I just finished talking with Vinnie Mac, I now own Jeff Hardy, but then I found out that you can't actually own another human being…so now all I own is a cookie that looks like him.
It felt like I had just taken off for Cameron, North Carolina, in fact the plane was about to land. I was majorly nervous, I don't know why, but I had a feeling something big was about to happen. Maybe Bray was right; perhaps I would meet the man of my dreams on my holiday. All I know is I wanted to get there already, funky feeling and plane trip don't really go together. Plus my ass was asleep.
"Now arriving in Cameron, We hope you've enjoyed your flight with us today." My new favourite saying in the English language, in short, I'm here. I wonder if I beat the neighbour home or not, I hope I did.
I walked off the plane to see the one and only Andy, I ran over to my favourite cousin and gave him one of the biggest hugs known to man. It's no that I don't love Dan, he's just a little more uptight and selfish than Andy is. But once I had let Andy go, by that time Aunty Kimmy had gotten my luggage, I gave Dan a hug too. And asked the question that had been bugging me for the last day.
"Hey, anyone got the 411 on a Jeff Hardy?" I asked looking mainly at Dan, but Andy saw a side plea to him.
"Nope, can't be anyone import…" Dan started before Andy cut him off.
"He's the four time tag teams champions with his brother Matt, and is a definite future hall of famer." I did a double take on Andy, I wasn't used to this side of him…in public anyway. Then he added something that linked it all together. "Wrestler…new passion" It all made sense to me now. Jeff Hardy was famous, in America at least, he was a wrestler, somehow I know Andy is gonna try and get me hooked on it while I'm here, but I'm curious about this Jeff guy so I might watch it.
"So Si, why'd you want the 411 on Hardy?" Andy asked as we walked to their car.
"To be honest" I said, indicating with my finger for him to come closer. "I had a dream about him, I was pregnant with his kid."
"No. Not happening" I had forgotten about this side of Andrew. His over protectiveness, I mean sometimes it was good, but sometimes a little much.
"Don't worry," I said. "I was older than I am know in the dream"
"I should think so," Andy said calming down. Yea, like eighteen, nineteen I thought to myself.
"So Andy, have we seen this neighbour yet?" I asked wanting to know how it played out.
"Nah, but on the way here I saw this black corvette pulling into the street, haven't seen that car before"
"Yea, but it could've been a visitor, there's a whole town here." I said even though I was hoping it was the neighbour
Nah Si Si, this is Cameron North Carolina, not much happens, like its great but small." Good maybe they can stay here for a while then.
Something no one knows about my cousins and Aunty is the fact that they are constantly moving, trying to say away from "Uncle" for lack of a better word, Robert. See, Robert was a jealous man, a very jealous man, he was jealous of the love that Kimmy gave the twins, and he would be rough with them, instead of seeing them as part of him, he saw them as something pulling his girl away from him. Well one day he was a little too rough with Andy, and Aunty Kimmy left with the boys. About a month later Robert turned up saying he forgave them for leaving and she could have another chance, bullshit like that. And he's been following ever since Andy and Dan were two and a half. Aunty Kimmy always went to big cities with lots of people, but Robert always found them in a matter of weeks, this time they went somewhere small, so hopefully they should be ok here.
Andy was right, Cameron, although maybe not as small as he made out was definitely a small community, with big blocks of land, and not many people. Just like Tuena…my home. And again Andy was right, the black corvette did belong to his neighbour, seemed as though I was in for an interesting first day.
"So Si, what'd you wanna do? Lake? Skate? Have a good old fashioned mud fight?" Andy asked me before I even had a chance to look at their house.
"I don't think so Andrew, you are officially grounded remember"
"You mean you weren't kidding? I thought you'd let up once Si got here!"
"No, I'm dead serious"
"Oh my god Andy, just grow some balls and apologise to corvette over there already" I said as I finally got a word in edge wise.
"I knew you were my favourite niece for a reason," Aunty Kimmy said whilst giving me a welcoming hug.
"Thanks Aunty, nice place by the way, not too shabby I must say"
"Thank you darling, I'll take your bag and you can look around later" Kimmy picked up my suitcase and headed inside. I took a step towards Andy.
