CHAPTER NINE
Raine sat in the dressing room after hours, listening as Shawn paced in front of her. She knew she had disappointed him and felt like ripping out her own heart. He had taken her in and raised her as his own daughter. He was overprotective and a firm believer in tough love but he still had loved her.
And she had let him down time and time again.
Shawn finally crouched down before her, staring into her green eyes. "It was too soon." He said softly. "I should have sent you to Ohio instead of bringing you here, Raine. It was all too much, too quick." He sighed, raking a hand through his hair. All he could was hope David wasn't as big a bastard as they all knew he was and air that video, knowing it would totally destroy any chance of a career for her.
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David wasn't going to hand that video over, not until after the match with Mark and then he'd just air it for all to see. Smirking wickedly at the thought, he licked his lips. His eyes narrowed when Michelle walked in. "What do you want?"
"I want the video." She said firmly. "I know what you are David and win or lose, you'll ruin her just to get the last laugh." She couldn't believe she was trying to help Raine. She didn't hate the woman but she didn't like her either. She would never be able to like the naïve kid. She groaned when she was tossed out on her ass.
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Mark was pacing back and forth in his dressing room, kicking the lockers with every pass. He couldn't believe Raine had actually consented to sleep with… He couldn't even think it without feeling sick to his stomach. After this he was done. He couldn't do it anymore. He had to focus on his own career and life. He would always care for Raine but obviously she didn't want anything more from him besides their one night stand. Sighing, Mark glanced at the clock and prepared to go save her reputation.
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"Calm down…" Shawn ordered, watching as Raine walked a hole in the floor, sharing a look with Paul. They all knew what was riding on this match.
Stephanie and Shane were sitting side by side on the couch watching with wide eyes as it kicked off, both of them cringing with every blow Mark took, grinning with every blow he threw.
"That fuckin' prick…" Paul growled at the monitor, glancing at his wife with a sneer. "You had to agree to this and then make it a No Holds Barred?"
"Mark asked for it." She whimpered.
Shane jumped off the couch, eyes wide. "Shit!"
All eyes fastened on the monitor in time to see David swinging a chair against Mark's head.
"Oh my god…" Stephanie whispered, unable to watch anymore as David got the pin. "No, no, no."
All color drained from Paul's face.
Shawn pulled Raine against him when she began screaming, his own face paling when he heard and seen things no parent ever should when it came to their child.
"Fuck me, harder, oh god yes…" Video Raine was crying out, in a position a lot of parents had to explain to their kids. The Tron went fuzzy as did televisions all across the country, technical difficulties.
"I hope yer as fuckin' quick to punish him as you were her!" Shawn spat at Shane, scooping her into her into his arms and storming out.
Mark had watched that in the ring, eyes wide. He could hear David stumbling up the ramp, laughing his ass off. Oh christ.
As soon as David made it backstage, Stephanie was right there to slap him and shout: "You're FIRED!"
"You're done, Bautista, get out of our building." Shane said from behind her, security already circling them.
David's smile faltered. "You can't do that!" He roared, backhanding Stephanie only to be tackled by Paul.
"YOU EVER TOUCH MY WIFE AGAIN AND I'LL KILL YOU!"
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The next few days were hell. Shawn couldn't turn on a TV without hearing about the WWE scandal. Raine had been thrust into a spotlight she hadn't ever wanted, being branded many names by both the media and people on the internet, photos of her and David cropping up everywhere. He had sent her home until the McMahon's got this settled and stashed in the closet with the rest of the WWE skeletons.
Raine stayed locked up in the house, not daring to go outside. She didn't want to deal with the shit from people she knew in their small town on the outskirts of San Antonio. She had made the mistake of checking her email only to find offers from TV shows and magazines, even a few from porn companies. Then she had answered the phone only to hang up immediately after being asked if the 'porn star of the house was in?'
She hated her life.
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Paul stared at his wife incredulously. Only a week after the 'incident' she was already beginning to voice ideas about incorporating it into a storyline. It HAD to be Vince's genes coming out in her. "Steph, I really don't think that's such a good idea." He said, looking at the stony faced Shawn. "For one, Raine is on leave. Two, we fired David. Three, even if you COULD get her to do this, you honestly think anyone is going to believe that video was a scripted segment when we all know it's not?" He shook his head. He loved her but why oh why couldn't she be a bit more like Linda?
