Title: ATM and the Hunger Strike

Author: Kaykyaka

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters used within this fictional story. No copyright infringement is intended and no money is being made by this work of fiction.
Ratings: K+

Characters: Lita, Trish Stratus (not married in this story), Melina, DX, Edge, Nitro, Carlito, Shelton Benjamin, Randy Orton, Stephanie McMahon, Shane McMahon, Linda McMahon, Vince McMahon.

Summary: A loss of appetite among teenage girls has a mother worried and Vince McMahon takes ill for the first time. Is there a connection, ATM are going to find out.

Two – Happy New Year!

Meanwhile over at Melina's Lita was laid out like a starfish on the floor of Melina's guest bedroom trying to pop the first button on her jeans.

"Oh man," Edge said while fixing his shirt collar.

"What?" Lita said looking over at him hardly able to move.

"Nuthin," Edge replied suddenly remembering his unfinished conversation with Nitro who had since gone AWOL. He didn't want to get into anything with Lita about Nitro's proposal to Melina, she was already concerned about what was going on with her friend and Randy Orton. "I just got something I have to take care of and it requires careful consideration,"

Lita looked up at her man through squinted eyes while rubbing her stomach, "Well there ain't nuthin' wrong with that honey," she said and reached up to him, "Could you come down and give me a hug? I can't seem to stand up under my own weight."

Edge smiled and lifted her to her feet then wrapped his arms around her. As he kissed her strawberry ki lime lips he wondered if he should tell her what was on his mind, after all they were getting married soon, trusting each other with secrets was part of the deal.

"Honey?" he asked with his lips shadowing her ear.

"Yes?" Lita replied lovingly but a burp escaped her mouth and hit Edge like a brick wall causing him to drop her back to the floor.

"That's the last time I get ideas from a pay-per-view," said Edge covering his nose while Lita spread herself out on the floor again exposing her bloated belly.

Like a hurricane Shelton burst through the door causing Edge to look up in surprise and Lita to slowly roll onto her side.

"Easy there Shelton, there are endangered animals in here," Edge said and Shelton frowned.

"There are?" he asked confused, "Where are they?"

"I ate them all," Lita said and moaning from overeating feeling the smooth dome shape her stomach had become.

"I'm so sorry to burst in on you guys but we've got an emergency here," Shelton said almost out of breath and panting furiously. Lita looked at him quizzically.

"How do you do that?" she said vaguely and Shelton looked at her dubiously.

"Do what?" he said impatiently.

"That thing your doing with the in and out – breathe that's it, how are you doing that?" she said her eyes barely open.

"Look Lita you gotta get that pie crust outta your ears it's impairing your hearing: this is an emergency!" Shelton said again.

"The crust is the only thing keeping her brain in," Edge said humorously and Lita tried to get up to hit him but gradually fell back down on Shelton who was there to catch her and the athletic whiz kid dragged her out of the room towards the stairs.

"You gotta come downstairs now!" he said.

"Hey Edge are you gonna let him treat me like this?" Lita said.

"I'll grab her legs," Edge said picking up Lita's legs and hurrying down the stairs with Shelton. As they headed for the kitchen they both stopped dead in their tracks as a very familiar form awaited them in there. Lita dropped her head back and saw an upside down Legend Killer looking back at her tilting his head to one side.

"Put me down," she said seriously and Edge and Shelton lowered her to her feet and she stood directly in front of Randy Orton.

"Hey guys ready to ring in the New Year?" said Randy blowing a noise-maker.

"What are you doing here?" Edge asked anxiously knowing that this was the last person Nitro wanted to ring in the New Year with.

"Melina invited me to hang with you guys, sorry I missed the pie eating, congratulations Lita that was something I always imagined you'd be good at – just kidding, praise the Lord!" Randy said turning on his million dollar smile.

"Praise the Lord?" Lita said revolted by Randy's crass attitude and Edge immediately stepped forward.

"Randy I think it would be a really good idea if you left right now," he said sternly but Lita pushed him back.

"Wait a second Edge I'm gonna go find Melina, Shelton you play peacekeeper I'll be right back," she said running slowly back upstairs the numerous pies really weighing her down but she wouldn't allow it to stop her from making it to the top of the stairs. Carlito came out of the bathroom and saw Lita asleep on the middle of the stairs.

"Um Edge your girlfriend may have had one pie to many," he called to her boyfriend who stuck his head out of the kitchen and saw his girlfriend passed out on the stairs.

