A/N: The following story starts to take place end of July 2001. I'm going to try my hardest to remember when certain storylines started for the WWF and shit. Cause to be honest with you, I don't really remember. I own no one but Hope. Lizzie is owned by GoddessInBondage, of course. Ummm, I think that's about it. Hope ya'll like it!! Oh, and EVERYONE go read and review GoddessInBondage's story Resurrected Halo cause if ya'll don't then she won't continue it and then I won't get to read any more of it! lol AND I REALLY LIKE IT!! lol

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She groaned as the sun light hit her face. She felt like she had just gone to sleep and in reality, she had. She rolled over in her twin bed and expected to see the baby face of her twin brother in the bed next to her's. Instead she saw a pile of blankets and pillows. He had done it again. He'd left early in the morning without saying goodbye. He'd been doing this about 6 years now. She should have been used to it, but they were so close.

It was customary for them to spend the last nite he was home in their childhood room together. Although they were 23 and he had now been living in his own home for a few years now. They were the best of friends, doing everything together, sharing everything, practically attached at the hip.

They were identical twins in every sense. In fact the only major difference was the fact that they were different sexes. They had the same color emerald green eyes with hazel speckles. Their hair was the same length and color, a little past the shoulders and a reddish orange color, though that's not their original color. They were both fairly tall, he standing about 6'1" and she at about 5'7".

She rolled onto her back and threw off the covers. Groaning more she slid out of her bed and stretched. She slowly descended the stairs and walked into the kitchen where her father sat reading the paper.

"Morning sweetie," he said setting down the paper.

Leaning down she kissed his cheek. "Mornin Daddy," she yawned.

"Late nite with your brother?"

"Yeah and I see he left again without saying goodbye!"

"You know Jeff will call you later, Hope," he laughed watching her pour a cup of coffee.

"Still, he could say goodbye. It wouldn't kill him," she pouted.

"Well, Matt tried to say goodbye, but you were sleeping like a rock."

"Well Jeff kept me up till 4 this mornin," she replied before making her way into the living room. She settled herself on the couch and flipped on the t.v. where she watched some old wrestling tapes.

Ever since she could remember her and her brothers watched wrestling. Once they figured they were old enough they started mimicking what they saw on t.v. She never wanted to be a wrestler, not like her brothers anyways. She always worked with them and tried to help them achieve their dreams of being WWF superstars. Their father never really approved of their wrestling, especially of his little girl wrestling. But once the Hardy Boyz had signed their contracts he couldn't have been happier. She always missed her brothers when they left sometimes weeks at a time. Even Matt, her older over protective brother. It definitely never got easier for them to be gone. But as she watched an old match the Hardy Boyz had against their major rivals, Edge and Christian, she realized how proud of them she was.

It was late Saturday morning and she had no plans for her day. She hated days like this. She was completely broke and had no job since she graduated from college with a degree in design. Like Jeff she was very artistic, but spent her creative time making clothes. Even though she wrestled with Matt and Jeff when they were younger, her main job was creating clothes for them and some of the other guys in the companies. Matt always tried to convince her to go to the WWF and work in wardrobe. Meanwhile she had Shannon Moore, Jeff and Hope's best childhood friend, pulling for her to work in the now closed WCW. She truly had no clue what she wanted to do.

"Daddy, I think I'm gonna go job hunting today," she said setting her mug in the sink. She smoothed back her hair and tucked it behind her ears.

"Just take Mr. McMahon's offer. You know you'd be happy to work at the WWF," he said walking up to his daughter. He stared at her with a small smile on his face.

"What Dad?" she asked curiously.

Taking a deep breath he said, "You look more and more like you mother everyday, Hope."

"Daddy, please, don't," she pleaded.

Her father got into these moments every once in awhile and she hated it. Her mother was diagnosed with cancer when she and Jeff were 9. While Jeff blamed God, she blamed her mother. She hated her for getting sick. She hated her for being put in the hospital. But most of all she hated her for dying. A year later when Hope and Jeff were 10, she passed away. She was the last to say goodbye to Ruby. And during that goodbye, Hope's fears all rose and she burst. She told her Mom everything she hated about her. All her mother did was hold her daughter's hand tightly and gave Hope that warm smile that could have brightened any cloudy day. And with that smile came these last words, "It's your turn to take care of your father and brothers. Make sure your father isn't too hard on your brothers," she said, "And I love you more than words could ever express. You're my little girl, my ray of hope. I love you, Hope Bade Hardy. I'll always be with you." She felt her Mom's hand loosen and her body go limp. The machines in the hospital room gave off a haunting beep and she threw herself on her mother's body, holding her tightly, crying hysterically as her father and brothers walked to the bed. Her father tried to pull her off, but she wouldn't budge. Matt was the one who pulled her off in the end. The remaining Hardys huddled together and cried as the doctors turned the machines off. Hope could still see that day vividly in her mind. She no longer hated her mother, but loved her father more for bringing up 2 boys and a girl by himself.

