AUTHOR'S NOTE: Nothing much to say today, I just wanna thank everyone who's given my book attention and I pray you all have fun reading. Closer To The Hart. That title still deserves a medal. Oh it's true... Oh wait its still 1996. My bad. Read on.

WARNING: This story may contain triggering scenes and strong language not meant for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised. (I love to get that outta the way)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of these characters except my OC Kendra and other OC's I might have forgotten to mention. This story is a pure work of fiction (hence its written on) and most of the events and facts are completely made up so... I guess that's it.

Chapter 3 - Fast Track

"Damn Shawn, we were supposed to head to San Antonia two hours ago. Where the hell is he?" An exhausted Triple H complained to X-Pac as they did packed up the rest of their stuff.

"Relax, maybe he's busy. It may be nighttime but I hear I hear it's pretty Sunny in these areas" X-Pac said slyly as he and Triple H laughed.

"Well Sunny or no Sunny I really need to get outta here. Sleep is calling my name. The year he eventually comes, I will make him drive"

"That sounds fair enough." X-Pac said.

"More than fair, and to think I have to arrange this locker room all by myself now" Triple H said as he sorted out a bunch of clothes which were lying on a bench. "...okay, lemme just pack things up right here and why did we even pack this much? It's not like...whoa" Triple H said with confusion etched in his voice as he picked up a familiar looking prescription bottle. "...Viagra?"

"Oh right, that's m... for my cousin. Lee. He has me order them for him... from Mexico" X-Pac said pulling a strings of words together as Triple H tried to suppress a laugh.

"X-Pac old friend, so the rumors were true?" Triple H asked laughing when X-Pac's eyes widened in shock.

"Where did... I mean who did you here that from?" X-Pac asked.

"The women"

"What women?"

"The women that came"

"The women that fucking came where Hunter?!" X-Pac asked clearly panicking that his... oh pardon me. His cousin 'Lee's' reputation was on the line. Triple H seeing X-Pac was clearly about to have a premature attack burst into laughter as X-Pac gave a sigh. "I fucking hate you man"

"Love you too, and don't worry I have nothing to gain by exposing your little problem to everyone. Besides we're friends" Triple H paused and took another look at the prescription bottle giving a toothy smile. "But then again I have nothing to lose"

"You son of a..." X-Pac was cut off by a panting Shawn who literally ran into the locker room and almost immediately started packing up his stuff. Well the stuff Triple H hadn't packed for him earlier.

"Oh hello your majesty, so nice of you to grace us with your presence, and look very early as well" Triple H said sarcasm oozing out of every word.

"Yeah, yeah I'm sorry but we have to get going now. I have... Well, we just need to get going" Shawn said as he zipped up his bags. "Hunter, X-Pac ready?"

"Oh I'm actually staying back, I have an interview here tomorrow but you guys head on out" X-Pac said discreetly hiding the prescription bottle in his bag. Shawn and Triple H glanced at each other and burst out into consecutive laughter. "Shit, you knew too"

"I've always known X, I'm Shawn Michaels. But don't worry, your secret is safe with me" Shawn said making a zip gesture along his lips.

"I know, but it's not for what you think. I just wanna satisfy..."

"AHHH! TMI X" Shawn screamed covering his ears.

"Way too much. Anyways we'll call you when we get to San Antonio" Triple H said taking a look at his phone. "Which we would have been almost been at by now if Shawn didn't waste all that time" Shawn rolled his eyes.

"Oh grow up Hunter, I was caught up" Shawn said as they exited the locker room.

"Doing what?" Hunter asked. "I hope you weren't fucking Sunny, if so God help me..."

"Relax, I wasn't even in the mood for any Hanky Panky"

"Sure, is there ever a time you're not in the mood for Hanky Panky?" Triple H asked as they made their way to the parking lot.

"You'd be surprised Hunter old buddy old pal" Shawn said as they got to their rental. "Better suit up, we have a long drive ahead of us"

"We have a long drive ahead of us..." Hunter said in a mocking tone as Shawn gave a small laugh. "...I suggested we fly but nooo, someone thought it'd be fun to drive six hours from New Orleans to San Antonio at eleven o'clock in the night."

