A.n: Shorter than the last but its here durned it!!!!!



Molly Holly stepped through the door to the backstage area after her match her body singing with adrenaline. She sighed with relief. The previous night she'd earned the last of her money for her tuition. She tried in vain to cover up the bags that rested under her eyes and failed miserably. She'd accomplished what she needed. She had her money for her tuition and had won her match that evening. She was told by all of her instructors that she was going to be very successful in wrestling and when the next term came, and it was time to pick out courses for the next year, she would be on their minds for advanced courses. She was also told that if she kept on the right track she'd been entitled to try for one of the few spots on the shows Velocity and Heat. They were reserved for juniors and seniors. If she could enter her junior year on one of those shows she'd have so much learning experience.



This was all good news and yet she wasn't happy with herself or the way that things were going. She shook her head and plastered a smile on her face as her friends came rushing towards her. Trish and Stacey reached her first as they had already had their matches and won them. Stephanie still had not had her match and would compete at the end of the evening. Hailey Flair bounded along after them a cheerful smile on her face. She of course after not joining the school could not compete but was a good valet and was able to accompany her boyfriend Jeff Hardy to the ring. They crowded around her and she smiled a fake smile to appease them. She felt so numb when the guys came to congratulate her on being the 6th win for them that night. She noticed that Gregory wasn't there. Looking around she blinked back tears. Of course he wouldn't be in the crowd not after what happened between them they weren't even friends.



"Hey Molls congrats!" Stephanie said excitedly.



"Thanks!" Molly smiled pushing the thought of HIM from her mind quickly. " If I avoid him tonight then everything will be fine."



"Molly?" Stephanie raised an eyebrow at her. Cocking her head to the side she opened her mouth as if to say something but was cut short when someone knocked into Molly head on. Which would have been really hard since Stephanie was standing right in front of her.



"Oh sorry didn't notice you there." Hurricane said quietly. Molly stood to her full height and glared at him.



"Then get your eyes checked." Molly tossed back.



"You're right I should. Actually I think I should have gotten them checked a while ago then I could have seen what a selfish ice princess you are." Hurricane turned to leave. Molly's jaw dropped as did Trish, Lita, Stacey, Hailey and, Mystic. Stephanie opened her mouth to spit out a long line of insults when Molly held up her arm in a silent signal to tell her to stop.

"You know I thought super heroes were supposed to be smart and strong and understanding." Molly said and a cold smile crossed her lips. "Well Mr. "Super Hero" understand this. I think you are a hypocritical asshole with the brain capacity of a nine-year-old. Its funny you know how you can act so caring and be so fucking blind. I guess being a "Super Hero" isn't everything now is it?" Molly's face was completely scarlet. If she had been placed in a cartoon she would have had steam shooting out from her ears. Hurricane stared at her in disbelief and had she looked around she would have realized that each and every one of her friends were doing the same. Hurricane nodded his head with a curt smile.



Gregory Helms continued to pass the group receiving good lucks from all of his friends. All except one. He turned at the last minute to catch Molly's gaze, which had now turned to a sad look of pain. She looked away and he could see a tear slide down her face. He watched as it dripped off the end of her chin and fell uselessly to the floor. He had the urge to race to her and hold her close and tell her that what happened before didn't matter. Only God knew that he still felt for her and he wished he'd opened his eyes before he acted. Shaking his head he turned around and walked further down the hall. His mind was now focused on the match ahead. Trying to hype himself up he closed his eyes and imagined the ring and all its glory. He began shifting weight from one foot to the other in rapid succession. He ran his fingers through his dyed green hair and opened his eyes. He was ready, to take this step in his career at Wrestle Academy, he had to be.



With out another thought he turned in the direction of the ring. Stepping through the curtain he walked out to the heavy rock music used as the theme for Wrestle Academy. He smiled excitedly and ran down the short path to the ring. The sound of the crowd booing or screaming only added to his intense feeling. Sliding in the ring he made eye contact with his family and grinned. Stretching out on the ropes he found that he had goose bumps. Shivering he shook his head and pounded both fists on his chest. Standing ready he waited for his opponent.



