Worrying and Knowing

It was right after Monday Night Raw and Christie was sitting in her hotel room reading he favorite Japanese manga 'Get Backers'. She had just gotten to the best part of the volume she was reading when she heard a knock on her door and she just ignored it. Christie sighed as the person continued to knock on the door. She looked at the clock and then made her way to the door.

"I can't believe someone would interrupt me at this time of night. What in the world is so important?"

Christie looked out of the peep hole and saw Tensai was standing there. Tensai looked around the hallway and Christie was a bit puzzled as she opened the door.

"Tensai..."

"May I come in?"

Christie motioned for Tensai to come in and Tensai walked over to a stand that was by the chair she was sitting. Christie closed and locked the door. She looked over at Tensai and took a deep breath.

"Are you..."

"No. I am not okay. What is your problem with me?"

Christie closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She wanted to scream at him. She wanted to just hit him and make him snap out of the 'fun' he was having with Brodus and his girls, but she knew that he would pin her to the wall in a heartbeat. She breathed deeply and leaned against the wall.

"I don't have a problem with you. It is with the way you are being treated in this company we both work for. When I grew up, I watched you in a tag team with Trish and Test. You made sure to make your point clear. Your tag team was very dominant and ever since then, I have kept my eye on you. I have followed your career and you are not to be messed with. Over in Japan, you were feared. Now...I don't know what to think now..."

Christie walked past Tensai and sat back in the chair that was next to the bed. Tensai sighed and looked over towards Christie with a hesitant look on his face.

"You know that I have to follow the whole creative thing..."

"Still, I don't have to like it. I remember my father taking me to your matches in Japan when I was little. He would tell me before every wrestling show that I would be scared of you because you were a giant. He was right. The very first time I saw you, I closed my eyes because you were so prominent in the ring."

Tensai sat down on the edge of the bed. He looked down to the ground and Christie noticed this. Christie got up and sat next to Tensai on the edge of the bed.

"There is something more...isn't there Christie?"

Christie's breath hitched in the back of her throat. She was falling for him, yet she barely knew him. She only knew him by his ring name and that he was a wrestler.

"Yes Ten..."

"Call me Matt please."

Christie chuckled. She was starting to feel comfortable around him and that was good. Christie looked at the door and shook her head yes. Tensai smiled and took her hand.

"You are the reason I became a professional wrestler. You are the reason why I left you that card. I don't know what these feelings are, and I am scared..."

"Let's see where those feelings go. If it was meant to be, then it was meant to be."

That meant the world to Christie and you could tell from the expressions on her face. Her father always said that if it was meant to be, it was meant to be. Christie cleared her throat and smiled. Tensai smiled and hugged her. Christie was taken a back a bit, but she hugged him back. When the two pulled away, Tensai smiled.

"You are the first person ever to make me feel wanted. I fit in when I am around. I didn't know of anyone else who spoke Japanese..."

"I learned from my father. He was a rugged man, but very soft spoken as well. He wanted me to learn his language as well as English. I went to school for the first few years in Japan. You should have seen me make the transition to public schools here in America."

The two shared a chuckle and Tensai went over to the chair that was next to the bed. He took a seat and Christie laid across the bed.

"Were you bullied a lot?"

Christie sighed and shook her head yes.

"I didn't like some of the girls, so I was a loner. Kind of like the way I am in the locker room today. I don't like to do anything really for anyone but myself."

Tensai had a worried look on his face after she said that. It almost looked like he was heartbroken. Christie noticed this and rubbed the back of her neck in worry. Tensai then got a smile on his face and just chuckled.

"You should open up your heart more. You could gain some new friends that way. Why don't you meet Naomi and Cameron? They are interested in wanting to get to know you more..."

Christie got a scared look on her face. Tensai chuckled and Christie looked at him puzzled.

"I will introduce you to them. Don't worry, I won't make you be friends with them or anything."

The two laughed. Christie ordered room service and the two spent the night getting to know each other better.