Disclaimer: Still not mine and still not making any penny with this, never happened the way it happens here (wow, what an intelligent sentence) and probably never will, especially since time travel isn't an option yet ;-)
--- Next chapter in the "Consequence Series" now out, couldn't shed the idea of Kendrick and Jeff, unfortunately I didn't get it to fit in here, so I decided to make it a one-shot that will be turned into it's own fic soon :-)
and if you like Kendrick, hopp to ForTheLoveOfWrestling's "The Deadman and the Rocketman", geez, Brian is way too cute hehe :-) and that fic sure is delicious, re-read it for inspiration and it worked hehe, at least that's what I think :-)
Notes:
--- I will keep some chapters shorter as to advance quicker, and also not take it day by day anymore, I tried and it sucked up all my energy and started battling my muse lol, so the Jericho/Michaels conflict will happen, but I won't start writing about the Raw shows in every chapter, sorry :-( but it takes up too much time and work and only makes me lose the focus on where I really wanted to go with this fic
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Chapter 09
Smackdown
(October 17th 2008, Las Vegas)
When Jeff arrived on Thursday he was greeted by Shawn at the hotel reception desk and since they hadn't been rooming lately they decided to do just that, then had themselves a lunch and sitting at the restaurant where jumped by Hunter, Mark and Glen, Mark sitting down next to Jeff "I hope your tests tomorrow won't make Vince nor me cringe kid", Jeff fixed him and pouted "Hey, I'm absolutely clean, besides perhaps the beer here, but other than that, didn't touch anything", Mark patted his shoulder and whispered "How's Shannon?", Jeff gave him an amused grin "Good, said to say hi and ask if the piercing healed correctly", "Yes it did, think you had a little taste of that last week kid", "That's what I told him too", "Advanced much?", "Some", Jeff moved his sleeve up and Mark nodded "Nice work", "Yeah, love it too"
They spend the afternoon at the gym, playing around and working out, then had dinner and went to the bar for some last drinks before they called it a night…
Jeff woke when Shawn answered the phone and started talking to Hunter, he got up, pulling a frown and yawning as he stretched, Shawn grinning and licking his lips "You're a perv Shawn", "Hey, you're the one stretching in front of me", "Yeah, but you don't have to drool like that", "You're droolable", "That's not even a real word", Hunter listened and chuckled into the phone "Stop annoying Jeff and get ready guys, we're leaving for the arena in an hour", "Yeah yeah, I'll tell him… We have one hour Jeff", "Great", Jeff moved to the bathroom and undressed, hopping under the shower and enjoying the water splashing on his body…
They drove to the arena and trained a little in the afternoon, the time passing rather quickly…
Jeff was pestering against Big Show who had made it to the ring with a little mocking gesture towards the younger Hardy, a "butterfly" mouthed with his arms flipping like wings, Hunter passing them laughed at it, Mark was a lot less amused, not by Show teasing Jeff but his words, he was dreaming of making him swallow that mic in the middle of the ring "What the fuck is he up to", "Had some kids brought in to demonstrate the different matches", "Yeah, well I will nuke him down anyways, so why does he bother", Jeff teasingly whispered "To taunt you Mark, to taunt you", "I'm hardly those boys, what a moron", "Well, I'm gonna vote for an I Quit match, at least he'll be gone afterwards", Mark chuckled "How about you concentrate on beating Kozlov tonight", "I will not only beat him, I'll kill him"
Jeff made it to the catering area, Hunter sitting with Shawn and grinning teasingly at him "Hey butterfly, better watch the Russian tonight", "You didn't look so fresh against him last week either Hunter, so wipe that grin off your face man", Shawn whistled knowing that Hunter wouldn't let that one slip, but it did everyone good to see Jeff just being himself, well besides Hunter who grumbled for the form "No need to get cocky Jeff, I still remember what you did last week too kid", "Yeah, me too, especially the assault backstage", "You assaulted me in the ring you punk", "So? It was in a ring, not backstage", "Watch it kid, or you'll get the next spanking, right here, will be backstage again", Jeff blushed and took off with some snacks and drinks…
