"Pride and Prejudice"
An Edge/Ashley fanfic

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Chapter 28: "The Best Medicine"

"Knock knock?" Michelle said with a smile, peering inside the room half an hour later.

"Michelle!" The dirty diva happily exclaimed "Come in!"

"How are you feeling?" She asked in a concerned tone sitting on the edge of the bed, while Adam moved next to the window.

"Much better I guess… just, you know, a little ditzy if I try to stand up."

"And that's why you don't have to, just as the doc said." Adam pointed out with a chuckle.

"Fine, I won't." She pouted.

"I guess it's normal," the all-American girl tried to cheer her up "I'm sure you'll be even better by tomorrow."

"I hope so," she groaned "anyway what's up outside there? Are the others waiting for me?"

"Well…" she unsurely started glancing over the Rated R superstar "actually they had to leave… you know, it was getting late… but they all left me 'get well' wishes for you." She tried her best convincing smile… but apparently it didn't work since after remaining silent for a few minutes, the punk princess frowned.

"They left cause they know we're together now, right?"

"Ash don't…"

"No, it's okay" she nodded but couldn't help a look of disappointment "I should have seen that coming."

The Rated R superstar sighed and folded his arms, standing with his back against the closed window. "Maybe I shouldn't have-"

"Nope," she cut him off "it's their loss. I'm happy with my choice… and if someone is not down with that we got two words for them…!"

He couldn't help but chuckle as she quoted the famous DX line.

"I guess it's the effect of the concussion, after all she hit her head pretty hard." Michelle giggled.

"Nah, unfortunately she's always that hyper." He grinned.

"Hey! I've been unconscious for several minutes and I'm in a hospital bed… you can't make fun of me." She protested.

"Right, sorry babe." He smiled amused.

"Speaking of," the former teacher said standing up and picking a gym bag that she had left on the floor "I've brought you some clothes and personal items, thought you would like to change."

"Oh, you're a life savior 'Chelle! It's a little uncomfortable to be in a hospital wearing a top and a mini skirt." She rolled her eyes.

"I guessed so... and especially without this, right?"

"My iPod!!" She squealed promptly taking the small device from her hands "I love you, you know? You're the best EVER."

"You're welcome." She giggled.

"Awesome, so now I can change and then we can finally leave." She said trying to stand up.

"What do you think you're going?" Adam asked with a puzzled look.

"…back to the hotel?" She said matter-of-factly.

"Aw, sorry baby but you need to spend the night here." He informed her with an apologetic look.

"What? But that's no fair! I'm perfectly fine!" She protested.

"If the doctor thinks so maybe it's better this way…" Michelle tried to convince her.

"I don't want to stay here" she pouted "all alone."

"And who said you're going to be here alone?" He smirked.

"…I thought it wasn't allowed for the guests to stay overnight." She said in confusion.

"And in fact it is… for everyone else. But you know your boyfriend is made of awesome, so…" He trailed off with a smirk.

She beamed… before raising an eyebrow at him. "What did you do?"

"Excuse me?"

"What did you do to get this special permission?" She skeptically asked.

"Don't know what you're talking about." He tried his best innocent look.

"You didn't bribe a nurse or something, did you?"

"Hey!" he said outraged with a 'how can you think I would do something like that?!' expression.

"And so?" She insisted.

"I told you I'm made of awesome."

"Adam Copeland." She stated in a determined tone.

"Fine," he gave up with a roll of his eyes "apparently one of the nurses is a fan."

"And…?"

"And I gave her Randy's number." He finally admitted.

"Adam!" Ashley exclaimed before bursting out with laughter.

"Well I had to do something." He muttered with a shrug.

"Poor him." Michelle commented with an amused smile.

"So you happy that I'll stay with you?"

"Yep," she giggled "even though I'd say Randy won't think so."

"Who cares, he's on Raw and we're on Smackdown… no need to worry about ledge." He grinned stepping forward and kissing her forehead. "Since Michelle's here I'll go to take a coffee, okay?"

"Yep, don't worry, I'll get changed in meanwhile."

"See you later then." He smiled closing the door behind him.

"Why are you smiling like that?" The punk diva suspiciously asked her friend.

"Aw no reason," she shrugged "it's just that you two are so adorable together."

"You really think so?"

"Of course." She sincerely smiled.

"Well you're the only one who thinks so apparently." She commented with a roll of her eyes, heavily collapsing on her pillow.

