Flashback to Summerslam Weekend 2001
" You are at your first WWE Pay Per View Event Harlee ! What are you going to do now ? " Mark Henry grabbed his 13 year old fanatic niece by her shoulders " I'M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD ! " said with enthuisam " I cannot thank you enough for bringing me here , I am so excited to see The Rock back in action because he's the best " she then sighed and leaned into her plump uncle " Well that's what superstar uncles are for " he smiled and embraced her " But you have a whole lot of of her " he laughed as he removed the strands from her wild curly ponytail away from his face " I'm sorry , not much I can do with it " she shrugged . The relatives kept it moving backstage , the young Harlee was very starstuck seeing so many superstars hanging around , it was like a dream come true for her " Wow , I've been to events before but this is something else " she said in awe " Well there is plenty more where that came from cupcake … oh and speaking of superstars , HEY UCE " Mark shouted out almost busting Harlee's eardrum " Come on Harlee lets go , I want to introduce you to a good friend " he took her hand and dragged her along " UCE ! What's up ? " he shouted out once more as they approached a well known legend in the company " UCE ! How do you do big guy ? " he older man said cheerfully and welcomed Mark in with open arms " It's been a long time my friend . " Harlee smiled as she watched the two men bear hug " You must be here to see Dwayne " Mark placed his hands on his hips " Of course , I have to support my bloodline . I have my boys with me , they are around here somewhere " " Wow it's been awhile since I've seen Matt , I don't think I've ever met the little guy " Mark nodded " Little ? Joe just turned 16 and that football built him up quite well " the older man laughed and soon took notice of the curly haired young woman donning a Sailor Moon hoodie with a Team Xtreme tee shirt underneath " Speaking of children , is this your little one ? " he asked " This is actually my niece , I don't have any children of my own yet " he chuckled and called Harlee over " Harlee this is my good friend Sika , one half of the legendary wild samoans " Harlee was vaguely familiar with their work but she approached him nonetheless " It's an honor to meet you sir " she smiled and shook his hand " A pleasure meeting you little one , you appear to be channeling me and Afa with that hair of yours " he joked giving them all a laugh " I can't help it I'm a free spirit ." Mark and Sika continued to converse about the time they spent together , Harlee was growing bored out of her mind until an interruption snapped her out " Dad , have you see Matt ? " asked a tall dark young man " Joe , can't you see I am in the middle of a conversation ? " Sika said in annoyance . Harlee unknowingly glued her eyes to the rather attractive young man , his peach tone , dark caesar cut , and excellent facial structure was truly exotic . " I'm sorry " he rolled his eyes and began to crack his neck " Come on Uce don't embarrass the kid , you must be Joe ? " Mark said cheerfully in attempt to help the young man regain confidence " I am , and it's very nice to meet you sexual chocolate " he joked as he shook his hand " Aww , I tried to help a brother out just now and you go and tease me about sexual chocolate in front of my niece " he teased and pointed to Harlee who still had her eyes stuck on the son of Sika . " What's up " Joe greeted her with a charming smile , his level of attraction was out of the ordinary to her and she grabbed on to the sleeves of her hoodie " Hi " she said in a bashful manner " My name is Harlee " she giggled and wandered her eyes a bit " My name is Joe " he saluted to her " Joe , if you keep greeting women that way you will be single forever " Sika pointed his finger once again embarrassing his son " For real dad ? " he sucked his teeth in frustration " Fine " he soon straightened out in an attempt to please his father " Hello , I'm Joe and it's a pleasure to meet you " he once again gave her a charming smile and offered her his hand " Likewise " she gulped and gave him a gentle handshake which left the three males on the verge of laughter " What kind of handshake is that ? " Joe laughed " Come on I don't bite " Harlee sucked in her bottom lip and finally looked him in his beautiful eyes " …. Sorry " she soon smiled and gave him a proper handshake " That's more like it " he nodded . " You see Joe ? wasn't that better ? " Sika winked at his son " Yeah I guess , I can't seem to find Matt so I am going to the video game station because I want to play that No Mercy game " Joe said as he stroked his chin " Fine , just don't get lost " Joe shook his head in confusion and then shrugged " Hey Harlee why don't you go with him ? I know neither of you want to stand and listen to me and Sika's stories for all of eternity " Harlee was caught off guard by Mark's suggestion considering how attractive Joe was " That's okay , I don't want to interfere " she shrugged nervously " I don't mind, and with all do respect I'd much rather play N64 than hear my dad's stories for the 1600th time " he laughed and rubbed the back of his head . " If I wasn't with my good friend I'd do something about that smart mouth of yours son , until then you two kids have fun " Sika waved " Yeah ya'll go play now " Mark nodded .
