(Again, thank you all so much for your reviews, they are inspiring #blushes#)

(I have no idea why, where, how and when Jeff got his arm tattooed (wow, I destroyed that verb I think lol), watching Raw I saw it wasn't finished yet, I'll nevertheless have him start to think about it from now on, again, the liberties of fiction)

(I just thought about how I never depthened the thought about which Kane I saw in my fic, after some thinking, I thought I won't precise at this point who I see, I'll leave it up to your imagination, I think that's best ;-) )

(This covers the timeframe from 13th July onwards, since I fucked up in one of the first chapters and made Jeff already have the European Champ title, before he was supposed to have it lol…)

(In bold and italic are the mails Jeff got)

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Chapter 18

Vince was abducted to the restaurant, still very pissed at everything that had happened, ok, he had not always acted in a mature manner, but they were pushing it "I don't believe it, you saw them too, sleeping outside, like… like…", Terry sighed "Let it go Vince", "No, there's enough to be taken care of right now, I don't have time for their stupidities, sleeping in the hall, making noise, switching rooms", Terri had to restrain not to kick him "Stop it, let them, as long as nobody gets hurt…", "Yes, but someone got hurt", Ric shook his head, trying to find a fast way of getting the subject off the table "Was probably the ladder match, I don't see Mark tolerating foolish behaviour around him, especially when he wants to sleep", Vince stared at his plate for a moment "Then who made the noise?", "Who cares", that accent could only belong to one man, William Regal entered, suitcase rolling behind him and got down "Vince you look like shit… Ric, Terri, you look as sublime as always" Vince stared at him, and spat "I care, and I don't look like shit", Ric smiled at William, shaking his head "Don't listen to him, he had a rough night", "Yes, that seems obvious, so what happened that made you look like you passed a decade in purgatory", since Vince looked like he was about to have a breakdown Ric jumped in and offered "Some of the kids were not behaving, and now daddy over there gets all grumpy and vengeful", "Nothing new", "No, just that this time he was present and got the word and the view", Vince looked at Ric "What does that mean?", Terri laughed "You're not used to being on the road anymore", "

Hunter got out of bed around two-forty, making as much noise as possible, and it didn't take long before Shawn emerged too "Don't make that much noise", "Don't go there Shawn", "Oooo, don't tell me you're grumpy", "No, fed up with the bullshit, we had Vince on our doorstep this morning and that's something I can live without", Shawn chuckled and imitated Vince's facial expression as he whispered, the fingers of one hand crossed over his heart, the other one crossed to annull it "I promise to keep it down, but Hardy really calls for it", Hunter had some trouble to keep his serious "It's tiring Shawn", some more chuckles "You're getting old Paul, don't start to go all Vince on me, it's fun, I like Jeff, and his way of always trying to get the upperhand", Hunter sighed amused, shaking his head and trying to sound serious "Yes, but sometimes it's not the right moment", "Since when, the right moment is always Hunter, the right moment is always", Shawn had gotten up and made their Dx-move, grinning "Besides, a pissed-off Vince, is a happy Vince, he likes being upset, he probably had the blast of his life seeing Adam and me out there, and his face when he saw Hardy was rooming with Mark, priceless…", he approched Hunter "Which reminds me, you're a sorry excuse for a friend, locking me out like that", "You called for it", "Humm, no, I didn't, I was locked out without any reason", Hunter smacked him friendly "You need a spanking", "No, I need a shower", Hunter smelled him and pulled a face "You need more than a shower, you smell like… like" he tried to find a fitting comparison but failed, amused "well, you reek like you after I don't know what, you're sure you and Adam didn't…", "Funny, as always" and with that Shawn disappeared in the bathroom… Hunter wondered for a moment if he should go over to Mark and Jeff, but decided against it, instead he put on the tv and got his notebook out to check his mail…

