A.N.- Thanks for the reviews!! ::whew!:: I wasn't sure I was doing this whole made up character story right. Sorry if the chapter took a while, but with the whole 'Invasion' stuff my head has been getting ideas that, well, let's just say it's not for this fic. ^_^;; DISCLAIMERS- I don't own the characters from the WWF, just Jen, Greg, and Kyle, and anyone else that's made up. I own those 'cause I created them, so yeah...hope you like the chapter! ^_^ Oh, and don't forget to review! ^_~
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At the arena where Smackdown was going to be I still didn't know what I was supposed to be doing that night. All I knew was to stay ready and eventually I'd know what to do, but before all that my cell phone rang. "Hello?"
"Hey Jen."
I sighed loudly. "What do you want Gregory?"
"Can't a brother call his little sister?"
"WHAT do you want Gregory?"
He laughed. "Sheesh. Apparently YOUR mood hasn't changed. I just wanted to let you know that your dad doesn't like this whole WWF thing. You didn't call him to tell him. Guess that got to him."
"I WAS going to call, but..."
I could hear him making fun of me even if I didn't have him next to me. "Well, he's expecting you on Tuesday here, so I'll see ya then. Oh, I gotta tell you something. You see..."
I quickly lied and said, "Oops. Look at the time, I gotta go. Bye Greg."
I hanged up and sighed. My 'brother' can get in your nerves so quickly...then a superstar I hadn't met came up to me. It was Triple H. "Hey, you're the new girl, right?
"Yup. That's me. My name's Jennifer, but everybody calls me Jen."
We shook hands. "Well Jen, nice to meet you. Welcome to our big family, and glad to have you aboard. Last time we saw you, you kicked some serious ass."
I smiled shyly. "Thanks. You know, all of you are so nice and you all seem so close to each other."
"We ARE close. Traveling together for 200 plus days does that to you. There are some people though that are not that nice though..."
Someone yelled, "Triple H, Rock, Austin, Mr. McMahon! Time to start the show!"
Triple H turned to me and said, "Duty calls. See you later."
After all the pyro went off and the fans had started to calm down Vince, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Debra walked down the ramp and into the ring. Vince got a microphone and addressed the fans. "A lot of speculation has been made about our number one contender for the WWF title, and... Well, I got just the thing. You see..."
Before he could continue Rock's song blasted through the arena. Fans cheered as The Rock walked down the ramp and into the ring wearing his windbreakers and his 'Just Bring It' shirt. Once in the ring he circled Vince and Austin, got a microphone too and said, "Vince McMahon, you better know your damn role and give The Rock his shot for HIS title."
Austin- "Of course not! Who the hell do you think you are?! My name is Sto..."
Rock- "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS! The Rock is tired of listening to you bitchin', moanin' and complainin' about what your name is. Well my name's THE ROCK and the only thing that matters is that The Rock gets his title shot so The Rock can once again be WWF Champion."
Then 'The Game's song came on and he and Stephanie walked out, but stayed in the top of the ramp. "Forget it Rock. You don't deserve that title shot? And if we're deciding who gets a one, I DESERVE to be the number one contender."
Stephanie took the microphone. "Dad, I have an idea. How about we have a triple threat tag team match? I'll be on Hunter's team; Debra will be on Steve's team, and...Wait. Rock, I guess YOU can't be in the match since...well, YOU don't have a partner."
Vince grinned. "Stephanie, that's brilliant! What do you guys think?" Austin and Debra nodded smiling. "Great. Oh, sorry Rock. Guess you won't be in it. Triple H, if you win you'll be the #1 contender. If Steve wins...well, we'll see." The fans booed showing their disapproval and Vince said, "You're right. The fans are right. This is not fair, so in the interest of fairness, Rock, IF you find someone to help you out, that LADY can be your partner. If not, well, no match for you then."
Rock smirked and said, "Don't worry about that Jabroni. The Rock WILL have a partner for the match. If ya smelllll, what The Rock...is cookin'!"
