All For One Thing
Chapter 1
Sunday, August 15th, 2004.
The date rang through the redhead's mind as she walked through the RAW arena, avoiding the stares from the other wrestlers. She didn't have to be a mind-reader to know what they thought of her after tonight's announcement that her baby was not Matt Hardy's—and even if she didn't know, Trish Stratus had all but spelled it out for her. Lita sighed, running a hand through her tangled hair. What had made her sign the contract earlier tonight? Now the match for Summerslam was set in stone, and she was seriously regretting it. She trusted Matt, and knew he was a great wrestler, but Kane… Kane was a monster. She shook her head, and continued walking. The mention of his name, in her thoughts or aloud, brought a sense of repulse to her body. Lita closed her eyes tightly, fighting the memories of that night.
The redhead froze suddenly, the hairs on her neck sticking up as she walked into the parking garage. Someone was watching her. She whirled around, and her breath caught.
"Li-ta," he sang, his voice sinking her stomach.
"Leave me alone!" she cried, moving to run away, but he caught her hand, pulling her to him.
"I'm more of a man then Matt will ever be," he said, repeating his words from earlier that night. Lita pulled away from him, but he kept his grip. "So why keep leading Matt on the thread that you love him and will marry him if I lose?"
"What are you suggesting?" Lita snapped, her eyes narrowing.
"I'm suggesting that you stop fooling yourself, and Matt, and show him how you really feel at Summerslam," he told her. Lita looked down at her arm, her body revolting at his touch.
"Are you telling me to interfere in the match on Sunday?" she asked, and he raised an eyebrow as a positive answer. The redhead let out a raw, fake laugh. "I can't believe this!" her voice took on a mocking tone, "Kane, you're afraid," she told him, and his lip curled upward. She pushed down the instinctive fear in the pit of her gut and continued, "You're afraid Matt is going to beat you at Summerslam," she said, and shook her head. "But to your suggestion… You know, maybe I will show Matt Hardy how I really feel at Summerslam. In fact, I will," Lita hitched her chin up, looking him directly in the eye. "I'll show him how I feel when I step into the ring, and properly congratulate him on his win." Kane's grip on her arm tightened, giving the redhead a stab of pain. Lita narrowed her eyes, and slapped him with her other hand. Surprised at her audacity, he released her for a brief second. She turned and hurried toward her car, satisfied. Kane had already ruined too much of her life, and now she was going to take a stand.
"That baby you're carrying, I have every right to it," Kane spoke, his voice calm. Lita froze midway to her car, not sure what terrified her more—the fact that Kane was calm and not coming after her, or his words.
"You forced me to sleep with you, Kane. You have no right to the baby, or me," she snapped, unmoving.
"You don't seem to understand, Lita," she heard his footstep against the concrete as he took one step forward. "Both parents of the baby have rights to it unless one of them is deemed unfit."
"And you would be deemed that," she replied, ice in her voice. "You are no father, and by the time the baby is born, you'll be out of my life with Matt. He and I will be having the baby together, and you'll have no part of it, because you are bound by contract to leave Matt and I alone once this match is complete." She turned to face him, her face determined.
"You still don't understand. Lita, I want this baby, and I get what I want. And if I don't get what I want, no one can have it," his eyes blinked furiously.
Lita froze, and her breathing came faster. "You signed the contract. When Matt wins, you're out of our lives," she said, her voice louder than necessary.
"Lita, Lita, Lita… You should know me better by now. No petty contract will keep me from doing what I want."
"No…" Lita took a step back. 'No… It's supposed to be done on Sunday… No more of this…' she thought desperately to herself.
"Either you and I have the baby together, and remain together, or," he paused, leaning forward, promise in his words. "There will be no baby for you and Matt to share." He laughed, the noise chilling her to the bone. Lita took one step back, his words sinking in.
She turned and ran for her car, and nearly leapt inside, the tires pealing off of the ground as she took off, desperate to get as far away as she could from Kane. She was still driving ten minutes later when the tears began to fall, and the facts began to sink in. Lita pulled to the side of the road, leaning back in her seat and letting the tears roll down her face. She had thought the threats, the choices and the ultimatums were done…but she had just been dealt another one.
She had to choose:
Matt or her baby.
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Author's Note: Okay, so I was originally going to wait until I had a few chapters posted to start this, but I wanted to see what everyone thought of it… Plus, I felt mean, me having all of these anti Lita/Matt stories up. Anyway, please review!