Author's note: Again another chapter of my story And I hope you like it... have fun reading it oh and sorry that there's still no John in it but somehow this part got different from what I intended at first... so it will take another one or two chapters for him to appear... but he will make an appearance... I promise 'smile'

Quick word to my reviewers:

Angel40689: Thanks for the review 'hugs' and here comes the next chapter... hope you like that too

MissPhilippinesSuperStar: Thanks for the compliment... I hope you find the new chapter sweet too... I tried to be a little romantic... well sort of and I don't know if it comes out the way I intended it... so hope you like 'smile'

Roxxy1984: It's a long way to go till the happy end 'grin' Hope you like the new chapter

Mizz Molko: 'grin' You're right about that... Alexi will be very mad when she finds out about everything... and yeah it would be hard for me too to let Shawn go if I had him once 'grin' Enjoy the new chapter 'hugs'

Zanderlover: Don't worry she won't occupy Chris bed for too long since Randy's is waiting for her 'grin' Yeah well for this tidbit with Harry... I think it's adorable... and since I'm a Harry Potter fan myself I thought it would be a good term to use for Shawn since in Alexi's eyes he's the ultimate bad guy...

Oh yeah... I can imagine it: And welcome to WRESTLE PHOBIA 22 'lol' Marissa is of course smart... I mean she's watching almost every show Shawn is on so she's bound to know about Batista and Randy too 'grin'

Well... I don't know if all blind people dress like that but for a fact I did and it worked pretty well I think... yeah you won't take anything else for granted again after being blind and not even being able to do the easiest things without help...

Glad that you liked the image of Chris doing Alexi's hair... I tried to picture it myself and I had to laugh so hard that I had to put it into the story 'grin'

Yeah... I wish I had had someone like Chris during the time I was blind... it would've helped a lot...

I don't know if it's for all e-mails or just certain ones... I mean if you want you can give me the other e-mail address and I can try to send the mail to that address, hoping that will work 'smile'

And I'm glad you're having fun with Chuck 'grin' He better treats you good or I'll send Randy and Chris to kick his ass 'grin'

And your reviews aren't too wordy... I absolutely love them and I'm always looking forward to them to find out what you think of the story 'smile' Your opinion is important to me. Well to be honest the POV of Marissa was a mix of what I intended to do and of your idea... I hope you don't mind that 'puppydogeyes'

I meant not to tell if you figure out who Sid Eudy is in reality because it would ruin the surprise for the others 'grin'

Thanks for allowing me to use the nickname you have for Batista... I'll definately will use it later on in the story 'grin'

And again thanks for your wonderful review 'big hugs' And hopefully I'll be able to answer your e-mail when you give me the other address because I have something important I need to talk to you about concerning the story 'grin'

And now enough of my words... I hope you enjoy the new chapter and I'm looking forward to reading another chapter of your story 'huggles'

Disclaimer: None of the characters belong to me 'sniff' well besides Alexi that is

Oh as always: something in italics is thoughts and something in bold and italics is someone speaking through the phone

Chapter 8: Complications

Randy parked his car in front of the restaurant he had chosen.

He turned to Alexi, who was sitting quietly beside him in the car, with her eyes half closed. Randy smiled to himself. He liked to just look at her. She seemed so innocent and Randy just couldn't take his eyes off of her. The Legend Killer had never felt this way before. He hardly knew her for about two days now but still it seemed like he had known her a lot longer.

Suddenly Alexandria opened her eyes and turned to Randy.

"Are you staring at me Randy?" She asked in an insecure voice and Randy didn't really know why she was suddenly so timid.

"Sorry about that…" He apologized quickly, looking away, wondering how she knew that he was staring at her.

"No problem Randy… people do it all the time when they don't know how to treat me… you get used to it after a while." There was a sadness in her voice that made Randy flinch for a moment.

He gently laid a hand on her shoulder.

"Alexi… that wasn't the reason why I was looking at you…" He said quickly, trying to make her feel better.

Alexandria shook her head. "You don't need to lie to me Randy… as I said I'm used to people staring at me like I'm some sort of freak and pitying me…" She said honestly and again there was a hint of sadness in her voice that made Randy realise how much it hurt Alexandria when people pitied her or treated her differently because she was blind.

"I'm not lying Alexi… yes I was staring at you but not because I don't know how to treat you…" The Legend Killer started, removing his hand from her shoulder and running it through his hair.

Alexandria raised an eyebrow in question and started: "Randy… as I said… you don't need…"

Randy interrupted her. "Please Alexi, let me finish my explanation."
The girl stopped and nodded slowly. She was surprised at Randy's voice. There wasn't the usual hint of embarrassment in it, people normally showed when Alexandria caught them staring at her. Since she had become blind Alexi had learned to 'read' voices as people who could see read in the impression of people.

