Title: Secret Memories
A/N: A Billy Kidman/Torrie Wilson ficcy. Cuz Billy is *swoon worthy* and thus should have a story. You know, I've come to realize that I really enjoy writing people's histories together. Sigh. Oh well.
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters (Billy, Torrie, Tajiri, Raven *mwhahaha* Molly, Chuck, and any one else I mentioned) I'm sorry to anyone whom I know if this 'hits close to home' I didn't mean to make the story end up like this... it just happened. Please forgive me?
// = Tajiri speaking in Japanese (and yes, Torrie can understand him)
~~~flashback~~~ = Obviously that it's flashback time, children! Duh
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"Billy Kidman and I are just friends!! I swear!"
" // I'm not so sure I believe you anymore Torrie. // "
"You should!! I would *never* lie to you!"
*glare*
"What!? When was the last time I lied to you?"
*pause*
" // You said you would be going out with Molly and you and Molly went out with Lita and her boyfriend! // "
*blink* "So? It wasn't that a big deal. You trust Edge. You even said so a couple times!"
" // But, this was different! This was the two of you in a dark and skanky place that had primal music and not enough supervision. // "
"It wasn't *just* the two of us. Molly and Lita were there too, and Lita spent the night in his arms, anyway. Why...No...How do you even remember that? That was so long ago, and totally not worth remembering."
" // And now you even talk like Edge. // "
"I haven't had a formal conversation with Edge since that night *four* months ago, Tajiri! God! Lay off it!"
*A new voice coughs quietly to let her presence be known*
"Torrie? Do you want me to drive you to the hotel tonight?"
"Oh! Hey, Molly! Yeah, I do want you to drive me, and do you think maybe I could crash? I don't think I'm going to my hotel room tonight!" *glares at Tajiri*
"Umm, sure."
"All right, I'll get my things."
*Tajiri storms out of the room*
"I'm ready Molly. Let's leave."
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
"Hello class, I'd like to introduce you to a new student. His name is Billy...Kidman. Billy, say hi."
A shy six-year-old boy looks up with pain-filled eyes, "Hi." and then he looks back down.
"I'm sure you have more to say then that!" the teacher prods him.
He whispers something that sounds like, "My dad came to Pennsylvania because he got a new job."
The teacher looks at her seating chart, realizing that's all she's going to get out of the quiet boy, and points to an empty seat next to Torrie Wilson. "Please sit there for now, Billy."
The boy, Billy, walks slowly with his head down and his heavy book bag on his back, even though it looks bigger then him. He slides the book bag off and sits down. The girl next to him smiles and he likes her smile instantly. He could, if he wanted too, count all of her teeth when she smiles. Cool! He thought smiling back at her.
The day went agonizingly slow for both Billy and Torrie. Billy because he wanted to get out of the school that seemed to want to know every little detail about him, and Torrie, because she wanted to know everything about the poor creature sitting next to her.
The lunch bell rung and all the boys and girls cheered and ran out of the room like a wild stampede. Billy slowly got out of his chair and went looking for his metal lunch box, and then he slowly walk out. When he got to the door, he saw that girl with the nice smile was waiting for him.
"Hi!" She said extending her hand.
"Hi." he said less esthuically and shook her hand.
"I'm Torrie!" she said smiling again.
1..2...3.. Oh. "I'm Billy."
"Cool! I like that name! Come on let me show you were the playground is!" She said using her hands to mimic her words.
"All right. I guess." he said shyly as she grabs his hand and leds him away.
The teacher, who had been watching this exchange from her seat at her desk, smiled.
She knew putting those two together would be good.
~~~~~~~~ End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~
"So? What's between you and that cutie Billy?"
"Nothing Molly. Me and him... we're just friends. Not like that! Molly Susanna Holly! Get your innocent little mind out of the gutter!! We're friends, because we've known each other since first grade! You don't go out, or like people you've know for more then half your life!"
"Me and Raven!"
"What about you two? All I see is two perfectly grown people, who can turn into pure mush when the other is mentioned! I wouldn't want to end up like that with anyone, Billy or Tajiri."
*Molly catches something that Torrie said but keeps quiet and just says,*
"That's called love, honey. When you find it, please tell me."
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
It's 5th grade graduation. Torrie is standing next to Billy on the riser as the entire class sings "Memories." But, Billy puts his own 'version' into the lyrics of the song, and Torrie ends up giggling during the rest of the song.
Soon, they are all officially graduated and not a moment sooner, because it was Pennsylvania in June and the temperatures had reached the high 90s. At least this year only 4 people passed out, Torrie thought to herself. Everyone threw their little fake graduation cap in the air, and then they were gathered up by their parents and went inside the school for cake and coffee.
Torrie's mother was dressed to the nines. She had on her best, and it really was the best in the county, jewelry and a elegant black dress. Her father, who looked bored out of his mind, had on a black suit and looked ready for a funeral. But, once the 'awful singing' -his own words to Torrie- was over.... he gathered his favorite daughter in a bear hug and told her how proud he was of her.
Billy's parents were a hardworking, blue-collar family. His mother had on a colorful and festive dress that she only wore to special occasions because it had to be dry cleaned after. On her hip was Billy's youngest brother, and each side of her were some of Billy's siblings. His father was wearing his best church suit and he had even shaved. Which, Billy was sure, had more likely been because of one of his mothers old wives tales, about the best way for your children to have success was, for the father to shave every time something good happened. Billy stood on his tip-toes and kissed his dad on the cheek and got hugged by his mother and all his brothers and sisters.
