Shawn lay on the couch in Bischoff's office as the trainer examined
him. Michaels was more alert now and looked over at Bischoff, "Why the hell
did your clowns jump me, Bischoff?!"
"Hey man," Eric replied holding up his hands, "I was just following Mr. McMahon's orders."
Shawn's eyes narrowed, "Vince." Shawn looked over at the youngest McMahon, "You know your father called me tonight and told me to stay away from you. He didn't want me to make any moves on you."
Cassandra sighed, "Then he decided to show you what would happen if you didn't listen." Cassandra moved to the couch and sat down next to Shawn, "I'm sorry, Shawn. Daddy thinks you have a thing for me. I know you don't but Dad won't listen," she told him with what sounded to Shawn's ears to be a disappointed sigh.
Is she disappointed about her father being a jackass or that she thinks I'm not attracted to her? Shawn wondered suddenly hopeful. Shawn looked up at her sharply and took a deep breath, "Your father isn't wrong."
Cassie's eyes widened like saucers, "What?" she asked stunned.
"I know I just met you," Shawn told her softly, "But you've enchanted me since the minute I laid eyes on you."
"Shawn," she breathed a smile slowly spreading across her face before reality dampened her joy, "But what about my father?"
Shawn shrugged and smiled mischievously, "Wouldn't be the first time I disobeyed Vince's orders. I'm willing to risk it," Shawn told her. Suddenly he paused realizing she'd never said anything about being attracted to him. "Uh . . . that is if you want to." Shawn held his breath suddenly very self-conscious.
Cassandra smiled at him, "I want to," she told him brushing his hair back from his face.
"Good," Shawn murmured softly reaching up to tangle his fingers in the back of her hair, drawing her luscious mouth down to his. Their lips met softly, sweetly and Shawn couldn't believe he'd managed to live this long without the sweet taste of her lips. Cassandra let out a soft moan of pleasure as the kiss deepened.
Suddenly someone behind them cleared their throat and they guiltily sprang apart to see Eric standing behind him on eyebrow arched in amusement, "Yeah. Hi," he said with a smirk, "I'm still here though you two seemed to have forgotten me." Eric smiled, "Your father is going to have a fit." And it will just send RAW's rating through the roof!, Eric thought with glee.
Cassandra shrugged, "Probably."
Shawn grinned as an idea occurred to him, "Hey, sweetheart," he began, "I just realized that you haven't been introduced to the fans. We have to tell your father about us too. So . . . why don't we kill two birds with one stone?"
"You're bad," Cassie said with a sparkle in her eye.
Shawn grinned, his eyes roaming over her body before locking with hers, "I know," he told her roguishly, "But the question is . . . how bad are you?"
Cassandra stood up and arched a delicate brow, "Let's go and I'll show you," she said with a sultry smile.
With her help Shawn rose slowly to their feet and headed towards the door of Eric's office, "Hey if your father asks," Eric called out, "I know nothing about this!"
Shawn grinned back at the GM of Raw, "Of course not," he assured before the new couple walked out the door.
Together Shawn and Cassandra made their way towards the stage. Shawn signaled to the techs, "Cue my music, boys!"
HBK's music began to play, "Wait here for a moment, darlin'" Shawn told her, "I'll tell you when to come out."
Cassandra nodded and waited backstage while Shawn stepped out onto the ramp. The crowd went wild relieved that their hero was okay. Shawn smiled cockily at the crowd and then turned, "Come on, Princess," he called.
Cassandra stepped out onto the ramp and paused as a murmur ran through the crowd. Shawn held out his hand, realizing that Cassie had never been in front of a crowd this large before. Once her slender fingers slid between his he squeezed her hand tightly. Shawn pulled her close to him and began to escort her down the ramp to the ring. "Relax, sweetheart," he told her softly, "It'll be okay."
"That obvious huh?" she asked dryly. "I didn't notice them the last time I was out here." Cassandra whispered back brushing her flowing locks out of her face with her free hand.
