"Hmm? I guess I don't understand."
"No one does, not even me." Mercy stood up and started to walk along the pond edge.
"What's on your mind Merc. Tell me." Mercy smiled.
"You know, when I lived with my mom, she was the only one who supported my dream of becoming a wrester. She'd tell me never show your weaknesses and don't let people or problems sidetrack you from your dream. I feel like I've let her down these past few days."
"I guess I don't get it." Mercy smiled softly at Shane.
"It's alright Shane.you don't have to."
~ ~ ~ ~ LATER AT THE HOTEL
Shane had headed back to his room to freshen up before he joined th rest of his friends in Mercy's room for movies and popcorn. He sighed as the water dribbled down his back. Shane had lied early. He DID get what Mercy was saying..and he knew HE was the problem.
His stupid admirers' letter (that he still didn't know how she ended up with) had caused her so much stress. She must think whoever sent it to her was a complete ass. Plus, the more he got close (or tried to get close) to Mercy the more she seemed to grow distant. Mercy wasn't the only problem he had.Oh no, of course not. It was also that damn Phoenix. No one knew about that though.
Phoenix had made it clear the day after Mercy's first confrontation with her, that if Shane tried to get Mercy, Phoenix would make Mercy pay. It wasn't like HE was scared of Phoenix. He was just scared of what she could do to Mercy. Phoenix was jealous. Jealous that Mercy could make Shane fall for her without her even trying. And mad. Mad that Shane never truly liked her.
They'd had a thing, once, and Shane made it clear that they weren't meant to be. Phoenix just didn't want to admit it.
Shane tied his hair back and gathered the movies he'd brought and headed down to Mercy's room
~ ~ ~ ~
"What's first guys? Spiderman, X-man, Superman."
"Geeze Shane, we know you like comics but dayum, don't you have any movies NOT ending with "man" ?"
"Uh.Ready to Rumble?"
"Sweet! One of my favorites!" Mercy said
"Funny, that's the same as Shane." Jeff said slyly. "Isn't that so Shano?"
"Uh.yah Jeff.right." Shane said confused. Jeff, seeing his plan had faltered yet again, mentally slapped himself.
'Why won't this work!?" He thought
"Hey, uh, Ames, can you help me get the sodas in from my trunk?"
"Sure Jeffro." The two walked out into the hotel parking lot. "So, what do you want to talk about?"
"How'd u know?"
"That you needed to talk with me? Jeff, there are two cases of soda here.I'm pretty sure you could've managed on your own."
"Right.well, I'm sure you've seen the way Shane's been looking at Mercy. And you know that letter she got?"
"Shane sent it?"
"Well.uh.he WROTE it." Jeff shifted and mumbled "I sent it.."
"Jeff? Amy hissed. "Why'd you do that?"
"Because I KNEW he would regret it if he didn't send it."
"Well, you're right about that.Mercy's real oblivious to Shane's signals and Shane seems to be getting more frustrated each day." Amy stopped and looked at jeff out of the corner of her eyes. "What wacky plan do you have inside that head of yours oh weird one?"
"Well, if it works in the movies, it'll work here too." Amy looked at him quizzically. "Well, we can try at least."
"Alright Jeff, I guess I'm in. But how do we start?"
"We can't talk about it now, meet me at the arena early tomorrow to discuss strategy." The two started to walk down the hotel hall again.
"There's strategy involved in this? Oh boy." Stopping there discussion before they entered, Amy and Jeff opened the door to Mercy's room. The movie had already started and Jeff was disgruntled to see Mercy sitting alone on the bed and Shane sitting on the floor off to the side.
Amy walked over to where Shane was and grabbed him by the arm pulling him up and forcing him to sit next to Mercy.
"Ow! Why'd you do that?"
"Well, you were sitting in my spot next to Matt." Jeff came and sat next to Amy on her other side and whispered
"Nice strategy."
"Thanks, I thought so." She whispered back.
