So... you're getting two chapters tonight! Yay! Heheh. Again, I do not own the characters, except for Tourniquet and June. Nati is NatsukileeRKOlovers character, and the others all belong to the WWE. But man, for this to be real... I'd be in heaven... Sort of.
Anyway, this intro is a little longer than usual. The italics in this part will be Kae's memories, told from the first person. I did this once before, but didn't warn, and it may have been a bit confusing. Just informing!
Brown eyes smiled out at the crowd as she approached the ring with Jeff, taunting all the way. Dave stood in the ring, Randy acting as if he was nervous about the upcoming match. Nati's interview had gone well, with the girl finally able to talk when the man was around, much to Kae's amusement. Now Kae was all business, dropping to the outer of the ring as soon as the bell rang. It was Jeff's turn to have some fun.
Looking around at the crowd, her eyes landed on a girl in the front row, who was smiling right at her. The girl in the audience had dark hair, poofed up slightly, and wore heavy make-up. She had a black corset top on over a pair of skinny jeans. Like a figure out of Kae's memory.
The blond girl walked slowly over to the barricade, pretending to continue cheering, and sat on the wall, turning her back to the crowd. "What are you doing here, June?" she asked, so only the dark-haired girl, June, could hear.
June stepped up to the barricade, still smiling at the girl. "I had to see you."
"Had to see me for what?" she asked out of the corner of her mouth. She sent a smile at Jeff, then a worried look at Randy.
The dark-haired girl sighed. "I need to talk to you, Kae."
Kae's eyes averted to June, glaring daggers. "We have nothing to talk about."
"Yes, we do. If you don't talk to me here, I'll find you later. I bet I can."
Brown eyes turned toward her, seeing the sincerity in her face. She stood, turning toward her for a moment, hurt in her expression. "Well, you'll just have to find me then. I'm done, June." With that, the girl crossed, to the ring, putting on the act of manager for Jeff. She got Randy to distract the referee and climbed the turnbuckle, downing Batista with her signature corkscrew hurricanrana. From that, Jeff was able to land the Swanton, and then match was over. Kae and Randy shared a smile before the losing team left the ring, walking quickly backstage. She gave Jeff a hug, climbing a turnbuckle opposite him to taunt, and then the pair walked backstage. The blond walked off to the locker room, not speaking to her in-ring partner. He stared after her, wondering what had caused the sudden shift in her usually happy mood.
Jeff walked into the hotel room bar to see Kae with a beer in hand. She took a long swig of it, looking around the room, as if expecting someone to show up. Seeing Jeff, she offered a small smile and waved him over, taking another sip. "Geez, for a girl, you sure can drink," he commented, noticing the two empty bottles beside her.
She laughed a bit before her face fell again. "Going to a public school in Rhode Island, you learn to." Finishing her beer, she ordered another, calling one over for Jeff as well. She handed it to the Hardy, opening hers with a nearby lighter.
Jeff stared at her for a moment, surprise etched in his face. "So I can see." He sighed, looking in the direction the girl had her eyes. He thought for a moment before speaking again. "So. What happened when I was wrestling tonight, Kae?"
The blond sighed, looking at her bottle. She sipped again before she spoke herself. "I... saw someone I was hoping I wouldn't see again for a long time." She started to look over to Jeff when someone at the door caught her eye. It was the girl from the match. Shaking her head, Kae took another sip, memories flooding her head.
"I love you, Kae."
"I love you too, June."
"Then marry me. Make it all okay for us again."
She couldn't block them this time.
"Wrestling is just a dream right, Kae? You don't expect it to happen?"
"Well... Not really... but it could. Couldn't it?"
June laughed. "No! You know it can't. Give it up, Kae. Make a living like a good girl."
Tears forming behind her eyes, Kae tried to shake them out.
"What the hell are you thinking, Kae?!"
"I'm thinking I'm doing what I've always dreamed!"
"That's all it was! A dream! You'll never make it like this!"
"You don't know that, June!"
"You're going to give up the money, so you can go do something that could ruin your life?" She waved around at the house. "What about this? What about our life? What about us?"
"You know I can do this! It'll all work out! You know I love this June! You know I love you, June!"
Pulling a ring off her finger, June threw it. "Well, you know what Kae? I can't love you anymore! I don't!"
Kae stood, spilling the rest of her beer, and ran up to the room she and Jeff were sharing. Grateful to be home, she took out her guitar, and let the creativity wash out the pain of seeing her ex-fiancee again.
