A new girl in town Chapter 85

J.J./Mike

"Mike I'll be getting out of the hospital soon. I can't wait." J.J. said.

"Have you remembered much yet?" Mike asked.

"No, last thing I remember is working with you in LA." J.J. said. "I hope I can get back to it soon."

"J.J. you can't come back to work here. That's your past. You had a whole other life. You moved on from this life." Mike said.

"But I don't remember that. I want what I remember." J.J. said.

"You'll never remember if you come back here. You need to go back here. Be around the people you love, around Kane, and Taker and that crew. You need to remember J.J." Mike said.

"What if I never do? Mike he's, well he's kinda scary." J.J. said.

"J.J., you didn't think so before." Mike said. "Give it a try, at least for a while if nothing comes back then decide what you want to do."

"I guess I can do that. Sammy is nice enough." J.J. said. "I get out at the end of the week."

"Good. If you are physically fit, try to go back to doing what you were doing there. You were working as a photographer there too." Mike said.

"I guess I'll look into it." J.J. said. "I'll have to do something if I'm going to make a living."

"That's the spirit." Mike said. "Keep an open mind J.J. You'll see it'll all work out."

"I hope you're right." J.J. said.

I hope so J.J. thought after they hung up. If Kane is any example of what I'm going to be around I could be in big trouble.

Sammy/J.J.

"Sammy, I've decided to go back to the fed when I get out of here." J.J. said.

"That's great." Sammy said. "Kane will be thrilled."

"I don't want to be around him any more than I have to." J.J. said.

"If you are going to be around me, you'll be around him. I'm dating his brother." Sammy said.

"Oh," J.J. said.

"They share a locker room and I go to the events with Mark. I spend time in the locker room during the event, so I spend time with both of them. You are usually there and go to meetings with them then a meeting with the photographers then you go to ringside. If things go the way, they have in the past." Sammy said. "Of course, you don't have to do things that way if you don't want to."

Taker

Arriving at the new venue Taker approached the desk.

"I'll need a room. The name will be Jayla Jaston." Taker said. "It needs to be a couple doors down from Kane Bearer."

"I can take care of that for you." The clerk said.

Taker hand him his card and waited while the room was paid for.

Then he headed up to his own room and waited anxiously to finally see Sammy again.

Kane/J.J./Sammy

Arriving at the hotel Kane checked in then stopped.

Will she be staying with me? Or on her own? Do I need to get a room for her? I should have taken care of that already. Kane thought.

"Jayla Jaston" J.J. said to the clerk.

"I have that reservation right here." He said handing her a key card.

How the hell? Kane wondered. Who knew we were coming? Did Sammy call someone?

"What room is Mark Calloway in please." Sammy asked.

"619" the clerk replied.

"Good." Sammy said. "I can't wait to see him."

Kane grabbed his bags and headed toward the elevator.

J.J. waited a minute then turned to go to the elevator herself. But she waited until Kane's had closed before she pressed the button.

If I was with the fed do, they still have my things. I must have had cameras and clothes and stuff. J.J. thought.

Opening her door J.J. sees a few bags and a camera bag.

Is this mine? Who ordered my room? I didn't. Is that same person responsible for putting this stuff here? Is this stuff mine. I don't recognize any of it. J.J. thought.

Looking through the bags she finally came across a shirt she recognized. It was old and faded and it said "don't follow in my footsteps I walk into walls" she smiled when she remembered Mike giving it to her.

Taker/Sammy

Taker started at a knock on his door.

"Sammy," he said smiling and sweeping her into a hug when he opened it.

"That would be me." She laughed into his neck.

"I've missed you." He said setting her down inside the room.

"Really. You couldn't tell." Sammy said smiling.

Taker smiled wickedly and grabbed her pulling her into a hug and kissed her.

"That better?" He asked breaking the kiss.

"It's a start." Sammy said.

Taker nuzzled her neck and whispered.

"Unfortunately, we don't have time for much more. We have to be at the arena in a little while." He said.

"I guess I'll have to wait." Sammy smiled wickedly.

"How is Kane doing." Taker asked stepping back just a bit but still holding her.

"He's taking it about as well as can be expected. He doesn't understand how she can just forget him. He's upset. He's angry." Sammy said.

"I can understand all of that. But it's going to take time for J.J. to come back to herself if she ever does." Taker said.

"Don't say if to Kane." Sammy said. "He only wants to hear when."

"Ok I'll try to remember that." Taker said.

They sat and talked for a while and before long it was time to head to the arena.

Sammy/Taker/J.J./Kane

A knock on the door startled J.J.

"Oh, hi Sammy." J.J. said.

"This is Mark. Everyone calls him Undertaker or Taker." Sammy said. "He's my boyfriend and Kane's brother."

"Oh," J.J. said.

"I thought you would ride to the arena with us, and Kane could take the SUV we came here in. Usually, Kane would ride with but this time I thought he'd ride separate." Sammy said.

"OK. That sounds good." J.J. said stepping out of the room.

"You might want to bring your camera bag." Taker said. "In case Vince wants you to take some shots."

"Oh." J.J. said going back in for the bag.

"I hope this room is ok." Taker said. "Did they get all your things inside ok. Was anything missing?"

"Oh, you got my room and things ready." She asked.

"Yes." Taker said.

"Thank you." J.J. replied.

Knocking on Kane's door Sammy waited for it to open.

"Kane, I thought you could take the SUV we brought from the airport, and we'll take J.J. in Mark's SUV." Sammy said.

Damn I wanted to ride with J.J. Kane thought. I need her to see me as me not some monster like everyone else.

