Chapter 7: The Nightmare

Randy's POV

It's currently three in the morning as Hal continues to drive me and 'Manda to Madison, Wisconsin for SmackDown. Amanda went to bed about three hours ago so she's probably fast asleep by now. Me, on the other hand, am still wide awake as I continue to watch some horror movie marathon on the TV.

"You still with me Randy?" asks Hal from the driver seat as he continues to look straight at the road.

"When am I not?" I exclaim tiredly as I move my gaze from the TV to the window.

"Touché. Just checking." he tells me with a slight chuckle to his voice.

I only nod my head as I continue to look out the window.

"How's your kid?" he suddenly asks me, which gives him my undivided attention.

"She's fine, she's fine." I mutter to him for an answer.

I see him nod his head, which I hope leads to no more probing questions on his part. As I look back through the window, I start to reflect on my last marriage.

When I first met Sam, I thought she was the one for me, but then something was off. Sam's a fellow vampire and in vampire tradition, vampires know when they find their true mates when they look at each other in the eyes in an intimate manner, per say. When Sam and I looked each other in the eyes, all I felt was nothing. I loved her, and she loved me, but it didn't reflect in our eyes. We wanted to make it work, and we did end up having Alanna, but we couldn't make it work in the end. Soon enough, Sam ended up finding her real soul mate. I loved her enough to let her go. We divorced on equal terms. Now Alanna stays with her mother when I'm away, but she stays with me whenever I'm in St. Louis, which luckily enough for me will happen in a few short weeks.

I smirk to myself at the thought of being with my daughter again for the first time in months. Amanda and Monica are Alanna's godmothers so I'm guessing that they are pretty excited to see her too, especially Monica, who absolutely spoils her.

I continue to think about my past when I hear a muffled noise coming from the bedroom. It's too low for Hal to hear with his plain human hearing, but I can hear it perfectly with mine.

I get up from my seat and walk over to the bedroom door. I press my ear to the door and listened to Amanda's shallow breathing and murmuring.

"Get away . . . Get away from me." I hear her whisper in her sleep.

"What's going on?" I whisper to myself. "Amanda almost never has nightmares."

My curiosity gets the best of me as I finally decide to open the door to investigate the situation. I walk inside the small darkened room and find Amanda on her bed. Her bed sheet is strewn across the floor, beads of sweat and some of her hair strands stick to her forehead, and she has a half pissed/half frightened look on her face.

"Get away from." she says again in her sleep as she turns away from me.

Now who could she be dreaming about? I think to myself as I take a seat on her bed next to her.

"Get away . . . Leave me alone . . . GET AWAY FROM ME! LEAVE ME BE!" she yells in her sleep as she starts to thrash her limbs wildly in the bed.

"Amanda! Amanda! CALM DOWN!" I yell to her in my attempt to wake her. "It's just a nightmare you're having! Wake up!"

She doesn't wake up, but she does clock me straight in the jaw with her right foot.

"Great, she just hit me with her AKO in her sleep." I mumble to myself as I grab her arms and pin them to her sides.

"WHAT'S GOING ON BACK THERE?" yells Hal from the driver seat.

"AMANDA'S HAVING A NIGHTMARE!" I yell back for an answer.

"A NIGHTMARE? THEN WAKE HER UP!" he yells at me again.

"I'M TRYING!" I yell back as I bring my attention to the sleeping woman in front of me. She just had to be one of those heavy sleepers.

"Amanda! Listen to me! It's only a nightmare!" I whisper to her, hoping that she'll wake up.

"Randy?" she asks me, but that's when she starts to fight and squirm within my grip.

"Amanda can you hear me?" I ask her in genuine concern as I continue to observe her troubled face.

"Something is chasing me." she tells me in a frightened tone.

"What's chasing you?" I ask her as my curiosity starts to increase.

"In the woods . . . some creature . . . kinda human." she mumbles in her sleep.

"Kinda human?" I whisper to myself as Amanda moves her head back and forth wildly.

"Amanda, WAKE UP!" I yell for the final time as I continue to hold her arms to her sides.

Her eyelids instantly open, revealing her eyes, now the color of rubies. She gives me a frightened/tired look and I now realize that our faces are now mere inches apart from each other.

I let go of her arms and move back over to the edge of the bed to let her sit up.

"What happened to you just now?" I ask her as I watch her calm herself down, her eyes shifting from red to their usual blue.

"Nightmare" she answers me bluntly as she retrieves her bed sheet from the ground.

"You mumbled that something kinda human was chasing you in the woods. What was that all about?" I ask her as I raise an eyebrow at her.

"I don't know to be honest. I was being chased during the night by something that definitely wasn't human." she tells me as she moves over to my side, the bed sheet wrapped loosely around her.

"Was it a werewolf?" I suggest.

"What's with you vampires when it comes to making werewolves your first suspects when something is wrong?" she asks me as she raises an eyebrow in my direction.

"I don't know. Vampires and werewolves do have a long and complicated history with each other." I tell her with a shrug.

"Okay then. To answer your question, I don't think it was a werewolf. The guy that was chasing me looked human."

"Looked?" I ask in a puzzled tone.

"Yeah, but he was paler than a normal human. Plus he was faster and stronger than him."

