Disclaimer- I don't own any one in this story & I'm not making any money
off of it so don't get excited. Damn, if I owned the Hardyz & Edge (a.k.a.
Adam). well let's just say it wouldn't be suitable for children! *I have a
dirty mind* I started writing this chap before the NWO kicked Booker out,
and before they split. Yeah, I put Austin in this, I wish he was still in
the WWE, he's a hell of a competitor. *sigh* Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 4
Stephanie sat on the leather couch in her locker room and stared at the TV screen. The Hardy Boyz music hit and the crowd went wild. A second later the Hardyz appeared at the top of the ramp, along with Lita. Jeff and Lita moved their bodies to the music, while Matt flashed the Hardy Boyz gunz. They ran down the ramp, and slid into the ring. Just as Matt and Lita were about to share a kiss, to her relief there was a knock on the door. She quickly got up and opened the door, grateful that she didn't have to witness the kiss.
"Hey Adam, come in." Steph motioned with her hand to come in.
"Thanks, I wasn't sure if you were still here." He thanked, making himself comfy on the couch.
"I decided to stay, Amy convinced me. I think I'm catching a ride with them, cause I don't want to drive home alone this late. I might fall asleep at the wheel, cause I'm so, so tired! Stephanie paused and laughed to herself for a second. "So, what's up?" She asked with a curious look and a smile while sitting next to him on the couch.
"Nothing much, that's for sure. I'm totally bored outta my mind! Jay and some of the guys took the car to go to clubbing, and I didn't feel
up to it, too sore, I guess. Matt said he and Jeff would give me a ride." Adam replied with a bored expression on his face.
"Oh, I thought you came to see me because you wanted to, not just because there's nothing else to do." Steph scorned, trying to be serious but didn't succeed and started to laugh when Adam tried to smooth things over.
"I ah, um, wanted to see you too. Your one of my of my best friends, why wouldn't I want to see you?" He smiled, at his quickness to respond when being taken by surprise.
"That's better." She said, as her eyes make their way from him back to the TV where the match was well underway. Stephanie was began to get extremely interested at what was going on and began to loose touch with reality as she drifted off into her own little world.
"I see you're interested in the match? Maybe you should blink before
you're eyes get stuck like that" Adam laughed when he noticed her eyes were glued to the TV.
Steph had been so absorbed with the match; she'd almost forgotten he was there. "Huh? Did you say something? OH NO!! THAT WAS HARSH!! DAMN YOU BIG SHOW!! HE BETTA BE OKAY!!" She yelled, jumping up and down in a distraught manner as she watched Matt get choke slammed.
"He'll be fine; he's taken worse shots before. I guarantee he'll get
back up near the end of the match." Adam reassured Stephanie, hoping that would calm her down.
"Thank god Jeff broke up the pin!!! Come on Matt tag some one!!! Oh, I hope he's okay, if he isn't I'll . . ." Steph screeched, practically throwing a fit.
"Steph, calm down! The Hardyz can handle themselves in the ring, and Austin's got their back. Look Matt just tagged Stone Cold in." Adam stated, as Steph calmed down a bit.
'I've never seen Stephanie act like this before. She's isn't this loud, and she is usually more animated during conversations. I mean, she wants us to be careful when we wrestle, but she's never near tears when one of us takes a hard hit. What's up with her? I hope she'll be okay. Betta make a note to talk to her about it after the match, she's um, too emotional right now. I pray for my sake that the Hardyz win, so she doesn't ball her eyes out and flood the locker room.' Adam thought, somewhat amused at Stephanie's behavior.
"Get out of the ring Booker!! You're not the legal man!! Damn you! Stun his ass Austin!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!! Stunner on Booker! He's out!!" Steph yelled excitedly, now on her feet doing a little dance in triumph.
"Oh, here comes Xpac, he's the legal guy. Oh wait look at Matt! He tagged himself in!" Adam commentated, also getting into the match.
"TWIST OF FATE, TWIST OF FATE!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! SWANTON BOMB ON XPAC, THAT LITTLE RAT!!! MATT'S GOING FOR THE COVER AND 1, 2, 3!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY WON!!! THEY WON!!" Steph screamed with joy, jumping up and down, and while hugging Adam.
"Yeah, I told you they would. Oh look at Austin he's still kicking Booker T's ass on the outside! Now they're gonna celebrate with bears, knowing Austin." Adam said with an amused laugh.
"Oh, I forgot they have to celebrate, how long do you think it'll take?" She turned her head just as Lita slipped into the ring and was about to kiss Matt.
"Give them about 15 minutes. Hey, um, I noticed something while we were watching the match." He said looking at her curiously.
