*Author's Note: To look at my disclaimer and all of that, go to the first chapter.*
On to the story!
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*Chapter Four – What?! Gathering at the Rock's House?!*
(Everyone starts to arrive at the Rock's house…what?!)
Meanwhile, Chris Jericho, with Matt Hardy, RVD, and Steph in tow, was trying to find a parking space in front of the Rock's house. "Damn, is he having some type of party that I don't even know of? Or is it a gathering?" he wondered aloud.
Steph sighed. "Probably."
RVD nudged Steph, who was sitting next to him in the backseat, and said, "I heard the Rock always throws some awesome parties." Matt smiled to himself. That he does, but he still doesn't know of me, he thought. He had been to quite a few of the Rock's parties last year.
Steph scowled. "I don't care about parties right now. I want to talk to my brother!"
Matt turned around and said, "You know what? I haven't seen my brother since I moved in. I should try to get in touch with him, too…and my dad."
"Your dad?" Chris chortled. "Why do you need to talk to your dad?"
"What's wrong with talking to your dad? Oh, right, I'm mad at mine." Steph muttered.
Matt's eyes narrowed. "What? I respect my dad. And I promised him last night that I would call him…but then again, I wasn't expecting on living with the Undertaker."
"Hahaha, that's Understandable." RVD giggled. "But it's all cool because you're rooming with R-V-D!"
Steph's eyes went wide. "Wait a minute, did you just say you're rooming with the Undertaker?" Chris closed his eyes as he stopped the car. Oh shit, here we go, he thought. Thank you, Matt. Thanks. No, really. I didn't want her to know that! "Chris?" Steph asked, her blue eyes wide with concern. "Chris?!"
He sighed and turned back to Steph. "Yes?"
She saw the fear in his eyes and said, "Is it true? You're rooming with the Undertaker?? As in, all of you?" Matt and RVD looked down at their feet.
Chris nodded silently. "Yes, Steph."
Steph had a fearful look on her face. "Oh my God." She had been scared of the Undertaker, ever since Shane had told her some of the things he had done to people on campus. But now, she was scared for her friends, for they had to live with him.
Matt noticed the look on Steph's face and said, "It's okay, don't worry about it. Really." Steph shook her head. "It's not okay. He can kill you all if he wanted to." RVD gulped. Killed? Uh, I'm too young to be killed by some evil man. Besides, I'm R-V-D, he thought.
Just then, Edge and Jeff Hardy, with an irate Bubba Ray Dudley, walked past the car. Matt's eyes went wide. "What the hell?!" Okay, the first thing I'm gonna do as soon as I walk in this house is ask why the hell my brother is here, he thought to himself. This is one of the last places I'd expect him to be!
Steph asked Chris, "Have any luck finding a parking space yet?!"
Chris looked over at his friend and smirked, "Not yet, Steph." He looked to a space right near the main drag. "This'll have to do. So we have to walk about 50 feet." He parked the car and motioned for everyone to get out. "Steph, you owe me big time."
Steph smiled at Chris sweetly and said, "I owe you nothing."
RVD opened the door for Steph. "Thanks, Rob."
"No problem." RVD told her as the three of them waited for Chris. Chris growled as he locked his door and shut it. Oh, you owe me plenty. I'm putting away my ego for you, he thought to himself as the four of them walked down the street. And Matt, I'm yelling at you when – and if – we get back to the apartment.
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Meanwhile, in the Rock's house, Shane McMahon was drinking a can of Pepsi. He was sitting on the couch, along with his best friend Booker T, who had a big bag of potato chips. They were watching "The Fast and the Furious," and Kane, Big Show, and Brock Lesnar were gathered around on the floor near them.
"Hey sucka, it's that part when Ja Rule is gonna hide in that buildin'!" Booker T said excitedly.
Shane's eyes went wide. "Man, I love this part!"
Kane laughed and said, "I like the car chase scene better."
Big Show looked at him weirdly and muttered, "Kane, my man…there's a lot of car chase scenes in this movie!"
Kane finally realized what he said and shrugged, as he stole the bag of chips from Shane.
"Damnit, Kane!!" he yelled.
Just then, Kevin Nash, who was in the kitchen, yelled, "Oh fuck!!"
With that, the Rock barged into the living room and yelled, "What the hell is up with you jabronis? I just looked out the window, and…and…" He sighed. Too many people over here. Again. Why am I so damn popular? I just don't get it, he thought to himself.
