Lies From Within

Chapter 21

The next morning, Roxy woke up to her phone vibrating in her jean's pocket. She yawned as she pulled it out to see that Aiden had sent her a text message telling her that visiting hours started soon. With that said, she forced herself up out of the hotel bed and took a look around. She noted that Randy was passed out on the couch and Shawn was drooling on the other hotel bed. She bit her lip and then decided to wake up Randy first. Roxy thought of how she was going to wake him up...because in all honesty, trying to wake him up by calling his name never got anywhere. She smirked evilly as she walked to the fridge and took some ice, then walked back to the couch and shoved it down his pants, and possibly his boxers and backed away slowly. He woke up almost instantaneously.

"Fuck... Cold, cold, cold!" He shouted and stood up.

He started jumping around like a moron, trying to rid himself of the ice. Roxy just started giggling at his actions. He shot her an evil glare, then started chasing her. She ran and managed to make it behind her father's bed, and began to laugh quietly as Randy tripped over and landed on top of Shawn.

"Can I help you, Orton?" He growled as Randy started laughing.

"I now see why you wanted to date me... You wanted to get closer to my dad. This is such a 'Brokeback Mountain' scene," Roxy stated with a giggle.

She noticed both men glare and grinned. She took out the rental car's keys and held them up for Randy and Shawn to see.

"Can we get some food before going to visit Shane? If you're nice, I won't let Aiden drive," Both men looked up at her and nodded. "Kay, well I'll be back in a few minutes. I want to go change really quick."

They both nodded, mentally deciding to do the same. When Roxy returned to the room, Aiden was walking next to her as Shawn and Randy came out in street clothes. Aiden was pouting.

"Roxy says I'm not allowed to drive."

Shawn and Randy nodded in agreement. Roxy then smirked and handed Aiden the keys.

"Let's go."

Shawn and Randy both looked at Roxy incredulously. She just smiled and followed Aiden to the parking lot. When they got down there, Roxy and Randy slid into the backseat leaving the front seat for Shawn. Shawn got in and gave Aiden a look.

"Please try to drive like a human being, and not like you're in a Fast and the Furious movie…"

Roxy snickered. "Good luck with that, Dad."

Shawn sighed and buckled his seatbelt, then gripped onto the handle above the door for dear life. Roxy and Randy laughed as they buckled their seatbelts and Aiden started the car.

"So where are we going for breakfast?"

After opting to grab a quick breakfast at McDonalds, the group made their way to the hospital Shane was in. As soon as they walked into the waiting room they were greeted with the sight of Vince McMahon at his worst. He was slouched down in the chair, half asleep. His face was in his hands, and it was obvious he hadn't gotten any sleep. Next to him was Marissa, who also looked weary and ready to pass out. Aiden and Roxy shared a worried glance as they watched Linda, Stephanie and Paul walk towards them with some coffee in hand.

"How is he?" Shawn asked quietly.

"They took him into surgery, to remove the bullet and fix as much of the damage that they can," Vince replied, making Roxy bite her lip.

Vince ran a hand over his face. "They tried sounding optimistic... But it doesn't look good... And there are so many things that can go wrong… Both now and in the future…"

Shawn nodded as he took a seat near the family. Roxy, Aiden and Randy chose to stand there awkwardly.

"How long has he been in surgery?" Randy asked.

Linda looked up at him as Stephanie answered.

"A few hours." She mumbled and then leaned against Paul.

The whole McMahon family seemed to be holding on by a thread.

"Excuse me...Mr. McMahon?" A timid, female voice asked.

He looked up and the nurse standing in front of him, who smiled softly.

"You can see your son now. The doctor will tell you more. He's in room 3B-29."

Vince nodded and was the first one up.

"Who's watching Declan and Kenney?" Roxy asked, noticing they were nowhere to be seen.

"My parents." Marissa stated with a wary sigh.

Roxy nodded and followed the group as they made their way to room 3B-29. She looked up as everyone but herself and Randy walked into the room.

"I'm scared Randy," She admitted quietly. "I don't want to see him like this…" She added on when he gave her a curious look.

Randy sighed and put a hand to her chin, then raised it so the two were eye to eye. He saw the unshed tears in her eyes.

"Oh God, Rox," Randy pulled her in for a hug.

