Title: Behind the Mirror
Author: Katie
Email: PugNTurtle@aol.com
Rating: PG-13 for now, some bad language
Summary: Kane's attacks give everyone a new perspective when a secret is revealed.
Spoilers: 7/21/03 Raw
Pairings: Austin/Lilian, Stephanie/Hunter, Trish/Shane McMahon
Notes: Okay, in reading the Raw notes, I learned that before the final segment, during the break, Kane cut a promo and proceeded to tombstone a fan and chase Lilian to the back as if he was going to attack her (shudders). That's an important factor for you to know, I don't want you all to think I am anymore nutso than usual. LOL. As always, feedback is appreciated but not begged for. It's not in my character.
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The adrenaline seemed to rush out of her body as she stood there, glaring at Eric Bischoff, her chest heaving. Steve Austin and Bischoff simply stared at her, their mouths open as they processed the information that Lilian had just spat at them.
The rest of the people in the hospital waiting room sat still also, though they were trying not to seem as if they were eavesdropping on the threesome in the middle of the room.
Lilian turned away from the two men, exhaustion and pain causing tears to blur her eyes. She walked away from the two men and toward the door, intending to get away from all the stares.
However, before she even made it to the door, a strong hand wrapped around her slender arm, stopping her from moving. She turned to the source preventing her from leaving, catching the eyes of Austin.
"Please let go of me," Lilian said tiredly, for all fight that she had less than a minute ago seemed to have rushed out of her body.
"Your arm is broken," Austin pointed out, his normally gruff voice laced with concern.
"I realize that, but right now I just need to get away from this," she replied, gesturing to the waiting room. Bischoff, for once in his life, had left the scene quickly, realizing that he was the one at fault for causing any distress that the little blonde was feeling at the moment. Lilian had no clue as to why Stone Cold Steve Austin was staying around.
"Well, then lets go outside," Austin said, keeping a hand on her arm. Lilian opened her mouth to protest, but he quickly added, "We're right here in case they have any news about Linda. your mother." Austin swallowed, trying to hide the still surprised tone in his voice at the statement.
Lilian nodded, allowing him to guide her out the door and to an empty parking lot. She leaned against a wall, looking out to the space in front of her. She could feel his eyes on her, and with a sigh, she said, "Go ahead."
"What?" Austin was surprised that she was actually speaking to him.
"I know you want to ask questions, so go ahead."
"Well." he hesitated, unsure of what to say.
"Please."
The plea was enough to melt his heart, for he could tell the pain she was feeling, not only from the attack on her mother but her injured arm as well.
"Why?"
Lilian knew what Steve Austin was asking, but she couldn't help but twist the question around as she replied, "Well, I guess that Vince and Linda were both horny one day and nine months later I was born."
"That's not what I meant," Austin told her, unable to hide the small smile in his lips.
"Then explain."
"Why did you keep it a secret?"
Lilian sighed, finally bringing her eyes to meet Austin's. "I. don't know. It just never came up. I didn't really want to be seen as a McMahon. They have a tendency to look bad, especially Dad, Shane, and Stephy. Mom's the only one I'm really close to. It's not that I'm ashamed. I just. I really don't know why we didn't say I was part of the family."
"Why's your name different?"
"I was married and never took back the name McMahon with the divorce."
"You were married?"
"Yeah. from November of 1998 until August of 1999. Didn't even last a year."
"August of 1999." Austin frowned at the month and year, for it seemed familiar in regards to the ring announcer.
"That was the month I joined Daddy's business. I was really lucky that he gave me a job."
"Why's that?"
"Well, Mom and Dad didn't really like my ex-husband. In fact, Dad almost didn't attend my wedding because he hated Harry so much."
"Wow," Austin sighed, absorbing the information that she had given him. "I never knew."
"Did you ever ask about my past?" The question wasn't asked in a smart tone, rather, the little blonde was solely making a point. She was surprised that she was being this open about her past, especially after keeping it to herself for four years.
"No, I didn't," Austin replied. "Would you have told me the truth?"