The family's had their cake and coffee, but not before Torrie's mother had declared -rather loudly- that she only drank espresso. And then the family's all left. More hugging and kissing and congratulating ensued.
Because school was still, kinda sorta, in session, the fifth graders all converged into the school library, for the last time, to watch some movies. Which was rather nice, especially since the library was the only room in the building that was air conditioning, and it was still in the high 90s outside.
Billy and Torrie sat down across from each other at the little tables in the library.
Torrie started grunting as she attempted to get her pearl choker off. Billy turned around and after giggling at her, asked, "Need help?"
"Yes, please." she asked and then lifted her neck higher, as she felt Billy put his hands around her neck trying to find the annoying little clasp. She decided that he was the only boy she would ever let put his hands around her neck, because they felt so nice.
Billy fumbled a little bit trying to find the annoyingly little clasp, but mostly it was just so he could keep his hands on Torrie. He finally opened the clasp and gently hit Torrie in the chin with his hand.
"I'm so sorry, Torrie! Are you all right!?" Billy asked, his eyes big in fright that he might have hurt his best friend.
"It was nothing! Thanks for getting the stupid necklace off me, though Billy." She said taking the necklace out of his hands and then watching the movie. Billy turned back around a couple of seconds later.
Once she was sure he was watching the movie, and that he wouldn't turn back around to face her, she took out a tissue and gently attempted to stop the bleeding on her tongue. She didn't want Billy to know, because she knew he would get freaked out if he knew he ever hurt her.
~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
*Torrie and Molly were in Molly's room eating junk food and talking trash about their men*
"And Raven snores when he's sleeping. No, I mean *really* snores! Like enough to keep you up at night! I can still hear it if I go into the next room and cover my ears with pillows!"
"But, I'm sure you and Raven don't do to much sleeping!"
"Shut up!"
"Ha! I see you blushing! Tajiri, he sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night, and he has to sing Japanese show tunes to help him get back to sleep!"
*They both laugh*
"So... you and I are alone. Are you going to tell me, about you and Billy Kidman's past?"
"Did anyone ever tell you that your persistent, Molly?"
"Yep. That and many other names!!"
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
It's high school now. Torrie and Billy are totally different people. Torrie has her own little clique and Billy is into punk and all that new and odd music that Torrie would sometimes get headaches from listening too.
People left Torrie alone, because most of the time they could never figure her out. Here she was, a very rich person who could probably own the school if she wanted, but she shopped in the Salvation Army and she rarely went to any of the popular kids parties. She only went to one her entire life and that was because the girl -even though she was a cheerleader- was a very nice and caring person, and Torrie would have felt bad if she didn't show up.
Torrie spent her time with her rag-tag bunch of friends. Her clique consisted of her friend Mary, who was the smart athletic type, Anna who was depressed most of the time -which actually helped her deal with Raven later on, in life- Beth who was a quiet Japanese girl who laughed a lot, and Hedi who wore black all the time and was a quiet little Goth girl, until you got her talking about her favorite subject, wrestling.
That was how the entire group were connected. They all loved Hogan and Mucho Man and all the favorites.
Billy on the other hand, Torrie didn't even know if he had any friends anymore. He was always kind of loud, but she knew that deep down he was very quiet, and if he didn't have any friends with him, he'd much rather be reading or something quiet like that. Torrie would see him in the hallways and her mouth would drop open at the sheer site of him. He had let his hair grow out and it wasn't one of the ugly mullets, it was just long. And always wore the same black trenchcoat with holes fastened by safety pins. And she had heard from one of her newer friends, Marie, that he had gotten some pretty sensitive spots pierced. His nipples. Which only made him seem so further away from her. A new Billy. A different Billy then the one she realized she was in love with since that day in first grade.
~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
"Happy?"
"I guess. Wow. I didn't know."
"No ones know. I never told any of my friends. I tried to tell Mary once, but she didn't understand it, because she didn't go to the same elementary school as me. I think only Beth might have semi-understood it, even though I never told her my crush on him, she had a tendency to see things that other people didn't see."
"Well, what else happened? Don't leave me hanging Torrie!"
"I'm hungary! Let's order some more ice cream."
"All right."
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
There was this boy that Torrie had unfortunately befriended. She had a tendency to let anyone into her life. Even people that she didn't really liked, but felt bad for.
One thing led to another, and this boy turned into her own personal stalker. His name was Chuck.
~~~~~~~~End Flashback so Molly can interrupt~~~~~~~~~~~
"Golly! You don't mean *Chuck* Chuck do you?!"
"Yeah."
*door bell rings*
"Oh goody! Room service!"
"I probably should have ordered some heavy alcoholic drink for this part" Torrie muttered.
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
Chuck began hanging around Torrie and her friends an awful lot. This was all Torrie's fault though, because she had mentioned to Chuck that she had liked wrestling, and he had told her he was a wanna-be wrestler with his friend Sean. And Chuck would then not leave. At all. He would follow Torrie home (which freaked the hell out of her little cousin) and he sent her flowers and stuff on her birthday. All of her friends thought it was cute and also they felt it was retribution.
