A/N: Believe it or not..Ben is actually like that. But he's the sweetest
in the world! Yes....I'm in love with him.....but the bastard has a
girlfriend! J/K He's a good guy and he would only say that to push my
buttons anyways. And it's true though. I even get pissed about it when
someone tells me it's fake..it's like, go to a show...really watch
it...you'll see it's not! Lol
A/N: Holy shit!! 100 reviews!!! I never thought I'd ever be up that high! Thank you all so much!!! You all deserve a cookie!! Lol But seriously, I love you all and thank you so much for all the positive feed back!
"I can't believe I'm having my first pay per view match tonite," I said excitedly as I laced up my boots.
"You totally deserve it!" Stacy said applying her makeup.
"Ready to have our interview?" Trish said placing the women's belt around her waist.
"Don't get too attached to that!" Victoria said grabbing a chair.
"The three of us walked out of the locker room together and down the hall. Victoria and I stood beside the cameraman and watched as Terri interviewed Trish.
"So Trish, tonites the big nite. Are you nervous at all? Your opponents are two new girls to the roster, but show a lot of promise," Terri said.
"No Terri, I'm not nervous. Yes, Angel is very talented and Victoria is, well, crazy!" Trish said with a laugh. "But seriously, these girls do have a shot at beating me but I plan on delivering 100% Stratusfaction!"
"You'll give anyone with balls 100% Stratusfaction! As long as you get higher in the business!" Victoria said.
"What do you mean?" Terri asked shoving the mic in Victoria's face. Victoria looked down at her and pushed the mic away before holding up the chair.
"Trish, tonite, not only will I have the belt, but that pretty little face of yours will be smashed!" Victoria said walking away. I walked up to Trish and Terri and looked at Victoria as she walked away.
"What a nut!" I said with a laugh.
"Angel, are you nervous at all? This is your first pay per view," Terri said.
"Terri, I'm goin into a hardcore match! This is where I belong! I'm not nervous at all," I said. "But Trish, I'm sorry about all those run ins. Really I am. I hope we can still be friends after I win the belt."
"Yeah Angel. I would love to still be friends, but there's one little problem with that. I'm keeping the belt!" Trish said.
"Fine, whatever. Just be careful and good luck!" I said shaking her hand. I walked away as Terri continued to interview Trish.
"Case, you're gonna rock out there," Matt said kissing my cheek.
"I hope so Matty," I smiled.
"Dad said he's taping it and will be cheering you on," Matt said as Jeff picked me up in his arms.
"You're gonna be great kiddo," Jeff said.
"I wish Mark and Shannon were here," I sighed.
"Who says I'm not?" a soft southern voice said from behind me. I turned around and wrapped my arms around the long haired blonde's neck.
"SHAN!" I exclaimed. "How was the wedding?"
"Great, I just wish ya'll could have been there," he said with a bright smile.
"I saw the picture on your website. Crystal looked beautiful," I said.
"She is beautiful!"
"CASEY!" Crystal yelled running towards me.
"Crystal! Congratulations!" I exclaimed as we embraced in a hug.
"Thanks! I just had to come with Shan to wish ya'll good luck," Crystal said.
"It's good to see you both!" I said with a smile.
"We loved the statue Jeff," Crystal said kissing his cheek.
"I'm glad!" he replied happily.
"Karen told me to tell you to call her. She'd love to go out with you," Crystal whispered in Jeff's ear.
"I'll have to do that," he whispered back.
"Casey, you're on in 5," a tech announced.
"Well, here I go!" I said nervously.
"You'll do fine," Matt said.
I smiled as everyone game a good luck hug. I walked down the hall and stood with the girls.
"Case!" Shane yelled running up to me.
"The following match is a three way hardcore match for the women's title. Now entering the ring, the current women's champion, TRISH STRATUS!" Trish walked down the ramp to her new music.
"What are you doing here?" I asked lifting my ladder.
"I wanted to walk out with you. I'll announce with JR and King," Shane replied as "Halo" started. I smiled and he helped me carry out the ladder.
"Now entering the ring from Cameron, North Carolina. Being accompanied to the ring by the Hurricane, MYSTIC ANGEL!" I held the ladder and kissed Shane before sliding into the ring.
"Oh great! Here comes psycho bitch," I said to Trish as Victoria walked down with her chair.
