CHAPTER 18
Once they had reached Kayla's place Jericho and Christian accompanied Kayla and Edge inside. Kayla walked wordlessly back to her bedroom slamming the door behind her.
"That went well," Christian joked humorlessly.
Edge turned to his brother and Christian felt a chill run up his back at the look in his brother's eyes. "I'm going to kick Jeff's ass if he ever touches her again," Edge vowed his hands shaking in rage.
"Whoa," Jericho broke in holding his hands up, "Stop right there, blondie," Y2J fixed the Intercontinental Champion with a firm stare, "Believe me, I want to kick the shit out of Jeff as much as you do, but the last thing Kayla needs us doing is starting to act like Jeff."
"You know how Jeff is, Edge," Christian reminded him gently, "He's the quiet one. He lives in his brother's shadow. Jeff gets hurt and he hides it behind anger." Christian shook his head, "In some ways, Jeff and I are a lot alike."
Edge remained silent not knowing what to say. Finally he nodded and sat down on the couch. "Fine, for right now, I'm going to leave Jeff alone. I'm going to ask Kayla to also. Hopefully he'll cool off and quit being such an asshole."
Jericho nodded satisfied. Inwardly he laughed, it was a sad day when he was forced to be the clear thinking, and level headed one. "So," he gestured down the hall, "Which one of us gets to go talk to her?"
Before they could draw straws the door opened and Kayla came out looking somewhat calmer. She sat down next to Edge and he wrapped an arm around her and with his free hand turned her face to his. "Are you okay?" Edge asked her softly.
"Yeah," she reassured him with a small smile. "My ass is a little sore but I'll live."
Edge smiled at her joke. After a moment he turned serious. "I want you to leave Jeff alone."
Kayla nodded, "I will. I don't want anything to do with him after tonight." Kayla sighed, "Training tomorrow is gonna be a blast," she remarked sarcastically.
"Look," Jericho tried to reassure, "We'll all be there and I doubt Rainbow Head will even show up." Chris walked over to the couch and sat down on the side opposite Edge. "Kayla," he began slowly, "I know Jeff is being a real jerk right now, but give him time. He'll come around."
"He's sure not acting like himself." Edge agreed. Kayla still looked unsure and he took her by the hand. "How about this, after the training session tomorrow, you and I will go out. Just the two of us."
Kayla smiled, "That sound great."
Edge hugged her and kissed her forehead. "That's my girl."
Christian looked at the clock. "We'd better get going, Chris, it's getting late."
"You two might as well crash here tonight." Kayla told them as Jericho stood, "One can have my room and the other can have the couch. It makes no sense for you guys to drive home and just end up back here."
"Thanks, Red," Jericho replied, suddenly a thought occurred to him and he smiled crookedly, "And just where will you be sleeping, hmmm?"
Kayla began to blush but she forced herself to smile right back at him. Getting to her feet she looked him up and down. "Well, it sure won't be with you will it?"
Edge and Christian waited eagerly to see how Jericho would reply. Jericho smiled seductively and wrapped an arm around her, "You're just not ready for a real man like Y2J. It takes a real gutsy lady to be with the Ayatollah of Rock 'n Rollah."
Kayla's eyebrow went up as she fought to repress a laugh. "Well, at least my man doesn't feel the need to put his hair up in girly ponytails."
"My ponytails are not girly!" Jericho gasped indignantly as Edge and Christian burst out in laughter. Jericho looked to his friends for help but they were double over in laughter.
"My ribs, . . ." Edge gasped out between chuckles, "You're killing me, Kayla."
Kayla smiled and hugged the target of her jokes. "I still love ya though, Chris, ponytail and all."
Chris looked down at her with a crooked grin before grabbing her and beginning to tickle her mercilessly. Kayla shrieked and was soon curled up helplessly on the floor unable to stop laughing as Chris continued his assault. Finally he stopped and held out his hand. "Truce?"
Kayla uncurled a bit and took his hand. "Truce."
She allowed him to help her up a smile still on her face and turned to her boyfriend. Edge held out his arm and she moved into his embrace sighing as he hugged her to him.
Christian smiled as he watched them. It had been a long time since he'd seen his brother so relaxed. "Well I'm ready to turn in." He smiled mischievously at Y2J. "Since you've been picked on so much and I'm feeling generous you may take the bed."
"Why thank you, your lordship," Jericho bowed prissily, "You're too kind."
"I know." Christian replied airily.
