Sister of The Shield (WWE Fanfic)

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Sister of The Shield

Chapter Fifteen

When Emily woke up she was confused, she looked up at the ceiling and at the surroundings around her, she recognized it as a hospital room. She had a massive headache and a sea of emotions flooded through her mind. She remembered that Roman had to have emergency surgery, but she wondered where Dean was. Emily was a bit surprised when she saw Bray in the room. He was sitting near her but he was looking down towards the ground. His whole body was bent over like he was lost in his thoughts or prayer. Bray looked up and noticed that Emily was awake. He gently grabbed her hand when she woke up. He was concerned about her, but she gave him a small smile.

"Bray?"

She looked at him confused. She was happy to see him, but she was still confused. Bray knew that he would probably have to tell her what happened, but decided that he would also finally tell her about Abigail, and how he let her down. Finally he spoke to her.

"You're awake?... How are you feeling Emily?"

"Well... I've got a really bad headache."

"Do you know why you're here?... Do you remember what happened?"

"I... It was Seth. He attacked me again. He... hit me in the face, kicked me in the stomach a few times, then he hit me with a Curb Stomp. I think... before he did, I heard you yell out something."

"I did... I yelled for him to stop, but it was too late... I'm... I'm so sorry Emily."

Emily was surprised at this.

"Don't be... it wasn't your fault."

"Yes it was... I didn't stop Seth in time. I wasn't there for you... just like I wasn't there for Abigail."

"Abigail?"

"Yeah... the world I don't think is ready to hear this... I don't really want the world to know, but it's something I think you need to know... When we talked in the hallway before Raw... do you remember what I told you?"

"Well... you told me a lot of things."

"Ok... so do you remember when I said I had a reason for why I saved you? I said it was a personal matter for me, but I think you need to know."

It was quiet in the room and Emily just looked at Bray, waiting for what he had to say.

"I'm going to tell you something personal that happened in my family... it's another reason why I saved you that day... I'm going to tell you the story of Abigail. I have mentioned her in a few of my promos, a lot of people thought that she was a wife, or a girlfriend of mine, of just a made up character from my imagination, but Abigail... she was real. She was my sister."

Emily could tell that Bray was already getting emotional about this.

"Was?"

"Yes... I say was because... she is no longer with us. She was taken away... her life ended before it even really had a chance to begin. I was about three years older than she was. At the time, I was about seventeen, and she was about fourteen. Of course, with both of us being in our teenage years, we both thought we knew everything. We didn't always get along, but we were still family and I was supposed to look out for her. So Abigail... she had a secret. She liked to keep her dating life a secret from our parents. When I found out about it, she begged me not to tell our parents. Abigail liked to date people that were older than her, she thought that she could learn from them. The guy she was with told her that he was eighteen, so that's just four years apart. It turns out later on that he was actually twenty one. That's seven years age difference. I've always been taught not to judge other people before you get to know them, but something gave me a bad feeling about this guy. He was an adult and my sister was still in high school. Sometimes he would pick her up from school early, well one day my sister told me to tell our parents not to worry, and that she would be home late. That wasn't the case... She had never really been home later than ten at night and so we all started to get worried about her, and this was before cell phones came into play so we didn't have any way of contacting her. Once it got to midnight, our parents sent out the police to search for her. Of course we decided not to stay at home and that we should search for her too. We searched through the woods all night, even in through the cold and rain. Somewhere off in the distance, I heard a scream in the darkness. I don't know if anyone else heard it, but the scream caused a chill to run down my spine that night. I was a bit confused, part of me thought it was an animal shrieking in the night while another part of me thought of it as a human scream. As the rain and cold ended and as the sun began to rise at about six or seven in the morning, there was a thick and eerie fog.Something didn't feel right...Of course Abigail was still missing, but I had a bad feeling that something had happened to her that night. At some point, our dogs started barking and running. My parents wereway behind me so I decided to follow my dogs. It was then that I wished I didn't... We were out in the woods all night searching for Abigail and then I remembered that I heard a scream in the night. It was then that I realized it was Abigail that I heard. Abigail... was laying dead in the dirt. Her body... was pale and cold. She was covered in dirt and blood... She had cuts and bruises all over her skin... and her clothes... they were ripped from her body. It was clear to me then... the man that supposedly loved her only wanted her around until he got what he wanted from her... he raped her... then he killed her. He killed my sister! He tossed her aside like she was a piece of trash! He was never caught or punished for his crime. He took from me and my family... He took what can never be replaced. The love of a sister.He took my sister away from me! That day I learned... the world is a very scary, and evil place. There are evil men out there like him that only cause pain and suffering! My sister made the mistake of wanting to be with this man, but honestly... it was my fault. It was my fault for not telling my parents about her being with him, and it was my fault for not trusting my gut. My sister is dead... and it's all because of me! I wasn't there for her. I don't feel like I deserve it... but sometimes I feel like she is watching over me, like an angel looking down at me from heaven. So... my finishing move is called "Sister Abigail" in memory of her. The day I found her... I felt guilty inside. It's a day by day process... this happened over fourteen years ago... but I still have not forgiven myself for what happened to her. I took her in my arms before I stretched my arms out and looked towards the sky. Sure enough... there were buzzards circling over us. That... is where the phrase, "Follow The Buzzards" comes from. So Emily... when I saw Seth attacking you the first time... I thought of Abigail. I couldn't let the same thing happen to you that happened to Abigail. I stopped Seth last time, but this time... I was too late."

Emily then understood. Bray wasn't just a crazy person that would say the words Follow The Buzzards, the words had meaning. Follow The Buzzards to Bray meant following the spot to where Abigail's body was found with the buzzards circling above. The move Sister Abigail was used as Bray's finisher. He would take his opponents in his hands, kiss their foreheads and then flip them over as their heads would hit the mat. Most people just thought of Bray as crazy, but many people are too quick to judge. Bray has so much to teach the world, and yet people do not seem to care, understand, or appreciate what he has to say. When Bray speaks, most people only hear his words as the ramblings of a crazy person. People looked at Bray like he was some crazy person, or some kind of monster, but really, Bray was just misunderstood. Emily thought about the part where Bray was talking about his sister keeping her dating life a secret. It hit home for Emily. When she was dating Seth, she had kept it a secret from Roman because she didn't want her brother knowing about it, especially once The Shield broke up. If she had told Roman about Seth, maybe all of this could have been avoided, then again Roman was in the hospital for a surgery, she had no idea where Dean was. At the time, Dean was in a match so he probably had no idea what was going on. Roman's family had adopted Emily, and Roman and Dean came to be like brothers so Emily and Dean seemed to develop a brother and sister like bond as well. Emily knew that Roman and Dean were not always going to be there for her. Her mind kept going back to Seth, would she ever be safe? She felt like she had to constantly look over her shoulder and watch out for Seth, but she couldn't even really do her job with Seth getting her alone in the medical room. Now Bray had shown up twice. This time he may not have got to her in time, but she was still thankful to Bray for showing up. She took in everything that Bray just told her.

"That happened so long ago... you shouldn't keep blaming yourself. Seth may have got me this time, but you still showed up to try to stop him. No one else was around so I can't thank you enough Bray."

Neither of them really said anything after that, but Emily was lost in her thoughts.

"I knew there was a mysterious side to Bray. He doesn't want the world to know everything. Part of the reason why he acts the way he does is because he's lost someone that he really cares about. I feel like I should tell him something about me now."

"Bray?... Can I tell you something?"

"Sure. What's on your mind?"

"Well... I didn't always know this. I was told this by Roman's mom not too long ago. When my real mom first took me to the orphanage, she and my brother left me there. I was three years old, and I was scared because my mom and brother left me with a bunch of strangers. I cried for a few days when they told me my mom wasn't coming back. My brother went to go live with my dad. My real parents divorced each other before I was even born, so my dad doesn't even know that I exist. My mom thought that it was because she was pregnant with me that my dad divorced her... I always grew up wondering what my life would have been like if my mom didn't give me up. I still wonder how my brother is doing. I didn't know that she gave my brother up too. I always wondered, why did she give me up and keep my brother? What did I do that was so wrong that she would want to get rid of me, and why didn't she love me? Roman's mom told me that the orphanage had a file on my parents. My real mom did love me... She loved me enough to go through with the pregnancy... some women don't. What I never knew was that she had cancer before she even became pregnant with me... and this was a time before doctors could really do anything about cancer. I was born healthy, but my mom's health kept getting worse. Finally, when I was three, she finally realized that she couldn't take care of us. She didn't think my dad would think that I was his child and want to take care of me so she only let my brother stay with him. She knew she was dying so she put me in an orphanage. I never realized it as a kid, but my real mom did love me. Even though her health got worse, she decided to go through with the pregnancy, and tried to take care of me for three years. Then... out of love I guess, she sent me to an orphanage where I would be adopted by a family that would take care of me. I love and appreciate everything that Roman's family has done for me, but I always felt like I never really fit in."

"Well.. look at it this way... Look at Dean and Roman. They haven't known each other as long as you've known Roman, but they're like brothers. They're not related by blood, but it is the bond that counts."

Emily thought about it and agreed. She thought about how Bray wasn't really a bad guy, she thought that maybe she even liked him, but then fear took over again. She wouldn't want to get too close to someone only to get hurt again. This is what she learned from Seth. There was something different about Bray... Seth may have had the looks, but it was the way that Seth acted in real life that made a difference. Even though Bray was supposed to look like a monster, his actions towards her were different from what the world knew about him. He showed her compassion and stepped in to do right when Seth had done her wrong. Dean and Roman were usually the ones looking out for her, but she had a feeling that maybe now Bray would also be someone that would start looking out for her.

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Sister of The Shield

Chapter Sixteen

Bray had told Emily about Abigail and Emily told Bray about being going to the orphanage. They didn't have the same story, but they felt like they could relate to each other. They were both quiet for a while until Emily spoke up again.

"So... what happened after Seth Curb Stomped me?"

"Well before Seth Curb Stomped you, I yelled for him to stop. When I saw him Curb Stomp you, I was shocked. I thought, how could he do such a thing to a woman? I was shocked, but more angered than anything. I ran at him, tackled him to the ground and my fist bounced off his skull over and over again. I wanted to make him pay for what he's done to you. People like Seth Rollins are what's wrong with the world. I just wanted to beat the life out of him right then and there, but we were separated by a bunch of referees and then Triple H had to get his say in. In three weeks, I will face Seth Rollins inside Hell in a Cell. There will be no escape for Seth, and he will finally get what's coming to him."

Bray had to calm himself down. He gently grabbed Emily's hand.

"We are a lot alike Emily... we have different stories, but we have both suffered pain and lost someone in our family."

Emily gave him a smile when she noticed that he was holding her hand.

"I really don't want to creep you out or anything, but I've got to be honest with you Emily... I've admired you for a while now."

"Really? You admire me? I don't see why, I'm just a backstage medical worker, and most of the time, no one even needs me."

"Whether you realize it or not, you are a very important part of WWE. You may not always be needed, but your work is appreciated. I've heard nothing but great things about you Emily. People say that you don't talk very much, but you are a very friendly person and that you always take good care of everyone, you always know what you're doing. I haven't really had to heave medical work done, but if I ever do need medical work done, I know I'll be in good hands with you around."

Bray then plants a kiss on her hand. He realizes that this may have been a mistake and took a few steps back. There were certain doubts in his mind that Emily would never want to be with a guy like him, a bit bearded man. Most woman probably would like to be with a man like Seth Rollins because of how he looked. He probably just freaked her out, they haven't really known each other that long and he had just kissed her hand. Bray had feelings for Emily the first moment he laid eyes on her. He was sure that he had freaked her out and wanted him to leave. He was actually surprised when he saw her turn her head while trying to hide a smile and blush that was on her face.

"I'm sorry Emily. I probably just freaked you out didn't I? I shouldn't have done that, I should get going."

"What? No... It's fine. I'm glad that you're here. It didn't freak me out... it was just unexpected, but that doesn't mean that I didn't like it. Not many men these days kiss a woman's hand. I just found it to be very unexpected. It was very... sweet."

Emily looked at Bray and gave him a smile, he returned a smile to her, but before either of them could say anything else, Dean came in the room.

"I'm sorry Emily... I got here as fast as I could and..."Dean stopped when he saw Bray.

"Bray?"

"Relax Ambrose... No harm done, I was just checking on Emily."

"Why?... No offense, but that doesn't seem like the kind of thing you would do."

"Look man... Rollins is a bad dude... no one else was around to stop him so I stepped up."Dean wasn't exactly believing him.

"Yeah... Whatever. I think you should leave."

"Dean!"

Bray didn't look at Emily or Dean, he looked at the ground and started making his way out of her room.

"No, he's right Emily. I need to get going. I need to get to the next town for Smackdown. Besides, I wouldn't want to overstay my welcome. I guess I'll see you later Emily."

Right before Bray left her room, Dean said something to him, but Bray just kept walking.

"No... you won't."

Emily was shocked by Dean's behavior.

"Dean!"

"What? I come to check up on you and I see Bray in here... What, is something going on between you and Bray now?"

"No, but I can't believe you... Don't be such an asshole, Bray was just talking to me. It's like he said, no harm done. He was the one that ran Seth off both times he attacked me. You and everyone else are just too quick to judge."

"Woah... I'm sorry ok. I didn't know you had feelings for Bray. For Rollins, now Wyatt... No offense Emily, but I think you have terrible taste in men. Roman would agree."

"Who said I had feelings for Bray? You just came in here and started yelling at him for no reason, and yes ok... Seth was a mistake, but you're wrong about Bray."

"I don't get it... What do you see in a guy like Bray? Rollins is at least better looking."

"It's not just looks that matter. Most people would agree that Seth is better as far as his looks go, but it's how he treats other people that really matters. I think you will agree with on this, Seth may have looks, but he's the scum of the earth."

Dean laughed a little.

"You're right about that."

"But anyway, Bray really isn't that bad of a guy once you get to know him. Everyone sees him as a monster, or as a crazy person that talks to himself, but I can relate to Bray, and Bray is cute in his own way..."

"How can you relate to Bray?"

"Well... it's not my story to tell, but I will tell you this... his sister died at a young age and Bray blames himself for her death. Then I told him about my early days in the orphanage, and that my real mom had to give me up because she had cancer."

"Wow... you never told me that."

"I didn't find out until I was sent home. Roman's mom told me about my real parents and why they decided to adopt me. Bray and I can relate to each other because we've both suffered pain, and lost someone in our family."

"Well... I'm sorry for acting the way I did... you thought I was just being an asshole, but since Roman is going to be out of action for a few months, he wants me to look after you. I would have anyway, because you're like my sister too."

"So Dean... I'm not in a hurry right now, but if I started dating someone, you wouldn't try to stop me would you?"

"I know... If I started dating someone, I would tell Roman about it, just so it's not a secret, but I will seriously have to tell him to back off. I don't want him trying to tell me who I should or shouldn't date, and I don't want Roman beating the hell out of someone just for holding my hand."

"Really... he did that?"

"Yeah, but this was back when we were in high school, and Roman really didn't like this guy."

"Oh... well anyway, how long are they going to keep you here?"

"Well, I'll be ok. I don't have any life threatening injuries. Only Bray saw this, the cameras didn't catch this, but Seth Curb Stomped me, so they are going to keep me overnight and run tests on me to make sure that I don't have a concussion. You don't have to stay, I'll be ok. From what I saw, you had a rough match, go and put some ice on that shoulder, and get some rest."

"Ok. I'll come by tomorrow to pick you up when they let you go."

"Ok. Bye Dean."

"Bye."

Emily watched as Dean walked out of the room. She was still kind of mad at him for going off on Bray for no reason, but he was just looking out for her. Now that Emily knew there was nothing to fear in Bray's promo locations, she would talk to him more, that was probably the best place to meet him. She would have to talk to him before or after Raw. Emily still couldn't get Seth out of her mind. He destroyed the video tape evidence of when he attacked her, and this time, there were no cameras around when he attacked her. Emily really wished that she never would have met him. She knew she took things too far when she destroyed Seth's car. She let her emotions get the better of her. Seth seemed to really show his true colors when Emily wouldn't let him have his way with her. What Seth tried to do seemed a lot worse than what Emily did. Emily never hit Seth, but he attacked her not just once, but twice, and even tried to rape her. This time he had Curb Stomped her. Emily worked in the same business as Seth, there was no doubt in her mind that she would be seeing him again. After they broke up she felt anger and hatred towards him. She still felt that, but felt more fear towards him than anything else. She remembered what Bray said, he stopped Seth because he didn't want the same thing happening to her that happened to his sister. Emily thought that it was really sweet that Bray had saved her from Seth twice. Seth may have Curb Stomped her, but she was still thankful to Bray for showing up. Emily knew Seth wouldn't stop until he had his way with her. She enjoyed helping people, but she was starting to wonder if it was worth the risk. She felt like she had to constantly look over her shoulder to watch out for Seth. Would she really quit her job because of Seth? With Roman out, there was a better chance of Seth getting to her. Then again, Dean was also a big brother to her, he wouldn't let anything happen to her. There was always the issue of what to do when Dean was in a match. Then what about Bray? She would definitely have to talk to him about how she was feeling. She would ask him what she should do. She didn't just want to ask him about what she should do, but she also wanted to see him. She kept thinking about when he kissed her hand. She wasn't sure if he liked her the way she liked him, but she felt like she was closer to Bray than she was with Seth before they broke up. Bray could always ask her to be his girl, but he had doubts in his head.

"You think you have a chance with her? She wouldn't want to be with you... It's more likely that she would end up with Dean Ambrose before she ended up with you. Maybe she can relate to me a little bit... we do have similar stories when it comes to suffering a loss in the family. Don't be foolish Bray... she doesn't feel anything for you, don't go developing feelings for someone that will never feel the same. She probably just put on a brave face... she probably sees me the same way that everyone else sees me... as a monster, or as some crazy person. Maybe I'm being foolish, but I can't help what I feel when I'm around her. One thing is for sure... Rollins is trouble. Emily... he life is in danger, Rollins will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants. I will not let that happen. Of course, it is always a good idea to have a few extra, helpful, watchful eyes on her... Maybe it's time I call in the family."

(To be continued. Thanks for reading. Review.)