"Trish and I smiled at each other and double teamed Victoria. As Trish and Victoria fought it out on the outside of the ring, I set the ladder up inside the ring by the ropes. I climbed to the top and took them both out with the corkscrew moonsault. I quickly covered Trish and she kicked out on one. I got up and was nailed in the back with a chair shot by Victoria. I turned around and was drop kicked. Victoria picked me up by my hair and slammed me into the apron. I laid on the ground and Victoria went after Trish. Trish grabbed a trash can lid and hit Victoria's head. As Victoria wobbled, Trish slid her into the ring and threw a trash can in the ring. Trish got inside and was hit by the trash can. Victoria went for the cover, but I broke it at one. I folded the ladder up and moved it to the opposite side of the ring after whacking Victoria with it. I laid it on the mat and opened it. I jumped onto the ropes, jumped off onto the ladder in a springboard way, and did a flip onto Victoria. I called this Heaven's Light. She was laid out. Trish hit me with a standing clothesline. She grabbed the ladder and placed it on me. She came down on me with a leg drop and injured herself. She held her leg and Victoria delivered a couple kicks to her side. I slowly got up as Trish was whipped into the ropes. I held onto her arm and we clotheslined Victoria. I went onto the post and did Magic as Trish waited with a can lid in hand. I stood and was hit with it. I stood there dazed and was whipped into the corner. Trish used her forearm to hit me in the head. I pushed her away and jumped up to the second rope. I jumped off and brought her down in a tornado DDT. I threw Victoria out of the ring and nailed Trish with the trash can. I climbed up to the top of the post and pulled off Halo's Twist. I went for the cover and heard "Halo" sound throughout the arena. Shocked, I stood up and Shane was there to raise my hand. As I stood in the middle of the ring, I listened to the crow cheering and whistling. It was an amazing feeling.
"And here's your winner. The new WWE Women's Champion, MYSTIC ANGEL!" Shane handed me the belt and kissed my cheek.
"Congratulations champ!" he said happily. I smiled and held my belt up high. Blood lightly trickled down my face and all I cared about was showing off the belt. I got out of the ring and walked around it holding out my belt for the fans to touch. When I reached the ramp, Shane took my hand and we walked up the ramp.
"I've never been so happy!" I exclaimed examining my belt.
"Are you hurt at all? I mean besides the cut on your head," Shane asked concerned. I looked at him, smiling as Jeff lifted me in the air.
"That was great!" Jeff said.
"What the hell was that ladder move?!" Shannon asked excitedly.
"Are you okay?" Matt asked.
"Thanks Jeff. Shan that was Heaven's Light. Matty, I'm...well, I am injured. But that doesn't matter! I have a belt!" I exclaimed.
"What's hurt?" Shane asked.
"Well, it's my turn!" Jeff said kissing my cheek and walked away.
"Case, what's hurt?" Shane asked.
"Well, my chest from the ladder leg drop and my back from the chair shot. Nothing terrible," I explained not losing my smile.
"Let's get you to the trainers," Shane said grabbing my arm.
"No, I wanna watch Jeff's match," I said.
"You can watch it in there. Come on, please?" Shane asked giving me his puppy dog look.
I smiled and nodded as he pulled me into first aid. I laid on a stretcher and watched Jeff's match as the medic pried and prodded at me. My smile faded as I watched Jamal slam onto him. My eyes grew big as I threw my hands over my open mouth. My eyes watered as I stared at the screen.
"Is..Jeff....is....," I stuttered as Shane instantly put his arm around me.
"I'm sure he's fine. Don't worry, he's been through worse," Shane said trying to comfort me.
"I hope so," I said as the medic placed a bandage on my head.
"No serious damage done. But you will be in some pain from that leg drop. You'll be fine, just some bruising," the medic said. I nodded as we walked out of the room.
"Jeff, oh my God!" I said as I ran up to him. I wrapped my arms around him as he struggled to walk.
"I'm fine," he said painfully.
"No, you're not fine. I'll walk you to first aid," I said as I supported him.
"It's just some stomach pain. Partially my fault," he said as he sat on the stretcher.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I haven't eaten all day," he replied looking straight into my eyes.
"Jeff, I know more than most that doing that is not a good thing."
"Now what are you talking about?" he asked as the medic began to look him over.
"You never heard about that? Well, I went into a house show with nothing in my stomach. The last thing I ate was a spoon full of Matt's lasagna the nite before. So, I passed out during my match with John," I explained.
"That's not good. Case, you shouldn't do that," he said.
"And neither should you. Look, I don't want anything to happen to you. You mean too damn much to me," I said with a grin.
"Yeah, I have that affect on women!" he said with a cocky tone. Acting offended, I slapped his arm.
"Come on Hardy, let's get you some food," I said as he stood off the stretcher.
"No, you go spend time with Shane. I'm gonna leave early and go to bed," he said as we walked out of first aid.
"Are you sure? Promise me you'll get some food?" I said.
"I promise," he said kissing my cheek. I smiled and watched as he walked away. I sighed and wrapped my arms around myself as a chill ran down my spine.
"Are you okay, Case." I turned around and looked up into the blue eyes of Jay Reso.
"Nothing, what are you talking about?" I asked as he walked next to me down the hall.
"You just shook when Jeff kissed your cheek," he said.
"No, I didn't," I said with a smile.
He began to laugh as we came to a stop. I looked up at him and he put his hands on my shoulders. "Yeah, right. I just can't wait for the day when it all explodes! Really I can't!" He kissed my forehead and walked away. I shook my head and walked up behind Shane.
"Ready?" I asked.
"Yeah, are you?" he asked as he wrapped his arm around my waist.
"Can we go to a movie?" I asked readjusting my title belt.
"A movie? Now? But you have a match tomorrow. And you're injured. Shouldn't you be resting for it?" he asked.
"No, I'm not tired. PLEASE?" I asked with a pout.
"Fine, can we at least go shower first?" he asked as we walked to the car.
