Chapter 7 I can't breathe and it's not because your choking me.
Randy's POV
For the past three weeks I barely slept, since that day I saw her she hadn't said a word to me. I was invisible to her and she avoided me like the plague. What pissed me off the most was her and Wade had gotten a lot closer, every where she went he wasn't far behind. He was protecting his medic for his own selfish needs but it still pissed me off. To make things that little bit worse I was running late for a meeting and the fucking stairs were out of order. Fucking people did this just to piss me off. The last thing I wanted was to be trapped in that small metal death box. "Hold the lift!" I shouted spying the familiar metal. I hoped that she wouldn't so I had an excuse to stay away from that death trap.
She lifted her left crutch and hit the buzzer making the doors stop. "Thanks" I muttered going to the nearest corner away from her. Which in a small lift was pretty fucking hard to do. She didn't say anything as she adjusted her crutches, the left one first then the right. I notcied that since she had been back, everything was done from the left. I wanted to ask but I knew there wasn't a point, she wouldn't answer. The fucking elevator was slower than normal and it actually would of been faster to take the fucking stairs, even for her on her crutches. With each passing second the walls seem to close in and every breath became a struggle. Everything became blurred and I had to grip harder onto the steel rail to keep myself up right. I couldn't believe this was happening, of all the fucking places and with all the fucking people. All I could do was gasp deeper, each breath I took became a struggle for the next one and for the first time I was afraid of dying in this fucking metal coffin.
Raven's POV
I hated this, what I was thinking and feeling was sick and wrong. It was only Storm and Iziah that knew of the sick and twisted thoughts in my head. For months on end I tried to stop the thoughts that pulled at me, I tried my hardest to push them away and not feel the way I do but it was one challenge I kept failing. For once Iziah was right, being in love with him was the most fucked up thing ever. I looked down at my mangled leg sadly, I was in love with the same guy that took everything from me. Pride would never allow me to tell him that and I knew that shame would tear me apart. I tried not to look at him because everytime I did it reminded me that he ruined my life, he would never love me. He prooved that the night he took my dreams and smashed it into a thousand peices. I looked over at him and thats when I noticed it, all his face had drained of colour and he was gripping the metal railing so tight his knuckles were white. Realisation dawned on me suddenly, in all my years here I had never once (except for now) seen him near an elevator, he was claustriphobic. Suddenly he fell to the floor gasping for air, clutching his chest.
Randy's POV
The oxygen seemed to stop and suddenly my body coudln't handle my own weight. With sick thud I fell to the ground, half expecting Raven to laugh madly, her face twisted into a mask of evil. She called my name desperately and before I lost all focus I saw something that was worse than this coffin. She let go of her crutch and her left leg just crumpled, even for a split second she couldn't handle putting weight on her leg. She crumpled beside me, grabbing my hand forcing me to look at her.
Raven's POV
There wasn't much I could do about his panic attack except keep an eye on him and keep him alive. I knew letting go of the crutches wasn't safe for me, I could of fallen in any direction and done more damage. All I saw was Randy needed me and it was faster to fall than it was to sit. His large hand engulfed mine, I forced his eyes to look into mine. My fingers on his wrist taking his pulse. "Randy look at me. Stay with me" I slapped him on the cheek hard so he would focus "Listen to me Orton. Breathe. You can do this" Slowly his breathing began to come normally as the elevator slowed down. His pulse stopped racing slowly and the colour was returning. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah" He dragged himself up and lent against the frame. Suddnely the doors opened and there was Wade standing there waiting for me. His eyes narrowed as soon as he saw me on the floor and Randy in there with me. Before Wade could start Randy pushed his way past Wade and quickly got out of there.
Wade looked at me "You alright?"
"Yeah just slipped over. Guess it was hard for him to witness"
Wade helped me up and gave me my crutches back. "Are you sure your alright?"
"I'm fine Wade now take me to lunch. I feel like salad with the side of a thousand dollar shopping"
"Raven I'm a man, I don't shop"
"Even if it was for manly things"
"Like what?" He looked at me oddly as he opened the door to the main locker room.
"Weapons, deoderants, clothes, women. You know Wade, manly things"
"Are you sure you only have one brother?"
I laughed "Yeah I think I could only handle having one brother" I skillfully pulled out a chair and took a seat.
"So you wanna tell me what really happened?"
