Notes: This fic has lost a lot of its length because Dana lost her disk (and her mind). I'm trying to recreate it.  Also Laurel told us the hotel is called Wyndom Marriot and when this fic was started the days inn still stood!  but just pretend it's actually Wyndom Marriot.  Thanks Laurel for the Atlanta geography.  I'm a west coaster.  I know very little about atlanta.

Shots at the Heart

I sighed while watching the TV in my brother's hospital room. We were watching an old Power Rangers episode from like the 90s. I watched the show when I was younger too. Everett was sitting there keeping an eye on the hallway. After the incident in the bathroom I wasn't allowed to be alone. Neither was Athena but she was probably still at the trial.

I was glad when the show was over and Trevor turned it off. I wasn't really paying attention to the show. I stared out the window lost in my thoughts. "So why aren't you at the trial?" Trevor's question caught me off guard. I hadn't expected the question.

Do I lie and say my dad didn't want me there today? Probably not a good answer. I was glad mom had gone to get some coffee. "I wanted to come see you. You are getting out of the hospital tomorrow right? I'll be busy with the trial.""

"Why didn't you tell mom your dad was alive?" And people say I like to go straight to the point!

This wasn't going to be easy to answer. "I couldn't. I wasn't even supposed to know. They told me I couldn't tell anyone else because it would have put everyone in danger." That was the truth.

"You made mom cry."

"Huh?" I was confused. I didn't know she had continued crying. Now I felt terrible.

"When you took her out to lunch. We came home and found her crying. She wouldn't say why."

"I didn't mean to make her cry. I thought she should know my dad's alive."

"Now my parents aren't married." I looked away. He was right. What could I say? "I don't have any parents!"

"Yes you do! Mom and Jason adopted you. That makes them your parents. It makes me your brother."

"I don't want you as a brother."

Now I felt like crying. That remark hurt as much as if he had slapped me. I saw Everett, my bodyguard, was watching us. I really wish he wasn't there at the moment. "I understand that you are mad Trevor. I would be too. But to me you'll always be my brother."

He didn't say anything. He just turned the TV back on.

I left the hospital room feeling a bit stung by what Trevor said to me. That was the last thing I ever imagined him to say to me. Me not his brother. That stung worse then any blow ever could.

I walked to the soda machine that I had seen when I walked to Trevor's room. I offered to buy Everett a soda but he passed. I looked at my watch. Only 11:30 AM. What a morning this has been so far. I couldn't help but wonder what my dad was saying at the trial. I wish I could be there. What is it that he doesn't want us to know?

I stood drinking my soda while looking out the window of the 9th floor. It wasn't too smoggy today. I could actually see clouds.

ring

My cell phone rang. I looked at the caller id. It was Cam's cellphone. "Hello?"

"Danny? It's Cameron. I really need to talk to you." His voice was shaking a little bit.

"Okay Cam. When?"

"Right away. Where can we meet?"

I thought quickly. I sometimes would go meet my brother when he attended Emory at a pizza place right off campus. That would be a good place. "Um how about Everybody's Pizza. It's on Campbell Drive. You need directions?" I asked.

"No I'll just tell the cab driver. I'm sure they've heard of it. I'll see you in twenty." He hung up without another word. I almost dread this conversation.

"Who is this?" Everett asked as soon as I put my phone in my pocket.

"A friend. He needs to talk." Even though I trust Cam I'm glad I'll have Everett there with me. He doesn't talk much but he's certainly big enough to take someone down. But like I said I do trust Cam.

I walked into Trevor's room. "I'm going to Everybody's Pizza for lunch. You want me to bring something back?"

"I can come with you." Tatem said. I hadn't even noticed she was there. She must have come in when I went to get a soda.

"I'll be okay with Everett." I knew Cam probably wanted to talk to me alone so having my sister around probably wouldn't be a good idea.

"Can you bring back a medium pepperoni pizza?" Mom asked. She pulled out a twenty dollar bill and handed it to me.

"Okay." I said. "See you later." I walked out of the hospital room. Everett followed closely behind me. It may take some getting used to the idea of almost a human shadow with me all the time.

We walked to Everybody's Pizza. It was not far from Emory so it wasn't hard to find. I took a seat and waited for Cam. Everett sat at the table right next to us. Ten minutes later Cam came walking in. He was a mess. I could see his eyes were bloodshot and his clothes were a little wrinkled.

He walked up to me and sat at the table. "Tell me my dad didn't try to kill you!" Were the first words out of his mouth.

I kind of flinched. I should have expected that his first words would be along that line. People were actually looking at us. I nodded. "Yes..."

Cam ran a hand through his hair. "First it comes out your dad isn't dead. I take my sisters to a movie come back and find out dad's been arrested for attempted murder again and this time it's you. I just can't believe it. Not my dad." He said shaking his head.

