Humanization

by grapewhite

Third in the Transformations / Isolation stories saga . Some adults only content & mature subject matter . Involves all sorts of craziness , from Weres and vampires to human - animal Shape Shifters to living music notes and demons . Contains things like MPreg & slash , so avoid reading if need be . * Discontinued *

4. Chapter 4

Disclaimers - same as usual , somewhat milder content this time around . Content in this - some blood / gore / violence / abusive relationships / bullying & insulting / candy used for assault / mild & implied sex scenes / adult talk / lots of Afrikaans speak / language / references to drug & alcohol use / other stuff

Btw - Bronson muse in my stories is inspired by former NXT wrestler James Bronson , not current NXT guy Josh .

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Stephen exhaled and parked his lower half into a metal folding chair with an unfortunate wobbly leg and glanced around the small dressing area , thankful it was empty of wrestlers , himself excluded .

The workday's late afternoon and early evening was bittersweet . The Summer's temps were blazing hot outdoors , the air conditioning inside passable and he was sore and tired from toenails to hairline .

He stretched and his neon yellow green tank top flattened over his torso whenever he yawned .

His stomach bitched at him and its complaint was being empty since the barbecue party outside hadn't been any festivity to brag about , with discount store bagged nacho cheese flavored , bright orange colored corn chips and pots of boiling water containing soggy , limp hot dog wieners sloshing in greasy , oil slick type water .

The few positives were that he was getting to live out the dream of being a wrestler with the negatives being going from tiny paycheck to sometimes not being paid at all and occasionally sleeping in rental cars be damned ! , and this night's show had Billy Gunn as the special guest which brought a smile to his aching , sweaty face .

He was glad to have a chair seat too as the lone bench of the locker room area tended to static shock people , despite the carpet free floor .

Stephen wiped his face with his bottom end of his top and then heard crunching and chewing over his exhausted head .

He stared at the row of dented metal lockers , paint chipped and bought Lord knows when from an old high school selling off the supplies and equipment ultra cheapola .

A weird man sat there on the very top of the lockers , cropped and greying bristle - fuzz crowned close to hitting the ceiling , eyes as big as an owl's and anxiously staring directly into Wolf's , legs crossed in the way that looked elf like and nose crinkle - wrinkled from disgust and disappointment .

Hard to tell if the alert eyes were grey - green or hazel - green but the man's streetwise personality seemed to shine from them .

His shining in the spotlights , semi chrome dome had scars . Many that were short and white , looking like claw marks from a cat and the longest , zipper like and more faded pale with width and length was similar to a coffee stir stick .

" Eina ! Dit maak seer ! It bites you in the butt . " this very odd man proclaimed and made a hand movement , either pinching his own nipples under the tee or absentmindedly playing with and pulling at invisible hair .

Stephen felt a touch of being disturbed by this stranger , although he had the sensation he'd seen the strange man ... somewhere before .

He took the honey to vinegar to lure in flies path and smiled politely .

" Yeah , isn't that the wrestling business ? You never know who'll take a chunk out of your ass but when the road life grants you something good , it's REALLY good . "

" Married Maryse , boyfriend left for the Lucha . " the creepy guy stated and pinched again , pantomiming yanking .

" Uhhh , yes . I suppose he did . " Stephen lightly drizzled fear sweat now . He regretted enjoying the peace of a clear locker room and wanted somebody there with him to have his back in case this human creature pounced on him .

" The Wyatt Family , they are not here . Not even the Bo - Bo . " the sheared stranger watched curiously for a reaction .

" Probably not . I haven't seen them wandering around . "

" No fear ? ! "

" Not that I know of . " Stephen shrugged and foot pushed his chair closer to the door with an Exit sign topping it .

" I'm mistaken then . You resemble the Jinder person . Are you not the Jinder person ? ! "

" The ... Jinder ? - "

" The Mahal male person . His face and brown skin , you also have . "

" Oh ! Okay , well ... yeah , you're confusing me with another wrestler . You were right about mistaken identity , sorry , man . I'm Native American Indian , not Punjabi . "

" You're one that my brother has been seeking , searching for . " the shaved head weirdo commented , head tilted to neck muscle straining pain to look at .

" Hey , if he wants to send a big anti - bounce paycheck my way , I'm up for it . " Stephen chortled nervously . " I'm like every other wrestler , anyone else . We have the bills to pay . "

The possibly insane older man shifted and slid to the floor , in a motion that was dangerously close to winding up with a broken leg and squat crouched at the younger's feet .

" Are you not one from the Forest Runners ? "

" Uhhh ... yeah , but - " the wrestler with the darker toast brown skin tone replied , panic increased from mild to above average .

" Your pretty necklace tells the stories . Sssshhh , listen . Hear it ? So much to say , Ja ! "

Stephen glanced at his Pack jewelry , the silver crescent moon and howling wolf pendant with three lapis beads and a trio of tiny carved silver feathers dangling from the moon's bottom half , all dangling and strung on a long thin black woven cord .

He'd put on the necklace shortly after entering the dressing room and rummaging through his gym bag , making him wonder how long this stranger had been creepily , maybe perversely , watching him .

" How does your brother know about Changers ? "

" Oh , the Weres and the Shape Shifters , the dier mense are us . "

" You have a Changer family ? ! "

" Ja ! Yes . "

" I've heard about wolves in hiding , staying introverted and secretive during their wrestling careers but - "

" I am the hyena with the wolves , Ja . My family . " Aldo commented , tugging his imaginary tresses ( with more nipple pinches ) the entire time he spoke . " Wolf , wolf , wolf , human Mommy and ... me . Heh hee hee hee ! "

" A ... hyena ? ! " Stephen overworked his mind . " So , you're from , um ... Africa , right ? "

" JA ! Yes ! Very good , Wolf but not Jinder Person ! Hooray for you ! "

The more of an Indie wrestler grinned . This was a new type of thrill , making conversation with a ninety percent bald fruit loop .

" Had a good time with Jessie and her cooking outside ? "

" Friendly , yes , but not her . Geen , she is not the one . I am looking for my wife . "

" Have you checked in the women's locker room ? "

The bizarre stranger appeared to have glazed eyes for a moment and then grinned , not as much joyous as it was somehow demented .

He staggered , swayed and lurched to the exit , muttering and beaming as he walked .

" Woah , hold on ! " Stephen was the human barricade to the hairless oddball . " That was a terrible joke , my bad sense of humor . You can't actually go in there unless you want to get thrown behind bars . "

" GEEN ! I can't do that , no more and not again ! I have to find my wife . " the taller male whimpered frantically , panicked , whining and then burying his flushed face into his long fingered hands .

" I bet that if you look long enough , you'll find her , how's that ? Don't lose hope , okay ? "

" I don't want hope ! I want my Smiley Girl , my wife ! "

Stephen carefully patted the strange man's shaking , heaving shoulders after he'd slumped in a sitting position to the floor .

" Sssshhh . Easy , man . It's a little bad luck today and it'll pass by . Hey even Alice had to fall to get into Wonderland , am I right ? "

The South African gazed with astonishment into the peaceful facial expression of this younger man he did not know yet .

And he smiled , authentic .

" You know of rabbits ? "

" Not much besides what you learn in school . And that old joke about humping but - "

" New friend wrestler person , you know about him ! My goeie vriend ! Baie dankie ! "

" Wuh - oof ! " Wolf gasped and chuckled after Aldo squished him in a giant hug , then spun in circles and laughed hysterically before sprinting through the thick door .

Stephen melted into calm , feeling faint and tired .

His shoe toe hit a white rectangle and nudged it inches away .

He picked it from the in need of a mopping floor in case anyone walked in and saw , asking questions .

He eyed the wolf head logo on the front and squinted at the phone numbers and addresses beneath that .

A tiny twitching smirk warmed his upper lip .

Others out there just like him .

Somebody had found him and recognized what he was inside .

Others that understood .

Another trail to take and explore , howling at the moon as he went on the journey .

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He ran the comb , with ' teeth ' pointed up , through his hair before brush and spritz , spray of water in hand , above and below .

He muttered when the door chimes sounded , over and again .

" I'll get it ! " his daughter , smallest joy in his life , shouted and made him smile until it totally sunk in of what she'd said .

" Hold on , sweetie , you know not to answer the door without me or Mommy with you . "

" We're okay here , honey . I'm standing beside her . " his wife's calm but puzzled tone of voice called to him and then he smiled completely , but with slight confusion blended in .

Daily care of his flowing and flawless mane wasn't important . The women in his life were his everything so he left the grooming behind to sprint from back of their home to the front and braked , as perplexed as his spouse and offspring , gawking at the big wire cage containing three fuzzy , furry and fussing ' giant hamsters ' , as he thought of the odd looking rodents .

" Who could've left these here ? " Roman asked , doing a double take at the included wide cardboard box stuffed with clear packages of little hay bales , zip top bags of bedding , feeding dishes and big water bottles with long metal sipper tubes jutting from the bottoms , wooden chew toys and a metal wire contraption that could hold both straw and a salt wheel on twine as well .

" Mister Blah did ! " Josephine blurted .

" Had to have been my cousins , baby . They like to pull pranks like this . "

" It was Mister Blah , Dad ! He wanted to say goodbye . " his daughter argued .

" Her imaginary friend's gone haywire , hmmm ? " his former cheerleader spouse asked , lowering her voice .

