| Part XI |
�This angle is all over my last nerve.� Alex growled looking at the monitor. She LaShana and IceWolf were watching Kane�s match in Steve�s dressing room. IceWolf sighed, �How do you think it makes Storm feel.� �I keep wondering where Vince is going with this. It just seems stalled.� Alex exclaimed, turning away from the monitor when Tori ran her hands over Kane's chest seductively. �I don�t think even he know what to do with it. It�s like he started it, but can�t figure out how to end it!� LaShana replied exasperated as her sisters. They were all sitting in Austin�s dressing room watching the show. After a few minutes of silently fuming together. �Maybe he needs some help.� LaShana said slyly. Alex looked at her, gleam in her eye, �What are you thinking?� she sang. After LaShana laid out a rough idea of what she planned the girls started to get excited. �We need to make few phone calls.� Alex said thoughtfully. �We need to talk to Storm, if she doesn�t like the idea . .� LaShana replied shrugging. �We also need to figure out how to get around Vince.� IceWolf pointed out. ~~*~~ After a few hours and some fine tuning of the idea LaShana, Alex and IceWolf sat before Storm waiting to hear what she thought. �I like the idea and it would bring an end to this. But do you realize how much trouble we�re going to be in.� Storm protested. �I can�t let you guys do that for me.� �Let us worry about Vince.� IceWolf protested. Alex spoke up quietly, �There�s something I�ve been meaning to tell you. I wasn�t completely sure until I saw her in the hall just now.� �Sure of what?� Storm asked. �Tori hates you.� Alex stated plainly. �What are you talking about?� LaShana asked puzzled. �How can you tell? I mean she�s been rude and completely fake, but isn�t �hate� a little strong?� IceWolf asked. ��Hate� is strong, but it�s the only word that fits. As far as how I know, I can feel it. It practically radiates from her. She is so jealous of what you and Kane have it�s scary. When the angle started I�m not sure she knew about you. I do know she considered Kane a shortcut to the top.� Before Alex could continue, Storm interrupted her. �How do you know all this?� �I think I�m empathic.� �What?� LaShana & IceWolf exclaimed. �When I�m near someone, I can feel how they�re feeling. Nothing specific, just broad emotions.� Alex informed them. �Why haven�t you said anything before now?� Storm asked. �I wasn�t completely sure.� Alex explained. �Why are you sure now?� LaShana questioned. �On the way here, when we passed Tori in the hall. Her hatred hit me, it was so powerful it was almost physical. She doesn�t care for us very much either.� Alex said wryly, gesturing to LaShana and IceWolf. Alex looked back to Storm. �It�s giving her some sort of sick pleasure to know that we, or most specifically you, don�t like her going out there with Kane. That�s why she�s gotten clingy and dressing so trashy. She enjoys seeing you upset.� Storm looked at Alex. Alex saw the realization hit her, Storm�s eyes hardening. �Make the phone calls.� Storm instructed Alex. Then looking at IceWolf and LaShana, �Now we need to figure out what to do with Vince.� ~~*~~ Alex had made arrangements with travel for Kanike and Shelly. LaShana and IceWolf had enlisted the help of Steve and Jim. 'Taker had somehow figured out what was going on and offered to help. It had been decided Kane would not be told, his reaction needed to be unplanned. 'Taker and Steve�s job was to keep Vince occupied. Since they had decided to do this during a live show, Vince was always on hand. But once they got started there would be no way to stop them without ruining the show. That Monday afternoon Alex came running into LaShana and Steve�s room. She knew IceWolf and Kanike were there waiting for Shelly. �We have a problem.� Alex exclaimed breathless. �Hi Kanike.� she added belatedly. �Hi! What sort of problem?� she asked. �Shelly�s plane is grounded, some idiot called in a bomb-threat. The planes aren�t leaving the ground for at least 4 hours. They all have to be manually inspected. She won�t make it in time.� �We can�t scrap this now; everything is in place.� IceWolf declared. �We need someone else for the 4th corner?� LaShana stated. �Wait.� looking at Alex, �Why can�t you be the 4th?� Kanike asked. �Oh, I was hoping no one would think of that.� Alex replied. �Hey! Yeah, why not you?� IceWolf asked, wondering why they hadn�t thought of it before. ��Cause the idea of going out there in front of that crowd scares me half to death. I don�t know if I can pull that off.� �Only one way to find out!� Kanike suggested. �Remember we�re doing this for Storm. What are sister�s for?