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Part 5
I promised a few people I'd have this out on Thursday so SORRY! I noticed a glaring continuity error on Wednesday night but I've been working non stop and ugh, so much work! Not to mention am back at college. Anyway, enough excuses, on with the fic. Sorry they're short chapters atm, but there's quite a few, so that should make up for it! Will post part 6 on Sunday :)
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Jeff cleared his throat and looked around the silent room. Since entering and sitting down, no one had said a word. He glanced at Lita, noting that she was still rubbing at her arm and rage built up inside him. He took a calming breath and glanced at Edge and Michaels. Edge was sitting in his armchair by the window staring at Lita, a fierce protection in his eyes, but Jeff was more interested in the way Shawn was looking at his redheaded friend. The older man was glancing at Lita with what Jeff would call admiration and, dare he even think it, attraction.
"Well," Edge broke the silence, shifting everyone's thoughts to the present. "Anyone care to explain?" he asked, but his question was clearly aimed at Michaels.
"I assume that means would I care to explain," the heartbreak kid said with a smirk. Figuring it might help to have a few allies, he decided to tell what he knew, well, as much as he dared to at the moment. He shook his head and stood up, pacing gently in front of the window. "Where to begin, huh? Well, I guess at the start. Okay, lets go back a couple of months. Hunter and I have always kept in touch, but a few months ago, I got a phone call begging me to come back to the federation. He's always tried this with me, always trying to get me to come back."
"Probably wanting to cling to your popularity," Lita said with a small scowl.
Shawn smiled at her. "Well, I'd like to think so, but I think we all know that no matter how it started out, Hunter has his own fan base now. He was desperate this time, more so than usual. He seemed to think that he needed me and from the way he was speaking, I knew he was up to something. I've known this man a long time and I know when he's scheming. He turned the sweetest little girl I ever met into a vindictive bitch. Sure Steph's nice enough now that she's well away from him, but she'll never be the same, he robbed her of that."
"Look, I'm not meaning to trash talk your friends or anything, but considering Triple H was one of them not so long ago, I feel less bad. Steph ain't no angel."
"I'm not saying she is, but she used to be pretty damn close to one."
"You were in love with her." All eyes turned to Lita but where Edge and Jeff looked half shocked, half sceptical, Shawn simply smiled.
"Anyone ever tell you you're pretty perceptive, Red?"
"It has been known." Lita smiled. "Did you ever tell her?"
"Nah, what good would it have done. Besides, that was a long time ago. A long time ago." Shaking his head, Shawn picked up the narrative again. "Anyway, I knew that Hunter was up to something, so when I saw that the nWo was back, I decided it was time to do a little scouting around. I'd like to think I'm a pretty smart guy," Edge snorted and Michaels smiled at him. "I'll have you know I'm a very intelligent man!" he said with mock indignation. "Anyway, I know to surround myself with people that know how to fight. I came back, kept an eye on things, and for the most part, let other people do the fighting. I'm an injured man, you know."
"You know that gets less believable every time I hear you say it." Jeff said with a small smile.
Shawn shrugged and continued. "Anyway, before Hunter turned on me," Shawn paused for a moment. There was no mistaking that there was anger in his voice, and no one blamed him for that. "Lets just say, I began to suspect that he wasn't working alone. He took mystery phone calls and disappeared for long periods of time."
"And before you knew it you were heading for a divorce," Edge smirked and shrugged. "Sorry, couldn't help myself."
Lita rolled her eyes. "What you're saying makes sense. Matt was the same for a long time. Probably longer than you're talking of."
"Hey, I have no idea how long it took, all I know is that when my head went through that car screen window, Hunter wasn't alone in that parking lot."
"Why didn't you say anything before?"
"Because there was no clear picture of who it was. And besides, Hunter still believes he has the upper hand."
"And it's better for us all if they think we know nothing." Lita frowned. "Edge, you have a match with Matt this week, don't you?"
The blonde nodded, frowning her. "What are you planning?"
Lita smirked. "Nothing," she said in a singsong voice.
"Li?" Jeff stood up straighter from where he was leaning against the desk. "I know that look, you're plotting something."
"Well, aside from the fact that I think Mr. Michaels here isn't telling us everything, I think I have a plan."