" Yeah , but no harm done . Look how happy she is from this . "

" Well , they ARE cute . Noisy though . "

" The cage and playpen AND these little squeakers can stay in the living room . I'll go out and buy - I don't know , a card table or something to put the cage on and we'll sleep peacefully , not being kept awake by their chirping . "

" Our superhero to the rescue . "

" Your man , yeah , to the rescue . " he grinned and held his wife in a wonderful and loving embrace while they watched their daughter admire the pets , each one he eyed with curiosity .

In the trio , the pure black guinea pig had the longest coat , then the mostly black with a patch of saffron and cream fuzz over one eye and the shortest haired piggie had gold - beige hued fur .

Josephine had sense that her parents lacked .

Mister Blah knew how to pick 'em .

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" I won't pretend to be surprised by what he did . I never liked him and could see what sort of person he is from the first time we let him run with us . "

" Well , I think he was set up . Yeah , okay , maybe he did wrong but can't a person do bad things once and still be a good guy ? ! "

" No and what do you mean , MAYBE ? ! Beating and hitting a woman is fine with you ? You think it's nothing wrong ? ! "

" That isn't what I said or meant ! Just because YOU hated him isn't any reason that I should quit liking him , liking my ... friend . "

" FRIEND ? ! What , are you going to wind up becoming an arrested criminal too ? Join your ' best buddy ' in prison ? " Curtis scoffed .

" Yeah , and being heartless is something to take pride in ! " Bo snapped , digging through his luggage , noticing some of Abby's plush toys packed in with his folded and ironed shirts and jeans and he grinned at the rag dolls and stuffed animals .

" Y'all hear them in there arguing ? They really think that what they're yelling about means something . No , this - THIS is what's important . See what he did to me ... what they did , part of it , behind my back ? "

The notes gathered in a fluttering clump and read the messages somberly .

" I don't exactly want it to be over but here I am and it's ended . And now I'm gun shy with relationships , thanks to the one who USED to be my Woobsy ... no , scratch that . My Woobsy , MY Wade truly did love me . He was the first to run to my rescue and defend me against others accusations and bullying but - but CODY'S Wade , now that's the jerk , jackass , jack ARSE who abandoned me when I almost died . "

Three Joe trilled and landed just outside of the floppiest section of red - gold strands of hair , threads of Autumn's fallen leaves .

" I'd - now no telling either ! - love to become Scare Bear's Pack Mate but , like I said , I'm made distrusting getting with someone else , another who might walk away from me . "

The eighth note flickered to a shade of traffic go light green and flew down to an open magazine , bumping the photo with emphasis .

" Yeah , that's us but that group is finished . Kaput ! "

Three Joe chirped a ' tsk ' sound at her human friend and with the help of her fellow notes , acted out an argument that turned to punches thrown and at the end , replayed bumping the picture with the focus placed on the blue headband sporting male in the gang .

Then she waved her bent flag firmly in the stunned face of the red haired human .

" This is from - ohhhhhh ... he lost his temper and assaulted you , didn't he ? He caused this ? ? ! " Heath said , shocked and wanting to curse .

His music note buddies sang and chimed obscenities of fury for him .

" Yeah , that turned into his ' thing ' , beating up women . Well , guess what ? ! He will NEVER hurt you anymore . I promise that I won't let him . " the vampire fanged musician swore ( both with promise and finally some four letter expressions of angry disgust ) and frowned at his Social Outcasts shirt , coming to a decision automatically .

He couldn't tolerate at first , the idea of slicing and dicing ANOTHER tee but the thought compared to the ear rupturing arguing on the other side of the suite's second double bedroom wall and worst of all , the panic - pain - heartache - heartbreak making him feel pukey and giving him a bad headache , was far more acceptable .

Giving in , scissors slithered through the black fabric , clipping at cotton blend and removing the four names .

The criminal's was deposited in the can with the rest of the trash and the music notes celebrated , singing and twirling .

Axel and Bo's - hmmmm ... he kept them shut inside a sock drawer and spaced apart .

His own identity he poked a safety pin hole through , tied a string in it and watched , laughing lightly when the notes flew the cut out around the big room .

Sleeves and hemline hacked , back shredded and front collar torn to create a jagged low neckline and viola !

" It's a combo variation of BC and the D - Zigs fashion statements , don't you think so ? "

All the notes agreed , glowing from light green to ocean blue to stoplight red to pale yellow gold .

" I can't keep a group together ! That's it - last straw , no more teaming with friends and no more being a group leader . "

Three Joe squeaked her upset and objection .

" Yeah , okay , except for you guys ... and girls . You're good . The music NEVER lets me down . "

The notes danced , pogo hopped in the air and cheered .

" But to be sure you all are out of danger , stay behind this once while I go and ride the roller coaster . "

The music ganged up on their human buddy , bounced on the bridge of his nose and pulled his hair and eyelashes .

" Quit that ! Be nice ! I'm not excluding anyone , okay ? This time it's to keep you from getting hurt . Please ? I'm totally divorced now and I need the alone time to clear my mind and calm my stressed , broken heart . " Heath protested , tapping at the mobile screen after cautiously swatting at his ' buddies ' , not really wanting to hit any and purposely aiming so as not to .

The notes stopped the flying attack , sighed and twinkled their emotions in unison and settled , this time , into an overturned gym logo ball cap on the floor .

" Sleep well , little friends . " their human half covered them with a sock for a group shared blanket and did some deep thought , stabbed in the back , sighing too .

His phone's mail inbox messages he moved , saved or deleted .

For the texts sent about the papers being signed , he wept , tragedy cries and tears of joy unspoken .

The big D and he didn't mean Bo's fake last name .

Single man , now playing onstage as the solo act .

Leather pants to protect the legs and everything in between .

His diy custom made shirt because it made him feel happy and better looking when he wore it .

Work boots on his feet , tougher than sneakers .

And Wade's old Nexus coat warming his upper body since he no longer cared if it got destroyed into tatters or not .

The brain eaters on this side of the boneyard crawl were particularly feisty and many managed to dodge not only the instruments either flung or swung ( depending on what kind ) at their rotting , cobweb stuffed craniums but the fistfuls of what to full blood humans would've looked like marbles but the flames , water , vines or lightning sparks inside said different .

Fire was crackling and sizzling , lightning's electric bolts popping , waves six feet high was rolling and bowling down reanimated corpses and twining kudzu was enveloping several sour smelling , dirt encrusted skeletal forms up walking around .

" Boom . " he whispered and the scorch of a blush trailed as far down his body to reach his groin .

Sizzling , white sparking lightning flashes , flickering , swirling fire and knock you off of your feet blasts of wind gusts sent him spinning and flying backwards , bouncing and sliding painfully through the worm loaded , upturned soil as silver - gray and incredibly thick smoke - fog spread over the cemetery .

The smoke streams and kicked up soil blinded him momentarily and he stepped in the wrong direction , bony , damp and mossy arms grabbing him from behind at the same instant that yellowed and nasty teeth slid over the top of his shiny penny color locks .

A chain whip , much like a metal snake skeleton , spun and rolled and landed , draping around the mud smudged body and tearing the rib cage completely out with one yank .

More enormous explosions and unfortunately , added to the clouds of dust and filth to temporarily block his vision .

When his sight cleared and the scent of leaves lifted into his nostrils , there stood a ninja right in front of his eyes and wearing goth - punk combat boots sprinkled with pyramid studs and long buckled straps in place of the jika - tabi .

" Hey , thanks a million . You rescued my butt out th - whaaaa ...woah ! We're in a tree ! You took me up into - why are we in a TREE ? ! "

The black clad , face concealed , hard to tell if this hero was male or female gestured to the lawn far below .

" Oh , those are some rambunctious ones ! Have you had a knock down drag out with them before or is this just a passing through kinda thang ? " the musician wondered and pushed a few leaves out of his face .

The ninja shrugged under the shadowy garb and then sat cross legged upon a wide branch .

" Because ... well , if this is new for ya , I wouldn't mind - I want to start training other people and if you want to , I don't mind gettin ' a student or sidekick . "

The ninja pantsed him and squatted to take a better look at the orange and green , purple and white striped boxers with skulls and spiderwebs printed at the leg bottoms , over each knee .

He was stunned when a black gloved hand met the lump and felt the semi - bulge until a startling ' Bwah Ha Ha ! ' sounded , causing the ninja to fumble and step aside .

" Halloween themed novelty underwear with a sound chip . "

The hood moved closer than the hands this time as the concealed person crawled towards him .

The disguised head bowed and became nothing past the feeling of dusk , scruff and palate .

Nocturnal worship and the pleasant aching that went with it .

" That's great ! Yeah , that's good . Keep going . "

The ninja straightened and swept a hand into the face cover to wipe off the drippings underneath .

" Who ARE you ? ! I felt facial hair so you're more than likely a guy , or maybe a hippie woman - "

The ninja's hooded and masked face shook . The person was obviously laughing .

" But I believe that you're a guy , like me . Mostly ' cause we look about the same size , the height , that is . I don't know your weight and it isn't any of my business anyway , to ask you . " the redhead stated , picking loose bark bits from his clothes .

His secretive assistant shrugged inside the attire , then gestured to the ground and the barrier wall before sorting through a variety of weapons and accessories used for combat and sneaking around in the dark .

