People watching, my favourite Ria thought surveying the corridor. She was perched on a big black trunk a little way from the locker room, her 'group' had. Having been told by Shane and Jeff they had 'important business to attend to. In private.' she had been exiled from said locker room and told not to come back for at least half an hour. Having discovered it only took five minutes to fetch a drink it looked like she would be sitting there for quite a while.

"Hey there beautiful." Ria looked up into the smirking face of Bischoff. She plastered a fake cheery smile on, and replied in light sugary tones.

"Hey yourself!" What do you want slimey she added silently.

"You haven't phoned me. Or been to see me!"

"Well...." She was hardly going to tell him that she'd been having second, third and fourth thoughts about joining the godforsaken company. "I've been trying to sort things out at my old place - I am waiting for conformation on a few things." Like whether I actually want to join or not.

"Does that mean you aren't ready to negotiate?" He asked sadly, looking more than a little let down. Despite herself, Ria felt the need to add some reassurance for him. "Why don't you give me a day or two. It will all be sorted then, I promise." At the conclusion of this statement she batted her eyelash's and laid her hand gently on his arm "Okay?"

He gave no verbal reply, just a slow nod of the head, before a loud voice bellowed from the other side of the room "Easy E, the champ wants a word." Eric gave one final look to Ria before heading towards where Shawn Michaels was stood. Deciding that it might be worth hearing, for the others at least, Ria pricked up her ears. Luckily Shawn was speaking in a loud, self important voice and she didn't have to strain hard to catch the conversation. "Shawn, heheh, How are you" He over emphasised the final words which made his question seem deadly important. Ria snorted, willing to bet that Eric could care less how Shawn was, or what he wanted. "Not too good actually Eric. See, a little birdy told me that you were wanting me to ref this No.1 match tonight and I don't think that's fair. Afterall if I call against Hunter he will just call me a cheat."

"Then don't call against him!" At this point Stacy came over, and following Ria's eyeline she gave a snort. "HBK huh? You sure know how to pick 'em"

"Shhhhh" Ria hushed angrily, but Shawn and Eric were walking away, and despite his commanding almost shouting tone of voice Ria could no longer here what either man was saying. She turned to Stacy, who looked slightly confused. "I don't like him, god no, how Cliché. It's not that its just...well he's close to Rob and knowing things about him, and that mighty fine title of his may work in my advantage."

"You after Rob?"

"I'm not after anyone. I like to keep my options open." At this point Kane walked past, mask in place but his mouth still visible, he smiled down at Ria, who smiled back and gave a small wave. "Not after anyone huh?"

"Bite me!" Ria said, her eyes on Kane's ass as he carried on down the corridor. Stacy just raised her eye brow in a knowing way, and sat beside Ria, offering the bag of low fat chip's she held. Ria shook her head, but took one anyway, causing Stacy to smirk. "Can't make your mind up about anything can you hon?" She laughed.

"I'm not after Kane! I mean he is, kinda hot, and muscular and strong. And has that sexy gravelly voice that rubs me up just the right way.......But I'm not risking it?"

"Don't tell me the almighty seductress is scared of rejection?"

"Fuck no. It's not worth the complication's with Jeff." Stacy just snorted again. "What would you do if you couldn't snort disgustedly?"

"Kill myself." Stacy laughed crunching away on some more crisps. "What's the deal with ol' skittles anywayz?"

"I don't have a clue what you mean." Ria stated not meeting Stacy's gaze.

"Oh yes you do. But let me clarify. He's all possessive over you, and obviously wants you for some reason." Ria raised her eyebrow quizzically and Stacy hit her with the empty half of the crisp packet. "He's gay so don't pull that with me! He's using you for something and I just wondered what?"

"Me and Jeff...we have...well....a special relationship." This time it was Stacy's turn to raise an eyebrow. "Not that kind of special dumbass!" She gave a snort of laughter at Stacy's actions, and the implications behind it.

"You mean you've never?" Ria's head snapped up at the question to find Stacy staring questioningly at her.

"Never what?"

"Snogged him? Or even better slept with him?" Ria smiled sweetly at her, giving a quiet laugh.

"Wouldn't you like to know." She was saved from further questions by the sound of a deep voice, and a large muscular shadow appearing in front of her.

"And who might you be?" She identified the voice as belonging to HHH, and smiled up at him.

"Rhiannon." She said huskily "And no need to ask who you are." She gave a winsome smile, though she expected it to have no effect. To her surprise he gave a cocky smirk back. She moved forward a little so her weight was resting on her hands, which were clasped round the edge of the black trunk she was sitting on, an action that forced her shoulder's forward and up, and titled her head upwards to him. This had the combined effect of both deepening her cleavage, and pushing it towards him. A view he seemed to thoroughly enjoy. Shane was right, he would fuck anything "So Rhiannon...."

"Ria." She cut in.

"Ria. What are doing here?"

"Visiting friends." It occurred to her she couldn't say who the friend was, otherwise the minimal effort she'd already put in would be lost.

"Lucky them. Not a ring rat or here for a job then."

"No to the ring rat, but Mr. Bischoff has kindly offered me a job."

"He was desperate to have her." Stacy breathed, leaning backwards and stretching her legs out slowly, and playing with them. Poor Hunter didn't know where to look, but both Ria and Stacy could tell what he was thinking.

"So I think I might just take it." Ria mimicked Stacy's cat like gestures, by giving a lazy smile and stretch upwards. Any other man would see straight through their actions, both were being downright slutty, but in his lust fuelled ignorance HHH excepted it. He was clearly enjoying the show, and an upset look appeared on his face when they stopped, one that changed to a mix of shock, surprise, and also strangely enough lust, when he saw why they'd stopped.

Jeff was striding down the corridor towards them, a look of dark anger and ill concealed jealousy contorted his features, but who ever said jealousy wasn't a good look had obviously never seen Jeff. The pure passion of his feelings gave his face a rich yet gruff sexiness. As Hunter watched him Ria smiled, Jeff certainly had his attention. He gave a slight nod to Hunter, who smiled lazily back, and turned to his friends. However before he could speak Hunter had sidled up to him and whispered something in his ear. "I just gotta sort something out with Hunter." Jeff told the women, and followed him off down the corridor.

Both girls went back to reclining against the wall, staring straight ahead. "Well that was...interesting!" Stacy commented.

"Very." Ria replied.

The two sat like this for a few minutes, until the sound of raised voices interrupted their contemplative silence. "How dare you!" A female screamed, "I can't believe you!" The voices got louder as a little way down the corridor a locker room door opened, and an angry blonde stormed out. "Trish, its not like that I swear, your making a big mistake!"

"The only mistake I made was getting involved with you!" The raging blonde shape charged towards a smiling Stacy and Ria. Upon seeing their happy faces she yelled "GO TO HELL YOU PAIR OF BITCHES!" They just continued smiling sweetly, which angered her further and she stormed off.

Ria and Stacy watched her, before glancing down the other way where they saw Bubba watching her. When he saw Stacy watching him he headed back to his locker room, slamming the door loudly.

"Wonder what that was about."

"No doubt we will find out soon enough!" Ria turned to look at Stacy and smiled at the look of triumph on Stacy's face, before replying.

"No Doubt!"