"How strong?" I ask as this mysterious guy from Amanda's nightmare peaks my interest.

"Strong enough to uproot a few oak trees." she tells me with a glum look. "The only other thing that I can remember of the guy was that he was a blonde."

"So your mysterious pursuer was a blonde pale guy who is very fast and strong enough to uproot oak trees." I say as I start to connect the dots.

"Yep . . . and you think it's Sergei." she tells me as she crosses her arms.

"Have you been probing my mind again?" I ask as I turn to her with an exasperated look.

"Maybe" she tells me with a smug look. "Why do you think it's Sergei?"

"Who else could it be? Sergei did say he would try to take you away from me." I tell her as I cross my arms.

"Why the hell does he want me?" she asks as she looks at the ceiling.

"Face the facts "Manda's. You're a lot more desirable than you think. You're beautiful, smart, and experienced in the ring. Plus, thanks to your amazing wrestling skills and techniques, you're an eight time champ in the WWE." I tell her as I pat her back reassuringly.

"Four time Diva's Champ and four time Women's Champ." she added with a smirk as she continues to look at the wall.

"That's a lot of championships Anaconda." I tell her with a smirk.

"All I need is one more title win and I'll tie with you, Mr. Nine Time WWE Champion." she says with a smirk as a mischievous glint returns to her eye.

"Thanks for reminding me." I tell her as I look at her with a smirk of my own.

For the nest few minutes, our smirks disappear from our faces and all we do is just stare into each other's eyes. I look into those blue eyes of her and all I see is the ocean, blue waves and all. I've always wondered how Amanda's eyes are able to change from blue to red, but for some reason I never asked her, which helps add to that mysterious side that she still retains even after all these years. When I look into those eyes of hers, I just feel all warm inside and I can't help but wonder what she's thinking in that telepathic brain of hers.

"Are you two going to make out or something?"

Both me and Amanda jump at the sound of Hal's voice coming from the door and that's when we both realize that our faces were only about two inches from each other. We quickly move away from each other and face our bus driver, but I soon notice the blood rush to Amanda's cheeks as she tries to hide her embarrassment. Since I'm a vampire, I don't need to worry about something like blushing.

"Are we already here?" I ask as I try to get back to the matter at hand.

"Yep; since the arena's closer than the hotel, I've decided to park in the arena parking lot for the night cause I really want to sleep." he tells us with a tired expression on his face.

"Fine by us." Amanda answers for both of us. "Are there any other buses here?"

"Jericho's, John's, Sheamus', and Del Rio's buses are the only ones here with us. I passed Kofi's and Barrett's buses on the drive here so they'll probably be here soon. And with that, I bid you good night." he tells us with a wave of his hand as he walks out of the room.

"Good night to you too!" exclaims Amanda with a sarcastic edge to her voice.

"I might as well leave you to sleep then." I mumble to her as I get up from her bed.

I walk over to the door and turn around, seeing that Amanda has a nervous look etched across her features.

"Don't think about your nightmare. Just think pleasant thoughts and you'll end up having good dreams." I advise her with a knowing look.

"Great advice from the guy who only sleeps around once a week." she mumbles sarcastically, but she gives me a thankful look.

"You're welcome." I tell her as I walk out the room and close the door with a soft click.

Normal POV

It was time for Friday Night SmackDown and currently Randy and Amanda were walking over to craft services. Randy was dressed in one of his signature RKO shirts, a pair of his usual wrestling briefs, and his black boots. Amanda was dressed in a black asymmetrical crop top with no sleeves, dark blue jeans, and black booties that made her an inch taller than Randy. Her hair was in a high ponytail.

"Hey guys!"

Amanda and Randy turned around to see Monica run up to them, dressed in a silver mini dress with silver heels.

"Hey sis; I like the disco ball inspired look." commented Amanda in a serious tone, which made Randy let out a small chuckle.

"Very funny sis." replied Monica in a sarcastic voice. "Did you hear the news?"

"What news?" asked Randy as he crossed his arms.

"Back in Green Bay, the Usos, Tamina, and the Prime Time Players were all mysteriously attacked before they could leave the arena." Monica told them with a serious expression on her face.

"Any idea on who did it?" asked Randy as moved his hands to his hips.

"No clue, but they were all found at the break area lying on the ground unconscious. They were all yelling "Leave me alone" and "Get away from me" when staff tried to help them. It took them a few hours, but they soon came back to their senses." explained Monica as she crossed her arms.

"That's freaky." commented Amanda as an unsettled look came across her face.

"I know right? Anyway, they're all still able to wrestle, but management told them to take it easy for a few days and sent them ahead to Milwaukee early." added Monica as she shook her head.

"Who would do something like that?" asked Randy as he looked at the twins.

"Who knows, but Titus said that whoever attacked them was deceivingly strong." said Monica with an unsure look on her face. "Anyway, I also have your latest update involving Sergei."

"What have you found out?" asked Amanda as she raised an eyebrow.

"A few hours ago, Sergei went up to Booker and Teddy to not ask, but request, another match against you Randy. After a little hesitation, Booker relented and made the match the official." said Monica with a slight smirk. "But there is a stipulation to the match."

"What is it?" asked Randy with a smile on his face, already happy to know that he was going to go at it with Sergei again.

"It's going to be a chairs match."