"Hold on…Mutoh?" Questioned Shawn right before his eyes bugged slightly. "Muta? As in Great Muta?"
"Yes." She downed the rest of her bottle setting it aside.
"He wrote you personally?"
"Well technically he wrote Shadow personally, but yes. Well one letter anyways. There was two letters, one was a standard letter the other written in Japanese script. The standard was the translation. Of course he reads & writes English, but he did it as a sign of respect for what he considered one time a great warrior. His words not mine. He just hopes Shadow's spirit is as strong today as what he saw on the tapes."
"It's not your spirit I am worried about Jade." Commented Paul "It is more you body being able to handle their style over there. Also the masquerade you will need to keep up again."
"I know…trust me I know. If he agrees to meet with Shadow there will be a list of concessions that will need to be made before I can join AJP. If they can't be agree to I will have to walk even if it makes Shadow appear as a prima."
"Just be careful girl." Commented Paul "So we flying out in a few hours you sure you don't want to come with us?"
She looked at them a moment thinking "You know what if things go as I planned it may be my last for quite a while. Sure why not?"
"Great how bout you go home & pack, we come get you in about two hours?"
"That works, oh I'll need a room so I guess I'll call I get that situated while I wait for you two." She grabbed her bag slinging it over her shoulder. "See you boys then."
They watch as she leaves shaking their head. "She really looking to get mixed with Japanese wrestling? That harsh. " commented Shawn "Be safer for Vince to just let Shadow back."
"Well she said that wasn't her only reason, she needed time away. I wonder why & sadly have a good clue."
"What's that?"
"I think Punk screwed up."
"OK that clue?"
"Time away, she knows Punk's on the card tomorrow yet she was reluctant about going. She normally can't wait to see him."
"Maybe his new gimmick is rubbing her the wrong way like most of the WWE Universe?"
"I don't know. Oh well come on Shawn we can still get some time in before we need to get ready to get out of here." Paul walked back to the ring getting in.
A few hours later she was checking last minute messages on the computer before shutting it down for the trip. Being a Saturday she knew a reply was doubtful. She only wished to know soon as she knew she would need updated gear before the trip. She packed her laptop up & waited for Paul's call. Once her phone rang she answered it letting them know she was on her way down.
The driver got out of the car taking her two bags placing them in the trunk before she got in the back with the guys. She was quite while they continued to talk about their matches.
"Jade you ok?" Asked Paul.
"What…oh yeah fine."
"Still thinking about your other trip or something else?"
"A mix of things, Even if Mutoh doesn't reply to me I still have business over seas to handle for Aphrodite."
"Glad to see it picking up for you again."
"Don't know if it is picking up or I just need to expand my artist base."
"What kind of artist?"
"Well a few I am going to try to meet with them all on the same trip. A potter, one who does silk paintings a few others. Actually I guess I can use the time for some studying." She reached in her purse pulling out a small pocket language guide.
Shawn tried not to laugh till her eyes shot over the book at him. "Jade hun you follow those things you sound like big tourist." She rolled her eyes hearing how Shawn was butchering his speech to prove a point.
"I know that you big dummy. I have Rosetta on my laptop already. This is just added."
"Oh…in that case carry on." Paul couldn't help chuckling behind his hand.
"Oh Shut it Paul I was just trying to help the girl." They reached the airport heading for the departure for personal flights getting on board the jet.
"You guys mind if I practice some?"
They looked at each other & shrugged. "Knock yourself out Jade. If you get to annoying we can tell you to can it right?"
"I guess so." She pulled out her laptop hooking it to one of the power jacks on the plane starting it up & cutting the wi-fi on it before take off. To make it easier to keep her voice down she plugged in a headset microphone. The flight was maybe 2 hours max so the guys didn't really mind that much if anything they kept looking over at her almost fascinated with how far she already seemed to be with it. Each one was wondering how long she had already been practicing.
"You know what Jade?" called Paul. She motioned one moment. She paused the program looking up over at them. "If All Japan doesn't work for you, you could still come in handy with our trips over there."
"Yeah maybe, although I don't talk as fast as they do over there. It will be a test of how well I can follow them when they actually talk."
"Yeah guess that is true, but I am sure some of the guys would prefer someone they know translating then a stranger. Even I still wonder at times how do we know they are really saying what we are told they are? Or that they are acutely being told what we say?"
Jade gave a light laugh. "and how do you know I still would do that depending on who it is?"
"Because you're a professional." She laughed. "OK….you wouldn't want us to look bad for the company." She rolled her eyes.
"OK that is more of a possibility. Well let me finish this lesson so I can save it before we land."
"Yeah no problem." She smiled going back to her studying.
She finished just as they were giving the seatbelt warning for the approach. Landing they retrieved their bags heading for the car waiting for them & then the hotel. They headed through the lobby of course there was fan there requesting Shawn & Trips time for autographs & photos. Even Jade got stopped for a few, to her surprise quite a few did recognize she was not her sister. She guessed the change of hair worked. She smiled signing the autographs & did a few photos of her own. Being asked if she was returning to the screen soon, she honestly answered saying it was not being looked at an option at this time. She then continued to the front desk checking in. She got her key heading up to her suite.
Getting in she looked around it look so big & empty for just herself, but she had family appearances to keep up. She set her laptop bag on the table while taking her suitcase into the bedroom to unpack. She knew she over packed in most cases but you never know what the occasion might call for. So she had work out stuff, dressy if Paul tried to drag her later somewhere nice. More casual clothing if it was just to hang at the bar. Looking at the clock it was already reaching five & he wondered what Paul had planned if anything. As she was heading to the phone there was a knock on her door. "Ah the fink must of over heard & thought the same thing." She walked over opening the door with a smile that quickly vanished seeing Punk on the other side of the door. "What the hell you want?"