I wasn't quite sure what to say. I certainly wouldn't believe it if I was in his shoes. This has to be harder on him then it had been on me. My dad didn't fall off a pedestal or anything.

"He did. Cam I saw him." I said slightly wincing at the look in Cam's eyes. I didn't know if he was going to cry or yell.

"Not my dad. He would never threaten to kill someone. He's not a bad person Danny. You have to believe me he's not. He even told me when he was in Louisville that he was glad to see that Athena was following her family's tradition of going into the business. He said he had fun as guest trainer. He didn't even know you were there. You were gone that whole week. Where were you?"

"I went home for awhile." I left it at that. I didn't think I should tell him it was because they wanted me closer to where Nitro would be so I could be there to help Shane with taking Vince down.

"Suddenly you are on Nitro with Shane McMahon who's saying he still owned WCW. Just how long have you known your dad was alive?"

"A couple months." I decided there was no point in hiding that. "It was during when I took time off."

"I still can't believe my dad would do something like this. Maybe he just went with Uncle Kevin and Uncle Sean and didn't know you were there. My dad is not a murderer."

"There is evidence Cam." I wasn't sure if now was the time to tell him about the micro tape that Brian Pillman had made that Borden had kept a hold of. I touched the necklace I was wearing thinking about it.

"How can you say he did it?" He demanded. "My dad loves me and my sisters. He'd never do anything to us. "I just can't believe this. He loves my mother, my two sisters and me. He would never hurt anyone." He paused for a moment before continuing. "I consider you and Athena the only real friends I have at OVW. You know how most of the others are. There are a lot of people like Chad who resent you for having a father that was in the business. And some of the ones who are like us think they can use their parents like Simone does. You and I both had parents who were both in the business and our mother's quit the business when they married our dad's. At least my dad didn't fake his death."

Okay now that hurt. I know Cam's having a lot of trouble coping with this but that hurt. This is the second time today. "My dad had to fake his death." I wasn't sure how much I should divulge to him. Not that I don't trust him or anything.

"Why are they just now coming forward with this? Why wait fourteen years? I just don't understand why your dad would stay in hiding all of these years."

How in the world do I answer that without telling him everything? I know it would all come out soon but I really don't think I should tell him about Steve and Owen. "They were waiting until they had enough evidence." That was the truth.

Cam stared at the table. "I really don't' want this to be true. If it is you don't' know how it will effect my family. Sylvia's only ten years old. We haven't told her anything. Shawna knows but she doesn't believe it either. My mom hasn't said much about it though I heard her on the phone saying it wasn't true. This is like a nightmare!"

I looked at Everett who seemed to be dividing his attention between the door and us. He looked to be trying not to be obvious about it. Which was a good idea.

"Why would my dad do this Danny?" He asked bringing my attention back to him. "It just doesn't make sense!"

There was a question I didn't have an answer to. I mean I had a fairly good idea why Hunter wanted my dad dead. A lot of people have had no trouble telling me that. But no one ever said why Michaels did what he did. Though Athena did tell me why he told Vince about Shane knowing. Did he feel that way about others? Or was he under orders. I'm sure Cam really doesn't want to hear that theory! "I don't know why he did it Cam."

Cam gave a slow nod. "Tell your dad thanks for ruining my family." He got up and left. It couldn't have been any worse if he had slapped me in the face. I know he was having problems but that hurt.

I sat at the table for a while just staring at the wall. After awhile I got up and ordered the pizza. I wasn't hungry or anything but there would be a lot of questions if I didn't bring it back like I said I would. It was a quiet walk back to the hospital.

When I got back to the hospital I took a seat in the chair of Trevor's room. I was so tired. Maybe if I close my eyes for a while my problems would go away.

"Hey Danny." Someone said shaking my shoulder. I opened my eyes to see Jason standing there. I pulled my arm out from under the blanket that was placed over me to see what time it was. It was 6:12. I had been asleep for several hours.

"I was wondering if you and your dad would have dinner with me at the restaurant in the hotel." I looked at Jason wondering if he had completely lost his mind. He wanted to have lunch with my dad? Why? Lately I've gotten the feeling Jason was mad at my dad. What would he do? Throw things at dad? Yell at him?

"I guess. Why?" I asked suspiciously.

"I just want to talk to him. I want to meet him and see if what I've been told is true." Okay this could be a disaster. But I decided to see if dad wanted to go. I really hope dad says no.

I called Shane's cell phone figuring either dad still has it or one of them knows where dad is. It was almost impossible for anyone to call the floor.

"Hello?"

"Hi Marissa this is Danny. Is my dad there? It's urgent." I said quietly.

"Of course Danny. I'll go get him." I looked up and saw that mom and Jason had left the room and Trevor was watching some movie.

"Danny?" Dad asked.

"Yeah it's me. Jason wants to have dinner with you and me at the hotel tonight."

"He does?" He sounded as surprised as I had felt. "Uh okay. What time?"

