Upon arrival at the airport in England, the four boys and baby Saraya-Jade were met by the three remaining girls and little Natalie. The girls knew something was wrong by the way that Dean headed straight for Natalie hugging her gently and kissing the top of her head. He smiled when he heard her giggle slightly. Roman looked unhappy about something, even when Summer almost knocked him over with the force of her jumping hug, where as Punk got off the plain with Saraya-Jade in his arms, he and Dean had spent most of the journey trying to come to an agreement on who she should be with and raised by. They had finally agreed upon him and AJ raising her as he was Seth's family and Paige was like a sister to AJ. AJ knew almost straight away something was wrong, by the way the four men were acting and by the way that her husband was carrying the child.
"Ladies meet Saraya-Jade Rollins" spoke Punk, watching as AJ interacted with the young child. "She is a month and a half old and completely healthy" added Punk, he seen the way that Becky looked at him, and knew she was going to ask something, although he had an instinct on what it was, he hoped that she wouldn't asked it. After all they were still coming to terms with it, and trying to keep their emotions under control whenever one of them accidentally mentioned Seth or Paige's name, or even when they randomly remembered moments where both of them were there. He smiled slightly when all three woman went girly over the little girl, although it was clearly they were wondering where Paige and Seth were since Saraya-Jade was their daughter. They found it a little odd that neither of them could be seen. Summer was half expecting them to just appear out of nowhere and asked for little Saraya-Jade back so that she could be fed up or put down for her nap.
"Where's Seth and Paige?" asked Becky, seeing the way the four men looked at her, and noticing that Dean was feeding little Natalie something. She smiled at the sight, of seeing Dean doing all he could for the little girl who was technically abandoned by her mother. They had yet to say that Emma really had gone and burnt everything that they had given her and any pictures that had her in before hand. She was determined that her days as part of the Shield were over and that they were just going to be memories that she wanted to forget, she had succeeded in wiping herself from the small family so far well at least through the pictures and items that belonged to her. "What aren't you tell us?" asked Becky knowing that the for men weren't telling her something, she knew whatever it was had to be serious enough to effect all of them at the same time and for them not to be told right away.
"Paige and Seth are still in Florida, with her family. They suggested we bring Saraya-Jade here so she is settled in for when they get here" responded Roman, making up something. What he said was true to an extent, they were still in Florida, just not with Paige's family. "They will be along in a couple of days time" added Roman, hoping the girls would buy it and not ask any more questions on the still rather sore subject. He hated the fact that he had just lied to them, but he couldn't bring himself to tell them truth when the rest of them had yet to come to terms with the fact that neither Seth or Paige were actually going to be joining them. He was also aware the girls were going to end up throttling them when they found out the real reason why the pair weren't there. The small group went back to the mansion after, Dean hesitating to enter for a few minutes, as he knew it once belonged to Paige and that it was done up in her style, so there would be reminders of her everywhere, it didn't help that it was Seth's idea to do the mansion in her style. He really did miss them and he felt all alone when it came to Paige, he felt lost like he didn't belong there, that he didn't deserve to be Natalie's father.
The Authority had left Florida for Connecticut just a few days after the Shield boys did. They had decided together to give all information needed to send Cena and his men down for good to the Calaway's and all information on Kane to them as well. They also send something to the police station, something that would hail the four Calaway's as hero's. They had told the head officer and all news stations that Detective Mark Calaway and his three sons Officers Viktor Calaway, Konnor Calaway and Finn Balor were the ones responsible for driving them from the city. As the Shield had done they had joined the ladies in the city they were going to call home most likely leaving all the illegal things behind. Hunter had informed Stephanie of the death of Paige and Seth, while also telling her that their daughter survived and now resides with what remains of the Shield. Randy also gave her the picture of the small child with both of her parents. It was funny how the same girl they tried to silence on so many occasions was also the one who became like a daughter to Stephanie and Hunter towards the end.
