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 Ten

Cody drove to the Hunter's home and got out quickly. He ran to the passenger side and pulled the door open.

Falend shook her head. "I don't want to be here."

"Tough," Cody said. "They can help you."

She chuckled. "Right."

"Don't be like this."

The door opened and Kane stared at them. "What is going on? Why is she back?"

"She needs help," Cody stated.

"I do not," Falend protested.

"She's being stubborn," the young man added. "I thought the Guaritori could heal her."

The black woman pushed Cody away every time he reached for her.

"Stop being stubborn," he commanded.

"Leave me be," she said. "I'll be alright."

The bald construct looked on with amusement. He did not know if he should help the young man or just stand there and watch. Shaking his head, Kane went over and tapped Cody on the shoulder. The young man moved out of the way. Kane leaned in and took a hold of the young black woman, who fought him. He threw her over his shoulder and strode to the house.

"I'm going to put her in one of the spare rooms," Kane stated as he walked up the stairs.

"Put me down," Falend said as she pounded his back with her fists.

Kane threw her onto a bed and smiled. "Not so tough now, are ya?"

Jeff and Matt came to investigate.

Kane looked the brothers. "Go fetch the Guaritori."

Jeff nodded and left.

Cody took a seat and sighed. "Sorry."

Falend glared at him as Sheamus and Jeff came back. Mike and Randy were behind them.

Sheamus came in and looked her over. "You're exhausted. That's all."

"Told you," she said to Cody.

"You're power is always on," Sheamus stated. "It's good to shut it off once in awhile."

"I like having it on," Falend said.

"But it's draining you."

"I ain't dying."

The two stared at each other. Sheamus folded his arms over his chest and she did the same.

"Falend, just shut it off," Cody pleaded. "I'm grateful for your help, but you can't kill yourself through exhaustion."

"What?" Matt and Randy said.

"Um..." came from Cody.

"Codes..." Mike said.

"I was attacked," the younger man replied.

"By who?" Kane asked.

"These people that are looking for Punk," Cody explained. "Evan...so I thought, came to my rescue. It was actually Falend disguised at Evan."

"How many were there?" Mike asked.

"Three," Falend replied. "Two men and one woman."

Mike looked to Randy, who stared back at his lover.

"Can I go now?" Falend asked.

"No," everyone said.

She stared from one face to the other.

Sheamus patted her shoulder. "You need to rest."

"I can do that at home," she replied.

"You're staying here," Jeff insisted. "Besides, we're going to need descriptions of the three who attacked Cody."

Falend huffed. "I knew I should have just went home."

"You like me too much," Cody replied.

"You sign my paychecks," she replied.

"Hey!" Cody protested.

"It's true. Ted does the scheduling and ordering of everything. You do the paperwork and payroll."

"Touche," Kane replied.

"Rest," Sheamus replied. He ushered everyone out. "I'll check on you in a few hours."

Falend waited five minutes before climbing out of the bed. She went to the window and tried to open it. She looked up at the ceiling. "Really?"

The house groaned and settled.

She rolled her eyes and went back to bed.

…

Ted closed up shop and stood talking with John.

"What did you do to Cody?" the older man asked.

"Nothing," Ted replied.

"He didn't come back to work. That's not like him."

Ted nodded. "He's upset with me."

"About?"

"Falend."

John folded his arms over his chest. "Let me guess, he wants Falend to have the full-time position."

Ted nodded.

"Well, she deserves it...more than me."

The younger man stared at him. "How can you say that? You're learning quickly and I don't feel comfortable with her closing up by herself some nights. This isn't the best area of the city."

"She looks like she can handle herself."

Ted shook his head as his cellphone vibrated in his pocket. "Hold that thought." He answered, "Cody, where are you? You're where? Okay. What?" He listened for a moment. "Okay. I'm on my way."

John stared at him. "What's wrong?"

"Cody needs me to pick him up."

"Well, that's good. He's talking to ya again."

Ted nodded. "Um, we're going to have to change the schedule around a bit."

"What's going on?"

"Cody was with Falend. She's really sick."

"That's odd. She looked fine today."

"Apparently, she passed out on him. Exhaustion."

John nodded. "Well, I've been watching her bake and I know that Evan has as well. We can pick up the slack until she gets rested."

"Thanks. I need you to work a full day tomorrow. You think you can handle it?"

"Sure. Is she at the hospital?"

"She's at home," Ted lied.

"She shouldn't be by herself."

"You know how she is."

John nodded.

"I gotta go."

"See you tomorrow."

John watched as Ted climbed into his car and drove off. The older man thought a moment and walked down the street towards Falend's apartment building. When he got there, his nose flared. He wandered the building until he stopped at her door. The man knocked. The only answer he got was a meow.

