A new girl in town
Chapter 19
Taker/J.J./Sammy/Kane/Kayla's friends
God, I need to get fuckin' high. Wade thought.
I have no idea what the fuck is going on but he's obviously upset.
He took out his vaping pen and began to puff distractedly.
Taker looked at J.J. shook his head and continued into the back room.
Kane/Taker
Kane was pacing when he saw Taker walk into the back room. He quickly dropped his head letting his hair fall in his face and began walking to where he had thrown his mask.
"No way." Taker said. "Not this time."
Kane stopped.
"It's been long enough." Taker said.
Kane shook his head.
"Yes it has brother. It's time for me to see what you've been hiding all these years." Taker said quietly.
Kane shook his head beginning to shake both with fear and anger.
"I want to see you Kane. Really see you." Taker said just as quietly.
"So you want to see do you? You really want to see what Father did to me? Do you really want to see?" Kane said angrily.
"He wasn't your father Kane. I'm sorry for all you went through but it's time you let me see you." Taker replied.
"Fine." Kane said angrily spinning around and whipping his hair back.
"There are you satisfied. You've seen it now get the hell out of here." Kane said.
"No I don't think so." Taker said moving forward.
"What haven't you seen enough." Kane said as Taker moved forward.
"No not nearly enough." Taker said still moving forward.
Kane shoved him away. But Taker came back.
Kane shoved him again but this time Taker didn't move instead the shove pushed Kane against the wall behind him.
Taker moved in close then wrapped his brother in a hug.
"It's really not as bad as people believe it is Kane." Taker whispered. "Or that you believe it is."
Kane stood stiffly not used to getting hugged by anyone but J.J.
Then Taker stood back.
Just then J.J. walked in afraid because it's been so quiet. Worried that they had killed each other.
Taker turned and walked out of the room.
J.J./Taker/Sammy/Kane/ Kayla's friends
First The Undertaker then Kane's wife disappeared in to the other room, Wade's thoughts started up again. He took out his phone, loaded up a Black Flag Album and raised the volume until it had reached 'deafening'.
Who has he let see his face? It would be weird if his wife hadn't but has he trusted anyone else with that?
What is he so fuckin' afraid of? We all hide when it first happens but eventually we stop cause we learn to accept it. Why hasn't he?
"What happened Kane." J.J. asked.
"He hugged me?" Kane said with wonder.
"So you let him see?" J.J. asked.
"Yes." Kane said.
Kane slipped his mask back on and together they went back into the main room.
"Turn that down." Taker said gruffly. "Someone will hear it."
"What?" Wade asked as he saw The Undertaker's lips move.
People stare at me and Kayla all the time, but that seems to be cause they've never seen anything like us before. Even the assholes about it are just curious; you talk to them a bit and they're fuckin' cool. They ask a lot of questions, tell you that you're brave and shit then maybe ask for a picture and a hug.
J.J. and Kane walked over to one of the couches and sat down with J.J.'s head on his shoulder.
Taker walked over and took the phone from Wade's hand turning the volume down himself.
"I said turn it down someone is going to hear it." Taker repeated handing him back the phone.
"Huh? Why?" Wade asked.
"Because you're going to get them in to shit. That was loud enough to wake the fucking dead. Do you want the wrong people to find out that we're here? That could cost Kayla her job," Vanessa added.
Taker walked back over to sit beside Sammy with a sigh.
They keep this up and we're going to be screwed. Taker thought.
Cassie sighed to herself. She usually said all of the funny lines out loud but she'd vowed that she'd shut up. Keeping that promise was fucking hard though.
Kayla/Cassie text
I wonder what Kayla's up to? She wondered.
She opened up her text messages, flicked to Kayla's name and fired off a quick message.
Cassie:
How you doing, babe? Cassie typed.
Amusing myself by turning the roster in to cat people.
Kitties! 33333333 That is made of fucking awesome.
LOL yeah. It's exactly what Vince and his wife are paying me to do, I'm sure.
What are you supposed to be doing?
Eh. Tearing down their shit company site and building it again from scratch, I guess. But I haven't figured out where to start yet.
Oh and actually building them some sort of online content system for video and shit too. They've got nothing on Watch ESPN.
Maybe start with the latter I mean, from a fan perspective, isn't that kind of content more important than an old looking site?
Hmmm. That's a thought, yeah. If they could just create a network or. . ..
Brainwave. You are fucking brilliant and I love you.
Love you too babe. What did I do?
