I walked through the house in my pajamas searching for some form of
life, but it seemed that everyone had left me. I was alone. Jeff, Matt,
Amy, Gil, Shane, and Shannon had all left me. The house was completely
dark and seemed to be empty. There was no food, no electricity, no
nothing. It had seemed that my family had moved out and never bothered to
tell me. I began to cry as I searched outside in the dark for a vehicle
that would mean that I wasn't alone. But in reality I was. No one was
around and it seemed like no wanted to be around. I looked down the road
and saw a bright white light. As I grew up, my friend's and I would always
joke about not walking towards the light. So, I didn't. I stayed standing
in that spot. I then saw a rainbow. It seemed to be running towards me.
As it got closer, it began to take a form. The form of my one and only
true love. The form of...
"Casey, are you getting up today or what?" a voice said interrupting my thoughts. I sat up and looked at where the voice was coming from. Matt stood there grinning. I rolled my eyes and laid back down, covering my head with the blanket.
"Go away," I said tiredly. He laughed and started shaking my bed. I groaned with each movement, but he didn't let up. He continued to shake it, harder and harder the longer I stayed under the covers. "Alright! I'm up! Jesus!"
"Good. Now go get your gear. We gotta get training! Rey is very upset that you didn't meet him last nite for your flying lessons," Matt said as I heard the door slam.
I sat up and looked around me. I was in some hotel room in Albany. I groaned as I stood up. 'Flying lessons. Right. Like I was in the shape to do those yesterday along with everything Adam threw at me!' I thought as I went into the bathroom to shower. I came out wearing athletic pants and a short tight sports tank top. I pulled my Nikes on and threw my hair into a ponytail before grabbing my bag and running out the door. I walked downstairs into the lobby and took a cab to the arena. I paid the driver and dragged myself unwillingly into the place of hell for the afternoon. I walked towards the ring and saw Rey there waiting for me. He had a giant smile on his face so I knew I was in for some work. I placed my bag by the ring and rolled under the ropes. I laid there on my back as Rey stood over me.
"You're not gonna get anything done doing that," he said.
"I know, but I really don't care," I replied. He chuckled before grabbing my hands and lifting me to my feet.
"I know you really do care. I'll try and talk Adam into going easier on you next time," he said as he irish whipped me into the turnbuckle. I groaned and landed on the mat with a thud. "Okay. You were NOT supposed to do that."
"Rey, please. I really don't have the energy for this," I pleaded. He smiled and kissed the top of my head.
"You'll get the energy. Come on. We need to get moving!" He pulled me to my feet again and set up for me to do one of the moves he made up especially for me. He called it Magic.
We spent about an hour on training before I finally just died out. It got to the point where I couldn't move anymore. So, he decided to call it quits. I thanked God and took a cab back to the hotel. I rode the elevator up to the second floor, for lack of movement, and fell asleep in my room on the floor where I had collapsed.
"Kiddo, you need to get up. We have to head over to the arena." I slowly opened my eyes say Shane staring at me. "Hard day with Rey?"
"No, more like hard night with Adam. He killed me last nite. One too many spears I guess. Plus he used his damn Edgecution on me. I'm so fuckin tired, worn out, and in so much pain. Dude, even went for the unprettier until Matt came in and stopped him. I swear that man is trying to kill me!" I exclaimed as Shane helped me stand up.
"You'll get used to it. He's very tough, but he's an awesome wrestler."
"Yeah I know. That's why I was so happy he was training me. I just didn't know that he was gonna put me through this much pain." I walked into the bathroom and took a quick shower.
I met Shane, Matt, and Shannon in the hall and we drove down to the arena together. I walked into the women's locker room and changed into my normal wrestling attire of black jeans, a tight short black tank top, and light and dark blue arm bands. I pulled my boots on and pulled my hair back. I put my dark makeup on and walked out of the room to stretch for my match against Nidia. I sat on the floor and Shane sat next to me. He put his mask next to him as he stretched with me.
"Casey, you and Nidia are up next," one of the techs said to me. I shook my head and Shane kissed me gently. I stood and walked to the entrance. I was jumping up and down, trying to pump myself up, when Nidia walked up next to me.
"Just think, in a couple weeks, you'll be fighting the men," she said with a smile. "And then us girls will be able to live and not feeling like death is about to wash over us."
I chuckled as I gave her a good luck hug. "Halo" began and cheers erupted from the crowd. I smiled as I walked out there. I was jumping to the beat of the music and ran down to the ring. I jumped onto the apron and flipped over the ropes. Nidia came running out before I even had a chance to get onto the posts to do the gunz. We immediately locked up and had a slapping match. After about her third slap and me not moving, she stopped and looked at me shocked before I did a drop kick. I grabbed her arm and whipped her into the corner. I did a back handspring and bumped into her. She fell to the mat and I dragged her towards the center. I did a moonsault just as she moved out of the way. She pulled me up by my hair and started slapping me again before whipping me into the ropes. I slid between her legs and rolled her up for a two count. I lifted her up and did a german suplex, followed by a belly to belly suplex. I whipped her into the corner again and she bounced back. She wobbled a little bit away from the posts as I ran up and Jeff's Whisper in the Wind. She went down and I went back up to do Magic. I nailed it and covered her for the win. "Halo" sounded as Jamie Noble ran out with his Cruiserweight belt and slid into the ring. He kneed me in the stomach before hitting me in the back with the belt. He carried Nidia out of the ring as I laid face down on the mat rubbing the small of my back. Matt ran out and helped me out of the ring as Jamie Noble's music played.
I took a sip of water as we stood in the women's locker room. Nidia sat on a steel chair with ice on her shoulder.
"Girl, you are gonna kill me out there, one of these days." She adjusted the ice bag and winced in pain.
"I'm sorry. You try training with a bunch of guys who treat you like one of them. Ivory pretty much taught you everything you know. It's big difference to train with men than to train with women. The only woman that I've ever trained with is Trish, and she's got more than just bitch slapping skills."
"Yeah, I know. You'll have to teach me some of those moves. You did a new one out there tonite. What was that anyways?"
"Oh, that was a move that Rey made for me. It's called Magic. And I sure as hell kicked your ass with it." I laughed as she chuckled.
"I guess maybe. That was almost as bad as your damn Halo's Twist. Keep up these moves and you're gonna be winning everything cause everyone's gonna give up!!" I smiled as I walked past her to the showers.
When I was done with my shower, the house show was almost over. Resting on my bag was a single rose that had been dyed blue. I picked it up and smelled it as I realized that I wasn't alone in the room. Shane stepped out from behind a changing curtain and wrapped his arms around my waist. He lightly kissed my neck as I put my hands on his. He played with my belly button ring gently as I tilted my head for him to have easy access to my neck. He began to nibble and suck on it, and then stopped abruptly. He let his arms go and I turned around to face him. I looked at him with concern and question in my eyes. He sighed and shook his head.
"What's the matter?" I asked as he took my hands in his.
"Nothing. I just think that this could be rushing things a bit, ya know. We've been dating for what, a week now? That's a little soon to be doing all this," he said seriously. I nodded slightly when a smile formed on his face. "Maybe tomorrow nite!"
I slapped him lightly as he raised his eyebrows suggestively. I laughed as he picked me up in his arms. He laughed and kissed me passionately. His tongue caressed mine as he pulled my hair out of its ponytail. He stroked my hair as we continued to kiss. Not wanting to pull away, but knowing we'd have to or we may die breathless. But that would be the way to go. With his lips pressing against mine, and his hands touching me. Knowing that we belong together in some universe. 'That rainbow, who was it.' The thoughts of my dream popped into my mind. I couldn't stop thinking about it. I felt Shane pull away and I looked at him.
"What's wrong? There's something going on in your mind. I know there is," he said. I looked at him and smiled. "You can tell me. I know I'm not Jeff, but I do care about you and I am your boyfriend. Don't you think that I should know if something is wrong?"
"Shane, I had the weirdest dream last nite. And I'm scared as to what it could have meant." He looked at me concerned and I went on to explain to him the dream. When I finished he shook his head and pulled me into a hug.
"Kiddo, you are not alone. You'll never be alone. Too many people care about you for that to happen," he said with a soothing tone.
"I know that I'll never be alone. That's not what's bothering me. What's bothering me is that I don't know who the rainbow was. And I'm scared of who it may be. I know that the rainbow was my true love. But I don't know who that is."
"Only time will tell. You'll find out who your true love is eventually!" He smiled and kissed my cheek. He grabbed my bag and my hand as I grabbed the rose. We walked outside and signed some autographs for people before heading back to the hotel. He walked me to my room and left for his own after giving me a couple of kisses to think about.
The next day we traveled to Long Island for SummerSlam. I hung around the arena talking to all the people from RAW that I missed. Trish started crying when she heard about me living with the Hardys and being with Shane. She was so upset that she had missed such an important part of my life. I was upset that she had missed that part of my life too. She's more than just my friend, she's my sister. And I love her dearly. I wish she could be there, but I know that I won't be going back to RAW anytime soon.