" I really don't like to leave until they're ALL back in the ground but ... well , okay . "

The grappling hook claw bit into the brick and cement of the wall enclosing the graveyard and the ninja landed flawlessly after swinging across , his black clad toes being snapped at by leaping zombies while he was in motion , traveling in a zip line type of style , then giving the strong over to his possible friend .

Heath followed but when one drumstick stake fell from a pocket , he looked back and made a grab for it , losing his balance along with the musical weapon clattering beneath .

The grimiest and most maggot laden creature snatched him , held him up above its ugly , hairless head and power slammed him against the closest headstone , knocking the air from him in painful shock plus a sudden gush of unstoppable blood flow , along with more serious damage born from his flesh scraping a rough , solid surface .

An arrow skewered the attacking monster's face , making gruesome shish - kabob right though its open mouth , taking the rotten head off of the squirming , crawling with insects torso .

" FINDER BINDER ? ! " the biker called , booted feet touching ground soon after he'd scaled the metal fence front gates and rushed to his lover's wounded , scuffed and banged up side .

" Oooohhh ... BC ? ! - ouch , dammit ! ... Scare Bear ? ! " Heath grunted , flattened and growing head spinning - weak from losing blood added to going into shock .

Half of the sky was missing when he blinked northbound .

Groggily looking down , one of his legs and side of his lower body was gone .

" What happened to my - where are ... ? ! "

" Hold still . Do not try to move , okay ? You're - Hell ... "

" Ohhhhh guh -ooood , because I feel like Hell right about now . "

" You're going to have a big facial scar after today . "

" Cool ! I'll look even more like a bad ass . "

" Yeah , sure but - Song Bird , this is serious . "

" Awful serious ? "

" Yes , indeed . One of your eyes is part way hanging out of the socket . "

" Huh . Well , that could explain the blood loss and blind spots . "

" I can and will get you out of here and to safety but I'm not leaving you behind while I bring the car closer , because of those crawling slobs . " Baron eyed the ninja with suspicion . " And I doubt that your karate sidekick will fare okay alone against them . "

" You really never know . "

" Yeah , in this case we don't . "

" Then that means it's time to see what the ' Break glass in case of Emergency ' orb Kane gave to me does . "

" Say what now ? ! "

" Back against the wall , rear end on the line , partridge , pear tree and etcetera . "

" You just confirmed it . You've suffered significant head trauma , FB . "

" I don't give a damn . Help me up . "

" Songbird , I don't think that you understand how badly you're hurt . "

" Oh , I can feel it . Help me off of the ground . "

" You need to get medical treatment as soon as - "

" The time is ' nut up or shut up ' on my clock , Scare Bear . I'm not alone and you have my back . "

" Always . " Corbin hesitated but finally coaxed his hands and arms into motion .

" Got EACH OTHERS ' backs . " Heath stated , no longer scared despite his mask of crimson and waved at the ninja .

" Finder Binder , you're incredibly one of a kind . " the biker commented , a smile for his love , a glower for the other person in black and threatening scowls directed at the slimy , stinking monsters ready to eat them all .

" Heyyyyyyy , hey ! Ninja ! Little help , please ? "

" Why are you inviting THAT ? ! I can be all the help you need and then some . " Baron objected .

" Because this requires teamwork or the option of getting used to Return of The with their teeth stuck in our butts . "

The ninja drew close to the men and readied the chain whip as the biker raised a boot clad foot and a finger less gloved fist and the man in charge lifted and prepared the guitar .

" Call it , FB . "

Corpses slid and wriggled near .

" Okay , right - right ... NOW ! " Heath shouted and fists , stomping feet , musical instruments and martial arts weaponry crashed down onto the round piece of night itself .

The glass shattered and split and the whole innards of the black orb streamed out , pouring the colors of an eclipse onto the ground .

Midnight's darkness made from thick smoke whirled , spinning into a tornado with flames and crackling lightning twisting outside the frightening unnatural formation .

The tornado grew in height , ten feet and taller , becoming the silhouette of a skyscraper size , horned demon .

" Does that look like - "

" Yeah , I think that IS him ! "

The nocturnal devil creature with wings of a bat and spiral twist , towering horns , spread its huge arms beneath the purple inner lined black duster and each and every zombie began to levitate .

Under the wide brimmed , purple banded black hat , glowing garnet red eyes narrowed gleefully .

The vortex drilled into the lawn , burrowing in the grassy topped soil and the startling instant vacuum like suction dragged down the reanimated corpses similar to being caught in a whirlpool .

The unbelievably huge representation of a devil - Taker made from shadows and gloom went down with them , pushing hard upon their brittle skeletal heads as they whined and screamed .

The final explosion sealed the crater the living dead had been forced inside and the mist cleared .

Staffs , brackets and bold double line bars formed creating a long sheet in the shape of a giant slide .

" Now do you believe me when I say that music never lets me down ? " the redhead asked his boyfriend , settling into his lap and positioning his body to start sliding out of the gate .

" I haven't doubted you . Hold on . "

" WAIT ! "

" What ? ! " Corbin inquired angrily , slouching and frowning the instant his love jumped from his embrace and sprinted to the ninja , holding out a handful of vine orbs and water spheres , perfect for strangling and drowning zombies in a pinch .

" I want you to have these . Take them to give you extra protection . My stock needs replenishing anyway and although I already get looked after by another guardian angel , I don't mind you being the second . '

" FB , can we leave already ? "

" Grouchedy - Grump over there is my - well , he isn't an ANGEL ... "

The ninja softly laughed and two brown eyebrows raised and lowered .

" Ha ha . " Baron said dryly , rolling his eyes .

" But ... seriously , take care of yourself and thanks , Ninja buddy ! I hope that I'll see you again , one night . "

Heath gave his new , mystery of a friend a powerful hug and stepped back when the stranger tossed a few smoke bombs to disappear by .

Storm over the ocean blue smoke , wisps of mist pure white , pigeon grey thick fog .

Joining the heartache that got into a man's eyes .

Corbin rapped on the inner door frame , stuck his face within view and waved .

" Ready when you are , handsome . " he said , headed to the single suitcase .

" Awwh , thank you ! After a week - " the redhead patted the pillow and straightened the sheets . He was raised right and couldn't bring himself to leave a bed he'd used unmade .

" Six days . "

" SIX days . AND nights , I've lost complete feeling in my butt . "

" Huh . Mine has no feelings either . No emotions , don't care , just like my entire body . "

" Hmmm , not entirely , Champ . You cared enough to stick by me while I've been healing , plus you bought me this cool eye patch for ocular protection . " Heath looked at the reflection of the 'pirate safety gear ' , his neat black eye patch decorated with a carved from chicken bones ( he HOPED it was only a bird killed for use ) , open mouthed skull also , humorously wearing an eye patch in miniature .

" I purchased it for a fashion statement , no other reason . "

" Yeah , riiiiiiight . Suuuuuure you did , BC . I'll overlook your cruddy effort in lying and keep on being thankful for you watching out for me . "

" Yeah , I did a terrific job . That oddball ninja though ... " Corbin snuck a peek into the packed clothing and faintly smiled at the various printed and patterned boxer shorts , most either Halloween or Christmas themed .

" He helped too . " Heath replied , eyes in the back of his head and not missing a beat while combing his hair . " Get out of my drawers , pervert BC . "

The taller and more menacing looking of both men immediately crimsoned and shut the suitcase .

" He ? ! "

" Yep , a guy . I'd like to know his identity but he obviously wants to remain a secret , kinda . "

" Or he likes playing crappy dress up games for toddlers . "

" The one thing from me that'll be certain is , guaranteed when I meet with me next time , I'll thank him too . "

Baron hmphed , an annoyed snort from flared nostrils and sneering lips .

" Waste of words . " he commented , envious .

Heath ignored the jealous complaint .

" To escape the world I got to enjoy this simple dance and it seemed that everything was on my side . " he sang instead of fussing and getting into a spat , simply glad to be leaving the hospital .

His American that wanted him for a Pack Mate smirk - grinned , devilishly delighted .

" Smart and fitting song choice for medical , man . "

" Gracias , tipo grande . "

" I got your paperwork and meds at the front desk so you're set to go . "

" Give me time to brush my teeth ! "

" Ugh . "

" Was that DISGUST ? ! You'd prefer that I go around the rest of the day with bad breath ? Come here , BC , let me breathe sour on you . "

" Yuuugh , stop ! " Corbin put a big and toned arm up , gently blocked his boyfriend and laughed with him . " Ame usted , el pájaro cantor . "

The 30's electric purple Chevy Cabriolet with glossy black siding and doors , silver spiderweb steering wheel with imitation razor wire trim , a bat winged , bulldog face gargoyle hood ornament and ' blood splattered ' grey - white leather interior sat parked and gleaming right outside of the revolving doors .

" Uhhh , BC ? It's likely illegal to block the entrance . "

" Do I LOOK like I care ? "

" No , but - "

" Easy going . Slow steps . " Baron replied by way of dropping the subject , the human crutch for his once wounded , lingering and remaining broken blood vessels in the eyeball sporting beloved .

" How come I never get to drive The Grape Houdini ? " the redhead asked while his taller boyfriend assisted him with the seat belt .

" Because you've just today received discharge from the ER ward after recently almost losing an eye and I did not . "

" If I wash the car , can I drive it ? "

" No . " the biker jingled his white gold coated , diamond chip flecked , mini human skull replica key chain after he'd glided into the driver's seat .