Shawn ran behind him, laughing "Jeff, wait up a second", "What?", "Hey, you blushed", "What's your point Shawn?", "Hey, Hunter was just teasing you", "No, he was mocking me", "But in a friendly way Jeff, hey, you will be his opponent on the next PPV, he can't just ignore you, you know", "I'm not sure to be his opponent Shawn", "Are you nuts, the crowd loves you, they'll vote for you", "And if not", "They will, relax Jeff, ok", Shawn pushed him inside his lockerroom and grinned "You're lucky rooming with Mark on the Shows", "You room with Hunter, how's that worse?", "HA, you've got me", Shawn sat down comfortably and looked at the screen where the Show was playing too…
Jeff cringed when heard MVP's comments "He'll never stop, stupid Montel" and he rushed off before Shawn could keep him back, he waited for Montel in the hallway and blocked his path, having Montel immediately in his face "Everybody's favourite… What do you want", "Beat you again… And again… And again…" Jeff poked him "Oh no, that I've done already, hummm, so what else could I do?", if it hadn't been for MVP having a match they would have gotten at it right there, Jeff went to his and the Undertaker's lockerroom to get ready and to relax a little, he was glad Mark let him stay there to have some quiet even if Shawn's presence took away some of the quiet, especially when Brian made it to the ring and started with his great excuse and Shawn chuckled "A tickle, alright yeah, more like Zeke's cock", Jeff burst out into laughter "Yeah, like one huge tickle that"
They watched the match, giggling like schoolgirls when at the end Brian seemed well enough to dance through the ring, Shawn whispering "One day that guy will have to answer to me", "Hey, he's even smaller than we are, let him live, I actually feel strong and big next to him", "Yeah, and just imagine how strong and big you'd feel on top of him Jeff", "Na, he ain't my type of guy Shawn", "Yeah, you like them big, so, Dave and you last week?", "Nothing, only working out and sparing together", "Oh Jeff", "What?" and quickly changing the subject whispered, his emerald eyes twinkling "You know what Mark actually proposed? A threesome with Glen", Shawn grinned, a moment lost in thought as he pushed the longing for Jeff away, he couldn't believe he'd never gotten into Jeff's bed, yeah they were rooming but only in a friendly kind of way, no sex, no smut, no nothing, he sighed and recomposed himself "That's nice, you should watch it though, you may not be able of walking afterwards", "Yeah, thought perhaps after Cyber Sunday", "When you're the champ", "Hope so… So with Chris? Have a plan?", "Yes, and pssscht, you'll get informed when the moment is right", "Cool, he really needs an attitude readjustment", "Oh yes, and a spanking"
Jeff watched on the tv screen that was on the wall as Mark made his entrance to the ring, goosebumps all over his body, he had to grin and texted his brother "Yes, I do have them again", and watched the match as he was warming up a little; Shawn grinning, especially when the door opened and his roommate entered, a frown on his face "You won't believe me guys, you know what Vickie came up with…"…
Mark wasn't in the best of moods but had to hand it to Khali, that guy was playing fair and he valued that, he entered and Jeff jumped up, looking at him "You're ok?",Mark smirked "Yeah, I got to hurt Paul… Talking of which…", Mark's green eyes locked on the Game who was sitting next to Jeff "Paul, what are you doing here?", Hunter smirked at the mention of his name "Came to tell you we have a match you and I", taking a sip of water then sitting down Mark frowned "What?", Hunter wasn't more amused about it but had had ten minutes to digest it and gladly added "Next week, you versus me, or me versus you, as you wanna put it"
Mark's frown didn't diminuish "Why in hell would they put us up against each other", Hunter chuckled "Simple… You piss off Vickie every week and she tries to come up with something to get back at you", "I'll never leave that witch alone", "Me neither, but unfortunately she can make us bleed and so, better get ready Deadman, I won't go easy on you", "Geez, and that two days before a PPV, she truly is a bitch", "Na na na Bad-Ass, if she hears you you'll have a match against Big Show right now and I probably will have to go against Kozlov"
