Title: Subject To Falling (2?)

Author: AngelicTorture

Disclaimer: I own nothing and no one you recognize.

Distribution: Litafics on LJ. Anyone else, ask and you shall receive.

Rating: PG13

Pairing: possible Lita/Hunter eventually.

Spoilers: Not really spoilerish. Begins at my own version of Raw 9/11/06 and carries on through my own version of Unforgiven and eventually other ppv's.

Notes: this one has been swimming around in my head for a while. Thanks to Mel for helping me work out the ideas. I'm completely ignoring Triple H and Stephanie being married. Title comes from Calling by Taproot.

Summery: Could they be the escape she needed?

Part 2: A Decision to make


Hunter carried the unconscious diva to the trainer's room and laid her gently on the table, she'd already began to stir a little. Shawn and John both stood by the door as the trainer shone a light in Lita's eyes.

"She should be okay; it looks like it's just a mild concussion. She'll have a bit of a headache when she wakes up."

"Is anyone gonna tell me what the hell is going on?" John asked after the trainer left.

Shawn glanced at Hunter and the unconscious redhead before answering.

"You saw what he did to her out there John…we couldn't just stand back and watch her get used like that…"

"Why? I didn't think you even knew her…and she's not exactly his biggest fan."

"That doesn't mean we were gonna just watch her get hurt like that." Hunter replied quietly.

"And what do you guys get out of this?"

Shawn looked at Lita.

"If we're lucky DX gets a new member…and if not then at least we got her away from that jackass…"

"And you just had to do all this during my match?"

"That wasn't exactly how we planned it…"

There was a soft whimper from the diva and Shawn stepped forward. Hazel eyes fluttered open and looked around the room wildly.

"Lita its ok, don't panic…you're in the trainer's room." Shawn said calmly.

"What happened? How did I get here?" Lita asked shakily as she tried to sit up but thought better of it.

"Edge, he…threw you into the ladder…you've got a concussion. We brought you back here…" Shawn answered.

"We?"

Lita looked past Shawn; her eyes fell on Hunter and John.

"Why?"

"I'm gonna leave you guys too it…I need to shower anyway…" John said quietly. He sent the redhead a small smile before leaving.

Lita looked at Hunter then Shawn, waiting for an explanation.

"We were planning to ask you this after Unforgiven anyway…we decided DX has been missing something…a female something."

The redhead looked more confused than before Shawn had started talking.

"What are you saying?"

This time it was Hunter who answered her.

"We want you to join DX"

"What? You want me to what?"

"We want you to join us, be part of DX." Shawn answered.

"You've got to be joking…you want me to work with him?" she shot a disbelieving look at Hunter.

"Look, Lita…I know you don't have any reason to trust me or believe a word I say but I am sorry for what I did to you…everyone knows you weren't happy with Edge…it's not like you've got a lot to lose is it?"

"Hunter why don't you go and get Lita's stuff from her locker room…" Shawn said with a pointed look to his friend.

Hunter left, leaving Shawn and the diva alone.

"I know this is all kinda sudden Lita…and we don't expect you to decide anything right now…"

"Edge really threw me into that ladder?" the redhead asked quietly.

"Yeah…we were watching in the back…Hunter realised what he was gonna do…it was actually Hunter's idea for you to join us."

Lita couldn't hide her shock at that.

"Why?"

"That, I don't know…but I hope you'll say yes, we could really use your help…"

"You looked like you were doing okay earlier…"

Shawn smiled.

"Yeah, but there's no way Vince is gonna let it go at that…"

"If I say yes I don't just wanna be ringside interference runner…I've spent long enough doing that…"

"Believe me, you wont be…you're women's champion, there's no way you're gonna just be standing at ringside…and I know you like pulling pranks as much as we do."

The diva giggled.

"Well that's true…I'm still not sure…how do you know you can really trust Hunter?"

Shawn sighed.

"No matter what Hunter does, right or wrong, he's always honest…I know if you give him a chance he'll show you how sorry he is about what evolution did to you."

"I need some time to think about this…and I have something to settle with Edge first…"

Hunter came back in with the redhead's bag and set it down on the floor.

"Do you need a ride back to the hotel?" Shawn asked the diva as she slowly sat up.

"Uh yeah, I rode here with Edge so I guess I do…" she stood up and stumbled a little, Hunter held her arm gently to steady her. 2 pairs of hazel eyes locked on each other before the redhead looked away.

"Come on…" Shawn said as he picked up the redheads bag.

They dropped the diva off at the hotel, Hunter even offered to walk her to her room but she insisted she was fine and headed to her room alone. She was glad she'd managed to get a room on her own tonight; the last thing she wanted was someone asking her if she was ok every 5 minutes.

She threw her bag down on the bed and headed straight for the bathroom, she needed a shower. She let the water hit her face while she thought about Shawn's offer. Joining DX might not be so bad, she was definitely done with Edge, well maybe not quite yet, she had to look him in the eye one last time and find out why he did it.

It wouldn't hurt for her to be part of a group and she didn't exactly have any great liking for the McMahon's. The only problem was Hunter, the things he'd done when he was in evolution, the way he and the others had treated her was, unforgivable as far as she was concerned.

She got out of the shower and put on her favorite pj's, all the time still thinking about what Shawn had said. One thing that was puzzling her was what he'd said about it being Hunter's idea that she join them. What did he get out of having her in DX? She smiled a little; it would certainly be interesting to find out.


k hunnies, if this part sucked completely its coz i'm sick :( i have a rotten cold and feel like crap...so please review it'll cheer me up.