"See this is why gluttony's a sin," he said and took Lita up to Melina's room, knocked on the door and went back downstairs to keep an eye on Randy with Carlito who looked back at the red-head and laughed because she was asleep outside Melina's room.

A half hour later Lita opened her eyes, "What am I doing out here?" she said sleepily then she looked up and realized she was outside Melina's bedroom door and hit her head with her hand. "Get it together woman," she admonished herself getting to her feet. She knocked firmly on Melina's bedroom door not wanting to pull a Benjamin on her.

"Come in," said Trish and Lita entered to see Trish standing by Melina like a lawyer would their client. Lita hoped to see some kind of confrontation between Trish and Melina so she could get in with all the information but that wasn't going to happen. Melina was a picture of serenity and Trish was her usual collected self. Lita smelt a rat; something was definitely wrong here and she wondered what she had missed while she was sleeping. The Anointed one stepped towards Melina and Trish held up her hand in protest.

"Don't bother," she said and Lita furrowed her brow.

"You know why I'm up here so one of you better start talking," Lita said unamused putting her hands on her hips.

"I'm sorry Amy but Melina's not in right now if you'd care to leave a message she'll get back to you as soon as she's good and ready," Trish replied and Lita shook her head.

"Okay guys very funny. What's the deal, why is Randy Orton downstairs?" she asked.

"Did he say why he was here?" Trish asked knowing that she was about to get on the wrong side of the Anointed one's temper with her obtuse questions and Lita couldn't believe what she was hearing: Trish really was acting like a lawyer.

"I take it back this isn't funny, Trish what's going on?" Lita demanded.

"What's the difference?" Trish continued avoiding the question and Lita breathed figurative fire through her nostrils.

"Trish you do realize that God has give me the power to rebuke demons?" she said implicitly.

"I know what you're getting at-," Trish started trying to avoid an argument.

"Then tell me why you're keeping something from me," Lita interrupted her.

Trish sighed in frustration, "Whatever he told you that's why he's here," she said.

"YOU KNOW WHAT HE TOLD ME STRATUS AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU WON'T TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?!" Lita roared causing the room to shake: the power of her righteous indignation was frightening and this was the first time she allowed it to be manifested.

Trish lowered her head but Melina stopped her before she could speak, "Amy please don't lose your temper," she said at last staying on the bed not attempting to approach Lita at all, "Trish agreed to keep her mouth shut so don't yell at her,"

"She can't do that!" Lita snapped her eyes ablaze with indignation.

"Yes she can if she believes it's God's will," Melina fired back her heart racing at the imposing red-head, it felt as though Lita was all around the room consuming it with her anger.

"Okay I'm fine with that, only problem is it's not God's will because if it was I would know and you two wouldn't be shutting me out! Whatever reason he's doing here has to do with your selfish motives not the will of God!" she said defiantly

"She's right Melina," Trish said suddenly.

"No Trish she'll ruin everything!" Melina said desperately.

"Excuse me?" Lita said shocked by what she was hearing, "That's it I'm getting to the bottom of this," she said approaching the door.

"What are you going to do?" Melina said stopping her before she could leave.

"Like I said God has given me the power to vanquish demons and I believe there is one in this house and he's inside Randy Orton!"

Lita turned sharply to exit the room when Melina flew over to her and grabbed her arm desperately.

"No Lita please just trust me!" she cried.

"Melina I can't put the lives of innocent people in jeopardy because you've got a crush!" Lita snapped.

"It's not a crush it is the will of God Lita you have to believe me!" Melina pleaded holding the red-head back.

"Whatever you're doing is not the will of God. Randy Orton is unstable he's dangerous now excuse me while I go kill a demon," Lita said but Melina jumped in front of her.

"Remember when I said I thought I had to do something before we got the revelation about what to do about Randy?" she said, "Well I know now!"

Lita exhaled and closed her eyes, "What is it?" she asked calmly.

"What?" Melina asked nervously.

"What do you have to do before the revelation comes?" Lita asked again waiting for a straight answer that didn't come and she shook her head.

"I can't tell you Amy but please trust me please!" Melina begged but Lita snatched her hand away.

"You leave me with no choice," she said and walked towards the stairs.

"Amy please!" Melina cried running after her. She caught her at the top of the stairs and grabbed her by the hair.

"Hey!" Lita yelped, "Are you crazy woman? Do you know what could happen to you if you touch me?" Then Lita realized Melina was immune because she was part of ATM. They couldn't destroy each other and the guys came out of the kitchen to see what was going on.