Jeff woke around three, the pain in his back still persisting, he snuggeled closer to Mark who thightened the embrace by reflexe, trapping Jeff effectively in his arms, leaving him with no other option than to keep quiet and lay still, when all he wanted to do was trying to get up and take something for the pain that started to become too present to ignore... But instead of trying to get out of bed, Jeff's eyes roamed the tattooed arm, each inked line and spot before he retraced them with his fingers, making Mark stirr and slowly wake up, he stretched, not letting go of Jeff who winced at the movement his back was forced to make "Hurts again?", "No", "Liar", "Please, I'll just take something against the pain", "You should have it checked", "It's cool Mark, it will stop anyways, it always does", "Jeff", "I'll have my back checked after the match, ok?", "I'll drag you there if you don't go on your own, and I'll have the others on your back too on that subject", Jeff wondered why Mark was still keeping his arm around him like that, not showing any intention of letting go, on the contrary, but he wasn't about to complain about it, Mark made him all fuzzy everytime he touched him, or looked at him, and the opportunity to doze a little in his arms was way too tempting to even start not liking it, his line of thoughts was interrupted by Mark's voice "Or else I'll handcuff you to his examination table", Jeff grinned at the mention of handcuffs, the memory coming back "You've done that already", "I didn't cuff you and it wasn't a table", "No, you just attacked me like a big coward when I was defenseless", Mark had some trouble to keep his serious "Yes a big coward, right and completely uncalled for too, I have to admit it did some good, I should have taken a little longer with you instead of your brother that day, should have cuffed you backstage and tortured you a little more"

Jeff turned his head as much as his position allowed it "You're such a fuck you know that", "You deserved more for your little attitude revelation, I'm still amazed Vince didn't kill you on spot after your actions", "He laughed like a madman and congratulated me Mark, he had a glimmer in his eyes, I think he liked the fact that finally someone was giving You an attitude readjustment", Marks grip thightened and he had tensed a little "Well I still kept the upperhand kid", "For now… Listen Mark" Jeff inhaled deeply, now or never "I… Let me try again please", now he was really tense, Mark's eyes had closed and he tried to stay calm and not throw him through the room "Try what?", Jeff voice was only a whisper "Another title shot", "You're not enough in pain as it is? You'll never get that title from me Jeff, so stop trying to get hurt", "I'm more than ready", Mark chuckled "No, you're not, and how about I declare this subject off-limits", Jeff tried to move out of Mark's arms, but his back didn't leave him with many options, Mark watched him for a while "Are you sure you want to wrestle on Monday", "Oh yes, off-limits", Mark laughed "Ok, just wouldn't want you to get really hurt Jeff", "How about I ask you not to wrestle", "That's completely different, I can bend without dying of pain kid", "I can too, and now let go, I need to use the bathroom Mark", "Pff, you're just running away", "No, crawling as it is, let me go", Jeff slapped Mark's arm who was persisting on keeping him close, he wasn't sure why, but he just had the urge to keep the punk close to him, he was a heat source after all, and Mark persuaded himself that that was the reason he wanted to keep him in bed "No, I'm comfortable now, it's cozy", "And I need to pee Mark", there was an amused sigh and the arm was removed "Thanx"

Jeff had some trouble getting up, his back blocking at a certain point, the pain he could ignore but he couldn't force, just didn't work, Mark observed him and sat up, putting his hands on Jeff's waist and lower back and helping him "You need rest Jeff", "No, I need something against the pain and some movement", Mark stared after him, shaking his head "You're a stubborn fuck Hardy", there was a mumbling coming from the bathroom "And you're a stupid ass who should mind his business", Mark sighed and laid down on his back, stretching and wondering how he could help Jeff, he turned his head towards the bathroom, his green eyes shining with protectivness and care, all he wanted was for Jeff to be ok, after everything the kid tried to show he was worth being pushed a little, even if he couldn't understand why that mattered so much to him all of a sudden "You have something for the pain?", "Yes", "Strong enough?", "Yes, definetely strong enough, could knock out a horse Mark", "And you're sure that's wise", the door slammed and Mark grinned, raising his voice "Just asking, pills are not always the answer kid, your back needs rest not pills"