Edge chuckled and rolled his eyes. "I can't take you two. I'm going to bed."
Kayla pulled away, "I'm going to get some blankets for Lord Christian and then I'll be in."
Edge and Jericho headed back to bed while Christian got himself settled on the couch. Kayla came out with several blankets and pillows. She threw the pillows at Christian and after he had tucked them under his head, covered him with the blankets, tucking him in like he was a child. "There you go, my lord. All tuck in and ready for dreamland."
Christian chuckled. He hadn't received this much affection from anyone in a long time. He hadn't realized how much he'd truly missed his friends until that moment. "Thanks, Kayla," He told her sincerely.
"No problem," Kayla told him bending down to hug him on impulse. "Good night."
"Pleasant dreams, Princess." He returned closing his eyes.
Kayla walked back to the room where Edge laid waiting for her. He'd changed into his pajamas and she was relieved to see that he was improving. "I'll be back in a minute. I have to get my stuff out of my room." As Kayla headed back to her room she muttered, "Hope Chris doesn't sleep naked."
Kayla knocked on the door and Chris opened it. "I need to get my PJ's," Kayla told him walking into the room. She retrieved them and turned to leave. "Good night, Chris."
"Night."
Kayla changed in the bathroom and after washing up and brushing her teeth headed for bed. Edge frowned again as he saw the bruise on her cheek no long hidden behind makeup. "I'm going to beat the piss out of Test."
"We can't forget Angle," she reminded him, "We get a little caught up with Test and tend to forget him."
"I won't forget that little reekazoid," Edge told her moving over so she could get into bed.
"You know," she began conversationally, "Kurt's hometown is only fifty miles from mine. It pisses me off that a hometown hero would act like this. He's a disgrace to Pittsburgh." She shook her head. "Pittsburgh is proud of their hero's. He's a let down to everyone."
Edge smiled, "Pittsburgh has a spirited population."
"We're not quiet to say the least," Kayla chuckled, "My dad, . . ." she trailed off swallowing a sudden lump in her throat.
Edge hugged her, "Don't worry about it, Beautiful. It'll be all right I promise." Edge kissed her forehead, "Get some sleep you have a big day tomorrow."
Kayla nodded and closed her eyes. Soon after Kayla was lost in peaceful dreams about her new WWF family.
Once they had reached Kayla's place Jericho and Christian accompanied Kayla and Edge inside. Kayla walked wordlessly back to her bedroom slamming the door behind her.
"That went well," Christian joked humorlessly.
Edge turned to his brother and Christian felt a chill run up his back at the look in his brother's eyes. "I'm going to kick Jeff's ass if he ever touches her again," Edge vowed his hands shaking in rage.
"Whoa," Jericho broke in holding his hands up, "Stop right there, blondie," Y2J fixed the Intercontinental Champion with a firm stare, "Believe me, I want to kick the shit out of Jeff as much as you do, but the last thing Kayla needs us doing is starting to act like Jeff."
"You know how Jeff is, Edge," Christian reminded him gently, "He's the quiet one. He lives in his brother's shadow. Jeff gets hurt and he hides it behind anger." Christian shook his head, "In some ways, Jeff and I are a lot alike."
Edge remained silent not knowing what to say. Finally he nodded and sat down on the couch. "Fine, for right now, I'm going to leave Jeff alone. I'm going to ask Kayla to also. Hopefully he'll cool off and quit being such an asshole."
Jericho nodded satisfied. Inwardly he laughed, it was a sad day when he was forced to be the clear thinking, and level headed one. "So," he gestured down the hall, "Which one of us gets to go talk to her?"
Before they could draw straws the door opened and Kayla came out looking somewhat calmer. She sat down next to Edge and he wrapped an arm around her and with his free hand turned her face to his. "Are you okay?" Edge asked her softly.
"Yeah," she reassured him with a small smile. "My ass is a little sore but I'll live."
Edge smiled at her joke. After a moment he turned serious. "I want you to leave Jeff alone."
Kayla nodded, "I will. I don't want anything to do with him after tonight." Kayla sighed, "Training tomorrow is gonna be a blast," she remarked sarcastically.
"Look," Jericho tried to reassure, "We'll all be there and I doubt Rainbow Head will even show up." Chris walked over to the couch and sat down on the side opposite Edge. "Kayla," he began slowly, "I know Jeff is being a real jerk right now, but give him time. He'll come around."
"He's sure not acting like himself." Edge agreed. Kayla still looked unsure and he took her by the hand. "How about this, after the training session tomorrow, you and I will go out. Just the two of us."
