Ok, here's the next chapter. I'm still not completely sure this is how I wanted it to be, but I've gone over it a LOT of times and here's how it came up. Hope you guys like the chapter! ^_^
Rock stayed a while in the arena watching the main event: The Rock vs. Triple H, but after a few minutes he left. For some weird reason Austin didn't mind for one single second going against Triple H. In the drive to the hotel he sighed. It had been THE longest day of his life! He didn't like being someone else that wasn't him, and especially if it meant being Stone Cold Steve Austin! When he got to the hotel he went to the room that he HAD to go to. When he opened the door he noticed that everything was dark. While he was putting his stuff on the floor he heard someone sniffling. He got near the bed and by the rays of the moonlight shining through the window he saw Debra in the bed. He turned on the light and saw her crying.
Trying to hide the tears from him she said, "I thought you'd stay in the arena a while longer."
Ignoring her question completely he said, "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
"Steve, do you love me?"
Rock became speechless. He didn't know what to say to her. When he saw the expression on Debra's face he knew he had to do something.
Rock sighed and said, "Yeah. I…I do. Wh…Why do you ask? Aren't you sure of that already?"
"I thought I was, but you changed so much! With everybody, but especially with me. I still love you, but I'm not sure YOU still do."
Rock looked down and said under his breath, "You shouldn't be telling ME this…"
Debra heard him and said, "Then who? Vince?! I want YOU to tell me."
"Debra look, I'm sure that Au…. I love you, ok? I just haven't been myself lately. I couldn't even begin telling you because you wouldn't understand."
"Why don't you just try?"
"Listen, right now I can't because I can't even understand, but someday you will."
Debra looked at him. Rock was actually being honest to her, and she could see that in his eyes. She sighed and said, "Fine. I won't be pressuring you."
Rocks, wiping a tear away, said, "Just…don't cry anymore, ok?" He felt bad seeing her cry. Especially if she was crying for Austin! (Since he was now him). Suddenly his cell phone started ringing. He got up and answered it. Austin was on the other line.
"Meet me in the bar near the arena. The match ended a while ago."
Rock said, "Why didn't you tell me that earlier?! I'm already at the hotel! Fine, I'll be right there…" He hanged up and turned to Debra who was looking at him.
"I gotta go somewhere. I'll be back soon, ok?"
He went out the door while Debra just thought, "Probably Vince's orders. Just how it has been since April…"
When Rock got to the bar where he was supposed to meet with Austin he found him sitting in a table far away from the others. As usual, he was drinking beer. He walked over and sat in a char in front of him.
Austin said after drinking some of the beer, "Listen to me, what I'm about to tell you is not because I trust you, because I DON'T! But I gotta tell this to someone. Like I said I don't like you, and I sure as hell don't trust you, so don't expect me to be telling you EVERYTHING about my life, got it?"
"Haven't we been over this before?! I know your little D.T.A 'policy'. And to be honest, YOU shouldn't be the one talking about trust."
"OK! I…I didn't join Vince because I wanted to. When he offered me to join him he said I'd get the title if I became his ally. Part of me wanted to. I mean, I was finally going to get the title. After everything I have been through I could finally get the title! But most of all, I would win it in Houston Texas! MY backyard! I was like a hero in Texas. I couldn't lose there, and sure as hell not at Wrestlemania! But on the other hand, a part of me didn't want to accept. It would be FAR too easy like that, and I wanted to win fairly. Show that I can actually do it! When I declined Vince's offer that son of a bitch blackmailed me. He said that…that if I didn't accept he'd make me AND my family regret it. That was the night that he made Debra your manager. Now, I wasn't happy about it, but I wasn't going to be intimidated it by that jackass! After he saw that it didn't work he sent Rikishi and that cry baby Kurt Angle after Debra. So they could hurt her. That was when I saw that he'd do it, so…I gave in. Now, I'm NO softie! I'm the Texas Rattlesnake! I'm the toughest S.O.B. in the WWF! But that's INSIDE the ring and in front of EVERYBODY…except family. You DID put up a hell of a fight at Wrestlemania, I'll admit that, but Vince wanted the WWF Champion on his side and he knew that you didn't want to join him anymore. Everything I've done since I joined Vince has been for them. Even what I've done to J.R. If I didn't that kiss ass of Triple H would have come down and he would have beaten J.R. far worse than what I did. Well, that's my 'deep dark secret'. That's why I was so pissed off when you did the match. Vince didn't like it, did he?"
