Waterfall
Chapter 5
Jade whirled around, her breath catching in her throat. "N-No…" she stuttered, her eyes wide. She didn't recognize the man standing in front of her. He was tall; almost as tall as Uncle Jay. His blond hair ran just past his shoulders, and a rough shadow of hair had started to cover his chin. Crystal-like blue eyes stared down at her.
He lifted his hands immediately at the frightened look in her eyes. "Relax, babe, I'm not going to hurt you." Jade relaxed only slightly. Tentatively, as if she was a stray dog, and afraid that he would get bitten, the blonde man extended a hand. "I'm Chris Jericho… And you are?"
"Jade," she replied tersely, as the man's name clicked in her head. Christian had mentioned it before! Yes, now she recalled it. He and Chris were friends and about to try for something called the Tag Team Championship. She shook his hand quickly.
Chris tilted his head and looked at her. "So, Jade, you new around these parts?"
Jade pursed her lips. "Yes…any particular reason why you want to know?" she asked, still slightly on the defensive.
He exhaled slowly. "Well, it seemed to appear that way…" at her expression, he continued, "You're standing in a dark, secluded area of the arena. That just calls for all the bad guys to come and get you. It's a perfect scenario for an ambush. No one would hear you scream and you wouldn't hear or see anyone approaching."
"And…And I suppose you know a lot about this for a reason…" Jade said, her heart beating wildly in her chest. Maybe she mixed up names, and this guy was really a lunatic. Maybe--
"When you're a wrestler you learn how to take advantage of your opponent," Chris replied simply. "But other guys seem to use these tactics for worse means." She caught his drift.
"Other guys," Jade repeated.
He gave her an odd look. "Yeah, other guys," he repeated, and then caught on, and laughed. "Sweetie, I'm not in that group. You just need to watch out for guys like Test and those in Evolution."
Jade's shoulders slumped forward as she relaxed. 'You just made a complete fool of yourself in front of this guy-your uncle's friend! You keep worrying for nothing!' she scolded herself. "Evolution…?" she prompted him instead, hoping to keep the conversation going.
"Yeah… Ric Flair, Triple H, Randy Orton, Batista… Hey, you really aren't from around are you?" he asked.
Jade tucked the information aside. Man, she had a lot to learn about life on RAW. Maybe Christian would bring her some tapes of the past RAW shows… Focusing on the present, she replied to Chris, with an unsure, timid smile, "I just came here with my uncle. And I'm sorry about earlier…you know, thinking you were the bad guy and all."
"You can never be too careful around here," Chris reflected. A rumbling from his stomach broke the silence. Chris gave a small laugh, as did Jade, and said, "Well, since my body's so insistent, I think I'll go grab a bite to eat…want to come along?" he offered.
She shrugged. "Minus well, I haven't eaten dinner yet," was her response.
"I'll lead the way then," Chris said, and headed toward the cafeteria with Jade in tow. Taking one last glance back at the place where they had been standing she thought she saw a human silhouette in the shadows. She quickly dismissed it. 'It's just a trick of light, s'all.'
A minute after the two departed the sound of clicking cell phone keys rang through the air. When the ring tones silenced, a voice cut through the air. "Keep a close eye on your niece, Christian. Make sure she doesn't get in the way of the plan." The cell phone snapped shut. There would be no complications—and especially not in the form of a young girl.
The plan would be executed. All complications would be eliminated.
WrestleMania XX would prove to be quite the interesting stage.
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Author's Note: This chapter isn't exactly thrilling, but what the heck. Anyway, I know this doesn't exactly follow the storylines and all, but because of the lack of updates, it's hard to keep it along =) . Ah, well. Please review! I'll hopefully get to updating this sooner!