Chapter 12- Uninvited Guest
Dean was still pretty much asleep when Kane arrived at their house, and he saw his Uncle Shane's car already parked in the driveway. He was lucky that it was Shane who decided to come visiting, because if was his grandfather, Kane would rather drop Randy and Seth home and then drive away to somewhere else. Much like his mom, Grandpa Vince and him could not stand each other even for few minutes. Kane could imagine his reaction if he saw his two little favorite grandsons covered in mess of food brawl earlier. Not to mention the fact that he was bringing home a strayed kid like Dean right now.
Randy and Seth hopped out of the car, momentarily forgotten about Dean who was sleeping in the back seat because they were getting excited as soon as Uncle Shane emerged from inside the house, followed by his wife Marissa.
"Uncle Shane! " Randy and Seth screamed , dashing towards their uncle to give him and his wife a hug.
"Hello there, " Shane scooped both Seth and Randy in each of his arms, " How were my favorite villains today huh? Long time did not see both of you. Ugh Seth, you are getting heavier." He teased the little Seth as he pretended to try to carry him. Seth giggled.
"Uncle Shane, I'm a big man now, " He said sheepishly, "I'm almost Randy's size and height, " The child boasted, making Shane laughed. He cast a look at Kane, his eldest nephew who had just carried Randy and Seth's schoolbags with him as he walked towards them , a huge grin on his face.
"Hey, how's it going , Uncle Shane? " Kane greeted.
"Hey Kane. We are good, thanks. Playing babysitter today huh, big man? " Shane smirked , and Kane just laughed as he hugged him. "Where's Brad? " He asked, curious why Kane was driving Seth and Randy.
"Uhuh, Mom just fired him. He had been busted by cops for DUI, " Kane explained ,turned to Aunt Marissa to kiss her on cheek.
"I knew it. I never did like Brad anyway, " Marissa said. "It was a good thing he wasn't intoxicated while he was driving my nephews, " She caresses Randy's head, who now was hugging her happily.
"Where's the baby, Aunt Marissa? Is she getting any bigger? " Randy asked, referring to his little cousin who were just born five months ago.
"She's inside, taking a nap, " Aunt Marissa said, smiling. "Yes, she's growing bigger and healthy, "
"Randy, don't you dare trying to paint her face again, " Kane warned, remembering the last time Shane brought the baby to their house. Seth and Randy had creatively leaving colorful designs on the baby's face with marker while she was sleeping. Stephanie and Hunter lost their mind after that, banning the two boys from dinner for the whole week.
"I promise I will not, " Randy sulked a little, but Kane rolled his eyes at him.
"I met your mom at her office earlier. She and your dad are quite busy, so she told us to just go here and meet you boys, " Shane said, "Why are the three of you looking like just getting out of amusement park? " He just noticed his nephews' clothes were stained with grease and dirt.
"Long story, " Kane sighed, " Another reason for the problem I'm having right now, " He turned to get to his car. Shane followed him curiously.
"What's going on? " He asked, even more shocked to see a sleeping boy lying in the backseat of Kane's car. "Who is this? "
"Well, " Kane inhaled a deep breath, "We were just going to have lunch at the mall earlier. But then, this kid came out of nowhere and tried to attack Seth. Then ,all hell broke loose and we all started fighting. And then the mall security got us, making me paying a fine for the mess and when I realized this kid had came to the mall by himself, I decided to offer him a ride home. But he fell asleep and we have to get back because you were here, "
Shane was astonished. "Wait. Why this boy attack Seth? "
"His name is Dean Ambrose. He was Seth's classmate. I don't know what Seth had done to piss him off really bad. But he had been having issues with Seth in school lately, so I think when he spotted us at the mall, it was his final straw, I guess, " Kane said.
"So you decided to take him home? " Shane began to pace back and forth, " And nobody was with him when he visited the mall? Where's his parents? Why are they letting him wandering around the street on his own? "
"We have no idea, Uncle Shane, " Seth interjected, " We don't know what he was doing there. And he did not even came to school today,"
"I want to give him a ride home. But he looked pretty tired. Plus, I did not know where he lived or how to contact his mother," Kane said.
"Tell you what, " Shane said, "Let's take him inside and let him have his rest. When he wake up later and refresh a bit, you can ask him where he live so you can take him home, "He suggested.
"Sounds good, " Kane agreed. He went inside the car to scoop the boy out and lifted him up over his shoulder. Dean did not seem to be affected, resting his head against the base of Kane's neck and he just kept sleeping soundly as if the world was dead to him.
He carried Dean into the house, followed by Randy , Seth and Shane . Then Kane placed him on the couch gently, staring at the sleeping figure for awhile. Suddenly Dean shifted a little bit and started to make a little noise, mumbling incoherent words as he tossed and turned around.
