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. Yes, the Alliance stuck around a tad longer..big deal..it works for me. And in my world Dawn and Stephanie are cousins, again.for purposes of MY story it makes sense. So, sit back and enjoy the nice little ride. Everything else will fall into place.
My thanks to those who have reviewed. And no worries..ok?

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December, 2001 (I'm sticking them in NYC..nothing prettier than NYC, at Christmas time)
(Backstage, before RAW...from Amy's POV)
So there we all are. As in Team WWF. We all know the "evil" Alliance is lurking around the corner so we always figure..safety in numbers. This is just so stupid though. I mean really..how bad can this all be? Whatever, that's the last thing on my mind as my cell phone starts going off. Annoyed I reach for it, slipping out of the grip Matt has on my waist. I imagine my eyebrows have almost fallen off in shock when I realize it's Dawn who's calling me.

"What is it?" I speak softly, because well..she might not be here, but if she was..geez.
"I ..I need you Amy..Meet me?" She's obviously also speaking pretty quiet.
"Just..name the time and the place. You know I'll be there" Okay, so now I'm walking towards the door..hopefully I can slip out so I can finish this conversation in peace and tehn make arrangements to fly out and see her.
"Just..meet me in the catering room"
"What?!?! You're here??" Now, I know my eyebrows have fallen off in shock and there goes any chance of a quiet exit. "Hold on ok?"
I place my hand on the phone, sheilding the number as I address Matt, Jeff, Chris and Adam whom have all turned their attention to me now.
"Look guys..I've gotta go really quick. Don't ask me for explainations now, because you aren't getting them. I'll explain when and if I feel like it" By the look on my face, I know they won't question it..not yet anyway. But before I can exit
"Just..be careful out there ok?' Matt requests as he leans in to kiss me softly
"I will..ya'll worry about yourselves..I'll be fine" I plaster a smile on my face, wave to them and then bring the phone back to my ear.
"I'll be there in about five minutes..alright?" I'm afraid she's gone but thankfully
"Ok..Steph. will be there too..right outside. She's the only other one who knows I'm here" and before I can say anything, she hangs up.

Oh geez, does she realize what she's doing? First, I have to go all sneaky behind Team WWF's back, plus I'm chancing the meeting between myself and Stephanie. It's not that Stephanie and I don't like each other, it's just taping is due to start at any given moment. Ugh...not to mention that I could run into anyone on my way there. And as these various thoughts are consuming me, I do just that. I turn the corner to run smack dab into a wall..albeit a soft..very familiar smelling wall.

"You ok?" Rob eyes me with concern as he reaches a hand down
"I'm just fine thank you. I've taken worse bumps than that" I grasp his hand and pull myself up, and he holds my hand briefly looking at our hands then at me.

"¿Usted todavía recuerda esa promesa?" I ask softly
"Podría nunca olvidarme"
I mutter "No realizó que era algo digno de recordar."
"¿Por qué no sería? Nunca la mente, no contesta a eso." He asks softly, but he sounds..hurt.
"Nunca mente. Olvídese que la traje siempre para arriba." I start to walk off, but no..
"Espera ¿Por qué usted me está pidiendo esto? ¿Pero más importantemente, por qué ahora?"
"Explicaré más adelante. Alguien que me cuenta con. Le veré más adelante. Apesadumbrado para funcionar en usted tenga gusto de eso."
He nods and lets go of my hand now, and I'm pratically running down to the catering room.

The rest of the short trip there is thankfully without incident..however now I'm face to face with Stephanie. We glare at each other..for posterity sake and for sake of the game as there are a few Alliance members hanging around. And I just look at her once more

"Either you can move..or I will make you move"
She rolls her eyes and just 'tsks' under breath "Yeah, whatever..you aren't so tough without your boys hanging around"
"We'll see about that Stephanie..now are you going to let me through or not?" We're standing there now, facing off ..or so it seems.
"I shouldn't ..but I know I have to. So..make it quick." She glares at me once more for good measure as I swing the door open and walk in.

And well...there she was. Dawn. Lord it's been so long since I've seen her, but she hasn't changed. At least not on the outside. But still..there's something missing. And I have a pretty good feeling it has a name.

