Chapter 6: "Getting Things Straight"
The rain finally stops after a couple hours. Chris and Lita are sitting under a tree. Chris is fiddling with his fingers, and Lita is asleep on his shoulder with his jacket being used for a blanket. Chris stares blankly at his car. He then watches the clouds fade away back into their normal, white color. He wrings out his hair and tries to wipe the water off his face. He wakes Lita. She stretches her arms. They both stand up, and wring out their clothes.
"What a day..!" Chris squeaks, stretching his back.
Lita wrings out her hair and throws it back. "I need a shower." She picks up the jacket and hands it to Chris.
They both walk slowly to the car and look inside.
"So how are we gonna get in?" Lita questions, wiping the raindrops off the passengers window.
"I guess I'm gonna bash a window." Chris suggests.
"You sure about that?" Lita asks.
"The car is going to end up dirty anyways. We're going to be all muddy. Plus it's broken down, remember?" Chris states.
"Also my phone is in there." Lita points.
"Alright then, grab a rock." Chris searches around.
Chris and Lita both look around for a strong-looking rock. They each find one, and slam it on the passengers window. They bust it open. Lita unlocks the door and opens it. Before she enters the car, she wipes the glass off with Jericho's jacket, then she crawls to the drivers door and unlocks it. Chris hops in and they both sit down, and shut their doors.
"Now what?" Lita looks at Jericho.
"Call Christian's funky-ass." Jericho orders.
Lita grabs the phone and it rings. She puts it to her ear. "He-hello? Oh, hey Christian. Where are you?"
"I'm at the auto shop. I can't get a tow truck for you guys, and the helicopter is going to start searching for you two in about a few hours. Just try pushing the car to the nearest tow, alright?" Christian explains.
"Christian, we're hungry, we have no food, we were stuck in pouring rain for three hours, you better get your ass here now, or it's grass!" Lita yells.
"Alright, alright, chill. I'll call Vince and tell him what's up. Maybe he can figure this out. If so, I'll have him call you." Christian says.
"Okay, I'll see you then. Bye." Lita hangs up the phone. She sighs. "I'm gonna call Jeff." She dials his number and puts the phone back to her ear. "Hey Jeff, what're you up to?"
"Nothing." Jeff replies.
"How's Matt?" Lita asks curiously.
"He's doing better. He's worried about you. He said he wants to talk to you." Jeff answers.
"Well put him on!" Lita tells him, excitedly.
"Lita? Are you alright?!" Matt asks her, as if he misses her.
"I'm fine, hun." Lita smiles.
"I'm sorry for getting angry about something so stupid. I miss you. I want you to be here with me." Matt tells her.
"Don't worry, I'll be there soon." Lita tries to hide the problem.
"That's good. Once you get here, you can ride with us, and not with that jerk, Chris Jericho, okay?" Matt grumbles.
"Okay." Lita just goes along with Matt calling Jericho a jerk. She acts like she really wants to see him.
"Alright, hun, I have to go. I love you." Matt says, lovingly.
"I love you too. Bye." Lita hangs up the phone and looks at Jericho. "Here's the plan. We'll have to push the car as close as we can to the next town."
"I'm always up for a challenge." Jericho speaks like it's no problem.
Chris Jericho and Lita push the car on the road for miles. It starts to get dark, so they quit for the day.
*~*That night..*~*
"I think we're getting close to a town." Lita says calmly, and clears her throat. She tries brushing the dried out mud from her hair.
"I hope so.." Chris answers, and pokes Lita in her belly. "Then I can be on my own again."
"Aww.. you don't like traveling with people, do you?" Lita looks at Chris.
"It's better for me. It gives me time to think." Chris stares down at his lap.
"About what?" Lita tosses the brush in her duffle bag.
"All sorts of things." Jericho stares up at the ceiling of the car.
"I wouldn't like traveling by myself. I enjoy traveling with you though, you make things.. interesting." Lita smirks.
"Thanks, but you would rather be with your boyfriend, and I would rather be with a title." Jericho says, making a point.
"I may love Matt, but it doesn't mean I'd rather be with him than you." Lita mumbles.
"You're just saying that.." Jericho sighs.
"Hey.. I'm your manager. We're business partners." Lita holds out her hand.
Chris looks down at Lita's hand, then at her. He slowly holds out his hand to shake hers.
Lita smiles. "Partners?"
Chris smiles back. "Partners.."