17 Years Later
A lot had changed in 17 years. Two months after Punk, Dean, Sheamus and Roman arrived in England with Saraya-Jade, they finally sat the girls down and told them the truth. That Seth and Paige wouldn't be joining them as both of them had passed away in the hospital before hand. Punk also explained that he and AJ were now the legal guardians of Saraya-Jade. Something that AJ happily took the responsibility of. She was upset and angry about their deaths but understood why the boys hadn't said anything upon their arrival. They were still trying to come to terms with the deaths of two of their own. Becky too soon understood why they never said anything. She along with AJ tried their best to be there for Dean and help him get through the pain he was feeling but trying to so hard to hide, more for the sake of Natalie than anyone else. Summer took the longest to accept they were gone, she was in denial to the point she would tell herself that they would be along to join them in a few days time or that they got up early to do something and came back late at night. When she did finally accept it, it hit her like a tone of bricks. To the point she refused to leave the mansion. She only went out when Dean encouraged her to do so, at which point she ventured out in the back garden and dipped her feet in the pool.
A few months after arriving in Orlando and moving into their new home with three children. Roman kept to his promise and gave Summer her dream white wedding, complete with the horse and carriage. It was the happy event that they needed, since they were all reminded on their loss when they moved into the mansion. While in England they were all happy to hear that AJ was actually pregnant and expecting a baby boy, they decided to call their baby boy Seth, after the brother and friend that they had lost. The couple went on to have a second child together, naming her Paige, much like they had done with Seth, naming her after someone they held dear to them that they had lost. They also raised Saraya-Jade with their own two children, always telling her of her parents when she asked although never telling her how they died, believing that it would be too traumatic for her to learn the truth, especially as it would also mean them revealing their past when they worked on the wrong side of the law. Dean found love again, although no one could replace Paige, he wore the bands with Seth and Paige's name on every day in remembrance. Renee was the name of the woman he married, she loved Natalie as her own and with Dean she had a son called Jon. Becky and Sheamus married a year and half after they returned to Florida, together they had two children Stephan and Quinn. Summer and Roman went on to have twin boys Oliver and James, both of them were incredibly mischeivous.
Neither of them had heard from Emma since she left and attempted to burn all bridges and connections she had with them. Yet two days prior she had gotten in contact with them, asking for help regarding residency. They had only granted her request because she had two children Tenille and Matthew, neither of them could bring themselves to see either of her children on the streets, especially since they had their own children. Dean had informed Natalie that her biological mother was coming to stay with them for a bit along with her husband and two children, he had also told her it was just until they small family of four got back on their feet again. Natalie had understood but said she didn't want any contact with the woman or if she had to it would be very little contact, both Dean and Renee had understood it before sending her on her way again.
"Are any of you going to tell her about Seth and Paige? Or are you just going to leave it until she asks" suddenly asked Renee, smiling at her husband when he looked at her. He held up two fingers suggesting that he was going to wait until she asks where the duo had gotten to. He knew the others were all thinking the same thing. He also knew her stay couldn't have come at a worst time. Saraya-Jade had asked to visit the sight her parents were buried. Both AJ and Punk had offered to take her to visit them, and also had the idea to give her the photograph that Randy had taken of Saraya-Jade as a month old baby with both of her parents. They also knew she was likely to ask how her parents had died and they had made the deal with each other to tell her when she was old enough to handle it. They could still remember her reaction the year before when they had given her Paige's necklace the one fashioned from the Knight Star.
"Emma was a member of this family, but when she left 17 years ago she cut all ties with us, including to Natalie. She never got in contact to see how she was doing, didn't send any birthday cards to her, there was nothing from her for 17 years. We didn't know how to get in contact with her or even where she was, so we never had any way of telling her that Paige and Seth were gone. She moved on with her life, while we tried to put ours back together, while we had to learn to live without the pair and learn to accept they weren't coming home and move on without them" said Dean explaining why neither of them were particularly happy that she was going to be staying with them for a while, but did it for the sake of her two children. Renee was by now aware that Emma didn't know about Saraya-Jade being born either, or about any of the marriages that happened or even about the other children besides Natalie and Saraya-Jade. She had missed out on so much and didn't even know it.
