For Love or Gold

CHAPTER 12

Her mind wouldn't let her sleep, the angry words from her brother's mouth stung her deep. They kept repeating in her mind, he was killer, a user, he would hurt her in the end. She didn't need this right now, the wounds of her parent's death were still fresh, their graves not even a few days old. Why had this come now? Why did they have to die now?

Kayla had not even told her mother that she had discovered a Reaper on earth, and the knowledge he gave her. She never told her mother that she felt she was falling in love, a love so different than what she felt for her first time with a boy from school. There was a certain magic that she felt when he was near, he had proven to her that he could be trusted, could he?

David's words cut through the gently and kind visage of the Deadman. The reaper's true form came to mind, a look of intent suffering in those hollow eyes. Could he have killed her parents?

She shook her head, her heart wouldn't let her think that way. There was too many times when he could have taken her, but he never touched her. Dave had no proof, and to bring this up at this time! To tell her that Mark would hurt her, no, that was a little far fetched…but the Undertaker's past seemed to always come through the rose colour glasses.

But he had been there for her. Her heart reminded her of his gallant treatment of her every time he was with her. He didn't have to come to her aid, he could have taken advantage of her both times she was in his bed, but he never did. That meant something, didn't?

She sat up and pulled her house coat around her frame, she needed to know, but would he tell her the truth?

She looked around her bedroom, "Mark?"

A thought, that's how long it took him to appear in front of her, dressed as he would be walking down towards the ring. She starred at his un-expressive face, it seemed the both of them were in sombre moods.

"Hi." She tried to smile as a tear came down her cheek.

It took everything he had not to take her into his arms and tell her everything would be alright, but he wasn't going to do it this time. The line had to be drawn, for her won sake.

"Are you al right?" He asked her softly.

"…no…no I'm not. I …have to ask you something. Dave, he…he thinks you have something to do with our parent's death…he thinks you killed them."

This was the time, he would sever his connection with her. Kane was right all along, they lives could never join.

"Your brother knows that it is in my nature to do something like that." He whispered in a cold tone.

Kay looked at him in disbelief, "You would?"

His expression didn't change, "Yes, I would. I would kill his parents off and bait him with his sister, and while he's emotionally dead, I'll send him to rest in peace while I rain as the new Heavy Weight Champion."

Her body went numb, his words cut deeper than any magic blade in the world. She didn't want to believe it, he couldn't have killed them…how could he betray her like that?

"This is all for that fucken belt." She said in a trembling voice.

"Yes."

She couldn't look at him anymore, her heart was shattered. Dave had been right all along, and she stood up for this…creature. She believed him, her stomach was turning as thunder shook the house and lighting filled the dark sky. The rain pounding hard on the asphalt roof was the only sound that was heard for a few moments.

There wasn't a need for words anymore, he could feel her pain as if it was his own, if it was infact his own, he couldn't tell the difference anymore. He knew it was better this way, their paths should have never crossed. He would make sure that she lived on without him, she didn't need his evil kind around her anyways.

Kayla looked back up at him, but he was no longer there. She laid back on the bed and cried, her mind was in shambles. Outrage, betrayal, loss, her love lost. How could she have been that much of a fool? There was no way that she could have been so stupid!

She sat back on the bed and looked around her room again, he was definitely gone. She got up and walked out of her room and down to the living room, she curled up on the sofa chair next tot the large front picture window. She starred out into the rain as it fell, it seemed the storm was getting worst by the moment. The house was dark, the eerie silence disturbed, but then, she was still going through the emotions that tangled her soul.

David was either gone out or in bed, they never said a word to each other all day. What could she have said differently? He had every right to be mad at her, she trusted the Reaper before her own brother, who knows what could have happened, would she have been next for Dave to burry?

The front door busted open as a drenched Batista ran inside, slamming the door closed to keep the raging storm out. As he flicked on the light at the door way, he noticed her trembling form in the corner of the living room.

"Kay?' He called out as he placed the paper bags of take-out food on the floor and walked up to her.

She was silent as she looked out into the rain, her face stained with tears. He knelt on the floor next to the sofa chair and placed his hands loving over hers.

"Kay? I'm sorry…"

She smiled, "You remember that song mom would sing to stop the rain?"

"The song?"

Her eyes never left the storm, "Rain, rain, go away, come back for another day…she would sing and the rain would stop to hear her sing to the clouds…"

She closed her eyes, the tears came back. She threw herself into her brother's arms, her body trembled fiercely with her sobs.

"I'm sorry David, I'm so sorry…" She cried on his shoulder, "I should have believed you…"

"What?" Now Dave was confused.

She looked up at him with those sad brown eyes, "You never have to worry about me, I'm never going to see him again."

"What happened?" He asked her softly, still concerned as to what brought on this change of heart.

"He told me the truth, he said you were right. How could I have been so stupid?"

Dave pulled her closer, he didn't like the fact that in just a few short hours he left the house, the Deadman had come near her again, "Oh sweetheart, it wasn't your fault. Don't blame yourself for liking someone who made you feel good, he's just good at what he does."

"He killed them, I can't believe he would kill them!" She screeched out, her pain was uncontained.

Dave held her tightly as she cried, he hated the Deadman for what he did. First killing their parents, and now putting Kay through an emotional hell. The monster had to pay for this. There was no way that Batista could live with himself if he didn't do something. There was no turning back, he was going to make the Deadman pay for everything he did to his family, and HE was going to finally rest in piece! The Animal would make sure that there would be no more coming back from the dead for the Undertaker.

To be continued.