Author's Note: So this is a rewrite of Why Should I Care. I have rewritten all 17 chapters and have new chapters to complete the story. Things have changed, so it's not exactly the same, but pretty much follows the same timeline. I do still have the original if anyone wants to read it but I think this rewrite is a lot better. It's what I was going for with Memory before it took a life of it's own. I hope you like it and take the time to review and tell me what you think.
Chapter 1
Losing Grip
Randy Orton let out a large sigh as he struggled up the ramp. He had just finished a handicap match against Kane and Big Show, and pain didn't even begin to explain what he was feeling. He could barley walk but he refused to belittle his pride anymore after losing the match and have the referee help him backstage.
As he reached the backstage area, he could see the other wrestlers who were getting ready to go out. Some patted his back and said good match but Randy paid no attention to them. His only focus was doing the impossible task of reaching his locker room which felt like it was miles away. It was at this moment that he wished he had more common sense two weeks ago. It was two weeks ago that Randy did the stupid act of smoking an illegal substance in the parking lot of the arena. He didn't even know what he was thinking at the time but someone saw him and told Vince and Randy got suspended for two weeks.
It was his first day back and most people were ignoring him. He couldn't blame them for that; even he knew he was a dumbass. His first match back was against the Big Show and Kane, and he no longer had the luxury of is own locker room. He had to share one with Carlito who he didn't even know that well.
He entered said locker room to find Carlito lounging on the couch watching on the TV what was going on in the ring. Randy went right past him to his locker. He grabbed the necessities he needed and headed toward the bathroom to take a much needed shower.
When he stepped out of the shower, he found Stacy Keibler sitting in the spot that Carlito had previously occupied. He was so busy staring at her in shock that he didn't notice that he was only wearing a towel until she coughed.
"Sorry, Carlito let me in" She said quickly as she turned her eyes away from his body.
"I figured you'd stop by sometime anyway so it's no big deal." He replied as he went over to his bag to get his clothes. It was true, he knew that sooner or later she would drop by his room and he had been dreading it all day. For all of his suspension he had been avoiding all of her calls and not returning any of the voice mails she left. What was he suppose tell her? He knew she was going to either interrogate him or lecture him, and he didn't want either of them to happen. He didn't even see why he should have to explain anything to her. It wasn't like they were a couple, she made it pretty clear to him that she wasn't looking for a relationship when they agreed on whatever it was they had going on. Friends? Friends with benefits? People who just liked having sex with each other? Whatever it was, it meant she had no reason to need to know what he did in his free time when they weren't hooking up.
He could hear her as she got up off the couch and walked over to where he was standing putting his shirt on. She put a hand on his shoulder and looked at him waiting for him to look back at her. It was almost three minuets later when he finally turned his head to look at her.
There were a million questions in her eyes, and he could see how hurt she was from his ignoring her. He instantly felt like a dick and a douche for his behavior, but all it took was for him to remember that they weren't a couple and he instantly realized didn't need to explain anything to her. With that he roughly picked up his bags and turned away from her ignoring the hurt look in her eyes as he walked out of the room without looking back.
Why should he care? Sure he used to dream of being in a relationship with her but she didn't want him as her boyfriend. She just wanted him for his body and that was all he was going to give her.
Carlito sighed as he walked around the arena looking for something to do, or someone to entertain him. He would have stayed in his locker room to watch the drama that was sure manifest from Stacy and Randy's talk, but he wasn't in the mood for high school drama. If he wanted that he would have hung around the Diva Search contestants.
It was after he had sat in the catering area with an apple in his and that he heard the last thing he wanted to hear.
"Carlito!"
Without turning around he knew who the voice belonged to. He knew he could just ignore her, get up and run to the nearest exit and continue to run until he was a safe distance away, but Victoria was a very determined woman and would keep calling and following him until she had him cornered. He could only imagine the things she could do to him in a dark quiet corner. He caught himself letting out a shudder just thinking about it. He stopped and waited for her to catch up to him.
"Where have you been? I haven't seen you since you abandoned me Saturday." She said as she racked her eyes up and down his body making him wish he wasn't only wearing his T-shirt and wrestling shorts.
"Uhhhhh" He stammered trying to think of a good excuse for the reason he was hiding from her.
The truth was he was terrified of her. She was always stalking him, raping him with her eyes, and grabbing parts of his body that he didn't want her to touch. He always asked himself why he just didn't tell her to leave him alone but he always froze up whenever she came around him. It was like she sucked all of the life out of him. But then as soon as she was gone, he got his nerve back and could think of one hundred reasons (none of them nice) why he didn't want to ever be around her.
"Don't worry about it though." She said as she walked around him like a lion stalking their prey.
"I've planned something even better for us tonight. I'll come to your room at 12:30 and you better be there." With that said she gave his butt one rough squeeze and walked away like everything was okay and normal and nothing weird had just happened.
Carlito just stood there in shock cursing himself for getting into another unwanted date with Victoria. He knew he didn't have to let her in but like always he was more afraid of what would happen if he didn't.