He went up the ramp and made his way through Stephanie and Triple H leaving everybody wondering who his partner was going to be and when he got to the back we all found out. I was going to be his partner! The three 'teams' met in a locker room to go over some parts of the match and when the match time came Austin and Debra came out, and also Triple H and Stephanie. But when Rock came out he came out alone first. Triple H and Austin started laughing when they saw Rock standing on the ramp alone, and when Rock turned back to the entrance was when it was my turn to walk in. I was wearing some big baggy jeans and a black tank top. Lita and Molly had helped me picked them. To top it all I was wearing one of Rock's sunglasses and a silver Brahma Bull pendant. I think the only thing that hid my surprise of being watched by a LOT of people were the sunglasses. It was overwhelming, but I did what I had gone to Smackdown and to the WWF: Entertain. The fans were silent first, not knowing how to react to seeing a 'new girl' come out with their beloved People's Champion, but once we ran in the ring and started fighting the fans cheered. The match ended in a draw since Austin and Debra walked out from the match after the referee got knocked out and the show came to an end. It was all such a rush that I couldn't believe it and time went by flying. After the cameras stopped rolling Rock climbed the turnbuckles and raised his arm while fans took pictures. Once we were done we went up the ramp and the both of us raised our arm. This was DEFINETELY the best day of my life.
In the back everybody was happy for finishing a good show and getting ready to go to the next city for our house show the next day. We went to our hotel, got everything and got in buses to be taken to our next stop. Some could drive, but most decided to travel by bus. In the one I was in it seemed there was a party going on. Some slept through the noise, but the Hardys, Lita and some other guys had music on. Suddenly someone came up to me. It was Lita. "Hey Jen."
"Hey Lita. What's up?"
"Nothin' much. I want to introduce you to someone." I closed my laptop, got up from my seat and went with her to the back. "Jen, this is my sister Emily. Em, this is Jen. I didn't introduce you two before because Emily wasn't in the arena yet. Emily started with the WWF like a month ago." We greeted each other and for some reason she just stared at me. She looked so familiar...but from where...? Sure, I had seen her before when I watched the shows, but she always looked so familiar... Lita smiled and said, "Emily is only 2 years older then you Jen, and she's gonna be traveling with us too again, so now you won't be the only new girl."
I smiled and a ringing of a cell phone interrupted us. Rock said, "Jen, it's your cell phone. Want me to get it?"
"Sure, I'll be right there."
Rock picked up my cell phone. "Hello?"
"Uh...hi. It's Greg, can I talk to my sister?"
I was walking back to my seat and saw the puzzled look Rock was giving me. I asked him, "Who is it?" And he whispered "Greg?" I shook my head motioning for him to tell him I wasn't there. Fortunately Rock knew what I meant and said, "Listen, she's not around right now. Want me to tell her you called?"
"Uh...sure. Tell her that I need to talk to her about something important."
"Sure, I'll tell her. Bye." He hanged up and Rock handed me my cell phone when I sat next to him. "You have a brother?"
I sighed. "No. He's my stepbrother. I guess your dad didn't tell you. My dad got married again some time after our families last saw each other. My dad's new wife had a son already, which is my annoying older 'brother' Greg."
"Whoa. That's some story. Got any more of those?"
"It's not a story. Wish it was though...I don't want to talk about my life right now though."
"Jen, you know about my wife, my daughter, my family...come on. Besides, we have enough time to talk."
He always smiled so proudly every time he mentioned his family. I said, "Maybe Rock, but not tonight. I'll tell you some other time, ok? Besides, you haven't missed much."
"Fine, fine. We gotta get some sleep anyway." We slept while the Hardys' music continued playing from the back of the bus and went to sleep.
The weekend went by and the house shows were a blast. I didn't do much, but I wanted to hang around with them anyway. Emily always gave me weird looks when she was around, but I just ignored them.
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ANOTHER PHONE CALL-
"Do you know where she's going to be?"
"Yeah. Tomorrow they're heading to Chicago for Raw, and for Smackdown it'll be in Boston. Didn't your girlfriend tell you this?"
"Don't ask questions for answers you already know. Just keep me informed with the stuff you know, and you better keep your mouth shut if you know what's good for you."
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"Emily? What are you doing?"
We were in the arena for Raw is War. For some reason she was going through my bag like looking for something. She looked up surprise that she had been caught and said, "Uh, well, I was looking for...uh...a brush! Yeah. I was looking for a brush. You don't happen to have one, do you?"
I gave her one. "No, really. What were you doing? We know it wasn't just a brush you were looking for."
She pretended to brush her hair. "I was looking for this. I couldn't go out in front of thousands of people looking like a mess now, can I? Hey Jen, can I ask you something?"
I grabbed my outfit for that night and went to the bathroom to change. From the bathroom I yelled, "Yeah, what?"
"Are you and Rock...well, you know..."