"I'm sure they all need just a little time to get used to the idea, you'll see. After all I was shocked at the news too… wasn't I? But then I gave him a possibility, right?"

"Yeah… but that's cause you're a saint." She weakly protested.

"Nope, I'm surely not" she laughed "and anyone who saw him tonight can't doubt his feelings for you, trust me."

Ashley couldn't refrain from smiling, touched by her words.

"Anyway don't think about that now, it has already been a tough night."

"Yeah, that's right. About that…"

"Yes?"

"Do you know what happened Michelle?"

"What do you mean? I watched the action on a monitor while I was in the women's locker room…" She trailed off with a puzzled look.

"No, I mean… aren't there any rumors behind that? Cause, you know, it wasn't scheduled to happen…"

"Nope, unfortunately I don't know anything about it and everyone else seemed quite shocked and confused too…"

"That's weird." She sighed.

"Probably Cherry attacked you to let Deuce and Domino have a psychological advantage on Paul and Brian tomorrow… but I'm sure Vince will do something about it."

"Yeah… it's just that I have a bad feeling about this, you know?"

"Hopefully it will all get sorted out soon," she tried to reassure the dirty diva "now c'mon, get changed before your boyfriend comes back… even though I'd say he wouldn't mind walking in in the middle of the process." She playfully rolled her eyes.

"Aw, you're really starting to know him!" She giggled.

x—x—x—x—x

The Rated R superstar slowly walked towards the small waiting room he attended before with the hands stuffed in his jeans' pockets.

A thousand feelings where running inside him at that moment and he had been glad to walk out a few minutes to not let her notice and worry about it. Mostly, of course, he was relieved she was fine as ever, but besides that… well, there were definitely contrasting feelings.

He was angry at her friends for their reaction… and at the same time he couldn't help but feel guilty about that. Cause if it wasn't for him they all would have been there around her by now, as she deserved. And even though he would really have enjoyed spearing them one by one right now, he couldn't say that he blamed them for this.

Probably if he had a close friend like her, someone he truly cared about, he wouldn't have liked to see her with someone like him. Maybe they were right, he wasn't good for her.

Maybe he was just going to hurt her. Like he did tonight.

With these thoughts in mind, he startled when he spotted her two best friends next to the vending machine. And he saw them first since they were apparently arguing about something… something that he thought he knew.

An awkward silence fell on the three men as the world heavyweight champion made his presence known by clearing his throat, before proceeding to order his coffee.

Paul shot him a despising look before turning away and angrily marched towards the elevator.

"Paul, wait…!" Brian helplessly called out, but didn't follow his friend. Actually he remained where he was, looking at the Canadian as he was torn on what to do.

And just in that moment, Michelle's words of a few days before came back to the champ.

"You're not as bad as you seem when you actually speak to someone, you know?"

Maybe that was the key. They could think what they wanted… but he could prove them wrong. Cause he loved her, hell yeah if he did.

"She's fine," he finally piped up "there are no consequences… she just has to stay here tonight as precaution, you know."

Brian just nodded, unsure of what to do. "You can go inside, if you want. There's Michelle right now with her."

"…Actually I'd better find Paul now, but can you tell her I… we'll surely visit tomorrow?"

"Of course, she will be glad to see you."

"Thanks man." Brian said before turning away and by his tone it was sure that he meant it.

Adam nodded as the blonde disappeared and, after taking his coffee, turned to get back to Ashley, feeling slightly better than before.

x—x—x—x—x

"I love this song, don't you?" Brooke flirting asked Zack Ryder, placing her arms around his neck as she moved her hips at the music's rhythm.

"Great song." He lied with a huge grin on his face, too drunken or too interested in other topics she was offering to point out that he had never heard it before in his whole life.

"I'm so glad you guys came to Smackdown!" Maryse added as Curt Hawkins tried to keep up with her –drunken- pace on the dance floor "It makes the situation more… interesting, n'est-ce pas?" She seductively smiled… bursting into giggles when she almost fell down from her high heels and he promptly caught her.

"Definitely." He beamed.

"Aw, I love this club." Kelly commented with a satisfied sigh as she sat down with Layla at a small table occupied by Kenny, to take a break from dancing.

"I know, right?" Her dancing partner and friend agreed… before looking puzzled at the number of beer's bottles on the tables. "Kenny, how many of these have you drunk?!"