Luckily for Jeff the pills kicked in immediately, and when he came back out after a couple of minutes, he stretched slowly, grinning "No pain, it's a bliss", Mark looked at him and shook his head "You're immature, irresponsible and a real pain in the ass Jeff, I don't even want to know what you just took", "Well why don't you switch rooms then", "I already told you, I like trouble", Jeff continued stretching his back and bending a little, "You shouldn't be doing that, you may not feel the pain, but your back is still fucked up", Jeff sighed and jumped back on the bed, nearly making Mark fall "Hey", "What? You're in my bed", "Jeff, I want to doze and relax, not play around", "Wanna have sex?", Mark tensed and stared at him in disbelief "Nooooo", "Ok, just thought I'd ask, since you persistingly stay in my bed", "Jeff, stop it, immediately, it's different", "Of course it is", Jeff crawled back under the covers and curled up next to him, looking at him "Hey, I was joking Mark, relax", Mark's heartbeat had started to race, he hadn't thought about sleeping with Jeff, at least until now, he turned his head and contemplated to younger man next to him "I know, but it makes me uneasy", "Sex with another man?", "Yes", "It's not that bad", "Jeff", Jeff flashed him a great grin "What, I'm not saying fuck me, I'm just telling you it's not that bad, it's different than with a chick", Mark was a little amused "No way, really? My, and there I thought it would be just the same punk", Mark looked at him, since the subject had been started, there were some more questions he wanted an answer for "So, you're gay?", "No way, no", "Just digging both ways?", "Yes, it's not a gender thing, it's a personality thing you know, and a body thing, won't lie to you", Mark wondered a second if Jeff could be attracted to him but pushed that thought far far away, he didn't want to think about the implications of such an attraction, on both sides…

Dave woke with a source of heat half on top of him, and it took him several minutes to distinguish what happened and who was sharing his bed, it dawned rather fast and he felt pretty embarrassed as he realized that he had fallen asleep even before they could explore each others bodies, he knew that Glen would tease him about that for a long time, he felt a hand start to caress his back and he turned, staring in a magnificent pair of blue eyes that contemplated him amused, he shook his head "I'm so sorry, guess the exhaustion was too big", "No need to feel sorry, it's you who missed all the fun", "How about…", Glen smiled cocking his head to the side "How about?", Dave grinned and let a hand slide along Glen's arm "Well, I could make it up to you", "I very much hope so Batista, wouldn't want me to believe you were nothing but a tease", Dave stretched, grinning "Oh no, wouldn't want that, since it's quite the opposite actually", Glen looked at him "Humm, words… how about some action for a change? Put that mouth of yours to better use Dave", Dave looked at him, his eyes locked with Glen's "Did you just really say that", "Yes, need more explanations?", Dave grinned "Oh yes, I really want to hear you talk dirty Glen, I'm sure that must be pretty arousing", the look Glen gave him made him hard in a second, the intensity was overwhelming, he knew Kane had the capacity of staring you to a shivering huddle on the floor, but this was something all together different, hunger, desire, amusement and so much more, all reflected by his eyes, Batista was quivering as he leaned up and captured his lips with his in a brutal and passionnated kiss, one hand on Glen's neck to pull him even closer…

Vince had reserved the restaurant for that night, he needed everyone to know about what was gonna happen in the next couple of weeks, and wanted a neutral ground for that, and with the missing men arriving , the others still in their rooms he had them all in one place "Good, now I need the little children informed", Ric glanced at him "Let them rest Vince", "No, I'll go and tell them personally", "You're a stubborn monster", "Whatever Flair", and he disappeared direction elevators, ready to make them pay for their morning games. Regal was sipping his coffee and looked at the other two men "So what happened?", "Nothing special, he's been in a pissy mood for days and weeks, he'll calm down", "Hope so, listen, that younger Hardy here already?", Ric looked at him "Yes, why?", "He's got something that belongs to me, want it back", Ric was amused "Oh, so you want to walk around with that belt or what? Would suit nice with your shirt William", "Very funny Flair, he can keep the belt, I take the title back", "Refrain from jumping him here, Vince will go berzerk on you", "No, I just want him informed that's all", Ric grinned "I think he knows that, just leave him, ok", "Give me one good reason", Terry leaned a little on him "'Cause we politely ask you Regal", William pondered the question a second and then agreed "Fine with me, but I won't shut forever", "A couple of days, I think you can manage that much patience"

