Chapter 30

Kitten had walked down the corridors of the hospital for about thirty minutes saying hi to anyone that smiled at her. Her thoughts however, were on Dave and the rest of the guys. She smiled as she replayed the meeting with Eddie Guerrero. "Never even met the guy and he acts like I'm family" she thought to herself. She smiled to herself happy about the fact there were more people in the industry that actually do care about one another.

Kitten rounded a corner to her left and walked down the next corridor. When she walked down a couple of steps, she stopped at a big window. Coming closer to it, she saw that it was a room filled with newborns. Kitten stopped and watched them for a second. She wrinkled her nose as she saw how small and wrinkling they were. "Its hard to imagine Dave was actually that small." she giggled to herself.

"Yes it is." a voice replied from behind her. Kitten spun around quickly to see an elder slender lady with blonde hair. Kitten turned her head to the side in confusion as the lady walked up to the window and stared at the newborns. There was just something about the lady that reminded kitten of Dave. She chuckled to herself. "It wasn't easy bringing him into this world, but I am proud I did it."

"You're Dave's mom…" Kitten finally said. It wasn't a question. It was more of a realization. The older woman smiled as she turned to Kitten. "I am"

"Wow… uh… hi, my name is kitten."

"You mean Pari" she replied. Kitten smiled shyly before she nodded. "Yes, DJ has told me about you."

"Really? I didn't know that. I hope its all good things"

"Of course! I've taught my children not to be back stabbers."

"Well, we were Evolution team mates and we did back stab a lot"

"I'm also aware of that. I'm still proud of what he has accomplished, even if it means running others over"

"Yeah, well that's Dave for you"

"He was always like that"

"He told me he was a skinny little thing" kitten giggled. The woman laughed as well. She set her arm around the younger woman and the two began walking back towards Dave's room. "So you prefer Kitten then?"

"Yes I do, if that's not a problem."

"Oh no dear, no problem at all." She beamed. Kitten nodded and looked at her. She was beautiful. Kitten finally found where Dave had gotten his beautiful brown eyes from, his mom. "I'm Diana" she added. Kitten smiled at her and wrapped her arm around the older woman as well. "So how did you find out about Dave?"

"It was on the news"

"Oh man. I bet that's some free publicity Vince wouldn't want"

"Its outta his hands, dear. That's what life does."

"Yeah I figured that one out." Kitten replied bluntly. Diana laughed. Kitten's lips formed a grin as she heard Diana laugh. Her laugh was a hearty laugh that began from her diaphragm, much like Dave's own laugh. Kitten then giggled as she thought of Dave being a momma's boy. "They do have a lot in common"

"So, where is DJ's room anyways? I haven't been able to see him yet."

"Why do you call Dave, DJ?"

"For Dave Junior"

"DAVE'S A JUNIOR?" Kitten blurted out. Diana simply laughed at Kitten's expression. Kitten then soon joined in. They had laughed themselves all the way back to Dave's room. John and Dave were listening as Eddie, Bill and Chris were talking strategy about Hunter.

"Hunter is known for getting his opponent distracted" Bill said.

"Which means Flair will be with him when he comes to the ring" Chris finished.

"We can handle Hunter and the old man. Don't you worry about that." Kitten interjected. All the men turned to her from the doorway. She and Diana had finally stopped laughing when they arrived in the room. Dave saw that his mom and 'girlfriend' were wiping tears away. "Hey I'm gunna be okay guys. No need for the water works." He said innocently. That earned Dave a confused look from the ladies before both fell to the floor laughing again. Bill and Eddie came over to help Diana up and John ran to Kitten to do the same for her. Chris was still standing as a slow smile appeared on his face. "Dave I don't think they were crying of sadness."

"What do you mean?"

"I think they were laughing"

"About what?"

"We'll soon find out." Chris said as he watched John lift Kitten off her feet and walk her to her chair by the window. Eddie did the same with Diana. Once the women calmed down and Dave was seated up right, Chris had asked them why they were laughing.

"We weren't crying Dave. We were laughing about something I never knew about until your mother told me"

"When did you two meet anyways?"

"Oh, by the maternity ward."

"What were you doing over there?"

"I was just walking around and I landed at the maternity ward. That's where I met Diana"

"I was on my way here and I noticed her tattoo. DJ had told me about her unique design, so that's how I knew it was her."

"Is there anything he didn't tell you about me" kitten giggled as she turned to Dave. He smiled back and gave her a wink. She shook her head and looked back at Diana. Diana smiled at her. "He said you were beautiful, but he didn't do you justice."

"No one ever does" she replied pouting mockingly. Everyone laughed at her as she traced her index finger from her right eye all the way down her face, as if it was a tear. She then joined into the laughter. Dave began to cough which made Kitten rush to his side again. "Dave, how are you feeling now?"

