Jericho and Christian made their way to Jericho's dressing room, after
confronting Booker T and Goldust. Jericho was way too happy right now to
really care about anything. He was kind of on a roll with winning belts
lately. Of course, now he had to master keeping the titles.
This was his third Tag Team title reign, and unlike his last one with The Rock, he was glad that he was actually friends with Christian. It made it a whole lot easier to defend the belts if you weren't fighting with your partner all the time.
"This is so cool," Christian said as they walked into Jericho's dressing room.
"I know, first the Intercontinental, then this, and that's just been in the past two months," Chris said.
"I finally have the titles back, I knew dumping Storm was the right choice."
"Well, I am cooler," Chris told him, laughing, before hearing his cell phone ring in his bag. He dug it out and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Hey Chris," Kurt Angle's voice came over the other end.
"Hey, what's up?"
"Just wanted to say congratulations on your win, of course you cheated," Kurt said, chuckling.
"Hey, if the ref doesn't see it, it doesn't happen," Jericho countered.
"If you say so. So are you celebrating?"
"Yeah, I'm here with Christian, we're basking in the glow of victory."
"Cool, are you going to talk to him about the whole Edge thing?"
"Yeah, I will."
"Oh, ok.........hey, I just realized that if Benoit and I win at No Mercy, and you guys do too, we'll both be tag champs."
"Wow, did you figure that out all by yourself Kurt?" Jericho joked.
"Shut up, well, I'll let you get a shower and stuff, and get back to Stephanie, so talk to you later man."
"Yeah, bye Kurt," Jericho said hanging up.
"I guess that was Kurt," Christian said.
"Yeah, just wanted to congratulate me."
"That's cool, I don't have many people calling to congratulate me. But it's still cool to be Tag champ again."
"Yeah, you were tag champs with Edge a bunch of times, you guys were awesome together," Jericho said, trying to put Stephanie's plan into action.
"I guess so, that time has passed though."
"I'm sure you could get it back."
"Nah, Edge hates me."
"I'm sure he doesn't hate you."
"Of course he does, after what I did to him, he HAS to hate me," Christian said forlornly.
"Yeah, but he'd probably forgive you if you ask. Why did you turn on him anyway?"
"He always got the spotlight, he was always who everyone wanted to see. I guess I just got jealous of him, I never really hated him. I regret turning on him though."
"You know, if you tell him what you just told me, I'm sure that he would forgive you. You're brothers after all."
"I wouldn't even know where to start if I did call him."
"Well, 'hello' would be a good start," Jericho said smiling.
"I guess so."
"Well, I'm going to hit the showers so I'll talk to you later, and think about what I said."
"I will, thanks."
LATER
"Congratulations!" Stephanie exclaimed, charging into Jericho as soon as he walked into the door.
"Thanks baby," Jericho said lifting her up, and then setting her down in front of him.
"You were great out there, I'm so proud," Stephanie said beaming.
"Even if I cheated a little."
"What? You cheated? Referee didn't see it, then it just didn't happen," Stephanie said smirking.
"Hmm, now I know why I love you, we think alike," Jericho said, kissing her.
"Well, you know what they say, 'Great minds think alike.'"
"That they do. Kurt called to congratulate me."
"That's so nice of him. Oh, and Edge called here and told me to tell you congratulations as well."
"He could have called my cell phone," Jericho told her.
"He knows but he figured that Christian would be with you, and he didn't want to get caught."
"Oh, well, Christian was around, so it was probably better that way. I'll give him a call tomorrow."
"So, did you get to talk to Christian?"
"Yeah, I did. Didn't want you to get mad at me if I didn't," Jericho said laughing.
"So? What did he say?" Stephanie asked anxiously.
"He misses Edge, but he's too afraid to call him and apologize for the past."
"Why? He should just call him," Stephanie said, sitting down on the couch.
"Stephanie, not everyone is like you," Jericho said, sitting next to her, and turning to face her.
"And just how am I like?"