The first ones to be greeted by Vince were Adam and Chris, Chris was the one getting up, he had stayed in bed checking his mails and surfing a little, stretching and resting when there was a knock on the door, loud and repeating, he opened and stared at Vince "What?", "Diner with the company tonight, eight, better seven thirty, restaurant of the hotel" he pushed Chris aside and went towards the bed where Adam was still happily snorting and, in a moment of complete loss, started to punch the sleeping form, not hard, but persistingly "Fuck, what?", "Fuck, the boss is there Edge, sleeping in the hall and making noise ain't healthy boy, so that was the last time I saw you in such a position, got me", and with that, grinning Vince got out, missing the moves Chris did behind his back and the imitations that were being made of him, "Man he's such an ass", Chris laughed "What have you guys done to make him lose it like that", "He was nuts before this, he probably has forgotten to take his nutcase pills",

The noise that came to Vince's ears as he stopped in front of Glen's and Dave's room made him a little sick, the images that started to form in his mind together with the moans were too much too take, how could they find women who would accept to share a room with no privacy at all, but it dawned to Vince that the moans were exclusively male and that made the next images flash up, he stood there a little lost, not sure he wanted to see what was going on in there, plus the two men could make him suffer for having invaded their lifes, he backed away and continued towards the next room, knocking at Mark's and Jeff's room. Jeff had snuggeled closer to Mark, grinning at the older man's tension since he had spoken about sex, and the knock was disturbing him "Go away", Mark chuckled but got interrupted by a growl coming from the door "Open this door Hardy", Jeff sat up, looking at Mark "Is that Vince?", "Seems like", "That silly fuck", Jeff got up and opened the door "What Vince", "Lose that attitude boy", Jeff pulled his tongue out and went back to bed, leaving Vince stand there and gaze at the two men, after what he had heard coming out of the last room, this time it was his sight that was tortured "You guys sleep together?", the look he got from Mark was as terrifying as what he had imagined Kane and Batista do to him, "NO, what do you want", "You're in a bed together Mark, it seems obvious to me", "You will get obviously punched if you continue McMahon", Jeff grinned, and with a sweet voice whispered sensually "Can I punch him? Please, I'll be a good boy after that, I promise, just one punch, one"

Mark turned his head and smashed Jeff with a pillow "What do you want Vince, you're aggravating his childish behaviour", Vince was at a loss of the spectacle he was being witness to "You have all lost your mind, all of you, Glen and Dave are fucking like some bunnies, Adam acts like… like…", Mark and Jeff had both started to laugh at his words "Great, they scored, yes, I knew it" Vince stared at Jeff who added "They must be hot together, their big big bodies, hummmm, all hard and sweaty" Mark smashed him again and Vince pulled a disgusted face "You're disgusting Hardy, really disgusting", "What no, I'm appreciative of sexy things, and they have some nice bodies that's all", Mark hid his head behind the pillow and sighed "Stop it Jeff, I really don't need the images of my brother and his Animal", "You both stop it, goddammit, he got your infected with his stupidity or what?", Jeff looked at him, pouting "Hey, stupid yourself Vince, you come in here and you start annoying us with your presence", "Watch it boy", Mark pulled Jeff in his arms knowing very well how Vince would react to that, but he was annoyed too by the interruption and the hostility he showed Jeff "What do you want, tell us and get your ass out of here", Vince was at a loss, yes he had asked Mark to watch the kid a little, and now that seemed to backfire an awful lot "How dare you", "How dare you come in here like that and act like the biggest moron I've ever met Vince, you need to calm down", Vince shook his head and mumbled "Tonight, diner, eight, I'd like to have everybody down by seven-thirty, and go tell that sick brother of yours that too", that made it, Mark pushed Jeff away and got up, Vince staring at him "Oh wow, now I'm scared Undertaker", Mark just went up to him and started pushing him out, "Get out of my face before I'll lose myself and don't you dare talking like that about Glen, got me", Vince was pushed out and the door closed, Mark sighing and getting back to bed "Man, today is not a good day", Jeff was laughing his ass off "Man, what's up with him", Mark yelled, wanting Vince to hear him "He's got a huge stick up his ass that needs to be removed I think"