Kayla smiled, "That sound great."
Edge hugged her and kissed her forehead. "That's my girl."
Christian looked at the clock. "We'd better get going, Chris, it's getting late."
"You two might as well crash here tonight." Kayla told them as Jericho stood, "One can have my room and the other can have the couch. It makes no sense for you guys to drive home and just end up back here."
"Thanks, Red," Jericho replied, suddenly a thought occurred to him and he smiled crookedly, "And just where will you be sleeping, hmmm?"
Kayla began to blush but she forced herself to smile right back at him. Getting to her feet she looked him up and down. "Well, it sure won't be with you will it?"
Edge and Christian waited eagerly to see how Jericho would reply. Jericho smiled seductively and wrapped an arm around her, "You're just not ready for a real man like Y2J. It takes a real gutsy lady to be with the Ayatollah of Rock 'n Rollah."
Kayla's eyebrow went up as she fought to repress a laugh. "Well, at least my man doesn't feel the need to put his hair up in girly ponytails."
"My ponytails are not girly!" Jericho gasped indignantly as Edge and Christian burst out in laughter. Jericho looked to his friends for help but they were double over in laughter.
"My ribs, . . ." Edge gasped out between chuckles, "You're killing me, Kayla."
Kayla smiled and hugged the target of her jokes. "I still love ya though, Chris, ponytail and all."
Chris looked down at her with a crooked grin before grabbing her and beginning to tickle her mercilessly. Kayla shrieked and was soon curled up helplessly on the floor unable to stop laughing as Chris continued his assault. Finally he stopped and held out his hand. "Truce?"
Kayla uncurled a bit and took his hand. "Truce."
She allowed him to help her up a smile still on her face and turned to her boyfriend. Edge held out his arm and she moved into his embrace sighing as he hugged her to him.
Christian smiled as he watched them. It had been a long time since he'd seen his brother so relaxed. "Well I'm ready to turn in." He smiled mischievously at Y2J. "Since you've been picked on so much and I'm feeling generous you may take the bed."
"Why thank you, your lordship," Jericho bowed prissily, "You're too kind."
"I know." Christian replied airily.
Edge chuckled and rolled his eyes. "I can't take you two. I'm going to bed."
Kayla pulled away, "I'm going to get some blankets for Lord Christian and then I'll be in."
Edge and Jericho headed back to bed while Christian got himself settled on the couch. Kayla came out with several blankets and pillows. She threw the pillows at Christian and after he had tucked them under his head, covered him with the blankets, tucking him in like he was a child. "There you go, my lord. All tuck in and ready for dreamland."
Christian chuckled. He hadn't received this much affection from anyone in a long time. He hadn't realized how much he'd truly missed his friends until that moment. "Thanks, Kayla," He told her sincerely.
"No problem," Kayla told him bending down to hug him on impulse. "Good night."
"Pleasant dreams, Princess." He returned closing his eyes.
Kayla walked back to the room where Edge laid waiting for her. He'd changed into his pajamas and she was relieved to see that he was improving. "I'll be back in a minute. I have to get my stuff out of my room." As Kayla headed back to her room she muttered, "Hope Chris doesn't sleep naked."
Kayla knocked on the door and Chris opened it. "I need to get my PJ's," Kayla told him walking into the room. She retrieved them and turned to leave. "Good night, Chris."
"Night."
Kayla changed in the bathroom and after washing up and brushing her teeth headed for bed. Edge frowned again as he saw the bruise on her cheek no long hidden behind makeup. "I'm going to beat the piss out of Test."
"We can't forget Angle," she reminded him, "We get a little caught up with Test and tend to forget him."
"I won't forget that little reekazoid," Edge told her moving over so she could get into bed.
"You know," she began conversationally, "Kurt's hometown is only fifty miles from mine. It pisses me off that a hometown hero would act like this. He's a disgrace to Pittsburgh." She shook her head. "Pittsburgh is proud of their hero's. He's a let down to everyone."
Edge smiled, "Pittsburgh has a spirited population."
"We're not quiet to say the least," Kayla chuckled, "My dad, . . ." she trailed off swallowing a sudden lump in her throat.
Edge hugged her, "Don't worry about it, Beautiful. It'll be all right I promise." Edge kissed her forehead, "Get some sleep you have a big day tomorrow."
Kayla nodded and closed her eyes. Soon after Kayla was lost in peaceful dreams about her new WWF family.
