"Are you sure you can trust Kassius Ohno," Paul asked as soon as he met Amy and Punk at a Blackhawks game. Punk had a little bit of trouble negotiating the bleachers due to his crutches but he had made it. The next problem he found was where to stretch out his leg. He ended up sitting sideways.
"I've been friends with Chris for over ten years. I know him pretty well. Almost as well as I know you guys and Cabana. He's not lying." He grimaced as someone accidentally pushed against his left leg as they walked by. "Besides. It really doesn't matter if he's telling the truth. It doesn't change anything and it's not my concern anymore."
"Excuse me Mr. Brooks," a voice said from beside them. They all turned to look at the usher. "The Blackhawks asked me to upgrade your seats. They thought you might be more comfortable in a skybox."
Punk had to fight back a laugh. A skybox? Well at least he knew the Shield wouldn't ambush him there. "Sure," Punk said as he, Amy, and Paul followed the usher to a skybox.
They were led over to three seats with more then enough room for Punk to stretch out his leg.
"Should we be concerned," Paul asked as they sat down. "A skybox?"
"It's not the first time I've been offered a skybox at the United Center. It comes with being a minor celebrity who loves the Blackhawks. I never ask for it or for free tickets. I just get, for lack of a better term, lucky sometimes. Enjoy the game Paul. We've got nothing to worry about."
"So do you think Punk believed you," Corey Graves asked Hero. They were hanging out in an empty locker room at NXT.
"I don't know," Hero said as he looked around the room again to make sure they were alone. "I think he wants something to believe. Ambrose, Rollins, Reigns, and even Heyman have all messed with his head. I've been friends with Punk for over ten years. I want to make it to WWE but not at the expense of Punk. He's a good friend and I let what Ambrose said get to me. What if we had ended Punk's career? Him quitting is one thing but what if his knee was inured so bad that he could never wrestle again?"
"Well then it would have been his problem and not yours," a voice said from the doorway. Hero and Graves looked up to see Ambrose there with a big smirk on his face. You tell Punk that we made you hurt his knee? I heard you tell him that we hired an actor to pose as Heyman. Gave him one truth and one lie. You are a real friend Hero. I'm sure he'll thank you for that as he's tearing you apart."
"Why does it matter what he believes?" Corey asked. "He quit. He's not coming back to the WWE. I mean shouldn't we worry about how to get rid of Cena?"
Ambrose's smirk grew wider. "Cena is our next objective unless you are friends with him too Chris."
"No," Hero answered.
"Good," Ambrose said. "Dusty's looking for you Chris. He wants to talk to you about the show."
"Thanks," Hero said and walked out of the lockerroom.
Ambrose waited until Hero was out of the lockerroom before turning to Corey. "Should we be worried about him turning on us?"
"No," Corey said quickly. "He was good friends with Punk. He feels guilty about what he did. He'll take Cena out without a second thought."
"Let me know if that changes," Ambrose said and walked out of the lockerroom.
Corey smiled as soon as Ambrose was gone. If only Ambrose, Reigns, and Rollins really knew what was going on but he wasn't going to be the one to tell them.
Notes: So who's lying to who seems to be the real question this chapter. Was Ohno lying to Punk? Is Heyman lying to Punk? What's Graves up to? You'll just have to wait until the next chapter to find out.
