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By Any Means - XXVI: Like Old Times
Topic Started: Jul 26 2017, 08:04 PM (164 Views)
J. Mentez
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#ooc Working on a couple connected things in the midst. Bare with me I'm still trying to find the confidence I've lost.

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By Any Means - XXVI: Like Old Times
Sunday July 16, 2017
Los Angeles, California
12:28 am


It was rare due to the busy nature of both people involved. Very rare to catch them in the same room anymore. Rare to catch them even on the same page at points. Yet and still here we are stars aligning perfectly in the gym of one Phoenix Quagliaterre where Arkia Fisk-Jones flew in earlier in the weekend to workout with both 4CW Star Jair Hopkins and HKW Star Jason Mentez. The work on delayed slightly due to some emotions flaring. Jason found himself breaking down a little in front of Arkia only because she’s one of the few people in this world he can actually be himself with. Everyone else will judge or use his emotional nature against him. They’ll tease him. Wish worse for him or fake their love. These being things he didn’t need. He didn’t need people anymore. Only love. Loyalty. Things he was starting to realize he’d never get. Not where he was. It hurt because he only came here to help and realizing he wasn’t and in truth he wasn’t even necessary anymore made it hard for him to keep his mind. He wanted to be instrumental. Helpful. Then again maybe it just wasn’t ever his place to begin with no matter how hard he fought for it.

Jair and Jason were put through the workout of life and death and life again. Kia being known for driving you to the brink but you realize in the weeks after just how much progression that push gives. Come out stronger, sharper, and with more confidence and it truth Jason needed that right now. Too many people around him showing half step signs. Too many people around him he needed away from him. Too many people...loners never really like people. How did he even get here?


Arkia Fisk-Jones: Boy...wake up you out there again.

Arkia throws a towel his way hoping to open his senses a little more the towel hits his face and he simply just lets it fall to the floor. The drenching sweat continuing down his face now just hitting the towel. They worked into the deep hours of night Jason wanting to take this first time opportunity against Onyx Payne very seriously. No one took him seriously anymore, he understood why. His focus was in places it shouldn’t. Trying to meld in places he didn’t belong. He didn’t learn...He never learns. This one hurt even more because this time he actually knew and felt the difference in love. He felt the difference even if he misstepped or struggled there would only be a few. No matter what loyalty he tried to show he’d be wrong. He’d lose friends. He’d lose family. Only a couple really there. Maybe his sins. Maybe others. Fact is he no longer could care about it. It would only drag him down further. He’d do better with his time with what he can contro…

Arkia Fisk-Jones: Jason? After all the hell we just went through how do you still have time to think?

Jason Mentez: I’ve become pretty good at it. When you have time you tend to play with the mind.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: Driving yourself crazy you mean.

Arkia sits beside Jason realizing it was a harsh repeat of history for him. He already tried fitting in with a family before who ostracized him for attempting to do the right thing. Now once again he was paying the price it wasn’t fair. Life rarely is but she didn’t realize how bad it affected him until she saw him face to face. He was stressing. Everything. The pregnancy, the family, his status, his professional career going in flames...everything.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: You have to care about what you are only in control of Jason. Only that. Everything else is trivial. Here today, gone tomorrow. You mean to tell me you have these weekly sessions and still can’t find ease? Why are you driving yourself up the wall? What does it help?

Jason just sighs as he rubs his hands down his face. He looks around.

Jason Mentez: Where’d Jair go?

Arkia Fisk-Jones: He went to call Kandi and you know that, don’t deflect.

Jason Mentez: I don’t have control in anything Arkia. Don’t you see dis? My professional life all in the hands of whoever wants to drop me next. Only thing I’m good for there is to get back up to another ass whipping. To me, its fun...why not? The life I’ve lived I lowkey deserve it but that, brings stress to my pregnant...everything...she’s my everything. Who sits there and watches me get beat half to shit so how does that help her and our child’s growth? What the fuck am I doing to help honestly eh. I sat here and told you not to get close but you want to be all buddy buddy with Phoenix as if these people don’t hate me enuff!! You and Danielle just fucking me over worse than Mason Astor. It’s fucking Serai Daniela all over again. How in the fuck do I end up in these same situations? Why the fuck is it so much easier for everyone to hate me?