And Randy definitely wasn't embarrassed that Alexi had caught him staring at her. No, there was something else in his voice that Alexandria couldn't define right now.

He could even have denied that he was looking at me… She wondered. She was shaken out of her thoughts when Randy started speaking again. Alexandria knew that Randy was looking at her intensely. Even though she couldn't see it, she could literally feel his eyes on her.

"Alexi…" Randy started and Alexandria was curious what he would say next. She fully expected the usual explanation and apologies she normally got from people who pitied her, so she was surprised by what Randy had to say.

"See… well yeah I was staring at you and I'm sorry about that. I didn't know that you're uncomfortable when people do that. But be assured that it wasn't because I pity you."
"So you're not insecure how to act towards me?" Alexandria asked confused.

Randy sighed for a moment.

"To be honest… I'm insecure when it comes to you and you irritate the hell out of me…"
"I knew it…I shouldn't have gone out with you and you shouldn't have taken me out just because Chris asked you to..." Alexandria said and again there was this sadness in her voice but also a hint of anger and attempted to get out of the car.

Randy gently grabbed her arm and forced her back into the seat.

He rolled his eyes in exasperation. This was going to be harder than he had thought when they had started this conversation.

"Look Alexi… just let me explain… " He tried again.

Finally Alexandria nodded again.

"Okay, I'll try not to interrupt you but wait to beat the hell outta you after you're finished…" She said with a light smile, regaining some of her confidence.

Randy was shocked for a second but then he chuckled lightly, glad that Alexandria was willing to listen to him and that she wasn't so sad anymore.

"Hey, don't laugh. I'm capable of doing that… just because I'm blind doesn't mean I don't know how to use what I've learned during the twelve years that I've taken martial arts lessons."

Alexandria said and crossed her hands in front of her chest.

Randy laughed but then he got serious again.

"Okay… if you don't like what I have to say then you can beat me all you want but now let me explain without interrupting okay?"
Alexi nodded for the third time.

"Well first of all, be sure if I didn't want to be here with you, I wouldn't be."

He smiled when Alexandria relaxed.

"And now… well as I said earlier you irritate the hell out of me and I'm really insecure when it comes to you… and to be honest it has something to do with you being blind, but…"

Randy saw that Alexandria was about to speak up again so he quickly continued: "… but not in the way you might think." This stopped Alexandria from protesting and she raised her eyebrow in confusion again.

"I'm insecure when it comes to you because you're blind but still you seem to like me…"
"Huh?" Was all Alexandria said, getting really confused now.

Randy ignored her comment and continued: "I know this sounds weird… but… well normally most girls I've gone out with just liked me because of my looks… not that I minded much in the past… but when I met you… it was different. The other girls just wanted to go out with me because I'm good looking in their eyes, but they weren't interested in getting to know the real me. With you it was different. You seem to like me for me and not for my looks. It seems like you're really interested in getting to know me." He explained and realised that he had never talked to any girl he had dated in that way, well except Stacy maybe.

"And you irritate the hell out of me because I can't really explain what I feel towards you…" He said, running a hand through his short hair again.

For a moment there was silence in the car again.

Alexandria tried to process everything Randy had just told her.

Does that mean… he likes me? she wondered in her thoughts and couldn't help the happiness welling up inside her.

"Alexi?" Randy asked and the girl could hear the insecurity in his voice.

She tried to lighten the mood by saying: "Don't worry I'm not going to beat you up…"
The joking helped her to get control over her emotions again.

Even though Alexi couldn't see it, she knew that Randy was smiling a little.

"That's good to know…" Randy said, glad that she at least wasn't freaking out.

"Randy… please I want an honest answer. You're here with me because you want to be here and not because Chris made you to come? You like to spend time with me even though I'm blind? I mean yes… I have the operation tomorrow but there's still a chance I won't see even after it." Alexandria asked, serious once again. She had heard all that Randy had said, but she had to make sure that he was honest and not just telling her all that because he thought she would be able to see again after the operation because as she had said it wasn't one hundred percent sure that she would regain her eyesight even though the doctors were optimistic. Enough people had hurt her in the past to be cautious.

Randy nodded more to himself before he replied: "Yeah… I really like to spend time with you. I mean how could I not… you're beautiful, which is, by the way, the reason I was staring at you in the first place, you're funny and you're smart… so why should it matter that you're blind? I mean that's just a part of you. There's a lot more to you than this… and that is what I like about you…"
Alexandria blushed and she felt a tear trickle down her cheek. She couldn't believe what Randy had just said. Nobody had ever said something like that to her, well except Chris and her mother but not anyone else.

