Title: Flawed Perfection

Rated: M (Mature)

Genre(s): Romance/Angst

Pair(s): Kane/Zack, Kane/Lita

Summary: All his life, Kane has been told that he is a monster. He doesn't deserve to be loved. He doesn't deserve to live. His wife, the woman who claimed to love him for better or worse, tried to break him from the inside out. Now, all he has to live for are a child that's never seen his face and a brother who wants him to rot in hell. Kane's been taken to his limit. The heartless monster is in need of a savior like never before…

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, besides the child.

Warning(s): Slash, Het, Violence, Cruelty, etc.

Part: 12/? – K is for Kiss

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Eve couldn't believe it. Her offer had been turned down by a monster. A monster who should detest Zack Ryder. It couldn't be true. The woman shook her head and tried not to let it shake her confidence. She was a beautiful woman who could have any man that she wanted. What made Zack so special? It didn't take her too much time to realize the answer. She wanted Zack because he didn't want her. And now, her best idea to force him to want her had been taken away. She huffed and put her hands on her slender hips. This wasn't fair.

The brunette steeled her features and walked out into the hall, where she was soon able to locate John Cena. Maybe, if she could finally convince him that all of his was one horrible mistake, she could convince him of her innocence and she could further manipulate him to use that newfound trust to her advantage. However, the desire to seek out Cena proved a bit more difficult then she had originally believed. He wasn't normally at SmackDown, so it was a bit difficult to locate him. However, she finally found him in Mike's locker room.

She stormed into The Miz's locker room and could barely contain a shout of horror. Mike and John were on the couch, with John buried balls-deep in Mike's ass. Her heart flew into her throat and she thought that she would choke, but she was finally able to calm herself. Their movements were fast and erratic, borderline uncontrolled, as they both neared their climax. A dark blush stained Eve's cheeks as she heard John moan Mike's name as he finished, Mike not too far behind. Without a word, she left. Well, that was an unfortunate turn of events.

Eve continued to walk down the hall, until she ran head-first into another dark-haired Diva. "What the hell? Why don't you take that clumsy -," she realized that the Diva was Rosa Mendez. "Oh, Rosa. How nice."

Rosa rolled her dark chocolate eyes. She had better things to do then to stoop to Eve's level and socialize with someone who would try and divide a friendship. "What do you want, Eve?"

"You dated Zack Ryder once, didn't you?" Eve asked. The question was more than a little unusual and it made Rosa more than a little uncomfortable.

"Yeah, I did. Why?" Rosa asked dryly. She wasn't in the mood for this.

Eve smirked. "What if I told you he was still interested?"

Rosa shook her head. "Well, I'm not." Rosa tried to walk off, but Eve wouldn't have it.

Rosa had to admit that she did miss Zack. A little bit. She had loved him, once. But that was before he had won the United States Championship and the entire dynamic of their relationship had changed. Zack had moved up in the company and Rosa felt as if she was being left behind. She didn't like it. And she wasn't the kind to let her heart be broken twice by the same man. Currently, she managed the tag team champions, and she liked it like that. Her life and career revolved around them, but they cared about her too.

"Rosa," Eve pleaded with the smaller Diva. "He's in a bad place right now. I think he's about to make a serious mistake that could hurt him a lot. You have to help me."

Rosa narrowed her chocolate eyes at the taller woman. "I don't have to do shit for you, Eve."

"It's not for me." Eve countered. "It's for Zack."

Rosa was silent for a moment, before she yanked her elbow out of Eve's hold. "Fine. I'll do it for Zack."

Eve smirked. "Good."

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"You didn't have to do that, Kane. I could have paid for dinner." Zack said. He silently cursed his insatiable appetite that had cost Kane quite a few pennies.

Kane shook his head. "No. I still owe you from that trip to Toys 'R Us. I know that Nell can be rather expensive to take to the toy store, so…"

The two walked together in a companionable silence. Kane was still uncomfortable from that conversation that he had had with Lita earlier. Why would she want to take Nell from him? Why would she lie and say that he wasn't the father of their baby? He was well-aware of the fact that Lita had cheated numerous times while they were married, but he would think that she would have the small sliver of kindness it would take to not tear his heart out and lie to him for so many years. Maybe he was mistaken. But that's what he wants to believe.

