"You can't be serious!" Konnor pointed at Cadence. "Her?"
"I'm right here," she said.
"Why do we have to team with her?" He continued.
"Still right here, big man," she said.
"Hunter, with all due respect, we don't need a woman on our team," Viktor tried.
"We've been doing fine without a nice piece of ass to run around as our valet," Konnor said.
"Hey!" She raised her voice. "I'm not a valet and I never will be."
"Enough!" Hunter cut through.
He looked at the three people in front of him. He knew it was a gamble to put them together. Konnor and Viktor had been together for what seemed like an eternity, and Cadence didn't have the best reputation backstage. Unapproachable, as many called her. Granted, most of those saying that were men that were used to the female talent spreading their legs for them. As far as he knew, Cadence had not even looked at any of the male talents. Sometimes he wondered if she was a lesbian, a virgin or maybe even asexual.
"Look, it's not up for debate. Tonight you'll be taking on Epico, Primo and Rosa Mendes. End of story," he said. "You can leave my office."
"I knew I shouldn't have dyed my hair black and red," she mumbled.
Hunter chuckled to himself. It was true, her black hair with the red stripes was one of the reasons she would look good with The Ascension. He didn't say anything though. He pretended not to hear her and just watched the three people leave his office.
"This is bullshit!" Konnor growled as they walked down the hall.
"You're telling me," Viktor sighed.
"She's gonna pull us down," Konnor said.
"I get why you have to face those two low talents but why am I being brought down to your level?" She asked.
"Really?" Konnor stopped and stared at her.
"Don't," Viktor said.
"No, I wanna hear what this little doll has to say," Konnor said.
The right side of her mouth curled up in a little, menacing smile by that comment.
"Just when I thought there actually might be a real man hidden inside you, you go and do the only thing a stupid man can think of and call me names. I'm surprised you didn't call me slut," she said.
"There's still time," he said.
"Fine, you wanna play it that way," she ran her tongue over her teeth. "I'm not gonna pull you down. You did that all by yourself, Konnor. You're never gonna get a shot at the titles and you know why? Because you were stupid enough to get busted with drugs in your system twice. Three strikes and you're out. No one will ever dare putting a title on you. So you're pulling Viktor down. When you go, he goes too. And I'll still be here once that happens, and it will happen, because you're a fucking failure."
He wrapped his hand around her throat and slammed her up against the wall. He yanked her up enough for her to stand on her tip toes. Her hands closed automatically around his wrist but he didn't let go. He stared her down and slowly she started grinning. Not the reaction he was looking for and he started second guessing her mental health.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" He asked.
"You're the one with your hand around my throat but you're asking what's wrong with me," she said.
"Konnor, let go," Viktor tried.
"No, let him," she was still grinning. "Let the kid play."
"Kid?" Konnor growled.
He tightened his grip around her throat. She was heaving for air. Viktor grabbed Konnor's arm and forced him to let go.
"Stop it!" He demanded.
"You're taking her side?" Konnor sneered.
"No, I'm saving your job," Viktor said. "Cadence, are you alright?"
"Never been better," she giggled. "I'll see you out in the ring."
Whatever had happened between them, they didn't show it out in the ring. She was a surprise to both men as she went into the match without a care, even taking down the entire enemy team with a crossbody from the top rope out on the floor. In the end Viktor pinned Primo for the win.
"And this is why I put you together," Hunter met them in the gorilla. "Chemestry like that can't be forced. You got a fire within you all and you just proved to everyone how good you really are."
"Thanks, boss," she said.
She gave a smile and a wink at Konnor and Viktor before heading towards the female locker room. They walked in the other direction towards the male locker room.
"She's not that bad," Viktor said. "You overreacted big time earlier."
"I know," Konnor said.
"She was wrong too with what she said but Hunter's right. There's a fire there that I can't fucking explain," Viktor said.
"Me neither," Konnor said.
"Maybe we should take her out for a drink and get to know her better," Viktor said.
"Unapproachable," Konner reminded him.
"I didn't say ask," Viktor smirked. "I said take."