As she stood in the kitchen with her father staring at her, the phone rang. Her father left to answer it and she retreated to her room.

"Honey, Shane is on the phone!" her father called to her. She scrunched up her nose as she picked up the phone in her room.

Shane, Shane was quite the character. He was one of the biggest players she knew. He was Matt's best friend, but she wasn't quite sure what she thought of him. He had a tendency to be a jerk at times, but at other times he was like her big teddy bear. He and Shannon had been a tag team for awhile in WCW and now he was being brought to the WWF while Shannon was being sent to a development company.

"Hello Shane," she said.

"Hey Bade!" he exclaimed sounding happy. She gave him an inaudible groan when she heard him use her middle name. Only a hand full of people could call her Bade, Jeff and Matt of course, Shannon, and her best friend Lizzie.

"What's up?" she asked.

"Well, I thought that since I was home that you and I could get together," he replied.

"Well, um, I'm actually going job hunting today," she said.

He paused and replied, "I have to confess that really I need you to help me come up with new costume ideas."

"Why? Sugar Shane can't come up with his own ideas?" she joked.

"No, I mean, I have some ideas. Really I'd just like you to make them for me. We could make a pretty good team, Hope," he explained.

"Well, I don't work for the WWF. Shouldn't you get someone that does, do that stuff for ya?"

"Hope, you could work for the WWF."

"That's my brothers' dream, not mine," she said coolly.

"Well, think about it? I'd love to be able to see you more," he said softly.

She made a face at the phone and said, "Shane, I have to go. Good luck."

"Alright, bye."

She made a gagging noise as she hung up the phone. She heard her father clear his throat and she looked up at him as he stood in her doorway with his arms crossed.

"I wish you'd be nicer to Shane. He's a good kid," he said.

"Maybe so. But he's Matt's friend, not mine. By those rights I don't have to be nice to him," she responded.

"Well, I just came up to tell you Lizzie's waiting for you in the living room." She got a look of excitement on her face as she pushed passed her father.

"Lizzie!" Hope called running down the stairs.

"Hey!" she called back as they collided in a hug.

"How were your shows?" Hope asked as they separated. Lizzie had wrestled with the Carolina gang growing up. And like most of the others, wanted to be a professional. Lizzie had been gone for two weeks, traveling the Carolinas performing with a couple companies.

"Oh great! I'm now the hardcore champion," she smiled. "But I missed ya'll."

"I missed you too. Oh, by the way, Shannon wants his jeans back," Hope laughed.

"Oh, well, that could be a problem."

"Uh-oh, why?"

"I kinda ripped em durin a hardcore match," Lizzie bit on her lip.

"Shannon's gonna kill you!" Hope chanted. "Those were his favorite pants."

"He should have known better than to have let me borrow them then!" Lizzie shrugged in response.

"He was tryin to shut you up!" Hope laughed.

"Oops," Lizzie laughed. "So, where's this car that your brothers got you?"

"Oh, Jeff's keeping it hostage till our birthday at his house," Hope replied pulling her friend outside with her.

"Excuse me?" Lizzie questioned as they walked along the dirt path to Jeff's place.

"Well, since I'm keeping his dirt bike hostage till our birthday, he decided to keep my car."

"Speaking of Jeff," Lizzie smiled wiggling her eyebrows.

"Na-ah, we're not doin this again, Lizzie."

"Bade," Lizzie whined.

"No! Lizzie, we've been through this HOW many times?!"

"But, but," Lizzie stuttered.

"Ugh! Lizzie, my brother and Beth are still going strong. Give it up!" Hope laughed.

"She's not good enough for him," Lizzie pouted crossing her arms over her black muscle tee. Hope rolled her eyes and shook her head. Lizzie had the biggest crush on Jeff since she could remember. Only recently had she been trying to get him though. Unfortunately Jeff already had a girlfriend, Beth. Hope liked Beth since day one and was glad Jeff had someone to take care of him like Beth did. But she also hated seeing her best friend upset over a guy, especially since the guy was her brother.

"So what's going on with you and Jimmy?" Hope asked.

"Eck, he's such a loser! I broke up with him last week. Turns out he was sleeping with Meg," Lizzie groaned.

