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Wassup? Guess who's back from holiday? Recharged and ready to get down to business with this Fanfic (Unless of course I come down with what everyone on Smackdown is getting) Anywho where were we? Oh yes, John turned on Jason and the Cena brothers are no more, how will this affect Jason's fragile mind? What is the teen going to do about what has happened? Let's find out!
Here We Go!
Brotherly Hate-Chapter Fifty Two-Coming to Terms
Jason Cena stared up at the ceiling of the trainer's room as he lay on the gurney, he hadn't moved one inch since he'd regained consciousness nor had he said a word the whole time the trainer had cleaned up the blood on his face and put the stitches in, he just lay there. The trainer was just finishing putting the stitches in, Mara was sat next to him, she'd been holding his hand from the moment he'd passed out, he hadn't acknowledged her presence, his hand was limp in hers, Shawn was leaning against the door staring back at Jason, some of the more sympathetic wrestlers had asked how the teen was, others were muttering in corners that the teen had got what he deserved for his actions, Shawn had defended Jason much to their surprise and had already gone looking for John but the older Cena had booked it from the arena with a huge smirk on his face. The trainer finished his work and stuck a plaster over the stitches and backed off, Jason continued to lie there until Mara helped him up to a seated position, he still didn't speak and stared at the ground, Mara squeezed his hand and his eyes turned to her.
"You OK?" It was the only thing that she could think of to say, he gave her a look that said 'What do you think?' she wrapped her arms round him and hugged him, he continued to stare at the ground before slowly returning it, she kissed his cheek before tightening the hug.
"I'm so sorry" she whispered.
"You have nothing to be sorry about" he was finally speaking, his voice sounded distant. "It should be me apologising".
"Jason…"
"No Mara, I'm sorry, for everything I put you through, for everything I did wrong and for how badly I screwed up, I brought this on myself".
Mara felt tears stinging her eyes, it hurt her to here him like this, he sounded… broken, there was no other word for it, he had broke.
"Anyway, you're not the only person I need to apologise to, where's Shawn?"
"Right here kid" said Shawn from by the door, Jason looked up at him and immediately looked away when he saw the sympathy in his eyes, he didn't want it, he didn't deserve it, he didn't deserve anyone's sympathy, especially Shawn's, he didn't even deserve his forgiveness.
"Shawn I'm… I'm sorry" he managed to force out. "I'm sorry, I'm…"
"Kid…"
"I thought I was doing the right thing, I understand if you don't want to forgive me, but I am so sorry".
"Jason, stand up" The teen broke the hug with Mara and stood up but didn't meet Shawn's eyes. "Look at me kid" Jason tried to meet his eyes but looked back down. "I said look at me".
"I can't!"
"Why not?"
"Because I see the sympathy in your eyes, and I don't wanna see it cause I don't deserve it Shawn, I don't deserve it!"
"Cut that out right now! You do deserve sympathy, hell half the roster feels for you right now".
"And the other half?"
"Are just cold blooded bastards! You may feel like you don't deserve my forgiveness, but you're gonna get it".
"Why? After everything I did to…"
"Jason, I'm a Christian, I believe in second chances, in fact I've had more than my fair share of them, besides I know what position you where in and while I'm not condoning it, I understand why you did what you did".
"Shawn, sorry but I don't think I can handle talking about this now".
"Fine, but I ain't gonna let you go through this alone, go get changed and meet me in the parking lot, you're staying at the hotel with me tonight, both of you".
"No".
"C'mon kid, where are you gonna go?"
"I don't know".
"Then let me help you".
"Why would you wanna help me?"
"Didn't you hear what I just said? Anyway, I don't think you should be alone once the shock of what happened wears off, no disrespect to Mara but I don't think she'll be able to handle you if you crack" Jason remained silent. "Please kid…"
"What's gonna happen when you need to go back to San Antonio?"
"I can put you up for a while".
"And Rebecca?"
"She'll understand, so, you gonna let me help you or not?"
"Yeah".
"Alright, both of ya go get your stuff, I'll go get the car".
Jason trailed dejectedly out of the room, Mara went to follow but Shawn stopped her.
"Mara, keep an eye on him, cause when the shock goes away he is gonna be emotional to say the least, he's gonna need you more than ever now, and you're gonna have to be strong for him".
Mara nodded wiping a tear out of her eye. "How could John do that to him?"
"I know, but that ain't important right now, we gotta make sure he's OK, anyway, do you have a key to your house?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Cause when he gets to sleep tonight I'm gonna need you to help me sneak in and get his and your stuff".
"Right".
"Good, now go get Jason so we can get outta here".
Meanwhile, John was driving through Boston looking for a good club to hang out at, the grin on his face made it clear how he felt, it was almost liberating to be rid of Jason, his phone rang, he switched it to loud-speak and dropped it on the chair beside him.
