Author's Note: Okay, so the prologue was from Stacy's perspective of sorts, and so is this one, but I promise you it's not just going to be from Chris and Stacy. Anyway, there's going to be a lot of chapters setting things up for later, sorry. I hope you like it though! Please review!

Inside School Walls

Chapter 2

Lunch

Stacy Keibler allowed herself to be dragged out of the lunchroom by Lita, silently wondering what the redhead could possibly want to talk to her this bad about. Shrugging, Stacy took her hand from Lita's and followed her to the women's restroom. Her stomach rumbled, and Stacy was reminded of the lunch she had left sitting on the table next to Randy. He's probably gobbling it down right now, Stacy thought, smiling at just the simplest mention of Randy in her mind. Her smile vanished as Lita turned to her, anxiety firmly stretched across her face.

"Lita, what's going on?" Stacy asked, instantly concerned.

"Stacy...what I was going to tell you earlier..." Lita hesitated.

"Go on..." she encouraged.

"Well...Edge..." she rolled her eyes, and then said it. "Edge and I kissed."

Stacy blinked surprised. "You kissed?"

"Well...actually..." Lita winced. "We made out."

Stacy squealed, jumping up and down before engulfing Lita in a hug. "Oh my god! That's so awesome!" when she pulled back and realized that Lita wasn't quite as ecstatic as she, the blonde frowned. "Girl, what's the matter? Do you not like him back or something?"

"I don't know. I know I like him, I like him a lot, but..." Lita frowned.

"What?"

"Matt."

"What'd the bastard do now?" Stacy snapped. The blonde rarely swore, except on 'special occasions', as she preferred to put it. In her opinion, Matt Hardy was a special occasion every day of the week.

"He asked me out again," Lita answered, knowing full well that her friends didn't like the fact that she and Matt were an on-again-off-again couple, and that Matt was usually the one calling it off. Truth to be told, she didn't like it either. But Matt... He made her feel like nothing no other guy could.

Ah, but you haven't given Edge a chance yet, an inner voice persisted, but she ignored it.

Stacy clenched her jaw. "Please tell me that you're not considering saying yes."

Lita closed her eyes, and looked away for a moment. "Okay, say Randy broke up with you. If he asked you out again later would you say yes?"

"Yes," Stacy answered without hesitating.

"What if he broke up with you again?"

"Lita—"

"Stace, please, I'm just trying to get you to understand. Matt is the love of my life. I'd do anything for him," her eyes pleaded Stacy to understand. "No matter what he does, he still is that person."

Stacy looked Lita in the eyes. "Hear me out, Lita. You know that this time isn't going to be the last time he asks for you back, whether you deny him or accept and then get dumped. Just listen to me. Maybe you're wrong and he's not the love of your life. Maybe you've been wasting your time on Matt all along," she held up her finger when Lita tried to speak. "I'm not asking you to go without Matt indefinitely. What I'm saying is that I know you felt something with Edge, or otherwise you wouldn't have gone as far to make out with him. What if he, not Matt, is the love of your life? Just give the guy a chance. Matt's going to ask you out again if you say no now. Take advantage of that, Lita. Please," she pressed.

"I don't know..." Lita frowned.

"Think about it. Tell Matt that you need to think," Stacy insisted, and Lita nodded slowly.

"Okay," she whispered, and then smiled. "Well, I've got to do some business, so see you at the table," she said, waving and ducking into a stall.

"See you," Stacy replied, and left, hoping that Randy hadn't already eaten her lunch. He is so buying me a new lunch if he so much as took a bite, Stacy thought with a grin.

Lita yawned as she exited the bathroom and made her way to the lunch room once again. She was taken off guard when someone grabbed her by the wrist and tugged. The redhead turned, and was met with the site of Matt Hardy. He dropped her wrist immediately, as if just realizing what he did. "I'm sorry Lita, I didn't hurt you did I?" he asked, his eyes apologetic.

She shook her head. "Nope, I'm fine Mattie," she said, and winced, realizing that she let his pet name for him fall from her lips. Lita steeled herself for the question sure to come. I need some time to think about it, Matt. Yes. That would be her answer. I love you, and I love being with you, but I just need to think about whether it's the best thing for both of us right now. She nodded inwardly, satisfied with that answer.

"I suppose you know why I'm here," Matt said, looking at her and shuffling his feet awkwardly. It brought a small smile to her face, but she attempted to quell it almost immediately.

"Yeah, about that, Matt, I..." she took a breath, and then froze up. Here was Matt, her Matt, her Mattie, standing before her. He was so special to her in so many ways. How could she just give that up? She would be damned if she hadn't thoroughly enjoyed making out with Edge, but what if taking a chance on him meant losing Matt forever? What if Stacy was wrong? What if Matt really was the one, and she lost him? Lita hesitated, licking her lips.

Matt took her hand gently. "Lita, I know I've made some stupid choices, and the top ones are always letting you go. I can't tell you why I did those things, because I don't know myself. Please, Lita. I promise you, this time is going to be different."

That's what you said the first time you broke up with me. And the second, the third, the fourth...and now the sixth. When will it end, Mattie? She blocked out the thoughts in her head. "You say that a lot, Matt," was all she could say to his face.

"I know," he dropped his head in shame. "This time...it's going to be different. I'm not going to give up on us."

"I..."

"Lita, please. If I screw up, I promise that I'll leave you alone for the rest of your life," he looked her in the eyes. "Lita, I love you."

The redhead couldn't look him in the eyes. She felt her resolve dissolving. Matt truly loved her, and she him. Was it worth risking that to see what would develop between Edge and her? Lita turned her eyes back to Matt, and felt her heart melt. Stacy just didn't understand what it was like. Sure, an outsider's view was helpful...but Lita couldn't look at Matt and tell him no. They loved each other so much. When they were together it was like the past didn't matter. "Matt?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you too," she replied, and he hugged her tightly. She hugged him back.

"That does mean yes, right?" Matt asked, pulling away slightly.

"Yes," Lita confirmed, and he hugged her once more. The redhead tried to push away the stupid inner voice that kept sounding in her mind—she was sure Stacy had created the devil—but it persisted none the same.

What have you gotten yourself into?