A new girl in town
Chapter 49
Kayla/Hunter
Kayla rolled her eyes but didn't reply.
Just fucking touch me, asshole. She thought. Your stupid bitch wasn't even a warm-up act for the show. I could use something a bit more interesting.
"Well I think we have all the proof we need to get you for assaulting Tori." Hunter said still behind her.
"Go right ahead," Kayla said without bothering to turn around.
If he wants a look at this lovely face, he's gonna be the one moving. She thought.
"I could call the front desk and have you arrested you know." Hunter said.
Kayla shrugged.
"I'm fucking terrified," she said dryly.
"By this point you should be because you know you're going to get it. If not your friends will." Hunter said.
"All talk but no action. Is that what you're like in bed, too?" Kayla said.
Hunter didn't say anything for a moment. Then he was in front of her. "Listen you fried little bitch. I don't take this crap from anyone. Least of all a non-wrestler. You're gonna pay but I think I'll take out your friends first and make you watch. Then it'll be your turn."
"Wade really did have a point; your creativity really is on life support," Kayla said as she tried not to laugh in his face.
Hunter raised his hand as if to slap her. But before he could Kayla heard someone move behind her.
"HUNTER TOUCH HER AND YOU DIE!" Kane shouted stopping Hunter mid swing.
"This was fun as always. Thanks for being the most amusing part of my day, dude," Kayla said brushing past him as the two men stared each other down.
"But here's a little tip. Slapping my face doesn't actually hurt me. You might wanna get... a little more creative. I'm sure there are classes," she added sweetly over her shoulder.
Hunter huffed in rage and walked back into his room slamming the door.
She heard Kane chuckle as she finished walking down the hall.
I win again. Kayla thought cheerfully as she got downstairs and made arrangements for storing Sean's things. When that was completed and she'd returned her key card, she returned to Kane's room.
He's probably gonna have something to say about that little scene but I can't help myself. It's all his face's fault. One look at it or hearing the sound of his voice and it's on. She thought as she knocked.
Kane opened the door at the knock half expecting to see Vince there. Instead it was Kayla.
Kane just shook his head and let her in.
"You really shouldn't provoke him Kayla." J.J. said but she was smiling.
"I know, I know. But his fucking douche face, you guys! Especially when it's all raaaage!" Kayla said with a laugh.
Kane laughed as well as J.J.
"I know the feeling. I've had a few run ins with him myself. He's a jackass." J.J. said.
"Did we ever tell you J.J. once beat up Chyna with a chair?" Kane asked smiling at the memory.
Kayla couldn't resist it. In her best 'pissed off Hunter' voice she said,
"I am the game and I am that damn good. I am also a cliché machine and this is my intense face which is just my regular rage face."
"Damn girl! That is impressive," Kayla said.
"Yeah it was a while ago." J.J. said.
"J.J. was having accidents whenever she was ringside doing her job and DX was out there. She'd get run into knocked over she was always all bruised up. Well I was facing Road Dogg and it was happening again. All I saw was Chyna chasing her then Wham Chyna got a face full of chair and a few more whacks just for good measure." Kane said.
"It was my fault really." Kane said they were doing it to get back at me.
"Don't blame yourself hun. It was all Hunter. We'd had a few run ins with him telling me to stay away from you and I wouldn't listen." J.J. said
Kayla shook her head.
"I really don't see how he could hurt me without me being able to retaliate. I don't work ringside so that's out. He could drop the computer on my head I guess but yeah, I've got nothing," Kayla said.
"If he can't reach you like he said he'll reach out to your friends. But don't worry we can all take care of ourselves. Do you understand?" Kane said.
Kayla nodded.
"Good now let's get out of here before we miss our flight." J.J. said wrapping her arm around Kane for a moment.
Kayla had a brief flashback to the last group hug she'd shared with Wade and the girls but quickly pushed it away.
Instead she smiled at Kane and J.J.
"Ready when you are," she said.
