Exactly one week had passed since that dreadful day where Dexter had been killed and no one had heard from her. No videos had been posted on her YouTube channel and she hadn't been online on Skype. Even though the guys didn't really know her, everyone feared the worst. No one really talked about it, maybe a quick sentence here and there, but everyone was too afraid to speak out loud, not wanting their shared fear to be true.

As always Chris sat in the back of the bus as it transported them all towards the next arena. He had just raised his bottle of cola to his lips while his other hand roamed around on YouTube when he suddenly saw it. He spit out the cola on the table as he forgot to swallow before shouting for the others.

"Guys! Guys!" He shouted while coughing.
"What?" Seth looked down at him.
"Piper!" He shouted. "She's back online!"

They all quickly made their way down to Chris and once everyone was there, he clicked play on the video she had uploaded. She looked sad and extremely tired but at least she managed to hold the tears within this time.

"So a lot has happened this last week. Since I was the last person to see Dexter alive, I had my share of interviews with the police. Three days after... god, I hate saying these words... his murder... oh Dex, I miss you so much."

She took a couple of deep breaths before continuing.

"Three days after a video surfaced of his murder. Some idiot with a camera phone had recorded it and instead of going to the police like a normal person, he posted it online and finally after three days, someone called the police. Dex didn't even know the man. Just someone saying he doesn't like when people dress differently and as you all know, Dex is... was a goth."

The tears showed in her eyes when she had to talk about him in past tense and she quickly reached up to dry her eyes. She took another deep breath and then got up from her seat and walked out of camera shot. A moment later she came back with a guitar in her hand.

"Now that his murderer has been found, the police has finally released his body to his family and the funeral is this Saturday at 1 PM. Unfortunately I can't go. His father and two uncles cornered me outside the police station and told me that if I show my face, they will beat me up. Now I've been known to take a swing at people from time to time but I can't go up against three grown men. All I want is saying goodbye to my friend, my brother, and I'm not allowed to. They say I turned him gay. They completely forgot they threw him out of their lives for being gay before I even met him."

"Poor girl," Dean muttered.

"So to honor Dex, I wanna sing one of his favourite songs. I don't feel like going to the bar to perform. It feels wrong without him. So instead I'm gonna do it here with my guitar and I apologize in advance if I start crying and sound like shit. Anyway, Dex really loved Skillet's song "Does It Matter". He used to say he would hear it all the time when he thought about how his family treated him. And he was right. That text now works for me because if I wasn't here tomorrow, does it really matter at all?"

"Yes, it god damn matters!" Roman roared.

They all looked at the angry man next to them but quickly turned their attention back to the screen as she started playing her guitar and singing the song. Everyone was silent while listening to the sad and dark message of the song.

"If I wasn't here tomorrow would anybody care
Still stuck inside this sorrow
I got nothing and going nowhere"

"That's it!" Chris growled.
"Huh?" Seth asked.
"Good thing we're off work this weekend. We got a funeral to tend to," Chris said.

That Saturday morning all the guys met up. Before spreading out in the cars and getting on the road, they had a quick meeting and morning coffee. The mood between them was weird. They were about to surprise their girl who had never met them. Luckily Chris had made her send her address back when they first talked on Skype so it was gonna be easy.

"Oh, she just posted a video. Let's see what she has to say before we leave," Chris said and pressed play.

"Today is the day of the funeral. All I wanna do is say goodbye to him but I'm not allowed to. Instead I've dressed up in his favourite black dress. He always said he loved seeing me in this. What do you say?"

She took a couple of steps back and swung around slowly to show the dress to the camera.

"I'm gonna light some candles and have my own little ceremony for him at home. At least they're gonna cremate him afterwards. He always wanted that. Unfortunately they're not gonna let his ashes run with the stream in the ocean like he wanted to. They're gonna take the urn home and keep it. We can't win all the time, Dexter."

"We're coming for you, baby girl," Roman said once the video ended.
"Alright, let's go," Seth said.