� �Oh, great. Guilt trip me, why don�t you!� Alex laughed. �Okay, just don�t get mad at me when I freeze up.� ~~*~~ That night, Kanike, IceWolf and LaShana sat in Steve�s dressing room. Steve and 'Taker were on their way to Vince�s office, to distract him long enough so he didn�t notice the monitor until it was too late. Storm and Alex were with Kane in his dressing room waiting for his match. Kane watched the end of the match in the ring, he got up to leave. He knew he had only a few minutes, but he didn�t like being around Tori any longer than necessary. He kissed Storm and walked out the door. As soon as he left, Alex quickly got up, �I�ll barely make it.� She said panicking. She hugged Storm quickly and ran out the door, plastic bag in hand. As Alex made her way around the backstage, she saw Kanike, IceWolf and LaShana running to take their places as well. They all flashed each other a smile. The lights went down and the familiar sound of Kane�s music started. No one noticed that the lights stayed down for a few seconds longer. The ramp pyros went off and Kane with Tori stepped through the curtain. Alex rolled her eyes when she noticed Tori was wearing her �streetwalker� attire. When Kane stepped over the top rope to get inside and Tori reach for the bottom rope to pull herself in on the front of the ring, the lights went out again. Tori stopped and dropped back down to the floor. Kane�s music started again, this was their cue. LaShana, Kanike, IceWolf, and Alex climbed over the barricade at the four corners of the ring. Jim made sure the arena security knew not to stop them. He told them it was part of the show. As the girls raised their arms, the ring became bathed in red and gold lights. Tori looked around confused. The four girls were dressed in black jeans and red tops. Each had on a red veil, which fell below their shoulders. The veil was held in place by a braid of leather. The train of the braids had tiny bells on the ends. Kane looked around the ring at each of them. As he did, each nodded to him in return. �What the heck is this?� JR asked. �JR, who are these women?� the King stumbled. Both obviously confused to the situation, they tried to adlib. �My question would be, why are they out here now.� JR asked. Tori realized that LaShana and Kanike were stepping closer to her. Thinking it was a shoot, Tori turned on her deer-in-headlights look. Each grabbed one of her arms, as Tori pretended to struggle. Exactly what they were counting on. Kane moved to step out of the ring. *NO! Alex exclaimed for Kane to hear, he turned to look at her. ~What�s going on? What are you girls doing? -Look at the ramp. IceWolf instructed. Kane, along with the audience, turned their attention to the top of the ramp. A reddish spot light was directed to where Storm was now standing. She had on the same outfit as the girls except her veil was pulled back to reveal her face. In addition, she had on a red silk cloak, which clasp across her chest, and fell to the floor. Storm walked slowly down the ramp, she stopped halfway when she heard Kanike�s voice. �Kneel, imposter!� Kanike gritted in the mic Alex had provided. �Imposter?� JR asked. �What is she talking about, King?� LaShana forced Tori down by applying slight pressure to the back of her knees with her foot. �Did you think you could continue to deceive us? Or Kane?� Kanike asked. �We have read your heart and found it to be untrue. We, as the Brides of Kane, are his protectors.� �JR, Did she say brides?� The King asked. �Behold the one true love of Kane.� LaShana ordered. All four girls pointed to the ramp. Storm raised her hands to Kane, palms up, reaching for him. Kane got down to one knee, he extended his hand out to Storm, reaching for her. Storm kissed her hands, and with a gesture, 'tossed' the kiss to Kane. After a second, Kane closed his hand to capture it, and placed his fist over his heart, as he lowered his head, his hair falling forward, to Storm. The audience loved it. When they erupted in applause and cheers, Kane�s in-ring pyro�s went off, lighting the corners, as the lights went out again. Alex, tears over-flowing, thought her heart would burst for all the love she felt between them. IceWolf walked over to Alex. �Come on.� She whispered. Alex had been frozen to the spot since she had given Kanike the mic. IceWolf pulled her arm and Alex snapped out of her stagefright. They joined Kanike and LaShana on each side of Tori to lead her up the ramp; holding her tightly because she was now struggling for real. Storm stared at Tori for second, and smiled silently. She turned around to lead the girls up the ramp, as her cloak twirled around her. Alex was overcome with a wave of hatred, it almost made her double over. *We need to hurry, she is pissed! Alex told the girls. As they reached the curtain, Vince was approaching. Before he could start yelling, Tori erupted. �Damn you!!