Disclaimer: I do not own any of the WWE superstars listed in this story. I
own the lead character and that is Aurora Rivers. Everyone else is purely
in it for fanatical fan purposes, and I do not want to be sued. The
characters are owned by the WWE and the personalities are owned by the men
and women themselves.
A/N: I didn't tell you the name of Matt's new theme song at the end of the last chapter, so I'm going to do it now. It was Pearl Jam - Nothing as It Seems. I know Matt is a Pearl Jam fan, and this song, if you listen to it, slow and stuff and then getting heavier, it just seemed to fit my vision of the Matt Hardy package. Also thank you for all the reviews on the match chapter, and letting me know it didn't suck that bad. It's a good feeling. But never fear the new champion is here.
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As she made her way to the back there was a ton of people standing around ready to congratulate her. She was a little taken aback by all of this at first and although she was happy she won the match and now had the title, it still felt a little awkward for her. She came from the independents where if you got lucky enough to win the match that was the pay off and now here, to have adoration from all of these people, it was overwhelming for her.
"Good job girl! I know you had it in you!" Brock said pulling her into a huge bear hug. They had become good friends after the sex incident or lack of sex incident as the case may be, and him being right there ready to shower her with love, well it was an awesome feeling, and she couldn't ask for a better friend.
"Yeah, was there ever any doubt I would kick his ass? I mean come on look at me!" Aurora said trying to keep a straight face. That was when she saw Matt come back through the curtain with Shannon.
She looked toward him and noticed he wasn't paying any attention to her, and he just kept on walking. She didn't want to admit it, but him doing that just near broke her heart. This was one of the fears he had spoken to her about, and one of the ones she'd been worried about in her head before the match, and now here it was becoming a reality.
"What's with the worried look Rory?"
Aurora turned around and saw Brock had walked away after the hug and everyone was filing back to their locker rooms to get ready for their matches that night. The only one left standing was Jeff.
"He just ignored me Jeff. What kind of look is I supposed to have right now?"
"I'm sure it's nothing. He gets like that after every match. He just needs some time to cool off and to get over that his new girlfriend kicked his ass that's all."
"I hope that's all it is."
"I'll go talk to him alright? You just go get cleaned up and reflect on how it feels to win that belt. I've been there so I know the feeling. Just don't worry about Matt alright? Let me deal with him."
"Okay Jeff, I'll see you later."
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"Put the chair down Matt. God this is insane!" Shannon yelled trying to pull the chair out of Matt's hands. They had been in the locker room for ten minutes and Matt had already taken most of it apart in anger.
Jeff opened the door and hearing the commotion came over and helped Shannon get the chair away from his brother. It was obvious that this was more then just end of the match frustration. His brother was really pissed off and Aurora had been right, this wasn't right.
"You want to tell me what the fuck is going on here? I come in the damn room and see you throwing chairs and Shannon trying to help you stop. Matt what the hell is going on in your head?"
"It's over Jeff, it's all over. So just go back to her and tell her I said it's great she won, but I can't be with her anymore."
"You know how stupid that sounds. Matt you care about her; you didn't want to fight her because you cared about her. You're going to sit here and tell me now that because she won a match over you that you're dumping her?"
"There's more to it then that, but yes, just go tell her I'm done."
Shannon and Jeff threw each other a look of concern. They all knew Matt to get serious about the in ring stuff that happened, but not this serious. Nothing serious had happened in that match to make him want to break up with her, at least that was evident to him or Shannon, but something was obviously setting Matt off and Jeff needed to get to the bottom of it fast. He owed it to Aurora after trying to calm her fears down.
"Shannon, can you give us a second please?" Jeff asked in a low voice.
"I'm not changing my mind here Jeff, so don't bother, and no more schemes about locking us in a room either. I am not leaving this business and neither is she, but I will never fight someone I love again. Never!"
"What did you say Matt?" Jeff asked raising his eyebrows in shock. He'd never heard his brother say those words before, not even with Amy.
"I said I'm not leaving the business."
"No after that."
"Neither is she."
Shannon started laughing because at this rate he was never going to say what Jeff wanted to hear.
"Buddy did you just say you love her?"
"Yes.I mean No."
"Which one is it Matt?" Shannon and Jeff asked in unison.
"It's nothing; it doesn't matter because it's over. Can you just go tell her Jeff?"
"I don't think you're thinking clearly here bro, maybe you should sit on this for awhile. At least until the shock of tonight wears off."
