Chapter 67: I Am The Champ!
The next morning the sun shined over the champions, as they continued to sleep. A lot of energy had been used from both of them, both during and after the Backlash pay-per-view. Lauren was the first to wake up, looking through her tousled hair onto Batista's sleeping form. She slowly sat up, wrapped an extra sheet around her and headed into the bathroom. Before she actually walked in, Lauren turned around to take in the sight that was Batista. The sun made her think he was a god, and made her happy to have him as her own. Lauren walked up to the shower and turned it on, setting it to the right temperature.
It hardly surprised her to feel those wonderful arms wrap around her from behind. "Now what on earth are you wearing that sheet for?" he whispered in her ear.
Lauren chuckled, "Well as a lady, I thought I should keep at least some sense of modesty." Batista nodded, but it didn't stop him from gently tugging at the sheet that covered her. She playfully hit his hands away, "Now, now young man. You've had your fill last night."
"I never have enough of you," he growled huskily. Shivers were visible throughout her body, as his hands removed the sheet from her body. Before it even hit the floor, Batista turned Lauren around and lifted her up. She wrapped her legs around his waist, bringing him into a passionate kiss as he walked them both into the shower. The water flowed about them, making them both even hotter for each other. Instead of taking an actual shower, the whole thing turned into a whole make-out session.
Once they were both satisfied, at least for the moment, they both went back into the bedroom to get dressed. Lauren decided on a plain white t-shirt and jeans with sneakers. Batista decided on a black t-shirt and jeans with sneakers. About fifteen minutes later, Batista got a phone call from Bischoff. Lauren sat on the bed, waiting for Batista to finish and tell her what was going on.
"All right. Yeah I'll tell her. Bye" Batista said as he hung up the phone.
"What's up?" she asked him.
"Bischoff wanted to let me know that he's going to announce the start of the Gold Rush tournament tonight. We had talked about it before the pay-per-view. If I won, he'd make a tournament for eight superstars to participate in. I don't know who all is in it except HHH. Whoever wins the tournament gets a title shot with me," Batista explained. "He also wanted me to tell you that you have a match tonight versus Victoria."
"Victoria? Wouldn't Trish want a rematch for the title?" Lauren asked confused.
"Well, it isn't the same with the men's titles as the women's title. It'll be a while before she has another title match against you," Batista told her. Lauren nodded, sort of disappointed that she wouldn't be able to prove to Trish and the world that her win wasn't a fluke.
"I guess I understand. Well, no doubt Trish will try to get in the way anyways, to make herself look good to get another shot. If she wants it, all she has to do is ask," Lauren stated confidently. Batista smiled at his woman, seeing the smirk on her face, and hearing the confidence in her voice. "I'm starving! Let's go get something to eat!"
"Sure thing babe," Batista winked as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and headed out to breakfast.
Later that night, Batista and Lauren arrived at the arena, titles on their shoulders. Cameras and fans surrounded them, as they posed and signed a few autographs before heading inside. Lauren was wearing a neon-yellow tank top with a black skirt and high boots, while Batista wore a black coat and pants with a red shirt beneath it. Once they got inside, they headed straight to Bischoff's office.
"Hey there, my two favorite champions!" Bischoff said happily, making them both want to punch him in the face. "Vixen, your new name plate for your title is waiting just down the hall. Your match against Victoria will be right after your interview with Maria, which is right after the first match for the Gold Rush tournament. Now if you don't mind, I'd like to speak to Batista about something," Bischoff stated.
Vixen didn't really want to leave, but Batista gave her a nod, letting her know it was okay. "All right. I'll see you both later," she said, giving Batista a kiss and taking her leave.
Batista noticed Bischoff watching Vixen as she walked out, meeting him with a glare when Bischoff decided to divert his own attention. Bischoff saw the look on Batista's face, and chuckled nervously, describing to Batista what would take place in the Gold Rush tournament.
"Because of your stressful night last night, and with the Gold Rush tournament, I decided to give you the night off." Bischoff told him.
