For my reviewers:
qtea-angel: I promised you he'd show up so he showed up 'grin' just a little later than I thought he would 'smile' Thanks for the review as always 'hugs' and with the love interest… why does everybody make me this suggestion 'grin' Well I'll think about it and let ya know 'huggles' and now enjoy the new chapter…Mizz Molko: Yeah it's really going to be interesting to have John on the road with them… and yeah… Randy can be slow sometimes 'grin' Good that he has friends who do the thinking for him at that times 'smile' Thanks for the review and enjoy the new chapter 'hugs'
Zanderlover: 'grin' Well yeah, Chris is very careful with his hair in my story… don't ask me why I made him like this but I think it's cute and suits him 'smile'
As for the caller ID on hotel phones… well I'm not sure if it exists but I thought it would just fit into the story so I made it up and placed it into it… it's fanfiction after all…
Tigger? 'grin' I always loved Tigger but I never have considered that Randy would remind you of him… interesting image though 'smile'
And don't worry… I will make sure Dave won't come after you when the others start calling him Batty… I'll make sure he can't harm ya… 'grin'
'grin' Yeah I even thought about making the two fight but I figured it would draw too much attention and they could hurt themselves or worse they could damage hotel stuff and they could be arrested… okay… stupid reason but I just thought it was funnier without having them fight 'grin'
Well… I know it was a bigger deal than necessary but I just didn't want John to think that Randy was kicking Dave out just because John was coming… I mean Dave and Randy are friends too so I thought Randy would try to justify the decision… and Dave being the good friend he is, got rid of the problem his own way… and him rooming with Shawn will play a role in the story 'smile'
Well… you'll see what happens when Alexi learns the truth… perhaps I can surprise ya 'smile'
I'm sure that not all wrestlers agree with the way their characters are handled by the writers and so I decided to make my own storylines and I won't turn Chris a heel and well… Randy will undergo some changes too… I think he's way too good to be a bad boy and I hope he'll get a decent storyline on SD and not being stuck on an endless feud with the Undertaker…
Yeah… it's great to know that my English is good enough that people don't realise in the beginning that I'm from Germany and only learned English at school… 'smile' I'm always insecure if my English is good enough to express what I want to say in a storyline so I'm happy when you write how much you like my story…
Sorry that I haven't you e-mailed yet… but as I said in the Author's note… I had a rough time and spend more time at the hospital at my friends bedside than at home at my computer but I'll answer your mail in the next days… now that everything is getting back to normal… 'hugs'
And I hope you like the new chapter 'hugs again'
sarahblue2: Thanks for the compliment and glad that ya like the story 'hugs' Yeah… Randy is sweet and fun because I don't really like the way he's portrayed on TV right now… have fun with the new chapter 'huggles'
Roxxy1984: It's okay that you didn't review sooner… I'm just glad that you haven't forgotten about the story… 'smile' So I hope you enjoy the new chapter and I hope you find the time to review it because I always love to get reviews from ya 'smile'
Crimson Outcast: Yepp it will be great when Alexi gets to see Randy for the first time but it will be a long way to go until then… 'evil grin' Well thanks for the review and enjoy the new chappy 'huggles'
Disclaimer: No character you recognize in this story belongs to me… I only claim Alexi and her mother… the idea for the nickname Batty for Batista belongs to Martha and she was kind enough to let me use it because I liked it so much 'smile'Chapter 11: Fear
Vince sat in his office, what he seemed to be doing a lot lately. He was going through some papers when there was a knock on the door. Having waited for that, he quickly closed the file he had been working through and called out: "Come in." A short look at his watch told him that it was shortly after nine so the man he expected was on time.
The door opened and a brown haired man around forty came in and grinned at McMahon.
"Hey Vince." He greeted, sitting down opposite to the older man.
"Hi Sid… glad that you could make it that quick. I mean you've probably been busy." Vince greeted Sid Eudy, Shawn's former manager, trying to figure out how to handle the situation best.
He had thought about different ways to approach that problem and he had come up with one solution, which seemed to promise the best result.
