Chapter 29
The hospital ride was short but very grueling for both the couple and the paramedics. Dave was hard to keep still, even with Kitten there. He was going in and out of shock because of the trauma his body had sustained. Kitten wasn't that bad. She had a slight sprain in her left knee, a couple of cuts and bruises and a bump on the head from fighting with Damian on the way to the elevator. But she didn't care about her, she cared for Dave. He was worse off then she was.
"We need you to stay calm, Mr. Batista.", a male paramedic said. Dave mentally agreed but his body had another plan. For some strange reason, Dave's body was reacting differently to the bullet. His asthma wasn't helping either. He couldn't breathe, even with the oxygen mask on. Kitten tried her best to keep him calm but it was no use. His body didn't respond to her at all. As much as Kitten was trying to remain calm herself, it was still felt by everyone around her.
"Dave… Dave, you need to relax.", she said calmly as she brushed his hair again. Dave's eyes were closed as he began to relax a little more. A paramedic pushed a needle in his arm and he went stiff again. Kitten looked over at medic and growled at him. "What was that?"
"A sedative. His body isn't relaxed enough for us to properly diagnose him, so we need him sedate him.", he replied shakily.
"Kit…"
"Hey, it's alright. Just rest, we're almost there now", she said quietly. The drug effect was working quickly because a minute later, Dave was out. Kitten relaxed as well now as she leaned back and took a breath. She held his left hand as they both rested. Today had been one of the most scariest days she had ever lived and she had every intention on forgetting it.
They arrived at the hospital less than ten minutes after that. Dave was taken to the emergency room while Kitten was looked over. They did their stuff and she was out within forty-five minutes. She waited for Dave in the waiting room as the doctors worked on him. A nurse came out to see Kitten and ask for as much information of Dave as she could.
An hour went by and finally the doctor who had been working on Dave had come out. "Mrs. Batista?", he called out. Kitten's heart dropped as she shyly stood up. The other people in the waiting room all looked at her. She groaned and walked over to the doctor before she agreed to him. "Yeah, that's me… how is he doing?"
"He'll be fine. We managed to stabilize him and heal his wound up. His asthma is under control now and won't be a problem as long as he takes his inhaler."
"Can I go see him now?"
"Of coarse! Will you be staying with your husband?" he asked innocently. Kitten giggled and nodded. The doctor smiled and wrote something down on his clip board. "Come, I'll lead you to his room then.", he said as he opened the door to the rooms. Kitten nodded and went through as the doctor lead her to Dave's room. Once there he ushered her in and then left.
When Kitten entered, Dave had sensed her presence and opened one eye to see her. He had a mask over his face, wires connected to his heart and chest, and a wrapping around his wound on his shoulder. Kitten smiled and walked closer to him. She grabbed a chair and set it on his right side before leaning over the bed frame and give Dave a gentle kiss on his lips. He welcomed it but was surprised by her action. "What was that for?"
"For being a hero… and now that I know you're gunna be fine, I'm gunna kill you!", she said quickly. She slapped him on the other side of his chest so that she wouldn't injury his wound anymore than it already was. He jumped al little and then smiled as Kitten giggled at him. "That's what you get for scaring me to death!"
"Aww… come on Kit… I'm sorry. You know I would never try to scare you to death. Maybe just to scare you a little, but never to death. I'm not that cruel", he chuckled. Kitten shook her head as she let it hang down. Dave then realized that she had begun to cry. "aye, come on baby. I'm fine. No need for all that."
"I know you are and I hate being a baby about this, but I have never been so scared in my life, Dave. You and I… I've never been so close to anyone before… and when I saw you lying limp on the bathroom floor… I couldn't come to. It was like I died just seeing you, just thinking about you dead."
Dave slowly sat up as he heard her confess to him. He knew Kitten to be strong, but this, this was another side he had never thought to see. To be honest, he never wanted to see again. It was breaking his heart just seeing her like this. He reached over with his right hand and set it on her shaking head. He slide it down the left side of her face and pulled up until he could see her face completely. Kitten kept her eyes down, not wanting to see Dave because she was crying. She closed them and tried to move her head out of his hold. "Kitten, look at me. Please just look at me."
"I… I can't"
"And why not?", Dave said with a small smile. He thought if she wasn't going to look at him, he would try to make her laugh by goofing around. "I'm not that ugly. Girls think I'm hot. Pshh!", he said with his nose in the air. Kitten didn't have to look at him to see him. The tips of her mouth began to move up, forming a small smile. Dave's eyes moved down to her and saw that she was beginning to smile. He then twitched the hand that was holding her head. He was tickling her which caused her smile to grow more. She shook her head trying to get him to stop and not laugh at the same time. She failed herself as she felt herself giggle. "Dave, stop."