"Relax, it's okay." Randy paused and pulled away, then wiped the tears from her face when he noticed she let a few go. "I know this is rough for you… You've known Shane your whole life…"

Roxy cut Randy off. "He's like my older brother…" She replied with a sniffle.

Randy nodded. "I know, Rox. I know. The doctor probably put him in a medically induced coma. He probably isn't in any pain…"

Roxy sniffled again and let more tears leak from her eyes. "What about when it happened, Randy? I can't get the image out of me head."

Roxy fell forward into another hug. She cried on Randy's chest. "What if he never wakes up, Randy? What if he wakes up and turns into a completely different person? Do you know what that will do to everyone? He's the rock of the McMahon family… I mean, you saw them in the lobby…"

Randy pulled away from Roxy and once again wiped her face dry. "Yes, I saw them, and I know how much Shane means to them…. But come on, this is Shane we're talking about. You know how he is… The stubborn bastard probably wanted to sacrifice himself for you and your family… So just… I mean… If he does… Die… Just… Don't be mad at him for trying to protect you, okay? Cause I know for a fact he thought of you as a little sister…" Randy stated, poorly choosing the past tense with his words.

He tried not to be too harsh with words, but it was hard with the current situation at hand. Roxy narrowed her eyes at Randy, but nodded her head sadly, knowing in her heart what Randy was saying was probably true.

When they hugged again, Randy looked over Roxy's shoulder and into Shane's hospital room… He knew that if Roxy was facing the room instead of him, she would have broken down crying at the sight in front of him.

Vince was sitting next to Shane, with one hand over his face and the other hand gripping onto Shane's right. He was crying hysterically, which was something very unlike him. Linda was standing behind him with her hands on his shoulders, but there were also tears streaming down her face. Paul had his hands on Stephanie's shoulders, just like his mother in law. She, like her father, had her head in her hands and was crying. Randy was able to move slightly so he could see Marissa hugging Shawn, who was staring blankly at Shane's face. He looked down and saw Aiden was mocking his position from the night before when they were in the locker room.

What the hell is going on?

Aiden looked up and saw Randy looking at him curiously, so he stood up and walked out of the room. Randy saw the serious look on his face and let go of Roxy, who turned to face her little brother.

"What's the matter?" She asked, also noticing the serious look on his face.

Aiden sighed and blinked away some tears. "The doctor said there's a very slim chance of Shane waking up, 'cause there was just too much damage… And he lost too much blood. Apparently he was bleeding in the locker room for about 15 minutes before you guys got there," Aiden paused to exhale deeply.

"And, uh… The doctor said that if Shane does manage to wake up, it's very likely he won't remember anything… He'll have to start from scratch." He replied, making Randy sigh.

"Is that what the doctor said to upset everybody?" He asked, making Aiden nod his head no in response.

"No… The doctor recommended that Vince think about taking Shane off life support and letting him die…"

Randy's eyes widened and filled with tears at the same time, as did Roxy's.

"What! How the fuck can the doctor ask Vince to practically kill his own son!" Roxy shouted, making Linda, Paul, Vince and Shawn turn to look at her in shock.

Randy tried to grab a hold of her so he could hug her, but she punched the wall angrily and stormed off down the hall. Randy was about to go after her, but stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Shawn.

"Go in there and talk to Vince." Shawn whispered.

"But what about Roxy?" Randy asked.

Shawn sighed. "Don't worry; I'll handle it, okay? Just… Go in there and help calm Vince down. I swear to God his heart is breaking into pieces right now…"

Randy nodded and walked into Shane's room. Shawn was about to walk off, but Aiden grabbed his arm.

"Dad… Just… Be careful, okay?" Aiden asked.

Shawn nodded his head and pulled Aiden into a hug.

"I don't say this often enough… But I love you to death and I'm extremely proud to be your father." He stated, then pulled away from Aiden and walked down the hall the same way Roxy went.

"Love you too…" Aiden mumbled, then leaned against the wall and looked down at the floor.

A sudden movement down the other end of the hall caught his eye, so his head perked up in that direction. Before he could think to grab Paul or Randy, he ran down the hall.

When Roxy had made it outside, she sat down against the wall and pulled her knees to her chest. She felt like her whole world was crumbling. Mainly, she hated that she couldn't do anything about Shane. She let out a weary sigh before contemplating just going back to Florida to get on with her career. What good was she to them here? All that seemed to be happening were horrible things, and she couldn't help but feel that she was partially to blame for them. She looked around as a few doctors took their breaks and walked outside to smoke along with some of the nurses. She looked up again when the door almost flew off the hinges.

