The second I pulled the trigger, time just started to move really slow. Then there was darkness, I was dead surely I had to be. I saw a bright light, it was small but as I moved closer it grew larger. Surely this was heaven, I mean what else could it have been? I reached out for it and felt it consume me. I closed my eyes because of how bright it was but when I opened them I realized what happened. I wasn't dead, in fact when I opened my eyes I found myself in a hospital bed. I looked around and saw that the room was empty. I went to sit up but I felt a sharp throb in my shoulder and when I looked over I saw stitches in it. I looked over at the window when I heard the crack of thunder. I watched as the rain droplets stuck to the window....just like after I had my shoulder surgery. I was confused to say the least, that's when I heard the door open and I saw Mercedes come in wearing grey leggings and a Bálor Club t-shirt.

"Hey." She said with a big smile on her face.

"Hey." I said completely surprised.

"I came as soon as I heard about your surgery, they wouldn't let me see you since you were going under an operation so I picked these up for you." She said holding up the flowers.

"Oh....you shouldn't have." I said realizing what happened.

"Well I was worried about you, we all were." She said.

"Oh yeah that's right the others are here too." I said.

"Uhhh how did you know?" She asked.

"Lucky guess, Its just good to see you're here right now." I said.

"Well of course I'm here Fergal, I'll always be here for you." She said holding my hand.

"Oh trust me, I know that." I said.

"How's the shoulder?" She asked.

"Numb, I can't really feel anything in it." I said.

"How long is the recovery gonna be?" She asked.

"They said six to seven months." I said.

"Ouch, that's a really long time." She said.

"Mercy it's fine, I thought I couldn't stay out of the ring for that long but....I know if I surround myself with the right people, then I'll be fine." I said.

"Well that's a really optimistic way of looking at it....even for you." She said.

"Yeah well this surgery has taught me a lot." I said.

"God I wish I could give you a hug but I don't want to hurt you." She said.

"Here....I'll settle for this." I said holding out my hand for a 2sweet.

"Wow I can't remember the last time I gave you one of those." She said giving me a 2sweet.

"It had to be back in NXT, back in the good old days." I said.

"Remember when my hair was brown then." She said laughing.

"Yeah I remember Rebecca's was too." I said chuckling.

"Knock knock." Allen said walking into the room with balloons in his hand.

"Allen!" Mercedes said hugging him.

"What's up brother." I said giving him a 2sweet.

"Nothing much, hows the shoulder?" Allen asked.

"Oh it's fucked but it'll heal, now I just have to wait six months for it to heal completely." I said.

"What brings you here Allen?" Mercedes asked.

"Well once I heard Fergal got hurt I cancelled my flight and picked these up." Allen said flicking one of the balloons.

"Thanks.....you know you didn't have to." I said.

"Oh come on for you man anything." Allen said.

I heard the door open and I saw Ashley, Pam, and.....Rebecca walk in. I nearly jumped when I saw Rebecca again. They all had balloons in their hands just like last time and laughed when they saw Allen had some as well.....just like last time. I leaned my hospital bed up so I was sitting up.

"How you doing Fergal, are you ok?" Rebecca asked.

"I'm fine Rebecca.......in fact I'm great now that you're all here." I said.

"Good because all we want is for you to feel better." Ashley said.

"Yeah you don't look so good." Pam said.

"Well obviously you look fine but condition wise yeah you're fucked up." Rebecca said.

"You know what? I'm good.....like yeah it sucks a little bit that I'll be out for like seven months but.....I can handle it. I'll just head to Florida and began rehab as soon as possible." I said.

"Are you gonna rent house out in Florida?" Allen asked.

"Oh I know someone I could stay with." I said.

"Well just in case, you know we're all here for you right?" Pam asked.

"Yeah of course and I'm really glad that-" I said before I saw Bálor.

I watched as he beckoned me to follow him so I got up and followed him outside of the room. When he opened the door we ended up on a hill overlooking a beach. I turned around to see no door behind me. I looked back at Bálor and realized his suit was no longer black but it was now white. I followed him over to a large rock where we both took a seat and looked at the beach.

"Nice suit." I said.

"Oh this, it's new. Don't know how I feel about having white but it's whatever I guess." He said.

"What's it for?" I asked.

