Chapter 68: Bring It!
Vixen waited at the curtain for her name and new title to be announced. "Introducing first, weighing in at 135 lbs. Your new Women's champion, Vixen!" Vixen had a smile on her face and the title on her shoulder as she walked down the ramp proudly. She stepped into the ring, showing her title to the many fans that stood behind her throughout the whole ordeal. Vixen handed her title to the referee, when "I ain't the lady to mess with" played through the speakers. Vixen turned around to see Victoria with a sneer on her face as she walked down to the ring and hopped over the ropes. Both women stood ready, simply waiting for the bell to ring and get this show on the road.
As soon as the bell rang, Victoria charged Vixen with a powerful clothesline. Vixen didn't even realize how much her body still hurt from the previous match last night until it collided with the mat. Well, this will certainly make things interesting, she thought to herself sarcastically. Vixen rolled out of the way of an elbow drop and quickly got back to her feet, sending a kick to Victoria's back Vixen waited for her to get back to her feet, getting her breath back in the process. Victoria stumbled up and turned to glare at Vixen with a vengeance, making Vixen merely glare right back, as they charged each other. They ended up locking up in the middle of the ring, when Vixen gave Victoria a suplex to the mat, making a bridge and going for the pin.
Victoria was able to kick out at two, jumping up with incredible speed and speared Vixen powerfully into the mat. Vixen rolled, groaning in pain, arms wrapped around her abdomen. Vixen cursed under her breath, feeling Victoria grab her by her hair and throw her into the turnbuckle. Victoria charged Vixen, only to be met by a boot to the face. Vixen jumped onto the second rope and gave Victoria a clothesline. Vixen went back to the turnbuckle and went to the top rope, to give Victoria a leg drop. Once it landed, Vixen made the cover, 1...2...3!
"Here is your winner, the Women's Champion, Vixen!" Lilian announced as the referee handed the tired Vixen her title and raised her wrist. Vixen turned to leave the ring when she got clotheslined to the mat. She looked up to see that it was an angry Trish, who signaled Victoria to lift her up. Victoria held Vixen's arms behind her back, while Trish picked up the title, and hit Vixen with a great deal of power.
"This is MY title! You don't deserve it!" Trish yelled, as she hit Vixen again. Vixen couldn't even stand on her own anymore, as Victoria came in front of Vixen and set her up for the Widow's Peak. Vixen was knocked out as soon as she felt the impact of Victoria's finisher throughout her body. The only thing she could comprehend was Trish and Victoria laughing at her, before she completely blacked out.
Vixen woke up a few hours later, eyes blurry to what was surrounding her. When her vision cleared, she saw Lita and Stacy beside her, with worried looks on their faces.
"Guys! She's waking up!" Stacy called out. Vixen tried sitting up, only to feel pain and Lita's hands preventing her.
"No you don't! You need to chill for a little while," Lita told her as she got Vixen to lay back again. "You got your butt handed to you out there," Lita chuckled, trying to liven things up.
"Gee Lita, your support is astounding," Vixen said rolling her eyes, with Stacy and Lita laughing beside her. Vixen soon heard someone running down the hallway into the room. She finally realized that she was in one of the medical rooms in the arena.
The heavy footsteps were Benoit and Kane running into the room. "How are you feeling?" Benoit asked, walking up to the other side of the bed, Kane following.
"Just a little sore. I should've seen this coming and I still...god damnit!" Vixen yelled, pounding her fist into the mattress.
"Whoa, take it easy! It's not your fault! I mean think about it, you had a gruesome match last night, then you had one tonight, and it was two against one. You can't blame yourself," Stacy told her friend. Vixen didn't seem well convinced, but nodded nonetheless, and noticed one person that she really wanted to see absent.
"Don't worry Vixen, Batista will be here soon. But I have to go out for my match against HHH. I'll give him a few hits for ya," Benoit winked.
Vixen chuckled, "I'd appreciate that. Good luck!" she called out as Benoit nodded and gave Stacy a kiss before leaving. "I hope he beats HHH, he deserves a shot at the title," Vixen said as everyone agreed.
"Oh! Guess what?" Stacy asked happily. "I talked to Bischoff after what happened after your match tonight, and you're getting some payback."
"Really?" Vixen smiled.
"Yep! Next week it's gonna be a tag team match with you and Lita versus Trish and Victoria!" Stacy said, like she was giving Vixen a long awaited present.
"You're the best Stacy!" Vixen cheered, giving her friend a hug.
"I know!" Stacy replied laughing.
