Wrestlemania 18 : 17-03-2002.
Valerie frowned as she looked at the entrance.She had been happily addressing the crowd when suddenly a very annoying song came over the speakers.
"Let the bodies hit the floor,let the bodies hit the floor..."
Stephanie McMahon came out looking very pleased with herself.Valerie snorted,crimped hair,manicured nails and her nose in the air.Typical rich girl,Valerie thought as Stephanie approached the ring.Stephanie stepped in and stood across from Valerie.
"I apologize for interrupting your little 'speech' but I got some things to say to you and you better listen up" Stephanie sneered.
The fans booed Stephanie but Valerie didn't say anything,she didn't even flinch as Stephanie began talking.
"I've been watching you for a couple of months now…and although I must admit that you are a beautiful young woman and that in many ways you are a compliment to us women…" Stephanie said.
The fans cheered Valerie and chanted her name.
"…there has been something about you that I find disturbing.Your mouth.Your big and loud mouth" Stephanie said.
"Well that's the pot calling the kettle black" J.R remarked.
"You've only been here for six months and already you have managed to annoy or insult every single superstar in the WWE company and I find it appalling" Stephanie said.
Valerie had been listening to Stephanie without interrupting her so far and now decided to retaliate.
"Appalling,Stephanie?" Valerie asked.
"That's right" Stephanie said.
"You wanna know what I find appalling?" Valerie asked.
Stephanie nodded in confidence.
"Animal cruelty..." Valerie said,referring to Lucy,Triple H's dog.
Stephanie's confident smiled disappeared and she looked shocked.
"Stealing,destruction of property" Valerie said,referring to Triple H's robe and his books and tapes.
Stephanie looked very nervous as she followed Valerie with her eyes.
"Your vocal cords" Valerie added nonchalantly.
"What?" the King said,half laughing.
"Even Hunter thinks so and he's married to you" Valerie said.
Stephanie finally snapped out of her shock,turned to Valerie and yelled:
"You know nothing of my marriage with Hunter"
"I know what he told me and god I feel sorry for him" Valerie said.
"I don't know what Triple H told you..." Stephanie screeched "...but don't you worry,I will deal with him soon enough"
"Really?.And how are you going to do that?.Are you gonna make him break down by just talking to him or will you go as far as taking your clothes off?" Valerie asked innocently.
Stephanie's face contorted in fury and she slapped Valerie straight in the face.Valerie slapped Stephanie back,sending her flying across the ring.Stephanie got up and ran at Valerie to attack her but all she got was a boot to the face.Chris Jericho came running out and stopped Valerie from attacking Stephanie any further by chasing Valerie off.Valerie walked up the ramp,deliberately sticking her nose in the air and went backstage. Once she got there she ran into her father.
"Joyful,what happened?.Why did you kick Stephanie in the face?" Taker asked.
"What do you mean why?.You saw what happened" Valerie said.
"Vince McMahon…" Taker started.
"…is nothing but a jerk-off and a loser and you are a hypocrite if you don't see that" Valerie spat.
"You're out of line young lady" Taker said.
Valerie took a deep breath and said:
"You're right,I am.I'm sorry"
"What are you going to do about Stephanie?" Taker asked.
"What is there to do?.She got what she deserved" Valerie said.
"Joyful…" Taker said.
"She's the one that came out during my microphone time,she's the one that insulted me for no reason at all and she's the one that slapped me.If she didn't wanna get hurt she shouldn't have come out.She challenged me the second she got into the ring and what you saw was the result" Valerie said.
Vince McMahon came into the hall and yelled at Valerie.
"What the hell is the matter with you?" Vince yelled.
"I'm fine Vince,why would there be anything the matter with me?" Valerie asked innocently.
"You kicked my daughter in the face?" Vince asked incredulously.
"You should be thanking me for that" Valerie said.
"What?" Vince yelled.
"I made her prettier" Valerie said.
The fans cheered and Vince got so angry he almost considered attacking her but he reconsidered knowing that the Undertaker would tear him apart before he could even push her.
"You listen you little…" Vince started.
"I don't owe anything to anyone,especially not to that whining little cow that you call your daughter" Valerie spat at Vince.
Vince McMahon swore as he walked away and Valerie just smirked.Her father shook his head.
"Now I know why they say a little bit of rich can cover up a whole lotta stupid" Valerie said.
Valerie walked away from her father,being cheered by the crowd.Valerie felt good when she arrived in her dressingroom.She had a four corner match against Lita,Trish and Jazz later on and true,it wasn't for the WWE Women's title,but it was a match and that was what she needed.She had alot of pent up frustration and she was gonna let it all out,that night.
Valerie stretched her arms and legs like she always did as she stood at the entrance.Soon after her music started and she walked out receiving a standing ovation from the crowd.
As Valerie approached the ring she was immediately attacked by Jazz,who felt she had a serious bone to pick with her.Jazz pulled Valerie to the ring by her hair and rolled her in.Jazz got in only to be kicked in the stomach and suplexed by Valerie.Lita helped Valerie take care of Jazz,only to be attacked by Trish from behind.
Valerie pulled Trish off of Lita and side walk slammed her.Lita got right on Trish and Valerie went back to Jazz. Jazz and Valerie proceeded to beat on eachother back and forth while Lita and Trish went at it on the outside. Jazz hit Valerie with the fisherman's buster and Valerie thought she was screwed,she could barely move.She heard some commotion around her but she couldn't quite make out what it all meant.
She didn't understand,why wasn't Jazz pinning her?.When she was able to sit up she looked beside her and saw Jazz laid out.Without questioning how,Valerie draped her arm over Jazz and the ref counted,1,2,3.Valerie got up and suddenly saw Paul Heyman standing in the middle of the ring.
