Title: The Fire in Your Eyes
Author: NeroAnne (combo of Trish/Jeff's middle names.)
Disclaimer: I wish I owned Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy and the rest of the wrestlers in this fic, unfortunately, I don't.
Setting: Back when they Hardy Boyz still had Lita, back when Jeff and Matt were just youngin's and back when people like Triple H and Undertaker ruled.
Summary: Matt Hardy loves his baby brother, Jeff. He loves him more than Jeff will ever realize…but what he doesn't know is that there are other people who love Jeff…people who love him in a very frightening way.
Chapter 2.
Matt smiled down at his baby brother.
He had carried Jeff to the vending machines, watching with warm eyes as Jeff pressed the button for skittles and happily begin to chow. He had even opened his mouth when Jeff held up a green skittle. Green…the color of Jeff's eyes…
Now though, he was carrying around a sleeping baby. Yup, Jeff had just fallen asleep. For a while, Matt didn't know. He thought that Jeff was merely thinking, but the light mewl that escaped Jeff's lips caused him to look down, and there Jeffy was. Sound asleep.
"He's so cute like this…he really does look like a baby again," Matt chuckled to himself. Then he stopped walking, only a couple of steps away from his rental.
"…I forgot our damn bags!" Matt groaned.
"Hey, Matt!"
Matt turned and grinned as two of his very best friends, Adam Copeland and Jay Reso, ran up to him.
"Whoa!" Adam said, his eyes locked on a snoozing Jeff, "What happened to Baby Hardy?"
Matt merely grinned, "Skittles here, sprained his ankle while doing one of his death-defying leaps off the ladder during the match."
Jay chuckled, "Look at him! He's so small compared to you," he said, his voice gentle.
Jeff's eyebrows furrowed at the noises and whined, burying his head into Matt's chest, causing them all to snicker.
Matt sighed, "I have to get us to the hotel, his ankle needs to be iced…"
Adam tilted his head, "So what's stopping you?"
Matt gave them a sheepish grin, "I was so into Jeff that I forgot our bags. They have my car keys and the key card in them."
Jay rolled his eyes, "And you're supposed to be the responsible one," he jogged back to the locker room.
Adam sniggered then hissed, "Ouch, his ankle looks pretty bad."
Matt frowned, "I know, I would have wrapped it, but the big baby wouldn't have let me anyway."
Adam grinned, "Anyway, I was wondering if you wanted to go out later? Jay and I were going to meet with some of the guys at a local bar."
Matt licked his lips, "Sounds great…but I kinda want to take care of Jeffro, he can be clumsy."
"Stop treating me like a baby, Matty…"
Adam and Matt both looked down at a bleary-eyed Jeff in surprise.
"Hey, little one…how long have you been awake?" Adam asked, ruffling Jeff's hair.
Jeff grinned at Adam, "Since 15 seconds ago," he chirped, then turned back to look at his brother, "Matty, if you wanna go out with Addy tonight, then go. I'm not gonna do much, Just ice my ankle then probably sleep until tomorrow anyway…you go and have fun."
Matt blinked, "Are you sure, Jeffy?" He really didn't want to leave his baby brother alone…
Jeff nodded, smiling sweetly, "Absolutely."
"Hey awesome! Now you and come with, and Jeff sweetie?"
Jeff turned to look at Adam, "Yeah?"
"Don't ever call me Addy," he growled.
Jeff smirked. "Sure, Addy. Whatever you say, Addy. I love you, Addy!"
Adam's lip twitched as he tried to fight off a smile. "Love you too, you brat," he said, pinching Jeff's nose.
Matt and Adam watched in utter amusement as Jeff's face scrunched up before he let out a small sneeze.
It sounded like a mouse squeak.
Jeff blushed, "What?" he demanded, noticing the way both Adam and his brother were staring at him.
Adam laughed loudly, "Was that a sneeze?!"
Matt chuckled and shook his head.
"Here ya go, Matters!" All three turned to see Jay holding up the bags.
Matt smiled, "Thanks, Jay. Now, I need to you guys to fish my keys out, put the bags in the trunk of my rental, then go away," he ordered, a smirk on his face.
Jay stuck his tongue out at the darker Hardy before he noticed Jeff, "Hey! You're awake!"
Jeff smiled, "Hi, Jay."
"Yeah, yeah, hello, hello, can we please get a move on? I need to get Jeff to the hotel, get him to ice his ankle, make him food, rent him a couple of movies, make sure he's comfy…" he trailed off at the looks he got. "What?"
Jay pouted and pointed accusingly at Adam, "How come you never take care of me like that?"
Adam smirked, "Because I take care of you in other ways."
Jeff blushed and hid his face with his hands.
Matt cackled, "Stop it guys! You're making Jeffy the virgin blush!"
Jeff pouted, "Bastards."
Jay laughed and fished around for Matt's keys in the bags. "Got 'em!" he opened the trunk and put the bags in. "Alright, now all we need is Jeffy in the car and Matt driving off."
Adam nodded, "Matt's coming with us, he just has to play mommy to Jeff for a while."
"I'm not a baby!" Jeff whined as he was placed in the passenger seat. He crossed his arms as Matt buckled his seatbelt. "My hand isn't broken, Matt…I could have done it!"
"Stop being a whiner, you can unbuckle it when we get to the hotel," Matt murmured, brushing his lips over Jeff's forehead.
Adam and Jay laughed when the passenger door was closed as Jeff was opening his mouth to retaliate. Matt winked at his friends, before leaving with a promise of meeting them at the bar.
Jeff scooped a fork-full of macaroni and cheese into his mouth, watching with half-lidded eyes as Scooby-Doo and Shaggy began to run from the alien-type monster.
"Alright, Jeffrey. I'm leaving in about 5 minutes. That icepack better not come off your ankle for another 15, I've set the DVD player to five DVD's, I made you popcorn and it's going to be on the table next to you, theirs a coke right next to your foot, I got you some extra skittles and a couple of pixie sticks, and…and I'm not going!" Matt finished off.
Jeff blinked and tried to process that last bit of information, then he promptly began to choke on the macaroni and cheese, he coughed, "Are you insane? You promised Adam and Jay you would be there!"
"I know I did, but look at you! You're okay now, but then when I'm gone, you could trip over something and-"
"Nope! I'll be fine, Matty…come on, go and have fun, for me?" he pleaded, his pretty green eyes tearing.
Matt sighed, running a hand through his slightly wet hair, "Fine…" there was a knock on their door, "That's Adam…Alright, Jeffy…I guess I'll see you later," Matt kissed his brother's forehead, brushing away some of his rainbow locks, before heading towards the door.
"Bye, Matty…" Jeff whispered.
Matt gave Jeff a small smile before he closed the door behind them.
Jeff sighed, and turned back to the movie.
-A while Later-
Jeff was startled awake by a harsh knock on the door. Jumping up, Jeff hissed as his ankle hit the floor but fought the pain and hurried to the door.
'Maybe Matt forgot something…' he thought.
Normally, Jeff would always look through the little hole in the door to see who it was before opening, but tonight, it slipped.
It was a bad mistake.
Isn't Jeff just utterly loveable?! XD!