"How ya doin Case?" Jeff asked as he walked me into the women's
locker room.
"Alright, I suppose. Thanks for walkin me in here. I'm still a little cautious about my mom," I said.
"No prob babe. Anything for you," Jeff said as he let out a deep sigh.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing, just thinking," he answered as he sat next to me.
"About what?" I questioned as I pulled out my baggy black cargos with MYSTIC written on the butt and Angel down the legs.
"About......" he paused to think for a bit before he continued. "About the two of us."
"What about us?" I asked pulling out a painted sports bra and black netted top.
"Have you ever wondered what it would be like if we......if we ever started dating?" he asked slowly. I dropped my clothes on the bench and stared down at them in shock. "Casey?" He put his hand on my arm lightly as a chill ran threw my body causing me to shake. "Are you alright? Do I need to get Nick?!"
"I'm fine, just chilly in here," I replied quietly.
"Case! We're up in 10 minutes!" Shannon yelled from the hall.
"I'll let you get ready. I'll see ya later." Jeff left the locker room and I let out a sigh of relief.
"Have I ever thought about us dating?" I asked myself. "Yeah Jeff. I have. Tons of times."
I began to change into my wrestling clothes and did my stretches. I was on a permanent alert because of being so close to my mom. I applied some glitter to my body, grabbed my belt, and met Shannon and Shane in the hallway.
"Are you ready for this?" Shannon asked me.
"Do I have a choice?" I laughed as "Halo" started. "I really need a new song!"
"No, it fits you perfectly," Shane whispered as we walked out of the curtain.
"The following match is scheduled for one fall and is an Intercontinental Championship match. Entering the ring first, the current champion and hometown hero! Being accompanied by the Hurricane and Shannon Moore, originally from Corinth, Maine, MYSTIC ANGEL!!" The response that I got once I entered the ring was amazing. Everyone was on their feet applauding as I saluted everyone from the posts. I smiled as I stood in the middle of the ring, waiting for my opponent. "And her opponent, from Winnipeg, Canada, Y2J....CHRIS JERICHO!" Jericho entered the ring to boos from the crowd before being hit with a Mystic Angel chant then onto a Team Extreme chant. It had to have been the best house show reaction we had ever gotten. Shannon, Shane, and I hit fists before they rolled out of the ring. I had a stare off with Jericho before we locked up. He pulled me into a headlock where I then pushed him into the ropes and we proceeded into a leap frog. I still had my back to him when he ran back at me and did a drop kick into my back. I landed on the mat, but quickly got to my feet and picked him up into a scoop slam. I stood back a bit and did a back flip onto him. I then pulled him up by his hair and delivered some chops to his chest. I went for one more chop when he caught my arm and threw it down to start his own set of chops. He pushed me into the turnbuckle where he had me held there. The ref split us up, so he began to walk away but turned right back around to deliver one mighty hard chop. I grabbed at my chest as he pulled me into a snap suplex. He went for the pin and only got a two count when I punched out. He sat on the mat and argued with the ref, which gave me time to stand and go for a shinning wizard. I went up top and did a 450 splash into a cover. Jericho kicked out on two so I pulled him up and whipped him into the ropes. On his return I jumped up and pulled him down in a hurracanrana. The crowd began to go wild as I climbed to the top and prepared to go for Halo's Twist, but I took too long and Jericho slammed his elbow into my back. He lifted me up and brought me onto the mat in a superplex. He went back towards the rope where he jumped off in a lion sault, but I had moved out of the way. I went back up for Halo's Twist and pulled it off. I quickly hooked the leg and listened as my music began to play. "Here is your winner!! Still Intercontinental Champion! MYSTIC ANGEL!!" Shannon handed me my belt as they raised my arms in the air. We waved to the crowd as we walked back through the curtain.
"Good match killer," Chris said rubbing his back with his hand.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"I think I just bruised my back on that superplex. Some ice should fix it," he replied kissing my sweaty cheek. "Ick! Go take a shower!"
"Yeah, you do the same!" I laughed as he ruffled my hair. I waved to him as he walked in the opposite direction to the men's locker rooms.
"How are you doing Case?" Stacy asked as she pulled her tank top over her head.