The talking had been loud enough for Hunter to earsdrop, and before Vince could knock he opened the door, grinning evily "What do you want?", "Diner tonight, eight and I'd…", he got interrupted by Hunter "I heard you when you were annoying my friends over there, and you know how bad I react to my friends being annoyed, right Vince", Vince just stared blankly at him, shaking his head at the cold tone the Game had used on him "Yes, yes, and yes, and I also don't care Paul, so watch it, you're all on my payroll goddamit, start acting like responsible people", the door slammed majestically in his face, he could hear Shawn giggle, who had come out of his relaxing bath, "Wow", Hunter smiled at him "Yes, indeed, wow" and with that slipped past Shawn to finally be able to take a shower…

Completely oblivious to their friends little trouble were Glen and Dave, who were, when taken seriously, worse than rabbits, from the first kiss on, none of the two men had let go, bite and scratch marks adorned chest, back and neck on both men, they both liked experimenting and Dave had proved to do magic with his tongue, their bodies were more than sticky, Glen had pushed Dave on his chest and was caressing his back, his hands roaming deeper at each stroke, Dave grunting "You're such a tease", "No, really", Glen leaned towards him and bit him in the neck making the other man shiver "Humm, really, a teasing bastard", Glen growled and penetrated him in one deep and brutal trust, "No more teasing" and kept his trusts powerful and deep, Dave was burying his head in the pillow, the feelings that were cruising through his body made him lose it, the pain mixed with the delicious pleasure, he wasn't sure if he had ever experienced something this intense, every trust send him further into a bliss, his eyes were closed, his was giving himself completely to Glen, who wasn't in a better state, if somebody had asked him to say something intelligent he would have been unable, his whole person was just focused on the body beneath him, the sensations that were flooding his whole body…

Mark looked at Jeff for a little moment, Jeff a little intrigued, before he went to the bathroom still annoyed by the mixed feelings that were boiling up in him everytime he looked at Jeff, that seemed to be something that just didn't want to stop, the water running after a minute telling Jeff he'd take a shower now, no more cuddling, pouting slightly to himself, he stretched before getting up and getting his notebook he got back in the bed, using all the pillows to get comfortable and started reading his mails... He wasn't surprised to see Matt had answered him, sighing, he knew what would be in it, he opened it and started reading, clenching a fist and fighting back the tears that started to dwell up, he couldn't grasp why they had started getting at each others throats like that, but the words hurt, more than any blow could ever do… He was still staring at the screen when Mark got out of the bathroom, dark thoughts circling his mind and keeping back not to call his brother and scream, noticing the change in mood in his punk, Mark fought back the urge to ask him what was up, instead he went over this his side of the room and started to get dressed, this was all awkward enough for him not to have to walk around just a towel around his waist, but after a little while the silence was getting too oppressive and Mark joined Jeff, dressed in only pants he adressed him, his voice soft and gentle, well as soft and gentle he managed anyways "You're ok punk? Not used to see you this silent and brooding kid", the notebook was slammed shut and he could see how bad Jeff was fighting to compose himself "Yes, just dreaming a little", "Yes, I saw that, but still, you're ok?", "Yes, gonna take a shower" and Jeff got up from the bed, leaving Mark staring at the notebook "Can I check my mails on your computer punk?", Jeff just wanted to be left alone and without thinking agreed "Yes", "Thanx"