His voice raises up at the end as he points at Arkia know showing that same anger and frustration he had earlier between the ropes. Arkia sits there looking at him shaking her head.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: So you are mad at me for taking a job as Phoenix manager during the FAW tourname---

Jason Mentez: YES!! The fuck!? You act like you keep friendships. You dont! You fly in and out of peoples lives like the fucking wind. I was cool with you guys being ok in the beginning. Friends but not close. Then you had to start speaking to people spreading like you always do. I’m in a bad way here already just because I tried to defend you. Losing people left and right. Dani does that wild shit and because I’m her ‘brother’ I go down for murder too. It’s like the family I want I can’t have and the family I currently have wants me right back in the goddamn coma…The fuck yall want from me!?

Arkia starts then stops...allowing him to get his thoughts out into the open. Here she thought he let it all go among the mound of tears but alas there’s more.

Jason Mentez: I need you all to back up. All of you. Dani aint nothing but ungrateful anyway and after our talk she can get fucked for all I care. I still love you though. I really do. You the reason I’m still here no matter how many times I fuck up and life takes me. I’m just…I need you to back up please. Before these people actually try to kill me.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: Why stay anywhere that you are in danger Jason? That doesn’t make sense to me.

Jason sighs before picking up the towel and wiping his face.

Jason Mentez: Because I love her. So whatever I gotta do to keep her, I’ll do.

Arkia looks Jason in the eyes for a long time before shaking her head and getting out of the chair.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: More things change the more they stay the same. I’m not the source of your troubles Jason. Not even a percent. Remember...just think back. Even when you were having the troubles you were with that other one and her family. You still had a focus unparallel to the ring. You still had a drive unshaken by anyone or anything. I’ve been waiting. Hoping. Praying that this...accident...had not changed you. I considered it a phase, just something you need to get through. But if you become a man blaming numerous others for your current position in life. If you’ve become a man begging to get in somewhere he frankly might not belong like a punk outside some club…then that accident has changed you. And it has done so for the worst. I’m not your fucking therapist I’m not going to give you stickers and pats on the head talking about ‘good Jason’. You’ve already been emasculated enough to make me fucking sick.

Jason comes to his feet now with Arkia’s words pricking every side of him.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: What? You mad? What? What you gonna do? You sat here and just tried to blame me and Danielle for your bullshit. Man the fuck up honestly. I let you blurt it out. I let you cry it out. I’m not letting you blame it out. This is all fucking trivial. You telling me to back up but you think it’s honestly ok for you to push forward and try to dig deeper? Really? Dig deeper into the danger? Dig deeper with the people that don’t fuck with you while you push away the people that do even though we fight a little?! Everyone fights goddamn boy grow up!!

Jason keeps his eyes on Arkia as their faceoff becomes more intense which him bringing himself in closer.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: All that heavy breathing don’t mean shit to me Javier. You know that. People make mistakes. Only those who don’t care about you are willing to lose you. I’m not going anywhere no matter how much you try to push me away for people who thought you were the ‘bees nees’ for the moment and have since realized you just as fucked up as the rest of us. Welcome to life dumbass, its not luxurious. You love Tana. I support that through and through. I’m just explaining to you similarities. Things that happened just like before. This time you are making your choices and I’m not saving you from that. I refuse to. Even when it was just you...it was still us. You had two women in your life who would do and will still do anything for you.

Jason pssh’s off that comment as Arkia grips his white beater in anger.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: Pssh me again. Okay? Do it again. I know she aint the purest lily in the valley and can be fucked ten ways from Sunday but she will go to war for you. Period. Same you for her.

Jason Mentez: No. I’m not...allowing poison to ruin my future.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: ..You know what.. What future?! Tana’s kid? Cause all it takes it for them to muscle up. Then whose kid is it? More numbers more bodies. You can’t fight them all Javi. What if you make another mistake? Say the wrong thing again? Back the wrong person? What if you say hi instead of hello? Then what happens? You eggshell walking like a person half your fucking size. Who’s kid is that really hmm? Yeah, it’s yours I know she wouldn’t take you away from it but what happens if that’s out of her control too? It’s obvious control and singular thought isn’t something that is allowed around here. So again, what future? Your wrestling career? Hanging by a thread and you sitting here not giving even less of a care because you want to be Mr. Congeniality with everybody? Since when Jason? SINCE WHEN HAS THE LONER NEEDED PEOPLE!?? What the fuck is wrong with you Jason!? Where are you!?! Wake up!!

