In A Breath
By Kyizi
Disclaimer: All characters belong to the WWE, the story is mine.
Rating: R, for violence and rape
Summary: Christian turned his back on his brother, on his career and on his company, was it really all because he was jealous of his brother's success? Or was he trying to escape from something.or someone?
Spoilers: Up to and including Vengeance.
Setting: This starts the day before Vengeance, but we will be taking a trip back in time every now and again.
Feedback: Always appreciated
E-mail: wwekyizific@hotmail.com
Yahoo! Group: KyiziFic
Notes: This idea came into my head after reading Karen U's fic, "It Only Hurts" where she gave Jericho a reason for being, well, an ass, I began to wonder if maybe Christian had a reason.
(Matt and Lita aren't dating in this one and they're both at Vengeance backstage for the purposes of this fic!)
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Part Nine
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Lita ran her fingers through her hair, nervousness was etched into her face and she was sure that Edge could see it. She wanted nothing more than to remains strong for him, but Jeff's words were taunting her. She wasn't sure what she was supposed to do, she never had been. Form the moment that Christian had turned on his brother, she'd never known what to say to the elder man about the situation and now, she felt useless.
She sighed and glanced at him in her peripheral vision, the light of the passing cars sporadically lighting up his face in an odd orange tint, making him look even paler and sadder that he was.she hoped.
After a moment's debate with herself, she leaned against him, doing nothing more than making contact with his arm, but she felt him instantly relax a little and couldn't help herself. She leaned her head against him and allowed him to pull her close wrapping his arms tightly around her and holding her. He leaned his cheek against her hair and she felt him sigh. She closed her eyes and allowed the movement of his chest to lull her into a small sense of security.
"I don't know what to think anymore."
His soft voice echoed oddly around the car. She glanced into the rear view and caught Matt's eye, knowing that he and Jeff must have heard what the blond man had said. She closed her eyes, knowing that it was up to her to speak, Matt and Jeff wouldn't say a word.
"I don't think you're supposed to, not until you have all the facts."
"That's just it, I thought I did have all the facts and now months later, I'm suddenly finding out that there's more? I lost my brother, Li."
She wrapped her arms around his chest, trying not to move too much in his embrace and squeezed him tightly. "I know you did," she said softly. "But maybe we can get him back for you."
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There was an odd silence in the room as the four sat, glancing at each other, not sure where to start. Matt and Jeff sat in an uncomfortable silence on the bed whilst Lita was curled up on Edge's lap, the man griping onto her as if she were a lifeline.
Finally Matt cleared his throat. "I know this is really uncomfortable, but maybe we should.well."
"Start?" Matt nodded and Edge gave a decisive nod. "Okay, what do you know?"
"Well," Jeff said, taking a deep breath. "Y'all know what I said earlier about Christian looking like he used to, as if he'd let his guard down. Well, that's nothing compared to the look I saw in his eye before he went out to the match."
Lita frowned, sitting up a little, a small smile gracing her lips as Edge tightened his hold, afraid that she might move from his knee. "How do you mean, Jeff?"
"Well, y'all know I got a phone call from Gramma just before Edge's match started." Edge hadn't known this, due to the fact that he was about to go on stage but refrained from saying anything, hoping that Jeff would hurry up and get to the point. "Well, I went for a walk so's I wouldn' disturb y'all watchin' the match and as I was headin' back, I saw Lance, Christian and Test waitin' by the curtain. Lance and Test were pissed about somethin' but Christian just didn't seem to care."
Something made Jeff stop and look down at his hands, as if unsure how to phrase his next sentence. Lita saw the panic rise in Edge's eyes and turned to face the bed. "What, Jeff?"
"Test. He threatened Christian. Said he better win the match or he'd be introducin' him to a world of pain."
Matt frowned. "I'm sure Christian's been threatened like that before."
"That's my point."
At the confused look on everyone's faces, Jeff sighed, knowing he was actually going to have to spell out his suspicions. "The look on Christian's face.the look in his eyes. That was more that just fear of Test, it was blatant terror. I.I think Christian was hidin' a lot more from us back then than we thought."
