I knew it...I killed the story. I got two reviews for last chapter. Please guys, I was already feeling insecure about the plot twists, and then I got no response. I feel like a high-schooler who's just asked out one of the cool seniors and is now standing there waiting for a response while he says nothing. Please, say something! Oh, why have you rejected me? :falls crying to the floor and throws a little vintage-Christian temper tantrum: Ugh, Christian, that reminds me...what is he doing near MY Lita? He'd best recognize! Oh, and though I know Y2J shouldn't be trusted, aren't he and Trish heartbreakingly cute together? And I'm not even a really big Trish fan. But come on, that line last night, "I would have given you my number, Chris." Aw, it's too cute! Anyway, I mean, um, what was my point? Oh yeah, please review (even if it's only one of two words, "GOOD" or "BAD") because I'm going insane with lack of self-confidence. Anyway, less rambling, more story.
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Rob found Lita a few minutes before the show. "Well, how'd it go? Is the plan gonna work?"
"Yes, it's going to work," she answered quietly.
"Well, come on, spill!" He plopped down across from her on the bench excitedly.
"What do you mean?" she asked, her voice tired.
"I mean, how did you do it? How'd you get him to trust you?" Noticing her unusually quiet attitude and hesitancy to respond, Rob grew worried. "He didn't hurt you, did he? You know we didn't want you to go by yourself. Are you all right? Did he do something-"
"Rob, I'm fine," she bit, a little exasperated. "Triple H gave me some crap, but Kane got me out of it."
"Kane saved you? Why?"
She shrugged, not meeting his eyes.
"So, did you two talk then? Did you get him to agree to help you?"
She nodded.
"How'd you do it?"
She sighed. "I had to lie. I had to trick him. Basically, I had to do the exact same thing people have been doing to him all his life, that made him what he is."
"Lita," Rob's voice was gentle, comforting. "You had to. Don't forget what he did to you. He's a monster. There's nothing human left in him."
"That's not true," she snapped. "There's some left. But it'll definitely be gone after I turn on him this time. How much is one person supposed to stand? And, I remember Kane the way he used to be. Back when he, Taker, and me and the boys were on the same side..." She looked up at him steadily. "And it was your team we were fighting against."
"Invasion was a long time ago. People change."
"Then maybe Kane can too! I saw a little bit of that earlier. I saw him the way he used to be, back before all the betrayals. He's had so many, and not just from his childhood but his older brother (again and again), X-Pac, Tori..." She hung her head and shrugged again. "I just know what it's like to be betrayed. And I don't want to have to do it to someone else."
Rob reached out hesitantly, rubbed her shoulder. "Matt was a fool for what he did."
"That doesn't change that I was still in love with him when he did it. He turned on Jeff, jumped to a different show, and that was it. No more Team Xtreme. Jeff left a litte bit after that, and now it's just me."
Rob shook his head, a tiny little sad smile on his face as he pulled her into a hug. "It's not just you anymore. It's us, I mean, ECW. And even if that falls apart..." He shifted a little, pulled her tighter against him and spoke into her ear. "You'll always have me."
She looked up at him intensely, and suddenly their faces were a little too close for comfort. Both's breathing became heavy. Lita could feel the warmth of Rob's breath on her parted lips. He rested his forehead against hers and pulled her closer still against them, facing each other as they both straddled the bench. He ran his free hand deeply through her hair, rested it against her face. Lita closed her eyes with the feel of it. They both leaned forward.
("Because...he loves me.")
Lita jumped up and ran for the door. "I have to check the schedule for the matches tonight," she explained breathlessly as she fled out the door.
Rob stared after as the door swung shut behind her. Letting out a growl of frustration, he turned and punch the locker behind him.
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Okay, so maybe the frustration's more on my part. I seem to have this thing where I always tease myself where, whenever I'm desperate to write a make-out scene, it just never happens. (Like, I totally wanted Rey and Lita to make out in the hotel room, but it wouldn't have fit the plot, and I thought the butterfly kisses thing was kinda cute anyway.) And now, when I'm sitting here, heart racing, just dying to write some heavy tongue-in-mouth stuff, I have her leave the room. Why do my muses do this to me? I swear, they're all such teases. :sigh: Anyway, all that's going on (including "the plan") will be explained soon. Until then...review please?
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Rob found Lita a few minutes before the show. "Well, how'd it go? Is the plan gonna work?"
"Yes, it's going to work," she answered quietly.
"Well, come on, spill!" He plopped down across from her on the bench excitedly.
"What do you mean?" she asked, her voice tired.
"I mean, how did you do it? How'd you get him to trust you?" Noticing her unusually quiet attitude and hesitancy to respond, Rob grew worried. "He didn't hurt you, did he? You know we didn't want you to go by yourself. Are you all right? Did he do something-"
"Rob, I'm fine," she bit, a little exasperated. "Triple H gave me some crap, but Kane got me out of it."
"Kane saved you? Why?"
She shrugged, not meeting his eyes.
"So, did you two talk then? Did you get him to agree to help you?"
She nodded.
"How'd you do it?"
She sighed. "I had to lie. I had to trick him. Basically, I had to do the exact same thing people have been doing to him all his life, that made him what he is."
"Lita," Rob's voice was gentle, comforting. "You had to. Don't forget what he did to you. He's a monster. There's nothing human left in him."
"That's not true," she snapped. "There's some left. But it'll definitely be gone after I turn on him this time. How much is one person supposed to stand? And, I remember Kane the way he used to be. Back when he, Taker, and me and the boys were on the same side..." She looked up at him steadily. "And it was your team we were fighting against."
"Invasion was a long time ago. People change."
"Then maybe Kane can too! I saw a little bit of that earlier. I saw him the way he used to be, back before all the betrayals. He's had so many, and not just from his childhood but his older brother (again and again), X-Pac, Tori..." She hung her head and shrugged again. "I just know what it's like to be betrayed. And I don't want to have to do it to someone else."
Rob reached out hesitantly, rubbed her shoulder. "Matt was a fool for what he did."
"That doesn't change that I was still in love with him when he did it. He turned on Jeff, jumped to a different show, and that was it. No more Team Xtreme. Jeff left a litte bit after that, and now it's just me."
Rob shook his head, a tiny little sad smile on his face as he pulled her into a hug. "It's not just you anymore. It's us, I mean, ECW. And even if that falls apart..." He shifted a little, pulled her tighter against him and spoke into her ear. "You'll always have me."
She looked up at him intensely, and suddenly their faces were a little too close for comfort. Both's breathing became heavy. Lita could feel the warmth of Rob's breath on her parted lips. He rested his forehead against hers and pulled her closer still against them, facing each other as they both straddled the bench. He ran his free hand deeply through her hair, rested it against her face. Lita closed her eyes with the feel of it. They both leaned forward.
("Because...he loves me.")
Lita jumped up and ran for the door. "I have to check the schedule for the matches tonight," she explained breathlessly as she fled out the door.
Rob stared after as the door swung shut behind her. Letting out a growl of frustration, he turned and punch the locker behind him.
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Okay, so maybe the frustration's more on my part. I seem to have this thing where I always tease myself where, whenever I'm desperate to write a make-out scene, it just never happens. (Like, I totally wanted Rey and Lita to make out in the hotel room, but it wouldn't have fit the plot, and I thought the butterfly kisses thing was kinda cute anyway.) And now, when I'm sitting here, heart racing, just dying to write some heavy tongue-in-mouth stuff, I have her leave the room. Why do my muses do this to me? I swear, they're all such teases. :sigh: Anyway, all that's going on (including "the plan") will be explained soon. Until then...review please?