"Lilian."

She stopped in her tracks, resisting the urge to roll her eyes. She

knew that this was coming.

Lilian turned around, positive that the smile on her lips looked

fake. "Hunter," she greeted the World Champion coolly, her tone even.

"Lilian, what are you thinking?"

"I don't really think that much, Hunter," Lilian said to her

soon-to-be brother-in-law.

"Cut the crap, Lilian. Steph told me that you want to go after

Kane," Hunter said to the little blonde.

"Yeah, well, Hunter, you tend to get pissed when someone attacks

your family," Lilian replied.

"Lilian, don't be stupid," Hunter began.

"I'm not being stupid, Hunter," Lilian replied. "The sooner you get

the fuck away from me the sooner I can forge a plan." With that, she began to walk away, only to have Hunter's hand grip her uninjured arm.

"Lilian, wait," Hunter said.

She wrenched her arm from his grasp and hissed, "Don't touch me."

"You need back up, Lilian."

She paused, all thoughts stopping for a second as she looked into

the clear blue eyes of the World Champion's. After a moment, she tore her eyes from his, whispering, "You can't be serious."

"I am, Lilian. I promised Stephanie that I would watch your back."

"Oh, so you're doing Stephanie's dirty work now, huh?" Lilian asked

halfheartedly, the angry spark leaving her body as she saw the sincerity in his eyes.

"Yeah, maybe so, but I wouldn't let anything happen to my future

sister either," Hunter said, opening his arms.

With a sigh, Lilian stepped forward, allowing Hunter to give her a

quick squeeze before pulling away. "You're really going to help me? No sneaky things or backstabbing?"

"I promise you, Lilian. We're going to stop him together. I've got

Ric and Randy on my side too, remember? Four against one?"

Lilian nodded, opening her mouth to say something, only to be cut

off by another voice.

"No, you won't be doing anything." Lilian and Hunter turned their

heads, distaste evident in their faces as Eric Bischoff sauntered up to the pair.

"What the hell are you talking about, Bischoff?" Hunter asked

threateningly, instinctively putting himself in front of Lilian.

"Well, you see, I've thought about Lilian's little family position

over the weekend, and truth be told, I think that the combination of Lilian and Kane will have combustible elements. and I would hate to see you hurt, Lily," Bischoff said, his eyes traveling up her slender body.

Her blood boiled at his leering look, and through clenched teeth she

hissed, "First of all, keep your damn eyes to yourself before I fix them for you. Second of all, do not call me Lily. Third of all, you really didn't care if I was hurt when you sicced your bitches Jamal and Rosey on me last year."

"Now, Lily-"

"Hey! She told you not to call her that," Hunter said in a no

nonsense tone, taking a step toward Bischoff. The GM took a step back

instinctively, eyeing the World Champion warily. "Who says you have the

permission to boss her around anyway?"

The smirk returned to Bischoff's face and he said, "I have

permission from her father to get rid of her if she tries anything tonight."

"What?" Lilian all but screeched. "You can't do that!"

"No, but your father can," Bischoff replied casually.

"Well, you might as well get rid of me now because I'm going to own

a piece of Kane's ass tonight, whether you like it or not," Lilian said, glaring at Bischoff.

"Then you're fired, Lilian," Bischoff answered calmly. "And I don't

want to see you within 5 miles of this arena."

"How will she take on her new role, then?"

Hunter, Lilian, and Bischoff all jumped at the new voice, turning

quickly to see Stone Cold Steve Austin striding toward them. "What the hell are you talking about, man?" Bischoff asked angrily.

"Well, you just fired Lilian from her position as ring announcer,

right?" Austin asked.

"Right," Bischoff answered.

"Fine. Then I'd like you to meet the new manager for Evolution."