Post by Kris Titan on Sept 18, 2010 10:55:03 GMT -6
--From the private Journal of Kristina Titania
So maybe this isn't what I had in mind when I wanted to do something 'different'.
But what can I say? I'm like a cat with ADD and wrestling seemed like something I could immerse myself into without losing who I really am. It was either this or cocaine, and let me tell you this; cocaine does NOTHING for my complexion. And health, that too, but seriously, I wanna keep my skin clean and I hear cocaine does terrible things for it. Or maybe I was lied to just to keep me off the stuff. Either way, it worked. Kris Titan will remain drug free for now, except maybe the occasional hits off of the bong...which isn't all that illegal.
And since my parents died a month or so ago, I'm the head of a multi-billion dollar corporation. I don't have to do **** for the rest of my life. Truth be told, though, I don't want it. I'm 19, I ain't ready for this crap!! And I let them know to, the peeps that wanted me to be a figurehead or something. I don't want this. I'm having a hard enough time dealing with my parents being gone without worrying about how the fiscal year is gonna end or who to lay off because their performance is bad. So I'm letting other, more experienced people handle that while I go kill myself in the ring. Hey, I've never wrestled a day in my life but I know martial arts. A little. I can handle myself!!
Because I'm gonna be off on my own now. There's no safety net under me like there was when my parents were around. No one to bail me out of whatever jam I happen to be in at the time, no one to give me advice or tell me what to do. And while, yes, some would consider several billion dollars a heck of a 'safety net', those people didn't have the magnificent parents I did. Or maybe they did and I can't sympathize, whatever, but with them being gone I feel more lost then ever. And while sometimes I feel like dying a little, I won't let that show to the world. I won't let them see the weakness the boils inside because that would ruin my image, the image I've worked so hard to keep up since my parents died.
So no weakness. No crying. I gotta treat nCw like a prison; beat the **** out of someone the first day or risk becoming someone's bitch. Or, failing that, fighting like a madwoman to earn the respect of the people that will soon be my fellow superstars. Reach for nothing less, my father once told me, then the sky itself. And if life will let you, make your place in heaven with your own sweat and blood. So maybe I am alone, now. But at least I have their memories, and at least I have their strength.
I'll never give up. Not yet.
Voice: I just don't see why you have to do this.
(A man is seeing following around Kris, who's packing various clothing into a suitcase, followed by several maids in the classic outfits who are helping her. The Japanese woman shakes her head at the man before waving him off.)
Kris Titan: I don't see why you would. I gotta do this for me. And stop trying to convince me otherwise.
(The man stops in his tracks and purses his lips for a moment before holding up a paper in his hand and waving it around like a madman.)
Man: But wrestling? Surely there are other pursuits you can take!! What would your father think?!
(The room comes to a complete halt for a moment before Kris waves her hand, sending the maids back to their job of packing up Kris' belongings. Said woman turns to the man and crosses her arms, giving a exasperated sigh.)
Kris Titan: Look...it's nothing you would understand Saito. You made this company with my father, you helped him build this from the ground up. And if this were a movie, I would be taking over the business and you, the close friend, would be trying to murder me.
(The man called Saito turns red for a moment and opens his mouth to retaliate but Kris waves her hand, cutting him off.)
Kris Titan: I'm jus saying you should be happy. This way you get to do what you want and I get to do what I want. I changed my name and no one knows my real one. Besides, you think anyone'll remember the Corporate Princess? It was my parents that got all the attention, you know. I was the brat they lugged around and occasionally got out of trouble.
(Saito's face softened a bit as he sighed. He held up the paper in his hand and looked it over once more before folding it up and putting it in his pocket.)
Saito: Words cannot describe how happy I am for you, then. You have your father's determination and your mother's looks. I knew from the beginning I wouldn't be able to talk you out of this.
(The raven haired woman lets out a very unladylike snort before continuing her task of packing up her clothing.)
Kris Titan: Then why try? Besides, I would think that as the head of my father and mother's company that you would send some underling to do this, not you personally.
(The older Japanese man sighs and crosses his arms.)
Saito: It's not like that. I've known you since you were born. I've changed your diapers!! I just wants what's best for you but I know how to concede defeat. Your father was the same way and most of the decisions I couldn't talk him out of made him the most money. If it were up to me...well, we wouldn't have been nearly as successful.
(Kris eyes the man for a second before turning her attention back to her clothes.)
Kris Titan: You don't give me much confidence, Saito.
(Although her tone is teasing, Saito turns slightly red before smirking and sticking out his tongue in a childish manner.)
Saito: Your father is...was the best. He taught me much, you know. Many of our last business dealings in the past ten years were done together with mutual agreements. We always used to drink to that, you know, when we agreed on something. It's a wonder we didn't become alcoholics...
(He stops for a moment and looks away, a heavy frown on his face. Recognizing someone whose wounds were as fresh as hers, Kris says nothing and continues her packing as she waits for the moment to pass. She'd had many a moment like this by herself, but she was free to cry then. But ever since she changed her name? No more. But Saito had known her father since they were school boys. It would take much longer for him to grieve his passing. When the older man cleared his throat, Kris looked up and smiled at him.)
Saito: Anyways...I'm here for you. You know that, right?
Kris Titan: Of course I do.
Saito: Good...
(He stood there for a moment, as if unsure what to do before he stepped forward and placed a hand on the young woman's shoulder. He smiled genuinely, something that very few people saw outside of her family. He leaned forward and kissed her forehead before standing up straight and giving her a thumbs up.)
Saito: Good luck...Kristina.
(He walked out of the room with a tight power stride, a walk that reminded Kris much of her father. She smiled and looked around, the maids all around the room staring at her before she slightly narrowed her eyes. Almost instantly they were back on track packing up her clothes and she smiled. She may have inherited her father's determination, but everyone knew she also inherited her mother's famous temper.)
Voice: Ojou-sama?
(Kris tilted her head to the side to see the person that was talking to her. It was a maid, more specifically the one her parents had assigned to her when she was little. They had both grown up together and she knew Kris better then anyone else in the world...well, now that her parents were gone anyways. Kris nodded to the woman and smiled. She was about 5'10", making her taller then Kris' 5'5".)
Kris Titan: Mai, if you insist on coming with me you have to call me by my name. My legal name.
Mai: Of course. But I think Kris should indulge me a little, if we're by ourselves.
(Her pout almost made Kris give in but she shook her head anyways.)
Kris Titan: Nope, not even a little.
Mai: If Kris insists.
(But Kris could tell the older woman was a little upset by it. Still, Kris put her foot down at formal titles in general, especially since she'd known Mai her whole life. Despite Mai being her personal maid, Kris treated her more like a sister then anything else and was often jealous of her looks, seeing as Mai was a bit more...developed. Especially in the chest region, but Mai was vastly superior to most in that area. Vastly.)
Kris Titan: Don't be mad. You wanted to come along and Puppy Dog Pouted your way to coming with me. I don't see why you have any room to be mad considering I was going to let you live your life away from serving me or my family.
(Mai frowned a bit, an action that Kris caught but said nothing about.)
Mai: But I like serving Kris and Kris' family. I couldn't imagine doing anything else.
(The comment made Kris shrug and continue packing.)
Kris Titan: Well, whatever. Come on, let's get this crap packed and moved.
(Mai nodded, bowed and soon began barking orders to the other maids in her soft tone, a feat Kris thought impossible if she hadn't seen Mai do it several thousand times in her life. Still, it was effective and they were up and packed in no time.)
Oh, did I say I was by myself? I lied.
I'm happy I have one friend with me, at least.
-Kris Titan