I thought quickly. "In thirty minutes?" I thought that would give us enough time to get back to the hotel."

"Are you okay Danny you sound kinda funny. Something wrong?" I guess my voice had sounded weird. I was still shaken by what Cam and Trevor said to me already today. I don't think I could handle another round of this.

I hung up with my dad and walked out of the hospital room. I found mom and Jason standing there talking. I really hope my mother is trying to talk him out of this dinner. I just know this is going to be a disaster. This whole day had been a disaster. Had it really been only 12 hours ago that Chris Jericho had called my dad? Almost seemed like an eternity.

"You ready to go?" I nodded. "Okay we'll take my car." We got into the car. Me in the passenger seat with Everett in the back. "Downtown Days Inn right?"

"Yes."

"I know where that is."

It was a quiet ride to the hotel. We took the elevator from the parking garage to the lobby floor. When we got to the restaurant the host led us to a table where dad was sitting.

"You must be Jason." Dad said as soon as we were sitting down. Maybe having them meet was a bad idea though it had been Jason's idea not mine. They both looked uncomfortable. Must be tough for both of them. I don't think that dad ever thought he'd meet Jason and vice versa before this trial. More so on Jason's part.

"Yes I am." Jason said sticking his hand out. They shook hands. There was silence for a few minutes. "Trial seems to be going well."

"Yes. I'll be glad when this is over. I know everyone else will be. Though trying to adjust to not being in hiding will be hard."

"Oh I bet. Almost fifteen years in hiding. I couldn't even begin to imagine how that was. After all you abandoned your wife and children." There was more silence. The tension could have been cut with a knife.

"It wasn't like that Jason. I went into hiding to protect my family. I wasn't given a choice but I knew it was the only way to keep Vince and his group from going after Nancy and my children. I never wanted anything to happen to them."

"Except put them through a lot of pain." Jason said under his breath.

"So how did the baseball game go?" I asked hoping it would help. I hadn't really talked to my stepfather since the day of the disastrous family reunion. Other then at the hospital with Jason.

"Didn't win but fine. Trevor had a lot of fun though."

More silence. Well at least Jason wasn't trying to strangle my father. That I thought would happen. I wonder how long this peace will last.

"You get to see Misha, Kelly and Nick yet?" Jason asked.

"Just Kelly and Nick. Tatem promised to bring Misha by but I guess she hasn't had a chance to. I still can't believe that I'm a grandfather."

Uh oh. I didn't like the look on Jason's face. I knew this could be trouble. "It's not like you spent much time with your own children." Yep I was right.

"Hey I already said this wasn't my choice. Like I said I didn't want anything to happen to my family. They mean more to me then anything else."

"You know I helped raise Danny. I never treated him anything less then a son and I love him as much as I love Trevor. But I always knew that I would always be the stepfather to him. I never tried to replace you. That wouldn't be right so I tried to be a stepfather he could confide in."

I don't know if I like the idea how they talk about me as if I wasn't there and especially with how this conversation was going.

"I'm glad to know you did that. I'm glad he could have a stable life even if I couldn't be in it." Dad said looking at the waitress who was standing there looking at them in anticipation. I hope she didn't hear much. We gave our orders and she hurried away.

"Nancy never wanted Danny to get hurt that's why she wouldn't let him watch wrestling. To her the sport wasn't safe. She thought it had killed you and other people she had known. I tried to understand why Danny wanted to be in it. Would you have wanted Danny to be in the sport after all that's happened to you?"

"I think he's a lot like me. I had always wanted to be in the sport growing up. I wanted to be just like Dynamite Kid who was my childhood hero. There was no question about what I wanted to be. My parents were behind me on my decision. They even bought me a weight set. If he had really wanted to be in the sport I would have backed him. And I got to see him wrestle. He's good."

"So even though Vince was responsible for killing a lot of wrestlers you would want your son in that sport?" Jason almost seems to be trying to trap dad. I really hope there's no bloodshed.

"Look Jason I know first hand that this sport has a very dark side to it. I found out the hard way as did even Shane McMahon but I wouldn't squash my son's dreams. I wouldn't have minded if he didn't want to be a wrestler either."

Jason had a thoughtful look on his face and didn't say anything for the longest time. Our food arrived during the silence. I still wasn't feeling too hungry so had just gotten soup.

Jason broke his silence. "Your coming back really hurt Nancy you know that? I don't think she ever stopped caring about you." I looked at Jason. You'd never guess that by the way she reacted.

"I never wanted to hurt anyone but I wasn't given a choice and I didn't want to see Nancy because I knew she had moved on with her life. Two of my children thought it would be a good idea for her, Tatem and David to see me." He sighed. "I wanted to see them but not like that."

Jason just stared at him. "I came here wanting to hate you and punch you for what you did to your family but I think I understand. I hope Vince McMahon gets put away forever."

I sighed with relief. Finally a conversation that didn't end badly.