WWE High.
Chapter Two.
The Burger Barn. Situated near WWE High, it was a local hangout for all years, selling the usual cheeseburgers and fries with occasionally entertainment, it was a place to spend your free periods and lunch hour.
This is where Hunter and Stephanie were going on their first date. It was after the football match and Hunter walked Stephanie in holding the door open for her.
"Sorry, we couldn't go to place more high-class but I'm a bit short of cash at the mom."
"That's ok, I like it here, I go to fancy dinners and parties all the time, it's nice to have a change and hang out with my friends."
Stephanie sat down with Hunter opposite.
"So how is your class president campaign going?"
"Ok I suppose, I'm not really sure what to do but Torrie and Stacey have insisted that I'll win."
"I will help you, if you want?" asked Hunter.
"Really?"
"Yeah sure, Ill make badges or something, put a few posters around the school."
"Cool, why are you being so nice to me?"
"Hey, just helping out a friend." He smiled.
"I don't trust you Hunter, you've got a hidden agenda." She joked.
"I guess ill just have to prove you wrong plus I don't want that geek Kurt Angle being president again, he's been it three years in a row."
"He is good at it."
"Come on, there's not much you need to do, just stand up make a few speeches, look pretty which you will have no problem with, see simple."
Suddenly the waiter came over and asked for their orders breaking up their conversation.
"Look at Christian over there, trying to flirt with Torrrie, isn't he one of your mates?"
"Christian, nah, he's just on the football team, not very good mind you and he stands no chance with Torrie."
"I think they would make a cute couple, maybe they we go to the Fall Ball together."
"Are you going to the Fall Ball?" asked Hunter hopefully, he didn't want to make it to obviously that he wanted to go with her.
"Yeah probably, you?"
"I don't know dances aren't really my thing." Said Hunter liking uninterested.
"Oh." Said Stephanie trying to hide her disappointment. "Do you mind if I just go to the bathroom?"
"Sure." Said Hunter, watching her as she walked off.
Christian came to over to Hunter's table as Stephanie left.
"How's it going man?"
"Yeah alright actually."
"So you going to take her somewhere else afterwards?" Christian jeered.
"No!, I'm not like you, I don't want to scare her off, I want to take things nice and slow."
"Boring! You should take a few tips from me man."
"I'm not taking any tips form you, especially after your seeing your attempts to get with Torrie, it's laughable."
"Laughable eh? I tell you by the end of this week, Torrie will after me like a dog and his ball and she will be on my arm at the Fall Ball."
"Are you still adamant about beating your brother?"
"Of course, that's my motivation, oops, here comes Stephanie I better go." Laughed Christian walking away. "Good Luck."
"Go away." Mouthed Hunter.
"Hi Hunter, who were you talking too?"
"Oh just Christian, asking me about Torrie."
"So, what college you thinking about going to?" asked Stephanie as she prepared to start a new conversation.
The couple talked about colleges and school for the next half-hour whilst they ate their cheeseburgers and fries, during the awkward silences between talking, Hunter slipped on his Coke staring into Stephanie's blue eyes. An hour later the Burger Barn started to empty and the sky turned dark, the stars shining through the window.
"Wow, we've been here a long time." Said Stephanie looking at her watch.
"It doesn't feel like it." Smiled Hunter.
"I better go, my Dad will kill me." She said, collecting her things.
"So Ill see you at school then?" asked Hunter, helping her put on her coat.
"Yeah, you promised you'd help me with the campaign, remember?"
"Oh Damn, you remembered." Joked Hunter.
"I don't forget things that easily."
Hunter looked at her as she stood in front of him, he doesn't sure whether to kiss her, hug her or what, but Stephanie answered the question for him when she gave him a quick peck on the cheek.
"See you tomorrow." She said, before disappearing out the door.
"Not good enough Hunter."
Hunter turned around to see Christian walking towards him. "Your need more than a peck on the cheek to win the bet."
"Don't worry, just give me time." Said Hunter.
But then Hunter realised it wasn't just about the bet. He really liked her.
Torrie walked up the asphalt to the main entrance, Christian ran up to her and stopped her in her path.
"Hi Torrie." He said excitedly.
"Hello? Sorry I don't remember your name."
"Don't be stupid, you remember me, we met at the Burger Barn, it's Christian."
"Oh yeah, Christian." Said Torrie trying to remember what she had said to him.
"So, are you free lunch period?"
"No, the cheerleaders have having auditions for new members."
"Oh cool, I love cheerleading, I think its' brilliant."
"Aren't you on the football team?" asked Torrie confused.
"Yeah, but we admire what you girls do."
"Ok." Said Torrie. What was this weird guy doing?" "I have to go to class now." She said, trying to walk away.
"Ok, Ill see you around." Said Christian, looking a complete idiot waving after her.
Cheerleading Eh? If he was going to go to the fall ball with Torrie then he had to do whatever it takes.
"Yuck, it makes me fucking sick." Said Chris, walking down the corridor with his girlfriend Trish.
"I know, sometimes I can't bare to look, what has this school come too?"
"Stephanie McMahon World, that's what, where did all these posters come from anyway, I wouldn't have thought she should have enough brains to make these anyway." Said Chris angrily.