They got to the airport I plenty of time. But as usual there was a problem at security.
"Sir you'll have to take your mask off." The security officer said.
"NO." Kane said. "Here is my ticket it clearly states that I am on this flight. I need to get through security in time to catch it."
"I can't let you through with the mask sir." The officer stated.
"I go through this every time I have to fly." Kane said. "My mask covers severe burns. I'm not taking it off."
"Sir." The officer said sounding pissed. "You are holding up the line. Please remove your mask."
Kane sighed closed his eyes for a second the said. "I am not removing it and I don't care if I'm holding up the line."
"You are being unreasonable sir." The officer said.
"Get me a supervisor." Kane said "Or let me pass."
The officer got on his radio.
"Please step to the side and we'll get the rest of the people through while we wait for a supervisor." The officer said sounding pissy.
Kane stepped aside and so did J.J.
Oh hell. He's obviously not ready for me to see om. Kayla thought. I'd make myself scarce but there's no time for that.
Kane took J.J.'s hand.
"I know hun. Just once you'd like to get through security without this mess." J.J. said. Kane just sighed again.
J.J. could see his was pissed because his breathing was deep and he was standing very stiffly.
I should probably put my phone in airplane mode. Kayla thought. Kane probably doesn't know about that but I definitely can't tell him right now.
She took out her phone and was about to change the profile when it buzzed.
RVD to Kayla :
Hey babe. What the hell happened last night? Did you call me?
Kayla to RVD:
I wouldn't know. I wasn't there. Are you back from your trip to stoner land?
RVD to Kayla :
Dude, stoner land is 24-7. What did you need?
Kayla to RVD:
Just Sean's last name. You're good though; you gave it to me last night.
RVD to Kayla :
Cool. How is he?
Kayla to RVD:
A mess but in good spirits. He says hi.
RVD to Kayla:
Say hi back for me. Gotta go babe. Talk to you later.
Kayla quickly changed the profile and looked up.
Damn, if the line moved any slower it would exist in negative space or some shit. She thought.
I should probably keep looking busy. He's already uncomfortable; he doesn't need me looking his way adding to it.
She absently opened her photo gallery but immediately cursed herself. The first picture to show up was the one of Wade and the girls that she'd taken the morning they had left. She quickly closed the app and put her phone away.
J.J. saw Kayla with her phone out.
Shit airplane mode. She thought pulling out her own to do it.
Then she looked at Kane.
"Kane babe." She said.
Kane didn't say anything he just looked at her.
"We need to put your phone on airplane mode for the flight." J.J. said.
"I may not be getting on the flight." Kane said ruefully.
"This will get straightened out." J.J. said. "It always does."
"How." Kane asked taking out his phone.
J.J. showed him how and they put their phones away.
A minute later the supervisor showed up.
"What seems to be the problem?" He asked the officer.
"This guy." The officer pointed at Kane. "He won't take the mask off."
The supervisor walked over to Kane.
"Why won't you take it off? You can put it right back on again." The supervisor asked.
"Listen I go through this every flight. I will not take the mask off because I'm burned." Kane said. "I never go anywhere without a mask. If I wanted people to see I wouldn't wear it."
"I'm sorry sir but regulations state that the security must be able to see who is boarding the flight. You could be anyone under there." The supervisor said.
"Fine." Kane said. "Then you can explain to Vince McMahon why I didn't make the flight."
"If I take you to a separate room would you show me your face so I can board you." The supervisor asked.
"NO." Kane said sternly.
"Listen." J.J. said. "I can attest to the fact that this is indeed Kane Bearer under this mask. He's my husband."
"That doesn't matter." The supervisor sighed.
"This is getting us nowhere." Kane said. "I've been scanned by the metal detectors. My luggage has been scanned through and some of it is on the plane. So either you let me through or you'll have to hold up the plane to get my luggage off."
"No sir. Your luggage is already on the plane it won't be taken off." The supervisor said.
