Chapter 5: An Eventful Day 1 Pt. 1
Amanda's POV
A new day, another morning. I think to myself as I open my eyes to see the bright sunlight coming through the windows, illuminating the blue walls as it did. I turn around in bed to see Randy sitting up, dressed in one of his RKO t-shirts and a pair of black basketball shorts, typing away on his new laptop, which he bought two days before we left LA.
"What are you doing?" I ask as I try to wipe the sleep from my eyes. Randy turns to me with a small smirk on his face before answering me.
"I'm just typing up an email to Sam and Alanna. They're probably at their relative's house in Italy by now. Does this place have Wi-Fi?" he tells me as he continues to type away.
"It does and is Alanna still mad at us for not visiting her when we were in St. Louis?" I ask as I prop my head on my elbow.
"She was not mad Amanda. She was just a little irritated, that's all. She got over it soon enough. She may be a seven year old, but she's a strong seven year old." he tells me as he continues to keep his eyes glued to the screen.
"Of course she's a strong seven year old, just look at her family history. Her dad's side of the family contains three generations of wrestlers and her mom's side of the family contains a lot of very irritable vampires." I tell him as I sit up on both elbows now.
"That is so true. She comes from a very proud heritage doesn't she?" he asks me with another smirk.
"Don't get so full of yourself on me Randy. I thought you left all the egotistical stuff when you ditched your Legend Killer gimmick." I say as I sit up and rest my back on the bedframe.
"I did ditch the egotistical stuff. I'm just saying that Alanna should be proud of her family history, that's all." he tells me with a shrug as he rubs his neck.
"Aw, you rubbing your neck tells me that someone needs to feed." I say with a smirk as I get out of bed and grab a few spare clothes from my open suitcase.
"It's that obvious huh?" he asks me with a sheepish look as he continues to rub his neck. "I think it's time you showed me those hunting spots you were talking about last night."
"Sure; just let me get changed." I tell him as I walk into the bathroom. After a good teeth brushing and a quick change into a blue shirt and jean shorts, I walk out of the bathroom to see Randy still dressed in his RKO tee and basketball shorts, but with a pair of sandals on.
"I figured I'll take a shower after I hunt." he tells me as he looks at my questioning glare.
"Okay then; do you know what time it is?" I ask as I put on my sandals.
"It is 6:30 in the morning." he tells me as he checks his watch. "I changed the time on my watch to adjust to the time here."
"Good, let's get moving before the others wake up." I say as I walk over to the door, Randy following after me. We walk down the hallway till we reached the second floor balcony, which was connected to a staircase that led into the backyard. We descended the stairs and walked through the very large backyard and passed the small garden, till we reached the stone fence.
"Why are we coming back here?" asks Randy as we stop at the fence, the only thing passed the gate were tall plants. A few of them were taller than Randy.
"In the Jamaican countryside, there are the normal roads, and there are the back roads. I prefer the back roads." I tell him as I climb over the stone gate. I point out a trail that went straight through the shrubs, turning around to see Randy with a sheepish look on his face.
"Are you coming are not?" I ask as I walk along the trail and into the shrubs.
"I'm coming, I'm coming." I hear him say as I watch him jump over the gate. I walk, not even bothering to wait for him to catch up as I walk deeper into the green shrubbery.
"Afraid you're going to lose me in these bushes?" I ask as I feel Randy's hand gently touch my shoulder.
"Not really." he tells me, the smirk evident in his voice. "Besides, I think we should be careful here since I hear a snake slithering around here somewhere."
"Found it!" I whisper as I point to the ground. Slithering on the ground five feet away from us is a yellow and black snake that was at least as long as Randy was tall.
"What kind of snake is that?" Randy whispered to me as the snake started to slither into a nearby bush.
"That Randy is the Jamaican boa. They can grow so long that if you made one stretch out vertically and put it right next to you, you guys would probably be equal height." I tell him as the snake completely disappears into the bush.
"Thanks for the explanation, but I really don't like hunting reptiles, especially other snakes, so how about we just move on and leave the boa alone?" he asks me as he starts to take the lead.
"Let's" I agree as we walk past the snake hiding shrub. We continue along the trail, going deeper and deeper into the valley till we reach a small plain. A group of about five wild boars were feeding on a few plants while lying in some mud at the far side of the plain, all oblivious to our presence.