"Friends? Yeah. A couple? No. Emily, he's married and he has a beautiful daughter."
She left my brush in my bag and I came out from the bathroom with my new outfit. "Well, yeah, I know. But you both seem so..."
"Close? His family has been friends with my family since a long time ago. I've known him for a long time now. Gee Emily. We're only friends."
I started brushing my hair and she continued. "Well, yeah. Never mind. Do you have a crush on someone? Let's say...Jeff?"
I stopped and turned around. "Jeff? Jeff Hardy? No. I don't have a crush on anyone here." She just grinned. "Ok Emily. WHAT do you want to know?"
She shrugged and Lita came in. It was going to be my turn to be introduced to the wrestling fans. Lita smiled thinking we were having the time of our lives and said, "So Jen, are you calling yourself 'Jen', or 'Jennifer'? Or do you have something else in mind?"
"I have a middle name, but I never use it. At least not anymore that is...I think I'll use 'Jen'. My middle name is Ashlyn, but I... let's just say I don't like that name anymore."
Lita smiled. " 'Jen' is nice. Don't worry. You'll be a big hit."
I smiled and went out to meet Rock for our interview with Michael Cole. He was wearing one of his silk shirts and I was wearing big baggy pants again, a short tank top, and of course, sunglasses. When the camera came on and everybody saw me in front of Michael Cole. "I'm right here next to who was The Rock's partner in that triple threat match last Thursday on SmackDown. Can you reveal your identity for our fans tonight?"
I looked at M.C. who just waited for me to answer. "Michael, my name is Jen. I wasn't only in that match to be Rock's tag partner. I was there so I could make my presence felt in the women's division. You see Stephanie, just because you have the women's title belt you think no one is ever going to take it away from you. Well guess what? That was before I came along. I know I'm new and you're going to want to make my life a living hell, but I'd like to see you try and do that."
Stephanie came up to me." Who the hell do you think you are barging into the WWF like that? You think you're a big shot right? Well, we'll see if you really are. Tonight you are going to go in a match against Lita, got it?"
"No problem. It'll be a little practice run before I go up against you." We glared for a while until the cameraman told us they had gone to commercial. In the match against Lita fans cheered for Lita since she was a fan favorite, but something unusual happened. Right towards the end of the match Emily walked down the ramp and stayed at ringside. When I pinned, Emily pulled me off and Lita did the 'Twist of Fate' and picked up the win. Why was it 'unusual'? Sure, she was supposed to win, but not this way. It wasn't in the script.
I confronted Emily once we got backstage, "Why did you do that?"
She smiled. "Wasn't it great? The writers came up with it at the last minute, so...that's why you didn't know. Oooh. I gotta go escort the Hardys to their match. Later!"
Molly came up to me. "Hey, I saw everything. The writers DID change it at the last minute, but because she convinced them that it'd be an interesting feud if you two went against each other, since you two are the 'new girls' and to see who should get a title shot or something. There's something weird about her..."
I nodded, "I know. Come on, let's go."
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On Tuesday I went back home. Oh joy! (I hope you know I'm being sarcastic...) To make matters worse Gregory was visiting too, so besides from hearing my dad telling me that I should concentrate on my education rather then wrestling I had to be around my brother. A day hadn't even passed and I wanted to leave already. So many memories came back when I was here...
At night Gregory pulled me out to the backyard telling me that he had to tell me something. "What do you want Greg?"
He smirked. "No 'Gregory' this time?" I glared at him and he got the point. "Ok, ok, sorry! Uh, Jen? I talked to...I talked to John."
I froze when I heard that name. John was the leader of the gang I was in. He was the one that lured me into them in the first place. When Greg's news sank in I went from shock to anger in seconds. "What do you mean you talked to him? You talked to that..."
"Whoa Jen! Calm down. He asked me if it was true that you went to the WWF. I tried to tell you last Thursday, but you hanged up, remember?"
I looked away. "But...then...he's out of jail?"
Greg-"Yeah, apparently. I'm just telling you so you'll be careful."
"I need to do more than that you idiot! And how did he know I was going to the WWF? You told him, did you?"
Greg- "What? No! I..."
I turned around and headed to the back door and went for a walk around the neighborhood. It had been a while since I had been here and now everything seemed different. My cell phone then started ringing. I sighed loudly and looked at the caller I.D., but it was a blocked number. "Hello?"
"Jen? Hey, it's Kyle."