Whenever Alexandria had met a boy, he was all friendly to her until he found out that she was blind. After that the boy was gone before Alexandria even had a chance to explain.

More than once she had had to stop Chris from beating the hell out of someone because he had hurt Alexandria.

The girl had gotten used to it after a while but still it had hurt every time. That Randy was saying something like that to her was almost a miracle in her eyes.

She was brought out of her thoughts when she felt Randy's hand on her cheek, gently brushing away the tear.

"Hey Alexi… don't cry…" He tried to soothe her, wanting nothing more than just take her into an embrace but he didn't want to scare her.

Alexandria tried to regain her composure again and forced herself to smile.

"Sorry… it's just… I'm not used to men treating me like you do… mostly they shy away when they found out that I can't see."
Randy smiled and said honestly: "As I said it doesn't matter to me…"
Alexi nodded. The Legend Killers words had convinced her.

"Thanks for being honest with me…" She said.

Randy flinched.

Don't thank me now… thank me when I've told you the full truth of who I am… He thought and for a moment he considered telling her everything but when he saw her smiling hopefully at him, he just couldn't bring himself to do it, not wanting to scare her away.

I'm a coward… Randy told himself.

Her voice brought him out of his thoughts.

"So… I mean… do you consider this evening a date?" Alexandria asked, still with a hint of insecurity in her voice.

Randy smiled. This was an easy question to answer.

"Yeah… I do…"

The smile that lightened up Alexandria's face made Randy forget about his worries for the moment and he was determined to show Alexi that he cared about her and to reassure her that the operation tomorrow would be a success. He knew it didn't matter if Alexi was blind or not, he would still have the same feelings towards her, but he wanted her to see again just so that she could enjoy life again because Randy had the distinct feeling that this was all affecting her more than she let on.

"So now… I don't know about you but I'm hungry…" He grinned, starting to get out of the car.

Alexandria nodded, leaving the car too.

Randy was at her side immediately and took her hand gently, partly because it felt good and partly because Chris had told him to do it whenever they were going somewhere Alexi hadn't been before.

Alexandria smiled. This felt just so right.

When they made their way into the restaurant Randy suddenly asked jokingly: "So Alexi… have you ever beaten up someone because he was pitying you?"

Alexandria chuckled.

"Nope… I haven't. Chris takes care of that for me… well most of the time I hold him back, telling him the guy was not worth it…"

Randy grinned and led her to an empty table in a quiet corner, hoping that nobody would recognize who he was because that would definitely complicate things after he and Alexandria had started to finally get closer.

The Legend Killer knew he had to tell her sooner or later but he intended to annoy the truth out of Chris before he told Alexandria that he was a wrestler.

The two quickly ordered their food. For a while there was silence before Randy asked:
"So Alexi, tell me a bit more about you."
The girl smiled and shrugged.

"I'm not that interesting. So what do you want to know?"
"Whatever you want to tell me… but I'd really like to know about your family." Randy said.

But when he saw Alexandria's reaction he quickly regretted to have asked.

The girl had stiffened and he knew that she was upset.
Not knowing what else to do he quickly added: "Um sorry if I have upset you… you don't have to tell me if you don't want to…"

Alexandria shook her head.

"Not your fault. You couldn't have known that I would be uncomfortable with that."

Randy nodded. He knew that Alexi was right but still he was sorry.

So he quickly changed the subject.

"You can tell me whatever you want to tell me. I'm just interested to find out more about you but not if it upsets you." He promised. Orton knew that he wouldn't force Alexandria to tell him anything she didn't want to tell him.

Suddenly, and for the first time he really noticed the picture on Alexandria's shirt.

Smiling, and glad for an idea how to change the subject he asked: "Are you a Metallica fan?"
Alexandria smiled, glad that Randy was changing the subject so easily.

"Yeah…I love their songs." She said, knowing that Randy asked because of her blouse.

"So do I." Randy replied. Alexi looked surprised.

"You're a Metallica fan too? I have to admit I wasn't expecting that."

Randy grinned and shrugged.

"Yep I am a Metallica fan. I go to every concert I can manage."

"I've never been on a concert. Unfortunately I never had the time or the money to go." Alexandria admitted.

Before Randy really knew what he was saying, he gently took Alexandria's hand that was lying on the table.

"Perhaps we can go to a concert together… well if you want to that is…"
Alexandria nodded eagerly. "That would be great." She said, not sure if Randy was asking her out again or if it was just a friendly invitation.