"Everyone. Every single… tiny… little one." He admitted with a dumb smile, obviously drunken at this point.

"Geez, get a life," Kelly rolled her eyes as she took a sip from her fruity drink "getting drunk on your own is… pathetic."

"I have a reason for that… I need to forgive my sorrows." He muttered… without making much sense.

"To forget, maybe" Layla pointed out as the two girls exchanged a confused look.

"And what are your sorrows, Kenny?" The blonde asked quite amused by the situation.

"…He and her…"

"Who?" The 2006 diva search winner pressed on, skeptically raising her eyebrows at the younger superstar.

"Haven't you heard the news? Here, last message." He added without waiting for their answer and handed his cell phone at the brunette across the table.

"And so? What is this shocking news?" Kelly asked not really interested if not for the possibility of a new gossip.

"Oh my God!" Layla exclaimed covering her mouth with her hand.

"What?!"

"It's true!"

"What is true?!" She insisted without receiving an answer since the brunette kept on staring at the small device in disbelief.

"I told you so." Kenny groaned placing his head on his hand and almost swaying on to Kelly's shoulder.

"Oh whatever, gimme that!" The Extreme Exposé leader exclaimed harshly taking the cell phone from Layla's hand and proceeding to read the message herself.

"Hey man, it's MVP! You'll never guess what Torrie just told me… Edge and Ashley are 2gether…! He was at the hospital and said it himself! Whoa. Everybody's talking about that now!"

If Layla was shocked and Kenny was 'hurt' by the unexpected news, it was nothing compared to her rage. And it showed as she hardly stomped the electronic device on the table.

"No fucking way." She muttered, looking more furious than ever.

Apparently her reaction was enough to wake her sitting partners up, one from her astonishment and one from his drunken state.

"I need to tell Brooke and Maryse, oh my gosh!" The brunette exclaimed standing up "You were right Kelly, she's just a slut, I can't believe I considered her my friend."

"Don't talk about her like that…" Kenny trailed off, unheard by Layla as she ran away but not by Kelly who immediately turned to him with an expression that clearly said 'whoever likes her is my enemy'.

"What are you talking about?" She asked in between gritted teeth.

It should have taken a great amount of alcohol to take her question as a sympathy offer… but evidently that was Kenny's case as he proceeded to open his heart to the worse person he could have found to.

"I love her… she's the girl of my life…" He rambled on without even noticing that she scoffed at this "and he… he's my best friend and he said I could be her man and now… now I have to stay alone in our room while he's with her at the hospital…"

Kelly suddenly turned her attention at the former spirit squad member again who, evidently, in his drunken nonsense had just said the only think that could interest her.

And that's why she tried her best flirting smile as she turned to him, even though in his condition she would have succeeded with much less. "So you share a room with him? With Adam?"

"Yeah, as usual…"

"Oh, and so now you have to stay all alone, all night long, poor baby." She pouted caressing his cheek.

"I guess so…"

"You know what the best way to forget a girl is?" She giggled as he shook his head, dangerously swaying "It's to move on to someone new." She whispered in his ear.

"But I don't have-"

"Sssh," she cut his protests off "I think you don't have to sleep alone tonight after all." She said kissing his cheek, making her point definitely clear.

And so she grinned from ear to ear as she pulled him towards her car 10 minutes later, destination his hotel room, and obviously a new plan on her mind.

Cause if only one think was sure, it was that Kelly Kelly didn't like to be defeated, and that surely she would do whatever it takes to change that.

Especially playing dirty.

x—x—x—x—x

Adam waved one last time as Michelle disappeared in the corridor, before closing the door behind him and turning to his girlfriend again.

"I managed to convince Trish there's no reason to rush here." She lightly smiled placing her cell phone back on the night stand.

"Have you?" He asked surprised "When I tried she almost made me go deaf." He rolled his eyes.

"Poor baby," she giggled before biting her bottom lip.

"Okay, what did you really do to convince her?" He asked with a smirk.

"…I made her speak with Michelle… saying she was my nurse." She concluded when he skeptically raised his eyebrows at her.

"Good one," he laughed "and my influence's taking over you I see," he grinned "someone's learning how to play dirty."

"I had to do what I could," she rolled her eyes in her defense "at least I didn't negotiate a permit to stay with a wrestler's phone number."