"Alright I suppose. I'm still freakin out a bit, but I haven't passed out again, so that's a plus," I smiled.
"Good! Keep it that way," she smiled as she headed out the door.
"Oh God, please don't let her show up here. Please! I'm begging you," I prayed.
"Do you think he's listening?" Jeff asked startling me a bit.
"I sure as hell hope so," I answered.
"The guys wanna know where you wanna go to dinner tonite. It's your choice," Jeff said quietly.
"Can we go to Friendly's?" I asked as I pulled out a pair of lounge pants and a Mystic Angel baby doll tee.
"I'm sure we could arrange that. Meet us in our locker room when you get done," Jeff said leaving me to shower.
I knocked on the door for the first time in a long time and was greeted by a towel wearing Rob. "You knocked!" he said gripping his chest as if he was shocked. I gave a chuckle as he let me enter the room. I sat on a bench to wait for Shan and Shannon to finish getting ready to leave. Jeff came over and sat next to me with a nervous smile.
"Are we ready to get some grub?" Shannon asked rubbing his stomach. I laughed at him and shouldered my bag as I followed them out of the locker room.
"Case, can we talk before we go in to eat?" Shane whispered to me as Jeff parked the car. I nodded and watched Shannon and Jeff get out.
"You two comin?" Jeff asked.
"We'll be in, in a bit. Just get us all a table," I said as I turned to Shane. "What did you want to talk about?"
"Well, when I saw you passed out today I was really upset and it made me think that if I don't act now, I may lose you forever. I love you Case. I can't deny that. You mean everything to me and for me not to have been there today when all that shit happened really upset me. I realize that I don't wanna be apart from you. What do you say we get back together and forget about this whole split deal?"
I stared directly into his brown eyes and shook my head sadly. "No Shane. I think you were right for us to break up. We fight way too much, we need a break. Maybe one day we can get back together, but for the time being I think it's for the best that we stay split up." I got out of the car as quickly as I could before he could respond and ran inside the restaurant. I slid into the booth next Jeff and smiled at them as Shane slowly trudged in.
"What happened out there?" Jeff whispered.
"I'll tell ya later," I whispered back as we began to order.
"Shane, is that who I think it is?" Shannon whispered to Shane as he looked out the window. Shane looked to where Shannon was and gasped, almost choking on his fries.
"What?" I asked with a smile.
"Nothing, never mind," Shane said quickly. I rolled my eyes at him and went back to my food. 'Casey's mom is here,' Shane mouthed to Jeff.
"What?" Jeff asked narrowing his eyebrows in confusion.
"Casey's mom is here," Shane muttered as he leaned over the table.
"Dude, I can't understand you," Jeff said as Shane kicked his shin under the table. Jeff jumped up with a yelp as he looked out the window. "Shit!"
"What?!" I asked. "Is everything okay?"
"Yeah, don't worry. I just nailed my leg on the table post," Jeff answered reaching down to rub his shin.
"Dude......" Shannon said as his voice cracked a little.
"Alright, I can't deal with this. What the hell is goin on?!" I exclaimed as everyone looked behind me.
"Casey, don't look. Cause if you don't see then it can't be real," Jeff said softly. I looked at him as I tilted my head to the side.
"Fuck, she's coming over here," Shane said through clenched teeth.
"Case, stay calm. Keep breathing in and out like you are now. Don't worry, everything will be fine," Jeff whispered to me.
"I thought I'd find you here." I jumped when I heard her speak. I began to shake uncontrollably. "Are you ready to come home now?!"
I looked up at her as Shane and Shannon stood up from the booth. "No, she's not," Shannon said bravely.
"Case, just get out of the booth and follow us," Shane said taking my hand gently in his. I nodded at him as I slowly stood. I didn't get very far because she pushed me back down in the booth, landing right on Jeff's lap. He held onto me tightly as she leaned on the table.
"Your father is not around to protect you tonite Case. You'll be leaving with me and I'm not going to take no for an answer.
She was right. Dad wasn't there. He had been there the other two times I needed him. Why wasn't he there now?! I began to panic as she grabbed both my arms tightly in her hands.
"You're hurting me," I said softly as I tried to break free from her grasp.
"Do you think I care?!" she yelled. "Do you know how much trouble you have caused me?!"