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End Part Nine
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By Kyizi
Disclaimer: All characters belong to the WWE, the story is mine.
Rating: R, for violence and rape
Summary: Christian turned his back on his brother, on his career and on his company, was it really all because he was jealous of his brother's success? Or was he trying to escape from something.or someone?
Spoilers: Up to and including Vengeance.
Setting: This starts the day before Vengeance, but we will be taking a trip back in time every now and again.
Feedback: Always appreciated
E-mail: wwekyizific@hotmail.com
Yahoo! Group: KyiziFic
Notes: This idea came into my head after reading Karen U's fic, "It Only Hurts" where she gave Jericho a reason for being, well, an ass, I began to wonder if maybe Christian had a reason.
(Matt and Lita aren't dating in this one and they're both at Vengeance backstage for the purposes of this fic!)
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Part Nine
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Lita ran her fingers through her hair, nervousness was etched into her face and she was sure that Edge could see it. She wanted nothing more than to remains strong for him, but Jeff's words were taunting her. She wasn't sure what she was supposed to do, she never had been. Form the moment that Christian had turned on his brother, she'd never known what to say to the elder man about the situation and now, she felt useless.
She sighed and glanced at him in her peripheral vision, the light of the passing cars sporadically lighting up his face in an odd orange tint, making him look even paler and sadder that he was.she hoped.
After a moment's debate with herself, she leaned against him, doing nothing more than making contact with his arm, but she felt him instantly relax a little and couldn't help herself. She leaned her head against him and allowed him to pull her close wrapping his arms tightly around her and holding her. He leaned his cheek against her hair and she felt him sigh. She closed her eyes and allowed the movement of his chest to lull her into a small sense of security.
"I don't know what to think anymore."
His soft voice echoed oddly around the car. She glanced into the rear view and caught Matt's eye, knowing that he and Jeff must have heard what the blond man had said. She closed her eyes, knowing that it was up to her to speak, Matt and Jeff wouldn't say a word.
"I don't think you're supposed to, not until you have all the facts."
"That's just it, I thought I did have all the facts and now months later, I'm suddenly finding out that there's more? I lost my brother, Li."
She wrapped her arms around his chest, trying not to move too much in his embrace and squeezed him tightly. "I know you did," she said softly. "But maybe we can get him back for you."
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There was an odd silence in the room as the four sat, glancing at each other, not sure where to start. Matt and Jeff sat in an uncomfortable silence on the bed whilst Lita was curled up on Edge's lap, the man griping onto her as if she were a lifeline.
Finally Matt cleared his throat. "I know this is really uncomfortable, but maybe we should.well."
"Start?" Matt nodded and Edge gave a decisive nod. "Okay, what do you know?"
"Well," Jeff said, taking a deep breath. "Y'all know what I said earlier about Christian looking like he used to, as if he'd let his guard down. Well, that's nothing compared to the look I saw in his eye before he went out to the match."
Lita frowned, sitting up a little, a small smile gracing her lips as Edge tightened his hold, afraid that she might move from his knee. "How do you mean, Jeff?"
"Well, y'all know I got a phone call from Gramma just before Edge's match started." Edge hadn't known this, due to the fact that he was about to go on stage but refrained from saying anything, hoping that Jeff would hurry up and get to the point. "Well, I went for a walk so's I wouldn' disturb y'all watchin' the match and as I was headin' back, I saw Lance, Christian and Test waitin' by the curtain. Lance and Test were pissed about somethin' but Christian just didn't seem to care."
Something made Jeff stop and look down at his hands, as if unsure how to phrase his next sentence. Lita saw the panic rise in Edge's eyes and turned to face the bed. "What, Jeff?"
"Test. He threatened Christian. Said he better win the match or he'd be introducin' him to a world of pain."
Matt frowned. "I'm sure Christian's been threatened like that before."
"That's my point."
At the confused look on everyone's faces, Jeff sighed, knowing he was actually going to have to spell out his suspicions. "The look on Christian's face.the look in his eyes. That was more that just fear of Test, it was blatant terror. I.I think Christian was hidin' a lot more from us back then than we thought."
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End Part Nine
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