*Chapter Twenty Five - Truth or Dare??*

"Okay, just so all of you know, whatever is said in this house for the next day or so is not to leave this house. Got it?" Kevin Nash announced to the huge crowd of people gathered in his living room. He was at the doorway of the kitchen holding a Budweiser. "I don't need to hear about what went down in this room or that room, and you all know how bad our school is in terms of rumors. So don't say anything, got it?"

Everyone said at once, "Yes." Kevin then turned to Torrie, his ex-girlfriend. He smirked to himself, why am I jealous of her being squished between all the youngins? Sure, they had a rocky relationship, but he truly missed being with her. Torrie was squished between Edge, Jeff, Shannon, and Billy Kidman on the couch. Kevin smiled at her and said, "Go for it."

Those who didn't want to be a part of the game went into either the kitchen, went outside, or stayed upstairs. Torrie sighed as Kevin walked back into the kitchen. As she watched him sit at the kitchen table with Stone Cold and Kane, she thought, man, we need to have a talk soon. I have a lot of unfinished business with him. Torrie then looked around the room. Wow, there's at least a good 20 or so people here, she thought, amazed at everyone who was crowded in the living room. Of course, her cheerleading buddies Lilian, Dawn Marie, and Jackie were around, except for Stacy because she had the flu. She was resting in the Rock's room and to the disappointment of the men, she would be out of the game. Shane McMahon, Booker T, the Rock, Jericho, and Tommy Dreamer had joined in the game, as well as Batista, Hurricane (at Edge and Matt's insistence), Victoria, Raven, Nidia, Linda, Brock Lesnar, Shawn Michaels, Matt, Lita, Steph, Trish, and Triple H.

Torrie smiled and said, "Okay, who wants to be first?"

There was an ominous silence and then the Rock growled, "Okay, jabroni, I'll go." Torrie rolled her eyes, making a few of the girls giggle. Lilian grabbed a bunch of potato chips from the table overflowing with snacks and alcohol of all kinds. She thought, I know for a fact how much Torrie can't stand the Rock. Ohhh, I think we all know. Jackie drooled from her corner. Damn he is so hot, she thought, fixing her red shirt so it would show a bit more of her chest.

"Truth or dare?" Torrie said in a way that she just wanted to get it over with. Even though the Rock had been with her best friend Stacy for what seemed like forever, they still had a hard time dealing with each other.

The Rock raised his eyebrow. "Only the truth, Torrie."

"Wuss!" said Brock Lesnar, chewing on some potato chips.

The Rock glared at him and said, "You're next, jabroni."

Brock imitated the Rock's hand motion as he said sarcastically, "Just bring it!" That made a bunch of people laugh.

Torrie sighed and said, "Hmmm, I got a good question for you. Are you just using Stacy for the sex?"

The look on the Rock's face said it all. "I have to answer that?!" Torrie just shrugged, making a lot of people giggle.

"Ooooh, that's a harsh one, Rocky." Triple H chortled, drinking some more of his beer.

The Rock smiled half-heartedly and said, "No."

"Lies!" Jericho yelled, jumping up and startling Victoria and Hurricane, who were near him. "They're lies!"

Torrie hissed at Jericho, "Shut up. Remember what Kevin said? Nothing is going to leave this house." She looked around. "I hope."

"Terri and Debra aren't here. We're fine." Shane muttered, shoving some pretzels in his mouth. Jackie smiled and thought, he's hot too, oh yes. Linda nudged Jackie out of her thoughts. Damnit, stop thinking about them. It's annoying, she thought.

"It's okay, we won't say anything, sucka." Booker T nodded, motioning for the Rock to ask a question.

The Rock smirked and turned straight to Brock Lesnar. "Okay, Brocky boy, truth or dare?"

Brock furrowed his brow and said, "Dare."

"Oooh, I see. Hmmm, I need to think of a good one." The Rock bellowed, scratching his head. He took a look at Dawn Marie and smirked. "Dawn Marie…come over here." Dawn Marie smiled. She had gone out with the Rock for a short time a year before, so it was safe to say they were on good terms.

"What's up?"

The Rock turned to Brock. "I want you to give Dawn Marie a lap dance…in front of all of us…" – he raised his eyebrow – "wearing HER bra."

