Title: Promises Not Broken
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Absolutely nothing. If I did, I'd be one happy so and so. But Vince owns it, not I. I own not a thing. Except the idea...lets just say new muses moved in and they won't shut up.
Distribution: If ya want it, ask.
Rating: Nothing overly violent or excessive...yet.
Spoilers: None.
Pairings: Multiple, but focuses mainly: Dawn Marie/Lance, Lita/RVD, with a later: Stephanie/Jericho
Author Notes: For purposes of this fic, yes I am ignoring several things. Personalities may be slightly different, but no worries..won't last long. Other things I'm sure you'll pick up. Roster split still happened, Alliance/Invasion still happened (it'll make sense along the way..trust me). I'm also placing Lita a tad longer in ECW, I know I know, she was only in a short while but it will make sense for purposes of the story to keep her there longer. And yes I know, technically Lance Storm should be in WCW, but this my universe. One more note...Dawn and Stephanie are cousins, again.for purposes of MY story it makes sense. Everything else will fall into place.

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(kinda long chapter coming up..but its worth it)
February 13th, 2000

Well, here it was..in two days Amy would be gone. Well not completely gone but she would be gone from ECW. Since New Year's, the six had hung out just as often. Now though, the girls always found their hotel rooms in between the four guys. Tommy had eventually come around, taking one moment in the middle of the night to say he had to go for a walk. He had "kidnapped" Amy and the two had indeed gone for a walk..outside and to the park. So there they were at the park, sitting on a merry go round. It wasn't that Tommy felt anything for her, he just was a bit upset. They were eventually found by Justin, Lance, Dawn and Rob. Or rather, the snowballs they were throwing found them. That had lead to a snowball fight, snow angels and six oddly shaped snowpeople in the park. That had been one of the funnier moments, along with food fights and the impulsive need to have a watergun battle in the halls.

And that brings us to now. Lance, Amy and Justin were at one of the shopping mall wandering around looking for stuff. Well to be more specific, Lance was looking for presents for Dawn and had recruited Amy and Justin for assitance. On the other side of the mall, Dawn was wandering around with Rob and Tommy. Tommy was looking for really bad gag gifts and Rob, well no one knew what he was looking for.
(with Amy, Lance and Justin)

After an excruciating hour in the Hallmark store, Justin was ready to go. He informed Amy and Lance (who were now perusing gift bags and wrapping paper) that he was going to wait for them outside the store. The two looked up long enough from the rose colored tissue paper and the rose imprinted gift bags to nod.
"I think you should go with a gift bag, arrange the tissue paper around everything. It'd be easier than trying to wrap a teddy bear" Amy held up said gift bag in her hands looking to her rather perplexed shopping companion.
Lance nodded, setting down the wrapping paper in his hands and grabbing a stack of red, white and pink tissue paper.
"So, that's the gift bag..next to get the card, and umm.." Amy trailed off..what was Lance getting Dawn?
"A teddy bear, chocolate, bubble bath, and flowers" Lance rattled off the items to Amy as they walked over to the cards.
Amy nodded appreciatvely "Ya know..Dawn's gonna be in for one great Valentine's Day this year". She grinned at him before jokingly adding "Just wish I had someone"
Lance raised a brow, tearing his attention away from the cards to look at her "What about Rob? You two seem to be quite cozy..at times anyway" He trailed off..hoping he didn't ignite her temper.
"Rob? Nah..we're just friends. " But, she wasn't so sure if that was for her own confirmation or for Lance. Instead she shook her head and continued to scan cards.

Lance wisely dropped the subject and the two picked out cards in silence. With that out of the way, they made their way over to the stuffed animals. A sporadic choice, but Lance saw something he knew Dawn would love. The two made their way to the register, both wondering as they stood in line, why in the world they chose until the day before Valentine's Day to shop. Purchases made, the two walked out meeting Justin. The trio then made their way through the mall to get other things on Lance's list and of course to just window shop.