"You're headstrong, you're not afraid of confrontation, or challenges. If something gets in your way, you're not afraid to conquer it. If you were estranged from Shane, you wouldn't be afraid to call him, because you don't really know fear. You're strong Steph, not everyone can be like that."
"Well, thanks I guess. But I wish he would get over this fear and call him."
"Maybe over time, he'll gather up his courage," Jericho reasoned.
"Or maybe we can just speed it along a little," Stephanie said, deviously.
"Steph," Jericho said, a warning tone in his voice, "I don't like that look on your face. What are you thinking?"
"Well, I mean, do you trust Christian?"
"I guess so yeah, he's basically a nice guy."
"So what if we told him?"
"Told him what?"
"God Chris, for someone so smart and cunning, you really are a big idiot. We tell him about the plan."
"But Steph—"
"No, you say you can trust him, so we tell him, and then he can find out we're working with Edge, and then we can get them together."
"Baby, why are you so intent on reuniting them?"
"Because I know what it's like to feud with a sibling, and it sucks. And I don't like seeing anyone else be in the same situation," Stephanie said, a bit morosely.
"Ok, I'll tell him next week ok? And you have to let Edge know what you're up to. Don't just spring Christian on him."
"Ok, deal," Stephanie said, "Now, how are you?"
"Huh?"
"Well, I mean, just last week you were in TLC, and you got beat up, I mean look at your eye, and you had to wrestle this week and then I saw Booker beating you with that strap, I just want to make sure you're ok."
"I'm fine baby, but thanks for your concern," Chris said kissing her.
"Or course I'm concerned, I love you."
"I love you too, but you already knew that."
"Yeah, I did, so I hope you don't make it habit walking into the woman's locker room," Stephanie said, raising an eyebrow at him.
"Nah, just had to get a little revenge. Although, those showers were really dark, they should get some light in there."
"You're so weird," Stephanie said laughing, before kissing him lightly.
"Since you're obviously not going to bring it up, I guess I will."
"What?" she asked.
"What's with the champagne chilling in the corner," Jericho said, nodding his head towards the table.
"Well, since I figured you liked to pour champagne on yourself, you wouldn't mind pouring it on someone else."
"Only if that someone is you."
"Well, you're in luck because that's just the person I had in mind."
This was his third Tag Team title reign, and unlike his last one with The Rock, he was glad that he was actually friends with Christian. It made it a whole lot easier to defend the belts if you weren't fighting with your partner all the time.
"This is so cool," Christian said as they walked into Jericho's dressing room.
"I know, first the Intercontinental, then this, and that's just been in the past two months," Chris said.
"I finally have the titles back, I knew dumping Storm was the right choice."
"Well, I am cooler," Chris told him, laughing, before hearing his cell phone ring in his bag. He dug it out and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Hey Chris," Kurt Angle's voice came over the other end.
"Hey, what's up?"
"Just wanted to say congratulations on your win, of course you cheated," Kurt said, chuckling.
"Hey, if the ref doesn't see it, it doesn't happen," Jericho countered.
"If you say so. So are you celebrating?"
"Yeah, I'm here with Christian, we're basking in the glow of victory."
"Cool, are you going to talk to him about the whole Edge thing?"
"Yeah, I will."
"Oh, ok.........hey, I just realized that if Benoit and I win at No Mercy, and you guys do too, we'll both be tag champs."
"Wow, did you figure that out all by yourself Kurt?" Jericho joked.
"Shut up, well, I'll let you get a shower and stuff, and get back to Stephanie, so talk to you later man."
"Yeah, bye Kurt," Jericho said hanging up.
"I guess that was Kurt," Christian said.
"Yeah, just wanted to congratulate me."
"That's cool, I don't have many people calling to congratulate me. But it's still cool to be Tag champ again."
"Yeah, you were tag champs with Edge a bunch of times, you guys were awesome together," Jericho said, trying to put Stephanie's plan into action.
"I guess so, that time has passed though."
"I'm sure you could get it back."
"Nah, Edge hates me."
"I'm sure he doesn't hate you."
"Of course he does, after what I did to him, he HAS to hate me," Christian said forlornly.