"Oh, sorry to hear that," Hope cringed.

"But what about you and Chad?" Lizzie had this smile on her face that always meant trouble. She was digging for information and Hope knew it. There was no way she was going to lie her away out of this one.

"I don't sleep and tell," Hope replied with a sly smile.

"You slut!" Lizzie exclaimed.

"Oh you're one to talk!" Hope laughed as they reached Jeff's.

"Yeah, true," Lizzie said casually.

"Well, there it is," Hope smiled pointing to the brand new vehicle in her brother's driveway.

"Um, Hope, I hate to tell you, but that's not a Celica," Lizzie remarked.

"I know. When Matt, Jeff, and I went out yesterday looking for cars, I test drove a BEAUTIFUL Celica. Jeff and I both fell in love with it, but Matt didn't want his precious little sister driving such a sports car," Hope rolled her eyes. "So he suggested I get a SUV instead, since he wasn't paying for the Celica. So I settled on the Explorer Sport and Matt agreed to it."

"Matt's an ass," Lizzie laughed as they looked over the dark blue SUV.

"It's loaded though. It's got a 6 CD changer, Navigation, um, it's just loaded," Hope said as they slid into the vehicle.

"Is Jeff gonna have a hissy if we sit in it before your birthday?" she laughed.

"Nah, Jeff and Matt left this morning."

"Wanna go for a test drive?" Lizzie smiled.

"I don't know. I mean if I get an ounce of dirt on it, Jeff will notice and kill me," Hope said.

"Blame it on Beth," Lizzie shrugged causing Hope to slap her shoulder with a smile. "Come on. We'll go get Shan and drive into Raleigh and do some shopping."

"Well, I do have to go job shopping today and I don't wanna take Dad's crappy pickup," Hope smiled.

"Well, we could always steal Jeff's Corvette," Lizzie smirked.

"Alright, we'll take MY car," Hope laughed placing the key in the ignition and taking off for Shannon's.

"Oh my God, I almost forgot to tell you!" Lizzie exclaimed slamming her hands down on the dash.

"What?"

"Guess who just got a developmental contract from the WWF to go to HWA?" she asked with a grin.

"Shannon?" Hope guessed.

"Yeah, but besides Shannon."

"I don't know."

"ME!!" Lizzie yelled. "I'm goin to be going to HWA with Shannon. I'm so excited."

"How?!"

"Well, there were a couple WWF scouts at my last show and they talked to me and another one of the wrestlers. Well, they seemed more interested in me and I signed a contract right then and there. So hopefully sometime soon I'll be working for the big time!"

"That's so awesome! I'm so happy for you," Hope smiled pulling into Shannon's driveway, being met by his wolf Sabu. The girls jumped out of the car, Sabu greeting them happily, and they walked into the house.

"Hope, Lizzie!" Crystal smiled running up to them from the kitchen. She gave each of them a hug and stood back. "Hope, did you get your eyebrow pierced?"

"Um, yeah," Hope smiled.

"Matt must have had a shit fit," she laughed leading them into the living room.

"Just a slight one. But Jeff loved it!" Hope laughed.

"Yeah, well, Jeff's a little off his rocker anyways," Crystal laughed. "So I heard you were going to be wrestling with Shannon, Lizzie."

"Yeah, I'm so excited!" Lizzie smiled.

"I'm so happy for you guys. Has Shane talked you into working for WWF yet, Hope?" Crystal asked scratching Sabu's head.

"How'd you know I talked to Shane?" Hope asked curiously.

"Because he's a pain in my ass and keeps bugging me about getting you into the WWF so he took it upon himself to call you about it," Shannon replied shaking his head as he walked down the stairs.

"You're talking to Shane?" Lizzie exclaimed. Hope nodded at her. "Helms?!"

"Yeah, Shane Helms. I don't know why he cares so much about where I work, but it's kinda getting on my last nerve," Hope said crossing her arms as she leaned back in the couch.

"Dude, he has the BIGGEST crush on you," Shannon laughed flopping down next to her.

"No he doesn't," Hope groaned. "He's just a pain in the ass, like you said."

"Love the eyebrow ring. When'd you get that done, Bade?" Shannon asked.

"This past Monday I went with Chad," she smiled.

"Ah, Chad," Shannon and Crystal chorused with matching smiles.

"The ban of Matt's existence," Shannon laughed. "What are you two doin here?"

"Just wanted to know if you wanted to take a ride to Raleigh with us in Bade's new ride," Lizzie smiled.

