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The Family of Destruction- Roses Bloom.

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It was a rough night in the valley and the michaels? They were preparing for war.

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Leon leans against the old cabinet as he looks at the weapons infront of him. "A bit overkill no? All because lee had one bad dream?" Cassie asks causing the blonde to glare at her. "Cassie.." Shawn warns as he watches taker shape a cross out of wood, watches as it starts to burn his hands. "Im just saying, if its that dangerous, why isn't John with us?" Cassie asks. "Because John is far away and safe. I also have an eye on him at all times." Taker mutters. "Oh, so John's living it up with pizza and young adult life and I'm stuck here, trapped in my own house preparing for whatever evil to come knocking the door down? Can't wait to tell everyone this at storytime tomorrow" cassie mutters.

It's takers turn to glare at the young girl. She frowns and looks down, crossing her arms tightly. Leon pauses as the floors begin to creak. He's the closest to the door, he did it on purpose. He slowly glances at taker who can also hear it, takers jaw is set and his eyes are locked onto the door. No thing can get past that door without permission. Taker would know, shawn has done it to him plenty. Leon would also know. "I want you two to stay in here and do not let anyone in. No matter what, even if you think its us." Taker whispers. Shawn nods. Cassie just holds her thumb up.

Leon pulls himself up, knife loosely hanging from his hand. Taker hands the cross to shawn. "Im serious..this isnt a drill" Taker mutters, kissing shawn softly. "I know" Shawn nods. Cassie jumps as something screeches and runs past the office door. "Daddy?" She gasps, moving towards her brother, who's the closet for safety. Leon wraps his arm around her shoulders, squeezing her. Taker glances at her. "Youll be safe here with papa, he won't let any harm come to you" Taker tells her. Cassie glances up at her big brother, it unsettles her the slightly look of fear on his face.

"Come here baby" Shawn whispers. Cassie hugs Leon one last time before rushing to shawns arms. Taker moves towards Leon, wrapping his hand around Leon's biceps. "You know the rules" he whispers. Leon nods. "Let nothing in" Taker tells him. Leon smirks.

Taker already knew it was the end. The moment the house got infected, shawn would be infect, the kids...Charlie... they would all be traumatised by death, the afterlife. And that kills him inside.

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Leon keeps the knife close to his body. Anything that wants to hunt his family down would have a hell of a fight on its hands. Leon couldn't help but think about John...was he truly safe from all this? He knows the bond that was created between them all. Taker, Leon, cassie, John. It led to long nights and tears.

Leon jerks forward as something runs past him, knocking his back. He can suddenly feel his heart and its racing fast. It causes his breathing to pick up as he slowly turns. He doesn't like what he sees. Not at all.

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Taker can sense the evil. He doesn't need to see it. And what he feels isn't good. He should of given Leon more warnings because something fucked up was in this house and it wasn't here to be friends.

A familiar hum stops him in his tracks. He looks towards the upstairs study, the study his family used anytime they wanted. It wasn't off limits like his office. He swallows any nerves as he slowly makes his way to the ajar door. He adjusts his grip on the cross, ignoring the burn in his hand. Shawn wasn't happy when Taker dug out his old cross and turned it into a weapon, but right now? Taker couldn't care. It was going to protect his family.

He brings his free hand out, closing it around the door knob and pulling it open. His body freezes as the humming gets louder.

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Leon steps back, his back hitting the hard door behind him. "My baby boy" a voice hums but the mouth he's staring at doesn't move. Leon feels his throat tighten as the head tilts at him, the long curly ginger hair flowing in the air. Leon shakes his head slightly, hand reaching back to grab the doorknob. The doorknob to the first room they are never to enter. The basement.

But as the jaw on the figure extends and sudden fear takes over Leon and he's pulling open the door and rushing down the stairs.

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John jerks upwards, chest heaving. "Leon's in the basement" he gasps out. Randy, who was rudely awoken by his roomates sudden alertness, glances over at him confused. "What?" He mumbles out, rubbing his eyes. John hunches forward slightly, clutching at his chest. "Cena? Jesus, John are you good?" Randy asks suddenly sensing the atmosphere change. He's quick to move to John's bed as the man starts choking.

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Shawn jerks forward, clawing at his throat. Cassie holds her throat at the sudden tightness, her eyes immediately shooting towards the door.

The choking sensation is short but still, the fear rushes through them both. Shawn quickly pulls cassie close, checking her throat. "Are you okay?" Shawn asks. "What was that?" Cassie asks. "I don't know baby, but are you okay?" Shawn asks again. "Yes papa" she nods. Shawn pulls her into a hug and can't help but fear that something has happened to Leon or taker.

