Randy was in shock, the girl he had been tormenting for the last 2 months just asked him to train her to become a wrestler. He didn't know how to respond, and just laid there, staring up at her She got off of him, took his hand and helped him up. They were both quiet for a long time, and Cody, who was standing outside, started to worry. He took his room key and opened the door, rushing in to see Randy and Austin standing in the center of the room, staring at each other. Randy didn't look mad. He looked shocked and impressed at the same time. Randy turned his attention to Cody and his face turned into the snarl he usualy had.

"Get the fuck out Rhodes, I didn't tell you to come in here!"

"I was worried, Randy" Cody said as Austin turned to face him, blood dripping down her nose.

"I'm fine Cody" she reassured him as he grabbed a tissue and wiped up the blood.

"Yeah, she's fine, get the fuck out" Randy said

"No, I want him to stay, please." Austin said, not forgetting the please at the end.

"Fine. Look, if your going to do this, your going to have to be serious. None of this bullshit, you have to focus, and follow through with it."

"Do what?" Cody asked, confused

"I'm going to talk to Vince tonight about Randy training me, to be in the WWE" she said, taking his hand

"What? Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

They talked about meeting with Vince tonight, when Matt was out in the ring. She didn't want to tell her brothers yet, because she knew they would protest. She wanted to hold off until she knew what Vince said and hoped they wouldn't find out until she signed the contract. She would have to work around training with Randy during the down time. Randy told her to meet him in Vince's office the second Matt went to the ring, and Cody walked her back to her room, stopping in the hallway to wipe her nose again before they went in. They walked into the room and Matt was on the phone, talking to Jeff, so they sat on Austin's bed and didn't say anything. Matt hung up the phone and told Austin that Jeff was coming back to WWE in a week.
Vince reversed his termination and made it a 60 day suspension instead, and next Friday was his return to Smackdown. He asked her what happened to her nose, notcing the blood dripping. She said she and Cody were playing around and she slipped and hit something. Matt didn't really believe her but she seemed okay, and didn't take Cody to be the type to hit her, so he just shrugged and told her they had better get going. Cody went back to his room and would come to the arena later with Randy. Once at the MSG arena, Austin paced back and forth down the back hallway, waiting for Mickie to get there. She was so anxious to talk to her best friend about joining the WWE. Mickie arrived and Austin excitedly pulled her to the side to tell her the news,which Mickie was thrilled about. She promised not to tell anyone until Austin was ready for people to know, then she went to get ready. As soon as Matt went out on the stage when his theme started, she rushed to Vince's office. Randy and Cody were already in there when she walked in.
Vince asked what they needed and Randy nudged Austin, wanting her to speak.

"Mr. McMahon....I would like to train to be in the WWE." she said

Vince stood in front of her, studying her for a moment. He wondered how long it would be before the youngest Hardy joined the company.

"Fine, we can start your brothers on training you next week, when Jeff is back....." he answered

"No I don't want them to know, and I don't want them to train me. I want Randy to" Austin confessed

"Why not Jeff and Matt?" He asked, curious

"Well, Sir, Jeff and I aren't speaking, and Matt would protest it. He doesn't want me involved. Plus, Randy is one of the greatest there is, and thats what I want to be."

"What is? Tell me, what do you see for yourself in the WWE?" Vince questioned the young girl

"I want to be the greatest there is, I want to be the best Diva, I want to be better than my brothers. People will say that I'm just following in their footsteps, they will compare me to them at frist, but I've been compared to them my entire life, and I'm tierd of it. I want to make something of myself, and do it on my own, without their help."

"I see. Well, Randy, you can start trianing her, work out a scheduale, and as soon as you think she's good enough, I'll watch and see for myself, then we'll make a contract."

"Yes, Sir, Mr. McMahon" Randy said, shaking VInce's hand.

"Thank you!" Austin said, as they left

"Alright, we start training tomorrow morning. Five a.m. Be downstairs in the lobby."

"Okay." Austin said and Randy coughed, hinting to something

"Yes, sir. Five a.m." Austin corrected herself.

The morning came too early for Austin. She woke up, left a note for Matt, telling him she went for a run with Cody and she would be back soon. She dressed herself in some of Matt's work out clothes, rolling his gym shorts at the waste three times before they would fit her. She put on her shoes and went down to the lobby. Randy was standing there, in his work out clothes, waiting for her. Cody, however, wasn't there.

"Where's Cody?" She asked

"He's not coming. I told him to stay in the room. Lets go."

They went outside and he showed her some stretches to do, to loosen herself up so she wouldn't be sore after a workout. She was in pretty good shape already, which was good. They walked to Central Park, which was only a few blocks away, and they ran a few miles there. She was a pretty fast runner, too. They stopped in an open area, and Randy said he was going to show her a few basic moves. They worked on some wrestling techniques, and he noticed that her balance was off, and she lost focus easily. Something they were going to have to work on soon. Around 6, the sun started coming up, so they jogged back to the hotel. He told her to go with Cody to the arena tonight an hour early than Matt so she could get in the ring and see how it felt. She went to her room and collapsed on her bed. Around 9, Matt woke her up asking if she wanted to get breakfast. He asked how her run was, and she said she was tierd but it was good. She told him to go on downstairs and that she would meet him down there after she showered. He left and as she undressed and walked into the bathroom, she heard a knock on the door. She looked out the eyehole and saw Cody. She smiled and grabbed a towell to wrap around herself. She opened the door, letting him in. He noticed she was in a towell and smiled, moving toward her with the look every boy had in their eyes in this situation. She put a finger to his lips and stopped him, saying that they weren't doing anything until she turned eighteen, in two months. Cody was only 20, but it was still illegal and she didn't want them to get in trouble.
Plus, waiting for the first time together would make it more special. He sighed and agreed, and said he would wait for her while she showered. She kissed him then closed the bathroom door. She showered and dressed then they went downstairs to meet Matt and eat.

