A Plane ride or something else,

Chapter title: Due North

Synopsis: A Plane crash lands Stephanie McMahon, in the ride of her life with the king of Bling bling, Chris Jericho.

Amaroq's Notes:

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Chris leaned against the tree looking into the fire. He sighed and looked across the fire at Stephanie, her nose was crinkled as she attempted to open the package holding the freeze-dried food. "You need some help?"

She looked up her brown hair falling in her face. "Huh?"

He smiled slightly looking her over. She was filthy and not so perfect. "Come on, let me help ya."

She sighed and walked over and sat down next to him. "Here." She held the package out to him. "Open it for me please?"

He chuckled and took the silver packet that didn't look like it could feed one person let alone two. He turned it over in his hands then reached into his pocket pulled a pocketknife free.

"What are you going to do with that?" She asked looking at him skeptically.

He smiled and popped one of the small blades free and slit the packet open across the top. "Dinner is served." He said laughing.

"Oh, look at you Mr. High and Mighty, I opened the little packet with my manly knife." She snapped and grabbed the packet and stalked back over to the fire and the saucepan she had found in the wreckage of the plan. She had dumped water in the pan and it was boiling now. She poured the freeze-dried stuff into the water and scrunched up her nose at the smell.

"Now, Dinner is served." She smirked.

He laughed and moved closer. "I didn't think you knew how to cook Princess" He smiled.

"Boiling water isn't that hard Jericho." She responded snidely shoving a spoon at him. "So, what are we going to do in the morning?" She asked.

He took a bite of the dehydrated meat and choked, god was it salty he thought, he took a drink of water before talking. "Will, take the raft ya know, and head towards water." He nodded slowly. "There's got to be water around here somewhere."

She nodded slowly taking a bite she coughed and swallowed wincing and tears watering in her eyes. She sighed. "This sucks."

Jericho nodded. "Yeah, it does." He took another bite then a sip of water to wash it down with.

"So, it's going to get cold isn't it?" She asked looking up at the sky far above.

He nodded. "Yeah its usually cold in Canada at night." He responded looking up too.

She sighed and moved about looking over the blankets and bags they had pulled from the plane. "I have a sweater," She said tugging at the black sweater she was wearing. "So, do you, we have two coats and two blankets." She sighed.

"Which isn't enough." He responded.

"What do you mean?" She asked looking at him out of the corner of her eyes.

"It gets cold, down below zero around here," he responded.

"So," she responded.

He sighed. "Are you really this air headed or are you just playing with me?" He snapped.

She rounded on him glaring. "Well, if you weren't such a BLONDE! I could figure out what the HELL you were getting at!" She snapped.

He stared at her the two glaring at each other. If eyes could shoot daggers most likely the two would be dead. "What--I'm--trying--to--say--is." He said tensely. "Is we need to share the damn blankets or freeze to death!"

She stared at him, her blue eyes widened. "Oh, hell no!"

"Then you can freeze princess!" He responded crossing his arms.

"I'm engaged, I can't sleep in a bed with another man!"

Jericho's eyebrows shot up. "WHAT!"

"I said I'm getting engaged, and I can't sleep in a bed with another man."

"This isn't a bed,"

"It doesn't matter!"

"Sure, it does, it's a dirt bed, and unless you want to freeze you'll curl your spoiled little ass up on the ground and share the damn blankets with me!"

Stephanie sighed loudly blowing hair out of her face. "Fine!" She shoved the blankets at him.

He grinned and watched her silently situate herself on the dirt next to him. A couple minutes later the two were under the blanket.

"So who are you marrying?"

"You know perfectly well who!"

"The nose?"

"Don't call him that I love him!"

"Uh, huh. He's just in it for the money you know."

"Will you shut the fuck up Jerky!"

"Your wish is my command Princess."

She sighed softly again and lay there starring off into the darkness. She shivered slightly and sighed again. "Hey, Jericho?"

"What?" He said drowsily.

"Um, I'm cold." She whispered.

"Huh?" He asked rolling over and looking at her back.

"I said I'm cold." She responded.

He chuckled. "Come here Princess." He wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her closer. Chuckling more when she stiffened. "Don't worry Princess I'm not going to molest ya."

She sighed and closed her eyes relishing in the warmth radiating off of his body. "So, will take the raft and look for a river or something tomorrow?"

"Yeah," He said sleepily. "Sounds good.

"Uh, huh." She yawned and snuggled up against him soaking up his warmth.

Jericho lay silently listening to her breathing even out, and he gently pulled the hair away from her face and looked at her. She looked like the old Stephanie. From the days when the Undertaker had tried to marry her. She looked sweet innocent. He smiled softly shook his head and laid back down pillowing his head on an arm. "Goodnight Princess."

Stephanie heard his words and smiled softly keeping her eyes closed she listened to his heart beating against her ear and sighed. "Good night Monkey." She whispered in response.

Silence filled the small clearing, as the two WWE Superstars drifted off to sleep in each other arms.

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Vince slowly lifted his head from his hands and looked at the man standing across from him. "What do you mean the plane crashed!"

"I. I'm sorry sir, but the pilot sent in a call about two hours before he was due in saying he lost the backup engine." He sighed. "That's the last we heard."

"And What?" He snarled. "Are you doing to find my DAUGHTER!!"?