"And?" asked Shane.
"Just go over to the window and look for yourself." The Rock growled, motioning his friends to the window.
They didn't move, except for Brock. "Holy shit, look at all of those cars!" he exclaimed.
"When I told my friends to 'spread the word,' I didn't mean it like that!" the Rock yelled angrily.
Shane looked back at his friends, and then at the Rock. "What do you mean, 'spread the word?' We have no idea what you're talking about, Rocky." The Rock attempted to say something, then stopped. Who could've done this to me? It has to be someone that possibly can't stand me, he thought. But then again, who couldn't stand me??? I'm the Rock!!
The doorbell rang, and Kane offered to answer it.
"Go ahead." The Rock muttered as he dived onto the couch, making Shane and Booker T groan, for he had jumped on top of them. He was burying his face into a pillow.
Kevin came in and saw the Rock, and yelled, "Rocky! Stop acting like this! We'll find out who did this, okay? Just relax!" Kane opened the door, and his mouth went wide. It was a furious Bubba Ray Dudley, with two tall men, one with blue-green hair and one with long blonde hair.
"Hey," said Kane, trying to be on Bubba's good side, "What's up with you?"
Bubba Ray growled at Kane and pushed his way through the door. "Trust me, you guys, you have way more guests on their way, thanks to Rocky over here."
The Rock gave Bubba Ray a pleading look. "I'm sorry, man, but I know you won't believe me when I say it's not my fault this time."
"Oh really? Then who's is it, then?!" snarled Bubba Ray as he went over to the couch, and dragged the Rock into the kitchen, leaving Edge and Jeff Hardy standing at the door. Kevin followed Bubba Ray and the Rock. Edge and Jeff looked at each other and shrugged.
Edge said, "Hey dudes, where's your Playstation 2 at? We wanna play some Grand Theft Auto 3."
Jeff, who was next to him, nodded furiously. "Yeah, I wanna see if I can pick up some hoes!"
Booker T, who had claimed back his side of the couch, laughed at the comment and said, "I can help you find some real hoes!" But I don't know if you can get any with that blue hair, he thought.
Shane, who was on the other side of the couch, elbowed his friend in the ribs and said, "Booker!! Be nice, damnit!" He then looked at Edge and Jeff and motioned for them to come in. "Don't mind my friend here. He's nice only when he wants to be." Edge nodded as he scanned the living room. Big Show, Kane, and Brock were sharing a huge bag of potato chips. Every so often, Booker T would try to steal it from them. Several cans of Pepsi were scattered about on the table, next to the couch, and even on the floor. This seems to be the ultimate party place, he thought to himself. I can picture the beer cans and bags of chips everywhere. Hell yeah. Shane said to Edge and Jeff, "Come in, guys…I promise I don't bite. The rest of them…I don't know." Edge shut the door, and he and Jeff leaned against the wall.
"So…I'm Shane McMahon. That's Kane, Booker T, Brock Lesnar, and Big Show. And you two are?"
"I'm Adam Copeland. You can call me Edge. And this little guy over here" – he motioned to Jeff – "is Jeff Hardy." Big Show and Kane giggled. Jeff groaned and rolled his eyes. Dude, I'm far from little, he thought. Shane got up and shook each of their hands. Damnit, why is everyone all being rude? You're not supposed to rude to your guests, he thought.
"Nice to meet you two. You guys seniors? Juniors?"
"Actually, I'm a sophomore and he's a freshman." Edge told Shane.
Booker T's eyes went wide. This Edge guy is a sophomore? I've never seen him around campus though, he thought. "Hey sucka," he said to Edge, "is this your first year here or what?"
Edge replied, "It's my second year."
Booker T smiled. "It's mine, too."
Jeff was just standing there, feeling left out again, as usual. Brock noticed this and said, "Hey, Jeff…come on over here."
Jeff mouthed, "Me?" Brock nodded as he moved over. "So uh, what are you guys watching?" Jeff asked as Brock offered him some potato chips. He was a little uncomfortable, for everyone he had met up at his school was bigger than he was. And I won't be surprised if this guy kicks my ass by the end of the night, too, he thought to himself. Big Show was sitting next to Jeff, and he kept giving him weird looks. This kid has blue hair, he thought as he took some potato chips from Booker T, who growled. That's different. "Uh, Brock…why is he giving me weird looks?" Jeff asked, warily looking at Big Show.
