Author's Note: Another day another chapter. Cool. Before we get into things I'd love to thank everyone who decided to follow, favorite and review this story, you're awesome and I really appreciate the support.
Another thing I'd like to say early on is that this story recognizes kayfabe i.e. the stuff done on screen doesn't necessarily reflect on the activities and personalities of the characters offscreen. So that's that.

On with the story.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, or the WWF or stuff like that. I only own Monica "Monnie" Alvarez and some other OC's I might make up along the way. This is a pure work of fiction and all these events occurred in my head. (I assure you I'm not crazy).

Warning: This story contains certain themes, language and/or triggering scenes that may not be appropriate for all viewers. View discretion is advised. Don't say I didn't tell you so. You have been warned.

Chapter 2 - Driven Conversations

It had been about twenty minutes after the whole 'altercation' with Shane. Even with the combined efforts of Lita and later on Pat Patterson, Monica was ninety nine percent sure she was gonna be fired.

The other one percent was possibly serving jail time, it happens.

"Oh come on kiddo, accidents happen. Don't beat yourself up about it. Seriously don't. In this business you have to learn how to be tough otherwise you won't get anywhere. Right Lita?" Pat asked trying to egg Lita on to add to the message he was passing.

"Oh yeah. Sure. Monnie you just have to be strong and try not to feel so bad. Like Pat said accidents happen. It will be alright" Lita said wrapping Monica in a hug. She was good at playing the role of the mother/older sister. But apparently not good enough as Monica's nerves didn't calm down one bit.

"Sure" Monica said in a low tone patiently waiting for the aftermath to take its course. Which it did soon enough.

"Hey guys" A voice said making both Lita and Monica jump. "Sorry didn't mean to startle you"

"Yeah... no it's fine Jeff, really." Lita said to the younger Hardy brother. Monica nodded in agreement as she scoped the blue haired man absentmindedly. One thing was sure, the Hardy's sure had good genes. "...Monica!"

"Yeah I'm fine!" She replied quickly as she blinked repeatedly.

"You got lost for a moment, everything alright?" Jeff asked with a look of amusement. Monica blushed in slight embarrassment but nodded. "Good, cause Vince asked to see you in his office. Pronto. Like right now. So if we could..." Jeff said gesturing to the direction of the Chairman's office.

Oh no.

"A...al...alright." She stammered, biting her lip. She was filled with fear and honestly she felt like crying a little bit.

"Goodluck Monnie. It will be fine" Lita said. The Latina sighed and gave a slight smile before turning around and walking away with Jeff making sure to keep a little distance behind him while he was walking. Soon enough, they got to the door which read, Mr. McMahon.

"Okay so I guess this is my stop, you can go in whenever you're ready" Jeff said taking a look at her. "You're shaking" Was she? She realized she was but who could blame her. Stupid conditioned reflexes.

"Yeah, I..." She couldn't find her own voice anymore. Jeff half smiled and grabbed her right hand making her jump at the his touch but he still kept his hold on her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.

"Relax, take deep breaths. Just relax" He said and she did just that. And would you know, it worked!

"Thanks, I appreciate you doing that and escorting me here too. My name is Monica Alvarez" She said deciding this a perfect time to introduce herself.

"Jeff Hardy. And it's the least I could do. Just take care and remember, be calm okay" He told her.

"Yes, I'll try my hardest"

"Awesome, I hope to see more of you here. Try not to get fired" He said giving her a cute goodbye salute before making his way out of there. Monica took a deep breath as she faced Vince's door. It was now or never. She gave it a gentle knock.

"Yes, come in" A gruff voice she recognized as Vince McMahon himself said. Shakily she opened the door and let herself in. "Nice of you to join us, seven minutes late I might add" Did he say us?

It was then Monica realized she had been looking at the floor this whole time. She finally looked up to see Vince McMahon sitting at his desk and Triple H and Stephanie standing on either side of him. But what she didn't expect was to see Shane sitting down on one of the chairs in the corner of the room looking incredibly ticked off. She didn't fail to notice the plaster on his forehead.