I smiled immediately. "Hey Kyle. How are you?"
Kyle-"Pretty good. I'd ask you the same thing but I know and saw how you've been kicking some ass."
"Thanks. You still at the camp?"
Kyle- "Yeah, but I guess I came in at the wrong time though."
"What do you mean?"
Kyle- "Well, you're not here anymore, so we can't get to know each other that well anymore."
I didn't know what to say, and just asked, "How'd you know my cell phone number?"
"Oh, Rocky gave it to me. I hope you don't mind."
A small smile appeared across my face. "Nah, of course I don't mind..."
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When I walked back to the backyard of my dad's house once I finished talking to Kyle, but when I got there I didn't see Greg there anymore. 'He probably went to tell my dad already...' I thought and stayed in a little bench out there. From the whole house this was my favorite spot. It was so quiet and so alone...but not this night.
"Hello Jennifer."
I jumped and turned to where the voice came and saw John standing there. "What the...you never did respect the walls others put around you."
He walked towards me. "Never been my style. So...Ashlyn, what do you say we go back to our old hangouts? You know, a stroll down memory lane."
"Why don't you take that little stroll by yourself and get the hell out of here. Oh, and John, I'm not Ashlyn anymore." Ashlyn was the name the gang used for me. That's why I didn't like it.
"Whoa Jen. You've changed honey."
He tried to grab my hand but I jerked away. "Get out John. I'm warning you."
He laughed at me. "Oh, that's right. You're a wrestler, now aren't you? Don't you want to hear about how I broke out of jail? It's quite some adventure actually. Oh, I know. How about the story of how a bitch named Jennifer Ashlyn Grant ran away leaving her friends behind. Leaving her only family behind."
"You weren't my family dumbass."
"Oh really? You didn't used to think so."
I pointed to the door. "Get out of here. Get the hell out of here before I call the damn police so you can go back 'home'."
He shrugged. "Ok, I'll leave. But if I did go back to jail, at least I have a 'home' to go to. Where do YOU belong Jen? Here your family doesn't care, and that little camp you were in just isn't 'home' anymore, is it?" Before turning around he said, "And don't even think about telling the police. I know what I would do if you did. I have my contacts Jen, and I'd know where to hurt you the most." He went out the back door, but before closing it he smirked and said, "Oh, have fun in Boston Jen. And when you swing by here again bring back something a souvenir or something." And with that he left leaving me there in the dark.
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::sigh:: Well, I finished the other chapter. Please review!! ^_^
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At the arena where Smackdown was going to be I still didn't know what I was supposed to be doing that night. All I knew was to stay ready and eventually I'd know what to do, but before all that my cell phone rang. "Hello?"
"Hey Jen."
I sighed loudly. "What do you want Gregory?"
"Can't a brother call his little sister?"
"WHAT do you want Gregory?"
He laughed. "Sheesh. Apparently YOUR mood hasn't changed. I just wanted to let you know that your dad doesn't like this whole WWF thing. You didn't call him to tell him. Guess that got to him."
"I WAS going to call, but..."
I could hear him making fun of me even if I didn't have him next to me. "Well, he's expecting you on Tuesday here, so I'll see ya then. Oh, I gotta tell you something. You see..."
I quickly lied and said, "Oops. Look at the time, I gotta go. Bye Greg."
I hanged up and sighed. My 'brother' can get in your nerves so quickly...then a superstar I hadn't met came up to me. It was Triple H. "Hey, you're the new girl, right?
"Yup. That's me. My name's Jennifer, but everybody calls me Jen."
We shook hands. "Well Jen, nice to meet you. Welcome to our big family, and glad to have you aboard. Last time we saw you, you kicked some serious ass."
I smiled shyly. "Thanks. You know, all of you are so nice and you all seem so close to each other."
"We ARE close. Traveling together for 200 plus days does that to you. There are some people though that are not that nice though..."
Someone yelled, "Triple H, Rock, Austin, Mr. McMahon! Time to start the show!"
Triple H turned to me and said, "Duty calls. See you later."
After all the pyro went off and the fans had started to calm down Vince, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Debra walked down the ramp and into the ring. Vince got a microphone and addressed the fans. "A lot of speculation has been made about our number one contender for the WWF title, and... Well, I got just the thing. You see..."
Before he could continue Rock's song blasted through the arena. Fans cheered as The Rock walked down the ramp and into the ring wearing his windbreakers and his 'Just Bring It' shirt. Once in the ring he circled Vince and Austin, got a microphone too and said, "Vince McMahon, you better know your damn role and give The Rock his shot for HIS title."
