Daughter of the Deadman III
Chapter 15: Preparing
Nine months later, the house was renovated and Angel was back home and back training. Not only that, but Kristy and Wyatt were living in Houston with Taker, Angel and Lea. The two girls were working hard at their training and Lea and Wyatt loved to watch them. Sometimes Taker jumped in and helped them out too. Bret and Owen were back on the road too and things were going alright for them.
David had indeed come to Houston to talk to Angel and they had ended up breaking up. They had talked it over and decided that it was too hard for them to be together when they were leading completely separate lives. Angel had given him back his promise ring and wished him well. What surprised everyone was that Angel did not seem upset at all by what had happened. She had obviously seen it coming by the way he hadn't been there for her during the trial or while she was in Rehabilitation.
Another thing that had happened was Lexie being found guilty of all the charges and would be spending the rest of her life in jail. Adam and Kristy had broken up too. Kristy was the one that broke up with him. She had decided that with them living separate lives with him working on Haven and Kristy being in the WWE, it was easier for them to break up. Besides, she had noticed that Wyatt was miserable too and she had to do what was best for him.
Angel sighed. She had just finished up another day of training and was exhausted. She flopped down on the couch. Kristy flopped down next to her. Kristy flipped on the TV. To her surprise, WWE NXT was on there.
"Hey, look. It's NXT." Kristy said.
Angel perked up a little bit and started to listen to what was going on. They watched it for the whole hour. Then she turned and looked at Kristy with a thoughtful expression.
"Ang? What are you thinking?" Kristy asked.
"It's time to go back." Angel said.
"What?! But Ang, are you sure? You're not ready." Kristy said.
"Kristy, I know you think that I'm not ready, but I think I am and it's my choice, not yours." Angel said.
"OK, fine, but if you insist on going back, I'm coming too." Kristy said.
"Well, that's good because I just got a call from Hunter. He wants the both of you back in NXT for retraining and such." Taker's voice said.
"Uncle Taker! Don't do that!" Kristy said.
"Give us a heart attack why don't you, Daddy?" Angel said.
"Why are we getting retrained there? Aren't we above that?" Kristy said.
"Kristy! We're not above anything. That actually sounds like it'd be kind of fun." Angel said.
"Maybe. I'd like to meet this Dean Ambrose and this Roman Reigns that people are talking about. I've heard the both of them are really talented." Kristy said.
"Hunter said to call back when you're ready." Taker said.
"I'm ready now." Angel said.
"Baby girl…" Taker said.
"Daddy, the ring is the one place I can go and feel like I belong there. Wrestling is the one thing I know I can do right. And I'm anxious to get back there." Angel said.
"I might as well go too. Who knows, I might be able to learn more then I know already." Kristy said.
"One thing about this business Kristy is that there's always more to learn." Taker said.
"I know, Uncle Taker." Kristy said.
"Angel, you have to promise me that you're going to be careful down there." Taker said.
"You're not coming too?" Angel asked.
"No. Not yet." Taker said.
"But….Daddy, you have to come with us!" Angel said.
"Yeah, Uncle Taker!" Kristy said.
"You two will be just fine without me for a bit. But if you need me, all you have to do is call. You know that." Taker said.
Angel was about to say something when the phone rang again. Taker went and answered it. The two girls listened and heard his tone go from happy to completely concerned. When he came back, Kristy could see that he looked worried. Angel could tell too even though she couldn't see her father's face
"Daddy, you're worried. What's wrong?" Angel asked.
"I'm not even going to ask how you can tell that, baby girl." Taker said.
"So what's wrong? Are Uncle Bret, Uncle Owen and Kane OK?" Kristy asked.
"That was actually Kane on the phone. He….has to realign himself with Hunter." Taker said.
"WHAT?!" Angel shouted.
"What has Hunter done now?! Why would he want Kane to join him again?" Kristy asked.
"I have no idea. But he left Kane with no choice. He said that if Kane didn't rejoin the Authority, Hunter would do everything possible to make his life and the lives of the people he cares about complete hell for as long as we're in the WWE." Taker said.
"So he's doing it to protect all of us?" Angel asked.
"Well, that explains his tone." Kristy said.
