Thursday, October 27, 2011

WF: Randy, Vampire

Randy, Vampire
By Saylor

I don’t think anybody’s ever guessed my secret. I’ve been extremely discreet and I’ve kept all my business behind closed doors. It’s a whole other life than I lived before, one with more vivid colors, more energy, less pain and fewer fuck-ups. I love this life and I cherish the one who gave it to me.

I’m talking about Jericho, of course, the lovely vampire who brought me over. I owe him for that, and I can’t wait to see him again. I’m no longer bound to him, though. I’m free to do whatever and fuck whomever I want. It’s a sweet existence.

It’s great being ‘undead’, as some fans have called us. It’s not exactly like that, but I accept that term. Technically, I never died, so I guess ‘undead’ is a fair assessment of my condition.

My skin doesn’t sparkle in the sunlight like the Twilight vamps, but it does have a subtle iridescent, preternatural glow. That tells me that Stephenie Meyer did some real research when writing her characters. Unlike the popular consensus of vamp-fiction, I won’t wither away in the sun, and I certainly won’t burst into flames. I might turn a little pink with prolonged exposure, but I’ll get over it. I’m resilient, like all vampires, which means I heal really fucking fast.

I keep my blood lust to myself – well, except for my buddy Juan, sworn to secrecy, who works at the slaughter house in St. Louis. I visit him twice a week. He lets me in the back door after hours, then leaves me alone while I devour the great quantities of cow blood he saved from that day’s kills. I hate that the poor cows had to die, but it wasn’t me who killed them. I’m just scavenging the blood that would’ve gone down the drain, anyhow. For me, it’s sustenance. I survive because animals died. I can’t dwell on it. It’s just the way things have to be.

I never killed a human. In fact, I never even fed from a human. I’ve drunk so much cow blood that nothing else would taste right. I’d have to mix hot sauce in it or something. I still count myself as a human, so I have to try to blend in.

Friday night, we had a special house show for New Orleans. Vampire City, USA. According to Jericho, more vampires reside in New Orleans than any other US town, the largest population reportedly in Paris, France. Anne Rice had that shit right. She had quite a few things right about our kind. My theory? Anne’s a vampire. But don’t quote me on that. I’ve been wrong before. I’ll know if I ever get to meet her in person.

We do recognize each other. Vamp-dar is real, but I rarely connect with any of my kindred because I have so little in common with them. Most of them look upon me the way meat-eaters look on vegetable enthusiasts. Because of my unwillingness to drink human blood, I’m an oddity to vamps. I truly empathize with vegans, but I don’t have as much trouble seeking out stores that sell quinoa or bulgar.

My life is basically simple, and as time passes, I’m liking it more and more. When I first became a vampire back in 2006, I was cocky, brash and full of myself. My transformation was humbling at first, but it also empowered me. My mind, my senses, my body and all other aspects of me were suddenly sharper. I gained strength, speed, agility and clarity. In time, I became a super being with abilities I’d only dreamed of before. I was no longer the ‘Legend Killer’. As my new enhanced persona emerged, I became ‘The Viper’, and I flourished. In a short time, I was the best-known wrestler in the world. Life got intensely more interesting.

I didn’t let my success or my popularity go to my head. I saw that happen too many times, and it’s always a mistake. When I’m among fans, friends and co-workers, I’m just plain ol’ Randy, Cowboy Bob Orton’s boy.

I prowl, but not for blood. I prowl for sex, specifically for men, because, at the risk of grossing out those prone to queasiness, a little snack of hot, protein-rich sperm tides me over until my next visit to the slaughter house. Yep. I woulda yucked, too, in my pre-vampire days.

In the New Orleans arena, my hunger was more vivid than usual. I didn’t know if it was because of our location, where other ‘undead’ were very close, maybe even in attendance, or if I’d worked a little harder than normal and just needed a boost. Whatever it was, I was hungry, and a little lonely.

I started out on my prowl backstage. It was never difficult to find a guy who’d sit still for a blowjob, but I was particular. If a guy was a whore, I wanted nothing to do with him. Funny, since I feel pretty whorish myself sometimes.