She blushed when he took her hand.

He really likes me…. She cheered in her thoughts, wondering how she could've fallen for him so quickly, knowing him for only about two days now. Alexandria couldn't really explain it, but she knew that it was partly because he was treating her as if she was a normal girl and not blind.

She just hoped he liked her in that way too.

I have to wait and see… She thought.

The waiter chose exactly this moment to bring their food. And they ate mostly in silence, enjoying the meal.

When they were finished Randy excused himself for a moment because he had to go to the toilet.

Alexi sat there, waiting for Randy to return, when suddenly someone tapped her on the shoulder.

Surprised and startled Alexandria flinched, asking hopefully: "Randy is that you?"
A voice she didn't know answered: "No baby, it's not him…"
Alexandria heard the other person sitting down opposite to her, taking Randy's chair.

"Who the hell are you? And stop calling me baby…" Alexandria demanded, turning her head towards the voice.

"I'm the Game baby…" The unknown voice said, chuckling lightly.

"And since I don't know your name, I have to call you something else…" He said and Alexandria found his voice sounded somewhat arrogant.

"So… Game… how about asking for my name… then you wouldn't have to call me baby…" Alexandria said, trying to sound as annoyed as she could.

The man opposite her just chuckled and grabbed her hand.

Alexi tried to wrench it away but without success.

"But I like calling you baby… I have been watching you for a while and since your friend has finally left you alone for a minute I saw this as my chance… why do you hang out with this loser anyway?"

Alexi looked angry. She had no idea who this guy was but she couldn't stand him insulting Randy and she hated the way his voice sounded, not to mention that he still had her hand in a death grip.

"First of all, Randy isn't a loser and second it is none of your business who I hang out with…" She said, determined to get rid of this so-called Game.

Randy, where the hell are you? She thought desperately when the man still didn't retreat.

"Ah baby but you could do so much better than him with that hot body of yours." With that the Game raised her hand and kissed it.

Now Alexi was getting a little scared. She tried not to show it and glared at the man, well at least she hoped it looked like she was glaring.

With a yank she freed her hand.

"So even if I could who says I want to? And who says that you're better than him?" She asked, trying to keep her growing uneasiness out of her voice.

The man just laughed.

"Oh come on baby, I'm not called The Game for nothing…"

Alexandria just snorted.

"Yeah sure…" She said sarcastically.

"Well… why don't you find out how good the Game really is…" The man said, snickering, not discouraged by Alexandria's cold reaction.

Suddenly there was another voice: "You heard that she doesn't want to, Hunter, so fuck off and leave her alone."

Alexandria was so relieved to hear Randy's voice.

Hunter on the other hand shot Randy an angry glare before a sly smile appeared on his face.

"Hey Randy old buddy… I know you never learned how to share…" He said.

Alexandria was sitting in her chair, a little scared at what might happen because Randy was clearly angry and this Hunter was taunting him.

"Randy… please… just let's pay the bill and then we can go back to the hotel…" She said softly, because even though she couldn't see Randy, she knew that he was about to start a fight right here and now. Randy was angry and about to punch Triple H but when he looked at Alexandria he just couldn't do it.

"You should listen to her Randy… you never knew how to beat me…" Hunter said again.

The Legend Killer gasped at his former friend. Sure, the feud they had had on the show was supposed to be a storyline but unfortunately it had never been just a storyline.

Quite the contrary. The storyline had only started because Triple H wanted him out of Evolution and had Vince convinced that it was better for Randy to drop the belt and that the fans would love it. So the storyline had been written without Randy having much say in it because since, at that time Hunter was still married to Stephanie McMahon and Vince had done everything to please his daughter and her husband. He also knew that the storyline had only happened because Triple H had gotten jealous when the fans had started to cheer louder for the Legend Killer than for The Game. Triple H was one of those guys whose wrestling character and his true personality were very much the same.

Biting back a remark because he knew that would reveal that he was a wrestler he gently took Alexandria's hand.

"See you later Hunter…" And with that he walked over to a waiter to pay his bill.

Triple H was a bit stunned that Randy hadn't given in to his anger like he normally did whenever Hunter taunted him about his wrestling abilities. When he had recovered from his shock, Randy and Alexandria were already gone.

"This isn't over yet Randy…" Hunter murmured and stalked back to his table to finish his meal.

to be continued if you want me to

Oh yeah... well Triple H is the bad guy here in the story and not married anymore because I needed a bad guy and H can be pretty scary in the ring and that's what I need so I made him act like that out of the ring too I hope you don't mind