Brock smiled. "He likes your hair color."
Jeff's eyes went wide. "He does?"
Brock nodded, taking a sip of his Pepsi. "Yeah…right, Show?" Big Show grinned cheesily. Jeff shuddered. Man, remind me to stay away from really big dudes, he thought.
"Damnit, Rocky, is there ever gonna be a cure for your popularity?! Probably not!" they all heard Bubba Ray yell from the kitchen.
Booker T winced. "Ow, that's gotta hurt, sucka."
Shane looked over at his friend and said, "I'll try to handle this. I'll be back." He jumped over Jeff and got up to go to the kitchen.
Edge, who was on the other side of the couch, was talking to Booker T about how they had never seen each other on campus before. "Dude! So you were in my psychology class last year!"
"Yeah, sucka!! It was at 9 in the morning on Wednesdays, wasn't it?"
Edge furrowed his brow. "Uh, I guess so…but damn, I totally didn't know you were in that class with me!"
Booker T laughed. "Man, sucka, you can't even remember what you did yesterday, can you?"
Edge nodded. "Yeah, I kind of have a short memory span."
Booker T shook his head. "That's not gonna do you any good while you're here, sucka. You gotta change that. Can you dig it?"
Edge shrugged. "I'll get by, thanks."
Just then, the doorbell rang. "Who is it now?!" Kevin growled from the kitchen.
"Never mind who it is, we're gonna settle this right now!" Bubba Ray yelled. Soon after, there was a big thump on the floor, followed by yells. Everyone blinked.
"Uh, Kevin doesn't sound too happy." Brock said.
"And neither does Bubba." Booker T nodded.
"I'm sure he'll calm down later on. He's probably drunk off his ass anyway." Kane said as he got up and answered the door. It was Chris Jericho, with Matt, Steph, and RVD.
Jeff looked at his brother from the couch and said, "Matt?!"
Matt yelled at his brother, "Jeff?! What the hell are you doing here?!"
Booker T looked from Jeff to Matt and back and said, "Wait a second. You two suckas are brothas?"
Matt nodded. "Not by choice."
"Well, they sure don't look alike." Big Show commented. Matt's eyes went wide at who made the comment. Big Show. Man oh man. He is bigger than I thought he would be, he thought to himself.
Chris nodded at Booker T. "Hey jackass."
Booker T nodded back, "Hey sucka. Who's the lady you got with ya?" Steph pouted, and Booker T said, "Just kidding, Steph."
"And the other guy?" added Kane. Steph hid behind Chris. She was quite shy, especially with all these new people around.
Just then, Shane was at the doorway. "Steph!" he smiled at his sister, running up to her and picking her up, which made her giggle. "Guys, this is my little sister, Steph."
"Hi." everyone said at once.
Shane put Steph down, pointed to Chris and said, "This is Chris Jericho…"
"The king of the world!" he added. Shane stared at Chris, and said, "And this is…uh…" He saw RVD and said, "Who are you again?"
"Me? I'm R-V-D!" RVD said with the hand motions.
Edge's eyes went wide. "Hey, that hand thing is pretty cool. Do it again!"
"Yeah!" added Jeff.
"I'm R-V-D!" RVD said again, with the hand motions.
Matt rolled his eyes. His little brother was entertained by the stupidest things. He made his way over to Jeff, and said, "Hey little bro, let's go outside and talk…NOW."
Jeff sniffed. "I don't wanna. I'm having fun here." Without a word, Matt picked Jeff up, hoisted him over his shoulder like a championship belt, and headed for the door. Booker T, Brock, RVD, Chris, and Kane were laughing, as Jeff was whining and kicking the hell out of his brother. "Damnit, Matty, put me down!!"
Edge said, "Hey, dude, listen to him. Put him down!"
Big Show turned to Edge and said, "It's cool, man. That's his brother."
Edge blinked and said, "Really? They don't look alike."
Booker T rolled his eyes at that comment. "He's in our grade too, sucka."
Edge looked at Booker T. "Really? I haven't seen him around much, either."
Booker T sighed. "You need to get out more."
Edge nodded. "Yeah, I do."
Matt turned to everyone else, with a wriggling Jeff on his shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, I'll be back in a few."