Mark took the notebook and opened it, it took a couple of seconds before it started up again, showing the screen Jeff had up before smashing it close, it took a lot of thinking for Mark to decide whether to invade the kids privacy or not, but seeing it was actually a mail that was open, he decided to take a quick peak, looking at the closed bathroom door he got comfortable on the same spot Jeff had been laying and started reading, his mind made up to find out what had pissed the younger Hardy off that badly. He actually thought he was dreaming as he went through the lines, seeing how bad the situation really was, the sole fact that Matt had adressed his brother with "Dear Loser-Bro, I'm still feeling sick at the thought of you, and your little insults don't get to me, they never did", he glanced over to the bathroom sighing, well he clearly understood what had put him in that kind of mood, that kind of treatment would do that to you "Yes, you may think your match was great, but still, you better not forget you lost", that had been clear, no way he'd get the chance of being the undisputed champ, not yet, and he didn't think Jeff had been blind to that fact, it was a match to push him a little, and a great match it had been, it took a lot to pull the stunts Jeff had managed, everything his brother should actually be proud of, Mark continued, glaring with an unexplicable anger "And honestly, I don't understand why the Undertaker didn't break you forever, that would actually have been a grace kill, a way of getting you to rethink your life, but no, that sore ass just patted you like a dog, yes a dog Jeff, you're right, he showed you respect, the one you were so badly craving for right, but for how long you think that will last?"

Mark was starting to feel sorry for Jeff, he didn't know what had been said before this mail, he'd check that afterwards, but Matt had it all wrong, the kind of respect Jeff had earned himself was not easy to get from the Taker, and yet Mark had decided to show it openly, that fact alone should show Matt that he was serious about pushing his younger brother to excellence, "Anyways, I'll be at the next show, to see you lose some more, don't get lost more than you are already", ah good, Mark could take care of making a statement when they'd meet, though perhaps he should keep out, sighing he closed the mail and opened the last one, which made the anger really boil up "Hi Loser,", well he seemed to keep his brother in high regards "After all I told you, you still went out there tonight and made a complete fool out of yourself, getting punched through the ring by the Taker, damn I wish I could see the bruises on your body, how's your back? Still feeding on pills?", he heard the water be turned out, and overflew the next lines, then checking what Jeff had answered Matt, he finished the second Jeff got out of the bathroom and quickly started reading his own mails, nothing special in there, and so he quickly shut down the computer, staring at Jeff, who noticed his glance, "What?", "Nothing punk, just looking at you", "Whatever", "You won't tell me what bugs you right?", "Nothing bugs me Mark", "Oh yes, sure, what did I tell you about lying to me kid", "Fuck you", Jeff started to get dressed, not understanding why Mark had to push it like that, "What's up with you, every hour you start bugging me again or what?", Mark had enough, and locking his eyes with Jeff's he spat "Don't be an ass, I'm just trying to help", there was silence, silence and more silence, Jeff shaking his head growling a little "It's none of your business", "I agree, but then again it somewhat is", "No, it ain't", "You know it could help to talk about it", Jeff looked ready to bust in tears, he finished dressing, trying his best to stay calm and failing royally "Leave it alone, please", "Listen Jeff, I won't, call me stubborn or whatever, I just want to help you, you deserve that someone takes a little care of you, you're busting your body kid…", Mark went over to Jeff and put a hand on his shoulder, the other one taping on his head "…and I'm sure in there it ain't better, so why don't you try telling me what goes on", "Nothing, a little fight, nothing bad", "You making it sounds like friendly bickering", "Don't mock me", "I can't do better than this Jeff, if you refuse to talk to me", Jeff was backing away from him "I don't refuse, I just don't want to talk about it, and why do you want to get involved", Mark was following him "Why? 'Cause it ain't cool to have to deal with fighting and insulting alone Jeff", Jeff was more than intrigued "What insults?"

Mark stood there, at a loss, but as the situation had developped he had to admit he had read the mail in order to get the discussion going on "I read that mail your bro send you Jeff, it was still up on the screen when I took your notebook, and I'm sorry I read it ok, but I couldn't help it", Jeff stared at him, his eyes betraying the anger, the pain and the emotions "You what?", "I said I'm sorry Jeff, but I'm glad I did you know", Jeff snapped and jumped on him, making them both thumble to the bed and fall on it, Jeff on top of Mark's chest, keeping his arms together "Jeff come on, calm, I…", Mark felt a knee collide with his crotch and hissed, so the boy wanted to play it tough, unwinding his arms he grapped Jeff's wrists "You're no match for me like this Jeff, my strength and experience will get the better of you and your anger, so stop it and let's discuss…", he got interrupted by another kick with the knee "Jeff, stop it" but from the glare he got there was no use in trying to talk some sense in the younger Hardy "I warn you Jeff", and then he had enough and took Jeff by the shoulders, headbutting him while he kept the knee tightly between his legs and pushing him back, it was the moment he realised what that movement would do to Jeff's back and he tried to somehow pull him back but he only managed to fall on top of Jeff on the floor…

