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"Hey guys, can I talk to you for a second?"

Seth and Roman turned to find Chris Jericho walking up to them, a concerned look on his face.

"What's up?" Neither of them had had much to do with Jericho, so him wanting to talk to them was a surprise.

The older man looked hesitant and worried, "Did Dean mention anything about the European tour?"

Seth and Roman shook their heads, "No. Well, he mentioned how much fun he'd had and that you were really cool to hang out with," Roman said. "Why? Did something happen that he's not telling us?" Other than talking about how much fun he'd had, Dean had said very little about the tour, which made them both suspicious. Dean was such a history buff, they'd both expected to regaled about the stuff he'd visited.

Jericho sighed, angrily, "He didn't tell you."

"Tell us what?" Now Seth and Roman were both worried, wondering what could be so serious.

Jericho sighed again, "Dean's a diabetic, he has been for at least a few months."

Seth and Roman stared at the older man in shock. "He's what?!" Both of them could picture all the complications that this could cause, especially in the ring or on the road.

"How-How did you find out?" Seth sputtered.

Jericho sighed. "His blood sugar tanked in the middle of a match. I thought he was on drugs and went to confront him, and found him trying to get his blood sugar back up."

"Did he say why he didn't tell us?" Roman asked.

Jericho sighed, "His explanation as that he took care of you guys. When I pushed him, he said that as long as he didn't tell you guys what was going on, you wouldn't leave like everyone else had."

Both men sighed, now a lot of things that had puzzled them about Dean's recent behavior made a lot of sense.

Jericho looked from one to the other, "Look, I don't know you guys very well, but I can't believe that you would end a friendship over him needing your help."

Roman sighed, "No, but I'm not surprised that Dean believes that." At Jericho's look, he sighed again, "Dean's got a bad history of people abandoning him, usually when he needs them the most."

Seth nodded, "Me turning on them didn't help."

Jericho nodded, "He said as much and got pretty pissed when I tried to push it. I normally wouldn't say anything, but Dean's struggling with this and whether he likes it or not, he needs help."

Roman sighed, Dean's mothering had always been a private joke among the three of them, but both Roman and Seth were frustrated by Dean's refusal to let them return the favor. They both knew that Dean wasn't as indestructible as he liked to pretend, they knew about his frequent headaches and sinus troubles, not to mention the various aches and pains he refused to take pain meds for. They'd always let it go because taking care of them seemed to make Dean happy.

"Thanks for telling us, man," Seth was saying to an obviously relieved Jericho. "We'll talk to him."

"No," Roman said suddenly. At Seth and Jericho's looks, he sighed. "If we just go in and confront him about this, he's going to get defensive and we won't get anywhere." He looked at Jericho, "You said that you helped him during the tour, right?" At Jericho's nod, "How about you tell us what we need to know, what we need to look for, so we'll be able to help him."

Jericho nodded, "Okay. We'll meet up after the show."

Getting through the rest of the show was hard, thankfully Dean was on another leg of the tour, so they didn't have to think of an excuse of why they were going out without him.

Finally, the show was done and they met up at a local diner. After finishing their meals, Jericho got down to business.

"Okay, down to business. Dean has Type 1 Diabetes. The biggest thing is that he's insulin dependent and needs to watch his diet even more closely to avoid getting his blood sugar too high or letting it drop too much.

"From what I saw in Europe, Dean's pretty good at keeping his blood sugar normal, and he checks it regularly, but he struggles with it during shows."

"Okay, what's biggest thing we need to know to help him?" Seth asked.

"The biggest thing is keeping his blood sugar up at work," Jericho said. "Lots of exercise can cause blood sugar to drop which can be dangerous if it's not caught in time. That's what happened in Europe. Fortunately we were in a tag match, but if that were to happen in a singles match, he'd be in trouble."

Roman nodded, "What do we need to keep an eye out for?"

"With Dean, he seemed to have trouble concentrating, he was shaky, pale, and sweating more than was normal. If that happens, you need to get him something sweet ASAP. One of my daughters has diabetes and we keep some Jolly Ranchers on hand just in case." He reached into his bag and pulled out a book. "This a copy of the book my daughter's doctor gave us. It explains everything in plain English: What to look for, symptoms, what to do, when to call for help, that sort of thing." He handed the book to Roman, who quickly flipped through it. "Plus, I'm always available if you have questions. Also, you guys need to convince him to tell Hunter and Stephanie. Dean isn't the first guy in WWE to have diabetes and there's protocol in place to help him stay healthy."

Seth and Roman nodded, "Yeah, Eki was one of them," Roman said, thinking of his cousin.

Jericho nodded with a sad smile. "You know, I'm really glad I told you guys about this. I listened to Dean talk to you guys while we were in Europe and I was actually mad at you two."

Roman and Seth looked at him in confusion, "Why?" Roman asked.

"Because, not knowing you guys, and just listening Dean's end of the conversations, I sometimes felt like you took advantage of him or walked all over him," Jericho admitted. "He'd always insist on taking your calls even when he was tired, or sore, or not feeling great. It just…made me mad for him, especially after I talked him about his diabetes, that he felt he needed to do that. But I can see that you two care about him just as much, so I don't feel so bad about betraying his trust."

He shook both their hands and gave them his cellphone number before getting up to pay for his meal, leaving Roman and Seth with a lot to think about.

TBC

Note: Eki is Eddie Fatu, aka Jamal, aka Umaga, Rikishi's brother.