"No
problem Vince. There wasn't really much
for me to do at the moment."
McMahon nodded slowly.
"Sid, does your offer still stand? Do you still want a comeback?" He asked.
The other man smiled. "Of course Vince. I know I'm not the youngest anymore but I'm still fit enough to have a comeback."
Vince nodded. He had expected that answer.
Great… hopefully this will solve the problem without me interfering too much.
"That's great. I've already thought about a storyline for you." He started.
"You
have?"
"Yepp… I had this idea when having a talk with Shawn
yesterday." Vince explained.
"Shawn? Shawn Michaels?" Eudy
asked, his expression darkening a little.
"Yeah…
I know that you and him aren't on best terms right now but that
makes the storyline twice that interesting. It makes your acting much
more realistic."
"Except that it won't be acting on the most
part…" Sid grumbled, suddenly not that happy to make his
comeback.
Vince sighed. "Sid… I know you don't like it but this is just to get you back into business… after the fans have accepted you back again we can come up with other storylines… there's plenty of options for you but the feud with Shawn is necessary so that you can make a realistic reappearance and Shawn needs a worthy opponent." Vince explained, trying to get the man to cooperate by making him compliments.
Indeed Eudy seemed much more open to the storyline now.
"Okay Vince. You know the business long enough so that I believe you that it's really the best way for me to have a comeback. Have you told Shawn about it already?"
Vince
shook his head. "I haven't. I wanted to wait until you had agreed
to it…"
Truth was that Vince wasn't looking forward to tell
Shawn especially since Shawn had told him just yesterday what had
happened with Sid and Marissa. HBK was a smart guy and Vince knew
that Michaels would figure out that his story had something to do
with Vince's sudden idea to arrange a comeback for Sid Eudy.
And even though he didn't look forward to the talk with HBK, Vince hoped that Shawn would figure it out and hopefully make the right decisions when Sid was there to remind him what had gone wrong twenty years ago.
I wonder how Chris will react… Vince thought, wondering what Y2J would do when he came face to face with Sid. Of course Jericho knew who had been Shawn's former manager and what role he had played all those years ago.
Vince
sighed and Sid looked at him with curiosity in his eyes.
"Everything
all right?" He questioned.
McMahon quickly nodded. "Yeah… sorry I just spaced out for a moment… well all you need to do is to sign the contract… well you know… standard procedure."
Eudy
nodded and grabbed the file Vince handed him.
"Of course I do…
man I can't wait to be back…" He said, grinning and signing the
contract.
"And all I now need to do is to tell Shawn and you the exact details about the storyline."
Sid nodded.
"Can't we do it right now?"
Vince shook his head. "Nope. Shawn has had a hard match yesterday and needs his rest… I think he's still asleep. I'll call him later on. You can go and unpack your stuff and then have breakfast or do whatever you want to do." He explained, handing him the key to his hotel-room.
Eudy nodded.
"Okay then. Hear from you later…" With that Sid left the office and Vince watched him go, the sudden feeling that it hadn't been such a good idea after all.
Oh well… can't change that now. He thought, going back to his work and then called Bischoff to tell him that Sid Eudy, or better Sid Vicious was back in business.
Alexi, Batista and Jericho had just started their breakfast when Randy finally returned with John. Chris had expected that Randy would invite John to eat with them and he just hoped that Orton had explained everything. He looked at the Legend Killer who nodded and smiled. Cena nodded too and Jericho was relieved about that. He tapped Alexi on the shoulder to tell her that Randy and John had come down without startling her.
The girl smiled: "Hi John, I'm Alexi."
Alexi extended her hand in a direction, hoping that John would get it and she wouldn't make a complete fool out of herself for holding her hand in mid-air, away from everybody who was near.
John however took the hint and shook her hand.
"Hi Alexi. Nice to meet ya." He greeted, taking the last free chair at the table between Batista and Randy, since Randy had taken the chair beside Alexandria.
The Dr. of Thuganomics grinned when he saw the glances full of affection Randy directed towards Alexi when he thought nobody was looking.