After a few moments he stopped and looked around. The pretty ring announcer was leaning in between the ropes talking to an ECW coach. His brow furrowed in confusion. He watched with out any sound in his ears. Time seemed to slow and everything became apparent as a tall blonde haired guy came down to the ring. Gregory glared venomously at him. He'd hated him since freshman year at the World Champion Wrestling School he'd attended the previous year. He stared into the cold blue eyes with hate. His hand moved instinctively over his arm which had so many bolts in it since their last match (An.: Attention all fellow Hurricane Helms Fanatics. I am well aware of how he received the injury and whom he was wrestling when he got it but for story line purposes it is the guy he's in the ring with. Thank you!). The guy grinned cockily at him and Hurricane smiled wasting no time in getting into the match.



Molly Holly watched in the girl's locker room with anxiety clear on her face as she watched Hurricane get knocked down onto the mat and then receive a moonsault. Groaning she refused to watch any more when the referee was knocked down and Hurricane was busted open with a chair. Her friends looked to her worriedly and Molly tried to hide her concern. Leaning back in the chair she suddenly felt cold all over and jumped up to her feet. She couldn't watch anymore. She shouldn't even be concerned. Grabbing her bag and pulling over her heavy coat she started to the door ignoring the questions from the other girls.



"Molly stop!" Stacey raced to the door heading her off. Molly tossed her brown hair over her shoulder and looked at her as if to tell her to move.



"Don't. what's going on Molly yesterday you seemed fine!" Stacey stated more than questioned.



"Sorry but I can't be here much longer." Molly shoved Stacey out of the way and walked out of the door careful not to slam it behind her.



Walking down the hallway she could feel the strong emotions surging through her. She tried desperately to clear her mind. Sharp gasps made her stop in front of a room of students who preferred the inside warmth to the cold air outside. It was easy to be warm when you were in the ring with all the movement. About seven or eight students of whom she did not know crowded around the TV inside the room making abrupt arm gestures and loud remarks. Molly took a deep breath and walked away from the room. Finally approaching the exit she halted at the sight of a note on the wall.



"All students please exit through the arena side path." Molly read aloud. "Fine!" She groaned and walked back in the direction of the arena the clicking of her wrestling boots echoing in the deserted hallway.



She stopped suddenly the clicking no longer ringing in her ears. She was almost to the curtain or the "gorilla". Strangely she could hear nothing. There were no sounds of people hitting the mat or the crowd screaming. If she'd dropped a pin she could have heard it. A cool sense of fear settled over her. Something had happened. Then she remembered who was competing at the moment. Racing down the path to the ring she found no one there but beside it were a dozen paramedics.



"Gregory." She whispered tearfully. When she walked closer to the site her suspicions were confirmed there was definitely an accident. The paramedics shoved her out of the way and walked in the direction that she had come with the school nurse following closely behind them. Molly looked up and realized that the area was still filled with people. Music sounded and out walked Stephanie and Shane for their match. Molly blinked furiously both at her tears and how everything was happening so fast. Wasn't anyone worried that something had happened to Gregory? Why were they continuing? She shook her head in anger and turned around almost bumping into Stephanie who smiled at her friend as she limped her way to the ring. Placing a hand on her shoulder Stephanie smiled encouragingly.



"Go see him he'll need you." Stephanie said and kept on her way. She had a bigger battle to fight not just in the ring but inside her family apparently she was still on the back burner even though she'd won her match for her and Shane the last time. It was one more chance to prove herself to her parents. But at a nagging moment she didn't believe that it would be over so quickly. It would probably follow her through out the rest of her time at Wrestle Academy. But tonight she'd prove herself. Daddy had once talked about ruthless aggression.



"I'll show you ruthless aggression." Stephanie grinned not accepting the help into the ring. Sliding in quickly she stood up placing her weight on her injured left side and leg. Shane was up first and no doubt she'd play.