"Okay." Brock said, chomping on some more potato chips.
When Matt opened the door, he saw Stone Cold, Debra, Test, Terri, and Lance Storm standing there.
"Hey, Rocky, your people are here!" Kane yelled.
"Alright, the Rock will be out shortly!" the Rock yelled back weakly.
"No, you're not leaving until I completely beat your ass!" added Kevin as everyone heard a loud yell.
"Jesus, Kevin, that was my spleen!" The Rock whined. Everyone went silent for a minute, then went back to what they were doing.
Bubba Ray yelled, "I'm gonna get you, fucker!"
Lance and Test gave weird looks to Matt, who said, "It's okay, man. It's not what you think."
Stone Cold nodded as he held the door open for Matt and said, "I know. Do what you gotta do. Beating up siblings and other people is fun. What?!" Lance, Test, Terri, Stone Cold, and Debra went inside, leaving Matt and Jeff on the front porch.
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Lance looked around the living room, and saw Booker T, Kane, Edge, Chris Jericho, Brock, RVD, and Big Show on or near the couch, while Shane was talking to some girl in the corner. Hmmm, I wonder who the girl is, he thought.
Stone Cold walked in, and said, "What? Where is the Rock? What? I said where is the Rock??"
"The Rock's right here!" the Rock said, coming from the kitchen as he made his way over to Stone Cold. He was holding his stomach and limping around. Steph, who was talking to her brother Shane in the corner, turned around. Man, the Rock is HOT in person, she thought to herself. Shane shook his head at his sister. Damn, all she does is check out the guys…but she does nothing about it, he thought.
Kane got up from the couch and stretched. "I don't know about you guys, but I'm gonna head back to campus. Anyone willing to come with me?"
Big Show nodded. "I'll go. I need to go and pummel my roommates, bwahahahaha!" Edge, who was also on the couch, shuddered. Man, I hope I'm not that guy's roommate, ever, he thought. Big Show looked at Edge and said, "Nice meeting you, man. Hope to see you around."
"You too." Edge said uneasily. Geez, he's huge, he thought as he drank some Pepsi. No wonder Jeff was all scared to death. Edge looked around the living room, and found no sign of Jeff whatsoever. Speaking of which, where did he go?
Matt was pacing around on the front porch, his long curly black hair flowing carelessly. "Jeff. Tell me the truth. Why are you here?" Jeff pouted. His brother had embarrassed him enough by picking him up from the floor and dragging him around. Matt glared at his brother. "Well?" Big Show and Kane opened the door, which startled Jeff.
"He's…he's scary." Jeff mouthed to his brother, pointing to Big Show.
Kane said, "Bye guys. See you around."
"Later." Matt told them as he watched the two go to Kane's black Toyota Camry. After they left, Matt turned to his brother and said, "Well????"
Jeff said, "Some guy named Bubba Ray invited us over." Matt smiled. Bubba Ray was one of the first friends he had made up at WWE U his freshman year.
"Bubba Ray is awesome. How'd you run into him? Is he even around?"
"He's in a class with me and Edge." Jeff replied, fixing his blue hair. Matt's brown eyes went wide.
"Edge? Edge is here, too?" Jeff nodded, realizing that his brother possibly had no idea who Edge was. "Yeah, why? Do you have a problem with him or something?"
Matt shook his head. "Not really. It's just that he's…a little…messed up…"
Jeff stared at his brother. "How dare you call my friend messed up! Look at you!"
Matt put his hand up and sighed. "Okay, okay. I've had enough problems the past few days already. Don't add any more to the pile." Jeff blinked. The tone in his brother's voice worried him to no end. Something is definitely up, he thought. And I am going to find it out, too!
"Matt?" Matt was staring down the street. At the end of it, you could see the main drag. He was watching the cars go by. "Matt!" Jeff yelled. Damnit, Matt, answer me, he thought. I'm not leaving until I know what is up with you.
Matt turned to his little brother and said in an irritated way, "What?"
Jeff's green eyes were full of concern. "What's up with you, man? You normally don't yell at me. You normally don't…pick me up in front of people."
Matt smirked a little. "I'm afraid to tell you, because I know you'll tell Dad."
Jeff coughed. "It gotta be serious. That's it, isn't it? It's serious!"
Matt said, "Shhhh!! Be quiet, man. You never know who'll hear you in this neighborhood."