Cena immediately started to like the girl because she was funny and smart and he was impressed with the way she handled her blindness.
Sure, John had only talked to her about ten minutes now but somehow the first impression really was enough for him to like her and to look forward to get to know her better.
Cena was brought out of his thoughts when Randy suddenly turned to Dave.
"Hey,
Dave, thanks by the way."
Y2J and Batista looked at Randy
questioningly and John saw Alexi raising an eyebrow in
confusion.
"Thanks for what?" The Animal questioned.
"For giving John the opportunity to room with me."
John
nodded. "Yeah Dave. That was really cool."
Dave just shrugged.
"Hey it wasn't just for you or Randy, John. It was for my own
sanity as well. I don't think I could've taken another day
rooming with a bouncy Randy who tries to kill me by forcing me to
take a cold shower at eight thirty in the morning on a free day."
The
whole table except John erupted in laughter.
"Okay… seems like I missed something really funny…" He muttered.
"Yepp… you did." Randy confirmed. "Batty and I had a pillow fight this morning."
John's eyes widened a little. "Batty? Pillow fight?" He asked in disbelief, trying to hold back his laughter at the image that statement had brought up.
"Are you
joking?"
"Nope… I'm not. It's just that Batty isn't
the friendliest person in the morning and he used his pillow to
enforce that impression." Randy said, teasing the Animal by using
the nickname he had come up with this morning.
Batista just growled.
"I told you… stop calling me that…" He demanded. Randy just gave him one of his cocky grins, showing the 'in ring Randy' for a second.
He was about to give a smart reply when suddenly Chris's expression changed from amused to angry, stopping Randy's answer. The Legend Killer was confused at the sudden change of mood and waited for Jericho to say something.
"This means trouble." Chris said softly, staring into the direction of the entrance of the restaurant.
Batista, who was sitting beside Y2J, was the only one who had heard it and looked into the same direction.
"Oh shit…" He said, loud enough so that the whole table knew something was up.
Randy and John turned their heads, since they had their backs to the entrance.
"Damn…" Randy cursed, his tone angry, when he saw Ric Flair and Hunter enter the restaurant.
Alexi just tensed, knowing something was wrong. She was nervous because she had no idea what was going on.
"Guys? What's going on?" She questioned, just slightly panicked.
Chris put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Perhaps it's nothing sweetie. Don't worry about it right now." He said warmly, trying to calm Alexandria down. After all it was possible that Flair and Triple H had just had the same idea as Chris and the others and wanted to have a nice breakfast.
Thinking about it, Jericho was sure that it had been Evolution's plan in the beginning but obviously the plans had changed now. Hunter had spotted them and muttered something towards Flair and then the two started to come over to the table where Alexi, Chris, Dave, Randy and John were sitting.
Chris didn't like the smile on Hunter's face for one second. It was way too sweet for his liking.
Y2J could see Randy tense and he knew that if Hunter said one wrong word there was no stopping Randy this time.
John
immediately sensed the change in his best friend and kept a close eye
on him, in case Randy would do something stupid. He muttered to the
whole table. "Just ignore them…"
"Easier said than done."
Batista replied, his hands clenched into fists.
Alexandria had grabbed Chris's hand tightly, like she always did when something bad happened and nobody told her what it was.
She was about to ask again what was going on when Hunter and Ric reached the table.
"Hey baby, so we meet again." Triple H said sweetly, ignoring the wrestlers at the table completely.
Alexi stiffened and Chris quickly squeezed her hand to let her know he was there.
Randy was standing by now.
"I told you yesterday H and I'm telling you again: Just fuck off and leave us and especially Alexi alone." He spat angrily. Alexandria couldn't help but smile a little despite the situation. It made her happy to know that Randy cared enough about her to stand up to this Triple H.
The grin
on Triple H's face broadened and he said: "Oh Randy, you know
well enough that this is a free land so I can do whatever I want to
do and right now I just happen to want to talk to this sweet
lady."
Jericho growled. "But as you can see she doesn't want
to talk to you." He said, squeezing Alexi's hand reassuringly.