"Then why don't you just leave her alone. Forget about her," Jeff said continuing to hold onto my waist tightly.
She tightened her grip as much as possible and I winced as I felt the pain go through my arms. "Because she's my daughter and I have a right to be with her," she said harshly.
"She's an adult. Things change when you hit that adult age. You become your own person. You know longer have to live your life by your parents. You become who you want to be. And she has. Just leave her and us alone!" Shane demanded.
She became speechless as she let go of my wrists. I rubbed them gently and watched as she left. She picked up a rock and threw it at the ground as hard as possible before jumping in the car with who I assumed was my real dad.
"Are you okay?" Shannon asked.
"Yeah, thanks," I said quietly.
"Do you think that's last we'll see of her?" Jeff asked as I stood up off his lap.
"I hope. Cause I really don't think my body and emotions can handle another interaction," I said with a half-hearted laugh.
"You wanna go to the hotel?" Jeff asked. I gave him a nod as he wrapped his arm around my waist and lead me out to the car. Shane and Shannon paid for our meals and joined us shortly after.
"You've had one tough day, huh?" Shannon said.
"Yeah, I'd like to just go to sleep and forget this day ever happened," I said.
"I have no problems with that!" Shane said.
"So, what happened in the car with you and Shane?" Jeff asked as I walked out of the bathroom. He slid under the covers in his green and blue plaid boxers and I joined him, moving myself as close to him as possible.
"He wanted us to get back together," I said softly as I rested my head on the crook of his neck.
"And did you?" he asked rubbing my bare arm gently.
"If we were, don't you think I'd be in his bed right now?" I asked.
"True. So why aren't you?"
"I think this break up might do us some good. I guess deep down the fighting was hurting me too. Hopefully we can get back together soon," I said with sniffle.
"I'm sure you will. You two belong together," Jeff said with a yawn. His hand movements on my arm slowed and were almost at a complete stop.
"Ya know when you asked me if I ever thought about what would happen if you and I ever got together?" I asked.
"Uh-huh," he said distantly.
"Well, yeah, I have. Tons of times," I said quietly. His only response was the quiet snoring he gave. I sighed as I curled up to him as close as possible. He instinctively wrapped his other arm around me tightly and kissed the top of my head.
'You just couldn't have stayed awake for a little longer, could ya,' I thought to myself. 'I wanna tell you, but what if I'm only feeling like this cause I want to try to get over Shane? I don't want you to end up as my rebound boyfriend. It probably wouldn't work for us anyways. We're too close of friends. It could spoil our friendship and I don't ever want that to happen. That, most of all, would kill me. I guess I'll push whatever I may be feeling back and get on with my life.' I paused my thoughts and looked at him as he slept. I gently moved a strand of Bad Boy blue and Pillar Box red hair out of his face and smiled. 'You look so gorgeous when you sleep. So peaceful. But that's how you always are, aren't you? I wish I could be like that sometimes. Just be able to forget about the world around me and live my life how I want to. For a year now, I thought that's what I've been doing, but tonite made me think otherwise. I've been living my life in fear of my mom coming to take me away and making all of you take care of me. Well, that stops now. This is my life and I'm not gonna let her or anyone else interfere in it. I will live my life how I want to and not force you all to watch over me and protect me. I will help myself, I will protect myself. It'll all be on me. If I fuck up, it's my fault and no one else's. I'll fix my own mistakes. No one will have to help me with them. I promise you that! And I'm gonna do something I've been waiting to do since I met you Jeff Hardy. I'm goin to kiss you!' I leaned down and pressed my lips against his. He flinched a bit, but it felt like he was kissing me back. That kiss seemed to last forever. When I finally pulled back, his eyes were still closed and he continued to snore away. 'Oh well, it was worth a try.' I cuddled up against him once again and fell into a sound sleep.
A/N: HOLY SHIT!! Did Casey just kiss Jeff?! Tell me I did NOT just read that!! Lol Well, how'd ya'll love that little twist or whatever? I threw her mom in there because someone had said they wanted more interaction with the real family. How was THAT for interaction?! But will it be the last we hear from her? Maybe.....maybe not! Lol Anywho, I hope ya'll enjoyed the chapter. And I'll catch ya'll in the next chapter! LATA!!!
