How Taking Down Legacy Failed

Mickie's P.O.V

We just experienced another of this Randy's asshole ways. He had just stormed back into his room. This one's goal was to make my life hell.

"I…I…t-think my heart just stopped beating…." Ted stuttered with his hand placed firmly on his chest. "He is scarier than I remember"

"He's an asshole" Everyone looked at me in surprise, as if they were all expecting me to take his side instantly, standing up for him, but I just experienced first hand what a complete jerk he was. "What? He is." I mumbled. "I can't believe this is happening" I wrapped my arms around myself. "It just doesn't feel real"

"It's not permanent" Becky said, kneeling down beside me in hope to make me look on the bright side.

"But he said it could last years" I had that horrible feeling where I wanted to cry again, but that was the thing, I was just sick to death of crying. Instead of feeling sorry for myself, I knew I had to do something, I just don't know what. "It makes things worse that this one hates me"

"He doesn't hate you" Cody said, passing me some coffee.

"Did you not just see what happened? My Randy would have chocked him alive if anyone did that to me" I smiled for a minute thinking of it, I then quickly shook my head of any thoughts. "I just can't believe this is happening"

"None of us can baby" Ted sighed. "But you're going to be alright, you have us"

"Yeah, we will be there" Cody joined in and Becky nodded.

"Thanks guys" I smiled. "I just don't know what to do with him, do I keep my distance? Do I try to get close to him even though I can't stand him at the moment…" The thousands of ideas going through my head were overwhelming and none of them seemed right. Right now me and Randy should be cuddling up with Hayden, talking about our future…his future…just everything.

"Just be yourself" Becky told me. "You've already caught his attention"

"How do you know?"

"The way he looks at you….and two years before you even met, he said you were hot" Becky grinned at me.

"He did? But I thought he hates all the divas?" I asked her in shock, I didn't even know Randy thought I existed until I was part of an operation to take him down. "He never told me this"

"Pride Michaela, pride, but yes….young Rebecca is being truthful" Ted said leaning back.

"Ted….shut up and let me tell the story" Becky said, facing Ted then turning back to me. "He does hate the divas….and two years ago….he just wanted to sleep with you…." I sighed heavily. "BUT! You can change him; you changed him once you can do it again!"

"Don't you remember the hassle that took last time?" I said to them all. "We've went through so much to get where we were and now it's all gone"

"It's not all gone baby, he still likes you" Ted hugged me. "You just need to use some of your Mickie charm"

"And smile a lot…." Becky said, we all cocked an eye brow at her. "What? He said you had the most beautiful smile"

"Really?" I smiled at hearing that. "Wait, was that before or after?"

"After, but he noticed it…maybe he will again"

"You need to get in there and start working your magic" Cody pulled me up, my eyes widened and I tried to cling to the chair.

"What? No! I'm not ready! I can't!"

"Yes you can baby! You can do anything!….well you can't….but you can do this!" Ted said as an attempt to encourage me.

"I can't! You've seen him, he scares the hell out of me and I get all tongue tied" I held on tighter to the chair. "What the hell am I going to say when I get in there?"

"Take his tablets to him" Becky shoved a container into my hands. "Go on!"

"No! I really can't you guys, don't make me"

"Fine baby….we won't…" Ted sighed and let go, feeling victorious, I let go of the chair. I should of known it was a trap because the next thing I knew, I was being hurled into Randy's room and I had nothing to grip on to stop me.

"No! NO!" I screamed out as the whole gang rushed to push me into the room with Randy's tablets in hand. They shoved me in and as I tried to get out again, they slammed the door shut and held it so I couldn't get out. All I could hear was the heavy breathing of the viper behind me and I was terrified to turn around. I could feel his eyes upon me, steel and cold, just like his heart probably was. I bit my lip and turned to face him, his eyes roamed all over my body in fervent fury. His light blue eyes were filled with hatred, he made me feel about two inches tall. It was as if there was a challenge being held between us, but I just couldn't take it. I looked down at my hands, just desperate to look anywhere but his eyes. He wasn't like this, this wasn't Randy, this one was too unfeeling and remote, like a robot, my Randy wasn't like that. I kept my eyes firmly planted on the ground, not caring that I had lost our little game.