Jeff walked into the room to hear Kae playing a sad riff, singing as she played. "I'd catch the next train going anywhere if I knew you where there. I'd swim across the ocean & sail the seven seas just to have you here with me. All I ever asked for and all I ever wanted now has flashed before my eyes. So many broken promises when you run out of time. The morning that you left I felt a pain no one could heal- I wish it wasn't real. And I can still remember all the laughter that we shared- life is so unfair. You lifted me up and fueled my dreams. Now yesterday's gone. When I breathe I whisper your name in memory cause yesterday's gone. But I know I can move on from that cold December rain. Straight from my heart, I wish you could see how I've changed."
The boy picked up his own guitar and started playing along with her, recognising the song as "Yesterday's Gone" by Straight Line Stitch. She looked up at him with a small smile, then continued singing.
"How can I get through another show with out your face in the crowd? Still feel that chill in the air when the lights go down. Nothing can be said to make this all go away- just take it day by day. Every time I fall behind I think about your smile, and I go another mile. You lifted me up and fueled my dreams. Now yesterday's gone. When I breathe I whisper your name in memory cause yesterday's gone, and I know I can move on from that cold December rain. Straight from my heart, I wish you could see how I've changed."
Tears started flowing down the girl's face, and she stopped playing. Jeff put his guitar down and sat behind her, hugging her as she leaned over her guitar. Despite all she'd had to drink, the girl seemed as sober as ever. She moved her guitar to lay on the bed and started sobbing into Jeff's shirt. He rubbed her back until she could speak and explain.
"June showed up... She... she found me at the stadium. And then... she was in the bar, and I... I can't deal with her yet, Jeff! I can't... She... she left me because I'm doing what I love. And then... all of a sudden..." The girl broke down again, sobbing. The man rubbed her back trying to comfort her, and whispered in her ear.
"It's all going to be okay, Kae. She can't find you in here. I promise."
Slowly, the girl fell into a deep sleep in Jeff's arms. He laid her down carefully, moving their guitars as silently as possible, and sat on the edge of the bed. Man, liquer did strange things to that girl.
A knock at her door took Nati from her writing. She opened the door to see June in front of her. Anger spread across her face instantly. "How dare you show up here!"
June held her hands up defensively, trying to speak. "Nati, wait! I'm here to see Kae!"
"No shit, sherlock! What's she done now? Gone and been too happy for you?"
June's face faltered a bit before she spoke. "Jesus christ, chick, relax! I messed up when I left her."
"Why'd you mess up now, June? Because she's successful and happy, and this close to being with the best thing that's ever happened to her?"
The dark-haired girl gave an exasperated sigh. "I still love her, Nati! But she can't keep doing this! She's gonna kill her knee and not have a career! I have to get her out of this!"
Nati had heard enough. She opened her door all the way and pushed June back. "Listen, June! Kae is happy. Happy. I know, you hate that word in regards to her, but she's finally having a good time in her life. Don't screw that up for her now. I won't let you mess that up for her. She can't go back to old habits again. You already pushed her back to them before."
June stared at the girl, anger crossing her own face. "You're not her personal keeper! She can make the choice for herself!"
Nati laughed. "By walking out on you in the bar, I think she did."
Kae woke up around seven the next morning. She yawned, looking for the guitar she'd left on the bed the night before. It stood across the room, next to where Jeff sat playing his own. The blond smiled at him, walking over. "Morn'n Jeff."
The multi-colored man smiled at her. "You okay today, Miss Kae?"
She thought for a moment, then nodded. "I think last night got her out of my system. I hope last night got her out of my system."
A knock at their door, followed by the door opening, halted the conversation. Nati stood there, looking at Kae with a furrowed brow. "Hey Kae, did you see June last night?"
The blond nodded. "Last I saw her, she was walking into the bar. Then I left and... fell asleep." She left out the crying part, knowing Nati could tell by her eyes.
The girl smiled. "I felt so amazing last night man! I told her off! Finally!"
Kae looked up, surprised. "Really?"
Nati laughed. "Yeah!"
"Ah, man, I don't want this match to be tonight." Kae was still tired and a little dazed from last night's activities, but she had a match against Randy later. That was vital to the story. Her match with Randy would lead to him taking her side.
Jeff pulled her brace tighter, making sure the joint wasn't swollen anymore. "You sure you want to do it? I'm sure they can change the match a bit."
Kae shook her head. "I want to fight it. I want to get this storyline over with." She looked up at Randy, who was stretching beside her. "You're getting your ass stomped, by the way. But I'll go easy." She winked at him and he laughed, shaking his head.
"Just don't break my neck with that hurricanrana of yours."
"Don't worry. I don't break necks. Just faces." She laughed, looking at Jeff, who was chuckling himself. The two got the call to go out, and Kae stood, with Jeff's help. The man put an arm under her shoulders until she got used to the tightness of the brace, and then they went to go for the match.
