Title: A Thirst for Blood
Rating: R
Chapter 03
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters mentioned in this story. Everything is copyright to the WWE, except for the plot.

Letting out a frustrated sigh, the general manager of Raw continued to sift through the many pieces of paper on his desk. It had been a busy week for him. Then suddenly, without a knock, his door flew open, slamming against the wall behind it. He hardly jumped. He was quite used to superstars making such entrances. Looking up from his papers, his face changed from being slightly annoyed, and he now seemed to be hiding a mask of fear.

"Eric, Eric. Do you have a moment? I'd like to speak with you."

Looking down at his papers, Eric grimaced. He still had a lot of work to do, and he really couldn't afford a few moments of talking. Still, he nodded slightly, letting out a sigh. "Yes, yes. What do you want, Gangrel?"

Smirking, Gangrel walked further into the office and sat down. "I think it's quite obvious that a few things in the tag team division have been changing as of late. Edge and Christian have succeeded in defeating every tag team there is. Including the current champions. I personally think they deserve a shot at the titles." He stopped and leaned forward, somewhat menacingly. "Don't you?"

Stammering for a moment, Eric nodded. "I uh, yeah. Yeah you're right. This Monday night, on Raw. They'll get a shot." He coughed a bit nervously. Finally, the manager of the Brood leaned back, smiling.

"I knew you'd agree. Thank you." With that, Gangrel turned and left the room, closing the door gently behind him.

"Hey guys!" Lita said cheerily, walking into the locker room she shared with Matt and Jeff. As she set down her bag, she noticed the looks on their faces. "Is something wrong?"

"They're getting a title shot. Tonight."

The redhead looked over at the darker-haired Hardy, frowning slightly at his tone of voice. "Who?"

"Edge and Christian," Jeff answered. "We just… we don't know for sure if we can actually beat them. After the last time they faced us…" Matt nodded in agreement.

"You guys, don't get so down on yourselves. So you lost to them a few weeks ago. You've lost to them before. And guess what? They've lost to you two as well. You two have seen how much they've changed, and improved. And I've watched the both of you work your asses off the past few weeks, training in case they were given a title shot." She walked over and wrapped an arm around Matt's shoulders. "Relax. You guys are the ones with those titles right now. And neither one of you know for sure that you're going to lose those titles tonight. It's obvious that Edge and Christian are your biggest competition, but I think you two will be okay," she said with a smile. Both brothers looked over at her, smiling back.

"Yanno, you always got this way of making things seem better than they are, Red," Jeff said, shaking his head.

"Yep, it's called 'false hope'," she said jokingly, with a laugh.

"Come on! Go Matt!" Lita yelled, banging the canvas with her hand in an effort to keep the older Hardy going. The first half of the match had been a battle between Matt and Edge. Jeff and Christian fought after that, and it was now Edge and Matt grappling with each other once again.

She swallowed nervously, noticing that the leader of the Brood, Gangrel, had been staring at her for a few moments. When she glanced over at him, she expected him to avert his gaze. Instead, he continued to stare at her. As she glanced back at the ring, she noticed that in the middle of the fight, the referee had been knocked out of the ring. Taking that moment as an advantage, she quickly slid into the ring. Climbing the turnbuckle, she quickly looked over to make sure Gangrel wouldn't be able stop her, and she jumped. She slid out of the ring just as quickly after executing a picture-perfect hurricanrana on Edge.

Edge seemed groggy as he pushed himself up, stumbling right into Matt, who instantly locked him up for a Twist of Fate. But then, in an actual twist of fate, Matt's signature move was quickly reversed into a suplex. Edge picked up the darker-haired Hardy and set him up in the Edgecutor. The last few moments were a blur for Team Extreme. Before Jeff even had a chance to help his brother, Gangrel had pulled his foot, causing the younger man to hit his head off the apron. Seeing this, Lita made a move to get into the ring, but Christian had considered that already. She found herself restrained, with the arm of the blonde Canadian wrapped tightly around her waist as she struggled to help her friend.

But it was too late.

The bell had already rung, and the winners were already being announced. Shoving the redhead away from him, Christian slid into the ring to join his brother and team mate in celebration. They had officially defeated the Hardy Boys and won the World Tag Team Titles. As the three men made their way out of the ring and up the ramp, Lita felt a chill run down her spine. Turning to look at them, she realized Gangrel was still watching her.

Turning her attention back to the situation, she walked over to Jeff and carefully helped him up, making sure he was okay. The two slid into the ring, helping Matt up.

"I'm so sorry guys," Lita said, unable to look at the disappointment on the faces of the two brothers.

"Don't apologize, Li. It wasn't your fault," Jeff said. Matt nodded in agreement as the exited the ring. The trio was quiet as they made their way back to their locker room.

"Congratulations, boys. I'm proud of you," Gangrel said, looking between the two brothers. "I knew at the moment this match was made that you'd win. However, not only did this match give you two the opportunity to win these titles… While I was standing ringside for your victory, I realized that the perfect woman to join our little… 'family,' would be Lita."

Edge's head shot up, but before he could say anything, Christian had cut him off. "Are you kidding me! Number one, no way. Number two, did you see the hurricanrana she just gave my brother out there? Number three no way. Number four, she's with the Hardy Boys! And did I mention, no way?"

"Christian, cool it!" Edge stopped for moment, his lips pressing together in a line as he considered Gangrel's idea. "It may not actually be so bad of a thought…"

"Are you both crazy?"

"Now now, listen to me Christian. Yes, I did see that she delivered a hurricanrana to your brother during the match. And I'm also aware it's not the first time she's done it. But that just goes to show that she's not afraid to jump in the ring, against men, to help defend her team. And that's exactly what we need. Not to mention, she's obviously got the sex appeal. Look at her."

Christian opened his mouth to protest once again, but then he quieted down, thinking about what Gangrel had just said. "You're right… I mean, I guess it could work. But there's something you aren't thinking about…"

"What's that?"

"The fact that she's with the Hardy Boys. And she's seems like a pretty dedicated member of Team Extreme…"

"Well, we'll just have to fix that, now won't we?"

Christian just nodded, turning to look at his brother. He noticed that Edge seemed to have been quiet the last few minutes, and was currently staring off into space.

"Alright, so we'll have to talk to her. But I seriously doubt she'll leave the Hardys for the Brood. She seems to be pretty close to them," Christian said, looking back at Gangrel.

"We just have to make her realize that there's so much more for her future in store if she joins us. Look at us. We've already risen to the top of the tag team division. There would be so many more opportunities for her if she joins us."

Christian shrugged slightly at what Gangrel had said. "We can try, but I don't think Lita will just drop them and join us because she could do better on our team."

"Anything's possible, Christian. We just have to find a way to make her understand. And trust me, there is a way. I'll find it. And if worse comes to worse, we just threaten her little boys and hope that eventually she gets used to us."

Authors Note: Hey guys, I'm sorry this took so long to get posted. It's been finished for awhile, but I never got around to posting it. In my profile I said that this will be getting put on hold, but I'm going to continue writing it instead.

I know I left off at a bad part, but the next chapter will be a lot more interesting. I promise.