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Seth and Dean finished rescuing all workers and there were no deaths or people serious injured. However, Daily The Club suffered a huge damage in the building and machinery.
"I am relieved to know that despite our problems you are here helping these people." Dean told his partner.
"I'm not a bastard with no heart as you sure think." Seth replied.
And yet this gesture of kindness did not make Dean feel better about his brother. Seth was still sponsoring The Miz.
The auburn-haired man looked around, they were on top of a building near the burned building. The losses were millionaire and surely irreparable.
"A lot of people are going to be unemployed." Dean murmured. "I don't think this place can function again."
And this also made Dean sad. Lately, the auburn-haired man was feeling into his soul all the tragedies surrounding this city.
...
It was almost midday when Dean arrived at the Foundation. He had not seen Seth at all since last night. Dean looked at the cover of one of the newspapers: the news was divided between the big fire in Daily The Club and the debate between the candidates for mayor of Utopia.
"I was about to tell Roman everything last night." Dean thought frustrated. "Tonight I'll have to be in that debate with Seth watching the bastard he sponsors, feeling even more miserable because I don't want to be part of this."
Upon entering his office he found Roman repairing a bookcase. Dean sighed. At least something made his day better. He must find a good time to tell the truth.
"I have to apologize to you, I left so fast." Dean said softly.
Roman shook his head. "You're a busy man, I guess your life is always like that."
"It's kind of chaotic at times." Dean admitted. "It must be why I like you so much, you remind me that not everything has to be so complicated, so full of ulterior motives, the environment in which I develop is often superficial and frivolous."
Roman looked at his boss intently. This morning Dean looked so melancholy. And although the samoan had made it clear last night that there was someone else, he felt a huge desire to comfort Dean now.
"Tell me what can I do to help you?" Roman looked at him with empathy.
"Even if you don't understan it, you're already helping me Roman." Dean sighed. "Last night I was about to tell you something very important but I had to attend to an emergency. I would like to tell you now."
Roman blinked a couple of times. Last night, the atmosphere was somewhat jovial. Today was different. Dean was sad.
"Randy mentioned already, that I am the son of the one of the bodyguards of Seth's parents. My father was my hero, he was one of those men who believe they can change the world by changing little things around him. You remind me of him a lot."
Roman was overwhelmed by Dean's words. Now he understood why the other man seemed to gravitate around him.
"He died doing his duty and Seth's parents took me under their wings. So Seth and I grew up together and he was like my brother. We have shared so much things, we even share a gift that lately feels mostly like a curse."
"A curse?" Roman was puzzled.
"It's a gift that Seth's mother gave us, something that united us as brothers but that is now separating us irreparably." Dean continued.
"That's why your melancholy." Roman smiled sadly. "You feel like you're losing your brother."
"Yeah," Dean looked at Roman with a deep sadness. "Lately I don't even recognize him."
Roman felt compelled by Dean's sadness and approached him. Dean wanted to lose himself in those black eyes. Obviously Roman wanted to help but didn't know how.
"I am going to tell you about that gift. It's a truth that I hope you understand... Just think how much I must trust you to reveal this to you." Dean took Roman's hands.
"But you barely know me." Roman said something nervous.
"No. In fact, you and I know each other more than you think." Dean mirrored Roman's nervousness.
"What are you talking about?"
"Roman, I am..."
The door was violently opened and an enraged man burst into the office. Dean let go of Roman's hands at that moment.
"I've been trying to locate Seth Rollins and his security team have not let me get close to Rollins Industries!" The man shouted angrily. "So I came to talk to his lapdog!"
Dean's secretary looked at him apologetically. "I tried to stop him."
"It's okay, just close the door please when leaving." Dean nodded to the woman.
She did that and then Dean reacted equally angry. "Who the hell you think you are?"
"I am Finn Balor, one of the best investigative reporters of Daily The Club!" The man shouted. "And of course you know who I am! You sure helped Seth Rollins in the burning of my workplace!"
Dean was pale. "But what does Seth have to do with that?"
Finn snorted. "Yesterday I was at Rollins Industries showing him a folder with copies of all the evidence from years of investigations against Mike Mizanin, a story I was about to publish. And since I thought Seth was not like Randy Orton, I wanted to to warn him what kind of person he was sponsoring. Seth said he would do something about it, and yesterday Daily The Club was set on fire."
