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Part Nine
He jerked a hand through his hair, the WWE champion glancing at his things still piled on the bench before heading for the door. He'd taken a shower and changed, figuring that would give the trainers enough time to check Eve over and judge how bad her injuries were, and now he was going back to the trainers to see how she was doing... Then he was going to take her to get her things and get her the hell out of here. They were both done for the night, and she was injured, so there was no way she should have to stick around for the last fifteen minutes of the show, which were all that was left; their match had been at the halfway point.
Heaving out a sigh, Punk came to a stop in front of the trainers room, then lifted a hand and knocked... Waiting for a few seconds before opening the door and stepping inside, fully expecting to find Eve sitting there in a sling or something. Instead, she was gone. The trainers were still there, straightening their things while occasionally glancing at the monitor where John Cena and Randy Orton were teaming up to take on Kane and the Miz. But Eve? She was nowhere to be found.
"Where's Eve?" he asked, still looking around as if he expected her to suddenly appear, and one of the trainers looked over at him.
"We treated her, and she left. It looks like it was just a partial dislocation. She'll probably be able to compete again in a few weeks," the woman told him, and Punk just stared at her for a moment before he was able to say anything else.
"She just... Left? Where did she go? The divas' locker room?"
"We... don't know," the trainer replied, and the WWE champion shook his head slightly, as if unable to believe they'd just let her walk off, then quickly turned and left the room, making his way down the hall once more, though this time, he was headed for the divas' locker room. It was a room that most of the guys steered pretty clear of... Those women could be vicious, especially if someone walked in on them while they were changing. Or so he'd heard. But right now, he needed to find Eve, which meant he was going to brave the women's locker room in an effort to track her down.
As he approached the room, he was could hear several voices coming from inside... Raised voices, though it seemed they were raised because they were trying to speak over the sound of music, not because there were any fights going on. Coming to a stop in front of the door, Punk stared at it for a moment, then lifted his hand to knock... Stepping back slightly as he waited for the door to open. After a few moments, it did, and he was relieved to see that it wasn't Beth Phoenix that stuck her head out. He was pretty sure that Beth wouldn't be too happy to see him after she and Jericho had lost the match to him and Eve that night. He also didn't figure she'd be too cooperative about getting Eve for him. Of course, he couldn't be too sure that the woman standing in the doorway would be of much help, either.
Kaitlyn arched a brow at him, tilting her head to the side as she looked at the man in front of her. "Can I help you?"
"I'm just looking for Eve," he told the diva, and she eyed him for another moment before replying.
"Let me check on that for you," Kaitlyn said, ducking back inside, the door closing behind her... Leaving Punk standing there, feeling more than a little foolish waiting outside the divas' locker room. It took at least a couple of minutes for Kaitlyn to reappear and this time, she wasn't alone. Unfortunately, it wasn't Eve Torres that was standing there with her. It was Kelly. The blonde smirked at him.
"Why in the world would you be looking for Eve?" the former divas' champion wanted to know, and Punk couldn't help the incredulous look that came to his face at that.
"Um... Maybe because she was my tag team partner tonight and she helped me retain the WWE championship? And on top of that, she got *hurt* helping me retain the title," he reminded the woman, vaguely wondering if Kelly were really that stupid, or if she somehow thought he shouldn't care about Eve getting hurt tonight. He'd have to be a lot more of an asshole than he was not to be concerned about Eve after what had happened out there. "Where is she?"
"Gone," Kelly replied, shrugging at the surprise on his face. "She came back with her arm all up in a sling, somehow managed to get all her things, and she left. She still had her ring gear on and everything. Guess she didn't want to take the time to change."
"Or maybe the fact that she partially dislocated her shoulder tonight meant it hurt too much to change without help," Punk shot back, giving both women an incredulous look. "She's hurt, with her arm in a sling, and you just let her leave?"
Kaitlyn lifted her hands in a placating gesture. "I didn't know she'd left. I didn't know where she was. I had to ask," she said, and the WWE champion nodded, turning his attention back to Kelly.
"Maybe you didn't... But Kelly knew. I'm guessing she sat and watched it happen. And probably laughed."
Kelly sneered at that. "She's a bitch-"
"She's injured. I wouldn't be champion any longer if not for her. She was my partner tonight. And just letting her leave like that was stupid. If she's out there, trying to drive with one arm..." He sent Kelly a derisive look. "Of course, she can probably drive better with one good arm than you can with two-"
"Hey!"
"Truth hurts, doesn't it? I've seen you drive," he said, then stepped back, shaking his head. "I should have never left her alone with the trainers. I should have stayed there. Damn it-"
"I'm sorry, Punk," Kaitlyn said quietly. "If I'd seen her... I might not have stopped her, but I would have at least offered her a lift so she wouldn't have to drive. I... Maybe she's not gone yet. Maybe you can still catch her," the diva said quietly, and Punk nodded.
"I can try," he muttered, starting to turn to go, then glancing back at Kaitlyn. "You seem like an okay girl. Try and stay that way," he told her, then turned and hurried down the hallway, hoping that he could catch Eve before she left the arena.
