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Saturday, 2:38 A.M, Alexa's house
So, it was really early in the morning, yet Alexa couldn't fall asleep. She kept tossing and turning, trying to get comfortable, but nothing seemed to work. After a while, she huffed and gave up on sleep. Now, what was a girl to do at 2 in the damn morning? She thought about it, and decided on going outside. Her parents were notorious for being deep sleepers, so there was little to no chance of her getting caught. She put on her pink and black hoodie, and some sweatpants, and a pair of converse sneakers. She then cautiously made her way downstairs to the front door and exited the house. That way, there was no chance of waking anyone up. The cool early morning air hit her face as she walked down her block with no particular destination. She found herself doing this more and more in recent weeks. It helped her clear her head and sort out her priorities. Lately, a lot of the internal conflicts in her mind had a great deal to do with the boy who wouldn't just couldn't stay out of her life. Shane in a way, was always in her mind. As creepy as that may sound, it's through no fault of his own. He just affected her so much with his personality and positive outlook on life. But, no matter how good of a person he was, Alexa could never express anything other than disgust and annoyance toward him. She just couldn't bring herself to be nice to him. Not that she wanted to anyway.
"He probably just knew how rich my family is and figured if he became my friend, he'd get some sort of monetary reward for it or something." She rationalized in her head.
She had been walking around for about a half hour, when the petite princess decided that she was thirsty. She walked over to the first corner store she found and hoped it was still open at this time. Luckily for her, it was. She entered the store, grabbed an Arizona Iced Tea, and walked over to the cashier to pay for it. The cashier looked relatively young, maybe in his mid to late 20s. He was currently blasting music through his headphones and reading a book, completely unaware of the impatient teenager right in front of him. The dude hadn't even realized she had entered the store in the first place. Alexa placed the can of juice onto the counter, and waited for the man to look up and bag it. He was still unaware of her presence, still focused on his music and whatever he was reading. Unfortunately for this guy, Alexa took this as him ignoring him, and if you've followed the story up to this point, then you know how much Little Miss Bliss hated being ignored.
"Hey! Hello! I'm talking to you, bozo! Look at me!" She yelled, trying to get the oblivious cashier's attention.
When he still didn't acknowledge her, the furious young girl reached over the counter, and yanked the poor guy's headphones out of his ears. Suffice to say, that boy was shook.
"Can you hear me now, jackoff?!' She shrieked in her shrill voice.
The poor guy looked like a deer in headlights. He could barely get out any words.
"Oh, I'm- I'm sorry. That was my bad. Shit."
Then he realized something.
"Wait a minute. Aren't you a little too young to be out here this late, kid?"
The concern the cashier showed, only served to piss her off even more.
"Don't call me kid!"
Now he was confused.
"So, you're not a kid?"
Alexa growled.
"I am 15 years old! I'm more than capable of taking care of myself!"
He just blankly stared at her for a little bit.
"So you are a kid then."
By this point, Alexa was fed up with this guy and threw a dollar at him.
"Here's the money. Goodbye, I hope I never see you again, you incompetent idiot!"
And with that she walked out of the store.
"Be careful out there, kid!" The cashier yelled.
3:42 A.M...
It had been over an hour since Little Miss Bliss left her home, and she decided it was time to head back.
"If my parents realize I'm gone, I'm dead. They'll take away my phone! I need that!" She thought urgently.
She was about about 45 minutes away from her house, so she figured it was alright to take it easy and not rush to get home. It was peaceful outside. The moon was shining brightly in the sky, along with the stars. The air was still cool, not too cold. It was nice and pleasant. At this rate, she would be safe and sound in her room, and under the covers of her bed with no problems. Unfortunately, things don't always go exactly to plan.
"Aye. Where do you think you're going, sweetheart?" A gruff, drunken voice called out.
Alexa stopped in her tracks for a moment, and then continued on in the hopes of leaving the man behind.
"I know you here him callin' ya. Where you goin'?" Another voice called out, sounding equally as intoxicated.
The girl was afraid now.
"Alexa, just keep your cool, alright? You're fine. Everything's going to be fine." She thought, trying to calm herself down.
That's when another guy appeared in front of her, out of nowhere.
The man had a sinister grin on his face.
"You know, it's not nice to ignore people. What did we do to you?"
The terrified teen slowly backed up in fear, only to be surrounded by all 3 men.
The one with the grin spoke.
"You're the girl with the rich mom and dad right? Well; what do ya got? Come on, run whatever you have.
Alexa trembled in fear, but she stood her ground.
"I'm not giving you losers anything." She told them defiantly.
"Oh, is that so? I think I have something that might change your mind."