"No one does, not even me." Mercy stood up and started to walk along the pond edge.
"What's on your mind Merc. Tell me." Mercy smiled.
"You know, when I lived with my mom, she was the only one who supported my dream of becoming a wrester. She'd tell me never show your weaknesses and don't let people or problems sidetrack you from your dream. I feel like I've let her down these past few days."
"I guess I don't get it." Mercy smiled softly at Shane.
"It's alright Shane.you don't have to."
~ ~ ~ ~ LATER AT THE HOTEL
Shane had headed back to his room to freshen up before he joined th rest of his friends in Mercy's room for movies and popcorn. He sighed as the water dribbled down his back. Shane had lied early. He DID get what Mercy was saying..and he knew HE was the problem.
His stupid admirers' letter (that he still didn't know how she ended up with) had caused her so much stress. She must think whoever sent it to her was a complete ass. Plus, the more he got close (or tried to get close) to Mercy the more she seemed to grow distant. Mercy wasn't the only problem he had.Oh no, of course not. It was also that damn Phoenix. No one knew about that though.
Phoenix had made it clear the day after Mercy's first confrontation with her, that if Shane tried to get Mercy, Phoenix would make Mercy pay. It wasn't like HE was scared of Phoenix. He was just scared of what she could do to Mercy. Phoenix was jealous. Jealous that Mercy could make Shane fall for her without her even trying. And mad. Mad that Shane never truly liked her.
They'd had a thing, once, and Shane made it clear that they weren't meant to be. Phoenix just didn't want to admit it.
Shane tied his hair back and gathered the movies he'd brought and headed down to Mercy's room
~ ~ ~ ~
"What's first guys? Spiderman, X-man, Superman."
"Geeze Shane, we know you like comics but dayum, don't you have any movies NOT ending with "man" ?"
"Uh.Ready to Rumble?"
"Sweet! One of my favorites!" Mercy said
"Funny, that's the same as Shane." Jeff said slyly. "Isn't that so Shano?"
"Uh.yah Jeff.right." Shane said confused. Jeff, seeing his plan had faltered yet again, mentally slapped himself.
'Why won't this work!?" He thought
"Hey, uh, Ames, can you help me get the sodas in from my trunk?"
"Sure Jeffro." The two walked out into the hotel parking lot. "So, what do you want to talk about?"
"How'd u know?"
"That you needed to talk with me? Jeff, there are two cases of soda here.I'm pretty sure you could've managed on your own."
"Right.well, I'm sure you've seen the way Shane's been looking at Mercy. And you know that letter she got?"
"Shane sent it?"
"Well.uh.he WROTE it." Jeff shifted and mumbled "I sent it.."
"Jeff? Amy hissed. "Why'd you do that?"
"Because I KNEW he would regret it if he didn't send it."
"Well, you're right about that.Mercy's real oblivious to Shane's signals and Shane seems to be getting more frustrated each day." Amy stopped and looked at jeff out of the corner of her eyes. "What wacky plan do you have inside that head of yours oh weird one?"
"Well, if it works in the movies, it'll work here too." Amy looked at him quizzically. "Well, we can try at least."
"Alright Jeff, I guess I'm in. But how do we start?"
"We can't talk about it now, meet me at the arena early tomorrow to discuss strategy." The two started to walk down the hotel hall again.
"There's strategy involved in this? Oh boy." Stopping there discussion before they entered, Amy and Jeff opened the door to Mercy's room. The movie had already started and Jeff was disgruntled to see Mercy sitting alone on the bed and Shane sitting on the floor off to the side.
Amy walked over to where Shane was and grabbed him by the arm pulling him up and forcing him to sit next to Mercy.
"Ow! Why'd you do that?"
"Well, you were sitting in my spot next to Matt." Jeff came and sat next to Amy on her other side and whispered
"Nice strategy."
"Thanks, I thought so." She whispered back.