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The hallway was filled with incessant chatter, and Lita smiled at the security guard as she passed him, making her way to Edge's locker room. Christian was getting out of the hospital in three days, and they were all flying out to meet him later on that night. She had never seen Edge so happy, not in such a long time. He was finally going to get his wish, he was going to get his brother back.
She skipped along the hall a little and stopped suddenly when she heard voices she recognised. Test, Lance...and William Regal. Her heart began to thud in her chest and she slipped into the space behind a can machine, hoping to remain hidden while they passed.
"...hospital. Apparently he's getting released tonight."
"I thought he was insane?" Lance said as they stopped at the machine while Test got a drink. "Why would they let him out?"
"I dunno." Test replied. "Who cares. The idiot's a nut case and Regal's got his place now, we don't really need him anyway."
"I disagree." Regal said in a tone that sent a shiver down Lita's spine. "I think we should pay our dear friend a little visit tonight. What do you say?"
Lance and Test laughed and Lita wanted to scream at them and hit them and get them to understand what Regal meant. But most of all, she wanted to get out of the hallway and into Edge's locker room to tell him what Regal was planning.
The group hovered around for a few more minutes before turning and heading back in the direction they had come from. Lita breathed a sigh of relief before walking out of her hiding place, gasping when she came face to face with William Regal.
"I was wondering when you were going to come out of there," he said with a leer.
"Get out of my way."
Regal laughed. "I don't think so, my dear." He backed her into the wall and smiled, tracing a finger along her jaw as she struggled to get away from him. "I can't have you going and telling Edge and his little friends about my plans, now can I?"
Lita's eyes widened and so did Regal's grin. "What? You thought I hadn't figured it out? You thought that I'd never know that Christian had finally told his beloved brother?" Lita shifted further away and Regal laughed. "Don't worry, I don't touch whores."
"No, you prefer to touch up young men that you have to force into-" Lita bit back a scream as his hand connected with her face. She wouldn't give him the satisfaction.
"Watch it, little girl." Regal said into her ear. "If you think what I do to Christian is bad, it'll be nothing to what I'll do to you. Besides, like him, you'll end up begging for more."
"You sick, perverted-"
"Language, language." Regal smirked. "Quite the temper you have there, little girl. I'll bet you're a tiger in the sack."
"Something you will never know!"
He sneered. "You think I want to find that out first hand? Please. Give me some credit."
"I'll tell you what I'll give you," Lita replied, kneeing him in the groin. "Think of that as a little 'credit' on what Edge owes you. And trust me, that's nothing compared to what he's going to do when he gets his hands on you. The only reason you're still alive is that we needed proof." Lita kneed him again, causing the man to fall to the ground. "And guess what the Hardy brothers were able to obtain from your lovely house in the woods last night...evidence. What a shame you felt the need to take so many photos, you sick fuck. A shame for you, that is, because they arrive back tonight and you'll be in jail before you can blink."
Lita turned and left Regal on the floor as she made her way to Edge's locker room. She had to tell them what was going on, just in case. Jeff and Matt were meeting them at Christian's hospital with the photos and the Police. Edge didn't want anything to go wrong. He wanted to see everything in the one place so that nothing would go missing. Obtaining evidence was the only thing that had stopped him from murdering William Regal with his bare hands, but Lita knew that if something happened to it, or to Christian, Edge would lose it once and for all. Regal would be too dead to go to jail and Edge would be there instead. It was not something Lita wanted to risk.
She turned the last corner, but unfortunately she heard the approaching footsteps too late. A hand clapped over her mouth and she was pulled into a room, the last thing she saw was Regal's fist, and then everything went black.
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