"Cheer up Hunter, and don't worry. I'll start the drive" Hunter said patting his shoulder as they put their luggage in the trunk.

"Hell no, I'll do the first three. You do the last. I will get the beauty sleep I need" Triple H said. Shawn gave a shrug and tossed him the car keys.

The drive went on smoothly and the two of them spent the first fifteen minutes singing along to rock radio. Then the sixteenth minute hit...

"Okay, we've got Metallica, Queen and..."

"Kendra!" Shawn said suddenly.

"I didn't know that was a band, sounds odd for a rock band but I can see it working"

"No, Kendra" Shawn said pointing to the side of the road where a car with the hood wide open was with Kendra standing outside making a call.

"Well, who the hell is that?" Hunter asked. "Wait is she the girl that everyone..."

"Later Hunter, stop the car now" Shawn said as the car came to a sudden stop. Shawn immediately jumped off with Hunter not to far behind him as they approached the girl.

"...yeah, I tried calling the rental place but they're closed down and..."Kendra paused when she noticed the presence of the two wrestlers.

"Kendra! Kendra! Kenny! Are you still with me?" The voice of Owen Hart blared through the phone.

"Yeah sorry, Owen. I'll call you back through just have a situation to... address" She said hanging up the phone. "Hi, is there a problem?"

"Us? We should be asking you that" Triple H said which made Shawn punch him in the arm. "What the hell was that for?"

"For being an ass"

"An ass, you're the ass" Triple H said.

"Ahem, situation" Shawn said motioning to Kendra.

"How flattering" Kendra said sarcastically.

"Sorry about him, he's an ass but he is a good one"

"I have a good ass too, wanna see?" Hunter asked about to unzip his pants when both Shawn and Kendra let out a simultaneous "No"

"Relax, I'm just roasting your kinkas"

"Is that a thing?" Kendra asked.

"Sure it is. I heard it on TV once." Triple H said. "By the way, I'm Triple H. And I already know you're Kendra."

"Likewise. My pleasure" She said as they shook hands. "Though now isn't really the time to exchange pleasantries, as you can see my rental car isn't really doing the primary function of a car right now. Motion"

"That's bad" Triple H said dramatically.

"Yeah, what happened?" Shawn asked.

"Well, Vince just finished a long ass meeting he promised wouldn't take more than thirty minutes then I got to my rental and started the journey to San Antonio. I have a bit of training in the Afternoon. So all of a sudden my car just comes to a sudden stop. So naturally I popped open the hood and checked around. Lo and behold, I found a faulty oil filter." She said.

"Wow, I'm sorry about what happened but your mechanical knowledge is impressive for a girl. Not that I'm trying to be sexist or anything" Shawn said.

"Yeah, you were but I'm not one to really pick offense"

"So, you're stranded here now?" Triple H asked.

"No Hunter, she just decided to keep herself here, looking at the stars" Shawn said which made Kendra and Triple H laugh.

"That was funny" Hunter said.

"I know, I said it too" Kendra said.

"Yeah I guess it was. I am Shawn Michaels after all. Anyways, since we're both heading to San Antonio, how about you join us then in the morning inform your rental company about all this" Shawn offered.

"About time. Thanks Shawn" She said with a smile which he offered her as well. "How gentleman like of you"

"That's my nature. I'm always a gentleman" Shawn said. "C'mon, I'll help you with your bags just get into the back seat. You'd be way more comfortable" He said as he opened the door for her to which she hopped right in. "Hunter, would you mind helping with these bags"

"S...Sure." Triple H replied stunned by the encounter he'd just witnessed. Sure, Shawn had the potential to be a nice guy, with the people he considered friends at least and well... the ladies. But this was totally out of character for him. He was sure to have a long talk with Shawn when they got to San Antonio.

"Hunter be careful with those bags. She could have some fragile stuff in there" Shawn told him snapping him out of his thoughts.