"Are they fighting?" Carlito asked in shock as the two Divas wrestled at the top of the stairs. Trish tried to pull Melina back but she ended up on the floor.

"Stop it stop fighting!" she said and Lita pushed Melina down next to her both of them looked up at the flaming red-hair wildly flying about Lita's face.

"You both need to remember why God gave you this assignment, to use for good not our own purposes no matter how worthy they might seem, you're servants of God now act like it!" she said and turned to go down the stairs only she lost her footing and fell down.

"Lita!" Edge cried out but it was too late, Lita rolled down the stairs and landed face first at the bottom. The guys ran over to her and tried to move her but she got up unhurt. The men pulled back slowly suddenly remembering that she was Anointed and nothing could hurt her when the Anointing was on her. Edge hugged her tightly but Carlito was furious and marched up the stairs.

"¿Cuál el infierno es incorrecto con usted Trish¿Y Melina le suponen curar a la gente no lastimada le?/ What the Hell is wrong with you Trish? And Melina you're supposed to heal people not hurt them?" he said angrily and Trish and Melina burst into tears.

Lita looked up at them the sound of their cries didn't sound right, it was almost like they were teenagers.

"Oh no," she said getting a revelation.

"What is it?" Edge asked concerned.

"I think this may have something to do with those two sisters in Georgia," she said and ran up the stairs to Trish and Melina who were hugging each other in tears.

"Come on you guys we gotta pray now!" she said and went to wrap her arms around them but Melina jumped up.

"No! You always tell me what to do and I'm sick of it!" she shouted and stormed down the stairs. Lita looked at her as she walked away she was acting like a teenage girl. She looked down at Trish whose face was crumpled up in tears.

"I can't stand it when you two fight," she said and sank her head into her knees.

"You okay?" Edge said coming back towards her.

"No," she said, "something's wrong, I have to get back to Georgia and find Marjorie and Marianne,"

"But it's New Years!" Edge said running with her to the door.

"This can't wait!" she said and pulled the door open to reveal Nitro standing there with a smile on his face that promptly dropped when he saw Randy Orton.

"What in God's name are you doing here?" he asked venomously.

"That's just what I would like to know Melina," Carlito said to the pouting Latina.

"Everybody just leave me alone!" she said and stormed out to the back garden.

Nitro looked at Lita confused, "She's acting like a teenage girl," he said.

"I know and I think it has something to do with a hunger strike in Georgia," she said and Nitro really was confused now. Trish stomped down the stairs and walked past Lita who looked back at her but the blond refused to speak, a definite sign that something ungodly was afoot. Trish went over to Melina and leant on her shoulder while Randy held Melina's hand. Everyone went silent waiting for somebody to talk but there were no words. This time when Edge looked at Nitro it was with sympathy not anger.

"Maybe the proposal should wait," he said putting his hand on Nitro's shoulder compassionately and Lita's ears pricked wide open.

"Proposal?" she said and Nitro looked at her sheepishly.

"It was supposed to be a surprise," he said to the Diva with her mouth open.

"Well I don't make this face everyday!" Lita said smiling.

"Yeah but I guess it's on hold until the New Year," he said regretfully.

"Which starts in three hours," Shelton said.

"Do you think you could wait until after I get back from Georgia before you kill Randy?" Lita said fixing her hair and Nitro nodded.

"See you in the New Year," he said and gave Lita a hug before she headed out.

"Happy New Year guys!" she said to everybody warmly.

"I'll call you tomorrow okay?" Edge said to Nitro, "Shelton play peacekeeper," and he left with Lita.

Shelton rolled his eyes, "Guys we can't kick off the New Year like this, we're in L.A there must be someway we can have fun that doesn't involve pies, demons or love triangles,"

"Well we better do something quick it's 2007 in less than three hours," Carlito said.

"Come on," Shelton said pulling Nitro outside with him and Carlito to brain storm a way to save the end of 2006 by starting 2007 off with a bang.

Trinity Evangelical Free Church, Woodbridge, CT at 9pm:

The McMahon's are at a very lively church service in Woodbridge not far from their home. Stephanie even spotted a few familiar faces from the company who looked quite surprised to see the McMahon's at church. Even though they were a well known family no-one there was interested in singing their praises, they were only interested in praising the Lord. The gospel choir sang "Days of Elijah" and "You're All I Want" which Stephanie and Linda thoroughly enjoyed singing even Shane clapped in time with the music. Linda couldn't believe the whole McMahon family minus a few grandchildren was at church together and she turned to tell her husband something along those lines when she noticed her husband was standing still with his eyes closed, in short he was praying. The sight was photographed by an unscrupulous paparazzo who was promptly escorted from the building by security. Linda and family didn't need a camera; they wouldn't forget that image any time soon.