 

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Sister of The Shield

Chapter Seventeen

Emily was released from the hospital and came to Raw the next week. She seemed ok until she remembered that she had to watch out for Seth. Roman had to go home to heal up, he would be out of action for a few months, so Emily felt really uncomfortable showing up without Roman there. Both times when Seth attacked her, Dean and Roman were in a match. Things were eerily quiet, there was a saying, calm before the storm. She texted Dean and asked him if he was anywhere close to the arena. Dean texted her back and told her that he would probably be a little late. Emily thought that the safest thing to do would be to stick around somewhere public until someone called her to the medical room. She thought about sticking around in catering since it was more public, Seth wouldn't dare do anything while other people were around. Emily decided that she could play the role of host and get people drinks and clean up tables. There were a few people talking but Emily wasn't really paying attention. She kept her eyes at the doorway, this way she would see everyone that came in. One of the divas started talking to her, but Emily's eyes went wide when she saw Seth walk through the door. She wasn't sure if he saw her, but she excused her self from who she was talking to and ran for the bathroom. If Seth did see her, he wouldn't follow her to the bathroom. Her heart was racing out of fear, she was physically shaking. She started pacing the floor as she thought to herself.

"Is this really what I've come to?... Hiding from Seth in a bathroom? I'm like a scared little kid. What am I going to do? Seth is smart... he can do whatever he wants to me whenever he wants if there are no cameras or no one around. I always loved my job, but now if I go in the medical room, Seth will just attack me again. My safety is at risk... what do I do quit? Bray is supposed to be The New Face of Fear, but I'm more afraid of Seth than I am Bray. I can't stay in here all night, someone will need me... I know it's a risk, but I need to go to the medical room."

Emily came out of the bathroom and looked around. She didn't see Seth, or anyone else for that matter. She started making her way down the hallway. There were several hallways in the arena, right before she turned a corner, someone grabbed her and quickly pulled her around a corner. It was Dean, but at first she didn't know this and screamed in a panic.

"Shh it's just me."

"You almost gave me a heart attack."

"Sorry. I just got here. I was walking around and I saw Seth in the medical room. He's looking for you. He's waiting for you to go in there."

"What do I do Dean? I don't want to keep having to hide, but I need to do my job too. I can't take this anymore... I can't take constantly feeling like I'm in danger. I took this job not only to have a family bond with Roman, but also because I wanted to help people, but I can't do that if I feel like Seth is going to attack me everytime he sees me. I don't want to, but if I have to, I'll quit."

"No... don't quit, that's exactly what Seth wants you to do... I'll think of something for you. I have a match soon. The best thing I can think of right now is don't be caught alone, and don't go into the medical room. If we have to, we'll find another room for you to work. Just don't go down that hallway. Go back to catering."

"I would, but everyone left."

"Ok... well go to the entrance area, everyone warms up there before they go out. You should be safe there."

"Ok... I'll do that. Thanks Dean."

"Sure, and then I'll come back for you after my match ok?"

"Ok... so go to the entrance area and relax ok?"

"Ok."

Emily was going to go to the entrance area like Dean said, but she really wanted to talk to Bray, maybe he would have some advice for her. Emily remembered that the place where Bray did his promos was close to the entrance area, it wasn't near the medical room, and she thought that would be the last place Seth would look for her. Bray had recently put The Wyatt Family back together, and Emily wasn't really familiar with them so when she got to the dark promo area, she felt a hand tightly grab her by the arm. She screamed again as someone pulled her around a corner.

"You... do not belong back here... You are an intruder!"

Emily started to panic and tried to pull her arm out of his grip, but his grip only tightened on her. His eyes stared widely at her and his voice was louder than before and if it was possible, Emily was more terrified than she already was.

"I said... you don't belong here!"

Bray actually heard what was going on and came around a corner.

"Hey! Luke!... release her! She is not an intruder, she is a welcomed guest."

Luke looked at her for a moment and then at Bray.

"I said release her!"

Luke lets go of her arm. Emily feels a little better now that Bray was around.

"Luke... why don't you go join Erick at catering? I will meet you at the entrance area later."

Luke didn't say anything. He didn't look at Emily, he just nodded his head and Bray and then walked away. Emily was rubbing at her arm from where Luke had his hand. Once Luke was gone, Bray then looked at Emily and started talking to her.

"I'm sorry about that Emily... Luke can be a little suspicious of people he's never met before. Of course Luke Harper has his reasons for not trusting people. He wasn't going to hurt you, he just wanted to know why you were back here. I'm actually a bit surprised to see you."

"I'm back here because I really needed to talk to you. I have so much on my mind, but I'm not sure if you want to hear it."

"Tell me everything, maybe I can help."

"Well... my main problem is one you already know... Seth... he just won't leave me alone. Dean said that he was in the medical room looking for me. I don't know what to do... I saw Seth earlier at catering and I freaked out and ran to the bathroom, but I'm tired of hiding. I'm just... so scared. I feel like I have to look over my shoulder all the time or else Seth will attack me. I love my job, I love helping people, but I can't take this anymore. I feel like my safety is at risk because of Seth, but if I have to quit because of that... I will. I just... don't know what to do Bray."

"See... I thought about this. Seth attacked you twice when he thought that no one was around, and both times, I've been the one to step up and run him off. Most of the time when I see you, you're always happy. Now you're here with all of this uncertainty and fear. I'm supposed to be The New Face of Fear, and yet, you seem more afraid of Seth than you do me. Of course, I don't want you to be afraid of me, just my opponents in the ring... You're not afraid of me... are you Emily?"

"No... you've never given me a reason to be."

"So as for Seth... If you want me to, I could stand guard for you while you work."

"Really? You'd do that?"

"Absolutely... if it will make you feel safe. I'm sure you would like to get some work done, and feel safe. That's where I come in. As long as I'm around... Rollins will not lay a hand on you."

Emily smiled at this and hugged Bray. Bray was surprised at this, but hugged her back. He thought that he may have over stepped his boundaries when he kissed her hand, but now she was hugging him. It also brought joy to his heart when he saw her smile.

"Thanks you Bray, that means a lot to me."

"You're welcome... You had mentioned that you had other problems besides Seth?"

"Oh... yeah. Well, one thing isn't really a problem, it's just something I wanted to talk to you about... I wanted to apologize for the way Dean acted in the hospital. At first it seemed like he was just being an asshole, but he was just wanting to look after me since Roman is out. I had mentioned that Dean was like a brother to me."

"So... you and Ambrose don't have feelings for each other?"

"What?! No... That would be really weird... Dean is like a brother to me, and I'm pretty sure Dean already has a girlfriend."

Bray didn't show it, but he was actually relieved to hear this. Emily thought it was weird that he would ask that, but remembered that he had kissed her hand at the hospital, and she had just hugged him.

"I have been thinking about this ever since we were at the hospital... you kissed me hand."

"I know... and I guess I shouldn't have."

"No... I already told you that I didn't have a problem with it. I thought it was very sweet. So... the only time we really get to talk to each other is when we're here for Raw."

"I know. I... really like you Emily, I was hoping that maybe we could stay in touch?..."

Bray was quiet after this, he was sure that Emily would say no. He was surprised when she smiled at him.

"Sure... I'll give you my number. I'll just have to go to the medical room and write it down for you. I like talking to you Bray, we can stay in touch this way and not have to just talk during Raw."

Emily had a buzzer in her pocket, it meant that someone needed her in the medical room.

"My buzzer just went off, it means I need to get to the medical room."

"I'll go with you, to watch out for Rollins."

"Right, thanks again Bray."

Emily felt comfortable, and even happy that Bray was walking with her to the medical room. Dean actually was worried about her because she was supposed to be at the entrance area. He ignored the fact that Bray was there and just talked to Emily.

"Emily!... I thought you were going to wait at the entrance area."

"I was, but then I remembered that I wanted to talk to Bray. Sorry if I had you worried, but Bray told me that he would stay with me in the medical room while I worked. You can go if you want to."

"Ok... but call me or text me if you need me."

"I will."

Dean then walked away. He was still confused as to why Emily was hanging out with Bray. Emily was just glad that Dean didn't try to start anything with Bray, and Bray was happy when Dean left. Emily came into the medical room and saw Heath Slater in there with his hand over his shoulder. Emily was happy when she didn't see Seth, he must have got tired of waiting for her and left. Bray stood in the room looking around, he stood in a spot in the room that was out of the way. Emily smiled at Bray, feeling happy that he was here, and feeling safe. She then walked over to Slater and grabbed her medical supplies.

"Ok... lets get to work. Lets see what we got here."

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Sister of The Shield

Chapter Eighteen

Emily went into the medical room, Bray stood in a corner of the room out of the way, and for the first time in weeks, Emily felt safe. Emily wrapped up Heath Slater's shoulder and she waited to see if anyone else needed her. Kalisto from the Lucha Dragons came in because he does a lot of high flying during his matches and landed wrong. He ended up landing on his hand and he needed Emily to wrap it up. For whatever reason, Emily always had a bit of trouble wrapping up the wrist area of the hand. Emily was still happy to be working and started talking to Kalisto. Bray was watching her work and it brought joy to his heart to see her smile. Emily was doing her best, but Bray thought about showing her something he knew once she was done.

"You'll have to bare with me for a minute Kalisto... I'm actually a bit slow at wrapping up people's wrist. I also want to be careful."

"It's fine Emily. You're doing great."

After about five minutes Emily had Kalisto wrapped up. Before he left, she said one more thing to him.

"So if you can, try not to do too much with that hand for a few days, and some ice should help with the swelling."

"Thanks Emily."

Kalisto leaves and Emily and Bray are left alone. Emily was putting up some of her medical supplies when she felt like there were eyes on her. She looks over at Bray and sees him looking at her and smiling. She smiled and blushed a little as she started talking to him.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Bray's smile grew even bigger as she started talking to him.

"It's just... you really love your job don't you?"

"Yes. I love my job, I love helping people."

"I noticed, but you seemed to struggle a little."

"Yeah... I don't know why, but I've always had trouble wrapping up people's wrists."

"You're wrapping it overhanded."

"Yeah... that's the way I've always done it."

"I'm not trying to tell you how to do your job or anything, but I think maybe you would find it easier to start wrapping underhand. I've had a few bad sprains so I've had to wrap myself up a few times. I've tried it overhanded and underhanded, and I found it easier to wrap underhanded, Plus... being a WWE Superstar, I wrap up my hand before I have a match. Would you like for me to show you how I do it?"

"Sure."

Emily got out her medical supplies and placed them on the table.

"Go ahead and sit down and I'll show you how I do it."

Emily sat down in a chair. For some reason she was actually a little nervous, her hand was shaking and Bray noticed this as he came over to her. Emily wasn't really scared of Bray, she was actually nervous because he was right there in front of her touching her hand. Her heart was actually racing, and she hoped that she wasn't blushing. Bray could actually tell that she was uncomfortable. Emily was sitting in a chair and Bray crouched down so that he could look at her eye level. He smiled at her and gently took her hand in his.

"Relax Emily... it's ok. All I'm doing is showing you how I wrap my hands... May I see your hand?"

Emily relaxed now and smiled feeling more comfortable around Bray. She held out her hand and Bray gently took her hand into his. Bray enjoyed the soft touch of her hand and Emily was surprised that Bray's touch was so gentle. He started wrapping her wrist.

"So... you see Emily, when you wrap up someone's wrist, I find it easier to start underneath the hand and roll the tape around the wrist, under the thumb, and over the top."

Bray did this slowly not just to enjoy the moment, but also so Emily could understand. Bray was focused on her hand and then looked at her. Their eyes met and they smiled at each other.

"You know Emily... while I was watching you, I couldn't help but watch the way your eyes lit up, and your smile... never left your face. Some people just show up to work and they just go through the motions, but you're different. Not many people these days show others that they care about what they're doing. Not everyone has your passion for the job. You work, and your smile never leaves your face... and that's just one thing I admire about you."

Bray finished wrapping her hand. Her hand was in between his. He had one hand underneath hers, and another hand on top of hers. Emily didn't really say anything, she just smiled at him as she looked into his baby blue eyes. She was sure now that she was blushing, but she didn't mind. He seemed to wrap her hand perfectly, it wasn't too loose, and it wasn't too tight.

"There... how is that Emily?"

"It feels great Bray, and thanks for showing me."

"Anytime Emily."

Bray was caught up in the moment again, he still had her hand in his. He smiled at her and kissed her hand again.

Emily smiled and blushed at him.

"You're so sweet Bray."

Bray laughed a little at this.

"Shh... Don't tell any of the guys, or no one will take me seriously in the ring. I'm supposed to be The New Face of Fear."

"Well... there is nothing wrong with that, There are two sides to everyone, but I like this Bray a little more... The sweet, and gentler side."

Sometimes it took people to get over bad breakups, and there was a part of Bray that thought that maybe Emily still had feelings for Seth, and may still be hurting... physically, mentally, and emotionally. She had started the night afraid that Seth was going to find her and put his hands on her again, now that Bray was around, she could do her job, and she felt safe and happy. Emily wasn't exactly sure about what they were. Friends seemed ok, but Bray had kissed her hand, and that's not exactly something that friends would do. Bray had feelings for her the first moment he laid eyes on her, but now, was Emily starting to have feelings for Bray? Bray noticed how Emily had changed all within a few hours.

"I just wanted to thank you again Bray... thank you for staying in here with me tonight, but was this a one time thing, or?..."

"I can stay every time... if you want me to that is."

Emily smiled at this.

"I'd like that Bray."

Bray thought that if he was ever going to ask Emily to be his girl, that this would be that time. Emily had actually got up and packed up her medical supplies. The main event had already ended and she wasn't needed anymore so she could leave for the night. Bray started talking to her again before she left.

"Emily... Before you leave, I wanted to ask you something."

"Oh I'm sorry... I was about to leave and you still wanted to talk to me."

"Well... I do have your phone number now and we can talk whenever we want, but really quick... I wanted to ask you something."

Emily didn't say anything, she just looked at Bray, now he was the one that seemed uncomfortable.

"I don't know if this is a good time for you with everything that's been going on, but I wanted to ask you... Emily, would you do me the honors of becoming my girlfriend?"

Emily was surprised at this. He thought that they were alone when he asked this, but Seth had secretly been listening and watching from behind a corner. He was the one that cheated on her, and yet now with Bray asking her out, Seth was the one feeling jealous. Seth was now playing the role of the jealous ex that messed up. The question was, would Emily move on, or would Seth get his chance to fix things? Had Seth changed at all seeing and hearing Emily with Bray, or did he still want to get Emily alone?

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Sister of The Shield

Chapter Nineteen

Emily had finished her medical work for the night and Bray showed her how he wrapped up his hand. When Bray was wrapping her arm, he had her hand in his, and his touch was so gentle. Their eyes met, and they smiled at each other as they shared a moment. Bray had remembered that Emily said she didn't mind when he kissed her hand so he kissed her hand again. Once Emily was done for the night, she was packing up her medical supplies, before she left for the night, Bray stopped her. Emily was really surprised with what Bray had to say.

"I don't know if this is a good time for you with everything that's been going on, but I wanted to ask you... Emily, would you do me the honors of becoming my girlfriend?"

It was now or never. Would Emily give him a chance or did Emily just not like him like that? Emily had been in several bad relationships, but the last one with Seth really did a great bit of damage. Bray knew this and thought that she may not give him a chance because she may still be hurting, but while she was working she seemed so happy. They had also shared a moment together so Bray wanted to ask Emily before he lost his courage. Emily really had to think about it, she liked Bray, but it hadn't been that long that her and Seth broke up. She wasn't sure if she was ready for another relationship. She gave him an answer.

"Bray... I like you, and I'm not really saying no... but, as you already know, I had a bad break up with Seth not too long ago. I really would like to go out with you, but this just isn't a good time right now. I really hope you understand, and I really hope you're not upset with me, I'm just not ready for another relationship right now Bray... I'm sorry."

Emily didn't say anything else after that, and didn't really give Bray time to say anything back to her, she was upset again and she grabbed her supplies and ran out of the room. She made it to her car, she got in and made sure that the doors were locked. She cried a little as she thought about everything that had happened. Emily liked Bray and wanted to go out with him, but didn't for several reasons. She felt like Bray was different from Seth, but was still afraid of being hurt again. She felt like there was something wrong with her, because none of her relationships worked out. She had a crush on Seth before they even started going out, she didn't have feelings for him now, but she was still hurt because he had cheated on her. She had been in other relationships where she had been cheated on, but it hurt worse with Seth. This is because none of her other boyfriends had ever hit her or attacked before. Out of all of the relationships she had been in, Seth was the one that had done the most damage. She wanted someone that would love, care, and understand her, but she didn't want to be hurt again. Bray was so sweet to her, but that's how Seth started out too. It didn't take long for Seth to show his true colors. Emily felt like because of Seth, she had wrongfully judged Bray. Was he just acting sweet around her, or would Bray's true colors be like his onscreen character...dark, and heartless? Emily was so confused, she needed time to think. In a situation like this, was it better to think with your head, or with your heart? What was her heart telling her? Bray watched her leave the room. While a part of him wanted to run after her, he thought it would be best if he left her alone. He could tell that she was upset, she had started crying before she left the room. Emily had even said that she liked him and that she wanted to go out with him, but now wasn't a good time. Bray knew why she wouldn't say yes right away. He understood, she was still hurting from Seth, but he did slightly wonder if maybe Emily still had feelings for him. Bray still planned on sticking around to protect Emily, but he would need to be careful... he needed to take things slow with Emily. She still needed more time to heal. While it hurt Bray not to be with her, he would respect her wishes and give her the time she needed. Then, when the time is right, maybe she will come to him. A week had gone by, Bray had Emily's number, but didn't call her because he knew that he needed to give her time and space. Emily arrived at Raw the next week, she thought that she was on her own when it came to Seth because she thought that maybe Bray would be upset with her for not accepting his offer when he asked her. Dean wasn't needed for the night so when Emily got out of her car and started making her way to the medical room she was surprised when she saw Bray in there.

"Bray? You're here?"

"Of course."

"I thought... I thought you'd be upset with me?"

"Why would I be upset with you? I have no reason to be upset with you. Obviously, last week you were upset and needed time to think. I know Seth has been giving you trouble, I still want to stick around to watch out for him, if that's ok with you."

Emily gave him a smile. She was glad that Bray wasn't upset with her, and even more surprised that Bray would stick around to watch out for Seth.

"I will stick around for as long as I can, but tonight I have an in ring promo, and Ambrose isn't here tonight."

"Well... I've been asked a few times if I wanted to be at ringside. I always thought it was easier to just be back here, but I guess I could also help people from the ring. I guess I should get out there before the show starts."

Emily went out to ringside and told the main WWE doctor that she wanted to be at ringside. Emily was in awe at everything around her. She had never been out at ringside before. Once Raw started she could hear the entrance music, and she could hear and feel the roar of the crowd. She was actually a bit surprised when people started shouting at her. The people in the audience must have known who she was. They didn't know her name, but they had seen her before. They saw her when she destroyed Seth's car, and apparently when the WWE cameras found her backstage. The only thing was, no one was exactly sure who it was that attacked her. Everyone didn't really like Seth for turning on The Shield, but it seemed like more people believed that Bray was the one to attack Emily. Emily didn't know this at the time, but Michael Cole wanted to interview Emily to get her side of the story. Michael Cole was in the ring and he grabbed a mic and started talking.