Quite frankly Triple H was two steps away from running outta there. Who was this man and what had he done with the son a bitch Shawn Michaels everyone knew and loved. However, Triple H complied and was extra careful while moving the bags. Soon enough they were through and began to continue their journey to San Antonio.

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Kendra was awoken by the sound of something hitting the floor with a thud. She looked down to see her phone which was vibrating as the screen flashed the name 'Bret' before ultimately going off. She guessed the phone vibrated so much it kept on moving and eventually fell off the counter. Groggily she picked up the phone only for it to ring once more, with Bret calling her again.

"What does he want this time? Ignore" She thought to herself as she quickly pressed ignore and unlocked her phone. Turns out it wasn't only Bret who called her. She had 25 missed calls, 5 texts and 17voice mails from Owen, 36 missed calls, 7 texts and 5 voice mails from Curt, 7 missed calls and 11 texts from Sable, 3 missed calls from Amanda and Vince Russo and to top it all, 53 missed calls, 14 texts and 27 voice messages from Bret. And course, others including a missed call from The Undertaker who was travelling with Curt that night.

"When did I become so popular?" She asked herself with a chuckle. "And what the hell happened last...?" Her thoughts were cut off by an incoming call from Bret. She sighed. She wasn't really in the mood to be yelled at. Oh well. She put the phone on speaker and placed it beside her pillow as she laid her head back down.

"Good morning to you dear sibling" She said in a sarcastically cheerful voice.

"Don't give me that crap right now cause God help me the next time I see you I will smash your skull in" Bret threatened sounding really pissed off, more so than usual at her. She rolled her eyes.

"Well, I slept well, thanks for asking. How was your night?"

"Don't give me that crap? Where the hell have you been? Everyone's been worried sick. Owen practically lost his mind because he thought you had been kidnapped or something. I on the other hand suspected a stunt. So, where the hell are you?"

"What do you mean where the hell am I? I'm obviously in..." She cut herself off as she sat up and looked around her eyes becoming more and more clear. She saw posters of Shawn Michaels all around the room be it the rockers or any other thing you name it. To her then and there, she believed Shawn was actually more egocentric than he seemed. She let out a giggle at this fact.

"Uh hello, earth to human being. Why the hell are you giggling? Are you with a guy? I swear if you blew us all off for a guy I will..."

"Relax your panties Bret, you know me. And you know I'm not that kinda girl. Plus you also know you'd kill me if I..." She was cut off by Shawn coming into her room as her eyes were wide open. She tried to motion for him to not say anything but she couldn't have been too fast.

"Oh sorry, I should've knocked first. I just came to check up on you and..." He stopped when he noticed she was not only on a call but had a pure look of horror on her face. "...what's wrong?" She opened her mouth to say something but was cut off by Bret's yelling from the phone. She was screwed.

"What the hell Kendra? Is that Shawn's voice?! You blew us off to blow Shawn off!" He barked as Shawn couldn't help but laugh as she motioned for him to shut up.

"I can't help it, it's pretty funny"

"Zip it" She whispered.

"Hello, earth to slut. Answer me when I'm talking to you!." Shawn's laughter turned to a frown real quick when he heard Bret on the phone.

"Give me the phone" Shawn whispered. Kendra shook her head 'no'.

"Are you crazy? It's too early for all that. I..."

"Kendra give me the phone" Shawn said with a look of seriousness. Kendra sighed.

"Fine. Only because I don't wanna deal with this bullshit right now." She told Shawn and handed over the phone. Sure enough Bret was still talking.

"Hello Bret"

"Oh hey jackass. Nice of you to finally join? Did you enjoy screwing my sister after I specifically told her to stay away from you?" Shawn raised an eyebrow at the sister part to which Kendra nodded.

"Okay wow. I only just found out right now that you two were related. Wow. She definitely got the looks in the family"

"Don't fuck with me Shawn. Whatever we have against each other let it remain there. But stay away from my sister" Shawn laughed.

"Wow. Bret. I'll admit it. I am one of the worst people I know. I have said and done some crazy shit, I'll admit that. But I have a sister of my own and never have I and never will I refer to her as a slut or yell at her the way you're yelling right now. And..." Shawn was cut off by a flat sound. "The asshole hung up on me."