The sermon was preached fervently on the topic was the burden of unconfessed sin. At the end the Preacher told the congregation to pray for forgiveness and Linda, Stephanie and Shane bowed their heads but Vince didn't move he simply stared into space. The Preacher gave anyone who felt an especial burden of unconfessed sin in their lives the opportunity to come up to the altar so that he could pray for them.

It's go time said the Holy Spirit. What? Vince said internally his demons beginning to battle against his will. This is your chance to show the church that Vince McMahon is only human and everything else is sports entertainment the Holy Spirit said. I can't do that even my family would think I was crazy Vince replied. It doesn't matter what they think it only matters what I think, now go! Vince lowered his head into his hands.

"I'm sorry Father but I can't," he said sadly.

Linda heard Vince and turned to him and noticed that he was a little stressed as he was trembling so she put her hand on his shoulder to calm him down.

"Vince are you okay?" she asked concerned suddenly the Preacher looked over to The McMahon's side of the congregation.

"There is a man here who is waging a war with unconfessed sin in this congregation right now,"

The Preacher walked towards them and Steph and Shane followed his eyes and saw that he was coming closer to them. Vince noticed it too and got up immediately.

"Let's go," he said and Linda motioned to her children to follow. As they reached the exit the Preacher yelled out a scripture from the book of Job:

"And now my soul is poured out because of my plight, the days of affliction take hold of me, my bones are pierced in me at night and my gnawing pains take no rest. By great force my garment is disfigured, it binds me about as the collar of my coat. He has cast me into the mire and I have become like dust and ashes,"

The last part really resonated with Vince and he turned back to look at the Preacher who motioned for him to come. Vince looked at the man of God soberly and said,

"Pray for me Pastor," and left with his family who rallied around him concerned for his mental health and general well-being.

Ludacris' All Nite New Years Bash, Atlanta, Georgia (where else?) at 11pm:

Hunter stuck his finger in his ear trying to hear what his wife was trying to say in the huge club swamped in a mixture of people and celebrities over the rapping of Ludacris who was getting the crowd riled up in a chorus of 'Georgia'. AJ Styles looked over at Shawn who was looking back at him and laughing. It had been quite a day; Kevin Nash told Shawn that TD Jakes was having a special New Years service in Georgia and to take Rebecca with the kids. They went to the morning service and met AJ Styles there with his family then Hunter arrived out of the blue saying that Stephanie wanted to spend New Years in church defiant that church was the last place he wanted to be on the last day of December and they better come up with something quick. Shawn refused to change his plans at first but then Hunter started to proclaim that he was actually the true King of Kings giving Shawn and AJ no option but to forgoe their plans to spend New Years in church to keep Hunter's mouth from flapping and being flung out of the building. While in the parking lot someone handed them a flier to Ludacris' All Nite New Years Bash and before he could even protest, Shawn was leaving his kids with AJ's grandparents and taking his sexy wife to a hip hop New Years party in Atlanta, Georgia.

"What? Don't act like you don't like it, Georgia is the place to be," AJ Styles said, "Becky told me about all that dancing you got up to over in the Caribbean, don't act like you ain't right at home at this here Ludacris party,"

"I blame Kevin, I said I haven't seen Pastor TD Jakes in a long time how would you like to come? "No Shawn but Hunter's looking for you" he says and now here we are and there my wife is getting her groove on with some guy that's about to get his ass super-kicked," Shawn said jumping down off the side of the stage ready to punch a muscular rap type's lights out for getting to close to his wife but AJ stopped him.

"Relax she's just dancing," he said.

"All night?" Shawn said back.

"Well this is Ludacris' All Nite New Years Bash," AJ said, "What's up Shawnie? It ain't like you to be this riled up, at least not outside the ring,"

Shawn wasn't even listening he was making connections between the thumping hip-hop music, the pre-Christmas party in Jamaica and Lita hanging up on him a few weeks ago and not speaking to him since. Acting jealous of his wife was a way of venting his raging emotions.

"He touched her butt that's it!" Shawn said and jumped over to his wife but before he could ruin the great night she was having AJ pushed him through the crowd to the outside of the club. Once outside Shawn became a different person and covered his mouth at how he had acted back there.

"AJ I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me I just feel so on edge," he said.