"Ohhh, shit!! Man, I wish I had a camera!" Triple H laughed hysterically. Edge and Jeff shook their heads.

"Remind me to not piss the Rock off during this game, okay?" Shannon whispered.

Jeff nodded his blue and green head furiously. "Yeah, really."

Brock glared at Triple H. "I'm after you, next, Hunter. Oh yes." The Rock whispered something to Dawn Marie and soon enough, to the delight of the boys, she was taking off her bra without taking her shirt off.

It was a red satin number, and Steph commented, "Ya know, Brock, I think you would look good in red."

Brock turned red himself and muttered, "Shut up." He then took off his shirt, to the hoots and hollers of the ladies in the room.

Nidia giggled and said, "Damn, he has muscles!"

Linda nodded. "Oh yes."

Booker T shoved some popcorn in his mouth and said, "Damn, sucka, I'm so jealous of you! Why couldn't anyone think of that with me instead?"

Brock gave him an annoyed look. "Do you want to do this instead, Booker?"

The Rock said, "No, no, it's your dare, Brock. And I gotta move out of my chair." He got up and Dawn Marie immediately jumped in it and leaned back, waiting for her lap dance. Brock was trying to get Dawn Marie's bra on amid all the laughs of his fellow students.

"Hey, I'm sure someone can come up with something much worse than this!" Batista giggled, as he and Raven were rolling on the floor in laughter.

Brock sighed and was able to get the bra on. "Don't hold this against me, Dawn Marie, okay?"

She just giggled and said, "Come on, big boy."

The Rock looked at his watch and said, "I'm timing you, man. Three minutes."

Brock stared at the Rock indignantly. "Three minutes? What?!"

The Rock smirked evilly. "Just do it, jabroni! Now go!" And the next three minutes seemed to be the longest three minutes in Brock Lesnar's life.

After Dawn Marie was able to get her bra back on, Brock turned to Triple H and said, "You! Truth or dare?"

Triple H shrugged, as if he could care less and said, "I'd prefer a dare. I'm not a wuss, ya know."

Brock smiled evilly. "Excellent." He motioned for Shane McMahon to follow him to the kitchen.

Triple H looked at them in worry. "What are they gonna do to me?"

Jericho shrugged. "Damned if I know." All I know is, Shane better not call on me, he thought. He'd probably say something about me and Steph. Jericho turned to his girlfriend. She was a bit of a distance from him, talking with Lilian and Nidia. Jericho sighed. Matt better talk to her some more, that's all I gotta say, he thought as he watched Shane and Brock come back into the living room bearing a whole case of Budweiser. Shawn Michaels snickered. I know exactly what they're gonna do, he thought as he drank some of his beer. And I know you'll feel it in the morning, Hunter.

Triple H looked at the case and then at Shane and Brock and asked, "What's the dare?"

Brock said, "I dare you to drink all of these cans in less than 5 minutes!"

Steph winced. "Oooh, that's gotta hurt."

Lilian laughed. "Glad it's not me." Lita shook her head. He's a brave, brave man for doing that, she thought as Matt was slowly inching his way closer to her.

Triple H sighed and said, "Shawn, you're not going to cut me off?"

Shawn put his hands up. "Nope, take it like a man. I know you can do it."

Triple H sighed and said, "Brock, I will get you back for this. Guaranteed."

Brock just giggled in glee as he said, "Go for it!"

The girls said "Eww!" and the guys said, "Whoa!" as Triple H guzzled one can down after another in the short amount of time he had been given. However, he had one more can to go and he said, "That's it, I cannot do it."

Brock laughed. "I got you, man! I got you!"

Torrie giggled. "Wow, this is seeming to be a very interesting game. But we girls want to get in on the action, too, don't we?"

Lilian nodded. "Can I go first?"

"Ask Hunter over there." Jericho laughed. The look on Triple H's face reminded people of why they never drank that many beers in a row – he looked about ready to go and worship the porcelain gods.

"You okay, man?" Shawn asked, hitting Triple H playfully on the head.

Triple H winced. "No. Someone better help me to the…" Without a word, Kevin Nash and Stone Cold came in, and dragged him out.