"May I have your attention please... Could Ms. Emily Thomas please step into the ring?"

Emily was at ringside and she looked over into the ring, then a light started shining on her. Then she was being shown on the big screen.

Emily stood up from her chair and looked into the ring. Michael Cole spoke again.

"It's ok, could you please step into the ring Emily?"

Emily felt everyone's eyes on her, but she made her way into the ring.

"Thank you for joining us Emily."

Emily grabbed a mic and started talking.

"What's going on?"

"I wanted to ask you to come into the ring, because I had a few questions for you. I guess all of this started when we saw you destroying Seth's car. Then about two weeks ago there was a backstage brawl between Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt."

Michael Cole was going to continue when Seth's music hit and he came down to the ring. Emily didn't even want to see Seth and her eyes were wide with fear, she would have got out of the ring, but she was frozen with fear. She didn't say anything as Seth entered the ring. Seth had an arrogant smirk on his face and grabbed the mic from Emily.

"I'll take it from here Cole... you can just go back down to the announce table."

Michael Cole left the ring and went back to the announce table. Emily felt really uncomfortable and stood in the corner while Seth walked around the ring. The crowd was booing him as he started to speak.

"You look like you've seen a ghost Emily... relax, you look so uncomfortable. I think... it's time everyone knows what's going on. So... for anyone that didn't know... Emily and I used to date each other, then for whatever reason... she decides that she doesn't want to be with me anymore. I think I figured out why. It's because of Bray Wyatt isn't it? He threatened you didn't he? He was the one that told you to destroy my car."

Emily disagrees with what Seth is saying, but no one heard what she was saying because Seth took her mic.

"I was a little mad about it, but I was mainly concerned about you Emily. So you break up with me, because you say that someone else is better for you, but two weeks ago... I found you backstage... Bray had attacked you, and so I had to fight him off you. So now... this Sunday... at Hell in a Cell, I will go face to face with The Face of Fear himself, Bray Wyatt. Bray... he doesn't know what he wants... one minute he's attacking you..."

Emily is shouting at Seth.

"You're a liar!"

No one heard this and Seth continues.

"The next thing I know... he's trying to steal my girl from me."

"I'm not your girl!"

"No one can hear you Emily. You were attacked by Bray so you don't know any better, you think that you love Bray... but don't worry Emily... I know the real you is down there somewhere."

Seth now had Emily in the corner.

"Once I beat Bray at Hell in a Cell, I'm taking my girl back because I know... that deep down, you still love me. I know... how I make you feel."

Emily was backed into the corner and Seth had a smirk on his face and had his arms on the ropes on both sides of her head.

"I know... you still want me."

Emily's heart was beating at one hundred miles an hour out of fear. Seth was going to force a kiss on her when suddenly The Wyatt Family images flashed across the screen and the arena went dark. The arena was dark for a few seconds, and the next thing that everyone knew, when the lights came back up, The Wyatt family was in the ring, and they started attacking Seth. It was mostly Bray that went after Seth. Some people booed this because some of them actually believed what Seth was saying, but most people cheered Bray when they saw Bray pull Seth away from Emily, of course, most people just loved to see a good fight. Once Seth was pulled away from Emily, she got out of the ring and ran up the ramp. People still weren't completely sure if she was running from Seth or from Bray. Emily was at the top of the ramp, and watched the action from a safe distance. Seth fought back the best he could, but The Wyatt Family outnumbered him. Seth was on the ground laying helpless and Bray ordered Luke and Erick to pull him up. Bray grabbed Seth by his chin and made Seth look at him as he said something to him that nobody else heard.

"Stay... away from Emily!"

Bray then took Seth into his arms and hit Seth with Sister Abigail. He looked up towards the ramp and motioned for Emily to come forward. Emily came back down to the ring, Bray pointed to a mic and told Emily.

"Tell everyone what really happened."

Emily grabbed the mic and started to speak.

"What I wanted to tell everyone... was that it was Seth that attacked me, and Bray was the one that ran him off."

Bray ordered Luke and Erick to pick Seth up again. Bray told the announce team to get out of the way as he cleared the announce table. Luke and Erick had Seth up and Emily said something else to him.

"This is just the beginning... wait until Sunday at Hell in a Cell, you brought this upon yourself Seth."

Luke and Erick then picked Seth up and choke slammed him into the announce table breaking it into pieces. Emily was very satisfied with this and Bray also smiled as Emily started following The Wyatt Family up the ramp. People cheered this, they were thinking that she was Sister Abigail that Bray was always talking about. Now with everything that had just happened, she felt like she wouldn't have to worry about Seth anymore, and it was all because of Bray. There were still other thoughts going through her mind. Emily remembered her real brother's name, but never even met her real dad. Part of her wondered if she would ever meet him, or if he would even care if she really found him. Another thought going through her mind was about Bray. He had asked her about being his girlfriend, she was having second thoughts. She was afraid of what Seth would do if she started going out with Bray, and she was still somewhat afraid of being hurt. Seth wasn't really an issue anymore, but should Emily really take the risk? None of her other relationships had worked out. She wanted to be with Bray, but should she really take the risk and possibly end up hurting again? How were things between Emily and Bray now? Another good question was, did Bray even want to be with her anymore?"

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Sister of The Shield

Chapter Twenty

Emily was glad that The Wyatt family showed up, Seth had a lot of nerve to come out with her in the ring. He had her cornered and who knew what would have happened if The Wyatt Family didn't show up. Bray was confident that he could handle Seth on his own, he just wanted to send Seth a message. He had Luke and Erick choke slam Seth through a table. He had his doubts that Seth would leave Emily alone just yet, but at least he slowed Seth down. Emily followed Bray backstage, she had a lot on her mind.

"Bray... I need to talk to you."

Bray sent Luke and Erick somewhere else.

"Go ahead boys, your work here is done."

Luke and Erick leave and Emily and Bray were left alone.

"What's on your mind?"

"I honestly had... no idea what was going on, I didn't know I was going to be part of the show. Michael Cole came out to the ring, and then the next thing I knew, Seth was coming out, and I was freaking out."

"Seth was not supposed to go out there... So when I saw Seth go out, I knew something bad was about to happen, so we came out as soon as we could. I'm glad we got out there when we did."

"He didn't even touch me."

"Well that means I'm doing my job."

"Bray... I've been thinking about what happened last week. I've had a lot of time to think... and calm down. I was really upset last week."

"I know... I realize that I may have asked you at a bad time. You were worried about Seth, and you still may be. Trust me Emily... while I'm around, Seth will not lay a hand on you. It doesn't matter to me if we're together or not, I'll be here for you... if you want me to be. Seth... is a bad guy... a real man would never raise his hand to hit a woman, or even think about hitting a woman. I have never hit a woman, and I never will."

"Thank you Bray, I just wanted to apologize for overreacting last week."

"You don't have to apologize to me for anything... You've been hurt, physically, mentally, and emotionally, I don't blame you at all for the way you were feeling."

"I just... didn't think about what I was doing. You... asked me out, and at the time, I said no, because I didn't want to be hurt again, but also because I was afraid of what Seth would do. I should have gave you a chance, I was worried about you being upset with me... I didn't hear from you all week so I thought you were upset with me for not giving you the answer you wanted to hear."

"No... I was never upset, I was just giving you the time and space that you needed. I guess... I got a little too friendly too soon."

"Well... I did think it was really sweet that you sat with me in the hospital, and when you kissed my hand."

Bray smiled at her.

"Every man should treat a lady properly. This day in age... romance is dead. People like Seth, they treat women as property, he things that a woman is something to own for his own selfish desires. Me... I'm a bit different."

Bray still wasn't sure if Emily wanted him around, but she smiled at him and spoke to him.

"I like different... You've been around for me at times when no one else has, and we've really started to get to know each other over the last month or so. I can't believe it's been a month since we first met..."

Emily was smiling, blushing, and looking down at the ground.

"I... really like you Bray... and if you still want me to be... I would love to be your girlfriend."

Emily seemed really happy and Bray was really excited about this, he had to stay as calm as he could and not break out into joyous laughter. He kept things simple and slow and kissed her hand again. Emily smiled at this and hugged him, he hugged her back but he was really surprised when Emily gave him a kiss on the cheek. Not everyone liked beards, but with Bray being the kind of man that he is, she couldn't really imagine him without one. She thought that beards made men look older, but Bray was only two years older than her. Bray could have easily crushed her if he hugged her too tight, but Emily found his hug to be gentle, warm, and inviting. She had been in a few relationships, but no one had really treated her the way Bray did. The relationships she had been in started out good, she had been hugged before, but something felt different about Bray. He had held her hand and now with him hugging her, something gave her that warm fuzzy feeling that she had never really felt before. They smiled at each other and finally let each other go, Emily was the first one to speak, she couldn't stop smiling and even laughed a little.

"I thought... you would give good hugs. Looks like I was right."

Bray laughs at this.

"You are something else Emily."

"So, it's official... we're together. We should set up a time for our first date, and find out what we're going to do. With you being a WWE Superstar, I'm sure that you're very busy."

"Not as busy as you think... I'm not always needed. I don't always have to show up for Raw or Smackdown, and I don't always have to show up on weekends, but as for now, with Roman being out, Seth and I seem to be the main focus. If you want to do something this week, we can do something Wednesday or Thursday."

"Ok, that sounds good. It doesn't have to be anything major yet. Is it ok if we take things slow?"

"Of course."

"I had an idea for something we could do, but I wanted to see what you thought of it first."

"What did you want to do?"

"Well, it doesn't have to be in the morning, I guess certain places do this anytime of day. I was thinking maybe we could get coffee, maybe some doughnuts, talk, and just enjoy each other's company."

"That sounds great Emily. Where do you want to meet, and what day and time do you want to do it?"

"Well, it doesn't have to be super early, but how about Thursday morning at ten? There is a new coffee shop in New Orleans called, Coffee Paradise. I hear that they make all kinds of coffee, even iced coffee."

Ok. That sounds great. I'll see you on Thursday morning at ten at Coffee Paradise."

"Awesome! I'm so excited! You have my phone number, it's ok to call or text me you know."

Bray laughs at this as he smiles at her.

"I'll keep that in mind."

Bray walks with Emily until she gets to her car.

"You walked with me all the way out to my car?"

"Yeah, to watch out for Seth you know?"

"Oh... right. Thank you Bray, and I'll see you Thursday."

"Ok, and I'll call you before then."

Emily gets in her car and waves goodbye to Bray before she drives off. This week had been a lot better than the past few weeks. It was Monday, and Emily didn't have anything to do until Thursday, she decided to call Roman's parents to see how they were doing, and to check up on Roman.

"Hey... I wanted to call you and see how you were doing."

"We're doing great Emily, how are you doing?"

"Better now. I've had a rough few weeks, but I've had help along the way. How is Roman doing?"

"He's getting better, and stronger every day."

Emily could hear a voice on the other side before Roman's mom continued.

"That was Roman, he said that he loves you, and he said that he will be back in the ring in about two months. He said he's been watching Raw, he wants to know what's going on between you, Seth, and Bray?"

Emily could have told them then, but she didn't really want to talk about it."

"Tell Roman that I'll tell him another time. I also wanted to call and talk to you about the papers that were on file about me at the orphanage. I remember... my real brother's name, but my real dad never even knew that I was born. My real brother's name was Matthew Thomas, does it say on file what my mom, and dad's real name is?"

"Your mom's name was Mary Thomas, and your dad's name is David Thomas."

"Ok, by any chance, did they also live in Pensacola, Florida?"

"No... I don't know if your dad still does, but at the time, he lived in Tampa, Florida when you were born. That's all I know sweetie. I'm sorry."

"No, it's ok. Thanks for telling me. I'll talk to you later ok? Tell everyone that I said hello, and that I love them."

"Ok. I love you Emily."

"I love you too."

"Bye."

"Bye."

Emily hung up the phone. It seemed like with Bray around, her thoughts and worries about Seth happened less and less. She was glad that she finally decided to give Bray a chance and couldn't wait to go out with him, but at the same time, she was curious as to if her real brother Matthew remembered her, or if he told her real dad that she existed. She wondered if they still lived in Tampa, Florida, and if she would ever find them.

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Sister of The Shield

Chapter Twenty One

Emily was very excited when she got to her hotel room, in a few days, Emily would be going on a date with Bray. The next day, Bray called Emily to check up on her, this was the first time Bray had called her. Emily smiled and answered her phone, excited when she saw that it was him.

"Hello."

"Hey Emily, I was calling to check up on you to see how you were doing, you sound pretty happy from what I can hear."

"I am... this is the first time you've ever called me, so I got a little excited."

"Well I'm glad."

"Also, I found out something yesterday. Something about my real family."

"What did you find out?"

"Well I remembered that my brother's name is Matthew, but I never knew my real mom or dad's name. So, Roman's mom told me that on the file the orphanage had on me, they knew a lot about my family. My mom's real name was Mary Thomas, and my dad's name was David Thomas. He lived in Tampa, Florida. Of course, that file is twenty four years old, and he may not live in Tampa anymore. I was just happy to finally learn his name, my brother was five years old, and I was three when my mom brought me to the orphanage. I haven't seen my brother in twenty four years. I don't even think he would remember me."

"You remember him, and he was older than you."

"Yeah... there's a chance that he remembers me, but my dad never even knew that I existed. He divorced my mom before she had me. I've just always wondered... was it because of me that he divorced my mom? There's just so many questions that I may never know the answer to."

"So, you said he lived in Tampa?"

"Yes, that's what the file said... I've always wanted to meet my dad. Do you think that I should go to Tampa to see if I can find him?"

"I think... you should do whatever your heart tells you to do."

Emily smiled at this.

"I can do this after our date. So, are we still ok for Thursday at ten, at Coffee Paradise?"

"Yes. I look forward to seeing you there."

"Ok, can't wait."

"I'll talk to you later, ok Sweetie?"

Emily blushed when he said this, but smiled anyway.

"Ok."

"Bye."

"Bye."

The phone call ended and Emily started laughing. Bray already had a nickname for her. He had called her Sweetie, and already she had started blushing. She was just glad that they were on the phone, so that he wouldn't see her blushing. Since Bray had already come up with a nickname for her, she needed to come up with a nickname for him. Thursday came faster than she thought, she arrived first at the Coffee Paradise. She wanted to look nice, but not too fancy since this was their first date, and since it was just a coffee shop. She didn't put on any make up, her hair was naturally curly so she left her hair down. She decided to wear a white t-shirt and a red plaid shirt with the sleeves rolled up with jeans and a pair of black boots. Emily was waiting in a booth, she had agreed to meet with Bray at ten and it was five minutes after ten. Emily tried to stay calm, maybe Bray was having trouble finding the place. She didn't want to think the worst, she hoped that she didn't get stood up. After ten minutes had past, Emily started feeling bad and thought to herself.

"Did I do something wrong? How come none of my relationships work out? Is there something wrong with me that make people not want to be with me? My mom didn't want me, that's why she gave me up... No, she loved me, she just couldn't take care of me. I always just thought that my mom didn't want me, and no one seems to want to be in a relationship with me. I just feel so... worthless."

Emily felt hurt, why would Bray stand her up? He was the one to ask her out in the first place. Emily felt like texting someone, just as she was about to get up to leave, she looked up from her phone when she heard a voice.

"May I join you?"

It was Bray. Emily felt slightly better now, she smiled and nodded.

"Hello Emily, I'm so sorry that I'm late. There were no parking places up here so I had to park somewhere else. I actually got here five minutes before ten. When I was making my way up here a swarm of fans spotted me. They recognized me and they all wanted pictures and autographs. I tried to send you a message to let you know I was late, but my phone service wasn't very good at the time. I love the fans, but sometimes they can be a nuisance. I really am sorry Emily."

Emily smiled at him and understood. She was just glad that he didn't stand her up.

"It's ok. You're here now. I was wondering though... I thought that I was going to get stood up, or that maybe you forgot about our date."

"Forgot? No... How could I forget something I've wanted to do since the day I first laid eyes on you?"

Emily smiled and blushed a little.

"You... You've wanted to go out on a date with me?"

"Of course, you're a beautiful girl. I've just had to admire you from a distance because of you and Rollins you know? But what guy in his right mind wouldn't want to go out with you?"

Emily laughed a little and couldn't stop blushing.

"Bray Wyatt... you are such a charmer."

Bray smiled at this.

"I have been told that I have a way with words. I hear so many good things from fans and even other superstars that I'm one of the most gifted speakers that WWE has."

"You are... Well, some crowds give you the What treatment, but I think at the end of your promos, you have everyone's attention. When you speak, people listen."

Emily looked at what Bray was wearing, he looked so different now than how she was used to seeing him. When he was in a WWE ring, he would wear a fedora, white pants, a black shirt, and a Hawaiian shirt, or red, or brown pants with a black shirt and sometimes black leather, and more recently a hood with horns on it, and he would always have his hand wrapped up. Bray would always have his lantern and every arena he went to had people with thousands of cell phone lights, Bray called them his fireflies. It seemed kind of weird to Emily that Bray was wearing something other than what he would wear to the ring, he seemed normal. Bray had all of his hair up in a black beanie, he was wearing jeans and a black shirt and a shirt sleeved button up shirt over that.

"You look so different Bray... I'm so used to seeing you in either a Hawaiian shirt, or black leather."

"Outside of the ring... I'm more of a jeans guy with a button up shirt."

"And all of your hair is up in a beanie. You look so nice Bray... you really are different from your on screen character."

"You say that like you don't like the on screen character."

"No no... I do like the on screen character, people say there are two sides to every coin. It's just... I like this Bray a little more, the sweet and caring side."

Emily couldn't stop smiling. No one had ever made her feel the way she did with Bray, not even with Seth for the short time that they dated. Bray was curious about one thing.

"Tell me something Emily. What made you want to become a nurse for WWE?"

"Well... I guess it all started with Roman's mom. I wanted to become a nurse after her. At the orphanage, before they adopted me, I had a scratch on my knee that was bleeding and she was the one to put a band-aid on my knee. I've always just wanted to help people, and I also wanted to stay close to Roman."

"One other thing I remembered... when we were on the phone the other day, you had mentioned something about your dad divorcing your mom, and that he didn't even know you existed. You said that you always wondered if it was because of you that your parents got divorced."

"Yeah... I've always thought, maybe my dad didn't want another baby, and if he did, maybe he didn't want a girl. My mom had cancer... and her health got worse after she had me. There are things I've always wondered... if I didn't exist, would my parents be together today... would my mom be alive today?"

Bray could tell that Emily was getting upset.

"Easy Emily..."

Emily only kept talking. She felt like she needed to get this out of her system.

