Reunited (and She's Still No Good)

[DSX93]

was looking forward to this. A match against Elvira Velour. The Young Lioness didn't know much about her. Nothing more than what she got off of the website: She's old, but doesn't look it. And she's huge. Over six feet and two hundred and something pounds, a sexy rock hard mountain of woman. Somebody who can toss her around like she was a balled up piece of paper. And she's been involved with wrestling since...the nineties? So she could do it well.

And her bio on the site said that one of her nicknames is "The Endurance Queen". So she's got the energy of a younger woman!

Maria had a bounce to her step and a bright smile on her face. This is going to be a good night!

Or so she thought.

Just a few feet ahead, a door opened up. From behind it emerged

The quote-unquote "Suicide Girl reject". Oh, she never forgot about that fucking tweet. And Maria could see it. Soft blue eyes met hardened hazel, and her smile died.

Raven wasn't even mad anymore. That was a while ago. But she didn't have a match scheduled, and was just hanging around backstage in case anybody on tonight's card dropped out of theirs. It's been a boring ass evening. So now that they were face-to-face, she might as well be the mean bitch they call Payback, coming through with a receipt in the form of a brutal straight right to the nose of the mouthy shit.

Maria fell to the floor, her hands covering her face and muffling her groans, tears falling to mix with the blood leaking out of her now broken nose. Although she'd signed on to wrestle, she wasn't much of a fighter. And so when her instincts told her to stay down, she obeyed. Now she knew how her brother felt when their father caught him kissing another boy.

"You thought I forgot about you, didn't you?" Raven threw in a stiff kick to the girl's open ribs, as though to ascertain just how foolish that notion was. "Thought you could just go around mouthing off to veterans without shit happening?" Forget about the fact that she was the one who mouthed off first. In her mind, that detail was entirely insignificant.

The important thing was the lesson that Raven was about to impart upon this hapless rookie: The rules of professional wrestling run real parallel to those of prison. That is to say of this instance, there's a hierarchy to follow. And doe-eyed new bloods like her? They're the food and entertainment.

[AshAllen]

A successful debut in Germany and he was back. The people here seemed to be a mix of jerks and nice people. Horny and brutal too. And some honest and others deceitful. LAW was certainly a colorful face, he’ll give it that. Right now he didn’t really have anything and he was just exploring the place out of pure boredom. Maybe hang around the place, meet some new people, make some new friends. Just hope he doesn’t meet anyone who he has… let’s say HISTORY with.

Like some people.

But it seems that this quiet night wouldn’t be so much of a quiet night as he looked down the hall ahead of him. Witnessing a beat down from someone who looked like they were in that Lioness Program he’s heard about and a woman he got a sense of Deja Vu from. He didn’t know why, but he paid no mind to the feeling of familiarity as he saw the woman beating down on the lioness. Seeing as the woman was about to strike the already fetal woman, Ash rushed forward.

“Hey!”

He called out to distract the Lioness’s assailant and then shoulder checked her. Knocking the attacking woman back before turning his attention to the Lioness. “Shit… hey hey! It’s ok, I’m gonna get you… agh dammit! HEY! SECURITY! WE NEED SOME HELP HERE!” He called out for help.

[DSX93]

There was no winning this. Maria knew it. She'd only hit her once, and the damage was catastrophic. Her face was leaking like a faucet. Her head was pulsing like her heart, with every beat carrying the threat of her skull splitting. It was driving her out of her mind, making her see two of the raven-haired animal looming over her, her eyes glowing like a werewolf. Glowing with pure, unadulterated ill intent.

She had to get away! But she would discover that the simple act of turning around where she laid required more effort. And crawling away had become reminiscent of her attempts to escape the threats in her nightmares. It was like she was underwater. And of course, Raven caught her before she could make anything resembling headway, dragging her back by her ankles.

Maria immediately turtled up, being notably fast to get her arms in the best places to protect her head and face. She might not know how to fight, but one thing she did learn at home was how to block.

But no further blows would come. Raven had heard those footsteps approaching, and they were getting louder, fast. She was already looking up before he shouted, but by then, it was too late. The charging brick wall hit home, and it hit hard, knocking her right on her ass. She even slid back a few feet along the marble floor.

Despite having had the wind knocked out of her, Raven was already picking herself back up. But it wasn't too fast, held back by a coughing break that her body mandated.

Meanwhile, the commotion only caused Maria to ball up even tighter. That is, up until she heard her hero's assurances and looked up to see his face. She hadn't fallen afoul of a gang of badasses. He was here to help. She could relax.

Or so she thought.

There was an inferno raging in Raven's hazel eyes when she got back onto her feet. With the adrenaline already surging, she charged forth and rocketed one of hers right in between the fucker's shoulder blades. She was about to jump on him and start raining down blows, but his familiar face stopped her.

"Ashley Fucking Raguel!" She belted the name out with equal parts rage and excitement, intentionally using Ashley to fuck with him.

The two of them had a hell of a time back at Cecilia's Corner, a nightclub that doubled as an erotic wrestling venue. Those were some good days, where she could kick people around with almost complete impunity. At the very least, the owner always had her back. But there would be some, like Ash, who'd check her to see if she could take it as good as she gave it.

Among those few, he was the worst, scrapping with her pretty much from the time he came in to the time he packed his bags and left, just like all the others.