"Ok." Kane said. Trying to sound reasonable and not as hurt and upset as he was.

Kayla/Hunter

The next two weeks passed in a flurry of getting back into the rhythm of life on the road for Kayla.

Whispers from the roster seemed to shadow her any time she was out of her room; they got worse whenever Hunter was in the vicinity.

Things on that front remained as unclear as ever; the antagonism was now replaced by teasing comments and it seemed like they were both being careful with each other, waiting for the other to make a clarifying mood one way or the other. But neither did.

Al seemed to be making it his mission to throw random comments their way since the night of the party, too. Usually, they made no sense and it only seemed to fuel the rampant gossip further as he seemed to have the worst timing when he made them.

All in all, after two weeks back, Kayla felt like she was running a marathon rather than working. The nightmares persisted and though she tried to berry herself in work, she still wasn't sleeping well, and her temper was growing shorter by the day.

She got too Raw during her second week back hoping for a break in the schedule that she knew wasn't coming any time soon and immediately ran into Hunter as she arrived at the arena.

"What is up with you lately?" Hunter asked. "You are biting everyone's head off including mine."

"Shit. I thought I was doing a bit better than that," Kayla answered looking sheepish.

Taker/Sammy/J.J./Kane/Kayla

Walking into the arena Taker saw Kayla with Hunter talking.

"What's up with that?" Sammy asked. "Are they friends now?"

"Yeah." Taker said. "Ever since the kidnapping they have been hanging out."

"Wow." Sammy said. "Kane is not going to like this."

"Why what's going on?" J.J. asked.

Just then Kane rounded the corner and caught sight of Hunter.

"YOU SON OF A BITCH." Kane roared rushing past Taker, Sammy and J.J.

Kane slammed full force into Hunter knocking him back into a wall and pushing Kayla aside.

Then Kane began to pound on Hunter with right hands. Holding Hunter against the wall with his left hand.

Hunter reversed the position, so Kane was against the wall, but Kane was still swinging and connecting with right hands.

"What he fuck!" Hunter said.

"You did this. You Hurt J.J. You made her forget." Kane yelled.

Taker got to them and pulled Hunter away from Kane.

With 'Taker holding Hunter back, Kayla was able to push herself between them.

"Enough!" she said loudly.

"I am too tired for this shit right now. Kane, I didn't even know you guys were coming back today and this is how you introduce your wife to the life you have together? Stop it!

Hunter... you've taken some blame for this, but you deserved that. But this shit has got to stop!

"Do either of you even remember what started this? No one expects you to like each other or to get along but this is ridiculous! This started way before J.J. or me for that matter but my god, I'm ending it. Just... just stop it! I'm sick of this!"

Before anyone could react, Kayla pushed her way out of the group and went back through the doors outside. She needed time to smoke and breathe." This is stupid! You're both so busy hating each other that... just... Stop it!"

I don't know how it started. Kane thought. Hunter has always hated me. Always wanted me out of the fed. Since day one he wanted me gone at any cost.

It seems stupid now. Hunter thought. But he cost me the leadership of DX I planned to oust Michaels and take it over, but Kane helped him win the cage match with Undertaker at Badd Blood. Since then, it's been more the fact that I couldn't get him out no matter what I did than anything else that has kept this going.

J.J. looked at Sammy. "I thought you said he was a marshmallow."

"Only for you J.J. only for you." Sammy said. "That guy is the reason you got hurt. He let it be known that you should get knocked around while out at ringside. You ended up in the hospital with that head injury."

"So, Kane is right he did get me hurt and cause me to forget." J.J. said.

"Yes." Sammy said. "Kane and Hunter have problems going way back."

"So, Hunter is?" J.J. asked.

"I'll let you make your own opinion on people J.J. because people can change a lot." Sammy said. "Mark sure did."

J.J. /Sammy

J.J. turned to follow Hunter after he went after Kayla.

"You don't want to do that." Sammy said.

"Yes, I do." J.J. said. "I want answers and he has them."

Sammy turned to follow.

"I can do this alone." J.J. said.

"Ok." Sammy said reluctantly.

Chyna

What the hell. Chyna thought. Getting up to go after Kane but stopping when Taker pulled him off Hunter.

She's sick of this going on. Since when does she get a say in DX business? Chyna wondered. Now where is he going? She wondered when Hunter took off after Kayla.

Kayla/Hunter/J.J.

Once far enough from the entrance, Kayla tried to smoke herself into a calmer frame of mind. It didn't work.

Seeing Hunter coming toward her didn't help.

"What now?" she asked harshly between drags before Hunter could say anything.

"I wanted to talk to you. I know you are pissed but that's no reason to go off like that. What's between me and Kane has been going on a long time. Won't just end cause you say so." Hunter said.

"I don't care. This involves more than just the two of you now... has for a long time. And frankly, I'm not sleeping well enough to deal with it," Kayla said, lighting another smoke.

"Kayla, I'm sorry you're not sleeping. But you just can't get involved in this." Hunter said. "He's oil and I'm water we just don't mix. Never have."

"I don't get a say. Who the fuck do you think you are, telling me what I do and don't get a say in? I've told you once and I'll tell you again don't me what to do. I didn't involve myself in things with you and Kane; you did by involving J.J.," Kayla snapped. "God, this is so fucked up!" Kayla exclaimed, flicking angrily at her smoke and almost losing the head.

"If that's true then Kane is right you did have something do with my accident. Sammy said you had people knock me around. Is that what happened. Was I knocked around because you wanted to prove a point to Kayla?" J.J. said stepping out from behind the building before Hunter has a chance to respond.