Disclaimer:: I dont own any of the WWE Superstars mentioned in this
story... they own themselves and Vince McMahon owns the characters.
*Chris Irvine is Chris Jericho.
**This story starts sometime in August... I'm mentioning Summerslam in it,
because it was a joint pay per view and it works.
***Main Characters: Chris Jericho, Stephanie McMahon, Trish Stratus, Jay
Reso (Christian), Randy Orton, Stacy Keibler, Dawn Marie, John Cena, Rob
Van Dam, Victoria, Brock Lesnar, and more.
**** \.../ Indicates a dream
-*- Chris wants Stephanie, but he's not the only one. -*-
*~-- Not the Only One --~*
\"Steph, what I've been wanting to tell you for a while now... is, well, I know we're best friends, and I love that... but I want more. I... I love you Steph. I want to be with you," Chris looked over at Stephanie for her reaction.
"I love you too Chris," Stephanie replied, a grin on her gorgeous face. "But... I can't be with you."
Chris felt his stomach drop. He'd just bared his soul to the one woman he thought felt the same... and she had rejected him.
"Chris, you're sweet and a great guy. But... you're not the guy for me. I'm sorry."
"What?" Chris questioned, hoping he'd heard her wrong.
"You're not the guy for me," Stephanie repeated. "There's someone else. I'm sorry Chris. I hope we can still be friends."/
Suddenly, Chris Irvine opened his eyes and sat up. His pillow was soaked with sweat. He looked over at the clock on his nightstand and saw that it read four o' clock in the morning. It was way too early to get up... but there was no way he could go back to sleep. He couldn't have that dream again.
It had been a recurring dream, happening night after night. It was haunting him... trying to scare him out of telling Stephanie how he felt.
But... he *had* to tell her. He'd been in love with her for nearly two years... she needed to know that he didn't only see her as his best friend, he saw her as a gorgeous, amazing woman. A woman who meant the world to him. A woman he needed in his life... and not just as a friend.
But these dreams had been making him think. What if they were premonitions? What if they were a way to tell him that he wasn't meant to be with Stephanie... that she didn't feel the same? But why would he be having premonitions? He was overthinking everything. He just needed to calm down and forget about the dreams.
The only way he could know how Stephanie was feeling was if he asked her himself. And that was what he was going to do.
*~*~*~*~*
"Chris!"
Turning around when he heard his name being called, Chris noticed smiled at the tiny blonde who had been calling him. "Hey Trish."
Trish smiled back as she approached Chris, walking into the arena with him. "What are you doing here so early?" She curiously questioned. Chris had always been one to spend time on his own before a show, especially a Pay Per View like Summerslam.
"Eh, I just wanted to get a look at the Elimination Chamber."
Trish's bright, happy face turned more serious at the mention of the Elimination Chamber. The first match had scared the hell out of her, with three of her friends being involved in it. This time there were also three of friends in the match; Chris, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels. "You better be careful in there tonight."
Chris smiled down at his friend and nodded. "I will," He replied simply. As much as he enjoyed talking to Trish, he wasn't in the mood to hear her go on and on about how he needed to be careful in the Elimination Chamber tonight. He had already been in one of them... and he'd survived. It *was* very dangerous, and very scary, but he could handle it. And he didn't need to be told about it a hundred times in one day. Not when he had other, more important things on his mind.
"Are you okay?" Trish questioned, noticing the faraway look in Chris's eyes. As they turned the corner, she could tell that Chris was looking for someone. But the question was, who was he looking for?
"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine. I'm just thinking about something." Actually, he was thinking about someone, not something.
"Alright.... well, I'm gonna go find Dawn, she should be around here somewhere. I'll catch up with you later."
Chris nodded as Trish walked away. Once she was gone, he started his search for Stephanie. He had to find her and tell her his feelings. On the way to where he figured her office would be, he passed Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels, most likely talking strategy for that night.
"Hey Chris," Randy greeted.
"Hey," Chris said with a nod of his head.
"Where you going in such a rush?" Shawn questioned, noticing that the younger man was in a hurry.
"Oh, nowhere," Chris replied nonchalantly.
Shawn and Randy exchanged glances that showed that they didn't believe Chris. He face showed that there was something he needed to do. "Sure," Randy joked.
Chris rolled his eyes as he stood with his friends. He wanted to leave and go find Stephanie, but he didn't want to be rude.