"Stop what?"
"I know what you're doing"
"You do? Who told you?", Dave said cheekily. Kitten was laughing now. She finally looked up to see Dave straight in the eye. She could see that his brown eyes were glowing with happiness, but why? Why was he so happy? How could he be so happy? He just took another man's life, and he wasn't even worried about all that. He was just worried about making her laugh.
"Hello! Earth to Kitten… you in there?" Dave said as he moved his hand onto her head. He ruffled her hair a little which made Kitten snap back into reality. The blank face Kitten had made Dave chuckle. "You ok?"
"Yeah… yeah I'm fine. Just thinking that's all… did you say something?"
"I asked what are we gonna do about Wrestlemania?"
Whoa, you have to get better soon. Gunshot wounds are like muscle surgery, Dave. When the time comes, we'll get there. Don't you worry, Hunter ain't keeping that title of long.", she smiled. Dave nodded as he yawned. Kitten sighed and took his hand from her head before giving it a kiss. She knew he was tired and could tell as he began to relax a bit in his bed.
"Dave, I want you to rest. Don't you worry about me, according to the hospital, I'm your wife now and so I get to stay here."
"Come sleep with me then?"
"No big guy." Kitten said as she used his nickname. "I want you to rest. All of this is draining me too. If you rest, then I get to rest."
"Fine" Dave pouted. He sighed before he relaxed a bit more. He rested his head back down on his pillow and closed his eyes. A few moments later, Dave's grip on Kitten's hand slowly released. Kitten smiled and waited for Dave to totally fall asleep before she put his hand back on the bed and stand up. Just as she did, there was a knock at the door. "Hey stranger."
"John! Cena, what are you doin here?"
"I heard what happened at the hotel and got on the next flight over here to see how you guys were doing." he stated. He came in and gave her a hug. He pulled back a minute later to check the bruise that was forming on her forehead. "That must hurt like a bitch"
"It looks worse than really is. My injuries are nothing compare to Dave's"
"Ah, and how's the big man doin?"
"Doctors say he's stable. He'll recover fully too."
"That's great… how bout you? How are you holding up?" John asked as he put an arm around her shoulders. He pulled her in and they walked to a set of comfy chairs by the window. "I'm fine. Just a little shaken up, but I'm well."
"Good to hear."
"How'd you find out anyways?"
"Well Bill came by the Smackdown locker room and was talking to Eddie"
"Bill? As in Bill Goldberg?"
"Yup, that's the one. I was in the room when he and Eddie were talking."
"Wow, Bill left two years ago. What was he doing back?"
"He was just on his way to the arena to say hi to the guys when he heard what happened on the radio. They mentioned that Dave had stopped the killer from trying to kill you. Once I heard it, I asked where you guys were and got on the next flight here."
"Wow, well remind me to thank Bill. It's nice to have company. Thanks for coming, John"
"Oh anytime, baby girl. You know I'll be here for ya. The Chain Gang got your back" John said. He hit his chest with his right hand and gave her the peace sign. She laughed and did the same. John just gave her a wink and a smile before there was another knock on the door. It was the doctor. "Mrs. Batista?"
"Oh hi Dr. Moor."
"I just came into check on your husband's condition. I'll be in and out before you know it", he smiled. Kitten smiled back and then turned to John. Dr. Moor however noticed John in the room. "Um, excuse me sir, but who are you?"
"He's my Dave's cousin, John. He's from his mother's side." Kitten quickly lied. John gave a smirk at her before giving a smile and a wave to the doc.
"Ah, I see. Well that's alright then." he spoke with a smile. He walked over to Dave with his notebook and took notes on his condition. He finished about a minute later before walking over to where John and Kitten were sitting. "alright, he is doing well. I want to keep him here for another day just to check his progress."
"That's alright. It's not gunna be easy though. Dave doesn't sit still for long though. He'll be wanting to get up and out of here as soon as he feels better."
"Well, I don't want him to move to much until I have a full diagnosis on him. So as his wife, I would appreciate it if you could help him sit still"
"I'll do my best doctor, thank you" she replied. Dr. Moor nodded before leaving the room again. John waited for him to leave before turning to Kitten. "Did he just call you Dave's wife?"
"Huh? Oh yeah, that was Dave's idea. It was the only way I could stay here with Dave."
"And that's why you told the doc of there that I was Dave's cousin?"
"Yup. Only family can stay with patients after visiting hours. Dave knew it, so he said I was his wife."
"Got it." John said. He laughed and then relaxed in his chair by leaning back and taking a deep breath. It was a couple of minutes before he began to talk again. "Who was that guy anyways?"