"Right now get your into gear, all you gotta do is apologise, you're a pro at fake ass shit like that, get it over and done with already so I can have some fun." I said as I kept moving towards Andy causing him to walk backwards.
"Yes Drill Sergeant Sir" He said, reciting the lines from one of our childish games. I pushed him towards his neighbours yard. He begrudgingly walked to the door, being the impatient Australian I am I knocked for him, I was right; this was going to be fun.
We were waiting for a few minutes and I took the time to look around, there was a Trojan horse made out of what appeared to be metal sheeting. The owner of the house was a guy in his early twenties. I figured it would be a guy, how many chicks do you know with a motocross circuit in their yard? He was pretty artsy I was guessing, he had green and blue hair and his facial hair was creative to say the least. But there was something I just couldn't place about him, he looked familiar. Then I looked at Andy, waiting for him to apologise.
"You two here for a reason?" The guy asked us.
"Umm yea, Andy…I mean Andrew has to tell you something." I said nudging Andy. Andy turned and looked at me, as if for a minute forgetting where he was, he talked in code, not that anyone couldn't understand him.
"Oi, you know the 411 you wanted earlier, you just met him." Andy said in a lowered voice, clearly not low enough, the guy overheard him.
"You were asking about me?" He asked direction the question towards me.
"Umm yea kinda" I said, I was going to kill Andy later for that, but now I was feeling a little out of place from my accent.
"I'm interested to know why but I'll wait until after I hear what Andrew was it? Has to say."
"Dude you're Jeff Hardy" was all Andy could manage. Jeff looked down quickly before looking back at Andrew.
"Why yes I am, thank you Andrew, I never would've known if you hadn't told me" He said smirking.
"Sorry, it's just…Big fan, big fan." Jeff's body language seemed to change.
"Oh you can for an autograph then?" Jeff asked suddenly a little annoyed.
"Oh, no, not that, I didn't realise when I came over I'd have to say this to you is all"
"Say what?"
"Oh well you see" Andy was stumbling with his words, very un-Andy like. "You see, I well, I umm… Icameovernotsolongagoandsawyourmotocrosstrackandcouldn'tresistI'mmassivesorryman" When he eventually got it out he said it so fast you wouldn't understand it unless of course you were tight with Andy.
"Sorry? Did you get any of that…umm? Sorry I missed your name" Jeff said looking at me.
"Elsie, and yea, he said I came over not so long ago and saw your motocross track and couldn't resist I'm massive sorry man, well I think that's what he said." I replied, glancing at Andy after I had said it to confirm my answer, he just nodded. "Yep, that's what he said."
"Oh that makes more sense." Jeff turned to look at Andrew, "Did you use my bikes? Did you touch my stuff?"
"No, I'm really sorry" Andrew replied honestly.
"So then what's your vehicle of choice?" Jeff asked interested.
"I changed the wheels of my skateboard so the grips were better, and I could ride on dirt and grass and stuff"
"Massive cool idea man" Jeff said suddenly back to his former happy self.
"Yea, sweet track" Andy said, back to his normal self…if you can call it normal.
"You should try it with a quad, or a pocket bike, they're fun, a little dangerous"
"Don't have one, but I bet your right"
"You should come back, we can trade, I've gotta try this skateboard out"
"Are you kidding? That would be awesome" I could tell Andy and Jeff would most likely become friend, I might even be his friend, you never know.
"You guys want something to drink? I'm over standing in the doorway." Jeff said, opening his door up wider. Andy and I shared a glance, then walked in no second thoughts. "So Elsie, clearly you're not from around here, where are you from?"
"Oh. Nowhere important" I replied.
"I didn't ask if it was important, you just have an interesting accent." Jeff said, still looking at me.
"I'm from Australia, I'm out here visiting" I said, no point lying, my accent gave me away enough anyway.
"Down under? So how long are you staying?" Weird question…from him at least.
"I don't really know, I only got a one way ticket so far" I replied looking at Andy.
"Here to see the boyfriend?" Jeff asked, I got a negative vibe as he said it though.