I walked out of the Diva's locker room and saw my father walking down the halls. Sara was walking next to him and looked very healthy. He was about to become a father, father of a baby. He was going to be one of the best. I ran up behind him and jumped on his back. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he grabbed my legs.
"Darlin! I missed you. I'm so glad you're here. I've been watching your matches and you keep getting better and better. You'll be a champion in no time!" he exclaimed as I slid off his back. He turned around and hugged me tightly. "I missed you too. How is the father to be?" I asked.
"I'm doing great and so is the mother to be." He smiled as he gently patted Sara's stomach she smiled and looked up at him. "But I'm already a father to a beautiful teenager!"
"Oh, it's kicking!" Sara said reaching for my hand. "Do you want to feel it?"
I let her take my hand and bit on my lower lip as she gently placed my hand on her stomach. I felt a slight bump and smiled. I took my hand away as Mark laughed.
"I'm so happy for you guys! You better inform me of when you go into labor...I want to be there in the waiting room!" I laughed as Sara hugged me.
"Of course you'll know. You'll be one of the first. Do you honestly think that Mark is not going to tell you right away?" she asked.
"That's true. He would never NOT tell me!" I smiled as I felt arms wrap around me. They picked me up and swung me in a circle. When they set me down I instantly turned to face them. Standing there was Scott. I smiled as I threw my arms around his neck.
"Hey there, girl! Why didn't you tell me you were going to be here?" he asked kissing me on the cheek.
"I'm sorry. I didn't tell anyone. I just kinda showed up." I smiled as Rob ran up and hugged me. "Gees, I feel so special."
"You are special!" Mark yelled from a distance. I turned and looked at him as he and Sara walked away. I shook my head and focused my attention on the guys that had circled me.
I stood in the middle of the hallway for quite sometime talking to Rob, Scott, Marc, and Matt. I eventually left the group and tried to find my way back to the Diva's locker room. These events were great! It gave people that had been split because of the two different rosters a chance to get back together. I passed Adam and Jay hugging, Stacy and Dawn Marie talking, and John and Ron shaking hands. These people were great friends and shared so much. It was great to be in the middle of it all. I continued to the locker room when I was pulled into another locker room. I looked up and saw a light blue haired Jeff standing there.
"Wow, been a while since I last saw you, huh?" I joked as I gave him a hug.
"I'm kinda looking for Trish....I kinda, ummm, well, I like her. And I left her a note in the locker room. Did she see it?" he asked as his voice shook. I had never seen him so discombobulated. I put my hand on the side of his face as he started looking around him nervously. I steadied his face and looked into his eyes.
"Jeff, I really don't know. Why are you so nervous?" He held my hand to his face and sighed.
"I don't know. I feel like I'm back in 6th grade or something. I've been into her for quite sometime now. But I don't think she likes me that way. I think she sees us as just friends. I don't know what to do....so I'm just gonna avoid her at all costs!!" I laughed as he looked at me sternly.
"Jeff, any girl would be lucky to have you. You're a great person. Trish will see that if she hasn't already. I wouldn't worry about it much." I kissed his cheek reassuringly and it seemed to calm him right down.
"Thanks. I'm glad you're here to give me those little pep talks. I really need them sometimes!" he said in a calm tone. I knew he was better as I patted his shoulder. I began to walk away but he grabbed my hand. "Don't tell Trish. Please. Let me do this, alone?"
"Yeah, of course. Not that you need my help anyways. You can get girls all by yourself." I smiled as he nodded. I walked away and continued to the locker room. I walked in there and Trish instantly jumped up and grabbed my shoulders. She shook me violently and screamed happily. "Whoa there! You're gonna give me brain damage or something!"
"Sorry! But I just got the sweetest note from Jeff. He likes me!! Do you know how long I've wanted him to like me!!??? Do you know anything? Like where he is?" she asked excitedly.
"I know nothing! He's gotta be here some where's though. Why don't you go looking for him? If he comes here I'll tell him you left to look for him," I said as she began to walk out the door.
"Oh, and Case, don't tell him that I like him. Let me do this alone. And don't tell him I went looking for him. If he comes by, tell him that I just left. Don't tell him why," she said. I shook my head and laughed. She left and I sat on the bench thinking of all the havoc I could reek with this. But I decided to be a good girl and do what I was told!
I rode back to the hotel with Shane and Matt. No one could find Trish or Jeff, but their stuff was gone and so was Jeff's rental car. I laughed as I thought of what they could be doing. I was the only one that knew about their situation and loved the power that I had. I walked to Shane's room with him and watched some t.v. while he worked on his laptop. I took some personal pictures of him, in his boxers, for the website that I was going to make as soon as I myself acquired a laptop. I was going to do that as soon as I got my next pay check Monday. Shane put his laptop away and I snuggled up beside him and fell asleep. He quietly turned the light and t.v. off and fell asleep as well.
We woke up the next morning and left early to get to New Haven, Connecticut. We got to my sister's house to give them passes to see the show that nite and went to WWE headquarters to pick up our checks. When we got to our hotel and I quickly went to see Shane for his laptop.
"Is that all I'm here for now? To use my laptop?" he asked trying to act hurt.
"Yes," I said seriously. He nudged me and handed me his computer.
I sat on the bed and got onto the dell website to order a laptop. I loaded it with everything I could possibly get and made sure that it was sent to the Hardy's house. Shane wrote out a check for me and I paid him the cash for it. We immediately sent it out and I would hopefully be receiving it in a couple weeks. By the time I'd be back in Cameron anyways. Around 5:00 we drove to the arena for our house show and braved the wild fans. After spending about and hour signing things and taking pictures we were in our locker rooms getting ready for the nite. I was going against Nidia again so it would be the same match as from Saturday nite. While I waited for everyone to finish with their matches I watched RAW. It was a good show. I got to see Jeff work his magic and Mark kick some ass. Although he lost, it was okay, because Brock was gonna be a Smackdown exclusive. So, he wouldn't be able to fight him for the belt anyways. Sucks to be Paul though. Since he won the match he was made the number one contender for the Undisputed Championship belt. Now, he'll never get the chance to have that belt.
The next morning we rode the short distance to Uncasville and prepared for Smackdown. Shane and I went to a mall and were instantly mobbed. That shopping excursion didn't last too long. We decided to just go to the arena do some light training...training for the next make-out session at the Olympics that is. We were eventually interrupted by Matt who wanted to go over some moves for our dark match against Jamie Noble and Nidia that nite. So I went with him and he taught me how to do Poetry in Motion. We would definitely be bringing that out on them during the match. We went over more double team moves, since I had never done anything with tag teams, but I was really enjoying having that extra person to help me out when I needed it and I wouldn't even be DQed.
"Hey, ya'll goin outside to sign autographs with us?" Shannon asked Matt and me. I looked at Matt and nodded.
"Yeah...sure, we'll be right there," Matt said as Shane and Shannon walked towards the exit. "What was that look for?"
"Well, I just stand there while you guys have fun with the fans....I don't have any. Why would I wanna go out there with you?" I asked as we rolled out of the ring.
"Casey, you're gonna get those fans. Trust me. You just haven't been on tv enough yet. Just being with the one and only Matt Hardy, isn't enough," he said as we grabbed a towel and water off the steps to the ring.
"Oh yes because you are the most important thing in the world. God! When did you become so egotistical? You're really starting to piss me off with this whole Mattitude deal and Version One! STOP already. When you're not in the ring, act like normal old loveable Matt Hardy!" I stormed off and out the door.
I found Shane taking a picture with some girl that was around 20 years old. She was beautiful. She long blonde hair, blue eyes, small frame, but athletic looking. She wore a pink halter top and low rise black flares. Her belly button was pierced and she had a butterfly tattooed on her stomach. She was the type of girl I was jealous of. She was the kind of girl that I wanted to be. I sighed and continued to look at her and Shane when I noticed she wasn't letting go of him. It was almost like she was glued to him. Then I saw her lick his cheek like some dog. I ran over as fast as I could and bumped into her casually.
"Shane, I need to talk you," I said stepping between the two.
"Um..excuse me. But who the hell do you think you are by hitting me and getting between us?" I heard her say in a ditzy blonde tone. I turned around and put on a little act.
"Oh my God! I'm sorry. Did I run into you??" I asked with a sweet tone. She glared at me and I smiled.
"Yes you did. Now, out of my way. I saw him first." That was the turning point. The straw that broke the camels back. My smile faded and I looked her in the eyes, although she towered over me in by about 4 inches.
"No. You didn't see him first. So back off!" I was starting to get really pissed and put my hands on my hips. She did the same and my accent changed into a New York one. "You better be backing off of Shane. If I ever catch ya licking his face again, you'll be dealing with me."