"No. If we stop at the hotel to shower, we'll never get to a movie."
"Fine, I can never say no to that face," he said kissing my lips. I smiled as he ran his fingers down my cheek.
"I'm so happy! I can't believe that I actually have the belt!" I said bringing it up to my lips. He chuckled a bit as we pulled into the parking lot of the movie theater.
"What are we seeing?" he asked holding my hand as we walked in the theater.
"Can we see The Ring?" I asked with a smile. He smiled and nodded as he paid for us to get in. We settled in the seats and I cuddled up close to him. He sipped the coke he had gotten and rubbed his hand up and down my back.
By the end of the movie I was officially scared out of my mind. We got back to the hotel and I was on alert the whole time. My smile had long faded and Shane had to literally put me to bed. I woke up the next morning attached to Shane. He didn't seem to mind, he had his arms wrapped tightly around me.
"Good morning, Angel," Shane said with his eyes still closed.
"Morning," I said kissing his forehead.
"Scary movie, huh?" he asked with a smile.
"Scary is an understatement," I said as he let me go and rolled on his back.
"I've never seen someone so scared of a movie before!" he said with a light laugh.
"Shut up!" I exclaimed getting up. I walked into the bathroom and took a much needed shower. I pulled on a pair of black low rise flares that I had decorated with glitter, paint, and shaped patches. On the butt of the jeans I had painted Angel on them and Mystic down the legs. I pulled on the tank that Jeff had created for me for the photo shoot and laced up a pair of combat boots. I pulled my hair into a high pony tail and walked out.
"You're look gets more strange and different as time goes on!" Shane said as he gelled his hair.
"But you love it," I said kissing his lips softly.
"You bet I do!" he laughed. "Did you read the line up for tonite?"
"No, who do I have tonite?" I asked excitedly.
"Stacy. For the belt. In a bra and panties match," he said softly.
"Excuse me? I don't believe I heard you correctly. Did you say bra and panties match?"
"Ummmm.....yeah," he said.
"What the fuck! I just had a hardcore match! And now they're putting me in this shit?! No, I won't do it. I said I would never do these kinds of matches and I mean it!" I stormed out of the room and ran down the stairs. I jumped into a cab and drove to the arena where I knew Vince would be having a staff meeting. I knocked on the door lightly and took a deep breath.
"Casey!" Steph said bringing me into a hug.
"Hey Steph. Is your father around?" I asked seriously.
"Yeah, right inside. Why? Is something wrong?" she asked.
"Yeah, there is. I have problem with the match tonite," I said.
"Okay, just give me a sec," she said walking away.
"Come in Casey," her father announced. I walked in and he pointed to a seat next to him. I sat in it and he smiled at me. "Congratulations on last nite's win."
"Thank you, Vince."
"Steph tells me you have a problem with your match tonite?" I nodded as he stood. "I think I know what it is. You don't want to be involved in a bra and panties match."
"Right. I mean, it's fine for some of the other girls, but it doesn't fit my character or my own personality. I said to myself from the very beginning that I would never do these kinds of matches. I'm better than this Vince!" I said.
"Yes, you are much better than this. But unfortunately, Stacy isn't. She needs something to do. And since you're the champion now, you need to do this match with her. Things will get better. I promise. These matches will be very limited for you," he said sitting back down.
"Daddy, are you sure you wanna do this? I mean, she is changing the minds of the men out there. Showing them that us women wrestlers are more than just good looks. We do have skill. Some more than the guys!" Steph said sitting on the other side of me.
"Steph, every Diva goes through one of these matches. Might as well have her do hers now!" Vince argued.
"I don't want there to be any problems. I'll take the match," I said quietly.
"Good. You'll be fine out there. Steph, why don't you go round up some of the girls to give Casey some pointers," Vince said with a smile.
"Yes Dad. Come on Case, we'll go find Trish and Stace," Steph said as we stood. I nodded and followed her out the door.
"Steph, I really don't wanna do this. I don't have the body for this! I just don't feel comfortable doing this!" I said as we walked towards the Diva's locker room.
"Girls, we have an issue. Casey is supposed to be in her first bra and panties match and hasn't a clue what to do," Steph said. Trish and Stacy looked up at us and smiled.
"Don't worry. We'll help. You already know the rules. You just have to worry about the clothes," Stacy said standing.
"And we can practice right now. Some of the guys are out there, but that'll get you used to all the fans!" Trish said putting her hand on my shoulder. I sighed as I sat down on the bench.
"Now, I'll be wearing black, short, shorts and a tank top. You should wear something fairly loose so they can be taken off easily. Like a tank top and something spandexy," Stacy said. I raised an eyebrow and shook my head.
"I am not wearing any spandex pants!" I said.
"Well, you could wear loose jeans, I suppose," Trish said.
"If I don't wear a belt, I won't be able to walk down to the ring! All my jeans are way too big!" I said with a laugh.
"What about shorts?" Stacy asked.
"I could wear a pair of netted basketball shorts," I said.
"Those would work! Do that and a shirt you don't mind getting ripped. It happens," Stacy said with a smile.
"Aight," I said.
"And wear pretty underwear!" Trish laughed. I smile and shook my head.