"Fair enough… but if you don't like my way to obtain things I can always leave and come back tomorrow as anyone else…" He teased.

"No way," she pouted "don't you even think of leaving me."

"I thought so," he chuckled coming back to the bed and collapsing on the wooden chair next to it "anyway you'd better catch some sleep now, it's getting really late and you definitely need to rest."

"And what do you think you're doing there?"

"…I'm trying to catch some sleep too." He said matter-of-factly.

"On that chair?"

"The suite was already booked, baby." He chuckled.

"Oh shut up and come here, c'mon" she playfully rolled her eyes "and consider yourself lucky cause I occupy less than half of the bed." She said making room for him.

"Awesome." He beamed adjusting himself next to her and placing an arm over her shoulders, moving her closer to him.

She giggled as she placed her head on his chest "Fortunately the nurse liked Orton."

"Indeed." He grinned "And actually I'd never imagine that the first time we slept together would have been in a hospital bed."

"You're terrible." She commented playfully smacking his arm.

"I know." He smirked.

"And don't even consider to try something tonight cause I can kick you out of the bed even though I had a concussion." She warned.

"Oh don't worry, after the evening we've had I'm just contend like this." He lightly laughed.

"Good." She giggled linking fingers with him.

"…I saw Paul and Brian when I was out, they said to tell you they'll surely visit tomorrow. I told her you were fine, so they preferred to not disturb you tonight." He half lied.

"Really?"

"Yep." He kissed the top of her head.

"You talked to them." She stated with a smile.

"…I still hear a tone of surprise." He chuckled.

"Thanks," she sincerely said lifting up her gaze and giving him a peck on the lips.

"Don't even mention that." He said with a smile… before lightly sighing.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, don't worry, I'm just tired ya know."

"Baby, tell me." She insisted with a roll of her eyes.

"It's just that… I'm having second thoughts."

Wrong choice of words.

"Excuse me, are you trying to say that you have second thoughts on us?" She asked half alarmed half angry "Cause if you're trying to break up with me you'd better start to run before I reach you and starstruck your ass, mister."

He couldn't help but looked amused at her outburst.

"And don't look at me like that cause it's not funny." She folded her arms.

"…Actually I meant that I'm afraid you're making a mistake, personally I couldn't be happier with you." He softly explained.

"…Oh. But that makes no sense…"

"It does," he begged to differ "it's just that… what if you're wasting your time with me? What if I'm really not good enough for you and your friends are right in not trusting us… me?" He finally let it all out "It's okay with me if you have any doubts… I understand…"

"Adam?"

"Yeah?"

"Would you please stop with this nonsense? I'm telling you this once and for all… I don't care of what the others think of you or of us for the matter. I love you and nothing can change that, not even my friends' opinion."

"But what if you have to renounce to them because of me?"

"I said this earlier and I say it again baby, that's their loss. Of course I don't want to lose them, but I don't want to lose you even more…! I've made my choice and this is to be with you… now they have to make theirs, but whatever that will be I'm not changing my mind. I'm 100 percent sure." She sincerely said. "Alright?"

"Alright." He slowly nodded before his lips curved in a smile. "I love you."

"I love you too." She contently sighed switching back to their previous position.

"Ouch! What was that for?!" He exclaimed as she punched his arm.

"To scare the shit out of me, you idiot." She muttered.

"Sorry," he chuckled "does this make up for it?" He said gently lifting her chin up and kissing her.

"…okay, forgiven." She playfully rolled her eyes. "Now I guess it's really time to catch some sleep." She yawned.

"And what if suddenly I'm not that sleepy anymore?" He teased.

"Oh I have a solution for that…" She smirked.

"Have you?" He grinned.

"Yep… here it is." She innocently smiled placing her iPod in his hands. "Night." And with a quick peck on the lips she got back with her head on his chest.

"Cruel girlfriend." He muttered.

"Impossible boyfriend." She giggled.

x—x—x—x—x

Michelle was walking in the hotel's corridor, finally getting back to her room after that tough night… when a sound puzzled her.

It definitely sounded like someone was crying… and her confusion grew when, turning a corner, she realized it actually came from someone sat down outside her room.

"What the…" she muttered approaching the small figure… and stopping in disbelief when she finally recognized who it was.

"Cherry, what are you doing here?"

"I… need to talk with you, please." The shy diva said lifting her tears-strained face at the all-American diva.