Shaded From The Darkness

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Summary- It's been three years since Mike left, someone has finally found him, but what all has happened? Will he return to the one he loves? Does Cena still love him? And what has happened to Alex? Slash..Sequel to Riddles of the Darkness.

Warnings-

I SUGGEST YOU READ riddles of the darkness FIRST, IT WILL MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE.

I know right I finally started this. Because I finished the Riddles of the Darkness so long ago, I kinda got lost with what I wanted the sequel to be. So this is all new ideas.

Thank you for the lovely reviews that I recived for the first couple of chapters. And thank you to everyone that alerted and favourtied this.

"Hmm well that's too bad, we need to talk."

"Marlisa what are you doing here?" Mike asked straightening up to look at her, she raised a eyebrow and her arms folded across her chest.

"Well you see I was sitting at home eating some Ben and Jerry's ice cream staring at my phone waiting for it to ring and yet it never did." She spoke her eyes scanning the empty diner, Mike tossed the cloth he had been using to wipe the table to the side and wiped his hands on his jeans. "And well.. I've come to a conclusion, a conclusion many women before me have made, this 'line' that men use on women the whole "I'll call you later" it means... how do you say it, it means nothing. Guys never call. They just simply say that to be.. kind? Correct?" Mike stood there gaping like a child caught with his hand in a cookie jar.

"Uh.. excuse me?" Marlisa glared at him for a second before shrugging,

"Michael dear you never called me back even though you promised you would. So I'm simply asking... why do you men say that they will call when men never call?" Mike opened and closed his mouth several times before just turning back to the table.

"I can not answer for the men of the world. It's a rule for all the men in the world." Mike joked, Marlisa narrowed her eyes her gaze practically trying to burn him.

"So how are you Michael?" Marlisa asked after an awkward silence had settled between them.

"I'm fine, just busy with work and such."

"Of course, a man so dedicated to his aunt's diner. How sweet?" Her voice was almost taunting but Mike bit his lip to stop himself from bitching at her and shrugged it off.

"Yeah, listen Marlisa I was just kinda busy cleaning up..." Mike tried giving a subtle hint.

"Oh yes of course, I will allow you to finished whatever it is that you were doing. I just had to see you and make sure you still remembered me. Call me later?" Mike gave her a stiff smile and a sharp nod. Marlisa smiled and blew a kiss before leaving the chime of the bell echoing in the silence.

Mike shook his head and continued wiping down the tables, and the chairs before moving to the counter. He rinsed the cloth out and starting wiping down the counter just as the door opened again.

"I'm sorry we're closed."

"Maybe so but we need to talk." Mike looked up and found Shawn standing in the doorway.

"And what if I don't want to talk to you?"

"Too bad for you." Mike scoffed

"Too bad for me? What are you gonna do? Kidnapped me?" Shawn regarded the young man standing behind the counter for a second before shaking his head.

"I could, but instead I came to offer you a night out."

"A night out? A date? What you and H on a break?" Shawn flinched, remembering the time when him and Hunter had a material spat and had separated for a couple of months before the guys in the locker room literally forced the two to make up, mainly by locking them in the locker room until they made up.

"Not a date, just dinner." Mike considered for a second, setting the cloth to the side he studied Shawn for a second before looking at the opposite wall.

"Why?"

"'Cause I figured you're curious. I'll treat you to one dinner, and I'll answer any question you to the best of my abilities." Mike bit his lip, considering the offer.

"What do you get out of all this?"

"Nothing, but-"Mike cut Shawn off,

"But what?" Mike asked raising an eyebrow, Shawn pressed his lips.

"You need to tell me what happened. And don't tell me nothing happened. Randy and John both informed myself and Hunter about some of the details but I want you to tell me." Mike had paled considerably since Shawn made his request.

"Why? Why do you care?" Mike's voice broke on the last word.

"Because I love John like a son, or maybe a brother, but the point is I care about him, and I've watched him fall so low and I've seen the others struggle to bring him back to what he was." Mike stared down at the counter for a while before lifting his eyes to meet Shawn's.

"Fine. I'll go to dinner with you."

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So I know this chapter was short but I plan to start the next chapter later today, I just have a bad headache at the moment and don't feel like writing anymore. Next chapter should be up soon. And this chapter was basically a set up for the next chapter.

Next Chapter.. a bigger confrontation.