At least one positive thing so far, Shane wasn't badly hurt. Her career on the other hand...

"Miss Alvarez, I'm guessing you know why you're here" Vince spoke after clearing his throat. "What you did today..."

"I know Mr. McMahon and I'm terribly sorry. I had no idea that the kick would have that much of an impact on Shane. It was careless of me and well, I understand it if I'm gonna be fired" She blabbed on. Triple H snickered a bit by her rambling but quieted down when Stephanie glared at him.

"Well Monica..."

"Well Monica, I'd love to break it to you that indeed, you're fired! Now get the hell outta here!" Shane yelled at her cutting his father off. Stephanie gasped at Shane's bluntness. Monica on the other hand nodded and was about to turn around when...

"Daddy! Now come on that is not fair!" Stephanie said. "And what is your deal Shane? It's not you're that hurt anyways!"

"Steph..." Vince started but was once again interrupted.

"She's clearly unsafe to work with in the ring. We can't risk it keeping her here" Shane responded.

"Shane..."

"But it's not even her fault, she even didn't do anything wr..."

"Stephanie..."

"Oh come on Shano, you're just bothered cause a girl kicked your ass" Triple H said with a smirk. If looks could kill, the glare on Shane's face would have made Triple H an instant goner. "What's your deal? I'm just saying"

"Hunter, please." Vince hushed. "And children calm yourselves down, I wasn't gonna fire her"

"What?!" Shane, Stephanie, Triple H and even Monica asked all at the same time.

"Yes. For one, did you guys see the ratings?!" Vince beamed with joy and greed in his eyes. "It's almost like we hit a goldmine. I wasn't gonna let her go when she generated this much buzz. I was only gonna let her off with a strong warning"

"But dad, even at that..."

"Oh hush Shane I'm not done. Before you came in, that is you and Monica here, Stephanie was saying something about how it wasn't entirely Monica's fault. SO would you go on sweetie?" Vince asked. Stephanie nodded smirking at Shane who rolled his eyes.

"Thanks daddy. So like I was saying earlier, Hunter noticed something during the match, if you can play the clip on the television again" She asked gesturing to the screen in her father's office as she hit 'play' on the remote.

"I don't see where this is going" Shane mumbled as the clip of Monica hitting him with the Pele kick played on the screen.

"Alright, I'll just pause right about, now" She said pausing at the point where Monica's foot connected with Shane's face. Monica bit her lip not also knowing where this was going. She glanced over at Shane who coincidentally glanced back at that moment sending a glare her way. She quickly turned back to the TV screen.

"Now watch closely, I'm slowing down the speed so you guys can see" Stephanie said as she hit play. In the clip, it showed the way Monica's foot connected with Shane's forehead. It was obvious that Shane wasn't just selling the effect of the move and he was actually hurt by the kick.

"Once again, I don't see why you're showing this to us sis" Shane said growing more and more impatient by the second.

"Oh but you will. Because all this wasn't Monica's fault, it was yours Shane. You allowed the kick to hit you square in the forehead in that split second. You made the mistake. I rest my case daddy, Shane's the perpetrator." She said tossing the remote over to Vince.

"WHAT?! Surely dad, this is ludicrous. It should all be on her. I mean how can we even trust her with the other talent around here? I'm lucky I didn't get a concussion. Dad you can't listen to Stephanie!"

"Oh but I will. She made a good point and delivered concrete evidence. You allowed yourself to be on the receiving end of the kick instead of just ducking and selling the move like you were supposed to. Steph right, Shane wrong. That's the verdict. End of story. Son, please apologize to this fine lady who has done nothing wrong so that she can go get some rest already"

"It's actually not necessary sir, I will just take my leave now thank you" Monica said having the need to leave this tense environment before someone explodes or something.

"No it is. Shane apologize, now" Vince commanded. Triple H was full on laughing at the other side of the room while Monica just stood there awkwardly. It was bad enough that this whole 'controversy' whatever you wanna call it happened.