"Shane dropped off your stuff earlier, so dig for some clothes and we'll go practice," Stacy said. I nodded and pulled out a dark blue pair of shorts. I ran down the hall and borrowed a black wife beater from Jeff and changed. Stacy and I walked down to the ring with Steph and Trish following us. Rob, Booker, Jay, Chris, Lance, and Andrew were standing around the ring talking.
"Aight guys, we need to practice," I said.
"Go for it!" Booker said.
"We need to practice for a bra and panties match," Stacy said proudly.
"SWEET!" Paul said walking down the ramp.
"It's Casey's first one and she's not to comfortable with it all," Steph said.
"Don't worry Case! You got an awesome body!" Jay said putting his arm around my shoulders.
"Come on guys. Please, don't make fun of this," I said.
"Alright. We understand......go for it, but we wanna watch," Chris said with a smile as they all sat in metal chairs. I sighed as Stacy and I climbed into the ring.
"Casey, don't worry. The most that'll happen tonite is that your top will get ripped off. I'm gonna be the one losing!" Stacy said with a laugh.
I smiled and we locked up. After about an hour of having our clothes ripped off, we decided to stop and get into some real clothes so we could go out and sign autograph and do pictures. I got into the clothes I came to the arena in and walked out with Jeff, Shane, and Trish. I patted my belt proudly and walked down the line stopping at anyone that wanted to talk to me. Finally it was an hour to show time and we all needed to get ready. Jeff was still not 100% but insisted on goin out there anyways. I told Tommy to make sure that he didn't get too much time in because of his stomach problems. Tommy promised he would try to keep him out as much as he could.
"I just found out you're gonna be interviewed on Byte This!" Trish exclaimed running up to me in the hall as I pulled up my arm bands.
"Yeah, so?" I said.
"That's pretty big!" Trish said excitedly. I nodded and walked away. I sighed as I stood next to Shane, Stacy, and Andrew behind the curtain.
"You'll do fine out there! Don't worry," Shane said kissing my paint covered cheek.
"I just hope I don't get too nervous about having my top ripped off," I said.
"I'll be easy. Don't worry," Stacy said with a smile as "Legs" sounded. She and Andrew headed out there and into the ring. She grabbed a mic and began to speak. "Angel, you did a great job out here last nite. But that was your element. I believe it's about damn time for me to have that belt. So I'm challenging you to a bra and panties match for the women's title. That is, if you're woman enough!"
"Stacy, I'm more woman than you'll ever be!" I exclaimed as Shane and I walked out together. The crowd cheered as I throw the mic down and ripped off my belt. I handed it to Shane and ran to the ring.
I slid in and started delivering slaps to her chest. She back into the ropes and I whipped her into the opposite side. She came back and I put her into a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. I quickly ripped her shirt off and the crowd went nuts! She got up and started hitting me with the Diva slaps. She whipped me into the corner and pushed her foot up under my chin. The ref stopped her and she backed away as I grabbed my throat. She came back to me and whipped me into the opposite corner. I hit the post and she ripped Jeff's wife beater off me from behind. Again, the crowd went wild. I turned around and pushed her down. I bounced off the ropes and did a senton splash onto her. She slowly got up and I was ready with a dropkick. As she laid on the mat I climbed up the ropes and jumped off into a corkscrew. I quickly pulled her shorts down and won.
"Here's your winner and still women's champion, MYSTIC ANGEL!" Shane jumped into the ring and tried covering me with his cape. I laughed as we got out of the ring.
"Ya know, if you were gonna do that to my shirt I wouldn't have let you use it!" Jeff said walking up to me painfully.
"Jeff, go rest! You're in too much pain!" I laughed as I walked by. I walked into the Diva's locker room and stopped short.
"Hey Case, they were looking for you, so we had them come wait for you in here," Trish said.
"Mel, Matt, hi!" I said excitedly as they stood. I went to hug them and decided it was better that I didn't because of the sweat and paint.
"We just wanted to see you since you were in the state," Mel said. I smiled as she hugged me.
"You shouldn't have done that cause now you're covered in my sweat and paint," I laughed.
"That's okay. Nice job out there last nite. We were cheering you on the whole time," Mel said.
"Thanks, ya wanna see the belt?!" I asked excitedly. She nodded and I grabbed it from Shane. I handed it to Mel and she and Matt got a good look at it.
"Ready to see your nephew?" Matt asked walking to the bench.
"Of course!" Matt picked up my new nephew, Luke, and brought him to me. "I probably shouldn't hold him right now. But I will eventually!"
"True. But this is Luke Alexander," Matt said with a proud smile. I looked up at Shane and Trish and smiled.
"You guys, look, this is my nephew Luke!" I said as they gathered around.
"I know, we've met!" Trish said with a laugh.
I spent some time with Mel, Matt, and Luke. Around 11:00 we all headed out of the arena and boarded our planes to go home. I laid my head on Shane's shoulder and slept the whole way to Raleigh. When we got there, the sun still wasn't up and I was more tired then ever. Shane, Jeff, Amy, and I got into Shane's Chrysler and tiredly drove to Cameron. We arrived at the Hardy house and decided to just leave our stuff in the car. We walked in the house, past Gil, and to our rooms. Amy went into her's and Matt's room, Shane and I into my room, and Jeff crashed in the hall between our rooms.
