Raw : 10-06-2002.

Taker sighed as he watched his daughter standing at ringside,she still wasn't in any shape to wrestle but she had insisted on being at ringside for Trish Stratus' match against Ivory.Taker was worried about his daughter's health,she said she was alright but he knew better.

It had been Valerie's birthday on the sixth and the Rock had managed to smuggle her into the building during Smackdown.Valerie had received tons of present from her friends and she loved all the attention she was getting,Taker had given Valerie a golden bracelet and a golden pendant and she wore both of them wherever she went just like he wore his eagle pendant wherever he went.

Taker smirked as he watched his daughter punch Ivory in the head.Trish went for the cover and scored the 1,2,3.Taker smirked,not because of Trish's win but because of what his daughter did,she packed quite a punch,he found that out first hand on several occasions.

***

Valerie smiled as she and Trish walked up the ramp,she didn't feel bad about interfering in the match,Ivory got what she deserved.Serves her right for being such a bitch.Valerie's smile faded as she saw the huge man approach her and Trish.The Big Show ignored Trish and went straight for Valerie.He grabbed Val by the neck,intent of reinjuring her and smirked.

"You're tenacious,I gotta hand you that" the Big Show said.

Valerie squeezed her eyes shut as she felt her feet come off the ground,she knew the Big Show was going to chokeslam her on the ramp and she knew it was going to hurt.Trish tried to stop the Big Show but he simply pushed her aside and turned his attention back to Valerie.

Suddenly Valerie felt herself falling backwards instead of down,she landed on something soft yet strong and her feet touched the ground again.She opened her eyes and looked straight into Jeff Hardy's eyes.He smiled at her and kissed the back of her hand.Valerie blinked as she suddenly found it very hard to breathe,she could vaguely hear the fans cheering.

"Jeff...I..." Valerie stammered.

"It's okay,you don't need to say anything" Jeff said softly.

Valerie stared into Jeff's eyes and felt her love for him flooding back,his hateful words tried to break through but all Valerie felt was love.

"Hardy" a harsh voice yelled.

Valerie turned away from Jeff and saw her father storming towards them.Valerie immediately placed herself in front of her father.Taker looked down and his scowl turned into a look of concern.He wrapped his huge arms around her and held her close.Valerie looked up at her father.

"Dad..." Valerie began,feeling the need to explain.

But Taker simply smiled and said:

"You didn't mean for this to happen,I know"

Valerie smiled back at her father and stepped into his embrace.Taker threw a thundering glance at Jeff Hardy, Taker hadn't forgotten about what Hardy had done and he would damn sure get him back for it,on the other hand if his daughter decided to get back with the boy he'd have to accept it.Taker grumbled inwardly as he comforted his daughter.

Raw : 17-06-2002.

Valerie angrily unwrapped the clothing in front of her as she listened to her father trying to talk some sense into her.He was sitting next to her,looking very worried.

"I know you've had fueds in the past but jesus Joyful,the Big Show?" Taker said.

"It wasn't my fault,he attacked me without reason" Valerie said.

"I hardly think so" Taker said.

"Ooh,you're on his side now,are you?" Valerie asked.

"Joyful…" Taker started.

"Maybe I should grow into a 7'2 foot,500 pound hairy,smelly and ugly beast and you'll be on my side again" Valerie snapped.

"This isn't about sides" Taker said.

"It obviously isn't because I haven't seen you on mine for a while" Valerie spat.

Taker sighed but smiled to himself.His head-strong and careless daughter was often causing him alot of stress.He worried about her safety all the time and he would die before he would see her get hurt.He recognized alot of himself in his daughter especially her temper.

"I've always been on your side,I just don't always condone what you do" Taker said.

Valerie wanted to say something and Taker could see in her eyes that it was something foul.

"Those are some colorful words you have in your mind there and I suggest you keep them at bay" Taker warned.

Valerie looked annoyed but she didn't say anything.

"All I'm saying is that you need to start being more careful.The Big Show isn't someone to mess with,not for someone your size" Taker said.

"Thank you for reminding me of that one more time" Valerie said.

"It's true,you may be 6 foot but you weigh less than 120 pounds and it's about time you start acting like it" Taker said.

Valerie looked at her father and said:

"You're just pissed off"

"What?" Taker said.

"You're pissed off because I'm dealing with the Big Show a whole lot better than you dealt with Maven" Valerie said.

The fans cheered and the Undertaker frowned.He got up and towered over her.

"What was that little lady?" Taker asked.

Valerie didn't have the nerve to say it again.

"You heard me" Valerie said.