"Dawn?" Why am I nervous..she called me..she asked for me.
"Amy..you're here. ." she offers me the weakest of smiles and I can't help going over and hugging her tight.
"Of course I am...Dawn you're one of my best friends. Why wouldn't I be?" There are so many things I want to ask..but if she called me here I just want the main reason.
"Well...I'm..making my debut later...."
"That's great! Who're you-" Before I can continue, Stephanie strolls on in.
"She's debuting for Team WWF...not the Alliance."
Is it possible for eyebrows to fall off twice in one night? Because I'm pretty sure mine have..I stare at Dawn quizically
"She's right..you'll be out in the ring..Stephanie will make another attempt to draw you over to the Alliance.."..Dawn is quiet, but she looks between the two of us quite uncertainly.
"Alright..and...no one else knows you're here..why?" I'm sure the answer to this will be obvious..but I need my own thoughts confirmed.
"Because..they'll automatically think she's Alliance..when in truth she's Team WWF" Stephanie has her hands in her pockets now, and she's watching Dawn carefully.
That answer'll do for now..I'll grill Dawn later. "Sounds good to me then..but..does this mean..she's going to Team WWF..for another member?"
"No no no...we're keeping you on Team WWF" Stephanie re-assures me with a smile "even though you would make a wonderful addition for the Alliance".
"Yeah well Steph..I have my reasons for wanting to be Team WWF" Dawn quietly puts in.
"And as much as I'd love to be Alliance..I'm not sure that'd go over too well." I choose that moment to finally check my watch" Oh shit..the guys..they're gonna worry" I roll my eyes as I stand, but I know they will worry.
"We'll see you out in the ring..ok?" Stephanie gives me a quick hug before I leave and I give a quick hug to Dawn.
"You can count on it..I'll see ya'll then" I smile and wave before exiting, praying that I don't run into that same 'wall' and thankfully I don't.

I manage to keep the questions at bay, promising they'll find out later. And that seems to satisfy them all..all but Jeff anyway. And he pulls me to the side, saying we have to talk later. I agree, then tell them I'm going to get a drink before the show starts. Jeff walks out with me this time and though neither one of us says anything..the mood has changed.

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(After the debut of Dawn, random area in the hallway)

"Dude...that was just..-" Rob had started to say but was cut short when
"I can't believe she's here..and on Team WWF..." Lance is quiet..but the shock on his face is evident.

The two are about to continue the attempt at the conversation when who should walk around the corner..but Dawn, Amy and Stephanie. Stephanie breaks apart from the other two and now..silence fills the hallway.

"Lance..Rob..evening" Amy starts off quietly, since Dawn has taken a keen interest in her shoes
"Amy...Dawn.." Rob is also quiet..unusual for the four but well..
"We umm..really need to go..I'm sure Matt and Jeff are about ready to send a search party" Amy's nervous voice starts out and sure enough round the corner came Matt, Jeff, Adam, Jay and Andrew.

They left quietly with the five team search party. Though there was a back glance to Lance as Dawn left, flanked on either side by Adam and Jay. The guys stuck around for a moment, wistfully looking after them, the silence still hanging over Rob and Lance as they made their way to their locker room.

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(Elevator going up..random hotel after the show from Amy's POV)

"Hey hold that elevator!" Rob's voice rings out as a hand is put between the closing doors.
"If someone up there loves me..please don't let it be who I think it is" Dawn is quietly muttering and I nudge her very gently as lo and behold....Rob and Lance walk in.
"What floor?" I ask of either of them though it seems Lance has been rendered mute
"Four please"
"Alrighty then..same floor" I lean back against the wall, next to Dawn, the guys on either side.
.........................
Would someone say something already? This tension is killing me...
"Hey..you guys remember that time we got stuck in the elevator?" Rob's cool and collected voice has thankfully broken the silence.
"Don't even mention it..with our luck-"
Why is the elevator not moving? Oh great...we're stuck between floors. Just freaking perfect.
"Now look at what you did" Dawn has finally re-gained the gift of speech..and found the gift of bitch as she crosses her arms.
"Don't blame him...it's probably just the power" Lance is quiet also..but has also started speaking again.
"Well at least we're all speaking now...I was afraid I'd have to draw a face on my hand and have a conversation" I jokingly say..hoping to ease the tense situation.
"If you did that..I'd have to..our fists can talk" Rob adds, with that grin that always makes my knees melt.
I grin lazily "Fists meet? If I didn't know better..I'd say you were challenging me to a match"
"You? And what type of match would that be hmm?" He raises a brow and the two of us get caught up in a staring contest.
.........................
"You two..are way too much" Dawn says with a smile
"You always were..but then again..the four of us.." Lance trails off, not wanting to tread that far yet.
"We had some great times..some really great times" I state cooly as I start slouching down, sitting on the floor
Rob joins me on the floor, though he's not sitting next to me and adds "Yeah we did..maybe we could all hang out again"
The two of us send hopeful looks ot Dawn and Lance and they both shrug
"We could always get together before Christmas.." Dawn starts.
"Or New Year's.." Lance adds in.
I'm about to say something when the elevator jolts to life. Rob gives me a hand standing up and for a moment I'm tempted to just ..no I can't think like that.
"We'll find time..we have to" I say with a smile to all three of them and thankfully the elevator has reached our floor.

We step out, grabbing bags and shouldering them..my knees are weak. That was quite possibly one of the worst..or maybe one of the best elevator rides.