" What if I cleaned it real good ? ! " Heath patted one of his lover's distressed denim clad knees at the first red light .

" De eso nada . "

" Throw in me wearing only skins and little cut off shorts , then we have a deal ? "

" Ah , usted me posee y le amo ! " Baron chortled , tugged his charcoal hue knit cap down to touch his eyebrows and adjusted his seven hundred dollar price tag wrap around shades .

" Him ? ! "

" You . "

" Ohhhhhh - am I the girl in this relationship ? " the redhead asked and pretend sulked beneath the seat belt strap .

" You're a man , definitely . I'm THE Man but you're A man . " the biker added , bragging .

" Huh , well , thanks ... I guess . Then drive on , my big man . And take us to a place that's our paradise . "

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" I got nose ! Bo - Bo's nose ! "

" Good job ! You DID get it , didn't you ? Can I have it back ? " Bo congratulated , then asked while swiping the key card across the slot on the suite's front entrance .

" Noooooooo , I keep . It mine . " Abby replied and beamed , pulling the stringy locks of her smallest guardian like they were reins .

" Well , don't let it sneeze on you . " the long haired , shark - like grinning , young man kidded and when his favorite child wriggled to be unhanded , he slowly lowered her to the carpeted floor and laughed when she ran into the living room area , giggling mischievously .

He caught a glimpse of her darting into the bathroom and heard some slams and bangs but went to the fridge for a cold drink anyway , knowing that the rest of the Family were somewhere in the giant hotel rooms and for a few minutes , his eyes didn't have to be on their female Savior .

More giggling and some deeper laughter stole his intrigue .

He checked the second bathroom and hurrying , rushed to Rowan and Harper's shared space .

His face twisted in puzzlement once he saw his Sheep Brothers sitting side by side , both with wash rags as small as doilies capping their big heads . " WHAT is going on ? ! "

" Ssssssshhh ! " Rowan the White Creepy Sheep answered in a hushed voice . " We're hidden . Abby hid us . "

Braun the Black Strong Sheep agreed under his dish cloth crown . " She's great at hide and seek . "

" They gone , Bo - Bo ! You cannot see ! " Abby cheered and her Bo - est babysitter and smallest ' big brother ' laughed at her excited merriment .

" Yeah , Abs . Good job , girl ! They're regular old Sheep Cenas . "

" Taken to the slaughter . " Bray stated chillingly from the doorway , making all the other adults tense like deer in the headlights of a huge truck speeding towards them .

" BEARD ! Hi , Beard ! " Abby waved , ran to the male leader and hugged his legs below the knees before standing on tiptoes to kiss his pants legs on each knee .

Bray altered then , the only time he shifted from evil to proud , normal and caring Dad , smiling lovingly and genuinely , petting the small child's ribbons and bows sporting wavy hair .

" Hello , little one . "

" Beard ! Big beard , hello . "

The cult leader sat the toddler out of the way and returned to his cruel and devious , deranged and angered state , his glare fixated mainly on Strowman first and his baby brother following after .

" Take Abby from here . She doesn't need to see - "

" Then maybe you shouldn't ... " Bo pleaded .

" Get Abby and take her out of this room because what's about to happen will upset and frighten her . "

" I'm sorry . " he mouthed at the Sinister Sheep before scooping up his little girl and heading in hurry to her own small bedroom .

" Bo - Bo , what ? " Abby inquired when her tiny feet hit the floor .

" Can you put your toys and dollies back in the toy box ? I don't think that you could ! "

" Yeah , Bo - Bo ! "

The young man sighed and eased to the doorway , inching along and peering out while multitasking by keeping tabs on his little princess .

The child was focused on her ' work ' so he crept closer towards the main room where destruction was taking place .

His brother was preaching and shouting , face red and fists shaking , teeth grinding and hair in dripping strings .

" He escaped . Meant to be ours and he broke free ! You were the one chosen to bring him to us , his close friend to lure him in and give him to Her and you failed ! "

Bo peeked over a shoulder at busy bee Abs and stepped up , stomping forward and frustrated .

" Don't touch him ! Leave Braun alone and stop hurting people . Abby isn't asking for anyone on the roster to play with , no , it's what YOU demand , brother . The men YOU want to take into your bed ! "

Bray snarled at his little brother and positioned his stance so Abby couldn't precisely see any damage and torture .

Bo also shifted to be the small child's protective wall , shielding her from noticing the negativity her Family brought down on others without mercy or regret .

" Punishment is for those who betray , disappoint and fail . Those unworthy I ... that WE cast aside ! "

The Wicked White Sheep held Braun , no longer struggling or fighting back and Bray with one hard tug , tore the nipple rings completely off , taking flesh bits with the metal loops .

" Now , leave and you'll remain cast out until you have success , until he is brought to us . You are no longer Family and you have let Her down . "

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" Cheater ! "

" How am I cheating ? ! " Corey slowed his jogging to a walk and looked ahead to keep watch on Sugar Rush on her long leash , sniffing in the lead of both of her human men .

" You're distracting me . "

" Explain . "

" Shirtless . " Bronson replied , winked and never stopped the motions and speed of the Berkel he was cheerfully using .

" I can fix that . " his heavily tattooed boyfriend said and began tugging the sweat stained tank back on .

" NO ! Leave it broken ... I mean - " Bronson yelped , leaning forward enough that the wrinkles in his Pikachu Libre tee smoothed to vanish .

" Understood . No stress , Bronse . "

" Thank you for the wheels . I owe you so much for the expense . "

Both men glanced at their yellow Lab , noted her squatting in the grass and Corey was first to blush and look away .

" You're not giving me a dime . I did it to improve your life and health , not to be repaid . "

" I'll hand you SOME cash , man and you won't stop me . "

" Hmmm , well yeah , I guess I can't . "

" I am employed now . " the bald , usually wheelchair bound , former bodyguard and NXT wrestler gloated .

" You got a job ? ! Yeah - heeeeeeeeeh ! I am way past proud of you ! " his inked lover whooped and shark grinned merrily .

" Working to help Riley at his business . "

" Wait , Kiley - Riley ? MASON'S Riley ? ! "

" The Alex formerly known as a Miz fan girl , er , boy , yeah . "

" Should I ask ? "

" Answering phones . "

" Uhmm hmmmm . Heavy breathing . I approve . "

" Core , I'm going to be assisting with merchandise sales . "

" Something about you being a part of a sex toy business makes me think . "

" About me or the fake weiners and realistic , anatomically correct butt replicas ? "

" About us , actually . However , I'll keep the rest in ... mind . " Graves dared look innocent and coughed , amusing his beloved .

" Hon , the dirty talk I'll save for you . " " Bronson promised , also coughing teasingly .

" I have increased the quantity of my approval . "

" So have I . Mostly since , thanks to you , my legs WILL get stronger and heal . And once those are functioning again , guess what OTHER part will also become stronger ? "

" Mmmmmm , my heart . "

The guys chuckled and after escaping to a barely used bike path of mainly red clay dirt and tiny light grey pebbles , kissed joyfully dozens of times , soft and playful until Sugar's slobbering canine smooches tickled them to quit .

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" Let me get this straight - " PJ shoved two clean towels into his over sized backpack and dropped down to his knees to search under the bed for flip flops .

" Not the same as crooked . " His unrelated brother commented from the other side of the call .

" Damn right . I miss out on Afrika Burn , the J Bay winter surfing contests AND every one of the music festivals but you invite me along to Winter friggin ' Wonderland , of all events ? ! "

" Jaaaaaa ! "

" I'll do us one better . You attend and I won't . Then we'll both be happy . " Paul junior mouthed ' Be there soon ' to Lust when she appeared in the hallway , directly outside the entrance to their bedroom .

" Geen hartseer ? " The former Leo asked , doing his own searching , not for items to take to the beach but a nice , delicious Ring Pop .

" Yeah . Het jy 'n wonderlike tyd en versigtig wees om veilig te bly . " his exasperated brother said and sighed , waving at and shooing six of his Seven Sins pack out of his room , closing and locking the door , then paying ogling respects to his lady's teeny new cut out design swim suit .

" And happy for our Smiley Girl and Mom too . "

" Oh , yeah , without any doubts . I put them first in my heart . " Paul junior swatted at his Lady L's bottom and she scooted and hopped from his busy hands , laughed and dropped a towel over his unkempt hair to cover his eyes .

" Also mine , my heart cares about them . "

" I'm not forgetting Dad either . "

" Not ever ! Dad's the greatest ! " Rose exclaimed , tussling with the candy necklace that had became tangled in his shirt collar and paced once the call ended .

His brother had made 'n goeie punt .

WHY had he came here ? !

Yes , it was nice to be home and see all of the old and new faces , familiar friends , total strangers and the stand out tourists in crowds but the tiny needle pricking spoke to him , inside his cranium and he saw nothing for him here .

A few shunned him but the majority still welcomed him as the hometown boy and hero , the young man who'd left and made it big , the successful star .

The ' star ' was bored and his belly , empty .

He patted his stomach to reassure and soothe while he walked along , pausing at the food stalls first .

" Walkies minus talkies and some pap for dipping in . " he chose and one of many cooks nodded . " And the biggest size of your coffee . "

" Bunny ? " the older man motioned towards the well known , hollowed out bread bowl and behind him , containers of fillings and sauces with big ladles floating in the meaty juices and vegetable broths .

" No , he refused to board the plane . " he responded , leaving the chef baffled and pocketing bonus Rands .