"Oh.....well I saved you, according to god that relieves me of my sins. I'm not a demon no more....can you believe that?" He asked.

"Yeah....I can. I'm happy for you." I said.

"Do you know what this means?" He asked with tears forming in his eyes.

"What?" I asked.

"It means I can see Finn again. I know he's been watching me ever since he went up there. I wonder what he'll say, probably the same thing you said about my suit." He said looking up at the sky with tears streaming down his cheeks.

"You and him were....close?" I asked.

"As close as you and me." He said.

"How come I never met him?" I asked.

"Finn was never a people's person, he was too afraid of messing with the real world. It just goes to show what kind of person he was." He said.

"What happened Bálor? Why am I back in 2016 right after Summerslam?" I asked.

"When you shot yourself it somehow killed Lucifer and I but not you." He said.

"Why?" I asked.

"I don't know...maybe it's because the living are not done with you yet." He said.

"And why am I back here in 2016?" I asked.

"That would be my doing." He said.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because Fergal....it's what you need....a fresh start...no me....no Lucifer....just you." He said.

"So it's over then?" I asked.

"Yep Lucifer is on his way to spend an eternity in hell and I'm destined for Heaven....take a breath Fergal...you're at peace now." He said.

"So what do I do now?" I asked.

"Whatever you want. Don't you see? You're free now." He said.

"I never felt like a prisoner Bálor, not with you. You're my friend, I mean sure we had our differences but you're like a brother to me now." I said.

"I'm sorry I made life so difficult for you these last few years. I now see it was all Lucifer's fault but....I should've seen it coming." He said.

"None of it is your fault Bálor, it was mine for not telling you." I said.

"They love you, you know that right? Mercy, Ash, Pam, Rebecca, they all love you." He said.

"Yeah I know." I said.

"You're free to choose this time, just....only pick one." He said smiling.

"Oh ha ha very funny." I said.

"I'm serious mate, I can't come back and fix it again. It's your life, do it right this time." He said.

"So this is really it huh?" I asked.

"Yeah....we both knew it was coming though." He said.

"Still can't believe its happening. I mean what's it gonna be like not having you there?" I asked.

"Probably normal." He said.

"Yeah but thats not normal for me, I don't remember a life before you Bálor. How am I supposed to just move on?" I asked.

"Simple, all of those people surrounding you on that hospital bed and even more. They'll help you get through this, you picked some good friends Fergal." He said.

"I didn't pick you though, I guess that's just how life works." I said smiling.

"Hey we had some good times right? I mean remember the time you went to a nightclub for the first time?" He asked.

"Oh god I got so wasted you had to drive." I said laughing

"And I totally didn't know how to." He said laughing.

"God my mom was so pissed at me because you crashed the car." I said.

"Hey it was you that decided to get fucked up in the first place." He said.

"Fair enough." I said.

"Can you believe its been 30 years?" He asked.

"Feels just like yesterday I met you." I said.

"You were a lot shorter then." He said.

"I was six and so were you." I said.

"No I'm pretty sure I've always been taller." He said.

"Ok Bálor." I said sarcastically.

"Do you know where we are?" He asked.

"Yeah it's the beach I always came to as a kid. We're in Ireland?" I asked.

"Yep, I always liked the view from here. You can see the sun rise from the ocean just about now." He said.

"Why here?" I asked.

"I just wanted to see it one more time. I figured the best way to go out is to be with the things I love most." He said.

"I.....I don't want you to leave." I said.

"I know you don't....but every story has an ending....this is where mine ends.....my time has come. You must continue your journey...with out me." He said standing up and walking over to the edge of the hill.

"Wait Bálor! You can't leave me." I said.

"Hey I know its hard but-" He said.

"NO! You don't know....it's not fair...you're suppose to stay with me, you're not suppose to die, you're not to suppose to leave me." I said with tears forming in my eyes.

"Hey.....I'm not going anywhere...you'll always find me here." He said pointing to heart.

"Please don't go." I said.

"Look at that." He said pointing to the waves crashing on the beach.

"Why? It's just a beach" I asked.

"Remember this place Fergal...home. For whenever you are most lost...you'll find yourself right here." He said.

"Bálor...." I said.

"I'm sorry I didn't do none of it right....I'm damn lucky to have had you as a friend." He said.