It was then that the buzzer to the front gate went off, Roman answered it while looking at the screen that showed the footage of the front gate, he took notice of the old rusting car there, he picked up the post-it note that had Emma's car registration on it. He knew it was her car when the registration that he had written down matched the one on the rusting car. He type in the code that opened the gate, letting the small family of four onto their property, he knew there was going to be a lot of heat between the girls and even more between Natalie and Emma. The only one he was sure was likely to stay out of it was Renee unless Emma wound her up enough. She would protect her family even the extended ones and those she knew they had lost even if she had only heard about them. It wasn't long before the small family of four were walking through the front door. Roman being his polite self welcomed them.
"Welcome to Shield mansion, I will show you around in a few minutes, but first Renee here will get Tenille and Matthew something to eat and drink" said Roman. "I'm Roman by the way, one of the owners of this place" added Roman introducing himself to Zack, Emma's husband. The man shook Roman's hand and introduced himself in return while also thanking him for allowing them to stay until they were back on their feet. He also complimented him on the mansion. "The others will be around and the teenagers will be back from school or college in a couple of hours" suddenly added Roman knowing that Emma had some curiosity sparkling in her eyes, they had all changed so much, she looked around the hall, kind of missing the luxury thing she had back then when she lived with them. She had also been looking forward to see each of the ones she called friends, although she was aware they were going to be angry at her for what she had done.
"You miss the luxury don't you?" asked Zack when Roman left to do something, Emma looked at him before nodding slightly. She had everything she could have wanted back then, except for the perfect man and a happy family. When she left she felt so happy that she was free from them, yet now she was back in the same place with them again she didn't know how to feel, especially since she hadn't gotten in contact with them for 17 years. "I know that you have missed them, even when you said you hadn't, each of them were a part of your life for so long. They were your friends once, maybe this is your chance to rebuild your relationship with them. You said once you wanted to apologise to Dean and Paige for ruining their relationship and to Seth for breaking his heart the way you did. I think this is your chance to do that" added Zack, showing that he had listened to all the times his wife had said just how much she regretted what she had done in the past. It was then that the door opened and AJ walked in, talking on the phone to someone, she hung up her jacket as she went passed not really taking much notice of the new arrivals other than waving and smiling at them. When Emma turned around she was met with the sight of Summer.
"Hello Emma, its been a long time" spoke Summer, trying to be nice although she still held a lot of anger for the blond woman. She thought since they would be in the same mansion once again then she might as well try and be civil with the other blond. "You have missed out on a lot of things over the years, including Natalie growing up amongst other things" added Summer, sadness appearing on her features as she thought of Seth and Paige not being there to watch Saraya-Jade grow into the woman she was now, she knew they would be proud of her, after all she had her father's skills when it come to calming people and just generally with other things and she had Paige's appearance bar the dark brown hair, she had the will to fight like both of her parents once had. Summer had missed the part about Emma technically being a grandmother. It was then that Roman returned, bringing both Tenille and Matthew back with smiles on their features, he smiled over at Summer, he knew that she still missed Paige and Seth, they all did but each of them knew there was nothing they could do to bring them back or change what happened to them, not matter how much the wished they could.
"Okay, your bedrooms are the first three on the left, Matt and Tenille have a shared bathroom, and your room is next to the kids rooms" spoke Roman, allowing them to go upstairs to look at their rooms. He knew that Emma would eventually ask where Paige and Seth were, especially when the rest of the mansion residents returned home. He had noticed that none of them had truly gotten over the tragic event, the rooms that would have belonged to the pair were still left untouched and decorated to their liking, across the hall from each other just like in the mansion in Tampa. He could still remember how the girls had reacted when they found out the truth, he knew Emma wanted to apologize for what she had done in the past, yet she would only be able to give her apology to one of the three face to face due to the other two no longer being with them. Roman walked over to Summer, noticing she had tears in her eyes. He knew she was once again remembering the pair.
"I'm fine, it's just hard some times you know. We have to stay strong for Saraya-Jade. Punk is taking her to visit them today" said Summer, not being able to bring herself to say their names, she knew if she did, then she would be in tears once more. "I miss them Roman, they should be with us yet they had to pay the price for what we did and so did Saraya-Jade" added Summer, accepting the hug her husband offered. He knew how much she missed them, he missed the pair of them too, there had been times he couldn't go to the side of the mansion their rooms were located, just because he knew they never got to see the new mansion, and never got to see their daughter again.