Randy's P.O.V

I stared at the diva curiously. What was it about her that interested me so much? I couldn't get my head around the idea that I had let her stay here, I could of just let her go, but…I couldn't. She starred at me, I saw the fear in her eyes, the vulnerability. She tried to keep our stare going, despite how frightened she looked, she didn't want to be the first to look away, she was trying to be brave. Eventually she steered her gaze away from me. My eyes stayed glued to her, I grunted when I felt my jeans tighten, my eyes finally drifted away from her….but only for a second, to look at my bed and back to her. Images went through my mind, her underneath me, me in control, her screaming my name, I tried to shake the images out of my head, but I couldn't. I licked my lips and stepped closer to her.

What was she doing in here? I was thinking about her and then she just appeared. Why was she on my mind so much? All these questions I knew would remain unanswered.

Mickie's P.O.V

"What are you doing in here?" Randy drawled as he turned to take a step closer to me.

"I um…here" I held out the tablets he was suppose to be taking, I don't have a clue what they were for, I just hope to hell that they were going to make him remember. He hesitated before taking them from my hands, he placed them on his side and went back to whatever he was doing as if I wasn't even there. I stepped forward to see what he was doing, he must has sensed me starring because he froze and tensed up before looking to his side at me.

"I thought you left…" It was more suggestive than a statement.

"Are you packing?" I asked him, he dropped what he was holding and turned to me.

"What business is that of yours?" He asked me warily, his eyes scanning me suspiciously. This room had never felt as damp, dark and small as it did now. I didn't reply, I couldn't reply, I had nothing to say, in this life of his, I suppose it wasn't any of my business, I just didn't want him to go. "It's for the gym" He then spoke and turned his back to start plunging some gym clothes into the bag.

"The gym? Randy you've just got back from hospital with a head-" He turned back to me, rolling his eyes and a frown placed firmly on his face.

"What do you care?" He spoke slowly, his eyes squinting at me.

"Well….we live together and.." I stopped as he started to laugh maliciously at me. It took everything I had not to punch the smug smirk of his face and the asshole Randy out of him.

"Well James….that little speech was touching really," He mocked me with a cruel smile on his face. I starred up at him in disbelief, how could once upon a time, Randy be like this?

"Look, I know we didn't get off to a good start…but…" He interrupted me by scoffing. "I thought…" I gritted my teeth, this was like asking to me friends with John…."That we could…be friends" He looked at me in surprise.

"Are you kidding me?" I recognised the face as the one he pulled at Kelly Kelly a long time ago. I didn't do anything apart from nod. "I don't need friends especially divas" He spat the word as if we were nothing more than a piece of dirt. "And as for living together, I highly doubt that will be for long"

"You thinking of going somewhere?" I asked him trying to hide the upset in my voice. The only good part of this whole thing is that he believes he lives with Cody and Ted, like he did before he met me, he wasn't about to change that, at least I hope not. This is my only chance of getting close to him…although I didn't know if I wanted to get close to this one, I just wanted him to remember, I wanted him to remember so badly.

"Who said anything about me going somewhere?" He retorted, standing up straight so that once again he was towering over me. I put my hands on my hips and looked up at him, trying to show that I wasn't like everyone else, I wasn't afraid, but it was hard as I couldn't control how loud my heart was beating, I could hear it so loudly, so clearly that I even wondered whether he could. I could feel every thud and every thud sounded like it was breaking. I know I needed to stay strong….for me….for Randy and for Hayden.

"Must be, because I am not going anywhere anytime soon" I told him sternly, he titled his head as if he were trying to figure me out, especially to figure out why I hadn't started running for the hills yet. I understood the fear Ted felt for him, if I didn't believe that the real Randy was somewhere within him, I wouldn't be standing here right now. I knew he wouldn't hurt me, despite his tough act, I knew he felt something and I was going exploit it.

On seeing that I wasn't backing down, it was like he was trying to up his game, he stepped closer to me, so we were inches apart, he looked down at me and I had to crank my neck back to look at him in the eye. I had been going through different phases with him, being terrified and being brave. Right now he pissed me off so I was brave and I wasn't going to back down like he was trying to make me. He leaned closer to my face, for a moment, I thought he was going to kiss me, but only he didn't. He stopped three inches away from my lips and breathed out "We'll see" Before returning to his original height.

I guess we will.