Children beamed and waved , the adults talked and stared and he kept walking , chewing around the claws and seeking anything to diminish what he thought was heartburn .

No indigestion but loneliness .

" Glorious ! "

Now it made sense to him . There stood the reason he'd splurged on airfare and fought jet lag , because of her .

To see her even only once more and now , his legs and feet had the sensation of being stuck in quicksand .

Kyle Ripley escorting the pink haired woman apparently had similar admiring crush - like feelings , maybe not as strong but plain to see , he was affected .

Why Kams was an intriguing standout girl was not always easy to decipher , since she was exactly five feet in height and her body type was closer to a Havok or Nia Jax and not a Torrie Wilson or younger Sable but she had charm , stubborn , independent , get out of my face or I'll kick your ass charm just like her rebellious , go his own way brother .

Same shaggy , untamed hair ( and spirit ) as well and the matching , literally wolfish big happy grin also .

Enough to make a man's mouth - and bright blue Ring Pop - go dry .

" Sjoe , die ligte is netjies en mooi ! " Kammy pointed above her shrimp cocktail colored scalp to the glimmering white snowflake shapes hanging high up , attached and swinging from tall and narrow lamp posts .

Kyle chortled , his own round face brighter pink from the cold air and his eyes too had widened once noticing the glittering and festive displays of lights , hundreds of long loops and strings glowing in silver - white , golden yellow , light blue and purple and blazing orange .

" How about a treat ? "

" But we aren't going for pizza ? "

" A dessert before wouldn't cause a lot of harm . "

" Hmmm ... that first then but I'm only eating a little . "

They headed to the food carts section of the outdoors festival , being tailed the entire time and stopped at the pastries stand .

" One strawberry milkshake and a vanilla cupcake for me . And you ? "

Strawberry ? ! That was HIS flavor ! Although the vanilla was fitting . The kid was as bland as could be , beyond drying paint equivalent and more sitting on hard plastic chairs for hours in a dull waiting room .

" A milkshake ? ! How do you not freeze ? ! "

" My cellulite padding works its magic . "

Kamaria laughed lightly at the joking and Kyle took pride in the appreciation .

" Nothing to apologize for or feel lousy about being two digit size . I'M one and so is my mother . "

The male watching them scowled , lacking a sense of humor - or kindness and tolerance - for this young man , little boy in his opinion , trying to get close to HIS Smiley Wife to Be .

He growled and rested his back against a LED light cluttered shorter tree .

Lavender and sunshine yellow massive wings of an also lavender butterfly princess wearing a vivid blue green feather crown and matching cat's eye mask hit his shoulder .

" Verskoon my , vergewe my . "

" My fout vir die feit dat onbeholpe . "

Dumb to do and not safety - smart for his male parts but he halted to mingle and chat ... and stare .

This one could easily qualify as a bus girl and fit in , long hair and legs , big chest and backside , all the anatomy he approved of .

She had the actions and motions of one of his ladies too , one hand slithering to twine around HIS waist and the thumb on the other hand trailing across his face , lip tracing skillfully .

" I KNOW you , am I right ? ! "

He shrugged .

" Or left . Pick your direction . "

" With you . " she replied and grinned , voice lowering and - oh ! there went her hands along THAT street too . " If I become your woman , I can make you happy . "

" I'm already happy because my wife IS my woman . " he answered truthfully , making her pretty face suddenly furious .

" Lae graad en sleazy ! " the pissed off beauty spat at him , with words and plummeting saliva that landed on his shoe tops .

" Afskeid en goodnight ! "

He waved at her retreating from him before rummaging in his multi pocketed cargo pants for candy shop supplies , located and freed the lolly from its sticky mummy wrapping of paper and stuck the round treat up against his gums .

Without his hair , it was slightly harder to contain and conceal life's necessities , made from sugar and chemicals , food coloring and artificial flavors .

Ahhh , Blow pop , how you'd been missed !

And now ...

And now , Smiley wife .

Wife ? ! Where -

Kams was no longer in sight .

He cursed himself for forgetting to keep an eye on her and worse , giving Kyle a opportunity to keep both eyes - and probably his hands - on the young woman with long and flowing tresses that were dyed shades of a Florida flamingo .

Time to hunt them in the crowd , second round , no pin - falls or submissions .

But he'd have to not be seen by his beloved Kammy , not tonight .

The shiny , shaven head was covered by the sweatshirt hoodie but his face , too recognizable , must be masked ...

Masks ? Masks ! He had seen a stand before -

And Ja ! There it was , magical and mysterious perfection .

Every bright and pastel shade , glitter and lace , sequins and feathers on the face covers for sale , hanging with their string cords looped over bent nails and sturdy push pins tacked up .

He looked at neon hard plastic half masks , funny faces of zebras and giraffes and spooky looking glow in the dark , expressionless full face masks but couldn't be drawn from his pick .

A twisted smile for the white sugar skull peering at him , with black eye makeup - like circles around each cut - out eye hole , a dark smudge as a triangle nose , scalloping and swirl deco and centered on the forehead , above the spiraling black eyebrows was an open and vividly red rose with a crazy eyed skull grinning in the middle .

His new Skull Face friend .

After handing over the correct amount of Rands ( plus a few added for a tip of sorts since he was satisfied with the purchase ) , he became a Skeleton Man .

Hunting . Prowling .

With a purpose in mind and heart and chickens feet in his hands .

The extreme side of hunting , stalking .

Crowds were claustrophobic grand to obscure himself in as he walked quickly , keeping the ' first date ' pair in sight .

" Up for any rides ? Or shop the arts and crafts for sale ? "

" Jay Paul would do those blindfolded and remain unimpressed , bored even . " Kamaria waved a small hand at the Sling Shot , Vortex and swinging ' Viking Ship ' rides . " And Mother doesn't want me to spend - waste money , she claims - on things she considers excess and unnecessary . " . "

" Thinks that you have more than your share of jewelry and clothing , hmmm ? "

" To fill a store . " Kammy beamed , bragging mildly .

Kyle's amused smile widened at the same instant the past mentor of his infuriated glower grew more bitter and leaning towards physical violence .

" Then we'll walk in the Ghost House . Nothing to shop for in there , except the ghouls and monsters . "

" Crazy , silly nonsense ! " Kams snickered and the laughter had a blade attached at the end , stabbing her not - quite - Leok in his back and mind , soul and heart and dreadfully included , groin .

He shivered and made a last second U turn , running and comprehending that he could get there long before they did .

" Ek het nie bedoel om laat te wees . Damn white rabbit takes from my time . " he explained to the monster with the green ' slime ' smeared face , plastic ( and crooked ) creature fangs and press on long , onyx black talons for fingernails after he'd jogged to the Exit door .

" Wit haas ? ! " the painted man wondered in a bellow , only pausing to flick the lighter at cigarette tip again .

" Never mind that . It's your break and now my turn to fill in , scaring people . "

" Ummm , yes . I'll return here in ten . "

" Oooohhh , if you would wait until twenty ... or longer , I'll pay you . "

" How about half an hour ? I'm tired already and this is just volunteer work anyway . "

" Yes ! Thank you and I'll buy two packs of cigarettes for helping me . "

" Two cartons ? "

" Those cost mo - forty minutes then . "

" Ah , there we now have a deal . "

Rose exhaled and briefly had a relieved grin shaking his mouth . Beneath the mask , gazing out through the eye cut - outs , he could see more visitors passing by the side of the building and headed inside .

He rushed back to the back exit and dove in , nearly face - planting and took his place behind the drop down to the floor partition .

He waited in the absence of light , powdery grey and white ashes piled in short clumps at his feet like spilled salt and pepper mixed and in one corner , a broomstick .

Hearing Ripley first made his nerves tense and Kams' voice following made him soften and have the weird sensation of being an ice cube , melting .

" Een , twee , drie , vier ... "

Witches stirring smoke pouring from big cauldrons , cackled and shrieked while creating spells and making potions .

" Een , twee , drie , vier . " he repeated and began to fret as he counted . The backs of his legs had sweat on them , disgusting !

He could see clearly through the swirls of swamp scent mist , the cheap rubber bats hanging from the ceiling and the soft cotton fake spiderwebs tacked to the walls and strung across open doorways .

There was the color of bubblegum , the sparkle of a shark shaped clear crystal brooch , the moon and stars necklace and - earrings ? !

Hoops , no less . He had no memories of her wearing earrings so he saved the shock as something new being tried out .

With a desperate lunge , he'd reeled in the long sweater coat and accidently ripped the back collar tag of her Blackout tee .

Brother smell on her shirt . Oh , well , now he knew who'd gifted it to her .

He grunted , licked off the leftover candy goo on his lips and tugged the partition above his head , sealing them in dark privacy .

A little electric storm bolt smack in the dim light .

She'd slapped him .

He held on , forgetting to release so that she could yell for help .

She chomped on the hand over her mouth , stomped the ten toes , whirled to kick both shins and brush past kneeing his groin which was too close for his comfort and he recoiled and ducked to the floor as fast as he could .

" I love you but my genitals you've scared to death ! "

" Stop talking to me as though we are friends or I'll remove your tongue to silence you ! "

" You're undoubtedly your brother's sister , alright . "

" Don't speak to me or about my brother either , unless you want loose teeth and bruises . "

" I'd NEVER insult our brother . "

" YOUR brother ? ! Shut up , idioot ! "

Heat lightning when she backhanded him , shouting , kicking and struggling .

