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honestly believe me?
A/N: Sorry about not updating again. Time is a killer around here. Last week was horrendously busy. Hopefully, this week will be better. Story is still set up like 24. And, btw, to the reviewer kingster, I am not Marcella. I have no idea who Marcella is, but I know that I am not her. Now, back to the story......
**5:00-6:00AM**
**5:00** "Oh my God," Steph muttered as the car tumbled over the drop-off. She squeezed her eyes shut. Chris, however, was either not that smart, or didn't think about it. He kept his eyes open and concentrated on trying to steer the car.
"Hold on to something!!" He screamed. In his mind he heard the faint screams of a woman and two children. He also heard his own voice screaming to get down. Chris was snapped out of his daydream by the car suddenly jolting forward, making him hit his head on the steering wheel, and making Steph fly forwards. The windshield shattered around them, and Steph was now hunched down by the glove box. The car continued to roll and turn like a sick roller coaster.
"Chris!" Steph screamed, as his head was suddenly snapped to the side, smashing the driver's side window.
"Keep down Steph!!" He screamed. Miraculously, he was still conscious after the blow. He was suddenly jerked back into sitting position by the seat belt. He saw the tree up ahead that they would almost inevitably hit, and he heard the unmistakable crunch of bone in his head. His own voice was screaming, eternally screaming for God's forgiveness.
He blacked out as soon as they hit the tree.
**5:03** Steph got over her shock quickly and looked up at Chris, who was suspended upside-down by his seat belt. Her belt had broken while the car was still rolling, but obviously, his had not.
**5:05** "Chris!!" she yelled at him. He didn't move. "Chris!!" she yelled again. She saw a thing line of blood that began to roll down his face from the window that his head had cracked. She wiggled her way up to him and tried to unbuckle him. After a few seconds, it came loose and he broke his nose on the steering wheel.
**5:09** Chris let out a yelp of pain and felt tears begin to form in his eyes. He made a mental note to add this to the list of injuries that he'd had throughout the course of the day.
"Chris, are you ok?" Steph asked. He winced and nodded his head.
"Other than my nose, my head, my ribs and my stomach, yeah, I'm perfectly fine." He said sarcastically. He sat up and looked at her. She looked like hell, but he could imagine that he looked about 10 times worse than she did. It looked like she had a black and some scratches from when the windshield broke out.
**5:12** "I suppose that we should try to get out of here, huh?" Steph smiled.
"It might be a good idea." She admitted.
"You know, I'm beginning to understand why to have so few friends," Chris said, while holding his nose, to minimize the bleeding.
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, you're like a walking plague, look what all you've done to me." Chris said, grinning, even through the pain.
"Well, this is new to both of us, I've never had a day quite like this one before."
"Me either. I get the feeling that we're going to have to deal with a lot more before this day is over with." Chris said, before starting to climb out the window that he smashed.
**5:17** After he got out, Chris offered a hand to help Stephanie.
"Thanks," she told him sincerely.
"No problem."
"Listen Chris, about what I said yesterday..." Chris heard those screams again momentarily, but he shoved them out of his head.
"It doesn't matter, Steph, I'm over it." Chris said, quickly, hoping to get on another subject.
"Let me finish. I'm sorry about what I said to you. I didn't mean for it to come out like that."
"It's ok Steph, I've already forgiven you for it. Now we need to get a move on, so Hunter won't see us, if he comes looking." Chris said, then took her hand and they began to make their way down the hill.
**5:20** Hunter stood on the side of the road and looked at where Chris' car had flown over the interstate. He smiled when he saw the car explode. His job was finished. He dialed the person whom he'd been talking to throughout the morning.
"Yes?"
**5:23** "It's over." Hunter said. The man on the other end smiled and the girl in bed next to him giggled.
"Nice work, Helmsley. I'll send your bonus in the mail." He said.
"Thank you. Would you like me to search the area, just to be sure?"
"If you wish. Nice job Hunter, you'll hear from me again at 7:00PM. That's when Phase 2 comes into play."
"Got it." Hunter said, then hung up. The man on the other end also hung up and smiled at the female that was sitting next to him.
"Are they dead?" she asked.
"Finally, yes." He said. She smiled.
"I think that calls for a little celebration." She said seductively.
"I think that you're right." He said, as they began to kiss.
**5:31** Chris and Steph were sitting at a stream, washing off and flicking water at each other.
"Hey, stop it!!" Chris yelled in mock outrage. His nose was no longer bleeding, but it still hurt a bit.
"You got me wetter than I did you!!" Steph yelled.
"Whatever." Chris said, then stood up. Steph watched him walk around while she absently ran her hand through the stream. Chris stopped and looked into the distance.
"Steph look at this!!" He hissed. She stood up and walked over to him.