"I know Roman and his family love me, and I love them and appreciate everything they've done for me, I just feel like... I was a puzzle piece that didn't fit quite right. I didn't always know that my mom had died from cancer and I've never even known my dad, but I've always wondered about my real brother, Matthew. I always wondered how he grew up and if he remembers me. I always wondered, why did my mom keep Matthew and get rid of me? I didn't know that my mom gave up Matthew too. She let him live with my dad, but she put me in an orphanage because he wouldn't think I was his kid or want to take care of me... I always wondered... what's wrong with me? What did I do that was so bad that would make my mom want to get rid of me... Why didn't she and my dad love me?... None of my relationships have ever worked out... What's wrong with me?... I feel so... worthless."

Emily had been fighting back tears for a while because she didn't want to cry in front of Bray, or in public for that matter, but she couldn't hold it in anymore and her tears fell. Bray knew that he shouldn't really be hugging or touching her too much yet because he wanted to respect her boundaries, but it was times like this when those kind of rules could be ignored. It was times like this when people needed comfort the most. Bray got up from where he was sitting and slid over on Emily's side of the booth, and took her in his arms. He spoke to her in a firm, yet comforting voice.

"Now you listen to me Emily... you... are notworthless. You blame yourself for things that were out of your control, and your whole life... you felt like no one ever wanted you around or loved you. A lot of times, people just put a smile on their faces and pretend that everything is alright. Not everyone can sense that something is wrong, but I knew... I knew there was something bothering you. You've always been very quiet and shy, but the truth is... you've never had anyone to talk to about how you feel, or you never knew how to express your feelings through words. You feel guilty about your mom's death, and you shouldn't. You shouldn't blame yourself for things that are out of your control. All of your life, you've lived with all of this pain, and unnecessary guilt. You keepsaying, what's wrong with me? The truth is... nothing. Nothing is wrong with you, but there are plenty of things wrong with the world you live in. Not many people today care about how others are feeling, they are just concerned with their own problems and never really listen to those they claim that they care about. Life is full of problems... some problems you can fix, and other problems, you have no control over."

Emily had been crying, but had calmed down as Bray held her in his arms and talked to her. It seemed like Bray knew her better than she knew herself. He really did understand how she was feeling. He paused for a moment and looked into her eyes, she wasn't crying as much now, they looked deep into each others eyes. They says that the eyes are the windows to the soul. You would know if someone was being honest with you, and you could tell how a person was feeling just by looking in their eyes. Bray could see what other people couldn't. Emily had kept her emotions hid well for years, most of the time she would just put a smile on her face and ignore how she was feeling, and now she finally broke down. Bray could see all the years of pain and guilt that she felt. He just wanted to take her pain away, Emily was hugging Bray now as he held her.

"Listen to me Emily... People say all the time that everything is going to be alright. I'm not going to say that... I'm not going to say that everything is going to be alright when clearlythings are not alright. That's just the world's way of saying, Everything will be alright, forget your problem and move on. Things may never be alright... but know this... I'm going to be here for you Emily... for all the trials and fears, through all the pain and tears. I'm here, for everything. Whenever you need me Emily, know that I'm not far away."

They were supposed to be there for coffee and doughnuts, but had completely forgot about all of that. The coffee shop was mostly empty and Bray and Emily were sharing a moment together and reaching a deeper part of their still growing relationship. Emily had finally stopped crying, but could let go of Bray just yet. She rested her head against him. Bray still had her in a strong, yet gentle hug, he had one hand on the back of her head, and his other hand was on her back. Bray had helped her open up about what had been bothering her for years. It seemed like only Bray could understand how she felt, he was the only one that seemed to know what to say.

(On a side note... I've had this song stuck in my head while I was writing this chapter. I will get a random song in my head. Sometimes I can use songs for my stories, this particular song I think could actually go good with the story, and especially in this chapter. It is a song called Nothing Left To Say by Imagine Dragons. On YouTube, the video I watched had the song paired with another song called Rocks. The whole video is about nine minutes long, but the first song ends as far as lyrics go around the four minute mark, then there is a bunch of instrumental to it. The second song starts around the 6:50 mark.)

"Who knows how long I've been awake now? The shadows on my wall don't sleep. They keep calling me, beckoning."

"Who knows what's right? The lines keep getting thinner, my age has never made me wise. But I keep pushing on and on and on and on..."

"There's nothing left to say now. There's nothing left to say now."

"I'm giving, up giving up, hey hey, giving up now. I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now."

"There's nothing left to say now. There's nothing left to say now."

"I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now. I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now."

"Below my soul, I feel an engine, collapsing as it sees the pain. If I could only shut it out."

"I've come too far to see the end now, even if my way is wrong. I keep pushing on and on and on and on..."

"There's nothing left to say now. There's nothing left to say now."

"I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now. I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now."

"There's nothing left to say now. There's nothing left to say now."

"I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now. I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now."

"I keep falling, I keep falling down. I keep falling, I keep falling down. I keep falling, I keep falling down. I keep falling, I keep falling down."

"If you could only save me, I'm drowning in the waters of my soul..."

"There's nothing left to say now. There's nothing left to say now."

"I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now. I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now."

"There's nothing left to say now. There's nothing left to say now."

"I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now. I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now."

(To be continued. I hope that everyone enjoyed this chapter. Thanks for reading. Review.)

 

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Sister of The Shield

Chapter Twenty Two

Emily had been holding in a great deal of pain and guilt in for years. Bray had asked her something about her real parents and that was when she lost it. Bray felt bad about making Emily cry.

"I'm sorry Emily, I didn't mean to upset you, I shouldn't have asked you about your parents."

"Don't worry about it... I always thought that they didn't want me and that there was something wrong with me. Then when I found out that my mom had cancer and died a few years after having me, I guess I just blamed myself. Then with everything that's been going on with Seth and my other past relationships, I tried so hard to ignore how I feel... I've just been putting on a smile and acting like everything was ok. I've held it in for years, and now... all of the pain, fear, and guilt I've felt, finally broke me. I'm just sorry for breaking down on you."

Bray held her in his arms and she looked at him when he spoke to her.

"Emily... you don't have to apologize to me. You will never have to apologize to me for how you feel. "

"How did you know Bray?... How did you know that I was holding everything in when no one else did?"

"Everyone else... they are so concerned with their busy lives that they don't give you a second thought. The smile you put on your face may be able to fool some people, but I could see past the surface. I could see it in your eyes, all the pain you were feeling, and it's still there, just not as much."

"I just... couldn't hold it in anymore."

"It's not good to hold it in. Holding in all of that pain, sadness, fear, and guilt for years, could turn into bitterness and hate, or may even lead to depression."

"I've always just, not wanted to show weakness and cry. I always thought it was better to ignore how you felt, put a smile on your face and continue working."

"Crying is not a sign of weakness Emily, in fact, it's just the opposite. Allowing yourself to feelsadness and pain is better than trying to put on a brave face and trying not to feel anything at all, because when you finally do break down, all of the years of pain and guilt... it's not pretty... You have to allow yourself to feel these things Emily, it may hurt at first, but if you allow yourself to feel pain, it becomes that much easier to overcome it. You're not alone in this Emily. I already told you that I would be here for you, then you have Roman and his family, they love you. Whenever you are at your worst, it's important to surround yourself with people that care about you. There is a better chance of getting through whatever pain you're feeling when you have people around that care about you, it's much better to have people around than to try to solve everything yourself. Showing people your pain and tears is better than showing them nothing at all, because it shows that you are capable of having feelings. Once you've been through all of the pain... once you are at your lowest, the next direction is up, and better times are around the corner. Life is like a roller coaster, there are many highs and lows, you can ride by yourself, or you can have someone that with be there to ride with you to the very end."

Bray stood up and held his hand out. Emily looked at him for a moment, but then finally smiled at him as she took his hand and he helped her up.

"Thank you Bray, you've really helped me today... this wasn't exactly how I saw our first date going, but I'm glad that you're here."

"I'm happy to be here. So Emily, why don't we get some coffee and doughnuts?"

"Right... that's why we're here in the first place."

Emily and Bray go through the line and order their coffee and doughnuts, Emily had money in her purse and was going to pay, but Bray stopped her.

"Please, allow me Emily."

"Oh... I have money, I can pay."

"I know this day in age, a lot of women like to do things for themselves, but as a gentleman, I would like to pay."

"Well... now I feel bad, I have money, I could have paid for my own coffee."

"Don't feel bad. I wanted to do this."

Emily put her money back in her purse and zipped it up. They went to go sit down again with their coffee and doughnuts.

"You've had relationships before, but never with a gentleman have you?"

"No... not really. Seth I guess... kind of counts, but that was before he showed his true colors."

"Seth is not a gentleman... I would go so far as to not even call him a man. What separates the boys from the men is the way you treat a woman. Seth Rollins is not a real man. A realman would not raise his hand to hit a woman, or even think about hitting a woman. He's a coward, and it really infuriates me seeing a man place his hands on a woman. A guy like Seth Rollins, he's selfish. He tried to force himself on you, and when you said no, it hurt his pride and he had to go after someone else. I hated the way he treated you Emily, you deserve better. I know you may be hurting because of him, he doesn't deserve you, he isn't worthy of your tears...don't cry over him."

"I'm not... it's just, I thought I knew him, I thought he was different. He started off so sweet. At first, I thought he was a gentleman, but then it was all an act, he only wanted sex from me and then he probably would have moved on. But this isn't the first time this has happened... one of my old boyfriends from high school wanted the same thing and when I wouldn't, he cheated on me for another girl. Of course, this is kind of why I'm glad Roman was around. He found out about it and kicked the guy's ass, it took a little bit of pain away. But of course, ever since then, it seems like every guy is afraid to be with me because of Roman. Seth... all he did was smile and put on a nice act."

"What you see is what you get with me Emily. In the ring you see one thing, but this... this is the real me."

Emily and Bray had finished up their coffee and doughnuts and were leaving the coffee shop. Bray stepped ahead of her, only to open the door for her. Emily smiled at him as he held the door open for her and said...

"Ladies first."

"You're such a gentleman Bray."

"It's a lost art... my parents raised me right."

"They certainly did."

Bray walked with her to her car.

"Is it some kind of rule for a gentleman to walk with a lady to her car?"

"I'm actually not sure about that, but I do know that a gentleman would open the door. A gentleman doesn't kiss on lips on the first date... or until his lady is comfortable with it."

Emily smiled at this.

"I think you made that last one up."

Emily pressed the unlock button on her car and Bray opened the door for her.

"Well... those are my rules... I won't kiss you unless you are comfortable with it."

Emily thought about it for a moment and then smiled at him.

"A kiss on the hand would be ok, and a kiss on the forehead or cheek couldn't hurt."

Bray smiled at her and gently took her into his arms and kissed her forehead. Emily smiled and returned the hug.

"Thank you for today Bray, it was really nice having someone understand me."

"No problem Emily. You could always call me if you need me."

"We need to set up another date sometime."

"Of course, we could always talk about that. If you don't mind me asking, what will you be doing for the rest of the day, and the weekend?"

"Well, I'll probably call to check up on Roman, but I'm actually going to be driving to Tampa, Florida to see if I can find my real dad and brother. On the file the orphanage had on me, they had an address. My hope is, he still lives there and I'll finally get to meet him and see my brother again. I'll be back in time for the pay-per-view. I kind of got myself stuck in a story line... if Seth wins... I'm going to be stuck with him."

"Story line or not Emily, I'm not letting him leave with you. After everything Seth has done to you, he's not winning that match, in fact, he may not even walk out of that Cell. What happened on Raw was just the beginning, of course I would much rather have Seth one on one and on Sunday, I will. This is WWE and I'll have to keep it as PG as I can, but I'm going to make him pay for all he's done to you."

Bray had to stop for a moment... he had to remember where he was and who he was with, he could lose his cool.

"Sorry Emily... some in ring Bray slipped out. The point is, I don't want to see you leaving with Seth. So... you're going to Tampa?"

"Yes. I really hope that I can find my dad and meet him for the first time. I hope I will get to see my brother again. Of course... with my dad never even knowing that I existed... I may have a hard time convincing him that I'm his daughter, and if I do... how will he react?"

"That's a little hard to say Emily, but you can always call me and tell me how it went. I hope you find him, and I hope all goes well... Safe travels Sweetheart."

Bray kisses her hand and lets her go, but before he leaves, Emily gives him a hug, they held on for a while until Emily let go.

"I'll call you as soon as I get to Tampa."

"Ok."

Bray watched as Emily drove off. She went back to the hotel she was in, grabbed her stuff and went to check out. Soon, she was on the road on her way to Tampa. She typed the address in on her GPS, she just hoped that her dad still lived there. There were so many thoughts going through her head. Would her dad still be living at this address, if he did, would there be any way to convince him that she was his daughter, how would he react when he saw her, and would she see her brother Matthew?

(To be continued. I hope that everyone enjoyed this chapter. Thanks for reading. Review.)

 

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Sister of The Shield

Chapter Twenty Three

Emily entered the address that she hoped would lead her to her dad's house. She drove for six hours, and by the time she got to Tampa, it was after nine at night and she was exhausted. She was surprised that her car made it all the way with it being as old as it is. Emily finally found the address and saw two cars in the driveway. Emily pulled up into a driveway, she was excited, but nervous at the same time, she starting to have second thoughts. When her mom left her at the orphanage, it was because she didn't think her dad would take care of her. Emily had to push that aside, she really wanted to meet him, and also hopefully see her brother again. Emily had to wait a minute until she got the courage to get out of her car, she slowly started to make her way to the door. She looked around for a doorbell, when she didn't see one she knocked on the door. She stepped back and waited for a few seconds, when no one came to the door, she knocked a little louder the second time. She jumped and stepped back when she heard a big dog running, jumping, barking and growling at the door. A woman came to the door, pulled back the dog and opened the door. She wasn't expecting company and looked at Emily confused.

"Hello?"

"Hi. My name is Emily Thomas, and I was wondering if someone by the name of David or Matthew Thomas lived here?"

Emily's excitement faded when she got an answer she didn't want to hear.

"No. I'm sorry. I've lived here for ten years with my family."

"Oh... you wouldn't by any chance happen to know a David or Matthew Thomas or where they live do you?"

"No. I'm sorry."

Emily's heart sank, she had drove six hours all the way to Tampa only to find out that her dad didn't live here. Before she left she said one more thing to the woman that answered the door.

"Oh well... Thank you anyway, and I'm sorry for disturbing you at such a late hour."

Emily turned to leave disappointed and the lady closed her door She should have thought about this before she traveled all the way down here with the hope of finding her dad, only to disappoint herself. The address was on a file that was twenty four years old, and this lady said that she had been living here for ten years. Emily walked to her car and was about to leave when the lady came back out and yelled, getting her attention.

"Wait! There's something you should know!"

Emily stopped and looked up as the lady started running towards her. She stopped when she got to Emily and had to wait a second to catch her breath before she spoke again.

"You seemed like you were really looking for these people. My husband says that our neighbor has lived here for about thirty or forty years. If you're looking for someone that lived here before we did, our neighbor would probably know, you can ask them."

Emily smiled at this.

"Thank you."

"I hope you find them."

"I hope so too."

Emily pulled out of their driveway and pulled up in the neighbor's driveway. She got out and went up to the door. This time there was a doorbell and she pressed the doorbell and stepped back. The guy was much older and it took him a while to get to the door. He was in his fifties or sixties. He looked at Emily like maybe he recognized her, but when he didn't he had a confused look on his face.

"Hello?"

"Hi. My name is Emily Thomas. Your neighbor told me that maybe you would know the people that lived in their house before them. I'm looking for a David or Matthew Thomas."

"They moved about ten years ago, then not long after that family moved in. I know who you're talking about. David Thomas, and his son Matthew, nice people. I was good friends with David for years. He still sometimes comes down here to visit with me."

He paused for a moment to really look at Emily.

"You look very familiar... Almost like someone else I knew."

"You probably don't know me. I don't think we've ever met."

"What did you say your name was?"

"Emily... Emily Thomas."

"Oh... are you a relative of his."

"Yes... but I don't think they would remember me. I don't think they even know me."

"You look a lot like David's first wife Mary... she died about thirty years ago."

"I know... Mary was my mother... I've never met my dad, but I knew my brother's name was Matthew. I was about three years old and my mom put me in an orphanage. My dad probably doesn't even know that I exist, but I've always wanted to meet him and see my brother again."

"Oh well I'm sorry Emily... I'm sure you've been looking for them for a while now. They don't live anywhere around here anymore. They live up in Atlanta, Georgia. I believe you... you look just like your mother... I'll give you the address. You can come in for a minute, I need to go find an envelope with his address on it."

Emily quietly and shyly stepped inside and waited patiently as the man found and envelope with the address on it.

"I actually have an old picture of David and his wife Mary."

He pulled out his wallet and showed Emily.

"See... there he is with Mary, and their boy Matthew. He was about one when the picture was taken. So I'm a bit confused... David doesn't seem like the type of man that would abandon his own daughter."

"Well that's the thing... I don't think he knows that I exist. I think he and my mom got divorced before she had me, and according to the file that the orphanage had on me, my dad was the only man that she had ever been with. What it didn't say was why they got divorced. Maybe he did know about me, and didn't want me. Maybe he didn't want a daughter and divorced my mom when he found out that I was a girl."

"No... I don't think that at all. Divorce these days is such a terrible word to use. Your mom... she had cancer long before you were born, and it kept getting worse, back in those days, when someone found out that they had cancer, you couldn't really do anything about it. These days, you can have surgery and things like that to save lives. Men don't really show it, but things like disease and death can bother a man. Some people just don't like to watch the people they love die."

Emily seemed to understand. She wanted to believe him, but she wanted to hear this from her dad herself. She thought that he abandoned her before she was even born. The man handed Emily the envelope and the address and the picture. Emily hesitated, she didn't really want to take his picture.

"Take it please... One thing I know about David Thomas is that he is the most stubborn man I know. If you can't convince him that you're his daughter, show him this picture."

Emily laughed at this. She knew she got her stubbornness from someone. She then took the picture and smiled at him.

"Thank you."

"No problem. Oh... and when you do finally meet him, tell him that Larry said hello."

"I will. Thank you so much."

Emily thought about shaking his hand, she put her hand out to shake, but he pulled her in for a hug instead.

"David Thomas has always been a family friend, families don't shake hands."

"Right, they don't."

Emily finally left his house and waved goodbye to him. Now she had her dad's real address and even a family picture before she was born. It was after nine at night now and Emily was exhausted from the six hours that she had already traveled to Tampa. Emily decided to stay at a hotel for the night and get some much needed rest. It was about noon when Emily left the hotel the next day, she entered the new address into her GPS, and she made the six and a half hour trip from Tampa, to Georgia. After six and a half hours of traveling, she came to the address and she saw a truck in a driveway and she pulled up behind it. She shut off her car and just sat thinking to herself for a moment.