"Will those boars be enough for you?" I ask as I turn to the Viper, who has a hungry look right on his face.
"This will definitely be enough," he tells me as he looks my way. "Are you sure you want to watch me feed?"
"I would rather watch you feed on wild boar blood than walk by myself alone all the way back to the house, knowing for a fact that boa is still on the trail and not knowing whether it has friends close by." I tell him as I point to the trail we just walked on.
"That's some good logic." he tells me as he kneels down to a crouch. "Don't worry. I'll be quick."
And with that, he was gone from my side and on the neck of a boar that was half his size. The other boars looked up in horror as they watched their fellow boar be drained of all its blood at the hand of the St. Louis vampire, not even letting out a squeal of pain as it was drained. When Randy was done, he dislodged his fangs from the boar's neck and dropped the carcass to the ground. He looked around at the other boars, all of whom were frozen in place with fear. When Randy took a step toward the other boars, the boars instantly broke free from shock and began to run for the nearby hills. Randy managed to grab a boar that made the fatal mistake of trying to run right past him. He grabbed it by the neck and chokeslammed it to the ground, keeping his grip on it the entire time. He quickly sank his fangs into the boar's flesh. The boar's squeals died out in a matter of seconds as the other boars ran right into the bushes. And I watched it all with a bemused smirk on my face as I watched as my mate took what he needed to survive.
A few minutes passed before Randy was done, letting go of the boar as he dislodged his fangs from the animal's neck. He stood back up to his full height and turned to me, his fangs were still outstretched and were tinged red from the blood. A small trail of blood fell down his chin as he tried to dust himself off, but thanks to the boars, he looked like he dived into the mud himself.
"You definitely need a shower when we get back." I say as I cross my arms at him.
"See! This is why I didn't shower before we left. I knew I was going to get dirty anyway so I decided to wait till after we get back." he explains to me as he looks down at his shirt. "I can't even see the lettering on this shirt. It's caked in dirt and mud!"
"Well, be lucky that the house resides in one of the few valleys that actually have an underground water pipeline, thus giving the residents of this fine valley the ability to use washers and dryers as well as showers and sinks." I tell him as I outstretch my arms.
"Oh joy! Laundry!" he tells me sarcastically as he walks over to me. When he reaches me, he leans in for a kiss, but I stop his lips before they can reach mine.
"One: you didn't brush your teeth this morning. Two: you just fed on boar blood. These lips of mine are off limits until that mouth is clean." I tell him as I push his head away.
"Fair enough." he tells me as he we walk back onto the trail. We walk in a comfortable silence all the way back to the house, not another snake in sight the entire way home. By the time we reach the stone gate, we see Adam and Lita standing on the second floor balcony waving at us.
"Was the sounds of screaming boars your doing Randy?" asks Adam as we climb up the stairs. "Because it looks like you went pig wrestling!"
"Actually, he did chokeslammed a boar to the ground before feeding on him." I say as I cross my arms at the two as Randy went inside to clean himself up.
"How many boars suffered at the hands of the Viper?" asks Lita as she sat on top of the balcony edge.
"Only two; one was stupid enough to actually try to run past Randy to escape." I say as I lean against the wall.
"Stupid boars." says Edge with a chuckle.
"How many of us are awake?" I ask as I slap away a mosquito that landed on my arm.
"Everybody else that has sensitive hearing. The rest are still asleep." says Lita as she walks down the staircase, Adam hot on her heels.
"Where are you two going?" I ask as I watch as the two run over to the back gate.
"Exploring! Don't wait up for us!" calls Adam as he jumped over the gate after Lita and ran into the bushes. I shake my head and walk inside; all the way to the first floor. I instantly notice Monica and Wade sipping coffee while watching the weather forecast in the living room while Kofi and Alicia were eating cereal at the kitchen island.
"Please tell me that it's going to be a nice sunny day without a cloud in the sky." I call as I walk into the living room.
"Try a tropical storm that's going to hit Jamaica by noon. It's supposed to last until the middle of the night tonight." says Monica as she looks up from her coffee mug.
"Looks like we're not going anywhere until tomorrow then, and who knows how flooded the roads will end up." I mumble as I walk into the kitchen.
"Do landslides happen often here?" asks Alicia as she takes a bite out of her cereal.
"They rarely do, but they usually happen on the steeper mountains." I tell her as I grab a cereal bowl and a box of Cheerios.