"Paul, just think about this, okay? Think of the ratings!" Stephanie couldn't help it, she was Vince's daughter through and through. "We have to turn this into a positive and the only way to do that is through a storyline. I'm bringing David back."
"LIKE HELL YOU ARE!"
Her blue eyes narrowed. "Watch me. This is all going to happen. The storyline is going on as planned with Mark and Raine as the first ever man/woman tag team with David and Beth as their opponents. It'll be great for television."
"And just what the hell do you think this is going to do to Raine?" Shawn finally lashed out, not surprised when Paul blocked him from approaching Stephanie. "You're goin' to what? Make her and Mark team against David? Are you out of your mind? Why not just pit David and Raine in a cage for an hour while yer at it?"
"Don't give her ideas." Paul pleaded.
"She can shove them up her fucken ass!"
Paul pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a migraine coming on. "Shawn, you don't even need to be worrying about any of this. Raine will never agree to it."
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Glenn blinked when he seen Raine walk into the arena a total of thirteen days after she had left. "What are you doing back?" He asked curiously.
"I felt like comin' back to work."
"Why?"
Raine smiled sweetly. "Stephanie made me an offer I simply couldn't refuse, honey."
Scratching his head, he fell into step beside her. "What was that?"
"A leather strap match, against Dave."
He halted, grabbing her arms and stared down into her green eyes, cringing at the evil he seen there. "Are you kidding me?"
"Nope."
Glenn watched as she walked away, shaking his head.
Raine became Stephanie's cohort in the storyline, ignoring Shawn's advice to just step away from it. She immersed herself in training for her upcoming match and let Stephanie have free reign with her career.
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"I will KILL your wife." Shawn said when he seen his daughter on the night of her match. Her beautiful black hair had been cut into a pixie hair style and spiked, making her look even younger as if she needed it. His eyes roamed her off the shoulder cream top and matching capris, shaking his head. "I really will. She has turned my baby into a child porn star."
Raine's light pink lips curved into a mocking smile, hearing that. Her face was bare of make-up save for a bit of blush and mascara. "Technically, pops, that's not far from the truth."
"You look beautiful, darlin'." Mark said from behind, smirking when she jumped. "Beat his ass."
"She looks sixteen, damn it!" Shawn snapped.
Raine just rolled her eyes, smirking when some teeny bopper song cued her, Stephanie had balls that was for sure. Jamming her hands into her back pockets, she walked out onto the stage.
"Well," Paul said, watching on the monitor as she skipped down to the ring. "She's a really hot sixteen year old." He groaned when he got whacked upside the head. "We all know she's legal, Shawn! Damn, it's just for a storyline!"
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Raine was now in the ring, eyeing the leather straps with a smile on her lips. Her head snapped up when she heard Saliva blare through the speakers, eyes narrowing when David took the stage.
David grinned broadly when he seen her, walking down the ramp like he had all the time in the world. Did they honestly expect this little bitch to defeat him? "Did you enjoy the video, baby?" He taunted once he was in the ring.
"The making of it sucked." She said sweetly, winking at him. "I've had better. Though I was actually sober and attracted to them as well." Raine giggled when he gnashed his teeth. She watched patiently as they were attached to the strap, knowing this would end via pinfall or by touching each of the four corners. As long as she got to choke him, she didn't care if she lost. She'd been trained for this, she was going to remind him of that fact.
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Mark walked into Stephanie's office where she, Paul, Shawn and Glenn were now sitting. He took a seat next to Glenn, who had a bowl of popcorn. What a fucking loon.
"Want some?" Glenn offered the bowl, eyes on the monitor. "This is going to be great."
Shrugging, Mark took a handful, popping it in his mouth. "Not bad."
"Yeah. I don't know why they said the butter looked like cum."
Mark choked.