"I'm not afraid of you," she said with a pout.
"Do you know who I am?" I asked narrowing my eyes at her.
"No...do I care who you are? NOOOO I don't!!"
"I'm Mystic Angel. I'm also Casey. I happen to be dating a certain wrestler," I said as I casually took Shane's hand.
"Mystic Angel, huh? Is that supposed to impress me?" "Well it should!" Shane piped in. Her eyes grew wide as he wrapped his arms around my waist and held me tightly. "She's gonna be the best woman wrestler out there!"
"HUH?" she exclaimed as her jaw seemed to drop to the floor.
"That's right. She is Mystic Angel. She has been training with me, Jeff and Matt Hardy, Shannon Moore, and a bunch of other great wrestlers. She's not just your normal Diva. She's gonna be a flier. One of the best," Shane said continuing to compliment me.
"Well, then I don't understand why I can't give you a friendly lick every once in a while," she said licking her lips.
"You wanna know why? This is why." I grabbed Shane's face and pulled him into a hot passionate kiss. When we parted I smiled at Shane as he raised his eyebrows. We then both looked around us at the shocked, but happy fans.
"Fine. I'm sorry. I didn't know you were taken," the girl said as she moved on to an unsuspected John.
"I'm sorry about that," I whispered as people continued to stare at us.
"Sorry about what?" he asked as he grabbed my hand.
"About the kiss. I should have made sure that you wanted people to know." We walked towards the building. We showed the security guard our passes and walked inside.
"I do want people to know. Why would I want to hide that? I like dating you. Really, I do. I want everyone to know!" He smiled as we stood in front of the Diva's locker room.
"Seriously? It's okay for people to know about us? I mean, I know most famous people don't want their fans to know."
"Well, I'm not most famous people! And I think they have a right to know that I'm dating someone. They don't have to know if I'm fucking you or not." I rolled my eyes and laughed.
"That's such a romantic way to put it!"
"I know. Call me Mr. Suave." I laughed as he kissed me. He walked down the hall backwards, blowing me kisses as I walked into the room.
"Hey," Nidia said quietly. I looked at her as she wrapped her ankle.
"What's the matter?" I asked digging through my bag.
"You know that one irish whip you gave me where I bent my ankle?" I nodded and she continued. "Well, I twisted it."
"Oh man. Are you okay? Will you be able to wrestle tonite?" I asked with concern in my voice
"Unfortunately yes." She laughed as I glared at her. "Of course I may want to ask Jamie if I can fight Matt instead. I'm sure he's a lot easier than you!"
"I'm not that bad, am I?" I asked. She shot a look at me and I backed away.
"Bad? No. You're excellent. You're too good for most of us!! I use to be able to go out after a show. Ya know, party and whatever. Well, whenever I wrestle you, I have to go to the hotel and sleep. Do you know how long it's been since Jamie and I had sex???" I laughed as she threw an ace bandage at me.
"No, and I don't wanna know!" I said as I threw it back at her.
I grabbed my gear and changed. I wore a black Angel tank top tonite to show off my piercing. I met Matt behind the curtain and waited for the Hardy's theme to start. It started and I played Jeff's role.
"The following match is for one fall. Now entering the ring Matt Hardy and Mystic Angel!" I banged and grabbed my head like Jeff normally does. I ran down the ramp and slid into the ring after Matt. We stood on the posts and I did the gunz while he did his version one sign. We stood in the middle of the ring and bumped fists before Jamie's music started.
The match was started off by Matt and Jamie locking up. They switched control most of the match. Then Matt had Jamie down with a power bomb. Matt ran over to me as fast as possible and Jamie tagged in Nidia. She backed up into the post and put her hands in front of her face. I stood in front of her and laughed. She put her hands down and went to slap me, but I blocked the shot. I irish whipped her into the opposite corner and did a tornado DDT. She laid on her face and I went for the cover. Jamie ran in and slid into my head. I shook it off and stood up. I ran over to him and put him into a running bulldog. I stood over him just as Nidia preformed a neck breaker. I laid on the mat as she grabbed my head and began banging it on the mat. 'Typical Diva' I thought as I brought my leg up and kicked her in the back. She rolled off me and quickly stood up. I looked at Jamie, who was leaning against the post inside the ring for support, than at Matt. I gave him an evil grin and tagged him. We nodded at each other as he got down on his hands and knees in front of Jamie and ran and jumped off his back for the poetry in motion. Since Nidia was still the legal person, Matt had to tag me back in to get the win. I did a hip toss and rolled my ankle as we landed. I quickly grabbed it and winced in pain. Nidia got up and got the cover. "Case, are you okay," she whispered as the ref counted. I breathed heavily in pain as she got the three count. She got off me slowly and celebrated with Jamie in the normal fashion of making out. Matt rushed into the ring and kneeled down next to me.
"Case, are you alright?" he asked as the ref kneeled down as well.
"I hurt my ankle. Really badly." I closed my eyes and smelled a familiar smell and felt a familiar hand take mine. I opened my eyes and saw Shane next to me half dressed to wrestle. He had on his pants and boots, but no top. He propped me up against his knee and rubbed my shoulders.
"Kiddo, what happened?" Shane asked.
"I rolled my ankle doing that hip toss."
"Can you stand on it?" Matt asked.
"I don't think so. It really hurts."
"Okay. I'm going to stand you up. Put all your weight on your left foot and lean on Matt for support," Shane instructed. I nodded as he helped me up.
Matt stood next to me and wrapped his arm around my waist. I put my arm around his shoulders as he steadied me. I winced a little in pain and felt Shane pick me up. The ref and Matt parted the ropes so we could get out easier and he carried me up the ramp as the audience cheered and clapped. Shane carried me to first aid and set me down on a stretcher. He carefully took my boot and sock off as I cried out in pain.
One of the medics checked out my foot and ankle. He made little grunting noises and well, that's interesting sounds. It worried me a lot. I always had problems with my right foot; I've just never done anything this bad to it. Shane and Matt stayed by my side the whole time. Shane gripped my hand tightly, but comfortingly. The medic looked at me then at Matt and Shane. He began to talk to them like I wasn't in the room.
"Mr. Hardy, Mr. Helms. I really can't do anything for her here," he said.
"Um....hello? I am sitting right here. It's my foot. You can talk to me about all this," I said sliding myself up so that I was sitting.
"Yes, well. Like I said. I can't do anything for her here. I would suggest taking her to the hospital right now to get x-rays done. I have a feeling it's either badly sprained or it could even be broken. There is.."
"I'm not going to a hospital!!!" I yelled trying to get off of the stretcher. Shane grabbed my shoulders and pulled me back on to it.
"Casey, you need to go if it's broken," Matt said softly.
"I AM NOT GOING!!!" I said as my voice rose.
"Kiddo, please just go. I'm sure Nidia would go with you," Shane said.
"NO!!" I screamed. Tears began to roll down my cheek. Shane sat next to me and wrapped his arms around me. He rubbed my arms as I buried my head into his bare chest and cried. Shane looked at Matt and he just shrugged.
"What's the matter?" Shane asked in almost a whisper. He continued to comfort me as I cried.
"Shane Helms, you're on in 5," a tech said sticking his head in the room. He nodded as I lifted my head.
"Babe, I have to go. I'll be right back." I grabbed onto his waist and wouldn't let go. "Casey, please. I have a match right now."
"But I was supposed to walk out with you right now!" I let him go and wiped my face. He stood up and took a deep breath. I looked at him and carefully stood. He rushed to my side and steadied me. He looked at me and I smiled. "I'm going out there with you, like I'm supposed to."
"Case, this isn't a good idea," Matt said.
"I don't care Matt. I'm not going to the hospital and I need to go out with Shane. That's all there is to it!" I said as I began to hobble out the door. I stumbled and fell against the door. Shane ran up behind me and we walked out the door together. He stopped at his locker room to grab his mask, top, and cap. He quickly pulled them on as we walked quickly to the curtain. He straightened out his mask and gave me a concerned look.
"Case, you really shouldn't be doing this," he said.
"STAND BACK!!!! THERE'S A HURRICANE COMING THROUGH!!!"
"Shane, I'm goin and that's final." He shook his head as he walked onto the top of the ramp. I hobbled behind him and he did his stance.
"Now entering the ring weighing in at 215 lbs. From Smithfield, North Carolina, being accompanied by Mystic Angel, THE HURRICANE!!!" We walked down to the ring and I stood in his corner. He got into to the ring and got onto the posts. The crowd was wild for him. They even chanted for me at times. I would just turn to them, smile, and waved. I banged on the mat and riled the crowd up for him. He had the crowd's hearts the whole entire match. But most importantly, he had MY heart. I lost the end of the match. I stopped paying attention to it. My thoughts had overloaded my mind. It wasn't until I heard him calling my name that I realized the match was over and he had won.