"New ride? You got the Celica?!" Shannon jumped up to look out the window. "That's an Explorer."

"Yeah, I know, Matt wouldn't let me get the Celica. Long story," Hope replied. "So do you wanna come?"

"Crystal?" Shannon asked.

"You don't have to ask my permission to go. I'm going to go hang out with my brother anyways," Crystal smiled.

"You sure baby?" Shannon asked taking her hand in his.

"Yes, go, have fun," she replied. "I'll see you girls later."

"Bye Crystal," Hope and Lizzie smiled as Crystal walked away, Shannon following her closely.

"I love you baby," they heard him say. "I'm going to miss you." They heard the door shut and assume Crystal had left. Shannon walked back into the living room smiling as the girls looked up at him.

"I love you baby," they mocked him. "I'm going to miss you."

"Oh shut up!" he exclaimed.

They made a whipping noise as they followed him out of the house. He turned around and glared at them before climbing into the car.

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"How'd the job hunting go honey?" Hope's father asked as she walked into the house. She groaned and slumped down on the couch in the living room.

"It sucked," she replied angrily. "There's like nothing out there."

"You know a good solution to that," he smiled.

"The WWF is my last resort. I don't want to tread on Matt and Jeff's territory," she said.

"Speaking of Jeff, he called while you were out," he said.

"Why didn't he call my cell?!" she exclaimed jumping to run up to her room. She called his cell quickly and waited for an answer.

"Hello?"

"Adam?!" she exclaimed.

"Hope?" he replied.

"Why are you answering Jeff's cell phone?" she asked.

"Cause he left it in my room," he answered. "Did you need him?"

"Well, I did want to talk to him," she said. Things weren't too great between her and Adam Copeland. They had dated for a short amount of time while him and her brothers were training together. They split up due to the long distance relationship thing. And since then, they really didn't talk much.

"I suppose I can go give him the phone," Adam replied. She heard the door open on his end and him knock on the door.

"BADE!!!" Jeff yelled into the phone.

"JEFF!!!" she yelled back.

"How are you sweetie?" he asked.

"Jeff, give me the phone," Matt spoke though he sounded rather far away.

"No!" Jeff swatted his hand away.

"Tell Matt hi," Hope laughed.

"She says you're a big fat ugly loser!" Jeff said.

"I did not!" Hope yelled at her brother.

Jeff laughed and corrected himself, "Okay, so I added the big fat part."

"Jeffrey!"

"Alright, she says hi," Jeff laughed.

"HI KIDDO!!" Matt yelled into the phone.

"Thanks for the needing of a hearing aid now Matt!" Hope laughed.

"So, anyways, how are you doing?" Jeff asked.

"Alright. Lizzie, Shannon, and I went job hunting today. Well, they went with me," Hope said.

"Bade," Jeff whined.

"I know Jeff. There's always an opening for me at WWF. Well, I don't care!"

"Did you find anything?"

"No."

"Then why won't you just come work here?"

"Because."

"Because is not a reason."

"It is for me."

"Hope Bade Hardy!"

"Jeffrey Nero Hardy!"

"Come on, please?! Don't make me make Matt sick Shane on you again," Jeff laughed.

"You're the reason he called me today?!"

"Partly, Shannon helped too."

"You all suck horribly."

"We try." She could just see the sinister smile on Jeff's face. She wished badly that she could reach through the phone and slap him. "Just think about it?"

"How long this time?"

"If you don't find a job by RAW this Monday, then you tell Vince you're interested in the position," Jeff said.

"I have tomorrow and Monday till 9, Jeff. That's not nearly enough time."

"Tough shit. Deal with it. Those are the rules."

"Fine," Hope said.

"Oh and don't drive your car again until the 31st, okay? Otherwise I'll have to hurt you," he threatened.

"I didn't......how'd you.......I hate you," she growled. "How the hell did you know?!"

"Oh, a little birdie told me."

"I'm gonna kill Beth."

"Hey now, if I come home and find my girlfriend dead, you'll have me to deal with."

"Oh, I'm shaking in my booties," Hope laughed.

"Alright, I gotta go. Matt, Amy, and I are goin to get some grub. Love you Kid," Jeff said.

"Love you too," Hope said hanging up. "I suppose the WWF might not be so bad. I'll be able to hang out with Matt and Jeff more. Amy too. But I just don't know," she spoke to herself. She got ready for bed, popped herself some popcorn, and watched a movie in her room till she fell asleep. She was going to have a tough couple of days. Searching for a job wasn't an easy one now a days. She truly knew that she wasn't going to get one by Monday nite.