"Everything in our power sir." The man responded shakily. "If she's still alive we will find her."

"IF SHE'S STILL ALIVE!" Vince screamed his face turning bright red.

"Dad, calm down." Shane said touching his dad's shoulder.

"CALM DOWN! CALM DOWN! YOU WANT ME TO CALM DOWN WHEN YOUR BABY SISTER IS SOMEWHERE IN THE CANADIAN WILDERNESS!!"

Shane sighed. "I know Dad." He said softly. "Let me talk to the man."

Vince sighed looked at his son started to shake his head.

"Go, comfort mom." Shane said steering his father towards his mother.

Vince sighed and walked over to Linda and sat down next to her. The two sat silently taking silent comfort in each other.

"Now," Shane said turning back to the young man behind the counter. "I want to know everything your doing to find my sister."

The young man smiled weakly relived to be free of the dominating presence of Vince. He nodded. "We have search planes out, and men with dogs."

Shane nodded. "I'm sure your doing everything you can."

The man nodded. "Yes, sir we are. Finding your sister is our main priority."

"IT BETTER DAMN BE!" Vince snapped from the corner.

Both Shane and the young man jumped. "Dad, I'm dealing with this."

Vince sighed and leaned back putting his face back in his hands again looking so vulnerable.

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The sun was well on its way through the journey across the sky, when the two sleeping castaway awoke. Jericho's eyes opened first slowly. His face was buried in Stephanie's hair. She had both arms wrapped around him her face buried against his chest. The warmth of her body was making him even warmer and amazingly horny. He shifted and her arms tightened around him. Her lips kissed the side of his neck and her tongue grazed his skin. He groaned softly and tried to push her away.

"Princess wake up." He groaned as she snuggled closer.

How was he supposed to know she was going to be horny when she woke up? He winced as her hand grazed down his chest and across an even lower area. He winced and pushed her. "Prince--" He gasped. "Steph!" He yelled

Her blue eyes opened and she stared at him through her hair, which had fallen, over her face during the night. She let out a scream and jumped out of the bedding and as far away from him as she could get with out leaving the clearing.

He slowly sat up and stretched out. "Excuse me." He got up and stalked off into the trees.

She stood there looking shocked then slowly set about poking at the fire with a stick, not sure what to do.

He came back a couple minutes and sat down on one of the blankets.

"So, now what?" She asked softly looking at the fire silently.

"We trek for a river." He responded with out looking at her.

She nodded and remained silent. They were both embarrassed beyond words at their morning experience. After about 30 minutes of just sitting there Chris got up and started stamping down the fire.

Silence covered most of there journey, only broken by a couple of choice curses from Stephanie, and several whiny ow's. Then she started slapping herself. Chris stopped and slowly set the raft down and looked at her with an amused smile on his face. "Are you going crazy?" He asked.

She looked at him blinked not comprehending then slapped her right arm with her left hand. "No, these damn bugs won't leave me alone." She pouted her bottom lip sticking out.

"Didn't you put bug spray on?" He asked.

She shook her head. "You didn't give me any!" She snapped at him her hands going to her hips.

"I'm not your maid Princess!" He responded feeling his temper snap up.

" I never said you were Jericho!" She snarled in response hands on her slender hips eyes narrowed dangerously. "You just didn't tell me I would need Bug spray!" Her impressive angry Stance was broken by a Horse fly landing on her arm and biting her flesh. She let out a yelp and slapped at the offending bug. She then rubbed her now bleeding arm. "Chrrrriiissss HELP ME!!" She cried looking pitiful.

He started to laugh then let out his own Yelp of pain as the same horse fly that had so deviently sampled of Stephanie's blood took a chunk out of his arm.

She smirked at him. "Ha ha! Serves you right." She said with a laugh.

He glared at her dropped the backpack he pulled out the can of bug spray he'd found in the plane. He slowly walked towards her and sprayed her arms and legs, torso and neck. "Hold out your hands." He said, and when she did he sprayed her hands. "Rub your face." He said then began over again on her back.

Stephanie rubbed her face and sighed softly. "This stuff stinks."

Chris laughed softly and shook his head and started spraying his front side. He finished and held out the can. "Could you so kindly do my back Princess?" He asked.

She snagged the can from his hand and held it towards him and started spraying.

"You have to get closer!" He snapped. "Its not even getting me!"

She sighed and stalked towards him. Her left foot caught in a branch and she tripped. He turned fast showing his grace in the ring and caught her quickly. He held her against his chest and stared down at her. "You okay Princess?" He asked nervously.

She nodded. "Yeah, I think so." She panted."

He smiled softly studying her face. He leaned down and kissed her quickly then pulled away sitting her back on her feet. "Come on then." He said and marched onwards.

She blinked her face twisted in anger. CHRISTOPHER!" She screamed and marched after him. She tripped again and crashed into his back. He went down and then they both tumbled end over end down the side of a very steep cliff...

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TBC...

A/N: Ha! My Jericho Muse wanted some womanly action tonight! So finally Chapter two completes itself. Will Stephanie and Chris every find their way out of the Canadian wilderness. Will Vince have a stroke or something? Will Shane...oh screw it! Tune in when I get around to writing the Third Chapter!!

Peace,

This life and the Next,

Amaroqwolf.