Because you see, Torrie used to be a stalker... Well, that's what her and her friends called it. There was this kind of cute kid named Chris Kanyon in her class last year. He was very cute, but really, really dumb. But, that didn't stop Torrie and she found out everything she could about him. Where he lived, his phone number -which she never used- what his family looked like. Pure and simple stalking.
So, of course, most of her friends all laughed and said, -jokingly- that she deserved to have a stalker. Torrie laughed along with them, but in reality, it freaked her out. She thought Chuck was kind of all right by cuteness standard. With his nice curly brown hair and his cute little lips... but she didn't really *feel* anything for him.
And then one day, Chuck came into her lunch period (even though his lunch period wasn't for a couple more periods) and sat next to her, and talked to her. All period. And she missed out on many of things her friends were saying. So she got very annoyed, but didn't want to show it.
She went to her next period class that day with Hedi, and sat down and vented her problems to her. Hedi was sympathetic, but she thought it was cute. And when Torrie attempted to explain, that in no uncertain terms was Chuck *cute*.... Hedi just laughed. Torrie sighed and was about to cry. Then Billy walked in to her class.
Billy had been put into the special classes in 7th or 8th grade, even though everyone knew that he didn't belong in those classes. But, because he never tried, and he also had a deep rooted hatred for authority ever since his father was gunned down at his job in the factory a couple years ago, by his own boss... Billy just stopped caring. It made Torrie heartbroken to see this.
Billy's teacher sometimes had to leave class early because he had really bad asthma, and so a lot of times the class would end up in Torrie's class because the two teachers were really good friends. Billy signed his name in, and then went into the back of the room and fell asleep. Torrie figured now was her chance -since her teacher never taught anyway ... because he had his own personal problems- and she told Hedi she'd be right back and she walked over to where Billy was sleeping on the desk.
She cleared her throat to get his attention, but when that didn't work she started messing with his hair, like she used to do when they were younger.
"Who the fuck is fucking up my fucking hair?" he muttered as he picked his head up. "Oh. Hi, Torrie... I didn't know it was you, you may continue." he said grinning at her.
"I would... but I have something to ask of you, Billy." She said wondering if maybe this was a bad idea.
"Anything for you, Torrie." he said sitting up straight and attentive.
"Well... I'm having this problem with this guy..." she started, not seeing his eyes look sadder, almost older. "And well.. he won't leave me alone! I mean it's nice of him to be friendly towards me and all... but he wants more... And I really *really* don't think of him like that."
"And what do you want me to do?" Billy said grinning because he already had an idea what she was asking him.
"Well..." she couldn't find the words to say what exactly. "You know... this conversation sounded much better in my head..." she pouted.
Billy laughed, "So let me guess... You want me to pretend to be a boy friend of sorts to you, so he'll leave you alone?" Torrie nodded. "Anything for you. I told you once, I've told you a million times, I'd always help you out, Tor."
Torrie smiled, "All right... you don't have an important class during 3rd period do you? Cuz that's when I have lunch and that's when he bothers me."
"Pfft. Only gym class. Who needs that shit?" Billy said stretching and smiling, "I get enough excerise pushing my luck."
Torrie laughed and she was glad he would help her.
~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
"You know... if I didn't have Raven... I think I might want to go out with this Billy kid..."
"NO! I mean... I don't think you'd be his type..."
*Molly smiled smugly. Her notion about Torrie was right*
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
The next day came and Billy was true to his word. When Torrie walked into her lunch class -easily avoiding Chuck, who liked to walk her to lunch... even though his class was in the next wing- Billy was leaning next to the water fountain. Torrie pointed Billy over to her seat and they waited for her friends to come.
All her friends liked Billy instantly and they all commented on it was about time she did something to get that creep Chuck Palumbo away from her. Torrie was eating her lunch of a Burger King whopper and a milkshake when Chuck walked into the lunch room. Torrie whispered to Billie that, that was him, and Billie wrapped his arms around her. She jumped back a little when he touched her, but didn't say anything. She kept her head down and didn't look him in the eyes when he walked by. She was 'to busy' talking about Hogan's chances vs. Mucho Man with Mary.
Once Billy was sure that Chuck was gone and wasn't going to bother Torrie again, he said, "I like The Animal's chances even better!"
Torrie looked at him, and blushed when she realized that his arms were still around her, and said, "I didn't know you liked wrestling, too."
"There are many things you don't know about me, Torrie." and then he kissed her on the neck. She started to blush even worst and her entire table started whooping and laughing.
"Sorry, Torrie... But, your wanna-be Romeo walked by again and that was the only thing I thought about doing to get it through his thick head that your not looking." Billy said about to stand up, because he felt really bad about embarrassing her like that.
"Sit your ass back down boy," she said and he happily obligate. "I didn't say anything about how you should be sorry. So, don't be." Torrie wasn't sure were her new found courage to speak her mind came from, but she didn't care.
Billy skipped gym class for the rest of the year, and sat with Torrie and her friends. "To protect them" or so he said. They all knew he was lying, but they didn't mean and they laughed and referred to him as 'our protector.'
One day, a couple of weeks before the prom, Torrie came into the lunch room and put her head on the table. When Billy came in a couple minutes later, he didn't say anything and just put his arms around her.
