"Pride and Prejudice"
An Edge/Ashley fanfic
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Chapter 35
"Cutting Edges"
"So are you sure this is going to work?" A clearly not-so-sure Cherry asked for the 4th time later that evening as she watched Ashley getting ready in the women's locker room.
The punk merely rolled her eyes, smiling nevertheless, as she adjusted a skull & crossbones belt on her plaid mini skirt.
"This is going to be just fine Cherry, relax. We went over the script together, there's nothing you have to worry about."
But even her confidence apparently wasn't enough as the other still-not-reassured diva piped up again.
"And what if I get stuck… or I forget my lines, or…" She trailed off, slightly panicking.
"Cherry," Ash firmly said placing both her hands on her shoulders and locking eyes with her "we're going to be alright and the segment's going to be a success, I promise."
The shy diva eagerly nodded in response.
"Good," The punk approved going back to her previous task and proceeding to lace up her black & pink corset "you just need to have a little more confidence in yourself, that's all."
"…That's the problem." Cherry muttered in a barely audible whisper that made Michelle, sat just beside them, giggle.
"C'mon, what do you think is going to happen?" The all-American girl questioned.
Cherry just gave her an eloquent look as answer.
"Oh, that."
"What?" Ashley asked in confusion.
"Edge, I mean… your boyfriend, he…"
"He what?"
"Well he… I…"
Luckily Michelle jumped in to help her out.
"Let's say he kinda intimidates her." She playfully rolled her eyes.
Cherry quickly nodded. "Have you seen him in the ring? I mean, of course you have but… and on his show! He's always so aggressive… oh, I hope he won't make that crazy face…"
Ashley did her best to refrain from giggling as the shy diva shuddered and instead settled down for a much safer smile.
"I'll tell him no crazy face on you, don't worry."
"Thanks…" she sighed in relief "he's just… SO in character, I'm afraid I'll get stuck or worse."
"Well in case just follow my lead, alright? I'll come up with something."
"And don't focus on Adam if you start to panic. Just look at Ash."
"…Okay, I think I can do that." She eventually agreed.
"Good." Michelle approved.
"Wanna go over our lines again?" Ashley offered.
"Yes, please. If you haven't noticed I tend to have a problem with speaking up." She naively admitted.
The other two couldn't help but smile in amusement.
"You know, I kinda thought so." The punk chuckled placing an arm around Cherry's shoulders.
x—x—x—x—x
"Oh, so she finally remembered she had a boyfriend here." Adam sarcastically said when Ashley finally entered his locker room half an hour later "And I thought having the whole roster gossiping behind our back was going to be and advantage to have you here."
She playfully rolled her eyes sitting down next to him on the black leather couch.
"Sorry, I had a Cherry-emergency."
"…A what?" He blinked in confusion.
"Apparently you scare her, baby. So she's deadly afraid of being in the same ring with you."
"…Say what?!"
"I know, I know." She giggled.
"I'm not scary, I'm… handsome." He protested… without making much sense, of course.
"She still hasn't gotten the difference between Adam and Edge," she smiled "so try to be nice to her backstage."
"She's not thinking I'll spear her if I meet her in a corridor or something, right?"
"…Actually I'm not sure of that."
"Oh God, help us." He muttered, rolling his eyes and making her giggle.
"Oh and I almost forgot! Don't look at her with that crazy face of yours later in the ring, alright?"
He looked at her for a few seconds, probably trying to decide if she was serious or not… and apparently she was.
"Excuse me, what cra-"
But she knew better and cut his protest off with an innocent smile. "Just focus on me instead."
"…Focus on you, huh?"
"Uh huh."
"I think I'll like that." He approved with his trademark smirk.
"I thought so." She giggled.
"Yeah, as matter of fact I think I'll like that very much." He mischievously repeated, leaning in to kiss her.
She most willingly gave in to the kiss, finding herself laid on the couch with him on top in a couple of minutes.
"Wait, wait," she gasped for air, unwillingly pushing him back "there's not enough time… and you're spoiling my outfit by the way."
He groaned in protest, sitting up again and setting her free.
"You're aware this is the 2nd time in less than 12 hours that you're rejecting me, right?"
She couldn't help but laugh at his outraged expression.
"Aw, I'm sure you'll get through this just fine baby." She said giving him a peck on the cheek.
