CHAPTER 2 - A NEW STORY LINE

Lita waited patiently in Eric Bischoff's office as the General Manager just went to run a few errand. His words were 'I'll be right back.' So Lita had remained where she was. Comfortably seated in one of Bischoff's black leather couches. She scanned the room. The walls were mostly blank except for the life size photo of Eric's head hung on the wall - which Lita didn't find too attractive. There was Eric's finely polished and varnished General Manager's desk. A pot plant behind the desk. Two leather couches including the one she was seated on and that was about it. It was a pretty boring looking room to Lita. She decided not to get up and look around just in case Eric came back and thought she was snooping his business. If she was in fact curious it would have been a little hard not to snoop with the massive piles of open files and papers scattered across the GM's desk including the line up for next month's Armageddon, but Lita decided to remain where she was and wait patiently. She startled twirling her hand around her finger and playing with the hemming on her black tank top. Lita suddenly jumped when the door to Bischoff's office flung open without even a knock. She immediately gathered it was Bischoff and stood up to greet him, but she was terribly wrong. Lita a stunned to see the 4 members of Evolution pile into Bischoff's office. Led by Triple H, in came Ric Flair, Randy Orton and Batista trailing behind. Triple H scowled at Lita when he noticed her presence in the room. Triple H had never liked the red head much and she didn't fancy him too much either. Jeff Hardy had once managed to steel in the Intercontinental Championship from Hunter due to Lita's outside interference and ever since then he held a grudge against her. Lita, however, pretty much despised Triple H after the beating her gave her with a steel chair a few years back with Stone Cold Steve Austin and the Alliance. Triple H approached Lita until they were nose to nose. She could hear and feel his heavy breathing on her skin and she could see the fury ad anger in his eyes, but she didn't back down. Lita scowled straight back at him. Hunter finally spoke to break the silence.

"What the hell are YOU doing here?" Hunter asked not breaking his eye contact with Lita.

"I should be asking you the same question because Bischoff called me here!" Lita answered straight back.

She also kept her eyes locked on Triple H. The two didn't notice when Bischoff entered the room.

"OK! OK!" Bischoff said as he wriggled his way between Lita and Triple H to avoid an argument or punch up - which, knowing Triple H, would happen even if Lita was female.

"Everyone, take a seat," Bischoff said as Triple H backed off a little.

Eric went to the chair behind his desk and took a seat. Lita seated herself as far away from Evolution as possible as she sat on the furthest end of one of the three seater couches. Flair, Batista and Hunter occupied the other three seater couch which left Randy to join Lita on the other couch. Randy wisely sat on the opposite end of the couch to avoid at least a little argument between him and the head strong red head.

"You better make this quick Bischoff, cause Evolution has places to be!" Hunter said interrogating Bischoff.

Lita simply rolled her eyes as Bischoff surrended to Hunter's power an simply nodded.
"OK!" Bischoff said taking out a few pieces of paper and handing them to Lita to hand around.

Lita took one and passed the remainder of the pile to Randy without even looking at him. Lita looked down at the sheet and it read a couple of meeting times which she guessed were for the new story line. What kind of story line was it though? She knew she wouldn't like it already because of the fact that it involved her and Evolution. Randy simply passed the sheets to his fellow Evolution team mates before Eric spoke again.

"I have discussed this with the Board," Eric started "And we've got the conclusion about a new story line."

Evolution and Lita looked at Bischoff with a curious look.

"What kind of story line?" Randy asked as he cocked an eyebrow at Bischoff.

"A romantic story line," Eric said glitching.

He was expecting blood shed over that.

"What?" Lita said in fury as she stood up.

She was the only woman in the room, so the romantic story line obviously had to star her. Thanks Bischoff! She thought in her head while contemplating jumping his desk and taking him out with a clothesline. Thanks you stupid bastard! Thanks a bloody million!

"Calm down, Lita," Bischoff said also standing to try and settle the red head down.

"Calm down!" Lita questioned in astonishment "How am I meant to calm down when I'm going to be shoved into a romantic story line with one of these bozos!"

"Hold on there honey!" Ric Flair said taking a stand.

"Shit!" Lita said looking from Flair to Bischoff "This romantic story line does not involve him does it?"

"No," Eric quickly said.

This slightly calmed Lita down and rejected Ric quietly sat down and sunk back into the leather couch.

"Then, please tell me," Lita started as she closed her eyes and shuddered at the thought of it "it's not with Hunter."

Lita closed her eyes and braced herself for the worst.

"No," Eric replied.

Lita sighed in relief, but then tensed up as she realised who was left. The huge 300 pound animal Batista, or the young cocky Randy Orton.

"It'll be a romantic story line between..." Eric started.

Lita held her breath and put her head in the hands. The tension was building up the office.

"...Lita..." Eric continued.

Lita knew it was coming.

"...and..." Eric said.

Lita thought to herself Please don't let it be

"...Randy Orton..." Eric finished.

Lita finished her thought Please don't let it be Randy Orton. It was just Lita's luck that she would be placed in his kind of situation with Randy Orton. Lita sighed in disappointment.

"What?" Hunter said lividly as he took a stand "Why the hell..."

"Now, Hunter, Flair, Batista," Eric spoke again before Triple H could continue "I need to speak alone to Lita and Randy."