" My Smiley wife , stop ! It's me ! "

The sugar skull mask tumbled as he cringed and Kamaria squinted while her mouth opened slightly .

" LEOK ? ! "

" Yes , love ? I didn't mean to terrify you or cause confusion . "

The hood of his workout jacket with dangling drawstrings fell back .

" Your hair ! What - you DID cut it off ! "

" Shaved and removed , Ja . "

His best girl quit beaming adoringly at him and began punching him in the space below his chest and inches above his navel .

" Who ARE you ? ! You'd best not be Waldo - "

" Aldo . "

" And you'd better not be Agnes either ! "

" Aegis . "

" If you're not Leo , MY Leok , I don't want you ! "

" It truly is me . "

" Then you prove it or I'll beat you brainless . "

" Hold on ... wait a minute ... calm down ! "

" Prove to me that it's you and not another man , one of those other personalities of yours possibly fixated on me ! "

" When you were an older child , you first wanted to become a basketball player but changed your mind later on to tennis because you thought the sports outfits weren't as ugly as the ball players uniforms ! " he yelled , panted and wiped his sweat rained on forehead , happy to have no hair whatsoever velcro stuck to the drenched skin .

Kamaria winced , truth and memory striking her heart deeply .

" Skirts preferred instead of shorts , yes . "

Then she scowled .

" I could have told anyone that ! Tell me a thing that only my family , those who LOVE me would know about ! "

" Your first day attending school , you didn't want to leave the house because you believed your dolls might miss you and I was asked , by you , to watch over them and keep them company so they wouldn't be lonely without you there . "

" Ja , because I didn't dare put trust in Jay Paul to - oh ... woah ! It really IS you , my Leok ! "

" I told you so , my Smiley . "

" Ahhh , even when you're here with me , I continue to miss you . " Kamaria sighed .

He bowed at the waist , bent his knees and held his arms straight with both hands palm flat to push at ... something .

Kamaria witnessed , with a furrowed forehead and lowered , tweezer plucked thin eyebrows and took a few steps closer to the tall door with the blazing neon EXIT sign swinging in bold red above.

The man stopped and wiped sweat from his hairless scalp , continued to shove away before pausing again and mixing things up with pulling pantomime .

" Leok , wha - what ARE you doing ? ? ! "

" Pulling out and holding your chair for you , then pushing your seat nearer the table . Being a gentleman with manners and considerate towards a lady . "

The pink haired woman beamed - only a bit - , fond and loving yet distrustful .

" Oh - well ... danke . "

" Please , I want you to stay with me tonight . "

" You know that is impossible ! Not only would Moeder find out but I ... have a date . "

" Tomorrow ? Before I go to the airport , will you visit me at the hotel room I am using ? "

" I really WANT to but I cannot ! You don't realize how angry Mother is with you . She hates you now and I don't want more chaos from the risk of us getting caught together and we WILL be caught , if we continue meeting secretly . "

" Only this ONE time ! "

" Yes and this one time , Kyle politely brought me to this winter festival to enjoy seeing the lights , sampling the food and having a night of fun . "

" That's who you are dating ? ! My girl with a child playing to be a grown up ? " The taller male sneered and parked his chin on the top of his short , possible bride to be's bright pink dyed hair covered head .

" He does own a car wash and I think of it as smart plans for the future , having the saved extra money and second career choice to fall back upon . "

" He'll only clean the cars . Hell , let him scrub the limos that I'LL own while you and I are chauffered around to any place you want to go to . "

" Mother says where you'll fall and land is on your face , flat , and lose everything , as you deserve . "

" But what do YOU think of me ? My woman , my wife . " He looked down over her and eased her face to look straight into her eyes .

" My opinions and beliefs ? I ... don't know because right now , my brain isn't working correctly . " Kamaria responded truthfully , shivering .

" The rest of you entirely is . " he commented and touched her , fondling with gentle hands and desire in his lips .

She kissed him back , strong and genuinely hated him , the false Leo , this stranger as her non - husband , a fraud in place of her lifelong true love .

He was crude and insulting and hateful , ego as high as it could grow and embarrassingly vulgar , trying to be - and probably believing that he was - funny .

But she really COULDN'T think straight and sensibly , be anything besides cheek burning flustered when she was having happen to her what Moeder had sworn , the seduction .

Easier than yawning when tired , to forget her brother's warnings when tantalizing mouth kisses and their upper and lower bodies rubbing against the others .

Kamaria ground her hips and stomach and chest in return on his bigger and much taller , lanky body , double hand squeezing his backside firmer than he was clutching and stroking hers .

Her very own ' bad boy ' , the one her mother couldn't stand and HAD approved of dating the extremely boring , plain looking but very sweet and polite ' nice guy ' .

Well then . Now she realized what it felt like to be a young American female without being birthed , blood connected or loyal to THAT kooky , screwed up excuse for a continent .

Benefit of the doubt , along with her brother's warning was a reminder .

Her Leok was cherished . His Rose alter ego was provocative ( although she blushed each time she thought about the ways her Leo was as well ) .

Like right now , for glorious example .

An entrance slit and also welcoming him , the tiny nubby bump - thing that felt to him like a very miniature version of the tip of his nose , proving he'd been a terrific student from his Candy Girl's teachings that HIS women never had penises .

Dyshiki . His Dyshiki . Another female he'd loved , with his heart in public and his body in private each time they'd snuck away from the adults .

He wondered how she was , prayed inside his brain she was still alive , safe and happy while he accessed and withdrew , probed and exited and stored again , delighting and exciting his Smiley Wife .

There was something that he knew would happen - his woman now and his back then would NOT get along .

They'd argue . They'd battle with more than speaking and shouts .

They'd fight . They'd brawl to win HIM , his love and the entire anatomy , possibly ripping each others clothing off , tearing his to shreds also .

Strobe lights blinding the couple , orange paint splashed on the black wall , white paint splotched into ghost shapes and screaming creeping close to them , surrounding them .

More flickering , flashing colored lights shining white - silver , neon green , vivid purple and slasher flick gore scene blood red .

Another yell , two actually , holding on to the other and it wasn't fog suddenly at his feet .

He looked down and crimsoned as his future wife , perfect woman in his eyes , rearranged and adjusted her body and clothes after hurridly wiping with a right out of the purse wad of tissue .

Shit . His shoelaces were ruined and ready for the trash bin .

Rose picked up the used condom quickly and wrapped it inside the other handful of nose wipe cloth his beloved woman kindly handed him .

" We're okay and safe too , Leok , nothing to worry about ... I think . You'd already had - that happen - before it came loose and fell off . "

He hoped so too . Although he wanted babies , to be a father with his Smiley Wife to be and produce a bunch of children , he knew this would be the wrong time to succeed in creating a gang of little bitties , maybe that had hair like his , brown and curled waves ( when he had had hair ) .

" Something to see . " he said and raised his hands .

" What are those ? ! Are - hmmmm , why did you get ... ? "

" I had to get these , no other choice . This isn't artwork or a representation . It's ME , who made me . My heart , my spirit and soul , my thoughts in the day and at night , the blood flowing through my veins . Those who made me , my family . My love and life . "

" Uhhhmmmm hmmm . " the girl with neon pink dyed tresses studied the ink , looking first at her initials plus her parents and brother's , along with her Leok's real parents names tatted on his knuckles , excluding the thumbs and middle fingers .

PL and CL sat combined with a teeny heart , KL nearby and PLJ with the gang while CG and KG resided on the other hand .

LK lived on the Paul hand and RG stood on his Moeder and Vader's side .

He was Blessed .

And a curse .

" There's more , darling . "

" More , dear ? "

" Venison ? Antlers ? ! "

" Urrrrr , we were discussing your recent body art , sweetie . " Kamaria corrected .

" Ek is jammer dat ek 'n klein en 'n gebreekte gedagte . " he replied , face burning in embarrassment from being very stupid in front of his beloved .

Across his shoulders and over his chest were dozens of long and thin lines studded with sharp points .

These too were given a second look , more thorough and up close the threads turned out to be tatted pine and olive green stems capped with ruby tipped black thorns and draping above and on where the heart beat under the flesh was actually the needled in artwork design of a double cord necklace holding many white teeth - canine fangs , in fact - and curving brown as mud stubby claws .

" You ... you have memories of who you really are AND your parents ! I'm so glad and proud of you as well . You're not letting him take total control . "

" I'm always going to have some of me inside but I - I don't absolutely loathe him . He helps me be ... and stay , young while I'm able to . "

The halfway Leok paused and Kamaria , as well , was momentarily speechless .

" I'd better go now before Kyle calls harbor security to locate me . " the woman said once the inside of her mouth was no longer desert dry and her thoughts were less like tidal wives .

Her possible husband to be wasn't drowning but burning , in the uncontrollable wildfire that his own thoughts had become , clearing out the Silvermine his brain felt like .

He gave another effort in having a heart and being a good , loving and normal spouse .

" Take this with you ! I want to be in your life but since we can't stay together , if you wear this then I'll feel more like part of you . "

Kams studied the long strand of tiny orange , white and yellow ' seed ' beads and the large black claw pendant attached before she linked the necklace around her throat , clicking the silver clasp .

