A/N: I own Persephone.
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I sighed as I got done with my match. I was tired, I fell wrong, and I just wanted to get back to the hotel room. Becky wasn't here tonight, so I didn't have to deal with anyone wanting to go out.
I was at the locker room door when a sound caught my attention. I heard something familiar and looked up out of curiosity. I was surprised to see Cesaro, Nattie, and Percy talking. I was surprised to see Percy that I couldn't tear my eyes off her. She looked the same, but so much better. I was watching them when she looked up at me. She caught my gaze and gave a small smile. I felt so many emotions going through my body. I was angry that she left, I was happy that she was alright, and I was jealous the moment I realized that she was holding Cesaro's hand.
I didn't know if I was supposed to walk over and demand her explain herself or leave her alone. I finally pushed the locker room door open and forced myself inside. I picked up the first thing that I was beside me and threw it. Roman quickly came around the corner and looked at me. I had thrown a folding chair through a mirror and shattered it.
"What the hell?" he asked me and I sighed.
"Percy is back." I said and he nodded as I punched the cinderblock wall. I felt my bones crack, pain shoot up my arm, but it didn't compare to the feeling in my chest right now.
"You need to calm down." he said and I shook my head as I threw another chair. I felt angry and helpless at the moment. I just wanted the feelings to go away.
I wasn't surprised when it didn't take long for people to come in the room and calm me down. I was immediately taken to the trainers and told not to leave. Paul was going to have my ass, but I didn't care. I didn't know what to care about anymore.
Percy POV
I heard about Dean going crazy and had a feeling it was because he saw me. I was sitting with Nattie when Stephanie walked up to us. I had become kind of close to Stephanie after she offered me the job and I knew that that were about to have a serious conversation.
"Nattie, I need Percy." she said and Nattie nodded. I hugged her and walked away with Stephanie. We got to her makeshift area and sat down.
"You heard about Dean?" she asked me and I nodded.
"We saw each other in the hallway, but then he disappeared. He didn't speak to me." I said and she nodded.
"He destroyed a locker room. I am going to have to suspend him unless you can give me a reason not to do that." she said and I sighed.
"Why are you asking me?" I asked her and she smirked.
"Percy, I was the same way with Paul. We broke up and things went back for awhile. Dad wanted to fire him, but I told Dad that he was worth keeping around. Dean hasn't been doing his best lately and he's on thin ice. I need a reason to keep him around. I know that regardless of what's happened you know him the best. Is he worth keeping around?" she asked me and I bit my bottom lip.
"Yes." I said without hesitation. I knew that he really was worth it and he did love wrestling.
"Fine, now I am telling you to go tell him that." she said and I looked up at her surprised.
"Stephanie, I can't." I said and she smirked.
"Look, Percy, I know that you two have unfinished business and I need that settled before he moves on. I need you to do this as part of your job." she said and I sighed.
"And, if I don't?" I asked her and she crossed her arms.
"I can't have you traveling with Cesaro because it could cause a problem with the other staff members." she said and I could tell that she had told someone that before.
"Come with me." she said and I nodded. I knew that I would have to talk to Cesaro about this, but he would hopefully understand.
We walked to the trainers area and I waited for Stephanie to talk to Dean. She spoke to him and then motioned for me to go in. I sighed and walked in. She shut the door and I found Dean laying on the table with his hand covered in a towel and ice.
"What ever you want... I don't give a fuck." he said without even opening his eyes or acknowledging me. I took him in for a minute and he had gotten leaner, scruffier, and looked tired.
"I just want you to take care of yourself." I finally said and his head shot to face me. He was looking at me with wide eyes and some anger. He quickly sat up and had a dead stare on me.
"No, you fucking don't. You don't care." he hissed at me after we stared each other down for what seemed like an eternity.
"I'm sorry that you feel that way. I did care and still do. I wanted you to find someone who understood you, Dean. I need you to accept that and move you. You can't keep going around the way you are. They won't accept this performance much longer." I said and he shook his head.
"You don't care. You moved on." he said and I nodded.
"I still work for the WWE, so I do care in more capacity than one." I said and he looked at me surprised.
"You have been around the whole time?" he asked me and I nodded.
"I have been." I said and he sighed.
"Why did you just leave?" he finally asked him a softer tone.
"Because we aren't good for each other... and you weren't going to let me just leave because of that." I said and he sighed.
"I loved you." he admitted as he looked at the floor.
"I loved you too, but you need to move on and be the lunatic fringe that you are so good at being. You need to be happy with Becky and learn to be happy." I said in almost a pleading tone.
"What do you want me to do to help you?" I asked him and he sighed. I was waiting for any answer and it took forever to come.
"Leave me alone and never talk to me again." he said in a frozen tone. I nodded and knew that I deserved it. I wasn't quiet ready for that, but if that's what he wanted I would do it. I stood up and felt something that I hadn't felt since the day I left. I felt my heart ache... and I knew that I wasn't over him, but I had to be now.
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