"My foster father… I don't really want to talk about it. I just want to put it behind me"
"Hey that's fine" he said as he sat back up to look at her. He smiled and smacked her right leg. "I'm gunna go get some chow. You want anything?"
"A shake and some fries would be satisfying."
"Alright, coming right up" he said as he stood up and left. "Hey, I'm gunna leave my gear in here, is that alright?"
"Sure, just leave it over there, that way no one trips over it."
"No one, meaning you?"
"Yeah.", she smiled. John chuckled as he dropped his bag in the designated. Just as he walked over to the door and opened it, BIll Goldberg, Chris Benoit, and Eddie Guerrero themselves were standing outside ready to come in. "Hey Guys, what ya guys doin here?"
"We came to see Kitten and yes even Dave, though I don't know why." Bill said. Chris just shook his head and smiled while Eddie stepped forward. "How is the big man doing?"
"He's stable. You guy can go it, Kitten is sitting by the window. Just don't ask what happened. She told me she doesn't really want to talk about it." John finished. He shook there hands and said bye before Chris stopped him. "Hey, where are you going?"
"I'm gettin something to eat for us. You guys want anything?" he asked. All three veterans shook there head. "Alright, I'll see you guys later." he said before leaving. Goldberg walked in first and looked over the room. Dave was asleep and Kitten was resting her head on her left hand looking out the window. "Hey Kitten."
"Bill? Chris? Eddie Guerrero? What… What are you three doing here?"
"We came to see how you two were holding up"
"We're fine Chris. Thank you guys for coming. It means a lot. Especially after what we've done to you two."
"Aww, don't fret Kitten. We know you guys aren't that bad. Its Hunter's doing" Chris said softly. Kitten stood up as he came forward. She gave him a hug and smiled. Bill waited and then came to give her a hug once she separated from Chris. "Thank you too Bill. I really don't know what to say"
"You don't have to say anything. Just let us know if you need anything." he replied as he let her go. She nodded as she walked over to Eddie. She looked him over causing him to look confusing around at the others in the room. Kitten saw it and laughed. This was The Eddie Guerrero. She had a strange urge to shout Viva La Raza but restrained herself from saying anything. "Hi, I'm Kitten"
"I know Mi Reina. How are you?"
"I'm great, just a little tired" she beamed.
"Well after what happened, I wouldn't expect anything else." he smiled. Kitten nodded and giggled. He was funny even when he wasn't trying to be. It felt good to smile. After what had concurred, it was a miracle that she was. Eddie noticed the slight worrying in her eyes. He pulled her to him and gave her a hug, rocking her gentle from side to side. Immediately, Kitten felt at peace. Her body relaxed against his and just breathed. Eddie could feel her relax and before he knew it, Kitten's legs buckled and she fell against him. Just as he figured, Kitten was exhausted and she was holding it in. Eddie smiled and kissed her hair. Goldberg came over and picked her up before walking over to the big chair she was sitting in when they came in. He took his jacket off so she would have a blanket to keep her warm.
"Man is she beat." he said as he joined the other two sittin around her. Eddie came over to Dave and looked him over. "He saved her. Killed a man without even hesitating."
"Yeah, they said it was self defense though."
"More like love if you ask me" Chris interjected. He too walked up to Dave's bed next to Eddie. He looked at Dave's shoulder and saw the bullet hole had bled out a little through the bandage. He also had a big bruise around his neck.
John had knocked on the door and came in, causing the veterans to turn to him. Kitten also woke up and looked over at him. She could smell the food and stood up. "Finally, its about time."
"HEY! You were sleeping"
"Yeah, well I woke up when I smelled the food." she said as she stood up and walked over to John. She grabbed her food and sat back down. She ate her fries quickly while the veterans in the room watched her. Goldberg laughed "Hey, you wanna chill with those. They're not going anywhere."
"Well I'm starving. I hadn't eaten anything since our breakfast this morning." she replied as she drank her milkshake. John sat down next to her and began eating his own food. For a while, the room was only filled with the sounds of munching and slurping of drinks. No one had even realized that Dave had woken up again. He opened his eyes just enough to see what was going on. His eyes fell on the three men standing on the opposite wall.
Kitten had looked up just as Dave blinked. "Dave?"
"Smells great. Can I have some?"
"How you feeling?" she said as she stood up and walked over to him. Dave sat up as she came and stood next to him. "I'm a lot better. Sleep was what I needed."
"Yeah, sleep does wonders"
"Did you get any?"
"Sleep? Got about twenty minutes worth before Cena came with food."
"Well after you eat, go to sleep, yeah?"
"Oh I will, as long as you get some shut eye too." she said as she quirked up an eyebrow. Dave chuckled and began eating some of her fries. He looked up over at the other people in the room. "What are they doing here?"