Triple H just raised an eyebrow. "Jealous Jericho? Afraid that your girlfriend will like me more than you?"
"Oh please…" Jericho replied exasperated, not bothering to correct H that Alexi wasn't his girlfriend.
Well at least not anymore… He added mentally, glaring at The Game.
"Oh wait… I guess she's already dumped you for that loser over there…" Hunter laughed, pointing to Randy.
At that moment John was glad that he had placed a reassuring hand on Randy's shoulder to calm him down and to force him back into his seat, because he would've really attacked Triple H right now. Batista kept his eyes on Ric Flair, daring him to make one wrong move. But the Nature Boy was smart enough to just stand aside.
Triple H laughed and turned towards Alexi again.
"Well
babe, my offer still stands… if you wanna find out how good the
'Game' really is, then just ditch these losers and find out what
a real man is…"
This was enough for Randy. "Damn you
Hunter…" He yelled and wanted to attack the Game, but Cena held
him back, his hand firmly on his best friend's shoulder.
"Calm down RKO, he's not worth it." He said calmly.
His voice had the desired effect on Randy and the Legend Killer stopped his attack, but his fists were still clenched at his sides.
Triple H
now turned to John Cena and confusion was clearly written all over
his face. He hadn't noticed John until now.
"What the hell are
you doing here Cena?" He questioned.
"Been drafted…." John said cheerfully and with one of his usual smiles, hoping that Alexandria didn't know what that meant.
His reply had obviously shocked Triple H because the former World Heavyweight Champion stood there, wide-eyed, with his mouth slightly open.
"Wish I had a mirror…" Chris laughed. "Just to show you how dumb you look right now…"
The whole table erupted in laughter again and Hunter just growled in frustration.
"Watch it Jericho… or do you want me to tell HBK about your little secret." He asked, a smug look on his face, regaining his usual arrogance.
Chris immediately stiffened.
He can't know…I mean how could he? He thought, trying not to show too much shock. Instead he asked: "What the hell are ya talking about H?" He hoped that Triple H was just bluffing.
"Oh
you know very well what I'm talking about… I overheard you and
Dave last night in front of your hotel room." His voice told
Jericho that he was deadly serious and that he knew about Alexi and
Shawn.
Oh shit… Batista thought, looking
at Jericho, wondering what Y2J would do now.
Jericho had paled considerably. He had let go of Alexandria's hand and was standing right in front of Triple H right now.
He tried to sound as confident as possible, when he threatened: "Don't ya dare to tell Shawn about it because if you do I'm gonna beat your sorry ass and end your career once and for all and that not just in a storyline…"
Hunter merely laughed at Y2J's threat.
"I'm not scared of you Jericho… I could be persuaded to forget all about it though…" Hunter grinned evilly.
Chris knew that he shouldn't even consider making a deal with Hunter but when he looked at Alexandria, he knew that he had no other choice right now.
The girl looked like she was ready to burst into tears every second and she had paled considerably. Of course she had realised what the 'little secret' was.
Damn… why does he always have the upper hand…and why does he have to drag Alexi into all this? Jericho thought before he asked: "What the hell do you want Hunter?"
The Game grinned. "Oh what about a date with this lovely lady… this could persuade me to drop the subject." He said and blew a kiss into Alexandria's direction.
Before anybody could react Randy sprang forward, getting rid of John's hand and punched Hunter square in the face. Since Hunter wasn't prepared for that he stumbled backwards and had nearly fallen if Ric hadn't steadied him. He looked at Randy, who stood there panting angrily, his fist still in mid-air.
"You bastard, if you dare to touch her I swear I'm gonna kill ya…" Randy spat, ready to attack Hunter again.
Triple H rubbed his face where Randy had slapped him.
"Bad move Orton…" He said calmly. Then he turned to Flair.
"Come on
Ric, we better go and find Shawn. I think he'll be really
interested to hear what I've gotta say." With that he turned
around and was about to leave, when suddenly Batista spoke up: "Wait
a minute Hunter… I have another suggestion for you."
Hunter
turned and looked at Dave coolly. It couldn't hurt to hear what the
Animal had to say.