"What's the matter, Tor?" he asked quietly putting his head down low to were she was. When he saw that she was crying, he sighed and asked a little bit stronger, "What happened, baby?"
Torrie sniffled and through her tears told her that Chuck stopped her in the hallway, and demanded that she go to the prom with him, or else. And she didn't even ask what the 'or else' meant, and she told him all right. And now she really, really didn't want to be anywhere remotely alone with him. And now she had to go to the prom with him.
Billy listened and his anger slowly boiled inside. "Listen Torrie. No one and I mean, no-damn-one will ever threaten you like that. This kid must be stupider then I thought. You wait here and I'll go make it better." Torrie just nodded and picked her head up and looked at him.
His heart stopped when he saw the tears on her face. He put his hands to her face, and used a tissue to wipe away her tears. "Good thing you don't wear any makeup, huh?" he said trying to make a joke out of it.
When he saw that her friends were coming into the lunchroom he told her to stay here and he'd be right back. Then before he left, he kissed her on the top of the head, and placed the tissue full of her tears into his pocket, and left.
Her friends all came to the table, finally to eat their lunch and she recounted what had happened and what Billy had said. Then she waited for him to come back. Towards the end of the lunch period, a red headed girl from her English class ran over and hurriedly whispered to Torrie that Billy was in the principal's office for getting into a fight.
"With a kind of Spanish looking boy? With curly hair?" She asked, dreading the answer. The girl nodded and Torrie said thanks. Once the girl left, Torrie got pissed off. "That bastard!"
"Yeah, we know Chuck is." her friend Mary said reassuringly.
"Not Chuck! She means Billy!" Beth said knowingly.
After the lunch period ended, Torrie walked alone to the principal's office.
~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
"Golly!"
"Pass the ice cream?"
"Sure."
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
Torrie walked into the principal's office and waved to the secretary. She waved back and pointed to the chair where Billy was sitting, sulking. Torrie smiled her thanks and then walked over to Billy. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Torrie demanded. Billy shrugged. "You know perfectly well how much I hate it when you fight. Let alone *in school* where someone can catch you! And didn't your mother say if you get in trouble one more time, that she'd send you to military school?"
Billy shrugged again and mutter, "So?"
"So!" Torrie said angry, "So?! That means I'd never see you again, and your entire life will be ruined. All because you had to prove that your a bigger and better man then Chuck!"
Billy glared at her, "I didn't have to prove *anything* to that damn pansy. I didn't have to prove anything. I did it because I promised myself, a long, long time ago, that I would never let anyone hurt you and make you cry. I did it for you! I didn't go it to prove that I've got bigger balls then Chuck, all I would need to prove that is a fucking measuring tape. I did it for you!" and then he started to cry softly into his hands.
Torrie gathered him up in a hug and she didn't say anything when his tears started soaking her shirt. The principal, Mr. Anton, walked out and was about to say something, when Torrie shushed him with her finger and he nodded and walked back into his office.
When Billy had finally stop crying, Torrie lifted his head up. "That is the most beautiful thing anyone has ever done for me. Thank you, so much Billy." and then she kissed him smack-dabbed on the lips, and it was the first time she had ever kissed anyone before, and she figured it was diffidently worth the wait.
~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
"Wow."
"Yeah."
"What else happened?"
"Just stuff. It turned out Mr. Anton had heard it all, and he never told Billy's mother. Billy's mom died pretty soon after that because of breast cancer. But, before she did, her favorite son and her surrogate daughter, as she called me, went to the senior prom together. And I remember Billy telling me, that was when of the happiest times he had seen his mother, before she died. She was so proud.
After Billy's mom died, we had already graduated from high school, and he got into a wrestling school and left Pennsylvania. I didn't forget about him, but he wasn't really the main thing in my mind during that time and when I ended up in WCW, I was so happy because I felt I was starting over. No one from my past to remember me. No one knowing about my parents. Pure freedom. And then the WCW gods decide, let's put Torrie and -gasp- Billy Kidman together...
Of course not knowing our history. They never really went into details with our story line, and it was probably for the better. We kept in touch after that, and then the WWF came and took him and they called me up and I went along with it. Sadly all my old foes also came along. Who would have guessed that the guy Billy punched so many years ago would also have been in the same place of employment?
With the both of us. Billy ended up hurting himself and being left out of a lot of things and Chuck started to try and hit on me again. I said, Na uh, and left the Alliance for Tajiri. And you know about our relationship."
"Yeah, I do. But, do you think you and Billy could ever get back together again?"
"It's a possibility. Because who would have guessed that we would have met each other, so many different times in our life. So, yeah I guess I have thought about it.... And I've been thinking a lot more about him lately, since he came back.
But, most of all... I feel afraid for what he might do to Tajiri, if Billy hears even a rumor that Tajiri hurt me. And Tajiri... well... he's really really into our relationship, and I don't think he wants to break up anytime soon. But, Tajiri is insanely jealous."
"So I heard."
"Yeah, I figured you heard us. God, what should I do, Molly?"
"I can't tell you what you should and you should not do. I'd like to, but it's all up to you Torrie."
"Damn. I was hoping you wouldn't say that."
"What are friends for?"
A/N: Well, did you like it? I explained my own version of Torrie and Billy's realtionship (that's why it's FICTION people!) Did you like it? Should I contintue? Please Review!