"No Jeff, it has to be this way. Please just go tell her, I don't think I have the heart to tell her."
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Aurora turned up the music on her stereo as she dried her hair. She was waiting for Jeff to come back and tell her that it was alright to go talk to Matt. She wanted to make sure that everything with them was still alright. She started to sing along to the music when Jeff stepped into the room quietly watching her.
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How many times have you been pushed around?
Was anybody there?
Does anybody care?
How many times have your friends let you down?
Was anybody there?
Did anybody stare?
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Jeff coughed lightly causing her to lose track of the song and blush. She never ever let anyone hear her sing, and now that she knew Jeff had, she felt like an idiot. She caught the look on his face, and when he wasn't smiling she knew he didn't have good news for her.
"It's me he's upset with isn't it Jeff? I was right all the long wasn't I?"
"Princess, I'm sorry."
"Well can I go explain to him? Will he talk to me about this and reach some sort of understanding?"
"Aurora sit down please. I've got some stuff I need to tell you and I don't know if you're going to like most of it."
"Jeff I do not need to sit down! Just spit it out. He hates me right?"
"No he doesn't hate you, he loves you."
"Are you serious? Why would that be a bad thing Jeff? I mean that's exactly what I wanted to hear right now. I think I love him too. I have to go tell him it's alright to feel that way."
"Aurora wait!"
Turning around she looked deep into her best friend's eyes. There was something else there that Jeff was trying to choke out and couldn't.
"What is it?"
"Aurora, it's over."
"I know it's over, the match is over, so now I can go see him."
"No babe, not the match. It's completely over. Matt told me to come here and tell you that he doesn't want to see you anymore."
As strong as Aurora knew she was, hearing those words brought her straight down to her knees. She knew that this match was causing some sort of issue with them, but nothing this serious that couldn't be worked out. As she dropped to her knees, Jeff fell down with her to stop her from hitting her head. He couldn't believe Matt could do something like this. There was going to be hell to pay if Matt didn't give them the answers they deserved.
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A/N: Okay there is nineteen done and gone. Next chapter is going to be completely deep, LOL so I will do that later tonight after I write down some ideas. I know it looks bad now, but every cloud has a silver lining, and Jeff and Shannon aren't done cooking up trouble believe me. Stay tuned and as always read and reviews.
A/N: I didn't tell you the name of Matt's new theme song at the end of the last chapter, so I'm going to do it now. It was Pearl Jam - Nothing as It Seems. I know Matt is a Pearl Jam fan, and this song, if you listen to it, slow and stuff and then getting heavier, it just seemed to fit my vision of the Matt Hardy package. Also thank you for all the reviews on the match chapter, and letting me know it didn't suck that bad. It's a good feeling. But never fear the new champion is here.
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As she made her way to the back there was a ton of people standing around ready to congratulate her. She was a little taken aback by all of this at first and although she was happy she won the match and now had the title, it still felt a little awkward for her. She came from the independents where if you got lucky enough to win the match that was the pay off and now here, to have adoration from all of these people, it was overwhelming for her.
"Good job girl! I know you had it in you!" Brock said pulling her into a huge bear hug. They had become good friends after the sex incident or lack of sex incident as the case may be, and him being right there ready to shower her with love, well it was an awesome feeling, and she couldn't ask for a better friend.
"Yeah, was there ever any doubt I would kick his ass? I mean come on look at me!" Aurora said trying to keep a straight face. That was when she saw Matt come back through the curtain with Shannon.
She looked toward him and noticed he wasn't paying any attention to her, and he just kept on walking. She didn't want to admit it, but him doing that just near broke her heart. This was one of the fears he had spoken to her about, and one of the ones she'd been worried about in her head before the match, and now here it was becoming a reality.
"What's with the worried look Rory?"
Aurora turned around and saw Brock had walked away after the hug and everyone was filing back to their locker rooms to get ready for their matches that night. The only one left standing was Jeff.
"He just ignored me Jeff. What kind of look is I supposed to have right now?"
"I'm sure it's nothing. He gets like that after every match. He just needs some time to cool off and to get over that his new girlfriend kicked his ass that's all."
"I hope that's all it is."
"I'll go talk to him alright? You just go get cleaned up and reflect on how it feels to win that belt. I've been there so I know the feeling. Just don't worry about Matt alright? Let me deal with him."
