Title: Wilson, NC

Author: Kaykyaka

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters used within this fictional story. No copyright infringement is intended and no money is being made by this work of fiction.
Ratings: K

Characters: Lita, Edge, OC
Summary: There's a time and a place for everything, for Lita, that place was Wilson and the time was now.

Chapter 5: Showdown at the Pancake House

Aunt Sarah's Pancake House.

"Hmmm Aunt Sarah, how do you do it? These pancakes are delicious!" Edge cooed savoring the sweet taste of the blueberry pancakes he was munching down.

"You know I'm Candy right?" the waitress corrected him pointing at her name tag.

"Yeah right right, because you're as . . . ?"

"Sweet as they come," Candy said in a sultry voice leaning over the counter towards Edge.

"Right, I gotta pay more attention when people talk to me," Edge said pouring more syrup onto his pancakes.

"I'm sorry sweetheart but I couldn't let you leave without eating, you'll have better luck looking for your girlfriend on a full stomach," Candy said pouring Edge more coffee. A disgruntled customer glowered at her from the left corner of the counter.

"Hey I want more coffee!" he said grumpily.

"I know Dionne's on it," Candy said absently not moving from her spot.

"She's been gone for like ten minutes now!" he replied agitated.

"What can I say when a girl's gotta girl a girl's gotta go!" Candy replied putting her hands up, "You want more pancakes Edge?"

"Yes but I gotta go, I'll be back after I find my girlfrie . . . I mean, my friend," Edge corrected himself.

"What's wrong?" Candy asked as Edge pulled his fingers through his hair.

"Nothing Candy just remember I was never here, thanks," he said licking his fingers and getting up off the red leather stool.

"Got it – hey what are you doing here honey, don't you have a play on at the Boykin?" Candy said to the disheveled young lady who just burst through the door.

"You'll never guess what happened down at the Country Club Candy!" Dionne said bringing an unwilling Ellie up to the front counter with her plunking her down just where Edge was sitting.

"You?" Edge said pointing at Ellie.

"Ellie, nice to meet you," Ellie responded shaking Edge's pointing finger blushing brightly. Edge frowned; even though she was smiling he was sure it was definitely that girl from the country club there was no mistaking that violet streak in her hair.

"Yeah right, I'm sure you'd just love to throw another glass of lemonade in my face. What did I ever do to you anyway?" Edge said walking away only to be stopped by a determined waitress.

"Oh no you don't mister, you already done enough trouble for today and now you're gonna walk outta here without so much as an apology? I don't think so!" Dionne said indignantly blocking his exit.

"What I didn't do anything to you!" Edge said in his own defense.

"Well you kind of did but we can talk about it outside," Ellie said jumping down off the stool and following Edge out of the door.

"I thought you said he smashed up the town sign and ruined the golfing range with his car?" Dionne said putting her hands on her hips.

"What?" Candy asked in shock.

"That's a half truth!" Edge retaliated backing out of the café.

"You said you were trying to make up with your girlfriend!" Candy said with her hands on her hips.

"You smashed up the town sign?" the grumpy guy chimed in getting up off his stool. By now several other patrons had turned around to look at the man with the blond hair getting all of the attention.

"No look, everybody go back to your pancakes alright!" Edge said almost out of the door.

"Ellie where are you going you're grounded!" Dionne yelled out as both Edge and Ellie left the café.

"I'm supposed to go over to the club tomorrow, I had my whole day planned out!" the grumpy man said slamming his fist onto the counter.

"Ed if they didn't make you a member last week they're not gonna let you in tomorrow," Candy said shaking her head.

"But I bought a new hat and matching khakis they've gotta let me in!" Ed exclaimed desperately.

"Has anyone seen the town sign recently?" Candy asked aloud.

"Yeah some punk smashed it up real good," said a man coming out of the toilet with a newspaper in his hand.

"Well we better get the guy back in here until the police come and sort this thing out," Candy said firmly coming from around the counter, "And to think I was gonna give that jerk my home phone number," she cursed to herself.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Meanwhile Outside Aunt Sarah's Pancake House:

Edge looked over at the girl now dressed completely in black smiling up at him looking less and less like the girl he met two hours ago and more like the besotted fans that turned up to the autograph signing in Cameron.

"Is there a reason you're following me?" he asked from inside his car.

"Er yeah," Ellie answered getting into the backseat, "drive, I'll explain on the way,"

"What?" Edge turned around facing Ellie," messing around on private property is one thing but kidnapping, nah-uh, ain't gonna happen – out!"

