DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING HERE....THE CHARACTHERS EITHER BELONG TO THEMSELVES OR VINCE McMAHON....THE SONG "PERFECT STRANGERS" IS OWNED BY THE BAND DEEP PURPLE....ENJOY...

NOTE: THIS TAKES PLACE WAY BACK WHEN MOLLY & SPIKE WERE AN ITEM....REMEMBER THOSE DAYS? YUP....GLAD THERE OVER....SPIKE WAS COOL BEFORE THAT...

Raven lurked in the dark corner of the arena as he usually did...sitting & waiting to either attack a unsuspecting person who had recently done him wrong....or at other times as was tonights case....just to watch. Raven knew stuff about people that no one else did....stuff that just isnt beliveable...stuff that he would get hurt for if it came out. Thats what the case was with what he was watching now....Molly & Spike...Great couple right? Mollys happy with Spike....very happy with him. Spike is also happy with Molly right? Well yeah...he treats her like a goddess the way she should be treated.....but still not as well as he could treat her....Like the times when he would see Spike have a bad night in the ring. He would be hurt & yelling...Molly would try to calm him down & it worked....but most of the times Spike would get frustrated enough to hit Molly. At least after he realized he did it he would go back to his normal self & shower Molly with flowers for the next week or
so. That was alright if it was only once....everyone is entitled to screwing up once....even if it is such a bad screw up...only thing is that same screw up has been happening alot more lately....ony now without the 'Im sorrys' the flowers & any other things that came with it at first...now it comes with more yelling & as of last week more hitting.

Raven was the only one who knew anything about it besides Spike & Molly. So that meant Raven was the only one who could help right? Wrong. Raven still had feelings for Molly. Strong feelings. Thing is those feelings without doubt wouldnt be returned. Raven still rememebers all to well what he had put her family through just such a short time ago & he was pretty sure that Molly remembered it all to well too. He could tell someone....but who would belive a wild story like that? Spike beating up Molly? Ha yeah right. People would beat the shit out of Raven for even suggesting such a thing. Besides the sad thing is that he knew that Mollys love for Spike was as strong as ever if not stronger then it was before. Only thing Raven could do was what he saw was the best thing to do...leave it alone. Dont get involved in it & everything will work out fine....they always do right? Well lets hope so.

This night was no different Spike had gotten his ass handed to him in the ring again & now backstage with no one around but Spike & Molly the beating started...Not the one single hit anymore...not even a couple of hits. This was a legimate beating. The perfect crime. No one was around. No one saw it. That meant no one would know about it because Molly still loved Spike to much to say anything....or at least thats what they thought....Raven was there lurking in the shadows again. Just like every other time. Watching....wanting to help but not doing it because he "knew" that his help wasnt wanted. His help as far as Molly thaught came with debts that needed to be paid back in one form or another. Not that she wanted his help anyways. This beating tonight though just kept going on. Where was the one hit following by the weeks worth of flowers? Finally the beating stopped but unlike any other time Spike didnt help Molly back up to her feet this time. This time Spike just walked
away like Molly meant nothing to him. Maybe she didnt mean much to him anymore who knows. After a few minutes Molly was still on the ground. Crying. Raven hated this. If there was anything he couldnt stand it was to see Molly cry not that it happened alot...in fact this was the first time. It brought out a new anger in Raven he wanted nothing more but to make his way over to Molly & help her up. Maybe get a smile back & a thank you. But who was Raven kidding that would never happen. All Raven knew was that he couldnt stand to watch Molly like this. Unfortunally though the only thing that Raven knew to fo was to just walk away & pretend he didnt see anything. It was best this way. Walking away Raven thaught about "happier" times with Molly....not really happy as it revolved hurting her family but happier because of Mollys stronger then ever sprit. Walking away Raven wasnt even sure if it was the same person. Mollys strong spirt was shattered at least when she was alone with
Spike anyways. "The Molly I knew wouldnt take that kind of stuff..." Raven thaught to himself. The question of weather it was really Molly entered his head again.

"I wonder if she would still even know my name...." Raven said quietly to himself as not to be heard by anyone.

"Can you remember remember, remember my name?