Joe shook his head in frustration once again , he hated how his father babied him constantly . Harlee kept silent as she walked beside him in the hallway " Alright we need to head this way " Joe said as he placed his hands in his pockets " Do you play alot of video games ? " he asked " Actually I do , I'm currently playing Rival Schools .. how about you " Joe was rather impressed and knew just by her awareness of the title she had mentioned she was into video games . " I've been playing alot of Tekken , and I've never really met a girl who played video games so I have a feeling we might get along " he smiled and nodded causing her to blush " Well I just graduated in June so I've been trying to enjoy my summer and catch up on my video games and television " she shrugged bashfully " Just graduated ? damn girl how old are you ? " he laughed " I'm 13 now but I turn 14 on Labor Day " she smiled " Uh oh be careful on freshman day little lady cuz they gonna give it to you Dazed and Confused style " he teased . Harlee just laughed to herself , Joe appeared to be an intimidating jock at first but so far he was decent " So … how old are you ? " she asked nervously " I just turned 16 in May , only two more years left of high school and I can't wait for that shit to be over "
" Is that so ? " she raised her eyebrows and played with her hoodie zipper " Why the rush to finish ? " Joe just shook his head at what a dork she was " Because school is wack , I mean I keep my grades up but I'm mostly looking forward to college and get up outta my pop's crib . What about you , are you excited about high school ? " he asked as he adjusted the front of his shorts " I guess so " she shrugged and tugged the strap of her bag . " You don't sound very excited , on the bright side high school isn't like middle school at all. It's a brand new world little lady and only the strong survive " he kept his eyebrow raised and cursed her with intimidation , he took notice of her flinch after his last sentence " I didn't mean to scare you " he placed his hand on her shoulder as a kind gesture , Joe felt slightly bad for scaring her. " It's okay , I wasn't that afraid " she hunched bashfully " You would know alot better than I would . " Harlee tried to disguise her fear and Joe took notice , however he decided it would be better to change the subject " So… you like this cartoon I see " he moved over to the outside and trailed his finger across the graphic on her hoodie once again causing her to blush " Yes ! " she smiled happily " I love watching that show and pretty much anything else on Toonami " she found it a bit shocking but attractive that a guy with Joe's aura was familiar with a series geared towards females , he was attractive and they were keeping each other company so she decided to create more conversation with him " You obviously watch cartoons as well … I would guess you like Dragonball or something " she chuckled " Why just because I have muscles ? " he teased " I'm only kidding and Dragonball Z is dope as hell " he swung his arms and nodded " Awesome " Harlee giggled in excitement . Joe found her to be rather goofy , but she was two years under him and he assumed she didn't hang around boys very often nor did she have many friends so he decided to be beyond kind to her " Oh crap , look at the line for the damn N64 " he shook his head as they stood from afar " We will be old as shit by the time we get to the front . " Harlee tapped the strap of her bag as Joe stood disappointed " Well , I don't mind waiting " she shrugged " Nah I won't make you wait , we can do something else. Are you hungry ? " " A little bit , where do you wanna go ? " she asked. Joe looked around a bit and scratched the back of his head " There is nothing but concession stands around here with hot dogs and stuff , if you want to grab some real food we can step out … that is if Mark doesn't mind " he shrugged . Harlee grabbed hold of the strap of her bag nervously , it wasn't a date or anything but she had never actually been under anyone as attractive as Joe " Umm , I think it's fine " she giggled " Cool , we can go for a spin to the nearest restaurant " he captured his fist and lead the way with swag " Wait ? you drive ? " she asked as she tried to keep up " What do you think this is ? I'm a young adult of course I drive little lady " he smirked at her dumbfounded expression " Anything else you wanna know ? have you ever heard of a disc man ? " he teased and took notice of her half smile " I'm just playing , come on we exit here " he chuckled and held the door open for her " Thank you Joe " she nodded and began to blush " Don't worry about it little lady "
Harlee trailed behind Joe as he made his way over to the fancy blue lexus , interesting enough there were two young sun kissed women who appeared to be around his age on the other end admiring the vehicle . As they got closer their giggles became obnoxious for both Harlee and Joe " Oh , I'm so sorry " one of the young women gasped " Is this yours ? " despite his irritation he couldn't help but find the two ladies to be on the attractive side , he though to himself a little flirting wouldn't hurt " Yeah this is all me " he rubbed his chin and spoke in a flirtatious tone " Which one of you wants to know ? " Harlee decided to step aside and let him do his thing , she felt a bit uncomfortable around older attractive teenagers acting ahead of their time " Well " the second young woman took a bold approach and ran her hand down his muscular arm " We were just admiring is all … " she grinned and held her tongue in-between her teeth much to Joe's pleasure " My friend is right , maybe soon we can all hang out ." Harlee unknowingly looked on and tried to make out what was going on , Joe was being rather rude but she didn't bother to interrupt him . " I'm sure we can all get along " he smiled charmingly " I'm sure I'll see you girls around .. right ? " the two young women looked at each other and shared a giggle " What's the hurry ? " they both looked over and noticed Harlee who appeared to be waiting for him " Oh look , it's his little sister. How adorable " Joe finally realized he was letting his hormones get a bit out of hand " Oh shit " he said under his breath and called Harlee over " Actually no she's a friend of mine " he placed his arm around her causing her to blush " Oh … okay … well it was nice meeting you " the two women shared a laugh and wandered off " Hmph , birds " he shook his head and rolled his eyes " Alright ready ? " he massaged her arm a bit before opening the car door for her . Joe appeared to be in a bit of a grouch after the girls left and Harlee felt it may have been her fault , she slid into the backseat and strapped herself in " Thanks for the ride … and I'm sorry if I interrupted your conversation " she said nervously . Joe placed his hand on the wheel and leaned his head back as he saw the guilt in her face through the mirror " Not sure why you are apologizing , they were the ones tripping . They must be crazy if they think they getting up in this car that easily " he laughed " Turn that frown upside down little lady and let's get some food cuz a brother is hungry . " Harlee found his humorous side to be rather delightful , she figured that this could be the beginning of a good friendship.