"Edge!" AJ said noticing the tall Canadian standing over by the curb getting some air and Shawn's frustrations came racing back and he went back inside before AJ could even stop him. Shawn motioned through the crowd aiming straight for his wife when he bumped into the very source of his uncharacteristic aggravation. He could see himself in the red-head's hazel eyes and wasn't sure if God was playing a trick on him.

"Shawn," she said, "what are you doing here this is my neck of the woods," she joked.

Shawn couldn't believe it, after getting his ear chewed off by Hunter for calling Lita at home in the middle of the night – crying no less, she was now pretending that she didn't hang up on him when he reached out to her.

"Excuse me I have to find my wife," he said moodily and walked past her.

"She's dancing over there with that gorgeous football player, good luck prying her away from that eye candy," Lita said trying to keep the channels of communication open but she could tell by the look on Shawn's face that she'd just been disconnected. As he walked off Lita bit her lip thinking which was more important: finding the source of her compatriots' descent into adolescence by finding Marianne who was said to be here and taking her home to her sister or telling Shawn she was sorry for hanging up on him. Decisions, decisions she thought then after careful consideration she ran after Shawn.

"Hey Shawn let me explain," she said pulling his arm and he yanked it back.

"No you don't have to explain Hunter laid it out for me," Shawn said.

"Oh that's a good way to go," Lita said rolling her eyes noticing the Cerebral Assassin on his cell-phone by the stage.

"Yeah well Hunter stayed up with me all night, that's how it goes when your in the Kliq: we define friendship you need a refresher course in how to treat people," Shawn said aggregately.

"And just what did Professor Helmsley have to say?" Lita said sarcastically.

"He said you're just like LC," Shawn said.

"LC?" Lita asked puzzled, "My miniature doppelganger from Bakersfield?"

"Yeah, she dumped Cameron because he cried in front of her; you can't handle it when men show signs of weakness, but as long as they dress you up like a whore on national television that's fine isn't it?" Shawn snapped.

"Oh like your wife isn't wearing that dress for maximum exposure," Lita snapped back, "you may be going home alone tonight if you're not careful,"

Shawn went white, well, whiter, "Oh no you didn't, you didn't just call my wife a ho,"

"Tell me you didn't just say ho?" Lita said trying to lighten the mood.

"You know I thought you wanted to be friends, how do you define friendship Lita? Because if it's like this I think you need a new dictionary," Shawn said.

"No this is not how I define friendship Shawn, this is how I define stupidity," Lita said and Shawn shook his head.

"Excuse me?" he said.

"You're over here arguing with me about a phone call that was way inappropriate," Lita argued.

"Inappropriate?" Shawn echoed.

"Yeah inappropriate and then you come to my home town,"

"I came to see TD Jakes!" Shawn replied.

"And you spend all your time arguing with me while your wife is getting it on with a football stud. Wouldn't you call that stupid?" she asked indignantly and Shawn pulled her close to him. There is was that smell, that lingering lulling smell that drove her to distraction she tried to ignore it but it was intoxicating and Shawn saw something in her eyes that he knew was definitely inappropriate. Lita could see herself in his his grey-blue orbs and the woman looking back at her might as well have been hired for the night because she was hooked.

"You asked me to be your friend and that's exactly what I needed. If there's something that you need to tell me now's the time, if not then I advise you to make your New Years resolution to stay the Hell away from me," Shawn said and let her arm go and went back on the stage to ring in the New Year with Hunter who was trying to understand what his wife was saying while Lita tried to remember how to breathe.

"What? Vince was in a lurch, Steph you're not making any sense it sounded like you were saying Vince went to church with you and your family but that can't be right, Steph? Hold on," Hunter took the phone away from his ear and talked to Shawn.

"Did you tell her what I told you to say?" he asked.

"I told her to stay away from me," Shawn replied waving AJ back over to the stage while Edge went to find Lita and Hunter threw his cell-phone down on the stage angrily.

"Dammit Shawn I told you not to say that now she's gonna come after you," he said exasperated then he looked down and realized he just smashed up his phone, "Ah Hell," he said bending down to pick up the pieces.

A young lady in a black sleeveless dress came over to Lita with her arm around an attractive young man.

"Honey are you okay?" she asked the red head who was still staring at the stage where Shawn was now standing, "I couldn't imagine there being anything worse then breaking up with your boyfriend on New Years Eve,"

Lita glanced over and saw the face of the young woman that was talking to her with one arm wrapped around her boyfriend and the other wrapped around a martini glass which she offered to Lita.