Dean wanted to talk but he was speechless. Seth could not be capable of such a thing.
"Maybe it was just a horrible coincidence?" Dean finally found his voice. "Do you have proof that it was on purpose?"
"You think I'm stupid! Today is the debate, and coincidentally, not only did the fire happen, but also just one hour ago my boss told us that Seth Rollins offered to buy Daily The Club, and since he lost a lot of money, he will sell it. Daily The Club is the biggest of this city. Seth Rollins now controls a massive mean of communication to blindfold and brainwash people to support his candidate and to silence the truth. He killed two bird with the same stone."
Dean shook his head. Seth could not be capable of such a thing. Dean refused to believe Finn Balor's words.
"Even if what you say is true, you should still have such proofs, I don't think you've lost everything in the fire." Dean rebuked. "If everything you say is true, the city should know. I'll go talk to Seth and..." Dean gulped. "I assure you, the truth will come to light."
Finn rolled his eyes. "Seth Rollins told me that and guess what? Now, I work for him. But even now he will not silence me, the truth will come to light and Seth Rollins, you and all those associated with you all, will be unmasked as accomplices of those corrupt people. I know that fighting against powerful people like you is stupid, but someone has to do it, justice will prevail in one way or another."
That said, Finn Balor left the office as quickly as he arrived. Dean was stunned. He could not believe all this. He felt that everything around him was collapsing. Seth could not have caused all this to cover The Miz's wrongdoings... Or could he?
Roman felt the desperation in Dean's being so he guided the other man to the armchair of the office. There, the auburn-haired man, almost dropped on the couch.
"Roman, I swear didn't know anything about this. I still don't know what those proof are. Seth never mentioned that." Dean said desperately as taking the Samoan's hands again.
"Do you think Seth is capable of something like that?" Roman looked at Dean sadly.
"I want to believe that he doesn't..." But Dean was not so sure anymore.
"You said you did not recognize him lately." Roman murmured.
"I swear I want to believe that Balor is lying." The pain in Dean's voice was obvious.
"Maybe he is." Roman squeezed Dean's hands trying to calm him down.
But in his gaze Dean noticed that Roman believed in Finn Balor. Maybe Finn was another guy like Roman, or like Jon. People that without any kind of gift, was trying to make this world a better place. People trying to do justice by their own means and finding all kinds of obstacles from powerful people such as Seth or as... himself.
"It seems that everything is against me." Dean released one of Roman's hands and brought it to the Samoan's face, gently cupping one of his cheeks. "I have not done more than try to make you change your opinion about me and everything still accuses me."
Roman did not understand why but Dean's sadness shook his heart. He closed his eyes surrendering to the soft caress.
"But I don't think bad of you. You say you didn't know anything and I believe you." Roman said with sincerity.
Dean felt overwhelmed. "Do you really believe me?"
Roman nodded with a small reassuring smile.
Dean felt a huge relief and at the same time a little embarrassment. "You are giving me the vote of confidence that I denied you when we met."
"People make mistakes and I can't judge you. I have thousands of flaws too and that day I also did wrong. I thought you were like Randy Orton, it was a huge mistake." Roman admitted, as he enjoyed the warmth of Dean's hand on his face.
"You are definitely the one." Dean smiled with longing. "You feel it, don't you? Even if you can't understand it, you feel it. I have to go talk to Seth but no matter what happens or even if the world falls around us, tonight I'm going to tell you the whole truth."
"You're right, I don't understand." And despite that, Roman's gaze reflected nothing but trust.
"You'll understand." Dean smiled more calmly. "Now I must leave. I need to know the truth that Finn Balor spoke of."
"I hope everything goes well between you and your brother." Roman smiled at him slightly.
"Even if things don't go well, I still have you." Dean brought his face close to Roman's, placing a soft kiss on the other man's forehead.
Roman felt that his whole body reacted to that kiss. This could not be happening, he hardly knew this man and he also have such strong feelings for another one.
Dean stood up and walked to the door.
"Tonight you'll know everything."
That said he left the office leaving Roman in a sea of confusion because of his words and what that simple fraternal kiss made him feel.
In the next episode a truth will be revealed and we will advance in the plot. There are many obstacle for ambreigns, let's hope that their feelings prevail and the won't end consumed by the corruption and manipulations of everyone around them.
But you know, everything can happen, especially in this fic.
