The angel of death looked at Stephanie and smiled, "You aren't ready?" She mocked her. It seemed that gravity pulled Stephanie toward Lita faster then a snap of the fingers. Lita looked at Stephanie and eyed her for a moment.
"What do you have to live for that's so important?," she sneered.
Stephanie looked down and it seemed as if she could see Shawn at her bedside holding her hand, hoping for her to come back through the clouds.
Lita smirked, "I can see why you'd want to go back.." she paused, her eyebrows raised up in a 'as a matter of fact' way.
"It's not just Shawn, I have so much to live for. I made a mistake." Stephanie pleaded. "Let me go back... please."
"Give me one good reason why I should let you go back to your rotten existence, you're nothing more then a spoiled little brat to those around you." Lita paced around Stephanie in a circle, "All except.. Shawn Michaels." She stopped and looked Stephanie in the eyes, looking deep into them with no compassion at all. "Do you really think anyone would care if one stupid bitch disappeared from the face of the earth?," Lita's eyes became dark and cold.
Stephanie let the tears fall down her cheeks again, everything was way too much for her to handle, "Of coarse I don't think anyone would care, it doesn't matter about them. It would matter to Shawn though. I don't want to see him hurt, especially because of me. I couldn't bare it. I'm not asking for a free pass to heaven again when I do eventually pass on, but I want to live my life the way I should have been." Stephanie swallowed hard, the tears were burning her eyes from crying throughout everything that was going on.
The angel of death backed away slowly, and everyone disappeared. Everything was fading to black. Finally she let the words escape her lips on whether or not Stephanie lived or died- "Clear!"
"What?," Stephanie said, confused. She continued looking at the Angel of Death as she moved farther away from her. Stephanie felt a sharp pain in her chest.
"Clear!" The doctor said again.
Stephanie opened her eyes quickly, this time she was in the hospital bed, she took in deep breaths as she realized she was alive, her heart beating uncontrollably.
"We saved her," the doctor said proudly as he took his tools and nodded toward Shawn, then left the room.
Shawn rushed over to Stephanie and sat her up gently, hugging her tightly.
"Shawn..I need...to breathe..," she gasped.
Shawn let her go and kissed her forehead sweetly, "We almost lost you." There was a look of fear and sadness in his eyes. She looked around the room and saw no one else there that she knew. Not her Father, Brother, not even Hunter.
An hour later HHH rushed into the hospital room, pushing Shawn away from Stephanie aggressively, "I heard what happened, are you alright?"
Stephanie sneered at him, "Am I alright?!," she looked at Shawn then back at Hunter, "I almost died and you weren't even there! Where were you?! I've been in the hospital all day today and you never showed up!" It wasn't that she needed him there, she just wanted anyone to be there for her, and being he was her ex husband, he had to have felt something for her.
Hunter just looked at her with a confused stare, "Well, I had some business I needed to take care of with uhh....." HHH trailed off, trying to think of an excuse.
Shawn had heard enough, "With what Hunter? Your whores? Well Stephanie doesn't need you anymore. You shouldn't have even bothered showing up Hunter. Stephanie doesn't need any grief from you." Shawn glared.
He looked at Stephanie then back at Shawn, "I see what's going on. You two have your fun now, once she has her fun with you Shawn, your out of the picture. She moves on to the next piece of meat." Hunter smirked.
Stephanie quickly slapped Hunter with all her strength, "Get out," she said coldly, HHH just glared at her then stood up, looking at her coldly in the eyes, "Get out right now Hunter!" She screamed, pointing toward the door.
HHH looked at her and sneered, "I never should have showed up."
"I never asked you to show up Hunter. All I needed was the one person who has always been there for me," she looked over at Shawn, who walked over to her and sat down on her bed, putting his arm gently around her waist, "It's always been Shawn." She paused shortly, looking at Shawn then back at Hunter, "Always."
HHH stormed out of the hospital, he knew there was nothing he could do or say to make things better, he didn't even want to make things better. All he cared about was himself.
Shawn looked at Stephanie and touched her face gently, "I'll stay here with you tonight."