Jeff leaned against the black railing and said, "Matt…tell me…damnit…"
Matt said, "Don't tell Dad. In fact, don't tell anyone. I don't want it to get around."
Jeff shrugged and muttered, "Okay…"
Matt sighed loudly and said, "I'm rooming with the Undertaker." All Jeff could do was stare at him, his green eyes wide and his mouth open in shock. Holy shit, he thought. Matty's in trouble. "Okay. I'm going to call Dad now." Matt announced as he dug out his silver cell phone from his pocket. Jeff sighed. Yeah, Matty is definitely in trouble, he thought. Oh, man.
Back in the house, Chris Jericho was getting annoyed at Shane, who was monopolizing all of his sister Steph's attention.
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Shane asked his sister. The living room was pretty much cleared out, as mostly everyone went to the kitchen to eat some food and watch the fight going on between Kevin and Bubba Ray.
Steph looked at Chris and said, "Uh, Chris, can you kind of leave for a few? This is private."
Chris rolled his eyes and nodded. "Yeah, I guess so." Your brother is a huge asshole, anyhow, he thought as he made his way to the door. He then went outside…and ran into Matt and Jeff, of course.
"So…" Shane continued, "What's it about? Roommate problems?"
Steph grinned. "No, no, no. Molly and I get along great. Our other roommate hasn't shown up yet. Her name is Terri, I think."
Shane groaned. "Terri…oh God."
Steph looked at her brother, confused as hell. "What's wrong with her?"
"Steph, she's only the meanest girl at the university. I mean, bitch with a capital B." Funnily enough, Terri was in the kitchen with the others, but it was so loud that she didn't even know that the McMahon siblings were talking about her. Shane sat on the couch, and motioned for his sister to sit next to him.
Steph made a face as she sat down. "So I guess I won't be getting along with her."
Shane sighed. "Hardly."
Steph pouted. "I hate how everything is all perfect and shit and then it goes all downhill. Why does it do that?"
Shane hugged his sister and said, "It's called life. And yes, it's a battle." He paused. "But why did you all need to talk to me all of a sudden? I mean, Kevin really wanted to kill you this morning." Steph shuddered. I thought he forgot about me calling, she thought.
"He's gonna beat me up, isn't he?"
Shane shook his head. "Don't worry, I'll straighten it out with him. And he's taking out his aggression on Bubba Ray. But damnit, tell me what's up with you."
Steph sighed. "I think I like this one dude." Shane motioned for her to continue. "He's pretty cool to me."
Shane smiled. Ah, that's Steph, always going after guys, he thought. Steph always went after guys she hardly knew of. "Oh, Steph…it's your first few days here and you're already after a guy?" Not that I'm surprised, Shane thought.
Steph nodded. "Yeah, so? I think I have a chance with this one. Plus he treats me good and he does what I want him to do."
Shane laughed. "I think I know who you're talking about."
Steph glared at her brother and said, "Who?"
Shane shrugged. "Chris Jericho."
Steph whined. "Shane!!"
He laughed. "Steph, it's so obvious!! You know I don't like him. Why do you insist on hanging with him all of a sudden? Isn't there anyone else around?"
Steph pouted. "He's nice to me!"
Shane cackled, "Yeah, well I still don't like him. I really don't want you going after him." Damnit, Shane, don't do a damn thing or I'll be mad at you forever, she thought. "And besides, whenever you do find another guy, do something about it for once instead of wallowing in the shadows like you normally do." Shane muttered as he shifted on the couch. Steph growled. Sometimes I really hate you, Shane, she thought.
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Outside, Jeff and Chris were talking about pointless stuff, while Matt was on his cell phone. Chris found it hilarious that Matt and Jeff were brothers, as the others did before. They're so different, he thought as he watched Matt talk on his cell phone. Like night and day. Jeff would definitely be the day.
"Dad…yeah…hi. I'm sorry it took so long for me to get back to you." Matt said into his phone.
On the other line, his dad said, "It's okay, Matty. I understand how busy your schedule must be." Oh, if you only knew, Matt thought, tossing his black hair aside. "So how are things up there?" his father asked.
"They're alright. My roommates and I get along great." – he looked at Chris, who snickered – "And Jeff is adjusting to things just fine."
Mr. Hardy smiled. "That's my boy. Speaking of which, is Jeff around?"