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Taker doesn't know if the choking sensation is because of whats staring back at him or the fact he feels the basement door opening. The huming doesn't stop though, even when he gains his breath back.

Taker feels a sudden sadness as the figure stands up. This isnt right. This isnt fair. He feels like a teenager all over again.

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Leon doesn't hesitate to run down the stairs and down the hall. It's dark and cold and as he reaches the main room, the footsteps stop as his hand touches the door. He can't see the door in the dark but he can feel it. It feels like those stupid doors from cassies fairytales. You know, the big curved doors with the animal face and knocker?

As Leon feels the door he can feel pain and anger radiating off the door. Evil. Darkness. It overwhelms him, makes him feel sick.

"Open it. Let us in" the voice whispers against his ear. Leon pauses before slowly pulling his hand back from the door. He takes a step back from the door into immediate coldness. He looks back at the hallway just as the main door slams shut, leaving him in complete darkness.

He lets out a shakey breathe as he turns back towards the dark door.

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John straightens up, his eyes connecting with Randy's in the shitty hotel light. "Jesus man, are you okay? Do I need to call someone? Vince? Hunter?" Randy asks. "Leon's in trouble." John whispers. "L..Leon?" Randy asks confused. "I ne...I..." John holds his head in pain. Randy jerks forward and John falls as if he's been asleep the whole time.

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Shawn watches as Charlie growls and huffs at the door. He feels useless but he knows, he knows he can't leave this room. Even as that feeling in his gut was growing violent. His children were in danger and he couldn't protect them.

The he suddenly feels cold.

Children?

Not child. Not just Leon.

John.

John was in danger?

Shawn let's out a shakey breathe as he holds cassie closer.

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"Dad?" Taker asks quietly as the figure looks at him. The demon who has stolen his father's face just continues humming. Taker loved his parents his did, but he absolutely hated his father humming. It wasn't comforting. It was annoying and cold and he only ever did it to either annoy Taker or to let Taker know he's pissed at him.

He always knew his parents were haunting the house...but what he's looking at..it isn't his father. He's seen his father, Leon has seen him more, he doesn't look like this.

His skin is burnt, his hair is burned off, his clothes..his eyelashes...taker could almost laugh. He looks like a villain from Leon's stupid comics, half burnt...whatever his stupid name was.

The smell of smoke fills takers nose. He feels sick suddenly. It doesn't help he can sense cassie and he can sense Shawn. And boy Shawn is filled with so much worry and fear. But taker cannot sense Leon or John. And that? That makes him feel so damn sick.

His boys are in danger and as the office door slams shut behind him, he understands he has no way of protecting them. And that makes him feel sick.

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Taker props himself up under the tree. "Morning sleepy beauty" Shawn smiles. Taker looks at shawn, he's sat up against the tree, his knees bent and a sketch book rested neatly against them. "It was a good nap" taker yawns looking over at the kids. He can't help but smile as John picks Leon up and pretends to tombstone him. The way giggles burst from both Leon and cassies mouths. "Its nice like this" shawn states. "Hmm?" Taker asks glancing at him. "You know, the peace of them all getting along. It's nice." Shawn tells him. "I nice knowing they are all safe." Taker states. Shawn looks at him and smiles, running his hand through takers short hair. "And that's all because of you...you've really changed mine and John's life and I don't know if I can ever truly pay you back for that" Shawn states. "You did that by agreeing to marry me..by letting me become apart of John's family...another father to him. By giving me two beautiful children." Taker murmurs before leaning up and kissing the blonde.

"Ew!" Is all they hear before three hyper children jump on them. Taker is quick, and shawn is forever grateful, to move shawns sketchbook to safety. "What do you mean ew?" Taker asks. Shawn smiles at the playful tone. "You know what we mean" John smirks. "Oh yeah?" Taker smirks. Before the kids know it they are being chased by the big bad undertaker with a mix of deep growls and roars and high pitch screams and giggles.

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Leon runs back down the hall from the old staircase, the big shadow chasing him. This time, he doesn't hesitate to go straight through the evil door in the basement, letting it slam shut behind him.

Everything is quiet. The only real sound is Leon's intense breathing. He stops as he realises the lights are already on. The room looks like a library office type thing. He takes a step towards a center piece and listens to the ground crackle under his feet. He ignores it, moving towards it. He stops infront of the stone pillar. Frowning at the knife on a stand. It has a bone like handle...Leon wants to name it a skeleton blade. He brings a hand up to touch the glass casing and can't help but gasp as a bad feeling rushes through his arm. He jerks back and frowns at it. That isn't okay. That isn't right.

