Chapter 12:
Haley re-entered the trainer's room after being told her injuries were nothing more than some nasty bruising. "Hey tough guy, how are you feeling?" She asked Randy, who was holding an icepack on his shoulder.
"A little sore, but not bad, all things considering. I should be asking you that." His dark eyes went cold. "Kennedy is an asshole."
"Exactly, why wouldn't he attack a Diva?" She hopped up onto the bench beside him. "All I have is some bruising, so I won't be wearing midriff bearing tops for a week, but thanks to you, I'm no worse for wear."
His eyes softened. "I'll kick his ass." He promised. "Hopefully next time it will be without your boyfriend's interference."
"Good enough for me." She sighed. "I plan on avoiding him for the rest of the night at least. His stupid pride cost us the match and I could have been seriously hurt due to his carelessness."
"Well, I'm just glad I was able to get him off me in time." Randy removed the icepack from his shoulder. "You need a ride back to the hotel?"
"No." She smiled secretively. "Jeff Hardy offered to give me a lift back to the hotel. I'm going to crash with Candice, since John will probably be hanging around my room."
"All right then." He smirked. "I'm going to try and milk some more attention from that cute, new trainer."
"You're obviously feeling just fine then." She laughed. "Jeff's probably waiting for me anyway. Thank you again Randy, I would be in so much worse condition if you hadn't been there."
"Like I said before, Haley, you can trust me." He stood and hugged her to him. "Get some rest and put biofreeze on those bruises."
"I will, Dr. Orton." She squeezed his waist briefly. "I do trust you, Randy."
"Good." He slowly released her. "Tell Hardy if he doesn't get you back to the hotel safely, I'm going to RKO his ass into next century."
"Easy Killer." She stood on her tip toes to kiss his cheek. "Jeff's harmless. You, however, don't break any hearts tonight." Her lips tingled slightly as she pulled away.
"Well that's not quite fair, seeing as you're breaking mine by going home with the rainbow haired wonder tonight." He snaked an arm around her waist for another hug.
"Haha." She rolled her eyes and hugged him again. "I'll see you in the morning, Hero."
"You will?" He lifted his eyebrows at her.
"Yup, I've decided you're having breakfast with me tomorrow morning." With a wink, she opened the door. "See you at nine!" With one last wave, she flounced out the door.
"What is it about that girl?" Randy asked himself, shaking his head at her exuberance. "She'll have the whole roster wrapped around her finger in no time."
Jeff was waiting patiently outside for her. He was dressed down in baggy jeans and an extreme hoodie, his multi-colored hair tied back in a loose knot. "How's Randy doing?" He asked.
"Planning on charming the new trainer, so I would say he's feeling just fine." She giggled. "He's such a manwhore."
Jeff chuckled. "Yeah, he is. Are you ready to go?" He held out the sweatshirt he had grabbed when he retrieved her stuff for her. It was a black zip up that had 'Just Bring It' written in bold on the back.
"Yeah, thanks for the ride, Jeff. I rode in with John and I really don't want to deal with him right now." She told him sincerely. "It's made you and Randy my heroes for the night."
"It's no problem, Haley." He assured, hefting both his and her bags over his shoulder. "We're friends."
"Well, I still appreciate it, more than I can say, at the moment." She followed him out to the parking lot, relieved John wasn't there waiting for her.
"Security banned him from the arena for the rest of the night due to his hot head." Jeff seemed to read her thoughts. "You won't have to worry about him until we get to the hotel."
"I gave Candice my room key, so she, Mickie and Maria went to my room to get my stuff back up to Candice's room." She was glad her avoidance plan was so far working out. "Candice is going to meet me in the lobby so hopefully I won't have to worry about him at all tonight. He's caused enough trouble for me."
"Sounds like you covered all your bases then." He approved with a nod, climbing into the driver's seat and starting the car.
"Let's just hope John doesn't hit one out of the park." She joked, using their baseball analogy.
"Don't worry about it so much, Haley. I won't let him harass you." Jeff began to fiddle with the radio before settling on a rock station.
Haley settled back into the seat and yawned. "Man, I am just wiped out."
"You've had a rough night." He commented, looking over at her in concern. "How are your ribs?"
"Sore. The trainer's said it was nothing more than some bad bruising and Randy suggested biofreeze. Kennedy really planted his boot into them a couple times." She winced and rubbed the sore area gently. "I just won't wear any sort of bikini out to the ring any time soon. Darn, there goes my outfit for next week!" She joked.
"Asshole." Jeff muttered. "He's that pathetic that he has to go after Divas to inflict some sort of damage. Guys like that should be banned from inter-gender and mixed tag matches. I mean he assaulted you after the match was considered over."
"I'm no wuss, Hardy." Haley's eyes narrowed. "I did huricanrana and moonsault him pretty good during the match. So technically I attacked him first."
"I know, Haley. I didn't mean it like that." Jeff blinked. "I just meant that Kennedy shouldn't be attacking women, especially when there is no longer a match."
She relaxed again. "I can agree with that. You're a good friend, Jeff Hardy."
"Likewise." He smiled over at her.
As they pulled into the hotel, Haley dug around her bag for her cell phone and dialed Candice's number. The other Diva picked up on the second ring.
"Hey Haley."
"Hey Candice, Jeff and I are here." Haley informed her impromptu roommate.
"All right, I'll be right down. Just to give you a heads up though, John is storming the hotel looking for you." The playboy cover girl sounded slightly nervous. "He's also staked out your room."
"I figured he would." Haley looked over t Jeff. "I've got Jeff with me though, so we'll be okay."
"Okay, I'll see you in a minute then." Candice hung up.
"John's looking for me." She told him.
"We'll move quickly then." Jeff took her bag from her and carried it with his. "I'll walk you and Candice to her room."
"Anyone ever tell you that you have a hero complex?" Haley teased.
"It's all part of my charm." He wiggled his eyebrows and followed him into the lobby.
Candice was waiting by the elevators; her long caramel colored hair fell in waves over her shoulders and down her back. She was dressed in track pants and a snug white t-shirt, looking ten times more casual than the skimpier outfit she wore earlier tonight.
"Hey!" Candice hugged Haley once they reached her. "Mickie and I were worried about you, so is Maria."
"I promise, I'm perfectly fine, just sore if anything." Haley returned her friend's hug. "Thanks for letting me crash with you."
"No problem. Come on, let's go before John appears." Candice pressed the elevator button and they managed to snag one quickly and made it to her floor without any delays.
After bidding Jeff good night, Candice entered the room to give Haley and Jeff a moment alone to exchange a private good night.
"I know you're probably sick of me saying this, but thank you again for everything tonight, Jeff. You really came through." She hugged him and kissed his cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Good night Haley." He shoved his hands in his pockets once she backed away.
"Good night, Jeff." He waited until she was inside and had closed the door before letting the huge grin stretch across his face.
A/N: RAW's 15th Anniversary was so sick! Evolution versus Rated RKO and Umaga, best match of the night in my opinion. Yay Cody and Harcore Holly in winning the tag titles! Lita, Trish and Jillian, so funny! I loved how Triple H was just in every segment too, and it was great when Steph just kissed him right in the middle of the ring. I think come Sunday we will see a new WWE Champion, Rnayd got locked into the Walls of Jericho and tapped in like fives seconds! Eric Bischoff getting punched in the face made my night. The ending was just perfect. The only thing missing was the Great One himself, no Rock tonight.
Anyway, you know the drill by now, review!
1: Jeff
2: Batista
3: Chris
4: John
5: Randy
hehe, you guys are giving him votes lol when I kind of eliminated him lol