" Pretty but Moeder will - no , I can tell her that I bought it at on of the craft stands . Then she'd be less suspicious . And when Ripley finds me , I'll tell him that i went out through the Exit , bored and tired of walking in that stupid excuse for a haunted attraction . "

Her brother's Bru's Aegis / Aldo side felt ecstatic and with a touch of sinister that he was the cause of his girl becoming a sneak about and a liar , tarnishing the good girl image decades after Kammy's Jay Paul had flushed his good boy side down the sewer pipes .

From Raymond's many dark personalities , the one now dominant took pleasure turning his chosen female to a girl that was deceitful and making trouble for people who cared about her .

His Black heart .

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Seth checked over a shoulder to glance at his male wife and their child while leading his family to the twin mini sofas which resembled small pull out beds more than living room furniture , a cushy recliner with the set up crib and playpen next to it and the futon type little padded bench which he'd move to sit at his parents feet .

" After you and now , you . " he gestured to the fancy decor and seating arrangements as he showed his parents their places to relax and lounge , escorting them arm in arm .

" The size of this room ! " Raul stated in awe .

" Too extravagant and filled with needless luxury . " his wife shrugged , not as impressed by the glitz and flash .

" No es nada , Mamá y Papá . This is the reward for the hard work , blood and sweat that I've given or speaking truthfully , YOUR reward . For the work you've done throughout your life , the aches and pains , sleeplessness and sacrifice , I will repay you in absolute luxury as long as I'm alive . "

Multiple microwaves beeped and dinged , causing a slight power surge and an instant of the lights flickering and dimming that Y Not cackled and hollered at .

Joey and Jamie wheeled the carts holding bowls overflowing with a variety of burst , sweet and savory kernels and stacks of napkins , dozens of bottles of expensive water and blended fruit juices .

Their once two toned maned leader nodded agreeably and smiling , counted and paid each man over one thousand dollars .

" Enjoy your night . "

" All that green just for a little work ? ! "

" More than a little and they earned what they made . "

" Huh . Well ... hey , Sofia , you're welcome to sit with me . I'd love the date . " Dean suggested , sneaky and happily .

" Then go buy dried fruit and a calendar ! " Rollins griped immediately , sulking during the instant warning .

Roman flopped down instead , lounging and grinning smugly , teasing cheerfully .

" Hi there , best crazy friend . "

" You're not the pretty one . " Dean grumped , slouching .

" You heard wrong , ' cause I beg to differ . " Roman replied , still in a kidding mood and swinging his mane around .

" I thought you pleaded on your knees - " Dean began .

" Shut up ! " Seth yelped , mortified and wanting to cover his parents ears asap .

" At home , with the wife . "

" Oh , do you not ever shut up ? ! " Seth fumed , arms crossed and a blaze in his eyes .

" Not now . This time , right now , I'll snack . "

Seth muttered and set the Blu Ray player running and settled in with the rest of the ' blended family ' group to melt their intelligence from watching CGI sharks , absurd comedy and over the top use of chainsaws .

He peeked over his bowl .

Mom looked offended and flat out , go into battle with her purse swinging as a weapon , P O 'ed .

" Dad , Mom , what did you think ? "

" That movie was ... distinctive . " Raul began , shifting on the couch cushions . His wife had a mouthful of opinions , he knew and waited for the volcano to blast .

" I didn't like it . I am disappointed from you having the small part . " Sofia scowled .

" Every woman he knows always is . " Dean quipped , reaching for more loaded baked potato and banana nut bread flavors of handfuls of gourmet popcorn .

" Pfft , speak for yourself . " Jimmy glared while holding his getting sleepy child . He'd always disliked Mox - Brose and all the fancy , yummy snacks on Earth wouldn't change her mind or diminish the envy .

" Romes , would you ? " Seth groaned before digging into extra helpings of coconut cream pie and cheesy garlic bread flavors of popcorn .

" Sure thing and already on it , man . " Roman agreed and automatically , lightly gut - punched their Dean , somewhere between dark chocolate cherry flavor and buffalo wings with ranch , grinning once the sugary and salted kernels went flying and his former partner ' Oofed ! " in shock .

" You are the star of the movie . Why did they not understand that ? ! " Rollins mother continued to fuss .

" Calm down , my love . The only reason they reduced our Colby's role is so that the other actors would not feel as untalented about themselves . "

" Dad's right , Mom . They wanted everybody to feel equal and special , not unimportant or lesser than another . "

" Still , you should have much more . "

" Next movie , Mom , next movie . " Seth promised , smiling at his mother in hopes to calm her complaints .

" And what if it stays the same ? "

" I'll never be a nobody and that's because I have the BEST parents that anyone could have . "

Y Not made it clear she was displeased by the adults noise making and when Jimmy noticed Raul smiling gently , he handed over his upset child , demanding to be soothed .

" This beautiful girl's name , is there a special meaning or reason for it ? " Raul asked while his granddaughter yanked hard as exploration and questioning if the man's hair was real or false .

" Y Not , meaning no Y chromosome and THAT translates into she's a female , not a male . " Dean replied , placing dill pickle and cinnamon toast flavored and popped kernels in a line across his distressed denim knees .

Every adult and even the baby stared at once .

" What ? ! I can be as smart as anyone else . " Ambrose shrugged and made silly faces and animal sounds at Y Not , who in turn , chattered at him , automatically squealing and drooling .

" Typical , everyday fan girl . " Roman joked .

Seth huffed and munched some more chocolate maple bacon popcorn to refrain from losing his temper .

" She has a female form but like me , if she wants to become a man and live as one , that's HER choice , the same as my parents allowed me to decide about myself . " Jimmy commented sweetly and felt invincible once his daughter was returned into his hands and the pink and white painted nails upon them . " And now , if you'll pardon us , Y and I are headed to bed . "

" You're tired this early ? ! "

" He puts up with you AND watched your stupid movie , Astro - turf Lopez . Let her get some sleep , why don't ya ? "

Seth didn't verbally feud with Dean the one time because the blood letting brawler had a point .

Something was going on , was wrong with Jimmy and it wasn't the ' baby blues ' either , he knew .

He'd figure it out though , soon enough and make everything better .

If he could . If it was possible .

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" Hey , sit with ? How about there ? "

" Sure , good by me . " Zayn held onto the rolled top of his brown paper lunch bag and used a shoe toe tip to scoot the plastic backed chair out .

Truly grand to have a friend to trust , loyal and kind , even if she looked like a young girl playing dress up in Mom and big sister's wardrobe whenever she had everyday , regular clothing on instead of bright colored , flashy , streamer tasseled , youthful ring gear .

He draped an unfolded napkin into his lap and cozied up to couscous with chicken , a tomato stuffed with rice and some leftover baklava , two bottles of cold water on the side .

" My parents won't like me thinking it but I'm glad Ramadan is over . "

" I can't figure how you get through it . I'd probably faint from hunger - oooohhh , are those salad senbei ? ! "

" They are but you don't already have your own Japanese treat ? "

" Hey ! That's ... not exactly - eeeeww , be quiet before someone hears you ! "

" You DON'T ? Have you swooned , been light headed , got down on one knee yet or did he ask you first , Miss Met the Parents ? " Sami chuckled and hummed ' The Wedding March ' right as started swatting him , laughing playfully the entire time .

" You are too damn rude ! Quit making it sound like I don't care about Aaron ! "

" Okay , furious . Ouch ! You've won , I apologize . "

" I am going to steal your cap one night at work and won't give it back , smart mouth . "

" Nah , you're a sweetie with a big hug heart . My likable little sis . Dorky , nerdy , geeky sister friend o ' mine . "

" Well , you'd know about being a dork , a nerd and a geek , young sir . Crazy dance brother . "

" Touche , bubbly Bayley girl . " Zayn responded and sorted through his JBox ordered specialty snack items .

Neither noticed AJ and Becky intentionally taking seats within hearing range in the Performance Center's school like cafeteria .

" Oh - kaaaaaaay , what ARE those ? ! "

" You don't recognize ? Black pepper and garlic Dorito snack chips . And these are shrimp mayonnaise flavor . Want any ? "

" I'm good with my peanut butter and jelly , carrot and celery sticks , cheddar cheese mini rice cakes , bottled water , mixed tropical fruit juice blend and chocolate mousse pudding . Thanks though . "

Sami beamed before getting into munching . She even ate and had a packed , bagged lunch like a little girl .

A wadded ball of paper napkin hit his meal and he frowned , a scowl hardening his face when the whoops and taunting laughter , the snickering and lousy attempt at whinnying sounds began from a table near theirs .

" Look , baby . Lover's lane with Ireland's Thing one and two . " AJ chortled . " Do you think they go right at it or discuss respecting each others feelings and using protection before jumping into the sack ? "

Bayley reddened and raised her sandwich to hide behind .

Becky grinned and sarcastically laughed beside her male supporter .

" Inadequate masturbation . They can't help it , not with those underdeveloped bodies . "

" But they're meant for each other , once she finishes getting passed around backstage . "

" And she's good for him , so polite and cute ! Didn't laugh once during the minute it took and his wilting soon after . "

" Hey , coconut shrimp ! How's it feel to be her jockey when Ferrrrrrrrrgal isn't cutting in front of you ? "

" Could you please NOT mention that loser's name ? ! I'm eating and don't care to hear about that wimp , weakling that couldn't carry a title any amount of time before one of his toothpick arms snapped . " Becky glowered at AJ in disgust .