A/N: Holy shit!! 100 reviews!!! I never thought I'd ever be up that high! Thank you all so much!!! You all deserve a cookie!! Lol But seriously, I love you all and thank you so much for all the positive feed back!
"I can't believe I'm having my first pay per view match tonite," I said excitedly as I laced up my boots.
"You totally deserve it!" Stacy said applying her makeup.
"Ready to have our interview?" Trish said placing the women's belt around her waist.
"Don't get too attached to that!" Victoria said grabbing a chair.
"The three of us walked out of the locker room together and down the hall. Victoria and I stood beside the cameraman and watched as Terri interviewed Trish.
"So Trish, tonites the big nite. Are you nervous at all? Your opponents are two new girls to the roster, but show a lot of promise," Terri said.
"No Terri, I'm not nervous. Yes, Angel is very talented and Victoria is, well, crazy!" Trish said with a laugh. "But seriously, these girls do have a shot at beating me but I plan on delivering 100% Stratusfaction!"
"You'll give anyone with balls 100% Stratusfaction! As long as you get higher in the business!" Victoria said.
"What do you mean?" Terri asked shoving the mic in Victoria's face. Victoria looked down at her and pushed the mic away before holding up the chair.
"Trish, tonite, not only will I have the belt, but that pretty little face of yours will be smashed!" Victoria said walking away. I walked up to Trish and Terri and looked at Victoria as she walked away.
"What a nut!" I said with a laugh.
"Angel, are you nervous at all? This is your first pay per view," Terri said.
"Terri, I'm goin into a hardcore match! This is where I belong! I'm not nervous at all," I said. "But Trish, I'm sorry about all those run ins. Really I am. I hope we can still be friends after I win the belt."
"Yeah Angel. I would love to still be friends, but there's one little problem with that. I'm keeping the belt!" Trish said.
"Fine, whatever. Just be careful and good luck!" I said shaking her hand. I walked away as Terri continued to interview Trish.
"Case, you're gonna rock out there," Matt said kissing my cheek.
"I hope so Matty," I smiled.
"Dad said he's taping it and will be cheering you on," Matt said as Jeff picked me up in his arms.
"You're gonna be great kiddo," Jeff said.
"I wish Mark and Shannon were here," I sighed.
"Who says I'm not?" a soft southern voice said from behind me. I turned around and wrapped my arms around the long haired blonde's neck.
"SHAN!" I exclaimed. "How was the wedding?"
"Great, I just wish ya'll could have been there," he said with a bright smile.
"I saw the picture on your website. Crystal looked beautiful," I said.
"She is beautiful!"
"CASEY!" Crystal yelled running towards me.
"Crystal! Congratulations!" I exclaimed as we embraced in a hug.
"Thanks! I just had to come with Shan to wish ya'll good luck," Crystal said.
"It's good to see you both!" I said with a smile.
"We loved the statue Jeff," Crystal said kissing his cheek.
"I'm glad!" he replied happily.
"Karen told me to tell you to call her. She'd love to go out with you," Crystal whispered in Jeff's ear.
"I'll have to do that," he whispered back.
"Casey, you're on in 5," a tech announced.
"Well, here I go!" I said nervously.
"You'll do fine," Matt said.
I smiled as everyone game a good luck hug. I walked down the hall and stood with the girls.
"Case!" Shane yelled running up to me.
"The following match is a three way hardcore match for the women's title. Now entering the ring, the current women's champion, TRISH STRATUS!" Trish walked down the ramp to her new music.
"What are you doing here?" I asked lifting my ladder.
"I wanted to walk out with you. I'll announce with JR and King," Shane replied as "Halo" started. I smiled and he helped me carry out the ladder.
"Now entering the ring from Cameron, North Carolina. Being accompanied to the ring by the Hurricane, MYSTIC ANGEL!" I held the ladder and kissed Shane before sliding into the ring.
"Oh great! Here comes psycho bitch," I said to Trish as Victoria walked down with her chair.
"Trish and I smiled at each other and double teamed Victoria. As Trish and Victoria fought it out on the outside of the ring, I set the ladder up inside the ring by the ropes. I climbed to the top and took them both out with the corkscrew moonsault. I quickly covered Trish and she kicked out on one. I got up and was nailed in the back with a chair shot by Victoria. I turned around and was drop kicked. Victoria picked me up by my hair and slammed me into the apron. I laid on the ground and Victoria went after Trish. Trish grabbed a trash can lid and hit Victoria's head. As Victoria wobbled, Trish slid her into the ring and threw a trash can in the ring. Trish got inside and was hit by the trash can. Victoria went for the cover, but I broke it at one. I folded the ladder up and moved it to the opposite side of the ring after whacking Victoria with it. I laid it on the mat and opened it. I jumped onto the ropes, jumped off onto the ladder in a springboard way, and did a flip onto Victoria. I called this Heaven's Light. She was laid out. Trish hit me with a standing clothesline. She grabbed the ladder and placed it on me. She came down on me with a leg drop and injured herself. She held her leg and Victoria delivered a couple kicks to her side. I slowly got up as Trish was whipped into the ropes. I held onto her arm and we clotheslined Victoria. I went onto the post and did Magic as Trish waited with a can lid in hand. I stood and was hit with it. I stood there dazed and was whipped into the corner. Trish used her forearm to hit me in the head. I pushed her away and jumped up to the second rope. I jumped off and brought her down in a tornado DDT. I threw Victoria out of the ring and nailed Trish with the trash can. I climbed up to the top of the post and pulled off Halo's Twist. I went for the cover and heard "Halo" sound throughout the arena. Shocked, I stood up and Shane was there to raise my hand. As I stood in the middle of the ring, I listened to the crow cheering and whistling. It was an amazing feeling.
