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Everything you say to me

Takes me one step closer to the edge

And I'm about to break

I need a little room to breathe

'Cause I'm one step closer to the edge

And I'm about to break

I find the answers aren't so clear

Wish I could find a way to disappear

All these thoughts they make no sense

I find bliss in ignorance

Nothing seems to go away

Over and over again

-One Step Closer by Linkin Park

Inside of Me

Chapter 4

Mina Hardy felt her eyelids flicker open, and she felt a brief moment of terror grip her at the unfamiliar surroundings. A second later, she relaxed, recalling almost immediately what had happened last night. She wished she hadn't. Sighing, she swung her feet off of the end of her bed, her eyes moving over to the other bed, now unoccupied. As if an answer to her silent question, the door swung open, revealing Randy already dressed and showered, two coffee cups in hand. "Hey," Mina said with a small smile.

"Hey," he replied, handing her a coffee. "Didn't know how you liked it, so I just got black."

"Black is fine," she told him, "and thanks," she added gratefully, and took a sip of the steaming liquid. It burned her tongue, and her throat on the way down, but it was refreshing. Randy sat down next to her at the end of the bed, both drinking their coffees in relative, comfortable silence. Mina sighed softly as she let the coffee rest on her thigh, her hand still wrapped around the cup. "I've been thinking..." she started, and hesitated.

"Yeah?" Randy prompted.

"Well... You said that you were part of a team called Evolution."

"Yup," he took another sip of coffee. "What about it?"

"I remember watching you wrestling in a group of people when I was little," her brow furrowed. "After Evolution spilt up, did you join another group or something?" she felt a little rude, asking so many uninvited questions about his life, but nonetheless, she didn't recall it.

Randy smiled, understanding her confusion. "When you were little, huh? That makes me feel so old..." he shook his head, and then answered her question. "Well, after Evolution turned on me, we had a long, gruesome feud..." he paused, "We won't elaborate on that. Like I said, it's long. About three years after that, we still weren't fighting, Triple H got injured and had to spend about six months out of the ring. Batista invited me back, and after thinking about it, I decided to try it. I'd never really had a problem with him or Flair, mostly with Hunter. So we came back and everything was fine. Then, Hunter came back, and everything was tense again. A couple months after, Ric had a heart attack and died," a flash of sadness crossed his face. Flair had been his mentor, his enemy, and his friend at some points during Randy's life, but he'd always been one of Randy's idols. Shaking his head, he went on. "Batista and I turned on Hunter, and attacked him until his injuries would keep him away from the WWE forever. Batista and I then parted ways... Well, until now. He and Shelton are after the title," he jerked his head in the general direction of the golden belt, and Mina nodded, her eyes settling on the title.

"So..." Randy hesitated briefly. "Have you decided what to do about Kane?"

Mina sighed. "I'm going to give him a chance. He's my father, and I believe he deserves one."

"And what about Matt and Lita?" The question startled her, and she didn't answer. "They raised you and they loved you more than anything. When they decided not to tell you about Kane, they did it because they thought it was best for you. No matter what they did, they thought it was for your own good."

Mina bit her tongue to stop herself from expelling the hurt, angry words gathered in her throat. "I don't know, Randy, and I'm not about to make a decision now. I'm not exactly happy with them right now, and if I make a decision at this moment, I'm probably going to end up regretting it."

Randy nodded. "So you're going to give Kane a chance," it was a statement, not a question, and sounded as if he was trying it out on his lips.

"Yep," she told him, standing up, and suddenly realizing that she left her duffel bag at the arena. "Crap!"

Randy laughed behind her. "I got it for you. One of the girls had it." He didn't mention that it was in fact Lita who had gotten it and put it at the front desk. Randy had been right behind her and had picked up the bag on his way.

She smiled thankfully at Randy. "Thanks, Randy. You really didn't have to do that."

"I know. Am I getting brownie points?" he asked, grinning.

Mina smiled. "Maybe," she replied, her eyes roaming the room and suddenly spotting the bag near the bathroom door. She walked over to it and slung it over her shoulder, hovering near the bathroom door.

"You're giving him a chance," he repeated it again.

She rolled her eyes, her hand on her hip. "C'mon, Randy," she said, her eyes regarding him. "Wouldn't it be just like a messed up fairy tale? Girl grows up in family, figures out that she has another father, meets other father, other father becomes part of her life with her other parents, and they live happily ever after," she sighed, and Randy could see the soft, resigned emotions in her eyes that clearly told that she doubted her own words.

Randy just stared back at her. She turned, and entered the bathroom. After a few moments, the steady sound of the shower running reached his ears. He sighed, running a hand over his hair. 'Messed up fairy tale is right... The thought of Kane, Matt and Lita getting along in any way is ridiculous!'

But for Mina's sake, he hoped that miracles really did happen.