Jason doesn’t say anything just keeps his vision on Arkia Fisk-Jones’ green eyes. Arkia lets go of Jason’s white beater with a disgusted toss. A sigh faintly leaves his lips.

Jason Mentez: I don’t need. I want. I want things to be ok. That’s all I want.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: And I want a million just for the fuck of it Jason!! So what!? You know what I see? I see a defeated man. A piss poor excuse of one at that. Instead of fighting for what you want regardless of who it is...you just sit. Quiet. Pushing away people that tried to show you they cared even if they made their mistakes too. Cause you know how people are perfect and whatnot. Same mistakes you being hurt by, ironic isn’t it? Keep your love. Tana is a wonderful woman in my opinion. Phe, just as awesome really. I’m just saying fight for those worth it to you. My brother...what he do to you really Jason? Just spoke his truth which he’s a grown ass man allowed to do. Disagree fine but be an adult. People disagree. Danielle, yes I do agree that her choices have been far from stellar. Something you told her. Something I’ve told her. But we just throw how many years away? Why, because you both disagree...AGAIN? That’s you and hers issue I am only asking you to think about it. Emilio...ok yeah, he oversteps. He has DEFINITELY overstepped before but before HKW became what it is today. Before you all made it out of a hovel in Philly...that was a friend. Even with his bad choices and your bad choices. Either you need people or you don’t Jason. But don’t push those away for those willing to cause you harm or worse. You fighting a losing battle boy. Plain and simple. That’s not a worthwhile trade and I apologize. I do. I apologize for not listening to you. That’s from the deepest parts of my heart. You are right, I shouldn’t have got involved. I thought, I don’t know...I thought it was different this time. I was wrong and I’m sorry.

Arkia grabs him by the shoulders shaking him slightly as if wanting so bad to get through to him.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: Just don’t turn around and not listen to me either and end up in a worse position than you are now. I remember when you first came to me in Milwaukee...right after you got the final signatures for the properties. Right when you are on the highest cloud I ever seen in your business accolades. To be drug so low. I NEVER...want to see you that low again. I don’t care who it’s for. If you have to leave here for awhile, do it. Just make sure you keep tight as you can with the ones you love. Fight for what you want Jason. If you are willing to sit in the danger at least be a little dangerous yourself you know? You know I have no problem watching the kids. Your Mom with her retirement. Your brothers adore them. Tame doesn’t fit you. You look like shit. In the ring and outside of it. I’m sitting here and telling you I will listen to you. I’ll do exactly as you asked keep it business as far as here is concerned. I don’t want anything coming to you and in truth Tana either. I’m good at that. I taught you that. At the same time I’m begging you to come back to you. YOU...the real you. Not this guy trying to pacify everyone. Fact is, you can’t please everyone. Why the fuck are you trying? No wonder you going nuts. I would too.

Arkia points to his temple.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: For all that damage the accident caused. There’s still a sharp mind in there Javi. The same sharp mind that pulled that 3 expansion props for the gym. The same sharp mind that reached accomplishments before anyone else. That same sharp mind and body that brought you a Hall of Fame recognition looong before I ever saw mine. The same sharp mind that does not become a lap dog yipping lowly. I don’t care how you do it Jason. I’d rather you do it carefully. I’d rather you be smart. But this ‘world peace’ kick? Kill it. It’s not going to happen. That is a fucking fantasy. Keep what is in your control. Let go of everything else because there’s nothing you can fucking do about it. Nothing!...it is out of your control. AND…

WHAP!! Arkia smacks him right upside that same temple making him crook back his neck a bit and he grims her in return but it wears off quickly.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: Get back to the ring. Focus on your career. Yes enjoy love, enjoy live but before any and all of this...you was a goddamn wrestler out of Queens. Just..just be a fucking wrestler out of Queens. Please? I’m serious.

Jason just nods looking down disappointed in himself Arkia just pulls him in for a hug.

Arkia Fisk-Jones: I love you. I just want you to see beyond everyone smiling at you because in truth they are laughing at you.

Jason Mentez: I know Mom. I know. Not anymore.

Jason wraps his arms around Arkia in the embrace finally.

Jason Mentez: Just like old times...you beat my ass and then yell at me.

He chuckles and smiles at that.

Jason Mentez: Just like old times.


Edited by J. Mentez, Jul 26 2017, 08:11 PM.
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