Title: Appearances Can Be Deceiving

Author: Luna

Feedback: Always appreciated!

Archive: Full Moon Romper Room, WWEATSBTVS, anyone else just ask I'll probably say yes.

Rating: PG-13, for the moment. I, however, reserve the right to up the rating should the need arise!

Type:

Pairings: Lilian?

Disclaimer: Vince McMahon owns the WWE. Nothing is being gained from this, except a need to pass the time.

Summary:

Spoilers: None that I'm aware of.

Anything else: Oh we must thank Paulena for this little bit of fun. (This is in response to the second Lilian challenge.) It was her challenge that made the plot bunnies multiply. I'm still not too sure whom I'm going to be pairing Lilian up with but as soon as I know so will you! LOL. I'm using these characters as I see fit. I'm not going to be going against the nature(s) of those involved. At least I hope I'm not. Any comments are welcome as long as they are constructive.

Author's Notes: All your encouragement has meant the world to me. It gave me courage to go on when I didn't think I had the talent. Thank you to everyone that reviewed. YOU'RE THE BEST!

Chapter Five

He stood and stared at his reflection. Was he really invisible or was there something else that he was missing? His gut had twisted when Lilian had left the ring last week and never once looked back. Something had shifted that night. He was now bound and determined to make the lovely ring announcer notice him.

The only question now was, how? He came up with and discarded multiple ideas. It had to be suave enough to impress her, yet down to earth enough for him to be comfortable. He threw his hands up in the air, sending his eyes heaven ward hoping for divine intervention.

"Give it up man. Just ask her out," came Kane's gravelly voice.

Startled the man jumped; whirling he glared at the intruder. "Could you possibly make some noise? It's damn eerie the way you manage to sneak up on people," he snapped.

The big red machine just shrugged one shoulder and stepped aside as Lita entered the room. "You're hopeless. You know that, right," the redhead asked her friend.

"Then why do you keep hanging out with me," he asked arching an eyebrow.

"I keep hoping I'll rub off on you."

"Don't you mean you keep hoping to rub up on me," he joked.

"You wish," she shot back.

"A guy can dream," he said with a smile.

"Aren't your dreams supposed to include a certain blonde haired ring announcer," she responded archly.

"Shhh," he hissed. His eyes scanned the door to make sure no one else had heard her. "Do you have to be so freakin' loud?"

"What's it going to take to get you to ask that woman out," the exasperated diva asked.

"A dare," Matt replied as he strolled into the room.

"Matt," both exclaimed.

Lita jumped up from her seat on the bench to embrace her boyfriend. The two men locked eyes over the petite redhead. The other man shook his head furiously. Matt grinned devilishly, leaned down and whispered into his girlfriend's ear. "Triple dog dare gets him ever time."

Lita smiled conspiratorially, slapping his chest playfully. "Don't do that," she said jokingly. She wasn't sure quite why it was that even after all this time Matt could still send shivers down her spine with his voice alone. She was aware that he didn't want their friend to know what she had been told and acted accordingly.

Kane looked on indulgently, as the other man rolled his eyes and made gagging noises. "Would you two get a room?"

"We already have one," the elder Hardy smirked.

"You're not doing that in here," he exclaimed.

Kane chuckled when he got a glimpse of the devilish gleam in Lita's eyes. "We could always go back to pestering you," she said innocently turning from Kane to the other man.

"Fine, as long as you two are going to get horizontal," he replied sullenly.

"All right then," came the lighthearted reply. "I dare you to ask her out."

"Who," the other man asked feigning ignorance.

"Lilian," Lita snapped.

"Ah, no," came the quick reply.

The redhead smiled wickedly. "Okay then, I double dare you," she said, knowing he would refuse even that.

The other man eyed her warily before shooting her down again.

"Triple dare you," she said again.

Their eyes locked and again the challenge was rejected.

"I triple dog dare you," the redhead said slowly.

His mouth dropped open. He wanted to refuse yet again, but it was like he came upon a stumbling block and couldn't force the words out of his mouth. Sweat popped out on his forehead as he stared at his friend. His eyes pleaded with her to take the words back.

Lita looked at him expectantly. She knew that he wouldn't be able to refuse; in fact she had counted on it. Part of her wanted to let him off the hook, but if she did that then the rest of them would be subjected to his incessant whining about the blonde announcer.

"Done," he said and his eyes were wide as saucers. He couldn't believe he'd said it. He hadn't meant to; in fact he'd been readying a denial when the word just popped out. He broke out in a cold sweat. What had he done?

The redhead rose from the bench and looked at Kane and Matt. "Food?"

"Food," they responded.

The young man dropped to the bench, his head in his hands. He couldn't believe he done something so stupid, for something so important. He wished he could take it back, but knowing his friends he knew they wouldn't let him. 'God, I hope she never finds out about this,' he thought to himself

He left the room to follow his friends. He never looked back. If he had he might have seen the bleach blonde trying hard to stifle her laughter. 'Oh this is just too good,' she thought as she turned around and went back the way she came.