"Case, what were you thinking about?" he asked as I raised his arm in victory in the middle of the ring.
"Nothing. My foot was just hurting so much that I lost track of everything else." He helped me out of the ring and up the ramp. When we got behind the curtain, I was in more pain than I had been before. It was like a knife was cutting through my ankle. "AAHHH!"
Shane whipped his head around at me as I started to fall. He caught me and held me up. "Baby, what's wrong?"
"Shane, my foot. It....It hurts so bad," I said between sobs. He picked me up in his arms and rushed my to the locker room as I cried. He sat me down on a bench as I curled myself into a ball. John walked into the room and rushed to my side. He was dripping with sweat as he wrapped an arm around me. I curled myself up against him as a shooting pain went through my foot. "AAAAAAHHH! Fuck me!!!"
John looked at Shane with a shocked look as he gathered his and my gear together. "Is she gonna be okay?"
"I don't know man. All I know is that I have to get her to a hospital," Shane said throwing the bags on his shoulder.
"NO! I'm not going. You can't get me to go," I said softly. Shane kneeled down in front of me and took my hands.
"Casey, if you don't go and it's broken, it could destroy your career as a wrestler. You have to go. I know hospitals aren't fun, but you'll be fine. I'll be with you the whole time," he kissed the back of my hand and put his jacket around me. "John could you tell Matt that we left for the closest hospital and to meet us there after his match?"
"Yeah of course." John removed his arms as Shane picked me up. I struggled and he put me gently on the floor.
"Shane, I'm not going."
"Baby, please. It's just gonna get worse."
"You don't understand. I HATE hospitals. More than you could even imagine."
"Hospitals aren't anything to be afraid of. Trust me, I've been in plenty and they're fine."
"Shane, no. You don't understand."
"What's so hard to understand about it? I know they're bad. I don't like to be in there too long myself. But you'll be perfectly fine."
"Shane, the last time I saw my grandfather was when he was almost dead in the fuckin hospital!" I screamed. Shane's eyes widened as I began to cry harder. He quickly wrapped his arms around me as I began to faint.
"I'm so sorry baby. I really am. It's gonna be fine. Trust me. I know that can be a horrible experience, but you have to go there. Please, just let me take you." He rubbed my back comfortingly as I nodded slowly.
He picked me up and carried me out of the arena and to his rental car. We drove to the hospital as fast as possible and parked in the emergency entrance parking lot. He carried me inside and sat me down on a chair in the waiting room. He walked up to nurse's desk and waited for one to show up. He cleared his throat a couple times to get someone's attention.
"Can I help you?" an elderly woman asked. She looked Shane up and down. She chuckled a little as she motioned for some of the other nurses to get a glimpse of Shane. Shane raised an eyebrow and looked down at himself. He gasped as he noticed that he was still wearing his Hurricane outfit.
"I'm a wrestler. The Hurricane?" The nurses shrugged and he rolled his eyes. "Anyways, my girlfriend is also a wrestler and she needs x-rays done on her ankle. We think it's either sprained or broken. Can she be seen right now?" he asked.
"She just needs to fill out some papers and we'll try and get her in as soon as possible. There is going to be about an hour wait for the x- rays. But a doctor should be able to see her very soon." The nurse gave Shane a bunch of papers on a clipboard and a pen. He thanked her and came back to me. I looked up at him as he handed me the papers.
"Thank you Shane. I'm sorry I was a pain in the ass about all this," I said softly.
"Shhhhh....It's okay. You're gonna be fine. And I'm not gonna leave your side. Just fill out the papers and we'll be out of here as soon as possible." He wrapped his arm around me as I read through the papers. I looked at him and began to laugh. "What?!"
"Um....Hurricane...I'm sure the vile villains won't be able to figure out your true identity here. I think you can loose the mask."
"Well citizen Casey, you can never be too sure about these things!" He started to laugh as he took the mask off. "Are you smiling??!"
"Possibly," I said softly. "Thanks for making me laugh. I really needed that right now." He put his arms around me as I started filling out the papers.
Shane handed in the paperwork about a half hour later. We sat together in the empty waiting room for a doctor. We watched the news on the little tv in the waiting room as he fell asleep. If it wasn't for the pain in my foot, I would have fallen asleep too.
"Casey Piniarski?" a female voice from behind us said.
"That's me," I said looking behind me. She sat next to me and shook my hand.
"I'm Dr. Lynn." I smiled as Shane woke up.
"What's goin on?" he asked groggily.
"Shane this is Dr. Lynn. This is my boyfriend Shane Helms." I noticed her looking at his outfit as they shook hands. "We're WWE wrestlers."
"That would explain a lot," she said with a laugh. "Anyways, lets get you into a room, and see what's goin on with your ankle."
I nodded as Shane helped me up. He put a guiding arm around my waist as we walked into an examination room. I sat on the bed as she took my shoe off. She looked over, touching it lightly. Shane held my hand the whole time. I answered her questions and after writing a few notes on her clipboard. She looked at me and smiled.
"Okay, well, I definitely think we need to get some x-rays. So, I'll make arrangements for that right now. You should be in there in about 5 minutes. I'll be right back." She walked out the door as Shane kissed my cheek.
"You're doing really good." I smiled as sat next to me on the bed.
"Thank you again for being here with me. I wouldn't be able to do this without you."
"Sure you could have. I'm just here in case you need me." The door opened and Dr. Lynn walked in.
"Okay, I'm gonna wheel you right in there. I'm sorry Mr. Helms, but you'll have to wait in the waiting room." Shane lifted me into a wheel chair and we all walked out together.
I turned around to see Shane watching me being rolled down the hall. 'Casey, you're fine. Nothing is gonna happen. Just chill out.' We walked into the x-ray room and I got set up. "Shane, man, is she okay?" Matt asked as he, John, Adam, Shannon, and Rey ran into the waiting room.
"She's in getting x-rays right now. I think she'll be fine though." He looked at all the people and smiled. "What are you all doing here?"
"We're here to support our girl!!" John exclaimed. They sat in the cushioned seats around Shane and waited.
"Mark is coming too. Assuming he didn't get lost. He was right behind us," Shannon said.
"Yeah, he's very worried about her. Ya know how he is. Plus they haven't seen each other today, so it'll be a good surprise for her too," Adam said.
"I'm glad ya'll are here. She'll be happy too. She was really freaking out about coming here," Shane said softly.
"Yeah, you should have seen here. It was like she was possessed or something," John said.
"Really? Why?" Matt asked.
"I guess the last time she saw her grandfather was in a hospital when he was near death," Shane explained.
"Oh man. That must have sucked. I wouldn't have wanted to come here either!" Rey said.
"What are ya'll doing here?" I asked as the Dr. Lynn wheeled me into the waiting room.
"We're here for you," Adam said giving me a hug. "How are you doing?"
"Alright. The pain in my ankle and foot has gone down completely. I hardly feel any," I said.
"I'll come and get you when the x-rays are done," Dr. Lynn said before walking over to the desk.
"Casey Piniarski?!" a deep voice asked. I whipped my head around to see a nurse pointing to my direction.
"Darlin!" Mark said running up to me.
"What are you doing here? How'd you know I was here?" I asked as he lifted me out of the wheel chair.
"Matt told me what happened and I rushed over here after Smackdown."
"What the hell were you doing at Smackdown?!"
"I'm on Smackdown now. I'll be with you again darling!" he said. My eyes widened as I squealed in excitement.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!!" I yelled.
"I wanted to surprise you tonite....but you had to go and hurt yourself." He chuckled as I looked at Shane.
"You know...they do have bathrooms here where you can change into some....citizen clothes!" I laughed.
"Wow, the pain really has gone away hasn't it?" John said.
"Yeah, it has. I bet I could even stand on it for awhile," I said as I started to stand.
"Well, let's not try it out, just yet," Matt said putting a brotherly hand on my arm. I smiled as I settled back into the seat.
"Casey, they're done. And it seems like you have quite the following!" Dr. Lynn said with a chuckle.
"Yeah, they're my family." I smiled as Matt held my hand.
"They're more than welcome to join you in the examination room, if they'd like to come," she said. They all nodded and followed us down the hall.
We walked into a room and Dr. Lynn explained the x-rays to me. I was completely confused until she said the magic words. "It's not broken." I sighed in relief as did everyone else. "It is however sprained. It's not a major sprain, but a sprain none the less. I would suggest to you to wrap it whenever doing anything physical. And since I know you are a WWE wrestler, I'm sure that's all the time. You may want to get a special brace for it. You can get them at any athletic store. Use anything that will stabilize your ankle. I can almost guarantee that it will break the next time you do something like this. Your ankle is very weak and fragile. You may also want to put ice on it every nite for a couple nites or more. It will be fairly swollen, so go home and raise it up with some ice attached to it." "Thank you so much," I said. She smiled and nodded.