Leon turns to his right and jumps. The long, firey wavy red hair only brings him a second of comfort before the overwhelming smell of smoke fills his nostrils. He gags and brings both hands up to his mouth and nose. Even in her dead...burned like state...Athena looked as beautiful as the pictures. And it pained Leon but he can really see cassie in her.

Leon begins to shake his head as she reaches out for her, he moves back. He knows that despite this looking like his grandmother, it isn't. He's met his grandmother and this was not her. And he just didn't know how to feel about that.

The small boy in him was begging and crying for his daddy real bad right now.

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John grumbles as he opens his eyes to be met by not just randy but batista. "Dave? Randy?" John groans sitting up. "Yeah, kid called me in a panic..thought you were experiencing some sort of...seizure or something" dave states sitting on the edge of Randy's bed. "No I..." John pauses and looks around. "Taker and Leon.. I need to call them.." John whispers. "John...its really late..like nearly 3am...they won't be awake." Randy tells him. "No..no Leon's awake. I can..I ca.." John trails off and looks at the alarm. "John?" Dave asks quietly. "I can feel him" John whispers clenching the base of his neck as it tightens slightly.

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John watches as Leon lays on his stomach, drawing something on the page of one of shawns notebooks. "Whatcha doin?" Cassie asks plopping down next to him. "Watching lee" John answers. "Why?" Cassie asks looking over at Leon. "He feels sad." John states. "How do you know?" Cassie asks. "I..its weird...its like I can feel it when I look at him. Its never happened before but right now? I can feel how he feels." John states. He looks at his baby sister. "Can you feel how I feel?" She asks. "No. But I don't need a magic ability to know you are a little bundle of joy" John teases. Cassie let's out a little giggle as she lays back. John smiles only for it to fade as he looks back at Leon to see a shadow looming over him.

Shawn looks down at his feet with a frown. His children shouldn't feel such intense emotion at such a young age. But, he knows he can't prevent it.

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Shawn glances at his phone. 3:00 am. John calling.

His hand shakes as he picks it up. "Hey baby...its early, whatcha doing up?" Shawn asks softly. Cassie yawns quietly as she glances up at him. "Leon's in danger papa." John states. "Leon and dad are in danger." John repeats. Shawns heart stops. "W-What?" Shawn whispers. "Papa I can feel if. I can feel Leon. He's in trouble, please" John sighs. Shawn gently moves cassie into the seat and moves towards the door. "Ill see what I can do John." Shawn mutters before hanging up.

He watches the door handle wiggle. "Papa?" Cassie asks quietly. His family is in danger and he's just hiding. He waits for the door handle to stop before grasping it tightly. "Papa, daddy said to stay here" cassie speaks up. "And you will do as so" Shawn mutters twisting the handle and pulling the door too. He's safe but the moment he steps out of that frame, he's fucked. He cannot remember the last time...

Shawn chuckles to himself. The last time he was this scared he was staring at a completely possessed version of his husband. And it scared the living daylights out of him.

Shawns eyes widen as he stares back at his lover. Its not his husband. Its his lover. A scarily evil version of a already evil man.

Takers hair is pitch black, skin pale, eyes pitch black, skin cracking and blood dried on his skin. "No" Shawn whispers as he smiles at him. He runs towards Shawn and cassie screams causing Shawn to slam the door shut, pressing his back against it. They won't let him leave. They want Leon and taker alone. "Cmon shawnie...play with me baby" the voice sings. "I have some friends for our dear little bug" it chuckles. "Dont listen to him cassie" Shawn growls, locking the door as his baby cries.

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Taker looks back at the door as cassies screams echo through the house. "Cassie" he gasps moving to the door. He jerks back as his father blocks it. "No no no..." his voice is wrecked from fire damage. Taker moves back. "Not my dad..my baby girl is in danger and you will not stop me from protecting my family" Taker growls, adjusting his grip on the cross. "Not again" he adds before charging.

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Leon's back hits the wall as athena floats infront of him, flames crackling off her. What catches him the most off guard are the roses starting to Bloom from the floor. The black roses begin to wrap around his legs and tightly. "Let us in..we won't harm you" one again..the voice isn't coming from athena. Leon feels his eyes start to water as the roses move higher. "We want to join you" the voice whispers. Leon shakes his head, pressing his hands tighter against his face, trying to erase the whimpers leaving his lips. "We want to help you" the voice states. "Save you" the thorns dig into his skin as the roses brush against his jaw.

