A/N: jeff hardy x trish stratus
Delete; that word kept playing on his head for almost a week after The Final Deletion. He had been in solitary confinement and all his thoughts were gone. His soul, aura, and emotions were no more; he was broken and an empty shell. There was no more of the Charismatic Enigma just the lost Brother Nero. Tonight at Impact Wrestling, his demented broken brother will be bragging about his controversial victory. He had lost everything; it felt as if he was stuck in a living nightmare.
I own everything that is you...myself will be following you
Matt had lost it-the obsession of proving he is the better brother hurt others along the way. Many of his coworkers had asked him about the well-being of Matt; he had no idea what to respond. Did they want to know about Matt's disappointment? His brother always felt overlooked and ignored when it came to professional wrestling. Jeff was perceived as the "better" Hardy because of the kind and enigmatic free spirit personality he had shown with others.
"Hey Jeff, are you okay?" his thoughts were interrupted by one of his coworkers.
He turned around, intrigued by the presence of his former rival and now friend. "Hey."
That is all he said; his mouth was not permitting him to say much. He wanted to yell about his possible current emotions; pain, desolation and emptiness. Was this how his broken brother felt when everyone turned their back on him?
His coworker had a look on concern. "Jeff, you do not look good...are you sure you will be able to do that angle?" he asked, expecting an answer from Hardy.
The door to Jeff's locker room abruptly opened; the strength and anger the unfortunate guest put to storm into the room made the two men flinch. The man was tired of dealing with this type of behavior; nobody seemed to be entitled the right of privacy nowadays.
"Couldn't you knock, Matt?" the man first spoke.
The other Hardy stared at him with a look of disgust. "Who asked you for your opinion? Don't you have to get ready for your match?"
"Actually I have time to stay and talk to the only Hardy that matters...Jeff doesn't have to go through your bullshit. I wonder what happened to the bright shining light Jeff Hardy is? In a week many things can happen."
Matt scowled, trying his best to contain his emotions of not going after one of his arch-nemesis. "What happens to the obsolete soul of Brother Nero should be the last of your worries, EC3. You need to get the fuck out of my business."
Ethan Carter rolled his eyes. "You are a pathetic scumbag, Matt. I thought you were the most humble and kind person I have met during the time I made my TNA debut. Now I think you are a lost hope...everyone is right...Jeff Hardy is the most classiest and lovable dudes on this business."
With that, EC3 made his way out of the door. He was finished with Matt's crap-every time had to be the same with his intolerable attitude. When there was no trace of EC3, Jeff lowered his head with the expectation of being dissed by his older brother.
"So you have a friend, Nero? Do you think he will save you from what is going to happen next?"
Jeff stayed silent again. He had lost the Final Deletion fair and square so he had to pay for his "sins". He was well-aware this was only a storyline but what most people did not realize was the rocky relationship he had with Matt. Everything had changed after the company decided to take his title away to let EC3 be the most important man. His wife Reby got into his head and decided to eliminate the Matt who everyone knew; the one who gave a lot to the people without getting acknowledged.
"Since you think you have friends, I invited someone special."
Eventually Jeff looked up, puzzled with his brother's words. Was Jeff missing something?
"You are going to stay quiet?"
"I-"
Matt laughed at the poor attempt of his younger brother trying to talk. "Don't talk Brother Nero, your opinion does not matter anymore."
What could he do? Matt has total control of him; his emotions and stuff belonged to him. The Hardy name was still his last name, but he was not welcomed back to North Carolina after his huge brawl with Matt.
"Okay, our segment is in forty minutes so you better have the best defeated face when we call you out," Matt looked up the clock hanging from the wall.
Jeff nodded, zipping up his pink sweater and covering his hair with the hood.
Forty minutes...how long is that again?
The trip from Toronto to Orlando was long; she disliked waiting on a plane for more than an hour. She expected this trip to be worth it. One of her friends invited her to a live show for TNA Impact Wrestling where he was currently signed. She had to admit it felt strange to be wondering on the other side-the WWE was her home and she had never stepped foot in TNA. If this meant to spent time with Matt and her past WWE sweetheart then so be it.
"I wonder how they are doing? Are they still kicking ass as I heard from Maria?" she thought as she passed by the ticket line to purchase her ticket entrance.
The amount of people attending the event told her TNA was not a bad show as everyone seemed to think. She noticed the amount of Hardy fans and admirers; some had face paint on their face while others had merchandise.
"Are you Trish Stratus?" a little boy asked, holding a notebook on his petite hand.
The blonde nodded, kneeling down the child's level. "Yep, that's me," she grabbed the notebook and immediately signed it. "Here you go sweetie...I hope you enjoy the rest of your day."