"No, and I doubt we would even be having this conversation if I would have kept my cool earlier with Bischoff," Lilian admitted, shivering in the cool night air. Austin realized that she had to be freezing and shrugged off the jacket he was wearing, placing it over her shoulders. "Thank you," she said shyly. She wanted to laugh. Imagine how her father would react if he knew that she was conversing with the Rattlesnake, his archenemy, telling her life story and the business of the McMahon family.
"I thought you lived in Spain."
The statement broke Lilian out of her thoughts, and she sighed, leaning her head against the wall. "Just a wish. Used it to cover my backside and the story."
"How'd you learn how to speak Spanish then?"
"High school. I was always the bookworm of the family and kept teaching myself in college."
"University of.?"
"South Carolina."
"And the voice?" Lilian looked at him, confused. "Your singing," Austin elaborated.
"Just a natural talent. Daddy never took it seriously until Pat Patterson told him that I had such a good voice and should let me sing before the shows."
"How many people know?"
"Besides you and Bischoff? Daddy, Mom, Stephy, and Shane. Not even Trish or Ivory know, and I want to keep it that way." Her face paled, and she said, "Oh, God."
"What?" Austin asked frantically, looking around for help in case Lilian were to faint.
"I hope Bischoff keeps his mouth shut."
Austin smiled and said, "I'll make sure he keeps the news to himself."
She had opened her mouth to ask him how he planned on achieving that when a nurse poked her head out the door, calling out, "Lilian Garcia?"
"That's me," she replied, pushing herself off the wall and taking a step forward, nearly stumbling when a wave of dizziness from the pain in her throbbing arm rose up. It was only Steve Austin's quick thinking that stopped her from falling face first onto the pavement.
"I thought you were here for a Linda McMahon," the nurse said as she saw the swollen and injured arm Lilian was cradling against her stomach.
"She is," Austin said. "She had a small accident earlier."
"How is my mother?" Lilian asked, causing Austin to give her an amused glance at her changing the subject.
"We need to get your arm checked out," the nurse said, giving Austin a look that clearly blamed the Rattlesnake for her not getting her arm looked at. "That should have been done a long time ago."
"No," Lilian said, giving the nurse a steely glare. "I want to see my mother, and I want to see her now."
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Author: Katie
Email: PugNTurtle@aol.com
Rating: PG-13 for now, some bad language
Summary: Kane's attacks give everyone a new perspective when a secret is revealed.
Spoilers: 7/21/03 Raw
Pairings: Austin/Lilian, Stephanie/Hunter, Trish/Shane McMahon
Notes: Okay, in reading the Raw notes, I learned that before the final segment, during the break, Kane cut a promo and proceeded to tombstone a fan and chase Lilian to the back as if he was going to attack her (shudders). That's an important factor for you to know, I don't want you all to think I am anymore nutso than usual. LOL. As always, feedback is appreciated but not begged for. It's not in my character.
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The adrenaline seemed to rush out of her body as she stood there, glaring at Eric Bischoff, her chest heaving. Steve Austin and Bischoff simply stared at her, their mouths open as they processed the information that Lilian had just spat at them.
The rest of the people in the hospital waiting room sat still also, though they were trying not to seem as if they were eavesdropping on the threesome in the middle of the room.
Lilian turned away from the two men, exhaustion and pain causing tears to blur her eyes. She walked away from the two men and toward the door, intending to get away from all the stares.
However, before she even made it to the door, a strong hand wrapped around her slender arm, stopping her from moving. She turned to the source preventing her from leaving, catching the eyes of Austin.
"Please let go of me," Lilian said tiredly, for all fight that she had less than a minute ago seemed to have rushed out of her body.
"Your arm is broken," Austin pointed out, his normally gruff voice laced with concern.
"I realize that, but right now I just need to get away from this," she replied, gesturing to the waiting room. Bischoff, for once in his life, had left the scene quickly, realizing that he was the one at fault for causing any distress that the little blonde was feeling at the moment. Lilian had no clue as to why Stone Cold Steve Austin was staying around.
"Well, then lets go outside," Austin said, keeping a hand on her arm. Lilian opened her mouth to protest, but he quickly added, "We're right here in case they have any news about Linda. your mother." Austin swallowed, trying to hide the still surprised tone in his voice at the statement.