A/N: A Billy Kidman/Torrie Wilson ficcy. Cuz Billy is *swoon worthy* and thus should have a story. You know, I've come to realize that I really enjoy writing people's histories together. Sigh. Oh well.
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters (Billy, Torrie, Tajiri, Raven *mwhahaha* Molly, Chuck, and any one else I mentioned) I'm sorry to anyone whom I know if this 'hits close to home' I didn't mean to make the story end up like this... it just happened. Please forgive me?
// = Tajiri speaking in Japanese (and yes, Torrie can understand him)
~~~flashback~~~ = Obviously that it's flashback time, children! Duh
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"Billy Kidman and I are just friends!! I swear!"
" // I'm not so sure I believe you anymore Torrie. // "
"You should!! I would *never* lie to you!"
*glare*
"What!? When was the last time I lied to you?"
*pause*
" // You said you would be going out with Molly and you and Molly went out with Lita and her boyfriend! // "
*blink* "So? It wasn't that a big deal. You trust Edge. You even said so a couple times!"
" // But, this was different! This was the two of you in a dark and skanky place that had primal music and not enough supervision. // "
"It wasn't *just* the two of us. Molly and Lita were there too, and Lita spent the night in his arms, anyway. Why...No...How do you even remember that? That was so long ago, and totally not worth remembering."
" // And now you even talk like Edge. // "
"I haven't had a formal conversation with Edge since that night *four* months ago, Tajiri! God! Lay off it!"
*A new voice coughs quietly to let her presence be known*
"Torrie? Do you want me to drive you to the hotel tonight?"
"Oh! Hey, Molly! Yeah, I do want you to drive me, and do you think maybe I could crash? I don't think I'm going to my hotel room tonight!" *glares at Tajiri*
"Umm, sure."
"All right, I'll get my things."
*Tajiri storms out of the room*
"I'm ready Molly. Let's leave."
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
"Hello class, I'd like to introduce you to a new student. His name is Billy...Kidman. Billy, say hi."
A shy six-year-old boy looks up with pain-filled eyes, "Hi." and then he looks back down.
"I'm sure you have more to say then that!" the teacher prods him.
He whispers something that sounds like, "My dad came to Pennsylvania because he got a new job."
The teacher looks at her seating chart, realizing that's all she's going to get out of the quiet boy, and points to an empty seat next to Torrie Wilson. "Please sit there for now, Billy."
The boy, Billy, walks slowly with his head down and his heavy book bag on his back, even though it looks bigger then him. He slides the book bag off and sits down. The girl next to him smiles and he likes her smile instantly. He could, if he wanted too, count all of her teeth when she smiles. Cool! He thought smiling back at her.
The day went agonizingly slow for both Billy and Torrie. Billy because he wanted to get out of the school that seemed to want to know every little detail about him, and Torrie, because she wanted to know everything about the poor creature sitting next to her.
The lunch bell rung and all the boys and girls cheered and ran out of the room like a wild stampede. Billy slowly got out of his chair and went looking for his metal lunch box, and then he slowly walk out. When he got to the door, he saw that girl with the nice smile was waiting for him.
"Hi!" She said extending her hand.
"Hi." he said less esthuically and shook her hand.
"I'm Torrie!" she said smiling again.
1..2...3.. Oh. "I'm Billy."
"Cool! I like that name! Come on let me show you were the playground is!" She said using her hands to mimic her words.
"All right. I guess." he said shyly as she grabs his hand and leds him away.
The teacher, who had been watching this exchange from her seat at her desk, smiled.
She knew putting those two together would be good.
~~~~~~~~ End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~
"So? What's between you and that cutie Billy?"
"Nothing Molly. Me and him... we're just friends. Not like that! Molly Susanna Holly! Get your innocent little mind out of the gutter!! We're friends, because we've known each other since first grade! You don't go out, or like people you've know for more then half your life!"
"Me and Raven!"
"What about you two? All I see is two perfectly grown people, who can turn into pure mush when the other is mentioned! I wouldn't want to end up like that with anyone, Billy or Tajiri."
*Molly catches something that Torrie said but keeps quiet and just says,*
"That's called love, honey. When you find it, please tell me."
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
It's 5th grade graduation. Torrie is standing next to Billy on the riser as the entire class sings "Memories." But, Billy puts his own 'version' into the lyrics of the song, and Torrie ends up giggling during the rest of the song.
Soon, they are all officially graduated and not a moment sooner, because it was Pennsylvania in June and the temperatures had reached the high 90s. At least this year only 4 people passed out, Torrie thought to herself. Everyone threw their little fake graduation cap in the air, and then they were gathered up by their parents and went inside the school for cake and coffee.
Torrie's mother was dressed to the nines. She had on her best, and it really was the best in the county, jewelry and a elegant black dress. Her father, who looked bored out of his mind, had on a black suit and looked ready for a funeral. But, once the 'awful singing' -his own words to Torrie- was over.... he gathered his favorite daughter in a bear hug and told her how proud he was of her.
Billy's parents were a hardworking, blue-collar family. His mother had on a colorful and festive dress that she only wore to special occasions because it had to be dry cleaned after. On her hip was Billy's youngest brother, and each side of her were some of Billy's siblings. His father was wearing his best church suit and he had even shaved. Which, Billy was sure, had more likely been because of one of his mothers old wives tales, about the best way for your children to have success was, for the father to shave every time something good happened. Billy stood on his tip-toes and kissed his dad on the cheek and got hugged by his mother and all his brothers and sisters.