"Boyfriend? NO, Andy is my cousin. They moved here a few weeks ago."
"Oh, you're the new neighbours…sweet"
"Well yea, I guess you could say that." Andy replied
"So Elsie, why were you asking about me, may I ask?" Jeff asked looking at me. Crap it was make or break time. Ok to be honest it was the time when I completely freak the guy out.
"Oh that, well you see, well" Great now it was my turn to stumble over my words. "I kinda had a dream and this psychotic bitch kept saying your name. So I asked my cousin, they're really smart. Well Andy here is more street smart, Dan, he's the bookworm."
"So whose the wrestling nut then?" Jeff asked wanting to know more.
"Andy, Dan's a bit too much of a ranger to like it I think, and we don't get it back in Aus." I said, I could almost hear a tinge of jealousy in my own voice…how pathetic.
"A ranger?" Both Andy and Jeff looked at me with a 'say what?' expression.
"Oh yea, its an Australian term I guess. It's what we call people with red hair, usually has freckles, sometimes but not always the nerdish type, you get the picture." I attempted to explain a ranger.
"Ahh gotcha. Too bad, I think you might like it." I was really starting to like this Jeff guy, he's hot, he's kind and he can keep Andy quiet for more than a second. "So street smart Andy, what's going on in that head of yours?" Jeff asked as we both turned our attention to my cousin.
"Hmm, oh, nothing, just looking at the pictures you have."
"Yea, my favourite one, that isn't with Matt and my dad is the one with Steve-O"
"You mean Steve-O from Jackass?" I asked hopefully.
"Aww man, you know Steve-O but not me? I'm cut" I started laughing until I looked at him, and he actually looked almost sad.
"Hey, don't blame me, they show Jackass in the movies, they don't show wrestling." I said with a giggle in my voice.
"So Jeff, are you in the running for any titles soon?" And asked jumping in the convo.
"Actually, I've got a title shot for the Intercontinental Championship on Monday in Raleigh"
"Oh man, that would be an awesome match, can't wait to watch it on the tube, you're gonna watch it with, right Si?" Thanks Andy, put me on the spot so I gotta say yes.
"Yea, course, I wanna know what the hype is now." I replied with a smile.
"You guys wanna come with me? Raleigh's only two hours drive, when I drive." Jeff offered, Andy clearly didn't need to be asked twice, he was practically jumping off his chair at the thought. I on the other hand thought rationally.
"We'd have to ask Aunty Kimmy, and she might not say yes. I mean we barely know you"
"True that" Jeff almost seemed down, it was at that moment I wanted to find out more about him. At this very moment both the boys, if you can call them that, looked disappointed.
"Looks like we're gonna have to change her mind" I said, hopefully between the three of us we'd think of something. 'Kyle's Mom' from the South Park Movie blared from Andy's pocket.
"Speaking of my mum" We burst out laughing at the ring tone, but Andy held up a hand as he answered.
"Yes Mum?"
"Where are you and Elsie? You're still grounded remember."
"Well, as Si put it, I grew some balls and came to apologise" My and Jeff's stifled laughs could be heard, I know very mature right.
"So you're with the new neighbour now?"
"Yes mum, is that all?"
"Watch your tone young man. What's the neighbour like?"
"Mum…eww. That's rank" I was laughing imagining my aunt on the phone
"He's like Andy Aunty K…just a little older, and more inventive" I shouted, so my aunt could hear, phone or not.
"Invite him to dinner, I want to meet him""Fine mum, can I go now…please"
"I won't take no for an answer. And you may go, dinner's at 8." And with that the phone call was over.
"Hey guys" Andy said "We may have a chance to persuade mum tonight. Jeff you're invited to dinner. Si I gotta say I'm pretty sure this is thanks to you." Andy and Jeff exchanged smiles, Andy's smile was a holy shit I'm the luckiest guy alive. But Jeff's smile I couldn't read.
We spent a good three hours just talking and laughing with Jeff, but before we knew it, it was 7:45pm.
"Should I get changed for dinner at all?" Jeff asked, so cute, like meeting the boyf's parentals for the first time.
We gathered our stuff and went to face Aunty K.
