I decided to put chapter 2 up after getting hit with an idea. Even though it was after 1:00 am, I really wanted to post this.
The following morning Alex was awoken from her sleep by her phone playing 'Sugar Rush' by Blood on the Dance Floor. When she managed to roll over and put on her glasses, she saw that it was only 7:09 in the morning. 'Whoever's calling had better be in a dire emergency or being held hostage somewhere.' Alex thought grumpily. She answered her phone without bothering to check the caller ID.
"Hello?" Alex said around a yawn.
"Alexis. It's me, Stephanie. I know it's early in the morning to be calling you, but there's been a change of plans as far as you starting your mentorship goes." Stephanie said.
"Ugghhh. What's the change? You and Vince are just gonna drop the idea altogether?" Alex asked stretching.
"Not exactly. Instead of having you start next Tuesday like we planned, we're gonna push the date forward to next Monday. That won't be too much of a problem, will it?" Stephanie asked.
"OK. I'll be ready by then. I've got to get ready for my flight back home so I have to cut this call short. I'll see you and Vince next week Steph." Alex said.
"OK. We look forward to seeing you then. Bye Alexis." Stephanie said ending the call.
Alexis backed out of the call and looked at the time on her phone. '7:35. Fuck! Now I can't go back to sleep. Oh well, I've got an early flight anyways. Guess I'll just get ready to leave.' Alex thought. So she rummaged around in her bag and got out her favorite Evanescence t-shirt, a pair of her cargo shorts with a hole in the right knee, and laid out a pair of socks on top of her clothes. After she took a shower and got ready, she packed her bags and left her room to head to the airport to catch her flight. The whole time she was waiting to leave, she listened to the All Time Low songs she had. By the time her flight was ready to leave, she had listened to every Bullet For My Valentine song she had downloaded and boarded the plane. As the plane was headed to the airport in Raleigh, she couldn't help but start to think about being in this new storyline. 'Out of all the people to do this mentoring shit, why'd Vince choose me? He knows I've got problems with the Divas. Maybe what Matt, Ron, and Kofi told me was true. Maybe I will like this. I mean AJ and Kaitlyn can't possibly be as bitchy as most of the other Divas are.' Alex thought to herself as the plane landed. Once she left the plane and walked through the terminal in the Raleigh airport, she was immediately bombarded by Jeff and Shannon Moore.
"Aaahh! Stop you too!" Alex screamed.
"Can't help it Lexi. We missed you yesterday. It was quiet without you at home. For the most part at least." Jeff said.
"I missed you all too, but can you please stop trying to smother me to death?" Alex said.
"Fine. So how's your morning been? You look like someone woke you up way too early." Shannon said laughing.
"It's been awful. Stephanie called me to tell me that I start my new storyline next Monday instead of next Tuesday so I'm a bit pissed about that." Alex said.
"Don't worry. Once you get home, you can rest all you want." Jeff said smiling.
The car ride to Alex and Jeff's home, or the Hardy Compound as it was called by many, was quiet with Jeff and Shannon talking about ideas for new tattoo designs and Alex asleep with her earbuds in her ears. When they finally made it home, Alex got out of the car just to be tackled by two of her sisters, who were adopted as well, Skylar and Alyssia.
"Alex! We missed you!" Skylar said.
"It's been ever so quiet without you here!" Alyssia said.
"Yeah, well I'm gonna be permanently quiet if you two hug me any tighter." Alex choked out.
"Sorry. We just got excited." Skylar said as she and Alyssia pulled away.
"I can tell from the way it feels like you two bruised my ribs." Alex said, causing the trio to laugh.
Heading inside, Alex was immediately greeted with the sounds of Matt, Shane, and several of her other friends and siblings playing Virtua Fighter 5.
"You lose Shane! Now pass the controller!" one of the voices said.
"Aww! No fair!" Shane said.
Laughing, Alex put her bag down and ran in the living room with Skylar and Alyssia in tow to surprise their friends. The minute everyone saw Alex, the game got paused and everyone gave Alex a group hug, all the while they were telling her welcome back. Hearing this commotion had Jeff and Matt's girlfriends emerge from the hallway as well.
"Alex. Hey there." Jeff's wife Beth said.
"Hey Beth. Hey Reby." Alex said, walking to hug two of the women that she had grown to love like big sisters.
"We all saw your match against Tensai last night. Nice work, but it still makes me scratch my head wondering why the WWE gave him that gimmick. Would've been better if they just decided to bring him back as A-Train." Reby said.
