Shell Shocked & Cradle Shocked

The next morning Dani woke up to find Chris next to her and Brandon at the foot of the bed. She sat up and stretched. She felt Chris' arm wrap around her waist and pull her down. She started to laugh and saw him grin at her with his eyes closed.

"I'm going down to the center. See you there." Dani sad to him and he nodded and snuggled back into the covers. She got up, got dressed and went by her own house in a taxi. She grabbed a new pair of jeans, a new shirt, a skirt, a tank top, and her training gear, which consisted of short shorts and a tank top with a built in bra.

Taking a quick shower, she ran out of the house, without waking anyone and got into her car. It was a blue and white Nissan Maxima. She had it styled with special seat belts and everything. But that was the farthest thing from her mind as she threw her bag in the backseat and felt her phone vibrate. She picked up her amp'd mobile cell phone and saw she had about 25 text messages. She pulled her hair back and got in her car. She shut the door and began looking through them. 10 of them were from her best friend, 10 were from her grandmother, and 5 were from someone else, but she didn't know who though.

"Shell Shock? Wait a minute. Oh my god! Yes! He's going to be at the training center to talk to me! Yes!" Dani immediately started her car and pulled out. She drove the 45 minutes to the training center and hurried inside. She saw him standing outside. They hadn't opened yet. It was still really early.

"Mr. Shelley?" Dani asked him as she got closer and he looked up and smiled at her. She extended a hand out to him. "Danielle Green, but call me Dani."

"Nice to meet you, Dani and please call me Alex." Alex took her hand and shook it. His blond skunk streak he had going on thrilled her. He was handsome in his own way. Dani reached into her bag and found a key. Then she quickly opened the training center and flicked the lights on. She threw her bag down as Alex came inside and leaned against a wall. She brought over two chairs from the office and let him sit down.

"So, Alex, what bring so you here?" Dani asked trying to sound nonchalant and Alex smiled to her. Alex was a sweetheart in real life. He was absolutely nothing like what he portrayed on TV. He just acted that way.

"You of course. I saw your tape and was thoroughly impressed with your skills. I showed it to Larry, who in turn showed it to Dixie and bam. She gave me this to give to you to sign. If you sign you will come with me immediately and get on the airplane with me and get settled in Florida with me and some of my friends." Dani squealed and before she knew it she had signed the contract and tackled him to the floor and was thanking him over and over again.

"Um, okay, I hope you are thanking him for something to do with wrestling." Dani heard Chris' voice and she turned. She forgot about him. She sighed and smiled at him. She was hoping he would understand and be happy with what she had just done.

"Um, babe, bad news. I'm leaving for TNA." Dani said to him and Chris dropped his bag and walked into his office. Dani heard the door slam and she felt tears coming to her eyes. Chris was supposed to believe in her. This was not the reaction that Dani was hoping to get from Chris.

"Hey, hey, it's okay. I'm right here for you, Dani. You are a part of our family now. We'll take good care of you." Alex then glared towards the office and grabbed Dani's bag. He walked out of the building with her and got in her car. He had come by taxi so he decided to take her to her house.

"Just get my stuff and we leave on the next plane, right?" Dani asked, now angry at Chris for being the way he was. This was her dream. Her life. The one thing that she had always dreamed of doing.

"Yep, want me to come and help you?" Alex asked her and she nodded to him. He got out of the car and walked with her up to her porch. When they went in, Dani was bombarded with questions.

"I'm gone. Done with this place. Finite." She said and she walked to her room with Alex in tow. They were able to get everything in bags and were leaving within minutes. As Dani carried out one of the last bags, she saw Chris in the driveway. She was determined to ignore him.

"You see I don't think you quite understand something, Dani. You belong to me now." Chris said as he stood behind her and gripped her arms. Dani cried out and looked at him in fear.

"Alright, that's it. I'm calling in reinforcements." Alex said to her and as he put the bag into the car he pulled out his cell phone. He dialed a number and said two words, "Plan B."

"Who's coming, Alex?" Dani asked him as she moved away from Chris and Alex smirked. He was silent for a few minutes and Dani felt like she was hanging off the edge of a cliff.

"I remember hearing you say in the tape that you have a huge crush on two of the TNA wrestlers." Alex said with a grin and Dani was confused at first. Then it hit her. Well it half hit her. But her number one crush would be the one he would be bringing. There was no doubt about that.

"You mean that he's coming here?" Dani asked seriously and Alex nodded. Of course he would bring reinforcements. He definitely wasn't crazy. Well that was still being debated, but he didn't think he was. "When will he get here?"