"I'm great, just a little cough here and there." He answered. Kitten smiled weakly and brushed his hair back. Diana stood up and walked to the other side of Dave's bed. Dave turned to her and gave her a half hug with his good arm. "Hey mom, how are you?"

"No as bad as you. You sure you're feeling alright, honey"

"Yeah mom, I'm fine. How's Diana?"

"She's with the kids."

"Wait who's Diana? I thought your name was Diana?" Kitten said from her side of the bed.

"Diana is my sister as well as my mom's name" Dave replied. He smiled at his mom and then turned to Kitten again. "They were pretty original when it came to naming us."

"Oh. So she's a junior too?"

"Yeah, she is."

"How come you never mentioned her before?"

"I told you I had a sister"

"Yea I know that silly, but you never told me her name."

"Oh well now you know" Dave said with a smile. Kitten shook her head and walked back over to where the rest of the guys were sitting. "Hey, thanks again for coming guys"

"No problem babe. You've always got me you know that."

"Yeah John, I know. Thanks." She said as she gave him a kiss in his hair. John felt her sit down on one of the arms on his chair. She smiled at him before she saw Bill, Eddie and Chris get up. "Where are you guys going?"

"We should be heading back.

"Aww, so soon."

"Yeah, its late now anyways. We'll call you later okay?" Chris replied as he came over and gave her a hug. She sighed and nodded before she returned his hug. Bill came next and did the same. Eddie was the last to come and gave her a long hug with a kiss on her forehead. "You two stay safe now alright? Don't you worry about Hunter. He can't beat love."

"Yeah, we're still waiting for the verdict on that one." she said quietly. Eddie nodded and held her longer. He then whispered into her ear so that no one else could hear him. "Don't give up on the big man just yet, mi reina. He's still hurt about what happened to you two."

"I… I just don't know what to do."

"Listen to your heart."

"What about my head"

"Ah, I see your dilemma. Well all I can say is that in the end, its all up to you." Eddie replies silently. He kissed her hair before separating from her and walking over to the door where Chris and Bill were waiting for him. He turned back and gave a nod to Cena, Diana and Dave before giving a wink to Kitten. She smiled and watched them all leave.

"Well, I'm pooped." Cena blurted out. Kitten turned to him and laughed. He smiled and lazily spread himself in one of the comfortable chairs sitting by the window.

"Well, you take a nap then. Diana and I will watch Dave." Kitten smiled. Cena nodded lazily as he set his cap over his face. Kitten shook her head and headed over to Diana. "You should rest too. It is getting late"

"That is a good idea. Do you mind if I take your chair?"

"No problem. Just hit John if he starts snoring"

"I heard that"

"Oh your still up?"

"Yea babe"

"Well then get to sleep, so I can talk behind your back" Kitten replied with her hands on her hips and a smile on her lips (oh that so rhymed lol). She could see his smile coming on his face as well. "Oh so that's what you do when I'm away huh?"

"Shut up Cena and go to sleep" Dave said. Cena smile widen and simply nodded. Kitten laughed when she turned to Dave. He was about to throw his pillow at the Chain Gang leader but stopped when Kitten turned to him. He smiled and set it back behind him. She shook her head while pulling a chair to his left side to sit on.

"We are such a curse you know?"

"What you mean, Kit?"

"Think about it. Every time we're together, we're always in some heap of trouble."

"But that's mostly your fault."

"How is that my fault?"

"You like to create as much havoc as you possibly can"

"Oh and it was my fault that we got into the accident?"

"Ok no, but you did cause that whole fiasco at the hotel"

"How was I supposed to know that Damian was gunna be there?"

"Its still your fault"

"Oh shut up!… I'm sorry about all that though. Because of me, you got hurt, almost killed."

"Hey, hey, don't you worry about me. I'm getting better and tomorrow I'll be free of this hell hole"

"Yeah, but we got to restraint your movements for a while. At least until you can heal enough to start training again."

"So I'm supposed to watch you go out and kick ass for me"

"And what's wrong with that? You used to do it for me. Why can't I return the favor? We're best friends Dave and that's what they do for each other"

"Best friends huh?"

"Yeah, what?"

"Nothing, I just thought that we were more that friends…"

"Well we are, but I don't want to rush anything so fast. That's what happened and that's how we got here remember?"

"Alright, I know. I get it. You don't want to hurry things along. We might make a mistake that we'll regret and have to live with for the rest of our odd lives"

"Yes. So we're friends now, yes?"

"If that's the highest I can go, yeah we're best friends"

"Good. Glad we got that all that covered."

