Chapter 4: He's changed

Plot: After thinking about what Hunter said to her during the home invasion, Nolee goes to him to find out if Randy had always been different.

"You must be ashamed of yourself! Letting your boyfriend run rampant around the WWE but you won't let him get what he deserves?" Nolee couldn't help but get the words that Hunter Hearst Helmsly, known to his fan base as Triple H, had said to her. In some ways he was right, Randy did deserve to get a royal beating for what he did to Stephanie McMahon. Before, he would have never hit a woman and yet all of a sudden here was this less charming and viler Randy. None-the-less, Nolee still loved him and wouldn't let Hunter hurt him. Maybe that's why she found herself going to Triple H's locker room.

She knocked on the door, "Um…Hunter it's me, Nolee. Could I…"

Before she could manage out the rest of the sentence, the door had swung open and Hunter stood there strongly. His shoulder length blonde hair was pulled into a loose ponytail at the base of his neck and his cold brown eyes looked down at her, "What do you want?" he gruffly asked.

"I want to talk to yeh about Randy." Nolee softly said, wishing that she could slink back into the shadows behind her.

Hunter ushered her inside his locker room and Nolee smiled. It was decorated rather beautifully no doubt by Stephanie. Two leather sofa's sat across from each other on the far left, separated only by a glass coffee table. A floor lamp stood at one end of the couch farthest away and that entire side of the room had a womanly touch. The right side of the room was just like any other locker room. A locker, a bench, and a duffle bag were the only things on that side of the room. The entire room contrasted as much as night and day. "Please have a seat."

Nolee smiled and politely sat down, "I want to talk to yeh about Randy."

Hunter sat across from her, "And you came to me why?"

"Yeh know him the best out of anyone! I figure if I can't learn about his past from yeh, I can't learn about his past."

It was silent before Hunter scooted forward and took her hands in his, "What I'm about to tell you never reaches his ears. You have to realize I'm only telling you this because you deserve to know."

Nolee nodded and let go of his hands, "I understand."

Hunter sat back and sighed, "Randy wasn't always like this. Before this Randy was silent and trying to please the fans, not trying to make them angry. I couldn't stop him from doing things to get into Evolution. He was very, very similar to Cody Rhodes. Ric, Dave, and I treated him about like you, Ted, and Randy treat Cody. He was just an errand boy. But he started to change."

"After he realized that his dream was to be champion he stopped at nothing to try and make it come true. He constantly trained and even went as far as to ignore us. The voices hadn't started then. He just turned a bit more focused. Dave and I didn't know what to do. Ric didn't think that much of it. He just found it to be something that happened over time. I took Ric's word for it at first but as I did, I changed. That's when I betrayed Orton and that's when the voices started."

"How do-"

"Dave and I heard him talking to himself in the locker room one evening before a show. It seemed that he was arguing with himself. Kept saying, 'I don't want to listen to you. It's not true! You hear me!?'" Hunter looked at Nolee, "He use to be such a good man. But he's always had his own personal demons to battle. The voices are a part of that."

Nolee sat in silence for a few moments. "And his love life…"

Hunter frowned, "Another tragic aspect of his life. As long as I can remember, Randy never had luck with women. They all expected one night stands and Randy loves serious relationships. Stacey was the last relationship he had before you. Poor kid."

"Stacey was horrible to him. She told him when to eat, when to sleep. Her love was like a prison and Randy felt as if he was her prisoner. When the voices started, I guess he started to see what the relationship really was. Hell. After he RKO'd her, Randy could never find another love like that. Never again he vowed. Until he met you that is."

Nolee smiled, "How do yeh know he loves me?"

"I see the look on his face when you hug him or even hold his hand. He smiles and his eyes go to a place where he just looks comfortable. He can't help but feel far away from you. He doesn't know how to say the words he feels." Hunter replied. He stood up and went to the mini-fridge. "Can I get you anything?"

Nolee shook her head. Her smile had left her face, "He didn't have to hit her."

Hunter returned to the couch with a beer, "You and I both know that. The voices told him otherwise. He hasn't had someone to confide in for years. You're the first person to care since he left Evolution. Don't abandon him. Don't let him become to evil. Keep him in line and keep him strong enough but don't loose yourself in the process."

Nolee looked at him, "I…Hunter…I don't know if I can! I love him so much but sometimes, when we disagree, I…I end up hurting. But I love him. I'm not strong enough to keep him in line."

Hunter took her face in his hands, "Listen to me, Nolee. You don't know your own strength. Just by staying by him and defending him you help him keep a part of himself. If you leave him, his last bit of humanity will leave. You may just be the only thing keeping him from going insane."

Nolee tried not to cry but she couldn't stop the tears from flowing. "I'm so scared that I won't be able to! I love him, yes, but with every move me makes toward destroying the McMahon's and you I fall out of love. I start to hate him again. I start to question how much I can take."

Hunter removed her tears with his thumbs, "Don't cry Nolee, please don't cry. I know how much it hurts. I know exactly what you must be feeling now. You love him but your scared of what he can do."

Nolee hugged Hunter who held her close. "I…I'll try to do so." She buried her face into his shoulder, not caring if this was the man who had tried to take Randy out. She needed a shoulder to cry on and for some reason it just felt right crying on his.

Hunter broke the hug and smiled at her, "You better get going or Randy will start wondering where you are."

Nolee nodded and stood up, "Thank yeh, Hunter. For everything."

"No problem." Hunter said, escorting her out of the room. "Oh and Nolee?"
"Yeah?"
"Try not to let Legacy turn you into something your not."