Jeff was really nervous when he made his way through the hallways, his mind on how to get Kozlov down, he had trained a little with Batista and had spared with the Animal and he had had trouble getting the bigger guy down, so he wasn't sure he'd manage to do it with Kozlov, Shawn put an arm around him as he caught up with him "Relax Jeff, ok he's big, and unbeaten, but you're good kid", "Yeah, but remember last week? I didn't get Dave down in the gym", Shawn's eyes got dreamy for a moment "Yeah, but Dave is not Kozlov", "Yeah, Vlad is even bigger", "No he's not, David is definetly bigger kid", "I wanted this so much and now I just want it to end", "Hey Jeff, come on" Shawn was laughing "Don't you chicken out of it now", "No, I'm not, I'm just sure I'll lose", "And I'm sure you won't", "I lose against Hunter every time", "Yeah, and you beat Montel every time, so stop being this negative Jeff"
Hunter passed and made a sign to have his entrance song started, Jeff stopping him "Hey, what do you think you're doing?", "Getting myself a first-class spot next to the ring to better see the match Hardy", and with that he left for the ring, Jeff now more nervous than before, Hunter sat down with the commentators Ross and Taz, eager to comment on the match and see what Jeff would manage against Kozlov, and he made clear the match between him and the Undertaker wasn't something he had asked for, in his mind a nice revenge for Vickie already plotting in his mind, but Jeff's entrance caught his attention…
Hunter saw Kozlov demolish Jeff and his eyes didn't miss any move, he needed to get ready to beat the guy too, but at the same time he felt a little sorry for Jeff and the pain he had to endure, he told Ross "290 pounds, he moves like a cruiserweight, he's gonna be a tough guy to beat, Jeff Hardy like I said before he's gotta concentrate tonight or he won't even make it to Cyber Sunday" and somehow Hunter hoped he would and Jeff could hear him and try another approach, Jeff kicked out when Kozlov pinned him and Hunter added "One thing I learned about the wrestler Jeff Hardy over the past few years, is never count Jeff out, you think you've got him down he still got something left", Hunter continued to voice his thoughts as the match continued, Kozlov using all his strength to bring Jeff down, locking eyes with Hunter who felt compelled to jump into the ring and do something but stayed put, letting the taunt pass and hoping Jeff would understand that there were guys he just couldn't beat…
Hunter was helping him backstage, grinning amused, he couldn't let the soft feelings he had for Jeff show "I could Pedigree you into the floor", "Then do it, one bruise more or less you know", "Oh Hardy" he shoved Jeff towards Shawn who ruffled through his hair "You're ok?", "No, but at least I've learned my lesson now", Hunter sighed dramatically "You finally understand you're not big enough to go against any of us?", "No, I know how to get you all down", "Uh, Twist from behind?", "Hunter…", Shawn helped Jeff to his lockerroom, where Jeff's frown startled him "What's up Rainbow?", "I lost again", "Jeff… Vlad is strong, the next time you'll know how to get him", "Yeah, like with Hunter right", "Yes, now stop pouting" Shawn pushed him towards the shower "Go and get clean, I'll wait here for you", "Listen, you can do whatever you have to do, I'll see you later", "Sure?", "Yeah, thanx Shawn"
When Jeff came out of the shower Mark was sitting there and waiting for him, Shawn had told him that the younger Hardy was kinda down and Jeff being down was something that made Mark's senses cringe, he didn't want him to start his stupid ways again so he had rushed off to check on him, and one gaze at Jeff showed him that the kid was indeed not in the best of moods "Jeff, come on, you delivered a great match", "Oh really, to me it's more the opposite", "Jeff", "What? I'm ok, I'm just a little down that's all", "I know, but I don't want you to do anything stupid", "I'm over that Mark, I'm not feeling as if coke would save me now, so relax", "Ok, I'm glad to hear that kid", Jeff finished dressing and looked sadly at Mark "I'll never be really good you know… Hunter, you, Kozlov, Dave, hell Glen, I'll never be able to beat any of you", "Stop it Jeff, you may not be as big but you have other qualities, look what Shawn has achieved kid, and he's as big as you, so stop those negative thoughts, a loss is never funny", "Yes, but…", "No buts Jeff"