"Hahahaha, I guess they're prepared in case it happens." Booker T yelled, making everyone laugh.

The Rock raised his eyebrow and remarked, "In this house, you have to be prepared no matter what."

Torrie shrugged, wanting to get the game going again. "Okay, then, Lilian, you go. Truth or dare?"

Lilian smiled. "Truth."

Torrie snickered. "Who out of all the guys in our school would you have a one night stand with?"

The girls all at once said, "Ooooh."

Lilian shrugged and said, "Hm, that's a tough one. I'd say maybe Batista or Kane…they both look like they'd be good in bed."

Batista said in a high-pitched voice, "Really?"

Raven patted his back. "Way to go, stud."

Tommy Dreamer, who was holding Trish close to him, said, "Go Dave!" Batista shrugged.

Lilian nodded. "Oh yeah. But I'm not that type, so ya know."

Batista's face fell. "Damn."

Booker T chortled, "It's okay, Batista, at least you know you're wanted by someone." Shane McMahon winked at Lilian, who rolled her eyes along with Steph.

"He's not as great as he thinks," Steph whispered to Lilian, "so just humor him." Lilian giggled and nodded. Jackie narrowed her eyes. I knew there was a reason why I didn't like that Stephanie chick, she thought as she tried to move closer to the Rock, who was near the kitchen. She always puts her brother down. I wouldn't know because I don't have a sibling. Lita, meanwhile, was enjoying the action unfolding in the game. I kinda feel bad for Trips, though, I mean, I wouldn't want to get sick, she thought. I'm so glad no one got to me yet, though. I hate playing this game. Hopefully when I'm a bit more drunk I can get into it. Lita looked at her Smirnoff Ice and shrugged. I'm definitely going to make myself something stronger after I finish this…or hell, I'll even do shots, she thought. I'll do anything to get my mind off of how depressed I am lately. Matt looked at her and smiled shyly. Yeah, I'm almost there. Go me!, he thought as he tried to move a bit closer. Every few minutes that passed, he'd move closer to Lita.

Lilian looked around the room and said, "Hmm, I need a good victim." Her eyes rested on Billy Kidman, who was next to Torrie.

"How about you? Truth or dare?" Edge, Jeff, and Shannon stared at Billy in shock. Torrie gave him a reassuring rub on the shoulder. Jeff's green eyes narrowed in jealousy. Billy, my man, you are the man. Torrie touched you. No wait, why the fuck am I jealous? Errr, he thought. Raven snickered in the corner, and took a swig of the vodka he was sharing with Victoria and Dawn Marie. Hell yeah, I'm sharing the vodka with two hot girls, he thought as he passed the bottle to Victoria. Woo hoo!

Billy stuttered and said, "Uhhmmm…uh…" – he looked at Hurricane, who was on the other side of the couch by Edge, for encouragement – "Truth?"

Lilian nodded. "Okay, then. Who do you think of whenever you whack it?" Billy almost spit out his Mike's Hard Lemonade.

Shannon, who was on his other side, patted him really hard on the back. "Hahaha, inquiring minds want to know."

Billy squeaked, "What?!"

Lilian smiled innocently and shrugged. "Answer it."

Billy looked over at the expectant faces of Shane McMahon and Booker T, as well as everyone else. "Britney." he sighed, looking at the ceiling and not looking at anyone in particular. "And Christina, and Jessica Alba."

Shawn Michaels took a swig of his Yuengling. "Jessica Alba…is a fine piece of ass."

"Hell yeah, and Christina is my bitch!" Tommy joked, making a few people giggle. Trish snuggled up to him and thought, but I want to be your bitch.

Billy turned right to Edge and asked nervously, "Truth or dare, my friend?"

Edge shrugged. "Dare."

Billy rubbed his hands together, which made Jeff get a weird look on his face. "I dare you…to…umm…" Edge motioned with his hand to continue. Torrie thought, he's having trouble. I can fix that. She whispered something in his ear and then Billy said, "I dare you to imitate Terri."

Edge sighed and shook his head, to the laughter of the others. "Fine. And Steph, Torrie, don't hold this against me, okay? It's just as an example."