"Chris, if you gotta go do something, do it," Shawn said, letting him off the hook. He had planned to talk out what they wanted to do in the match that night, but Chris seemed too busy.
"Alright... I'll meet up with you guys and everyone else a little later."
Randy and Shawn both nodded and watch as Chris rushed away. "Something's up with him," Shawn said, shaking his head.
"Oh yeah," Randy replied, shrugging and going back to talking about the match.
*~*~*~*~*
Chris ran his hand through his long blonde hair as he looked around for Stephanie. He couldn't believe that she was this hard to find. Usually he would find her standing around with one of her friends, or getting some coffee, but she was *nowhere* to be found.
"Hey Chris."
Chris recognized the familiar voice as Jay Reso's, his best friend. "Hey man, what's up?" Chris impatiently asked. Why, out of all nights, did everyone have to stop to talk to him today, the one day he needed to be left alone?
Jay shrugged. "Nothing really, just looking for someone."
"Oh?" Chris questioned, raising an eyebrow. "Who's that?"
"Eh, don't worry about it," Jay replied, not wanting to talk about it.
Chris shook his head. Jay had said something that peaked his interest. Who could Jay be so worried about finding? Maybe there was someone he cared about, the way Chris cared about Stephanie. "No, who are you looking for, maybe I can help."
"No, man, it's just... this girl... I kinda like someone. But, I don't wanna talk about it."
Chris started to speak again, but was interrupted by yet another greeting.
"Hey guys."
Both Canadians turned around, meeting the sparkling blue eyes of Stephanie McMahon.
Chris couldn't help but grin. He had spent all his time searching for her, and here she was, she'd found him.
"Hey Steph," Both men greeted.
If Chris hadn't been so wrapped up in all the smiling he was doing, he would've noticed that he wasn't the only one relieved to have found Stephanie. Jay had quite the smile on his face as well.
"What'cha guys doing?" Stephanie asked, a bright and bubbly smile on her face.
Jay shrugged and was the first to speak. "Wandering around, wishing people luck on matches tonight."
Stephanie nodded and sent Jay a sympathetic look, knowing that he didn't have a match on the pay per view. "What about you, Chris?"
"Oh nothing, just walking around and stuff."
Stephanie nodded again.
Chris mentally slapped himself. He wanted to talk to Stephanie so much, and here she was, right in front of him, and he had nothing to say. They were good friends, he should be able to find *something* to say.
"Steph!"
Stephanie turned around upon hearing her name, smiling at the divas before her. "Hey guys!" She greeted, hugging Victoria, Stacy Keibler, and Trish one by one. Dawn Marie stood behind them, smiling as well. She saw Stephanie on a regular basis, so she didn't need to be involved in all the hugging. Instead, she walked over to Chris and Jay.
"Hey guys, what's up?"
"Nothing much," Jay replied, hugging his brunette friend.
Chris did the same, never taking his eyes off Stephanie. She looked so happy talking to her friends, he loved seeing her happy.
"Something wrong?" Dawn questioned, waving her hand in Chris's face. "You were staring. Got a crush?"
"What?" Chris questioned defensively. "On who?"
"I don't know," Dawn said with a shrug. "I was kidding. *Do* you have a crush?"
"No! Of course not!" Chris replied, laughing it off. He couldn't tell them, not yet. He had to tell Stephanie first, get her reaction before he went off telling all his friends about his feelings. What if his dreams had been right? What if Stephanie was in love with someone else? He couldn't go tell all his friends that he was in love with Stephanie, only to have his heart broken if she didn't return the feelings. Smiling again, Chris turned to Jay. "Jay here is the one with the crush."
"Really?" Dawn asked, turning to her Canadian friend. "On who?"
Jay blushed and lightly shoved Chris. "It's no big deal, don't worry about it."
But Dawn was persistent. "Come on Jay. I know it's not on me... so you can tell me."
Jay shook his head. "Maybe later," Was his response.
Dawn pouted, but followed it with a smile.
Chris also smiled, but he wasn't really paying attention to his friends. He was focused on Stephanie. He hadn't that he was staring, but it wasn't something he could control. His eyes were just attracted to her. It was like he couldn't turn away.
But he had to. When he heard someone calling his name. "Chris."
"Yeah?" Chris questioned, turning around to see Randy. "Paul and the other guys wanna talk some strategy now. Can you come?"