She scooted closer to him, "Shawn..." She thought about telling him what she had gone through while she was dead, finding out the truth about everything, how she would have treated him, but she knew that would probably make him think differently about her. Or just make him think she was crazy.
They locked eyes for a moment, finally Shawn leaned in cautiously at first then kissed her. Stephanie slowly closed her eyes and let herself enjoy the moment, she had no reason to turn her back on love this time, all she could do was give in to it.
The kiss became deeper as Shawn let his hands roam up Stephanie's back, holding her closer to him, part of him afraid of what her reaction would be after the kiss was broken, the other part knowing she felt the same way he did, and always has. Finally they broke the kiss slowly, looking at each other and wondering what to do next.
"Shawn..." she softly whispered.
He leaned in toward her, so many questions running through his mind. "I hope I didn't.." he started to say, but Stephanie leaned in and kissed him this time, pressing herself against his chest. He let his hands roam into her gown, Stephanie pulled back and smiled. "Did the doctor say how long I'm going to be staying here?"
Shawn touched her face gently, "tomorrow is your last day here, they're just going to run some more tests, give you some prescriptions then I can take you home." He kissed her lips gently then entwined his hand with hers. His eyes searched hers for a moment, "Is there something wrong?"
Stephanie looked at him with a gentle smile, "Shawn, you've been so good to me over the years. Even when I was married to Hunter and I was a total bitch to you at times, but what I want to know is... Why? Why didn't you just tell me to shut the hell up like everyone else did or abandon me?" Deep down Stephanie knew the answer, but she had to hear it.
"Stephanie , I've loved you since I met you. That may sound extremely cheesy but..it's true." Shawn looked at her and touched her hair gently.
She smiled then pulled him down to her bed slowly, cuddling up to his chest and closing her eyes. Shawn put his arm around her shoulders protectively as they both dozed off to a peaceful slumber.
The End Author Notes: I had planned on this being a short story to begin with since I'm going to write a long Steph/Shawn story soon, and possibly a continuation of Raw Awakening. I'm sorry for the lack of updating I've just been busy this month. The next Shawn/Steph story will be a lot longer! Thank You for the wonderful reviews!
"What do you have to live for that's so important?," she sneered.
Stephanie looked down and it seemed as if she could see Shawn at her bedside holding her hand, hoping for her to come back through the clouds.
Lita smirked, "I can see why you'd want to go back.." she paused, her eyebrows raised up in a 'as a matter of fact' way.
"It's not just Shawn, I have so much to live for. I made a mistake." Stephanie pleaded. "Let me go back... please."
"Give me one good reason why I should let you go back to your rotten existence, you're nothing more then a spoiled little brat to those around you." Lita paced around Stephanie in a circle, "All except.. Shawn Michaels." She stopped and looked Stephanie in the eyes, looking deep into them with no compassion at all. "Do you really think anyone would care if one stupid bitch disappeared from the face of the earth?," Lita's eyes became dark and cold.
Stephanie let the tears fall down her cheeks again, everything was way too much for her to handle, "Of coarse I don't think anyone would care, it doesn't matter about them. It would matter to Shawn though. I don't want to see him hurt, especially because of me. I couldn't bare it. I'm not asking for a free pass to heaven again when I do eventually pass on, but I want to live my life the way I should have been." Stephanie swallowed hard, the tears were burning her eyes from crying throughout everything that was going on.
The angel of death backed away slowly, and everyone disappeared. Everything was fading to black. Finally she let the words escape her lips on whether or not Stephanie lived or died- "Clear!"
"What?," Stephanie said, confused. She continued looking at the Angel of Death as she moved farther away from her. Stephanie felt a sharp pain in her chest.
"Clear!" The doctor said again.
Stephanie opened her eyes quickly, this time she was in the hospital bed, she took in deep breaths as she realized she was alive, her heart beating uncontrollably.
"We saved her," the doctor said proudly as he took his tools and nodded toward Shawn, then left the room.
Shawn rushed over to Stephanie and sat her up gently, hugging her tightly.
"Shawn..I need...to breathe..," she gasped.