He knocked again. "Falend?"

Again a meow.

John looked around around as he placed his hand on the doorknob. He muttered something and the door unlocked.

"Falend?" he called as he slowly entered.

Chanarong went to the man and he rubbed up against John's leg.

"Hey, buddy!" John greeted. He knelt down and picked the cat up. "You're heavy." John looked at the cat and his smile wavered a bit. He scanned the modest living area. "Falend?"

John made his way to the bedroom. The bed was made and a small cat indention was left.

"Odd," John breathed.

"Meow," came from Chanarong.

"Are you hungry, buddy?"

John went to the kitchen. He placed the cat onto the kitchen counter so he could look for cat food. When he did not find any, he looked in the fridge.

"What does she feed you?" John wondered out loud.

He saw some raw tuna and he pulled it out. Chanarong meowed and stood on his hind legs with his paws in front like he was begging.

"Oh, you get real food. Does she cook it or let you eat it raw?"

Chanarong sauntered over to the rice cooker and rubbed against it.

"What? Does she give you rice as well?"

The feline meowed.

"Okay."

John got his cat bowl and scooped out a spoonful of rice. Chanarong patted his hand.

"Another one?"

The cat rubbed against the cooker.

John gave him another spoonful. He cut up some of the tuna and gave the meal to the cat on the counter. Chanarong eagerly ate while John placed the tuna away. He petted the cat while he ate as he thought about Falend. The cat kept its eyes on the man.

Chanarong licked his chops and began to clean himself. John took his bowl and washed it before putting it down next to the water bowl.

"I wonder where your mother is," John said.

The feline meowed and jumped down from the counter. It went to the bathroom and used its litter box before going back to the bedroom to sleep. John heard the toilet flush and went to investigate.

"Wow, a kitty toilet," John breathed. He looked to the cat. "Your mom must love you."

Chanarong opened up one eye and closed it again.

John looked around the bedroom and his nose flared. His eyes fluttered to a close. He pinched the bridge of his nose as he went to the window. He took in the night before leaving.

The cat sat up and purred. This is getting interesting.

…

Mike knocked on Falend's door. When he got no answer, he pushed it open and found her bed empty. The blond sighed and shook his head.

"What's wrong?" Evan asked as he walked over to him.

"Falend's gone," Mike answered.

"Falend was here?" Evan looked in.

"Cody brought her."

"Where is Cody?"

"In Taker's office." Mike turned and walked down the hall.

Evan followed behind. "Why are they here?"

"Cody was attacked and she helped him. He brought her here because she collapsed or something."

"What?"

The doorbell rang and Mike went to see who it was. "Teddy."

"Mike." The man entered. "Where's Cody?"

"In Taker's office."

His friend thanked him. "Hey, Evan. There's going to be some schedule changes. With Falend out of commission, you and John are going to have to do all the baking seeing how you two watched her and she taught you some of her recipes."

The man nodded and watched as his employer walked to the office.

"Do you think she went home?" Evan asked.

"Her car is still here," Mike replied. "I'm going to talk to Vickie."

"May I come?"

Mike smiled at him. "Of course."

The two went searching for the older magic user, who was in the library. She looked up at them as they approached.

"I need you to find someone," Mike said.

"Okay," Vickie said as she closed the book she was reading.

"Falend was brought here, but she is no longer in her room," Mike stated. "I need to know where she is."

Vickie nodded and pulled out a bag from her pocket. She threw the stones out onto the table. Yoshi looked up when he heard the rocks hit the table. He came over to watch what she was doing.

"She is still here," Vickie said. "She's in the cemetery."

Mike nodded. "Thank you."

He turned around and left with Evan right behind. Vickie gathered her stones and went to follow. Yoshi shrugged his shoulders and went as well. The four wandered the cemetery looking for the young woman. Kane saw this from Taker's balcony.

"What are you doing?" Kane asked.

"Falend's missing," Vickie stated. "I saw that she was here in the cemetery."

Kane looked to his brother, who was talking to Ted and Cody. Kane turned his attention back to the group and jumped down. He went to them and helped in the search.

Evan found Falend sitting against a tree. He slowly walked over to her and knelt down. He smiled at her as he stared at her. "You purr in your sleep."

Mike and the others spotted him and they went over.

Yoshi looked around. "Is there a cat around here?"

"It's her," Evan stated.

They stared at her for a few minutes.

"Enough of this," Kane said as he reached down.

"Wait," Vickie replied.

"Why?" Kane asked.

"Look," she said.

They all stared at Falend. The plants slowly wrapped around her as the tree opened its bark up to take her in.

"What's going on?" Evan asked.

"I don't know," Vickie stated. "I mean, I know those who are druids often sleep in trees and such."

