Daughter of the Deadman II
Hey, all. Well, at the time of posting this chapter it is 3 am, but I decided to finish this chapter and post it before I went to bed. I didn't realize until now, but this is getting on up there in terms of chapters. Meaning that if I keep going like this, it'll be time for DoD III before Summer's End. I am also sorry that this part of the double update is late, but I got a bit stuck...and then got sick...which I still am a bit...
Things are going good with me here. Got my courses picked for school already AND found out that WWE is coming here in September, but the tickets go on sale next month. (Go figure), AND my sister's wedding is in October, so I've actually got lots to look forward to! XD!
OK, now onto the thank you stuff. HUGE HUGE HUGE thanks to Vader23A who has given me a big hand and bailed my sorry butt out more times then I can count not only on this story but on DoD I as well. Also gotta thank my good friend John's Country Girl for helping me out a bit with this chapter. And of course thanks to: Cena's baby doll, blackbear1020, deadmanwalking55, CrossOverFan97, Vader23A, tomwilliams1990, and kakashishot for their reviews. You guys are great.
On that note, I'll see you all at the bottom!
Chapter 29: A Second Chance?
It was Monday night and Angel was in the locker room with her father, Uncle and Lea. Lea was feeling a lot better in terms of her pain. It was gone now. The only thing now was that she was scared. Her powers had come in and she had no control over them at all. Once or twice over the last week, she had accidentally used them on Taker, Kane, and Angel, throwing them around, after which, she had gotten really upset and cried for hours. She was convinced that this had happened because she was bad. She sat on Angel's lap in the locker room, looking upset and scared. That night after the show she was going to be joining Angel in the meditation process to gain some control.
"It's OK, Lea. Everything is going to be OK." Angel said.
"Andel, are you sure I not bad?" Lea asked.
"I'm sure, Baby Lea. I know how you feel right now. I've been there, sweetheart." Angel said.
Lea looked up at her sister and nodded. Angel had other things on her mind too besides this and Lea knew it, so she decided to let the subject rest for the moment. Bella was on Angel's mind too. Kane had told her that Bella had come back to the WWE specifically to get Angel's forgiveness for all the cruel things she had done. Shortly after that, Angel had seen Bella in the hallway. They had made eye contact long enough for Angel to see the guilt in Bella's eyes. It had prompted Angel to go up and actually talk to her.
They talked for a bit and that was when Angel found out that Bella had tried to kill herself and would have succeeded if Matt and Jeff hadn't found her in time. Then she told Angel that she completely understood if Angel didn't want to be friends with her because frankly, she had acted like a complete and total jerk, but Bella herself really wanted closure. Angel had told Bella that she would think about it and let her know before walking away.
Now, Angel's eyes were focused on the monitor in the locker room. Kevin Nash, who had returned during the Royal Rumble Match, was in the ring with CM Punk. Angel didn't like either man, but she understood where Punk was coming from and had respect that he was brave enough to speak his mind. He had been ambushed by Nash at the Summer Slam pay-per view during his match and he thought that Triple H was in on it. Given that Triple H and Nash had been friends for years, it wouldn't have surprised Angel if they were both in on it. The two of them were screaming at each other. Finally, Triple H came out and set up a match between the two at Night of Champions.
The first match of the night was Champion vs Champion as Randy Orton took on Dolph Ziggler. Angel thought Ziggler had good in ring ability, but she hated his egotistical personality. He put Randy through his paces before ultimately losing the match thanks to a well timed RKO from Randy. Angel sighed in relief, knowing that if Dolph had won the match, he wouldn't have shut up about it.
The match after that was just as lengthy and hard fought as CM Punk took on the Miz. Apparently, Punk hadn't taken the time to consider that in WWE, speaking your mind tended to put you on the hit list of almost every Superstar in the Locker Room. It wasn't because they necessarily disagreed with him. It had more to do with the fact that not everyone necessarily liked what he had to say. As a result, the match ended in turmoil. First, R-Truth attacked Punk, coming to the aid of Miz, who was his tag team partner. This resulted in a disqualification win for Punk. Then Miz and R-Truth left as fast as they could, leaving an irate Punk in the ring. Finally, Kevin Nash sneaked up on him and gave him a Jackknife Power Bomb that left him motionless.