"He told me to tell you both that he apologizes for anything that he has to do to you when you both get back up to the main roster." Taker said.
"Poor Uncle. Can't you do something about it, Daddy? I mean, it's only Hunter. You can take what he throws at you. You have before!" Angel said.
"Yeah, Kane shouldn't have to go through this again." Kristy said.
"I don't know if there's anything I can do to help him. But would it make you feel better if I was there to kind of…keep an eye on things?" Taker asked.
"Yes!" Angel and Kristy said in stereo.
"But…what are we going to do with Lea and Wyatt? I mean, I can't really take Wyatt with me and with Hunter running around doing whatever he pleases on Raw and SmackDown it's not exactly safe there either." Kristy said.
"Not to mention Lea. I know you can protect her and everything, Daddy, but Hunter is the most vindictive guy around and he could do anything to put Lea in danger. And I don't know how she'll feel being with me. I won't be able to spend quality time with her." Angel said.
"We could always ask Dean and Liam to watch them." Taker said.
"But I wanna go with Mom!" Wyatt's voice said.
"And I wanna go with Angel!" Lea's voice echoed.
Kristy and Taker looked around. Wyatt and Lea were standing in the doorway where Taker had been a few minutes before. They both looked upset at the idea of having to stay in Houston while their families went off on the road.
"How long have you two been there?" Taker asked.
"Well, we know that Uncle has to join the Authority again and Angel and Kristy are going for training and you have to go too so that Uncle will be safe." Lea said.
"Wyatt, baby. It's not safe for you right now with Hunter running amok. You and LeLe can't be there." Kristy said.
"But if we go with you and Aunt Angel to the training place, we'll be safe. Hunter won't be there." Wyatt said.
"I don't know…" Kristy said.
"Hunter runs the place. I don't like the idea." Angel said.
"Come on, Daddy. Please! Let me go with Angel! I promise I'll be good and I won't get in her way or anything! Please?" Lea said.
"Yeah. We promise we'll be good. Please can we come? Please?" Wyatt asked.
"It's not a question of you two being good or not." Taker said.
"It's a question of whether it's safe or not." Kristy said.
"But we really wanna go! Please?" Lea said.
"Please, Mommy?" Wyatt asked.
"I really don't know. I like the idea of you two staying with Dean and Liam." Kristy said.
"Daddy, what do you think we should do?" Angel asked.
"Well, staying with Dean and Liam is a good idea, but on the other hand, they might enjoy the Performance Centre. After all, if they're gonna be in WWE someday, they'll have to start there." Taker said.
"Yeah, but is it safe?" Angel asked.
"Hunter isn't physically down there unless there's a problem of some sort. You'll be OK as long as nothing comes up." Taker said.
"Alright, we can try it." Kristy said.
"But if anything happens then Daddy is going to pick you up and bring you back here and you'll stay with Dean and Liam. Deal?" Angel asked.
"Deal!" Wyatt and Lea said in stereo.
"You two have got to stop doing that." Angel and Kristy said at the same time.
"You two are just as bad as they are." Taker said with a laugh.
"So…do you have to call Hunter back or are we going to just show up unannounced?" Angel asked.
"I'm going to call and let him know that Lea and Wyatt are coming along with you two and that you'll be there as soon as possible." Taker said.
"Can we leave tomorrow?" Angel asked.
"Uh, Ang. One problem. We don't have anywhere to stay and I am so not up for a hotel." Kristy said.
"That is a problem." Angel said.
"Does that mean we can't go?" Lea asked.
"Not until we find a place." Kristy said.
"Well, given that your Mom and I rarely use the money we've made so far, rent might not be so hard." Angel said.
"The only problem is finding a place big enough for all of us." Kristy said.
"How come we have to live together?" Lea asked.
"Because for Kristy and I being apart is really difficult. We're practically joined at the hip. Even more so since I got hurt. She's on constant guard duty. And you don't like being away from Wyatt much either." Angel said.
"Angel and I are like twins, LeLe. We've always been together so when we're apart, it sucks. Plus, you and Wyatt don't like being apart either. At least not for too long anyway. Hey, Ang, I just thought of something. Aunt Ellie and Uncle Jim live in a nice neighborhood and so do Nattie and Ty. Maybe they can help us out." Kristy said.