"I... You know what, no. You always take sides with Steph over me so whatever I'm used to that. But I'm not gonna apologize to this bitch you hired when I know I was clearly not in the wrong. Excuse me" Shane said standing up and taking his leave. Monica bit her lip nervously wondering if that was her cue to leave as well.

"Sorry for the name calling Miss. Alvarez, I can assure you he didn't mean it" Vince said genuinely. Monica nodded.

"It's fine"

"Yeah don't let it get to you, he's just probably on his period or something but he'll come round. Personally acting like a spoilt little sixteen year old girl doesn't change the fact he got kicked in the face by a girl but hey, what do I know?" Triple H said casually, taking a gulp of water from his water bottle.

"What are you even doing here Hunter?" Vince asked. The blonde shrugged. "Well, I can't argue with that. So Steph, do you know if Gerald Brisco is a fan of water polo...?" And soon they were all in a full blown conversation.

Monica took that as he cue to leave the office which she did immediately. Once she was out, she heaved a huge sigh of relief.

"Well that went well" Monica mumbled sarcastically to herself.

"What went well?" An unknown voice asked.

"AHHH!" She screamed practically jumping out of her shoes as she wasn't expecting anyone to be there. Laughter was heard soon afterwards as she looked up to see the perpetrators. She frowned. "Haha, very funny. I hope my heart nearly jumping outta my chest was worth it"

"It sure was, up top!" Christian said raising up his hand for a high five from his best friend Edge. Monica rolled her eyes. She guessed their on screen personas were not far off from how they acted in real life.

"So if you'll excuse me, I need to go" She said but was stopped by Edge blocking her path with his stupid hand. "Any problem?"

"Uh yeah. We've been out here for like, forever" Edge said stressing on the forever part.

"About twenty minutes" Christian added casually.

"Yeah... Right" Edge paused as he gave Christian a weird look but soon shrugged it off "Anywho, we wanted to get the huge scoop and the juicy gossip"

"So how's it like being fired on your first day of work?" Christian asked bluntly. Monica felt annoyance boiling inside her. She was absolutely certain she wasn't gonna like these two guys. Almost.

"Christian! That was rude!"

"But still, we wanna know." The shorter blonde said with a shrug. "We bet Shane was mad"

"Doubt it, he's never mad. But maybe after getting a concussion..." Edge trailed off thinking.

"Not to mention getting his ass whooped by a girl, a tiny one I might add" Christian mocked.

"I'm five feet four" She defended but yes she could see their point. "Okay I might be a little but whatever. Can I go now, I've gotta go do something more important than what I'm doing right now so if you uh... Edge. If you can just move por favor?" She asked nicely.

"Ooh a Latina, she's a keeper" Christian said.

"And she's pretty hot too" Edge blurted out. Monica rolled her eyes but could not help the blush which formed on her cheek at that compliment. "Yeah, I know. I'm a catch"

"Oh yeah, fine. Whatever. Can I go now?" She whined but her pathway was obstructed by Edge's stupid arm. "Edge!"

"I don't even know your name yet, gorgeous" He flirted with a wink. Really? Was he serious?

"Okay, at the count of three if you don't let me through..." She threatened.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. That's enough for now. We'll take it from here" Lita called out walking over with Jeff to where they stood. "You do not want her to get to three, it would be scary"

"Or hot" Edge said smirking at Monica who wasn't amused.

"Oh for the love of God, thanks for coming Lita. You too Matt. These two are so annoying!" She complained. "I've literally been in torture here. Especially from this one" She said pointing to Edge who smiled innocently.

"Yeah, I'm her favorite" Christian said with a sort of sense of pride.

"You're the greater of two lesser" She shot back making Lita giggle and Matt smile.

"Well, you're... Edge help me out. Edge!" Christian called to an absent minded Edge who was playing with Monica's hair.

"I'm sorry what?" Edge asked.

"Nevermind lover boy." Christian said right as Monica took her hair out of Edge's grasp.