The week passed, like it normally did, making a stop at home for a couple of days before traveling again. This time, though, when they packed Matt's corvette since they were driving to South Carolina, Jeff would be going with them. That was going to be a very awkward car ride. She made sure her ipod and cell phone were charged so she could text Cody and Mickie during the 4.5 hour car ride and hope that her brothers didn't speak directly to her, at least not Jeff. No such luck, because an hour into the car ride she looked up to see him turned in the seat looking at her. She sighed and took off her earphones.

"Austin, I want you to try to get along with Beth. I know how you feel, and I know that you think my having a baby will change things between us, but it won't."

"I know. I'm sorry I acted the way I did. Things will be fine." She just smiled at her brother and put her headphones back on.

She knew what she was doing when she asked Vince to let her in the WWE. If she was there, with her brothers, they had no choice but pay attention to her. Especialy if she was the greatest one out there.

The next two months passed quickly. She snuck around as much as she could and trained with Randy. He never allowed Cody to join them, he wanted her to be focused. He showed her moves and helped her improve her balance and coordination. She was a fast learner, as he had discovered a few months ago.
He thought she was almost ready to show Vince what she had, but he had something up his sleeve before he set her free from under his wing. He would have to talk to Vince about it first, though, which he intended on doing that night in Seattle. Training with Randy had been hard on her. She still was scared of him, and sometimes she saw that he got angry if she messed up. He never hit her again though, but she didn't want to push him. Her birthday was coming up soon, and she was excited about finally being 18. Randy told her that he would talk to Vince about maybe letting her have a match with Mickie on her birthday, which was on a Friday, when they would be in Atlanta. The week passed, and she got more and more anxious and excited about Friday night. On Friday morning, she awoke to a huge stuffed monkey sitting on the end of her hotel bed, with a preasent. She looked over at the boys who were sitting there smiling, and Jeff snapped a picture of her. She groaned, covering her face. She opened the present, and it was a silver necklace with a silver heart that had her birthstones around it. It was beautiful and Matt helped her put it on. She opened the card and pulled out a gift card to her faveorite store. She hugged and thanked them both. They all dressed and went downstairs to eat. She was greated with lots of Happy Birthday's and Cody walked up to her, giving her a big kiss and handing her flowers. He always gave her the prettiest flowers ever. He went over to Matt and asked him if he and Mickie could take her out to Wild Bill's tonight for her birhtday,
since she was legal now. He thought about it and then agreed, trusting Mickie and Cody, and since she had improved majorly since the last time she was in a club. Randy had given her the day off from training but she and Cody decided to go for a run anyway, so they headed out to Centinal park in downtown Atlanta.
They ran about five miles, then collapsed on the lawn. He put his arms around her, and she curled up next to him.
They laid and watched the clouds go by, arguing over one that Austin thought looked like a duck, Cody clearly saying it was a dinosaur. That night, she arrived at the arena an hour early with Cody like Randy told her to do. She and Mickie got ready to do their small match, to show Vince how far she had come with Randy training her. Everyone was positioned, and Austin didn't notice when Jeff and Matt walked in and sat down behind her in the seats. Randy had told them to come early, he had something to show them. The bell rang and the girls started fighting, Austin immediatly dominating Mickie. After a good 5 minutes of going back and forth, Austin pulled a DDT on Mickie, then jumped up on the pole at the corner of the ring. She didnt even notice her brothers sitting there, since her focus was on Mickie the entire time. She jumped off the pole, doing the Whisper in the Wind, a move Randy never taught her, but she had memorized by watching her brothers do it over and over. She pinned Mickie for the 3count, then sat up. She saw her brothers sitting there, staring back at her, jaws hanging opened. They had no idea that their sister was into wrestling at all,much less good at it. She just looked back at them as Randy got in the ring and helped her up.
He motioned for the Hardy boys to join them in the ring as Vince climbed in. Randy told them that he had been training her for the last two and a half months, but he couldn't do it anymore. He was going to be taking some time off. He looked at Austin and said that he thought it was best if her brother's took over her training, and that if they did, she really would be the best. He shook Matt and Jeff's hands then walked out of the arena. Vince said that if Matt and Jeff would train her for six months, he would make her a contract,
and he would have her out in the ring with her brothers. He left them to disucss it, ushering Cody and Mickie backstage. The three stood in the middle of the ring, staring at each other. Austin had shown them how much talent she had, and that she could go far in this. Jeff was amazed at how well she pulled off the Whisper in the Wind. Matt, however, did not want his sister to get involved in the WWE Universe, out of fear she would get involved with drugs again, and wind up like Jeff.. They needed to mak a decision. Train their sister and teach her everything she knows, so she can join them, or crush her spirit and not allow it. Both Jeff and Austin looked at Matt, waiting his answer. Her future was in his hands now, it was all left up to him.