When John arrived back at the hotel after the show, he had hoped that Tomoko was still awake. He couldn't help but to think there was more to Tomoko's sudden illness than she was telling him.
Opening the door he walked in slowly. Not seeing Tomoko right away he wandered into the bedroom. There she was lying on her side. He stopped and stared at her. She looked like an angel to him. He sat down next to her and gently stroked her hair.
"John?" Tomoko rolled over to face him.
"Hi baby. Didn't mean to wake you. I thought you were asleep." He responded, now gently stroking her face.
"Can't sleep." She said then turned back on her side away from John.
John contemplated for a moment on whether or not this was the right time to ask about her sudden change in behavior. "Ah fuck it", he thought to himself.
"Tomoko, what's going on? You seem depressed? I know you've been sick, but..."
Before he could finish Tomoko stopped him.
"John please, don't ask me any more questions." She pleaded.
"But I want to help? Whatever it is baby? I can't help you if you don't tell me what's going on?"
Tomoko felt a lump swell up in her throat as she tried desperately to keep herself together. She would have to tell John she was pregnant sooner of later, but how? She was so unsure of how he would react. After now knowing what it was like to be in love, she thought she might die if she ever lost the best thing in her life right now.
"Oh John." She turned to him once again.
John now noticing the tears she could no longer hold back. He shook his head not understanding at all why she was getting so upset. Tomoko continued.
"John, I'm pregnant."
John couldn't believe what he was hearing. Of course he assumed the baby was his. This only made him confused as to why Tomoko was so upset. His first instinct was to jump up and down, take her in his arms and hold her until morning, while he reveled in the thought of a future with Tomoko and his baby.
"Oh my God baby, that's awesome. Are you sure?" John asked trying to contain a smile.
Tomoko nodded her head yes. John leaned down and kissed her on the forehead, holding her face in his hands.
"John wait." Tomoko said.
John pulled away as he listened to what she needed to tell him.
"The baby isn't yours John. It's Shane's."
Almost within a split second's time, the color completely drained from John's face. The smile he held only seconds ago now turned the opposite way.
"What do you mean its Shane's? How in the hell could that be?"
"He raped me remember? I did the math John." Tomoko told him.
John got up from the bed and ran a hand through his hair.
"How do you know for sure it's not mine?" He asked hoping this was all just a bad dream.
"I know. I was past my cycle when we fist had sex, then I got back on birth control." She replied.
"Shit, shit! This can't be happening. Fucking Shane McMahon that son of a bitch. You have to abort it. You have to Tomoko." John said as he was now pacing back and forth.
Tomoko sat up, pulling her knees toward her and wrapping her arms around them as she rocked back and forth.
"No John, I am not getting an abortion. I couldn't live with myself if I did. Please understand." She pleaded.
"Understand? How the fuck am I supposed to understand. This is bullshit Tomoko!" John yelled back.
Tomoko had never seen this side of him and it scared her. She cried even more as she lowered her head. What she feared most was happening, but she could never prepare for this. Before she knew it, John stormed out of the room.
"Fucking bullshit!" He adamantly called out again just before he walked out the front door and slammed it behind him.
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As John stormed down to the lobby, he watched as a group of fellow wrestlers spilled through the front entryway doors. Among them was none other than Victoria.
"Oh great." He said to himself knowing it was feeble to try and hide.
His hope was to just walk by, give a quick nod and head for the nearest hole in the wall bar where no one would bother him. All he wanted right now was to drink a lot of alcohol and maybe play a game or two of pool just to help him cool down.
As he walked by pulling his ball cap over his eyes, John heard his name called.
"John." Victoria said as she reached out for his arm.
"I don't have time for you right now Victoria. Why don't you just leave me alone."
As John continued on his way, Victoria called out again, now jogging up behind him to catch up.
"John please wait, there's something I need to say." She pleaded once again.
John cursed himself for even caring, but he did.
"You've got two seconds." He responded.
"You were right about Shane, I should have stayed away from him." She said, looking down to the floor feeling ashamed of the way she had been acting, especially as it pertained to John.
Just the mere mention of Shane's name sent John's blood boiling. He supposed he should have felt sorry for Victoria, but he didn't.
"Why, did he rape you to?" John responded coldly.
Victoria looked at John not seeing the man she was used to seeing. She saw instead a man who was cold and uncaring. A side she had never seen in John before.
"Rape me? No. John what's wrong with you?" Victoria asked not understanding at all why John would even presume such a thing.
"Because he raped Tomoko and now she's caring the bastard's baby. There, you happy? Tomoko's miserable, I'm miserable, now fuck off." John said and then stormed out of the lobby and into the city streets.
Victoria stood motionless with her hand held up to her mouth. She now knew the truth. Tomoko was indeed raped and not only by someone she knew, but by her very own employer.
A/N:
Sweetortonlover86: No, I probably won't mention John's move to Raw, only because it isn't pertinent to the story. Thanks for the feedback though I love it.
Wrestlin Fan 2K3: Yes, Shane does deserve a good beating. I'm thinking of issuing a challenege to anyone who's interested on the last chapter. Stay tuned to see what it is.
Thanks again to anyone who has reviewed. I love reading them and it really helps to inspire me to complete the story.