Disclaimer: I own nothing other than Nicole. Just to warn you, I have a "Match" in this chapter, and I'm not too good at writing those so if it doesn't make much sense I'm sorry.
Chapter 8: The Beginning To An End
Monday morning came all too quickly for Nicole. She hadn't gotten much sleep throughout the night, for she was all too nervous about her upcoming tasks. She had finalized every minute detail of her plan, and was sure that it would work. All that was left was to put it in action; the rest was up to her chosen individual. If this said person would react like she thought, then everything would be just fine. If not, then she would have to work around the problem.
Nicole looked over at Stacy, who was still asleep, and sighed. She knew what she would do would hurt everyone that cared about her. She cared about them too; and she really didn't want to harm them, but she knew that once she was fully with Evolution it would be inevitable.
The rivalry between Evolution and her group of friends was one that would never go away. It had started way back when Hunter had managed to marry Stephanie. Chris Jericho had joined the then WWF, a month prior, and had become quite smitten with her. He was enraged at Hunter and even more so at Stephanie the following month, when she showed her true colours by aligning herself with her new "husband". Since that day, Jericho has hated Hunter. Even when Nicole was dating Shawn, Chris was never keen on her having to spend time with Hunter, and the rest of DX for that matter.
Naturally when Chris Benoit joined the roster, a long-time friend of Jericho's, he too joined the 'I Hate Hunter Club'. Then along came Adam, Jay, and Trish. Adam and Jay fell into the IHHC (I Hate Hunter Club). Trish on the other hand had taken a liking to Hunter, and was trying to tear his relationship with Stephanie apart. But alas, Hunter turned on Trish; just like everyone said he would.
A little down the road Matt, Lita, and Jeff Hardy had had the pleasure of feeling the wrath of Triple H after Lita told Stephanie that she would be better off without him. So they too became part of the IHHC. Stacy Keibler, who joined the roster when the WWE bought out WCW, had few contacts with Hunter, but soon came to the conclusion that he had an ego the size of Texas. That, along with what everyone else had told her, turned her off from him even more.
And so that is where they all stood now. Their group had mostly stayed the same, with the exception of a few members. Jeff had left the WWE a year ago, and Nicole found herself to be missing him more than ever. She and Jeff had been very close up until he left, even though his girlfriend Beth had always hated her. Beth seemed to think that Nicole was after Jeff. Nicole, although she had always thought that Jeff was the hottest guy in the world, knew how much he cared about Beth and would have never even tried to take him away from her. From time to time, Victoria, Andrew "Test" Martin, Shelton Benjamin, and when he had been on Raw, Rob Van Dam joined their group.
Shawn Micheals, according to Trish, had mended some ties with Jericho, and Benoit and now had also become part of the usual group. Nicole thought it quite peculiar that he hadn't been hanging around with them lately. Perhaps, she thought, he didn't want to see her. But Nicole knew that one way or another they would come face to face, and tonight was that night.
Nicole looked over at the clock, and sighed when she saw it read 8:00. She got up, intending to wake up Stacy. Adam wanted them down stairs for 9 o'clock so that they could have breakfast, and then begin their drive up to L.A. for RAW.
She shook Stacy gently, waiting for a sign of life before heading to take a shower. "You're up early," she mumbled.
"I couldn't sleep. I'm gonna shower first 'kay?" Stacy nodded and sat up. She flipped on the TV, and began to sing along to the Sponge Bob Square Pants theme. Nicole laughed and she too began to sing along as she gathered some clothes and headed for the washroom.
After fifteen minutes Nicole exited the bathroom. She had decided to wear some comfortable clothes for the drive; a pair of baby blue Champion track pants with a white tank top, and white and blue Puma sneakers.
Stacy looked up at her with a shocked look, "Jesus Nikki, are you sure you're okay. First you're up before me, and now you must' a taken the shortest shower ever." Nicole shrugged. "Oh well, I'll be out soon. So pack your bags 'kay" Stacy continued.
Nicole sat on the bed and continued to watch Sponge Bob. She crunched up her wet hair with some gel and mousse, so that she ended up with wavy curls. She packed up, just like Stacy told her. As soon as she had finished, her phone rang.
She flipped it open and looked at the caller ID; it was Hunter.
"Hey" she spoke quietly, as she made her way to the balcony.
"I hope that you're ready for tonight Princess, and you have better not even think of screwing me over." Came Hunter's rough voice.
"You know I would never even think of screwing you Hunter" Nicole replied with an innuendo- laced tone.
Hunter chuckled, "You never know, you might change your mind, and want to play The Game." He implicated.
Nicole laughed; they had been getting along quite well since Sunday night. No more mean comments; they had to cope with one another. Now most of their conversations, and they had had many over the phone, were exactly like this one. There were always some innuendos, but it was just in plain fun. Most of the time, he just wanted to check up on her. She heard Stacy call her name, telling her they should be leaving.
"I have to go" Nicole whispered into the receiver.
"Okay, meet us in the locker room around 6." Nicole told him she would before hanging up and going inside.
She and Stacy made sure they had everything and then made their way downstairs to where they knew Adam and the rest would be waiting. They went to McDonalds for some fast breakfast and then began their drive to L.A.
During the ride, Nicole forgot all about her plans. She was just so happy being with her friends, that she was trying to take in every moment. She laughed, as Jay, who was driving, and Trish fought about everything under the sun. At the moment they were fighting about who would win in a fight: Superman or Spiderman. Trish was arguing that Spiderman would win while her boyfriend tried to explain to her why Superman was the better superhero. Adam laughed and shook his head. Soon he too joined the conversation, saying that Batman was the best and that was that. Nicole decided not to get into this, and instead popped a CD into the car. Soon Linkin Park's Breaking the Habit blared through the car speakers. Every one forgot about what they were talking about as they began to sing.
Meanwhile in the other car, Lita was getting quite upset with her boyfriend Matt,
"Matt I need to go to the bathroom. We have to stop" Lita whined. She had been asking him to stop for half and hour now. She had tried to hold it, like Matt had told her too, but if she didn't go soon she was going to burst.
"Li, you just went to the bathroom back at breakfast. Can't you wait just a little? Were on a schedule you know." Matt, like Adam, hated being late.
"That was like two hours ago" Lita yelled "I really have to go." She looked over at Matt, and noticed that he was trying to ignore her. "Fine, but if I just happen to pee all over the seat, it's not my fault."
"Damn man," came Chris' voice from the back "just stop and let her go. I do not want to sit in a car smelling of piss man.
"Actually, I think I have to go too" Stacy spoke up.
Matt sighed, "You have five minutes."
About a half hour later they were all safely at the arena. At seven o'clock all the Divas went back to their locker room to get ready for RAW. Nicole had already gone to see Evolution. She could tell by the expressions on their face that they were uneasy about not knowing what she was going to do. She reassured them, for what seemed like the millionth time, that they had nothing to worry about. They had all come around and put their trust in her.
Nicole stood and went over to the mirror to apply her makeup. She had changed into a pair of Miss Sixty cargo jeans, and a low-cut white blazer with two buttons. She slipped on a pair of black Christian Dior pumps, and applied her eye shadow. She used a smoky grey for her eyes, and some eyeliner. She applied some lipgloss, and then went off.
When she finally reached her destination, she took in a deep breath. She wasn't sure if he was in his locker room, but she hoped he was or else everything would be ruined. She lightly knocked on the door, awaiting a response. She heard a low "Come in" and slowly pushed open the door, walked in, and closed in behind her. He didn't even turn around to face her until she cleared her throat.
"Nicole..." Shawn trailed off.
"Shawn" she stated.
They stood in an awkward silence for a few moments. He was very surprised that she had come to see him. He had expected her to completely ignore him until she saw fit to acknowledge him. He stared at her for a few moments. She hadn't changed very much. She was still beautiful: tall and skinny, but not too thin. She had changed her hair, and noticed that it suited her much better.
Shawn finally broke the ice, "What are you doing here?"
"I know this is really weird, seeing as we haven't spoken or seen each other for like four years and all..." she paused and bit her lip as he continued to watch her. "I know you have a tag match tonight with Benjamin against Hunter and Randy, and I was just wondering..." she paused again as she put her hands into her pockets. She was unsure how to come about and say what she had in mind. "I was just wondering if you needed anyone at ringside, I would be more than willing to help."
Shawn studied her face and shrugged, "I guess..."
She cut him off, "Bear in mind that the rest of Evolution will most likely be at ringside... If you really don't want I don't really care. I'm just trying to help.... Maybe we can um... 'bury the hatched' so to speak and try to..."
"Be friends" he finished for her. Nicole nodded. Shawn thought about her proposal for a few minutes as Nicole wrung her hands. "Okay. Meet me at gorilla before my match." Nicole smiled. "Why do you want to be at ringside?" he asked.
Nicole smirked, "Well you of all people know that Hunter and I have never been the best of friends. This is just sorta my little way of paying him back for all the things he's ever done to, or said about me"
Shawn laughed, "I'm liking your rendition of payback; costing him matches. I saw your debut last week. It was great; Hunter was furious."
Nicole laughed, "Yup, I'm liking it too" she walked over to the door, "I have to go RAW's gonna start soon." She opened the door and began walking out.
"Nicole" Shawn stopped her, "I do hope we can get over the past and be friends"
"Ya me too" she smiled and looked down and continued to walk away.
RAW had begun promptly at 6 o'clock, seeing as they were on the west coast. Before Nicole knew it, it was already time for the main event; the tag match pitting Evolution members Hunter and Randy versus Shawn Micheals and Shelton Benjamin. Nicole made her way over to gorilla position and waited for Shawn to show up. Evolution was already making their way to the ring when he showed up. He smiled at her and nodded in the direction of the ring as they began to make their way up the stairs to the ramp. As soon as Benjamin's music had stopped, HBK's music began and they made their way to the ring. The crowd's cheers were deafening, and Nicole loved the feeling that they were cheering for her.
As soon as the bell rang the match began with Randy and Shelton. It was a fact pasted match with both of them getting in lots of near falls. Shortly, Randy had the upper hand and was stomping away at Shelton. Shelton, who desperately needed to make a tag, suddenly hit Randy with an enzeguri (sorry if that's not how you spell it) and went to tag in Shawn. Randy had managed to tag Hunter, and the two of them were going at it with closed fists.
Shawn whipped Hunter into the ropes, but Batista caught Shawn's leg as he went to hit him with a flying forearm. Hunter chuckled and went to kick Shawn in the gut, until the ref pulled him away. Hunter pulled Shawn up and backed him into Evolution's corner. He distracted the ref as Randy began to choke Shawn. Nicole watched as she slammed the mat with her hands, cheering for Shawn. He fought out of Randy's hold and punched him, sending him to the floor. Hunter went back to Shawn as they continued to battle.
Meanwhile Randy, who had been knocked to the ground, grabbed a chair from the timekeeper and slipped it into the ring for Hunter. Hunter had been beating down on Shawn as Nicole tried to cheer him on. Every so often Hunter would steal a glance in her direction, trying not to make their connection visible. He was beginning to wonder what the hell she was going to do; and if anything she better do it soon. He laid out Shawn with a pedigree, and instead of going for the pin he went for the chair, as Flair distracted the ref, and Batista and Randy took care of Shelton Benjamin on the outside. They threw him into the steel steps and then finished him off with an RKO and a sit- out power bomb by Batista.
The ref called for the bell after seeing what had happened to Shelton, and he then tried to get Hunter away from Shawn to no avail. He was pushed to the ground for his efforts, and then left the ring; scared of what would happen to him if he didn't.
Hunter taunted Shawn urging him to get up. Nicole watched the scene before her and knew that everything was going as she had planned. She inwardly smirked before sliding into the ring. Hunter raised the chair above his head, but Nicole grabbed it out of his hands before he had the chance to hit Shawn. Shawn, who was now standing up, told her to put the chair down, as Hunter demanded that he give it to her.
As both men pleaded with her, she looked from Hunter to Shawn and back again. She did this a little while longer, pretending to make up her mind, when in fact she already knew what she was going to do.
She grasped the chair tightly, lifted it a little and turned to Hunter intending to hit him. She began to swing at him, but with one swift move she had changed her position, and the cold steel came into contact with Shawn's head. The entire arena went dead silent as Shawn fell to the mat, and she threw the chair down next to him.
Hunter glared at her, while the other members of Evolution climbed into the ring and stood around them. Hunter's featured suddenly turned to a smile, as he pulled her into a hug. The crowd began to boo, and hiss; disappointed that Nicole had turned on them. She hugged the other members of Evolution as their music blared. They left the ring and walked up the ramp where they stopped. They all held hands and lifted them above their heads in unity.
As they walked backstage they all complimented her tactfulness. Randy expressed that she had him worried for a little bit, when if seemed like she would actually hit Hunter instead. Nicole laughed and joked with them as they made their way through the arena receiving many un-approving stares. Nicole pushed them out of her mind, until one particular glare caught her eye: Chris Jericho.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT" he bellowed.
Nicole walked over to him, not wanting to cause a scene, "What do you mean?"
"WHAT DO I MEAN, WHAT DO I MEAN, YOU JUST SLAMMED SHAWN WITH A CHAIR AND FOR WHAT, EVOLUTION."
Nicole glared at him, "It wasn't for Evolution. It was for me. For everything he did to me; he lied, he cheated, and he used me. Payback's a bitch Chris, you of all people should know."
"Fuck Nicole, you're still holding a fucken grudge against him. What the hell is wrong with you; it's time you move on. Stop acting like a spoiled little girl, and start acting like a smart mature woman." He scolded.
"What the hell Chris I am acting like a smart, mature woman. Smart, mature women make their own decisions, and take responsibility for their actions." She explained.
"Really, and that's what you think you're doing. And you had to make that decision by joining Evolution. I'm sure you could have done it without them." Nicole tried to interrupt, but he didn't let her, "I obviously don't understand, and I really don't want to." He looked at Evolution who were standing in back of Nicole, "So why don't you go and hang out with your newfound friends, and just do me a favor and leave me alone." He turned around and walked off.
"CHRIS...CHRIS" she called after him. But she knew it was no use; she had lost him. She watched him walk away tears welling up in her eyes. She brushed back her tears and turned to face Evolution, "What the hell are you all staring at?" she snapped. "I'm going to go get my stuff and I suggest you all do the same. I'll meet you in the parking garage in ten minutes. She stalked past them, determined not to let them see her cry.
Author's Note: OK, so what did you think. I hope you all liked it as much as did lol. On another note, the couples in the story are going to be: Lita/Matt, Stacy/Chris, Jay/Trish. I'm still no sure who to put Adam with, so if you have any suggestions let me know. Review Thx.
also, i'm having a mild case of writers block, i know where i want the story to go I'm just unsure as to how to get there, so if you have any ideas they would be greatly appreciated