"You did? What did you notice, that the shine from your perfect teeth would reflect off the walls in just the right light?" Steph laughed, and obviously trying to change the subject.
"Hey, that was harsh! You're right though I do have perfect teeth! Anyway, I noticed that you're acting different. You're more protective of your friends, and more interested in the match. You really seemed to care about a certain person though, a person by the name of Matt Hardy." Adam stood their nervously waiting for a reply, letting the words sink in.
"Damn you Adam, you're too observant! Most people wouldn't have noticed anything, but of course you have too pick up on every damn thing!"
'It's not his fault, but I don't want anybody to know that I'm in love
with Matt. On the other hand, I need to tell someone, it's eating me up inside . . . I guess I could tell him . . .' Stephanie thought, having a battle in her head whether of not to tell Adam, or to keep her secret to herself.
"If there's anything that's bothering you, or something you need to get out you know you can totally trust me." Adam promised, giving her a toothy smile.
"Well a lot has been bothering me lately. My heart's been crushed into a million pieces, and I've just been crying, and bottling it up. I guess I should get this out; I really need to tell someone. One thing, before I poor my heart out to you, promise not to tell anyone, not Jay, not Amy, not Chris, and ESPECAILLY NOT THE HARDYS!" Stephanie's voice raised a considerable amount as she said the last sentence.
"I promise, I won't tell anyone. So spill it, what's got you acting so weird?" He sat back down on the couch and she did the same.
"Well, um, this is kinda hard for me to say but I'm, um, in love with
Matt. I've never said that out loud before." Stephanie looked at his
face, she couldn't quite make out the expression.
"I'm in some ways shocked, and in others not so shocked. I figured you were crushing on him, but never thought you loved him. How long have you loved him for?" Adam asked with an interested look on his face.
"Ever since I met him. It was love at first sight, you could say. I just wish, he could return that love." She broke into tears and Adam pulled her into a comforting hug.
"Okay, okay, it'll be okay." Adam soothed, rubbing her back.
'I don't know what else to tell her. Something tells me this isn't the whole story. I hope she'll tell me later; it won't do her any good to
keep her emotions bottled up.' He held onto Stephanie tightly as she cried into his chest.
There was a soft knock on the door, but it wasn't heard by Steph or Adam. Figuring Steph had fallen asleep, Matt, Jeff, and Amy quietly walked into the locker room.
Author's Note- I know this sucks, and it might for the first few chaps, but I'm hoping it'll get betta! Please, please read & review!! Ya, get cookies if you do! Hey, since when was bribery a bad thing? ; )
Chapter 4
Stephanie sat on the leather couch in her locker room and stared at the TV screen. The Hardy Boyz music hit and the crowd went wild. A second later the Hardyz appeared at the top of the ramp, along with Lita. Jeff and Lita moved their bodies to the music, while Matt flashed the Hardy Boyz gunz. They ran down the ramp, and slid into the ring. Just as Matt and Lita were about to share a kiss, to her relief there was a knock on the door. She quickly got up and opened the door, grateful that she didn't have to witness the kiss.
"Hey Adam, come in." Steph motioned with her hand to come in.
"Thanks, I wasn't sure if you were still here." He thanked, making himself comfy on the couch.
"I decided to stay, Amy convinced me. I think I'm catching a ride with them, cause I don't want to drive home alone this late. I might fall asleep at the wheel, cause I'm so, so tired! Stephanie paused and laughed to herself for a second. "So, what's up?" She asked with a curious look and a smile while sitting next to him on the couch.
"Nothing much, that's for sure. I'm totally bored outta my mind! Jay and some of the guys took the car to go to clubbing, and I didn't feel
up to it, too sore, I guess. Matt said he and Jeff would give me a ride." Adam replied with a bored expression on his face.
"Oh, I thought you came to see me because you wanted to, not just because there's nothing else to do." Steph scorned, trying to be serious but didn't succeed and started to laugh when Adam tried to smooth things over.
"I ah, um, wanted to see you too. Your one of my of my best friends, why wouldn't I want to see you?" He smiled, at his quickness to respond when being taken by surprise.
"That's better." She said, as her eyes make their way from him back to the TV where the match was well underway. Stephanie was began to get extremely interested at what was going on and began to loose touch with reality as she drifted off into her own little world.
"I see you're interested in the match? Maybe you should blink before
you're eyes get stuck like that" Adam laughed when he noticed her eyes were glued to the TV.
Steph had been so absorbed with the match; she'd almost forgotten he was there. "Huh? Did you say something? OH NO!! THAT WAS HARSH!! DAMN YOU BIG SHOW!! HE BETTA BE OKAY!!" She yelled, jumping up and down in a distraught manner as she watched Matt get choke slammed.