I took a deep breath, lying to Wade wasn't exactly that big of a deal, besides I couldn't bring myself to go back on the silent promise I made myself at the hospital that night.
Randy's POV
I just stood at the door waiting for her to go on. I shouldn't of been listening to their private conversation but Wade had started on her about the elevator and I needed to know what exactly was going to be used against me this time.
"Happened with what now?" Raven asked him.
"Why the fuck you were on the floor and he was standing there doing nothing"
"I told you I fell and he couldn't handle witnessing it"
"Why do I think your lying?"
"Your as paranoid as my sister you know that"
"Don't change the subject, wait you have a sister"
"Yeah, you two would get along great"
"Is she hot?"
"She's my identical twin Wade. Only difference is she has use of both her legs" "So I take it she hasn't met Randy?"
"You guys gotta stop that."
"Stop what?"
"Holding this against him"
"What the fuck! Why the hell are you defending him?"
"Don't raise your fucking voice at me Barrett, and get that finger outta my face or I'll rip it off"
I was happy to hear her anger, she still had that assertive attitude. Wade let a sigh,
"I'm just wondering why your defending him after what he did to you"
"Wade I am not getting into this with you"
"Raven he took one of our best Divas and ruined her life"
"Are you reminding me? Because I almost forgot" Raven snapped at him. "Wade I have been here for three years and for three years I've been fighting with Randy. It's not even about wrestling anymore, it's just who can throw the lowest blow and I'm tired of it"
"So your just going to let him get away with hurting you?" Wade demanded. "You should kill him for what he did to you"
Raven let out a sigh and I had to strain to hear her "Wade that won't change the facts"
"I still say your defending him. You realise that he's happy that he hurt you Rae. He's proud that he finally managed to knock you off"
"Then I guess when I go to my grave I'll be guilt free"
They were silent for a moment and I wondered if they were finished, I was about to go in when she spoke, again I had to strain to hear her.
"Killing him won't bring back my career Wade. It won't magically heal my leg so whats the point in fighting with him"
"Raven it's like your not even angry at what he did"
"You don't think I'm pissed?" Raven demanded, I could just picture Wade cowering. She was small but she could be scary. "Of course I'm pissed at what happened but hurting him ain't gonna change that." There was a thump on the table like she had smacked it with her fist. "You know the saying when one door closes another one opens? He has not only shut all the doors he's burnt down the room as well. He don't realise what exactly he's taken from me. Everything is a struggle now and something like getting dressed is a mission." She sighed sadly "He thinks he only ended my career and my ability to walk, in reality he has taken every option I had and punted it in the skull"
"And that's why you should kill him" Wade said gently making her laugh. The only decent thing he's ever done in his life.
"You know I should really introduce you to Iziah. You two have so much in common"
"Really?"
"Yeah, your both foreigners. Your both psycho and you both believe that the only way to solve a problem is to kill someone"
Wade chuckled "Killing something always makes you feel better"
"I'm so gonna call you Izzy now"
I decided that they were finished talking about me so I just barged in like I hadn't been listening. Instantly Raven grabbed her crutches and proceeded to stand up.
"I should go"
"Stay" Wade comanded shooting a look at me. "You don't have to go just because this asshole walked in."
She looked at me before turning to Wade "It's better if I go. I gotta see the girls anyway. And by girls I mean Husky Harris and Heath Slater"
"You are not being kicked out because he is here. We were in the middle of a conversation and I would like to finish it" Wade snapped grabbing her arm and pulling her back into her chair. I went red with anger, how dare he touch her and treat her like that!
"If you touch me again Barrett I'm gonna take this crutch and ram it down your throat" Raven shook out of his grip and stood up again "I am not your girlfriend to control and if you try it again you are going to regret the day you came to this country"
With that she hobbled out of the room, that scowl on her face told me she was back to her old self, in a way.
"See what you do?" Wade snapped at me. "She was perfectly fine until you came in"
"She was free to stay, I didn't really care" I shrugged grabbing my Ipod. "Your just upset because as much as your trying to get into her pants it ain't working because she can still see right through you Wade"
He gave me that creepy British smile, "Whatever Randy. Unlike you I actually took some time to get to know her and I found she is actually a pretty cool chick and I will do what I have to too protect her."
"Which reminds me" I turned around and punched him square in the jaw. He flopped to the floor in shock as I stood over him. "If you ever grab her like that again I will kill you myself"