Lilian nodded, allowing him to guide her out the door and to an empty parking lot. She leaned against a wall, looking out to the space in front of her. She could feel his eyes on her, and with a sigh, she said, "Go ahead."
"What?" Austin was surprised that she was actually speaking to him.
"I know you want to ask questions, so go ahead."
"Well." he hesitated, unsure of what to say.
"Please."
The plea was enough to melt his heart, for he could tell the pain she was feeling, not only from the attack on her mother but her injured arm as well.
"Why?"
Lilian knew what Steve Austin was asking, but she couldn't help but twist the question around as she replied, "Well, I guess that Vince and Linda were both horny one day and nine months later I was born."
"That's not what I meant," Austin told her, unable to hide the small smile in his lips.
"Then explain."
"Why did you keep it a secret?"
Lilian sighed, finally bringing her eyes to meet Austin's. "I. don't know. It just never came up. I didn't really want to be seen as a McMahon. They have a tendency to look bad, especially Dad, Shane, and Stephy. Mom's the only one I'm really close to. It's not that I'm ashamed. I just. I really don't know why we didn't say I was part of the family."
"Why's your name different?"
"I was married and never took back the name McMahon with the divorce."
"You were married?"
"Yeah. from November of 1998 until August of 1999. Didn't even last a year."
"August of 1999." Austin frowned at the month and year, for it seemed familiar in regards to the ring announcer.
"That was the month I joined Daddy's business. I was really lucky that he gave me a job."
"Why's that?"
"Well, Mom and Dad didn't really like my ex-husband. In fact, Dad almost didn't attend my wedding because he hated Harry so much."
"Wow," Austin sighed, absorbing the information that she had given him. "I never knew."
"Did you ever ask about my past?" The question wasn't asked in a smart tone, rather, the little blonde was solely making a point. She was surprised that she was being this open about her past, especially after keeping it to herself for four years.
"No, I didn't," Austin replied. "Would you have told me the truth?"
"No, and I doubt we would even be having this conversation if I would have kept my cool earlier with Bischoff," Lilian admitted, shivering in the cool night air. Austin realized that she had to be freezing and shrugged off the jacket he was wearing, placing it over her shoulders. "Thank you," she said shyly. She wanted to laugh. Imagine how her father would react if he knew that she was conversing with the Rattlesnake, his archenemy, telling her life story and the business of the McMahon family.
"I thought you lived in Spain."
The statement broke Lilian out of her thoughts, and she sighed, leaning her head against the wall. "Just a wish. Used it to cover my backside and the story."
"How'd you learn how to speak Spanish then?"
"High school. I was always the bookworm of the family and kept teaching myself in college."
"University of.?"
"South Carolina."
"And the voice?" Lilian looked at him, confused. "Your singing," Austin elaborated.
"Just a natural talent. Daddy never took it seriously until Pat Patterson told him that I had such a good voice and should let me sing before the shows."
"How many people know?"
"Besides you and Bischoff? Daddy, Mom, Stephy, and Shane. Not even Trish or Ivory know, and I want to keep it that way." Her face paled, and she said, "Oh, God."
"What?" Austin asked frantically, looking around for help in case Lilian were to faint.
"I hope Bischoff keeps his mouth shut."
Austin smiled and said, "I'll make sure he keeps the news to himself."
She had opened her mouth to ask him how he planned on achieving that when a nurse poked her head out the door, calling out, "Lilian Garcia?"
"That's me," she replied, pushing herself off the wall and taking a step forward, nearly stumbling when a wave of dizziness from the pain in her throbbing arm rose up. It was only Steve Austin's quick thinking that stopped her from falling face first onto the pavement.
"I thought you were here for a Linda McMahon," the nurse said as she saw the swollen and injured arm Lilian was cradling against her stomach.
"She is," Austin said. "She had a small accident earlier."
"How is my mother?" Lilian asked, causing Austin to give her an amused glance at her changing the subject.
"We need to get your arm checked out," the nurse said, giving Austin a look that clearly blamed the Rattlesnake for her not getting her arm looked at. "That should have been done a long time ago."
"No," Lilian said, giving the nurse a steely glare. "I want to see my mother, and I want to see her now."
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