"Ouch! He not moving..." Lea said.
"No, he's not. That must hurt." Angel said.
"Baby girl, as someone who has been on the receiving end of three of them, I can tell you for sure that they do hurt." Taker said.
"I was little back then. That was ninety-six right?" Angel asked.
"Yeah. You would have been two then." Taker said.
"Andel little..." Lea said, looking up at her sister again.
Angel laughed. The look on Lea's face was one of complete shock. It was like she was trying to imagine Angel being as little as she was now and it wasn't working. Taker laughed too and so did Kane, but both of them noticed the look on her face. It was like she was lost in thought about something.
"What are you thinking about, Little Angel?" Kane asked.
"What gave it away?" Angel asked.
"You've got that look on your face again. The one you get when you're lost in thought about something." Taker said.
"What wrong, Andel?" Lea asked.
"I'm just thinking about Bella. I ran into her earlier. She really regrets what she did to me when she was friends with Jennifer. Bella said she wants to be friends with me, but if I don't want to, she would totally understand. She just wants a bit of closure. I told her I'd think about it and let her know, but I honestly don't know what I should do." Angel said.
"Baby girl, I'm not going to tell you what you should or shouldn't do. You do what you feel is right, OK?" Taker asked.
"But...how do I know what the right thing to do is?" Angel asked.
"You'll know, Little Angel. Trust me. You'll know." Kane said.
Angel nodded. She set Lea on the couch and put on her hooded over coat. She put the hood up. Lea beamed. Angel took off both her necklace and bracelet. She kissed her mother's wedding ring and handed it to Taker. She headed to the curtain. It was to be her and Bella against the Bella Twins, Brie and Nikki.
They were already in the ring waiting for their opponents. The lights went out and a Bell tolled. Rest in Peace started to play and fog rolled in. Angel stepped through the fog and walked to the ring. The fans screamed. Angel made her way to the ring, slowly and methodically. She headed up the steel steps and raised her arms, bringing the lights back up. She stepped through the ropes. She glared at the Bella Twins.
She undid her overcoat and threw the hood back, rolling her eyes back as she did so. Thunder crashed overhead and the fans screamed louder. Angel took the overcoat off and handed her Women's Championship to the referee so he could put it over in the time keeper's area. Bella's music hit and the fans screamed. Bella came running down the ramp and got in the ring.
Angel decided to start the match against Nikki. Oddly enough, Angel and Bella worked as well together as Angel and Kristy had done when they had been a team. Everyone was impressed. Eventually, Nikki had Bella down on the mat and had hold of her leg, preventing her from tagging Angel into the match. Angel knew that Bella desperately needed to make a tag and she had her hand out. Finally, Bella got annoyed. She turned around and kicked Nikki in the stomach with her free leg, sending her backwards. Then she dove for Angel and made the tag.
Angel jumped in the ring and began throwing punches at both Nikki and Brie. Once Brie was out of the way, Angel grabbed Nikki's arm and wrenched it, preparing for Old School. Then she walked to the closest turnbuckle and climbed up. She walked the top rope and jumped down, drilling Nikki in the shoulder and knocking her flat on her face on the mat. Then Angel picked her up and Choke Slammed her.
Angel did the Rest in Peace sign, signalling for the Tombstone Piledriver. As Nikki staggered to her feet, Angel noticed Brie coming at her. Thankfully, Bella intercepted her. Angel performed the Tombstone and pinned Nikki, placing her arms over her chest. Angel flung her hair back and rolled her eyes back as the referee counted to three. The fans screamed. Angel stood up and took her Women's Title. She started to walk away, but Bella stopped her. Angel turned and looked at her. Then she motioned to the top of the ramp, saying they'd talk in the back. Bella nodded. They walked back to the back and to Angel's locker room. She wanted to be there in case this was a trick and she wound up getting jumped. She still didn't completely believe that Bella wasn't on Jen's side.
"Bella...I..." Angel started.
"Look, I know you don't trust me and frankly, I don't blame you, but I am really sorry and I want to be friends with you. I...just want to make things right, Angel..." Bella said.