"A nurse at the desk will take care of everything else. It was nice to meet you and take care. Wrestling is a dangerous career and can be life threatening. Just be careful out there. But I'm sure you've got all the protection you need right here with all these people." She smiled as she walked out of the room.
"Well, ready to get to our hotel?" Shane asked as he wheeled me over to the nurse's desk.
"More than you can ever imagine!" I exclaimed.
"Casey, are you getting up today or what?" a voice said interrupting my thoughts. I sat up and looked at where the voice was coming from. Matt stood there grinning. I rolled my eyes and laid back down, covering my head with the blanket.
"Go away," I said tiredly. He laughed and started shaking my bed. I groaned with each movement, but he didn't let up. He continued to shake it, harder and harder the longer I stayed under the covers. "Alright! I'm up! Jesus!"
"Good. Now go get your gear. We gotta get training! Rey is very upset that you didn't meet him last nite for your flying lessons," Matt said as I heard the door slam.
I sat up and looked around me. I was in some hotel room in Albany. I groaned as I stood up. 'Flying lessons. Right. Like I was in the shape to do those yesterday along with everything Adam threw at me!' I thought as I went into the bathroom to shower. I came out wearing athletic pants and a short tight sports tank top. I pulled my Nikes on and threw my hair into a ponytail before grabbing my bag and running out the door. I walked downstairs into the lobby and took a cab to the arena. I paid the driver and dragged myself unwillingly into the place of hell for the afternoon. I walked towards the ring and saw Rey there waiting for me. He had a giant smile on his face so I knew I was in for some work. I placed my bag by the ring and rolled under the ropes. I laid there on my back as Rey stood over me.
"You're not gonna get anything done doing that," he said.
"I know, but I really don't care," I replied. He chuckled before grabbing my hands and lifting me to my feet.
"I know you really do care. I'll try and talk Adam into going easier on you next time," he said as he irish whipped me into the turnbuckle. I groaned and landed on the mat with a thud. "Okay. You were NOT supposed to do that."
"Rey, please. I really don't have the energy for this," I pleaded. He smiled and kissed the top of my head.
"You'll get the energy. Come on. We need to get moving!" He pulled me to my feet again and set up for me to do one of the moves he made up especially for me. He called it Magic.
We spent about an hour on training before I finally just died out. It got to the point where I couldn't move anymore. So, he decided to call it quits. I thanked God and took a cab back to the hotel. I rode the elevator up to the second floor, for lack of movement, and fell asleep in my room on the floor where I had collapsed.
"Kiddo, you need to get up. We have to head over to the arena." I slowly opened my eyes say Shane staring at me. "Hard day with Rey?"
"No, more like hard night with Adam. He killed me last nite. One too many spears I guess. Plus he used his damn Edgecution on me. I'm so fuckin tired, worn out, and in so much pain. Dude, even went for the unprettier until Matt came in and stopped him. I swear that man is trying to kill me!" I exclaimed as Shane helped me stand up.
"You'll get used to it. He's very tough, but he's an awesome wrestler."
"Yeah I know. That's why I was so happy he was training me. I just didn't know that he was gonna put me through this much pain." I walked into the bathroom and took a quick shower.
I met Shane, Matt, and Shannon in the hall and we drove down to the arena together. I walked into the women's locker room and changed into my normal wrestling attire of black jeans, a tight short black tank top, and light and dark blue arm bands. I pulled my boots on and pulled my hair back. I put my dark makeup on and walked out of the room to stretch for my match against Nidia. I sat on the floor and Shane sat next to me. He put his mask next to him as he stretched with me.
"Casey, you and Nidia are up next," one of the techs said to me. I shook my head and Shane kissed me gently. I stood and walked to the entrance. I was jumping up and down, trying to pump myself up, when Nidia walked up next to me.
"Just think, in a couple weeks, you'll be fighting the men," she said with a smile. "And then us girls will be able to live and not feeling like death is about to wash over us."
I chuckled as I gave her a good luck hug. "Halo" began and cheers erupted from the crowd. I smiled as I walked out there. I was jumping to the beat of the music and ran down to the ring. I jumped onto the apron and flipped over the ropes. Nidia came running out before I even had a chance to get onto the posts to do the gunz. We immediately locked up and had a slapping match. After about her third slap and me not moving, she stopped and looked at me shocked before I did a drop kick. I grabbed her arm and whipped her into the corner. I did a back handspring and bumped into her. She fell to the mat and I dragged her towards the center. I did a moonsault just as she moved out of the way. She pulled me up by my hair and started slapping me again before whipping me into the ropes. I slid between her legs and rolled her up for a two count. I lifted her up and did a german suplex, followed by a belly to belly suplex. I whipped her into the corner again and she bounced back. She wobbled a little bit away from the posts as I ran up and Jeff's Whisper in the Wind. She went down and I went back up to do Magic. I nailed it and covered her for the win. "Halo" sounded as Jamie Noble ran out with his Cruiserweight belt and slid into the ring. He kneed me in the stomach before hitting me in the back with the belt. He carried Nidia out of the ring as I laid face down on the mat rubbing the small of my back. Matt ran out and helped me out of the ring as Jamie Noble's music played.
I took a sip of water as we stood in the women's locker room. Nidia sat on a steel chair with ice on her shoulder.
"Girl, you are gonna kill me out there, one of these days." She adjusted the ice bag and winced in pain.
"I'm sorry. You try training with a bunch of guys who treat you like one of them. Ivory pretty much taught you everything you know. It's big difference to train with men than to train with women. The only woman that I've ever trained with is Trish, and she's got more than just bitch slapping skills."
"Yeah, I know. You'll have to teach me some of those moves. You did a new one out there tonite. What was that anyways?"
"Oh, that was a move that Rey made for me. It's called Magic. And I sure as hell kicked your ass with it." I laughed as she chuckled.
"I guess maybe. That was almost as bad as your damn Halo's Twist. Keep up these moves and you're gonna be winning everything cause everyone's gonna give up!!" I smiled as I walked past her to the showers.
When I was done with my shower, the house show was almost over. Resting on my bag was a single rose that had been dyed blue. I picked it up and smelled it as I realized that I wasn't alone in the room. Shane stepped out from behind a changing curtain and wrapped his arms around my waist. He lightly kissed my neck as I put my hands on his. He played with my belly button ring gently as I tilted my head for him to have easy access to my neck. He began to nibble and suck on it, and then stopped abruptly. He let his arms go and I turned around to face him. I looked at him with concern and question in my eyes. He sighed and shook his head.
"What's the matter?" I asked as he took my hands in his.
"Nothing. I just think that this could be rushing things a bit, ya know. We've been dating for what, a week now? That's a little soon to be doing all this," he said seriously. I nodded slightly when a smile formed on his face. "Maybe tomorrow nite!"
I slapped him lightly as he raised his eyebrows suggestively. I laughed as he picked me up in his arms. He laughed and kissed me passionately. His tongue caressed mine as he pulled my hair out of its ponytail. He stroked my hair as we continued to kiss. Not wanting to pull away, but knowing we'd have to or we may die breathless. But that would be the way to go. With his lips pressing against mine, and his hands touching me. Knowing that we belong together in some universe. 'That rainbow, who was it.' The thoughts of my dream popped into my mind. I couldn't stop thinking about it. I felt Shane pull away and I looked at him.
"What's wrong? There's something going on in your mind. I know there is," he said. I looked at him and smiled. "You can tell me. I know I'm not Jeff, but I do care about you and I am your boyfriend. Don't you think that I should know if something is wrong?"
"Shane, I had the weirdest dream last nite. And I'm scared as to what it could have meant." He looked at me concerned and I went on to explain to him the dream. When I finished he shook his head and pulled me into a hug.
"Kiddo, you are not alone. You'll never be alone. Too many people care about you for that to happen," he said with a soothing tone.
"I know that I'll never be alone. That's not what's bothering me. What's bothering me is that I don't know who the rainbow was. And I'm scared of who it may be. I know that the rainbow was my true love. But I don't know who that is."
"Only time will tell. You'll find out who your true love is eventually!" He smiled and kissed my cheek. He grabbed my bag and my hand as I grabbed the rose. We walked outside and signed some autographs for people before heading back to the hotel. He walked me to my room and left for his own after giving me a couple of kisses to think about.
The next day we traveled to Long Island for SummerSlam. I hung around the arena talking to all the people from RAW that I missed. Trish started crying when she heard about me living with the Hardys and being with Shane. She was so upset that she had missed such an important part of my life. I was upset that she had missed that part of my life too. She's more than just my friend, she's my sister. And I love her dearly. I wish she could be there, but I know that I won't be going back to RAW anytime soon.
I walked out of the Diva's locker room and saw my father walking down the halls. Sara was walking next to him and looked very healthy. He was about to become a father, father of a baby. He was going to be one of the best. I ran up behind him and jumped on his back. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he grabbed my legs.