"Is this the right address? Larry was the name of his neighbor, he gave me the address, I hope this is a current address. Ok so what if it isn't? Am I just going on a wild goose chase? This is the address my GPS led me to... If he does live here, that means that maybe I can meet my dad for the first time? What about Matthew, maybe this is Matthew's house, maybe they live together. I don't know... maybe this was a mistake. My mom sent me to the orphanage for a reason... because I don't think my dad knew that I existed, or that he didn't want a daughter. If I tell him that I'm his daughter... will he even believe me?"

Emily remembered the picture that Larry gave her. He told her that she looked just like her mother. Emily would show him the picture and hope that he would believe her. That nervous and excited feeling returned again as she thought to herself.

"Who knows what will happen. If this is his house, you've come too far to turn back now. This is your chance to finally meet him, and maybe even see your brother again."

Emily was interrupted from her thoughts when her phone rang, it was Bray. Emily smiled and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hey... Emily."

"Yeah, it's me."

"Hey Sweetheart it's Bray. I wanted to check up on you to see how you were doing."

"I'm feeling a little nervous."

"Nervous?"

"Well... nervous and excited."

"Why?"

"Well... it turns out that my dad didn't live in Tampa, anymore, but his neighbor knew him and gave me the address. I'm in Atlanta now. I just pulled into a driveway, and I'm hoping that this time it is my dad's current address. I'm a little worried that maybe it's not and that I'm just wasting my time, but at the same time it could really be my dad's address and I'm really nervous about meeting him."

"What are you going to do Emily?"

"Well... I'm nervous and excited... I've come too far to turn back now. I need to at least go to the door and see if this is the right place. This could finally be my chance to finally meet my dad, and see my brother again."

"Ok... just be careful Emily."

"I will."

"I hope everything turns out ok."

"Me too."

"Whenever you can, and whenever you find out something, call me ok."

"I will."

"Ok. Bye."

"Bye."

The phone call ended, and the call from Bray may have been exactly what she needed to help make her decision. She had the picture with her and she got out of the car and made her way to the door. She hesitated and stood still for a minute.

"Come on Emily... you can do this."

Emily knocked on the door and stood back. A man answered the door.

"Hello? Can I help you?"

I'm not sure... Does a Matthew or David Thomas live here?"

"Yes... we both do. I'm David Thomas, who are you?"

The moment he opened the door, he thought that he saw a ghost, he thought that it was Mary coming back to haunt him. Emily remembered the picture she had. He looked just like he did in the picture only older.

"My name is Emily... you probably don't know me, but you may know someone that I knew."

"Ok...?"

"Well... she's not around anymore, so I didn't really get to know her, but I think she's someone that you knew. A... Mary Thomas?"

"Yes."

"You... were married to her right?"

"Yes... but that was about thirty years ago. She died from cancer."

"I know... she took care of me for about three years, me and Matthew."

"Matthew? He's my son."

"I know... I think there was something that Mary didn't tell you..."

"Well... about four years before she died... I left her because I couldn't stand seeing her in pain, I didn't really want to be by her bedside when she died. Before she died, she brought my son to live with me."

"I know this may be a shocker, and you may not believe me... but Mary had a daughter a few years before she died..."

Emily took out the picture and handed it to him.

"My name... is Emily Thomas... I'm your daughter."

Both of them were quiet. He had a shocked look on his face. He looked at the picture, and then at Emily. Emily stood there with a nervous look on her face. She wasn't sure how he would respond or if he would believe her.

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Sister of The Shield

Chapter Twenty Four

Emily stood quietly and nervously as David looked at the picture she handed him and then back at her. When she first showed up, he thought that Emily was Mary back from the dead. Matthew came to the door to see what was going on.

"Hey dad, who's at the door?"

Matthew stopped and looked at Emily, then at the picture his dad was holding. His dad had family pictures, even one of him as a baby with his mom holding him. The picture of his mom looked so much like Emily.

When Mary first told David that he would be in charge of Matthew, Emily was already at the orphanage. For the first few days that Matthew started living with his dad he would ask about Emily. David didn't know about Emily and thought that she was just like an imaginary friend. Matthew would always tell his dad that he had a sister, but his dad would never believe him. Now there was a girl at his door that claimed to be his daughter, and even looked like Mary, he had never believed that he had a daughter, but always hoped that maybe she was out there somewhere. Emily was overcome with emotion, she was finally meeting her dad and seeing her brother again. She was smiling but also felt tears forming in her eyes. She put her hand up to her mouth and that was when her tears started falling. Finally it all seemed to make sense and David wrapped his arms around Emily. Emily cried a little as they hugged each other.

"I can't believe I'm finally meeting you."

"Come in please... Don't stand out in the cold."

Emily walked inside. Matthew came up to her and looked at her again when his dad let go of the hug.

"Emily?"

Emily nodded her head.

"Yes... it's me."

Now Matthew was the one hugging her.

"Oh my God!... I can't believe you're really here! See dad... I told you that I had a sister! I told you that you had a daughter!"

Even David had a few tears coming out now.

"I just can't believe it... after all of these years... I'm meeting my daughter for the first time. You're so beautiful... you look just like your mom."

Emily was wiping her tears away.

"I was just... so nervous about coming here. I didn't know if you've believed me when I told you that I was your daughter. I didn't know if you would want to see me."

"Why wouldn't I want to see my own daughter?"

"Well... I didn't always know that mom died from cancer... She took me to the orphanage but she took Matthew with her. I just thought that I did something wrong. I love the family that adopted me, but I always felt like I didn't fit in, and I always wondered what my life would have been like if mom didn't take me to the orphanage. There was a file that the orphanage had about me, it listed you as my dad, and it had an address down for Tampa, Florida. The file said that you left my mom before she had me... I always thought... it was because you didn't want me."

"No... That's not the way it was at all. I'm so sorry Emily... I had no idea how you felt. The only reason why I left was because I couldn't stand to just stand by as your mother was dying. I never even knew you existed... If I had known that your mother was pregnant with you, I would have never left. What I don't understand is, why didn't she tell me that she was pregnant, why didn't she tell me that I was having a daughter? I... I missed out on so many years of your life. I just wish that your mother would have told me that she was pregnant, and that she would have at least let me meet you."

"I do remember... I was three years old when I first went to the orphanage. She tried to take care me and Matthew before she took me to the orphanage. I guess with the two of you not seeing each other, I guess she thought that you wouldn't think that I was your child, and so, she took me to the orphanage. I was adopted by a great family."

"I only wish now that I had believed Matthew when your mom first had him live with me and he told me that he had a sister, but I thought... Surely your mom would have let me know if she was pregnant, but she didn't. I know I can't make up for the years that I missed, but I want to know everything about you. How did you finally find me?"

"When I first arrived at the address in Tampa, I realized that the address wasn't where you lived, and the person that lives there told me to go to the neighbor. Oh... Larry said Hello by the way, he told me to tell you when I finally found you. He gave me the address."

"I have so much to learn about you... How old are you, tell me about the family that adopted you, what kind of job do you have, and am I grandpa?"

Emily laughed at this.

"I'm twenty seven, I work as a Nurse for WWE, no I'm not married yet... No kids for me."

"Ok... Tell me about this adopted family... And what WWE is."

"Well... My adopted family lives in Pensacola, Florida, that's where I live too, but I'm hardly ever home due to WWE's busy schedule. WWE is World Wrestling Entertainment, I'm sometimes needed for if people get hurt during their matches. My adopted family, on the male side is a family of Samoans. That whole family pretty much eats, sleeps, and breathes wrestling. Somehow... Pretty much every generation of Samoans get involved with the wrestling business. My adopted brother is Roman Reigns, he's a wrestler, I wanted to be a nurse pretty much the day I met his mom and she took care of a scratch that was on my knee. I took the job because I like helping people, but also so I can stay close to Roman. Roman has always been there for me, but now he's out with an injury and I was stupid enough to make an enemy when Roman wasn't around, but I've made some friends along the way, and even a boyfriend that helps look after me. My ex... was a wrestler, but so is my boyfriend that I'm dating now. WWE travels all over the world and they have shows every week. It's wrestling, but it's an entertainment business. Millions of people watch every week. Tomorrow ... I'm kind of involved in a storyline... It involves my current boyfriend and my ex. My ex... Is kind of abusive and my boyfriend and I aren't really happy about the situation."

"What's going on?"

"If my current boyfriend loses to my ex... As part of the storyline, I have to go with my ex. I'm terrified of being alone with him, because if he gets me alone when cameras aren't around, I'm in trouble. But that's Sunday and I'm pretty sure that my current boyfriend won't let my ex leave unless he's leaving to go to the hospital. Anyway... Enough about me...how old are you Matthew?"

"I'm twenty nine... Two years older than you. Dad just turned fifty."

"Ok... What do you do for a living Matthew?"

"I'm a Police Officer actually, and I can help you out if you need me. You said you were having problems with your ex. Has he... assaulted you?"

Emily nodded her head.

"He has... But I would rather not go into details about it."

"That's fine... But you still work with him?"

"Yeah... I kind of brought it upon myself... I did destroy his car... I was upset... I found out that he cheated on me and I just lost it."

"Did you get in trouble?"

"I didn't get arrested, and charges weren't filed on me, but I was suspended two weeks without pay... Seth... He's smart, he came after me when the cameras weren't on and when no one was around. There was a security camera that caught what he did, but he destroyed the evidence so then it would be my word against his word. People are more likely to believe him because he's this big shot WWE Superstar and I'm just a Nurse."

"I don't care who he is... he is a wrestler and I get that, but that does not give him any right to put his hands on you. If he keeps giving you trouble, you let me know. I'm giving you my number, we're definitely staying in touch. I'm not really allowed to arrest anyone unless they are in the city of Atlanta, but I know many other police chefs around the country. If you ever need help, you can call me and tell me what city you're in and then I'll call the chief in that city and we'll make sure that your ex doesn't bother you anymore. I haven't seen you in twenty four years."

"I know. I only recently found out about the Tampa address. Your neighbors gave me this address. I just really wanted to see you again and meet dad for the first time."

David said what he wanted to say. Now you have our address. I will give you my phone number too. You said that you travel with WWE, but now that I know about you, I want you in my life. Now we can at least stay in touch."

"Yes. I travel with WWE. The trip I took yesterday to Tampa slowed me down, I know it was a risk coming to Atlanta, but I had to meet you. I really need to be going, but I'm so glad that I finally met you, and we'll definitely stay in touch."

"Ok. Be careful wherever you're going."

David and Matthew both hug Emily.

"I love you Emily. Be careful."

Emily was surprised at this. After twenty four years of not seeing her, Matthew still loved his sister.

"I love you too. Both of you."

They all held onto each other and they all kind of broke down. David because he had just found out about a daughter that he never knew he had, and Emily and Matthew because they hadn't seen each other in twenty four years. They finally let Emily go and David and Matthew watched as Emily walked to her car. She turned around and waved goodbye to them. They waved goodbye to her and they watched as she pulled out of their driveway and drove away. Finally after years of wondering about her dad and brother, she finally had answers and it was a family reunion Emily had always dreamed about. Emily sent Bray and Roman's family a message before she got on the road.

(To Bray, Roman and Roman's family.)

"I just met my dad for the first time, and saw my brother again after twenty four years." - Emily

"Awesome! I'm so happy for you." - Roman

"That's great Emily. How did it go?" - Bray

(Emily to Bray)

"I'll have to tell you more about that later. I'm on the road now. I'll make it to the arena before the pay per view starts, but that's if I stay on the road." - Emily

"Don't push yourself too far Emily. You've traveled a long distance over several hours already. Just be careful." - Bray

"I will." - Emily

It was late when Emily left her dad's house. She knew that she had to stay on the road. She couldn't stop to rest for the night so she would be living off of coffee and would have to stop every few hours for a break. She made it to the arena two hours before the pay per view started but Emily was really tired and not really focused. Luckily for her, Bray was there and knew that she was tired and knew that he had to really watch over her. With all the traveling she does in addition to working, Bray was concerned about Emily because she would have to drive again for a few hours to go to the next city for Raw. What would happen in the main event?

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Sister of The Shield

Chapter Twenty Five

Bray was in the parking lot waiting for Emily to show up. She had called him and told him that she was thirty minutes away from the arena. He was happy when she showed up, but he was still concerned about her because she had traveled a lot within the last few days. Even though Emily was tired she smiled when she saw Bray and hugged him.

"Hey Bray."

"Hey Emily. It's good to see that you got here. I was a little worried about all the traveling you've been doing."

"I'm fine. A little tired, but more happy than anything else. I finally got to meet my dad and saw my brother again after twenty four years. They kept on saying how much I look like my mom. I have their address now and both of their phone numbers. With my dad never knowing that I existed and after not seeing my brother for twenty four years, we're definitely staying in touch."

"Well I'm happy for you Emily. It must have been really emotional for you and your dad meeting each other for the first time."

"It was. Lets just say that a few tears were shed by all of us. But anyway, I guess I need to get ready and get to the medical room."

Emily started walking towards the medical room, Bray was going to follow her, but he had something that he needed to do.

"You go ahead Emily. I'll catch up with you, there's something that I need to do. I won't be gone long, and I won't be far away, if need me, just call out my name."

"Ok."

Emily and Bray went their separate ways, Emily felt slightly uncomfortable going to the medical room alone. She never was before all of this with Seth. She looked in the medical room and saw a security camera, it would catch anything that happened. Emily got to work unpacking her medical supplies. She actually liked working at ringside, she would set up her supplies in the medical room and then go to ringside. She found it much more exciting to watch the matches at ringside than on a tv screen. When she was out at ringside, she could hear the audience and the music. It was much more exciting to see people compete up close, and she could feel the energy from the audience and cheer along. While Emily was unpacking her supplies, Bray had to have a conversation with someone that didn't exactly get along with him.

"What are we doing back here Bray? You told me it was important, last time I checked... I didn't like you, and I still don't."

"Relax Ambrose, I'm not here to start any trouble, this is about Emily."

"Yeah well... With Roman out for another month, and with all of this stuff going on between you, her, and Seth, it's up to me to watch over her. Emily is like a sister to me too, so that means that I'm going to watch over her."

"Then you and I have the same goal Dean."

"Yeah well... don't think I haven't been watching you. I haven't done anything because of Emily... For whatever reason, she likes you, and I'm not exactly like Roman, I'll let her date whoever she wants, but if you screw around on her like Seth did... If you cross the line, there will be hell to pay..."

Dean had to calm himself down. He had promised himself that even though he didn't like Bray, that he would keep the peace for Emily.

"Look... You know I can't stand you, but I'm willing to let bygones be bygones, for Emily's sake. I wouldn't want to have to kick your ass and then have Emily upset at me. No... I don't want her upset with me. Did you see what she did to Seth's car?"

"I saw it."

"So... Why did you call me back here Bray?"

"To try to make peace between us. I think... we both need to be watching out for Seth."

"Well... that's one thing we can agree on... Seth is tricky... I stayed with her until I had a match, but that was when Seth attacked her."

"And I haven't known Emily as long as you have, but I had a feeling that Seth was going to be trouble. I didn't have a match one night and I just stayed in the medical room with her. I was thinking, we could come up with some kind of truce, that way... When one of us has a match, the other person can be there with Emily."

"Yeah sure...we can do that for Emily."

"Thanks Ambrose, Emily would really appreciate this."

Bray and Dean went their separate ways and met with Emily in the medical room.

"I'm back Emily."

"Ok. I'm almost done setting up in here. I decided that I'm going to watch the matches from ringside, it's much more exciting. I also want to be out there for when you beat Seth."

Bray laughed at this.

"I thought you would. I'll make it extra special just for you Emily. You look beautiful by the way, as always."

Emily blushed at this.

"Thanks Bray. You don't look so bad yourself."

Bray would change up his ring gear. Sometimes he would wear white pants and a Hawiian shirt. Bray was wearing his fedora, brown pants and black leather.

"But it's not the Bray you want."

"I don't have a problem to this side of Bray. Sometimes you need a strong and intimidating force. Seth doesn't know what he's got himself into."

"You're right about that. Seth won't know what hit him. You're definitely in for a treat tonight."

Emily made her way down to ringside before the pay per view started. She enjoyed the action in the ring. She saw the Diva's match, John Cena's match, and even Dean's match against Kevin Owens. At one point of the match Dean got busted open and was bleeding. The ref held back Owens so that Emily could check on Dean and slow down the bleeding. Emily and Dean started talking a little, but no one heard what they were saying.

"There you go again... Getting your head busted open. You need to be more careful Dean."

"I'll be ok. Quit worrying."

Kevin Owens was getting impatient and shoved the ref out of the way. Dean was on the floor by the barricade. Dean saw him running at him and slightly pushed Emily.

"Watch out!"

Emily got out of the way and that was when Kevin did a Cannonball flip onto Dean at the barricade. With Kevin Owens being the heel that he is, he yelled at Emily.

"Get out of my way!"

People booed him for this. Emily was a bit scared but sat back down behind the barricade to continue watching the match. Dean's head started bleeding again as the match continued and his shirt got ripped off, but in the end, Dean still won his match. Emily followed Dean backstage and she put a few stitches in his head. There were short breaks before the next match started so Emily was able to help Dean and get back down to ringside. It was time for the main event and Emily was part of the storyline.

Seth's music hit and he came out. Instead of going inside the cell like he was supposed to, he looked at Emily, smirked and decided to have a little "fun". He grabbed a mic and walked over to her.

"Hey Emily... Are you still confused? Are you under Bray's spell and just don't remember me? He's said so many things to make you believe that I'm the bad guy."

Emily had a mic now and said what she wanted to say.

"Because you are the bad guy. You know what you've done, and what you've tried to do. You tried to do something that I didn't want to do..."

Seth cut her off.

"Oh come on Emily... Wake up and stop playing hard to get. You look at a guy like Bray Wyatt, and then you look at a guy like me... Hello? The choice should be clear, I'm the one you should be with."

"See... That's your problem Seth... Ever since you stabbed your brothers in the back, you think you're the greatest thing that has ever walked the earth. You're selfish and arrogant."

"You don't know what you're saying Emily... Everything was fine until Bray came along. He's the one that attacked you, and now you don't even remember the good times we had together."

"We didn't have any good times together, and we never will."

"You say that now Emily, but once I beat Bray tonight, I plan on taking you back and helping you remember."

Emily was getting upset at this point and snapped at Seth.

"There is nothing to remember Seth! I would rather forget about you completely than remember ever meeting you. I hate you, and I wish I never met you that day!"

This caused a crowd reaction. Seth wasn't happy about it, but thought of something clever.

"That's not what you said about a month ago. You probably don't remember, but I do. Poor Emily... She's always felt worthless because her mom didn't want her and gave her away."