Steph nodded and took a swig of her Smirnoff Ice. "Got it."

Edge got up off of the couch, flipped his long blonde hair back and said in a fake way, "I can't believe the shirt that Steph was wearing today! It totally made her boobs pop out and I know for sure that she's a slut!" He paced around the room, walking like Terri, and that made the boys laugh hysterically. "So what's this about Torrie getting back together with Kevin? Oh no, we can't let that happen!" Everyone applauded, and Jeff had an amused look on his face. Edge bowed. "Thank you, thank you, please tip the waitress." He then sat back down by Jeff and turned to Shawn Michaels. "Shawn, my man, truth or dare?"

Shawn smirked. "Dare. I don't back down from a dare."

The Rock chortled, "Yeah, because you'd get harassed for saying truth!"

Shawn coughed and said, "Whatever, man, you're a wuss and you know it. You couldn't even take a dare yourself."

The Rock pushed his sunglasses up on his head and muttered, "Shut up, jabroni, before I shove your candyass outside."

Shawn laughed and said, "Just bring it, bitch!"

Edge let out a low whistle, ignoring the banter between Shawn and the Rock and said, "I dare you to run through this house naked, and afterwards, you must sit here naked for the remainder of the game." Jeff, Shannon, Billy, and Hurricane immediately gave Edge high-fives.

"Nice one!" Tommy Dreamer commented, amused by the horrified look on Shawn's face. I can't do that, Shawn thought as he saw Nidia and the rest of the girls looking at him expectantly.

"Come on, sexy boy, as you so call yourself. Go and strut your stuff." Edge prodded, pushing Shawn up. Shawn shook his head. You're gonna regret this one, Edge, he thought with glee as he immediately stripped down and the girls hollered in approval. Jericho and Matt buried their hands in their faces.

"I'm afraid to see who's next." Brock whispered to them, and they nodded.

A minute later, Shawn ran through the kitchen, screaming, "Edge is an idiot!! Don't blame me!!"

Everyone laughed hysterically when Stone Cold yelled, "What the fuck are you doing running around naked in my house?!"

Edge smiled with satisfaction and said, "We can uh, wait a few minutes, or we can go on with the game." The girls were too busy drooling.

Tommy shook his head. "Not yet. They're all too busy drooling over Shawn." Trish smiled. I have to admit, I'm drooling too, she thought as she nodded in approval. I wonder if he's good in bed?

Edge nodded. "Thought so. They should be thanking me."

"Not really, but what they should be doing is drooling over me." The Rock and Jericho said at the same time, in a cocky way. They then looked at each other and said, "Hey, stop that!"

"Great minds think alike." Steph muttered to herself. And we are definitely having a long talk about our relationship sometime in the near future, Mr. Jericho, she thought as she took another sip from her drink. Nidia nodded in agreement. Jericho and the Rock, cocky bastards extraordinaire, she thought, making herself giggle.

Raven giggled and said, "Hey, we should all get naked!" Victoria and Dawn Marie giggled with him. Shannon slapped his hand on his forehead and thought, oh hell, they're already drunk. At least I'm still sober. He looked at the half empty bottle of strawberry Mad Dog in front of him and chugged the rest of it. Hurricane looked at him in shock. Wow, that kid knows how to drink, he thought as he looked at him in admiration. If I drank, I know for sure I'd look like an idiot. Hurricane eyed a bottle of Mike's Hard Lemonade and motioned for Edge to hand it over.

"Oh my God, am I seeing this? Shane Helms is actually going to drink?" Shane McMahon exclaimed in shock.

"He has given into the peer pressure. Oh my God! Call CNN!! This is HUGE!!" added Batista, who was quite amused by Dawn Marie, Victoria, and Raven near his corner of the room.

Matt, who was pretty much near Lita at this point, shook his head and said, "You gotta learn sometime, man."

Hurricane shrugged and opened the bottle. He then took a sip, with everyone watching. "Hey, this stuff isn't too bad." Steph nodded. Wait til Molly hears this, she thought. She won't be too happy.

"Damn straight it is, sucka!" Booker T giggled as Linda poked him in the stomach. Shawn finally came back in the living room, with a much-better looking Triple H in tow.