"Wouldn't hurt to try." Angel said.
"You really are anxious to get back." Kristy said.
"You can't tell me you're not." Angel said.
"Well, yeah, I guess so." Kristy said.
"OK, what's the matter? I can tell by your tone that something is up." Angel said.
"Damn you and your improved sense of sound." Kristy said.
"Well? What's up?" Angel asked.
"I just…I don't know. I'm just thinking about Wyatt and about how we move around so much, he's never in one place long enough." Kristy said.
"It's OK, Mommy. I don't mind. As long as I'm with you, I don't care where we go or how many times we move around." Wyatt told her, running and giving her a big hug.
"I love you, my little warrior." Kristy said as she returned the hug.
"I love you too." Wyatt said.
"Hey, what about me?" Lea asked.
"I love you too, Lea." Kristy said.
"OK. Good." Lea said.
"Hey, Kristy, do you think Nattie and Ty would let us stay at their place?" Angel asked.
"Where did that idea come from?" Taker asked.
"I'm sure they would. Only we'd have to be aware of the cats." Kristy said.
"Nattie and Ty have cats?" Lea and Wyatt asked.
"Yes. And if they let us stay there we have to make sure we don't lose them. And make sure they stay inside all the time." Angel said.
"Louis, Mackavillie, and Charlotte. And they are three Mommy and Daddy Cats." Kristy said.
"Why don't you give Nattie a call and see what she says, Kristy? I'm sure they won't mind. As long as you don't lose the cats or mess up the house too badly." Taker said.
"OK, sure." Kristy said.
She left the room to go and call Nattie. Lea and Wyatt started jumping up and down and cheering that they were going to Florida. It made Taker and Angel laugh. Then Taker looked at both of them.
"I want you two to understand that Angel and Kristy are there to work, alright?" he said to them, sounding like a Dad.
"Yeah, but we can still have fun, Daddy. Geez." Angel said.
"Yeah, Papa Taker." Wyatt said.
"And we know we have to stay out of their way when they're training and stuff, Daddy. Don't worry. If we're in the way, then Kristy and Angel will never get to go back on the road and that means we won't either." Lea said.
"You…like being on the road, LeLe?" Angel asked.
"Yeah, of course." Lea said.
"It's fun. We get to go to all sorts of neat places that most people only wish they could see. Plus we get to watch our family work, which most people don't get to do either. And besides, what you guys do is really cool! Even if it is a bit dangerous." Wyatt said.
"You sound like your Mom." Taker said with a laugh.
"I know. But I mean it." Wyatt said.
"We know, Little Man." Angel said.
"Daddy always tells me that what they do is only dangerous when you're not careful about what you're doing." Lea said.
"Daddy's right about that." Angel said.
Just then, Kristy came back into the room, having just gotten off the phone. She seemed happy about something.
"What's up? What did Nattie say?" Angel asked.
"We can stay there till we're done training. But we have to take care of the cats and keep the house clean. And when we leave it has to be the way it was when we went in." Kristy said.
"YAY!" Lea and Wyatt said.
"And we have to buy our own food." Kristy said.
"Wow. They are being harsh." Angel said.
"Baby girl, don't look a gift horse in the mouth." Taker said.
"OK. I guess it's not too harsh. I mean, we are staying there for free pretty much." Angel said.
"I told Nattie I would leave some cash for her and Tyson when we left." Kristy said.
"I'll chip in too. Next time you're talking to her, tell her I say thanks." Angel said.
"I will." Kristy said.
"Does that mean we can leave any time?" Lea asked.
"I think these two are more excited than we are." Angel said.
"It has been a long time since we were on the road. Or did anything that had to do with WWE. We were starting to miss it." Wyatt said.
"Nattie and Ty said to give them a few days and then we can go. She'll call us." Kristy said.
"Works for me." Angel said.
Taker smiled. He hadn't seen Angel this happy in months. He was also glad that things were getting back to normal and that before long, things would be exactly like they were before (minus Angel being able to see of course). He couldn't wait for that and neither could Kristy or Angel.