Mark hugged him and made a mental note to tell Hunter to stop teasing Jeff with that subject, at least for a couple of days and added what had been on his mind all through Jeff's match "You did one big mistake during the match kid", "I went to the ring?", "Oh come on Jeff, you know very well that that wasn't a mistake, no, I was talking about you charging at Vlad more than once trying to push him with your bodyweight, knowing very well he was heavier than you, what possessed you to try and do that?", "I don't know, I hoped I would manage to get him down", "Yeah well, no, it didn't work Jeff", "When I jump at him he receptions me and throws me away like garbage Mark, what else could I have tried", "Punching, Kicking, but not throwing your body at him Jeff", "It's over now anyways", "Oh, and what if you're both gonna be voted in against Hunter?", "I'll let Hunter deal with Kozlov and take the pin whenever I can", "You can't be serious", Jeff didn't, he hadn't really thought about it anyways and really didn't want to talk about it "No, of course not, I don't know Mark, I'm working out and working out and have gained weight and muscle and still it ain't working", Mark wasn't sure he liked what he heard "I hope you're not thinking what I think you're thinking"
Jeff shook his head, a little offended Mark would even consider such a thing "No, hell Vince would go ballistic on me", "No, I would before Vince even knows kid, and no one wants you to end with a body like Dave you know", "I know", "You should talk to Shawn, or perhaps Rey, he's half as big as you yet I don't hear him complain", Jeff pouted and rolled his eyes "Wow, thank you so much Mark", "What, I'm right and you know it, when you know you can't get someone down with brutal force you have to think about alternatives, and you have all the potential to find a dozen other ways Jeff", "Will you help me?", "If it's asked that nicely Jeff yes, we'll find some time this week to spare, and why not ask Glen to join us, I mean he's even bigger than me", Jeff had found his smile back and hugged his mentor "Thank you", "You're welcome, come on, let's go, they others must be waiting by now"
They ended in the restaurant at their hotel, trying to figure out who would stay with Kane, Phil, Kofi and some others in Corpus Christi, Mark, Jeff, Matt and some had their next Shows in Laredo, but since it was pretty close they decided to travel to Corpus Christi, Shawn glad he could freak Chris some more…
Their flight for Corpus Christi left in the afternoon, they checked in at the same hotel once they arrived, had dinner, during which Shawn casted Chris diabolically teasing glances that made Jeff chuckle "Remind me, should I ever be on your bad side to stay far away from you Shawn", "Na, don't think you could manage that Jeff", "Who knows", "You're not as idiotic as he is", they finished their evening at the bar and made it to their rooms sometime after midnight, Jeff rooming with Mark since the Deadman wanted to keep an eye on him and this time he had told so to Matt who had accepted without any drama, Mark had gone upstairs with Hunter in order to discuss some things and wasn't the least bit astonished that Glen was helping Jeff who had fallen into several bottles of hard liquor and was plastered, Hunter got up and left them, grinning and ruffling through Jeff's hair on his way out…