(Meanwhile, with Rob, Dawn and Tommy)
The three had already hit the card shop, thankfully that didn't take as long as the others. Now they were currently perusing the book store. Where Tommy had gotten to was anyone's guess and so Rob and Dawn were browsing the blank journals and gift books.
"So..whadya gettin for Lance?" Rob was holding one of those blank journals in his hands now, looking sideways to Dawn.
Dawn shrugged, tucking a book under arm "Whatever comes to mind I guess. I'm fairly sure he'll like whatever I get for him. Well more like what I'm going to wear-"
"Oh no..don't finish that. Especially if this means we're getting dragged to Victoria's Secret" Rob made a face as Dawn grinned.
"How'd you guess? But no..I'm not dragging you two into Victoria's Secret...Amy and I already went"
"That so?...well good then. cuz I am not going into Victoria's Secret" Rob said emphatically, tucking a book under his arm to join the blank journal.

Dawn nodded, before the two moved to the register, Tommy had re-emerged from wherever he was and was now standing with the two.
"Is that for Amy?" Tommy looked at the books Rob was currently placing on the counter.
"Maybe, maybe not. But you're name isn't Amy so you don't get to find out" Rob said as he pulled out his wallet.
"Guess this means I'll just have to play super secret spy to find out tomorrow" Tommy nodded with a grin as Rob finished paying.
"You two are so immature. Why did I have to get stuck with you?" Dawn rolled her eyes as she set her books on the counter.
"Hey!" Rob put his hands up, two bags looped around one wrist now "He's the immature one"
"Whatever..let's just go..We're meeting the other three soon" Dawn had finished now and as the three walked out, Tommy took the opportunity to throw a balled up napkin at Rob.

(In the food court)
As planned, the six met up again. Lance's purchases were all disguised nicely in a big sporting goods bag and he and Dawn were currently occupying one chair. Amy and Rob sat across from them, and each had several bags of their own. Tommy sat with Dawn and Lance, Justin with Amy and Rob. And despite the fact that Tommy was wearing ketchup, lunch passed pretty smooth. They left the mall, piling into a rented minivan and were on their way back to the hotel. No one had brought up the fact that in two days, Amy would be gone. Now just didn't seem like the time or maybe they just wanted to believe it was a dream.

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February 14th, 2000

Rob, Amy and Tommy now sat in the hotel room. They had opted on ordering pizza instead of going out for dinner. They laughed, joked and just had a great time. It was after all Amy's last night with them. Eventually Tommy made an excuse, saying he needed to go pull that joke on Justin before the night was over. He told Amy he'd leave his goodbye for the airport. No need to get all teary eyed now. So now, Rob and Amy sat there on the bed, empty pizza boxes on the floor and two bags now occupied the spot that Tommy had recently vacated.
"So you first" Amy pushed the bag over
"I'll open it tomorrow..if that's ok with you?" Rob shot her a hopeful look, and set the bag in his lap.
Amy shrugged "Sure..that s'ok with me".
She was about to say something else, when Rob deposited a bag in her lap. "Hope ya don't mind..I'd rather you opened this now"
"Umm..sure I guess" Amy offered a tentative smile and then opened the bag. First, the blank journal (and a pen tucked in the binding), next a cd, and lastly a charm. She cupped the charm, tracing her fingernail over the silver dragon.
"Thank you...this is really sweet" their eyes met and she smiled. He reached out a hand, gently taking the charm from her.
"I got you a card too...but there was something else I wanted to say..couldn't find a card to say it though".He looked down at the charm bracelet on her wrist, noting the last spot that would soon be occupied with the dragon charm.
"Well..I'll put this on the bracelet....and listen really closely but then there's something I need to say" She grinned, taking the charm back from him.
He nodded as she slipped off the bracelet, "I know you're leaving tomorrow...and I know that we never really..well..ya know put a label on umm.."
He paused, wanting to make sure he really didn't screw up this friendship..or whatever it was they had right now. And she nodded so he continued " I guess what I'm trying to say is..I want you to be happy..regardless of if we are together or not"
She sat back slightly...the charm now securely on the braclet. She fiddled with it, before taking a breath "I want you to be happy too. And yeah, we never really called ourselves anything..and honestly? I don't know what to call..us" She slipped her bracelet back on and continued "But I do know..that whatever we have..I don't want to lose it."
He nodded, and took her hand in his "I don't want to either..but I also know you don't want to be..how do I say..so tied down", she chuckled softly and nodded before he went on to say "But, I do want to make a promise to you"
She held up her other hand, extending her pinky "Pinky swear on it?
"You don't even know what the promise is" he laughed, but held up his other hand, also extending his pinky
"I want to promise you that we'll always be there for each other. And that..." He trailed off, not quite sure if we would be overstepping bounds
"I want to promise...that no matter what..we'll always hold a small piece of our hearts open" The words were spoken softly from Amy, but the two shook pinkys on it.

