As the weeks went on Shannon tried everything to get away from Jeff, walking away from him not even looking at him, it drove Jeff completely insane. Then came Shannon's birthday nobody really paid any attention to it, as Shannon had gone even quieter and wasn't talking to many people. Jeff however had decided that he was going to give Shannon some presents and he was going to give them to him himself. Jeff disappeared home for a week and everyone other than Dixie questioned whether he was going to come back. But he did this time bareing two parcels. He then decided he was going to catch Shannon off guard and so waited in Ink Inc's locker room untill they fjnished the match luckily Jesse went to get some food straight away, so Shannon went to his locker room alone walking in he walked over to his bags as Jeff closed the door and stood in front of the only exit from the room.

'Hey Shan...'

Pausing he looked at him with a smile he missed him and everyone could see that, Shannon quichly turned on his heels and suddenly looked more than pissed off, Jeff wiped the smiles from his face.

'Hardy what are you doing, get the fuck out! I don't wanna see you.'

'I know, and I'm sorry but I want to give you something.'

'Don't play shit wih me. I don't want anything from you.'

'But I have birthday presents...'

'Hmmmm.'

Jeff then moves over slightly and grabs the two parcels before giving them to him. Smiling a bit before unlocking the door and leaving Shannon to open them. Shannon looks at the presents then at the closed door before shrugging and opening them, trying not to smile he looks down at the CD Jeff had that he loved which was now given to him, after Jeff swore for all those years Shannon would never get his hands on it. Then his attention turned to the larger parcel carefully opening it, he knew what it was and couldn't help but smile. A painting of all of them when they were younger, smiling and happy. Hand painted by Jeff himself. Shannon smirked he hated Jeff but knew he couldn't hate the art, as he puts the painting down he wipes his eyes. He missed Jeff alot and wanted him back. But then he thought of that night as his tounge went over the scar that had emeraged from the hit. Knowing this was the only scar another left on him. Screwing up his face he then looks angry again.

'No, I will not forgive him. No. No. No.'

Jesse appeared and looked confused, Shannon didn't normally talk to himself.

'Man are you ok?'

'What? Oh yeah I'm cool. Hey err let's go back to the hotel, I don't wanna go out tonight.'

'Oh, okay long as you don't get up at three wanting to be hyper.'

'Promise.'

They both laughed and left for the hotel bringing his presents along with him, he couldn't bring himself to leave them. The following week Jeff is sat chilling smiling at the fact Shannon had taken the presents as this was progress. Still not talking but at least contact happened. Sat in the middle of the room Jeff minds his own business still thinking about his angel. When out of nowhere Shannon bounds in with Jesse as they jump onto the sofa near to Jeff he looks up and see's a very hyper very loud Shannon. Everyone turns and smiles Shannon was back to his normal self. Shannon was trying not to laugh at Jesse who was pulling faces at him. Sting walked in and saw Shannon having a laugh. But the smiles quickly dissappeared when Sting spoke up.

'Shannon you have a match tonight, a four corners tag match but...'

'But?'

'Your teaming with Jeff.'

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