Tarot Tells All

CHAPTER 10

Kayla walked around the people filled hallways as she took pictures of the wrestlers as they gathered around getting ready for the matches that night. Dave was getting some air time done in front of the cameras while she wandered around, she was here to take pictures…and other things.

She clips a few more shots of Rob Van Dam and Sabu, she felt that ECW didn't really get the same attention as Smackdown and RAW had. She had looked over the past few magazines and even at the web sight they had, there wasn't much on the superstars of the ECW.

Smackdown and RAW had Four belts each, that was including both tag team belts as one. ECW just had one belt, and they had just as much superstars as the other two franchises. And there was also just the last two pages of WWE Magazine, they sometimes showcased there.

Kay thought hard about this, ECW was getting a bummed rap, having to share the spot light with Smackdown, was she feeling a little defensive over her new branch? No, they were all for the same team anyways, filling up Vince McMahon's wallet full of hard cold cash.

She walked down the halls, just looking around, not really spending that much time getting to know her surroundings. She walked past the doors leading to the Smackdown locker rooms, then stopped at the ECW locker room doors that were located in the back of the arena.

Dave had told her that the two groups like to keep apart, but some of them did mingle out of the territories though. Dave and Bobby Lashly had become good friends in the last few years, they were sometimes joined by John Cena of RAW.

Kay laughed at the memory of having all three champions in her living room during thanks giving supper, the boys had stayed in the living room watching the football game while Kay served their plates. Men will be boys…

"Little birdie lost her way?" Kayla wasn't scared this time, she had felt Ariel's dead presence come from behind.

She turned around and gave the vampire a happy grin, "No, just waiting for my brother so we can grab something to eat before the show starts."

An eye brow was raised on the undead's face, "A brother? How nice it is to have family near you."

"Yeah, well, he can be a little over bearing at times, but he's a good man at heart."

"Is he a part of the WWE world?" Ariel moved a little closer, she was right to think that the witch wasn't afraid.

Kayla smiled with pride, "He sure is, he's the current Heavyweight Champion."

"The Animal?" The vampire now grinned, "Now I know why you walk with little fear in the Land of Extreme…"

"Trust me, you don't have to worry about Batista, I don't need him to take my hand."

"That still does not tell me if you are friend or foe." Ariel's voice was low now, her eyes serious for a moment.

"I don't know yet. You see, I've got a different perspective on the dead than my people do. I mean, how would I like it if someone started to shoot at me while I'm on a little vacation? But I don't think you guys are on vacation, am I right?" Kayla felt a little smuggest right now, vampires were known for being very silent stalkers before they killed and she was laying it on the line with the vamp first shot.

"Brave words from a mortal…" Arial grinned.

"I own a really big set of balls." Kayla laughed out loud, they were kind of hers in a way.

Ariel chuckled a little with the woman, she did have a strange sense of humour though, "We were never formally introduced. I am Ariel. My man is Kevin Thorn, the Alpha male of the Land of Extreme.

"Freaky," Kay grinned, "I'm Kayla Bautista, my Alpha male is back home. How long have you guys been here?"

"Not long, only a few days after the Summer Solstice we came forth. This…world calls to us to come and bring forth a new blood into the rings of pain."

Kay crossed her arms and grinned, "What is with you dead people and wrestling?"

Ariel cocked her head to the side with a puzzled look, "I do not understand…"

"Never mind, just a few of my own findings. I'm sorry, but I just don't understand what the enjoyment is in watching two or more people beat each other in a rubber ring? I mean, the spirits of those who actually did die in the ring are not even around, why does wrestling fascinate you?" That's it, Kayla just had to ask.

Mark had never really answered her question as to why he and Kane chose to become wrestlers, there could have been something much better to become for two Reapers in men's skins. Couldn't there be? Now there where two vampires who graced the halls of arenas with the dark trail of blood trailing behind, ok, so there was no blood yet, but there might be later in the ring!

Ariel thought for a moment, "Perhaps it is because we who are not of this world can come and be with those who are and not be afraid, they cry out our names in joy and praise, not anger and hate as did years past. It is nice to hear it just once."

The witch thought it through, made sense, "I'll take that. You know, there's so much more I would really like to ask you, is there somewhere we can talk? I don't think you'll have an urge to bite my neck off anytime soon."

Ariel grinned, "I would enjoy time with you, I am as curious of your ways as you are of mine. But I must warn you, we must do this in privacy! My man does not approve of your presence here, he believes in the old ways of the witches and their baneful time on our people."

"Hey, I completely understand." Kayla smiled once more, "I can assure you that I'm not a Slayer, I'm a Seeker to tell you the truth."

"A Seeker?" Ariel asked, I have not heard of those witches, are they witches?"

"Yeah, there's not that many like us, we love puzzles. My best friend and I spent almost six months in Egypt looking at a few finds, I can't get enough of ancient mysteries."

"Do you use the tarot in your search?" Ariel smiled back at the witch, it has been so long since she had talked with another woman.

"Oh no…I tried it for one semester, the cards kept on telling me that they refused to work for me. I think I broke three sets before I changed classes." Kayla chuckled.

"I can see much joy in your mortal life..." Ariel smiled softly, "but much pain."

Kay loosened her gin, "I don't dwell on the bad parts, it's too depressing. Besides, my future looks pretty good where I stand. I don't need cards to tell me that."

"But still, it is best not to take chances with Thorn. He is a very territorial male, if he believes you are a threat to him…"

"I'll try to keep my distant from him, thanks for the warning again." Kay watched the vampire turn away from her and seemed to meld into the shadows near the door.

"Bye…" Kay felt she had to at least wave as she turned around and started to make her way back up to the ring entrance.

A grin crept on her lips as she thought about her second encounter with the Vampire, was her people wrong into thinking hat they were that terrible? They were wrong about reapers though, just how much of their history was wrong?

To be Continued.