"Want some?" she asked.

"No I don't drink," Lita said.

"Yeah well neither do I," the young woman said, "but to Hell with that tonight," she took a swig and her boyfriend put his hand over hers and slowed her down.

"Take it easy there Mary, the night is still young," he said wrapping both his arms around her as Edge came over to Lita.

"You okay baby?" he asked seeing the distracted look on her face and the young woman smirked.

"I think she will be now, that's the spirit honey move on he probably wasn't even worth it anyway, unlike this one I can understand why my sister wanted you all to herself," she said stroking her boyfriend's face and Lita realized who she was talking to.

"Marianne?" she said and the young woman nodded.

"Yeah how did you know my name?" she asked surprised.

"Because you sister have got to get back to your sister so I can take care of my sisters," Lita said confusing Marianne but before the young lady could ask anymore questions Lita hoisted her up over her shoulder and carried her out of the club.

"Where is she taking my girl?" her boyfriend said.

"To ET and Dorothy's favorite place – home," Edge said and ushered the young man out of the club too.

Hunter, Shawn and AJ Styles watched as Lita and Edge left with the two young lovers who were protesting wildly.

"What are they up to?" AJ asked perplexed and Hunter shook his head.

"With Lita you never know, look it's almost midnight, time to make those New Years resolutions," Hunter said wrapping his arm around Shawn and AJ, "My New Years resolution is to spend some more time with the wife and kids – no wait, Shawn that's yours,"

HBK rolled his eyes and AJ grew curious as to what had come over the Showstoppa recently and wondered if it had anything to do with that red-head he was arguing with on the dance floor.

"My New Years resolution is to spend more time with the Kliq," AJ said and Hunter and Shawn toasted to that, "What's yours Shawnie?" he asked HBK.

"Hey we've already done him it's my turn. I Hunter Hurst Helmsley vow to make Vincent Kennedy McMahon's life a living Hell," Triple H vowed.

"You wish that every year," Shawn said.

"That's how I know I'll keep it," Hunter replied and the three men listened as Ludacris announced there was now 2 minutes left 'til midnight.

LAX New Years House Party: No Gringos Allowed, Downtown, L.A at 11:58pm:

The police sirens yelped down the avenue grinding to a hault in front of Konan's house as two cops apprehended the perp whose hands were bloodied and temper was way out of control. Somehow he manged to break free and jump on the target of his rage once again, pounding his head into the concrete and kicking his ribs not giving him a chance to get away. Eventually the police got the better of him and pulled him away from the young man folded up on the ground like a battered inmate. Carlito, Shelton and Trish watched as Nitro was lowered into the squad car with the door locked after he was in, guaranteeing that he would be spending the night in jail. Carlito and Shelton shook their heads as the car drove off and Konan came over to them with the other two members and current NWA Tag Team Champions Hernandez and Homicide.

"See this is what happens when you allow gringos to come to your house," he said indignantly, "they ain't got no class, they ain't got no culture, next time make it you and Shelton alright Carlito? No Gringos Allowed!"

Carlito rolled his eyes as LAX rant went over his head.

"Trish you're cool, you can come over anytime," Homicide said lasciviously and Konan slapped him around the head.

"What did I tell you?" he said adamantly.

"But she's hot!" Homicide answered.

"She's white, that only comes in two flavors and hot ain't one of them," Konan answered.

"That's enough you guys," Hernandez said and came over to Carlito and Shelton, "you guys worried about your boy huh?" he said sympathetically and they both nodded."What a misfortunate way to spend New Years," Hernandez said, "with cops," and LAX, Carlito and Shelton nodded as the black and white vehicles disappeared up the street.

"Well it's a Happy New Year for some of us," Homicide said.

"For who?" Shelton asked sarcastically and Homicide nodded back to Melina and Randy whose cuts and bruises had miraculously disappeared and a huge smile had appeared across his face in their place.

"Sonofabitch," Shelton cursed and Carlito put his arm around him.

"Don't get too upset, I guarantee that man is gonna have one Hell of a problem when Nitro gets out," he said.

Cries of "Happy New Year!" soon echoed around the neighborhood but Shelton, Carlito and Trish never even opened their mouths, unlike Melina who was kissing Randy Orton passionately while her friends looked on in shock, Trish with her hands over her mouth. Randy glanced at the two former IC Champs and concluded that he was the only one out of everybody who had already kept one of New Years resolutions: to get Melina. The second would not be far behind.