The family's had their cake and coffee, but not before Torrie's mother had declared -rather loudly- that she only drank espresso. And then the family's all left. More hugging and kissing and congratulating ensued.
Because school was still, kinda sorta, in session, the fifth graders all converged into the school library, for the last time, to watch some movies. Which was rather nice, especially since the library was the only room in the building that was air conditioning, and it was still in the high 90s outside.
Billy and Torrie sat down across from each other at the little tables in the library.
Torrie started grunting as she attempted to get her pearl choker off. Billy turned around and after giggling at her, asked, "Need help?"
"Yes, please." she asked and then lifted her neck higher, as she felt Billy put his hands around her neck trying to find the annoying little clasp. She decided that he was the only boy she would ever let put his hands around her neck, because they felt so nice.
Billy fumbled a little bit trying to find the annoyingly little clasp, but mostly it was just so he could keep his hands on Torrie. He finally opened the clasp and gently hit Torrie in the chin with his hand.
"I'm so sorry, Torrie! Are you all right!?" Billy asked, his eyes big in fright that he might have hurt his best friend.
"It was nothing! Thanks for getting the stupid necklace off me, though Billy." She said taking the necklace out of his hands and then watching the movie. Billy turned back around a couple of seconds later.
Once she was sure he was watching the movie, and that he wouldn't turn back around to face her, she took out a tissue and gently attempted to stop the bleeding on her tongue. She didn't want Billy to know, because she knew he would get freaked out if he knew he ever hurt her.
~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
*Torrie and Molly were in Molly's room eating junk food and talking trash about their men*
"And Raven snores when he's sleeping. No, I mean *really* snores! Like enough to keep you up at night! I can still hear it if I go into the next room and cover my ears with pillows!"
"But, I'm sure you and Raven don't do to much sleeping!"
"Shut up!"
"Ha! I see you blushing! Tajiri, he sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night, and he has to sing Japanese show tunes to help him get back to sleep!"
*They both laugh*
"So... you and I are alone. Are you going to tell me, about you and Billy Kidman's past?"
"Did anyone ever tell you that your persistent, Molly?"
"Yep. That and many other names!!"
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
It's high school now. Torrie and Billy are totally different people. Torrie has her own little clique and Billy is into punk and all that new and odd music that Torrie would sometimes get headaches from listening too.
People left Torrie alone, because most of the time they could never figure her out. Here she was, a very rich person who could probably own the school if she wanted, but she shopped in the Salvation Army and she rarely went to any of the popular kids parties. She only went to one her entire life and that was because the girl -even though she was a cheerleader- was a very nice and caring person, and Torrie would have felt bad if she didn't show up.
Torrie spent her time with her rag-tag bunch of friends. Her clique consisted of her friend Mary, who was the smart athletic type, Anna who was depressed most of the time -which actually helped her deal with Raven later on, in life- Beth who was a quiet Japanese girl who laughed a lot, and Hedi who wore black all the time and was a quiet little Goth girl, until you got her talking about her favorite subject, wrestling.
That was how the entire group were connected. They all loved Hogan and Mucho Man and all the favorites.
Billy on the other hand, Torrie didn't even know if he had any friends anymore. He was always kind of loud, but she knew that deep down he was very quiet, and if he didn't have any friends with him, he'd much rather be reading or something quiet like that. Torrie would see him in the hallways and her mouth would drop open at the sheer site of him. He had let his hair grow out and it wasn't one of the ugly mullets, it was just long. And always wore the same black trenchcoat with holes fastened by safety pins. And she had heard from one of her newer friends, Marie, that he had gotten some pretty sensitive spots pierced. His nipples. Which only made him seem so further away from her. A new Billy. A different Billy then the one she realized she was in love with since that day in first grade.
~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
"Happy?"
"I guess. Wow. I didn't know."
"No ones know. I never told any of my friends. I tried to tell Mary once, but she didn't understand it, because she didn't go to the same elementary school as me. I think only Beth might have semi-understood it, even though I never told her my crush on him, she had a tendency to see things that other people didn't see."
"Well, what else happened? Don't leave me hanging Torrie!"
"I'm hungary! Let's order some more ice cream."
"All right."
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
There was this boy that Torrie had unfortunately befriended. She had a tendency to let anyone into her life. Even people that she didn't really liked, but felt bad for.
One thing led to another, and this boy turned into her own personal stalker. His name was Chuck.
~~~~~~~~End Flashback so Molly can interrupt~~~~~~~~~~~
"Golly! You don't mean *Chuck* Chuck do you?!"
"Yeah."
*door bell rings*
"Oh goody! Room service!"
"I probably should have ordered some heavy alcoholic drink for this part" Torrie muttered.
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
Chuck began hanging around Torrie and her friends an awful lot. This was all Torrie's fault though, because she had mentioned to Chuck that she had liked wrestling, and he had told her he was a wanna-be wrestler with his friend Sean. And Chuck would then not leave. At all. He would follow Torrie home (which freaked the hell out of her little cousin) and he sent her flowers and stuff on her birthday. All of her friends thought it was cute and also they felt it was retribution.