"Hey, Kae!" Randy called out after her. She looked back at him, raising an eyebrow. "If I hurt you out there... I'm sorry."
She laughed. "Don't worry. You won't."
The match went perfectly according to plan. In the end, Randy was staring up at Kae on a turnbuckle, where she was debating her finisher, now called the Tourniquanranna. The man walked over to her slowly, her staying perched, and kissed her deeply. The girl climbed off of the turnbuckle, and Randy let her go, backing out of the ring, shaking his head. "I'm done," he was mouthing. "I'm not fighting you." From there, though, things went much differently than planned.
Tourniquet nodded, looking at Jeff, who smiled in victory. Out of no where, Batista ran in and speared her, leaving her in the middle of the ring. She took a heavy shot to the ribs, leaving her winded. When she tried to sit up, she started feeling dizzy, and laid back immediately. Slowly going fuzzy, she heard only the crowd. There was no Jeff, there was nothing. Just a crowd of people. And in the front row, there she was again.
When things started to go black, Kae tried to speak, but found herself unable to breathe. She struggled for a few minutes before succumbing to the darkness.
"Breathe! Please, Kae, breathe!" With shuddering breaths, the blond felt blood in her throat. She coughed heavily, pain racking her back and rib cage every time she did. Unwanted tears on her cheeks, Kae looked up at Jeff, who was sitting next to where she lay on a locker room bench. Also there were Vince, Nati, Matt, and a doctor. She smiled at the three wrestlers and her boss, but just stared at the doctor. "What in the hell..." she took another shuddering breath, wincing. "Happened out there?"
Nati laughed. "You never quit, even when you almost die."
Jeff shook his head, letting Matt tell the story. The boy was obviously shaken.
"Well..." Matt said, glancing toward the door. Randy stood against it, guilt on his face. "After Randy left the ring, when Dave came running in... That spear did a little more than it was supposed to."
Kae tried to push herself up on her elbows, but found Jeff's shaking hands holding her down. "Nah, you think so?"
The older brother chuckled, continuing. "He ran from the ring as soon as he did it. Jeff jumped in the ring when he realized you couldn't get up. Randy came running out too. They carried you back here. Jeff jumped on anyone who tried to touch you other than them. He almost bit the doctor's head off. But you got lucky. You have no internal injuries, other than that little bit of blood from your back. Mostly, you're just really bruised. Your back is pretty purple. But you'll be fine. It'll heal."
The blond sighed, putting her hands up to rest on Jeff's, which were still on her shoulders. "What about Dave?"
Vince took over there. "We can't prove that Dave did it intentionally, so we can't do anything about it, Kae. But he's being investigated. If we find he purposely hurts a superstar, he'll be suspended, at least."
The girl nodded, closing her eyes. "Good. So, am I good to go back to my room now?"
Jeff laughed, nodding. "Yeah, it's fine. I'm going with you." He put a hand carefully under her arms, so he could help her walk. The girl didn't know why, but realized as soon as she stood. Sharp, jabbing pain shot throughout her body. Her face twisted in agony, but she kept going. At the door, she looked up to see a guilty Randy.
"Kae, I'm sorry, he... he wasn't supposed to... I mean... I already told him off. He... I'm so sorry..."
Kae laughed a bit, causing herself more pain. "Don't worry, Randy. It's not your fault. I don't blame you."
Behind her, the girl heard Vince talking to the doctor. "Oh, I like that. Write that down. We can use that."
Kae laid in the hotel room bed, back less painful on soft cushioning. Jeff looked over at her from the couch. "Still sore?"
The girl rolled her eyes. "Nope, not at all! Goofball."
He laughed. "Just asking."
She started listening to the music playing around them, stuff from her old band, Heartest Break. When her eyes started sliding shut and memories started coming again, she spoke. "Hey, Jeff?"
The man looked over at her sleepily. "Yeah, Kae?"
The blond looked at him shyly, feeling childish for asking, but she didn't want to deal with the memories tonight. Not after the match she'd gone through. She spoke quietly. "Can you... Can you sleep up here with me tonight?"
He smiled at her. "Sure." He got up and walked over to the bed, then slid under the covers next to her.
She smiled at him, pulling his arm over her for comfort. "Good night Jeffy."
With her hand resting on his arm and her breathing slowing as she fell into a comfortable sleep, Jeff answered. "Good night, Kae."
Aww! Nothing like ending with some cuteness, eh? Ahah. So, now that we know June's story... don't forget her. She'll have a much bigger role coming up than just this one. So! Thanks to all of the reviews I've already had. Keep em coming! They help the creative process! Be ready for some humor, by the way. There's humor on the way in Extreme Training Part Six: Serious Conversations!