Austin- "Of course not! Who the hell do you think you are?! My name is Sto..."
Rock- "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS! The Rock is tired of listening to you bitchin', moanin' and complainin' about what your name is. Well my name's THE ROCK and the only thing that matters is that The Rock gets his title shot so The Rock can once again be WWF Champion."
Then 'The Game's song came on and he and Stephanie walked out, but stayed in the top of the ramp. "Forget it Rock. You don't deserve that title shot? And if we're deciding who gets a one, I DESERVE to be the number one contender."
Stephanie took the microphone. "Dad, I have an idea. How about we have a triple threat tag team match? I'll be on Hunter's team; Debra will be on Steve's team, and...Wait. Rock, I guess YOU can't be in the match since...well, YOU don't have a partner."
Vince grinned. "Stephanie, that's brilliant! What do you guys think?" Austin and Debra nodded smiling. "Great. Oh, sorry Rock. Guess you won't be in it. Triple H, if you win you'll be the #1 contender. If Steve wins...well, we'll see." The fans booed showing their disapproval and Vince said, "You're right. The fans are right. This is not fair, so in the interest of fairness, Rock, IF you find someone to help you out, that LADY can be your partner. If not, well, no match for you then."
Rock smirked and said, "Don't worry about that Jabroni. The Rock WILL have a partner for the match. If ya smelllll, what The Rock...is cookin'!"
He went up the ramp and made his way through Stephanie and Triple H leaving everybody wondering who his partner was going to be and when he got to the back we all found out. I was going to be his partner! The three 'teams' met in a locker room to go over some parts of the match and when the match time came Austin and Debra came out, and also Triple H and Stephanie. But when Rock came out he came out alone first. Triple H and Austin started laughing when they saw Rock standing on the ramp alone, and when Rock turned back to the entrance was when it was my turn to walk in. I was wearing some big baggy jeans and a black tank top. Lita and Molly had helped me picked them. To top it all I was wearing one of Rock's sunglasses and a silver Brahma Bull pendant. I think the only thing that hid my surprise of being watched by a LOT of people were the sunglasses. It was overwhelming, but I did what I had gone to Smackdown and to the WWF: Entertain. The fans were silent first, not knowing how to react to seeing a 'new girl' come out with their beloved People's Champion, but once we ran in the ring and started fighting the fans cheered. The match ended in a draw since Austin and Debra walked out from the match after the referee got knocked out and the show came to an end. It was all such a rush that I couldn't believe it and time went by flying. After the cameras stopped rolling Rock climbed the turnbuckles and raised his arm while fans took pictures. Once we were done we went up the ramp and the both of us raised our arm. This was DEFINETELY the best day of my life.
In the back everybody was happy for finishing a good show and getting ready to go to the next city for our house show the next day. We went to our hotel, got everything and got in buses to be taken to our next stop. Some could drive, but most decided to travel by bus. In the one I was in it seemed there was a party going on. Some slept through the noise, but the Hardys, Lita and some other guys had music on. Suddenly someone came up to me. It was Lita. "Hey Jen."
"Hey Lita. What's up?"
"Nothin' much. I want to introduce you to someone." I closed my laptop, got up from my seat and went with her to the back. "Jen, this is my sister Emily. Em, this is Jen. I didn't introduce you two before because Emily wasn't in the arena yet. Emily started with the WWF like a month ago." We greeted each other and for some reason she just stared at me. She looked so familiar...but from where...? Sure, I had seen her before when I watched the shows, but she always looked so familiar... Lita smiled and said, "Emily is only 2 years older then you Jen, and she's gonna be traveling with us too again, so now you won't be the only new girl."
I smiled and a ringing of a cell phone interrupted us. Rock said, "Jen, it's your cell phone. Want me to get it?"
"Sure, I'll be right there."
Rock picked up my cell phone. "Hello?"
"Uh...hi. It's Greg, can I talk to my sister?"
I was walking back to my seat and saw the puzzled look Rock was giving me. I asked him, "Who is it?" And he whispered "Greg?" I shook my head motioning for him to tell him I wasn't there. Fortunately Rock knew what I meant and said, "Listen, she's not around right now. Want me to tell her you called?"
"Uh...sure. Tell her that I need to talk to her about something important."
