Chapter 43

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A couple months had past and Smackdown and Raw had finished their feud with Smackdown on top. But as anyone would have guessed the feud wouldn't be over so quickly. Kane and Big Show would still be upset about the win and so continued to attack the Smackdown roster. Rey and JBL would step up and take on the horrible duo. As known to all, JBL not only left the ring, but the match as well, leaving poor Rey yelling for his teammate in the ring. The two Raw monsters smiled down upon their next victim.

Backstage Dave and Kitten both jumped up out of their seats when they saw JBL leaving the ring. "That asshole!" Kitten yelled. Dave just growled and ripped his shirt off. Before she even got to check out what was going on with him, Dave had already been out the door and running down the hall. Kitten ran right after him. For a big man, Dave could really move. Kitten hadn't caught up with him until he had entered the ring. "Kitten, get Rey out of here."

"What about you?" Kitten yelled back. She was worried about him but when she saw the animal look in his eyes, she just nodded her head and went over to Rey. As she helped him out of the ring, she stared back at Dave as he got a chair and got began slamming it against the backs and heads of Kane and Big Show. Kitten just smiled as she took Rey backstage and to the medics. "Take care of him. I'm going back to help Batista out."

"No need, babe. I'm here." Dave growled behind her. She spun around to see him seething in rage still. She knew what he wanted to do. "I want to know where JBL is."

"Dave maybe you should--"

"Just tell me where the fuck he is!" Dave yelled. Kitten shook from the sound of his voice. She pointed to the men's locker room. "He… he might be in there." she responded. Before she could do anything else, Dave had already left towards the locker room. Kitten just sighed and headed back in to see how Rey was doing. "He shouldn't have yelled at you, mija."

"He's just angry Rey. I am too." Kitten said. Rey could see the hurt in her eyes. He climbed off the table and slowly made his way to her. "That may be so, but still. I'll talk to him."

"Rey--"

"I'll talk to you later." Rey interrupted. He kissed her forehead and walked out. Kitten let out a slowly shaky breath. She hoped Rey could actually talk Dave in his angry stage. He was dangerous when he was angry. She knew from personal experience. She figured she ought to be there just in case Dave went on a rampage on Rey. She walked down to the men's locker room and knocked on the door. Bobby answered the door. "Oh Kitten… what's up?"

"Is Dave or Rey in there?"

"No, they're not. Dave came by asking for JBL but he wasn't here either so I sent him to the garage." Bobby replied. "Rey just got his things and then went into the garage." Kitten sighed and shook her head. "Exactly what that man needs right now is more weapons." she thought to herself. "Thanks Bobby." Kitten said as she ran towards the garage.

"Uh no problem" he said back after her. He shook his head and closed the locker room door. Kitten was already down the hall and turned left by the time the door closed.

When she got there she heard yelling. She ran to the area where the sound was the loudest. When she got there she found it was Dave and whatever he was throwing. Rey was next to him trying to calm him down. Dave wasn't listening to him though. "I'll find you Bradshaw! And when I do, you'll be sorry for what you did to Rey!"

"Dave?" Kitten said softly as she approached them. Dave spun around. Kitten stopped took a step back seeing Dave's rage in his eyes. The instant he saw her though, they softened to their original brown. "Oh hey," he responded while huffing out his breaths. "I didn't hear you come."

"How could you with all the yelling." Kitten smiled. Dave shook his head angrily. Rey walked over to the two and stood in the middle to their sides. "JBL drove off just as Dave came in." Rey responded.

"Oh, so I just missed him as well." Kitten said. Dave looked even more pissed at the sound of JBL's name. Kitten shook her head and walked over to him. His hands were on his hips so Kitten just hugged his waist and looked up at him. She rubbed his lower back trying to calm him down. "Dave, please stay calm… for all our sakes. "

He didn't respond right away but slowly he came to and the animal was down. He took a deep breath and moved his hands to her waist. He smiled down at her and leaned down for a kiss. She kissed him back and locked her hands behind his neck. Rey who was behind them was just staring at them. "Amazing." he said simply. Both Dave and Kitten turned to him. "What is?" Kitten asked.