"Darlin! I missed you. I'm so glad you're here. I've been watching your matches and you keep getting better and better. You'll be a champion in no time!" he exclaimed as I slid off his back. He turned around and hugged me tightly. "I missed you too. How is the father to be?" I asked.
"I'm doing great and so is the mother to be." He smiled as he gently patted Sara's stomach she smiled and looked up at him. "But I'm already a father to a beautiful teenager!"
"Oh, it's kicking!" Sara said reaching for my hand. "Do you want to feel it?"
I let her take my hand and bit on my lower lip as she gently placed my hand on her stomach. I felt a slight bump and smiled. I took my hand away as Mark laughed.
"I'm so happy for you guys! You better inform me of when you go into labor...I want to be there in the waiting room!" I laughed as Sara hugged me.
"Of course you'll know. You'll be one of the first. Do you honestly think that Mark is not going to tell you right away?" she asked.
"That's true. He would never NOT tell me!" I smiled as I felt arms wrap around me. They picked me up and swung me in a circle. When they set me down I instantly turned to face them. Standing there was Scott. I smiled as I threw my arms around his neck.
"Hey there, girl! Why didn't you tell me you were going to be here?" he asked kissing me on the cheek.
"I'm sorry. I didn't tell anyone. I just kinda showed up." I smiled as Rob ran up and hugged me. "Gees, I feel so special."
"You are special!" Mark yelled from a distance. I turned and looked at him as he and Sara walked away. I shook my head and focused my attention on the guys that had circled me.
I stood in the middle of the hallway for quite sometime talking to Rob, Scott, Marc, and Matt. I eventually left the group and tried to find my way back to the Diva's locker room. These events were great! It gave people that had been split because of the two different rosters a chance to get back together. I passed Adam and Jay hugging, Stacy and Dawn Marie talking, and John and Ron shaking hands. These people were great friends and shared so much. It was great to be in the middle of it all. I continued to the locker room when I was pulled into another locker room. I looked up and saw a light blue haired Jeff standing there.
"Wow, been a while since I last saw you, huh?" I joked as I gave him a hug.
"I'm kinda looking for Trish....I kinda, ummm, well, I like her. And I left her a note in the locker room. Did she see it?" he asked as his voice shook. I had never seen him so discombobulated. I put my hand on the side of his face as he started looking around him nervously. I steadied his face and looked into his eyes.
"Jeff, I really don't know. Why are you so nervous?" He held my hand to his face and sighed.
"I don't know. I feel like I'm back in 6th grade or something. I've been into her for quite sometime now. But I don't think she likes me that way. I think she sees us as just friends. I don't know what to do....so I'm just gonna avoid her at all costs!!" I laughed as he looked at me sternly.
"Jeff, any girl would be lucky to have you. You're a great person. Trish will see that if she hasn't already. I wouldn't worry about it much." I kissed his cheek reassuringly and it seemed to calm him right down.
"Thanks. I'm glad you're here to give me those little pep talks. I really need them sometimes!" he said in a calm tone. I knew he was better as I patted his shoulder. I began to walk away but he grabbed my hand. "Don't tell Trish. Please. Let me do this, alone?"
"Yeah, of course. Not that you need my help anyways. You can get girls all by yourself." I smiled as he nodded. I walked away and continued to the locker room. I walked in there and Trish instantly jumped up and grabbed my shoulders. She shook me violently and screamed happily. "Whoa there! You're gonna give me brain damage or something!"
"Sorry! But I just got the sweetest note from Jeff. He likes me!! Do you know how long I've wanted him to like me!!??? Do you know anything? Like where he is?" she asked excitedly.
"I know nothing! He's gotta be here some where's though. Why don't you go looking for him? If he comes here I'll tell him you left to look for him," I said as she began to walk out the door.
"Oh, and Case, don't tell him that I like him. Let me do this alone. And don't tell him I went looking for him. If he comes by, tell him that I just left. Don't tell him why," she said. I shook my head and laughed. She left and I sat on the bench thinking of all the havoc I could reek with this. But I decided to be a good girl and do what I was told!
I rode back to the hotel with Shane and Matt. No one could find Trish or Jeff, but their stuff was gone and so was Jeff's rental car. I laughed as I thought of what they could be doing. I was the only one that knew about their situation and loved the power that I had. I walked to Shane's room with him and watched some t.v. while he worked on his laptop. I took some personal pictures of him, in his boxers, for the website that I was going to make as soon as I myself acquired a laptop. I was going to do that as soon as I got my next pay check Monday. Shane put his laptop away and I snuggled up beside him and fell asleep. He quietly turned the light and t.v. off and fell asleep as well.
We woke up the next morning and left early to get to New Haven, Connecticut. We got to my sister's house to give them passes to see the show that nite and went to WWE headquarters to pick up our checks. When we got to our hotel and I quickly went to see Shane for his laptop.
"Is that all I'm here for now? To use my laptop?" he asked trying to act hurt.
"Yes," I said seriously. He nudged me and handed me his computer.
I sat on the bed and got onto the dell website to order a laptop. I loaded it with everything I could possibly get and made sure that it was sent to the Hardy's house. Shane wrote out a check for me and I paid him the cash for it. We immediately sent it out and I would hopefully be receiving it in a couple weeks. By the time I'd be back in Cameron anyways. Around 5:00 we drove to the arena for our house show and braved the wild fans. After spending about and hour signing things and taking pictures we were in our locker rooms getting ready for the nite. I was going against Nidia again so it would be the same match as from Saturday nite. While I waited for everyone to finish with their matches I watched RAW. It was a good show. I got to see Jeff work his magic and Mark kick some ass. Although he lost, it was okay, because Brock was gonna be a Smackdown exclusive. So, he wouldn't be able to fight him for the belt anyways. Sucks to be Paul though. Since he won the match he was made the number one contender for the Undisputed Championship belt. Now, he'll never get the chance to have that belt.
The next morning we rode the short distance to Uncasville and prepared for Smackdown. Shane and I went to a mall and were instantly mobbed. That shopping excursion didn't last too long. We decided to just go to the arena do some light training...training for the next make-out session at the Olympics that is. We were eventually interrupted by Matt who wanted to go over some moves for our dark match against Jamie Noble and Nidia that nite. So I went with him and he taught me how to do Poetry in Motion. We would definitely be bringing that out on them during the match. We went over more double team moves, since I had never done anything with tag teams, but I was really enjoying having that extra person to help me out when I needed it and I wouldn't even be DQed.
"Hey, ya'll goin outside to sign autographs with us?" Shannon asked Matt and me. I looked at Matt and nodded.
"Yeah...sure, we'll be right there," Matt said as Shane and Shannon walked towards the exit. "What was that look for?"
"Well, I just stand there while you guys have fun with the fans....I don't have any. Why would I wanna go out there with you?" I asked as we rolled out of the ring.
"Casey, you're gonna get those fans. Trust me. You just haven't been on tv enough yet. Just being with the one and only Matt Hardy, isn't enough," he said as we grabbed a towel and water off the steps to the ring.
"Oh yes because you are the most important thing in the world. God! When did you become so egotistical? You're really starting to piss me off with this whole Mattitude deal and Version One! STOP already. When you're not in the ring, act like normal old loveable Matt Hardy!" I stormed off and out the door.
I found Shane taking a picture with some girl that was around 20 years old. She was beautiful. She long blonde hair, blue eyes, small frame, but athletic looking. She wore a pink halter top and low rise black flares. Her belly button was pierced and she had a butterfly tattooed on her stomach. She was the type of girl I was jealous of. She was the kind of girl that I wanted to be. I sighed and continued to look at her and Shane when I noticed she wasn't letting go of him. It was almost like she was glued to him. Then I saw her lick his cheek like some dog. I ran over as fast as I could and bumped into her casually.
"Shane, I need to talk you," I said stepping between the two.
"Um..excuse me. But who the hell do you think you are by hitting me and getting between us?" I heard her say in a ditzy blonde tone. I turned around and put on a little act.
"Oh my God! I'm sorry. Did I run into you??" I asked with a sweet tone. She glared at me and I smiled.
"Yes you did. Now, out of my way. I saw him first." That was the turning point. The straw that broke the camels back. My smile faded and I looked her in the eyes, although she towered over me in by about 4 inches.
"No. You didn't see him first. So back off!" I was starting to get really pissed and put my hands on my hips. She did the same and my accent changed into a New York one. "You better be backing off of Shane. If I ever catch ya licking his face again, you'll be dealing with me."
"I'm not afraid of you," she said with a pout.
"Do you know who I am?" I asked narrowing my eyes at her.
"No...do I care who you are? NOOOO I don't!!"
"I'm Mystic Angel. I'm also Casey. I happen to be dating a certain wrestler," I said as I casually took Shane's hand.