"Hey buddy, take it easy, hey, " Shane tried to comfort Dean, but Dean still just kept babbling. "He looked so pale, " He tried to touch Dean's cheek and felt his skin was sizzling on his palms. "Seemed like he's having fever."
"Oh no, " Kane was alarmed when he touched Dean's face himself. The boy was indeed having fever, his body temperature was burning. "Now what are we supposed to do? Should we take him to hospital or what? " He began to grow restless.
"I think you should call Stephanie , " Shane said. "Tell her about this kid and I think she knows how to handle this, "
"What? Are you out of my mind? Mom will kill me if she find out about this! " Kane shook his head in apprehension, " She will just find another way to blame me for all this mess. Either way it was still me who will get punished later, " He grumbled, trying to figure out a way to keep his mother out of this.
"We can ask Mom to call his mother, " Randy said, " I think Mom had her number. That way , we can call her and ask her to pick her son up, " He suggested.
"See Kane? That's a good idea, " Shane ruffled Randy's hair, " I don't think Steph will be that mad with you. You did the right thing by taking Dean here. What will happen if Dean was out in the street by himself in this condition?" He tried to persuade Kane. Kane nodded.
"I think you are right. I really should call Mom, " He admitted defeat. "If that mean she will cut my throat off later."
"Let me have a look, " Marissa chimed in as she sat on the couch and held Dean's body in her arms. "I think the fever is not really bad. He doesn't have to go to hospital, "She said, stroking Dean's messy hair gently. Dean was still babbling but in lower voice. "Do you guys keep Tylenol? '' she asked.
"Oh yeah, we did, " Kane said."Hold on, I'll take that for you, " He rushed upstairs to take the medicine. A few minutes later he returned with the bottle of Tylenol and a medicine spoon with him. "Here you are, " He handed them to Marissa.
"Thanks, " Marissa said, and started to uncap the bottle and poured a small dose on the spoon. "Shane, help Dean to sit properly, "
Shane quickly took a seat beside Dean and gently lifting Dean up while Marissa brought the medicine to Dean's lips. "Here we go, open up your mouth and have this, " She cautiously fed the liquid into Dean's mouth. For a brief second, the child looked hesitated but he swallowed the medicine anyway as he eyed Marissa with reluctance. "Good boy, " Marissa smiled as she hugged the child before Shane put him down to the couch so he was lying on his back.
"Feel better? " Shane asked but the boy did not respond. Dean just blinked his eyes and then he rolled to his side so he was facing away from all the people surrounding him on the couch. He closed his eyes again.
"He's kind of weird, " Shane commented as he got off the couch . "Let him sleep for awhile. He looked so worn out, "
"He is weird," Randy confirmed, " Yesterday he poured a bucket of ice water on Seth. Today he tried to attack us while we trying to have lunch, "
"Really? " Shane was flabbergasted, " Why was that, Seth? Had he always did things to you like that? " He asked Seth who had remained silent since then.
"A couple of times. I don't know why he hates me so much. We used to be best friends but now we are bitter enemies. " Seth replied blandly.
"My phone's battery is dead, " Kane said as he checked his phone to place a call to his mother. "Can I borrow yours, Uncle Shane? " He requested.
"Sure , " Shane said, grabbing his own phone but then he noticed there was a notification of a new message. "Hold on, Steph just texted me, Hey Shane, We'll be home in few minutes. Me and H just left the office. See ya there!" He read the message aloud , and Kane groaned again.
"Just wait until they get here. We'll explain everything, alright? " Shane clapped on Kane's back, trying to put his eldest nephew at ease. He knew how harsh his sister could be with Kane, they always got to each others nerves ever since Kane was a kid.
"Don't worry, I'm sure Steph will understand what Kane was doing, " Marissa said, trying to help supporting Kane. Kane just nodded and sank into the couch, trying to figure out how to clarify his mother the incident at the mall without having her screaming before he could finish his story. She will be pissed off at him for taking Dean here.
Shane took Seth upstairs for bath while Randy was playing with his little cousin with Marissa by his side. "I'm going to make some snack, " Marissa announced, " Look after Hayley for awhile, can you Randy? " She asked .
"Sure, Aunt Marissa. I will, " Randy grinned, dangling a stuffed animal in front of the baby and she made a giggling noise at the sound of the squeaking toy. Marissa smiled and made her way towards the kitchen.
Kane was about to close his eyes when he heard the doorbell rang and at the same time Randy turned to look at him , surprised as well by the sound of the bell. It wasn't their parents for sure.
"I wonder who's visiting, " Kane mumbled as he stood up and walked to the door, hoping it wasn't his grandfather. Two crazy McMahons getting here to rub it in his face would be enough to send him into the depths of hell.
He opened the door and was shocked to find out who were the visitors. A small boy standing in the doorway accompanied by his two cousins that Kane recognized too well. Roman Reigns was staring at him with angry look.