Jeff's Grace, Dawn's Past
Disclaimer: I do not own the Hardy Boys, Matt or Jeff, they belong to themselves and the WWE, any OC's are mine and only I can torment them
Chapter 9
AN – Special thanks to Painelust for becoming my first reviewer, you made my day mon ami. Cheers everyone and enjoy.
"You?!" Dawn hissed violently towards the Prince of Punk.
Shannon just stood there and looked Dawn over. "You still got them demons digging in ya, don't ya Twilight?" he spoke softly as he jammed his hands in his pocket. Dawn froze in an instant as he spoke that cursed name, the wrench she was holding fell to the ground making a soft thud as she took a step back from him.
Flash backs came at her hard, she started growling, they hit her like physical punches, with each one knocking the wind out of her, making her head swim, making her rage even more.
"…Twilight finish the fucker…"
"…please I beg you, don't kill him…"
"…you think you can roll with the big boys? Which keeper you fuckin?"
"…Twilight, you need to be more careful, one more hit like that and you can say good-bye to any thoughts of a family in the future…"
"…you think anyone could love a killing machine?... be glad we ran those guys off…"
"…come with me Dawn…you're my only sister, leave Twilight and her world behind…"
It happened in the blink of an eye, misplaced anger can be a bitch sometimes, but on this occasion Shannon Moore knew in a heart beat, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Dawn flew at him with all the rage of an injured wild animal. Her mind screamed betrayal, he cornered her back into a figurative corner, and he brought it flying back. Over the past few days she was relearning how to deal with these memories, and now he undone it all.
All she could hear was white noise, a constant irritation in her ears, she couldn't hear Shannon trying to scream as she had him pinned down by sitting on his chest with her knees holding his arms down. Her thumbs forced his whole head back as she slowly squeezed his throat, trying to crush his Adams' apple. She reached down and pulled a small switchblade from her boot, flicked it open in front of Shannon as he renewed his effort to escape.
Dawn closed her eyes to deal the killing blow, she never watched herself do it, but just as she closed her arctic blue eyes, a tear rolled down her cheek and whispered, "Help me."
The next thing she knew she was tackled to the ground, she kept her eyes closed as the white noise broke, she could hear Shannon gasping for air, in deep ragged breaths. She dropped the switchblade from her hand and took the fists that came pounding on her, she knew she deserved them, she hoped they would knock her out. She felt her lip split, she could taste the blood. More white noise as the fists came pounding down.
She heard voices yelling, she turned her head and slowly opened her eyes, her arm was again busted open, the blood slowly seeping into the sandy soil.
'That voice…'
Dawn looked further away and saw Casey and Jeff running towards her, she tried to get up and another fist rained down on her. She looked over at Shannon who was sitting up at this time, rubbing his throat gently as Matt talked to him and helped him to his feet. Dawn went to turn her eyes up at her attacker. The fire was burning now, she was going into her dark phase, and just as she got the chance to look at him, it went dark. She stopped moving, everything went still, the white noise was back.
"Dawn…" Casey's voice was soft beside her ear, "stay down, and stay still." Dawn never heard a word, but she knew what the blindfold was. She was getting irritated with all the white noise now; it was getting louder and louder, putting her on edge. Then it came. The one voice that shut it all down, the one voice she began to listen for more. Jeff's voice.
"Dawn, relax…we're here." He said gently as he brushed his knuckles against her cheeks, which cause the tears to escape the blindfold. He was stunned, she was still, her breathing normal, but yet hot tears poured from her covered eyes.
She felt the weight of a man being pulled off of her, she steadied her breathing more, she couldn't stop the tears, she tried to hurt the people who cared about her. She felt herself being pulled up and rested against who she assumed was Jeff. He was in the dirt on his knees with her leaning against him.
Casey was down beside her in a heartbeat; she gently pulled the blindfold off and sighed deep. Dawn's face was covering in now forming bruises, her lip busted open, her eye brow cut open, blood ran down her face and mixed in with her now drying tears.
"Shane? What the hell you doing?" Jeff asked him in disbelief as if this shouldn't have happened. Casey was gently wiping away some of the blood as Dawn stared at Shannon.
"What the hell am I doing?! I come around and this bitch is choking the shit out of Shan…what was I supposed to do?" Shane Helms snapped back. Jeff sighed and looked down at Dawn who was transfixed on Shannon. Matt walked over the Shane and grabbed him and dragged him in the house to explain everything he could.
"Dawn," Casey's voice was soft, "Come on let's get you cleaned up." Casey took Dawns' arm to help her up, but Dawn snapped it back suddenly. She quickly stood up, leaving a stunned Jeff and took the few steps towards Shannon.
She went to gently touch Shannon's face and he flinched, she dropped her hand. "I'm sorry Punk, you can't help me, no one can, its best if you stayed away from me." With that Dawn turned and walked into the house past a stunned Shane and Matt.
The Casey broke the silence, "It's going to be a long haul tonight. Just leave her be, I'll check on her in a bit." Casey sighed again and helped Jeff to his feet and went to check Shannon's injuries. She ran her fingers gently up and down his neck. "You'll bruise, but you should be ok, let me know if you get any twinge of pain." With that she kissed him on the cheek and walked into the house.
Jeff looked at the other guys in the yard and sighed. "I need a beer this day has been rollercoaster." The North Carolina boys followed him as they headed into Jeff's garage.
Inside the house Dawn was in the bathroom that a joined her room, she was gently washing her face when she heard a faint music start from somewhere in her room. She followed the sound until she came to her jacket, fumbling through the pockets until she found a hidden cell phone. She looked it over puzzled as the ring tone continued to play Living Dead Girl by White Zombie. She flipped it open and placed it to her ear and gave a puzzled hello.
"Twilight." The voice seethed, "you fucking bitch, we got ya now, we're coming for ya."
She lost her voice in an instant, but she managed to squeak out, "Gabriel?"
"Who else would it be Twilight?! We got your position, we're coming for a pick up." He growled out.
Dawn snapped the phone shut and screamed. She grabbed her jacket and helmet and ran down the stairs past a frantic Casey. She slammed the patio door open so hard it shook the house and she flew down the stair towards her bike. Jeff and the guys came out of the garage to see what the noise was all about and they saw Casey running after Dawn as she jumped on her bike and started it. Casey grabbed the handle of the bike as the boys started to run over.
"Dawn?! What's going on?" she asked in a hurry. "Back the fuck off Moondog! The keepers are coming and I have to get out of here, you need to be safe, and I can't let them near the guys. It's too dangerous." She revved the bike, slipped on her helmet. She hesitated a moment and looked at Casey. Dawn gave her a quick hug.
"If they catch me, there is a fight in 4 days in Raleigh. Go there, if I'm not there, I'm still ahead of them." She whispered. "I won't be far, but I can't let them hurt you guys." Dawn turned to the guys on the other side of the bike and spoke. "Don't think for a moment I don't know who you are, I know each and everyone of you and your careers. You stay in your world and leave mine the fuck alone, you'll get hurt. Just ask the Miz." With that Dawn gave Jeff a small smile and a wink, and then took off leaving them standing in a cloud of dust.
Casey watched as Dawn rode off, and she dropped to her knees. "Those fuckers are hunting her down like a rabid animal!" She sobbed softly and stood up. "I've got to make sure I'm the medical at that fight, I have to know."