"Don't mind these clowns. They might be extremely rude, petty, annoying and a total pain in the backside but they're still nice guys" Lita said.

"Totally" Edge said.

"Without a doubt" Christian said.

"Absolutely"

"Definitely"

"Anywho Monica, you seem to be in otherwise high spirits. I'm guessing all is well?" Matt asked thankfully ending the idiot session between Edge and Christian.

"Monica? What a sexy name." Edge commented.

"Why yes Matt" Monica said completely ignoring Edge who pouted in response. "Vince let me off the hook, Stephanie convinced everyone I wasn't at fault, Shane got mad and he called me a bitch" Monica stopped and gave a deep sigh. "Some first day this was, I can't even enjoy the fact that I'm working side by side with the Rock"

"What the hell?! But that's so unlike Shane. He's normally so calm and sweet" Lita said.

"Guess you really hit a sore spot or struck a nerve or something" Edge said in a serious pondering tone.

"That might be the first sensible thing you've said to me. Maybe you're not a total creep after all" Monica said a bit impressed. Edge smirked immediately looking down at her chest. "Nope, you still are"

"When will you ever learn, Edgeward?" Christian asked shaking his head.

"Is he always like this?" Monica asked.

"Sadly true. Kind of an asshole too"

"I'm standing right here guys" Edge said feigning being offended.

"We know" Matt said making all of them with the exception of Edge burst into laughter. "Yeah"

"But in all seriousness Monnie, you can't let your debut night end up in shambles. How about we go clubbing later huh? We could have drinks, dance, you could meet your other coworkers..." Lita trailed on.

"You could dance with me..." Edge added.

"You don't give up do you?" Matt asked. The blonde shook his head no.

"Never, I like her man and I'm an ultimate opportunist" Edge said proudly. Lita cast him an unreadable look while Monica was still in thought.

"Well, aside from the last part about dancing with Edge, eww. Everything else sounds pretty great!" Monica said excitedly being in high spirits for the first time that night.

"Hey!" Edge said taking offence at her statement regarding him.

"There, there" Christian said petting Edge. Matt shook his head in disappointment at them.

"Well this has been sufficiently weird. I'm glad you were not fired Monica and I'll see you later babe" Matt said placing a soft kiss on Lita's lips before walking away.

"We should get going too. I've gotta introduce you to the other girls, you're gonna love them." Lita announced.

"I'm sure I will" She said. But from the corner of her eye she spotted Shane walk past looking extremely pissed off. She then got a crazy idea. "But I will catch up with you, I've gotta uh..." Lita had a confused expression on her face until she followed Monica's eyes to the direction she was looking at.

"Absolutely not Monnie. At this point, that's suicide"

"Yeah but I didn't even get the chance to apologize to him personally. If I don't do it now, I would feel really awkward afterw... um do you guys mind?" Monica asked, directing that question to Edge and Christian who were eavesdropping on their conversation.

"No, of course not. Proceed" Christian said before being hit in the arm by Edge. "Ow!"

"The lady is right. It's time we take our leave and give them some privacy. Catch you around hot stuff" Edge said with a wink as he dragged Christian away. Monica gave a slight chuckle while Lita kept a straight face as she watched the two Canadians walk away.

"Edge sure seems interested in you" Lita said with a frown almost seeming bothered.

"Maybe but I still highly doubt it. Maybe that's just his persona. Is there something wrong?" Monica asked noticing the look on Lita's face. The read head shook her head no.

"No. Nothing at all. Anyways, go talk to Shane, I'll be waiting here" Lita said.

"Alright" Monica said skipping off. Shane wasn't that far away from them so she caught up to him soon enough. The only problem was he was in a conversation with Mick Foley. But anyways... "Um, hi Mr. McMahon. Please can I talk to you?" She asked.

Shane who had not noticed her presence beforehand groaned in frustration when he heard her voice. He turned his eyes over to her, glaring at her in the process.

"If you hadn't noticed, I'm busy talking to someone more important" He spat.