"Fuck. Now he thinks we slept together" Kendra said running her hand through her hair as Shawn sat next to her on the bed and put his arm around her.

"So?"

"If you haven't noticed he's not really fond of you. Or me for that matter" She said as Shawn gave out a laugh.

"I can see that. And I thought I was the asshole."

"You are though" She said with a chuckle as he playfully punched I am.

"I know. But anyway, if you're so bothered just tell him what really happened. Your rental broke down, we gave you a ride, you slept off and I carried you upstairs"

"He'd never believe that. I don't think anyone can change his perception of you"

"That's too bad. I mean I have fucked him over multiple times but I can still be a gentleman, can't I?"

"You can. And thanks for that Shawn. To be honest I didn't remember much when I woke up. I was wondering how I woke up in a hotel covered with HBK posters" She teased.

"Yeah, I kept these here to give my guests a treat. You know I'm sexy right?" He asked with a smirk. She playfully looked him up and down and shrugged.

"Meh, I don't see that" She said bursting into laughter when she saw the shock on his face.

"What? You'll pay for that you know" He said with an evil look on his face. Kendra looked confused but her guts told her to run. For the second time that morning she couldn't have been to fast as within three seconds, Shawn had her pinned to the bed under him and began tickling her. Unfortunately for her, she was extremely ticklish and couldn't stop bursting into fits out laughter.

"STOP!" She managed to get out in midst of fits of laughter.

"Say I'm sexy. I can go on forever. Just say Shawn is sexy and we'll call it even"

"Never!"

"You leave me no choice" He continued his assault of tickles until she finally cracked.

"Okay fine. Just stop. Shawn is sexy. He is the sexiest man alive. Will you stop now? Por favor?" She begged. Shawn laughed but nonetheless let her go. "Asshole"

"What did you say?"

"Nothing" She said quickly.

"Better. Anyway I came into your room earlier to tell you that I made breakfast. In case you were interested, once you've freshened up, you could..."

"Of course Shawn. Thank you"

"My pleasure. So, I'll be outta your hair now and..." Shawn was cut off mid sentence as he turned around to see Triple H leaning on the door frame. Kendra noticed it too and blushed. "...how much of that did you see Hunter?"

"Enough. And I have only two things to say to her. One, red is a good color on you." He said regarding her blushing to which she rolled her eyes but continued blushing. "And two, no matter how sexy Shawn is I'll always be sexier"

"That is true" Kendra said which made Shawn immediately snap his head towards her. "What? It's true."

''I will sell you" He said.

"And I will buy her. Cause she's just too damn precious" Triple H winking at her.

"Awwn, how sweet Hunter. Now both of you. Out. I'm about to get naked"

"And you expect us to go out?" Triple H said as Shawn smacked his head. "Yes, we'll go. In fact I was never here." He said as Shawn dragged him out of the room. Kendra shook her head with a smile.

She eventually called Owen and Curt and explained everything to them in a three way call, though she let out the Bret part. Then she sent texts to Sable, Amanda and Undertaker assuring them she was fine and ignored Vince Russo's call cause why the hell not. She had already dressed up and was on her way to the kitchen for breakfast.

She was texting Sable when she heard some noise which sounded like two people arguing. No wait, a woman yelling and a guy trying to calm her down. She quickly looked up from her phone screen to see four eyes looking at her. Two of those eyes belonged to a very angry woman. If looks could kill, Kendra would've been dead then and there.

"What the fuck is she doing here Shawn?" Sunny asked.

That's a wrap with another chapter. I'm sorry if it feels like I'm rushing through Shawn and Kendra's relationship. I just don't like wasting time on those kinda things. But it seems they are getting closer. Bret is still a jerk (in this story anyways, in real life he's one of my idols). And Sunny. Ooh.

Thank you dear readers for your time and feel free to review, follow and favorite. I would really appreciate the support. And if not, I still appreciate you taking the time to read the book.

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