"Heyman?" Valerie cried.
Valerie looked around and saw Lita,Trish and Jazz on the floor,all three of them were outcold.She looked at Heyman with fury in her eyes.Heyman was smiling and pointing behind Valerie.Valerie frowned and turned around,only to find herself face to chest with a very large,very muscular man.Valerie sucked her breath in as she realized that she was next.
"That's federation newcomer Brock Lesnar but why is he here now?.What is Heyman trying to prove?" J.R said.
"Get out of there Valerie" the King cried.
But Valerie couldn't move,she was nailed to the ground as she stared straight into the big man's icy blue eyes. Heyman went to Brock Lesnar's side and said:
"Brock,I want you to hurt her,I want you to cripple her"
Valerie could do nothing but slowly back away as Brock walked to her.She could see Paul Heyman grinning like a mad man and she braced herself for the inevitable.Brock cornered her and roughly grabbed her by the hair.Valerie squeezed her eyes shut as Brock pulled her to the center of the ring.
She expected the F5 but instead Brock grabbed her head and kissed her,roughly,unpassionately.Heyman couldn't believe it,he hadn't expected him to do that.Valerie was mortified,she tryed to push him away but he was too strong by far.
He let go of her head and pushed her into the corner without hurting her any further.He walked out of the ring along with Heyman.Valerie was left standing in the ring spitting and wiping her mouth with a disgusted look on her face as Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman walked up the ramp.
"What in the world just happened?" J.R asked in astonishment.
"Looks to me the Next Big Thing is playing a game with Valerie Calloway" Lawler said
"A game Paul Heyman obviously knows nothing about" J.R remarked.
Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar were at the top of the ramp.
"Brock,what are you doing?" Heyman asked.
"Don't worry,I know what I'm doing" Brock said grinning.
Jeff Hardy came storming out and tried to attack Lesnar but Matt was right behind him and he stopped him.
"Jeff no" Matt warned.
"You son of a bitch,you stay away from her,do you hear me?"
Brock just smirked and left along with Paul Heyman.Paul Heyman was confused but not unhappy.Brock was playing a game with the little redhead,a game Heyman couldn't wait to witness.Jeff in the mean time consoled Valerie who was confused and a bit freaked out.They went backstage and Valerie was very jumpy.
"Are you okay?" Jeff asked.
"No" Valerie said.
"Did he hurt you?" Jeff asked anger evident in his voice.
"No,I wish he had.That I would understand,but not this,he can't just kiss me like that.He doesn't have the right"
Jeff got angrier and angrier as he saw Valerie grow more and more upset.
"He's playing some kind of game with me and I can't take it,do you hear me?.I can't take it"
Jeff embraced Valerie and she sobbed into his shirt.
"Why me?" she choked out.
Jeff soothed her as she cried and after a while she managed to calm down.She wiped her tears and smiled.
"What?" Jeff asked with a slight smile.
Valerie reached out and touched his hair.It was purple and blue on one side and yellow and orange on the other.
"I like the colors,they look good on you" Valerie said softly.
Jeff smiled and closed his eyes as Valerie stroked his face.He stepped closer to her and gently put his arms around her waist,she put her arms around his neck and their lips almost touched when Taker came into the hallway.
"Joyful?"
Valerie let go of Jeff and jumped into her father's arms.Her father's embrace caused her to almost break down and cry again.
"Don't worry,he wont get away with it" Taker said.
"I know" Valerie said,breaking the hug.
She wiped her unshed tears out of her eyes before they could fall.She turned to Jeff and smiled shyly.
"I'm heading for my dressingroom,wanna come?"
Jeff smiled and nodded.Valerie smiled even broader,kissed her father on the cheek and walked past him to head for her dressingroom,Jeff followed her but before he past Taker,Taker said:
"You treat her right this time,ya hear me?"
"I will" Jeff assured him.
Jeff went to Valerie's dressingroom and found that she was already in the shower,he wanted to join her really badly but he didn't know if he should.When Valerie came out of the bathroom again,she was glowing.She smiled when she saw that Jeff had made himself at home.He was sitting on the sofa in front of the monitor.
Without a word Valerie sat down next to him and positioned herself in Jeff's arms,putting her head on his chest. That's how they watched the rest of the show,silently fixing what had been broken,loving eachother without words.
When Taker had won his match against Ric Flair,Valerie cheered only to be ashamed of herself afterwards. Her father had gone very far in his vendetta against Flair and although she knew it was none of her concern,it bothered her.She got up from Jeff's arms and said:
"I'm gonna go congratulate my father,I'll be right back"
She kissed Jeff on the lips without even thinking about it and left the room.Her father was halfway down the hall when she encountered him.She proudly looked at him.
"10-0" Valerie said.
"You were expecting something else?" Taker asked.
"Don't count Flair out,he's a great wrestler" Valerie said.
"But he lost nonetheless" Taker remarked.
Valerie nodded and smiled.She stopped smiling and said:
"You're bleeding"
Taker touched his forehead and said:
"It's no big deal"
Taker smiled and hugged his daughter.
"Are you okay now?"
"Yeah,Lesnar will pay though right?" Valerie asked.
"Count on it" Taker answered.
They walked next to eachother and after a while Valerie said:
"My Wrestlemania record is now 1-0"
Taker laughed and Valerie smiled.Things weren't perfect in Valerie's life but she felt hopeful that they soon would be.Brock Lesnar had to be dealt with and she would still have to tell RVD that they could never be together but she and her father were closer then ever and she and Jeff were back together.All in all,things were pretty good.
A/N : Please everybody,review,I need those reviews.