"And
what is that?"
Batista walked over to Hunter so that he was
standing right in front of him.
"If you don't tell Shawn what you know then I'm gonna persuade Vince to write a storyline and make me drop the belt and lose it to you… think about it you'd be World Heavyweight Champion again…" He said quietly, knowing that Triple H wanted nothing more than that.
Randy, who had been the only one near enough to hear what Batista had said, gasped.
"Dave? What the hell are you doing?"
Batista
ignored Randy and stared at Hunter.
"Well what do ya say? Do we
have a deal?" He questioned.
Hunter smirked cruelly. This was even better and would be the first step of his revenge and that didn't mean that he could never tell HBK what he knew.
"Okay… we have a deal." He smirked, extending his hand to seal it.
Batista grabbed it with a sigh. Not that he was keen on losing the belt but he knew he could get it back when this whole thing with Alexi was over. And right now it just seemed the right thing to do because he didn't want Alexi to get hurt because she didn't have to do anything with all this.
Thank god Hunter loves the belt more than anything else… He thought, still shaking the other man's hand.
"We're gonna meet at Vince's office at twelve…" Hunter demanded.
Batista just nodded.
"Come on Ric, let's go and have breakfast elsewhere…" With a last smirk in the direction of Jericho and the others, he and Flair left the hotel restaurant.
When they were gone, Randy grabbed Batista's shoulder, and whirled him around so that the Animal had to face him.
"What the hell do ya think you're doing? Why are you giving up your title? I mean whatever Hunter knows can't be worth that… You're the World Heavyweight Champion for god's sake… It was bad enough when he persuaded Vince to make me drop the title because of his ego… you can't just give in." The Legend Killer was angry, because the last thing he wanted was for Hunter to get his title back. He had been so happy to see Dave winning it from Hunter and now he was just giving it back.
Batista just shook his head.
"You don't understand Randy…" He started, but was interrupted by Alexi, who was on her feet now.
"Heavyweight title? Champion? What the hell are you talking about? Please, don't tell me you're wrestlers!" She said, tears starting to form in her eyes. She wasn't stupid and she knew what Randy's words meant. It meant that Dave and Randy were wrestlers too…
Oh shit… Batista thought and Randy had a horrified expression on his face, angry at himself.
I should've thought first before speaking…. The Legend Killer thought.
"Alexi…" He started, but the girl shook his head.
"Don't Randy, just don't… how could I've been so stupid? There were so many hints… why didn't I figure it out earlier?" She cried, hurt that they had all lied to her.
Chris laid a hand on her shoulder, but the girl shook it off.
"You
lied to me… you all lied…" Alexandria said between
tears.
"Why?" The tone this little word was spoken in, made
the whole table flinch, because there was so much hurt in the
question.
"Alexi, honey, please let me explain…" Jericho
started, but Alexandria shook her head wildly.
"No Chris… you, out of all people lied to me… and I thought I could trust you… I thought you'd never hurt me…" The girl screamed.
Her words were like a slap in the face for Y2J.
"Alexi, of course you can trust me…" He started and wanted to embrace the girl, but Alexi took a step backwards.
"Don't touch me…" She screamed, the tears still streaming down her face.
And before anybody else could react, she turned and ran from the restaurant. Since she had memorized the way to the table and Jericho had counted the steps, as always, she had no trouble leaving the restaurant.
She heard Chris call after her, but right now she didn't want to talk to him, so she just continued running, hoping that she wouldn't run into the next wall but since she at least knew her way to the elevator up to the rooms she made it there without any incidents. With shaking hands she pushed the button for the elevator to come down, hoping that Chris wouldn't reach her in time, because she knew Chris well enough to be sure that he was following her.
When she heard the elevator-doors open, she took a quick step forward, bumping into somebody.
"Oh… sorry…" She apologized, trying to hide her tears.
"It's okay…" A deep male voice said warmly.
Alexi raised her head and wanted to step into the elevator, when the man she had ran into, said something that made her stop dead in her tracks.
"Marissa?"
to be continued... if ya want me to...