Zack seemed to notice that Kane was upset, because he took the monster's hand and started to walk a little faster. Kane perked up when Zack took his hand. The silence continued until they stood outside of the hotel. That's when the two turned to face each other. They had separate rooms on separate floors, and this would most likely be the last time that they saw each other until Raw next Monday. Oddly, for the first time, Zack realized that he would miss the monster. And he knew that Kane felt the same.

"Well, thanks for dinner." Zack said with a soft smile. "I'll see you on Monday, then."

Kane was about to let him leave, when something suddenly changed within him. Zack turned and started to walk off, but Kane reached out for him and took his arm. "Wait, Zack."

Zack turned to him, one eyebrow raised. "What's the matter, Kane?"

Kane pulled Zack closer and locked their lips in a somewhat desperate, tantalizing kiss that stole Zack's breath away. Zack's hands twisted in Kane's messy chocolate locks, gently tugging at them to draw the Big Red Monster closer. Kane's big hands snaked around the smaller man's waist and drew him so close that their hips brushed. He could feel the auburn-haired boy's obvious arousal, no matter how hard Zack tried to conceal it. A smirk slowly spread across the monster's face as he drew back.

"I'll see you on Monday, Zack." Kane drew back and entered the hotel, leaving an extremely aroused Zack behind.

ONE WEEK LATER

"I'm really sorry, man. You know that I would never hurt you like that." John said. "I love Mike and I know that if someone was to kiss him, best friend or not, I would want to bash their face in…"

Zack shook his head. "Don't worry about it, bro." He had this dreamy, star-struck look on his face. "I've come to realize that I never really liked Eve. I just used her so I wouldn't have to think about who I really liked."

John raised an eyebrow as he came to sit beside his friend. "Okay. You know that you can trust me, Zack – the situation with Eve aside. "Who is the special woman?"

"It's not a woman." Zack said nonchalantly.

John's blue eyes widened. "No offense, kid, but I didn't think that you swayed that way."

"I didn't think that I did either." Zack said honestly. "But then I met her…"

Now, John was seriously confused. His best friend had just confessed that he was in love with another man, only to continue to say that he had met a special lady. "Who?"

"His four-year-old daughter, Cornelia. She's an absolute doll, John. She's cute, funny, and all around adorable. She became attached to me, and that's how I met her father." Zack explained.

John was still confused. "But who is her father?"

As if on cue, Kane stormed into the back. He had just steamrolled Daniel Bryan in a No Disqualification match. It had been fast and he had shown Bryan little mercy. Many believed that it was his frustration from having been beaten in a vicious WrestleMania rematch to Randy Orton, but Zack knew better. He could see into the monster's eyes. Someone had hurt him, and that worried Zack. John saw the look that Zack sent the monster and immediately it clicked. Frantically, he stood and yanked Zack to his feet.

Before Kane could even notice that the two had been there, John pulled Zack into the nearest locker room and closed and locked the door behind them. Zack shot him an odd look, but the look that Cena shot back told him to not question his motives at that moment. When John decided that they hadn't been followed, he turned a critical eye on Zack. It looked as if he was trying to determine whether or not The Broski was mentally unstable. He knew for a fact that Kane was, and anyone who would want to be with him would have to have a screw loose too.

"You can't be serious, Zack." John stated calmly.

Zack didn't seem the least bit deterred by John's comment. "Why not?"

"Because… because… Kane's mentally unstable! He's hurt you how many times, Zack? He almost ended your career! How can you love him?" John asked. He paced around uncontrollably, as if he couldn't believe it.

"It's the same as you and Mike." John tried to interject, but Zack wouldn't let him. "No, John, let me finish. Everyone thinks Mike is a total asshole. They don't see what you see. It's the same with Kane."

"I mean, sure – Kane is a terrifying, seven-foot, three hundred plus pound, monster. There's no way to deny the fact that he is also mentally unstable -,"

Zack was cut off by a key entering the lock from outside and the masked monster himself entering the locker room. Zack blanched. No wonder it had looked so familiar. From the look on Kane's face, he had heard the entire conversation. Including the fact that not only John, but also Zack thought that he was a psychotic monster. Zack could read the hurt that was clearly written on the monster's face, and it killed him inside to know that he was the one who put it there. Quickly, Kane collected his stuff and stalked off.

"Kane, wait!" This time, it was Zack who called after the monster. But the monster didn't turn around…

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A/N: Another update! Please Review!