Shawn had placed a sock on his privates, and Triple H had done the same, so he wouldn't feel left out. And that is why I will always love Hunter like a brother, he thought to himself as they sat near the couch.

Victoria and Dawn Marie giggled in glee, "Two for the price of one!"

Edge raised his eyebrow and said to Torrie, "Ya know, maybe we should all just get naked, what do you think?"

Torrie shook her head. "We've only been playing for about 45 minutes or so. That's later on when we're all wasted off of our asses."

Edge nodded. "Good point." He then turned to Jeff and said, "Truth or dare, Mr. Extreme?" Jeff sighed. I knew it would come to this point eventually, he thought as he saw the look of concern on Matt's face.

Matt gave a look of warning to Edge, and Jeff said with a huge grin, "Dare."

Matt slapped his hand on his forehead and whispered, "Shit."

Jericho patted Matt on the shoulder and said, "Hey, Jeff is the extremist here, let him do it."

Matt took a swig of his rum and coke and muttered, "He better not hurt himself."

Edge said, "Hmmm, I dare you to…" - he looked at Torrie, then at Jeff – "I dare you to take a jello shot off of Torrie." Jeff's eyes glazed over. Oh my God, he thought, he's doing this to me on purpose. Edge raised his eyebrow expectantly and Shawn, ever-the-naked one, came in bearing a lime jello shot. Jeff whimpered. I have to do this in front of all of them?, he thought, looking to Matt. Why can't I just jump off a ladder? I'm good at that, usually. Shawn winked at Jeff and handed the jello shot to Torrie, who lay down on the couch, moved her purple shirt up a little, and put the jello shot on her stomach. Jeff's hormones immediately went into overdrive. Matt sensed this and thought, come on Jeff, be strong. Be strong.

Jeff sighed shakily and pushed his blue and green hair out of his face. Torrie saw the look on Jeff's face and smiled. "It's okay, we're friends, remember?" she whispered. Jeff nodded silently, and slowly lowered himself to Torrie's stomach. He thought, I'm just going to do this like there is no one else in the room. Or at least pretend it is, because it feels as if it is just us around, and in the world for that matter. Just then, he froze. Oh God, I can't do this, he thought. I just can't!

"Come on, Jeff, quit being so hesitant." Triple H muttered. We know you want her, so just do it already, he thought as he nudged Shawn.

Edge smirked. "I think he needs a little push." Matt groaned. Don't push him, he thought as he took another sip of his rum and coke. That's the worst thing you can do. Jeff looked up to Torrie, who nodded silently. Okay, then, Jeff thought as he quickly took the jello shot down. He then quickly got up and turned extremely red.

Jericho nodded to him and said, "Nice."

"Now that was amazing!" Batista exclaimed. Steph chuckled. The poor kid, she thought. I wonder what Matt was thinking.

Jeff sighed and said, "Matt."

Matt sat up with a start. "Yes?" Jeff smiled sort of dreamily – Matt could tell that his brother was insanely happy, and would definitely be showing it later. At least there are no Skittles around, Matt thought to himself. If there were Skittles, Jeffro would be extra hyper. Not a good thing.

"Truth or dare, bro?" Jeff laughed.

Matt thought for a moment. Hmm, if I do truth, it won't be as bad, but if I don't do dare, then everyone will think I'm a wuss – "Dare."

Jeff smirked and said, "I dare you to kiss the girl next to you."

Matt turned to Victoria, who was obviously drunk off her ass and giggling with Dawn Marie and Raven, and said to Jeff, "Her?"

Jeff laughed and said, "No, you dumbass, to your left." Matt closed his eyes, as he knew what his brother was getting at. Lita, he thought as his eyes went wide. He wants me to kiss Lita…in front of all of them? I'm not really up to this, I mean, I was going to wait until I was going to actually be with her. Matt turned to Lita, who was shyly staring at the floor, her face burning with nervousness. I'm going to kill you, Jeff, she thought as she turned to Matt. I'm definitely going to kill you.

Matt and Lita continued to stare at each other and Edge said, "Matt, man, what's the holdup?" Matt sighed. I don't want to let my brother down, and I don't want to let everyone else down, either, he thought as he shifted his position on the floor. I hardly even know Lita, but I like her a hell of a lot, so doing this is probably going to be weird. But then again, being with Molly was strange in itself.

