Chapter 38
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It is announced on Raw that Crucifix has not appeared at any WWE events in three weeks, and if he doesn't at least make contact with WWE in the next week he will be stripped of his title shot at wrestlemania. Crue watching from home almost had to laugh, right now a title shot was the last thing on his mind, for Crue wrestling had never been about titles, all he had ever wanted was for crowds to cheer and admire him, and they had turned against him without a second thought This wasn't how things were supposed to go, him and Aj had made it to WWE, and they should've been living their dream together. Crue longed for the days years ago when it seemed so simple.
(8 years earlier)
For their second date, Aj had decided to drag Crue to a local amusement park called the Fun Zone ,not exactly a place where Crue felt comfortable, especially with so many people looking at him with a 'what's with the freak in the mask' face, but they were trying to keep their new relationship a secret, Crue didn't want to deal with people thinking he "stole" Dolph's girlfriend, and this was a place where they didn't need to worry about running into anyone. Now Aj was trying to get him to play ski ball. "So let me get this straight we're supposed to pay a whole bunch of money to play a game to win tickets to get a prize that isn't worth half the money we paid in the first place… what exactly is the point?" Crue asked "The point is it's fun jeez you really need to get out more often" Aj said before pecking his cheek "Yeah that's what I need." Crue replied sarcastically as he inserted the tokens into the game and began throwing the balls "and what's that supposed to mean?" Aj responded playfully "Seriously Aj?" Crue said "have you really not noticed the way people look at me I mean people have been gawking at me since we got here" "yeah I noticed" Aj answered "why don't you ever say anything to them?" "what can I say?" Crue responded "when you walk around with something like this on" he says gesturing to his mask "you're going to get stared at" "Crue?" Aj said with a hint of nervousness "yeah" Crue replied "why do you wear that mask" as Aj asked this Crue lost control of his throw, and the ball flew out of his sight they then heard the sound of glass shattering Crue quickly turned to Aj "I think that's enough fun for one day" he said "yeah" Aj agreed as they quickly made their way to the exit of the park
(later in Nic's basement)
"Ya know" Aj said straddling Crues lap "you still haven't answered my question so why do you wear a mask" "Aj I…" Crue stopped, he wasn't sure how to say this "Crue it's okay you can tell me" Aj reassured him, "Aj I don't know" Crue said, Aj was confused "What do you mean you don't know" she asked "I don't know" he answered "I've worn it for as long as I can remember I can remember the staff at the group home telling me I was only allowed to take it off when I was alone no one else was allowed to see my face as I got older I figured my face must have something to do with why my parents abandoned me" Aj was shocked, but still curious "but you where allowed to take it off when you where alone so what do you really look like" she asked "I don't know" Crue said, his voice nearly breaking "I've never looked at my reflection without my mask on if what is behind this mask is so hideous that it made my parents abandon me I don't think anyone should ever have to see it" Crue then burst into tears, Aj was shocked, she never thought she would see this man cry she quickly wrapped her arms around him and let him bury his face in her shoulder "I'm so sorry" she whispered in his ear.