"Dave! There here because they wanted to check if we were alright. Cena here has agreed to stay with us tonight. Bill, Chris, and Eddie came to see us."
"Oh I see. Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like an asshole. Its the medicine…. Hey, I finally get to use that as an excuse" he smiled cheekily. Kitten and Cena both laughed as the others just smiled. Kitten moved over and gave Dave a kiss on the cheek before brushing his hair. It was great that Dave's humor was returning. It was nice to hear him laugh. She ruffled his hair before he gave her a big smile.
"Its good to see you up Dave"
"Thanks John. How are ya? Haven't seen you since the whole JBL incident"
"JBL incident?"
"Yeah…. Oh Kitten, you weren't here for all that."
"I wasn't?"
"You were out on injury remember"
"Oh yeah, thanks for that Dave" "Hey I thought I paid for all that"
"You did, but that doesn't mean it still doesn't hurt" she replied. She wasn't angry or anything. She was just making a point. Dave knew and nodded. John felt a little out of place as he watched the two Evolution members.
"I'm sorry about that… again"
"I'm not mad anymore. I got what I needed from you" she smiled evilly. Dave chuckled. He remembered what she got from him. She beat him pretty good in the elimination chamber.
Dave smiled and began eating again. Kitten went back to her shake. John figured that it was best if he just sat out of this one, but Kitten smiled and came over to sit next to him. "Thanks for the food. How much do I owe you?"
"Aww don't you worry about it. It was on me"
"But.."
"No buts! You've been through hell today, both of you have. Its the least I could do" he said with a smile. Kitten giggled and then nodded in agreement. "Good!" John bent over his chair and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Dave saw it and growled. No one heard him which he was thankful for, well somewhat thankful.
Kitten smiled before standing up and ruffling John hair. She walked over to Dave's left side to check his wound out. Eddie came over to her and rested a hand on her shoulder. "Mi Reina, why don't you go take a walk."
"Take a walk? Um why?"
"We want to talk to Dave." he replied. He looked back to Bill and Chris who nodded. "Just some boy talk"
"Uh huh… alright. Dave I want you to behave yourself. I'll be right back" Kitten gave his right hand a squeeze before she turned around and headed out the door. Once she had closed the door Eddie turned to Dave. "How are you truly feeling big man?"
"What?"
"About what happened today?"
"I'm fine."
"No you're not. I can see it." Eddie said plainly. He sighed and put his hand on Dave's left shoulder, careful not to touch his new wound. "Take it from a person who knows about life. When you do something like this, especially for your loved ones, it starts taking its toll on you."
"the only thing I was thinking about was Kitten's life. I didn't want anything to happen to her."
"I know. You love her more than you even know"
"How can I love someone so much, so quickly?"
"Its fate" Chris interjected. "Kitten loves you too, other wise she wouldn't have reacted to all this they way she had. But by you betraying her in the past, she's confused about what she really feels."
"So she conflicting with herself on what to do about all this. She doesn't know what she wants from all this just yet" Eddie finished. Dave sighed and closed his eyes. All this was his fault, even though he knew it wasn't he truly believed it was. He jumped to conclusions and Hunter made him do it. Dave growled loudly as his muscles tensed up. Eddie rested his hand on his shoulder again. "You have a chance at making it right with her. Ask her to help you with your match at Wrestlemania"
"Yeah, you guys are quite a team" Goldberg said. He smiled and walked over to the bed as well. "Don't you think I wouldn't forget what you two are like when you guys are together"
"We were pretty bad to you and the rest of the locker room" Dave chuckled.
"Yeah you were. It's because no one would have thought she would be so…"
"Dangerously evil?" Chris threw in.
"Yeah" Bill laughed. "How can something so small, be so dangerous?"
"It's because she is dangerous, that she so good. People don't know or realize that and so it was something you and the rest of Evolution picked up on. It was no surprise that Hunter would kick her out though."
"What do you mean?"
"She knew what Hunter was doing. She also knew that Hunter wanted to keep you away from the idea of getting a title, more specifically, his title. Once she figured out what he was doing, and how he wanted to use you guys, she started rebelling. Kitten isn't someone who likes to be controlled or can be controlled. But that wasn't the reason why she was kicked out" Chris continued.
"It was because she was changing me."
"She didn't really change you, you just grew more open to what was around you. You grew more aware of what Hunter was doing, so he had to do something about it."
"And he knew Kitten was the only way to me" Dave finished.
A/N: hey everyone! i am so sorry that i haven't updated in like forever! i know i've kept you all waiting but somethings came up and its been really distracting! but im back and ready to write lol. as always i would love for you guys to read and review! it means a lot! thanks for reading ^_^