Bloodlines
Chapter 2
Edge was quiet as he sat next to Lita and Trish in the women's locker room. The room was empty, except for the three. He was focused on the redhead, taking in every movement, and every flash of emotion in her eyes as she watched the monitor ahead of her. Trish's hands were pressed against each other, her face tight as she watched Test make his way to the ring.
"Come on…" Trish whispered as Test neared the bottom of the ramp. Stacy suddenly flew out of the curtains, sprinting down the ramp, a sledgehammer clutched tightly in her hands. Edge sat up straighter as the Diva reached Test, lifting the sledgehammer, and swinging it sideways. The screams from the crowd warned Test, and he flew backward, leaping out of the shot just in time.
"Shit!" Lita cursed loudly as Test grabbed the sledgehammer, ripping it out of Stacy's fingers, his other hand reaching for her hair. The redhead stood, swearing beneath her breath as she nearly tripped over the bench, headed to the door.
Edge leapt up just as quickly, and went after Lita before the redhead could make it to the door. "Lita! Stop!" he called to her, and she did, but only when he grabbed her arm. "You can't go out there!" he reminded her.
She tore her arm away from his, and slammed her palm against the door, pushing. "She's my friend, and I'm not going to watch her go through this," Lita snapped at him.
"I'll go," Edge said quickly. Lita stared at him for a moment, surprised. She hesitated for a second, and then nodded.
"Wait!" Trish cried out suddenly from her seat. "Hang on!" Edge's arm froze halfway to the door, and Lita leapt toward Trish, stumbling to a point where she could see the monitor. The redhead's lips parted slightly, and she closed her eyes slightly in relief. The blonde man behind her didn't move, still poised to run…
"Thank God," the whisper from Lita drew across the eerily silent room. Trish let out a long breath, watching the monitor as Rob Van Dam slammed into Test from behind. Neither questioned why the wrestler was out, defending Stacy against Test, they were only thankful. Edge let out a small breath himself-he was no where near as close to Stacy as Lita or Trish, but they were somewhat of friends.
Lita let out a cheer that cut through the stony silence as Rob leapt off the turnbuckle, continuing his fast-paced attack from behind. Stacy's shocked face slowly changed, a smile brightening her face as she yelled. After delivering a spinning heel kick, Rob turned around, gently touching Stacy's elbow as he asked if she was okay. Still grinning brightly from relief, she nodded.
This was about the time Trish and Lita screamed out, standing up, and the backs of their knees bumping against the wooden benches. "Shit," Lita snapped furiously as she stepped forward, seeing what the two in the ring didn't. Her face fell sharply, and fear clenched over it as Test rose from the mat, slamming his boot into the unsuspecting RVD, nearly decapitating the smaller man. Grinning, Test stepped to Stacy, gesturing with his hands as he advanced. Edge's hand flew to the door, jerking the handle sideways, and shoving up against it.
It didn't budge.
"Damn it!" he cried out, glancing back at the monitor, watching as Test's hand pulled back for a punch. Lita flew from her seat, slamming her body against the door in a desperate effort to get it open. Trish, hands shaking, slowly stumbled backward toward the door.
Stacy felt her stomach drop as Test advanced on her. She backed away, her heart pounding when her back touched the red ropes. Turning her head quickly, she tried to flee between the ropes, but Test grabbed her arm, wrenching her back into the ring. Her eyes widened as his grip tightened. Test simply laughed as she tried to pull backward.
"Ugh!" Lita yelled out as she flew backward from the door, tripping over her feet as she tried to regain her balance. The door shook lightly in its frame, but stayed closed.
"Where do you think you're going?" Test taunted Stacy in the ring, his face looming close to hers, his eyes flickering maliciously. The Diva stopped struggling, frozen at the look in his eyes. She'd seen it before. "C'mon, baby, don't get like this," he coaxed, grinning sickeningly, knowing that she remembered. Stacy closed her eyes, pushing her free shoulder back toward the ropes.
Finally, she looked back up at him. "N-No," she whispered, and said louder, eyes flaring with determination, "No. Not this time, asshole." She forced herself to glare up at him as his grip tightened further, a dangerous look in his eyes. Somehow, she managed to remain upright, her body shaking, and her heart pounding.
"Well then," he moved his head back, and looked her over slowly, and then locked eyes with her once again. She stiffened, preparing her body for the blow that would surely come. Stacy's eyes flashed open as he let go of her arm. "I'm going to ask you again," he breathed, the menacing grin still in place. "Me or your friends?" when she didn't reply, he said, "Let me make it easier for you, Stace. By the end of the night, you won't have another option." Stacy froze, her lips parting slightly as he stepped a few feet away from her, passing a glance at RVD, who was struggling to all fours. He spun around, and launched at Stacy, the look of horror on her face burning itself pleasantly into his mind.