The joke was on Seth because she knew this wasn't true, but was still a bit surprised that Seth brought this up.

"Yeah... That's not all... She was so upset she stayed with me that night... Do you remember now Emily?... You were up all night crying and then we kissed. One thing led to another, and by the end of the night... I had you screaming myname and I love you... over and over again."

Emily knew this wasn't true, but her she had the most shocked and embarrassed look on her face. This caused a huge crowed reaction. People were laughing and pointing at her, and even started a slut chant.

Emily didn't know what to say, she was embarrassed and hurt. Seth then went inside the cell smirking to himself. The lights went out and Bray made his entrance. The crowd was busy being fireflies with their cell phone lights, something Emily would normally enjoy. While it was dark, and the crowd didn't see, Emily was so hurt and embarrassed that tears started falling, but she managed to stop crying before the lights came back on. Emily had her head down, no one was really paying her any attention, but Bray looked over at her and saw her wipe her face. He knew she had been crying. She was hurt and embarrassed. Bray turned his attention to Seth and glared at him. Then he looked back at the ref at the door and yelled out.

"Lock it!"

Emily pulled herself back together and turned her attention to the ring once she heard the bell. Bray exploded out of the corner and ran at Seth. Seth freaked out and tried to run for the door, but it was already shut and locked. Bray grabbed Seth by his hair and threw him up against the cell. Bray was yelling at Seth, only the people closest to ringside could hear it.

"Now you'll pay for it Seth, everything you did to Emily!"

Bray grabbed Seth by his hair and put Seth's face into the cell wall and started moving it around. There were people on Seth's side, and then there were people on Bray's side, but everyone was loving the match. Seth was yelling out, begging for Bray to stop. It was a Hell in a Cell match, but there were weapons under the ring. There was no disqualification so they could both use the weapons. Seth got out of the ring and was running around on the outside. Bray wasn't far behind. It seemed like Seth was trying to crawl under the ring to escape Bray. Bray followed Seth and grabbed him by his legs before he could get under the ring only to be hit by a chair when Seth came out. This was what Seth needed. Much like his former Shield brothers, Seth's weapon of choice was a chair. He swung it at Bray's back over and over again. Emily was worried about Bray. He was taking chair shot after chair shot and looked to be in a lot of pain. He stopped for a moment and looked at Emily.

"You'll soon be mine again baby."

Seth stopped to brag to the cameras and show how great he was.

"Come on! You think this crazy guy can beat me? I'm Mr. Money in the Bank. I am the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion. I am The Man, Seth Rollins. I look better, and I'm the better wrestler!"

Seth then had an arrogant look on his face and he picked up Bray by his hair and beard and started mocking Bray.

"You call yourself The Eater of Worlds, and The New Face of Fear... You're not so scary now are you Bray?... Why don't you just give up right now... You don't have a chance with Emily, you can't protect her, when I win... I can do whatever I want with her... You hear me? She's mine!"

Seth was going to continue mocking Bray until he hit Seth one good time in the face. Bray and Seth were then exchanging punched. Half of the crowed were cheering for Seth, while the other half was cheering for Bray. Bray ended up beating Seth as far as hits went. Then Bray picked Seth up and slammed him to the mat. Then Bray went to look for something under the ring. He smiled and pulled out a kendo stick and went back into the ring. Seth saw the kendo stick in Bray's hand and then tried to run, but Bray had Seth cornered and started hitting Seth with it. Hit after hit had the crowd cheering. Bray stopped for a moment, looked around and saw Emily. She was cheering along with the rest of the crowd. Bray stopped and said something so that Emily could hear it.

"This is for you Emily... I'm doing this for you."

Bray then pointed the kendo stick, smiled, looked directly at Emily and blew her a kiss. Emily smiled at this and watched him continue his attack on Seth. Things seemed to be going his way until J&J security came out. They were outside arguing with the ref outside the cell and Joey Mercury grabbed the keys from the ref on the outside. This ref kept yelling at J&J telling them to leave, but they ignored him, and unlocked the cell long enough to throw the keys into the ring. Now the ref on the inside of the ring was distracted getting the keys from J&J. He handed the keys back to the other ref. While this was going on, Seth kicked Bray low, the crowd booed loudly. There was no disqualification, and the ref didn't see it anyway. While Bray was in pain Seth kicked him hard on the side of the head. J&J left and went up the ramp, their work was done. The ref saw Bray get kicked in the head, but didn't see the low blow. Seth then went for the pin. Emily was at ringside screaming for Bray to kick out.

"No! Come on Bray! Kick out!"

The ref counted to two, and just before he got to three, Bray kicked out. Seth was getting frustrated, he pulled Bray up by his hair and yelled at him.

"Stay down!... Stay down, you piece of trash!"

Bray hit Seth in the face again, but this time, Seth kneed Bray in the ribs, Bray fell down to the ground. Seth was going to the top rope. He was going for the Frog Splash. Right when Seth was going to jump, Bray arched his back up and started doing his Spider Walk. This freaked Seth out and he got off the top rope. Seth saw his briefcase nearby, Bray was now up and after Seth. He was going to grab Seth and hit him with Sister Abigail, but Seth was quick and hit Bray in the head with his briefcase. Now, the briefcase was on the ground and so was Bray. He was dazed for a moment, and slow to get up. This was Seth's chance, he ran back against the rope, and Curb Stomped Bray's head onto the briefcase. People were boing this, Emily was begging for Bray to kick out, but this time, Bray wouldn't. The ref counted to three and Seth's music started to hit as the cell started to rise from the ring. Emily was just sitting there in shock, it even took Seth a moment to realize that he won. Emily got up from where she was sitting. Seth had got out of the ring. It was still Emily's job to check on Bray, but Seth had won the match, which meant that Emily would be forced to leave with Seth. Emily knew that Bray tried his best, and that Seth didn't exactly play fair. She came into the ring to check on Bray. At this point, she was more concerned about Bray than she was herself.

"Bray?... Bray, can you hear me?"

Bray slowly opened his eyes and saw Emily there with him. Emily felt at his head as he looked up at her and apologized to her.

"I'm... I'm so sorry Emily."

"Don't be... You did your best. It wasn't a fair match."

Seth was outside the ring calling for Emily.

"Emily come on."

Emily looked at Bray for a moment, and put a smile on her face, even though she felt like crying.

"I'll be ok Bray..."

Emily then took a breath and then slowly left the ring. She hated seeing the satisfied smirk on Seth's face. She started walking up the ramp with her head held down. The crowd was booing, once she was at the top of the ramp with Seth, Seth made sure that Bray was watching as he kissed Emily on the lips. While they were still on camera, Emily had to pretend that she liked it. Seth then whispered in her ear.

"If you were embarrassed by what I said before, just wait until I'm done with you... You may hate me now, but later on... I can almost bet that tonight, I'll have you screaming I love you, and my name over and over again."

There wasn't anything Emily could do as Seth kissed her again. Most people booed, but some people cheered. Just before they were out of sight, the lights went out for a few seconds. When they came back on, Seth was surrounded by Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, and the newest Wyatt Family member, Braun Strowman. Bray was getting up and laughing in the ring. Seth freaked out and ran, letting go of Emily's hand. The lights went out again for a few seconds, and Emily felt someone grab her arm, and she heard a voice that she recognized to be Luke Harper.

"Follow me."

Emily just went with it, she had been scared of Luke Harper at first, but she thought, anyone was better than Seth at this point. Luke had her arm and she followed Luke until they were backstage.

"Where are we going?"

"To the room where Bray does his promos. You will be safe from Seth there. He won't think to look for you there, Bray will know where you are."

Back at ringside, Seth had run back down to the ring to escape Braun Strowman and Erick Rowan, but he unknowingly ran right into Bray's arms, and that was when Bray hit Sister Abigail. The crowd cheered this. Then Bray ordered Braun to pick Seth up. Braun then picked up Seth and squeezed him like a bear hug until Seth passed out. They still weren't done. They pulled Seth's motionless body out of the ring. Bray watched with a satisfied smile on his face as Braun and Erick choke slammed Seth into the Spanish Announce Table. Bray then grabbed a mic and walked over to Seth. He picked up Seth by his hair and made sure that Seth was awake and paying attention.

"You thought you were leaving with Emily? How foolish are you Seth?! I warned you before... Stay... Away from Emily!"

Bray then let Seth go as refs tried to separate them. Bray went to the top of the ramp, went down to his knees, spread out his arms, and looked up towards the sky as Braun and Erick stood behind him. His music was playing, and Bray was laughing as he said.

"Follow... The Buzzards!"

Bray laughed for a few seconds and the lights went out again. The camera was zoomed in on Seth, this was the end of the pay per view. Bray then sent the rest of The Wyatt Family on their way. Bray was backstage now and knew where Emily would be. As soon as Emily saw Bray, she ran up and hugged him. He returned the hug and just stood there comforting her. He knew she was upset.

"I'm here Emily... I'm here."

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WARNING... This chapter will be a bit graphic... I'll try not to get too far into details. I'm not exactly comfortable with this because I haven't tried it yet. My other stories have had a few rough scenes, but nothing really like this. Read with caution... You were warned.

Sister of The Shield

Chapter Twenty Six

Emily cried as Bray held her in his arms. Bray didn't want to upset her by asking her what she was thinking, but that may have been the only way of understanding what she was feeling.

"Talk to me Emily... I know you're embarrassed and hurting, but the only way I can help you is if you talk to me."

Emily was quiet for a while, she wasn't used to having someone to talk to about her problems, she would normally keep everything to herself.

"You heard it... The whole world heard it... Seth made up a lie that I slept with him... I didn't, and then the crowd started a slut chant. It was embarrassing, and it hurt. I told everyone how I felt about Seth, and no one believed me. Then... I know this had to bother you... Seth kissed me right in front of you."

"It's not your fault Emily. Even though Seth is the most hated guy in WWE, people will believe him because they know him. Then of course... There are people that are too quick to judge someone before they know them and understand the situation. Some people just like saying hurtful things. Don't listen to anything that anyone says... you know it's not true."

Emily was calming down now.

"You said that the only way you could help was if I talked to you... That's not true. Sometimes I don't feel like talking, and I've said all that can say. You can help by doing exactly what you're doing now... Just hold me."

Bray smiled at this and pulled her closer.

"Of course. Anything you want."

Bray stood there and held Emily in his arms until she decided to leave.

"Thanks for being here Bray. I need to get going so I can get to the next town for Raw."

"No... You've had a long, emotional day. You're tired. I think you should rest for the next. I know you're serious about showing up and doing your job, which you do great by the way, but everyone needs their sleep. With all the driving you've done, and with everything that's been going on, you're really starting to worry me. Promise me Emily... Promise me that you won't go driving overnight tonight, and that you'll get some sleep tonight."

Bray and Emily were walking to the parking lot. Emily was quiet for a moment. Maybe sleep will help her feel better, she then gave Bray a small smile and nodded.

"I promise... I'll go to a hotel close by."

Bray smiled and hugged Emily again once they got to her car, and even kissed her on the forehead. Emily managed to smile and even blush at this.

"Good. Let me know when you get there ok."

"I will."

They gave each other one more hug before she left. While they were hugging, Emily felt like she needed to do more, so before they let go, Emily gave Bray a kiss on the cheek. This was the first time she had kissed him. Bray smiled at this and Emily blushed. She then waved goodbye to him and left. Emily arrived at the hotel and let Bray know that she made it. She took a shower and went to bed. When she woke up the next day, she was in a better mood and she felt refreshed. She only had a few hours to drive, but Bray was right, she wouldn't have made it the day before with all the traveling, the emotional stress, and how tired she was. Emily was well rested now and felt happier. She didn't think about Seth embarrassing her, the night before, instead she thought about Bray and how sweet he had been to her, holding her, and kissing her forehead. She had kissed Bray on the cheek, she wasn't exactly sure if she was taking things too slow or too fast. Other than hand kisses, forehead kisses, and now a kiss on the cheek, they haven't really been together that long, but in all of her other relationships, the guy would have already kissed her by now. Bray was being patient with her, he knew that she had been hurt and he wasn't rushing anything. What happened between Bray and Emily happened naturally, it felt real. Maybe Bray was waiting for Emily to decide when the right time was.

Emily started driving around two in the afternoon and arrived at the arena a few minutes before six thirty. Emily went to the medical room to set up her supplies, and then went to catering. There wasn't anyone around yet because there was a lot of food that was untouched. Usually none of the superstars showed up until about seven, this was not the case. While Emily wasn't looking, the very person she had been trying to avoid showed up behind her. Emily jumped, and her eyes widened in fear when she heard his voice.

"Excuse me nurse... Can I get some help please?"

She turned around and saw Seth standing there with a smirk on his face, he acted like he was hurt and put his hand on his heart.

"My heart's hurting... It seems like the girl I want doesn't want me."

"Leave me alone Seth. I don't want to see you, I don't want to talk to you."

"Aw... Come on Emily... That hurts. Are you still upset about the whole catching me with another woman thing?!"

"Just seeing you, hearing your voice, and just the thought of you upsets me."

"Oh... So you have been thinking about me. I knew you would. I knew you couldn't stay away, that's why we're here together."

"Because you're fucking obsessed with me."

"Ooh... Potty mouth... I like that on a woman."

"I knew you were here. I saw all of your supplies in the medical room."

There wasn't anyone around. Emily was walking away and ignoring him. Seth didn't like this and ran after her. Emily turned around and saw him running at her. She was going to run, but he was faster than her and grabbed her. He had a painful grip on her hand and he pushed her up against the nearest wall.

"Let me go!"

"Not a chance Emily... When we were together... Do you know how long I've waited to get you alone so that I could have my way with you?"

Emily was scared, but was more outraged than anything else.

"I swear if you don't let me go I'll..."

Emily was cut off when Seth forced a kiss on her. She tried to fight him, but he was stronger than her and pressed his body up against hers. He put a hand over her mouth, smirked at her and spoke to her again.

"Oh nurse Emily... Can you help me? I have a bit a problem... in my pants. Would you care to help me with that?"

Emily saw the sick grin on his face. She wanted to scream and run, but he had a hand over her mouth and started dragging her away, and to make matters worse, he was touching her somewhere inappropriate. Emily was struggling without much success of getting away. There was no one around, and catering wasn't far from the locker room, there were several different locker rooms in the arena, but Seth had one picked out just for him. He pulled Emily into the locker room and pushed her to the floor. He made sure the door was locked so that no one would come in. Not many people could hear what was going on inside the locker room, but Seth planned on keeping Emily quiet anyway. Emily got up off the floor and started hitting Seth in the back.

"You can't do this! Who do you think you are?!"

"I am Mr. Money in The Bank and Future WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. The question is... Who are you? You're a nobody... No one out in the audience knows your name. Even though the whole world hates me, they still believed me over you because I'm important, and you're not, that's why everyone believed me, and called you a slut. It's time to make that a reality."

Seth turned around and gripped Emily's hands tight and he pushed her up against the wall. Emily was really scared now and even started crying.

"Seth... Please... Let me go. You're hurting me."

Seth only ignored her cries to stop and started taking off his clothes.

"Seth No... Please don't do this! I'm sorry ok... I'm sorry for destroying your car Seth... Please... Don't do this!"

For a moment, it almost seemed like Seth had a change of heart until he started laughing at her.

"Why are you crying Emily? You said that you hated me out there last night, and we both know that's not true. You said that you loved me... And I get it... You were a bit jealous when you caught me with Ashley, but there's no need to be jealous, you've always been my girl. I don't understand why you're crying and upset."

"Because... I've moved on Seth. Bray... He cares about me, and I care about him."

"That's the thing... You care about each other, but do you love each other?"

"It... It's too soon to tell. We've only known each other for about a month."

"And yet, you were telling me that you loved me after only two weeks."

"That's because I didn't know that you were an abusive perv."

"Oh come on Emily... Don't talk like that, we both know that you still love me."

Seth planted another kiss on her lips as his hands explored her body. He lifted her shirt up over her head, and started kissing her neck. Emily would scream, and that was when Seth hit her and put his hand over her mouth as she started crying again.

"Quit fighting it Emily... We both want it... Hell... I've seen what women have posted on Twitter and Tumblr, most women would beg me to fuck their brains out... and here you are still trying to play hard to get. Normally I would love for women to scream and beg for me. As much as I would love to hear you screaming out my name and I love you over and over again... I can't let you do that. We don't exactly want to get caught now would we? How embarrassing would that be? Now... When I'm done with you... You're not going to cry, or scream, and especially not tell anyone about this. You're going to clean yourself up, put your clothes on, and go on your way. The way I see it... You have two choices... One, you could quit. Or two... Which I think would be better... You can never talk about this to anyone and continue working here like I know you want to do. Option two sounds better to me, maybe we can do this again some time. Anyway... Lets be quick... Let's have some fun."

Seth then laid her down on a bench, held her down so she couldn't move and stripped her of the rest of her clothes. He had a sick smirk on his face the whole time. Emily had tried to fight him off but he was stronger than her and finally, her body gave out and she couldn't fight him anymore. She had tried to scream, but Seth would kiss her to keep her quiet, hit her in the face, and even wrap his hand around her neck. Emily finally closed her eyes and cried silent tears as Seth had his way with her. It only lasted about five minutes, but to Emily, it seemed to last for an eternity. Seth felt very satisfied with himself when he was done with her her kept his hand over her mouth.

"This was fun... If you ever decide to show up for work again, we should do this again sometime."

Seth put his hand on her neck as she struggled for air.

"We're not telling anyone about this... Are we Emily?"

Emily couldn't say anything. She only shook her head no as she had tears in her eyes.

"Good girl... Now... Quit crying, clean yourself up, get dressed, and be on your way."

Emily did as he said as he got himself dressed, unlocked the locker room and winked at her with a smirk as he smacked her ass as she left. She was hurt and embarrassed again, but even worse than the night before. It was a good thing Emily was good at hiding her emotions, because more people were arriving as she walked out of catering and back to the medical room. She could stay, she would break down for sure. Instead of packing everything up like she normally would, she grabbed her keys and left the arena. She checked into a hotel, and once she got to her room, she crashed on the bed and let it all out. She cried as hard as she could, it was a good thing the walls were thick because her cries weren't exactly quiet. She got a text on her phone. It was from Dean.

"Where are you?" - Dean

Emily didn't reply and Dean was getting worried because usually Emily would reply to a text after about a minute. Bray went into the medical room when he showed up, he expected Emily to be there, but like Dean, he didn't know what happened.

"What are you doing here Dean?"

"I came in here to check up on Emily. She didn't reply to my text, and that's not like her. Her stuff is here, but I can't find her anywhere. You might want to try calling her."