Rock shook his head while he thought, "Uh-oh…so that's what Vince meant…"
Austin said, "Damn! I knew it. I know Debra's not YOUR wife and she's not YOUR responsibility, but at this moment she is, so…"
Rock interrupted and said, "ARGH! Here we go with the responsibility speech again! I know Austin!"
"Is Debra ok?"
"Yeah, she is. Well, she's kinda sad because you changed on her."
"Yeah, I know. She told me…well, she told YOU actually."
"And now she thinks I kissed her! ::sarcastically:: THANKS A LOT!"
"Yeah, but it's the last time The Rock kisses Debra."
"Why did you tell ME all this? Why didn't you just tell Debra?"
He took a sip from his beer and said, "Because I know her. She would go to Vince and yell at him even if she knew everything. Besides YOU should know about Vince's traps. You've worked your ass off for everything you do and for everything you have, huh?"
"I guess you could say that. Everybody thinks that I got everything I have because of my dad and my grandfather, but that doesn't really help that much. Sure, you have a history already, but that doesn't mean you're going to be successful for that. Wrestlemania was MY chance to finally see if everything paid off. Wrestlemania's where you know that everything was worth it, but YOU probably know that already."
"And…what's your current goal right now?"
"Honestly? First, get MY body back, but there's something that I've got my mind set to do for a LONG time. Finish the 'Two men power trip'."
Austin drank some more of his beer and said, "You don't know how much I want THAT to happen. I'm tired of pretending that Vince is a complete genius. He's actually the biggest dumbass I've seen, but I can't do anything about it."
"Yes you can. Maybe Stone Cold Steve Austin can't turn on Vince McMahon, but The Rock can. We can do something else in the process too. Bring back Mick Foley and Linda to power. Stone Cold Steve Austin can just say he doesn't want to stay as his ally because he doesn't have any power anymore. That way your 'deep dark secret' doesn't have to be revealed to EVERYBODY."
Austin frowned and said, "Why are YOU helping me?"
Rock said, "I'm not trying to, but my goal's going to get accomplished along the way if I do it. Oh, and I'm sick and tired of hearing 'Who can stop the two men power trip?'" He wrote something in a piece of paper and said, "Call Mick Foley to that number and tell him to meet you in the restaurant near the hotel. He's here for a book signing, but instead of you appearing it'll be me. I'll tell him everything about the switch and stuff."
They got up and started leaving. Austin said, "Did we just have a conversation without biting our heads off?"
Rock shrugged and said, "Nah! Can't be. And if it did…we're not being ourselves, and let's not tell anybody. I don't think it'd make our reputations any better."
When they got out a voice said, "Finally you two come out! We couldn't get in there since it IS a bar."
Two kids appeared from the shadows. It was T.J. and Krystal.
Krystal said, "Wow. You guys impressed us! I never thought you'd figure it out this quick!"
Austin and Rock looked at each other confused. T.J. said, "Come on! Even if you don't want to admit it you respect each other again. You found out a bit about each other that you didn't know about."
Krystal nodded and said, "Yup! So we can change you back how it all was."
Austin hesitated for a second, but said, "Wait! We still got something else to do."
T.J. and Krystal looked at each other and T.J. said, "What would that be?"
Austin said, "You don't know?! I thought you two were magicians or something!"
Rock said simply with a grin, "We gotta get rid of the 'Two men power trip'".
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Ok, that's it. What'd you think? Did ya like it? I DON'T (I repeat: I DON'T) actually know if this is the actual reason why Austin turned heel, but someone suggested it to me, and it actually made sense, so here it is! Ok, I really hope you guys liked it! ::I'm sill not sure about THIS chapter:: Anywho…please review! ^_^