"I don't trust easily. It's going to take you a long time to earn my trust after everything you've done, but I'm willing to try. But understand this: Kristy is my best friend and has been for a long time and you're just going to have to deal with it." Angel said.
"I know. I...never really thought that her being your best friend was a bad idea. She saved you. Jennifer told me all about your home life. Kristy saved your life." Bella said.
"She did. And everything that Jennifer told you was true. It was from me. I had told her. I...trusted her too easily and she back stabbed me. This is why trusting is hard for me now, but like I said, I'm willing to try." Angel said.
"Thanks, Angel!" Bella said.
"And another thing: if I wind up giving you my trust and you screw up, you will not get another chance." Angel said.
"That's a fair deal." Bella said.
Angel nodded and headed into the locker room. She ducked into the washroom and showered and changed into street clothes. As soon as she was done, she stepped out of the bathroom. Lea walked over and gave her a hug. She looked upset. Angel looked up at her father. He simply pointed to the ceiling. Angel looked up and saw that all the lights were shattered. Then she looked at the floor and saw the glass all over. She also noticed that Kane had a wet cloth over his shoulder. Lea started to cry.
"Oh, Lea..." Angel said.
"I not mean to. I hurt Kane, but I not mean to. I sorry!" Lea sobbed.
"It's alright, Lea. I know it was an accident, sweetheart." Kane said.
"See, Lea? It's alright. Let's watch the rest of the show and then we can go back to the hotel room and work on doing something about it. How does that sound?" Angel said.
"Tay..." Lea said, wiping her eyes.
Angel beamed. She sat down on the couch and Lea climbed onto her lap. The next match was the main event. It was a tag team match pitting John Cena and Sheamus against Christian and Mark Henry. In the end, John and Sheamus pulled out the victory. Following that, CM Punk came back to the ring. Angel rolled her eyes and her mouth fell open when Punk announced that the match between him and Kevin Nash at Night of Champions was cancelled because he was going to be facing Triple H instead.
"What the hell? Since when does he have the authority to make matches?!" Angel said.
"Now apparently." Taker said, looking disgusted.
Angel just rolled her eyes. She put Lea on the couch and stood up and picked up her bag. Taker picked up Lea's bag of toys. Kane stood up too and Lea ran over and gave him a hug. Kane stared down at her, looking worried. However, he knelt down and hugged her back.
"I sorry." Lea said.
"Little Lea, it's alright. It was an accident." Kane said.
"But I hurt you. I so sorry." Lea said.
"It's no big deal, Little Lea. It's just a cut. It will heal up. Don't worry." Kane said.
He stood up. Lea beamed up at him. Then she took Kane's hand and the three of them walked out of the locker room. They walked as fast as they could to the parking lot. They got in the car and drove back to the hotel. Angel gave Lea a bath and then both of them got dressed in pyjamas. Then Angel sat in the middle of the living room floor. She told Lea to sit down in front of her and take her hands, which Lea did.
"Daddy...I scared." Lea said.
"Don't worry, Little One. Just do what Angel says and you'll be OK." Taker said.
"Nothing bad is going to happen to you, Baby Lea, I promise. I won't let it." Angel said.
"Tay...if you pomise." Lea said.
"Don't worry. Angel will protect you." Kane said.
"Tay." Lea said.
"OK, Baby Lea, I want you to take a big, deep breath and close your eyes." Angel said.
Lea nodded and did as Angel instructed.
When the two girls opened their eyes again, they found themselves standing outside the power shrine. Lea looked around and smiled. She recognized the place, having been there once before. Angel walked up and touched the door. It opened and the girls went inside. Angel's Dead Girl side stood there. On the wall, Angel noticed that the Crescent Moon symbol that had been slightly faded on the wall the last time she had been there was no longer faded and it was glowing a faint blue. Just then, Bethany and Leanna came out of a nearby room. They weren't alone either. There was a little girl with a scar shaped like a Crescent Moon under her left eye. Angel looked down at Lea. She seemed shocked.
"Hello there, Little One."
"Andel...what do?" Lea asked.
"Lea, it's alright. This girl looks like me, but see that scar under her left eye?" Angel asked.
"It star." Lea said.
"And see those symbols on the walls?" Angel asked.
"Yep. There star there too." Lea said.
"Yeah, there's a star there too." Angel said.
