LEGENDARY
Summary - When Chris Jericho first met Riley Cena he knew that she had the potential to hold more then just women's gold. He didn't know that he would fall in love with her, or that she would break his heart, for above all people her best friend. Jericho/OC/Orton
Disclaimer – None of the following characters or situations are my own, save for Riley Cena, they otherwise remain the property of the WWE/WWF. This is an old story I am completely re-writing and the story-line has changed in certain parts.
Prologue
Her hands reached out desperately, grasping for the dangling gold as her legs quivered with exhaustion upon the towering ladder. This was it. Her moment. She couldn't believe it was happening.
Below her the ladder shook violently and as another body desperately began to pull itself up the rungs after her. Her outreached hand immediately slipped to steady herself, briefly brushing against her bruised ribs that ached from an unforgiving spear she had suffered earlier in the match.
She had been surprised to qualify for the triple threat ladder match for Edge's Intercontinental Championship in the first place. The match had originally been scheduled to take place between Edge and the number one contender, ironically her ex-boyfriend, Chris Jericho. However Vince McMahon had noticed the spike in the television ratings and the extra flow of money to his pockets when she had involved herself in their rivalry. Naturally McMahon could only change the stipulation.
Her eyes widened as Chris Jericho desperately pulled himself up to her level on the ladder, his eyes moving from hers to the hanging gold above their heads. She felt a slight twinge of relief, if there was one thing she had over him it was emotional influence. Edge however, she just could not crack.
Her voice was cracked, pleading and broken as she tried her luck. "Chris-"
His eyes blazed, furious and vengeful. "Don't play your innocent little girl games with me. I won't let you have this, not after what you have become associating yourself with that gang of pricks like a common whore."
Her jaw tightened. "I'm sorry that I loved him first."
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