"Me too…" Dave said with a fake smile. Kitten however saw right through it but didn't say anything. Dave felt a little uneasy now. He thought that Kitten would have at least given them another try, but he guessed wrong on this one. Kitten felt the same way. Her heart told her to let him in, but her head was faster and she told him a lie. A lie to her heart and his. The room became quite after that except for John's light snoring.

The next day…

Dave was released from the hospital. Kitten had decided that it would be best for Dave to stay with Diana, since she had work an all. She was needed at the arena since her injuries weren't severe. Therefore, she drove Dave and Diana to the airport and put them on the next plane to Tampa. It wasn't easy though, but John agreed to come along, which made Kitten feel a little better. Dave on the other hand, didn't like it one bit. Both Diana and Kitten felt his uneasiness about this. Dave even started trying to convince Kitten that he would be all right if he stayed with her.

"Kitten, I'm fine. I can go to the arena."

"Dave, Wrestlemania isn't until April. You still have enough time to make the event, but that's only if you rest and go through with your therapy. Retrain what you lost and you'll be better than before"

"That's where you come in though, Kit. It'll be better if you were with me"

"No I would only get in the way. Look, I know you'll go crazy without the action, but Dave you know what will happen if something goes wrong. I couldn't focus if you were constantly there with me. Therefore, I need you to do this one thing for me, all right. Just stay with your mother. She's better at taking care of you." Kitten finished. Dave was gunna reply but an announcement of Dave's plane. "Ah see, you got to get going… the both of you. Don't you worry about me. I've got some allies in the locker room." she said hurriedly. She gave Diana a hug who kept telling her to be careful. She then moved to Dave and gave him a kiss on the cheek before directing him to the gate. She turned around quickly and went over to where John was waiting for them. She swallowed the lump in her throat and force a smile on her face before turning to Dave and his mom and waving to them. Dave saw that it was all an act. He could feel kitten's uneasiness. They had never really parted since they began evolution together, so this would be the first time for them to be this far apart.

She waved and watched them leave. Just as Dave began to turn, he saw the smile fade and her shoulders slump down. He turned towards her direction but saw John pull her into a hug, her back towards him. Dave wanted to rip John in two. He was moving in on his girl… wait. Kitten and he had agreed that they would remain friends, best friends. He sighed and gave a faint smile and wave before turning and leaving.

As he sat down in his business class seat next to the window. His mother was in the aisle seat sighing to herself. Dave did the same. He was a little mad about what had happened with him and Kitten. Cena wasn't helping either. "What the fuck is he doing here anyways? He's probably here to pay me back for the Royal Rumble" Dave thought to himself. He sighed again and slumped back in his chair.

Back in the airport parking lot, Kitten and John had walked back to her car quietly. Kitten's mind was still on Dave. She could feel his sadness even from this far apart. How hard was it gunna be for her, if he hasn't even left yet. John picked up on the feeling so he thought he break the silence. "I've got about two weeks before I got to head back to Smackdown. You mind if I hang with you until then"

"I don't know how the Raw locker room would feel about having a Smackdown Superstar in the same arena."

"Naw, I mean after the shows. We just hang out" he replied. He knew kitten was seriously thinking about it because her nose was wrinkling up. She sighed and then nodded. "Alright. You can stick around with me, but won't Smackdown miss you?"

"They can run the show without me for two weeks. It's not gunna hurt them."

"Oh all right then. We'll do you mind if we share a hotel room" she asked as she pulled up to another hotel in the city. John looked at her and then saw that she had some fear of staying alone. He didn't blame her though. After what had concurred, he could totally see why. "Yeah, its cool with me."

"Great so why don't you go inside and get us two kings with no smoking"

"All right. See you inside." John said as he got out of the car. Kitten drove off to the parking lot and parked under a big tree. She turned the car off and just stared at the steering wheel. Suddenly kitten burst into tears. She cried her heart out. She was holding it in for too long. Everything that was going on around her was too fast for her to comprehend and it hurt. She set her head on the steering wheel and let it all out. She began to sob now, just letting herself go. Dave would usually be here holding her and telling her, that it was all right to be this way. It was what she would had loved to feel but knew that he wasn't anywhere close. That made her weep more. She was alone again.

Miles away above the ground and heading towards Tampa, Dave was on a plane staring out the window. Suddenly, Dave's heart began to ache horribly. At first, he thought that it was just his injury but then he realized it was his injury. "It's Kitten" he realized. Dave sat up straight and concentrated on the pain. "She's really hurting. Come on babe, what's up? Why are you hurting? Is it me? Better not be Cena, I'll kick his ass… no its not. its… it's the aftermath. You're scared… scared because you're alone now…. FUCK!! Kit babe, you're not alone. You've got me. I'm here" Dave thought. He sat back and kept his eyes closed as he thought of her.