First Cecilia, then Alix, and now him. They're all here in LAW. It's a small world, indeed.

[AshAllen]

Ashley… sometimes he hated that name. Yes there are times when someone found out about what his actual first name was, he didn’t mind it. Not really as no one meant any ahem by it and people have their own reasons. But the way it was said, and said in THAT voice…

He remembered that voice.

He HATED that voice.

And LOATHED the owner of that voice!

“Raven Evans…” he muttered out loud. Loud enough for her to hear the shock and anger in his voice.

God he wished that this was just some sick joke but when he looked up from Maria, he wasn’t hallucinating or hearing things. He shot II to his feet. Eyes glaring daggers and fists clenched tightly as he spoke out with a growl. “What the fuck are you doing here you gothic bitchy piece of crap?”

[DSX93]

"LAW knows talent when they see it." Raven began, with a proud grin. "And they know what the people wanna see: Dangerous bitches making chew toys out of the weak." She stepped forward, her face falling into a challenging glare as she got into his, staring him down. "Or showing an upstart their place when they start flying too close to the sun. Just like old times, Ashley."

"Do something," her hazel eyes dared him. "Do something you'll regret."

[AshAllen]

Ash narrowed his eyes. Fists starting to clench at the audacity that Raven had, looks like even now she was nothing more than a selfish and sadistic bitch. And he should know, he’s fought her in the past. He narrowed his eyes as she stepped up and he had to look down once he was taller than her. Oh how it was so tempting to just punch her lights out right now. His fists clenched and one was even shaking like an itch trigger finger. He then took a mental breath and calmed himself down “Except your wings are gonna burn, little bird.”

[DSX93]

"ENOUGH!"

The voice rang out from just a little ways down the hall, followed by the heavy footsteps of the burly security guards that Ash had called for. It was feminine and stern. Oddly so; it was one of those voices that snuck up on you. One that the ear knew was not normally raised, so its owner definitely meant business.

And

certainly meant business. "Mike, get Maria to medical!" It was the only task that she needed doing. And while he tended to that, she stepped in between Raven and Ash herself. The guards were mere backup.

She made sure to face Raven. She just had that feeling that she started this whole thing. And after the expected posturing..."This is absolutely none of your business whatsoever..."

Her fellow goth gave her a shove to the side, as though to confirm her suspicions. "So back the hell off!"

Alix disregarded the chest puffing and marched back up to her with purpose. Raven met her halfway, bumping her ample chest into Alix's own when they collided. But she had some ready footing, and she did not budge. Neither from the impact nor the intense glare of her werewolf hazel eyes.

"Unless you want next."

And there it was. She hasn't changed one bit. A detail Alix put to the side for the moment so she could focus on business. "To the contrary, Raven, I'm in charge of tonight's show. So you going around assaulting people and picking fights backstage is indeed my business."

"Oh, I see. Fucking your way upstairs, huh?" No denials. She wasn't even interested in trying.

The two were quite close. Buxom to buxom. Face to face. Lips just inches away from meeting. Raven hated the goody two-shoes that was standing up to her. But at the same time...She wanted to tear off that suit and pound her through the floor.

Alix, however? She just did not like the thug that she was staring down. And it seemed that the man to the side of them was of a similar sentiment.

"You want action?"

"Yeah." The confirmation had been growled out, thick with menace and heat.

"Good. You and Ash Raguel." Alix turned her head his way, looking for the okay that she knew she'd get from him, just from observing the scene as she walked up to it. These two had some history as well. "Hentai match. I suggest you both get ready, because you're up next."

"And so are you when I'm done with him."

Raven bumped her way past Alix -- one last grab at dominance -- and made her way to gorilla. Alix turned to another guard, then pointed her eyes at her and nodded. He understood the task -- make sure that she didn't put her hands on anyone else -- and went off to it. Once Raven was out of earshot, she took a deep breath and turned her attention to Ash. Her features softened, a small, tired smile crossing her lips. "Thank you." She wasn't there to see it, but she knew that he'd come to Maria's rescue.

[AshAllen]

Ash watched as Raven retreated down the hall. Narrowing his eyes and snarling under his breath with a clenched fist. Waiting for her to be out of right and hearing rage, he took a breath and calmed himself down. Once done, he turned to the new arrival. He gave her a small smile. “No problem. I’ve been wanting to deck Raven for awhile now.”

[DSX93]

"You too, huh? That woman seems to make trouble everywhere she goes. It's good you were here to stop it from getting any worse."

With her features brightening to something closer to what was practically the trademark that had earned her the nickname of "Sunshine", she extended a grateful hand for him to shake. "I'm Alix. Alix Jacques." She almost added, "But friends can call me Allie." An extension that she had to hold back as long as she was in this position of authority. There was that ever present threat of a camera right around the corner, ready to catch her playing a little too nice with the other wrestlers. It presented a line that she would have to walk carefully.

[AshAllen]

“Ash. Ash Raguel, but guess you already knew that.” He greeted back and shook her hand. Using a slightly firm grip, his emotions a little high at seeing Raven Evans of all people here at LAW. Someone who he has history with, and the not good kind. Though he did wonder, why did she put them up tonight for a match? Couldn’t wait?

“By the way… am I fucking or fighting Raven tonight?”