Matt looked to Shawn who mouthed, "Do it." Matt slowly and shakily moved closer to Lita, who took one last sip of her drink. As she dusted off her bright blue glitter t-shirt, she thought, man, this is going to be strange. I'm sure Trish is loving this one. Lita looked to Trish, who was leaning into Tommy, smiling with a look that said, "I told you so!"

Matt whispered, "I'm just as nervous as you, trust me." Lita nodded quietly and turned a nice shade of pink. Damn straight I'm fucking nervous. I've only kissed Raven before, and even then, I didn't have much practice, she thought as Matt put his warm hand on her waist and slowly pulled her closer to him. Jeff smiled to himself as he watched the action unfold and thought, yeah, you can thank me later, bro. Just thank me later.

Edge and Billy Kidman looked on in amazement. "Holy shit," Edge whispered, "they so belong together!"

Billy nodded. "Yeah, I see it, too." Shawn and Triple H high-fived each other. Maybe this'll get them together faster, thought Triple H as he grabbed a black blanket from the couch.

Lita and Matt were face-to-face at this point. They saw the fear in each other's eyes and everyone else in the room sensed their fear, as well. Matt sighed and thought, well, fear is only a four-letter word. And with that thought, he gently kissed Lita's lips and backed away.

Jericho yelled, "Come on, Matt, what was that?"

Shawn leaned back against the couch and said, "Jericho, shut the hell up…at least he did the dare." Yeah, damnit, we want them to be together, so shut up, he thought.

Steph giggled and muttered to herself, "Good one, Shawn." Maybe I should tell Jericho that later on, she thought as she reached for another bottle of Mike's Hard Lemonade. Lita looked at Matt in question. I think it's up to me to do this, she thought as she pulled Matt a lot closer. She kissed him softly on the lips and waited.

Matt didn't respond at first because he was extremely nervous in front of everyone. "I can't – " he began to say, but Lita shut him up when she stuck her tongue in his mouth. Matt began to relax and gently stroked Lita's long, fire red hair. Everyone in the room watched in amazed silence for a few minutes.

"That right there," whispered Shawn to Triple H, "is the next WWE U power couple."

"I have to say I agree with you on that one." Edge added, opening another bottle of peach-flavored Mad Dog. "Who wants to share this with me?" Shannon and Jeff raised their hands.

They continued to pass it to and from each other for a few more minutes until Jeff said, "Oh yeah, you two can stop now!" Matt overheard that and slowly pulled away from Lita, the taste of watermelon lip gloss still on his lips. That was amazing, he thought to himself as he rubbed his cheek and quickly turned the other way. Lita had a small smile on her lips. I don't think he'd mind if I did it again, she thought as she kissed him on the lips again.

"I think we better go somewhere else," she whispered, as she got up and Shawn handed her a full bottle of strawberry-flavored Mad Dog, a bottle of vodka, and a bottle of peach schnapps. Matt nodded in agreement. Now I know how Jeff felt whenever he had to do his dare with Torrie, he thought as he and Lita headed into the kitchen.

"Well, Jeffro, I have to hand it to ya. You know how to match the right people." Trish announced.

Jeff blushed, wiping some of his drink from his lips. "Nah, it's cool, man."

Torrie smiled. "Well, I guess now that Matt and Lita paired off, I think that we should all get some action of our own."

Triple H and Shawn giggled in glee. "We're naked, ya know." Shawn said, clearing his throat.

Triple H pointed to his naked self. "You know you all want this, because I'm the game and I'm that damn good!" The girls in the room giggled.

"We know this." Torrie smiled, raising her eyebrow at Shawn. Ohhh, she wants me, he thought, nudging Triple H. She wants me!

"So everyone grab some alcohol and start drinking, because damnit, midterms are over!" the Rock announced as he brought the rest of the alcohol in from the kitchen. Pretty soon, everyone else in the house gathered around the living room and kitchen areas. Within 45 minutes or so, the alcohol started to kick in, and people started pairing off or acting really stupid. Edge, Jeff, Shannon, and Hurricane were busy drooling over Torrie, but Shawn and Triple H were trying to get her on the floor with them. Dawn Marie and Lilian were cuddling with the two of them.