� Shaking off Kanike and LaShana. �You just couldn�t stand my going out there with Kane, so you had to screw me over!� She yelled at Storm. �You do have some explaining to do.� Vince interrupted calmly, �All of you.� Alex looked around and noticed that Tori�s screaming was now drawing a crowd. She noticed Paul out of the corner of her eye. Kane, 'Taker, Steve and Jim had now joined them. Kane wrapped his arm around Storm, 'Taker stood behind Kanike, placing his hand around her waist. Steve and Jim stood next to LaShana and IceWolf taking the girls hands in their own. �Vince,� Storm started, ignoring Tori�s outburst by turning her back to her, �we know what we did was wrong.� �Wrong!?� Tori screamed. �Do you realize what you�ve done?� �Will you shut up for a minute?!� Alex yelled. Tori whirled around to look at her. Alex met her stare, but had to take a deep breath, Tori�s hatred was almost out of control. �This is your fault!� she hissed. �What!?� Alex asked, angrily. �All of yours!� she continued, looking around at the girls, gesturing wildly. �You�ve ruined one of the best angles . . .� �Tori!� Vince interrupted, sternly. �You knew this angle was almost over. And it wasn�t working well to begin with. Storm and the girls just jumped the gun.� As he looked at Tori, he could see a possessed look in her eyes. �The idea was to have Kane display emotion in the ring. That�s been established, it�s time to move on.� Tori, however, was not content to let it drop. She saw Storm move away with Kane to walk back to his dressing room. Tori leaped toward Storm with her hand raised. Alex saw her first. *Kane! Kane saw Tori coming at Storm, and he put himself between her and Tori. 'Taker having heard Alex, moved to grab Tori. Jim and Steve moved to grab the other girls, who were all trying to grab Tori. They knew none of the guys would strike Tori, even if it became necessary. Vince yelled for security to take Tori to her dressing room. As Vince and security led Tori to her dressing room, Kane spun Storm around. ~Are you alright? he asked with concern. �Yes.� she answered. �I didn�t even know what was happening.� She buried her face in Kane�s chest, as he held her tightly. �I felt her hatred, but didn�t know she was dangerous. I�m sorry.� Alex explained to Kane, her heart beating madly. ~What do you mean �felt�? *Hold that thought, here comes Vince. Vince walked up to the group, wiping his brow. �I think they calmed her down. I never realized how narcissistic she was. She believed all you girl were out to keep her from succeeding. She�s becoming another diva, like you-know-who. Just what I need.� Vince looked around at the girls. �You still have some explaining to do. If you had waited you would have been given a proper introduction.� �What are you talking about?� Storm asked. �I don�t know the whole story on you girls, or how you�re all connected to each other or to Kane, but I�ve been thinking about bringing you in for while. Something along the line of what you just did. Kane would leave Tori for, what is it, his �brides�.� Vince explained. Vince continued to explain his idea. It was decided the �brides� would accompany Kane to the ring during PPV�s . The rest of the time , Kane would continue his �lone soul� persona. ~~*~~ After everyone made it back to the hotel, Alex explained to �Taker and Kane her newly discovered talent. Kane told her he would teach her how to control it and better use it to her ability. �Well it�s been an interesting evening, but I think it time to go to bed.� 'Taker said, taking Kanike�s hand. �I�m not tired.� She protested. �Neither am I.� he rumbled, looking in her eyes. �Oh, Bye!� she threw over her shoulder as they walked out the door. �Sounds like a plan.� Steve commented taking LaShana�s hand as they walked toward the door. IceWolf and Jim left arm in arm as well. Alex rolled her eyes, �I�ll see you guys tomorrow.� as she was last to walk out. As Kane and Storm lay in bed, �She�s lonely.� Storm commented. ~What? �Alex. She�s lonely, I could see it in her eyes as she left. You didn�t even notice it did you? ~Notice what? �When we were standing backstage with Vince. We were all standing together, but Alex stood alone. Everyone one else was paired off.� Storm turned to snuggle closer to Kane. �I hope things with her and Paul work out. She deserves to be happy.� ~As happy as you make me. �And you me, love.� Looking up at Kane, �Every woman should be this happy.� To be continued. . . . |