"Just a little, darlin'. And adrenaline will do funny things to a person." Shawn teased her gently. When the couple reached the ring Shawn climbed onto the apron reaching down to help Cassandra up. He climbed in and then held the ropes for her.
Shawn led her to center of the ring and as his music faded away he called for a mic. The Heartbreak Kid held up his hand for silence. "I know all you people are wondering exactly why Jamal and Rosie would attack me. And I know you're all wondering who this beautiful woman is. Well," Shawn said with an ironic grin, "This woman, through no fault of her own was the reason General Manager Bischoff let his hounds loose. Let me introduce you to my savior and the youngest member of the McMahon family . . . Cassandra McMahon!"
The crowd rumbled with confusion and Cassandra smiled slightly as she heard JR's surprised squawks from the announce table. Cassandra reached over and took the mic from Shawn, "I'm sorry to say that it is because of me that Shawn Michaels was attacked. My father ordered it to keep Shawn away from me," She told the crowd with a firm voice, "But Daddy," she continued, "I won't be controlled. And I won't allow you to bully Shawn or anyone else because of me."
Shawn stepped up next to her and leaned over to speak into the mic, "Vince ol' boy, there's a little something Cassie and I would like to tell you," Shawn stated right before he pulled Cassandra into his embrace and kissed her passionately before the entire audience at Madison Square Garden. The mic fell from Cassandra's suddenly nerveless fingers as she kissed the Showstopper back enthusiastically. Despite the extreme public nature of the kiss, his touch made her heart sing in joy. As her slender hands clutched his shoulders Shawn lifted her and she wrapped her legs around his waist.
After several long moments Shawn broke the kiss and set Cassandra on her feet and still holding her hand Shawn bent and picked up the discarded microphone, "That's right, Vince. I find your daughter to be a rather attractive young woman and I'm am going to date her and there's not a damn thing you can do about it!"
Shawn threw the microphone away and as his music played he and Cassie walked hand in hand back up the ramp as the crowed cheered the new couple enthusiastically.
"Hey man," Eric replied holding up his hands, "I was just following Mr. McMahon's orders."
Shawn's eyes narrowed, "Vince." Shawn looked over at the youngest McMahon, "You know your father called me tonight and told me to stay away from you. He didn't want me to make any moves on you."
Cassandra sighed, "Then he decided to show you what would happen if you didn't listen." Cassandra moved to the couch and sat down next to Shawn, "I'm sorry, Shawn. Daddy thinks you have a thing for me. I know you don't but Dad won't listen," she told him with what sounded to Shawn's ears to be a disappointed sigh.
Is she disappointed about her father being a jackass or that she thinks I'm not attracted to her? Shawn wondered suddenly hopeful. Shawn looked up at her sharply and took a deep breath, "Your father isn't wrong."
Cassie's eyes widened like saucers, "What?" she asked stunned.
"I know I just met you," Shawn told her softly, "But you've enchanted me since the minute I laid eyes on you."
"Shawn," she breathed a smile slowly spreading across her face before reality dampened her joy, "But what about my father?"
Shawn shrugged and smiled mischievously, "Wouldn't be the first time I disobeyed Vince's orders. I'm willing to risk it," Shawn told her. Suddenly he paused realizing she'd never said anything about being attracted to him. "Uh . . . that is if you want to." Shawn held his breath suddenly very self-conscious.
Cassandra smiled at him, "I want to," she told him brushing his hair back from his face.
"Good," Shawn murmured softly reaching up to tangle his fingers in the back of her hair, drawing her luscious mouth down to his. Their lips met softly, sweetly and Shawn couldn't believe he'd managed to live this long without the sweet taste of her lips. Cassandra let out a soft moan of pleasure as the kiss deepened.