The kid giggled. "I try," he responded before running away to his parents. Her heart melted by just interacting with this young kid; his blue eyes were so pure, with innocence and kindness.
After locating her destination, she tried to find her seat number. She had purchased front row tickets to have a nice experience.
"Wow, the people are so static about the show...this may be a small public unlike WWE with huge crowds but it seems alive...I wonder when will my Hardy friends show up?" she thought as she made it to her seat.
A few people stared at her before returning their attention to the screen; the show was starting with a promo. As she watched her eyes focused on Matt Hardy. Did he just named a "dilapidated" boat, Skarsgård? What confused her was the "deletion" of Brother Nero and Matt's portrayal of hatred towards Jeff. When Matt called her last week he said the Hardy Boyz were tag teams. He had lied to her.
Backstage
Ethan Carter walked around backstage, drinking from his bottle of water before he clashed with the lovely Sienna. She was the current Knockouts Champion which made him proud-her wrestling was amazing and had something that made him appreciate the young woman. "Hey Allysin, are you heading to your locker?" he asked.
She shook her head no. "I wish but the more I think about Reby bitch...the less I want to see her disgusting behavior against all of us...I have to defend myself and stop that fish lips from treating me like crap...she is way worse than her broken husband."
EC3 listened closely as the young woman carefully ate a granola bar. "I feel you but don't let it get to you...at least Jeff is not like them, but something has been bothering me after I paid a visit to him minutes ago," he explained.
"Did something happen to him?"
He nodded. "I think...he seems like an empty shell."
She thought for a moment. "Well, the last time I saw him we talked...he was such a sweetheart to me but that was about a month ago."
Their conversation was interrupted by two of their fellow coworkers, Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis. The married couple waved at them with a troubled look. They just concluded another argument with the selfish Reby Sky and Matt Hardy. Those two were trying to put order in the locker room which is prohibited.
"Hey guys, are you two talking about the Hardyz or are we heard wrong?" the redhead began, holding Bennet's hand tightly.
Sienna smiled. "Sadly we are...they are the trending topic of the locker room... it angers me how Matt thinks he owns the place...at least Jeff has not changed."
"Maria and I saw Trish Stratus in the front row seat...Do any of the two know why she is here?" Mike asked, wrapping an arm around the waist of his wife Maria.
EC3 tried to find an answer to his question. "Let's hope it's for something good...I heard she is pretty close with Jeff."
Another Hardyz promo appeared on the screen. From the looks of it, people were not pleased by the victory Matt had against his brother Jeff from the so-called infamous Final Deletion match. The time arrived and the Hardyz segment was next. She wondered how both of her friends were doing professionally and personally.
Suddenly, Beethoven's "Presto Agitato" began to play as the arena began to be filled with mixture of boos and a miniature of cheers. The music was beautiful, she had to admit. Her mind wondered on one certain Hardy; Jeff has been her long and lost sweetheart from the WWE. She missed him dearly and it still hurt her the day she did not invite him to her Hall of Fame induction. He called after the ceremony to congratulate her, with all the kindness in the world.
"Attention you ignorant imbeciles."
Her attention drifted to the woman holding the microphone. She seemed familiar; her smug glance told many stories. The woman presented her quirky and arrogant husband to the crowd. Trish had heard stories of the famous Reby Sky-Matt's beautiful yet unpleasant wife who lacked heart and passion for the wrestling business. Was this true? She had no clue on who she was from the inside and outside. While Reby's husband Matt made his presence known in the arena, she swore she saw him smirking as his eyes shifted their focus to her. He walked down the ramp slowly, not forgetting his number one guest was present to make his brother suffer. Deletion was not enough; he had to exterminate any left trace of Brother Nero.
He made his speech to the amusement of his wife who was standing there enjoying Matt's profound words. Matt's super strong personality and vocabulary reminded Reby of a perfect political figure. The raging man made a signal to have his brother come out in order to commence the public deletion. The rocky relationship between Matt and Jeff have made the segment much easier for Matt to express himself. He cannot take any more of the public's humiliation so he turned against then. Jeff's popularity weakened him; he wanted to be the better Hardy forever.
The front row had such a great view but for her it was nerve-wracking to watch as how Jeff's self-esteem lowered bit by bit by Matt. Her mind kept going back to his malicious grin he made during his entrance; it was frightening to stare into his hollow chocolate eyes. After a few words from Matt to the crowd, he let Reby Sky present his "deleted" brother. Trish's eyes never lost sight of the disgusting parasite Reby was turning out to be. Her terrible words sickened her-cruelty and hatred were visible on the outside of her broken soul.
"Obsolete...obsolete...obsolete...obsolete...obsolete," Reby repeated the same word as she walked around her brother-in-law. She concluded her share of hatred, leaving her husband Matt to do the rest.