**5:35** "It's beautiful," She remarked. Chris nodded. The sun was just beginning to peak over the horizon.
"It's rising early today." He said absently. Before he knew what was happening, Steph tackled him into the stream and pinned his hands above his head.
"Gotcha!!" She yelled. He smiled softly at her, even though he was soaking wet, and she was the cause for that. She grinned back.
"That's what you think!!" He bellowed and tossed her off to the side. Then, he rolled over to pin her.
"Hey, that's not fair!! You weigh more than I do!!" She shouted.
"So?" Chris said. "You started it, you need to finish it." She raised her head slowly and kissed him. Chris was taken off guard, but joined in and started to kiss her back, positive that he was going to get slapped just as soon as he let her go. Finally, he broke the kiss and leaned back, ready for a slap. Nothing happened. He stood up and helped her stand, then he helped her up. They both stood there for a moment, not knowing what to do or say.
**5:41** "So which way do we go from here?" Chris asked, suddenly.
"Doesn't matter. I go where you go." She said. Chris smiled.
"I don't know if I should be flattered or worried. Based on how this day has been going...."
"Oh just shut up! I know I'm bad luck, let's just get moving." Both of them started walking toward the direction that they thought the interstate was.
"Race you to the end of the stream!!" Chris yelled as he took off running.
"You cheater!!" She yelled as she took off after him.
**5:53** Hunter found the car, what was left of it, and peered inside. He didn't see what he was expecting to see. He didn't see two rotting corpses, what he saw was burning leather.
He peered at the ground next to the car. There were two different tracks, both identical in size.
Hunter cursed under his breath and called the man again.
"What?" The man demanded, obviously angered.
"We have a problem." Hunter said.
"Oh we do?"
"Yeah, apparently, they got out before it exploded."
"Good for them, bad for you."
"I can get them, they left tracks everywhere."
"Find them and kill them Hunter, no more mistakes!"
"I will."
"My original deal returns now, if they aren't dead by 4, then you will be."
"I got it." Hunter said finally, then hung up.
**5:59** "Great, they're supposed to be dead!!" He yelled. The woman in the bed leaned back against the pillows.
"He'll find them, babe, just have faith."
"He'd better, Trish, or you and I are going to be in some deep shit soon." Eric Bischoff said.
**6:00**
**What to look forward to in the next chapter:
**More Jericho/Steph goodness
**A little trip into the past, about what's haunting Chris.
**More insight on Bischoff's evil plan
**And last, but never least, another cliffhanger!!
A/N: Sorry about not updating again. Time is a killer around here. Last week was horrendously busy. Hopefully, this week will be better. Story is still set up like 24. And, btw, to the reviewer kingster, I am not Marcella. I have no idea who Marcella is, but I know that I am not her. Now, back to the story......
**5:00-6:00AM**
**5:00** "Oh my God," Steph muttered as the car tumbled over the drop-off. She squeezed her eyes shut. Chris, however, was either not that smart, or didn't think about it. He kept his eyes open and concentrated on trying to steer the car.
"Hold on to something!!" He screamed. In his mind he heard the faint screams of a woman and two children. He also heard his own voice screaming to get down. Chris was snapped out of his daydream by the car suddenly jolting forward, making him hit his head on the steering wheel, and making Steph fly forwards. The windshield shattered around them, and Steph was now hunched down by the glove box. The car continued to roll and turn like a sick roller coaster.
"Chris!" Steph screamed, as his head was suddenly snapped to the side, smashing the driver's side window.
"Keep down Steph!!" He screamed. Miraculously, he was still conscious after the blow. He was suddenly jerked back into sitting position by the seat belt. He saw the tree up ahead that they would almost inevitably hit, and he heard the unmistakable crunch of bone in his head. His own voice was screaming, eternally screaming for God's forgiveness.
He blacked out as soon as they hit the tree.
**5:03** Steph got over her shock quickly and looked up at Chris, who was suspended upside-down by his seat belt. Her belt had broken while the car was still rolling, but obviously, his had not.
**5:05** "Chris!!" she yelled at him. He didn't move. "Chris!!" she yelled again. She saw a thing line of blood that began to roll down his face from the window that his head had cracked. She wiggled her way up to him and tried to unbuckle him. After a few seconds, it came loose and he broke his nose on the steering wheel.
**5:09** Chris let out a yelp of pain and felt tears begin to form in his eyes. He made a mental note to add this to the list of injuries that he'd had throughout the course of the day.
"Chris, are you ok?" Steph asked. He winced and nodded his head.
"Other than my nose, my head, my ribs and my stomach, yeah, I'm perfectly fine." He said sarcastically. He sat up and looked at her. She looked like hell, but he could imagine that he looked about 10 times worse than she did. It looked like she had a black and some scratches from when the windshield broke out.
**5:12** "I suppose that we should try to get out of here, huh?" Steph smiled.
"It might be a good idea." She admitted.