"But she's not a druid," Mike replied. "She's a psychic."

"I know that," Vickie said.

"Then, what's going on?" Evan asked again.

"I've read that very powerful druids and magic users who need to rest from using very powerful spells would sleep in anything natural...like a tree, the earth, water..." Mike stated.

"Again...she is not a druid nor magic user," Vickie said.

They watched as the tree closed around her.

"What do we do?" Evan asked.

"Tell Taker," Kane replied as he walked away.

The others looked at each other and followed.

Ted and Cody got up to leave when Chanarong appeared out of thin air.

"Hello," Taker greeted.

"Hello to you too," the cat replied. "Seems like my mistress is here. I came to check up on her."

"She's in the guest room," Taker explained.

The cat nodded. He looked to the two. "You have a very faithful employee. John, is it?"

"What about Cena?" Ted asked.

"He came to check up on Falend."

Ted groaned. "I didn't think he'll go and check up on her. Sorry."

"At least, he fed me before he left for home," Chanarong replied.

Kane came in through the bookcase followed by the others.

"What's going on?" Taker asked.

"Falend wasn't in her room," Mike explained. "She's in the cemetery."

"In a tree," Yoshi added.

Taker quirked an eyebrow.

"Oh, she must be really drained," Chanarong replied.

"But she isn't a druid or magic user," Vickie said. "Why would she need to rest?"

"She has been helping non-stop," the cat said, "and she hardly ever sleeps. And just because she's a psychic doesn't mean she can't employ the uses of another group's methods to help her along. Of course, she could have just asked Alicia or the Guaritori for assistance."

Kane glared at the cat at the mention of his girlfriend.

"How is Alicia doing?" Chanarong questioned.

"Fine," Kane said through clenched teeth.

"Has she come to terms with her new found powers?"

"How do you know about that?"

"I know everything," the cat replied. "It was Falend that had to push her along to open that door. If not, she and the two Spiritualists would have died."

"What?" they all asked.

"Yes. We both saw that she has something within her that will be great. Falend had to do it. I don't think you would want to put down your friends if they turned."

They stared at him.

"Will Alicia be okay?" Kane asked.

"She'll be fine. No need to worry. Well...unless you're undead."

Kane and Taker looked at each other.

"So, how long will Falend be out?" Cody asked, trying to change the subject.

"I'm not sure," Chanarong answered. "Like I said, she's been helping non-stop and she hardly sleeps. It could be for a few days, a couple of weeks, maybe a month."

Cody and Ted sighed.

"Since she is sleeping in a tree, she might be up and about tomorrow."

"That's good to hear," Evan said. "I don't think I can make cookies as good as hers."

…

Gangrel slid in and out of Christian as he stared into the man's dark lust filled eyes. The man's lips were parted and soft moans came from them as sweat glistened his body.

"You are very beautiful," Gangrel purred. He kissed Christian's cheek.

Christian smiled. "I'm...not as...beautiful as...Edge."

"You both are beautiful."

Gangrel snapped his hips hard and a load moan erupted from the man beneath him. Gangrel did it again causing Christian to arch his back in ecstasy. The vampire stared at the pulsating vein in his human lover's neck. Gangrel bit his upper lip, trying to control his urge to taste Christian. It had been so long since he tasted his lover's blood, six months to be exact. His blood was tasty, intoxicating, just like Edge's. He wanted to wait until he could taste the both of them together just like in the old days.

The vampire quickened his pace and watched his lover. Christian squeezed his eyes shut as the his climax approached. He gripped Gangrel's forearms and wrapped his legs tightly around the vampire's waist, drawing him deeper. Christian came onto his stomach without being touched. A few pumps later, Gangrel emptied himself in his lover. He stared down at Christian, who gazed lovingly up at him.

"I love you," Christian raggedly whispered.

"And I love you," Gangrel replied before placing kisses all over Christian's face.

He rolled onto his back, pulling Christian with him in an embrace. The man traced the vampire's chest absentmindedly while Gangrel stroked his back.

The door opened and in walked the three. Gangrel took in Serena's bandaged shoulder.

"What happened?" he asked.

"We got into a fight," she stated.

"The person?" Gangrel asked.

Christian lazily gazed upon them.

"A possible hunter," Joey stated. "The way he threw his daggers suggest training."

Gangrel nodded. "Glad to see that you are all safe. You may retire for the night."

They nodded and left the two alone.

"We knew that there were hunters in the city," Christian said. "What did they do to gain his attention?"

"They're young," Gangrel stated. "Who knows?"

The man nodded and looked up at Gangrel. They kissed before Christian settled down to sleep.

Gangrel felt no need to sleep. His mind was plagued with what Christian asked. What did they do?