Matt's promo continued as he mocked popular pro-wrestling companies-the WWE, NJPW and the honorable wrestling, Ring of Honor. She noticed Jeff's quick corpsing; it was the highlight of her night to witness a smile. That gesture did not meant he was cleared from his negative aura instead he was stuck in a dark desolate area.
He referred Jeff as his official "obsolete mule"-his new servant who will follow only his orders. Jeff did not look very happy at all; it was obvious on his face of his distaste by how things were turning out to be.
The promo finalized once Matt and Reby made their way up the ramp, hugging like the merriest couple in the universe. However, Jeff had this forlorn expression on his face. Once he made eye contact with her chocolate eyes, his green eyes shined with hope. The last time he crossed paths with his longtime sweetheart was four years ago at an autograph section.
Trish...
During the autograph section, both individuals shared a kiss in front of a hundred fans. The moment their lips locked together, the fans began to question the relationship between Trish and Jeff. At first, the feeling of their lips touching was surreal but as they added more passion to it, they knew it was right. Although their kiss was a magical one, the controversy did not let them continue to explore their relationship deeper. Jeff's drug abuse haunted him which caused tension for the two.
The blonde sighed as Jeff disappeared from the stage. The Impact Wrestling live program was yet to be concluded; it was stressing her out to not be able to do something for him. Her thoughts kept jumping back to his lost stare.
I have to see him
"For an obsolete mule, you know how to behave. I'm glad you did not say anything regarding your woman," Matt started, holding hands with his wife Reby.
His wife never lost the malicious smirk from her face; it pleased her to witness how Matt took the spotlight from Jeff.
"I was looking for you two," a familiar young woman interrupted their short meeting.
Reby rolled her eyes. "What do you want Maria?" she asked.
Maria let out a short smile before frowning. She was tired of the horrible treatment from Matt and Reby; everyone from the locker room wanted nothing to do with them.
"I came to steal Jeff for a few...Dixie wants to talk to him."
Matt did not like the idea of leaving his "obsolete mule" with someone who was not him. "For what?"
"I don't know," she quickly said, grabbing Jeff by the hand before running away from them.
Maria's Locker Room
"Sorry if I brought you in a crazy way but this is important!" she expressed, closing the door to her locker room.
Jeff stared at her puzzled, not understanding the suspicious behavior of Maria. He was expecting an explanation from her soon.
"Jeff!"
That sweet voice; it had not changed since the last time they interacted. Their last encounter was when he decided to break up with her. He could not let her go through all of his controversial substance abuse. These last few years he has been cleared from any drug, but the thought of returning with the blonde was in question.
"Trish, what are you doing here?" he asked.
Maria smiled at her friend Trish as she locked the door to her locker room. She did not want any unpleasant visitor barging in and ruining their moment.
Trish walked forward, stopping in front of him. "I came to watch the show...your brother invited me but I swear I had no idea the two of you-"
She was cutoff by his soft voice. "It's okay...I just did not expect to see you here. Many things have changed since and now my brother thinks he owns the world. I don't know what to do...all I have done is stay quiet."
"You can start by believing in yourself...do not let Matt's anger get to you...The Final Deletion is part of your working career but not of your life. You are Jeff Hardy not this "obsolete mule"," she said, caressing his cheek.
"You have not changed at all Trish. I want to say many things to you but my lips do not let me."
She sighed. "What are your current feelings?"
He did not expect that question from her at all. "I feel empty from everything Matt started...it has nothing to do with our angle but of his hatred towards me. It all began since I broke my knee in a motorcycle accident...because of that Matt had to surrender the tag team titles."
"But it's not your fault, Jeff," she said, hugging him.
He could not lie to himself; her presence brought those unforgotten feelings he had for her. The thought of her leaving him again after four years of no contact bothered him.
"I'm sorry for everything," he blurted out, hugging her more tighter.
The pair stayed that way for a couple of minutes. Both did not want to let go, but they had to.
"Why are you sorry?" she asked.
"I let you go instead of fighting for our love no matter the obstacles...you tried to help me but I pushed you away."
Not trying to ruin the calm atmosphere, Trish grabbed one of his hands, not letting them go. Next, her hands made their way to his neck, wrapping them around it. Finally, her mouth marched forward to his face until she let her lips clashed onto his for a kiss.
Jeff pulled out from the kiss; confused by the whole situation. "I don't get it...I left you heartbroken and after a long time you kiss me?"
"Yes because my feelings for you have not died...and nobody is going to separate you from me because I want to be part of your life," she explaining before sealing his lips with another kiss.
"Even if it means you will have to deal with a broken Brother Nero?" he said, pulling out of her kiss again.
"Yeah," she responded.
"i'll fade away and classify myself as, obsolete!"