"What mean?" Lea asked.
"This is my Dead Girl side. She's where my special powers come from." Angel said.
"Oh. You not hurt me?" Lea asked.
"Of course not. You're far too important to Angel."
"There's someone here you have to meet, Lea." Bethany said, nodding at the little girl at her side.
Lea seemed to notice her for the first time. She gasped. This girl looked just like her, save for the scar. The little girl walked over to Lea and just stared at her. Lea hid behind Angel and peeked around her. Angel knelt down and hugged her sister.
"It's OK. I not allowed to hurt you." the little girl said.
"Andel..." Lea said.
"This little girl does for you what my Dead Girl side does for me. She's part of you, Lea. She's where your special powers come from. She can't hurt you because she would hurt herself. Just like my Dead Girl side can't hurt me. She would hurt herself too." Angel said.
"Oh...what about Daddy? Daddy have other person?" Lea asked, looking around.
"Daddy is a little more complicated, sweetheart." Bethany said.
"Oh. You listen to Daddy?" Lea asked.
"Yep. We have to." the little girl answered.
"Andel...what things mean?" Lea asked pointing to the wall.
"Well, you know what the purple one is...and the fire one." Angel said.
"Daddy and Kane." Lea answered.
"Yeah. And the star is mine. And the moon is yours. And if you look, you'll see that they're all linked together with lines." Angel said.
"That mean we all link too?" Lea asked.
"Yep. We're all linked through our powers. And if the symbols stop glowing that means the person is in Heaven." Angel said.
"That not happen for long time!" Lea said.
"Hopefully not." Leanna said.
"And if the symbol has a faint glow, it means that something is wrong with the person. It can mean anything. They could be hurt or they could just be tired from overusing their powers." Angel said.
"Oh. So that mean we all tay! Even Kane tay!" Lea said.
"Yep. See? Told you that you didn't hurt him too badly." Angel said.
Lea beamed and so did the little girl. Both of them were relieved. Then Bethany and Leanna took them all to the room that they had come from. It was pitch dark in here. Angel walked inside. Lea clung to her big sister. Angel sat her down, but before they could get started, Angel got a feeling. Something was about to happen. Everyone else felt it too.
"Something is up." Angel said.
"It not good." Lea said.
"What does it feel like?" Beth asked.
"Something...evil. And...it wants me." Angel whispered.
"Mark! You know what to do!" Bethany said, looking up at the ceiling.
Angel gasped. She felt herself being pulled away from the Power Shrine. Lea was following her. She knew what had happened. Taker and Kane had snapped them out of their meditative state.
Angel opened her eyes with a start. She was back in the hotel room. Lea looked worriedly at her sister. She knew what she had gone there to do and she hadn't been able to do it. She hadn't started to learn control yet.
"Someone tried to get to me in there." Angel said.
"Someone bad." Lea said.
"It interrupted you?" Taker asked.
"We were just about to start...and I felt it. And so did Lea. It was like someone was trying to invade the Shrine and get to me." Angel said.
"That's why Bethany told me to wake you both up." Taker said.
"As long as you're not hurt." Kane said.
"I want you two to try it again and see what happens."
Lea and Angel nodded. They closed their eyes and took each others hands again. Taker and Kane watched intently. After an hour, he didn't get a message from Beth to wake the girls up. He sighed in relief. Whatever it was that had tried to get his girls, it was gone now. Taker just let them go, knowing that Lea needed this. After about another ten minutes, Angel opened her eyes. Lea followed suit. She looked exhausted.
"Andel..." she whispered.
"I know, Lea. You're tired. It's alright. It's normal. Don't worry." Angel said.
Lea nodded. She tried to get up. She made it to her knees before she fell forward into Angel. Angel picked her up and carried her into the bedroom. She laid Lea in bed and pulled the covers over her sister. She smiled. Taker came in and looked over her shoulder.
"She did really great, Daddy, but she's so scared. I feel really bad for her. She didn't ask for this." Angel said.
"Baby girl, none of us asked to have our powers. Your Grandmother had to give her life so I could have mine. You were born with yours already there. I gave Lea her powers by complete accident." Taker said.
"And Uncle?" Angel asked.