"Alright, I suppose. Thanks for walkin me in here. I'm still a little cautious about my mom," I said.
"No prob babe. Anything for you," Jeff said as he let out a deep sigh.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing, just thinking," he answered as he sat next to me.
"About what?" I questioned as I pulled out my baggy black cargos with MYSTIC written on the butt and Angel down the legs.
"About......" he paused to think for a bit before he continued. "About the two of us."
"What about us?" I asked pulling out a painted sports bra and black netted top.
"Have you ever wondered what it would be like if we......if we ever started dating?" he asked slowly. I dropped my clothes on the bench and stared down at them in shock. "Casey?" He put his hand on my arm lightly as a chill ran threw my body causing me to shake. "Are you alright? Do I need to get Nick?!"
"I'm fine, just chilly in here," I replied quietly.
"Case! We're up in 10 minutes!" Shannon yelled from the hall.
"I'll let you get ready. I'll see ya later." Jeff left the locker room and I let out a sigh of relief.
"Have I ever thought about us dating?" I asked myself. "Yeah Jeff. I have. Tons of times."
I began to change into my wrestling clothes and did my stretches. I was on a permanent alert because of being so close to my mom. I applied some glitter to my body, grabbed my belt, and met Shannon and Shane in the hallway.
"Are you ready for this?" Shannon asked me.
"Do I have a choice?" I laughed as "Halo" started. "I really need a new song!"
"No, it fits you perfectly," Shane whispered as we walked out of the curtain.
"The following match is scheduled for one fall and is an Intercontinental Championship match. Entering the ring first, the current champion and hometown hero! Being accompanied by the Hurricane and Shannon Moore, originally from Corinth, Maine, MYSTIC ANGEL!!" The response that I got once I entered the ring was amazing. Everyone was on their feet applauding as I saluted everyone from the posts. I smiled as I stood in the middle of the ring, waiting for my opponent. "And her opponent, from Winnipeg, Canada, Y2J....CHRIS JERICHO!" Jericho entered the ring to boos from the crowd before being hit with a Mystic Angel chant then onto a Team Extreme chant. It had to have been the best house show reaction we had ever gotten. Shannon, Shane, and I hit fists before they rolled out of the ring. I had a stare off with Jericho before we locked up. He pulled me into a headlock where I then pushed him into the ropes and we proceeded into a leap frog. I still had my back to him when he ran back at me and did a drop kick into my back. I landed on the mat, but quickly got to my feet and picked him up into a scoop slam. I stood back a bit and did a back flip onto him. I then pulled him up by his hair and delivered some chops to his chest. I went for one more chop when he caught my arm and threw it down to start his own set of chops. He pushed me into the turnbuckle where he had me held there. The ref split us up, so he began to walk away but turned right back around to deliver one mighty hard chop. I grabbed at my chest as he pulled me into a snap suplex. He went for the pin and only got a two count when I punched out. He sat on the mat and argued with the ref, which gave me time to stand and go for a shinning wizard. I went up top and did a 450 splash into a cover. Jericho kicked out on two so I pulled him up and whipped him into the ropes. On his return I jumped up and pulled him down in a hurracanrana. The crowd began to go wild as I climbed to the top and prepared to go for Halo's Twist, but I took too long and Jericho slammed his elbow into my back. He lifted me up and brought me onto the mat in a superplex. He went back towards the rope where he jumped off in a lion sault, but I had moved out of the way. I went back up for Halo's Twist and pulled it off. I quickly hooked the leg and listened as my music began to play. "Here is your winner!! Still Intercontinental Champion! MYSTIC ANGEL!!" Shannon handed me my belt as they raised my arms in the air. We waved to the crowd as we walked back through the curtain.
"Good match killer," Chris said rubbing his back with his hand.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"I think I just bruised my back on that superplex. Some ice should fix it," he replied kissing my sweaty cheek. "Ick! Go take a shower!"
"Yeah, you do the same!" I laughed as he ruffled my hair. I waved to him as he walked in the opposite direction to the men's locker rooms.
"How are you doing Case?" Stacy asked as she pulled her tank top over her head.
"Alright I suppose. I'm still freakin out a bit, but I haven't passed out again, so that's a plus," I smiled.