"Hey I'm here of my own free will unlike your girlfriend," Ellie replied like a true smart-ass.

"You and your smark-ass can go find some other Superstar to piss off, right now this Superstar has gotta go take care of an adult situation," Edge replied.

"There is nothing adult about what you just did, it was the coolest things these eyes have ever seen!" Ellie said honestly.

"Yeah well what did you expect? That I would come in and start sucking up to everybody?" Edge said.

"Well yeah you sucked up to me?" Ellie replied.

"If you'd been through Cameron you'd understand," Edge said.

"I've been through Cameron, I totally understand and believe me sucking up doesn't work, I know us die-hard fans can be scary but just give us time and we'll come around. Unlike some people but that's kind of like why I'm here so drive already!" Ellie said firmly.

"Drive where?" Edge asked exasperated.

"To the Boykin Center on Nash Street," Ellie replied.

"Like I know where that is," Edge replied sarcastically.

"It's where your girlfriend is," Ellie said impatiently her heart racing suddenly.

"For the last time she's not my girlfriend – what?" Edge frowned. His eyes narrowed suddenly as over the distance the sound of police sirens could be heard and a couple of cars were following close behind, it was undoubtedly Ellie's parents and the other country club members.

"I don't have time to explain we gotta go now!" Ellie said, "Drive Edge drive!"

Edge looked at the steering wheel his hands were hot and his fingers were wrapped around it like it was part of him. He looked through the windshield glass and saw the cops getting out of their car and the unmistakable sight of Ellie's father in his pink and yellow socks.

"That's him - get him!" Doug yelled and the cops came toward the Rated R SUV.

"Vince is gonna kill you!" Edge said to himself but he had to find his girl, his friend Lita; she was his side-kick there was no Edge without Lita even if it meant spending the night in jail and getting banned from North Carolina for life.

"I really am the Rated R Superstar!" Edge said feeling brave and turned to face his deputy partner in crime," Hold on honey, we're going for a ride!"

"WHOOOOOO!" Ellie screamed in Ric Flair fashion. Edge turned the key in the ignition and burned down the highway to the chagrin of the police who were hot on his tail.

"Dammit he's gone!" Ed said seeing the red vehicle storm away in the distance.

"We coulda stopped them if you didn't make Dionne get you more coffee!" Candy snapped hitting Ed on the arm.

"I was waiting for like half an hour!" Ed pleaded in his defense.

"Come on we gotta go after him!" Harry yelled.

"Do you know where they're going?" Doug asked Candy.

"Probably to the Boykin to do that play Ellie wrote," Dionne said, "You know the one she's been excited about for weeks?"

Doug almost went white and touched Dionne on the shoulder, "She wrote a play?" he asked slowly as if Dionne was an apparition.

"Yeah, you didn't know that?" Candy looked at Doug confused, "Even I knew that Doug she never stops talking about it,"

"I knew she was doing something in town but writing a play, why didn't she tell me and now she's gone with that lunatic? Why didn't she tell me that it was so important to her?" he reasoned grabbing at his hair.

"Well because she didn't want to distract you from what was so important to you," Missey said simply holding her husband gently in her arms.

Doug looked at her shocked, "The trophy? You think winning the tournament was more important to me than being part of my daughter's life?"

"Well it was the whole reason we had to come down here this weekend," Missey reasoned.

"Well where else would we be, back in Cameron? I like to play golf and I like it out her in Wilson it's not like Ellie can't see her friends every now and then?" Doug said defensively.

"Come on let's go Doug before we lose sight of them!" Harry said from his car.

"If I knew she was putting on a play today I never would have grounded her," Doug said as he and Missey got into his car.

"But you did honey, just like you decided to leave Cameron the week she was supposed to go and see her best friend perform on stage for the first time," his wife replied buckling her seat belt.

"What are you saying honey?" Doug said narrowing his eyes.

"Nothing honey just that some people can't stand being controlled that's all," Missey said simply, "Now let's go and find our daughter and bring her home,"

Doug lowered his head and eventually looked over at his wife with a knowing grin on his face, "You liked that fiery red-head didn't you?" he asked.

Missey smiled in spite of herself, "Let's just say she reminds me of someone," she said.

Doug nodded and looked forward to having a little one-to-one with his favorite best pal after all this chaos was over but for now he had a daughter to find.