Glen too fell to the floor, but in his case it was a bad manoeuvre after his last trust and the fact that Dave bucked, he just wasn't prepared to react and landed on the floor, panting, a large grin on his face as he tried to come back to his senses, Dave laying on the bed contemplating his lover on the floor for a while, then sliding down to lay on top of him "I'm not done with you yet", Glen opened his eyes "Good, 'cause I'm not done either"…

A couple of rooms down the hall, Mark stared at Jeff "Oh shit Jeff I'm sorry", "Get off of me, I can't breathe with you crushing me", Mark got up, sitting on his knees and pulled Jeff in his arms, reflexe, all reflexe "Sorry kid, but you called for it", "Yes yes, you invade my privacy and I call for it", "I'm sorry", "Your so-called experience and strength suck Mark", Mark smiled at him, holding him "Jeff, seriously, I'm not ready to go through fights and fits everytime I ask you something personal", Jeff stared at him defiantly "Then don't ask", "Wrong answer, tell me, please Jeff", Jeff gave up, sighing "What's there to tell, Matt and I got into an huge fight and apparently I pissed him off for good this time", "What about, the fight?", Mark had started to gently caress his back, Jeff's face pulled against his chest, his other hand roaming Jeff's arm "Everything", "That's a lot, the guitar part of that too", "Humm, don't mock me, dammit", "No, I don't, you said everything", "I know what I said Mark", Mark wanted to get him to open up, and if that meant getting him angry again he was ready to do it "Because of the drugs?", "What drugs?", "The ones you take", "I don't do drugs, I thought we had closed that subject", "Then why do your results alarm everybody", he could feel Jeff tense in his arms "Who's alarmed now?", "Some people", "You do gossip all of a sudden? We had this conversation already, so quit it", now Mark had to chuckle, he slapped him tenderly in the neck "No, I don't, I was told"

Jeff laughed even if he really wasn't feeling like laughing, he had been feeling so relaxed around Mark, able of forgetting some of his troubles, but apparently life just didn't want to leave him alone, "You listen to what people tell you, to me that's gossip Taker, but I still don't do drugs", "Pot?", "That's not really a drug is it", Mark pushed him away a little and melted his green eyes with Jeff's "Eeeh, as far as I know pot too is a drug kid", "Ok, so I sometimes smoke, so what, I'm not the only one", "The painkillers?", "Prescribed by the doc and not some guy in a dark alley you fuck, don't even look at me like that, got them from our doc, so I got my ass covered", Mark sighed, amused at the way Jeff was giving him his answers "Coke?", "No thanx, I'm not thirsty Mark", "Jeff", "Happens, sometimes, but not often", "That you're not thirsty?", Jeff grinned at him, why was the Undertaker able of sending him through so many emotions on such a short timespan "You're a real pain, how about your drug exploits", "Don't do any… anymore, let's be fair right, I did some stupid things but I stopped that crap", "Yeah, when one gets old ha…", Mark stared at him "At least you're smiling again"