"Come onnnn, Torrie, come overrrrr here with usssssss…you knowwww youuuuu like usssss betterrrr." Shawn giggled, motioning her to join them.

Torrie stuck out her tongue. "Nuh uh. I like it hereeeee." Edge turned to Jeff, who was grinning insanely. Man, I know I'll regret this in the morning, Edge thought as he leaned towards Torrie, but who cares? Victoria and Raven were making out with each other in the corner. Oh yeah, he thought as Victoria bit his lip. I like me some pain, woo! Nidia, Batista, Brock, and Booker T were talking nonsense to each other, and Linda was trying to keep Jackie away from Shane McMahon. Steph and Jericho were making out in a corner. Luckily Shane didn't notice. The Rock had decided to go to bed and curl up with Stacy, and Tommy Dreamer and Trish, just like Matt and Lita, had disappeared.

Bubba Ray stuck his head in the living room and shook his head. "It's a fuckin' orgy in there, let me tell you." he announced to Kane, Stone Cold, Bradshaw, Rob Van Dam, and Faarooq. "Be glad you all didn't join in."

RVD laughed. "I would've, but I don't know."

Kane stared at him in confusion. "What you said makes no sense."

RVD giggled. "I'm high, dude."

Kane rolled his eyes, noticing the joint that he had in his hand. "Right."

Faarooq added, "Hey, it's okay to be high. I mean, DAMN, it gets you away from reality and stuff for a while."

Bradshaw took a sip of his beer and said, "I'm just going to stick with the beer tonight, thanks."

Stone Cold muttered, "I can't believe there's an orgy going on in this house."

Bubba Ray got up from the table and put his hands up. "I'm going to check the rest of the house just to be sure. I'll be back."

Stone Cold nodded, and took a sip of his beer. "Okay, what?!" I wonder what would've happened if I joined in with them, he thought as he watched Torrie make out with Shannon. "Oh my God," he exclaimed, "we need to put them all to bed!"

Bradshaw looked at the chaos in the living room and then to Stone Cold. "Why? What's wrong?"

Stone Cold pointed at Torrie and Shannon. "Look. Them two are cousins, what?! And they're…making out!" Kane groaned.

RVD shook his head and replied, "That's totally not cool. Heh, but everything is cool when you're -"

Kane cut him off. "Shush. You wouldn't go around and make out with your cousin, would you?"

RVD shrugged. "Dude."

Faarooq laughed and said to Stone Cold, "Come on, boss, let's round 'em up and get them to bed."

Stone Cold got up and said, "Let's go. Making out with your cousin is just a bit too far. What?!"

Bubba Ray, meanwhile, found Matt and Lita in his room, still fully-clothed and laying down on his bed. He smiled to himself and thought, I should've known. I knew they liked my room the first time they fell asleep in there. He patted his right side. These damn symbols or whatever Undertaker and Chyna have on me better go away soon. Ha, I highly doubt it though. He winced in pain. Shit, they're starting to hurt. That's not a good sign…I'm going to have to let Kane know later.

"Hey, Hardy," Bubba Ray announced, startling Matt and Lita and trying to ignore his pain, "I'm surprised you two haven't had sex by now."

Lita giggled, which showed Bubba Ray that the two were obviously still drunk off of their asses, or at least on the way to being sober. "I don't need sex."

Matt nodded. "It's not bad, it just…" He then said a bunch of words that Bubba Ray couldn't decipher.

Bubba Ray shrugged and said, "Well, if you do get to that point…use protection. It's in the top drawer."

Lita just mumbled something, and then said "Yeah."

Bubba Ray yelled, "Finally, a word that I can actually understand!" With that, he shut the door. Lita turned to Matt and thought, man, this cannot get around school. It just can't. But I don't think that I have to worry since Terri or Debra isn't here…but still, why can't I trust anyone here? Sure they were laying in Bubba Ray's bed, but they weren't having sex – they were talking and trying to get to know each other, among the alcohol that clouded their minds. Matt moved in closer to Lita, his mouth right near her ear. She is so damn beautiful, he thought, taking in the bright red color of her hair. Lita was well aware of Matt breathing in her ear. Of course, I'm drunk off my ass and I can't really enjoy the moment as much, she thought as she turned to him.

