Trust Comes First (A WWE Fanfic)

Chapter 76 Stumbling Onto The Past

    The silver bus was parked a ways away and I jogged over quickly, not wanting anyone to follow me. Opening the door I jumped inside, glancing out and seeing the bus pull away with the rest of Shield. Ours pulled out right after and I turned to see John and Nikki sitting there, raising an eyebrow. Pulling off my jacket I set my bag down and joining them at the table.

"Everything ok?" John asked, seeing my pale face.

"Everything's alright." I nodded, playing it off.

"Are you sure?" Nikki chimed in, and I sighed, knowing she wouldn't drop it.

"No, I think I need to talk." I admitted and they exchanged glances.

They stayed silent and I started talking, starting from the other night when I heard Phil and AJ in the costume store. It seemed as though when I started talking I couldn't stop and I told them everything, including what happened last night. John's face got more and more tense and Nikki was close to tears by the time I finished.

"So why would you come here? I thought you felt safest with Dean, Roman and Seth? No offense meant of course, we love when you come visit." John asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

"I told the boys what happened this morning. They had an idea last night and Dean lost it on Phil, which I assume you guys saw, "I looked at them as they nodded, "When I told them Dean lost his mind, he sounded like he was destroying his room. He didn't even look like himself Nikki, he was like a whole other person."

John and Nikki exchanged a worried look and I frowned, wondering what that was about. Leaning forward I pressed my palms flat on the table, seeing their expressions turn nervous as they faced me. I looked from Nikki to John and back again, knowing in an instant that they were hiding something.

"Why do you guys look like that?" I questioned, a suspicious look on my face.

"Like what?" Nikki asked, eyes flickering to my face.

"Like your hiding something. Don't try and bullshit me Nicole. I know you and I know your lying face." I pointed at her with a finger, watching the guilt instantly flood back.

John got up and walked to the couch, picking up his iPad while Nikki sighed, running a hand through her hair. After a moment she finally lifted her gaze and I was shocked at the depth of worry in her eyes. She reached out taking my hand in both of hers holding it tightly.

"Jon Moxley." Was all she said and I frowned, feeling like I had heard that before.

"What is that or who is that?" I shook my head, not understanding.

"Remember at the food court a while back? When we saw AJ and Phil together?" she asked and I frowned, thinking back, "You were talking about how mad Dean was at the time."

"You should have seen him Nikki." I murmured, remembering how angry his face was, " He was furious. I have never seen him like that."

"He scares the shit out of me. I couldn't imagine being around him that mad." Nikki shivered, closing her eyes for a second.

"He was on a whole other level of unstable." I admitted, remembering his hand at my throat.

"Jon Moxley." She frowned and I glanced up at her, not recognizing the name.

"What?"

"Nothing. Just a random thought." She shook her head, giving me a quick smile.

"You said that name to me but I never asked about it. You brushed it off like it was nothing." I blurted out, remembering the look on her face.

"I was going to tell you then but I couldn't..." she trailed off, running a hand over her face.

"Tell me what Nikki? You're starting to freak me out now too." I admitted, holding her hand tightly.

John slid the iPad towards me, eyes wary. I saw a YouTube video loading and I watched as it started. IT was an older video from the CZW. I knew they had been deemed one of the most dangerous wrestling corporations in the world and I frowned. Suddenly the name Jon Moxley flashed across the screen and I felt my eyes widen. There was Dean walking out, the same look on his face that I had seen tonight. For the next 10 minutes I watched in complete horror as the match went on and Dean walked away from the ring, completely drenched in his and his opponents blood. My hand shakily came up covering my mouth as I clicked another video and then another and then another. Finally I couldn't watch anymore and I pushed it away, leaning back in the chair. I ran my hands over my mouth, not sure what to say.

"Before he was here he was in the FIP, the CZW and god knows what else. He could snap and suddenly go back to Jon Moxley at a moment's notice Lila. Why do you think we were all so worried when you came back and got their attention?" John murmured, shutting the iPad off.

"So what? He just keeps this Moxley persona locked up until someone pisses him off? And then what he just snaps on them?" I breathed, thinking about last night's brawl between him and Phil.

"I've seen him snap like that once here. It took Seth and Roman to pull him off. He's dangerous." Nikki put her two cents in and I shook my head quickly.

"If he was going to hurt me don't you think he would have already done it? Wouldn't he have taken that route when I was standing in the ring with them months ago?" I argued, still shell shocked from the videos.

"Maybe but I think you're taking a chance poking the bear with the stick." Nikki shot back, eyes worried.

"I can't think about this anymore you guys. Can we just do something?" I begged, feeling the headache coming back.

"Ya we can do something." John agreed, putting the iPad to the side.

^DS