CHAPTER 14
Mickie stood outside the locker room of Jeff Hardy, biting her bottom lip nervously. It has been a week since the kiss they shared and Mickie had taken every step possible to avoid the rainbow haired warrior. She was not looking forward to this confrontation but realised that she had to speak to him, she could wait any longer.
She took a deep breath and approached the door; she gently knocked on the door and took a step back. Jeff answered the door and was surprised to see Mickie standing opposite him. "Hi Mickie" Jeff said, offering the brown haired diva a gentle smile. "Jeff, we need to talk, can I come in" Mickie said, not responding the Jeff's smile. "Of course" Jeff said, stepping aside so Mickie could sneak into the locker room. Jeff shut the door and turned around the face the diva, he could tell something was troubling Mickie and he had a pretty good idea of what was troubling her. "Look, Mickie, I" Jeff began, only to be interrupted by Mickie. "Please, Jeff, just let me speak first". "Ok" Jeff agreed, preparing himself for what was almost certainly going to be an awkward conversation. "About last week, the kiss" Mickie began, before taking a slight pause. "Mickie, I'm sorry, it was stupid and it was all my fault" Jeff said. "Its ok Jeff really, but did you really mean what you said about me" Mickie questioned curiously, looking directly into the eyes of the rainbow haired warrior. "I meant every word I spoke Mickie" Jeff said as he approached the diva, until he was standing directly opposite the energetic diva. Jeff stared directly into Mickie's brown eyes, and Mickie was helpless but to stare back into the eyes of the rainbow haired warrior. They had both became lost in each other's eyes, and before long, they were sharing a passionate kiss. Mickie pulled away from the lip lock though, leaving Jeff looking a little surprised. "What's wrong" Jeff questioned, placing his hand on Mickie's arm in a comforting way. "I'm not sure about this Jeff" Mickie finally confessed, "I'm mean, were so different". "Different isn't always bad Micks, look at John and Ash, there two completely different people but they still love each other". Jeff replied. "I guess so" Mickie said, "So do you really want to do this". "I think we both know the answer Mickie" Jeff said, as his lips crashed into hers, only this time the kiss was not broken.
John was in his locker room, taping his wrists in preparation for his match. John was not scheduled to have a match tonight, but with less than a week until Summerslam, John was not about to take any chances. "Why are you taping you risks, you don't have a match tonight" Ashley questioned as she stepped out of the bathroom, with a hairbrush in her hand. "I know, but I don't trust Triple H, he will be planning something, I just don't know what" John replied, before he noticed the hairbrush in Ashley's hand "besides miss dirty diva, why do you need the hairbrush, no-one is going to see you, your not scheduled for a match either". Ashley glared at John, before pointing the hairbrush in his direction "I'm a diva John, I have to look my best at all times". "You don't need to worry about that, you look perfect to me" John replied, as he pulled Ashley close to him and kissed her on the cheek. Whilst Ashley was enjoying John's company, her mind was on her best friend Mickie James, who she knew at this time would be speaking with Jeff. "Hey what's wrong" John questioned, brushing some of Ashley's dirty blonde hair away from her eyes and behind her ear. "Its just Mickie, she was so upset last week about Jeff and everything, I'm worried about her" Ashley replied. "I understand" John said, "Do you want to go and see them, see how they both are". "Lets go" Ashley smiled at the WWE Champion, as she held out her hand. John gladly accepted and they left the locker room holding hands.