"Well..I guess we'll see you two around?" Lance asks carefully
Dawn nods, "Definately...I'm pretty sure there will be several Christmas parties coming up soon"
"And there's always New Year's Eve" I add with a grin
"Then we'll get together soon..if not for the holidays..at least just to catch up" Rob adds, placing a hand briefly on my shoulder.
"Well..good night you two..sleep well" I plaster that oh so fake, but oh so convincing smile on my face before Dawn and I head to our hotel room.
"Sweet dreams..don't let the bed bugs bite!" Rob calls to us as he and Lance head to their hotel room.

We make it into the room..greeted by a very frantic Stephanie and she's about to bombard us with questions when Dawn holds up a hand
"Steph..I love you..but not now...please..just not now" Her voice is tired..shaky..and I'm sure she's on the brink of tears.

I look at Stephanie, just nodding in confirmation before heading to one of the beds and flopping down. I am coherent enough to call Matt, patiently explaining to him that Dawn needs me right now. And that I'll see him in the morning. He's not overly thrilled about it, but I call the shots where friends are concerned. Dawn meanwhile heads straight into the bathroom and Stephanie resumes her spot on the other bed. No more words are spoken as the three of us settle in for a rather..restless slumber.
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(the next morning)

Who in the hell calls at this hour? And what time is it anyway..
"Stephanie..get the phone before it goes flying"
"Alright..alright..I'll get it"

Stephanie grumbles before picking up the phone and rasps out

"Hello?"
"Well..took you long enough to answer..what'd you do? Just fall asleep?"
"Would you stop being an ass and just get to the point of this oh so pleasent wake up call?"
"Hmph...well I'm calling to see if you and the girls were ready yet..you know..Santa Clause, ice skating..sight seeing..ring a bell Steph?"
"They agreed?" Stephanie must be intrigued by now.she's actually sitting up.
"Yes..it took a little persuasion on my part but they came around..did they?"
"Well..I haven't told them yet"
"Stephanie what will I do with you..Look just meet us ok?"
"Sure..we'll meet you guys in the lobby...but only if we can go eat first..judging by the time..we probably missed breakfast"
"Geez, and I thought it was guys who only thought of food. We'll see you ladies in an hour ok?"
"Yeah yeah..talk to you later" Stephanie hangs up and looks at the two of us. Dawn is still half asleep on the couch, and I'm barely awake.
"Well..who was it?" I ask rubbing my eyes "I'd like to know so I can call Matt and Jeff..cancel whatever they have planned"
"You might not want to mention exactly who..but just tell them we're going out ...girls day out." She won't tell me who yet..and now I've got a sinking feeling.
"Works for now..but after I call you best tell me who we're spending the day with"
She rolls her eyes and gets out of bed, heading for the bathroom.

For my part, the phone call is thankfully to Jeff. and it goes by rather quickly. He accepts my excuse and doesn't ask any questions. Which is a very good thing..considering I don't have any answers. He tells me to have fun and not do anything he wouldn't do before letting me go so he can tell Matt.

Stephanie emerges from the bathroom and sits down, Dawn has finally woken up and is now searching her suitcase for clothes. Me? Well I'm still laying in bed.

"So..who are we spending the day with Stephanie?" Dawn inquires as she pulls out a shirt and sweater
"Tommy, Rob, Lance...and Chris...Jericho." She now moves to her own suitcase..maybe to get out of range of pillows?
"Excuse me? You just agreed to have us hang out with them..all day...without even saying a damn thing?" My voice is squeaking..that sneaky little..
"Don't worry..ok? We're just gonna go window shopping..maybe see the big Christmas tree.." Stephanie's acting so nonchalant its killing me. And Dawn meanwhile has grabbed a pair of pants and her shoes.
"You owe me Stephanie...Santa Clause..and something from F.A.O Schwarz are definately in order" I finally get out of the bed..but not after throwing a pillow at Stephanie.
"And the Disney store..yeah I know Ames..I'll make it up to you" She catches the pillow easily and tosses it right back on the bed.
"Why oh why..." I mutter as I move to my suitcase seeking out clothes and the three of us finish in silence.
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So...it's a day with Stephanie, Dawn, Amy, Chris, Lance, Rob and Tommy. In New York City. Nothing bad can happen right? Stay tuned for the next chapter.
And your translation again used babelfish,

¿Usted todavía recuerda esa promesa?
You still remember that promise?

Podría nunca olvidarme
I could never forget

No realizó que era algo digno de recordar.
Didn't realize it was something worth remembering.

¿Por qué no sería? Nunca la mente, no contesta a eso.
Why wouldn't it be? Never mind, don't answer that.

Nunca mente. Olvídese que la traje siempre para arriba.
Never mind. Forget I ever brought it up.

Espera ¿Por qué usted me está pidiendo esto? ¿Pero más importantemente, por qué ahora?
Wait.. Why are you asking me this? But more importantly, why now?

Explicaré más adelante. Alguien que me cuenta con. Le veré más adelante. Apesadumbrado para funcionar en usted tenga gusto de eso.
I'll explain later. Someone's expecting me. I'll see you later. Sorry for running into you like that.