Later on in the day seen the return of the many teenagers that called the mansion home. Emma was in the living with Renee watching as she calmed the baby girl in her arms. Summer and AJ had barely spoken to her since she had arrived with her family. The only one that had was Becky but that was only to tell her some of the things she had missed out on, like Roman and Summer's wedding, Dean wedding to Renee, even her own to Sheamus, then the birth of most of the children and the permanent peace treaty with the Authority, although she hadn't told her why there was a permanent peace treaty between them. It was then that Natalie appeared, walking over to Renee and taking the little girl into her own arms, Emma watched as the scene unfolded.
"Hows my little princess been today?" asked Natalie, she hated going to school and being away from her daughter, she could still remember how her father had reacted to finding out she was pregnant, he was close to throttling her then boyfriend and the father of her own child. She was thankful she had such a caring and protective family, as they had helped her get through her hard time, especially when she end her relationship with Tara's father, deciding it was best they went their separate ways.
"Wait a second, that little girl is your daughter?" suddenly spoke Emma, surprise appearing on her features as she realised that her own eighteen year old was a mother which made her a grand-mother. She could see the way that Natalie looked at her. "So that means I'm a grand-mother" added Emma, not seeing Dean walk in, kissing Natalie on the cheek and playing peak-a-boo with Tara, he laughed at how the little girl let out an amused giggle. He seen the way that Natalie looked at Emma and knew that something was going to happen. Dean carefully took Tara into his own arms and left the room, smiling when he seen Jon walking through the door, with Stephan and Quinn since all three of them were in the same year. It wasn't long before Becky once again appeared this time hanging up the keys to the mini bus that they used to take the kids to and from school.
"Yes Emma, Tara is my daughter. She is just over a year old and believe me dad was angry when I told him and mum that I was pregnant. Litterally he almost killed her father. But he supported me in my decision to keep her, whenever I needed help both mum and dad along with aunts and uncles were there to help me. Saraya-Jade even helped me to pick things out for her room" explained Natalie, Emma picked upon how she called Renee her mother, she had to admit it hurt and she wondered if she was aware that Emma herself was her biological mother. "And yes I know you are my biological mother, but to me Renee is my mum. She has been there where as you haven't, she has loved me as her own and helped me to understand things and answered as many questions that she could, she makes dad happy and yes she does know about the past" added Natalie answering Emma's unasked question, she seen the other woman nod. It was then that all three women in the room heard AJ's voice.
"Seth, Paige what are you two up to?" spoke AJ in the hallway standing across from Dean who had a huge smile on his features. He always found it amusing how mischeivous they were and Sheamus had mentioned many times how he thought they were reincarnations of the duo they were named after. Especially Paige who could be bubbly and hyperactive when she had certain food or drinks. He chuckled to himself when both of them looked at each other and gave innocent smiles to their mother. Both Seth and Paige had dark brown hair and tanned skin, with brown eyes. Seth took after Punk in terms of build where as Paige was more AJ, yet both of them knew how to send someone around the bend with little to no effort and knew how to get people to be curious about what they were planning. Emma soon appeared believing the Seth and Paige were the ones she knew from 17 years ago, so she was a little surprised to see a 16 and a 15 year old instead of two grown adults. She looked slightly confused but didn't say anything.
"Come on mum, we're not up to anything, we just wanted to do something nice for S-J, since you said she was going to visit our name sakes today" spoke Seth, causing AJ and Dean to smile, they were aware that S-J wasn't actually their sister, that she was the daughter of the two they were named after, but they loved her as she was their older sister as she had been there to help them as an older sibling should have and stood up for them countless times at school. AJ motioned them to move closer to her, she wanted to give them a hug. They always thought of other people rather themselves even when it was them going through the hard time.
