Perfect Melody
Chapter Five

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Melody was very satisfied with herself as she walked back to her dressing room. She could
still hear Vince, Steve, and Rick discussing the events that were going to take place later
that night. She told them she'd only be a minute, because she needed some water. As she
opened her locker room door, she was met with complete darkness. She began to feel
around the wall for the light switch. With a loud bang, the door was snapped shut behind
her. Melody pushed her back against the wall and strained to see through the consuming
darkness.

"Hello?" Her voice was shaky but she tried to sound unafraid.

"Hey Mel." Melody let out a sigh of relief at the sound of a familiar voice.

"Raven, turn the light on."

"Can't do that Mel." Melody took a deep intake of breath and tried to pinpoint where he
was standing in the room.

"Why not?" The question sounded innocent enough.

"I don't want you to see me." Raven's voice was deep and husky.

"Raven, tell me what's going on!" Her voice was growing concerned and a bit of fear hung
at the end of her words. Raven let out a long sigh before he started talking.

"I've got to tell you something Mel, and I thought it would be easier if I didn't have to face
you, but now I know that's impossible, because even now in this comforting darkness, I
can still make out every feature on your face."

"Then turn the light on Raven, you know you can tell me anything."

Melody shielded her eyes for a second when the lights in the room suddenly snapped on.
She focused on Raven standing only about ten feet in front of her, and beside him was the
light switch. Raven had a strange look in his eyes. He quickly covered the space that
separated the two of them, he placed his hands on the wall beside her shoulders. Melody
took a deep intake of breath, he was surrounding her, and she loved it.

Raven looked into Melody's eyes. Melody thought he was searching them for something,
until he finally spoke.

"Melody, you and me have been friends for a long time." Melody nodded, "But there's
something you don't know, I tried desperately not to let it happen, but it did. I even tried
to run from it, but again it caught up with me, now there's nothing left for me to do but
tell you, even if it means our friendship may end."

Melody was listening intently to every word he said, and he knew it. Then Melody put her
hand against Raven's cheek and he moved his head against it. She tried not to grin at the
way he resembled a puppy when he did that.

"Tell me Raven."

"I've fallen for you." He the let the words hang in the air for what seemed like an eternity.
Raven looked deeply into her eyes for some kind of answer when finally she spoke up.

"Your right, no matter how long you run from it, it always catches up with you."

Raven raised a quizative eyebrow at Melody, and then his mouth suddenly went dry at the
meaning behind her words. Melody slowly wrapped her arms around his neck, and he
instinctively moved closer to her. Her answer followed in a whisper.

"I've fallen for you too."

Raven's eyes suddenly turned so soft with emotion, Melody had to surpress the urge not
to cry. Raven moved his lips closer to Melody, She closed her eyes and waited to feel
what she's waited for so long.

Suddenly, the door to their immediate right swung open to reveal Vince McMahon. He
looked ready to kill when he realized that the young woman Raven was embracing was
Melody. Raven jumped in front of Melody and swung her behind him. She could feel the
tears well up in her eyes, not from embarrassment but in fear that Vince now knew
about Raven.

"Get your hands off of her." Vince spoke between gritted teeth.

"Or what, your going to ground her?" Raven prepared himself to fight, he knew Vince was
going to try and take Melody away, and he was willing to lose his job, even if that meant
fighting Vince.

By this time, Rick and Steve entered to see what Vince was so angry about. And when
they saw the way Raven was standing protectively in front of Melody, realization dawned
on the two.

Stone Cold placed a hand on Vince's shoulder.

"Maybe ya'll should talk about this later when you both have time to cool off."

Vince reluctantly left. He knew Raven could be a very dangerous man, and he didn't want
to find out what limits he'd go to just to protect Melody. Vince stopped at the doorway and
turned to face the two.

"Tonight, after the show, you better be in that parking lot."

Raven let a sinister smile cross his lips.

"Hope you like pain."

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(TBC)