Bray decided to do that, but was also worried when Emily didn't answer her phone. Emily saw that Bray called, but couldn't find the strength within herself to answer the phone. She didn't feel like talking to anyone, and she wouldn't talk about what happened, Seth could find her and do it again, or even kill her if he found out that she told someone what he did. Emily just stayed in her room and cried into her pillow feeling helpless. Now Dean and Bray were both concerned.

"She didn't answer her phone Dean."

"I know... That's not like her. We need to go look for her."

Dean and Bray both split up to go look for her. Emily and Seth thought that no one knew what happened because it happened in the lockers room. Normally Seth knew the places where there were security cameras were, but this time, he didn't think to check the locker room, and the hallway by catering. Even though Emily didn't say anything to anyone about what happened, someone did know what happened and wasn't going to let Seth get away with it. Emily felt helpless like she couldn't really tell anyone what happened. She may never go back to work... Not with Seth there. She didn't want to talk to anyone about it, especially not Bray... even though Seth attacked her, she felt like it was her fault, she felt like she had betrayed him. She decided to turn her phone off and just cry until she fell asleep. Seth was not going to get away with what he did. The security camera had audio and video of everything that happened. Most people wouldn't want a camera in the locker room because it was an invasion of privacy, but it was actually a good thing that there was this time. This was put together with the video from the hallway by catering. The head of security showed it to Stephanie and Triple H. The security guard even called the police in that area. Stephanie and Triple H called Seth into their office. Seth was definitely going to pay for what he did.

(To be continued. That was a rough chapter. If anyone is reading, I hope this rough chapter didn't scare anyone away.)

 

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This chapter will also be graphic... Self harm.

Sister of The Shield

Chapter Twenty Seven

Emily had her phone turned off, she just couldn't bring herself to talk to anyone about what happened. No one would really understand, and she didn't think she could do it without breaking down into tears. Emily had made it to a hotel room and crashed on the bed. She was hurting physically, mentally, and emotionally. Even though she was alone in her hotel room and what happened was already over, it just kept playing over and over again in her mind. She had been crying for so long that her eyes were burning and red. When she was crying, she let out a few screams. She was still scared and shaking, she just wanted to forget about what happened, she wanted to forget ever meeting Seth Rollins, she just wanted the pain to go away. Emily never thought she would sink so low to this point, but she thought that if she felt a different kind of pain, it would stop her from feeling the pain she was constantly feeling. A part of her wished that she was dead. Emily left all of her medical supplies at the arena, but she did have a set of keys that were somewhat sharp. She took them in her hands and went into the bathroom. She looked at her reflection in a mirror, she looked terrible. She had bruises around her neck from Seth's hand, a black eye, and newly forming bruises on her face. Parts of her clothes were torn because of Seth, her hair was a mess, and her eyes were red and burning from crying so much. Her body was physically hurting everywhere and she was still physically shaking, and she couldn't stop crying.

She couldn't look at her reflection anymore, she slowly slid her back down the wall until she was sitting on the floor. Emily still had her keys in her hand, she had her knees pulled up against her chest and her arms tightly gripping her knees as she held her head down and cried. She couldn't find comfort in what she was doing. She then slowly held out her arm and had her keys in her other hand. She was crying and shaking, still unsure about if she wanted to do it. Finally, the pain was just too much for her and she pressed one of the keys hard into her skin. Nothing happened at first so she did it again. She then saw blood appear on her wrist. She didn't find this to be very helpful, so she ran the key across her wrist again. She felt the pain and let out a scream as more blood came out and dripped on the floor. She felt a great deal of pain leave her, like she was hurting because of what happened with Seth, but felt new pain from what she was doing. Emily was still upset and ran her keys on her other wrist cutting deep. She cried and screamed out in pain. She then looked at her hands as both of her wrists were heavily bleeding. She wasn't crying as much now, she felt herself bleeding more than she was crying. Emily was starting to feel dizzy from losing blood. She could have stopped her bleeding, but at this point, she didn't care if she lived or died. She finally closed her eyes and passed out from losing wasn't left laying long. A hotel maintenance attendent came into her room to do cleaning. When the cleaning lady got to the bathroom she freaked out and immediately called for help, an ambulance came and took her to a hospital.

Meanwhile back at the arena, Dean and Bray were still looking for Emily. Dean heard Triple H calling for Seth in the hallway. Dean went back around the corner and made sure that Seth didn't see him and he thought to himself.

"Of course... No one has seen Emily all night. I bet that Son of a Bitch Seth had something to do with it... Damn it! She won't answer her phone. Something had to have happened to her."

Dean was listening on the outside of The Authority's office. He was trying to listen to see if he could find anything out. On the inside of The Authority's office, Stephanie and Triple H were sitting behind a desk, there was a security guard there and Seth was standing in the room. Seth could see that Stephanie and Triple H did not look happy. The security guard had showed them the camera footage of Seth and Emily. Stephanie was the first one to speak. They decided that they would see if Seth would admit what he did before they showed him the video.

"Have a seat Seth."

Seth sat down confused.

"What's going on? I have a match that I need to warm up for."

Triple H cut him off.

"Don't talk Seth, just listen."

"What's going on?"

"We could ask you the same thing Seth. I think you know what's going on."

Triple H got up from his seat and started walking around Seth, making him feel uncomfortable.

"So lately Seth, for the last month or so, there has been a lot going on ever since your old girlfriend blew up your car. I could ask why, but I guess a better question would be... Why can't anyone find her? We need her for medical care. She is a very important part of WWE. Since you dated her, I was thinking maybe you would know where she is. Tell us Seth... Have you seen Emily today?"

Seth was feeling nervous, but answered the question.

"I saw her earlier, but I don't know where she is right now."

Everyone was quiet for a minute, how would they get Seth to say what he did? Triple H had an idea.

"Ok... So Emily was your girlfriend, what exactly... was going on when you saw her today?"

Seth had to be quick, he would say something, but not exactly what happened.

"I went to see her at catering. I was hoping that maybe she would get back together with me. For whatever reason...she's with Bray Wyatt now. I just wanted to talk to her and ask her, out of everyone she could be with, why Bray?"

"Cut the crap Seth! You know you did more than just talk to her."

"What? Did she..."

"She didn't tell us anything... The last bit of footage we have is her leaving the parking lot upset. This is your last chance Seth... A few weeks ago... You and Bray were fighting and Emily had to go to the hospital. Bray said it was because you attacked her. Was he right Seth? Did you attack Emily that night?"

Seth didn't say anything after this. Triple H then turned around and motioned for the security guard to play the video. No one could really look at the video as it played. There was audio and video of Seth dragging Emily away from catering and it showed everything that was said and everything that Seth did to her in the locker room. Seth looked to the ground avoiding anyone's gaze. Triple H started talking again.

"I don't think anything else needs to be said about what happened to Emily... You raped that girl Seth! You showed up when you thought no one would be around, you dragged her to the locker room, and you raped her Seth! People have been trying to contact her with no luck. You threatened her if she told anyone. As far as I'm concerned... Your days in WWE are numbered. There is no Seth Rollins, there never was! The police have been called Seth, you're going to jail for what you did to that girl."

Seth started to freak out and was going to run out of the room, but on the other side of the door, Dean heard everything and burst through the door and ran at Seth, knocking him to the ground and started beating the hell out of him.

"You Son of a Bitch! You Raped her?!"

Triple H was yelling at Dean.

"Ambrose get the Hell out of here!"

"He Raped her?! Oh my God! That's Roman's sister you Bastard! Roman's not here, but I'm going to fucking kill you Seth!"

"Security!"

More security came in and pulled Dean off of Seth. They also held Seth and made sure that he didn't get away. Seth now had a broken and bloody nose, a red mark around his eye that would later be a black eye, and a busted and bloody lip. As security was dragging Dean away, he was still yelling at Seth.

"You thought it was bad when you turned on The Shield! You haven't seen anything yet... You're done! You're a dead man Rollins! I swear I'll find you and fucking kill you!"

Later on the police showed up and arrested Seth. Dean was pissed off, he wouldn't be able to talk to anyone without going off at them. Dean texted Roman and told him what happened. WWE actually filmed Seth being arrested, but no one really knew why. When Dean finally calmed down, he went to look for Bray. When he found Bray, he called out to him.

"Bray!"

"Ambrose! Have you found or heard from Emily?!"

"I found out something... Seth! That Bastard fucking raped her!"

"What?! Where is she?"

"I don't know. I listened in on a meeting Seth had with The Authority. No one knows where she is, but there was a video... Seth fucking raped her before anyone got here. They said she left the arena."

"She's probably in the hospital. Rollins... I'll kill him! He's a dead man!"

"Yeah well the line starts behind me and Roman! The police arrested him and took him away. But believe me, I already got my hands on Seth."

Even though Bray was also pissed off, he was the calmer of the two. He took a breath to relax before he spoke again.

"Emily... She's hurting, and she's scared and alone. I don't have a match tonight... I'm going to see her."

Dean had to stay.

"Damn it! I have to stay all night. I'll have to see her once Raw is over."

Bray left the area and went to the nearest hospital. Once he got there he asked what room she was in. He was allowed to see her, but she was still recovering from the injuries she placed on herself. Her wrists were wrapped up, but Bray and Dean didn't know she had done that to herself. She was hooked up to an IV, and blood was being pumped into her arm. It broke his heart to see Emily like this, it brought tears to his eyes as he looked at her and thought to himself. He sat down in a chair next to the bed and took one of her hands into his.

"This is a cruel world... Full of evil. What did he do to you Emily?... He raped you... How could he do this to you? Abigail... She didn't make it, but Emily is still here... For the time being. I hope... I pray that Emily comes out of this alive. So much damage has been done. Some people are never the same after events like this. I promise you Emily, I will remain by your side for as long as I can. You will need all of the help and support you can get. I will do what I can... There are others that have been through what you have. I can't say that I know what you're going through because I don't, but you don't have to go through this alone. You are not alone Emily."

Bray sat there quietly as he held Emily's hand. Somehow she knew someone was there with her. She knew Bray's touch, gentle and sweet. She opened her eyes and saw him there with her. Bray looked at her once she opened her eyes, he could see so much pain in them, he could see that she had been crying. He would do anything to take her pain away. Emily looked into Bray's eyes, she could see that he felt guilty for what happened, and the empathy and sympathy he was feeling. It was like he understood how she was feeling. He had her hand in his and when she looked again into Bray's eyes, she realized that Bray had tears in his eyes. He gently kissed her hand. Emily wanted to talk to him, but her voice cracked as she spoke.

"Bray..."

"Shh... You don't have to tell me what happened. You're hurting and now is not a good time. I would normally want you to tell me what happened and how you are feeling, but you're hurting, you need time to heal. You're scared, and you're hurting. I can't say I know what you're going through and how you're feeling because I don't, but you're not alone, there are others that have been through what you have. There is hope... There are help and support groups, I'll do whatever I can to help Emily. I'll be there with you for every step of the way... I promise."

Emily wasn't exactly smiling, but she felt touched by his words and a few joyful tears fell as he gently held her hand and kissed it again. He also gently kissed her on her forehead and cheek.

"Rest now Emily, you need your rest."

Bray never left her side that night, he held her hand as she slept. Dean arrived as soon as Raw ended, but Roman had actually booked a flight and arrived not long after Dean did. He saw Bray and Dean in the same room as her. The last time Roman saw Bray, he beat the hell out of Bray because he thought he attacked Emily, when all along it was Seth. He didn't really know what to think about Bray being around Emily, or having Dean and Bray getting along in the same room. Emily was sleeping peacefully, and Roman made his presence known, but he spoke quietly so he wouldn't wake her.

"How is she?"

(To be continue. Roman is back... Dean, Bray, and Roman all in the same room? They were all there for the same reason. Review.)

 

[WWESpongefan]

Sister of The Shield

Chapter Twenty Eight

Emily didn't know how l, but she somehow fell was the first one there with her, they had talked briefly before Bray told her to get some rest. She had been through a traumatic event, so far to the point that she tried to take her own life, but no one knew about that. She fell asleep to the gentle and warm touch of Bray holding her hand. Later on Dean came in and Roman not long after that. Bray never really got along with Dean or Roman. The last time Bray and Roman were seen together, Roman had beat the hell out of him in a match, this was because Roman thought that Bray attacked Emily. Ever since Roman had been out because of his surgery, Dean had been watching over her. Roman also had been paying attention to everything that had been going on between Emily, Bray, and Seth. Every time he saw Emily on tv, Roman would notice how much more comfortable she seemed around Bray. Dean called Roman and told him what happened, and Roman got on a plane and arrived in Baltimore as soon as he could. He arrived at the hospital about an hour after Raw ended. Roman was glad that Seth was punished somehow, but a part of him wished that Seth hadn't of got fired and arrested, because he wanted to kick Seth's ass for what he did. Basically, everyone wanted to get their hands on Seth. Even though Dean and Roman didn't get along with Bray, they all agreed that Seth deserved to get his ass kicked, and here they were, together peacefully just for Emily. Roman saw a lot of thing on screen, but he still didn't know that Bray and Emily were together. He didn't exactly know what to think when he walked into the room and saw Bray holding Emily's hand. He looked at Bray, then at Dean before quietly speaking so that he wouldn't wake her.

"How is she?"

Bray looked at Emily and then at Roman before speaking.

"She's hurting... physically, mentally and emotionally, and she's scared. She woke up at one point when I got here, I didn't expect for her to feel like talking, she had been through a traumatic experience, her eyes were red from where she had been crying. I told her that she needed her rest, but we haven't heard from a doctor yet so I don't really know anything else."

A few minutes go by and a doctor comes in the room and started talking to them.

"Hello gentlemen, I have some information about Emily... We were first called to a hotel because she had cut her wrists and lost a lot of blood, but she was also raped. We will have to keep her here for a few days until she recovers, but we also need to keep her so that we can test her for pregnancy or any sexual diseases. Thanks to blood donors, we were able to save her. We were really lucky that we got to her when we did, if she would have stayed there a few more hours, she probably wouldn't have made it."

Dean was slightly confused.

"Wait... So, you're saying that she was raped, but she cut her own wrists?"

"Yes... A lot of times after something traumatic like this happens, sometimes this can lead patients into shock, and sometimes even depression. They do this to try to get rid of or lessen the pain, some have even tried taking their own lives."

The doctor left, all of the men looked at each other with shocked expressions on their faces. This wasn't just a physical problem, but also a mental and emotional problem. None of them were really there for her when she needed them, but Emily was hurting so bad that she tried to take her own life. She would need as much help and support as she could get. After traumatic experiences, some people just wish that they were dead instead of living through the pain and a memory that would haunt them for a lifetime. Bray understood more than anyone knew because his own sister had been raped, only she had been killed. Bray felt like he really needed to talk to Dean and Roman and this.

"Dean... Roman, could we talk?"

Dean was actually the one to answer.

"Sure... Why not?"

"Look, I know we haven't always got along, Roman still probably thinks that I attacked Emily... I've never hurt her, and I never will hurt her. A man does not place his hands on a woman."

Roman cut Bray off.

"I've been watching everything that has happened since my surgery."

"It hasn't been going on very long, but I'm going to be honest with you Roman, Emily and I started going out. We had our first date one day last week before she went to look for her dad and brother."

"I don't really know what to think about that... I never really pictured you as Emily's type, and we've never really got along. I thought Emily wasn't going to do this anymore, keeping her relationships a secret."

"Well... with everything that's been going on with Seth and her family, maybe she just forgot to tell you. I can't say that I can fully understand what Emily's been through, but I think we've all suffered pain and loss before."

"What are you saying Bray?"

"I told Emily this, but I've never told anyone else this. My finisher in WWE, Sister Abigail is actually named in memory of my real sister. Her story is kind of similar to Emily's... So, Abigail was keeping her relationship a secret from our parents, she was fourteen, and the guy she was dating was twenty one. She would sometimes come home late, but never later than ten at night... One day, her boyfriend picked her up early from school, she told me to tell our parents that she would be coming home late, but it wasn't to be... Once it got past eleven, we and the police searched for her overnight, and this was a time before cell phones. I heard a scream in the night. I mistook it for an animal. We searched all through the night, I was always told not to judge people, but there was just something about this guy that I didn't like. I should have trusted my instincts, our dogs started barking and I followed them. It was then that our worst fears had been realized. Abigail was dead... her body was pale and cold, blood and dirt all over her body, and her clothes were ripped from her...She was raped, and killed by a man who supposedly loved her. I should have been there for her... Then maybe she would be alive today... It was then that I learned, the world is a cruel, and evil place. When I found her, there were shadows coming from somewhere, I looked up and surely enough, there were buzzards circling above us."

It was then that Dean and Roman seemed to understand. Dean was the first to respond.

"So... You're really not crazy. There was reason all along why you said Follow the Buzzards."

Then Roman said what he wanted to say.

"Everyone... has really misjudged you. I'm sorry about your sister."

"I can't say I completely understand Emily's situation, but I'm just glad that she's still here."

Dean then continued talking.

"I guess... Bray and I have more in common than I thought. We've both lost our sisters... My sister, she kept having bad breakups and she would come to me every time. I would always ignore her, and I shouldn't have. I went out for a walk one night and I thought she was following me, but instead, she ran out into the road and committed suicide. I always blamed myself."

Roman started talking next.

"Emily was adopted, she had said that she always felt like she never belonged, but I've always loved her like she was my real sister. Now that she's found her real dad and brother, she may not want anything to do with me and my family."

They were trying to talk quietly, but they saw that Emily had started moving around. She heard voices and woke up. Bray was still there, but now Dean and Roman were there too. Emily smiled a little when she saw Dean and Roman.

"Dean, Roman."

They both made their way over to her and gave her a gentle hug. Roman spoke to her first.

"Hey Em... I'm so sorry about what's happened. None of this would have happened if I had been around to watch over you."

"It's not your fault Roman, I'm just glad that you're here... surprised to see you actually, I would have thought that you would still be at home recovering."

"I'm recovering fine, you know I don't like sitting around at home. Dean called me and told me what happened, and I got here as soon as I could. Seth is lucky that he was arrested, surgery or no surgery, I would have killed him."

Dean spoke up next.

"That makes two of us. I kind of got to beat his ass before security pulled me away and had him arrested."

Bray then walked up beside Dean

"Basically, we all want to get our hands on Seth... Seth is public enemy number one."

Dean laughed a little.

"How great would it be if we could all get our hands on Seth. Seth did get what he deserved, fired and arrested, but it's too bad we can't all kick his ass real good."

Emily was surprised that Dean, Roman and Bray were in the same room getting along, much less talking to each other.

"Woah... Hang on... When did you guys get all buddy buddy?"

Bray answered this.

"We were united because we have a common enemy, and we're all here for you Emily."

Roman spoke up next.

"Also... Even though, it's still a little weird to me, I guess I should at least try to get along with my sister's boyfriend."

"Sorry Roman... I really meant to tell you, but with everything that's been going on, I just forgot."

