Notes: yes I finally updated this. So :P.
Bringing Up Ghosts
Blue Meanie couldn't sleep. His mind was still on other problems. Like how could they help Stevie, Chris, and Matt? Stevie looked like a zombie half the time. It wasn't that he was drugged he just seemed to not quite be there sometimes. And Chris was definitely out of it. He was just starting to feed himself but that could be a struggle sometimes.
He got up out of bed and walked across the hall to Stevie's room. He looked in and saw him tossing and turning in his sleep. Another nightmare he realized. He walked up and gently shook him until he opened his eyes but not before almost punching Meanie. But Meanie ducked out of the way.
"I'm sorry." Stevie said sitting up.
"No problem. You didn't even hit me. What was it about this time?"
He ddint' say anything. Must have been bad if he won't talk about it. "I don't remember."
"Bullshit." Meanie said. "You remember. You always do."
He sighed. "It wasn't a bad dream. Just remembering the night I got the phone call about Louie."
Meanie leaned back against the wall. Louie and Stevie had been best friends. Louie tried to help Stevie when it came to Raven and was there for Stevie when he injured his neck because of Terry Funk and a guardrail. Though it had been aggravated weeks ago by Sandman's Singapore cane.
"Meanie am I too trusting?"
Huh? Meanie thought. He wasn't expecting a question like that. But how was he going to answer this? In all honesty Stevie was a tad too trusting. "You want the honest answer?"
"Yeah I do."
"You are. I don't mean it to be mean but you trusted Raven and Victoria. Victoria might be more understandable but you trusted Raven after everything he did to you. But then again it's what makes you who you are."
He sighed again. "Yeah I guess." He yawned.
"I'll let you go back to sleep." Meanie said and got up to leave the room.
"Thanks." Stevie sleepily said.
Meanie walked back to the room. Though the conversation bothered him it did make him smile. It was the Stevie he remembered.
***
Stevie sat, as well as his broken ankle allowed him, on the porch. This was the only quiet he had since coming to the Double Cross Ranch. Meanie and Nova were inside talking to the District Attorney. He had already talked to him. Raven's trial started next week. He so wasn't ready for it. Matt and Chris certainly weren't ready for it. Somehow he wished he were still in a drugged daze so he wouldn't have to deal with this. But no such luck. He was one of the key witnesses in the trial. He'd be glad when Raven was locked away for a long time. But right now he didn't want to think about the trial.
One of the Funks' dogs came running over and sat next to him. He started petting it. It lay down next to him. Stevie didn't turn to face the dog. Just pet him. The dog seemed content with that.
"I hope he's not bothering you." Vicky said taking a seat next to him. "Buster's more Terry's dog and he spoils him."
"Oh he's not bothering me. I'm kind of glad he's here. Keeps my mind off other things." He sighed. "Thanks for letting us stay here. It's a nice ranch."
"You're welcome and thank you. We are glad you guys decided to stay here. We have more then enough room. This place feels so empty when Terry's in Japan. But I think he's finally retired. I must admit I'm glad he did. He keeps retiring and then coming out of retirement. Of course Dory's the same way. I bet so was their father. The life of a wrestler right?" She sighed. "I'm used to it by now."
"It's not an easy life for anyone." Stevie agreed.
Bringing Up Ghosts
Blue Meanie couldn't sleep. His mind was still on other problems. Like how could they help Stevie, Chris, and Matt? Stevie looked like a zombie half the time. It wasn't that he was drugged he just seemed to not quite be there sometimes. And Chris was definitely out of it. He was just starting to feed himself but that could be a struggle sometimes.
He got up out of bed and walked across the hall to Stevie's room. He looked in and saw him tossing and turning in his sleep. Another nightmare he realized. He walked up and gently shook him until he opened his eyes but not before almost punching Meanie. But Meanie ducked out of the way.
"I'm sorry." Stevie said sitting up.
"No problem. You didn't even hit me. What was it about this time?"
He ddint' say anything. Must have been bad if he won't talk about it. "I don't remember."
"Bullshit." Meanie said. "You remember. You always do."
He sighed. "It wasn't a bad dream. Just remembering the night I got the phone call about Louie."
Meanie leaned back against the wall. Louie and Stevie had been best friends. Louie tried to help Stevie when it came to Raven and was there for Stevie when he injured his neck because of Terry Funk and a guardrail. Though it had been aggravated weeks ago by Sandman's Singapore cane.
"Meanie am I too trusting?"
Huh? Meanie thought. He wasn't expecting a question like that. But how was he going to answer this? In all honesty Stevie was a tad too trusting. "You want the honest answer?"
"Yeah I do."
"You are. I don't mean it to be mean but you trusted Raven and Victoria. Victoria might be more understandable but you trusted Raven after everything he did to you. But then again it's what makes you who you are."
He sighed again. "Yeah I guess." He yawned.
"I'll let you go back to sleep." Meanie said and got up to leave the room.
"Thanks." Stevie sleepily said.
Meanie walked back to the room. Though the conversation bothered him it did make him smile. It was the Stevie he remembered.
***
Stevie sat, as well as his broken ankle allowed him, on the porch. This was the only quiet he had since coming to the Double Cross Ranch. Meanie and Nova were inside talking to the District Attorney. He had already talked to him. Raven's trial started next week. He so wasn't ready for it. Matt and Chris certainly weren't ready for it. Somehow he wished he were still in a drugged daze so he wouldn't have to deal with this. But no such luck. He was one of the key witnesses in the trial. He'd be glad when Raven was locked away for a long time. But right now he didn't want to think about the trial.
One of the Funks' dogs came running over and sat next to him. He started petting it. It lay down next to him. Stevie didn't turn to face the dog. Just pet him. The dog seemed content with that.
"I hope he's not bothering you." Vicky said taking a seat next to him. "Buster's more Terry's dog and he spoils him."
"Oh he's not bothering me. I'm kind of glad he's here. Keeps my mind off other things." He sighed. "Thanks for letting us stay here. It's a nice ranch."
"You're welcome and thank you. We are glad you guys decided to stay here. We have more then enough room. This place feels so empty when Terry's in Japan. But I think he's finally retired. I must admit I'm glad he did. He keeps retiring and then coming out of retirement. Of course Dory's the same way. I bet so was their father. The life of a wrestler right?" She sighed. "I'm used to it by now."
"It's not an easy life for anyone." Stevie agreed.