"And here's your winner. The new WWE Women's Champion, MYSTIC ANGEL!" Shane handed me the belt and kissed my cheek.
"Congratulations champ!" he said happily. I smiled and held my belt up high. Blood lightly trickled down my face and all I cared about was showing off the belt. I got out of the ring and walked around it holding out my belt for the fans to touch. When I reached the ramp, Shane took my hand and we walked up the ramp.
"I've never been so happy!" I exclaimed examining my belt.
"Are you hurt at all? I mean besides the cut on your head," Shane asked concerned. I looked at him, smiling as Jeff lifted me in the air.
"That was great!" Jeff said.
"What the hell was that ladder move?!" Shannon asked excitedly.
"Are you okay?" Matt asked.
"Thanks Jeff. Shan that was Heaven's Light. Matty, I'm...well, I am injured. But that doesn't matter! I have a belt!" I exclaimed.
"What's hurt?" Shane asked.
"Well, it's my turn!" Jeff said kissing my cheek and walked away.
"Case, what's hurt?" Shane asked.
"Well, my chest from the ladder leg drop and my back from the chair shot. Nothing terrible," I explained not losing my smile.
"Let's get you to the trainers," Shane said grabbing my arm.
"No, I wanna watch Jeff's match," I said.
"You can watch it in there. Come on, please?" Shane asked giving me his puppy dog look.
I smiled and nodded as he pulled me into first aid. I laid on a stretcher and watched Jeff's match as the medic pried and prodded at me. My smile faded as I watched Jamal slam onto him. My eyes grew big as I threw my hands over my open mouth. My eyes watered as I stared at the screen.
"Is..Jeff....is....," I stuttered as Shane instantly put his arm around me.
"I'm sure he's fine. Don't worry, he's been through worse," Shane said trying to comfort me.
"I hope so," I said as the medic placed a bandage on my head.
"No serious damage done. But you will be in some pain from that leg drop. You'll be fine, just some bruising," the medic said. I nodded as we walked out of the room.
"Jeff, oh my God!" I said as I ran up to him. I wrapped my arms around him as he struggled to walk.
"I'm fine," he said painfully.
"No, you're not fine. I'll walk you to first aid," I said as I supported him.
"It's just some stomach pain. Partially my fault," he said as he sat on the stretcher.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I haven't eaten all day," he replied looking straight into my eyes.
"Jeff, I know more than most that doing that is not a good thing."
"Now what are you talking about?" he asked as the medic began to look him over.
"You never heard about that? Well, I went into a house show with nothing in my stomach. The last thing I ate was a spoon full of Matt's lasagna the nite before. So, I passed out during my match with John," I explained.
"That's not good. Case, you shouldn't do that," he said.
"And neither should you. Look, I don't want anything to happen to you. You mean too damn much to me," I said with a grin.
"Yeah, I have that affect on women!" he said with a cocky tone. Acting offended, I slapped his arm.
"Come on Hardy, let's get you some food," I said as he stood off the stretcher.
"No, you go spend time with Shane. I'm gonna leave early and go to bed," he said as we walked out of first aid.
"Are you sure? Promise me you'll get some food?" I said.
"I promise," he said kissing my cheek. I smiled and watched as he walked away. I sighed and wrapped my arms around myself as a chill ran down my spine.
"Are you okay, Case." I turned around and looked up into the blue eyes of Jay Reso.
"Nothing, what are you talking about?" I asked as he walked next to me down the hall.
"You just shook when Jeff kissed your cheek," he said.
"No, I didn't," I said with a smile.
He began to laugh as we came to a stop. I looked up at him and he put his hands on my shoulders. "Yeah, right. I just can't wait for the day when it all explodes! Really I can't!" He kissed my forehead and walked away. I shook my head and walked up behind Shane.
"Ready?" I asked.
"Yeah, are you?" he asked as he wrapped his arm around my waist.
"Can we go to a movie?" I asked readjusting my title belt.
"A movie? Now? But you have a match tomorrow. And you're injured. Shouldn't you be resting for it?" he asked.
"No, I'm not tired. PLEASE?" I asked with a pout.
"Fine, can we at least go shower first?" he asked as we walked to the car.
"No. If we stop at the hotel to shower, we'll never get to a movie."
"Fine, I can never say no to that face," he said kissing my lips. I smiled as he ran his fingers down my cheek.
