CHAPTER 6: Kevin Nash
I had expected to drive to Kevin's hotel but Briana had other ideas. She grinned at me mischievously, "I think we shall use this as an opportunity for a lesson," she declared moving forward and wrapping me in her arms. "Hold on," she laughed.
I gasped as my feet left the ground. In a matter of seconds we were hundred of feet in the air. I looked up at her to find her smiling at me, "Time to learn to fly, baby bird." I must admit that I screamed when she dropped me. I heard her call out to me, "Use your mind. Will yourself to fly."
I pushed panic from my mind and order myself not to fall. Miraculously, my descent slowed and then stopped. Briana was suddenly next to me grinning proudly. "Excellent," she praised.
"You dropped me!" I cried angrily, "You scared me to death."
She shrugged her shoulders, "It's the easiest way to learn. Besides, I would not have let you hit the ground."
"Oh, that just makes it so much better," I retorted cynically.
Briana shook her finger at me. "You are not a mortal anymore, Shawn, stop thinking like one." Though well intentioned her words cut me. She must have seen it in my expression because she took my hand, "Come, we should be on our way to see your friend. Will yourself to move and follow me."
Any pain I had felt was quickly forgotten as we soared hundreds of feet above the earth. I grinned in exhilaration. I did a flip in midair and laughed. I felt like a kid again. Briana watched me with a smile on her face as I led the way. These new vampire senses were great. I knew instinctively which way to go. The trip, which would have taken nearly half an hour in the car, took only five minutes. We landed a block away in an alley to avoid being spotted. We walked the block to the hotel.
My dead heart was hammering in my chest as I walked into the lobby and made a beeline for the elevator. Briana followed in silence allowing me to take the lead. Looking back I realize now how hard it must have been to let me go to Kevin and I love her more for it. We took the elevator to the third floor and I knocked on Kevin's door. Kevin answered and guiltily I immediately noticed the circles beneath his eyes.
Kevin's blue eyes widened and he immediately wrapped me in a hug lifting my feet off the ground. I hugged him back closing my eyes as I felt the embarrassing sting of tears. I couldn't cry. I didn't want Kevin to see the blood. "Where have you been, Shawn? Everyone has been worried to death!"
Nash put me down and stared at me sternly. I smiled, "Aren't you going to invite us in?" I asked gesturing towards Briana who stood behind me.
Kevin frowned. I suppressed a grin. He was probably mad as hell that he hadn't noticed her before. But then, I doubt she had wanted him to. "Come in then," he said standing back from the door. "Who's your pretty friend, Michaels," his tone suggested that if I had been off on a fling he was going to kill me.
I hesitated not sure how to introduce her. She saved me the trouble. She stepped forward a friendly smile gracing her features, "My name is Briana. It's nice to finally meet you, Kevin."
Kevin looked over at me, "Finally?"
I rubbed the back of my neck. "I've got something to tell you, Kev. I think you should sit down."
His brows furrowed but Kevin complied sitting down with her arms crossed. I took a deep breath. How could I explain this to him? Kevin was my best friend and had once been so much more. The feelings between us had never really gone away. Now, I had to say goodbye.
"What's wrong, Shawn?" Kevin asked distressed at my obvious unhappiness.
"Oh, Kevin," I whispered, "I don't know how to explain this to you."
"Just tell me the truth, Shawnie," he replied, "We've always been honest with each other."
"I'm a vampire."
Kevin stared at me as if I had grown another head then burst out laughing. "That's a good one, Shawn," he laughed slapping his knee, "Now really, what is going on?"
"I just told you, Kevin," I stepped forward and grinned displaying my fangs. Kevin froze horrified. "Oh, my God," he whispered.
I hastily tried to reassure him, "I'm still me, Kevin. But, I-I can't go back to the WWE. I have to leave. But I couldn't leave without letting you know that I'm okay. I couldn't let you think that I was lying dead in the gutter somewhere. I couldn't do that to you. You're my best friend, Kevin. I couldn't leave without saying goodbye."
A tear slipped from Kevin's eyes and my big sexy had never looked more beautiful than he did at that moment. "How, who . . ." he trailed off and a light went on in his head. He turned to Briana with a snarl, "You did this!"
Briana nodded, "Yes," she admitted, "This is my doing."
Kevin jumped to his feet stalking towards her, "Who gave you the right?" he demanded.
I jumped between them. Briana could kill him in an instant if she chose. But as I looked at her face I saw that she had no intentions of that. Briana's blue eyes were filled with sorrow and pity. She seemed resigned. To what I didn't know.
"Kevin, please," I whispered looking up at him, "Don't make this harder than it already is," I couldn't stop it. A blood tear fell from my eye and Kevin stared in astonishment.
"Oh, Shawn," he whispered as the tears fell freely down his face, "What am I going to do without you?" He pulled me into his arms and we cried together. I could smell the blood but I forced the hunger down. I could never do that to Kevin. I clung to him not knowing how I could face eternity without him.
