Title: Edgy Musings
Plot: Two WWE divas, one an old enemy and one his lover, look back on the retirement of Edge. Tearful goodbyes and heartfelt realizations will be made.
Disclaimer: Edge is not mine, neither are Kaia and Zara. I wrote this not only for Edge's retirement but for my friend KaiaZ-ZaraH
Rating: M for the second chapter.
I: "The farther behind I leave the past, the closer I am to forging my own character"
When I heard those words that Adam was saying tonight on Raw, it was the second time that I heard them. I had heard him trying to think about so many different things to say that it was nothing knew. I was there in the waiting room when he walked out to tell me the news of his injury. I was there holding him before he managed to talk to Christian about what he should do. And yet, as I sat there listening to his words, I burst into tears and hid my head in my hands. He was the man I loved and had met through this company. He had showed me how a woman could be strong and keep true to who I am. The fans never loved us, the fans never even liked us. I couldn't care less. I was his babe, his girl. He was my hero, the man who took me under his wing and taught me everything I knew. That's why hearing he was leaving was so harsh, even though I had heard it a thousand times.
As he walked backstage, I stood at the end of the long line of superstars. Adam gave them hugs, shared familiar jokes and stories. I wasn't use to this side of Adam. The Adam that I knew wasn't liked by the rest of the locker room. The Adam I knew hated them in fact. But here he was: giving hugs and sharing friendly words. When he reached me, I threw my arms around him. "Hey baby..."
"Are you feeling okay?" I frowned, rubbing his back.
"I'm...I'm feeling a bit...I dunno how to explain it..."
"You're upset and you don't know what to do," I reply as he hooks his arm with mine.
"I've worked here all my life, I've been here all my life," Adam softly says. "What do I do now?"
I turn and take his shoulders in my hands, "Listen to me Addy, you're going to be okay with this. It'll be different than what you're use to but it'll be worth it. Think about it, like you said at least you won't be in a wheelchair. And maybe if we have kids you can be there for him. Think of all the families the WWE has kept from each other."
"We won't be one of them," Adam nods, looking away.
"But it's not what you want is it?"
"No, it's not what I want. I want to be able to give my all in front of those people. This company...it means everything to me!"
"It's how we met..." I smile.
"That's right. You were just a scared little rookie and I was your rookie. You taught me everything that you could. Even..." I raise my eyebrows suggestivly and lick my lips.
He laughs, "Yeah, I taught you all you knew about life."
"Still blame you for not letting me win. You and that moment with Hardy," I laugh. There was a moment with Matt Hardy and Adam where they resumed that old feud between the two of them. Justin and I were pulled in to and had a pretty bad feud between the two of us. That feud ended in me getting voted off. I thought Adam was going to get mad and throw me out. I mean, after all he was married to Vickie Guerrero. But he told me something that I'll never forget, something that I'm about to tell him. "Things will work out. Everything always works brighter in the end and if they don't look brighter, than it's not the end."
He looks over at me, a sad yet pleased smirk coming across his face. "That's...that's right..."
"You told me that when I was voted off NXT. I know this isn't really the same thing but...well..."
Adam throws his arms around me, kissing my head and starting to cry. "Zara, you rascal, I love you. You know that right?"
I'm afraid at the sound in his voice but I say, "Yeah I...I know that."
"Then...then you'll listen to me when I tell you about the two things I have left on my To Do list before I leave here." Adam replies, whiping his tears away.
"Go ahead," I frown.
"First of all, I want to reconcile with an old enemy," since there is only one major enemy still here in the WWE that Adam has so I know who he's talking about.
"That shouldn't be to bad," I reply, nodding. "And the second?"
"The second is that I want to show her how I actually feel about her. So...will you let me?"
Knowing who he's talking about makes me feel a little uneasy because I know how he feels about her. After a short pause, I nod, "Yeah...yeah go ahead."
His character, as a person, has changed since I knew him. He's gone from a villain to an anti-hero. The people who once booed him and hated him, now love him and are crying for him not to leave them. Yeah, I think my time with Adam is going to be great. He's the man of my dreams. He took me in when I needed someone, showed me how to be the kind of person that I can love when I look into the mirror in the morning. And you know what, if he wants just this one thing as a retirement present, who am I to judge him?