"I'm so happy! I can't believe that I actually have the belt!" I said bringing it up to my lips. He chuckled a bit as we pulled into the parking lot of the movie theater.
"What are we seeing?" he asked holding my hand as we walked in the theater.
"Can we see The Ring?" I asked with a smile. He smiled and nodded as he paid for us to get in. We settled in the seats and I cuddled up close to him. He sipped the coke he had gotten and rubbed his hand up and down my back.
By the end of the movie I was officially scared out of my mind. We got back to the hotel and I was on alert the whole time. My smile had long faded and Shane had to literally put me to bed. I woke up the next morning attached to Shane. He didn't seem to mind, he had his arms wrapped tightly around me.
"Good morning, Angel," Shane said with his eyes still closed.
"Morning," I said kissing his forehead.
"Scary movie, huh?" he asked with a smile.
"Scary is an understatement," I said as he let me go and rolled on his back.
"I've never seen someone so scared of a movie before!" he said with a light laugh.
"Shut up!" I exclaimed getting up. I walked into the bathroom and took a much needed shower. I pulled on a pair of black low rise flares that I had decorated with glitter, paint, and shaped patches. On the butt of the jeans I had painted Angel on them and Mystic down the legs. I pulled on the tank that Jeff had created for me for the photo shoot and laced up a pair of combat boots. I pulled my hair into a high pony tail and walked out.
"You're look gets more strange and different as time goes on!" Shane said as he gelled his hair.
"But you love it," I said kissing his lips softly.
"You bet I do!" he laughed. "Did you read the line up for tonite?"
"No, who do I have tonite?" I asked excitedly.
"Stacy. For the belt. In a bra and panties match," he said softly.
"Excuse me? I don't believe I heard you correctly. Did you say bra and panties match?"
"Ummmm.....yeah," he said.
"What the fuck! I just had a hardcore match! And now they're putting me in this shit?! No, I won't do it. I said I would never do these kinds of matches and I mean it!" I stormed out of the room and ran down the stairs. I jumped into a cab and drove to the arena where I knew Vince would be having a staff meeting. I knocked on the door lightly and took a deep breath.
"Casey!" Steph said bringing me into a hug.
"Hey Steph. Is your father around?" I asked seriously.
"Yeah, right inside. Why? Is something wrong?" she asked.
"Yeah, there is. I have problem with the match tonite," I said.
"Okay, just give me a sec," she said walking away.
"Come in Casey," her father announced. I walked in and he pointed to a seat next to him. I sat in it and he smiled at me. "Congratulations on last nite's win."
"Thank you, Vince."
"Steph tells me you have a problem with your match tonite?" I nodded as he stood. "I think I know what it is. You don't want to be involved in a bra and panties match."
"Right. I mean, it's fine for some of the other girls, but it doesn't fit my character or my own personality. I said to myself from the very beginning that I would never do these kinds of matches. I'm better than this Vince!" I said.
"Yes, you are much better than this. But unfortunately, Stacy isn't. She needs something to do. And since you're the champion now, you need to do this match with her. Things will get better. I promise. These matches will be very limited for you," he said sitting back down.
"Daddy, are you sure you wanna do this? I mean, she is changing the minds of the men out there. Showing them that us women wrestlers are more than just good looks. We do have skill. Some more than the guys!" Steph said sitting on the other side of me.
"Steph, every Diva goes through one of these matches. Might as well have her do hers now!" Vince argued.
"I don't want there to be any problems. I'll take the match," I said quietly.
"Good. You'll be fine out there. Steph, why don't you go round up some of the girls to give Casey some pointers," Vince said with a smile.
"Yes Dad. Come on Case, we'll go find Trish and Stace," Steph said as we stood. I nodded and followed her out the door.
"Steph, I really don't wanna do this. I don't have the body for this! I just don't feel comfortable doing this!" I said as we walked towards the Diva's locker room.
"Girls, we have an issue. Casey is supposed to be in her first bra and panties match and hasn't a clue what to do," Steph said. Trish and Stacy looked up at us and smiled.
"Don't worry. We'll help. You already know the rules. You just have to worry about the clothes," Stacy said standing.
"And we can practice right now. Some of the guys are out there, but that'll get you used to all the fans!" Trish said putting her hand on my shoulder. I sighed as I sat down on the bench.
"Now, I'll be wearing black, short, shorts and a tank top. You should wear something fairly loose so they can be taken off easily. Like a tank top and something spandexy," Stacy said. I raised an eyebrow and shook my head.
"I am not wearing any spandex pants!" I said.
"Well, you could wear loose jeans, I suppose," Trish said.
"If I don't wear a belt, I won't be able to walk down to the ring! All my jeans are way too big!" I said with a laugh.
"What about shorts?" Stacy asked.
"I could wear a pair of netted basketball shorts," I said.
"Those would work! Do that and a shirt you don't mind getting ripped. It happens," Stacy said with a smile.
"Aight," I said.
"And wear pretty underwear!" Trish laughed. I smile and shook my head.