"Listen, here Bischoff..." Ric started up.

"Now!" Bischoff finally exclaimed standing up from his seat.

Hunter started getting worked up again before Ric and Batista ushered him out the door.

"We'll continue this later, Bischoff!" Hunter said pointing a finger at the RAW GM before him and the two other men left the General Manager's office. Now, there was just Lita, her boss: Eric Bischoff, and Randy Orton.

"Anyway..." Eric started after a few minutes silence.

"Why Randy?" Lita finally asked in exclamation.

Her voice sounded whiny and frustrated. Randy Orton cocked an eyebrow at the young red head.

"Hello?" Randy said waving a hand at Lita "Still here!"

Lita ignored Randy, as she always did, and remained fixed on Bischoff.

"Well," Bischoff started to explain "I want there to be a little hiccup in the smooth sailing of Evolution, so what better way to break up the harmony than with a little female distraction."

Lita rolled her eyes. Don't blame him. Lita thought to herself He's a man. Blame the hormones. However, Lita listened to the rest of Bischoff's justification for this new story line.

"This whole Randy Orton / Lita romance is set to excel both of you into the spotlight," Eric continued "You see, Lita's popularity will boost Randy's status with the fans, and as Randy's pushed into the championship spotlight with the Intercontinental Championship, Lita will follow and soon a Women's Championship match will follow. It's all very logical."

Lita understood what Bischoff was saying so continued to listen, plus she liked the sound of taking that Women's Championship from Trish Stratus - her best friend turned enemy. Randy was also very interested in what Bischoff had to say now after Bischoff practically came out and told him that he would be IC champion soon. Randy smiled. Randy Orton. Intercontinental Champion. He liked it. It had a nice ring to it.

"Lita's ongoing feud with Evolution, however, puts Randy in a crossroads situation. Will he chose the women that he's grown to love or the friends and team mates that has got him to where he is."

Randy smiled. He liked how Bischoff though. Lita liked the whole plot thing too, except for one thing.

"But why Randy?" Lita asked again.

Bischoff sighed and threw his hands up in the air.

"Excuse me!" Randy exclaimed "You don't hear me saying 'Why Lita?' At least I can keep my disappointment a little more discrete."

"Well, sorry Mr Perfect!" Lita threw back in Randy's face as she turned around to face Randy for the first time since the meeting in Bischoff's office had started "But, I don't really seem to like the idea of being in a ROMANTIC story line with YOU!"

"What, you think this is a walk in the park for me!" Randy yelled back at her and joined her in standing up "In case you hadn't noticed, my friends don't exactly like you."

"What a shame!" Lita said sarcastically "Cause you know I really like them!"

"Why are you always such a bitch!" Randy plainly asked as the fury built up inside him. He didn't know why Lita was so cold hearted around him. He knew that Evolution was part of it, but what was the other part? He knew it wasn't all Evolution.

"Do you always ask stupid questions!" Lita fired back avoiding the question.

"Answer the question!" Randy yelled back at her "Are you a bitch to everyone, or just me!"

"Don't think yourself lucky that I'd save this just for you, Orton!" Lita yelled right back as her fists clenched by her sides.

"Well then why do you hate me?" Randy interrogated back "What did I do to cause the 'Almighty Lita' to shower her 'blessings' down upon me!"

"You're a stupid fuck, you know that!" Lita said once again avoiding the question of 'why?' That Randy kept throwing at her.

"Do you have a GOOD reason for being like this to me all the time?" Randy yelled back at the red head ignoring her last comment.

"Like you'd really care in actually hearing what I have to say!" Lita fired back avoiding the question again.

"Do you have to be so stubborn?" Randy questioned the red head.

He was confused and frustrated at Lita's attitude towards him. What the hell had he done to her that would cause her to be such a bitch to him?

"What's with all the questions?" Lita fired back at Randy "What is this? Interrogation, Orton?"

Her face was full of fury. Usually people gave up trying to reason with the red head if she reached this point of frustration and anger that she was at present. Why did Randy keep asking. Didn't he get the point that she didn't want to talk to him about this. Didn't he get the point that she didn't want to talk to him FULLSTOP! Why didn't he just back off and let her be. He wouldn't understand anyway. No one would understand!

"Why are you like this?" Randy asked as he slowly calmed himself down "You don't have to be like this you know."

Randy's sudden change of heart and tone freaked Lita out. All of a sudden, all the rage and the anger that she'd seen flash in his eyes had completely disappeared. His blue eyes looked at her in her hazel ones. What happened to the Randy moments earlier. The Randy that was so close to shutting her up with a fist to the face. She could handle that Randy better, but she couldn't handle this Randy standing before her. This passive Randy. For a moment all of his cockiness disappeared. She couldn't stand it. The silence was eating her away inside. Bischoff stood silently in the corner of his office not moving an inch. Lita fled. She ran. She flung open the door to Bischoff's office and ran back to her dressing room. All she could hear was Randy's voice. The words still fresh from his mouth. Why are you like this? You don't have to be like this. But she did!

A/N: A new fan fiction I started on. It's a new pairing - which I blame the author of Living With Consequences for getting me addicted to the Randy Orton and Lita pairing. I hope you like the story so far. There's most to come if I hear that y'all like it! Look for updates on Forbidden as well! Read and Review! Hugs, Mrs Bridget Orton!