Shawn let her go and kissed her forehead sweetly, "We almost lost you." There was a look of fear and sadness in his eyes. She looked around the room and saw no one else there that she knew. Not her Father, Brother, not even Hunter.
An hour later HHH rushed into the hospital room, pushing Shawn away from Stephanie aggressively, "I heard what happened, are you alright?"
Stephanie sneered at him, "Am I alright?!," she looked at Shawn then back at Hunter, "I almost died and you weren't even there! Where were you?! I've been in the hospital all day today and you never showed up!" It wasn't that she needed him there, she just wanted anyone to be there for her, and being he was her ex husband, he had to have felt something for her.
Hunter just looked at her with a confused stare, "Well, I had some business I needed to take care of with uhh....." HHH trailed off, trying to think of an excuse.
Shawn had heard enough, "With what Hunter? Your whores? Well Stephanie doesn't need you anymore. You shouldn't have even bothered showing up Hunter. Stephanie doesn't need any grief from you." Shawn glared.
He looked at Stephanie then back at Shawn, "I see what's going on. You two have your fun now, once she has her fun with you Shawn, your out of the picture. She moves on to the next piece of meat." Hunter smirked.
Stephanie quickly slapped Hunter with all her strength, "Get out," she said coldly, HHH just glared at her then stood up, looking at her coldly in the eyes, "Get out right now Hunter!" She screamed, pointing toward the door.
HHH looked at her and sneered, "I never should have showed up."
"I never asked you to show up Hunter. All I needed was the one person who has always been there for me," she looked over at Shawn, who walked over to her and sat down on her bed, putting his arm gently around her waist, "It's always been Shawn." She paused shortly, looking at Shawn then back at Hunter, "Always."
HHH stormed out of the hospital, he knew there was nothing he could do or say to make things better, he didn't even want to make things better. All he cared about was himself.
Shawn looked at Stephanie and touched her face gently, "I'll stay here with you tonight."
She scooted closer to him, "Shawn..." She thought about telling him what she had gone through while she was dead, finding out the truth about everything, how she would have treated him, but she knew that would probably make him think differently about her. Or just make him think she was crazy.
They locked eyes for a moment, finally Shawn leaned in cautiously at first then kissed her. Stephanie slowly closed her eyes and let herself enjoy the moment, she had no reason to turn her back on love this time, all she could do was give in to it.
The kiss became deeper as Shawn let his hands roam up Stephanie's back, holding her closer to him, part of him afraid of what her reaction would be after the kiss was broken, the other part knowing she felt the same way he did, and always has. Finally they broke the kiss slowly, looking at each other and wondering what to do next.
"Shawn..." she softly whispered.
He leaned in toward her, so many questions running through his mind. "I hope I didn't.." he started to say, but Stephanie leaned in and kissed him this time, pressing herself against his chest. He let his hands roam into her gown, Stephanie pulled back and smiled. "Did the doctor say how long I'm going to be staying here?"
Shawn touched her face gently, "tomorrow is your last day here, they're just going to run some more tests, give you some prescriptions then I can take you home." He kissed her lips gently then entwined his hand with hers. His eyes searched hers for a moment, "Is there something wrong?"
Stephanie looked at him with a gentle smile, "Shawn, you've been so good to me over the years. Even when I was married to Hunter and I was a total bitch to you at times, but what I want to know is... Why? Why didn't you just tell me to shut the hell up like everyone else did or abandon me?" Deep down Stephanie knew the answer, but she had to hear it.
"Stephanie , I've loved you since I met you. That may sound extremely cheesy but..it's true." Shawn looked at her and touched her hair gently.
She smiled then pulled him down to her bed slowly, cuddling up to his chest and closing her eyes. Shawn put his arm around her shoulders protectively as they both dozed off to a peaceful slumber.
The End Author Notes: I had planned on this being a short story to begin with since I'm going to write a long Steph/Shawn story soon, and possibly a continuation of Raw Awakening. I'm sorry for the lack of updating I've just been busy this month. The next Shawn/Steph story will be a lot longer! Thank You for the wonderful reviews!
