Hello all! Thanks again to all who have been reading so far, and special thanks to those who have reviewed. I really appreciate it. The story is about to pick up, so I'm updating 2 chapters tonight, and probably at least one more before I go on Break. When I come back, the story will probably be finished, and it'll just be a matter of me putting it up. ;)

As always, I don't own any of these characters, although I love them very much, haha. Oh, and Hunter/Shawn is implied throughout this story... But I guess you all already figured that out. On with the tale!

That first night hanging out at the club was the ultimate icebreaker for the Undertaker and HBK. They had seen a side of one another that they had never gotten a chance to before, and made them realize that they had more in common than they had thought. More importantly, Shawn had found a temporary friend to keep him occupied until Hunter got well again.

At least, that was the original plan until Shawn had a sudden revelation as he sat at a table playing cards with John Cena, and Dave Batista.

'I really like him,' he thought, looking down at his hand, mind on Mark, as it often was these days. 'He's a nice guy… Really sweet the more you get to know him, and pretty cool… I hope we can still be friends after Hunter is back again.' But thinking about the Game made him feel dizzy for some reason. I mean, it wasn't like he was cheating on him or anything, right? He was allowed other friends, right?

"You have the worst Poker face I've ever seen," Cena commented with a laugh. "You're expression went from really happy to sick!"

Batista chuckled. "Yeah, what's up man, you realize at last that we're kicking your ass?" he said, pointing at the piles of chips near himself and Cena. "You've been distracted all night. What's wrong?"

The Heartbreak Kid smiled and placed his cards face down with a sigh. "All right, if you too really want to know, I was thinking about Hunter."

The two younger men exchanged a glance. "Missing your man?" Batista asked with a small smile.

"Well, actually--"

"Actually, he's found a new man," Cena interrupted with a grin. Shawn gave him a blank look. "Come on, Shawn, we all know about it."

"Know about what?!"

"You and the Undertaker."

For a moment, Shawn was completely stunned, staring at them both for several minutes. "You're kidding me, right?" he asked at last. "There's nothing between Mark and me! We're just… friends, is all."

Cena sat back in his chair. "That's not the word around town, Michaels," he said smugly. "Word is you two have been spending a lot of time together these past few weeks."

Batista nodded. "Yeah, sometime after the Royal Rumble, someone reported seeing you two at a club together. And the week after that, you two were seen leaving the arena together."

"And yesterday," Cena added, taking a sip of his drink, "We all saw you two talking after the show."

"Guys," Shawn said with a shocked laugh. "I can't believe you all think so poorly of me! I love Hunter, you all know that. The Undertaker and I are just friends… We've been here so long, but we haven't had a chance to know each other until now. He's a great guy, and you two would do well to get on his good side."

Both men paled suddenly. "We…we're on his bad side?" John Cena asked fearfully, setting his cards down. "Seriously?"

"Yeah Shawn…What did we do? Did we piss him off some how?" Batista asked with a shudder.

HBK smiled wickedly. "Oh, you're not on his bad side…yet. But you will be when I tell him what you troublemakers just told me!"

"Shawn… you wouldn't…" Cena said, eyes widening. "Come on, Shawn… Please don't--" At that the door opened, and the Undertaker stepped into the room.

"Hey boys," he said, addressing Cena and Batista before turning to Shawn. "You ready to go?"

"Sure," the Heartbreak Kid said with a laugh. "But I've got some interesting news for you…" He gave Cena and Batista a glance, and the two younger men quickly stood up and ran from the room. 'Taker watched them go with a confused look.

"What the hell was that all about?"

"I'll tell you later," Shawn chuckled, gathering up the poker chips. "For now, let's get out of here. I can't wait to see my first UFC match!"

Author's note: I bring the zen with me. Just thought y'all should know.