"Okay Jeff, I'll see you later."
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"Put the chair down Matt. God this is insane!" Shannon yelled trying to pull the chair out of Matt's hands. They had been in the locker room for ten minutes and Matt had already taken most of it apart in anger.
Jeff opened the door and hearing the commotion came over and helped Shannon get the chair away from his brother. It was obvious that this was more then just end of the match frustration. His brother was really pissed off and Aurora had been right, this wasn't right.
"You want to tell me what the fuck is going on here? I come in the damn room and see you throwing chairs and Shannon trying to help you stop. Matt what the hell is going on in your head?"
"It's over Jeff, it's all over. So just go back to her and tell her I said it's great she won, but I can't be with her anymore."
"You know how stupid that sounds. Matt you care about her; you didn't want to fight her because you cared about her. You're going to sit here and tell me now that because she won a match over you that you're dumping her?"
"There's more to it then that, but yes, just go tell her I'm done."
Shannon and Jeff threw each other a look of concern. They all knew Matt to get serious about the in ring stuff that happened, but not this serious. Nothing serious had happened in that match to make him want to break up with her, at least that was evident to him or Shannon, but something was obviously setting Matt off and Jeff needed to get to the bottom of it fast. He owed it to Aurora after trying to calm her fears down.
"Shannon, can you give us a second please?" Jeff asked in a low voice.
"I'm not changing my mind here Jeff, so don't bother, and no more schemes about locking us in a room either. I am not leaving this business and neither is she, but I will never fight someone I love again. Never!"
"What did you say Matt?" Jeff asked raising his eyebrows in shock. He'd never heard his brother say those words before, not even with Amy.
"I said I'm not leaving the business."
"No after that."
"Neither is she."
Shannon started laughing because at this rate he was never going to say what Jeff wanted to hear.
"Buddy did you just say you love her?"
"Yes.I mean No."
"Which one is it Matt?" Shannon and Jeff asked in unison.
"It's nothing; it doesn't matter because it's over. Can you just go tell her Jeff?"
"I don't think you're thinking clearly here bro, maybe you should sit on this for awhile. At least until the shock of tonight wears off."
"No Jeff, it has to be this way. Please just go tell her, I don't think I have the heart to tell her."
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Aurora turned up the music on her stereo as she dried her hair. She was waiting for Jeff to come back and tell her that it was alright to go talk to Matt. She wanted to make sure that everything with them was still alright. She started to sing along to the music when Jeff stepped into the room quietly watching her.
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How many times have you been pushed around?
Was anybody there?
Does anybody care?
How many times have your friends let you down?
Was anybody there?
Did anybody stare?
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Jeff coughed lightly causing her to lose track of the song and blush. She never ever let anyone hear her sing, and now that she knew Jeff had, she felt like an idiot. She caught the look on his face, and when he wasn't smiling she knew he didn't have good news for her.
"It's me he's upset with isn't it Jeff? I was right all the long wasn't I?"
"Princess, I'm sorry."
"Well can I go explain to him? Will he talk to me about this and reach some sort of understanding?"
"Aurora sit down please. I've got some stuff I need to tell you and I don't know if you're going to like most of it."
"Jeff I do not need to sit down! Just spit it out. He hates me right?"
"No he doesn't hate you, he loves you."
"Are you serious? Why would that be a bad thing Jeff? I mean that's exactly what I wanted to hear right now. I think I love him too. I have to go tell him it's alright to feel that way."
"Aurora wait!"
Turning around she looked deep into her best friend's eyes. There was something else there that Jeff was trying to choke out and couldn't.
"What is it?"
"Aurora, it's over."
"I know it's over, the match is over, so now I can go see him."
"No babe, not the match. It's completely over. Matt told me to come here and tell you that he doesn't want to see you anymore."
As strong as Aurora knew she was, hearing those words brought her straight down to her knees. She knew that this match was causing some sort of issue with them, but nothing this serious that couldn't be worked out. As she dropped to her knees, Jeff fell down with her to stop her from hitting her head. He couldn't believe Matt could do something like this. There was going to be hell to pay if Matt didn't give them the answers they deserved.
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A/N: Okay there is nineteen done and gone. Next chapter is going to be completely deep, LOL so I will do that later tonight after I write down some ideas. I know it looks bad now, but every cloud has a silver lining, and Jeff and Shannon aren't done cooking up trouble believe me. Stay tuned and as always read and reviews.