Shawn ignored them, eyes firmly on the screen. He began whistling when Raine dropped David to his knees, laughing when she jumped on his back like he was a horse. "That's my girl!" He punched his fist in the air, seeing her bring the leather strap down on Dave's ass, treating him like the bitch he was. "Oh shit." He grunted when David stood up.
When he did that, Raine wrapped the strap around his throat and held on for dear life, jerking back. She landed on her butt, legs splayed out, his body crashing between them. "Hello sunshine." She said, peering down in his face before spitting in his open mouth.
This wasn't about winning, it was about humiliating him the way he had done to her and judging from the fan's reactions she was doing a very good job of it.
"You stupid bitch!" David growled, trying to pull that strap off his throat but she was incredibly strong and he was just now realizing that. "I'll kill you, I'll end your life like I did your career!"
"Sure honey, sure."
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"Damn, look at her go!" Mark crowed, deciding to steer clear of the tainted popcorn.
"That boy is getting his ass handed to him by a woman!" Glenn grinned.
Shawn smacked Glenn's bald head. "That is the toughest woman you'll ever see, son." He said, eyes on the screen, pride in his tone. "Just a woman… pah." He tensed when he seen her slap a hand on the turnbuckle. "C'mon Raine…"
Raine was using David's body weight against him, making him stumble by jerking him around. "You haven't killed jack shit, Bitchtista." She said through gritted teeth, straining to keep him in place as she smacked the second turnbuckle. "All you did was shine the spotlight on me. Look at this place, these fans are on their feet hollerin' for me to kick yer ass." She stretched for the third, trying to drag him.
"Play time is over." Paul sighed, watching Batista beginning to tremble with rage.
David snarled and with all of his strength, he yanked on the strap, sending Raine flying backwards and onto the mat, far from that turnbuckle. He stalked over to her and jerked her to her feet, sliding behind her, one arm around her waist and pulled her tightly against him. "Does this position seem familiar, Raine, hmmm?" He slapped her ass, his eyes flashing evilly. He dragged her back to a corner, slapping the turnbuckle.
"Paul, you can't go out there!" Stephanie screeched. "Neither can you Shawn!"
Mark shoved her when she went to stop him, running out of the room and down to the gorilla position, he couldn't let this happen.
Shawn chased after Mark, grabbing him by the arm. "Mark, no listen. She asked for this match." He could see Mark hadn't known that. "If you go out there she'll never forgive ya, man. Let her take the licking's and bounce back, if she's going to make it through this shit she can't lose what credibility she has left." This wasn't easy for him to say since he wanted to go rescue his daughter himself. But he also knew she needed to get people to see her as a wrestler, not a woman who needed saved.
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Raine wrapped her arms around a turnbuckle, holding on for dear life as he pulled, closing her eyes as her circulation was cut off. When she heard him behind her, she used her arms to push away, sending them both sprawling to the mat. "Does this position seem familiar?" She used his own words, sitting astride him and began punching his face with closed fists.
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Mark stared down at Shawn and closed his eyes, nodding. He walked to a nearby monitor, both men watching with slack jaws as Raine once again took it to David. She was now riding his back while he tried getting away from her, the strap once again around his neck.
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David growled angrily, choking and coughing as he tried getting air back in his lungs. He finally threw himself onto his back, crushing her like the bug she was. Gasping for air, he rolled off of her as the strap loosened.
Ultimately, she was a woman with a much more fragile structure then a man, even if she could claim being more durable and stronger than most women. Raine couldn't take being slammed like that with his full weight crushing down on her. She lie there, temporarily paralyzed, knowing pain was going to be knocking on her door any second. She remembered what Shawn had told her to do to Mark during her first on screen appearance, groaning. She could hear David getting up, heard him laugh and inhaled.
Shawn sent up a prayer to heaven when Raine sat upright. "Thank you, Jesus."
"You honestly think you can beat me, Raine?" David taunted, kicking her in the ribs, snorting when she rolled away. When he got close enough, he was suddenly rolled up into a pin. A three count later, he was sitting on his knees in shock as the audience erupted and Raine rolled out of the ring.
Raine grinned, staring at him and gestured for a microphone, taking it when an official brought her one. Her green eyes were sparkling as she raised it to her lips. "Animal, I just OWNED your ass!"