" That's how the pathetic ones get picked out of a group . Right , Zayn ? " Styles gloated hatefully and winked at the smug woman beside him .

Sami crimsoned before yoga breathing and counting past ten to forty .

He nodded friendly encouragement to his meal buddy .

" Sucks Hunter isn't here . He'd put them in their places . "

" Think of it like a window left open by a forgetful person and flies buzzing inside , mosquitoes indoors . Swat at them but mostly ignore them and they'll fly off . " his cheerful and perky female companion offered .

" Hey , thanks . "

" Hay ? HAY ? ! Your one armed boyfriend's girlfriend still hungry ? "

" Shut it , Styles ! Go flop your hair around somewhere else until you really have a clue what you're saying ! "

" Puh - leeeease , you tree stump little reject ! One of the reasons you're with HER - besides the obvious - is because you didn't have the air in your lungs to inflate the love doll . " Becky sneered .

" How would you know ? ! Did YOU ? ? " Sami quipped harshly before his mind scolded his out of control tongue .

" Watch your mouth AND your ass , shrimp . I'VE got the real woman while yours looks like she could qualify to run in the Derby . "

" You're wrong this time , baby . " Becky purred to Styles . " She doesn't resemble a horse at all . Her face is more like the backside of a donkey . "

" Yeah , well , both of you are the jackasses and you sound like Shrek , with that thick accent ! " Sami blurted , blushed , inhaled heavily and bit his lower lip and tongue with discomfort .

Lynch growled , AJ shoved back his chair and stood , glowering while Bayley couldn't choose between taking her friend's side in battle or wisely and safely staying out of harm's way .

" Back off from him ! BACK . OFF . You break necks , right ? Guess which body part of yours I'LL break . " Out of nowhere , not an RKO but Pac , with fire straighter than Lynch's sparking in his eyes .

" Watch your backs , everyone's little pony and un - amazing Red . You too , Hobbit . Babysitting might get you knocked out cold , shortie . " Becky offered a last threat over the table tops , held onto Styles upper body and the duo scowled their tag team warnings , leaving the cafeteria occupants gazing at the backs of their rust red and coffee bean brunette heads .

" Thanks , Nev . " Zayn gave a big ' thumbs up ' and patted his lover's shoulder , craving to kiss him if they had privacy to .

" You're sitting here . " Adrian stared at the lone female at the table . His eyes looked empty and his face blank .

" No prob , Benja - Nev . I invited her . "

" You're sitting ... here ? " Neville repeated coldly , not responding to his boyfriend but containing to zombie stare at the young woman in a manner that had her shivering from frightened chills instead of heated attraction .

Bayley took the hint , pushy as it was , mouthed a baffled , upset ' Bye ' and relocated to sit with Sasha .

" I've missed you . " Adrian lowered his head and placed his face cheek down and sideways resting on his lover's orange haired knuckles and backs of both hands .

" La tahzan wahayda , alhabib . " Sami replied , relishing the adorable nuzzle - cuddling and feeling the prodding sensation of a jutting penis stabbing against one knee , his own dick was insistent on getting some exercise asap .

Neville gave his love a knowing look and Zayn nodded in hopefully secret agreement .

He delighted in his boyfriend's smile , his cute stuck out ears , even the knowledge that every argument they had , ended with them in bed after .

Each and every time , without fail .

But was he in a controlling , abusive relationship with someone who saw him as their property or was he in love with his insecure boyfriend who had low self esteem ?

" And you make me randy . "

" Orton ? "

" Let's not go crazy . I've been on the injured shelf . "

" Savage ? "

" Never ! I wouldn't hurt you ... unless you asked as a fetish or curiosity . "

" Shagmore ? "

" Yes , that's the goal . "

" You're a great guy , Benja - Nev . "

" I love you . "

" I love you too . "

" You do ? ! You always will ? ! " Adrian squeezed his boyfriend's shoulders softly and looked distraught , pleading and scared . Frightened from being lonely and feeling left out , terror panic from doubt , second guessing his masculinity and also being alone .

Aggressive .

Possessive .

Paranoid .

Sami quickly dropped his gaze to peer beneath the table and see the discarded , crumb encrusted inside of the torn open by his teeth , snack bag that had drifted to the floor , at his feet earlier .

" Yes . "

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Oh , this was a bus , Ja !

The feeble and wimpy WWE bus had had its great moments but that was merely a party bus and this vehicle was a Parrrrrrrrrrrrty bus , not transportation but a location on wheels to let his deviant side get wild and be free , to indulge and satisfy his wants without his wife ever finding out .

Safer to keep her in the dark from things she couldn't understand and that would hurt her love for him .

He studied the straps and chains and ropes hanging from the ceiling and clamped to the walls .

There was even a cage big enough to hold a average size man or woman , maybe bigger people to but they'd be cramped .

A cage for playing with peoples minds and emotions , just like his Shieldy - Wieldy friends had done to silly face Braddox , driving the man crazy from night terrors until Vince and Hunter and Steph had no choice but to ' fire ' him , which meant sending him to live in the padded wall room , wearing a restraining white coat and screaming about rabbits and wolves and attack dogs coming to kill him .

Rose sighed happily at the memories and beamed cruelly at his new pet , not a Maddox Brad man but someone he'd not seen before .

The male wrestler with the flopping to one side hairstyle was bound in a stylish , dog's dark blue collar and leash as he sat inside the massive made from fencing cage hooked to the wall behind it .

" This one is for me ? ! And the new and improved bus as well ? "

" Belated B - Day gifts , man . And yeah , he's yours as often as you want to keep him . The care for is easy but you might get annoyed with his selfie addiction . "

" Phone pictures ? Like my Breezie ? ! "

" Well ... huh - now that you mentioned , yeah , I guess so . " Dave shrugged .

" My other Breezy ! I'll call him - oooohhh , I know ! Your name is Zephyr , second Breezie person . Do you like the name ? " Aegis squealed when he spoke and while he ogled his captured indie wrestler .

" Answer him truthfully and if you mouth off , I'll break your jaw . " Dave snarled .

" I do like it . " Steve replied .

Aldo waited .

Batista waited .

" Sir . " the young man corrected his vocal mistake .

" Yayyyyyy , my Zephyr ! You get rewarded for being a good , smart man . "

He unwrapped the seven inch long rainbow twisted pop and discarded the peeled skin of plastic .

His new toy wasn't his Breezie - boy .

And where was Woodsy , for that matter ? , he wondered and his eyes narrowed .

His teeth clenched on candy , dog on a bone , shark on seal - or human - flesh .

Woodsy ? !

He snarled .

" Taaaaaaaaaaa TA ! " he shouted and crammed the long , phallic lolly down into Steve's mouth , gagging him , plunging into his gullet harshly , choking the young self ( and selfie ) centered man before jerking the sugar treat from the lesser known indie wrestler's esophagus and replacing candy with a callused , scarred and tanned more than normal hand .

Batista watched , humored by the youngest male nearly passing out , spitting and coughing .

And then , sweet surprise , sucking down and taking in the complete hand , from fingerprint whorls to dead skin flaking to light hair on the knuckles .

Dave's eyebrows lifted and something south also went skyward . He leaned forward on the ' living room's ' giant cherry red gummi bear shaped plush sofa and gave double thumbs up for the aggressive and erotic food play just before he flipped two different switches , making fog blow and bubbles float through the clean scented air and flashing colored lights blinking .

" You're enjoying this , aren't you ? " the question for both men .

" JA ! My Zephyr ! " Rose blurted , voice raised and he smush - hugged his ' Baby Breezie ' with fierce affection .

" Thank you ... Dad . " Steve replied , looking at Dave , who nodded and grinned wickedly .

" Great , Scott . " Batista quipped , patted his spread , huge leg lap and his only Aldo eagerly jumped into it , whipping out onyx black plastic novelty shutter shades for the two older men to wear . " Should we reward him now ? Give him what he's earned , baby ? "

" Ja , Ja , Jaaaaaaaaaaa ! " Aegis squealed and rubbed his spit string dripping mouth across his burly bodyguard 's chin . " Not a bitch , superb compared to awful , awful Braun - y , ticklish humongous BITCH . "

" You're right , I'm better ' cause I'll never ever leave you , Boss . " Dave cuddled his shaved head leader and playfully licked at the scalp fuzz - stubble .

Rose whistled and Steve inhaled the chilling rush of shocked breath after the beaded curtain rattled .

" Gift . Prize . Reward . Yours . " the smelling like cotton candy male pointed out each woman , beginning with the Egypt Goddess , in the middle a flapper and Mod Girl and ending with the Red Queen of Hearts .

The youngest man gasped again when eight hands thrilled him with undress , eight hands groped him in astonishingly flexible ways and four stripped to bare female forms clung to him .

" Participate or watch ? "

" Witness , no play . " Batista licked the nearly bald skull a fifth time and kissed into the candy shop . " My Bae O ' Mac would die if I cheated on him and he's one guy I want to live forever , love always . "

" I know what you mean ! I have a love too . The one that has my heart is - "

Rose faltered .

A sudden nosebleed had flooded inside his throat , gore lip stain for his mouth .

Needles and curved hooks in his frontal and temporal lobes .

Who DID he love ?

Did he have a heart to share or was he selfish ? Which person loved him genuinely , if anyone did ?

The blood trickled onto the recent tattoos .

He stared at his pet indie wrestler and was merely a voyeur this time to group sex , his mind blank while listening to the moans and screams .