"LET US IN!"

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John gasps for breathe, clawing at his throat. "Leon's in the basement, Leon's in the basement, Leon's in the basement, Leon's in the basement-" "John!" Randy snaps. "Im getting hunter. This...this isnt okay.." dave mutters rushing out. Randy doesn't know what to do, John keeps rocking and rambling about his baby brother being in a basement. He doesn't know how to help. What to do. What to say.

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Shawn and cassie stare in horror as the door handle shakes. "Papa" cassie cries. "Nothing can hurt us baby..nothing in here." Shawn whispers. He looks over at Charlie who's suddenly not barking. He looks back at the door as it opens. "D..daddy?" Cassie asks. "Its me baby...see?" Taker asks stepping over the door frame. Shawn doesn't hesitate to rush to taker and hug him. Cassie joins them. Taker drops the Cross, his skin burnt, but he hugs his family. "Somethings wrong" Shawn whispers. "Are you two okay?" Taker asks. "It was you daddy but scary" cassie whimpers. "Its okay now. Its gone. Whatever it is, it's gone" Taker promises her. "John can-" "I can't feel John Shawn. I can't feel John and I can't feel leon-" "Taker!" Shawn snaps pulling back. Taker looks at him. "John called. He said Leon's in danger. Where is Leon?" Shawn asks.

Taker looks at his office. Leon isn't here? He looks back into the house. The smell of smoke still strong despite the lack of fire. "Leon.." Taker whispers. He can't feel Leon. He can't sense him. "Leon" Taker looks towards the basement door. "No" he whispers as it hits him. His only must follow rule. And Leon's gone and broke it.

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Leon can't fight the tears streaming down his face. He can't breathe as the thorns dig into his neck, as his grandmother's burnt face gets too close. His hands are stuck against his face. He feels like the walls are closing in on him.

Which is when the door is kicked open. "Be gone demon!" Taker yells. Leon crumbles to the floor and sobs as the demon screeches and disappears, the roses going with it. Taker glances at the roses dying on the floor with immediate confusion before moving to Leon's side and pulling him into a hug. "We did it. It's over. It's over." Taker whispers. Leon clutches at him. "Everyone's safe now. We scared them off. You did it. You lasted the night." Taker doesn't hesitate to lift Leon and carry him out of the basement.

Taker explained to Leon that they couldn't stay with cassie and shawn. That he wishes they could but whatever was coming could and would get into the office if they were there. Taker wishes that wasn't the case as he carries his son to the others. "You did it" Taker whispers, examining the skin he can see.

"Thank you" shawn whispers as taker walks back in, shutting the door. "Its hunter. John was freaking out...kept saying something about Leon being in the basement." Shswn explains as he lowers his phone. "Is he okay now?" Taker asks spotting cassie asleep in the chair. That's when he hears Leon snoring softly. "I could hear him. He kept chanting it until I saw you leave the basement...then he fell asleep." Shawn states as taker lowers Leon onto the sofa. Taker sighs and sits on the floor, leaning against it as shawn carries cassie to the sofa, laying her behind her brothers legs before joining taker. "Ill..I'll look into it tomorrow.." Taker whispers holding shawn close.

"What did you see with him?" Shawn asks quietly pulling the first aid kit over and opening takers hand. "My mother...and roses...a lot of damn roses." Taker whispers. Shawn looks at him confused. "I've never seen it before shawn. It actually has me..scared." he admits. "I know and that's okay" Shawn mutters.

"It'll all be okay.."

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NOTES

Can I just say I started this a night or two ago and it's currently 2am at the time I'm finishing this.

I'm not going to lie, it's messy and probably doesn't make sense but it's Canon and well I've only wrote it because my nightmares have been coming back and well it's fuckin kicking my insomnia back into action like a bitch.

I've yet to have this happen since I started posting my works so now that it's something I do I thought I'd write something I could post.

This fic title was originally supposed to belong to a fic about drew, Leon and taker. But that changed.

I like to write horror when I can't sleep. Which doesn't help the fact I can't sleep because I watch horror as I write horror. Or thrillers whatever you call it.

So yeah. Have some sleepy, quite literally sleepy, sleepy achilles issue writing.

My first every suffering so I write fic that i planned on posting. Trust me my drafts on other apps like notepad and wattpad are full to the brink of these kinds of writing.

They do get fucked up which is why I never planned on posting any of them. They also go from wrestling to marvel to crime show fandoms. Not very consistent.

Anyways peace and love.

Sleepy will try get some sleep now that this is done.

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