"Good! Keep it that way," she smiled as she headed out the door.
"Oh God, please don't let her show up here. Please! I'm begging you," I prayed.
"Do you think he's listening?" Jeff asked startling me a bit.
"I sure as hell hope so," I answered.
"The guys wanna know where you wanna go to dinner tonite. It's your choice," Jeff said quietly.
"Can we go to Friendly's?" I asked as I pulled out a pair of lounge pants and a Mystic Angel baby doll tee.
"I'm sure we could arrange that. Meet us in our locker room when you get done," Jeff said leaving me to shower.
I knocked on the door for the first time in a long time and was greeted by a towel wearing Rob. "You knocked!" he said gripping his chest as if he was shocked. I gave a chuckle as he let me enter the room. I sat on a bench to wait for Shan and Shannon to finish getting ready to leave. Jeff came over and sat next to me with a nervous smile.
"Are we ready to get some grub?" Shannon asked rubbing his stomach. I laughed at him and shouldered my bag as I followed them out of the locker room.
"Case, can we talk before we go in to eat?" Shane whispered to me as Jeff parked the car. I nodded and watched Shannon and Jeff get out.
"You two comin?" Jeff asked.
"We'll be in, in a bit. Just get us all a table," I said as I turned to Shane. "What did you want to talk about?"
"Well, when I saw you passed out today I was really upset and it made me think that if I don't act now, I may lose you forever. I love you Case. I can't deny that. You mean everything to me and for me not to have been there today when all that shit happened really upset me. I realize that I don't wanna be apart from you. What do you say we get back together and forget about this whole split deal?"
I stared directly into his brown eyes and shook my head sadly. "No Shane. I think you were right for us to break up. We fight way too much, we need a break. Maybe one day we can get back together, but for the time being I think it's for the best that we stay split up." I got out of the car as quickly as I could before he could respond and ran inside the restaurant. I slid into the booth next Jeff and smiled at them as Shane slowly trudged in.
"What happened out there?" Jeff whispered.
"I'll tell ya later," I whispered back as we began to order.
"Shane, is that who I think it is?" Shannon whispered to Shane as he looked out the window. Shane looked to where Shannon was and gasped, almost choking on his fries.
"What?" I asked with a smile.
"Nothing, never mind," Shane said quickly. I rolled my eyes at him and went back to my food. 'Casey's mom is here,' Shane mouthed to Jeff.
"What?" Jeff asked narrowing his eyebrows in confusion.
"Casey's mom is here," Shane muttered as he leaned over the table.
"Dude, I can't understand you," Jeff said as Shane kicked his shin under the table. Jeff jumped up with a yelp as he looked out the window. "Shit!"
"What?!" I asked. "Is everything okay?"
"Yeah, don't worry. I just nailed my leg on the table post," Jeff answered reaching down to rub his shin.
"Dude......" Shannon said as his voice cracked a little.
"Alright, I can't deal with this. What the hell is goin on?!" I exclaimed as everyone looked behind me.
"Casey, don't look. Cause if you don't see then it can't be real," Jeff said softly. I looked at him as I tilted my head to the side.
"Fuck, she's coming over here," Shane said through clenched teeth.
"Case, stay calm. Keep breathing in and out like you are now. Don't worry, everything will be fine," Jeff whispered to me.
"I thought I'd find you here." I jumped when I heard her speak. I began to shake uncontrollably. "Are you ready to come home now?!"
I looked up at her as Shane and Shannon stood up from the booth. "No, she's not," Shannon said bravely.
"Case, just get out of the booth and follow us," Shane said taking my hand gently in his. I nodded at him as I slowly stood. I didn't get very far because she pushed me back down in the booth, landing right on Jeff's lap. He held onto me tightly as she leaned on the table.
"Your father is not around to protect you tonite Case. You'll be leaving with me and I'm not going to take no for an answer.
She was right. Dad wasn't there. He had been there the other two times I needed him. Why wasn't he there now?! I began to panic as she grabbed both my arms tightly in her hands.
"You're hurting me," I said softly as I tried to break free from her grasp.
"Do you think I care?!" she yelled. "Do you know how much trouble you have caused me?!"