"Yeah?"
"That was the most BRUTAL thing I have ever seen you do!"
"Haha! Yeah I know, and it feels great!"
"Finally got the weight off your shoulders".
"Uh huh, from here it's just plain sailing back to the top".
"What happens when the kid comes back?"
The grin faded from John's face. "Then I'll put him out again, besides, who says he's gonna come back?"
"John, he's gonna want payback".
"Nah, he'll just cry into Shawn's shoulder until his contract's up, then he'll fuck down south or something".
"True, see ya around John".
"Later man" he pressed the button to end the call, the smirk returned, Jason was gone, he was gone and he wasn't coming back, on the odd chance he was wrong? Then he'd be a little more violent next time.
Jason had slipped back into his sullen silence when he returned with his stuff, they were now at the hotel heading for Shawn's room, Mara was holding his hand again to try and give him some comfort, when they got in Shawn dumped his bag on the sofa and turned to the teen.
"Go get some sleep" Jason stared at him in confusion. "You two can take the bedroom, I'll sleep out here".
Jason nodded and muttered his thanks, Mara was about to follow when Shawn stood up.
"When he goes to sleep come out and get me, then we'll go get your stuff, OK?"
"Yeah".
She walked into the bedroom to find Jason sitting on the edge of the bed looking at the ground, as she watched him he started shaking, the tears that had been certain to come at one point arrived and he broke down, she ran over to him and pulled him into a hug.
"It's OK, I'm here, let it out".
He returned the hug and began sobbing into her shoulder, she could sense that he was trying to hold them back but couldn't, she continued to hold him to her as they lay down and gently ran her fingers through his hair, after what seemed like hours his tears stopped and he seemed to be asleep, she put his head onto a pillow and left the room to find Shawn.
"Right, he's asleep".
"Let's go".
Neither of them spoke much in the car, they just focused on what they had to do, get in, get the stuff and get out.
"Shawn?"
"Yeah?"
"What do we do if John's in?"
He didn't reply but reached under his seat and pulled out a tyre iron before dropping it into her hands.
"You're kidding me".
"Nope, if he's in then he's gonna get that wrapped round his skull".
When they arrived at the house Mara was relieved to see that John's car wasn't in the drive, Shawn seemed a little disappointed but followed her into the house, Mara headed to get her stuff while Shawn entered Jason's room, he paused for a moment to take in everything the room held, posters, computer games, almost a hundred wrestling tapes or DVD's, half of them from Indy promotions He had never heard of, about ten of them featuring the teen himself in matches. he was drawn to a huge poster that the teen had seemingly designed himself featuring a record of all his matches, who he faced, how he won or lost, crowd allegiance… he paused as he glanced at a section that said 'Music Used' He even kept a record of what songs he came out to? Despite the mood he was in he had to laugh at the kid's determination to get every little detail into the poster, he snapped out of it and opened the first of the sports bags he had brought and began stuffing Jason's clothes into it, he was impressed that he managed to get all of the clothes into just one, he opened the second and began putting things in that he thought Jason would want, the poster, some DVD's, he stopped when he found a picture of the teen and John at what seemed to be a party, he hesitated before putting it back, he doubted Jason would want it, he zipped the bag up and grabbed the first one, he met Mara on the stairs and the two hurried back to the car, they dumped the bags in the trunk and were about to drive off when Mara suddenly hopped back out, he looked round and saw a car pulling into the drive which could only mean one person… John, he hopped out and started to follow Mara, who was already screaming abuse at the older Cena.
"You bastard! How could you? After everything he did for you! After everything he…" She was cut off as John suddenly clamped a hand over her mouth, Shawn started forward but John positioned Mara in the way.
"Back off HBK".
Shawn immediately took a few steps back, after what he saw John do to Jason he wouldn't put it past him to snap Mara's neck, she seemed to sense the same thing, her eyes were wide with fear.
"Let her go John".
"Don't worry Shawn, I ain't gonna hurt her, why are you two here anyway?"
"Getting your brother's stuff".
"Brother? Don't have one, not anymore, he's your problem now".
"My problem? If he was my problem it's because you made him that!"
"I'm touched, anyway, Mara, can you give my 'brother' a little message?" He leaned in close to whisper in her ear. "Tell him that if he comes back then he's signing his own death warrant!" He pushed Mara away and to the ground, Shawn helped her up.
"You're gonna pay for what you've done Cena!"
"Meh, I can afford it, now get off my property before I call the cops".
He turned into the house and slammed the door behind him, Shawn helped the shaken Mara back to the car and headed back to the hotel.
Jason woke up to the sound of someone knocking on the door.
"Up ya get kids! Time to go".
