Head Waiter: "What do you want...Mr Creed?!? Erm...sir. How may I help you?"
(Nathan smiles politely as the Head Waiter organizes himself)
Nathan: "I booked a table for two. Is it ready?"
(The Head Waiter looks down at the appointment book and scours the names til hefinds the right one and plaeshis finger next to it. He trails his finger across the page until he gets to the table number. He nods to himself and then snaps his fingers for another waiter. Another short man with short ginger hair comes over. The head waiter turns to him briefly)
Head Waiter: "Table 9. Quickly"
Nathan: "Thank you"
(The shorter waiter quickly leads Nathan and Krissie to their table, already set out with cutlery and candles. A bottle of wije sits in the centre of the table as well. The waiter seats both Nathan and Krissie and as he walks away Krissie looks at Nathan with a nervous glance)
Krissie: "Nathan, why did you bring me here? You know I don't exactly love these flashy restaurants"
Nathan: "And I thought you wanted a night out? If you don't lie it here then we don't have to stay all night. We can go anywhere you want after dinner ok?"
Krissie: "Fine, but you best not forget"
Nathan: "Would I dare?"
Krissie: "Actually...yes!"
(Nathan grins to himself as the waitercomes over ready to take the order. Nathn and krissie quickly pour over the menu, looking for something to eat. Eventually they find something and order. The waiterleaves the table to go andtel the cef the order. Nathan looks across at Krissie, who looksaround feeling uncomfortable)
Nathan: "What is it Krissie hun? What's the matter?"
Krissie: "Its...well..."
Nathan: "Yes?"
Krissie: "Well its to do with Hunter this week. I mean the guy is gonna be pissed that you walk into ULW and in your first match beat both him and Phantom in a triple threat match. Phantom seemed to take it well, after all would he really have agreed to have been your partner otherwise? I'm just worried what he might do. He could start of the whole Derek Steel scenario again"
Nathan: "You actually think I would let myself get that wound up by someone again? Do you seriously think I am worried by Hunter? A guy who is probably sitting at home wondering how he lost. It was simple. After his failed attempt at double teaming me wth Phantom I left him laying in the ring after suffering Total Domination at my hands. He didn't know anything about me before, but at least now he knows something about me. I am the guy that pinned him for the victory. I am also the guy that will pin him again this week in our tag team match. To be honset the wild card is really Sean Johnson"
(Krissie looks at Nathan with a raised eyebrow. Nathan catches sight of this and stares back)
Nathan: "What? Did I say something wrong?"
Krissie: "Sean Johnson is the Internation Champion and your referring to him as the Wild Card? C'Mon Nathan. Surely your swinging at a wasp's nest here. Do you really want to piss them off so much that they will come after you before the match has even started? I know you have a brain up there, so what exactly are you planning?"
(Nathan smiles to himself as the waiter brings over their meal.He sets it down upon the table and the pair start to eat their dinner)
Nathan: "Wouldn't you like to know? Listen, I promise you I am not planning anything. I always do this. It's my way of psyching myself up and winding my opponent up so much that they make a mistake, then I capitalize on it. I am not afraid of Hunter, I wasn't before our match last week and I ain't now. As for Sean Johnson..."
(Nathan takes a mouthful of his dinner. He chews it for a few seconds before swallowing it and continuing)
Nathan: "Well I hope he saw what I did last week, because I plan on repeating myself. I couldn't care less if he is the Internation Champion. Right now he is tagging with Hunter, and Hunter is my opponent so I have no choice but to beat him. I saw Johnson last week, with that 'cat' (Nathan uses his fngers to make the quote marks) and I saw what he had to say in that interview at ULW HQ. Suffice to say it was interesting"
(Nathan takes anothe mouthfull of food. Krissie stops eating for a second at looks at Nathan. She raises an eyebrow)
Krissie: "Interesting? You thought that was interesting? The way he mistreated that poor god damned cat? Nathan, you really need to focus here"
(Nathan swallows his food downand almost choughs it back up when he hears Krissie's statement)
Nathan: "You thought...i'm not...and that...oh dear god!"