Glen gave Mark a sweet and angelic smile, hugging Jeff "No Glen", biting Jeff's neck and making the younger man moan "What, he sure as hell is willing", "And drunk", "No am not", "Yes Jeff you are, you can't even stand straight", "Won't have to stand right, we can lay", "Jeff…", "Mark please", "No", Mark glared at his brother who just shrugged and helped Jeff to bed, gently tucking him in and Glen was never that happy to be that strong because Jeff's grip was like iron "Stay… Please", Mark sat down on the bed and free'ed his brother "Get out Glen please", "Mark, you're not fair", "And you're drunk", Jeff sighed and leaned back, his eyes closing and falling asleep on the spot, both brothers started laughing "Told you so Glen", "What? He was pretty horny all the way up so I thought that…", "Yeah, but he was upset Glen, he drank, he ended up wasted and I'm not sure he really realised what he was doing", Glen's smile fell and he frowned "You're saying he just touched me because he was drunk?", "No, I'm saying he dulled his pain and sleeping with him won't make him feel better"
When Jeff woke he hissed, his head was pounding and he was feeling a little sick, Mark smirked, coming out of the bathroom "You're finally awake kid", "Don't shout", "I'm not shouting Jeff", "Man, what happened yesterday? I feel like a zombie", Mark grinned "You drank until you dropped, tried to rape Glen, and then you fell asleep", "What?", "Yes, you wanted to take us up on the proposition", "Thank you for not accepting, I would have hated not remembering", "Well, I want you actively participating when we'll do it kid", Mark sat down next to him "Not feeling too sick for lunch?", Jeff pulled a face and hid it in the pillow "I think I'll stay in bed today Mark, seriously, one day rest is ok, right", "Yes, I don't think we'll do much today anyways"
Mark went downstairs to have lunch with the others, Jeff not being the only one absent, both Hunter and Shawn stayed in bed too, Glen grinning when he saw Mark arrive alone "Jeff not so fresh?", "No, was asleep again when I left", "He shouldn't have drunk that much", "Well, we all do sometimes overdo it, as long as he won't start ending drunk every evening I won't object", Matt added "He really calmed down a lot thanx to you Mark, so I don't think he will slip back", "Don't think so either, so where are Shawn and Hunter", "Haven't seen them", "They weren't exactly sober either yesterday you know", "Yeah, well today will be a day of rest I think"
And a day of rest it was, Jeff woke again around seven when Mark came back to the room "Nice dreams?", stretching and yawning, Jeff mumbled "Hummm, don't remember", "Up for dinner?", "Yeah, I'm hungry", "Well, then move it a little kid, we're too meet with the others in half an hour", Jeff got up and took a shower and after twenty minutes was feeling like a born again "Remind me not to drink that much anymore", "Don't drink that much anymore", "Not now, next time I'm doing it", they went downstairs and met with the others, Matt glad his brother was feeling better "Ah, you're back amongst the living", walking next to his brother to the restaurant Jeff whispered "Yeah, listen, I didn't do anything stupid yesterday, did I? I mean before leaving?", "No, Glen made sure to carry you upstairs before you could start brawling with Montel", "Ouch, he should have waited a little, I would have loved kicking that ass", "He was sober Jeff, I think he would have kicked yours", their dinner was quick and their stay at the bar too, by midnight they all were back in their rooms…
The next day they had lunch and then joined the Raw roster at the arena, Shawn following Chris through the hallways with Jeff, both men laughing and acting as if it was completely normal, Jericho stopped and blocked their way "Listen assholes, I don't know what you think you're doing but stop following me", Shawn put an arm around Jeff's neck and whispered "He wouldn't be this cocky without Cade", Jeff grinned at Shawn before looking at Chris "Don't be so arrogant, we weren't following you", "Oh, right", "No, we were on our way to see Dave and Glen", Jericho stared at Shawn "Leave me alone" and pulling Lance along entered their lockerroom under the laughter of the two other men "He won't be this arrogant once I'm done with him", "Please do it quickly Shawn, he's really getting annoying", "Don't you worry Jeff"