The rest of the evening was spent watching romantic comedies on television. Neither said a word about the goodbye tomorrow.

(Meanwhile, in Dawn and Lance's room)
Dawn and Lance were currently sitting in their hotel room. Dinner had already come and gone, and in total Dawn now had two dozen red and white roses in her possession. The teddy bear and bubble bath rested on the desk and Lance told her he had one more thing to go. He held out the box of chocolates and urged her to try a piece. She gave him a quizzical look, but opened the box none the less. And there nestled in the box was a small ring. Not an engagement ring, but more like a promise ring.
"I know it may be too soon...but you can wear that on a necklace or something..until you feel ready"
Dawn nodded, hastily wiping away the tears and picking up the ring "It's beautiful...really beautiful.."
He rested his forehead against hers, placing a gentle kiss to the tip of her nose "Well I'm glad you like it"
"Like it? I love it.." with a sigh, she placed a tiny kiss on his cheek "This day has been perfect"
"I'll agree to that.. but this is only the beginning" He smiled, kissing her lightly
"Well if this is only the beginning..let's get this party started"
(author notes here: use your imagination ;) i'm not the best at writing out certain scenes..soo...)

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February 15th, 2000
Bags checked, the six sat around at the terminal. Dawn was currently curled up on Lance's lap..the two sleeping quite nicely. Tommy was chatting with Justin and Rob and Amy sat quietly on the floor.
"So...this is it huh?' Rob broke the silence, looking intently at Amy
"This isn't goodbye....goodbye's are forever...and I don't want to say goodebye" She placed a hand on his shoulder, closing her eyes to stop the tears. ."but..hasta que nos vemos otra vez, usted estará en mi corazón"
"y usted estará en el mío. prometo"
"I'm keeping you to that you know..."
"Only if you promise the same" ..."Por supuesto, prometo"

Amy stood as they started the pre-boarding procedures. First she turned to Tommy and Justin. She found herself wrapped in a hug, fierce whispers of 'you better call..and you better write'. Next was Lance, another hug and 'we'll see you soon Ames...take care'. Then Dawn, the tears flowing as the two hugged. 'I'll call you soon..I promise...thank you for everything'. And last was Rob. He gently wiped a tear from her cheek as he pulled her into a hug.
"Don't forget.."
She placed a hand on his heart.. "I'll be here..just like you'll be here" She moved her hand over hers now, and he covered her hand with his.
They shared another moment, a brief if not sweet kiss before she pulled away.

She turned to them all, group hug time she thought and her thoughts were confirmed.
"I'll see ya'll as soon as I can"
She carefully dis-entagled herself from the human knot and made her way to the boarding gate. With one last look back, she waved..a small smile on her face before the tears started to flow again. She wiped them away, swallowing the rest of the emotions down before heading to the plane. The remaning five watched until they couldn't see the plane anymore before they made the quiet trek back to the parking lot.

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Okay so I know..the actual goodbye scene wasn't very long but well..it got the point across. So coming up next? Well Amy's re-union with the Hardy's, Amy's meeting with Steph..and yes I will focus a bit on Lance,Dawn and Rob. And yes..Lance stays with ECW just a bit longer ..but tis my story..deal. So, that's that..Amy's gone from ECW *sniffles* but no worries...eventually we have the alliance..hehehehe..oh and i'll be nice ( i cheated and used babelfish on alta vista)

until we see each other again, you will be in my heart
hasta que nos vemos otra vez, usted estará en mi corazón

and you will be in mine I promise
y usted estará en el mío. prometo

Of course, I promise
Por supuesto, prometo