"Hi dad." She mumbled before resting her head on her knees.

"Sheesh Roxy, you storm off faster than you used to," He pouted for a second feeling old, and then got over it.

He sat down next to his daughter and let out a sigh. "I know this hurts... But the doctor just doesn't want to give the McMahons...or us, for that matter, false hope. And then they have other patients they need to think about, too... I mean do you honestly think they look at a family and decide whether or not they should ask that question?"

She nodded her head no and let out a shaky sigh. "But they should. They should care that the family will care. And should know that's not a question you ask right away! I mean you hear stories of these people who have been vegetables for like three years and you don't hear about their life support being unplugged…" She rationalized.

Shawn nodded and put a hand on her shoulder. "Sometimes it just doesn't work out that way, princess," She nodded but didn't make any motion to get up. "You coming back in?"

She nodded her head no, then looked up at him.

"I'll come back in a little while. I just want a minute to think and be alone. I won't be long…" She added when she noticed the worried look on his face.

He sighed and nodded. He leaned over to kiss the top of her head and walking back towards Shane's room. Roxy stared at the sky and watched the clouds go by as new tears fell. This was going to be a long and horrible day, she could just feel it.

Meanwhile, in the hospital room, Randy was making no luck with Vince at all. He quietly thanked God when Shawn came back in.

"I'm going to step out now...er...talk to Aiden…" Randy stated, trying to think of a real reason to walk out.

Shawn looked confused when he heard what Randy said.

"You mean he's not in here? Cause he's not out there either." Shawn stated, gesturing towards the door.

Randy decided to defuse the situation before it began.

"He's probably walking around to clear his head or something. Don't worry about it, I'll find him," Randy stated.

He wanted to ask about Roxy, but decided not to. He walked out of the hospital room and thought to himself. He wasn't sure which way Aiden went so he decided to go the way Roxy had stormed off in. He stepped outside and saw Roxy staring at the sky.

"Hey, have you seen your brother?"

She nodded her head no and stood up. "Why?"

Randy sighed, then began explaining the whole hospital room thing to her and watched as she bit her lip.

"I don't feel good about this, Randy. We have to find him," She sighed.

She wanted to try calling him... But you weren't allowed to have cell phones on in the hospital. Doctors were afraid it would interfere with some of their equipment. He nodded and they walked back towards the way they came and continued past Shane's room.

When they got to the corner, they heard a voice... The last voice they wanted to hear…

"I seriously think you should mind your own business, Aiden! Why can't you just let it go?"

They heard the voice shout. They ran around the corner to see Aiden holding John Cena in an extremely tight headlock. John's face was starting to turn red.

"I won't stop until you tell me why the fuck you did that to Shane! Come on, Cena, spit it OUT!" Aiden shouted off the top of his lungs.

"Aiden! Let go of him!" Roxy shouted.

She went to charge over at her brother, but Randy stopped her. She looked at him with wide, angry eyes, and then watched as he bent down to look John in the eyes.

"If you're not going to answer Aiden, I'll go and get Vince McMahon so he can break your damn neck himself." He threatened.

John opened his eyes to glare evilly at Randy.

"Fuck you Orton," He shouted and spit in Randy's face.

"Oh he didn't just fucking do that!" Roxy smuttered and went to charge again, but was grabbed from behind by somebody.

She jumped and turned around to see Shawn behind her.

"What in the blue fucking hell is he doing here," Shawn shouted.

He went to go charge, but was stopped by Roxy and Randy.

"Let me go! He deserves to fry for what he did to Shane!" Shawn shouted at Randy's face, making Randy sigh and nod his head.

"You're not in 'The Green Mile,' Shawn," He looked back at John.

"Now Shawn is here, John. Are you going to answer Aiden or what?" Randy asked.

John gasped for air when Aiden's grip got a little tighter.

"Answer the fucking question, Cena!" He shouted.

"Ugh! I didn't want to… To shoot Shane. I wasn't expecting him to… To chase me."

"You kidnapped his son you asshole!" Roxy shouted at him.

John groaned again. "I fucking know what I did! I wanted… Somebody else to chase me… But he did… And my huge fucking ego got control of me. What the fuck else do you want me to say?" John shouted and continued groaning in pain.