"Whoa Shane, calm down I'm not going anywhere. You go ahead and talk to her, we can talk anytime. By the way I'm Mick Foley, it's so nice to meet you. You were impressive out there" Mick said with a genuine smile. Monica couldn't help but smile back. His smile was kinda contagious.

"I'm Monica Alvarez. It's a pleasure to meet you" She said. Shane rolled his eyes as Mick shook her hand before walking away. Once he was out of hearing distance, Shane spoke the first words.

"Make this quick"

"Yeah. I just wanna apologize for accidentally kicking you in the head. I must have miscalculated or..." She was cut off midsentence by Shane.

"No you didn't miscalculate. The fault was on me like my sister said" He said coolly. Monica's breath hitched a little as she couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or not.

"Um... either way. I'm sorry and I take full responsibility" She said. Shane blankly stared at her as they remained in silence for a few seconds.

"Okay I'm guessing you're done. Good. Cause I have some words of my own. For one, I'm wondering why you didn't say any of this in my dad's office or try to take any responsibility for your actions. I think Stephanie said all that just to save your ass and of course, dad would listen to her just because she's his favorite"

Hmm so that's how he felt about Stephanie. What was that about? Either way Monica decided to mind her business and go back to the topic at hand.

"I'm sorry but I didn't get the chance to..."

"I don't care!" He spat startling her a little. "And I'm not done talking either. Listen, I don't know how you see yourself or how confident you feel here but let me just tell you one thing. I know the type of girl you are because I have seen that type a thousand times. I have no idea how you got here or how you managed to debut in the literal main event or how much sucking up you had to do..." He trailed off. She narrowed her eyes. What was he implying? "But my point is you're not gonna last here for long."

"What are you trying to say?" She asked crossing her arms over her chest with a bit of an angered expression of her face.

"You'll understand soon enough. But let's get this straight. I don't like you. I don't see you as some spectacular talent like my dad and Stephanie see you. And if I here 'Shane, how does it feel getting your ass handed to you by a girl' again, I'm gonna lose it!" He yelled. Monica spent some seconds staring at him before giving a sarcastic laugh.

"Wait, so is all this about me being a girl? You can't stand being beaten by a girl? Were you not expecting me to kick you so hard and that's why you decided to take the kick?"

"I suggest you watch your tongue" Shane threatened.

"Or else what? What are you gonna do to me huh? Right now I don't care if you're the boss's son or not. I came here to apologize and instead you try to disrespect me and on top of all that you're being sexist?"

"I'd mind the way you talk to me girl" Shane threatened once more. Monica could tell he was getting angrier and angrier but she didn't care. One thing she didn't appreciate was being looked down upon just because she was a girl. She had had enough of that during her early years and it was not pretty.

"I'm just speaking my mind Shane. You have no right to disrespect me. Yes I made a mistake and I came to apologize for it. And now you're accusing me of sleeping my way to the top. That's messed up. If you're such a sore loser and a crybaby underneath this nice guy facade, no wonder your father prefers Stephanie!" She shot. There was silence for a while as Monica realized she might have hit a little below the belt. Shane looked at her calmly as she noticed him taking a few deep breaths probably trying to calm himself down.

"Alright you know what, I'm calm. I'm extremely calm and I won't do what's in my head no" Shane said. Monica raised an eyebrow looking extremely puzzled. "But one thing is sure Monica..." Shane said taking a few steps closer to her. "...I will make your life a living hell here and the day I see you crawling out of the company carrying your broken, battered and bruised, I'll give you a look and say I told you so. Have a nice day Miss. Alvarez" Shane said walking away.

Huh, she guessed she hit close to home and maybe she went a bit too far... maybe.

Her time in the WWF was surely gonna be interesting. But if Shane wanted trouble...

He sure got it.

She wasn't one to back down from a fight. Even if it was the bosses son.

Another bang. Yeah, that was intense. But that's it for chapter 2. What has Monica gotten herself into? We'll just have to wait and see. But Edge and Christian were sure something.

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