Just as he almost reached her, he saw it. The way her body tensed, her eyes narrowing at him. A display of rebellion, the first he'd seen in four months, when she'd left him for Scott. In that moment, as his feet left the ground, and his hands swung backward to strike her, her face twisted into a mask of fury. And in that moment, she did what he never suspected.
Stacy glared at him, anger flaring in her eyes. He was the man that had ruined her life for a year. He was the man that had almost destroyed her trust in men, and he was the one who was threatening to hurt her friends.
She didn't realize the way she'd pushed her weight to one foot, or the way she'd tensed, leaving her right leg free. And Stacy didn't realize that she'd brought her foot up in a sharp Chick Kick to his jaw until the pain slammed into her ankle, twisting around it and squeezing. She cried out, crumpling to the ground just as Test's body crashed into the canvas.
The crowd erupted into cheers as Test pressed a hand to his groggy head, staring at Stacy in shocked fury. He stumbled to his feet, almost toppling over as he did so. Behind him, Rob Van Dam rose to his feet, grabbing Test. In the locker room, Lita and Trish stared, open-mouthed as Rob Van Dam completely decimated Test.
Stacy leaned against the ropes, face twisting in pain as her hands gripped her ankle. The mat bounced beneath her, but she didn't seem to notice, her cheek pressed tightly against her knee. Closing her eyes tightly, she tired to block out the pain unsuccessfully.
"Stacy?" she didn't open her eyes. Her heart had dropped, an old habit of Test always scaring her like that grabbing at her for a moment, trying to convince her that Test would be there when she opened her eyes… But no… Before she even opened her eyes, she knew that it wasn't Test. His voice was harsher, sharper than the one spoken. Stacy opened her eyes as a hand softly touched her cheek. "Stacy?" Rob Van Dam repeated, concern in his eyes. Test's body was laid out behind him, a steel chair discarded to the side. The blonde Diva looked past him, staring at Test, and then turned to Rob, a faltering smile on her face.
"Thank you," she whispered, and he smiled, his arm moving from her cheek to her upright knee.
"Are you okay?" he asked, and she mutely nodded. He paused, believing that she was lying, but eventually decided against questioning her about it. Her face was pale, and her eyes winced every now and then. "I think you have a match to win," he told her finally, gesturing back to Test, and the referee who had long since slipped into the ring. Stacy slowly crawled toward Test, hooking his leg and waiting, praying, for the 3 count…
"1…" the ref counted slowly, "2…" Stacy gripped harder on Test, closing her eyes, nerves bubbling up inside her… "3!" Stacy leapt up away from Test, standing on one foot, but grinning and almost bursting with excitement. Behind her, Rob smiled, nodding his head at her. Grinning, Stacy hobbled toward him, pulling him into a hug which he quickly returned.
Absentmindedly, as they broke apart, Rob played with a strand of hair that had fallen from her ponytail, his eyes focused completely on hers, "Let's get your ankle checked out," he told her, and she nodded. Rob walked over the small step to the ropes, sitting down on them as Stacy passed through them. As she started to hobble up the ramp, Rob took one look at the pain registering on her face, and gently pulled her up into his arms, carrying her to the back.
And that was how they left the ring that night, Stacy's ankle throbbing, smiles on both of their faces, and Test's body motionless in the ring.
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Author's Note: I'm debating which relationships I'd like (I've eliminated the ones that no one voted for) and I'm leaning toward a few, but if you'd really like to see a particular relationship, feel free to say. This is what you guys voted for so far:
Edge/Lita ~ 4 votes
Edge/Trish ~ 2 votes
Jeff/Trish ~ 3 votes
Stacy/RVD ~ 2 votes
Stacy/Chris Jericho ~ 1 vote
Stacy/Scott ~ 1 vote
Molly/Spike ~ 1 vote
Molly/Hurricane ~ 1 vote
RVD/Lita ~ 1 vote
HBK/Trish ~ 1 vote
Stacy/Jeff ~ 1 vote
RVD/Molly ~ 1 vote
Trish/Chris Jericho ~ 1 vote
Chris Jericho/Molly ~ 1 vote
Okay, I just want to say that these "polls" don't really mean what I'm going to choose… I will choose what seems best, but I'd like to know what you like-this story is *hopefully* going to be long, and I can squeeze in a couple relationships per person. Maybe, maybe not. Anyway, I'm going to narrow this thing down… Please vote again, and vote for 1 relationship per Diva (Lita, Molly, Trish, Stacy)!
LITA:
~Edge
~RVD
MOLLY:
~Hurricane
~Chris Jericho
~RVD
TRISH:
~Edge
~Jeff
STACY:
~RVD
~Chris Jericho
Okay, I narrowed it down some, so sorry if the relationship you really wanted isn't there!!! = ( Just the way the cookie crumbles…
Okay, I know this chapter was shorter than the last one, but bear with me! Anyway, please review!! (And thanks to those that have already reviewed for the first two entries!)
~LK08~
P.S ~ would you rather have chapters this long, and frequent updates, or longer chapters like the first and fewer updates?