"Don't go." I said.

"Hey don't worry I'll be checking in on you from time to time.....I pinkie swear." He said holding out his pinkie.

"You better." I said wrapping my pinkie around his.

"Till we meet again Fergal." He said backing away.

"I'm gonna miss you Bálor." I said.

"I know." He said smiling.

I watched as backed off the mountain and fell off completely. I ran over to the edge to look over but when I did his body flew back up. I fell back and saw that he now had big white wings that he was now using to fly straight up into the sky. As he was doing it he looked back down and smiled before disappearing into the clouds. I smiled and just nodded my head before I snapped back into reality again. I was laying down in my hospital bed surrounded by the people I loved and who loved me. I sighed and smiled...but I felt weird, not in the sense that I felt something but in the sense that I felt nothing. Bálor was gone...I couldn't feel his presence anymore. I looked up at everybody who was smiling and leaned foward.

"I fucking love you guys." I said chuckling.

"We fucking love you too." They all said before we all bursted out laughing.

Three Days Later

I still had a sling in my arm as I walked up to Leah's doorstep at her house that she just recently bought. I rang the door bell and stood back a bit as I heard a dog barking. I watched as the door cracked open and there she was, Leah Van Dale.

"Fergal? What are you doing here?" She asked.

"How do I say this? I need a place to stay in Florida while rehabing my shoulder. I figured since you got a new big house you wouldn't mind if I stayed." I said.

"You seem very confident in that assumption." She said.

"Yeah, like it's already happened before." I said.

"Fergal Devitt.....you're so lucky I have a guest bedroom." She said opening the door all the way letting a Golden Retriever puppy out.

"Oh who's this little guy?" I asked getting down on my knee to pet him.

"Oh that's Shawn." She said.

"Like Shawn Michaels?" I asked.

"Yep." She said laughing.

"Hey there Shawn." I said as he licked my face.

"Oh yeah he does that." She said.

"I think we're already best friends me and him." I said.

"Yeah he seems to like you." She said.

"I think I'm gonna enjoy staying here for a while." I said standing up.

"How long were you staying for again?" She asked.

"As long as my recovery takes." I said.

"Well at least Shawn has someone to keep him company when I'm out working for WWE." She said.

"Oh yeah me and him are gonna be great friends by the end of the week." I said looking down at him.

Two Months Later

I was on my phone scrolling through my instagram feed and I was seeing pictures of all of the four horsewomen. I then went to my contacts list and looked at all of their numbers. Bálor said I had a chance to start fresh, that meant the same for my relationships as well. I thought about it and I've been thinking about it for these past couple of months. Was it worth trying again? Was it worth taking my chances with any of them? All of those thoughts were put to rest when I saw Leah walk back from the kitchen with two glasses of wine. I took one last look at my contacts list and I just turned my phone off and turned my attention to Leah.

"Ooh whats this?" I asked taking one of the glasses.

"A classic, try it." She said.

"That tastes like 97." I said after taking a sip.

"More like 09 but close enough." She said giggling.

"That was my second guess." I said.

"Sure it was." She said taking a sip.

A few more glasses of wine later and it felt just like last time. I was helping Leah back into her room and she was begging me to stay and just like last time, I did. Only this time it was different, Leah was different. Not in a bad way though, she was just different. We laid in her bed for hours talking about everything that popped into our minds. My recovery at this point was to the point where I didn't require a sling so that made cuddling way easier. We locked eyes after a while and we both just froze.

"Leah can I be honest with you?" I asked.

"Yeah." She said.

"I didn't just stay here because of my recovery." I said.

"Then what for?" She asked.

"I decided to stay here well....because of you." I said.

"What about me?" She asked.

"I love you Leah." I said smiling.

"Fergal.....you don't love me." She said.

"I loved you since the first time I met you back in NXT and I haven't stopped loving you since." I said.

"Why would you love someone like me? I'm nothing special." She asked.

"You have no idea how wrong you are for saying that." I said chuckling.

"But I'm not...I mean I wasn't even good enough for Will." She said.

"I'm not Will." I said.

"Fergal." She said.

"Leah, I know I love you....you can try to convince me otherwise but....I know where my feelings are at. Just give me a chance." I said.