Chris sighed, but the nodded. He couldn't *not* go. This was a very important match and he was expected to keep up his end of it. He couldn't keep worrying about Stephanie. Not now. Maybe after he was done working all of the loose ends to the match out. Then he could tell Stephanie how he felt...
And hope she felt the same.
~Alright you guys, let me know if you like it and if you want me to continue. ~Nic~
-*- Chris wants Stephanie, but he's not the only one. -*-
*~-- Not the Only One --~*
\"Steph, what I've been wanting to tell you for a while now... is, well, I know we're best friends, and I love that... but I want more. I... I love you Steph. I want to be with you," Chris looked over at Stephanie for her reaction.
"I love you too Chris," Stephanie replied, a grin on her gorgeous face. "But... I can't be with you."
Chris felt his stomach drop. He'd just bared his soul to the one woman he thought felt the same... and she had rejected him.
"Chris, you're sweet and a great guy. But... you're not the guy for me. I'm sorry."
"What?" Chris questioned, hoping he'd heard her wrong.
"You're not the guy for me," Stephanie repeated. "There's someone else. I'm sorry Chris. I hope we can still be friends."/
Suddenly, Chris Irvine opened his eyes and sat up. His pillow was soaked with sweat. He looked over at the clock on his nightstand and saw that it read four o' clock in the morning. It was way too early to get up... but there was no way he could go back to sleep. He couldn't have that dream again.
It had been a recurring dream, happening night after night. It was haunting him... trying to scare him out of telling Stephanie how he felt.
But... he *had* to tell her. He'd been in love with her for nearly two years... she needed to know that he didn't only see her as his best friend, he saw her as a gorgeous, amazing woman. A woman who meant the world to him. A woman he needed in his life... and not just as a friend.
But these dreams had been making him think. What if they were premonitions? What if they were a way to tell him that he wasn't meant to be with Stephanie... that she didn't feel the same? But why would he be having premonitions? He was overthinking everything. He just needed to calm down and forget about the dreams.
The only way he could know how Stephanie was feeling was if he asked her himself. And that was what he was going to do.
*~*~*~*~*
"Chris!"
Turning around when he heard his name being called, Chris noticed smiled at the tiny blonde who had been calling him. "Hey Trish."
Trish smiled back as she approached Chris, walking into the arena with him. "What are you doing here so early?" She curiously questioned. Chris had always been one to spend time on his own before a show, especially a Pay Per View like Summerslam.
"Eh, I just wanted to get a look at the Elimination Chamber."
Trish's bright, happy face turned more serious at the mention of the Elimination Chamber. The first match had scared the hell out of her, with three of her friends being involved in it. This time there were also three of friends in the match; Chris, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels. "You better be careful in there tonight."
Chris smiled down at his friend and nodded. "I will," He replied simply. As much as he enjoyed talking to Trish, he wasn't in the mood to hear her go on and on about how he needed to be careful in the Elimination Chamber tonight. He had already been in one of them... and he'd survived. It *was* very dangerous, and very scary, but he could handle it. And he didn't need to be told about it a hundred times in one day. Not when he had other, more important things on his mind.
"Are you okay?" Trish questioned, noticing the faraway look in Chris's eyes. As they turned the corner, she could tell that Chris was looking for someone. But the question was, who was he looking for?
"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine. I'm just thinking about something." Actually, he was thinking about someone, not something.
"Alright.... well, I'm gonna go find Dawn, she should be around here somewhere. I'll catch up with you later."
Chris nodded as Trish walked away. Once she was gone, he started his search for Stephanie. He had to find her and tell her his feelings. On the way to where he figured her office would be, he passed Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels, most likely talking strategy for that night.
"Hey Chris," Randy greeted.
"Hey," Chris said with a nod of his head.
"Where you going in such a rush?" Shawn questioned, noticing that the younger man was in a hurry.
"Oh, nowhere," Chris replied nonchalantly.
Shawn and Randy exchanged glances that showed that they didn't believe Chris. He face showed that there was something he needed to do. "Sure," Randy joked.
Chris rolled his eyes as he stood with his friends. He wanted to leave and go find Stephanie, but he didn't want to be rude.
"Chris, if you gotta go do something, do it," Shawn said, letting him off the hook. He had planned to talk out what they wanted to do in the match that night, but Chris seemed too busy.
"Alright... I'll meet up with you guys and everyone else a little later."
Randy and Shawn both nodded and watch as Chris rushed away. "Something's up with him," Shawn said, shaking his head.