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End of Part 5
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Part 5
I promised a few people I'd have this out on Thursday so SORRY! I noticed a glaring continuity error on Wednesday night but I've been working non stop and ugh, so much work! Not to mention am back at college. Anyway, enough excuses, on with the fic. Sorry they're short chapters atm, but there's quite a few, so that should make up for it! Will post part 6 on Sunday :)
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Jeff cleared his throat and looked around the silent room. Since entering and sitting down, no one had said a word. He glanced at Lita, noting that she was still rubbing at her arm and rage built up inside him. He took a calming breath and glanced at Edge and Michaels. Edge was sitting in his armchair by the window staring at Lita, a fierce protection in his eyes, but Jeff was more interested in the way Shawn was looking at his redheaded friend. The older man was glancing at Lita with what Jeff would call admiration and, dare he even think it, attraction.
"Well," Edge broke the silence, shifting everyone's thoughts to the present. "Anyone care to explain?" he asked, but his question was clearly aimed at Michaels.
"I assume that means would I care to explain," the heartbreak kid said with a smirk. Figuring it might help to have a few allies, he decided to tell what he knew, well, as much as he dared to at the moment. He shook his head and stood up, pacing gently in front of the window. "Where to begin, huh? Well, I guess at the start. Okay, lets go back a couple of months. Hunter and I have always kept in touch, but a few months ago, I got a phone call begging me to come back to the federation. He's always tried this with me, always trying to get me to come back."
"Probably wanting to cling to your popularity," Lita said with a small scowl.
Shawn smiled at her. "Well, I'd like to think so, but I think we all know that no matter how it started out, Hunter has his own fan base now. He was desperate this time, more so than usual. He seemed to think that he needed me and from the way he was speaking, I knew he was up to something. I've known this man a long time and I know when he's scheming. He turned the sweetest little girl I ever met into a vindictive bitch. Sure Steph's nice enough now that she's well away from him, but she'll never be the same, he robbed her of that."
"Look, I'm not meaning to trash talk your friends or anything, but considering Triple H was one of them not so long ago, I feel less bad. Steph ain't no angel."
"I'm not saying she is, but she used to be pretty damn close to one."
"You were in love with her." All eyes turned to Lita but where Edge and Jeff looked half shocked, half sceptical, Shawn simply smiled.
"Anyone ever tell you you're pretty perceptive, Red?"
"It has been known." Lita smiled. "Did you ever tell her?"
"Nah, what good would it have done. Besides, that was a long time ago. A long time ago." Shaking his head, Shawn picked up the narrative again. "Anyway, I knew that Hunter was up to something, so when I saw that the nWo was back, I decided it was time to do a little scouting around. I'd like to think I'm a pretty smart guy," Edge snorted and Michaels smiled at him. "I'll have you know I'm a very intelligent man!" he said with mock indignation. "Anyway, I know to surround myself with people that know how to fight. I came back, kept an eye on things, and for the most part, let other people do the fighting. I'm an injured man, you know."
"You know that gets less believable every time I hear you say it." Jeff said with a small smile.
Shawn shrugged and continued. "Anyway, before Hunter turned on me," Shawn paused for a moment. There was no mistaking that there was anger in his voice, and no one blamed him for that. "Lets just say, I began to suspect that he wasn't working alone. He took mystery phone calls and disappeared for long periods of time."
"And before you knew it you were heading for a divorce," Edge smirked and shrugged. "Sorry, couldn't help myself."
Lita rolled her eyes. "What you're saying makes sense. Matt was the same for a long time. Probably longer than you're talking of."
"Hey, I have no idea how long it took, all I know is that when my head went through that car screen window, Hunter wasn't alone in that parking lot."
"Why didn't you say anything before?"
"Because there was no clear picture of who it was. And besides, Hunter still believes he has the upper hand."
"And it's better for us all if they think we know nothing." Lita frowned. "Edge, you have a match with Matt this week, don't you?"
The blonde nodded, frowning her. "What are you planning?"
Lita smirked. "Nothing," she said in a singsong voice.
"Li?" Jeff stood up straighter from where he was leaning against the desk. "I know that look, you're plotting something."
"Well, aside from the fact that I think Mr. Michaels here isn't telling us everything, I think I have a plan."
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End of Part 5
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