Jason groaned and glanced at his watch, he was so tired it took almost a full minute for him to make out that it was five AM, he didn't remember falling asleep but he did recall a hell of a lot of crying, he felt someone sir next to him and looked up to see Mara sitting up, she noticed he was awake and gave him a small smile.
"Morning".
"Morning" he repeated and tried to sit up only to drop down again, he stood up on the second try and staggered out of the room and right into Shawn who had to grab him to stop him falling over.
"Coffee Jason?" He offered.
"Please".
Shawn handed it over and Jason took a big gulp. "So, how does Rebecca feel about me staying?"
"Well… I haven't actually told her yet".
"Think that's a good idea?"
"Nope, but I'm sure I can talk her round".
"Rather you than me, what's with the bags?"
"What? Oh them, me and Mara went and got your stuff".
"Oh… thanks".
"No worries, now c'mon we got a flight to catch".
A good half a day later Shawn pulled his car into the driveway of his house, he took a second to try and predict what Rebecca's reaction to seeing Jason again would be, his conclusion… not good. Jason was already out of the car with his bags, Shawn got out and led the way up to the front door, he paused and took a deep breath before going in.
"Rebecca, Cameron, I'm home!"
"Hi honey" she called back coming out of the kitchen. "How was your…" she froze when she saw Jason. "What is HE doing here?"
Jason looked at the ground, the reaction had been as he, and Shawn, had expected, deep down he wondered if even his own mother would have wanted him in her house right now.
"Rebecca…"
"After what he did to you! After what he and his brother have done for the past month and you bring hi here? What are you thinking?"
"That you're really gonna hate the next thing that comes out of my mouth".
"What's that?"
"Jason's gonna be staying here for a while".
"And how long is 'a while'?"
"… Indefinitely".
Rebecca looked like she was going to explode, Shawn turned to Jason and Mara.
"You two might wanna get out of the way".
Jason nodded and he and Mara went towards the spare room, Shawn and Rebecca continued to argue.
"So he's living with us now".
"Yes".
"And you expect me to like that?"
"No, in fact the reason I didn't call you first was because I knew how you'd react".
"So why bring him then?"
"He had nowhere else to go!"
"What about his girlfriend's family?"
"They're taking the same stance as you".
"Close the door" muttered Jason.
Mara closed it and sat down next to him on the bed.
"What do you thinks gonna happen?"
Jason allowed himself a small smirk. "Five bucks say we're staying at a hotel tonight".
Come Tuesday Jason and Mara we're still staying at Shawn's house, how Shawn had managed to convince Rebecca to let them stay was beyond Jason although they seemed to have reached a compromise, Rebecca didn't have to acknowledge Jason's presence and Jason didn't give her reason to. In fact Jason hadn't given anyone reason to do so, he had spent the whole weekend in the spare room except when he came down to eat, the only other time was when he joined Shawn in watching RAW. He barely spoke to anyone, even Mara, and seemed especially wary of Shawn. It was late afternoon and dark clouds dominated the sky, Shawn was putting away the laundry when he glanced out the window and saw Jason standing out back under a tree, forgetting all about the laundry he headed outside and started to march across the yard towards him, Jason knew he was there but didn't look up until he spoke.
"You comin' inside Jason?"
"Nope".
"It's gonna rain ya know".
"Yeah, I like the rain, I like watching it come down".
"Do ya like standing in it?"
"Nope".
"So what're ya gonna do about shelter?"
"That's what this tree's for".
"And if there's lightning?"
"Then I'm screwed aren't I?"
Shawn laughed. "Well no sense in you being alone, mind if I join ya?"
"Be my guest".
No sooner had Shawn stepped under the branches when the rain began to pour down, the two watched it, not speaking or looking at each other.
"You're gonna have to talk to me eventually kid".
"I know".
"And seeing as how we may be here a while it might as well be now".
Jason didn't reply but Shawn got the feeling he was listening.
"Look, I can't honestly say I know how you're feeling, but I can still help you if you let me".
"Can you turn back time?"
"No".
"Then you can't help me, no-one can".
"I can't change what happened to you, but I can help you through it".
"Why would you want to?"
"Because I'm your friend, and friends look out for each other".
"Well then I ain't been much of a friend to you have I?"
"No, no you haven't, but that's another thing about friends, they can forgive each other".
"Do you forgive me?"
"I already told you I do, and I ain't gonna let John get away with what he did to you".
"What are you gonna do?"
"You'll find out when we go back to Smackdown".
"Go back? I ain't going back!"
"What do you mean? You gotta go back kid".
"I don't 'gotta' do anything Shawn, and I ain't going to, I'm done!"
End of chapter
Well, I'll just leave it there, is Jason done? Has John succeeded in breaking his little brother? And does Jeff Hardy coming back mean that London and Kendrick are gonna lose the titles sooner rather than later? Find out soon.
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