"That's really not fair." He muttered.
She innocently shrugged "Life's not fair. Oh speaking of, you're joining Kenny and the guys tonight then? Since I'll be busy with the girls, you know."
"…Actually I was thinking of crushing your little party." He grinned "You know, just a look at Cherry and you'll be all mine from what I've heard."
She playfully smacked his arm "Don't you dare!"
"Then yeah, I think I'll sacrifice myself for the Kenny cause." He rolled his eyes.
"Good boy." She giggled before raising an eyebrow at him "And you'll behave, right? Or do I have to picture my boyfriend in the middle of some sort of group lap dance or even worse?"
He laughed, eventually letting out a sigh.
"Ah, the things I do for you, punkie."
"Well… technically I'm not forbidding you to do anything…"
"You're not?" Now it was his turn to lift his eyebrows at her.
She shook her head. "Nope. I'm just saying that if you behave yourself I could always leave my room once 'Chelle and Cherry fall asleep and sneak inside your bed, for example." She concluded with an innocent smile.
"You're just saying, huh?"
"Indeed."
"Well I think I definitely can say I'll be a perfect boyfriend." He grinned, quickly kissing her cheek.
"Sounds good to me." She giggled before standing up "Guess it's time for us to go now." She announced glancing at the clock on the wall.
"Yup." He agreed following her and promptly taking her hand "You nervous?"
"Nervous? Why should I?"
"Well cause… you know, last time we were in the ring together…" He nervously trailed off.
She softly smiled, "Last time we were in the ring together it was just an accident that you're not responsible for whatsoever, alright?" She firmly said looking into his eyes. "Nothing's gonna happen to me. Not with you there."
"Alright." He relaxed his anxious expression into a smile as she kissed him one last time before opening the door.
"Oh and by the way I apologize for anything I'm going to tell you out there." He grimaced "That's my role."
"Aw no need to," she shrugged "I never said I didn't like you as on screen bad guy, did I? Actually I think I'll enjoy that very much." She concluded with a smirk, then winked at him and proceeded down the corridor.
He looked after her with an amazed smile for a few seconds before sprinting up to reach her with a "Jeez punkie, way to already turn a man on."
She burst out with laughter, holding his hand again as they walked towards the Gorilla position.
x—x—x—x—x
The crowd loudly booed as Edge stood in the middle of the ring already decorated for his own talk show with a huge Rated R logo on the mat and three high stools in the middle.
He moved his shades on the top of his head and glared at the audience insulting him before taking the microphone to his mouth.
"As you all should know by now… even though, let's face it, what could you people ever know in Philadelphia?!" He paused to show his trademark better-than-you smirk while the obviously offended crowd booed him even more.
"Anyway as I was saying, thank you very much, everybody should know that this is not only the best talk show in the whole WWE history, but also the most controversial one. And so tonight the Cutting Edge is going to take a closer look at the most controversial situation we had here on Smackdown! in this past week. So… please welcome our first guest tonight."
…you'd better hold on tight cause I want to love you nice…
The crowd –finally- erupted in cheers as the punk princess made her appearance down the ramp, rock sign high in the air as usual.
"Can't help but agree with what Edge just said." Michael Cole commented as the diva jogged towards the ring "What happened to Ashley last Friday was surely something nasty."
"Who cares what he says, Michael!" JBL exclaimed "We have Ashley here now… one of our sexiest women on television!"
The two immediately stopped talking as the latter stepped inside the ring and took a mic placed on one of the stools, unsurely looking at the host.
"Take a seat." Edge gestured for the stool closer to her in his best business like tone.
She proceeded to do so, turning to giggle at the crowd that wolf-whistled when her legs were shown.
"So, Ashley, before further ado let's see again what happened… shall we?"
And with that they both turned to the huge titan tron where footages from last Smackdown! were immediately shown, even in slow motion in the most important parts.
As they got back to the show the crowd chanted Ashley's name, prompting her to show her rock sign once again.
"I have to say that was a pretty good spear I gave you," he grinned making her roll her eyes "but I can't take credit for that since I had no idea you were there on the ramp sweetheart."
She faked a smile for him.
"So we'd better introduce the one person who caused you to be up there in the first place and see what she has to tell us, right?"
The punk nodded.
Cherry then came out in her pink dress, carrying the roller skates in her hand and receiving, as predictable, a hostile reaction from the audience.