"You know, I'm beginning to understand why to have so few friends," Chris said, while holding his nose, to minimize the bleeding.
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, you're like a walking plague, look what all you've done to me." Chris said, grinning, even through the pain.
"Well, this is new to both of us, I've never had a day quite like this one before."
"Me either. I get the feeling that we're going to have to deal with a lot more before this day is over with." Chris said, before starting to climb out the window that he smashed.
**5:17** After he got out, Chris offered a hand to help Stephanie.
"Thanks," she told him sincerely.
"No problem."
"Listen Chris, about what I said yesterday..." Chris heard those screams again momentarily, but he shoved them out of his head.
"It doesn't matter, Steph, I'm over it." Chris said, quickly, hoping to get on another subject.
"Let me finish. I'm sorry about what I said to you. I didn't mean for it to come out like that."
"It's ok Steph, I've already forgiven you for it. Now we need to get a move on, so Hunter won't see us, if he comes looking." Chris said, then took her hand and they began to make their way down the hill.
**5:20** Hunter stood on the side of the road and looked at where Chris' car had flown over the interstate. He smiled when he saw the car explode. His job was finished. He dialed the person whom he'd been talking to throughout the morning.
"Yes?"
**5:23** "It's over." Hunter said. The man on the other end smiled and the girl in bed next to him giggled.
"Nice work, Helmsley. I'll send your bonus in the mail." He said.
"Thank you. Would you like me to search the area, just to be sure?"
"If you wish. Nice job Hunter, you'll hear from me again at 7:00PM. That's when Phase 2 comes into play."
"Got it." Hunter said, then hung up. The man on the other end also hung up and smiled at the female that was sitting next to him.
"Are they dead?" she asked.
"Finally, yes." He said. She smiled.
"I think that calls for a little celebration." She said seductively.
"I think that you're right." He said, as they began to kiss.
**5:31** Chris and Steph were sitting at a stream, washing off and flicking water at each other.
"Hey, stop it!!" Chris yelled in mock outrage. His nose was no longer bleeding, but it still hurt a bit.
"You got me wetter than I did you!!" Steph yelled.
"Whatever." Chris said, then stood up. Steph watched him walk around while she absently ran her hand through the stream. Chris stopped and looked into the distance.
"Steph look at this!!" He hissed. She stood up and walked over to him.
**5:35** "It's beautiful," She remarked. Chris nodded. The sun was just beginning to peak over the horizon.
"It's rising early today." He said absently. Before he knew what was happening, Steph tackled him into the stream and pinned his hands above his head.
"Gotcha!!" She yelled. He smiled softly at her, even though he was soaking wet, and she was the cause for that. She grinned back.
"That's what you think!!" He bellowed and tossed her off to the side. Then, he rolled over to pin her.
"Hey, that's not fair!! You weigh more than I do!!" She shouted.
"So?" Chris said. "You started it, you need to finish it." She raised her head slowly and kissed him. Chris was taken off guard, but joined in and started to kiss her back, positive that he was going to get slapped just as soon as he let her go. Finally, he broke the kiss and leaned back, ready for a slap. Nothing happened. He stood up and helped her stand, then he helped her up. They both stood there for a moment, not knowing what to do or say.
**5:41** "So which way do we go from here?" Chris asked, suddenly.
"Doesn't matter. I go where you go." She said. Chris smiled.
"I don't know if I should be flattered or worried. Based on how this day has been going...."
"Oh just shut up! I know I'm bad luck, let's just get moving." Both of them started walking toward the direction that they thought the interstate was.
"Race you to the end of the stream!!" Chris yelled as he took off running.
"You cheater!!" She yelled as she took off after him.
**5:53** Hunter found the car, what was left of it, and peered inside. He didn't see what he was expecting to see. He didn't see two rotting corpses, what he saw was burning leather.
He peered at the ground next to the car. There were two different tracks, both identical in size.
Hunter cursed under his breath and called the man again.
"What?" The man demanded, obviously angered.
"We have a problem." Hunter said.
"Oh we do?"
"Yeah, apparently, they got out before it exploded."
"Good for them, bad for you."
"I can get them, they left tracks everywhere."
"Find them and kill them Hunter, no more mistakes!"
"I will."
"My original deal returns now, if they aren't dead by 4, then you will be."
"I got it." Hunter said finally, then hung up.
**5:59** "Great, they're supposed to be dead!!" He yelled. The woman in the bed leaned back against the pillows.
"He'll find them, babe, just have faith."
"He'd better, Trish, or you and I are going to be in some deep shit soon." Eric Bischoff said.
**6:00**
**What to look forward to in the next chapter:
**More Jericho/Steph goodness
**A little trip into the past, about what's haunting Chris.
**More insight on Bischoff's evil plan
**And last, but never least, another cliffhanger!!