"This is ridicules get me your supervisor." J.J. said. "Matter of fact get me the top supervisor. I want this taken care of now."
"Ma'am even She can't override protocol." The supervisor said.
"Get her here now." Kane said. "If I miss my flight because of this there will be hell to pay."
"Ok. But she can't do anything I can't." the supervisor said.
He got on the radio and talked to someone for a moment.
Oh good, looks like J.J. helped him take care of the phone. Kayla thought.
She tried her hardest not to listen as the supervisor and Kane conversed but she didn't have much of a choice in the matter.
First the covered mirror and now this. I don't get it. Wade has the worst scars of anyone I know but he bares them defiantly. Then again, he does pretty much everything defiantly. A wave of pride for her lover filled her and she could almost feel his arms encircling her... holding her close.
Fuck, I miss him so much. Wade was the first person who really understood what I was going through. Cassie was amazing from the beginning but Wade lived it. He probably saved my life.
She was pulled from the depths of her thoughts when she overheard Kane refuse to take the mask off, even in a separate room.
God, this is fucking awful. She thought. How can he live like this? I lose my patients when people stair at me but I've never been a patient person anyway. I know that rationally, most people are just shocked and I completely understand why. I may hate a lot of things about myself but the way I look now just is what it is. Could what he looks like under the mask really be any worse than me or Wade?
Good now I get to argue some more. Kane thought as yet another supervisor pulled the first one aside and they talked.
Finally the second supervisor walked up to them.
"Sir." She said. "I'm Veronica. I run the security department."
"Good. There has got to be a way for me to get on a damn plane without going through this every time." Kane said.
"The easy way would be for you to remove your mask when asked." She said. "But obviously you won't do that. So what we're going to do is take your picture and put you on the flight. In the future please come to the security office before you go through the regular security. Your picture will be in the office and a security officer will walk you through the process."
Kayla watched pensively as a female supervisor came their way.
Hmmm, what would I rate her? She wondered. Then she mentally smacked herself in the head.
Christ, you're turning in to Wade. She could be your damn mother. But still... No! Change the file!
Then she heard the woman tell Kane that she needed to take his picture.
Will that be with or without the mask? She wondered curiously. Does J.J. even have any pictures of him without it?
She was broken out of her thoughts yet again when they were led to the plane.
"That would make things much easier." Kane said thankfully.
"Thank you Veronica." J.J. said.
Veronica took the picture. "I'll just put this with the file on people who need assistance." She said. Then she herself walked them through security and up to their gate. She talked to the desk attendant and told them to take a seat that everything was all set.
"Have a nice flight." She said shaking Kane's hand before she left.
People who need assistance. Kane thought. She means putting it in with the handicapped people. I'm not handicapped.
They boarded the plan without any further trouble and before long they were landing in LA.
Home sweet fucking home. Kayla thought. Love you too, Cali.
"I think a trip to security is in order." J.J. said.
"Why?" Kane asked.
"Because we are flying out of here in three days and maybe we can head off the usual problem by telling them in advance." J.J. said.
"I suppose." Kane said sighing.
Fucking L.A. She thought as they headed to security.
Dad used to bring us here all the time. Clipper's games before they became good; Dodgers games; concerts... This place was practically a second home.
But Oakland... that's where the real memories are. I should check the schedule; I don't even know when we're going to be there.
Her mind filled with images of her parents' house, the park where Tye played ball, the school they'd both attended, the station where her dad had worked, the school her mom had taught at, and the foster home she and Tye had been sent to after her parents dyed.
Thank fuck I moved to Sacramento for college. She thought. I was ready and more than willing to go out of state but I would have lost my funding If I'd done that. Sac-Town was about as far away as I could get.
I wonder if Staples Centre still looks the same? They have more banners now obviously, thanks to the Lakers, but am I going to end up having uh-hah moments all night?
She made herself push the memories away and instead focused on getting her phone out of airplane mode.
Kayla was standing around waiting when she felt someone tap her on the shoulder.