She walked in the usual half shy half scared way she did when Deuce & Domino weren't at her side and, when Adam handed her a mic as well and she started to bite her nails, Ashley wondered how much she was acting and how much she was really intimidated.
"Cherry, Cherry, Cherry," he began half smirking "people call me the ultimate opportunist but it seems to me like you should earn that title as well."
She looked down, blushing profusely.
"What… cat got your tongue?" He laughed at his own joke "C'mon, tell us, didn't you attack Ashley cause your boys were going against London and Kendrick in two days?"
"I…"
…Holla, holla, holla, holla, so all my girls in the club oooh…
The trio immediately turned to the ramp where none other than Kelly made her appearance… and this time the surprised looks on their faces surely weren't an act since this was definitely not scheduled.
"It's Kelly Kelly!" Cole exclaimed "What is she doing here?!"
"Oh I'm glad she comes to visit, she's the only reason I watch ECW for!"
"I think she's not here to visit you but to defend Ashley, John."
The oblivious crowd cheered for the young diva as she waved at them with her usual smile, then, once inside the ring, she harshly took the mic from Cherry's hand.
Adam and Ashley exchanged an imperceptible look… but at this point all they could do was play along whatever game Kelly had in mind.
"Sorry for the interruption," the blonde cheerfully said "but I just couldn't stand out there and watch those images over and over again… I had to come here and finally say something."
Edge motioned for her to continue, faking a puzzled expression.
"Well Ashley, I owe you an apology." She gravely said as the dirty diva looked confused.
"Yeah, I do… cause it was me asking Cherry here to attack you."
The crowd started to make noise as Ashley sprinted up, standing face to face with Kelly, finding her own reaction not difficult to put up.
"And that's why I'm sorry," she went on with her best penitent look "I shouldn't have asked Cherry, I shouldn't have let her attack you… no," she briefly paused as her expression turned from an apologetic puppy eyes look to an icy glare "I should have done that myself, and most importantly finished the job."
And with that she threw the mic on the mat, literally jumping on Ashley and knocking down a stool in the process as they started an authentic catfight they both had been holding for too long.
The first shock was quickly replaced by disapproving boos directed at the younger diva as the two exchanged blows rolling on the mat.
"What happened to Kelly!" Cole exclaimed, obviously unaware of what had privately passed in between the two divas in the last weeks "What reason whatsoever had she to attack Ashley not once… but twice?!"
"I have no idea Michael… but hey! It looks like someone else has picked a side!"
And in fact Cherry had just launched herself on Kelly, removing the petite figure from top of Ashley.
"Cherry is defending Ashley!" His broadcast partner echoed in surprise.
And indeed the diva 'from the other side of the tracks' was, fighting with Kelly with every bit of determination she had never shown before.
Only, when the ECW diva grabbed the mic she had previously dropped to hit Cherry, it was Adam who firmly seized her by the waist and spun her around –unaware of saving her from Cherry's drop kick this way- until she set herself free and rolled out of the ring.
The 50's diva immediately rushed over to Ash who had hit her neck on the stool in her fall, while Adam opened his arms in a "What the hell was that" way at Kelly.
The latter grinned as she tried to catch her breath and stared at him from the ramp, a hand on her ribs.
"Thanks for saving me, honey!" She shouted loud enough to be heard without microphone, then, wearing her best smirk, she pointed at the screen behind her "One last thing since I'm here…!"
And as every single person's attention was directed towards the titan tron once again, a short clip started to play.
A clip clearly shot with a cell phone.
A clip that showed a kiss in the backstage.
The kiss between Kelly and Adam.
He instinctively closed his eyes in an 'oh shit' way as the public booed.
She, on the other hand, giggled and blew him a kiss before disappearing.
"Wait a moment… was that Edge and Kelly?"
"It seems so, John."
"I mean… Edge and Kelly!"
"I Know!"
"So they're… together?!"
"I have no idea, partner. But images speak louder than words I'd say."
"WOW, what a night!"
Trying not to spoil his character, Adam looked sideways at the dirty diva who was leaving the ring side by side with Cherry… but he didn't have to look long to be aware of her glare in his direction.
A glare he felt was not only an on-screen act.
Yeah, maybe he should have told her about that stupid kiss sooner.
Now, it was a little too late.
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