"My father gave me mine. You have no idea how close I actually came to death in that fire. If it wasn't for him giving me the powers beforehand, it would have been worse for me that day." Kane said, poking his head in the door.
"When did he give you your powers?" Angel asked.
"About a month before the fire. It was late at night. He woke me up. I don't remember much else about it. It was just...all of a sudden I had these powers, but he told me to keep them a secret and use them in emergencies only." Kane said.
"Wow. So we're all in the same situation as Lea. None of us really asked for our powers." Angel said.
"Nope. We've all been there, sweetheart." Kane said.
"What do I do though? Lea's so scared...and she thinks this is happening because she's bad..." Angel said quietly.
"We just have to keep telling her that she isn't bad and that no matter what happens, she's not alone." Taker said.
"OK." Angel said quietly.
"What's on your mind, Baby girl?" Taker asked.
"Just wondering if being friends with Bella is a good idea." Angel said.
"Baby girl...I'm not going to tell you what to do or not do in that regard, but...please just be cautious about that, alright?" Taker said.
"Alright, Daddy. I'll be careful. Don't worry." Angel said.
Just then, her cell phone rang. She looked at the Caller ID and noticed that it was Kristy. She cringed as she answered, wondering if she was about to get an earful about the whole situation with Bella. Sure enough, Angel didn't even get a chance to ask if she had seen Raw before Kristy spoke.
"Angel Calaway, have you lost your mind? Friends with Bella?" she said.
"Kristy, please don't start. I'm tired and I feel drained. Can you yell at me about this another time?" Angel asked.
"No. What the hell are you thinking?" Kristy said.
"Krissy, she just wants to be friends. She says she's changed. Besides, I'm not just going to be friends with her at the snap of a belt or something." Angel said.
"Did you forget all the hell that she put you through?!" Kristy asked.
"It wasn't her! It was Jennifer who was the damn ring leader remember?!" Angel snapped back.
"Yes, I remember." Kristy said.
"OK. Now there's something I really need to tell you." Angel said.
"What is it?" Kristy asked.
"Well, it's one thing to worry about me, but it's a whole other thing to freak on me every time I try to do stuff by myself or do my own thing." Angel said.
"I just don't think being friends with Bella is a good idea." Kristy said.
"Funny how she used to say the exact same thing about you." Angel said.
"I can't believe you're sticking up for her." Kristy said.
"And I can't believe you're doing this! It's not like Bella's going to be my new best friend. You saved my life and if you think I'm ever going to forget it..." Angel started.
"I didn't say you'd forget that. Now what is it that you need to tell me?" Kristy asked.
"Stop jumping down my throat every time I try to do something. Please...it makes me upset and I get stressed out every time I do something because I wonder if you're going to get on my case! You're my best friend. Hell, you're my sister as far as that goes, but..." Angel said.
"What, Ang?" Kristy asked.
"Well, don't you think you should be supportive instead of calling my actions into question?" Angel asked.
"I don't support this whole being friends with Bella thing, OK? I don't trust her." Kristy said.
"What do you think I'm going to do? Instantly trust her? I'm going to be careful about this. Bella already knows that she has to earn my trust and that doing so isn't going to be easy! I also told her that if she screws up and breaks my trust, she gets no third chance." Angel said.
"OK..." Kristy said.
"Give Wyatt and your Dad and the others a hug for me. I'll talk to you later." Angel said.
"Alright, bye." Kristy said.
"Bye." Angel answered.
She hung up and threw her cell phone down on the bed and then walked out of the room. She walked out onto the balcony of the hotel room. Kane and Taker just looked at each other, wondering what was going on. Taker told his brother to stay with Lea and he would check on Angel. He found Angel sitting on the balcony staring out at the skyline. He sat down next to her and waited, figuring that if Angel wanted to talk to him, she would.
"Daddy...why?" Angel asked.
"Why what, baby girl?" Taker asked.
"Why does Kristy call my every move into question? I feel like I'm not even allowed to take a damn breath without her jumping all over me! I know she's my Guardian and my best friend and I'll be grateful to her forever for all things she did for me when I was going through hell, but I'm getting awful tired of having to explain myself every time I do something." Angel said.
"Kristy just doesn't want you hurt, Baby girl. You know how she gets." Taker said.
