris.

"Let me take care of you."

The older gently steered the younger to the bed.

"It has been awhile since..." Adam trailed off.

"I know. Let me do this for you. Let me love you like you should be loved."

…

Nadia looked over some notes, trying to figure out how to help Falend. She flipped through books and read over scrolls. The young woman sighed. Her search came to the same conclusion: to let Falend rest.

Nadia bit into her thumb. "She needs to wake up now."

Ish entered the room and stared at her friend. "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing."

Ish raised her spiked eyebrow.

"Just thinking."

"Look whose thinking now."

Nadia chuckled and frowned.

"What's wrong?"

"I've been through every book, every scroll, every script...everything that you have and still nothing."

"Okay...?"

"She has to wake up."

"Why?"

"The Hunters are going to need all the help they can get."

"Well, no shit."

"She can help them."

"And why do you think that?"

"She's a Storm Warden."

"And how do you know this?" Ish asked as she folded her arms over her chest.

"It's obvious. She's gotten stronger than before. She's been protecting this city and the Hunters."

Ish nodded. "You don't think she's been getting a boost, do you?"

"That...hasn't crossed my mind."

Ish shrugged her shoulders. "If you want her to wake up, find someone that knows how to do Nature magic so you won't blow her up."

Nadia grimaced at the memory.

"Don't want ya killing her now, do we?"

"It was one time and in my defense, he was evil."

"We needed him alive to find the children."

"Well, we found them."

"Correction, I found them...a few days later. Luckily, they were fine, a bit hungry and thirsty and dirty."

"But they were fine."

"Whatever. I've been in this city long before Falend. I don't think she's the Storm Warden."

Nadia thought about that for awhile. "You have your thoughts and I have mine."

Ish nodded as her cell rang. "Hello." She listened briefly. "Thank you."

Nadia stared at her friend. "What? What's wrong?"

"My cousin. He's been found dead."

"What happened?"

"He was murdered and his medallion was stolen."

Nadia sighed. "I'm sorry."

Ish nodded and grabbed her jacket.

"Where are you going?" Nadia asked.

"Out."

…

Punk wandered the city, keeping an eye out. He had slipped away from the house and needed to clear his mind. The faces from the flyer haunted him. Yeah, he knew the three and he hoped that his past would not come back to bother him, but that hope was fruitless.

Punk rounded a corner and saw Luke ushering three women into a van. Serena came out of the club with Joey behind her.

"How many more do we need to get?" Joey asked.

"A lot more," Serena replied. "That woman wants a pool filled with virgin blood."

"Pretty hard to find...virgins," Joey replied.

"That's why I have this." Serena showed him a ring on her finger. It was of a silver band set with a clear crystal. "This lets me know if a person is a virgin or not."

"Did Gangrel give that go you?" Luke asked.

She nodded.

"What do you think you're doing?" Punk asked as he came out of the shadows.

The three stared at him.

Serena moved forward as a smile crept onto her face. "Punk."

"What do you think you're doing?" he asked again.

"It's good to see you again," Serena said.

Punk backed up. "You didn't answer my question."

"We thought you were dead," Luke said. "We thought we would never see you again."

"So you decided to align yourselves with a vampire?" Punk asked. "You know how I feel about vamps. How could you be so stupid? You know what they're capable of."

"Gangrel's not like that," Joey replied.

"I don't care. We united to fight them to very last one and you...you..." Punk shook his head.

"Come meet him," Serena said. She caressed his cheek.

The Dampyr stared at her.

"Come with us."

Serena took his hand and smiled. She slowly led him to the van.

"Phil!" Randy called.

Punk snapped out of his trance. He pulled away from her. "No."

"Punk!" Serena exclaimed.

Randy landed behind the Dampyr. He hissed at the woman before he wrapped an arm around Punk's waist. He lifted him up and ran through the alley.

"Punk!" Serena shouted.

"Let him be," Luke said. "We'll get him back."

Joey nodded. "Let's take the cargo back to Gangrel. We'll worry about him later."

Randy slowed down when he came to his car. He let the Dampyr go but did not look at him.

Punk studied the younger man. "Go ahead. Yell at me. Scold me. Do something."

Randy finally looked up, eyes showing his pain. Punk quickly looked down.

"You did know them and lied to us...to me and to Mike," Randy said.

"They're from my past. They mean nothing to me," Punk replied.

"Then, why did you sneak out? Mike is worried."

"I wanted to clear my head. I wanted to figure out why they were looking for me."

Randy stared at him.

"They're working for Gangrel."

Randy closed his eyes. "Get in the car. We're going home."

The Dampyr nodded and got in. They drove away.

A few minutes later, Renee arrived on the scene. She held her medallion, scanning the area.

"A demon was definitely here. Damnit!" Renee pocketed the medallion before heading off.

Ish sat over the edge of the building watching the young woman. She growled as she pocked her own dragon medallion.

"Idiot," Ish breathed.