"We're sorry Lita." Ivory said not too many hours before.

Lita's feet pounded gravely on the track surrounding the large wrestling ring inside Wrestle Academy's stadium. Her heart raced and she could almost feel it beating against her own flesh. Covered from head to toe in warmth adrenaline coursed through her veins. Sweat trickled lightly down her face and she smiled through the wetness.

"We're going to have to cut you from the competition.you understand right?"



She didn't want to stop her body wouldn't let her. Her mind had locked her in a room showing the object of her intense cardio work out. Her hair matted and unkept stuck to her slick face. Letting out an enraged yell she nearly cried when she fell to the ground unable to finish running.



"Better luck next year."



Her knees ached and her head hurt. The feeling of her thoughts grating heavily against her skull made her growl lowly with anger. Slowly climbing to her feet she decided maybe the weight room would be a nice change of pace. Steadily walking towards the room she passed several people on her way to there. Nothing seemed out of the oridinary until she came upon a pair of voices. A pair of voices that sounded very familiar.

"I don't think this is such a good idea." Mystic said.

"I've already told Test that the plan is in place." Lance said glaring at her.

"Don' t you think that this is a little bit extreme!?" Mystic grumbled. "This is peoples lives not some fucking game. Can't Test get her himself."

"Not with Jericho around." Lance said. "He's already distracted by you so why don't you just help the plan along and get him to hump you so Stephanie can find out and cry to Test."

"Stephanie is my friend." Mystic defended.

"And she stole your man." Lance circled her like a hawk. He could manipulate her easily knowing how competitive she could be. "He's all set to marry the girl and tattoo her name on his chest. Remember when he propsed to you."

Mystic groaned remembering the "secret" engagement and how badly it had turned out when Chris had heard a dirty rumor that she was in love with someone else and had been with 3 other guys he knew. The engagement had been terminated after the initial trust had been broken even after he found out the truth. Glaring at her "friend" and former boyfriend she realized what he intended to do.

"You wouldn't tell her." Mystic said angrily.

"See this is the part that where you undersestimate me." Lance smiled. "I'll tell her and any other dirty things I can think up. You won't be able to set foot in this school ever again with the rumors I can stir up. And the engagement was registered on your personal record. All the board members have to do is look it up. No one but me, you and Chris know what happened really all our other Canadian friends know is the basic truth and the lies."

"You are truly a bastard." Mystic said hatefully her eyes tearing.

"And you are truly at my mercy." He laughed maliciously.

"Fine I'll do your little dirty work..sick bastard." Mystic growled at him before walking off steadily.



Lita stepped out from the shadows her eyes wide. Remembering today Stephanie would be working on her knees. Waiting until Lance passed by she rushed for the weight room. Her eyes lit up momentarily at the sight of her best friend. She hoped that Stephanie would forgive her for what happened at Indy the previous week. Gripping the door knob she pulled open the door and stepped in. Stephanie was at the squatting machine working her knees out as expected.

"Steph!" Lita came bouncing up. Stephanie didn't look at her only continued her work out. Thinking nothing of it Lita assumed her friend didn't want to stop for fear that she wouldn't begin again.

"Well anyway.I just heard something that I think you should know." Lita said nodding her head. "It's about Mystic and Chris."

"Shut the Hell up Lita." Stephanie ground out stopping.

"Excuse me?" Lita questioned hands on her hips.

"You heard me miss Bitch." Stephanie growled moving away from the machine.

"Just what the hell is your problem Stephanie?" Lita asked following her to a treadmill machine.

" I think that you should have an apology before asking me what the hell is my problem." Stephanie laughed.

"You took a bad bump Steph it's not exactly my problem." Lita said.

"Half the part of being in the ring with someone is acting like a team. You make sure not to seriously hurt the person and the person will do the same for you." Stephanie said starting the program. "You maliciously attacked me where I would hurt the most."

"Where's my motive or are you going to create one for me." Lita crossed her arms glaring at the youngest McMahon.

"You are jealous of me and my in ring talents. I've gotten better than you in the past few months and you know it. That's why when I was set to warm up with you, you got pissed." Stephanie assesed.

"You spineless narcissicst!" Lita exclaimed.

"I knew you McMahon's were self-involved but this is ridiculous." Lita laughed.



"Can't hide the truth Lita.why else would you do what you did knowing my knees are still weak from last year." Stephanie rolled her eyes and got off the machine walking to the stereo and turning up the music so Lita's words would be drowned out.

Lita hit the mute button. "You wouldn't know the truth if it bit you in the ass no wonder why Chrissie sleeps around on you.." Her words were drowned out by Stephanie when she un muted the song.

"Turn off this crap!" Lita yelled knocking the stereo to the floor watching it break into pieces.

"Chris made that CD especially for me." Stephanie said. "Besides I thought you were my friend."

"Was. should be a key word for us." Lita scoffed.

"We both know I'm the better Diva.but if you want to prove me right then I suggest we come to a bet in 3 weeks at the ECW reception tournament." Stephanie suggested.

"Heh..the winner of our match is proclaimed best Diva and gives up her spot at the competition." Lita said and held out her hand to Stephanie who looked at it scornfully.

Holding out her hand Stephanie smiled cruelly. You don't ever cross a McMahon. Her father taught her that along time ago. No friends and no allies make for better business. It was then that she realized he was right. Instead of shaking Lita's hand she sealed the deal by slapping her sharply across the face.



"See ya later skanky." Stephanie laughed crudely.

It took all of Lita's resolve not the beat the living daylights out of the youngest McMahon. Instead she opted to hurt her in another way. Walking to the broken Cd player she pulled from it a fully intact Cd titled Stephanie with a picture of her and Chris on it. Placing it upright under her clean sneakers she smiled.

"Hey your almighty bitchness." Lita said cocking her head to the side.

"Life's a Bitch.and so are you..I'll see you tomarrow." She said sweetly before crunching the round piece of plastic into tiny pieces. Tears pooled in Stephanie's eyes and Lita felt a tiny pang of remorse. That feeling evaporated.

"You won't be able to survive the dosage of Litatude."