PART TWO
THE NEXT DAY
Rob hummed away as he walked in the direction of his locker room. He, as always, would be sharing a locker room with Chris Irvine, Jay Reso, Adam Copeland, Matt Hardy, Shane Helms, and Tommy Dreamer. The seven of them got along famously, and they were always goofing off and having a good time as they waited for each show to start. On many occasions, someone would bring in something disgusting for Tommy to eat or some kind of flamboyant outfit for Jericho to go prance around the Women's Locker Room in. Needless to say, they had fun, and it was nice to have people to spend time with while you were away from your family. Rob approached the room, pushing the door open and tossing his bag as he stepped inside.
"Hey man," Matt called over his shoulder, his attention not leaving the video game he was playing. He and Jay always took turns bringing some kind of game system in, and the two of them spent hours playing each other. Jay turned back and glanced at Rob, nodding his hello.
"Hey guys," Rob said, nodding as well. He unzipped his bag, about to pull out his headphones, when he heard Adam and Chris talking. His head shot up as he saw the two Canadians heading toward him.
"Well look who's here… Rob, you're exactly the man I was looking for," Chris said as he approached him, a wide grin spread on his face.
"Uh, why are you looking for me?" Rob asked, a confused look on his face. He carefully took a step back… Chris was always up to something, and Rob didn't want to become the butt of whatever that something may be this time.
"Because, Adam here just told me something that I think you'll have particular interest in," he answered, smiling slyly. Rob looked over to Adam, raising an eyebrow when he saw that the taller man's skin had turned to a unique shade of pink.
"What's that?" he asked, his curiosity growing by the second.
"It seems to me," Chris began, smirking, "that Adam here has a crush on your little sister!" Rob looked up at Adam speculatively.
"Really?"
"No," Adam said defensively. "All I said was that she was cute, and that was only after he asked me 60 times what I thought of her."
"That's all you thought of her? That she was cute?" Rob shot back, narrowing his eyes suspiciously. He hadn't expected Adam Copeland to be one of the guys he'd have to keep away from his sister.
"No! I thought she was a very nice person, but you know how this asshole is!" he cried, pointing at Chris. "He wouldn't have shut up till I said something about her that he could use against me."
"Okay, okay, calm down. I get defensive, sorry. She's my little sister, I can't help it," Rob apologized, sticking his hand out to Adam. Adam sighed, shaking Rob's hand.
"While we're on the subject," Rob said, grabbing a hold of Chris's arm, "what do *you* think of Kristen?" he asked, raising his eyebrows expectantly. Adam laughed as it was Jericho's turn to blush.
"Well, she's… she's cool," he said, shrugging indifferently and turning his head away quickly.
"Riiight," Adam said, shaking his head and walking away.
About two hours later, everyone had left the locker room with the exception of Adam and Rob. The two of them were sitting in silence, Adam reading a book in the back of the room while Rob was listening to music, his head resting up against the wall. He opened his eyes and pulled his head from the wall, glancing over at the blonde Canadian. He couldn't help but think about the conversation he had had earlier with Chris and Adam. What if Adam did like Kristen? If it only took Adam, a man who only confessed to liking someone if he REALLY liked her, a day to decide he liked Kristen, what would the other guys, the guys who were only interested in getting a little action think? Turning his music off, Rob pulled the headphones away from his ears, resting them around his neck.
"Hey Adam," he called across the room, garnering the taller man's attention.
"Yeah?" Adam replied, putting his book down on the armrest to the chair next to him.
"You, um… you don't really like Kristen do you?" he asked, eyeing Adam almost nervously. Adam laughed, shaking his head.
"No Rob, I don't. Look, let me put it to you like this… your sister is a nice girl. When I told Chris that I liked her, I meant it in a 'I just met this girl and she seemed pretty cool' way. I don't plan on trying to marry her or anything… I've only known her a day," he explained.
"Ohh," was all Rob said.
"Chill Dad, I'm not going to seduce her or anything," Adam reassured him. Rob finally cracked a smile, laughing at how overprotective he must seem.
"Dude, I'm sorry. I just… I can't help but be protective of Kris… she's my baby sister. I'm not as bad as I used to be though, I swear," he said, laughing quietly. "Imagine how I was when we both went to the same high school and my friends started hitting on her." Adam laughed as well, picturing Rob beating kids up and down the hallways for just passing a glance at his younger sister.
"I can imagine," he said, shaking his head. "I bet you got in plenty of fights back then."
"Oh yeah… I was suspended six times during my high school career. I tried to keep my fighting to outside school hours, but you know, a guy corners her on a locker and I punch him… it was an impulse," he replied, nodding and laughing.
The two of them continued talking, their topic of conversation shifting away from Kristen and onto other things, like high school and their old girlfriends and then sports. As they talked, Rob breathed a sigh of relief, silently being thankful that Adam didn't want to be with Kristen so soon after meeting her. It was one less person that Rob would have to watch for.
LATER THAT DAYPaul Levesque walked into the catering room with one of his best friends, Kevin Nash. The two men were starving, and in desperate search of something to eat. They headed into the room, stopping at a table where there was a large spread of food out. They both grabbed plates, piling food on top of them. The two of them were headed over to grab a table, when a young woman caught Paul's eye.
"Hey man, you coming?" Kevin asked, looking over at him with confusion.
"Hold on," he said, eyeing the woman again. She was tall, about 5'8", with brown hair that was resting on her shoulders. She was pretty damn hott, and Paul felt his eyes widen slightly as he looked at her.
"What are you looking at?" Nash asked, raising an eyebrow at his friend. He turned to see what Paul was looking at, quickly finding that his best friend was staring at a young woman who was standing with Dawn Marie.
"That girl. Who is she?" Paul asked, turning back to Kevin. Nash turned and observed the young woman, shaking his head.
"I have no idea, I've never seen her before… why don't you ask someone?" Kevin suggested. Paul looked around, catching a glimpse of Trish Stratus. He stepped over to the blonde diva, tapping her on the shoulder.
"Hey, Trish, can I ask you something?" he requested, placing his hand back down at his side. Trish turned and raised an eyebrow at him… it wasn't everyday that Paul Levesque started up a conversation with her.
"Um… sure, go ahead," she said, nodding as she placed her hands on her hips.
"See that girl over there? The one talking to Dawn," he said, pointing over to the woman. "Who is she?" Trish turned and looked over in the direction he was pointing, recognizing the woman right away.
"Oh, her? That's Kristen… she's Rob's sister," Trish answered, nodding.
"Rob? Which Rob, there's more than one," Paul said, urging her on.
"Van Dam," she said, shaking her head. Levesque could be dumb sometimes. There were only two Robs in the company and one of them was black. How he could be confused as to whose sister Kristen was was beyond Trish, so she simply shook her head and walked away.
"Rob's sister huh?" Paul said, smirking slightly.
"Dude, stay away… Rob will kick the shit out of you if you go near her," Kevin warned. He knew the way Paul could be with getting revenge on people who wronged him. In his eyes, Rob had wronged him the second he started speaking out against him, and the backstage power that he had.
"Chill Kev, I'm not going to get with her just because I don't like Rob. I think I might really like her," he insisted. Kevin shook his head.
"How do you like someone you don't even know?" he asked. Paul laughed, turning to face him.
"Trust me… I'll find a way."
A/N: Hey guys, please review this story if you like it!!! Sorry to make HHH a bad guy AGAIN, but this is a challenge so I had to go with what they asked. LOL, if anyone wanted a different bad guy, you could always ask! Let me know what you think!