Hitting Ground Zero

Chapter 2

Katy Smith sighed to herself as she sipped the coffee in her hands, inhaling the sweet aroma as she looked around the airport. Several wrestlers and WWE personnel were sitting around, waiting for the airplane to come into Gate 43. Katy looked next to her, and smiled, shaking her head as she took another sip. Edge was sleeping, sprawled out over five seats. The brunette shook her head, but her shoulders shook with a silent laugh. She studied him while he slept, basking in the brief moment of normalcy in her life. He looked so sweet, so innocent, so angelic in his sleep.

Katy's eyes drifted away from her boyfriend and swept over the room. They settled on Randy Orton, who was sitting between his Evolution buddies. Katy paused, setting her coffee down on the floor. She didn't quite like Triple H, Flair, or Batista, but Randy was different from them...a lot different.

Thinking back to the three days after RAW, Katy felt a little guilty that she hadn't spent that much time with Edge. Then again, Edge had been training constantly-when he wasn't working out, he was watching tapes of Randy fight. 'That's not why you're feeling guilty,' she told herself, 'The reason you're feeling guilty is that while he's spending all of his time devoted to his upcoming match, you're off having a fun time with his opponent.'

Katy ran a hand through her hair and leaned back in her seat. She couldn't help that she had found a friend in Randy Orton. He had invited her to a club on Monday and Wednesday, and out for a movie 'between friends' on Tuesday. She had been rightfully suspicious on Tuesday, waiting for him to make his move, but he never did. Each time she had gone out with Randy, she'd told Edge that she was going out with a friend—because she was. It wasn't a lie, just a different way of rephrasing the truth. What would Edge think if she had become friends with his enemy? Katy shook her head. In a month or two, Edge would be onto a new opponent, a new enemy, and a new person she was supposed to stay away from at all costs.

Randy caught her eyes, and gave her a smile. She smiled back, and then moved her eyes along to some of the other wrestlers. Katy sighed as her eyes settled on Trish. She hoped silently that none of the Divas had seen her hanging around with Randy. Randy was attractive, and also younger and more available at the moment than Edge. Katy knew that nearly all of the Divas would immediately assume that she was cheating on Edge, and that was the furthest thing from her mind. She looked over at Edge once more, a smile on her face. If he asked her to marry him at this moment, she would. She would drop nearly everything for Edge, she loved him so much.

"Hey, Katy," the male voice jerked her out of her thoughts. Katy looked up to see Randy Orton standing in front of her, a lazy smile on his face.

"Hey," she greeted. He sat down on the empty seat next to her before he spoke again.

"I was wondering, do you want to come club-hopping tonight?" he asked her, and then looked at Edge. "I mean, if he doesn't mind... I don't want to start any fights between you two." Katy paused at his choice of words, but his voice was sincere.

"I'll come tonight," she told him, deciding not to comment about his last sentence. "It'll be fun. Plus, all the jet lag will probably help, seeing as we get to jump forward three hours."

Randy nodded and patted her hand friendlily. "I'll meet you at the hotel lobby about 9, okay?" he asked, and she bowed her head in assent. "All right... See you," he said, and made his way back to Evolution, waving at her. He grinned on his way back. Katy had no idea that she had just sealed the fate for her relationship with Edge. He felt a little guilty, using someone so kind and talented to get back at Edge, but it had to be done. After Vengeance, Edge wouldn't dream of attacking Evolution again.

By the time Vengeance was over, Edge wouldn't have the Intercontinental Title...or his girlfriend.

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Author's Note: Sorry the chapter was so short! I hope you liked though! Please review!