*** Hey all. I still don't own the WWF nor the "Who I Am" CD. I hope you are all enjoying the fic thus far. This chapter is called "I Don't Like Anyone." ***

// Suki says we're all down downtown
So what's my problem
I don't wanna socialize //

"Hunter I managed to get all of my wrestlers together finally," Stephanie said breathlessly as she came into the dressing room they shared. "You ready for a night on the town?"

"Steph, I'm not really up to it," Hunter replied.

"What do you mean?" Stephanie asked. "It's your first night back. You looked fabulous by the way. Even if you were on the opposite team."

"Thanks," Hunter said. "I'm kind of tired."

"Come on," Stephanie whined. "I really want to celebrate that you are back."

"Why?" Hunter asked.

// Why don't they leave me alone?
Bad boys, jealous girls
Been there, done that //

"Because I missed you silly," Stephanie said. "You know that."

"If you missed me so much you could have come and visited," Hunter replied.

"That's not fair," Stephanie said. "You always made me feel like I was in the way when I visited you at rehab. You weren't exactly the Game that I know and love."

"I know," Hunter sighed. "I really kind of just want to catch up with my old friends Steph."

"You don't like my guys?" Stephanie asked, crestfallen.

"It's not that," Hunter said, "I just don't know them so well. I'd like to see Sean and Tori and maybe even Billy."

"It's not as if you are leaving tonight," Stephanie said. "You can see them tomorrow."

"Fine," Hunter sighed.

// I just want to fantasize
Staring at the ceiling
Thinkin' bout you //

There had been someone who had visited Hunter while he was in rehab. Actually, she had been rehabing also. He had enjoyed her visits because they seemed to push each other further and make each other work harder.

He hadn't seen her since he had been back. She had gotten back about three weeks before she did. She didn't seem to be doing too much since she had gotten back. He really wanted to talk to her and see how she was doing.

They hadn't been more than acquaintances before he got injured. Friends through mutual friends at best. Now he genuinely cared for her. She seemed to care for him too. More than Stephanie maybe. He wondered vaguely who Stephanie was sleeping with now. It didn't really matter. She had never really made him jealous. It was just the part they were supposed to play.

Stephanie and Hunter were best friends. But their relationship went no farther. Once they had slept together just to see how it was. It was nothing special. But it was nice to have someone to talk to. Someone you always knew would be there.

Still, he didn't think of Stephanie very often anymore.

// It's a freaky feeling
What can I do? //

"Surprise!" a bunch of wrestlers, none of them ECW, greeted Hunter and Stephanie as they walked into a bar.

"You really thought I'd make you spend your first night back with a bunch of wrestlers you don't know?" Stephanie asked, beaming up at him.

"For a second there," Hunter said. "Thanks Steph."

"Anything for my husband," Stephanie said. She turned to the bar and asked for Hunter's favorite kind of beer and a glass of their best wine for herself.

Hunter took the beer gratefully and was lifting the beer to his mouth when he saw her across the room.

// I don't like anyone
The way I like you //

"Hey," Hunter said when he finally caught her about ten minutes later.

"Hey," Tori said, smiling softly. "How's it feel to be back?"

"Strange," Hunter nodded. "Like I belong, but I really don't belong."

"Yeah," Tori said. "I understand the feeling entirely."

"It's the remaining members of DX!" a drunk voice said, interrupting their conversation.

"Hey Pac," Hunter said, just barely squelching a sigh.

Tori looked away to hide the fact that she really detested her ex-boyfriend.

// I don't go anywhere
If you aren't there too //

"You want to go out tonight?" Stephanie asked two nights later when they got back to their hotel room after a house show.

"I told Tori I'd go workout with her tonight," Hunter said. "She thinking she might not be doing some kind of new leg lift right."

"You sure do seem to be spending a lot of time with Tori anymore," Stephanie commented.

"It will give you more time with your new boyfriend," Hunter shrugged. "Who is he by the way?"

"None of your business," Stephanie said. "He'd get mad if I said anything."

"I knew you had someone," Hunter said, laughing lightly.

// It's not as if I'm hard to please
You're the only one good enough for me
Those others just won't do.
I don't like anyone but you. //

"You're doing it fine Tori," Hunter said, watching her form.

"But it hurts," Tori said, gritting her teeth.

"Where?" Hunter asked, kneeling next to her legs.

"The side of my left calf, near the bottom," Tori said.

"Here?" Hunter asked as he massaged an area of her leg.

"Oh yeah," Tori groaned.