"In a few minutes. He should be here right about now." Alex looked at his watch and tapped it as he said the last few words. Then he looked up the street as a black Ford Mustang GT pulled up and stopped. The windows were tinted, but Dani could see his figure. Then as he got out, Dani almost fainted. The gelled up spikes of brown hair that were highlighted blonde and that jacket was all Dani saw.

"Yo, Chris!" Alex yelled to him and the other Chris looked confused for a minute. Then it hit him as the guy turned around and flashed a brilliant smile at Alex and he knew.

"Chris Sabin." Dani and Chris said at the same time and Sabin's silver colored eyes flashed to Dani's face and down her figure. Dani saw him walk over to Alex and she felt her whole body melt as Alex pulled her right next to him and almost shoved her in front of Sabin.

"Dani meet Chris Sabin, Chris meet Danielle Green." Alex said with an eyebrow raised and Sabin put forth a hand and Dani took it.

"Nice to meet you, Dani." Sabin spoke kindly to Dani before he got serious. "So Alex what's stopping you from getting this beautiful woman to TNA?"

"Well," Alex saw Dani bushing as she kept her eyes locked with Sabin's and he smiled before continuing, "He is, Sabin."

"Who, me?" Chris said and Dani looked to Chris with fire in her eyes. She glared at him like she would kill him.

"Yeah, you." Alex said and glared at him as well. Sabin's eyes landed on Chris and he smirked. He had a smirk like no one else.

"Well, I'll take Dani with me. If you want to go with me?" Sabin asked before continuing and got a nod from her.

"Dani, what about what I said?" Chris asked as he followed her as she walked behind Sabin over to the Mustang and she shook her head and turned to look at him.

"I'm sorry, but this is my family and I'm probably going to find happiness and love there greater than what we had. I'll never forget you though." Dani turned to continue to the car and heard Chris get in his own car and drive away. Then as she was about to get in a voice came to her from across the street.

"Good luck, Dani!" Dani glanced over and saw him. She went running over to his side and jumped into his arms.

"Why don't you come with me, Derrick?" Derrick was part Pilipino and his brown eyes and short brown spiked hair had always made her love him. She had a crush on him.

"I don't think I can and I would only cause problems right now, okay?" Derrick explained rubbing her back and smelling her hair. He let her go and held up a finger. "Wait a minute, okay? I want to go get you some things of mine."

Derrick ran inside and looked through his stuff grabbing his favorite red sox hat, one of black off to the side hats, one of his sweatshirts, a bottle of his cologne, one of his shirts, and shoved them into a bag. He ran back out and handed the bag to her.

"There's cologne in here." Dani said as she looked through it and Derrick nodded to her. He knew she had to be confused at that.

"Yeah, I know you always loved the way I smelled." Dani blushed. She had hoped her crush had remained a secret, but even she knew that he knew.

"Alright, we got to go, Dani. Plane takes off in about forty five minutes." Sabin yelled to her from his Mustang and she nodded to him. She turned back to face Derrick and he kissed her on the lips. All at once she felt a fire light up in her. She warmed and felt his tongue slip inside of her mouth. The kiss lasted a few seconds.

"This doesn't mean we are together. I just wanted you to know that if you ever come back, I'll be waiting for you." Derrick held her face in his hands and she smiled to him. She nodded and felt him wiping away the tears that had begun to stream down her face. "Be happy. I know you've always dreamed of doing this."

"I know, but I didn't think it'd be this hard leaving." She said and hugged him tightly. He whispered in her ear, "We are all meant to shine. It's not just in some of us. It's in all of us and it is not what someone is capable of that matters, its how much one wants something that counts and there is no great reward without great sacrifice."

"Damn it, you stole that from TNA." Dani giggled and then gave him one last hug. "Goodbye, Derrick. I'll call you every day. Well when I can and message you online. Bye!"

Dani ran over to the car and got in next to Sabin. She at once felt at ease with him. "Is that your boyfriend?"

"No, he's not. I don't have one anymore. He's just a really good friend." Dani explained and looked at Sabin with a smile. "Why do you ask?"

"Um, no reason." Sabin said to her and finally they arrived at the airport. Dani had a feeling she was going to have lots of fun at TNA. She got on the plane with Sabin and Alex and they sat in first class. She sat in between the two and held onto their hands as the plane began to take off.

"Never flown before, have you, doll?" Alex asked her and she shook her head. Her eyes were wide with fear and she felt Sabin grip her hand tight to reassure her. She looked to him and soon they were in the air and she felt a little better.

"We'll be there soon, don't worry." Sabin said to her and then they fell asleep until they got to Orlando, Florida. Dani woke up and poked both Alex and Chris, who immediately sat up and got up. They all walked off the plane and got into a limo that was waiting for them. This girl's journey had just begun.

Alright, I hope you all like it. I am working on new chapters for a few other stories, I think. Anyways review please and thanks to those who already have!

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