Jeff was outside in the parking lot secretly hoping he'd see Hazel, who he hadn't seen since the other night when her brothers humiliated her in the ring and destroyed her sketchbook. He stared out at the skyline of the city and a small smile crossed his lips thinking about his first conversation with Hazel. He wondered what hell her brothers had put her threw over the years and felt himself get angry at the thought of anyone doing anything cruel to her.
"Jeff!"
He knew without turning his head to know it was his brother, Matt. He turned and saw Matt coming towards him.
"There you are!" Matt yelled. "What are you doing out here?"
"I was just smoking..." he said.
"You've been gone a while."
"I was just thinking about Hazel,"
Matt looked irate. "Why are you thinking about her?! I told you to leave that girl alone and every time I turn around you're either with her or thinking about her! Just do us all a favor and stop seeing and thinking about the Undead Princess!" he screamed.
Jeff shoved Matt hard in the chest, "Don't ever call her that!"
Matt looked shocked, "Why does it matter what I call her?! Why do you care about this girl?! She stole Lita's title from her and you can't stay away from her? What is your problem?!"
"She didn't steal anything! Kane interfered, Hazel even said that to anyone who would listen and even tried getting the referee to reverse the decision because of it!" Jeff snapped. "You keep her name out of your mouth because people like you are the reason everyone just assumes she's like her brothers!"
"People like me?!" Matt yelled.
"Yes, small minded idiots who judge people they've never even talked to!" Jeff screamed as he stormed off.
Hazel watched as Jeff turned and walked away. She'd been hiding on the roof watching the brothers argue. She'd been outside when Jeff was outside alone, but she'd chosen to stay hidden because she was embarrassed to face him after their last encounter.
"What do you think caused that?" a voice behind her said suddenly.
She nearly jumped from her skin when she heard the voice. She quickly turned to see Edge standing there. "You scared me!" she screamed.
"You still lurk in the shadows I see," he said grinning. "So, you are causing an issue with the Hardy brothers I see."
She shook her head. "No, I'm not!"
Edge laughed, "Clearly you are. It's nothing to worry about. It happens, he obviously likes you."
"No he doesn't." she said quickly with a small blush.
Edge pointed at her and laughed. "AND you like him too!"
"I think he's interesting and he seems nice." she said.
"Taker and Kane will love this!" Edge mocked.
"Stop," Hazel ordered. His mocking was angering her.
"You saw what they put me threw and you didn't even like me... just watch what they do to him." he said still laughing.
"It's not funny! They will kill him just for coming near me which is why I can't be around him." she said strongly.
"You actually like that hick loser but let me go..."
"He's not a hick loser, but he also cares about people unlike you. You only care about yourself and I couldn't stand your snobby ass so I got tired of seeing you get your ass beat on a daily basis and it being blamed on me." she snapped before turning from him.
Edge laughed as he watched her leave. He knew he'd gotten under her skin and it was clear now that Hazel did like Jeff.
Back in her locker room, she grabbed her duffle bag and slammed the bathroom door without a word to either of her brothers. She hadn't said anything to either of them since they destroyed her sketchbook. She hated them both and had nothing to say to either of them. She smiled at her reflection in the mirror, she knew her brothers were about to lose their minds when she stepped out of the bathroom in her new ring gear. Vince McMahon had spoken to her about revamping her image since rightful or not, she was the Women's Champion. She brushed her newly dyed black hair and began to flat iron it. No more curls for this girl. She applied her black eye makeup and smiled at her reflection. She wore fishnets and black shorts that barely covered her butt. She adjusted her boobs in her push-up bra and halter top that left her stomach exposed. She knew this would anger her brothers beyond anything. She laughed as she zipped up her knee high boots. After checking herself in the mirror, she opened the door and stormed into the locker room. She avoided their eyes as she grabbed her title and headed towards the door.
"What in the hell do you think you're doing?!" Taker screamed.
She turned on her heels to face her brothers. A smile crossed her lips. "What do you mean? I have a match."
Taker grabbed her wrist. "The clothes! What are you thinking?!"
She yanked her wrist from his grasp. "I'm doing what you wanted! Vince said as champion I needed to revamp my image, and you two made me a champion so this is your doing!"
"Get changed!" Taker screamed.
"No!" she screamed. "I have a match."
As she left Taker looked at Kane. "Teach her a lesson."
Edge saw Jeff by the vending machines and a smile crossed his face. He'd gotten under Hazel's skin so now he wanted to get under Jeff's.
"Hey Hardy," he said as he approached.
Jeff looked up. "Hey,"
"So I was up on the roof when you and Matt got into it. Everything alright?" Edge asked pretending to care.
"You were?" Jeff asked.
"Yeah, well Hazel and I both were." he said with a smirk.
"Hazel was with you?" he asked blushing a bit.
"Yeah man, she and I go way back." Edge said still smiling. "She's a great girl and still a good friend to me."
"Friend?" Jeff asked.
"Oh yeah, us being close hasn't been for sometime. No hard feelings though, I mean go for it if you want."
Jeff raised an eyebrow, "Go for it?" he questioned.
Edge smiled. He leaned closer to Jeff. "She's a sweet piece of ass..."
Jeff shoved Edge into the wall. "Don't talk about her like that!"
"So if you aren't trying to get into her pants why are you hanging around her? Do you want Taker and Kane to kill you for no reason? At least give them a reason to kill you." Edge laughed as he pushed away from Jeff. "I'm telling you, it's worth it... best I've ever had."
Jeff felt the anger rise up from the pit of his stomach.
"Oh and Jeff, I won't think anything less of you for having my seconds. Shit, maybe I'll go talk to her about another go..." Edge said laughing as he walked away. He turned the corner and felt something inside of him hurt. Edge had always loved Hazel. The thought of her being with a loser like Jeff Hardy made him feel physically ill. He'd confirmed it, both Jeff and Hazel felt something for each other, and that killed Edge.
Lita was in the ring with Matt and Jeff ring side when Hazel's music began playing. She stepped out onto stage wondering how the fans would react to her new image. The crowd cheered her as she walked towards the ring. Jeff's jaw almost dropped when he saw her. She slid into the ring and jumped onto the turnbuckle. The arena filled with camera flashes. She handed the title to the referee and looked at Lita. The match began with both women taking risks and the match being hard to call. Hazel climbed the turnbuckle after catching Lita off guard and knocking the wind out of her. Suddenly she heard boos and felt her foot go from beneath her. She slammed to the mat and turned to see Kane standing there smiling. The referee called for a disqualification. Kane grabbed Hazel by the hair and forced her to her feet. She screamed in pain, knowing that something was wrong with her ankle. Jeff watched from the outside of the ring and without thinking slid into the ring and began attacking Kane. Kane laughed as he released Hazel and turned on Jeff. Matt shook his head as he slid into the ring to help his brother. Lita ran to the side of the ring where Hazel was. After Hazel's promo about not wanting to be the champion because it was stolen from her, she'd started to view Hazel differently. Lita grabbed Hazel's arm and pulled her from the ring.
"I got you, but we need to go." Lita said as Hazel leaned on her.
"Thanks." she panted.
"Can you walk?" Lita asked.
Hazel nodded her head as the two began to quickly walk up the ramp. Hazel limped but tried to move as fast as possible. Suddenly, she felt someone grab her. She screamed but turned to see Jeff, who grabbed her into his arms. Matt was next to Jeff as he picked her up not looking happy. Kane was laid out in the ring because the brothers had used chairs to get the monster down. As they ran threw the curtains, Hazel wondered where Taker was but she prayed that she wouldn't need to deal with him tonight.