Jeff tried to get out of his arms and Mark let him go, feeling a little relieved as he saw that Jeff just wanted to get comfortable against him "So now we're staying on the floor punk?", "Yes, we do, I'm rather comfortable, are you too?" Jeff grinned at him, knowing very well that it couldn't be comfortable for Mark "Oh yes, a real blast" Mark's hands started to play with Jeff's hair "You should color it again, you're looking like a washed-out rainbow on a stormy day", "What?", "Your hair looks like shit", "Oh, thank you very much, yours too actually, you were a lot cooler with your long hair Taker", "Oh, hostility alarm", "No, the truth, man, what did you think?", "That my hair deserved a change", "Humm, yeah, it didn't you know", Mark laughed "We're talking about your hair here Jeff, I'd suggest green, would go nicely with your eyes", Jeff stared at him, thinking "Humm, you're not that bad, you can give good suggestions you know", Jeff slapped him an his arm "You went through my stuff and you saw there was green haircolor, you're such an ass", Mark stared at him and shook his head "I swear I didn't, I just imagined you with green hair and it strikes me as nice", "Ahh, yeah, sure, but I find it hard to believe you, anyways, I had planned green but now…" Jeff grinned at Mark who just shook his head "Remind me how old you are", "Old enough", "What are you, born in 80, 81, 83?", the glare he got made him laugh, he knew Jeff was older but teasing him like that was just a blast, "You're a fuck, a stupid fuck Mark, you suck, you really suck", "That's not a nice thing to say kid", "You started it, I'm born in 77, 77 you stupid man", "Ooh, that old already, wow", "Oh I don't believe it", Jeff was cuddling against him sighing, somewhat amused "And what are you, born in 1870 or somewhat around that time, right?", Mark chuckled "Yeah, exactly, actually it was 1760 you know", "Yeah, figures, you look like a rotten corpse", "Wow, thank you so much kid"

Shawn had been nicely installed in his bed reading his mails when he heard the bang from the room next door, that made him go back to his old self and he couldn't but laugh at what he was hearing, he grinned at Hunter who had gotten out of the bathroom "They are at it again", "Yeah, I see you are too", "Hey, Mark apparently kicked him through the room again", Hunter looked at him "No", "Yes", "Stay out of it", "Yeah, I just want to be informed that's all", Hunter got dressed, sighing…

Mark Henry was at the gym with Adam and Chris when some more guys arrived, one he could have avoided for another week, and the glare Matt shot him through the room left a couple of people speechless, not feeling too good he went over to the older Hardy "What?", "Where is he?", "Probably still with the Taker, rumors are that they room together now", "No way", "Room 918, you go check if you don't believe me", "No, I'll see him later, no reason to start getting my mood downed already", "It seems like your mood is already pretty down kid", Matt turned ready to retaliate, but seeing Ric Flair and Hogan he decided to shut it, their glare was kind of spooky and he started to believe Henry and his conspiracy theories, he had never had trouble with them and yet they were both not showing their most friendly side "Henry, you live very dangerously you know", with that they both moved past them and joined Eddie, Chris and Adam, who had been observing their entry "What was that?", "Henry is looking for trouble", "Oh, whatever you say Ric", "Yes"…

Matt took his stuff up, rooming with Shannon on the 9th floor too, unfortunately for him, he had missed the 1, and he ended up listening at the door of room 908, the one Dave and Glen were at the zillionth moaning contest, he dropped his stuff staring at Shannon who just shrugged his shoulders, holding his mouth shut with a hand not to scream in admiration "Wow", Matt was just shocked and whispered "That all you have to say?", "Eeeh, wow, yeah, Jeff is getting nailed by the Taker, that is worth a wow Matt, even you have to admit that, they must be, wow", "You're an ass, I don't believe it", Shannon pushed Matt away to their room "Calm yourself, you can get back at him, but not when the Taker is… IN him", "You disgust me", "You heard them, that's wow, I'm trying to figure out when was the last time he howled like that during the act of looooove", Matt covered his ears, glaring "Stop it, that's my baby brother you're drooling about there", Shannon stopped laughing "Oh, and now you like him again?", "No, he's still an irresponsible stupid ass, and I'm still gonna make him pay, but those sounds, he's destroying him in there, eeuuuhhh", Shannon burst out in laughter "You're only jalous, admit it", "No, I'm a. not attracted to men and b. if I were, I don't think Mark would be my choice, really not", Shannon was unpacking his stuff and chuckled, grinning at him "No, you'd like to fuck me", "You are disgusting Shannon, really deeply disgusting, you should support me in this", "Oh I do"…

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(Oh yes I know, I'm mean, but that little joke made itself up, and once I had the idea I just couldn't shed it and had to make Matt arrive already lol)