Suddenly someone behind them cleared their throat and they guiltily sprang apart to see Eric standing behind him on eyebrow arched in amusement, "Yeah. Hi," he said with a smirk, "I'm still here though you two seemed to have forgotten me." Eric smiled, "Your father is going to have a fit." And it will just send RAW's rating through the roof!, Eric thought with glee.
Cassandra shrugged, "Probably."
Shawn grinned as an idea occurred to him, "Hey, sweetheart," he began, "I just realized that you haven't been introduced to the fans. We have to tell your father about us too. So . . . why don't we kill two birds with one stone?"
"You're bad," Cassie said with a sparkle in her eye.
Shawn grinned, his eyes roaming over her body before locking with hers, "I know," he told her roguishly, "But the question is . . . how bad are you?"
Cassandra stood up and arched a delicate brow, "Let's go and I'll show you," she said with a sultry smile.
With her help Shawn rose slowly to their feet and headed towards the door of Eric's office, "Hey if your father asks," Eric called out, "I know nothing about this!"
Shawn grinned back at the GM of Raw, "Of course not," he assured before the new couple walked out the door.
Together Shawn and Cassandra made their way towards the stage. Shawn signaled to the techs, "Cue my music, boys!"
HBK's music began to play, "Wait here for a moment, darlin'" Shawn told her, "I'll tell you when to come out."
Cassandra nodded and waited backstage while Shawn stepped out onto the ramp. The crowd went wild relieved that their hero was okay. Shawn smiled cockily at the crowd and then turned, "Come on, Princess," he called.
Cassandra stepped out onto the ramp and paused as a murmur ran through the crowd. Shawn held out his hand, realizing that Cassie had never been in front of a crowd this large before. Once her slender fingers slid between his he squeezed her hand tightly. Shawn pulled her close to him and began to escort her down the ramp to the ring. "Relax, sweetheart," he told her softly, "It'll be okay."
"That obvious huh?" she asked dryly. "I didn't notice them the last time I was out here." Cassandra whispered back brushing her flowing locks out of her face with her free hand.
"Just a little, darlin'. And adrenaline will do funny things to a person." Shawn teased her gently. When the couple reached the ring Shawn climbed onto the apron reaching down to help Cassandra up. He climbed in and then held the ropes for her.
Shawn led her to center of the ring and as his music faded away he called for a mic. The Heartbreak Kid held up his hand for silence. "I know all you people are wondering exactly why Jamal and Rosie would attack me. And I know you're all wondering who this beautiful woman is. Well," Shawn said with an ironic grin, "This woman, through no fault of her own was the reason General Manager Bischoff let his hounds loose. Let me introduce you to my savior and the youngest member of the McMahon family . . . Cassandra McMahon!"
The crowd rumbled with confusion and Cassandra smiled slightly as she heard JR's surprised squawks from the announce table. Cassandra reached over and took the mic from Shawn, "I'm sorry to say that it is because of me that Shawn Michaels was attacked. My father ordered it to keep Shawn away from me," She told the crowd with a firm voice, "But Daddy," she continued, "I won't be controlled. And I won't allow you to bully Shawn or anyone else because of me."
Shawn stepped up next to her and leaned over to speak into the mic, "Vince ol' boy, there's a little something Cassie and I would like to tell you," Shawn stated right before he pulled Cassandra into his embrace and kissed her passionately before the entire audience at Madison Square Garden. The mic fell from Cassandra's suddenly nerveless fingers as she kissed the Showstopper back enthusiastically. Despite the extreme public nature of the kiss, his touch made her heart sing in joy. As her slender hands clutched his shoulders Shawn lifted her and she wrapped her legs around his waist.
After several long moments Shawn broke the kiss and set Cassandra on her feet and still holding her hand Shawn bent and picked up the discarded microphone, "That's right, Vince. I find your daughter to be a rather attractive young woman and I'm am going to date her and there's not a damn thing you can do about it!"
Shawn threw the microphone away and as his music played he and Cassie walked hand in hand back up the ramp as the crowed cheered the new couple enthusiastically.