Because you see, Torrie used to be a stalker... Well, that's what her and her friends called it. There was this kind of cute kid named Chris Kanyon in her class last year. He was very cute, but really, really dumb. But, that didn't stop Torrie and she found out everything she could about him. Where he lived, his phone number -which she never used- what his family looked like. Pure and simple stalking.
So, of course, most of her friends all laughed and said, -jokingly- that she deserved to have a stalker. Torrie laughed along with them, but in reality, it freaked her out. She thought Chuck was kind of all right by cuteness standard. With his nice curly brown hair and his cute little lips... but she didn't really *feel* anything for him.
And then one day, Chuck came into her lunch period (even though his lunch period wasn't for a couple more periods) and sat next to her, and talked to her. All period. And she missed out on many of things her friends were saying. So she got very annoyed, but didn't want to show it.
She went to her next period class that day with Hedi, and sat down and vented her problems to her. Hedi was sympathetic, but she thought it was cute. And when Torrie attempted to explain, that in no uncertain terms was Chuck *cute*.... Hedi just laughed. Torrie sighed and was about to cry. Then Billy walked in to her class.
Billy had been put into the special classes in 7th or 8th grade, even though everyone knew that he didn't belong in those classes. But, because he never tried, and he also had a deep rooted hatred for authority ever since his father was gunned down at his job in the factory a couple years ago, by his own boss... Billy just stopped caring. It made Torrie heartbroken to see this.
Billy's teacher sometimes had to leave class early because he had really bad asthma, and so a lot of times the class would end up in Torrie's class because the two teachers were really good friends. Billy signed his name in, and then went into the back of the room and fell asleep. Torrie figured now was her chance -since her teacher never taught anyway ... because he had his own personal problems- and she told Hedi she'd be right back and she walked over to where Billy was sleeping on the desk.
She cleared her throat to get his attention, but when that didn't work she started messing with his hair, like she used to do when they were younger.
"Who the fuck is fucking up my fucking hair?" he muttered as he picked his head up. "Oh. Hi, Torrie... I didn't know it was you, you may continue." he said grinning at her.
"I would... but I have something to ask of you, Billy." She said wondering if maybe this was a bad idea.
"Anything for you, Torrie." he said sitting up straight and attentive.
"Well... I'm having this problem with this guy..." she started, not seeing his eyes look sadder, almost older. "And well.. he won't leave me alone! I mean it's nice of him to be friendly towards me and all... but he wants more... And I really *really* don't think of him like that."
"And what do you want me to do?" Billy said grinning because he already had an idea what she was asking him.
"Well..." she couldn't find the words to say what exactly. "You know... this conversation sounded much better in my head..." she pouted.
Billy laughed, "So let me guess... You want me to pretend to be a boy friend of sorts to you, so he'll leave you alone?" Torrie nodded. "Anything for you. I told you once, I've told you a million times, I'd always help you out, Tor."
Torrie smiled, "All right... you don't have an important class during 3rd period do you? Cuz that's when I have lunch and that's when he bothers me."
"Pfft. Only gym class. Who needs that shit?" Billy said stretching and smiling, "I get enough excerise pushing my luck."
Torrie laughed and she was glad he would help her.
~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
"You know... if I didn't have Raven... I think I might want to go out with this Billy kid..."
"NO! I mean... I don't think you'd be his type..."
*Molly smiled smugly. Her notion about Torrie was right*
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
The next day came and Billy was true to his word. When Torrie walked into her lunch class -easily avoiding Chuck, who liked to walk her to lunch... even though his class was in the next wing- Billy was leaning next to the water fountain. Torrie pointed Billy over to her seat and they waited for her friends to come.
All her friends liked Billy instantly and they all commented on it was about time she did something to get that creep Chuck Palumbo away from her. Torrie was eating her lunch of a Burger King whopper and a milkshake when Chuck walked into the lunch room. Torrie whispered to Billie that, that was him, and Billie wrapped his arms around her. She jumped back a little when he touched her, but didn't say anything. She kept her head down and didn't look him in the eyes when he walked by. She was 'to busy' talking about Hogan's chances vs. Mucho Man with Mary.
Once Billy was sure that Chuck was gone and wasn't going to bother Torrie again, he said, "I like The Animal's chances even better!"
Torrie looked at him, and blushed when she realized that his arms were still around her, and said, "I didn't know you liked wrestling, too."
"There are many things you don't know about me, Torrie." and then he kissed her on the neck. She started to blush even worst and her entire table started whooping and laughing.
"Sorry, Torrie... But, your wanna-be Romeo walked by again and that was the only thing I thought about doing to get it through his thick head that your not looking." Billy said about to stand up, because he felt really bad about embarrassing her like that.
"Sit your ass back down boy," she said and he happily obligate. "I didn't say anything about how you should be sorry. So, don't be." Torrie wasn't sure were her new found courage to speak her mind came from, but she didn't care.
Billy skipped gym class for the rest of the year, and sat with Torrie and her friends. "To protect them" or so he said. They all knew he was lying, but they didn't mean and they laughed and referred to him as 'our protector.'
One day, a couple of weeks before the prom, Torrie came into the lunch room and put her head on the table. When Billy came in a couple minutes later, he didn't say anything and just put his arms around her.