"Any idea on what we can do for the day?" asks Kofi as he finishes his bowl and walks over to the sink.
"Well, we have a play room down the hall. I'm sure we can find some board game to play." I say sarcastically as I fix up my cereal.
"Well, isn't this a great start to our vacation." mumbles Alicia as she looks down at her bowl. I shrug my shoulders at her and dig into my food. Randy enters the kitchen by the time I'm done and instantly goes after the coffee machine. In a matter of hours, everyone is awake and milling around the kitchen and living room. By the time it's noon, the rain has started to pour and Edge and Lita are nowhere to be seen.
"Has anyone seen Adam and Amy?" asks Kelly as she snuggles up to Ted on the couch.
"They decided to go exploring a few hours back. They're probably lost." I say as I take a seat in the purple beanbag chair.
"I hope they're okay." mumbles Layla as she looks back at the TV screen, which is showing the Terminator. A few minutes pass before we all hear a knocking sound coming from the front door.
"I'll get it!" calls Monica as she walks over to the foyer. A few minutes pass before she comes back with a wet Edge and Lita behind her.
"We got ourselves a couple of wet werewolves here folks!" calls Ted as he walks out of the kitchen with a Sprite in hand.
"Where have you two been?" asks Randy as he brings a green beanbag chair over to mine.
"We went exploring. We took the trail in the backyard all the way down to the end of the valley. By the time we reached the end, we turned around and walked all the way back here. Started raining cats and dogs midway back." answered Edge as he and Lita walked up the stairs.
"I would so not dare to be caught in that storm." says Layla as she looked out the window just as a bolt of lightning illuminated the sky.
"Ah, music to my ears." says Kaitlyn as she looks at us with a smile. The lightning elemental is probably the only one among us who is fine with storms like these.
"What Kaitlyn just said gave me an idea," says Alicia as she looks at us with a small smirk. "Who's up for 'Truth or Dare'?"
"ME!" calls the two damp werewolves from the second floor, obviously hearing what Alicia just said.
"We're not bloody teenagers Alicia." says Wade as he wrapped an arm around my sister.
"Oh come on Wade! You've been in various hardcore matches that involve chairs, ladders, and a steel cage here and there, but you're complaining when it comes to 'Truth or Dare'?" asks Alicia as she looks at the British werewolf.
"She does make a good point Wade." says Ted as he finishes the last of his Sprite.
"It couldn't hurt laddie. I'm actually curious to see what kind of dares we can come up with." says Sheamus as he looks away from the movie.
"Ten bucks says the most demented dares will come from the snake couple!" says Cody as he points to me and Randy.
"Is that your nickname for us? We're known to you guys as the snake couple?" asks Randy as he looks around the group. All of them shake their heads yes for an answer.
"It actually makes sense Randy. You're known as the Viper. I'm known as the Anaconda. I see the logic there." I say as I get up from my beanbag chair to stretch my legs.
"How about we put up a reward for 'Truth or Dare'?" asks Monica as she grabs a piece of paper and a pen from the coffee table. "Whoever wins 'Truth or Dare' can have first pick on where we should go visit first here in Jamaica."
"That's actually not a bad idea!" says Kofi as he sits up in his chair. "I'm in!"
"Me too!" calls Alicia as she raised up her hand.
"Count us in!" says Ted as he gestures to himself and Kelly.
"We're game!" says Kaitlyn as she gestured to herself and Cody.
"Let's do this." says Sheamus as he shot Layla a look, which she returned.
"Let's start this baby!" calls Edge as he and Lita as they descended down the staircase.
Randy and I shoot each other mischievous looks before turning to the group.
"We snakes are in!" I say, answering for the both of us.
"I'm in this to win this." says Monica as she points to herself. She turns to Wade, who has a stoic look across his face. "And you?"
We all look at the British werewolf, our stares boring down on him as he tries to look away from the rest of us. He begins to squirm in his seat, but he still won't give up.
"If you don't join in on the game, my lips are off limits until the vacation is over." says Monica, bringing down her ultimatum on Wade, who looks at her in complete surprise.
"Dude, she got you now! You have to join us now in the game!" says Edge with a grin as he looks at Wade. The guys begin to chuckle amongst themselves as we girls continue to stare down the werewolf. After another five minutes pass by, Wade finally lets out a groan of defeat.
"Fine! I give up! I'll join the game!" cries Wade as he puts his head in his hands.