"We were going to get some of her favourite things. Like the teddy bear that her dad got for her. Her mums leather jacket and some of her comfort foods. We even found her favourite films to cheer her up" added Paige, revealing what they had planned to do. AJ found it sweet what the had planned for Saraya-Jade. The only thing they wanted to do at this moment was to put a smile on her lips once again and be there for her when she needed them, much like Punk and AJ did. "S-J has always been there for us, so we wanted to do something to return the favour and so she knew we are there for her just as much as anyone else" continued Paige smiling at her mum, when she nodded to allow them to do what they had planned. When AJ looked up she could see the confusion in the eyes of Emma and spread across the other woman's features. AJ left to make sure her two teens got what they needed from the kitchen without coursing any more havoc than normal.
"So I learn that my daughter with Dean is a mother of a 1 year old daughter, and that Paige and Seth have some how turned into a pair of teenagers" said Emma when she rejoined Zack, she didn't understand how they got younger rather than older and hadn't twigged on what Seth had said when he mentioned Saraya-Jade was going to visit their name sakes. Zack looked at her, also not twigging on to it but knew that something didn't quiet add up there. "I also learnt that Dean is married to Renee they have a son together called Jon. Becky and Sheamus are married with twins Stephan and Quinn, Quinn is female by the way. Summer and Roman finally tied to knot and have twin sons Oliver and James together. I think I heard Roman say they were identical twins as well" added Emma now knowing who each of them were, but still not understand the part with Seth and Paige.
At the Chapel Hill Cemetery, Punk was walking through the many rows with Saraya-Jade. He had promised her he would pick her up from school and take her to the place her parents were laid to rest seventeen years before hand. On the way there he had answered many of her questions. Yet she hadn't asked how they died, he knew she was dreading the answer. It wasn't long before they stopped in front of two tomb stones that stood out a fair bit from the rest. Punk placed his hands on the teenagers shoulders, smiling slightly. This was the first time since their funeral he had been here. Roman and Dean visited weekly, where as Summer along with Renee come a couple of times a week to changes the flowers and Becky along with Sheamus came every month. AJ could never bring herself to visit them. Saraya-Jade went up to the one made up of several blocks, reading the name on the tomb stone and silently looking over it, trying to memorize what it said.
"Seth Colby Rollins born May 28th 1986. Left the world on August 10th 2016. Son, brother, father, friend. Forever with his best friend and mother of his daughter. A valuable friend and brother who will be missed and never forgotten" spoke Punk, reading what his step brothers tomb stone read. He smiled at some of the memories that popped to mind. One of the happiest he could think of that including both Seth and Paige was on Island Noir, how he gave her a piggy back ride up the hill and spoke to her about different things on the way up. It was on that trip that he really bounded with her. He watched as Saraya-Jade knelt down and place a single white rose on his grave, she smiled sadly at it, she dreaded the day she would finally visit them, but now she was here she felt at peace with the missing part of her life. Knowing that she wasn't just abounded like some of the people at the school she once attended said. "Paige Saraya-Jade Knight, born August 17th 1992. Died August 10th 2016. Daughter, sister, mother, friend. Laid to rest beside her best friend and father of her child. A dark angel who gained her wings too soon. Her family chain forever broken" again read Punk, this time reading what Paige's said. He smiled at her tomb stone. The angel made of black marble, what remains of the Knight Star in the angels enclosed hands. He again watched as Saraya-Jade placed a rose on one of her parents grave, this time a black one. He went and sat on the bench place in their memory shortly after, allowing Saraya-Jade to have the time that she needed.
"Hey. You may not know who I am, but you two mean more to me than anyone else. You see you Seth Rollins and Paige Knight are my parents. You died when I was a month old, I didn't understand what had happened then, but I do now, and I know you fought so hard to come back to me. I am in the care of aunt AJ and Uncle Punk now, they have raised me for the last 17 years, telling me stories of you. How much you loved me even before I was born, how you always wanted what's best for the people around you. They sent up a foundation in your name, Knight Rollins Foundation aiming to help people in a similar situation to your and their families, its helped so many people over the years" said Saraya-Jade, sitting on the grass between her parents grave, she loved that they were buried besides each other. It was now she had tears coming to her eyes, mainly because she knew she was going to get the answers on how they died, she wished so much that they could be there with her. "I know I don't have any memories of the two of you, but I still miss you so much, your my mum and dad. Every day I wish I could change the past, save you from the fate you both suffered. I love you both and I promise this wont be my last visit" added Saraya-Jade not being able to finish what she wanted to say due to her losing her battle to keep her tears back. She kissed her hand and placed it on each tombstone, before turning into Punk's embrace.