"Sure, I'll tell her. Bye." He hanged up and Rock handed me my cell phone when I sat next to him. "You have a brother?"
I sighed. "No. He's my stepbrother. I guess your dad didn't tell you. My dad got married again some time after our families last saw each other. My dad's new wife had a son already, which is my annoying older 'brother' Greg."
"Whoa. That's some story. Got any more of those?"
"It's not a story. Wish it was though...I don't want to talk about my life right now though."
"Jen, you know about my wife, my daughter, my family...come on. Besides, we have enough time to talk."
He always smiled so proudly every time he mentioned his family. I said, "Maybe Rock, but not tonight. I'll tell you some other time, ok? Besides, you haven't missed much."
"Fine, fine. We gotta get some sleep anyway." We slept while the Hardys' music continued playing from the back of the bus and went to sleep.
The weekend went by and the house shows were a blast. I didn't do much, but I wanted to hang around with them anyway. Emily always gave me weird looks when she was around, but I just ignored them.
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ANOTHER PHONE CALL-
"Do you know where she's going to be?"
"Yeah. Tomorrow they're heading to Chicago for Raw, and for Smackdown it'll be in Boston. Didn't your girlfriend tell you this?"
"Don't ask questions for answers you already know. Just keep me informed with the stuff you know, and you better keep your mouth shut if you know what's good for you."
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"Emily? What are you doing?"
We were in the arena for Raw is War. For some reason she was going through my bag like looking for something. She looked up surprise that she had been caught and said, "Uh, well, I was looking for...uh...a brush! Yeah. I was looking for a brush. You don't happen to have one, do you?"
I gave her one. "No, really. What were you doing? We know it wasn't just a brush you were looking for."
She pretended to brush her hair. "I was looking for this. I couldn't go out in front of thousands of people looking like a mess now, can I? Hey Jen, can I ask you something?"
I grabbed my outfit for that night and went to the bathroom to change. From the bathroom I yelled, "Yeah, what?"
"Are you and Rock...well, you know..."
"Friends? Yeah. A couple? No. Emily, he's married and he has a beautiful daughter."
She left my brush in my bag and I came out from the bathroom with my new outfit. "Well, yeah, I know. But you both seem so..."
"Close? His family has been friends with my family since a long time ago. I've known him for a long time now. Gee Emily. We're only friends."
I started brushing my hair and she continued. "Well, yeah. Never mind. Do you have a crush on someone? Let's say...Jeff?"
I stopped and turned around. "Jeff? Jeff Hardy? No. I don't have a crush on anyone here." She just grinned. "Ok Emily. WHAT do you want to know?"
She shrugged and Lita came in. It was going to be my turn to be introduced to the wrestling fans. Lita smiled thinking we were having the time of our lives and said, "So Jen, are you calling yourself 'Jen', or 'Jennifer'? Or do you have something else in mind?"
"I have a middle name, but I never use it. At least not anymore that is...I think I'll use 'Jen'. My middle name is Ashlyn, but I... let's just say I don't like that name anymore."
Lita smiled. " 'Jen' is nice. Don't worry. You'll be a big hit."
I smiled and went out to meet Rock for our interview with Michael Cole. He was wearing one of his silk shirts and I was wearing big baggy pants again, a short tank top, and of course, sunglasses. When the camera came on and everybody saw me in front of Michael Cole. "I'm right here next to who was The Rock's partner in that triple threat match last Thursday on SmackDown. Can you reveal your identity for our fans tonight?"
I looked at M.C. who just waited for me to answer. "Michael, my name is Jen. I wasn't only in that match to be Rock's tag partner. I was there so I could make my presence felt in the women's division. You see Stephanie, just because you have the women's title belt you think no one is ever going to take it away from you. Well guess what? That was before I came along. I know I'm new and you're going to want to make my life a living hell, but I'd like to see you try and do that."
Stephanie came up to me." Who the hell do you think you are barging into the WWF like that? You think you're a big shot right? Well, we'll see if you really are. Tonight you are going to go in a match against Lita, got it?"
"No problem. It'll be a little practice run before I go up against you." We glared for a while until the cameraman told us they had gone to commercial. In the match against Lita fans cheered for Lita since she was a fan favorite, but something unusual happened. Right towards the end of the match Emily walked down the ramp and stayed at ringside. When I pinned, Emily pulled me off and Lita did the 'Twist of Fate' and picked up the win. Why was it 'unusual'? Sure, she was supposed to win, but not this way. It wasn't in the script.