~End Chapter Six~
The rain finally stops after a couple hours. Chris and Lita are sitting under a tree. Chris is fiddling with his fingers, and Lita is asleep on his shoulder with his jacket being used for a blanket. Chris stares blankly at his car. He then watches the clouds fade away back into their normal, white color. He wrings out his hair and tries to wipe the water off his face. He wakes Lita. She stretches her arms. They both stand up, and wring out their clothes.
"What a day..!" Chris squeaks, stretching his back.
Lita wrings out her hair and throws it back. "I need a shower." She picks up the jacket and hands it to Chris.
They both walk slowly to the car and look inside.
"So how are we gonna get in?" Lita questions, wiping the raindrops off the passengers window.
"I guess I'm gonna bash a window." Chris suggests.
"You sure about that?" Lita asks.
"The car is going to end up dirty anyways. We're going to be all muddy. Plus it's broken down, remember?" Chris states.
"Also my phone is in there." Lita points.
"Alright then, grab a rock." Chris searches around.
Chris and Lita both look around for a strong-looking rock. They each find one, and slam it on the passengers window. They bust it open. Lita unlocks the door and opens it. Before she enters the car, she wipes the glass off with Jericho's jacket, then she crawls to the drivers door and unlocks it. Chris hops in and they both sit down, and shut their doors.
"Now what?" Lita looks at Jericho.
"Call Christian's funky-ass." Jericho orders.
Lita grabs the phone and it rings. She puts it to her ear. "He-hello? Oh, hey Christian. Where are you?"
"I'm at the auto shop. I can't get a tow truck for you guys, and the helicopter is going to start searching for you two in about a few hours. Just try pushing the car to the nearest tow, alright?" Christian explains.
"Christian, we're hungry, we have no food, we were stuck in pouring rain for three hours, you better get your ass here now, or it's grass!" Lita yells.
"Alright, alright, chill. I'll call Vince and tell him what's up. Maybe he can figure this out. If so, I'll have him call you." Christian says.
"Okay, I'll see you then. Bye." Lita hangs up the phone. She sighs. "I'm gonna call Jeff." She dials his number and puts the phone back to her ear. "Hey Jeff, what're you up to?"
"Nothing." Jeff replies.
"How's Matt?" Lita asks curiously.
"He's doing better. He's worried about you. He said he wants to talk to you." Jeff answers.
"Well put him on!" Lita tells him, excitedly.
"Lita? Are you alright?!" Matt asks her, as if he misses her.
"I'm fine, hun." Lita smiles.
"I'm sorry for getting angry about something so stupid. I miss you. I want you to be here with me." Matt tells her.
"Don't worry, I'll be there soon." Lita tries to hide the problem.
"That's good. Once you get here, you can ride with us, and not with that jerk, Chris Jericho, okay?" Matt grumbles.
"Okay." Lita just goes along with Matt calling Jericho a jerk. She acts like she really wants to see him.
"Alright, hun, I have to go. I love you." Matt says, lovingly.
"I love you too. Bye." Lita hangs up the phone and looks at Jericho. "Here's the plan. We'll have to push the car as close as we can to the next town."
"I'm always up for a challenge." Jericho speaks like it's no problem.
Chris Jericho and Lita push the car on the road for miles. It starts to get dark, so they quit for the day.
*~*That night..*~*
"I think we're getting close to a town." Lita says calmly, and clears her throat. She tries brushing the dried out mud from her hair.
"I hope so.." Chris answers, and pokes Lita in her belly. "Then I can be on my own again."
"Aww.. you don't like traveling with people, do you?" Lita looks at Chris.
"It's better for me. It gives me time to think." Chris stares down at his lap.
"About what?" Lita tosses the brush in her duffle bag.
"All sorts of things." Jericho stares up at the ceiling of the car.
"I wouldn't like traveling by myself. I enjoy traveling with you though, you make things.. interesting." Lita smirks.
"Thanks, but you would rather be with your boyfriend, and I would rather be with a title." Jericho says, making a point.
"I may love Matt, but it doesn't mean I'd rather be with him than you." Lita mumbles.
"You're just saying that.." Jericho sighs.
"Hey.. I'm your manager. We're business partners." Lita holds out her hand.
Chris looks down at Lita's hand, then at her. He slowly holds out his hand to shake hers.
Lita smiles. "Partners?"
Chris smiles back. "Partners.."
~End Chapter Six~