...To Begin Again {Roman Reigns}

One Deceased

-Mercedes POV-

My throat was raw and my lungs hurt as I continued to gasp for air. Every sharp intake of air sent pain through my abdomen, leading me to believe that some of my ribs were broken. I had been fighting this man what for what seemed like hours with no end in sight. Wynonna was unconscious on the floor nearby, and after being choked for the third time, our attacker had left the room we were in, not giving any indication on were he was headed.

Sucking in a deep breath, I gently pulled myself up into a sitting position. Looking around I discovered we were in a locker room, and it was pretty well trashed from the fight that we had been in. Tears welled in my eyes as I saw Wynonna laying on the floor, her chest moving was the only thing letting you know she was alive. I slowly began to make my way towards the small woman. Her nose was busted, her eyebrow had a cut that was seeping blood, her right eye was black and looked swollen, and her lip was busted. She looked like she had been through a war, and I know I probably looked worse.

"Wynonna?" I croaked, unable to raise my voice due to the screaming and pressure I had endured.

I gently shook her, letting out a sigh of relief when I heard a groan escape her lips. I pushed her light brown hair away from her face, keeping my eyes on her's. Tears began falling from my eyes as her green ones snapped open, looking directly at me.

"Hey." I croaked "It's just me."

"Mercedes?" She spoke out, her eyes darting around, "Where?"

"He's been gone awhile." I looked around as well. "I'm sure he'll be back."

"We need to get out of here." She groaned, sitting up.

"I haven't tried the door but I'm sure it's locked from the outside." I grabbed her arm, whimpering as we both helped each other to our feet.

"Mercedes," Wynonna took a deep breath as we slowly walked toward the door, hand in hand. "Did you know it was Kaiser?"

"What?" I gasped, looking at her as I stopped moving.

"Before I passed out, he took his mask off. I know that red hair anywhere." Her face held fear and I'm sure mine matched. "He's never been violent."

"I've felt his wrath Wy." I sniffled. "He's not the Kaiser you knew. We've got to get the hell out of here."

As we walked closer to the door, it suddenly opened and in he walked. His blue eyes stared us down as his face had one of the evilest looks I had ever seen pass in his features. Dry blood was splattered all over his black clothes, hands and neck which made my heart rate speed up even more than it had. My eyes drifted down to his sides where each of his hands held a gun. In the left a machine gun and in the right a pistol. My breath hitched in my throat as he kicked the door shut with his foot, a loud slam sounding in the quiet arena, making us both jump and cling to each other.

"Well isn't this just a beautiful sight." He snarled out. "The two women that have made my life a living hell as of late, cuddling each other." He let out a demented chuckle. "Cute."

"Kaiser what have you done?" Wynonna asked, gripping my hands in hers.

"Don't ask stupid questions my love." He smiled at her. "You've been present the past hour and a half, you know exactly what I've done."

"Why?" She whispered, and I could hear the sorrow as she spoke.

"Why?!" he screamed, making us both gasp and jump. "You know exactly why I'm doing this. All of this," He made a circle gesture with the pistol, "is your fault."