"They would be proud of you S-J. You have grown into a strong willed young woman, fought for what you believed is right and never let someone pull you down. You're more like them than me and AJ than you think, not just your appearance or taste in music. They love you just as much as you love them and the rest of us miss them. No matter what anyone says, you will always be the daughter of Paige Knight and Seth Rollins. You're always going to be Saraya-Jade Rollins" spoke Punk as Saraya-Jade let her tears free, he knew then she wasn't ready to find out how they were killed and who did it, she wasn't ready to meet the men that they had once be at war with, yet they also tried to save them and got Saraya-Jade to safety. She just needed to know that someone was there for her and that her parents were really where she was told they were instead of somewhere else.
When the duo returned to the mansion AJ was waiting for them outside, holding something in her hands. She smiled when she seen them exit the car and walk over to her. It wasn't long before she wrapped the teenager in a hug and gave her the wrapped item that she had hold of. She soon went back into the mansion warning Saraya-Jade that Seth and Paige had been planning something to cheer her up and that Emma with her small family had arrived. Once the three were back in the mansion Saraya-Jade opened the present, smiling as she seen the picture taken seventeen year prior, in a black reflective frame. She knew which picture it was from when Becky had told her of it. It was then that Saraya-Jade seen Emma, she smiled but didn't know had to act towards the woman, she had heard the stories of her just like all the others, but didn't actually expect to see her. Natalie soon made her appearance and hugged Saraya-Jade knowing the younger teen was in need of it.
"You'll be fine S-J, you have everyone around her to support you, and answer as many questions they can. You're more lucky that me when it come to mum" said Natalie, unwrapping herself from the younger teenager and seeing the confused look that she gave in return. Punk and AJ had by now left. "You knew where both of your parents were while growing up. I only knew where dad was. My mum there was out living her life while the adults we grew up around rebuilt theirs" added Natalie, explaining what she meant and once again confusing Emma when she said the others were rebuilding their lives while she was out living hers. "Seth and Paige have planned something for you, the asked me to give these to you" continued Natalie giving Saraya-Jade the leather jacket that once belonged to her mother Paige and the little stuffed Penguin that her father Seth had gotten for her.
It wasn't long before Zack made an appearance having finally putting the bits together and coming up with what he thought was the answer. He had been told by Sheamus that Saraya-Jade was the daughter of Paige Knight and Seth Rollins, yet he hadn't seen wither of them anywhere. He had seen Seth and Paige Lee but that was it. After hearing Natalie say that Saraya-Jade knew where he parents were, it finally gave him the last bit of the puzzle to working out why he hadn't seen them and why the pair had turned into teenagers. He walked over to his wife with a sad smile, not sure how he was going to tell her the only one she could apologise to face to face was the father of her oldest child. Dean.
"Hey, I think I figured out why Seth and Paige you knew have turned into teenagers" said Zack upon reaching Emma's side. She turned to look at him the interest and confusion once again mixing together and spreading across her features. "The Seth and Paige here are the teenager kids of AJ and Punk not the ones you knew seventeen years ago. Natalie mentioned then that Saraya-Jade knew where he parents were all this time. I don't think you're going to be able to apologise to them face to face Emma" added Zack still seeing that his wife hadn't caught on to what he was saying. He didn't want to be the one who turned her hopes to dust but it didn't look like he had any other choice. "I think that the Seth and Paige you knew are dead, why else would Punk and AJ name their two kids the same names?" asked Zack seeing the tears appear in Emma's eyes, she walked into the dinning room where she seen Sheamus, Becky, Summer, Roman, AJ, Punk, Dean and Renee talking as they normal would at this time, she felt like her heart had broken.
