Jonathan Storm: Huh?

Woman: Hi.

Storm: It's okay...I can get up...

Storm: Don't worry, I'm not drunk...I just ruined my first drink of the night.

Storm: I just got out of the hospital...I had a rough night.

Woman: I know. I saw the Pay-Per-View. Congrats on the win, though.

Storm: Are you a wrestling fan?

Woman: Um, not really. Just a HWF fan.

Storm: Oh...it must not be my dashing good looks then...I look like hell. *chuckles*

Woman: *blushes* Oh, how rude of me. I haven't introduced myself. I'm Helena, Inferna's close friend.

Storm: Oh...I'm...I guess you know who I am.

Helena: *shy giggle* Yeah.

Storm: I hope she got all her stuff...and that car I left for her in the driveway...and the flowers, and the....

Storm: Well...I tried. I guess she's not coming back.

Storm: Storm: Yeah...I'm sorry for looking so gross right now.

Helena: It's okay. I don't think you look that bad.

Storm: I look better when I'm not wrestling...or when I'm on the beach surfing. *laughs*

Storm: Does it really look that bad, Helena?

Helena: What? No! What makes you think that?

Storm: You keep looking at me, and then turning away as if I'm blinding you.

Helena: It's not that, it's just... I gotta go.

Storm: You know...you could stay, Helena. I just got my jeep back from the shop...some asshole kicked my lights in.

Helena: I'm sorry to hear that.

Storm: Storm: What can I say? Some people are jealous. Others? They just don't understand me sometimes. I don't think Suzy ever did, but I'm coming to learn that a lot now.

Helena: Anyway, I should go. I don't want to bother you anymore.

Storm: I could buy you a drink...

Helena: I would like that.

Storm: Yeah...that'd be nice. I don't normally drink at all, actually. Darrin and I will fish out on my boat, and have some Pepsi, listening to the Angels game.

Helena: I have never been too much of a drinker, either.

Storm: Drinking is overrated. I have more fun in my recording studio than I do at a kegger.

Helena: *groans* A kegger? I haven't been to one of those since I was in high school.

Storm: I hit one a few weeks ago with an HWF pal...but I felt weird. You wouldn't believe it, but I'm a HUGE introvert once you get to know me.

Helena: I wouldn't mind getting to know you.

Storm: Well...feel free to ask me anything. I'm sure Suzy may have mentioned some of my 'not so stellar' moments.

Storm: Something wrong?

Helena: You are going to talk about Suzy and "not so stellar" moments? I could fill a book with all she's done in the last couple of months.

Storm: Suzy's a nice girl...but I think she's so confused, the map of her brain reads like a labrynth.

Helena: That's just it. I don't know if Suzy is really a nice girl. She used to be, but I don't think she is anymore.

Storm: I had so many things I should've said to her after I got the note she was moving...but I'm too nice to say things like that.

Helena: You didn't deserve to have her do to you what she did.

Storm: Of course I do...I guess I just didn't give enough. I asked a lot of her...to be my lover...my friend...my partner in The Inner Circle. It was wrong of me.

Helena: You don't understand, do you? She played you. You could have given her the world, and she still would have done what she did. She takes and takes and gives nothing back.

Storm: How could she have played me? I think I could've seen that. She always listened to my CD, she traveled with me. I think the only times we weren't together is when I went fishing with Darrin, or even when I was at the baseball field with Davison.

Helena: It was all a game to her. You were just a toy that she manipulated to get what she wanted, which was a spot in the tournament.

Storm: Oh...

Helena: I'm sorry, I thought you should know.

Storm: Well...I guess I deserve it...if you can't tell by watching, I'm not the greatest guy on the planet.

Helena: Don't say that. People can't expect you to be this awesome guy with all the horrible stuff that's been happening to you lately.

Storm: Wait...how'd you know about everything?

Helena: Well, Suzy, kind of, told me.

Storm: How much did she say?

Helena: She told me about what happened with your wife and some about your family.

Storm: It's more than that, kiddo...I dunno...I think I was born to deal with strife.

Storm: Trust me...I'm still nothing special. Take the crown and the contract away, and I'm just another kid living in a big home with big toys.

Storm: I have the knack of letting people down and hurting my friends. I think Darrin's a bit worse for the wear.

Helena: I'm sure he'll understand that you did what you had to do.

Storm: Yeah...besides, *chuckles* he got me pretty good too.

Storm: You have beautiful eyes, Helena.

Helena: Thank you.

Storm: They're the nicest pair I've ever seen...ever.

Helena: That's sweet of you to say, but they're just ordinary.

Storm: No they're not...you're an extraordinary person, Helena...I like that.

Helena: I'm glad, because I like you.

Storm: Oh? How so?

Helena: You just seem like a wonderful person and if I had been Suzy or your wife, I would have never done anything to give you up.

Storm: I guess you don't know me that well. Like I said, I tend to take a lot more than I give.