I confronted Emily once we got backstage, "Why did you do that?"
She smiled. "Wasn't it great? The writers came up with it at the last minute, so...that's why you didn't know. Oooh. I gotta go escort the Hardys to their match. Later!"
Molly came up to me. "Hey, I saw everything. The writers DID change it at the last minute, but because she convinced them that it'd be an interesting feud if you two went against each other, since you two are the 'new girls' and to see who should get a title shot or something. There's something weird about her..."
I nodded, "I know. Come on, let's go."
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On Tuesday I went back home. Oh joy! (I hope you know I'm being sarcastic...) To make matters worse Gregory was visiting too, so besides from hearing my dad telling me that I should concentrate on my education rather then wrestling I had to be around my brother. A day hadn't even passed and I wanted to leave already. So many memories came back when I was here...
At night Gregory pulled me out to the backyard telling me that he had to tell me something. "What do you want Greg?"
He smirked. "No 'Gregory' this time?" I glared at him and he got the point. "Ok, ok, sorry! Uh, Jen? I talked to...I talked to John."
I froze when I heard that name. John was the leader of the gang I was in. He was the one that lured me into them in the first place. When Greg's news sank in I went from shock to anger in seconds. "What do you mean you talked to him? You talked to that..."
"Whoa Jen! Calm down. He asked me if it was true that you went to the WWF. I tried to tell you last Thursday, but you hanged up, remember?"
I looked away. "But...then...he's out of jail?"
Greg-"Yeah, apparently. I'm just telling you so you'll be careful."
"I need to do more than that you idiot! And how did he know I was going to the WWF? You told him, did you?"
Greg- "What? No! I..."
I turned around and headed to the back door and went for a walk around the neighborhood. It had been a while since I had been here and now everything seemed different. My cell phone then started ringing. I sighed loudly and looked at the caller I.D., but it was a blocked number. "Hello?"
"Jen? Hey, it's Kyle."
I smiled immediately. "Hey Kyle. How are you?"
Kyle-"Pretty good. I'd ask you the same thing but I know and saw how you've been kicking some ass."
"Thanks. You still at the camp?"
Kyle- "Yeah, but I guess I came in at the wrong time though."
"What do you mean?"
Kyle- "Well, you're not here anymore, so we can't get to know each other that well anymore."
I didn't know what to say, and just asked, "How'd you know my cell phone number?"
"Oh, Rocky gave it to me. I hope you don't mind."
A small smile appeared across my face. "Nah, of course I don't mind..."
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When I walked back to the backyard of my dad's house once I finished talking to Kyle, but when I got there I didn't see Greg there anymore. 'He probably went to tell my dad already...' I thought and stayed in a little bench out there. From the whole house this was my favorite spot. It was so quiet and so alone...but not this night.
"Hello Jennifer."
I jumped and turned to where the voice came and saw John standing there. "What the...you never did respect the walls others put around you."
He walked towards me. "Never been my style. So...Ashlyn, what do you say we go back to our old hangouts? You know, a stroll down memory lane."
"Why don't you take that little stroll by yourself and get the hell out of here. Oh, and John, I'm not Ashlyn anymore." Ashlyn was the name the gang used for me. That's why I didn't like it.
"Whoa Jen. You've changed honey."
He tried to grab my hand but I jerked away. "Get out John. I'm warning you."
He laughed at me. "Oh, that's right. You're a wrestler, now aren't you? Don't you want to hear about how I broke out of jail? It's quite some adventure actually. Oh, I know. How about the story of how a bitch named Jennifer Ashlyn Grant ran away leaving her friends behind. Leaving her only family behind."
"You weren't my family dumbass."
"Oh really? You didn't used to think so."
I pointed to the door. "Get out of here. Get the hell out of here before I call the damn police so you can go back 'home'."
He shrugged. "Ok, I'll leave. But if I did go back to jail, at least I have a 'home' to go to. Where do YOU belong Jen? Here your family doesn't care, and that little camp you were in just isn't 'home' anymore, is it?" Before turning around he said, "And don't even think about telling the police. I know what I would do if you did. I have my contacts Jen, and I'd know where to hurt you the most." He went out the back door, but before closing it he smirked and said, "Oh, have fun in Boston Jen. And when you swing by here again bring back something a souvenir or something." And with that he left leaving me there in the dark.
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::sigh:: Well, I finished the other chapter. Please review!! ^_^