"Mystic Angel, huh? Is that supposed to impress me?" "Well it should!" Shane piped in. Her eyes grew wide as he wrapped his arms around my waist and held me tightly. "She's gonna be the best woman wrestler out there!"
"HUH?" she exclaimed as her jaw seemed to drop to the floor.
"That's right. She is Mystic Angel. She has been training with me, Jeff and Matt Hardy, Shannon Moore, and a bunch of other great wrestlers. She's not just your normal Diva. She's gonna be a flier. One of the best," Shane said continuing to compliment me.
"Well, then I don't understand why I can't give you a friendly lick every once in a while," she said licking her lips.
"You wanna know why? This is why." I grabbed Shane's face and pulled him into a hot passionate kiss. When we parted I smiled at Shane as he raised his eyebrows. We then both looked around us at the shocked, but happy fans.
"Fine. I'm sorry. I didn't know you were taken," the girl said as she moved on to an unsuspected John.
"I'm sorry about that," I whispered as people continued to stare at us.
"Sorry about what?" he asked as he grabbed my hand.
"About the kiss. I should have made sure that you wanted people to know." We walked towards the building. We showed the security guard our passes and walked inside.
"I do want people to know. Why would I want to hide that? I like dating you. Really, I do. I want everyone to know!" He smiled as we stood in front of the Diva's locker room.
"Seriously? It's okay for people to know about us? I mean, I know most famous people don't want their fans to know."
"Well, I'm not most famous people! And I think they have a right to know that I'm dating someone. They don't have to know if I'm fucking you or not." I rolled my eyes and laughed.
"That's such a romantic way to put it!"
"I know. Call me Mr. Suave." I laughed as he kissed me. He walked down the hall backwards, blowing me kisses as I walked into the room.
"Hey," Nidia said quietly. I looked at her as she wrapped her ankle.
"What's the matter?" I asked digging through my bag.
"You know that one irish whip you gave me where I bent my ankle?" I nodded and she continued. "Well, I twisted it."
"Oh man. Are you okay? Will you be able to wrestle tonite?" I asked with concern in my voice
"Unfortunately yes." She laughed as I glared at her. "Of course I may want to ask Jamie if I can fight Matt instead. I'm sure he's a lot easier than you!"
"I'm not that bad, am I?" I asked. She shot a look at me and I backed away.
"Bad? No. You're excellent. You're too good for most of us!! I use to be able to go out after a show. Ya know, party and whatever. Well, whenever I wrestle you, I have to go to the hotel and sleep. Do you know how long it's been since Jamie and I had sex???" I laughed as she threw an ace bandage at me.
"No, and I don't wanna know!" I said as I threw it back at her.
I grabbed my gear and changed. I wore a black Angel tank top tonite to show off my piercing. I met Matt behind the curtain and waited for the Hardy's theme to start. It started and I played Jeff's role.
"The following match is for one fall. Now entering the ring Matt Hardy and Mystic Angel!" I banged and grabbed my head like Jeff normally does. I ran down the ramp and slid into the ring after Matt. We stood on the posts and I did the gunz while he did his version one sign. We stood in the middle of the ring and bumped fists before Jamie's music started.
The match was started off by Matt and Jamie locking up. They switched control most of the match. Then Matt had Jamie down with a power bomb. Matt ran over to me as fast as possible and Jamie tagged in Nidia. She backed up into the post and put her hands in front of her face. I stood in front of her and laughed. She put her hands down and went to slap me, but I blocked the shot. I irish whipped her into the opposite corner and did a tornado DDT. She laid on her face and I went for the cover. Jamie ran in and slid into my head. I shook it off and stood up. I ran over to him and put him into a running bulldog. I stood over him just as Nidia preformed a neck breaker. I laid on the mat as she grabbed my head and began banging it on the mat. 'Typical Diva' I thought as I brought my leg up and kicked her in the back. She rolled off me and quickly stood up. I looked at Jamie, who was leaning against the post inside the ring for support, than at Matt. I gave him an evil grin and tagged him. We nodded at each other as he got down on his hands and knees in front of Jamie and ran and jumped off his back for the poetry in motion. Since Nidia was still the legal person, Matt had to tag me back in to get the win. I did a hip toss and rolled my ankle as we landed. I quickly grabbed it and winced in pain. Nidia got up and got the cover. "Case, are you okay," she whispered as the ref counted. I breathed heavily in pain as she got the three count. She got off me slowly and celebrated with Jamie in the normal fashion of making out. Matt rushed into the ring and kneeled down next to me.
"Case, are you alright?" he asked as the ref kneeled down as well.
"I hurt my ankle. Really badly." I closed my eyes and smelled a familiar smell and felt a familiar hand take mine. I opened my eyes and saw Shane next to me half dressed to wrestle. He had on his pants and boots, but no top. He propped me up against his knee and rubbed my shoulders.
"Kiddo, what happened?" Shane asked.
"I rolled my ankle doing that hip toss."
"Can you stand on it?" Matt asked.
"I don't think so. It really hurts."
"Okay. I'm going to stand you up. Put all your weight on your left foot and lean on Matt for support," Shane instructed. I nodded as he helped me up.
Matt stood next to me and wrapped his arm around my waist. I put my arm around his shoulders as he steadied me. I winced a little in pain and felt Shane pick me up. The ref and Matt parted the ropes so we could get out easier and he carried me up the ramp as the audience cheered and clapped. Shane carried me to first aid and set me down on a stretcher. He carefully took my boot and sock off as I cried out in pain.
One of the medics checked out my foot and ankle. He made little grunting noises and well, that's interesting sounds. It worried me a lot. I always had problems with my right foot; I've just never done anything this bad to it. Shane and Matt stayed by my side the whole time. Shane gripped my hand tightly, but comfortingly. The medic looked at me then at Matt and Shane. He began to talk to them like I wasn't in the room.
"Mr. Hardy, Mr. Helms. I really can't do anything for her here," he said.
"Um....hello? I am sitting right here. It's my foot. You can talk to me about all this," I said sliding myself up so that I was sitting.
"Yes, well. Like I said. I can't do anything for her here. I would suggest taking her to the hospital right now to get x-rays done. I have a feeling it's either badly sprained or it could even be broken. There is.."
"I'm not going to a hospital!!!" I yelled trying to get off of the stretcher. Shane grabbed my shoulders and pulled me back on to it.
"Casey, you need to go if it's broken," Matt said softly.
"I AM NOT GOING!!!" I said as my voice rose.
"Kiddo, please just go. I'm sure Nidia would go with you," Shane said.
"NO!!" I screamed. Tears began to roll down my cheek. Shane sat next to me and wrapped his arms around me. He rubbed my arms as I buried my head into his bare chest and cried. Shane looked at Matt and he just shrugged.
"What's the matter?" Shane asked in almost a whisper. He continued to comfort me as I cried.
"Shane Helms, you're on in 5," a tech said sticking his head in the room. He nodded as I lifted my head.
"Babe, I have to go. I'll be right back." I grabbed onto his waist and wouldn't let go. "Casey, please. I have a match right now."
"But I was supposed to walk out with you right now!" I let him go and wiped my face. He stood up and took a deep breath. I looked at him and carefully stood. He rushed to my side and steadied me. He looked at me and I smiled. "I'm going out there with you, like I'm supposed to."
"Case, this isn't a good idea," Matt said.
"I don't care Matt. I'm not going to the hospital and I need to go out with Shane. That's all there is to it!" I said as I began to hobble out the door. I stumbled and fell against the door. Shane ran up behind me and we walked out the door together. He stopped at his locker room to grab his mask, top, and cap. He quickly pulled them on as we walked quickly to the curtain. He straightened out his mask and gave me a concerned look.
"Case, you really shouldn't be doing this," he said.
"STAND BACK!!!! THERE'S A HURRICANE COMING THROUGH!!!"
"Shane, I'm goin and that's final." He shook his head as he walked onto the top of the ramp. I hobbled behind him and he did his stance.
"Now entering the ring weighing in at 215 lbs. From Smithfield, North Carolina, being accompanied by Mystic Angel, THE HURRICANE!!!" We walked down to the ring and I stood in his corner. He got into to the ring and got onto the posts. The crowd was wild for him. They even chanted for me at times. I would just turn to them, smile, and waved. I banged on the mat and riled the crowd up for him. He had the crowd's hearts the whole entire match. But most importantly, he had MY heart. I lost the end of the match. I stopped paying attention to it. My thoughts had overloaded my mind. It wasn't until I heard him calling my name that I realized the match was over and he had won.
"Case, what were you thinking about?" he asked as I raised his arm in victory in the middle of the ring.
"Nothing. My foot was just hurting so much that I lost track of everything else." He helped me out of the ring and up the ramp. When we got behind the curtain, I was in more pain than I had been before. It was like a knife was cutting through my ankle. "AAHHH!"
Shane whipped his head around at me as I started to fall. He caught me and held me up. "Baby, what's wrong?"