My match was last, so I had time. I found CM Punk taping up his wrists, and watched him in silence for a few minutes before I approached. He was preoccupied, absorbed in his own private thoughts. At that point, I really wished I had Twilight vampire Edward’s mind-reading power so I could tell what was on Punk’s mind. Unfortunately, when I wanted to know what a person was thinking, I had to ask them, and then take their word for it. If they lied, I couldn’t tell. And that was probably for the best.

I stepped out from my hiding place, a ready smile on my face. Punk smiled back. “Hey, what’s up?” I asked casually.

“Alberto del Rio,” he answered, indicating the path to the ring.

“Right now?” I hoped not.

He glanced at the clock. “About thirty minutes,” he said.

“So you have a couple of minutes?”

“Sure.” He hoisted his narrow ass up on a stack of crates that made him have to look down at me, but I had his full attention. “What’s going on?”

I moved closer, cupped his knees and pushed them slightly apart. “Want a blowjob?” I asked.

He laughed shortly, then sobered. “You serious?”

“Hell, yeah, I’m serious,” I said, trying to make myself look deadly serious.

He looked nervous. “Um, well…” His eyes shot past me at our surroundings. “Somebody could walk right…”

“We could go into one of the dressing rooms, lock the door,” I suggested.

He hesitated, then nodded. “Okay, yeah.” He hopped down from the crates and followed me down the hallway to an empty dressing room.

When we were inside and the door was locked, I pushed his back against the door, fell to my knees in front of him and yanked his trunks down to his thighs. Without a pause, I took his already burgeoning dick in my mouth and began sucking him. His knees went weak, but I held him up.

“Oh, shit, Randy,” he moaned. “Oh, fuck!”

I continued to suck, pumping the base of his cock with my right hand, my left hand massaging his butt cheek. My fingers dipped into his crack and ran the length of it. I found his asshole and gently prodded the tip of my index finger in.

I wanted him to come. I wanted him to explode in my mouth, give me all he had, fast.

Seconds later, he came with a guttural groan, and I deep-throated him, keeping him deep until he was done. When he collapsed a little, I took my mouth off him, carefully wiped him clean and pulled his trunks back into place. Then I stood, took him in my arms and held him for a few minutes, let him rest on me until he was strong enough to stand on his own again.

He was trembling. “Shit, Randy,” he said.

“You said that already,” I said, chuckling.

“Can I return the favor?” he offered.

I drew back and stared at him. “You want to? Really?”

“Well, yeah. Of course,” he said.

I nodded. Very interesting. Punk had a reputation for being mouthy, but he was hot. It’d be nice to have a steady guy and not have to go prowling for a while. I smiled at him, and when I did, he put both arms around my neck and kissed me right on the lips.

The kiss took me off guard, but I liked it. It gave me hope, caused a strange sensation of happiness in my chest. I kissed him back.

When he looked down my body toward my cock, I shook my head. “Later,” I said. “After the show.”

He kissed me again. “Share a room tonight?”

“Yes, definitely,” I agreed hastily.

What had I just lucked into? A good friendship, a sweet romance, a steady lover, maybe even a life-partner? The future looked good.

When he kissed me again, I gave him a long, deep kiss and held him tight until his match was called.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Triple H, Life Gone Bad

Triple H, Life Gone Bad

Some mornings, when I first open my eyes, the world looks rosy, but after a few minutes up and about, reality sets in. The world is a horrible, unkind place. No matter how optimistic I try to be, deep down I know there are no real people. Kindness doesn’t exist. Gentleness, politeness, compassion and consideration were someone’s cruel jokes.

Out of despair, out of isolation, out of oppression march the grim muses. Muses that bite. Fearless, unshakable muses that keep me company when the people who pretend to be civil ignore me and sneer at me.

I write to occupy my mind and to leave behind the people who have their own agenda. I’m only essential to them when they need something I ordinarily provide. I’m an entertainer, a servant and a provider. I’m not much else.