"That's probably your shoes," Hunter said. "These look older than me. If getting new ones doesn't work talk to a doctor."

"Thanks a lot Hunter," Tori said.

"Not a problem," Hunter smiled.

// They think I'm a little obsessed
Up here sending mental telepathy
I'm concentrating on you //

Hunter watched Tori's match with Ivory. He knew they were pretty evenly matched, but he also knew Ivory was not above cheating and tricks.

"Obvious much?" Stephanie asked from the couch as she filed her nails.

"What are you talking about?" Hunter asked.

"You have a huge crush on your best friend's ex," Stephanie commented.

"I do not," Hunter protested.

"Oh yes you do," Stephanie replied. "I think she would like you back if you told her."

"I don't like her!" Hunter replied.

"Right," Stephanie said. "And I'm not sleeping with Rob Van Dam."

"Van Dam?" Hunter asked. Stephanie nodded her head as she blushed, realizing she had let her secret slip. "What is it with you and guys with huge egos?"

// I wanna give you everything
But if I do will you think less of me //

Maybe Stephanie was right, Hunter thought. Maybe he was developing feelings for Tori. He felt bad about X-Pac, but not much. X-Pac had changed since he had allied with Albert. He sighed as he turned the pages of a magazine.

"Hey there," Tori greeted him as she walked into the break room.

"That was a good match you had," Hunter said.

"Thanks," Tori said. "It's been awhile since I've gone up against Ivory."

"You looked good as always," Hunter said.

"Thanks for watching," Tori said.

"I always watch," Hunter said sincerely.

// Everybody else just wasting my time
Baby can't ya tell, we're two of a kind? //

Tori sipped at the hot coffee in her hands. She didn't drink coffee all that often. But she felt the need to be warm inside. She had kinds of strange emotions flying through her. And they all confused the hell out of her.

She had always thought that Hunter and Stephanie were a happy couple. Until Hunter had recently confided in her that their marriage was a complete scam. For some unknown reason, Tori had been so happy when he told her that. Why would she be happy that her friends weren't as happy as they would have everyone believe?

And she felt guilty the more time she spent around Hunter. She felt guilty about liking how she felt when she was around Hunter. She had a strong suspicion that she was developing romantic feelings for Hunter. But he couldn't have feelings for her. Could he?

// I don't like anyone
The way I like you
I don't go anywhere
If you aren't there too //

"Hunter," Raven said as he ran into Hunter in the halls.

"Hey," Hunter said. Raven was one of the wrestlers in Stephanie's company that he liked. "What's up?"

"I've been noticing that you've been spending a lot of time around Tori," Raven said.

"We're old friends," Hunter said.

"I know," Raven said. "But she's been hurt in the past. We were pretty good friends for awhile there. Just...don't hurt her."

"I wouldn't," Hunter said.

"I know," Raven said. "But I'm reminding you she's been hurt enough."

"Okay," Hunter said.

// It's not as if I'm hard to please
You're the only one good enough for me
Those others just won't do.
I don't like anyone but you. //

"You want to go out tonight?" Jackie asked Tori.

""Nah," Tori said. "I don't feel like it tonight."

"Well, I think the boys want to go to a steakhouse since we're in Texas," Jackie said. "Do you want anything for dinner or something."

"I'm fine," Tori said. "I'll probably order take-out or something."

"You sure?" Jackie asked.

"Yeah," Tori replied softly.

// Staring at the ceiling thinking about you
It's a freaky feeling
What can I do? //

"Hey," Hunter said when Tori picked up the phone. "You want to go for a walk?"

"That sounds good," Tori said. "When?"

"I'll meet you downstairs in ten," Hunter said.

"I'll be there," Tori said.

Tori ran around her room, putting on her favorite running suit and her black hooded sweatshirt. She grabbed her lip gloss and applied it liberally.

"What am I doing?" Tori asked her reflection in the mirror. "He's Sean's best friend."

// I don't like anyone
The way I like you
I don't go anywhere
If you aren't there too //

"I never laugh as much as when I'm around you," Hunter said.

"I think that's a compliment," Tori said.

Hunter slipped his hand in hers and said, "Trust me, it is."

"Well," Tori said softly. "Same here."

"I'm glad," Hunter said. He started to lean down to kiss her. She pulled away.

"Don't," Tori said.

"What?" Hunter asked.

"I can't," Tori said breathlessly. "I've got to go."

Hunter watched helplessly as Tori fled down the street.

// It's not as if I'm hard to please
You're the only one good enough for me
Those others just won't do.
I don't like anyone but you. //