Chapter 16
The following day, Shane waited in his office for Tomoko to arrive. He got up from behind his desk and turned to face a mirror behind him. Sliding a hand through his dark hair he looked at himself. His baby blue silk collared shirt and black dress pants freshly pressed, the sleeves on his shirt rolled up and his tie loosened. A billion dollar smile stretching across his face. When the phone rang he pressed the speaker button.
"Mr. McMahon, your three o'clock appointment is here." The secretary announced.
Although it wasn't quite 3:00 yet, Shane didn't mind seeing Tomoko a little earlier than expected.
"Send her in" Shane responded and propped himself back behind his desk with his hands comfortably rested behind his head.
When the door opened, the secretary escorted John Cena into the office. Not expecting his arrival, Shane leaned forward in his chair, now acting more business like than before.
"John, what are you doing here? You know I have a meeting with Tomoko."
As the secretary left the room closing the door behind her, John smiled wickedly at the young heir to the WWE throne.
"I know, but there's something I wanted to set straight before your meeting."
Shane raised an eyebrow not amused at all by John's forwardness. Who did he think he was anyway, Shane thought to himself. He wasn't about to let his plans be delayed by Cena's little intrusion. Shane got up from behind his desk and walked over to John. Standing there within a few feet of the young superstar, Shane folded his arms across his chest.
"Listen John, whatever it is can wait. Now if you don't mind."
As Shane walks toward the door to escort John out, John grabs him by the arm and spins him around to face him. The look on Shane's face is one of disbelief and anger.
"What the hell do you think you're doing Cena?" Shane asks. His voice laced with anger.
"I came here for answers Shane. I wanna know why every time Tomoko sees you she gets upset." John asks, moving closer to the Boy Wonder.
"How should I know? By the way, I don't think I like your tone, so I suggest you leave now while you're ahead." Shane threatens.
As John smiles at Shane one last time and then turns to leave, he turns back around and grabs Shane violently by the collar, pushing him backwards until Shane's back is pressed down against the front of his desk. John's face contorted with anger
Shane raises his hands and waves them in front of John, practically pleading with John to let him go.
"Cena, man, what's up?" Shane asks, now truly frightened.
"You know what's up Shane-o. You raped Tomoko didn't you?" John lifts Shane by the collar and then slams his back hard against his desk. "Didn't you?" He says demanding an answer.
Shane now coughing from the blow tries to respond.
"You're crazy man. Why would I waste my time with a tramp like that? I'm a married man, I don't need to force myself on anyone."
John picks Shane up by the collar again and then, boom, another hard slam against the desk.
"That's what I want to know Shane. Why would you do something like that?"
Shane now grabs John's arm in the hopes of getting him to release his grip, but John doesn't budge. Shane continues to plead with John.
"Listen John, why are you wasting your time? Tomoko's playing you. She does it for a living."
John losing his patience by the minute. Another hard slam against the desk. Shane now in obvious pain. John then whips him up off the desk and shakes him hard.
"What the hell do you mean by that asshole?" He asks.
"I mean she used to be a hooker. A prostitute, when she lived in Japan. Ask her yourself." Shane replies.
John pushes Shane away from him causing Shane to fall backwards to the floor. As Shane holds his throat trying to breathe again, John contemplates what Shane has just revealed.
Then, refusing to believe a word of it, John picks him up off the floor and gets right in his face.
"You're a damn liar McMahon. Stay away from Tomoko, cause if you don't I'll break every punk ass pussy blooded bone in your body. You tell your daddy, and he'll know exactly what a slime ball you are."
Before leaving, John punches Shane hard in the stomach for good measure, leaving him lying curled up on the floor.
By the time Tomoko arrives to meet with Shane, John is long gone as Shane sits in his office still in a great deal of pain.
"Tomoko is here to see you Mr. McMahon." The secretary notifies Shane.
As Shane walks over to the door he struggles to keep his body upright as if nothing happened only moments ago. He peaks his head out the door where he sees Tomoko waiting for him.
Tomoko is obviously nervous, but when she sees Shane she notices that something isn't right. His usual over-bearing, cocky swagger is gone. His usually perfectly groomed hair now out of place.
"Meetings cancelled, something's come up." He says to Tomoko.
Tomoko looks over to his secretary who is just as confused as she is. Tomoko gladly gets up to leave, but Shane calls out to her.
"Tell your boyfriend to stay away from me." Tomoko still confused, but now putting two and two together, can only guess that Shane is referring to John. Shane continues. "He knows by the way." Shane stares briefly at Tomoko to see her reaction and then slams the door closed in front of him.
Before Tomoko can make an exit, the realization of what Shane just told her makes her heart fall to the floor. "John knows, he knows I was a prostitute." She says to herself. Covering her mouth in horror she quickly runs as fast as she can, tears lining her face, she calls for a cab, and heads home.