It’s impossible to be depressed if you work hard, but what’s wrong with me isn’t depression. It’s reality. It’s not an imagined condition. It’s the way the world is. I should know. I’ve tried. I’ve put myself out there and been snubbed when I was reaching out.

People who pretended to be my friends either tried to take advantage of me or became convinced that I was whacked, so they were repelled. I had to be okay with that. I just went with it.

Everybody knows the good die young while assholes live forever. Which should I be? I don’t want to die. Even though the world is shit and people give me constant misery, I can still enjoy my writing. I can read about that false love that’s so popular with the American culture. I can play app games on my laptop and exchange text messages from my pseudo-friends. It doesn’t have to be the worst of the worst. When one thing fails, you move on to the next. That’s the way I handle it.

My eyes are getting bad, so in private, I put on reading glasses and read my ever-present paperback mystery novels. I could read Tom Clancy thrillers forever. Dean Koontz, Stephen King, John Grisham, James Patterson, John Sanderson, they’re my friends, my companions, my entertainment. They’re my salvation.

Though he was a pain the ass, I miss Shawn. Above all the rest, he was fun. He listened, laughed and offered kind-hearted words when I needed them most. I won’t live in the past, so I’ll move on, but friendless.

Writing story-lines has become part of my daily routine. It keeps me busy, but too often, true situations comes out in the manufacturing of feuds. I wish they were only stories.

Too often, it’s too real.

My thoughts were interrupted by CM Punk, who wandered into my private space unannounced. On his face was a smirk, as usual. “Hey, Trips, what’s shakin’?” he greeted mildly.

“My hands,” I quipped. “In anticipation of what you’ve come here to tell me.”

“Funny,” he said. “I’m actually thinking about coming out of the closet.”

I snorted. “Out of the closet? I thought you came out already. In fact, you kicked the door off the hinges on your way out! Nobody doubts your sexual persuasion anymore.”

“Really? I thought I was being discreet.” He tapped his cheek with one finger, pondering. “So, what’re you doing?”

“I’m busy being crazy,” I said. “So state your case and vamoose.”

“Hey, you’re not the only one,” he said, waving it off. “I’m a fucking lunatic.”

“Tell me more,” I encouraged dryly.

“Until recently, I was going through this period of doing everything to keep from causing trouble.”

I shook my head. “I must’ve missed that. You’ve always been way more trouble than you’re worth.”

“No, I was doing everything. I cut off my hair. I ate less, took up less space. I didn’t infringe on anybody else’s goods. I was being really selfless.”

“Well, I see you got over it.” I turned my back to him and studied my words on the laptop’s screen. “Are you planning to make a big announcement about being gay or did you want the camera to catch you in the act of fucking some guy?”

He was quiet, so I turned back to see his face. It was stricken. “Neither,” he said quietly. “I just kinda wanted to hint at it a little.”

I wanted to be smug, but his reaction made him look vulnerable and scattered. Before I could stop myself, I reached out and hugged him. “Sorry,” I said. “Don’t mind me. I’m an asshole.”

He laughed nervously and hugged me back. “I’m good with that. I’ve put up with assholes so long I don’t think I’d feel right if somebody was suddenly nice to me.”

“Yeah, me, either,” I said. I closed the laptop and grabbed my coat. “Come on. Let’s go get something to eat. I’m buying.”

“What are we going to talk about?” he asked.

I locked the door behind us. “Maybe about how crazy we are,” I suggested.

His smile was nice. I felt unreasonable optimism, and I accepted that.



Thursday, October 20, 2011

WF: Justin, Traveling

Justin, Traveling
By Saylor 


India had been an all-new experience. Wrestling in their crowded arena had given some of my peers a slightly different perspective, especially when one man had challenged the sacred icons of their nation. Heeling out took on a whole new meaning when Mark Henry had waddled his fat ass to the ring eating a hamburger. He was attacked by a barrage of drink cups and wadded up papers. If they'd been allowed guns and knives, they'd have killed him. 