"He'll be fine; he's taken worse shots before. I guarantee he'll get
back up near the end of the match." Adam reassured Stephanie, hoping that would calm her down.
"Thank god Jeff broke up the pin!!! Come on Matt tag some one!!! Oh, I hope he's okay, if he isn't I'll . . ." Steph screeched, practically throwing a fit.
"Steph, calm down! The Hardyz can handle themselves in the ring, and Austin's got their back. Look Matt just tagged Stone Cold in." Adam stated, as Steph calmed down a bit.
'I've never seen Stephanie act like this before. She's isn't this loud, and she is usually more animated during conversations. I mean, she wants us to be careful when we wrestle, but she's never near tears when one of us takes a hard hit. What's up with her? I hope she'll be okay. Betta make a note to talk to her about it after the match, she's um, too emotional right now. I pray for my sake that the Hardyz win, so she doesn't ball her eyes out and flood the locker room.' Adam thought, somewhat amused at Stephanie's behavior.
"Get out of the ring Booker!! You're not the legal man!! Damn you! Stun his ass Austin!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!! Stunner on Booker! He's out!!" Steph yelled excitedly, now on her feet doing a little dance in triumph.
"Oh, here comes Xpac, he's the legal guy. Oh wait look at Matt! He tagged himself in!" Adam commentated, also getting into the match.
"TWIST OF FATE, TWIST OF FATE!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! SWANTON BOMB ON XPAC, THAT LITTLE RAT!!! MATT'S GOING FOR THE COVER AND 1, 2, 3!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY WON!!! THEY WON!!" Steph screamed with joy, jumping up and down, and while hugging Adam.
"Yeah, I told you they would. Oh look at Austin he's still kicking Booker T's ass on the outside! Now they're gonna celebrate with bears, knowing Austin." Adam said with an amused laugh.
"Oh, I forgot they have to celebrate, how long do you think it'll take?" She turned her head just as Lita slipped into the ring and was about to kiss Matt.
"Give them about 15 minutes. Hey, um, I noticed something while we were watching the match." He said looking at her curiously.
"You did? What did you notice, that the shine from your perfect teeth would reflect off the walls in just the right light?" Steph laughed, and obviously trying to change the subject.
"Hey, that was harsh! You're right though I do have perfect teeth! Anyway, I noticed that you're acting different. You're more protective of your friends, and more interested in the match. You really seemed to care about a certain person though, a person by the name of Matt Hardy." Adam stood their nervously waiting for a reply, letting the words sink in.
"Damn you Adam, you're too observant! Most people wouldn't have noticed anything, but of course you have too pick up on every damn thing!"
'It's not his fault, but I don't want anybody to know that I'm in love
with Matt. On the other hand, I need to tell someone, it's eating me up inside . . . I guess I could tell him . . .' Stephanie thought, having a battle in her head whether of not to tell Adam, or to keep her secret to herself.
"If there's anything that's bothering you, or something you need to get out you know you can totally trust me." Adam promised, giving her a toothy smile.
"Well a lot has been bothering me lately. My heart's been crushed into a million pieces, and I've just been crying, and bottling it up. I guess I should get this out; I really need to tell someone. One thing, before I poor my heart out to you, promise not to tell anyone, not Jay, not Amy, not Chris, and ESPECAILLY NOT THE HARDYS!" Stephanie's voice raised a considerable amount as she said the last sentence.
"I promise, I won't tell anyone. So spill it, what's got you acting so weird?" He sat back down on the couch and she did the same.
"Well, um, this is kinda hard for me to say but I'm, um, in love with
Matt. I've never said that out loud before." Stephanie looked at his
face, she couldn't quite make out the expression.
"I'm in some ways shocked, and in others not so shocked. I figured you were crushing on him, but never thought you loved him. How long have you loved him for?" Adam asked with an interested look on his face.
"Ever since I met him. It was love at first sight, you could say. I just wish, he could return that love." She broke into tears and Adam pulled her into a comforting hug.
"Okay, okay, it'll be okay." Adam soothed, rubbing her back.
'I don't know what else to tell her. Something tells me this isn't the whole story. I hope she'll tell me later; it won't do her any good to
keep her emotions bottled up.' He held onto Stephanie tightly as she cried into his chest.
There was a soft knock on the door, but it wasn't heard by Steph or Adam. Figuring Steph had fallen asleep, Matt, Jeff, and Amy quietly walked into the locker room.
Author's Note- I know this sucks, and it might for the first few chaps, but I'm hoping it'll get betta! Please, please read & review!! Ya, get cookies if you do! Hey, since when was bribery a bad thing? ; )