Hellions & Brimstone
Micky James lay in the centre of the squared circle, cradling her speared stomach. Lita stood over, taunting her with a microphone. "Face it, Micky, you're outgunned. You're outmatched. You're too dumb, just like all these other people, to realise that the Rated R Superstar isn't just Edge, it's me too."
The crowd booed, and began to jeer, and Micky looked up the ramp, hoping someone in the back didn't like what they were seeing, and they'd run down to help her out. A large black boot slid into her vision, and she twisted, trying to look up.
Edge laughed and held his hands out wide. Lita sidled up next to her boyfriend and licked at his mouth. Edge grinned and put his foot on Micky's stomach, holding his arms out wide in a victory pose. Micky moaned in pain as Lita laughed.
"See honey, you don't get a better team in Sports Entertainment, than the Rated R Superstars. But I've got a brilliant idea. Let's see who in this entire business would like to give you a hand? I don't see anyone racing down the ramp. No-one in your corner. Aww, poor widdle Micky!"
Micky groaned as she tried to stand, and fell back to the mat. Edge and Lita left the ring then, and the crowd began to chant for her. She looked around at them and slowly got to her feet. Several officials made their way down the ring, and helped her out. Leaning heavily on little Brian Hebner, she slowly moved up and through the curtains. Once on the other side, she was met by Melena, who smirked at her.
"Guess your little wonder boy Kenny didn't give a damn about you after all, huh Micky? Some fiancee that one." Micky gave a scream of rage and pushed her, sending the other diva tumbling back into some sound equipment. The crowd cheered, and Micky turned around to see a camera man staring at her in shock. She turned away and began to make her way to Mr. Macmahon's office. She opened the door without knocking, and stopped short with a squeak as she bounced off of an enourmous set of shoulders.
Kane turned around and came face to chest with the former women's champion. She looked down at her feet, and the big red monster turned back to the figure of Johnathon Coachman. "Hell in a Cell. Locked. That way, that Cuban piece of shit can't interfere again. If he's even really from Cuba." Coachman gave a nervous laugh.
"Look, Kane, I'm sure the boss would love that idea. Let me talk to him about it. New Year's Revoloution is coming up soon, and that sounds like a really good match. I just don't see how it'd be possible with the presence of the Elimination Chamber Match, which you're entered in, by the way. Don't you think the presence of another wrestler, or personality would be a little bit easier to manage? What about teaming up with someone who can handle Estrada?"
Kane's lip twitched as he contemplated slamming the little man through the boss's wall. Coachman gave another nervous laugh and straightened his tie. Anxious to move the subject along, and having a fair idea what the Big Red Monster was thinking about, he smiled at Micky. "Miss James, what can I do for you?"
Micky stared at Kane for a long time, who finally turned and appraised her, as though noticing her for the first time. His eyes, one blue, one brown, often scared or disgusted those he looked at, but Micky gave him a shy smile.
"I think you just did. Kane, can I talk to you for a minute?" The big wrestler frowned and stood, and Micky swallowed as the sheer brute power of the man became overwhelmingly obvious. She wouldn't want to be Estrada, she thought. They walked out the back and towards Kane's locker room. "Well?" he growled, as they walked along. Micky walked. Kane stomped, like a bull on the anger.
"I think we can help one another." His eyes didn't roam over her body like she almost expected. That was the first reaction she'd had to many such negotiation beginnings. They watched hers, curious, and cautious.
"You need someone who can offset Estrada, which I'll happily do. I can distract the referee a hell of a lot easier than Estrada, and I've got $20 that says for longer." The barest hint of a smile showed in the big guy's eyes, and Micky gave an inward sigh. Things were going better than she'd expected.
"I need someone to back me up and keep Edge off my back when I'm going up against Lita..." the beautiful Diva trailed off as a haunting pain showed in Kane's eyes. His expression didn't change, but his eyes did.
Micky cursed herself as she felt the deal slipping out from between her fingers. She'd forgotten about the history between the R Raters and the Big Red Machine. She took a gamble and sidled up close to the big man, who withdrew from her in surprise.
"There's other benefits, too, you know... Many more, and better..." She reached up and planted a soft kiss on his cheek. At least he didn't smell bad, the Diva thought. Kane stared at her as she bounced off, and rubbed his thick, callused hand on his cheek.
He thought about Umaga, and the suffering and embarrassment he'd had to go through with someone he'd genuinely had feelings for, in Lita. As he watched Micky bounce happily away, he thought more of the idea. And the opportunities it offered.
The week went by with Kane still thinking, and Micky had her next match scheduled with Lita, another non-title match, and she was preparing in her room. Brian popped his head in and knocked on the wall. "Two minutes, Miss James." She gave a quick affirmation and took another few deep breaths.
Kane still hadn't answered her, and now it was almost match time. Micky composed herself, then grinned at a knock on the door. She raced to the door and opened it with a huge smile, a smile that froze as she looked right into Kenny's face.
"Micky, we need to talk." Micky's smile disappeared in an instant, and she shook her head. "You're damned right, where the fuck where you last week? Edge speared me, and let me guess, you and the boys were busy, under Vince's desk, fighting over who got to swallow, right?" Another cameraman turned his attention to them and grinned, speaking into his headset. Micky ignored him as Kenny shook his head.
"You don't know anything about anything, Micky, that's your problem. You know that?" Micky slammed the door behind her, and began to move past him. The green clad cheer-leader shook his head again. "Uh-uh, we're not done."
Micky wrenched her arm out of his hand and glared at him. "That's where you don't get it, Ken. We agree on that at least. We ARE DONE." The crowd began to jeer at Kenny, who reddened and bit his lip in frustration. It used to be endearing to Micky, but now she just saw how weak he really was.