"But...Daddy, I'm a big girl. And if she doesn't figure it out soon, I'm going to lose my temper. I really don't want to have to do that because I will yell and scream and probably say a lot of things I'll regret later and she'll hate me." Angel said.
"Baby girl, I've known Kristy since she was really little. She didn't have a lot of people outside the family and WWE that cared about her. Then you came along. She probably thinks that she's losing you too because the two of you have been apart for awhile." Taker said.
"That's crazy, Daddy. She's not losing me. We're just on different shows. Besides, Bella is not going to replace her. I could never let anyone replace Kristy. We're close as sisters." Angel said.
"I know, baby girl. You think it's weird, but Kristy has always had this fear that the people around her are going to abandon her. It's worse now that she's got Wyatt to take care of." Taker said.
"I know. I just want her to realize that I'm a big girl. I can make my own choices. And if I screw up, then fine." Angel said.
"Baby girl, give Kristy some time. She'll see it eventually. She's not going to physically see you until Night of Champions, so just keep doing what you're doing and if you're lucky, she'll figure it out then." Taker said.
"OK, Daddy...so how do you think I'm handling this? Being away from Kristy?" Angel asked.
"You're doing very well, baby girl, and so is Lea." Taker said.
Angel smiled and gave her Dad a hug. Now that she knew what exactly it was that was going on with Kristy, she felt a lot better. She walked into the hotel room and picked up her cell phone. She called Kristy back and got her voice mail. Angel sighed.
"Hey, Kristy. It's me. You don't have to call me back, but I have an idea of how you're feeling. Just know that because we're separated, doesn't mean that I'm going to abandon you and Wyatt. And there's no way in hell that Bella is going to replace you as my best friend and I'll see you at Night of Champions. Bye!" Angel said.
She hung up and this time she flopped down on the bed. It didn't take long for her to drift off. Taker walked over and put the blankets over Angel and then kissed her forehead. Then he did the same thing to Lea. He walked from the room, closing the door behind him.
"You alright, big brother?" Kane asked.
"Just thinking. Angel told me that she's tired of having to explain herself to Kristy and that she wishes Kristy would realize that she's a big girl." Taker said.
"And what do you think?" Kane asked.
"I don't agree with Kristy calling here and jumping all over Angel for giving Bella a chance. Angel does have a point. She's a big girl and she can handle herself." Taker said.
"So you agree with Angel?" Kane asked.
"Yeah, I do. But I also understand where Kristy is coming from on this. If Angel gets hurt by Bella, she won't be happy. She'll go after Bella faster then we can blink, but that's not the issue here. The issue is that Kristy feels like she's losing Angel because they're apart." Taker said.
"I know where Kristy's coming from too. Remember, I've been there. After that damn fire I was all alone. I had lost you, Mother, and the man I knew as Father. I know what it's like to have no one, so I know how Kristy feels." Kane said.
"It doesn't help that the one person you did have was messing with your mind..." Taker said.
"No, that didn't help, but I understand where both of them are coming from. And deep down I'm sure Angel understands how Kristy is feeling. There had to have been a point where she felt like she was completely alone." Kane said.
"And?" Taker said.
"And I understand Angel's need to be her own person and to start doing things on her own. Frankly, I can't blame her and I understand it. She's finally realized that all the names he called her, all the insults he threw at her, and everything else was a lie." Kane said.
"So what the hell do I do?" Taker asked.
"Have a talk with Kristy. Don't get mad at her or anything. Just talk to her. Tell her how Angel is feeling and tell her that Angel understands how she's feeling and that she won't let Kristy's fears become a reality." Kane said.
Taker nodded, marvelling at the fact that his brother had become the voice of reason all of a sudden. Taker walked over to the bedroom and opened the door. Lea had gotten out of bed and crawled into bed next to her sister and the two girls were hugging. Taker smiled and closed the door. He went and flopped down on the couch. It had been a long night for all of them.
Phew. That was a long chapter. Anyway, I will see you all later. I'm going to welcome suggestions for things. Although I was kind of thinking of maybe...skipping ahead to Night of Champions. I don't know yet though. Please Read/Review and I'll see you all later! Bye!~Taker's Soul Girl
