Title: Battery City
Author: JeffroMattyHardy
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters (except for the kids) nor do I own the song I'm basing this off of. But in this chapter, I do own Alexis Michaels.
Summary: When the government takes over, only a few handfuls of people manage to stay free. With suits in control of everything, trying to stay free is harder than it seems. Jedam, Mavan, Shawter, and more.
This was formed after listening to "Na Na Na" by My Chemical Romance as well as "SING" by My Chemical Romance and watching the music videos on a constant loop for almost 2 hours straight.
Ugh…so tired. Been helping my friend, Cody with a fiberglass cow he won from a contest (it's kind of a big deal) and I've been helping trace the design, sand, and paint. Fun, but it means I have to be at school super early. Which reminds me, I have to wake up in…*checks clock*…6 and a half hours so I can be at school by 7:10 in the morning, so…yeah…
.*.
"Matty! Where'd you put the milk!"
"Didn't know we had any!"
"Behind the water, Jeff! I put it in a bottle already!"
"Thanks, Cody! Glad to know someone's helpful!"
"I'm your brother! I'm not required to be helpful 24/7! That's Copeland's job!"
Jeff smiled slightly and grabbed the milk from where Cody said it'd be. "Flick, baby, you hungry?" he asked, looking down at his newest daughter in his arms. The little baby gurgled happily.
"I know I am."
Jeff looked over and saw Adam leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and a smirk on his face. "Well, you're not as important right now," the younger blonde teased, sticking his tongue out at him. "What's important is the baby that I'm trying to take care of."
Adam laughed and walked over, watching as Flick fed on the bottle. "She has your eyes," he noticed, seeing Flick's emerald green eyes open and close as she fed. He noticed the startings of black tufts of hair on her head. "And looks like she has Calaway's hair."
"She is not knowing that bastard's name," Jeff muttered under his breath. "Her name is Flick Neromi Copeland and that's how her name is gonna stay."
"Copeland, huh?" Adam grinned and wrapped his arms around the blonde from behind, pressing a kiss to the side of his neck. "Not Hardy?" Jeff shook his head and the other detached his arms from his chest. "Well, then, I guess now's as good a time as any."
"What do you mean by—Adam, what are you doing?" Jeff froze when he turned around and saw Adam on one knee behind him.
"Well, wanted to do this back in our own home, but I guess Calaway kind of ruined that for me," Adam started, fishing through the pockets of his leather jacket. "Jeff, I love you."
"I already knew that," Jeff interrupted.
"Can I finish?"
"Sorry."
Adam cleared his throat. "Jeff, I love you and I always have. And even thought Flick technically is not my child by blood, I'll love her like my own and I'll kill Calaway the next chance I get for even thinking of putting a finger on you. So, Jeffrey Nero Hardy, will you consider becoming Jeffrey Nero Copeland?" He pulled out a silver ring with two emeralds set into the metal near the top. "Will you marry me?"
Jeff didn't say anything. His eyes filled with tears. "M-Matty!" he called in a squeaky voice. The elder Hardy walked into the kitchen immediately. "Take Flick, please." Matt looked over at Adam and gave a small grin, taking the baby and walking out of the kitchen with bottle also in hand.
"So, Jeff, will you marry me?" Adam asked. Jeff finally lost control of his emotions, nodding frantically.
"Yes," he finally said. "Yes." Adam smiled the biggest smile he could muster and slid the ring on Jeff's finger. He stood up and embraced his new fiancé tightly.
"Glad you said yes," Adam whispered as he pressed soft kisses along the younger's neck. "I don't know what I'd do without you, Jeff."
Jeff smiled and curled his hands in the older's jacket. "You're so sappy sometimes, Addy," he said softly, closing his eyes and just enjoying the closeness of the one he loved.
~.**.~
Alexis sat on a broken-down couch in a pair of jeans spraypainted multiple neon colors held up by an army green canvas belt and a black T-shirt with 'sometimes it's just not even worth it to chew through the restraints' in white on the front, her boots still on her feet. She watched as Hunter paced back and forth in front of her, Shawn following him as well.
"Alexis, what is my name?" Hunter asked, stopping in front of her.
"Hunter," she replied.
"Hunter what?"
"Just…Hunter. And…you're Shawn."
"She's not gonna remember!" Shawn complained, covering his face with his hands as he sat down again. "This is hopeless and this is pointless!"
Hunter looked back at the older blonde and sighed softly. He knelt in front of Alexis and put his hands on her knees. "Alexis, baby, you need to remember," he practically begged. "Please. Don't you see what this is doing to Shawn? What you're doing to your own brother? You're tearing him up inside because you don't remember."
Alexis closed her eyes, squeezing them shut like she was trying to remember something. "M-Michaels…" she finally said in a soft voice. "Michaels. Alexis Michaels. Not…Alexis Calaway. Alexis Michaels."
Hunter smiled. "You're getting there, sweets," he encouraged. "Come on, can you remember anything else?"
Alexis kept her eyes shut, her hands clenching around the couch she was sitting on. "Hunter…H-Helmsley," she said. "Hunter Helmsley and Shawn…Shawn Michaels."
Hunter grinned and pulled her forward to press a kiss to her forehead. "Good job, sweets," he congratulated. He got up and pulled Shawn to his feet, drawing him into a tight hug. "Shawn, listen." Shawn pulled his face away from Hunter's shirt slightly.
"Alexis Michaels," Alexis repeated. "And…and Shawn Michaels. My…big brother."
Hunter turned back to his partner with another smile and wiped the tears away. "See, she's getting it," he assured him. "It just takes time. You can't give up on our Alexis that soon."
~.**.~
Jeff smiled as he traced random patterns on Adam's bare chest as they lay in their makeshift bed together. "I love you, Adam Joseph Copeland," he said, kissing him softly.
Adam smiled back and kissed him again. "I love you, too, Jeffrey Nero Hardy," he said. "Soon to be Jeffrey Nero Copeland."
"Jeff Copeland," Jeff repeated. "I think I like the sound of it."
"Too late to back out now," Adam teased. "That was my dad's ring and you're not giving it back."
Jeff smiled and snuggled up close to his lover. "I'd never give it back, Addy," he said softly. He was starting to fall asleep. "I love you too much.'
Adam smiled again and pressed a kiss to the top of Jeff's head. "I won't let you get hurt again, baby," he promised. "I'll kill Calaway before he tries to hurt you again."
"Even you…can't promise that," Jeff whispered almost inaudibly, the sentence masked by a yawn before the two fell asleep together.
.*.
Yes! I get to do a wedding! I love those! :)
And the Jeff's last sentence actually means something even though it doesn't seem like it means anything. It does. Promise.
Now, to work on either the wedding or on House of Predators! Later!