Helena: I don't believe that.

Storm: What makes you so sure?

Helena: I've seen what a truly horrible person acts like, and you don't act like that.

Storm: What? You spent two weeks around my brother Corey?

Helena: No, I was actually talking about Suzy.

Storm: What did she do to you?

Helena: She's destroyed my self-esteem, she's ruined countless of relationships of mine, and she still keeps me around to make her feel good.

Storm: I have no idea what she's said to you, Helena...but you're a beautiful woman with lots to offer this world...and a girl with fantastic potential.

Helena: Really?

Storm: Sure...you seem to have infinite patience. People in this world seem to lack that these days...it's quite sad.

Helena: It sure is.

Storm: I'm not as patient...I was back in high school, but I now just try to keep pace with the world around me.

Helena: I see.

Storm: I think I need to take a week off...if only to actually slow life down for a while. I miss going to Angels games and Disneyland. Did you know for my birthday, I bought season tickets for myself, and I've only gone once?

Helena: That's terrible.

Storm: Eh...I'm on the road most of the time. I don't know why I buy them.

Storm: So...tell me more about you. I'm interested.

Helena: Me? There's nothing really to tell. I've lived a pretty normal life.

Storm: I'm sure you have something interesting to tell.

Helena: Not really. The only exciting thing is when I was a model right after high school. That's where I met Suzy.

Storm: I can easily believe that you were a model...a wonderful face, pretty eyes...yeah, I see it.

Helena: Are you kidding? I'm nothing special.

Storm: Well, if you didn't think you were special before, you are now. You can tell your friends you kissed the King of Violence.

Helena: No, I can't.

Helena: Now, I can.

Storm: So...should I have brought my polaroid for preserving the memory? Because now I feel special.

Helena: Not as special as I do, I bet.

Storm: Oh?

Helena: Yeah.

Storm: I can't help but feel partially responsible for all this tonight.

Helena: What do you mean?

Storm: Well...I did begin to think that I wanted to make sure you had a fun time tonight...and it looks like you're having fun now.

Helena: I definitely am.

Storm: So...you ever had dinner with a king?

Storm: Well...it seems my evening's free tomorrow night...around eight o'clock...I'll make it a royal decree if I have to...*smiles*

Helena: You won't have to. I'd love to.

Storm: If you don't mind, I think I'll leave the cape and crown at home...

Helena: I don't mind.

Storm: Well, I can finish the night off with a wonderful chariot ride.

Helena: That sounds nice.

Storm: Well, technically it's a jeep with a rust issue. I haven't bought a new car since high school.

Helena: *giggling* That's okay. I've never had a car of my own.

Storm: I had one given to me by the HWF, as part of winning the tournament...it's this nice BMW. I'll never drive it...I get all these things I'll never use.

Storm: You can come raid my house for anything you like or need.

Helena: Oh no, I'm not like that. I have what I need, thank you.

Storm: I insist...what is it going to do in my place? I don't have anyone else who needs anything...I just spend my time giving. Like I have a charity event this week. I helped build a skateboarding park in Anaheim.

Helena: Really, I don't need anything. Honestly.

Storm: You're too modest.

Helena: I just don't want you to think that I'm like that.

Storm: I couldn't think that. I'm a strong believer that there's good in everybody.

Helena: I wish I could believe that.

Storm: Sometimes, it's just harder to find. If you would've gotten to know me a few weeks ago, you'd have a difficult time seeing it in me, but I think I'm changing...and I like that a lot.

Helena: I'm glad.

Storm: *checking his watch* Wow...can you believe it's 4 AM already?

Helena: Really? Already? Wow, time sure does fly.

Storm: If you still want to, I know this nice place up here in Canada that you can see the sunrise from.

Helena: Mmmm, I haven't seen the sunrise in so long.

Storm: Well...once again, the HWF put me up in this fantastic suite down the block...I'm game for watching it if you are.

Helena: Definitely. If you could stand my company for a little while longer.

Storm: I love company...especially when they're smart, pretty, and an HWF fan.

Storm: I told you it was beautiful.

Helena: Wow, you were right.

Storm: I'd seriously trade it all for one day of having absolutely nothing to do though. Six years, and I'm always somewhere every day.

Helena: I'm sorry.

Storm: Well...I'll do something I've never done before today.

Storm: Hello...Sterling? It's Jon. Yeah...I'm taking the day off...I need to sleep. Why haven't I?

Storm: Have you ever tried to sleep with all those cuts on your back? I'll call you in the afternoon.

Helena: Tired?

Storm: Yeah...I guess this is the part where I sound like an ass. I'm sleepy...but you're welcome to stay and make yourself comfortable. I'm sure I'll be up before 3 PM.

Helena: I should be going. I'm a bit tired too and I need my sleep.

Storm: G'night, Helena...feel free to give me a call here at the hot....zzzzz....