He pulled out a gun and Alexa's heart stopped for a second.
"HELP! HELP ME! PLEASE!" She desperately yelled.
"Ain't no one here to save you, sweetheart." The 1st man said as they all closed in on her.
Those words were like a dull blade twisting in her stomach. For the first time in her life, she felt completely helpless. She braced herself for whatever pain she was about to endure.
"GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM HER!" A random voice called out.
At that moment, 3 figures came out of nowhere and started attacking Alexa's would-be robbers. They savagely beat the 3 pieces of shit to a pulp. The biggest one of the group, took the gun out of the leader's hand, and bashed him in the side of the head with it. When they were done teaching those punks a lesson, the smallest one in the trio, grabbed one of them by his collar while he was still on the ground, and yelled in his face.
"IF WE EVER SEE YOU PIECES OF HUMAN GARBAĢE AROUND HERE AGAIN, YOU WON'T BE ALIVE TO TALK ABOUT IT, GOT IT?! GOOD!"
After he let him go, him and the rest of the lowlifes scattered away like the cowards they are. Now, Alexa was able to get a good look at her 3 saviors, and to say she was surprised would be an understatement.
"You? It was you?" She said shocked.
Standing in front of her were the last people she expected to see, Big E, Seth Rollins, and Shane Price.
Seth walked up to her with a look of concern on his face.
"Alexa, what are you doing out here this late? Are you okay? Are you hurt? Did they touch you?"
The normally talkative Bliss had nothing to say. She was too shocked to answer any of his questions.
"Alexa! Answer me! Did those bastards hurt you?!" Seth yelled in desperation.
Shane stepped in at that point.
"Seth, don't yell at that the girl. She just went through a traumatic event. You're making it worse. Let me handle it."
He then turned his blue eyes over to Alexa's frightened state.
"Hey, short stuff. Don't worry, everything's fine. They're gone now, okay? They're never gonna mess with you again. You don't have to tell us what happened. Just tell us if you're alright. Please?"
To add the icing on the cake, he gave her a smile. Not the normal bright, teeth showing smile. Just a small comforting one. Alexa didn't know how to respond, so she said the only thing she could think of.
"Shut up, Price."
Unlike the other times she's said this, her voice wasn't filled with spite and malice. This time, it was desperation and sadness. She fell to her knees and cried softly. In response to that, Shane kneeled down and hugged her. Normally, she would've pushed him away and slapped him, but instead, she accepted the hug and cried into his chest.
"That's it, let it out." Shane said while patting her on the back, comforting her.
Big E and Seth watched the whole thing surprised. Never had they seen Alexa so defeated and in need of someone. It was like she was a completely different person. The big teenager spoke up.
"Guys, I hate to interrupt, but it's 4:05. We should get back to my house."
Shane and Alexa got up, and Shane turned his attention to Seth and Big E.
"Guys, go on without me. I'm gonna walk Alexa back to her house to make sure she gets their safe. I'll meet you back at Big E's house when I'm done."
They agreed.
"Just be careful, alright?" Seth said.
"No problem."
Seth and Ettore made their way back to the house.
"Okay, let's get you home." Shane said to the blonde girl.
They began the walk to her house. Most of the journey was filled with silence. Shane didn't want to pressure her into a conversation, and Alexa didn't have anything to say. They were about 5 minutes away from their destination, when Alexa asked him a question.
"What were you guys doing outside and how did you find me?"
Shane was glad to answer.
"The three of us were hanging out at Big E's house, but we ran out of soda, so we went outside to grab some. At the corner store, the cashier said something about there being a lot of kids out late. I asked what he meant, and he said there had been a short little 15 year old blonde white girl with a pink streak in her hair, in the store about 10 minutes before we showed up. I only know one person who fits that description, so I asked him which direction she went. When he said she went right, I knew for a fact it was you, because that's how you get to our street. The guys were skeptical about it being you, but I persuaded them to come anyway just in case. Luckily, I was right."
By the time he finished explaining, they were at her house. Alexa took a deep breath and said one last thing to him.
"As much as it pains me to say this, thank you. If it weren't for you and and the other two, I could've been robbed, beaten, or worse. Thank you."
"Aw, that's sweet."
"BUT, if you ever touch me like that again, I will kick you straight in the nutsack. Got it?"
Shane smiled and chuckled.
"Noted."
"Good."
Alexa then quietly made her way back inside her home, exactly the way she left, so she wouldn't wake anyone up.
Shane looked at her as she did so and smiled.
"She's a one of a kind girl." He said to himself.
He then started to walk back to his friend's house, and pulled out his phone. He called Seth.
"Yo, I'm heading back over there. Don't drink all the soda, guys!"