"Shane, my foot. It....It hurts so bad," I said between sobs. He picked me up in his arms and rushed my to the locker room as I cried. He sat me down on a bench as I curled myself into a ball. John walked into the room and rushed to my side. He was dripping with sweat as he wrapped an arm around me. I curled myself up against him as a shooting pain went through my foot. "AAAAAAHHH! Fuck me!!!"
John looked at Shane with a shocked look as he gathered his and my gear together. "Is she gonna be okay?"
"I don't know man. All I know is that I have to get her to a hospital," Shane said throwing the bags on his shoulder.
"NO! I'm not going. You can't get me to go," I said softly. Shane kneeled down in front of me and took my hands.
"Casey, if you don't go and it's broken, it could destroy your career as a wrestler. You have to go. I know hospitals aren't fun, but you'll be fine. I'll be with you the whole time," he kissed the back of my hand and put his jacket around me. "John could you tell Matt that we left for the closest hospital and to meet us there after his match?"
"Yeah of course." John removed his arms as Shane picked me up. I struggled and he put me gently on the floor.
"Shane, I'm not going."
"Baby, please. It's just gonna get worse."
"You don't understand. I HATE hospitals. More than you could even imagine."
"Hospitals aren't anything to be afraid of. Trust me, I've been in plenty and they're fine."
"Shane, no. You don't understand."
"What's so hard to understand about it? I know they're bad. I don't like to be in there too long myself. But you'll be perfectly fine."
"Shane, the last time I saw my grandfather was when he was almost dead in the fuckin hospital!" I screamed. Shane's eyes widened as I began to cry harder. He quickly wrapped his arms around me as I began to faint.
"I'm so sorry baby. I really am. It's gonna be fine. Trust me. I know that can be a horrible experience, but you have to go there. Please, just let me take you." He rubbed my back comfortingly as I nodded slowly.
He picked me up and carried me out of the arena and to his rental car. We drove to the hospital as fast as possible and parked in the emergency entrance parking lot. He carried me inside and sat me down on a chair in the waiting room. He walked up to nurse's desk and waited for one to show up. He cleared his throat a couple times to get someone's attention.
"Can I help you?" an elderly woman asked. She looked Shane up and down. She chuckled a little as she motioned for some of the other nurses to get a glimpse of Shane. Shane raised an eyebrow and looked down at himself. He gasped as he noticed that he was still wearing his Hurricane outfit.
"I'm a wrestler. The Hurricane?" The nurses shrugged and he rolled his eyes. "Anyways, my girlfriend is also a wrestler and she needs x-rays done on her ankle. We think it's either sprained or broken. Can she be seen right now?" he asked.
"She just needs to fill out some papers and we'll try and get her in as soon as possible. There is going to be about an hour wait for the x- rays. But a doctor should be able to see her very soon." The nurse gave Shane a bunch of papers on a clipboard and a pen. He thanked her and came back to me. I looked up at him as he handed me the papers.
"Thank you Shane. I'm sorry I was a pain in the ass about all this," I said softly.
"Shhhhh....It's okay. You're gonna be fine. And I'm not gonna leave your side. Just fill out the papers and we'll be out of here as soon as possible." He wrapped his arm around me as I read through the papers. I looked at him and began to laugh. "What?!"
"Um....Hurricane...I'm sure the vile villains won't be able to figure out your true identity here. I think you can loose the mask."
"Well citizen Casey, you can never be too sure about these things!" He started to laugh as he took the mask off. "Are you smiling??!"
"Possibly," I said softly. "Thanks for making me laugh. I really needed that right now." He put his arms around me as I started filling out the papers.
Shane handed in the paperwork about a half hour later. We sat together in the empty waiting room for a doctor. We watched the news on the little tv in the waiting room as he fell asleep. If it wasn't for the pain in my foot, I would have fallen asleep too.
"Casey Piniarski?" a female voice from behind us said.
"That's me," I said looking behind me. She sat next to me and shook my hand.
"I'm Dr. Lynn." I smiled as Shane woke up.
"What's goin on?" he asked groggily.
"Shane this is Dr. Lynn. This is my boyfriend Shane Helms." I noticed her looking at his outfit as they shook hands. "We're WWE wrestlers."
"That would explain a lot," she said with a laugh. "Anyways, lets get you into a room, and see what's goin on with your ankle."
I nodded as Shane helped me up. He put a guiding arm around my waist as we walked into an examination room. I sat on the bed as she took my shoe off. She looked over, touching it lightly. Shane held my hand the whole time. I answered her questions and after writing a few notes on her clipboard. She looked at me and smiled.
"Okay, well, I definitely think we need to get some x-rays. So, I'll make arrangements for that right now. You should be in there in about 5 minutes. I'll be right back." She walked out the door as Shane kissed my cheek.
"You're doing really good." I smiled as sat next to me on the bed.
"Thank you again for being here with me. I wouldn't be able to do this without you."
"Sure you could have. I'm just here in case you need me." The door opened and Dr. Lynn walked in.
"Okay, I'm gonna wheel you right in there. I'm sorry Mr. Helms, but you'll have to wait in the waiting room." Shane lifted me into a wheel chair and we all walked out together.
I turned around to see Shane watching me being rolled down the hall. 'Casey, you're fine. Nothing is gonna happen. Just chill out.' We walked into the x-ray room and I got set up. "Shane, man, is she okay?" Matt asked as he, John, Adam, Shannon, and Rey ran into the waiting room.
"She's in getting x-rays right now. I think she'll be fine though." He looked at all the people and smiled. "What are you all doing here?"
"We're here to support our girl!!" John exclaimed. They sat in the cushioned seats around Shane and waited.
"Mark is coming too. Assuming he didn't get lost. He was right behind us," Shannon said.
"Yeah, he's very worried about her. Ya know how he is. Plus they haven't seen each other today, so it'll be a good surprise for her too," Adam said.
"I'm glad ya'll are here. She'll be happy too. She was really freaking out about coming here," Shane said softly.
"Yeah, you should have seen here. It was like she was possessed or something," John said.
"Really? Why?" Matt asked.
"I guess the last time she saw her grandfather was in a hospital when he was near death," Shane explained.
"Oh man. That must have sucked. I wouldn't have wanted to come here either!" Rey said.
"What are ya'll doing here?" I asked as the Dr. Lynn wheeled me into the waiting room.
"We're here for you," Adam said giving me a hug. "How are you doing?"
"Alright. The pain in my ankle and foot has gone down completely. I hardly feel any," I said.
"I'll come and get you when the x-rays are done," Dr. Lynn said before walking over to the desk.
"Casey Piniarski?!" a deep voice asked. I whipped my head around to see a nurse pointing to my direction.
"Darlin!" Mark said running up to me.
"What are you doing here? How'd you know I was here?" I asked as he lifted me out of the wheel chair.
"Matt told me what happened and I rushed over here after Smackdown."
"What the hell were you doing at Smackdown?!"
"I'm on Smackdown now. I'll be with you again darling!" he said. My eyes widened as I squealed in excitement.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!!" I yelled.
"I wanted to surprise you tonite....but you had to go and hurt yourself." He chuckled as I looked at Shane.
"You know...they do have bathrooms here where you can change into some....citizen clothes!" I laughed.
"Wow, the pain really has gone away hasn't it?" John said.
"Yeah, it has. I bet I could even stand on it for awhile," I said as I started to stand.
"Well, let's not try it out, just yet," Matt said putting a brotherly hand on my arm. I smiled as I settled back into the seat.
"Casey, they're done. And it seems like you have quite the following!" Dr. Lynn said with a chuckle.
"Yeah, they're my family." I smiled as Matt held my hand.
"They're more than welcome to join you in the examination room, if they'd like to come," she said. They all nodded and followed us down the hall.
We walked into a room and Dr. Lynn explained the x-rays to me. I was completely confused until she said the magic words. "It's not broken." I sighed in relief as did everyone else. "It is however sprained. It's not a major sprain, but a sprain none the less. I would suggest to you to wrap it whenever doing anything physical. And since I know you are a WWE wrestler, I'm sure that's all the time. You may want to get a special brace for it. You can get them at any athletic store. Use anything that will stabilize your ankle. I can almost guarantee that it will break the next time you do something like this. Your ankle is very weak and fragile. You may also want to put ice on it every nite for a couple nites or more. It will be fairly swollen, so go home and raise it up with some ice attached to it." "Thank you so much," I said. She smiled and nodded.
"A nurse at the desk will take care of everything else. It was nice to meet you and take care. Wrestling is a dangerous career and can be life threatening. Just be careful out there. But I'm sure you've got all the protection you need right here with all these people." She smiled as she walked out of the room.
"Well, ready to get to our hotel?" Shane asked as he wheeled me over to the nurse's desk.
"More than you can ever imagine!" I exclaimed.