"Thank you!" cries Monica in satisfaction as she pecks Wade on the lips. "Now that wasn't so bad was it?"
"You are one sneaky, manipulative woman." answers Wade as he sits back in his chair.
"Why thank you." says Monica as she continues to rip up the piece of paper in her hands and throws the shreds into her fedora.
"What's with the paper?" asks Kaitlyn as she points to the hat.
"Each piece of paper has one name written on it. One person picks out a piece from the hat to pick who's going to be saying a truth or doing a dare. If the person completes the truth or dare, they get to pick out of the hat next. If the person fails to do the truth or dare, they are out of the game. Last Superstar, or Diva, wins." says Monica as she explains the rules.
"Simple to follow," says Edge with a nod. "So who's going to get first pick?"
"How about we have the Diva who has won the most championships go against the Superstar that has won the most championships in their WWE careers in a classic game of 'Rock, Paper, Scissors'?" suggests Layla as she checked her nails.
"Then that means it's going to be Adam vs. me." I say as I look around the group.
"The Rated R Superstar vs. The Anaconda in a 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' match? This I got to see." says Ted as he comes closer to the rest of us.
"I'm up for it. As long as Amanda doesn't use her powers to cheat." says Adam as he points to me.
"Don't worry. I don't use my powers till it's absolutely necessary." I say as I put my hands up in defeat.
"Okay, but just in case, Monica monitor your sister's brain activity to make sure there is no funny business." says Adam as he got into position.
"Aye aye Captain." says Monica as she shot me a serious look. I shake my head and get into position in front of Adam, fist hovering above palm.
"Rock, paper, scissor, says shoot!" we say in unison, but we both end up with Rock.
"Best 2 out of 3!" calls Edge as he gets back into position. I agree and go back into position.
"Rock, paper, scissors, say shoot!" we say in unison again, but this time I get use rock while Edge uses paper.
"Ha! I win! I get first pick!" cries Adam as he pumps his fist into the air.
"Good, now pick out a name so we can start the game." says Monica as she put the hat in front of Edge's face. Edge gingerly plucks out a piece of paper from the hat and looks over at it before turning to us; his gaze going straight to Cody.
"It's me isn't it?" asks Cody as he waves a hand. Edge shakes his head yes and showed Cody the paper with his name on it. "Fine, I pick dare."
"Good, because I dare you to shave off your mustache!" says Edge as he points at Cody's 'stache. All the guys look at each other in surprise as Cody looks on in horror.
"Are you going to do the dare or not?" asks Adam as he takes a seat next to Lita. Cody doesn't answer him, but instead, he gets up from his seat and walks over to the stairs. He climbs up and disappears into the hallway and doesn't reappear until a half hour later.
"OH SHIT!" exclaims Kaitlyn as she looks at the top of the staircase. We all turn to see a clean shaven Cody with a scowl on his face walking down the stairs, his glare directed to Edge the entire time.
"Rest in Piece Lovestache!" calls Randy with a small smirk as Cody walks over to his seat.
"Shut up dammit!" says Cody in cold voice as he sulks in his seat. "I miss my moustache already."
"But for now, thank you Edge." says Ted as he let out a sigh of relief.
"You are a dick Ted. A dick!" says Cody as he pointed to the third generation wrestler.
"Dude, you were getting way too attached to that bush above your lip." counters Ted as he crossed his arms.
"No I wasn't!"
"Yes you were." says Kaitlyn, taking the Dashing superstar completely by surprise. "Don't stare at me like that! You had a freaking mini comb for your moustache in your pocket 24/7. You even put it under your pillow when you slept!"
"Dude really mon?" asks Kofi as he looked at Cody in surprise.
"Okay, okay; so I may have gotten a little too . . . obsessive with my moustache." says Cody in defeat as he slouched his shoulders.
"Dude, what I did was to help you. I staged this intervention because I care about your welfare Cody." says Edge as he placed a hand on Cody's shoulder, which is actually a funny scene in my eyes.
"Thanks, now can you please remove your hand from my shoulder? It feels kinda weird." says Cody, making a few of us chuckle. Edge obliges and removes his hand. He returns the piece of paper to its place within the hat and takes a seat on the floor.
"Now that the mustache intervention is done," says Monica as she shuffles the papers in her hat. "Let's get back to the game. One dare down, many dares, and truths to go."
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