Chapter One Julio Dinero POV

Julio Dinero POV: (About Raven as he and Punk are standing in the ring after Ravens has asked for the cage match against Abyss and the Red Shirts. The match is real and did take place on Dec. 17, 2003 on NWA-TNA. You can check out NWA-TNA at www.nwatna.com)

Wow I never guessed even with as good as today was going that this was going to happen tonight. Shit I am not even sure that this is except it must be because my god CM is jumping all over the place. And Raven wow the smile that he just turned on me and Punk damn near melted my heart. So I guess that this really is happening. Shit as I stand here in the ring with Raven and my other partner CM Punk I just can't believe that the words are really coming out of Ravens mouth. Hell with every Raven has been telling us for the past few weeks I just figured that this would never happen. And by the look on Punk face he didn't expect this either from the boss man. Hell not that I can wait for it to happen plus I am very happy. But god I am but not that I am showing it like Punk who is jumping up and down and yelling things at the Red Shirts and Abyss. And Raven is trying so hard not to smile that damn sexy smile of his at us. Heck not that I ain't doing a little yelling myself. Plus I am telling Raven and Punk that only good things are going to go down for us now. I can't wait to we get to kick the other three's asses but good. And damn if Raven or The boss as we love to call him because he turns all red and sexy. But anyway what the hell he is actually smiling at us which isn't something that we have been seeing a lot of lately. Raven has one of those damnest smiles that he could just melt our hearts with too. Hell just by the look on Punk face his heart is already turned gooey when it comes to Raven. Raven has asked for a cage match with the three of them against the three of us and then looked to us to make sure that it was all right. Like either one of us would say no to trying to get rid of the men who are so set in hurting him. So now next week right here in this center ring we get to take them on in a cage match. The Red Shirts and Abyss are going to go down once and for all. That is the way that it always should have been as Punk is always tell Raven. Us three against the world. The right way with the three of us together again as a team as it once was. So Raven and the Gathering as it should be against the three of them. I know that we will win it for the boss. For we love him and would do anything for him to get his a chance for gold. We won't let him down not this time for he can count on us always. And no outside interference is going to take this chance for Raven to full fill his destiny. And now with the fact that Callis say's that Raven can have this match but that if we lose Raven will never get a chance at the gold again means that there is way to much at stake. That why he asked that it be in a cage so that no one could interfere. The Boss should have gotten his shot at Jarrett and the gold a long time ago. I can't believe that just two weeks ago Raven was say that The Gathering would be together for just once more match. And he made sure that before we went to sleep that night that he meant it too. He even stood up on the bed that we were all sharing an after doing his Raven crucifies " that then we would be wrestling as the Gathering to Quote the Raven "Nevermore"". Well shit looks like "Nevermore" wasn't the end after all. Punk kept telling me that the Boss just couldn't really be meaning it and well I guess that the Punkster was right once again. Now he is really going to be hard to live with. And that gleam in his eye when I look at him tells me that he already has plans on how to get his way with me and Raven. Hell I know that we are both thinking the same damn thing too. We knew that the reason why Raven let us go and we did understand his reasoning even if we didn't agree with it. Because in our hearts we knew that in the end it would be the three of us taking them out together. Because this is just the way it had to be because weather Raven wanted to admit it or not this was mine and Punk's destiny. Just like I knew that this was just another test that he had to put us through. One that for some reason in his heart that he felt that he just had to have us pass. Testing us is one of the most important things to Raven and to us too. Once passed then Raven will have to let us in totally. And I already know in my heart that we will pass this one. Then we will have his back and he will have ours. Then he will gets that title from Jarrett and I feel this with everything in my soul. But then he will need us even more because everyone is going to be out after his ass. Sexy ass that it is at least to Punk and me. Shit just the thought of that ass and I can't help but to take a glance at it and man does that make my mind starts to wander. Shit and I can see that Punk is sneaking glances at it too. Oh well I can't help how I feel or the fact that it makes me grin. Fuck... even more important then the gold is that he will finally have to let us in completely to simply love him. Then he will finally be able to show that he love us too. Not that we don't really know this already because he shows it in small ways already. But then when he knows that we are there for him he will be able to say it. Because he will know that we won't betray him like others who claimed to have loved him has once he say it. That unlike Sandman or worst yet Stevie plus the other members of the flock he once had did. That The Gathering that we are different and truly do love him as he is. And if he will truly open his heart to us he will know how it feels to truly be loved. Punk and I know that we do truly and openly love him and to be truly and openly loved by him will be the best thing as if we were in heaven on earth. So as of tonight we once more climb out of the ring as Raven's Gathering. I can help but to grin at Punk who is grinning back at me just as happily. Because we both know that after this cage match in just one week Raven will know that we love him completely and that he will always be able to trust us. Hell the look in Raven's eyes is already telling me that he knows he can trust us to do what we have too. Plus as we all get jumped down from the ring Raven did the sweetest thing. I can't believe he just steps in between Punk and I and quickly throws an arm around each of our necks giving it a quick tight squeeze almost a hug. He then lets go and quickly heads up the ramp, which leaves us to follow behind him. And then Punk as if he can't help himself and before I can move he quickly reach over and grab me around the neck an hug me to him. I just can't do anything but to hugs him back till we both turn with the damnest grins on our face and without letting go of each other make are way back up the ramp. So that we can make our way to the back and to the Lair. When we finally get to the top of the ramp Raven is there waiting for us with a smile on his face. That same damn sexy grin that he claims isn't sexy but hell if it isn't. Raven once more steps in between us causing us to finally separate but not that far apart. After we step back through the black curtain he takes one of each of our hands and not saying a word to us. He quickly pulls Punk and me to share a three way heated kiss that is so totally mind blowing and hot. I can tell that it takes all of our breaths away and turns are hearts gooey. The kiss is so filled with true love that it just blows us all away. Raven then steps back so that he breaks the kiss but is still holding our hands. He then starts heading quickly though the back hallways and to the Lair. The room that he made the Raven's Lair dark in may ways but yet a room that represents him and in so many way all of us. The room where we all first discovered that we loved each other liked no others. A room that thank god the wall can't talk because man would we be in trouble if they could. The secrets of our love it could share would sure find it way into some fans hands on the internet and man would we be red with remembrance. So Raven and we quickly hurry back because we have this overwhelming need to be with and to love and be loved by each other. And we now know that we will not be separated from Our lover...Our Raven.... So to Quote the Raven we will be separated 'Nevermore". Or even more to Our Raven it's time for you to understand that so long as CM Punk and myself, Julio Dinero are here no one will ever get the chance to hurt you again. Not so long as we are here to love you. And Raven you will never be along again either. So Raven " I think you hear us knocking, I think we're coming in, To Quote the Raven 'Nevermore' nevermore will you be along or unloved. Not so long as we are here with you. And Raven we are most defiantly here to love and protect you.

Author Notes: Some where in the beginning this story took on a life of it's own which I wasn't sure if it was good or bad but I believe now that it was good. I am also going to let you all be the judge. Please be nice in your reviews as this is my first CM Punk / Raven /Julio Dinero / The Gathering or The NWA-TNA type story. Though there will be more and that is a promise. It is great wrestling over there and if you can check it out you should. If interested go to www.nwatna.com. Like always please help me keep my Muses happy by Reviewing. Especially since I now have a full time Raven muse that I am trying to keep happy. To say nothing of trying to also keep my Gathering muses happy too. Plus please let me know if you thing I should continue with this one as is without the break up of the Gathering. Let me know what you think I should do.

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Cat Lea

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