April 30, 2012

Penny walked into the green room at the arena, about to start another RAW. Nikki, Brie, Heath, Justin, Stu, and Eve were all sitting around the room. Brie looked up and smiled when Penny walked in. She was barefoot and running around in an off-white sundress, that was much too short, and had a black floral pattern and lace trimming. "Shouldn't you be getting ready for the show?" Brie asked.

"I will in a few minutes. I need to find Drew, I need a partner for an intergender match tonight."

"Doesn't he have a dark match in like...30 minutes?" Heath asked.

Penny turned to face him. "Yes." A grin crept across her face, "Heath..."

"No."

"Please. You don't have a match tonight. It would really mean a lot to me." She batted her eyelashes and made a pleading expression, holding her hands together.

Heath groaned. "Fine. I'll do it. Hurry and go find Drew. He's probably in one of the locker rooms."

She squealed, and hugged Heath, "Thank you!" She ran back out of the room, and hurried down the hall.

"Nobody can resist that pout, huh?" Justin teased him, smiling.

Stu rolled his eyes, knowing very well that if she had turned that look to him he'd of done anything she asked. He couldn't help it. No one could. There was just something about Penny.

Which brought him to another thought, Alicia had failed to tell him that her opponent was Penny. So tonight, assuming she found Drew in time, Stu would be facing his best friend and his ex-wife. What a match!

1 Hour and 25 Minutes Later

Stu stepped through the curtain, no longer Stu Bennett. He was now Wade Barrett. The crowd booed and he smirked as Lillian announced his and Alicia's presence to the WWE Universe. They made their way to the ring, and being the gentleman that he is, he held the ropes apart as Alicia climbed into the ring, prancing around and acting like a bimbo.

Stu's, or Wade's, music stopped, and "Bad Reputation began to fill the room. "And their opponents, first, from Chicago, Illinois, the current Women's Champion..." Lillian's words were lost on his ears as Penny ran out there, stopping at the top of the stage, the belt worn proudly around her waist. She posed, flipping her hair, and smiling at the mix of boos and cheers. She stood straight, her hands on her hips, and waited as the music changed, and Drew's began. Lillian continued the introduction as Drew joined Penny at the top of the ramp. They smiled at each other before walking down to the ring.

Drew held the ropes for Penny, and she climbed into the ring, before leaning against the top rope, and sitting on the middle rope. Drew got into the ring and Penny climbed up on the turnbuckle, posing for her photo op. She jumped down and removed the belt from her waist. She handed it to the referee before joining Drew in their corner. Stu could hear them talking, but with the roar of the crowd, it was impossible to tell what was being said.

Alicia and Penny agreed to start the match. Just before the bell rang, Alicia turned and placed a quick kiss on Stu's cheek. Penny raised an eyebrow at the display, clearly undisturbed by the display of affection. It was easy for Penny to take advantage of Alicia. Throwing her around the ring like a weightless rag doll. Penny stood, flipping her hair and smiling wickedly for the cameras while Alicia writhed in pain at Penny's feet. Penny turned to Drew and shouted, "Do you want in? Or should I go ahead and finish her off?"

Drew shrugged and reached out. Penny stepped over Alicia as if she was something gross on a sidewalk. Drew was tagged in, which meant Wade was automatically the legal man. He climbed through the ropes, and ducked a clothesline from Drew while Alicia rolled out of the ring. Drew versus Wade was a considerably better match-up, considering that not only were they both skilled and talented wrestlers, but that they knew all of each other's weaknesses and strengths. Drew knew how to counter the best moves Wade had, and vice versa. Penny was finally tagged back in, because that was the only way the match was going to come to an end, and they were being rushed. After all, they had a time limit. "End it," Drew whispered to Penny as she climbed back into the ring. Alicia reluctantly slipped back through the ropes.

Once again, Penny dominated Alicia, and after delivering a sunset flip powerbomb, Penny got the three count. Drew got back in the ring, and Alicia rolled out. She and Stu turned back to the ring to see Drew's and Penny's hands raised in victory. Penny smirked at Alicia before turning to Drew, and, standing on the tips of her toes, she kissed him. Stu took a deep breath before turning around, not wanting to see anymore. Of course, he hadn't thought about the titantron displaying a ridiculously large image of Penny and Drew with their arms around each other. He looked down at his feet as he walked, Alicia close behind.

Penny and Drew made their way backstage. A stage hand gave them both a bottle of water and a hand towel before scurrying off to get ready for the next segment of the show. When he was certain there was no one around to over hear, Drew turned to Penny, "What was that?"

"What?"

"That kiss."

Penny shrugged, "After the little stunt Alicia pulled at the beginning of the match, it just seemed like the thing to do."

"So, you think she was trying to make you jealous?"

Penny shrugged, "The look on her face certainly said that."

Stu had forgotten his bottle of water on the table near the gorilla position. He had sat it down when Cody had walked up. They'd had a brief conversation, and Stu forgot to grab it before he headed for his locker room. He was about to turn the corner, but stopped when he heard a familiar voice.

Drew chuckled, "So, how much longer do you think this little stunt Brie and Nikki came up with is going to work?"

There was a pause, then Penny's voice, "I don't know. I'm not even sure it's been working."

"I don't know, the way they show up every where we are, the way he looks at you when you're in the same room. It seems to be working. But you know, we can't keep up this facade forever. I still don't understand why you haven't just told him anyways."

"What would be the point? He's happy with Alicia. It was just stupid of me to think that this would work. And using you of all people, his best friend, it just...It just seems wrong now. I'm not sure we should've done this."