"Well, Vince and the other higher-ups are weird like that. Like how they're trying to peg me with mentoring two of the rookie Divas." Alex said.
"Yeah. We heard about that from Matt. I'm sure you'll have fun with it." Beth said smiling.
"I hope so. With any luck these two have something resembling wrestling skill." Alex said sighing.
"That reminds me Alex. Me and Jeff did as much research as we could and it seems to us that you'll like these girls. They both seem to be like mirrors of you in more ways than one, so I'm sure you'll get along just fine with them." Matt said.
"I hope what you say will be true. Because I swear Monday's gonna slap me in the head before I know." Alex said groaning.
Once Alex put her bag away in her room and got her outfit from Monday out to wash, it was time for dinner. She took her spot at the table and after saying prayers, everyone ate. After everyone was done, the family went to the living room to watch The Hunger Games before bed. When the movie was getting to a climactic part, Gilbert Hardy came in from a day at work.
"Daddy! You're home at last!" Alex said, running to hug her father.
"I can say the same for you, Alex." Gilbert said, hugging her back. "Congratulations on getting the new storyline. I'm sure you've heard this from everyone else a bunch of times already, but I'm sure you'll like these girls."
"I hope so. The last thing I need is to get stuck mentoring girls that'll harass me." Alex said.
After the movie finally ended, everyone went to sleep. But all Alex could do was just lay in her bed and stare at the ceiling, lost in thought. 'Maybe I should take the advice everyone's giving me. I mean worst thing that could happen is that I'm stuck with another pair of future Barbie dolls.' Alex thought before she rolled over and went to sleep.
The next few days Alex had at home were filled with as much fun as the Hardys could squeeze into five days. When Sunday came, Alex regretfully packed her bags and met up with R-Truth to head to the airport to leave for Denver, Colorado.
"So are you excited about meeting your new charges tomorrow?" Ron asked as they were boarding the plane.
"I guess I have no choice but to be excited. Everyone's been telling me I'll like these girls, so I'm taking their words for it." Alex said.
"Things will go fine. And if those girls harass you, just tell Vince or Stephanie and they'll penalize them." Ron said.
"And give the rest of the roster more of a reason to want to hate me? No thanks. If these girls so much as cross me wrong, let's just say I've got 10 friends that'll back me up." Alex said, popping her knuckles.
"OR you could just come to me or Kofi and let us know. You know, before you try to kill them." Ron said.
"Whatever you say." Alex said, putting her earbuds in and turning to 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' by Metallica.
It seemed as though as soon as Alex and Ron got on the plane, it landed in Denver. As soon as they left the plane, they went through the airport and got in the rental car that they were going to take to the hotel they were staying in for the week. After a few minutes in the car, Alex decided to take out her phone and text Stephanie to let her know they were there. Once she got a reply back, she read it over saying that Stephanie and Vince had AJ and Kaitlyn ready to meet her. Alex sent a message back saying she and Ron were headed to the arena before they were going to head to the hotel. As soon as they got to the arena, Alex immediately got her bags and headed inside to where Vince and Stephanie were waiting for her.
"Oh good Alexis. You're finally here." Stephanie said, meeting up with Alexis.
"Yeah. How could I forget that I'm gonna have to mentor new Divas? I'm sure this'll be loads of fun." Alex said with fake enthusiasm.
"Well, when we told AJ and Kaitlyn who was mentoring them, they were bouncing around like kids on Christmas morning. At the very least, you might learn to like them." Stephanie said smiling.
"We'll see about that." Alex muttered. 'Yeah. I'm sure two pretty girls were excited about being mentored by the WWE's resident freak show. Oh well, there's no turning back now.' Alex thought.
"Here we are. My dad and your new charges are just beyond these doors. Good luck." Stephanie said smiling again.
"Thanks a lot Steph." Alex said, smiling and hugging Stephanie.
As soon as Stephanie left, Alexis took a deep breath. 'Beyond these doors huh? Well now, here goes nothing.' Alex thought as she opened the doors in front of her.
I want to thank the two awesome people that have reviewed so far. With luck, I'll be able to post chapter 3 for this story and another chapter for my other story in progress, Rise and Shine. Just a personal shout-out, Foldintothenight and fuckyeahhvodkaandchocolates, you two are so awesome for helping me soldier on through writing my stories. =) To those of you reading this, stop right now and check out their stories. You'll love them so much.