(Nathan puts his hand on his forehead, groaning as he does so)
Nathan: "Honey, I was not talking about that thng he calls a cat. I was talking about his interview at HQ.Why would I want to talk about his cat? I mean he named the damn thing Pooper's and carries it around in a holdall. Why would I need, let aloe want, to torture that damn thing anymore? No I was refering to his interview, and the fact that at least he can realise talent when he see's it.Fair enoughhe may believe he is better than myself and Phantom, but that is what the gold around his waist does. It makes you believe, and most of the time it backs your words up. Sean talked about his in ring skills, and compared himself to a freight train in comparison to the rookie's I have fought before. I must admit I have never really faced that many rookie's. My first match in UWF was against the number one contender for the US Title, my second was against the World Champion. Sean had better remember something though, even a freight train can be de-railed by something as simple as a leaf or a penny piece. As for all his skill's in the ring, while I don't doubt them, I certainly ain't afraid of them. I am afraid of very little. I have my own arsenl of moves that I can show Sean, and when the time is right I amsure he will feel their wrath. As for the upcoming brawl he proposed, well I am up for it. In fact it where I seem to excel lately"
(Nathan Takes another mouthful of food while Krissie ponders something. She pokes at her dinner for a second then poses a queston)
Krissie: "What about Hunter? I mean you saw his new manager last week right? That Tara girl. You also heard what he said this week about your match, right? I mean what if she sticks her nose in where it's not wanted?"
(Nathan takes a napkin and wipes his mouth, suddenly not feeling hungry. He lays down his knife and fork and looks over to Krissie, a look of concern on her face. He reaches out and takes a gentle hold of her hand. a smile slowly crosses her face)
Nathan: "Krissie, darling, you worry way too much about me. The whole Derek Steel ordeal must have really shaken you up. The countless number of time's you brought it up in the past few weeks. Are you ok? I mean you know that I hate his guts, and i despise his sadistic bitch of a girlfriend, but there is nothing I can do about that. I wish you would stop worrying about that sort of thing"
Krissie: "You realise I hate it when you do that. When you can see right through my sincere attempt at concern to find out what i'm actually trying to say. Bastard"
(Krissie and Nathan grin, still holding on to each other's hands. Krissie looks down, a single tear now rolling down her cheek)
Krissie: "I know you were the one in danger, but that is why it affected me most. I love you so much, and to see you get hurt like that and have to sitting hospital for several days after each encounter, it just worries me that you will let your emotions get the better fo you in tht ring. That is when you get hurt the most. I can just feel all the rage building up in you again, and it scares me. So you ask am I ok? Well yes and no. I am fine, but at the same time I can't stop worrying about you. So are you going to answer my question or not?"
(Nathan reaches over and places his hand on Krissie's cheek. He uses his finger to wipe away the tear. He pulls Krissie closer and kisses her passionately for a few seconds. As they pull apart Nathan looks straight into Krissie's eye's)
Nathan: "If she wants to get invlved then I say let her. I have Phantom backing me up this time, less chance of a double team"
(Nathan sits back down in his chair as Krissie smiles and wipes her eye's)
Nathan: "As for Hunter himself. Well I beat him last week and I will beat hi again. I heard what he said about not needing to research his opponents to beat them, and well if e wants to try and blindfight every match then that is up to him. At least I know his style, his technique now. That is something I can use to my advantage. Even tough I think I must hve delivered Total Domination far better than I thought. Hunter seemed to be hallucinating, he seem's to think that it was me and Phantom doing the double teaming. Did he forget the start of the match when he and Phantom jumped me, and it all fell apart when they wanted the pinfall.? He also managed to convince himself that me and Phantom set him uo. Well if he wants to create a reason to why he lost then fair enough, you might as well make it extrordinary. I mean claiming that he had everything in control when I whipped him across the ring is good, although claimin that Phantom deliberately ran head first into him just so I could nail Toatl Domaintion is simply brilliant. When I beat Hunter again I think I should pay for him to go see a doctor,because he certainly sems's to be suffering from some form of memory loss"
Krissie: "Maybe, but the one thing I am really worried about is can you trust Phantom? You put him out of the running for the European Title, surely he is going to be pissed off?"
(Nathan rubs his chin for a moment, thinking carefully about the situation)
Nathan: "Well on one hand I did knock him out of the tournament, but on the other he is my partner, and i'm sure he doesn't want yet another mark in the loss column. So unless he really doesn't give two shits about this match then I reckon I can trust him to an extent. We ain't friends, but we do have a sort of mutual respect for each other. we both know we can pull off the victory, and I get the feeling that we both have what we need to do so. Besides which if he can give Sean a bout of insomnia, then i'm sure that Hunter will recieve a Courtesy Call from one Nathan Creed"
(Nathan looks down t his plate, then back at Krisse. He smiles apologetically)
Nathan: "Sorry about bringing you here tonight. Wanna go somewhere else?"
(Krissie smiles and nods. Nathan looks around the restaurant until he spots a waiter wandering around aimlessly)
Nathan: "Waiter! Check please!"
(The waiter starts to walk over to Nathan as the scene fades)