Aiden looked up at Randy and Shawn.

"Why the fuck are you here, Cena?" Shawn asked as he knelt down to look John in the eyes.

John blinked several times and looked Shawn in the eyes. "To see Shane."

Shawn almost fell over from laughing so hard. "Why the hell would you even bother, Cena? Do you realize what you fucking did to the McMahon family by putting a bullet in Shane's brain? Vince would rip you apart with his bare hands if he saw you here. Forget Vince… I think Linda would kill you herself," Shawn paused and looked Cena in the eyes again. "You aren't fucking wanted here. If you won't leave, I'll kill you here and now."

Randy put a hand on Shawn's shoulder, making the older man turn to look at him.

"Listen, Shawn… We can't let him leave…" Randy stated.

"Why the hell not?" Shawn asked, turning to glare at Cena as he did so.

"Cause think about it… Watching him see the McMahons could be fun." Aiden stated with an evil Michaels smirk on his face.

"It could be fun... But…" Roxy spoke up only to get cut off.

"But nothing Rox, he deserves this!" Aiden exclaimed.

She bit down on her lip, but could tell by the look on his face that there was nothing she could say to change his mind. She looked towards Shawn and Randy for help, but their faces were dead set too. She frowned and contemplated going back home to Orlando. What was the point of arguing when you're going to lose anyway? She trailed behind the three as Aiden and Randy held Cena and dragged him to Shane's room.

This isn't going to end well.

That proved true when the first thing she heard when they walked through the door was the voice of Paul Levesque. "What the hell is he doing here?"

She groaned quietly as she walked in to see Stephanie and Linda trying to restrain Paul. Roxy didn't think she had ever seen Vince so angry. He had stood up, abandoning Shane's hand, and was shaking in anger. His face turned from red to a purple-ish color. He walked up to Cena and glared before speaking in a venomous tone.

"Why? I gave you a job...and you throw it back in my face. I want to know what was going through your fucked up mind when you shot my son!"

John looked up, and something about him shocked the family in the room... He looked ashamed of his actions.

"It wasn't meant for him," He explained again.

Which made Roxy wonder... Who was it for? Her brother or maybe her father..? She growled in frustration. This was a stupid idea and now when the truth comes out, everyone's going to be angrier. John glared towards Shawn.

"Had I gotten the right person this wouldn't have happened..."

Roxy also knew that Vince would blame Shawn for a while. She sighed again before glaring at John.

"That doesn't make any of what you did before right. You're a fucking idiot." She didn't care about her dad's glare towards her for the language; he should be one to criticize. "And this was a stupid idea." She spat towards Aiden, Randy and Shawn before walking out the door.

As soon as she made it out the front door she started making calls to set up a flight back to Orlando.

Meanwhile in the room, the situation stayed tense. It took everything Vince had in him not to reach forward and kill John.

"Someone call the police and get this moron out of my face..." He growled, then sat down next to Shane and took his hand again.

John stared at Shane with remorse. It didn't change what he wanted to do, but he did feel bad about it. He couldn't help but smirk when he thought about Roxy walking outside of the hospital, all alone. What Shawn and Vince didn't give him a lot of credit for... Was the fact he had a large following. He decided right then and there, he was going to hit Shawn Michaels where it hurt. He wiped the smirk off his face when Randy looked up at him and narrowed his eyes angrily. Randy getting hurt in the process would just be an added bonus.

He would learn the hard way, that betrayal would not go unpunished.

Roxy was pacing back and forth outside; trying not to get pissed off at the fact the person attempting to sell her a ticket was acting like an asshole. When she turned her back towards the right side of the parking lot, somebody ran up to her and stopped as she turned to look at them. She jumped back in shock and nearly dropped her cell phone.

C-A/N: Katie didn't want to leave an author's note. So I guess I will. Lol. Once again, guess who was the one suffering from writers block? Instead of asking me to start working on a chapter, Katie decides to wait until I mention it. XD All she has to do is start a chapter off and send it to me. Bah humbug. We're both lazy.

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A/N: (post upload) This chapter was fun to write...mainly cause I had no idea what to do with Shane so I just worked with the people around him. Haha Aiden caught Cena! Woo! And I wonder what's gonna happen next...cause currently I have no idea...which is kinda bad right? Stay tuned and thanks for reading. Please leave a review telling us if we did well on this chapter.