Chapter 21

June 5th 2006, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The date kept reverberating in Lily's mind. She had no idea why it just kept bugging her until the day of. She had a feeling something was going to happen at that show, and she was bent on finding out what. She knew it had nothing to do with her dad, for, he now had a storyline with an 'imposter' that she had nothing to do with, or hoped she didn't.

"Hey, Lil, are you alright?" John broke her from her thoughts that night at the arena.

"What? Oh, yeah, sorry," Lily shook he head to clear her mind. "Are you getting a vibe that something's going to happen or what? I keep getting this nagging feeling."

John laughed and shook his head, "Knowing this place, everything happens unexpectedly. I came in today expecting to fight and I get told I'm signing a contract for One Night Stand."

"Well then you don't have to worry about anything. I, unfortunately, have a Tag Team contest with Trish, again. I really wonder when the hell Vince is going to get tired of having the same match just about every week," Lily grumbled.

"You'll be fine," John assured her. "Did you see Kurt? He's here for some reason," John pointed out lazily as he fiddled with Lily's hair.

The two were lounging on the couch in John's locker room, Lily lying next to John, her head resting in his lap as her legs dangled over the side.

"Why is Kurt here? I thought he was ECW," Lily sat up, looking slightly confused.

"Dunno, I guess he's got few words to say on behalf of Paul Heyman, and Pittsburgh is his hometown, I guess he just wanted to visit home," John shrugged.

Lily nodded, her eyes growing heavy as John continued to play with her hair. She nudged her with his leg to keep her awake and she sat up again, resting her head on his shoulder instead. John flicked on the TV as the broadcast started and Lily bobbed her head to the theme song.

"So hominy theme songs of ours do you have on your iPod now?" John joked as he watched Lily mouth the words to 'Across the Nation.'

"Shut up, it's a good song," she shoved him.

John laughed and got to his feet, "Well, I'll be back on a moment, I have to go sign this contract."

Lily smirked, "Have fun!"

"Yeah, right," he rolled his eyes and shouldered the WWE Championship.

Lily smiled and returned her eyes to the screen as John's music started and the crowd went nuts. She chuckled at the thought of John's comment before; she had his entrance song on her iPod too.

After John made his entrance RVD and Paul Heyman made their way to the ring. Lily sighed as the two each said what was on their mind. