(Disclaimers: See Chapter 1)

Chapter 6: Live 4 the Moment

Backstage:

"Shocked" couldn't even cover the reaction backstage. First of all what did Matt do to get back in the good graces of the WWE? And second, why did he agree to such a demeaning storyline? Especially since it's not doing anything to help the situation between him, Edge, and Amy. Is he that vengeful that he would stoop so low?

Chris Jericho, Kane and Chris Benoit were in the wrestlers' locker room watching the segment. Jericho frowns at the display before him.

"This is bullshit!" he declares.

"Why?" Kane asks. "Didn't you use to parade around in a dog collar?"

"Mine was for a fashion statement. This…" he points to the screen. " is degrading! Why in the hell would Matt ever agree to this?"

"I want to say probably to get his job back, but even I'm having a hard time believing that." Benoit adds.

"Kane! Benoit! You're up next!" a PA announces.

Kane and Benoit leave while Jericho still continues to look at the screen.

"Something's not right about this." he broods over silently. "The look in his eyes. Like he genuinely didn't want to be here. But, why would he agree to use his private pain as a story line? Doesn't make sense!"

Jericho walks way. He makes a mental note to call Matt later to get answers.

Women's Locker Room:

Lita was right! It was Matt that she had seen. So he was re-hired! Why all the security though? Was it to keep him from attacking Adam? Matt said it himself that he could be civil at work. Unfortunately he never got the chance because…

"I helped him get fired." she whispers to herself as she tucks a piece of her hair behind her right ear.

Lita looks toward the door when she hears voice. Coming into the locker room are Christy, Maria, Candice Michelle and Victoria. Already in the room with Lita is Trish. Maria and Christy say a hello to Trish and Lita before moving over to their side of the locker room.

"You are so lucky that Matt got his job back." Candice says to Lita but loud enough for the whole room to hear.

"Excuse me?" Lita responds as she turns to face the Raw diva.

"You heard me!" Candice steps up to Lita. "You're lucky Matt got his job back. Although I wonder why he would ever want to come back here."

The other divas gather around them.

"Candice, don't." Christy tells her friend.

"You better listen to Christy." Trish says then glares coldly at Candice. " You don't know what happened, so why don't you stay out of it."

"I know enough!" Candice shoots back. " If Lita the Slut here hadn't spread her legs open for Edge, Matt won't have gotten fired in the first place!"

"Okay ladies, that's enough." Victoria says as she gets in the middle of the circle of divas to disarm the argument.

"Matt got fired because he decided to post his private life out onto the internet." Trish responds back.

"But only after rumors started flying around. Get your facts straight!" Candice tries to one up the Canadian Beauty.

"Aren't we forgetting someone?" Maria interjects. " Not only did Edge stab his friend in the back, but he cheated on his wife! Now that's really low if you ask me. And now he's walking around here like he's god because he has a title shot. Big whoop! I could get a title shot."

Trish smirks at Maria. " Yeah you could but you would have to spread your legs for it."

"STOP IT!" Lita yells causing everyone to jump. Tears start to fall from her pretty hazel eyes as she looks around the room. "Just stop it…"

She sobs as she pushes her way through the group and hurries out the door.

Kirby's Apartment:

Right after the segment, Kirby turned off his TV and immediately started to make calls. The first person that he calls is Tamran.

Tamran's house:

Tamran: Hello?

Kirby: (can hear him pacing the floor in the background) Tell me I did not just see that! PLEASE tell me I did not just see and hear that!

Tamran: I know! When, how and why is what I want to know. And what is with the collar?

Kirby: I don't know, but…have you talked to Jeff?

Tamran: I left him a message on his cell. I think he's on his way to

Florida for the Impact taping.

Kirby: Shoot! When he finds this out he's going to flip!

Tamran: God. (sighs) It doesn't make any sense! He sets up all these dates for appearances and wrestling match after his 90 days are up only to just go back to the WWE almost 2 months later!

Kirby: And agree to an angle about his friend and his girlfriend stabbing him in the back? An angle that's threatening his fans! Come on!

Tamran: Speaking of his fans, I'm really dreading going over to the site right now.

The M-Chat:

DiablosAngelic: WTF was that?

Lori: Grabs crowbar and sledgehammer Dammit! Must save Matt!...

Drnick: Looks like Matt is back in the WWE fold.

Wrestlegirl16: YAY! Matt's back in the WWE!

Nine Tails: Yay my ass! Look at what they're doing to him! growls Damn you Vince!

JMos20: Matt was pissed!

Wrestlegirl16: How could you tell?

DiablosAngelic: The eyes. Never go by a facial expression. The eyes never lie.

Live For the Moment: They totally diss us by calling our chants "frivolous"! that is so wrong!

Edge-Chan: frivolous (angry) What happened to his Angelic Diablo gimmick? I don't like but wasn't he suppose to do that when he go back to wrestling?

Tdragon316: Edge-Chan's right. What happen to it?

Adam-n-Amy: You guy are nothing but a bunch of suckers! You fell for his bs and he spit in you'e faces. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Tdragon316: Somebody forgot to take their meds?

Live For the Moment: You do realize this is a Matt Hardy Chat room right?

Adam-n-Amy: yeah and I on't give a fuck

JMos20: First of all learn how to type. And second…just go:evil:

Drnick: Trolls should be burned at the stake just because they're stupid.

DiablosAngelic: Agreed

Emily has entered the M-Chat

panthers20 has entered the M-Chat

sleepingdahlia has entered the M-Chat

JMos20: Welcome Ladies

Emily: Did you guys see Matt on Raw? I bet Edge had something to do with it!

Edge-Chan:…….

Nine Tails: That's the topic of the night. I still can't believe they put a collar on him…(looks for bolt cutters)

Panthers20:shock: and the bolt cutters are for…

Nine Tails: I'm going to find Matty and cut that stupid thing off his neck!

Adam-n-Amy: Its not real. They'll throw your crazy ass in jail! LOL

Lori: Whaddaya mean it's not real?

Sleepingdahlia : Who are you? The reality police?

JMos20: You're still talking?

Drnick: ANYWAY! I guess the only way we'll find out what's going on is to wait for Matt to explain himself.

Later that night. Undisclosed hotel:

Matt uses his hand to wipe off the mist form the mirror. Steam left over from his hot shower still lingers in the air. He scowls at his reflection. He's still wearing that damned collar. The blue light blinks back at him, mocking his reason for wearing it.

"What have you done, Hardy?" he says out loud.

He knows what he has done. Matt did it to protect his family. One day this collar will come off. And when it does, the one that put it on him will find out that pain is more than a four letter word.