"How he calms when your around." he responded. Kitten just laughed making Dave frown a little. "He's still an animal, and no he's not tamed either." Kitten said as she defended him. Rey just laughed. "Alright, alright, well I'm headed back to the hotel room. Need to call the kids before they go to bed."

"Aww say good night to them from us will you?" Kitten smiled. Rey nodded as he came and gave her a hug. He shook and gave Dave a hug before he left. "You two take it easy." he said as he left.

Dave put an arm around Kitten and headed to their rental car. "Dave, you are feeling better aren't you?"

"I feel fine. Why do you ask?"

"Well, you kinda yelled at me and well I just wanted to make sure you're not gunna attack me or anything" she said truthfully before entering the passenger door. Dave looked strange as he put their bags in the car. He didn't answer her until they got to the freeway. "Why would I attack you? I would never hurt you intentionally." Kitten looked over at him and smiled. "Okay, well I mean now. I'm a different man now." He chuckled.

"That might be the case, but the Animal is still in you Dave. The man has changed and I really didn't want you to, but I'm happy with the new one." She smiled. Dave still didn't like this. He didn't know he scared her when he did that. She knew that it was a part of him but then why was she scared. "Are you scared of what happened back in Evolution?"

"What? No… no I can handle myself now it's just…" she faltered. Dave immediately knew what was wrong. "It's not me… not entirely. It's about that night, isn't it?"

She nodded as she stared at the window. It was pitch black outside and only a few cars were on the freeway that late at night, but she didn't want to see the hurt and anger in his eyes. She could feel his emotions even without looking at him. It was that strange bond they have had since they met. "Yeah, it does. I just can't get over it, Dave. It scares me at night." She said softly. Dave wanted to pull over and just hold her in his arms but he kept driving, knowing that that wasn't all she had to say to him. "At night when we sleep, you move and I flinch."

"I've noticed." Dave replied. He glanced over at Kitten and gave her a smile. He leaned over and held her hand. "I will never hurt you. Not intentionally of course. You mean the world to me Kitty. I hope you know that."

"I do Davie. I've always known." She smiled back. She gave his hand a kiss and relaxed a bit in her seat. Just as she was going to doze off, her phone started to buzz. "Hello?"

"Hey Steph, what's up?"

"You guys are done for the week right?"

"Uh, yeah… Dave we got the weekend off right?"

"Sure do. Rey and some others are doing their own thing this weekend overseas so we're free. Why you ask?"

"Steph's asking. Yeah Steph, we've got this weekend off. Why what's on your mind?" Kitten asked. She heard Stephanie yell over at Hunter, tell him that they were free. "Ask them!" Kitten heard him yell. She laughed as Stephanie continued. "We were thinking of just hanging out this weekend. How about you and Dave join us?"

"Wow that sounds fun. It would be a great time for us to catch up and everything…" kitten smiled. "Dave would you like to hang out with Hunter and Stephanie this weekend."

"I'm willing to if you are." Dave smiled. He liked how excited Kitten was about seeing their friends. "Let's do it."

"Great… Steph let's meet then. Where you guys wanna meet?"

"Well we were thinking about our place, sound good?"

"Yeah, I haven't seen your guys' house yet and I don't think Dave has either."

"Alright, awesome so we'll see you guys tomorrow then?"

"Yeah, we'll call when we land. See you then"

"Great. Travel safe you two. Good night."

"Good night." Kitten said as she closed her phone. She was all smiles now. "Man I haven't seen Steph and Hunter in a long ass time."

"Yeah it will be great to see them again." Dave said as he turned and left the freeway. He looked over at kitten once in a while on their way to their hotel. She seemed genuinely happy now which made his heart skip beats.