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Brotherly Hate-Chapter 2

"So what you're saying is that Theodore R. Long just 'happened' to turn up at an Indy show to offer YOU a Smackdown contract?"

"Yup that's about it".

"Why?"

"Apparently he had scouts watch me for a while before making a decision, I thought it would have been an easy one to make, I mean, it is ME you're talking about here".

The two Cena's had argued all the way from the ring to John's locker room and had even continued while the trainer stitched up John's head, now John had showered and changed back into his casuals and it was still going on.

"How long ago was that show anyway?"

"Last week".

"So what are you doing here?"

"Mr. Long told me to come to Judgement Day to finalise the deal".

"And you never told me?"

What makes you think I would have got through to you this time?"

John winced; he knew that was coming sooner or later. Brothers or not it had been over a year since they had last spoke, not through dislike or arguments, they just hadn't spoke.

"Listen Jason, we'll talk about that later okay? Now how about you tell me how you became good enough to earn that contract here"

Jason hesitated before he answered. "Should I mention her?" He thought, then decided against it.

"Well… about nine months ago I decided to just try it out, you know, see how good I was, so I joined a school out near Boston…"

"Why didn't Mom tell me?"

"I asked her not to, anyway, I joined a school to see if I had what it took to be a star. Turned out I was a natural, just like you" John had to grin at that. "I trained with them for about three months before they told me they had nothing more to teach me, so I put my name down for work at some of the local feds in Boston, talk about a hot property, the longest I went without work was two weeks and that was when Mom… you know". John nodded sadly. "Anyhow, you wouldn't believe the offers I was getting from some of the bigger feds; I even got a full time offer from TNA…"

Whoa, whoa, whoa" John cut in "TNA offered you a contract…a FULL TIME contract!"

"Yeah like I said I was a hot property, plus could you imagine John Cena's brother in TNA?"

"How come you didn't take it?"

"Because this is the only place I really wanted a full time job at, and…" he hesitated again. "There were some other issues that I don't really want to go into".

John decided not to press Jason on that point as he seemed pretty embarrassed about what those issues were.

"So how'd Teddy sign you?"

"I'd just finished working an Indy show in Boston when he came into the locker room, said he could offer me a place on the roster if I wanted it".

"And you said yes?"

"I said hell yes!"

John laughed as he remembered how he said the exact same thing to their Mom when he was offered a contract.

"Yeah, so where are you staying tonight?"

"I dunno, I only got into town two hours ago, been here ever since".

"Alright, you can stay at the hotel with me tonight".

"Cool but uh…" Jason hesitated yet again. "I gotta go to Mr Long's office".

Now John was suspicious. "Why do you need to go to Teddy's office?"

"Uhhh… I left my stuff there?" began Jason pathetically, John cut in.

"You never were good at lying Jason, why do you need to go there?"

"Well… when I joined … someone else joined with me".

"Was this 'someone' one of the reasons you never took that TNA offer?"

"…Yeah".

John laughed "you got a girlfriend don't you Jason?"

"…Yeah"

John burst out laughing again.

"Hey c'mon man it's not that funny".

"That's true, so how'd it happen?"

"Met when I training, got to know each other, started going out, not much more to say".

"What's her name?"

"Mara".

"Mara?"

"Yeah".

"She from Boston?"

"No actually, she's from California, she was staying with her grandparents while she was training".

"Where is she now?"

"Mr. Long's office".

"Let's go meet her".

They left the locker room and headed down the hall to the office of Theodore R. Long the Smackdown general manager, John took note that Jason was being very cautious as he looked around.

John knocked on the door of the office then waited for the "come in" before entering, Jason right behind him; Teddy Long was seated at his desk talking to someone John could not see.

"So anyway we went to… ah1 see? I told you he wouldn't be long, he just had to reacquaint himself with his brother Jason playa, well done man, that was a HELL of a way to make an impact, congratulations".

"Excuse me" John butted in "I'm the one who got my ass kicked and retained my title, where's my congratulations?"

"True champ you did retain that title, BUT, you needed your baby brother's help to do it".

John turned to Jason, who smirked back at him; John ignored it and said nothing.

"Anyway you signed the contracts, so welcome to Smackdown, now it's been nice talking to you but I'm beat and need to get back to the hotel and catch some sleep, so goodnight".

"Thank you Mr. Long".

"Please Jason, call me Teddy".

John spoke up "Cool, can we go now?"

"sure, you coming?"

Jason was now addressing the teenage girl who had stood from the chair facing Teddy, John's first thought was "Whoa, THIS is his girlfriend, she's HOT" He didn't get much chance to dwell on his thoughts as the girl started to walk past the two brothers, pausing to give Jason a smile which he returned, before walking out the door. The Cena's eyes met and John mouthed "THAT'S your girlfriend?"

Jason grinned and shrugged before turning to follow her when Teddy spoke up.

"Jason, you realise your actions tonight will have consequences for you playa?"

Jason paused at the door "consequences I'm prepared to live with".

Once all three were outside the girl turned to Jason "You took your sweet time".

Jason laughed and ran his hand nervously through his hair. "Yeah, me and John had a lot of catching up to do".

"But still, you left me in Teddy's office all on my own" she replied stepping up up to him smiling. "I think you owe me one..."

"Oooookay, yo, Jason aren't you gonna introduce me to your friend here?"

"Mmmn, oh yeah, John this is my girlfriend slash manager Mara Daniels, Mara this is my big brother the WWE champion John Cena".

John shook Mara's hand and muttered "Nice to meet you". He decided to give her a look over, she was young but seemed slightly older than Jason, a little shorter than he was, brown eyes and hair, which went down to her shoulders, slim but not too slim. "Yup" he thought "Jason deserves a pat on the back for this". Then another thought struck him. "Daniels... Daniels? Where have I heard that name before?"

"Oh you must be talking about my older brother Christopher".

"The TNA Christopher Daniels?"

"Yeah, quite a few things me and Jason have in common huh?"

"Mara" began Jason "Where'd we leave our stuff again?"

"Oh, I asked some kid to watch it, shall I go get it?"

"Please".

She walked off, John waited till she was out of earshot before saying, aloud this time. "Thats your girlfriend?"

"yeah"

How long's it been official"

Let's see... met nine months so... 'bout eight months".

John had a thought "Eight months, have you...uh?

"NO!" Jason denied rather forcibly "We made a deal, none of... that until we're eighteen. Till then we can kiss, make out, flirt and share a bed but..."

"Whoa, you've shared a bed with her?"

"Once or twice".

"Well listen' so long as the two of you are near me there'll be none of that, right, It's cool when I'm not around but when I am? Nooooo".

"If you say so John".

Mara chose this time to return with the bags. "Here you go Jason".

"Tanks Mara, so John, we goin' to this hotel or what?"

John sighed. "Sure, c'mon you two".