"We'll show them how it's done," Lita said determinedly, as she and Vixen slapped each other's hands. "Oh yeah! In case you were wondering, Shawn Michaels beat Shelton, and my man beat that little prick Christian," Lita stated proudly.
"Wow! Congratulations Kane!" Vixen smiled. "I hope at least either you or Benoit face Batista for the title, then it'll be an honorable and respectful match." Kane simply nodded, a smirk on his face. I know someone who's getting a celebration tonight, Vixen thought to herself. "Do you guys know where Batista is?" she asked.
"Well, he actually didn't see your match," Stacy said uneasily. "He promised to watch out for Benoit during his match. Me and Lita watched in your locker room, but we don't know where he was. After your match he came in and asked who won, that was it."
"We did hear him talking on his cell phone though, and heard him hang up just before he walked back in. As soon as we told him who won, he said he had to do something and that he'd be back. We haven't seen him since then," Lita explained. Vixen seemed a little saddened by this fact, when Lita quickly added "But I'm sure he's gonna come see you right after Benoit's match!"
"Yeah, I know," Vixen smiled. "I'm gonna head down to our locker room," Vixen said stepping out of the bed, groaning a little bit as she stepped onto the floor. Both Lita and Stacy grabbed an arm and helped her to her locker room with Kane right behind them.
As soon as they got her onto the couch in her locker room, they turned on the monitor to watch Benoit's match. They saw Flair and HHH ganging up on him, with Stacy getting more worried. Both Lita and Lauren held her hands, telling her it'd be all right, when Batista ran down to the ring and cleaned house. Benoit got HHH into the Crippler Crossface, making HHH tap. Stacy jumped up and down in excitement, while she hugged Lita and Vixen, running out of the room to go see him. Lita and Kane walked out, ready to congratulate him themselves. Lauren decided to stay put until Batista got there.
I wonder what he was doing, he never misses my matches. Here I half-expected him to be busting down the door like he always does to see me, she chuckled to herself. Her body still hurt from the match, so she decided to lay down on the comfy leather couch. Before she knew it, her eyes were closing, and she was fast asleep.
"Lauren!" a voice called out before opening the door. Batista ran in with a smile on his voice and excitement in his voice, "Lauren did you see what–" He stopped in mid-sentence when he saw her fast asleep on the couch. Guess her match wore her out, he smiled as he saw how cute she looked. Batista quickly changed before grabbing their stuff and calling for the limo to meet them outside. Once everything was set, Batista sat next to his sleeping beauty and gently shook her shoulder to wake her up. He heard her moan a little before opening her eyes and smiling at him. "Hey Champ," he said kissing her on her forehead.
"Hey Champ," she replied tiredly.
"You ready to get out of here?" Batista asked petting her hair softly. Vixen merely nodded, barely sitting up before plopping back down in both pain and exhaustion. "You okay?" he asked a bit worriedly.
Well I'm sure he was going to find out eventually, Lauren thought sadly. "Well, my match went a little more rough than I expected," she told him. Batista raised a brow, asking her to explain. Lauren heaved a heavy sigh and told him everything that happened, and how she was still in pain from the attack. Batista was definitely beyond pissed, but he didn't say anything, making Lauren a little nervous. "I'm sorry," she said laying on her stomach and burying her face into her arms.
"You've got nothing to apologize for," Batista told her sweetly, kissing her hair. It was then that he felt the large welt on her head from being hit twice from her title. If only I hadn't been so busy, I would've known about this and helped her, he thought angrily to himself. Batista looked down to see Lauren about to fall asleep again. He smiled, "Come on baby." Lauren again tried to sit up only to groan in pain. "Allow me," Batista winked as he gently took Lauren into his arms, feeling her wrap her arms softly around his neck and burying her face into the crook of his neck. Batista kissed her temple as he carried her to the limo and held her to him the entire ride. Lauren used his chest as a pillow, sleeping until they reached the hotel. Batista woke her up only enough so she would hold onto him as he carried her up to their room.
Once he placed her onto the mattress he removed her boots, top and skirt so she could sleep more comfortably. Batista smiled down at her as he watched her sleep so peacefully, before he got undressed and slipped under the covers. Before he knew it, Lauren had cuddled up against his chest, while he wrapped his arms around her.
I'm sorry I wasn't there for you tonight Lauren. But I promise, I'm going to make it up to you, Batista smirked as he closed his eyes and went to sleep with the love of his life sleeping in his arms.
A/N: So what was Batista up to? We'll find out soon! At least you guys will, I already know! Lol. Hope you enjoyed it:)