"Shane dropped off your stuff earlier, so dig for some clothes and we'll go practice," Stacy said. I nodded and pulled out a dark blue pair of shorts. I ran down the hall and borrowed a black wife beater from Jeff and changed. Stacy and I walked down to the ring with Steph and Trish following us. Rob, Booker, Jay, Chris, Lance, and Andrew were standing around the ring talking.
"Aight guys, we need to practice," I said.
"Go for it!" Booker said.
"We need to practice for a bra and panties match," Stacy said proudly.
"SWEET!" Paul said walking down the ramp.
"It's Casey's first one and she's not to comfortable with it all," Steph said.
"Don't worry Case! You got an awesome body!" Jay said putting his arm around my shoulders.
"Come on guys. Please, don't make fun of this," I said.
"Alright. We understand......go for it, but we wanna watch," Chris said with a smile as they all sat in metal chairs. I sighed as Stacy and I climbed into the ring.
"Casey, don't worry. The most that'll happen tonite is that your top will get ripped off. I'm gonna be the one losing!" Stacy said with a laugh.
I smiled and we locked up. After about an hour of having our clothes ripped off, we decided to stop and get into some real clothes so we could go out and sign autograph and do pictures. I got into the clothes I came to the arena in and walked out with Jeff, Shane, and Trish. I patted my belt proudly and walked down the line stopping at anyone that wanted to talk to me. Finally it was an hour to show time and we all needed to get ready. Jeff was still not 100% but insisted on goin out there anyways. I told Tommy to make sure that he didn't get too much time in because of his stomach problems. Tommy promised he would try to keep him out as much as he could.
"I just found out you're gonna be interviewed on Byte This!" Trish exclaimed running up to me in the hall as I pulled up my arm bands.
"Yeah, so?" I said.
"That's pretty big!" Trish said excitedly. I nodded and walked away. I sighed as I stood next to Shane, Stacy, and Andrew behind the curtain.
"You'll do fine out there! Don't worry," Shane said kissing my paint covered cheek.
"I just hope I don't get too nervous about having my top ripped off," I said.
"I'll be easy. Don't worry," Stacy said with a smile as "Legs" sounded. She and Andrew headed out there and into the ring. She grabbed a mic and began to speak. "Angel, you did a great job out here last nite. But that was your element. I believe it's about damn time for me to have that belt. So I'm challenging you to a bra and panties match for the women's title. That is, if you're woman enough!"
"Stacy, I'm more woman than you'll ever be!" I exclaimed as Shane and I walked out together. The crowd cheered as I throw the mic down and ripped off my belt. I handed it to Shane and ran to the ring.
I slid in and started delivering slaps to her chest. She back into the ropes and I whipped her into the opposite side. She came back and I put her into a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. I quickly ripped her shirt off and the crowd went nuts! She got up and started hitting me with the Diva slaps. She whipped me into the corner and pushed her foot up under my chin. The ref stopped her and she backed away as I grabbed my throat. She came back to me and whipped me into the opposite corner. I hit the post and she ripped Jeff's wife beater off me from behind. Again, the crowd went wild. I turned around and pushed her down. I bounced off the ropes and did a senton splash onto her. She slowly got up and I was ready with a dropkick. As she laid on the mat I climbed up the ropes and jumped off into a corkscrew. I quickly pulled her shorts down and won.
"Here's your winner and still women's champion, MYSTIC ANGEL!" Shane jumped into the ring and tried covering me with his cape. I laughed as we got out of the ring.
"Ya know, if you were gonna do that to my shirt I wouldn't have let you use it!" Jeff said walking up to me painfully.
"Jeff, go rest! You're in too much pain!" I laughed as I walked by. I walked into the Diva's locker room and stopped short.
"Hey Case, they were looking for you, so we had them come wait for you in here," Trish said.
"Mel, Matt, hi!" I said excitedly as they stood. I went to hug them and decided it was better that I didn't because of the sweat and paint.
"We just wanted to see you since you were in the state," Mel said. I smiled as she hugged me.
"You shouldn't have done that cause now you're covered in my sweat and paint," I laughed.
"That's okay. Nice job out there last nite. We were cheering you on the whole time," Mel said.
"Thanks, ya wanna see the belt?!" I asked excitedly. She nodded and I grabbed it from Shane. I handed it to Mel and she and Matt got a good look at it.
"Ready to see your nephew?" Matt asked walking to the bench.
"Of course!" Matt picked up my new nephew, Luke, and brought him to me. "I probably shouldn't hold him right now. But I will eventually!"
"True. But this is Luke Alexander," Matt said with a proud smile. I looked up at Shane and Trish and smiled.
"You guys, look, this is my nephew Luke!" I said as they gathered around.
"I know, we've met!" Trish said with a laugh.
I spent some time with Mel, Matt, and Luke. Around 11:00 we all headed out of the arena and boarded our planes to go home. I laid my head on Shane's shoulder and slept the whole way to Raleigh. When we got there, the sun still wasn't up and I was more tired then ever. Shane, Jeff, Amy, and I got into Shane's Chrysler and tiredly drove to Cameron. We arrived at the Hardy house and decided to just leave our stuff in the car. We walked in the house, past Gil, and to our rooms. Amy went into her's and Matt's room, Shane and I into my room, and Jeff crashed in the hall between our rooms.