Chapter 14

Batista woke up the following morning with Kitten still on his chest. She smiled as she started to stir around a little. Her eyes popped open and looked up at him.

"Morning…"

"mmm… what time is it?"

'Um.. Around 9:30 a.m."

"Time to get up."

"We could just lay here?"

"No silly, I'm going to the gym. You can stay here and lay around if you want"

"Me, pass a chance to see you work out? I don't think so"

"Well hurry up and get ready!", she said. She threw the covers off and went over to her suitcase. Batista waited before he got up and went over to his own suitcase. They both put on their gym attire and headed down to the hotel's gym. Once they entered, Dave went over to the weights, while Kitten went over to the punching bags.

Dave finished his workout early and went over to where Kitten was working the punching bag. He watched as she used combos and maneuvers around the bag. His eyes travels to her tattoo, watching how her long hair stuck to her back.

"I can't concentrate with your eyes on me, Dave. It's getting annoying", she said not taking her eyes off her her target. Dave smiled as he walked over to the other side of the bag, and held it for her. "I want you to hit it as hard as you can"

"Why?"

"Because I want to see how hard you really hit. I've never been on this side of your fists."

"Is that a good idea?"

"Yes, it's a good idea, so start hitting"

"Ok… if you say so". She shrugged her shoulders before she started hitting. At fist, her pace was slow, mixing with high and low hits. The bag started moving left and right, little by little it started turning, following her movements.

Kitten paused for a second, taking a deep breath before continuing on the bag. This time making her hits harder, more focused on the middle section of bag. Dave noticed her eyes became dark. Her pupils became fully dilated and her breathing became slow and focussed. Once in a while she would grin when she was satisfied with a hit.

Dave couldn't believe the the force of her hits. For someone so small, she was indeed powerful. There had to be a source to her energy. He watched her more closely, but could stay focussed on what he was supposed to be focusing on. He just ended up watching her eyes and her figure.

"Dave!"

"What?"

"I said, what are you thinking about?"

"Nothing, why do you ask?"

'Because you were starring into space."

"Oh I was just wondering where your power came from."

"To tell you the truth, I don't know. I mean I've always been strong for my size, even when I was boxing.

"You boxed?

"Yeah when I was younger. You're looking at the 6 time junior world-heavyweight champion.", she said proudly. "I even have the golden gloves for each championship."

"Why did you stop? You were so good."

"I got injured. As you know, I'm kinda stubborn, so when I have an injury during something, I usually wait till after a match to check on my injury."

"Well, that's not good. But in our job description, that's what we have to do."

"Exactly, so I have no problem with it"

"Are there any injuries that I need to be aware of?", Batista asked. Kitten looked away from his eyes then went down the floor in front of her. About 20 minutes later, she looked up at him.

"Yeah there are. It's my back and I have some crooked ribs, but other than tat, i;m all good.

"What happened to your back?"

"Well I was hit by a car when I was around 15 or so. I snapped my back in three segments. The first part, where the shoulder blades are connected, then the segment that broke off, and then the last part where the spine is connected to the hips. I have two metal plates connecting everything together. "

"What about the ribs?

"Well that was all boxing. I like to fight bigger guys than me, but that also means that I have to fight stronger ones."

"Yeah that's usually what happens", Dave said with a nod. Kitten shook her head as she stopped hitting the bag. She took a deep breath before straightening up and walking over to her gym bag. She grabbed her towel and wiped her body off of the sweat dripping from her. She grabbed her bag and started heading for the door. Dave had already gotten his things and was waiting for her.

"So what's the plan for today?"

"I was thinking maybe we could go site seeing"

"That sounds like fun, but let's get something to eat first"

"You're always hungry aren't' you?"

"Hey we haven't eaten yet, remember?"

"I know that but every time we talk, you start talking about food."

"Well, you got a problem with it?"

"No I don't. Believe it or not, I like a girl who actually eats more that a grain of salt"

"Honest to God, I don't know how they do it?"

"Have you seen the size of them?"

"Duh! I could never be that thin. I like being a little meaty."

"Me too.", he beamed. Kitten gave him a shove before she grabbed his arm and put her own in it. They walked to the elevator and stayed that way till they reached their room.

"I get the shower first"

"Okay, you go ahead. I'll just clean up around here". Dave smiled over at her before he turned into the bathroom and shut the door. Kitten sighed and dumped her bag by her suitcase. She went over to the bed and sprawled herself on it, staring at the ceiling.

"Kitten? Are you in there?", came a voice from the other side of the door. Kitten got up from her bed and walked over to the door, looking into the peep hole. It was Stephanie McMahon standing with HHH. She quickly unlocked the door and let the couple in.

"Hey guys, what's up?"

"Hey Kitten, did I miss a work out session?"

"It's okay, I got Dave to fill in for ya", she winked. HHH and Stephanie made their way over to some chairs that were sitting in front of the t.v.

"So, what's up?"

"Well, we wanted to tell you and Dave that… wait, where is Dave?"

"I'm right here, Hunter, when did you guys get here?", Dave said. He was leaning on the bathroom door frame, with a towel wrapped dangerously low on his hips. Kitten shook her head as he gave her a wink and then did the same with Stephanie.

"Can you put on some cloths on, please. We got ladies in the room here!"

"I don't think they mind, Hunter. I mean they have had to stare at you for I don't know how long, now they get to see what an animal looks like"

"Dave, just listen to the man, and put some damn cloths on. Hunter was going to say something, but you interrupted.", Kitten said quickly. Dave gave her a look of defeat before he turned and re-entered the bathroom. He came back out about 3 minutes later with the towel around his shoulders and black track pants on.

"Much better, now get your ass over here and sit down"

"You don't like to waste anytime do you?"

"Shut up, I want to hear what they have to say.", she said as she pulled his arm, making him fall onto the bed. He straighten up before HHH continued.

"I wanted to tell you that… we're engaged!", HHH smiled. Stephanie proudly showed Kitten the huge rock on her finger. Kitten jumped up and gave her a hug as Dave and HHH simply shook hands.

"Congrats to the both of you, but I got to take a shower now"

"Alright you go ahead, but hurry up, I'm taking every one out to celebrate"

"Great! I'm Starving"

"What did I say about food, Kitten?", Dave said smiling. kitten frowned, as she went back into her memory

"Oh... right, forgot about that", she smiled at Dave before she closed the door of the bathroom.

"Well we'll let you guys get ready. We'll meet you in the lobby"

"Yeah, i'll see you there", Dave said. He showed them out before shutting the door. He walked over to his suitcase to find something to wear for the day. As he walked passed the bathroom door, he could hear Kitten singing and humming something. A smile crept onto his lips as he tried to make out what she was saying.

"Dave get away from the door!", she yelled from the other side. Dave stepped two steps back with wide eyes.

"Ya know, it's really creepy that you always know what I'm doing"

"Well then stop being so predictable and get ready!", she laughed. Dave shook his head and went over to his suitcase and started rummaging through it, while Kitten had turned the water on in the shower