They stayed to watch the show, and afterwards took cars to drive to Laredo, both Glen and Dave getting into a fight in the parking lot, Glen pushing Dave against one of the cars "You think you're funny hein Batista", pushing Glen too Dave was ready for the fight "What do you want? I beat you fair and square big guy", "You lounged at me when I was pinning that asshole, what was fair in that", "You could have gotten out of the pin, your fault Glen, not mine, you're not this affected when you beat the life out of Rey now do you", "Oh, so that's the reason, your little buddy", Jeff and Matt arrived at the moment and immediately tried to get them apart, Glen only staring at Jeff as he was getting rid of his grip "Stay out of this kid", Matt tried reasoning after Dave had pushed him away "Guys come on, don't fight, that's really not cool now", "Stay out of it, both of you", fortunately Hunter, Shawn and Mark arrived too, looking at the four men who were tense and ready to strike "What's going on here", "Nothing, I have something to settle with Dave, that's all"
Mark sighed, pulling his brother to another car "Not here Glen", Dave shook his head, mumbling and getting into his car, Mark pushed Glen into theirs "Why was that bro?", "That idiot started it", "Because he pinned you?", "That was an unfair move Mark, I nearly had Jericho done", "Ok, yes, but Dave doesn't like losing either you know", "Pfff, I'll demolish him Mark, I'm serious", knowing there was generally no discussing things like this with his more than stubborn brother he just pleadingly asked, Mark didn't want any drama "Just not tonight please, ok?", "Tomorrow?", "Whatever Glen, whatever", Jeff put his bag in the trunk and got in next to Glen in the backseat "You're ok", "Never intervene again Jeff, I'm serious", "Sorry, but I didn't really want to see you guys fight outside", "Never stop me Jeff, got that", "Yes, geez", "They only helped you two not make fools out of yourselves Glen, thank him instead bro", "What? Hey, nobody would have seen", "We did, you know Vince flips when he hears about fights", "Whatever"
They arrived a little over an hour later and after Glen had dangerously whispered he wanted to room with Dave on the road, Mark decided to room with him, Matt rooming with Jeff, Hunter and Shawn both now staring at Cade and Jericho "Soon", "Yeah, he won't know what hit him", "Just like the good old times", You say it" Shawn looked at the two pairs of brothers "Bar?", "Yeah, just give us time to take everything upstairs first", "Sure, ten minutes?", "Ten minutes it is"
The next day Matt left with Evan, Mike and John for the arena after lunch, and Jeff went to the gym with Mark, Glen and Shawn to work out and spare a little, Mark started with Jeff, trying to show him what he had meant by finding alternative ways to get someone bigger down, it didn't take a minute and Jeff was winding on the floor "If you continue charging him like that you'll end up in hospital Jeff", Jeff stuck his tongue out at Shawn and got up "You're not forced to break me Mark", "No, but that's the best way to get you to understand what I mean, there's no way you will manage to just push me down kid, so try and find another way", after an hour and dozens of bruises Jeff finally managed to get Mark to the mat, he sat on top of him and grinned "Ok, I start understanding what you mean", "Yeah, I could see that, now get off", "No, I'm way to comfy like this", "Jeff, come on", Glen grabbed the younger Hardy by the waist and pulled him off Mark, smiling like a maniac "So, wanna try with me", "Oh yes, if you let go of me first that is", Mark got up and shook his head "We should call it a day guys, it's already half past seven, you guys can go at it tomorrow"
They got to their rooms and refreshed before heading for dinner, Shawn asking Jeff "You wanna go to the ECW Show? I mean your brother is wrestling tonight", "Na, he will survive without me", "Ok, your decision", the dinner was calm and uneventful, they waited for those who had been wrestling at the bar, Matt slapping his brother in the neck "Thank you for your presence ass", "Hey, you could have said you wanted me there and I would have come", "Pff, you're a real friend", "Sorry", "Yeah yeah", they stayed at the bar until around two then went to bed, Jeff hugging Matt "Sorry again, I didn't think you would take it bad", "It's ok bro, but next time I want to have your support", "Promised", they went to bed, both tired and falling asleep on the spot…
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The rest of the week will be in the next chapter :-), hope you liked this chapter, please Review :-), please please please hehehe