"Yeah, but he'd probably forgive you if you ask. Why did you turn on him anyway?"
"He always got the spotlight, he was always who everyone wanted to see. I guess I just got jealous of him, I never really hated him. I regret turning on him though."
"You know, if you tell him what you just told me, I'm sure that he would forgive you. You're brothers after all."
"I wouldn't even know where to start if I did call him."
"Well, 'hello' would be a good start," Jericho said smiling.
"I guess so."
"Well, I'm going to hit the showers so I'll talk to you later, and think about what I said."
"I will, thanks."
LATER
"Congratulations!" Stephanie exclaimed, charging into Jericho as soon as he walked into the door.
"Thanks baby," Jericho said lifting her up, and then setting her down in front of him.
"You were great out there, I'm so proud," Stephanie said beaming.
"Even if I cheated a little."
"What? You cheated? Referee didn't see it, then it just didn't happen," Stephanie said smirking.
"Hmm, now I know why I love you, we think alike," Jericho said, kissing her.
"Well, you know what they say, 'Great minds think alike.'"
"That they do. Kurt called to congratulate me."
"That's so nice of him. Oh, and Edge called here and told me to tell you congratulations as well."
"He could have called my cell phone," Jericho told her.
"He knows but he figured that Christian would be with you, and he didn't want to get caught."
"Oh, well, Christian was around, so it was probably better that way. I'll give him a call tomorrow."
"So, did you get to talk to Christian?"
"Yeah, I did. Didn't want you to get mad at me if I didn't," Jericho said laughing.
"So? What did he say?" Stephanie asked anxiously.
"He misses Edge, but he's too afraid to call him and apologize for the past."
"Why? He should just call him," Stephanie said, sitting down on the couch.
"Stephanie, not everyone is like you," Jericho said, sitting next to her, and turning to face her.
"And just how am I like?"
"You're headstrong, you're not afraid of confrontation, or challenges. If something gets in your way, you're not afraid to conquer it. If you were estranged from Shane, you wouldn't be afraid to call him, because you don't really know fear. You're strong Steph, not everyone can be like that."
"Well, thanks I guess. But I wish he would get over this fear and call him."
"Maybe over time, he'll gather up his courage," Jericho reasoned.
"Or maybe we can just speed it along a little," Stephanie said, deviously.
"Steph," Jericho said, a warning tone in his voice, "I don't like that look on your face. What are you thinking?"
"Well, I mean, do you trust Christian?"
"I guess so yeah, he's basically a nice guy."
"So what if we told him?"
"Told him what?"
"God Chris, for someone so smart and cunning, you really are a big idiot. We tell him about the plan."
"But Steph—"
"No, you say you can trust him, so we tell him, and then he can find out we're working with Edge, and then we can get them together."
"Baby, why are you so intent on reuniting them?"
"Because I know what it's like to feud with a sibling, and it sucks. And I don't like seeing anyone else be in the same situation," Stephanie said, a bit morosely.
"Ok, I'll tell him next week ok? And you have to let Edge know what you're up to. Don't just spring Christian on him."
"Ok, deal," Stephanie said, "Now, how are you?"
"Huh?"
"Well, I mean, just last week you were in TLC, and you got beat up, I mean look at your eye, and you had to wrestle this week and then I saw Booker beating you with that strap, I just want to make sure you're ok."
"I'm fine baby, but thanks for your concern," Chris said kissing her.
"Or course I'm concerned, I love you."
"I love you too, but you already knew that."
"Yeah, I did, so I hope you don't make it habit walking into the woman's locker room," Stephanie said, raising an eyebrow at him.
"Nah, just had to get a little revenge. Although, those showers were really dark, they should get some light in there."
"You're so weird," Stephanie said laughing, before kissing him lightly.
"Since you're obviously not going to bring it up, I guess I will."
"What?" she asked.
"What's with the champagne chilling in the corner," Jericho said, nodding his head towards the table.
"Well, since I figured you liked to pour champagne on yourself, you wouldn't mind pouring it on someone else."
"Only if that someone is you."
"Well, you're in luck because that's just the person I had in mind."