"Do you have any idea how badly you're testing my patience right now?" Taker asked.

Valerie knew that this was not the time for smart remarks so she kept quiet.The Undertaker looked at his daughter,moved his face closer to hers and said:

"Be careful out there because one day,I'm not going to be there to help you out" Taker said.

Valerie stared at her father as he left.Paul Heyman approached her from behind and Valerie rolled her eyes.

"Oh my lord have mercy,that's all I need" Valerie said.

Heyman stood next to her and was about to say something when Valerie said:

"Earth is full.Go home"

The fans cheered,J.R and Lawler laughed and Heyman decided to ignore the remark.

"He's right you know.You shouldn't be risking that pretty little face against guys like the Big Show.You did get beat up pretty badly" Heyman said.

"And I suppose you could have done better" Valerie said,sarcastically.

"Well as a matter of fact,yes I could have" Heyman said confidently.

"And what would your strategy be than?.Are you gonna stink him into submission?.Or will you just bore him half to death?" Valerie asked,mockingly.

The fans cheered and Ross and Lawler laughed.

"Shoot off your mouth all you want,at least I'm not the one who's in for a whole lot of pain at the hands of the Big Show" Heyman said.

"I'd rather get hurt at the Big Show's hands then to have to listen to you for another second" Valerie said with a smile.

"Yeah that's right,smile,you wont be smiling anymore once the Big Show get's a hold of you" Heyman said.

"Thank you for pointing out the obvious one more time,Fuck Shit" Valerie spat.

The fans cheered loudly as Valerie smirked.

"You little bitch" Heyman spat.

Valerie smirked even broader and said:

"I am not a bitch,Heyman,I am the bitch.Now if you'll excuse me,I have better things to do than to stand around here listening to your verbal diarrhea"

The fans cheer again as Valerie walked away from Paul leaving him in anger.

"Verbal diarrhea" Lawler said laughing.

"She's a very intelligent young lady and an articulate one at that" J.R said.

Paul then leaves as well muttering something along the lines of:"I'll get you yet, Calloway".Valerie forced herself to calm down as she walked through the hallway,she had to be calm,she had a match to wrestle.Valerie smiled when she thought about her match,she wasn't suppose to have one since she wasn't fully recovered yet but she had managed to talk Vince McMahon,who had beaten Flair for the 100% ownership,into giving it to her.Vince didn't mind seeing her hurt so it hadn't been too hard.

Her father had given her the most trouble,he had insisted she'd call the match off but she had refused,calling upon her rights as an adult.It was a non-title match against Molly Holly,who had beaten Jazz for the title on the previous Raw and Valerie felt she had a point to prove,to Molly,to William Regal but more importantly to her fans.Valerie was astounding to find that she had more than a couple of fans,she had a whole arsenal of them and she loved it.

Valerie swallowed hard when she saw Jeff standing in the hall with his back towards her.She walked to him and stood behind him.

"Hey" she said.

Jeff turned around and smiled.

"Hey" he said softly.

"Getting ready for your match against Raven?" Valerie asked.

"Yeah" Jeff said.

"You kick his ass,okay?" Valerie said.

"I'd do anything for you" Jeff said.

"I'll be going now" Valerie quickly said.

Jeff smiled and said:

"Take care of yourself"

Valerie nodded and walked off.Jeff sighed,maybe there was hope.Valerie was confused,she knew she loved Jeff but she also knew she had feelings for Brock.Time,that's all I need,just time,Valerie thought,finding this thought immensely calming.Valerie went back to her lockerroom to watch Jeff's match and smiled as she watched Jeff pin Raven for the win.Raven had almost killed Valerie and it was good to see him lose but that wasn't the only reason she was smiling,Jeff had won and Valerie was glad.

***

Taker took on Matt Hardy in a non-title match.Taker dominated Matt during the match until Jeff interfered.Taker knocked Jeff down and went back to beating on Matt while behind him Jeff was taken down.Taker frowned when he heard the commotion behind him and turned around.

Taker's mouth dropped open when he saw Raven standing over Jeff,Raven was smirking at Taker and telling him to keep beating on Matt.

"Son of a..." Taker said.

Taker couldn't finish the sentence,the bile stung his throat as his anger took over him,reddening his vision and making him nauseous.Here was the man who had caused his little girl so much pain,so much anguish and he was smirking at him.

Taker gasped for air as the anger seeped through his veins and before he even knew what he was doing he rushed forward and clotheslined Raven.Taker yanked Raven off the mat and slammed him down in the Last Ride with all the force he could muster.No one messed with his daughter,no one.

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