I had expected to drive to Kevin's hotel but Briana had other ideas. She grinned at me mischievously, "I think we shall use this as an opportunity for a lesson," she declared moving forward and wrapping me in her arms. "Hold on," she laughed.
I gasped as my feet left the ground. In a matter of seconds we were hundred of feet in the air. I looked up at her to find her smiling at me, "Time to learn to fly, baby bird." I must admit that I screamed when she dropped me. I heard her call out to me, "Use your mind. Will yourself to fly."
I pushed panic from my mind and order myself not to fall. Miraculously, my descent slowed and then stopped. Briana was suddenly next to me grinning proudly. "Excellent," she praised.
"You dropped me!" I cried angrily, "You scared me to death."
She shrugged her shoulders, "It's the easiest way to learn. Besides, I would not have let you hit the ground."
"Oh, that just makes it so much better," I retorted cynically.
Briana shook her finger at me. "You are not a mortal anymore, Shawn, stop thinking like one." Though well intentioned her words cut me. She must have seen it in my expression because she took my hand, "Come, we should be on our way to see your friend. Will yourself to move and follow me."
Any pain I had felt was quickly forgotten as we soared hundreds of feet above the earth. I grinned in exhilaration. I did a flip in midair and laughed. I felt like a kid again. Briana watched me with a smile on her face as I led the way. These new vampire senses were great. I knew instinctively which way to go. The trip, which would have taken nearly half an hour in the car, took only five minutes. We landed a block away in an alley to avoid being spotted. We walked the block to the hotel.
My dead heart was hammering in my chest as I walked into the lobby and made a beeline for the elevator. Briana followed in silence allowing me to take the lead. Looking back I realize now how hard it must have been to let me go to Kevin and I love her more for it. We took the elevator to the third floor and I knocked on Kevin's door. Kevin answered and guiltily I immediately noticed the circles beneath his eyes.
Kevin's blue eyes widened and he immediately wrapped me in a hug lifting my feet off the ground. I hugged him back closing my eyes as I felt the embarrassing sting of tears. I couldn't cry. I didn't want Kevin to see the blood. "Where have you been, Shawn? Everyone has been worried to death!"
Nash put me down and stared at me sternly. I smiled, "Aren't you going to invite us in?" I asked gesturing towards Briana who stood behind me.
Kevin frowned. I suppressed a grin. He was probably mad as hell that he hadn't noticed her before. But then, I doubt she had wanted him to. "Come in then," he said standing back from the door. "Who's your pretty friend, Michaels," his tone suggested that if I had been off on a fling he was going to kill me.
I hesitated not sure how to introduce her. She saved me the trouble. She stepped forward a friendly smile gracing her features, "My name is Briana. It's nice to finally meet you, Kevin."
Kevin looked over at me, "Finally?"
I rubbed the back of my neck. "I've got something to tell you, Kev. I think you should sit down."
His brows furrowed but Kevin complied sitting down with her arms crossed. I took a deep breath. How could I explain this to him? Kevin was my best friend and had once been so much more. The feelings between us had never really gone away. Now, I had to say goodbye.
"What's wrong, Shawn?" Kevin asked distressed at my obvious unhappiness.
"Oh, Kevin," I whispered, "I don't know how to explain this to you."
"Just tell me the truth, Shawnie," he replied, "We've always been honest with each other."
"I'm a vampire."
Kevin stared at me as if I had grown another head then burst out laughing. "That's a good one, Shawn," he laughed slapping his knee, "Now really, what is going on?"
"I just told you, Kevin," I stepped forward and grinned displaying my fangs. Kevin froze horrified. "Oh, my God," he whispered.
I hastily tried to reassure him, "I'm still me, Kevin. But, I-I can't go back to the WWE. I have to leave. But I couldn't leave without letting you know that I'm okay. I couldn't let you think that I was lying dead in the gutter somewhere. I couldn't do that to you. You're my best friend, Kevin. I couldn't leave without saying goodbye."
A tear slipped from Kevin's eyes and my big sexy had never looked more beautiful than he did at that moment. "How, who . . ." he trailed off and a light went on in his head. He turned to Briana with a snarl, "You did this!"
Briana nodded, "Yes," she admitted, "This is my doing."
Kevin jumped to his feet stalking towards her, "Who gave you the right?" he demanded.
I jumped between them. Briana could kill him in an instant if she chose. But as I looked at her face I saw that she had no intentions of that. Briana's blue eyes were filled with sorrow and pity. She seemed resigned. To what I didn't know.
"Kevin, please," I whispered looking up at him, "Don't make this harder than it already is," I couldn't stop it. A blood tear fell from my eye and Kevin stared in astonishment.
"Oh, Shawn," he whispered as the tears fell freely down his face, "What am I going to do without you?" He pulled me into his arms and we cried together. I could smell the blood but I forced the hunger down. I could never do that to Kevin. I clung to him not knowing how I could face eternity without him.