Tell you later. Kayla's gotta go make that money.
J.J./Kane/Taker/Sammy/Kayla's friends
Vanessa sighed. She was bored. If boredom could be rated on a scale, hers wouldn't meet the criteria.
She thought about texting Kayla but quickly decided against it. If that girl didn't start working on what the company had hired her to do, she would be out of a job. She didn't need distractions.
She flicked through her phone idly. Like everyone except perhaps Wade, she'd always struggled to make friends. This many new people all at once made her feel overwhelmed and on edge.
Girl, you danced in strip clubs for Christ's sakes. That was a bigger audience than this tiny group. She thought.
But performing had never been her issue. They didn't know anything about her and didn't want her for anything but her body. People wanting to get to know her and expecting that she'd let them in was another story entirely.
Just then there was a knock on the door.
"Oh shit I hope that's Kayla." Kane said quietly.
Taker got up to answer the door and J.J. rushed everyone into the back room.
What the shit? Wade thought.
What did Wade do this time? Cassie wondered apprehensively.
Maybe I'll finally get some answers. Vanessa thought.
"SSSHH." J.J. said as they entered the back room.
"What do you want Vince." Taker said as he opened the door.
"I want to know who you have in here." Vince said angrily.
"Oh shit it's Vince." J.J. said quietly listening at the doorway.
Mother fucking fuck! Wade thought.
Oh shit, this is bad. Cassie thought. That man doesn't play. We're all fucked.
Who's that? Vanessa wondered. Is that the boss? Fuck, Kayla's screwed if we're found.
"I repeat Vince what do you want." Taker said.
"You have someone in there with you and I want to know who!" He demanded. Suddenly shoving the door and pushing his way in.
"You have no right to enter a locker room Vince." Taker said.
"Who's stuff is this?" Vince demanded. "I know you don't play guitar." He added picking it up and tossing it onto the couch. "And a purse. I know J.J. doesn't carry one, and there are three here."
"Vince it's none of your business." Taker said.
"Of course it's my business. Everything that happens in this arena is my business." Vince said heading to the back room.
"J.J.'s in the shower." Taker said trying to stave off the inevitable.
"I don't hear the shower." Vince said.
"She must have just turned it off." Taker said.
"Then I'll wait for her." Vince said.
"We are so fucked, guys," Cassie whispered.
"No shit, Sherlock," Wade replied.
"Fuck, we have nowhere to go. He's going to find us," Vanessa added.
"Vince I suggest you leave now." Taker said.
"Not until I get some answers." Vince replied.
Kane got off the couch and headed for Vince.
"Keep away from me you freak." Vince said backing away.
"J.J. forgot her clothes out here." Kane said picking up J.J.'s bag and heading to the back.
"We need to figure this out." Kane whispered when he got to the back.
"I know." J.J. said. "Kayla's new she's bound to get into trouble if we say they're her friends."
"Kayla's gonna be fucked," Wade whispered.
The girls nodded.
"Should we warn her?" Cassie asked.
"Let's wait and see what happens first," Vanessa replied.
They all stood around in a tension filled silence.
Kane walked back out to the main room.
"She says she's not coming out till you're gone." Kane said.
"Tell her she has no choice because I'm not going anywhere until I see her. I'll stand here till time for the meeting in fifteen minutes." Vince said. "I'll even walk you three to the meeting." He added smiling.
J.J. quickly changed into her blacks.
Then she turned on the sink water to wet her hair.
"Why is the water back on?" Vince asked. "If she just took a shower."
"She's probably rinsing out the shirt I spilled on." Kane said wondering what exactly J.J. was doing.
Fuck! Kayla could lose her fuckin' job cause of our best intensions. She hasn't even lasted 2 fuckin' weeks! Wade thought.
We should have stayed at the hotel. Vanessa thought.
We can't hide in here forever. VKM will find us eventually. Cassie thought.
J.J. walked out of the back room drying her hair.
"Why do you need to be such an ass Vince." J.J. asked now combing her hair back.
"What's going on? What's J.J. doing?" Cassie asked.
Wade shrugged.
"No idea, girl," Wade said.
"Maybe she's trying to save our asses," Vanessa said, wondering why any of them would put themselves in that position when her crew had been the ones who had caused the trouble by being there.
"I still say there is someone back there." Vince said moving toward the back room quickly.
"Vince!" Taker said knowing if he went back there Kayla was fucked.
Vince didn't stop he sidestepped J.J.'s reaching arm and moved toward the back.