She shakily moved her hand and ended up hitting his head. "Oh shiiiiiit, I'm s-sorry."

Matt giggled. "It's okayyy…" He smiled at her. She can hit me anytime she wants, he thought as he moved his hand through her hair. She can hit me forever and I won't complain. "You're pretty, you know that?" Matt said softly, almost so Lita couldn't hear.

Lita jerked her head towards him and said, "You think soooo? I meannnn, I think I'm actually pretty uglyyyy." Matt blinked. No, he wanted to scream, you are far from it! You're one of the most beautiful people I've ever seen in my life!

"Lita, why you say thaaaat?" Matt whispered in her ear. Lita blinked. Is he trying to get me in bed?, she thought in confusion. I mean, we already are in bed, but you know…I don't want to end up fucking him. Well, wait, I'd fuck him gladly, but damnit, I'm not ready for that. No, Lita, you hardly know him, so you can't do it.

"Because, my mom always tells me something that…that…makes no sense." Lita muttered. Jesus, I'm drunk as fuck and I'm actually coherent now. Well, sort of, she thought as she shifted on the bed. Maybe the alcohol is wearing off. She looked over to the almost empty bottle of Mad Dog Shawn had gave them, sitting on the nightstand. Fuck, she thought as she moved her hand in front of her face. It was amusing to her. I don't want to go back downstairs and get more. I'm quite comfortable, and sleep sounds like a good idea. Matt leaned on his elbow and stared at her straight on. The intensity in his dark brown eyes almost shocked Lita.

"Tell me." Matt implored. "I want to knooooow." Lita sighed and Matt put one hand behind her head and the other on her stomach. The mere presence of Matt there just made her relax, along with the alcohol still in her system. "Go on." he said, not moving. "Talk."

Lita sighed. This is going to be so weird, talking to Matt, and I'm drunk, no less, she thought. "Okay, uh, hmmm…what do you want to talk about?" she asked, watching Matt's face intently. Matt shrugged. She's more drunk than I am, he thought, moving closer to her. Well, that's because I'm a man and she's not. I have to admit, I'm worried about her. After what I heard from Trish and Steph, I want to know what is up with her. I'm onto her, man. And I gotta check on Jeff later, too. Lord knows what the hell he's up to.

"I want to talk about you. What the hell is going on in that pretty red head of yours?" Lita leaned back on the pillow and looked at the ceiling. Should I even trust him?, she thought. I have a hard time trusting people. But then again, I'm drunk, and I'm hoping whatever Kevin said before still holds true.

"Well, I've been having problems at home, and people have been pissing me off, and I hate myself and…"

Matt cut her off and put a finger to her lips. "Stop right there. You said the dreaded words."

Lita gave him a weird look. "Huh?" Matt sat up on the bed, trying to keep himself from kissing her. Sure, they had only kissed once, but he wanted more, of course.

"You just said you hate yourself. Now why would you, of all people, hate yourself? I mean, come on, you got a lot going for you. You've stuck with school this long, so you're obviously not stupid. Tell me. Come on."

Lita sighed. "I don't think I can trust you. Or anyone." She felt the tears roll down her face. "I'm a bad person, Matt." Matt hugged her close to him. Damnit Lita, he thought as she cried hysterically, I'm going to find out what's bugging you if it's the last fucking thing I do. "Matt?" Lita asked, choking back a sob. "Do you hate me?"

Matt bit his lip and took a deep breath. "No, I could never hate you. I don't believe in hate."

Lita smiled a little. "Just hold me. Can you do that?"

Matt nodded, tears almost coming to his eyes. "Yes." As Lita fell asleep in his arms, Matt wondered what the hell was truly wrong with Lita. She's been burned, he thought sadly. She's been burned badly…and it's up to me to show her that people out there aren't as bad as she thinks. With a weary sigh, he fell asleep next to her.

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End of Chapter Twenty Five…thanks to Elane for inspiration for this chapter.