"Is it true. Our Paige and Seth dead? Is that why I haven't seen them around? Is that why none of you have mentioned them since I arrived?" asked Emma, not knowing how to feel about the sudden news. Roman nodded to what she was saying, where as Summer stood up and walked over to Emma, her hatred for the other woman showing plainly on her features. "Why did you tell me when I arrived or before I came here?" asked Emma almost shouting at them for finding out the way that she had. She didn't know whether she was angry at them for not telling her or damn well hated them for it. Her anger soon faded and turned into shock when Summer slapped her around the face with some force showing just how angry she was at Emma.
"Why didn't we tell you?" repeated Summer her anger now coming out. "You left us behind Emma, burnt all pictures that had you in, and everything we have you. The only thing you didn't burn was the necklace Paige gave you which you sold on" said Summer holding up the necklace that Paige had given Emma years before, revealing that she was the buyer that had gotten it when Emma had put it up for sale. "You never said where you were going or left any forwarding details. So how could we tell you that both of them were gone. While you were out there living your life and playing happy families. We were trying to rebuilds ours and come to terms with what happened. That Seth and Paige never got to see their daughter again, that they had their lives ripped away from them. More to the point you didn't deserve to know. You pushed her to the limit and tore his heart to shreds. You came back hoping all would be forgotten and that everyone including them forgave you. I don't forgive you and they never got the chance. So please carry on playing happy families but don't pretend like you ever cared" added Summer before walking away, she had let out her anger and told the truth to Emma.
"But I do care. They were my friends, if I had know what happened to them I would have come back" said Emma in tears at what Summer had pretty much shouted at her. Dean looked at Emma almost in disgust at what she had just said and anger for what she had done in the past. He could understand Summer's anger, he held a lot for Emma over the years yet let it go for Natalie. He however never forgave for what she did to the three of them and how she walked out on Natalie when she was so young and still needed her mother. He lost count how many times the three year old Natalie asked where he mum was and why she wasn't there. Each time he had to break her heart and say she had left them. He had accept her apology when she apologised for what she had done but only in the memory of Seth and Paige and out of love for his daughter.
"You would have come back for Seth and Paige but not for your own daughter?" asked Dean, he wanted to let his pent up rage out on something but not in front of everyone here. Renee took hold of his shoulders in an attempt to calm him down. "She needed you so much when she left. Every day for almost a year and a half she asked why her mummy wasn't with us. Each time I had to tell her you left. I gave her all I could, like Punk and AJ have done all they can to give Saraya-Jade a good home and bring Paige's dream for her true. Yet like Summer said you were at there living your own life and playing happy families" added Dean explaining just what Natalie had asked and how he had to hurt her by saying her mummy had left them and not coming home. "Seth and Paige died protecting their little girl, they have a good reason to not being here with us now. You however don't, you walked out on your own daughter, it was your choice to leave. I know if Paige and Seth could have chosen, they would be here with us and raised their daughter, but that choice was taken from them" added Dean calming down now that he had vented a little bit. He seen Zack appeared making sure that his wife was okay. It was clear he had heard what was said to her.
"The Authority killed them?" whispered Emma trying to hold back her tears. It was loud enough for the others to hear. AJ looked at Punk trying so hard to keep her cool, although she knew she was failing, especially when Punk squeezed her hand. She smiled when she looked at him. "We tried to protect her from them, yet in the end they won" added Emma believing that it was the Authority that had killed Paige and Seth who she assumed was protecting her at the time. She couldn't imagine how Dean had felt. It was then that Becky stood up, not being able to listen to how wrong Emma was.
"The Authority didn't kill either of them. Hunter, Randy and Batista tried to get them out and to safety. They only managed to get Saraya-Jade to safety before Cena noticed. After that they alerted the Wyatt's who got them out to the hospital. By then it was too late. Cena tortured Seth and ordered Paige to be beaten. Seth died from a Cerebral Haemorrhage, where as Paige never regained conscious, her father made the choice to turn of her life support, Seth passed on minutes later" informed Becky seeing the shock on Emma's features mixing with her tears. She hadn't expected the Authority to try and help to save the pair. "Hunter admitted after that he and Stephanie had come to think of Paige as one of their daughters. Then seen just how lost she was. Giving her Saraya-Jade was their way of giving her something to look forward to and live for. They thought Seth as her best friend would be the best option as a father. When he found out they didn't survive we made a permanent peace treaty with them. All of them send Christmas and Birthday cards and presents to her. They even come over for Halloween and thanksgiving. They even tried to find you when Natalie asked them when she was four years old" added Becky, revealing how the Authority were like family to them now and how much they were apart of Saraya-Jade's life.