"What's the matter, Tor?" he asked quietly putting his head down low to were she was. When he saw that she was crying, he sighed and asked a little bit stronger, "What happened, baby?"
Torrie sniffled and through her tears told her that Chuck stopped her in the hallway, and demanded that she go to the prom with him, or else. And she didn't even ask what the 'or else' meant, and she told him all right. And now she really, really didn't want to be anywhere remotely alone with him. And now she had to go to the prom with him.
Billy listened and his anger slowly boiled inside. "Listen Torrie. No one and I mean, no-damn-one will ever threaten you like that. This kid must be stupider then I thought. You wait here and I'll go make it better." Torrie just nodded and picked her head up and looked at him.
His heart stopped when he saw the tears on her face. He put his hands to her face, and used a tissue to wipe away her tears. "Good thing you don't wear any makeup, huh?" he said trying to make a joke out of it.
When he saw that her friends were coming into the lunchroom he told her to stay here and he'd be right back. Then before he left, he kissed her on the top of the head, and placed the tissue full of her tears into his pocket, and left.
Her friends all came to the table, finally to eat their lunch and she recounted what had happened and what Billy had said. Then she waited for him to come back. Towards the end of the lunch period, a red headed girl from her English class ran over and hurriedly whispered to Torrie that Billy was in the principal's office for getting into a fight.
"With a kind of Spanish looking boy? With curly hair?" She asked, dreading the answer. The girl nodded and Torrie said thanks. Once the girl left, Torrie got pissed off. "That bastard!"
"Yeah, we know Chuck is." her friend Mary said reassuringly.
"Not Chuck! She means Billy!" Beth said knowingly.
After the lunch period ended, Torrie walked alone to the principal's office.
~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
"Golly!"
"Pass the ice cream?"
"Sure."
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
Torrie walked into the principal's office and waved to the secretary. She waved back and pointed to the chair where Billy was sitting, sulking. Torrie smiled her thanks and then walked over to Billy. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Torrie demanded. Billy shrugged. "You know perfectly well how much I hate it when you fight. Let alone *in school* where someone can catch you! And didn't your mother say if you get in trouble one more time, that she'd send you to military school?"
Billy shrugged again and mutter, "So?"
"So!" Torrie said angry, "So?! That means I'd never see you again, and your entire life will be ruined. All because you had to prove that your a bigger and better man then Chuck!"
Billy glared at her, "I didn't have to prove *anything* to that damn pansy. I didn't have to prove anything. I did it because I promised myself, a long, long time ago, that I would never let anyone hurt you and make you cry. I did it for you! I didn't go it to prove that I've got bigger balls then Chuck, all I would need to prove that is a fucking measuring tape. I did it for you!" and then he started to cry softly into his hands.
Torrie gathered him up in a hug and she didn't say anything when his tears started soaking her shirt. The principal, Mr. Anton, walked out and was about to say something, when Torrie shushed him with her finger and he nodded and walked back into his office.
When Billy had finally stop crying, Torrie lifted his head up. "That is the most beautiful thing anyone has ever done for me. Thank you, so much Billy." and then she kissed him smack-dabbed on the lips, and it was the first time she had ever kissed anyone before, and she figured it was diffidently worth the wait.
~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
"Wow."
"Yeah."
"What else happened?"
"Just stuff. It turned out Mr. Anton had heard it all, and he never told Billy's mother. Billy's mom died pretty soon after that because of breast cancer. But, before she did, her favorite son and her surrogate daughter, as she called me, went to the senior prom together. And I remember Billy telling me, that was when of the happiest times he had seen his mother, before she died. She was so proud.
After Billy's mom died, we had already graduated from high school, and he got into a wrestling school and left Pennsylvania. I didn't forget about him, but he wasn't really the main thing in my mind during that time and when I ended up in WCW, I was so happy because I felt I was starting over. No one from my past to remember me. No one knowing about my parents. Pure freedom. And then the WCW gods decide, let's put Torrie and -gasp- Billy Kidman together...
Of course not knowing our history. They never really went into details with our story line, and it was probably for the better. We kept in touch after that, and then the WWF came and took him and they called me up and I went along with it. Sadly all my old foes also came along. Who would have guessed that the guy Billy punched so many years ago would also have been in the same place of employment?
With the both of us. Billy ended up hurting himself and being left out of a lot of things and Chuck started to try and hit on me again. I said, Na uh, and left the Alliance for Tajiri. And you know about our relationship."
"Yeah, I do. But, do you think you and Billy could ever get back together again?"
"It's a possibility. Because who would have guessed that we would have met each other, so many different times in our life. So, yeah I guess I have thought about it.... And I've been thinking a lot more about him lately, since he came back.
But, most of all... I feel afraid for what he might do to Tajiri, if Billy hears even a rumor that Tajiri hurt me. And Tajiri... well... he's really really into our relationship, and I don't think he wants to break up anytime soon. But, Tajiri is insanely jealous."
"So I heard."
"Yeah, I figured you heard us. God, what should I do, Molly?"
"I can't tell you what you should and you should not do. I'd like to, but it's all up to you Torrie."
"Damn. I was hoping you wouldn't say that."
"What are friends for?"
A/N: Well, did you like it? I explained my own version of Torrie and Billy's realtionship (that's why it's FICTION people!) Did you like it? Should I contintue? Please Review!