"Then why don't you just leave her alone. Forget about her," Jeff said continuing to hold onto my waist tightly.
She tightened her grip as much as possible and I winced as I felt the pain go through my arms. "Because she's my daughter and I have a right to be with her," she said harshly.
"She's an adult. Things change when you hit that adult age. You become your own person. You know longer have to live your life by your parents. You become who you want to be. And she has. Just leave her and us alone!" Shane demanded.
She became speechless as she let go of my wrists. I rubbed them gently and watched as she left. She picked up a rock and threw it at the ground as hard as possible before jumping in the car with who I assumed was my real dad.
"Are you okay?" Shannon asked.
"Yeah, thanks," I said quietly.
"Do you think that's last we'll see of her?" Jeff asked as I stood up off his lap.
"I hope. Cause I really don't think my body and emotions can handle another interaction," I said with a half-hearted laugh.
"You wanna go to the hotel?" Jeff asked. I gave him a nod as he wrapped his arm around my waist and lead me out to the car. Shane and Shannon paid for our meals and joined us shortly after.
"You've had one tough day, huh?" Shannon said.
"Yeah, I'd like to just go to sleep and forget this day ever happened," I said.
"I have no problems with that!" Shane said.
"So, what happened in the car with you and Shane?" Jeff asked as I walked out of the bathroom. He slid under the covers in his green and blue plaid boxers and I joined him, moving myself as close to him as possible.
"He wanted us to get back together," I said softly as I rested my head on the crook of his neck.
"And did you?" he asked rubbing my bare arm gently.
"If we were, don't you think I'd be in his bed right now?" I asked.
"True. So why aren't you?"
"I think this break up might do us some good. I guess deep down the fighting was hurting me too. Hopefully we can get back together soon," I said with sniffle.
"I'm sure you will. You two belong together," Jeff said with a yawn. His hand movements on my arm slowed and were almost at a complete stop.
"Ya know when you asked me if I ever thought about what would happen if you and I ever got together?" I asked.
"Uh-huh," he said distantly.
"Well, yeah, I have. Tons of times," I said quietly. His only response was the quiet snoring he gave. I sighed as I curled up to him as close as possible. He instinctively wrapped his other arm around me tightly and kissed the top of my head.
'You just couldn't have stayed awake for a little longer, could ya,' I thought to myself. 'I wanna tell you, but what if I'm only feeling like this cause I want to try to get over Shane? I don't want you to end up as my rebound boyfriend. It probably wouldn't work for us anyways. We're too close of friends. It could spoil our friendship and I don't ever want that to happen. That, most of all, would kill me. I guess I'll push whatever I may be feeling back and get on with my life.' I paused my thoughts and looked at him as he slept. I gently moved a strand of Bad Boy blue and Pillar Box red hair out of his face and smiled. 'You look so gorgeous when you sleep. So peaceful. But that's how you always are, aren't you? I wish I could be like that sometimes. Just be able to forget about the world around me and live my life how I want to. For a year now, I thought that's what I've been doing, but tonite made me think otherwise. I've been living my life in fear of my mom coming to take me away and making all of you take care of me. Well, that stops now. This is my life and I'm not gonna let her or anyone else interfere in it. I will live my life how I want to and not force you all to watch over me and protect me. I will help myself, I will protect myself. It'll all be on me. If I fuck up, it's my fault and no one else's. I'll fix my own mistakes. No one will have to help me with them. I promise you that! And I'm gonna do something I've been waiting to do since I met you Jeff Hardy. I'm goin to kiss you!' I leaned down and pressed my lips against his. He flinched a bit, but it felt like he was kissing me back. That kiss seemed to last forever. When I finally pulled back, his eyes were still closed and he continued to snore away. 'Oh well, it was worth a try.' I cuddled up against him once again and fell into a sound sleep.
A/N: HOLY SHIT!! Did Casey just kiss Jeff?! Tell me I did NOT just read that!! Lol Well, how'd ya'll love that little twist or whatever? I threw her mom in there because someone had said they wanted more interaction with the real family. How was THAT for interaction?! But will it be the last we hear from her? Maybe.....maybe not! Lol Anywho, I hope ya'll enjoyed the chapter. And I'll catch ya'll in the next chapter! LATA!!!