"By meaning Emma. S-J parent's maybe gone but at least they did what they could for her. They left her with loving guardians in Uncle Punk and Aunt AJ. Paige even left her Dark Angels, Seth left his Black Knight company. She also inherited all of Paige's family fortune including the mansion in England. They made sure if anything happened to them, then she would have everything she needed from a loving family to a good home, even something so she could have a good future" said Natalie from behind the pair of Emma and Zack, she was angry at what Emma had done in the past and hadn't found away to forgive her. "Yet they left more for her than you did for me. They aren't even with us any more. You just thought about yourself, Dad he gave me everything he could, he gave me what I needed most when he married Renee, he gave me a mum. The only thing you did was give birth to me. So I hope you are happy with what you accomplished Emma. Because you mean nothing to me or any of the other teenagers around here. You don't even mean anything to Tara" added Natalie before walking away to tend to her crying daughter. Showing just how much she had been hurt by the whole thing.
Emma turned around in the hall, seeing a picture that Punk took on Island Noir of Paige and Seth together. She slowly walked over to it, looking at how happy they were, then she looked at the one just below it on the stand. The one Saraya-Jade had placed there earlier on. Like before she could see how happy they were. She wiped the tears from her eyes as best she could, more so because she found out her daughter really does hate her for what she did and because she found out that she would have to live with the regret of what she did to Seth and Paige, knowing she could never earn there forgiveness, knowing the last time she has seen them seventeen years prior was the last time, even that was on bad terms. Paige was still angry at her for what she did and Seth had turned down her offer.
"I'm so sorry for what I did to the both of you. For the pain that I coursed. If I could go back and do it differently I would. For the last seventeen years I thought you to were happy living here with your daughter, yet I have learnt now you were both killed by Cena trying to keep your little girl safe. I wish I could say I did the same with Natalie, but I know it would be a lie. I left to try and find my own happiness. I didn't see a way I could find that if I took her with me. I had a choice whether or not I left her, you two didn't. I'm sorry Paige, that you never got to see you little girl grow up, or get to see you family again. I'm sorry you are the one who had to pay for their mistakes. You deserved to be happy, yet the happiness you got was death. And Seth I'm sorry I broke your heart the way I did. That like Paige you never got to see Saraya-Jade again" said Emma to the picture of the pair of them. She didn't know how to feel any more. It was then she turned around to Seth and Dean in particular, but what she was about to say was aimed at all of them who she once lived with.
"I wish I never met any of you. That after the hostage situation. I would have saved so much pain. Maybe it wouldn't have brought Paige into any of this, then she would have been alive, happy somewhere. Thing would have been ….." Emma said but never got to finish what she was saying due to AJ losing her cool. The anger that burnt in her eyes was enough to make anyone think twice before saying anything. Emma was going to continue instead she thought better of it. Deciding to leave it instead of risk AJ being in an even worse mood than she already appeared to be.
"You wish that you never met any of us. So you are saying you wish you never had Natalie. If you weren't with us Paige would have been, her father phone Shield for help protecting her. If you told her to leave like you were about to say, then she would still be dead. Those after her would have gotten to her, the Wyatt's wouldn't have been able to protect her forever. Neither Saraya-Jade or Natalie would here" spoke AJ once again trying to keep her cool, she knew either way Paige would be gone, they only delayed it and gave her time to find her small piece of happiness, while she also unknowingly gave both Seth and Dean their own bit of happiness as well. Everyone of the mansion residents knew that Seth and Paige had finally found their own peace and happiness together. And that Seth got to keep his promise he made to Paige. The one he made to her shortly after returning from Isle Noir.
"I'll always be there Paige, forever. Even if you choose you go your separate way"
~END~