You don't fuck with people's sacred shit. You don't eat a cow in front of them. 

Mark was a little rattled by their violent reaction. The rest of us were subdued, at least until the airplane was high in the air. We took it as a lesson.

Russia was the next stop. I wondered what practices were forbidden there. As we traveled, I Googled Russia's religions and taboos. It seemed they, like the USA and my home country of South Africa, had no particular beliefs. Mark could eat a twenty ounce porterhouse steak in the middle of the ring there with no blowback. Awesome. 

Why wasn't the Creative Team doing this homework for us? The talent was supposed to wrestle, not have to worry about the shit-storm every time we happened to take a bite out of somebody's sacred fucking hamburger. Gah. 

My mom would kick my ass for dissing other people's religions. But unlike her, I'm not devout and I'm something of a smartass, so I hope no little wrestling fans are planning to follow my idiotic example. 

When the plane landed in Moscow, I realized another thing I should've checked while I was online. The fucking weather report. It was freezing! My coat was buried deep in one of my bags in the cargo hold, so I stood there with the other dumbasses who'd made the same mistake, hopping from foot to foot to generate heat while the baggage people took their sweet time sorting out our shit.

Damn, they were slow! When I finally got my hands on my bag, my fingers were too cold to unzip it. Clumsily, I got my thermal coat out and shrugged into it, wrapped myself in its warmth. The shuttle arrived with a screech. Inside, seated on the side-facing seats, I was soon uncomfortably warm. I sat wedged between Christian and Randy Orton, staring out at the passing scenery I could see through the frosted-over window.

"So, you and your little band of misfits against me and my cronies?" Seamus said, wearing a smile that curled around his face to those big, white ears of his. "We'll have a blast, we will."

I grinned at him, wishing he'd get out in the sun a couple of hours. The colors of humans on earth was everything from pale pink to black. Seamus couldn't be from earth. He wasn't just white – he was fucking translucent! Seated next to Mark Henry, he looked like an apparition. "We'll kick your asses," I promised him.

"You can keep on dreamin', baby boy," he said without missing a beat.

I nodded in that friendly way we usually converse. "Fuck you, Irishman."

"No, African, I'll be fuckin' you," he warned, still smiling benignly. "Whenever and wherever possible."

I could feel my face turn beet red, my eyes unable to hold his gaze. Suddenly, my iPod was the most interesting thing on earth. `Freebird' by Lynard Skynard was playing, one of my favorite songs. 

^^

During our match that night, Seamus managed to get his hands on me a lot. He didn't exactly grope me. I was relieved he had some amount of discretion, but his fingers managed to tweak my nipples several times. By the end of the match, I was feeling frustrated and a little pissed off. 

I waited until we were on the shuttle, on our way back to the hotel before I addressed him. "You're a very tall cunt," I said in my surliest voice. "Bad Irishman!"

"Sorry," he said unapologetically. "I couldn't resist. You're too cute."

"Cute? What?"

"Yeah, cute. You're adorable."

I scratched my head, trying to think of a witty comeback, but nothing came to me. I yawned and pulled on my cap, crossed my arms over my chest and closed my eyes. "Not happening tonight," I said gruffly.

"That's fine," he said. "I'll wait."

We were leaving in the morning and didn't have another show scheduled until Monday night, six days away. I had plenty of time to think about his offer, if you could call it an offer. There was a lot to consider since I wasn't promiscuous. I'd been a loner for quite a while. I hadn't heard his terms. I never liked casual situations, but then again, it was vain to assume every guy wanted a long-term relationship. I wasn't sure I was ready for that, either, especially not sure about one with Seamus.

Not that he wasn't nice and not that he wasn't handsome enough. He had a natural gentle power that made me feel safe in his presence. I wasn't exactly a damsel in distress, but if I could definitely visualize him as my Prince Charming.

I peeped at him to see that he'd turned his attention to an e-reader from his bag. He liked to read, like me. That was a plus.

I didn't want to get my hopes too high, so I pushed the entire issue out of my mind and forced myself to try to remember all the words to `Freebird'.