"Oh yeah," Randy replied, shrugging and going back to talking about the match.
*~*~*~*~*
Chris ran his hand through his long blonde hair as he looked around for Stephanie. He couldn't believe that she was this hard to find. Usually he would find her standing around with one of her friends, or getting some coffee, but she was *nowhere* to be found.
"Hey Chris."
Chris recognized the familiar voice as Jay Reso's, his best friend. "Hey man, what's up?" Chris impatiently asked. Why, out of all nights, did everyone have to stop to talk to him today, the one day he needed to be left alone?
Jay shrugged. "Nothing really, just looking for someone."
"Oh?" Chris questioned, raising an eyebrow. "Who's that?"
"Eh, don't worry about it," Jay replied, not wanting to talk about it.
Chris shook his head. Jay had said something that peaked his interest. Who could Jay be so worried about finding? Maybe there was someone he cared about, the way Chris cared about Stephanie. "No, who are you looking for, maybe I can help."
"No, man, it's just... this girl... I kinda like someone. But, I don't wanna talk about it."
Chris started to speak again, but was interrupted by yet another greeting.
"Hey guys."
Both Canadians turned around, meeting the sparkling blue eyes of Stephanie McMahon.
Chris couldn't help but grin. He had spent all his time searching for her, and here she was, she'd found him.
"Hey Steph," Both men greeted.
If Chris hadn't been so wrapped up in all the smiling he was doing, he would've noticed that he wasn't the only one relieved to have found Stephanie. Jay had quite the smile on his face as well.
"What'cha guys doing?" Stephanie asked, a bright and bubbly smile on her face.
Jay shrugged and was the first to speak. "Wandering around, wishing people luck on matches tonight."
Stephanie nodded and sent Jay a sympathetic look, knowing that he didn't have a match on the pay per view. "What about you, Chris?"
"Oh nothing, just walking around and stuff."
Stephanie nodded again.
Chris mentally slapped himself. He wanted to talk to Stephanie so much, and here she was, right in front of him, and he had nothing to say. They were good friends, he should be able to find *something* to say.
"Steph!"
Stephanie turned around upon hearing her name, smiling at the divas before her. "Hey guys!" She greeted, hugging Victoria, Stacy Keibler, and Trish one by one. Dawn Marie stood behind them, smiling as well. She saw Stephanie on a regular basis, so she didn't need to be involved in all the hugging. Instead, she walked over to Chris and Jay.
"Hey guys, what's up?"
"Nothing much," Jay replied, hugging his brunette friend.
Chris did the same, never taking his eyes off Stephanie. She looked so happy talking to her friends, he loved seeing her happy.
"Something wrong?" Dawn questioned, waving her hand in Chris's face. "You were staring. Got a crush?"
"What?" Chris questioned defensively. "On who?"
"I don't know," Dawn said with a shrug. "I was kidding. *Do* you have a crush?"
"No! Of course not!" Chris replied, laughing it off. He couldn't tell them, not yet. He had to tell Stephanie first, get her reaction before he went off telling all his friends about his feelings. What if his dreams had been right? What if Stephanie was in love with someone else? He couldn't go tell all his friends that he was in love with Stephanie, only to have his heart broken if she didn't return the feelings. Smiling again, Chris turned to Jay. "Jay here is the one with the crush."
"Really?" Dawn asked, turning to her Canadian friend. "On who?"
Jay blushed and lightly shoved Chris. "It's no big deal, don't worry about it."
But Dawn was persistent. "Come on Jay. I know it's not on me... so you can tell me."
Jay shook his head. "Maybe later," Was his response.
Dawn pouted, but followed it with a smile.
Chris also smiled, but he wasn't really paying attention to his friends. He was focused on Stephanie. He hadn't that he was staring, but it wasn't something he could control. His eyes were just attracted to her. It was like he couldn't turn away.
But he had to. When he heard someone calling his name. "Chris."
"Yeah?" Chris questioned, turning around to see Randy. "Paul and the other guys wanna talk some strategy now. Can you come?"
Chris sighed, but the nodded. He couldn't *not* go. This was a very important match and he was expected to keep up his end of it. He couldn't keep worrying about Stephanie. Not now. Maybe after he was done working all of the loose ends to the match out. Then he could tell Stephanie how he felt...
And hope she felt the same.
~Alright you guys, let me know if you like it and if you want me to continue. ~Nic~