confusion and hurt Confusion and Hurt
The Undertaker's love is tested.

Don't worry Kane, it'll be over soon.

Those had been the last words Marcus remembered saying... Don't worry Kane, it'll be over soon. Marcus shifted his weight in the hospital bed uncomfortably, the bright rays of the early morning sun entered the hospital room, waiting for Marcus to open his eyes; As if on cue, a few seconds later, Marcus opened his eyes slowly, he winced when he felt the bright sun light burn into his eyes, he brought up his hand and shielded his eyes from the light, once his eyes were comfortable to the lighting, Marcus removed his hand. Where was he? Marcus tried to push himself up, but he stopped abruptly when he felt a horrible pain throbbing throughout his whole back...

Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin...

It was all coming back to him now, his match... Kane's betrayal... him rushing out to protect Kane... Stone Cold beating him with that damn chair...

Where's Kane?

Marcus, despite the pain in his back, pushed himself up and looked around the hospital room, Kane was nowhere to be found... probably in a different hospital room, Marcus thought to himself. Marcus threw his legs over the hospital bed, he took in a few deeps breaths and pushed himself out of the hospital bed, he grabbed a robe and put it on over the hospital clothes; Marcus slowly walked to the hospital room door and was about to walk out, but a doctor rushed up to Marcus.

"No sir, you have to go back in the bed, you shouldn't be up."
Marcus shook his head, and for the first time felt the throbbing in his head.

Concussion, shit I wonder how bad Kane got hurt...

"I have to see my brother Kane..."
The doctor shook his head and tried to guide Marcus back to the hospital bed, but Marcus wrapped his hand around the doctor's throat and lifted him up in the air, Marcus took in a deep breath, and threw the doctor against the wall.
"Did you not hear me? I said I have to see my brother Kane! Now where is he?"
Marcus let the doctor down and watched him fall on the floor with a thud; Marcus waited for the doctor to tell him where Kane was, but after a few minutes of silence, Marcus felt his patience wearing thin.
"You think you know what pain is right now? You'll have every clue what kind of pain I am capable of if you don't tell me what hospital room my little brother is in."
The middle aged doctor wretched in pain, but then he froze up when he saw the deadly look in Marcus's eyes, he had heard stories about the two wrestlers, he had heard stories about the brothers of destruction.
"Room 113..."
Marcus nodded and walked off, leaving the injured doctor behind.

Room 113.

Marcus looked at the hospital room number, he pushed his hair back and pushed the door open, he hesitated for a second but then entered the hospital room, slowly. His eyes automatically bounced over to where Kane was, Kane was lying in his hospital bed, his mask was off. Marcus walked further into the room quietly, trying not to wake Kane up, right now all he wanted to do was watch Kane sleep, he really didn't feel like talking to Kane.

"Marcus?"
Marcus hissed underneath his breath and walked all the way over to Kane's hospital bed and stared down at Kane. Most of Kane's face was covered with his hair but even with all his hair covering his face, Marcus could still see the scars, Marcus stared at them for a second but then let out a cough.
"Yeah, I'm right here Kane. How do you feel?"
Kane pushed himself up groggily and groaned at the pain, he looked at Marcus and suddenly Kane remembered why him and Marcus were in the hospital.
"Not to good, but I'll live."
Marcus nodded, absently.
"Don't you always?"
Kane nodded, but then instantly regretted it once he felt the pain in his neck.
"Kane..."
Kane looked up at Marcus once he heard his brother's voice, Kane looked into Marcus's eyes and saw the confusion in his older brother's eyes, and along with the confusion there was hurt. Kane wanted to lower his eyes but didn't because of the pain in his neck, but the burning intensity in Marcus's eyes was getting to him.
"Yes?"
Marcus shook his head, remembering where he was, and that Kane was in front of him, he had sort of blacked out there for a second, Marcus sighed and sat down in a chair that was next to Kane's hospital bed.
"Why?"

Why?

Kane had expected that much from Marcus, Kane had wondered why he had done the things he did, he didn't know how to answer Marcus's question. When Triple H and Stone Cold had came to him and told him that Marcus was planning to betray him, for some reason Kane had believed every word.

"I don't know."
Marcus sighed, he had expected to get more of an elaborate answer from Kane. No he didn't expect, he needed a more elaborate answer from Kane, he deserved that much.
"You don't know? How can you say that to me Kane? 4 months Kane and then out of the blue you betray me like this? Why did you even listen to Triple H and Stone Cold in the first place?"
Kane looked around, as if trying to find a way out of this conversation, but there was no way out of this one.
"I guess I'm just as stupid as everyone says I am."
Both Kane and Marcus knew that was a lie, Kane wasn't dumb, he never was.
"Don't bullshit me! You know you're not dumb, so don't pull that shit with me. Just answer me straight."
Kane stared into Marcus's eyes.
"Because I believed it. You've betrayed me before."

You've betrayed me before.

The words had came out of Kane's mouth so coldly, the words had no compassion in them, just... no it wasn't hatred... but more like sadness. The words out of Kane's mouth had such a sadness to it, that it made Marcus want to drop the conversation, but he couldn't... no he wouldn't drop the conversation. He needed to know why Kane had believed the words, the lies, so easily, Kane wasn't dumb... could Kane really believe that Marcus would so easily betray him? Was Kane really that trusting? And if he was THAT trusting then why couldn't he trust Marcus?

"That was before."
Marcus stated simply.
"I know."
Marcus pulled his chair closer to Kane.
"Do you? Do you really know that Kane? Because I don't think you do, I don't think you ever knew that. Because if you did, then you would have never betrayed me, do you really think that worse of me?"
Kane shook his head.
"I- It's complicated."
Marcus shook his head.
"Not that complicated. I'm your brother and you don't trust me."
Kane pushed his hair back.
"Do you blame me?"
If Marcus hadn't been so determined in reaching Kane, he would have been taken back by Kane's last comment.
"The past is the past Kane."
Kane swallowed.
"And the past always repeats itself."
Marcus slammed his fist down on the table next to the hospital bed.
"Not this time damn it! I've worked very hard to gain your trust back, and you just proved to me that everything I have done in the past 4 months, have been worth nothing."
Kane bit down on his lip.
"No not worth nothing, it was worth something..."
Marcus softened his gaze.
"Then why?"
Kane sighed.
"I-- I was wrong."
Marcus took in a deep breath.
"I don't know if you love me or hate me more."
Kane lowered his eyes finally.
"Neither do I."
Marcus pushed his chair back at Kane's words.

Neither do I.

He had survived a lot of Kane's words before, but Kane's last words were the worst. They had felt like someone was punching Marcus in the stomach, and as hard Marcus tried to fight back against the attack, he couldn't. The words, those 3 little words, were so powerful, and they had so much confusion in them but yet at the same time, so much determination.

It was painfully obvious now... Kane didn't trust him.

"Too bad little brother, too bad."

Marcus got up from the chair and walked out of the hospital room sadly.