He was looking at the "Vote for Stephanie" Posters that scattered the hallways. He looked at one showing Stephanie smiling and replied by spitting on her face.
"Where's Kurt, shouldn't he be making posters?" asked Trish.
"Yeah, I'm going to see him tonight anyway, God I can't believe I'm going to have to go round that fucking geeks' house, I can imagine what its like with his ant farm and flea circus."
"You know, your going to have to do something really big, Stephanie's already got the football team behind her, there the most respected guys around."
"Respected my ass, it will be big, Ill make sure. I tell you by the election, the whole school will hate Stephanie and Kurt will be crowned President." Chris cheered, sneering at another Stephanie poster.
"You're quitting the football team!" The coach bellowed at Christian.
"Sorry Sir, but my priorities have changed."
"Priorities! But Football should be on the top of your list, this is a very important season for us, look if your grades are falling then ill talk to the teachers, get them to change them, is it your parents?"
"Nope, I made this decision all on my own."
"What are you thinking? Your our star quarterback, who will we get to replace you?"
"There are loads of players just sitting on the bench, I'm sorry, but I've made my mind up."
"You still haven't said what you are doing this for?"
"You wouldn't understand." Said Christian walking away.
Chris sat with Kurt in his living room, smoking a cigarette and pushing the ends into the carpet.
"Please could you, don't do that." Said Kurt, a little scared of Chris. "If my parents, find out then ill be…"
"Oh don't such a wimp, you do want to win this election don't you?"
"Of course."
"Then shut up and listen, now your reputation at the school is not very high."
"I wouldn't say that, the teachers say I'm a good student."
"Kurt, you're a geek, people laugh at you, except it and the reason you have won before is because you've had no competition but this time you have, Stephanie McMahon, now in order of you to win, we have to bring her reputation down."
"I don't want to do that, can't we just make some posters or something."
"Posters are don't going to win this, now you've been friends with Stephanie since you were kids right?"
"Yeah, but what does that matter?"
"So you would know if she kept a diary or not?"
"We can't steal her diary!" Kurt protested.
"We'll not going to steal it stupid, we are just going to borrow it for a little while, if it's gone for two long she'll notice."
"I don't care, she's my friend."
"Wake up Kurt, your hardly her friend, if she was caught talking to you, she'd be dead, now if you want to win this and become class president then you have be ruthless and do things my way, don't worry she won't get hurt."
"I don't know, I'm sure if I just made a really good poster and maybe do a assembly…"
"Kurt, this is the only way, now will you get the diary for me?"
Kurt hesitated thinking about what the consequences might be.
"Ok Ill do it." He decided.
"You won't regret it, now go round to see Shane tonight, I happen to know that Stephanie is doing cheerleader trials so just sneak into her room and get the diary then give it to me tomorrow morning, Ill take care of the rest."
"Chris what are you going to do?"
"Don't worry, just think about how you're going to be president."
"Next please!" Stacey called in an annoyed tone. The cheerleader's including Stephanie and Torrie and Stacey were all seated in the gym, they had been through over 20 applicants each worse then the next, it was getting late and they hadn't found anyone good enough yet to join the squad to fill Chyna's spot after she left last year.
"What are we going to do?" whispered Torrie to Stephanie.
"I don't know, let's just see this last one and think about it tomorrow."
A figure walked in, she was quite tall with long blond hair, her face was hidden by a baseball cap, but she could just make out a vibrant shade of red lipstick.
"Ok, what is your name?"
"Charlene."
"Ok, where coming to turn on some music and we'd like you to do some moves with it, including a few gymnastic moves, try your best and use all the moves you can as we will be assessing you."
The music turned on and Charlene stood in the centre of the gym as the group waited for her to move.
They stared in amazement as she performed a fast and complex dance routine before doing several somersaults, cartwheels and back flips.
The music finished in and Stephanie immediately starting clapping.
"Wow, that was brilliant, you're in."
"So I'm in the squad?"
"Yep, you are the newest member of the WWE cheerleading squad!"
"Cool."
As Torrie walked over, Charlene removed her cap and wiped away her make-up.
"Christian!" Torrie shouted as she realised Charlene was actually Christian.
"I told you I like cheerleading." He laughed.
"We can't have a male cheerleader, I'm sorry but…"
"Why not? He's the best we've seen, it could be quite interesting." Said Stephanie.
"But it's not…" Torrie protested.
"It's not against the rules, I checked." Said Christian.
"Well then that's final, welcome to the team Christian." Said Stephanie shaking his hand.
"I don't believe this." Muttered Torrie.
It was the next day at school, the day before the election. Chris stood at the back of the school spray-painting the wall with various signs and words.
"Chris?"
Chris turned around to see Kurt cowardly peering behind the wall.
"Did you get it?"
"Yeah" said Kurt grudgingly handing it over. "I don't think this is right, what if she finds out it was me."
"Of course she won't Kurt, you worry to much, Ill see you tomorrow at the election." Said Chris walking away.
Kurt looked guilty as he saw Stephanie walk into school with Hunter.
He wanted to become Class President but he didn't want to win by exploiting a person he truly admired. He had to stop Jericho before it was too late.
In the Next Chapter.
Stephanie tries to cope with the effects of Chris' scheme and Kurt lets slip to Hunter.