As I flow through your life

A thousand oceans I have flown

And cold spirits of ice

All my life

I am the echo of your past"

Now alone Raven couldnt help but think about Molly again. Thinking about "There" past. The past they shared together. "Why did I have to hurt her family like that?" Raven said. Hethuaght everything was planned out perfect. It was all to win Mollys heart. Beating up her family that was. Molly was tough...Molly was Hardcore. The most hardcore girl that Raven had ever meet. Raven was hardcore too...He thaught they were the perfect match but Raven saw the match not happening because Molly thaught that her cousins Crash & Hardcore Holly were more hardcore then he was. Yeah right. Who was she tring to kid? Where they ever ECW World champions? I think not....let alone ECW World champion 2 different times beating The Sandman who many considered "The Hardcore Icon" for it both times. & what about the wars that he had with Tommy Dreamer where they both spilled more blood then they would care to remember. Or the battles that he had with Diamond Dallas Page? Her cousins more hardcore
then him? No way. He had to prove that to her...or at least he thaught he did. It was the only way to prove to Molly that he was more hardcore. The only way to win her heart. But he couldnt of been more wrong all it did was piss her off. His chance were long gone then. If he did it right then maybe just maybe he could of hooked up with Molly. Then she wouldnt be suffering the pain she is suffering now....The same pain that Raven is suffering at the same time.

"I am returning the echo of a point in time

Distant faces shine

A thousand warriors I have known

And laughing as the spirits appear

All my life

I am the Shadow of your pain"

"Maybe shes willing to forgive & forget?" Raven thaught. Wait was he thinking? Theres no way she would forgive him or forget about what heppened. Then again who knows? Molly was without a doubt the nicest person he had ever met. Lately if she had seen Raven alone, or talking to himself when he thuaght no one was around she would come up to him & see if he was doing ok or what he was talking to himself about as he talked to himself very low. Raven could never tell her what he was talking about though...she wouldnt understand beacuse he was usually talking about her. Molly wouldnt understand that. There two totally different people...in a way they were still both strangers to eachother...

"If you hear me talking on the wind

You've got to understand

We must remain

Perfect Strangers"

Raven walked back out of his dressing room & outside of the building. It was raining heavily now. Well at least no one was there. Perfect to talk to himself if he wanted. He thaught that was nasty habbit. One that he needed to break. A weakness. But he also knew that he talked so low that no one would hear anyway. Thats when he saw he wasnt alone. Molly was there too. Sitting on the trunk of her car still crying. Raven thaught about her situtation again & basically felt like a pile of shit for not being able to help her due to his silence. He had to remain silent....who would belive him. Raven starting thinking what others would do. He asked some of his friends before. Friends of which he had a short supply of. There voices echoed through his head "Whats wrong with you!? Help her!" One of them said. Another said "Do what you think is right." That was the one whos advice he wanted to take but he wasnt sure what he thaught was right anymore. He never took his eyes off Molly
once watching her cry...No one would know she was crying now unless they looked into her eyes. He knew he saw it before. she was crying & as soon as someone else appeared she stopped crying. She kept her strong act. They didnt know any better it was raining that night too & once again her tears were hidden by the rain & her quick smile was enough to fool anyone...Not Raven though he would of noticed it in her eyes.

"I know I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow

A strand of silver hanging through the sky

Touching more than you see

The voice of ages in my mind aching with the dead of the night

Your tears are lost in falling rain"

Raven couldnt take her crying. He hated it. but what else could he do? He knew he couldnt help her. He just continued his way in the rain. His car was parked beside Mollys & as soon as she saw Raven she stopped crying & smiled.

"Hi!" She said with a excited tone in her voice if Raven hadnt known any better he would never of knew anything was wrong but he did know. He opened the trunk of his car & threw his stuff in there. He had to talk to Molly about Spike. He couldnt help it. It what he thaught was right.

"Hey....You know Molly..." Raven stopped dead in his tracks. Molly looked at him. With a look of confusion on her face.

"What?" She asked wanting Raven to go on. Raven just shook his head.

"You know Molly....You shouldnt sit up in the rain with no coat or anything on...You could get sick or something." Raven said with a smile. Molly returned the smile.

"Thanks Raven I'll keep it in mind...but Im ok." Molly said with a smile. Raven nodded got in his car & left leaving Molly behind & on her own again.

"And if you hear me talking on the wind

You've got to understand

We must remain

Perfect Strangers"

Raven couldnt help it... He couldnt talk to Molly about it....Like he said...Molly wouldnt understand his concern....They were like Strangers.....Perfect Strangers..

& Thats the end of that? Well what do you think? Good? Bad? Kinda in between? You tell me. I might make a sequal to it but Im not sure. It could easily end like this it all depends on the responce I get for it I guess. Well anyways until next time.

LaTerZ

-T Bond