"It's fine. So, you met your real dad and brother, tell me about that."

"It was amazing Roman. I wasn't sure if he would believe me when I told him that I was his daughter, but I looked a lot like my mom and it didn't take much convincing. We were all so happy... a few tears were shed by everyone. My brother Matthew is actually a cop, but they live in Atlanta, and can only arrest people in the city of Atlanta. So... you said Seth was arrested and fired."

Bray nodded his head and answered.

"Yes, but if you ask me, he deserves all of that and more."

Dean actually had a smirk on his face.

"Oh, believe me, Seth will get what's coming to him."

Everyone looked at Dean with confused looks.

Meanwhile in a jail cell, Seth was fighting for his life, there were three large thugs in the same cell as him. They targeted Seth because Seth was smaller and they thought that Seth's two toned hair made him look feminine. One of the guards came in the cell and took Seth out of it only to bring him to a room by himself. This usually happened when someone wants to find out information, but there was obvious evidence against Seth, so he wasn't sure why he was sitting there. He had handcuffs on his hands and he saw what looked like a mirror, instead, it was one of those see through windows that you see in crime shows. There were people looking in at him, but he couldn't see outside. Later on, a man walked in and sat across from Seth.

"So... You're Seth Rollins, so you were this big shot WWE superstar that everyone was talking about. From what I heard... You were on your way to becoming a future champion, and yet... Here you are in this prison. Life can change faster than you think... One minute you're on top of the world, and then, the next thing you know, you're in jail for years, maybe even for the rest of your life. I'm sorry... I forgot to introduce myself... My name is Matthew Thomas. You may not know me, but I think you know the name... I think you're very familiar with my sister Emily."

Seth face turned pale. Matthew got up and started walking around Seth.

"You're Emily's biological brother?"

"I am, and unfortunately for you... I'm a cop."

Matthew then pushed Seth's head forward and down with force until Seth's head hit the table.

"Ow... Damn it! Take it easy!... I already got jumped by three guys that were in the same cell as me."

"Hell no!... You think I'm going to take it easy?! You didn't take it easy with my sister did you?! No... You raped her! You Son of a Bitch! You deserve everything that's happened. A friend of hers... Dean Ambrose texted me and told me what happened. I should be with her, but I wanted to see the Son of a Bitch that raped her! If it were up to me, your ass would either rot in prison or go through the death penalty. Right now... Emily is in the hospital recovering from what you'be done to her. There will be a court case when Emily heals, and we will see what a judge and jury decides. As of right now... I think those guys in your cell can do a lot more to you than what I can.

Back at the hospital, Dean had explained that he had told Matthew what happened. Matthew told him that he would deal with Seth. Emily was surprised at this.

"Matthew knows what happened?"

"Yeah... I thought, he's a cop, why not let him deal with Seth since we can't? One thing I know about Seth is, he can't handle street fights, I'm sure they put him in a cell with a bunch of thugs. I grew up in street fights, in and out of jail, I could handle the thugs, but Seth... he doesn't stand a chance."

Talking about Seth only seemed to upset Emily.

"Can we... Please stop talking about Seth? I don't want to see him, hear him, talk about him or even think about him."

Roman spoke up next.

"Sorry. I know you're upset about that. What I can't believe is that you cut your wrists and try to take your life."

"I just couldn't stand it. The pain I was feeling, and still feeling, it just won't go away. I was just so scared, I just wanted it all to end."

Now it was Bray's turn to come up to Emily. He gently grabbed her hand as he spoke to her.

"Listen Emily... I know this is a difficult time for you, but you mean too much to all of us, and your family to take your life. Seth is in jail now, and he is finally being punished for everything he's done to you, he will never hurt you again Emily. Other people have been through what you have, and they've made it through with the help and support of people that care about them. It is a slow healing process, somethings can never be healed, but you're not alone Emily. Even though Dean, Roman, and I haven't always got along, were here for you."

Now Roman spoke.

"You've said that you always felt like you never belonged. We've always seen you as family."

"I know, and I appreciate all that you and your family has done for me. I just wanted answers. I always felt like my parents had deserted me. My biological dad never even knew that I existed. When I finally met him and saw Matthew again, I couldn't help, but cry seeing them for the first time."

"So... You've met your real family now..."

"Yes, but that doesn't mean that I don't want anything to do with you and your family anymore, you and your family are all I know. I do want to see my real family more now. Matthew is twenty nine and my dad is fifty, they won't be around forever, and I can't really make up for the years lost. Maybe... If it's not too weird, we could blend our families. I want you and you family, and my family in my life."

"That wouldn't be weird at all. Whatever makes you happy. You have a right to see your real family."

Things in the room seemed to calm down. Everyone said what they wanted to say. It still amazed that Dean and Roman were getting along with Bray. Emily healed up pretty quick over the next few days and the marks on her arms seemed to quickly fade away but not completely. She would have small scars on her wrists to forever remind her of how low she had went. She tested negative for pregnancy and any sexual diseases and was released from the hospital. Roman returned home, he was healing faster than expected and would be able to return to the ring within the next month. Dean would call and text Emily to check up on her. The day that Emily was released from the hospital, Bray was the one to pick her up.

"It's good to see you up and moving again Emily."

"Yeah I know, I got tired of laying around in that bed."

"How are you feeling... Emotionally?"

"Better than a few days ago thanks to you, Dean, and Roman, but mentally... What happened I don't think will ever leave my mind. Then I went and cut my own wrists... I will have a scar to remind me of how low I had sunk, I don't ever want to go back down that road again."

"You won't have to Emily. I would imagine that you still need time to heal before returning to work."

"I can't Bray... I can't go back... It will just keep reminding me of what happened."

"I know you're scared Emily, but you're one of the best nurses that WWE has ever had, and that's not just me saying that. Those are the words from Triple H himself. You can't let fear control your life. You are so much stronger than you think Emily. Promise me something Emily... Promise me that you'll never go down that road again. Promise me... you will never try to take your life again."

Emily was quiet for a few seconds as she started into Bray's eyes and held his hand.

"I promise."

"Good. So... Will you be coming back to work?"

"I think I will... I like helping people and if I work, maybe... It will take my mind off of what happened."

A few days later Emily arrived at Raw. She had an older car and she was surprised that she got to Raw, her car had been acting up for weeks. Her first day back on the job, people were welcoming her back, she helped a few people after their matches. She was usually one of the last ones to leave. The parking lot was usually full everywhere they went. Her car, and six others were there. Emily had her stuff in the trunk, but was having a hard time getting her car to start. She was frustrated and wanted to scream.

"No... Come on! I need you to start!"

Emily was going to call a row truck for help when someone spoke and scared her.

"Need some help?"

Emily jumped and almost dropped her phone.

"Oh... Bray it's you. You scared me a little. Do you think you can help me with my car? It's not wanting to start."

"I'll see what I can do."

Bray lifted the hood and looked at her engine.

"Try to start it again."

Emily say inside her car, turned the key, but nothing happened.

"Nothing happened Bray."

"Hang on... I'll bring my car over here and see if I can jump it off with the jumper cables."

Bray left only for a moment to bring his car over to Emily's, he hooked up the cables between their two cars and had Emily try to start her car again. It still would not start. Emily had an older car, and her battery was completely dead, and that wasn't the only problem, her light cords had a shirt in them and her roof leaked really bad when it rained. Dean was already gone for the night and she didn't want to call and bother him.

"I guess I can call a tow truck and see if someone else can fix it. They'll probably keep it over night. I can go to a hotel for the night and pay someone tomorrow. Then I'll have to hurry and get on the road for Smackdown."

"You know Emily, it's not too much trouble, you can ride along with me if you want to. We can travel together, and we'll be able to see each other and talk more."

Emily kind of liked the sound of that.

"I don't know... It wouldn't be a burden to you would it?"

"Of course not. You are not a burden to my Emily, you're my girlfriend and I just want to help."

Emily smiled at this, gave Bray a hug and even a kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you Bray, you're a life saver."

Emily grabbed her stuff from her trunk and walked over to Bray. He smiled and took her suitcase and medical bag and placed it in the back of his trunk. He then opened the passenger side door of his car open for Emily. Emily smiled at him as he got in the car. Soon they drove off leaving Emily's car there alone and forgotten. Emily wished that soon her memory of Seth would be forgotten. She chose not to think about Seth at all, and Bray wanted to do something special for Emily to take her mind off of Seth. Smackdown would be in New Orleans. Bray grew up in places between Florida and Louisiana, Bray was close to home. Emily was currently calm and happy, but tired after her first day of returning to work. Emily was happy that she was traveling with Bray, maybe this would bring them even closer. Bray could drive with one hand, Emily had fallen asleep not long after being on the road. Bray didn't want to wake her, but he drove with one hand and with his other hand, he held her hand and kissed it seeing her sleeping peacefully.

(To be continued. I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter. Thanks for reading. Review.)

 

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Sister of The Shield

Chapter Twenty Nine

Emily woke up to the morning sunrise shining in on her, she opened her eyes and looked around, freaking out a little. She found herself in a car, and didn't know where she was. She found out that she was at a gas station, she didn't remember where she was or how she got there. She got out of the car and went into the gas station store. The smell of coffee and different foods made her stomach growl. She then saw Bray coming around a corner and then she remembered. She was having car trouble and Bray was letting her travel with him. He looked at her and smiled.

"Oh good you're awake. I was about to check on you. I thought now would be a good time to have a bathroom break, fill up on gas, and get something to eat."

Emily's stomach growled again and Bray laughed.

"Sounds like you're hungry Emily. Don't worry, we'll take care of that."

Emily smiled at this.

"Ok, right now, I need to make a quick trip to the ladies room."

"That's fine, take your time."

Emily went to the ladies room, and looked at her reflection in the mirror, she had a change of clothes in Bray's car. She didn't usually wear a lot of makeup, but she had been feeling bad about herself and how she looked as of late. She didn't have any makeup on, and her hair was a mess. She used her hands to make her hair look as good as she could. She washed her face to wake up and to remove her makeup from the day before. Emily left the bathroom and walked over to the breakfast counter next to Bray. He had already filled up his car with gas, and now he paid for their breakfast. He ordered a ham, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich with a coffee, and Emily ordered a bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich with a orange juice. They got back in the car and got back on the road again. They were still three hours away from New Orleans, Bray wanted to talk to her to see what was on her mind.

"So Emily, is there anything you want to talk about? We've got plenty of time."

"I don't know... I feel so bad about this Bray. It seems like you someone else is always having to help me with something. I've been feeling very self conscious lately. I still have my clothes packed, along with my makeup and hair brush. I did my best to make myself look good, but I just don't feel very... confident about my appearance today."

Bray shook his head. Seth must have done more damage than he thought. He reached for her hand.

"Emily... you seem to forget who you're with and who you're talking to. I'm the kind of guy that doesn't care about the rules of society... It's society that tells you what you should look like. It's society that tells you what you should wear, and it's society that tells you that you should wear makeup. All of that doesn't matter to me. There was a time, long ago that men would marry women because they thought a woman was beautiful, and this was a time before makeup even existed. I happen to think that you're beautiful without makeup, even more beautiful if you ask me, because this... this is the real you. Just so you know, there is nothing wrong with asking for help, everyone needs help sometimes."

Emily agreed with this, once again, Bray always seemed to know exactly what to say. Emily still had what happened in her mind.

"Do you think... Do you think it will ever go away? I can't get what happened out of my mind... It just keeps coming back. Seth may be gone physically, but he's still here mentally."

"This only happened about a week ago, it's still going to be on your mind. Sometimes, things like this never leave your mind, but I will do whatever I can to help."

They arrived in New Orleans. Emily loved the city of New Orleans, but never had time to enjoy what was around her because she was always on the go. She was always this get where you're going and get your work done and move on kind of person. Bray always got where he needed to be and did what he needed to do, but he was more of a go with the flow kind of guy. Even though he was always on the go, things were less stressful for Bray, he could take in his surroundings and enjoy life. Bray hoped that he could help hEmily move on from what happened and teach her how to slow down, take in her surroundings, and enjoy life. He had something special planned out for her for the day before the Smackdown taping.

"So Emily, I wanted to show you where I live. It's not far from New Orleans. I'm in and out of Louisiana and Florida. Here in Louisiana, I live in Lafayette, in Florida, I live in Brooksville. The land here and in Florida is very similar. As of right now, there is a carnival in town, we could go there and have some fun before we need to leave for Smackdown. You know... Rides, games, music, food, and all kinds of good stuff. I was hoping we could go on another date, if you're feeling up for it that is."

Emily smiled at him and gave him an answer.

"I would love to Bray, sounds like fun."

For the next five hours or so, Bray and Emily enjoyed each other's company at the carnival. Bray convinced Emily to try alligator meat.

"It's really not that bad Bray."

"See, I told you that you would like it. What do you want to do now?"

"We still have a few tickets left. We can ride the roller coaster and farris wheel again."

They wait in line very long for the roller coaster. As they went down the first hill, Emily felt the adrenaline rush, screamed in excitement and held onto Bray for the entire ride. Bray didn't mind this, the same thing happened on the farris wheel, only things were calmer, more romantic, and Emily wasn't holding onto Bray for dear life. Bray had his arm wrapped around Emily, she smiled and laid her head on his shoulder. The farris wheel stopped at the top and they could see the whole carnival and the land in the distance. Emily sighed and smiled happily.

"It's amazing up here. I've been with WWE for a few years now, and I've got to travel the world, but never really get to experience it."

"You see Emily, sometimes you gotta just take it easy, go with the flow, take in your surroundings and enjoy life."

Once the ride was over, they got off the farris wheel and started walking around. They started hearing music and they saw people dancing. The music was happy, and upbeat.

"I've always wanted to explore New Orleans. This is my favorite part. Can we go dance Bray?"

"I don't know... I'm not really a dancer."

"Aw... Come on, please?"

Emily had a smile on her face as she looked back at the band playing a jazz tune.

"Ok... But I can't promise you that you'll like my dancing skills."

Emily smiled, and grabbed Bray's hand as she ran with him towards the music. Bray wasn't really used to dancing, Emily just kind of went with the music. She laughed a little as she watched Bray. Bray knew that he couldn't dance, but Emily was laughing and smiling, he had hoped that with everything they were doing that Emily would forget about Seth. Hearing her laugh and seeing the smile on her face, Bray would do anything to make her happy. Once they were done dancing Bray and Emily walked along until they saw a boat ride that rode around the swamps. Bray had been on a swamp tour before, but thought that maybe Emily would be interested.

"A boat ride Bray?"

"Not just a boat ride, a swamp tour. Do you want to go?"

"Sure, we've still got time."

As they were enjoying the ride, Bray started talking to her again.

"You know Emily, the tour doesn't really go that far, but if you continue following the swamp, at the end of it, you'll end up in Lafayette, right behind my house."

"Really?"

"Yes, but it is a bit of a journey from here. I've wrestled with alligators before, but sometimes when I have a lot on my mind, I'll just sit at the edge of the swamp and see what I can catch."

"Interesting... Do you live off of the land?"

"For the most part. Not everyone will agree, but I think that the swamp lands are beautiful, you feel close to nature."

"I've always lived in the city, but have always wanted to know what it was like to live out in the countryside. It seems... very peaceful, I can see why you would call this place your home."

Emily thought about what it would be like to live here. Emily would love to live here, it seemed like a place that was stress free. Once they got back to the carnival, it was almost time to go. The one thing they haven't done was play a few games. Emily was eying the ring toss game. There were several prizes that could be won, but Emily had her eyes and her heart set on winning a small, brown, fuzzy teddy bear.

"Aw... How cute. Do we still have time before we have to go?"

"Maybe five or ten minutes left."

"Do you think we have enough time to play a quick game of ring toss?"

"Sure, we can play."

The rule of the game was to get three rings around a wood peg.

Emily was given five rings, the game was three dollars. There was lots of excited screams going on around her, and music, Emily did her best to tune in out and focus on the rings. Emily had played a game like this before when she was younger, but never won a prize. She was determined to win, she missed on her first throw, she made it on her second throw. She got a little excited and missed the third throw, she made it on her fourth throw. If she made one more, she would win a prize. She was focused, but right as she threw the last ring, a kid somewhere behind her screamed and scared her making her mess up on her throw. The ring hit the top of the peg, but didn't go around the peg. She had made two, but not three. She was about to walk away disappointed until Bray said something.

"You know what, let me have a go at it."

Bray paid the man five dollars to play. Bray missed his first two shots, but made the last three. Bray knew that Emily had her eyes on a teddy bear, so that was the prize he picked out for her. He smiled at her and watched her eyes light up and the smile appear on her face as he handed her the teddy bear.

"Your teddy bear Ma'am."

Emily smiled as she took it into her arms.

"Thank you... Look how cute it is. It's so small and fuzzy... Almost as fuzzy as your beard Bray."

They both laugh at this and made their way to Bray's car. Bray opened the door for Emily and then got in on the driver's side.

"So what did you think of the carnival?"

"It was amazing Bray. It was the most fun I've had in a long time."

"Well good. I'm glad you enjoyed it."

Bray was putting his seatbelt on and was getting ready to drive until Emily got his attention again.

"Bray?..."

"Yes Emily?"

Bray looked over at Emily, she seemed a bit nervous. She wasn't exactly sure if she should do this, but her heart was going faster than her head. She then smiled at Bray and then slowly moved towards him and kissed him on the lips. This was really their first kiss and his beard was tickling her lips. Bray was surprised, but slowly kissed her back. It was a quick, sweet, and gentle kiss. Once it was over, Emily was blushing, but she spoke again.

"Thank you so much for today Bray. I really had a lot of fun with you today. Today is a day that I will never forget."

"You're welcome Emily. I'm glad we got to spend this time together."

Bray held Emily's hand as he drove and would look over at her every now and then. Emily was looking at the teddy bear, and then at Bray.

"You know what Bray?... Everyone else thinks of you as a monster, they see you as The New Face of Fear, but really... You're like a big cuddly teddy bear yourself."

Bray laughed at this.

"You make it sound like I'm a big softie."

Emily laughed at this.

"You are... To me. But every teddy bear has a role to play for little kids. The teddy bear would scare away the monsters and protect the kids as they slept, but they would also be someone to love and talk to. I think every little kid grows up with a teddy bear as their best friend, little kids love their teddy bears, and you would think that the teddy bears would love them."

"I like your thinking Emily... A teddy bear is cute and cuddly, but also protective."

Emily laughed.

"That's what you are... A protective, but very cuddly teddy bear."

Bray laughed at this.

"You are something else Emily."

This day of fun was exactly what Emily needed to take her mind off of Seth, and she enjoyed her time with Bray. She knew that this was only the beginning of things between her and Bray, and knew that this would be a day that she would never forget.

(To be continued. Thanks for reading. Review.)