Piper wondered who could be knocking on her door a couple of hours later. She hadn't had anyone but Dexter in her life and of all days ever, she really didn't wanna deal with a sale's person or someone having the wrong address or anyone at all for that matter. With an annoyed look on her face she walked to the door and opened it. Her eyes widened and her jaw dropped and then she closed the door again, shaking her head to make the hallucination go away. She opened the door again but they were still there. Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Miz, Randy Orton, Heath Slater, Baron Corbin, Kevin Owens, AJ Styles and Kofi Kingston.

"Let's go," Chris said and held his hand towards her.
"Where to?" Her voice was barely heard but she did take his hand.
"You got a funeral to go to. You have to say goodbye to your brother," Chris said.

It was in that moment she broke down, sobbing and falling to her knees, finally understanding that this was real. Those eleven men really were standing in front of her, ready to escort her to a place where she wasn't welcomed, willing to stand by her side and make sure she had her final farewell with the one person who had been in her life for so many years. She felt Chris' hands help her up and he escorted her outside without a word. Three cars were parked and he walked her towards one of them and opened the door to the backseat. She crawled in and sat in the middle while Roman and Dean soon joined her on either side. Chris took the driver's seat while Seat took the passenger's seat. She looked out of the window to see AJ, Miz, Baron and Heath enter one of the other cars while Kofi, Kevin and Randy entered the third one.

"Where to?" Chris asked.
"Huh?" She turned her attention towards him.
"I need directions to the church," he said and handed his GPS to her.
"Right," she said.

She quickly entered the address and handed it back to him. He started the car and the other two cars followed them as he started driving. She felt like a nervous mess, slightly trembling between the two big men on the backseat. She felt a hand take hers and turned her head to see Roman looking at her with warm, friendly eyes.

"It's gonna be okay, baby girl. You're gonna go in there with your head held up high," he said.
"And if anyone gives you any trouble, well, that's what we're here for," Dean said and cracked his knuckles.

The three cars parked and everyone exited them. Again she felt nervous. Her feet wouldn't move. She felt Roman's hand on her lower back, gently urging her to move forward towards the church.

"We're here for you," he assured her.

She nodded and started walking, all eleven men following her as her personal escort. Eyes widened inside the church as she walked in. Dexter's father immetiately stood up but he was quick to sit back down when he saw the men following her. He knew it wasn't a fight he was gonna win.

"Dex," she whispered as she saw the coffin at the end of the aisle.

Again Roman took her hand and got her to sit down on one of the benches. Chris sat on her other side and took her other hand. No one said a word and shortly after the funeral started. Through it all both men sat there, just holding her hands, silently telling her they were there for her.

An hour and a half later they were all back in her apartment. She had no idea how to thank them all and still she had a hard time believing they had actually done that for her. Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined something like that happening.

"So coffee? Beer? Water?" She asked nervously.
"You don't have to give us anything," Randy said.
"I just wanna say thank you somehow," she said.
"You can always repay us with a song," Miz smiled warmly at her.
"And dedicate it to us on your channel," AJ added.
"I guess I can do that," she said as she tried to smile back.

Chris walked over and placed his arm around her shoulders while looking down at her.

"Are you gonna be alright?" He asked.
"Eventually, yes. Once I move and get my life back on track, it's gonna be fine. I have to believe that," she answered.
"You're moving?" Seth asked.
"Yeah, well, I kinda have to," she shrugged her shoulders.

It was clear there was something she wasn't telling them. She didn't wanna burden them with her problems. They had already done so much for her by showing up and making sure she got to say goodbye to Dexter but this was the end of the line. They would go back to their lives and she would stay here.

"What aren't you telling us?" Roman asked in a demanding voice.
"Nothing important," she tried.
"Spit it out," still that demanding voice.
"Alright," she sighed. "I was fired. My boss told me to get back to work Wednesday or I would be fired. Apparently 'fuck you' isn't the right answer to give in that situation so he fired me."
"What does that have to do with moving?" Dean asked.
"When I can't pay my rent next month, I can't really stay here," she answered and looked down at her feet.
"So where are you gonna go?" Miz asked.
"I don't know. It's Summer so I can sleep outside for a while. I just have to find another job and then another apartment when I have money again," she answered.

Everyone went silent around her for ten seconds.

"No!" Chris' loud voice broke the silence.

She looked up at him to see the determination on his face.

"Huh?" She asked.
"I said no. Go pack your things. You're coming home with me," he said.