Matt had to laugh. "Damn, dad, you must be psychic or something because Jeff is right here." He looked over at Jeff and motioned for him to talk as he handed it over.
"Hello?" Jeff asked.
"Hi, Jeffy. How is college going?" Jeff smiled. He was glad to hear his father's voice.
"It's okay, dad. I've met a few new friends already and no one has made fun of my blue hair except this one huge scary dude."
Mr. Hardy laughed. "Oh, Jeffy. You watch out for those huge scary dudes, okay?"
Jeff grinned evilly. "Don't worry, dad. I can take 'em down. BLAM!"
"Alright. Well, put Matty back on the phone. I love you, Jeffy. Take care." Mr. Hardy told his son.
"I love you too, dad. Bye." Jeff said as he handed the phone back to Matt.
"Matt?" Mr. Hardy asked his son.
"Yeah, dad?"
"Keep Jeffy away from the huge scary dudes."
Matt smiled. "Okay. I'm gonna get going, alright?"
"Okay, son. I love you. Be careful." Mr. Hardy said.
"Love you too, dad. Bye." Matt said as he hung up his phone.
Chris looked at Matt and shook his head. "Man, Matt. You're really a family guy, aren't you?"
Matt smiled as he looked over at Jeff, who was attempting to chase a lightning bug. "Yeah, you could say that."
In the kitchen, the Rock, Kevin Nash, Bubba Ray Dudley, and Stone Cold were settling their differences over a few beers, and attempting to plan the Friday night party at the same time. They had all finally quit beating up on each other, which was a good thing. Terri, Debra, Booker T, RVD, Edge, Lance Storm, and Test were watching the action unfold, as the four of them all got drunker by the minute.
"I'm sorry I yelled at you before, man." Kevin told Bubba Ray, patting him on the back.
"It's cool, man. I understand." Bubba Ray smiled, shoving some popcorn in his mouth.
The Rock took a swig of Budweiser and said, "Hey! Where did all the others go?"
"They're around somewhere." Stone Cold remarked, taking a swig of Budweiser and kissing Debra passionately.
Edge made a face, as did RVD. Edge winced. "Ewww, gross! She actually likes that?"
Booker T laughed. "Yeah, she digs that so much, sucka."
The Rock looked around at everyone and drawled, "Don't any of you want a beer?"
"Steveweiser. It's good shit. What?! I said it's good shit." Stone Cold giggled, taking another swig.
Edge and RVD looked at each other uneasily, and said, "Nah, we'll pass."
"I have an early class tomorrow, Rocky." Lance remarked.
Just then, Brock Lesnar walked in and said, "Hey you guys, I'm gonna play Grand Theft Auto 3. Does anyone want to join?" Booker T, Edge, and RVD made a beeline for the living room.
"There goes our audience." Bubba Ray drawled, making everyone else laugh.
Meanwhile, Matt, Jeff, and Chris came back into the house. Shane and Steph, who were talking, looked up. "Welcome back." Shane smiled as he got up from the couch. Edge, RVD, and Booker T dived right back onto it. "Damn, you guys, what are you doing now?" Shane asked, as Brock claimed the recliner.
"Grand Theft Auto 3. Want to join?" Jeff squealed with delight. Matt slapped his hand on his forehead. Damnit, now we're gonna be here all damn night, he thought as he claimed a spot on the floor. Jeff looked over at his brother and said, "Can we stay? Can we? Can we?"
Matt shrugged. "You didn't come with me, so I don't care. Just as long as you go to your classes tomorrow."
Edge said, "Oh yeah, he came with me."
Shane came in from the kitchen with huge bags of potato chips and tortilla chips, salsa, French onion dip, and several cans of Pepsi. "Here guys," said Shane, "Knock yourselves out."
"Awesome. Thanks, dude." Edge said, taking a can of Pepsi and opening the bag of tortilla chips. RVD grabbed the bag of potato chips and passed them to Booker T. Chris grabbed a can of Pepsi and sat down near Brock. Steph, who was leaning against the door, looked bored.
Shane came over and whispered, "Steph, what's wrong? You want to leave?" Chris saw Shane talking to his sister and rolled his eyes again. Damn, Shane, back off already, he thought as he took a swig of his Pepsi.
Steph looked down and said, "Yeah, I do. I'm bored, and I'm tired, and I want to leave."
