Chapter 51 Double date
It seemed crazy but two friends who worked on the same show and travelled together didn't get much time to actually see eachother. They were just like two blurred faces in the hall. After her encounter with the Rock he had left Raven alone. She couldn't help but wonder if he was afraid of her or if he was smarter than she gave him credit for. Finally during a down day John caught up with his friend. He had missed her like crazy and that was no secret to anyone. Ironically it was Kane that told him to stop training for a moment and go and find Raven.
"Hey stranger" John grinned at his small friend, he was happy that she smiled back.
"Hey, don't I know you? Aren't you that guy thats gonna kick Rocks ass at 'Mania?"
John laughed "Yeah, aren't you that girl that likes swinging chairs at random Divas?"
Raven giggled hugging his huge frame, she had missed him more than she realised. She pulled away and looked at his face, his eyes were lit up again and she couldn't help but hope that they were ablaze just for her. Stop it, your with Mina
"I was wondering if you and Tamina wanted to come out for dinner with Liz and me" John asked as they walked down the hall. Raven didn't really want to, she had met Liz and the look in her eyes was clear, she did not like Raven. That wasn't going to change.
"I don't know John" Raven fidgeted for an excuse, any excuse not to go.
"Please" John took her hand "I haven't seen you in ages, I miss you"
Raven sighed "Alright, if Mina wants to come we'll go"
He gave her another hug, just as his girlfriend came along.
"John?"
He broke away from Raven, not feeling guilty like apparently he was meant too. "Hey babe, Raven has agreed to come to dinner with us tonight"
"Great. Can't wait" Liz smiled taking his hand possievely. Raven watched them go, that sadness errupting in her heart again. It was made worse when Liz turned back and flashed her that triumphant smile. Raven wasn't looking forward to tonight.
"Do we have to go?" Raven asked Tamina again as they walked to the resturant, Tamina didn't mind having dinner with John or his partner. It was clear that Raven didn't want too do it, for reasons that Tamina wasn't clear of but wisely didn't ask about.
"He's your friend Raven"
"Yeah and his girlfriend hates me"
"Does that matter?" Tamina asked raising her eyebrow.
"Yeah, John is my friend, thats all but I don't wanna lose him Mina"
Tamina wrapped an arm arounf her shoulders pulling the small girl close. "You've known John for almost eight years Rae, you ain't gonna lose him"
"Thanks Mina" Raven smiled at her girlfriend, taking a deep breath they went into the resturant and quickly found John and Liz.
"Hello ladies" John grinned as they each took a seat Raven sadly was facing Liz and Tamina facing John. Raven shuddered playfully
"Ew don't say that Cena, you remind me of Val Venus"
"Whats wrong with Val Venus?" John asked innocently, he knew that Raven couldn't stand him for reasons known only to her.
Tamina looked to John "Everything is wrong with that man, starting with his creepy voice"
They all laughed as they looked over the menu, they had all decided what they wanted now they were waiting on Raven, she still hadn't found anything that she could eat yet.
"Do you mind? We're starving" Liz said tightly, she still held a smile but Raven could sense the ice coldness of the woman. Tamina was about to speak up to defend her girlfriend because John had failed to stand up for his friend. Raven touched her arm gently, telling her not too. She looked over the menu again before deciding that she would have to endure watching them eat.
"Have you decided miss?" The waiter looked to her, even he seemed more friendly than Liz. Raven knew how much it was annoying him, when she worked with Storm she got the exact same feelings.
"Uh I'll just have a glass of coke"
"Your not eating anything?" Liz asked, there was a glint of something in her eyes, Raven suspected that it was because she was tinier than Liz and she had just discovered why.
"There was nothin on there that the system could handle, coke will be fine"
Tamina lent over and whispered something in her ear, Raven blushed and giggled. "For dessert Mina"
Their food was delivered and they settled into easy conversation, Liz kept peering daggers at Raven, the young girl didn't notice, she was too busy laughing with her friend John and girlfriend Tamina.
"Wait your sister shot a bird?" Liz asked horryfied, John and Tamina found it funny however. So did Raven even though she didn't condone cruelty to animals.
"Yeah, its the same reason that she's no longer allowed to take part in the gay pride parade"
"What?"
"Back in the day, Iziah's only gay friends Adrian and Gary had just come out and they wanted to take part in the parade, but for some unknown reason they would only do it if Izzy was with them." Raven shook her head still confused about the whole thing to this day. "So they are goin down the street apart of the parade, suddenly Iziah stops, takes out her little pistol and shoots this colourful parrot. Everyone stops, freaked out by the gun. Iziah calmly puts her gun away and continues on marchin. To this day she still claims that the parrot started it, apparently it wouldn't stop starin at her tits"
"I don't think thats very funny" Liz said stiffly, her nose turned up in the air. Again John didn't say anything for his friend's defence. Tamina shot her a filthy look, Raven was still ignoring it. If Liz wanted to act like a two year old then fine but Raven wasn't going to sink to her level.
"Iziah's got a weird sense of humor, it always involves hurting something" John smiled gently at his girlfriend, She gave him a warm smile as though he had just told her the story and now suddenly she could approve of what Iziah had done.
Raven laughed "Remember the time she stuck her fork in the toaster?"
John cracked up laughing, "That was funny, seriously who does that?"
"Wait, what happened?" Tamina cut in, she still didn't like that look on Liz's face. Tamina badly wanted to smack the bitch, or smack John for not defending his friend.
"Iziah got up one mornin and decided to cook some toast, well it got stuck didn't it? So she wets a fork and sticks it in the toaster. For about five minutes she was fine and then suddenly she flies backwards into the cupboards. Once she had shaken it off she gets up to do it again"
"Is she stupid?" Liz asked icily, for the third time that night John still didn't defend Raven. Or in this case Raven's closest sister.
"No, Iziah just acts stupid, apparently being smart is borin. I would actually be afraid if she acted smart" Raven sipped her drink before shooting a look to her best 'friend' "Imagine that Cena, a psycho with the IQ of well over two-sixty. That would be so dangerous"
"Yeah that would be dangerous, also add in the fact that she's over protective of her twin sister" Tamina added innocently, finally Liz had been knocked down a peg or two.
Halfway through their meal Liz excused herself to go to the bathroom, Liz got that icy look again because Raven decided to join her.
Once the two girls were away from the table, Tamina turned to John. "What the hell Cena?"
"What?"
Tamina put down her fork, her brown eyes hard on his baby blues, "Are you stupid or just deaf? Your girl has been inulting my girl all night"
"No she hasn't"
Tamina couldn't believe what she was hearing, "Are we sittin at the same table?"
John shook it off, "Yes Mina, look Raven is a big girl, she can take a few insults"
It took all she had not to jump over the table and crush skull back to the stone age. Not only did he notice but now he was allowing it. Tamina took a shaky breath trying to calm down "You listen to me John Cena, your girl makes one more insult at my girl I'm gonna snap her in half like a skinny twig"
John didn't like that firey glint in the Diva's eyes, clearly she had spent too much time with Raven already. He also knew that Tamina could take Liz, there was no doubt about it.
"Look Tamina" John started but he was cut off by Tamina's icy glare.
"No you look, if my girlfriend gets insulted one more time by your girlfriend you are not going to like what I do to her"
Smiles came back as the two girls came back to the table, Raven sat down beside her girlfriend, a small smirk on her face. "Everythin ok?"
"Yeah" Tamina looked at John pointedly "John? Everything alright with you?"
"Yeah"
A/N What do you guys think? Should John ignore the barbs or stand up for his friend?