"Fergal....I.....I..." She said before kissing me.

Just like that it all came back to me, all of the times we spent together rushed back together and she was all mine again. I felt her arms wrap around me and I felt her roll on top of me. Our lips seperated and we both just looked at each other for a moment. That's when I saw that look in her eyes, it was followed by her taking her shirt off. I leaned up and kissed her again before rolling on top of her. I then heard barking and felt Shawn jump on to the bed.

"Aye! Shawn down! Now! Bad boy!" Leah yelled.

"No its ok he's fine." I said pushing him off.

"Damn cock block is what he is." She said before kissing me again.

Seven Years Later.

I was hiking up the hill that Bálor showed me in my head. He told me that no matter how lost I got I would always find myself here. I finally got to the top when I felt someone jump on my back. I immiadetly started laughing before pulling my six year-old son Simon off of my back.

"You got to be quicker than that to get me Simon." I said.

"It's no fair you're too strong." Simon said as I sat him down on the ground.

"Too strong, too quick, and too sweet." I said.

"Don't forget too charming." Leah said walking up behind us.

"Are you gonna show me the surprise yet?" Simon said.

"Yep it's just right up here." I said walking over to the edge of the cliff.

"Aye Simon be careful where you're walking." Leah said.

"I got him honey, I got him." I said holding Simon's hand.

"This is the surprise." Simon said.

"No....that is." I said pointing to the sunrise.

"Wow.....the sun looks so huge from here." Simon said.

"God babe that's gorgeous." Leah said.

"Not as gorgeous as you." I said.

"Awwhh still too charming." Leah said kissing me on cheek.

"Ewwww." Simon said covering his eyes.

"Hey don't cover your eyes you'll miss it." I said.

"Miss what?" Simon asked lowering his hands.

"The sunrise you goofball." I said.

"Oh yeah." Simon said.

"Remember this place Simon....home." I said.

"Is this your home father?" Simon asked.

"Wherever you guys are is home to me." I said wrapping my arms around Leah and Simon.

"Isn't this the spot your friend showed you?" Leah whispered.

"Sure is." I whispered.

"How come you never talked about him?" She whispered.

"There's no need, this is the way he would've wanted it anyway." I whispered.

"What, having you here?" She whispered.

"No.....having my family here." I said.

"He must've been a good friend." She said.

"He was the best friend I could've ever asked for." I said.

"Can we go down to the beach father?" Simon asked.

"Sure can, come on I'll race you down." I said sliding down the hill.

Simon followed me and beat me to the bottom if only cause I let him. He ran down to the beach and eventually ran away from the waves. He repeated that process a couple hundred times as Leah and I just watched and laughed. So this is what it felt like.....happiness. I thought I lost this at one point but....it was good to know it came back to me. Leah went over to Simon to play with him and I was going to join them until I looked at the sand and saw something odd in it. It was shifting, shifting in a way that looked like it was spelling some thing. My heart jumped when I finally could make out the words "Still Here" written in the sand. I looked up at the sky and smiled at the fact that Bálor was still watching over me....even if it was from somewhere else. I looked back at Simon and Leah and smiled at the fact that Bálor was right. I had done it, I found myself again. My place was right here with my beautiful wife Leah and my adorable son Simon. I chuckled a little bit as I remembered what I had told Lucifer all those years ago. I then laughed at how right I actually was when I said it.

"I win."

The End

A big thanks to everyone who has stuck around for this long. I would like to here your guy's opinions on how you feel about this ending and this book as a whole. If you didn't agree on who Fergal ended up with don't worry. I will be making alternative endings with Fergal ending up with different people in each one. Though the core of the ending will remain the same, the people who Fergal ends up with will change. Also if you loved this book be sure to check out some of my others as I will finally be updating them again now that this book is over. If you loved this book so much that you're willing to vote on it the head over to godlyawards and place your vote for the march awards. Just tag me and the title of this book in the Best Finn Bálor Fanfiction category. Again much thanks to everyone who read and helped with this book. Thank you to SlayingBella for helping me with my first official cover and thank you to balorchickk for my current cover. It was fun doing this book and I'm just upset as you guys are that it's over. Even if I release alternative endings the original ending is the final chapter for this story so there isn't much left to say other than goodbye and good night.