"Alright." Shane told his sister. He looked at Chris, and motioned for him to come over. Great, thought Chris as he got up, what the hell does he want with me? "Chris, do you mind taking Steph back to campus?" Shane asked him. "If you don't want to, I'll gladly do it instead."
Chris thought for a moment. "Well, if I leave, that means that Matt and RVD have to come with me."
Matt said, "It's okay, we'll go back with Edge and Jeff."
Chris looked over at him and said, "Are you sure?"
RVD said, "I'm going back with you, dude. I have an early class tomorrow…it sucks, man."
Chris smiled. At least he loves me, he thought. I truly am the King of the World! "It's okay, Shane. I'll see you Friday." Chris smirked as he held the door open for RVD and Steph, who were all yelling their goodbyes. Shane nodded. "See ya." I can't stand you, he thought as he slammed the door shut.
Whenever Chris, RVD, and Steph got to campus, Chris dropped RVD off first. He looked at his watch. "Damn, it's already midnight." he said aloud to Steph, who was riding shotgun. She was curled up in the seat, ready to fall asleep.
Steph yawned. "Yeah. That's why I wanna go to bed. I have to be up for 9 tomorrow morning."
Chris sighed as he started the car. He remembered RVD's comment from before and said, "Yeah, early classes do suck." It was silent for a few minutes. He watched Steph's form in the moonlight. He didn't want to take his eyes off of her. God, she is too damn hot, he thought to himself as he drove to North Hall. "Steph?" Chris asked, breaking the silence.
She rolled over to the other side so she could look at him. "Yeah?" she asked sleepily. Nah, I'll wait til later, he thought to himself as he turned into the parking lot for North Hall. He pulled to the curb and Steph didn't move. Aw, she's about ready to fall asleep, he thought. Maybe I can carry her into her room? Chris tried to remember the rules for having visitors at North Hall. I think I'm allowed to be in there til 1, he thought. But I won't take too long. He parked the car, got out, and quietly shut his door. He walked over to Steph's side of the car, and gently opened the door. Then he saw how sleepy she was.
"Steph?" he whispered. Steph rolled over and looked at Chris.
"Yeah?" "Come on. You don't feel like walking, do you?"
Steph laughed. "No." I wonder what he's gonna do, she thought to herself. She gasped with surprise as Chris picked her up, shut the door with his foot, and walked up to the doors of North Hall. Man, this one is a keeper, she thought. I don't know if Shane will be too happy, but oh well.
Chris tried to open the door, and then he realized that he had to get someone to open the door for him. Luckily, Big Show was still around, so he held the door open for Chris. "Thanks, man."
"Anytime, man." Big Show told him, as he went back down the hall. He looked back at the two of them and smiled. Steph smiled to herself. Wow, this is so great. I'm being carried around by a guy that I actually like, she thought to herself as Chris made his way to the elevator. Chris pushed the buttons and the doors to the elevator closed. He thought, damn, she's like a little angel. When it got to the third floor, he walked down the hall and attempted to open the door to the girls' side with his foot.
"Which one is yours?" Chris asked as he walked slowly down the hall.
Steph looked up at him and said, "305." Chris stood in front of 305 and knocked gently. It was after midnight, of course, so people were possibly sleeping.
"No one's answering." Chris whispered.
"Open the door, then. It might be unlocked." Steph suggested. Chris did that, and the room was dark as hell. That's strange, thought Steph. I wonder where Molly is. Oh, there she is. She saw her hiding under her covers, out like a light. Chris gently put Steph on her bed and looked down at her. God, she's beautiful, he thought. "Chris?" Steph asked, pushing her hair out of her face, "Why are you looking at me like that?" Ever since he had met her the day before, he had wanted to be with her. He had wanted to claim her as his own and no one else's. It's now or never, he thought.
"Steph…I was wondering if…" Steph looked into Chris' blue eyes and thought of her brother's words. "Do something about it for once instead of wallowing in the shadows like you normally do." Shane's right. I need to make my own destiny, she thought as Chris watched her intently.
"Chris…" she whispered. "Yeah?" Steph wrapped her arms around him and pulled him to her. Chris grinned. Man, I know exactly what she is gonna do, he thought. Exactly. But I'm gonna beat her to it. And with that thought, Chris leaned closer and kissed Steph passionately, not caring about anything else in the world but that moment.
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End of Chapter Four…