"Thanks Eric, but I don't want the night off. In fact," Batista started when he grabbed Bischoff's shirt and brought him close, "how about we fight tonight." When Bischoff looked like he was about to piss himself, Batista told him he was kidding. With that, Batista left to go find Vixen and watch the Gold Rush tournament in his locker room.
Upon arriving he walked in to find Vixen just finishing tying up her wrestling boots. She looked up at him with a smile on her face as she handed him her title. "It's officially mine," Vixen said. Batista looked at it to see "WWE Women's Champion: Vixen" in red, gold and black. He handed it back, and laughed as she hugged it to her like a precious toy.
"Don't forget young lady," Batista started as he motioned to his own belt, "I have one too." Vixen gave him a sexy smirk as she placed hers on her shoulder.
"That you do, Mr. Batista." she replied. "So how does it feel being the World Heavyweight Champion?" Vixen asked tracing a finger down his chest. Batista chuckled deep in his throat as his title made its way to the couch while his arms wrapped around her waist.
"Pretty damn good," he told her as his lips claimed hers. A knock on their door interrupted them, as they collected themselves before opening the door. Benoit, Stacy, Lita and Kane were at their door. Lita and Stacy rushed past Batista and hugged Vixen with all their might.
"YOU DID IT!" they both screamed. Kane and Benoit settled for a simple handshake from Batista, congratulating him on his win. The three men looked at the women, seeing Lita and Stacy holding Vixen's title in awe, seeing her name on it.
"We knew you were gonna do it!" Stacy said, hugging her again.
"Yeah, you kicked that bitch's ass!" Lita laughed, handing Vixen back her title. "Too bad you have to face that man Victoria tonight."
Vixen couldn't help but laugh as she agreed. "Well, who knows, maybe Trish will show her sorry face and make things more interesting," Vixen chuckled, as Lita and Stacy laughed as well. Although they stopped when they heard Batista clear his throat, and turned around to see brow raised. "Or not!" Vixen added while scratching the back of her head. "Oh! Look at that!" Vixen said looking at an imaginary watch, "I have that interview with Maria now! Then goes my match! I'll see you guys later!" With that she went out the door towards the interview curtain to talk to Maria.
Maria was standing there ready for the interview, wondering what kind of questions to ask Vixen. When she saw Vixen, she got a little nervous in trying to figure out what to say.
"Hey Maria," Vixen greeted with her new title on her shoulder.
"Hi Vixen!" Maria waved happily.
"We're on in 5 ladies," the cameraman told them. After the countdown, Maria held the microphone up to announce her interviewee.
"Ladies and gentlemen, with me now is the new Women's Champion, Vixen!" Maria announced as Vixen stepped next to her. "So Vixen, how does it feel to win the title for the first time?" Maria asked.
"Maria, I can't even describe how it feels. All I can say is it's great, I worked hard to get it and it all paid off. Trish tried every trick there was to throw me off, but here I am as the Women's Champion, and I plan to keep it this way for a long time," Vixen replied.
Maria got the confused squint on her face, "But what about your match tonight? Isn't it against Victoria? What about her?"
Vixen just kind of looked at her, before responding, "Well I plan to do to Victoria what I did to Trish last night, and that is to–" Vixen stopped when an unexpected third party entered the interview. Trish Stratus, face-to-face with Vixen, who didn't back away as Trish stepped right up to her.
"Enjoy this reign while it lasts, Vixen. Because it won't be too long before I have my rematch with you and do whatever it takes to get back that title." Trish growled glaring at Vixen intently.
Vixen simply adjusted the title on her shoulder and replied, "I'm counting on it. When you've decided to fight me for this, I'll be ready. I look forward to proving to you and everyone here that I deserve this title and will remain champion no matter if you, or any other diva comes after me for it. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a match. Have a nice day." Vixen gave a tiny sadistic smile and walked off for her match. Trish simply watched, huffing and puffing before storming off, leaving Maria standing there wondering what had just happened.
A/N: YAY! Another update for my birthday!! Lol. I hope you all enjoyed the chapter! I realized that this is possibly one of the VERY few times I ever mentioned Maria in this fic, lol. I don't know how it happened. I think she's adorable, lol. Thanks as always for the reviews :)