John and Ashley walked across the corridor to the locker room of Jeff Hardy. John turned the door handle and was about to open the locker room door, before Ashley pulled him back. "John, you can't just go barging in like that," Ashley said. "Why not" John replied "how many times has Jeff barged in on us, its time for revenge". With that said, John broke free from Ashley's grip and slowly opened the locker room door, and was shocked by what he saw. John quickly shut the door and turned back to Ashley. "Well, what is it" Ashley questioned. "Its Jeff and Mickie" John said, before pausing for a minute "kissing". "What" Ashley exclaimed "are you serious". "Of course I am" John replied back "why would I make that up". "I need to se this for myself" Ashley said as she walked past John and quietly opened the locker room door. Ashley managed to get a full view of the locker room, and what she saw certainly shocked her, as Mickie and Jeff were stood in the middle of the locker room, kissing. "Oh my god" Ashley said, before quickly moving away from the door, realising that she had said that out loud. "Ash, be quiet, or they will hear us" John said, pulling Ashley away from the door. "Sorry, come on, lets go, leave the two lovebirds alone" Ashley said with a giggle, as they re-joined hands and headed back down towards there locker room.
Just when they got outside their locker room though, Triple H interrupted them "Well, well, well, look who is finally here" Triple H said sarcastically. "What do you want Triple H" John asked, as he wrapped a protective arm around Ashley's shoulders. "No need for the attitude Cena, I was just going to tell you about your match tonight" Triple H said with a smirk. "What match" John questioned, "Vince said I could take the night off". "Well, I had a word with Vince, and he changed his mind, tonight your facing the tag team champions Cody Rhodes and Ted DeBiase Jnr" Triple H replied. "Is that the best you can do, a handicap match against those 2 idiots," John laughed. " Don't worry John, you have a partner" Triple H said, still smirking at the pair. "Who is it" John questioned. "Ashley" Triple H replied, with the smirk on his face now becoming a devious smile. "WHAT" John and Ashley both exclaimed. "Oh, and hurry up, your match begins in 20 minutes" Triple H said, before walking away from the couple. "That son of a bitch" John said, clenching his fists in anger.
15 Minutes later
John and Ashley were stood in the backstage arena, waiting for their match against the tag team champions. "You ok Ash" John questioned, sensing the dirty blonde diva was not quite her normal self. "I cant do this John, but I don't want to leave you on your own" Ashley replied, letting out a loud sigh. "It will be alright Ash, I can handle those 2 idiots alone, you wont even have to get into the ring" John said, trying to re-assure his girlfriend. "Thanks John" Ashley said, smiling at the WWE Champion, before kissing him on the cheek.
10 minutes into the match, and the 3rd generation superstars were dominating. John was in a bad way, being double-teamed by the tag team champions at every opportunity they got. Rhodes managed to lock John in a headlock and John was losing the battle. Ashley began clapping her hands, trying to motivate not only John, but also the crowd. The crowd responded by chanting Johns name. John could hear the crowd, and managed to fight back against Cody. He managed to break free from the headlock, before hitting Rhodes with a DDT. John attempted to pin Rhodes and managed a 2 count, before the attempt was broken up with DeBiase. Ashley could only watch on the ring apron as the double team on John continued. "Come on John" Ashley pleaded. John somehow managed to summon some extra strength and managed to fight back, taking down both superstars with clotheslines before throwing DeBiase out of the ring. John then hit the FU on Rhodes, and indicating for Ashley climb the turnbuckle. Ashley did this, and John made the tag. Ashley hit the starstruck on Rhodes perfectly, and with DeBiase still outside the ring, the referee made the 3 count. John and Ashley celebrated their win in the middle of the ring, before Triple H's music hit the arena. The crowd booed as the game walked down to the ring, and whilst John was distracted with Triple H, Rhodes and DeBiase had recovered. They quickly entered the ring and attacked John from behind, drawing loud laughs from Triple H. John was totally defenceless as Rhodes and DeBiase continued to attack him, making sure that the damage was done before exiting the ring. Triple H shook the hands of Rhodes and DeBiase as they joined the game outside the ring, whilst Ashley tried to help the clearly injured John. "See you at Summerslam Cena" Triple H laughed, before heading up the ramp with the tag team champions.
NEXT CHAPTER – Summerslam is here, as Randy Orton faces Jeff Hardy for the intercontinental title, whilst Triple H faces John Cena for the WWE Title
PS – I have changed my mind of the Batista/Candice Michelle fanfic, so sorry to disappoint anyone that was expecting one.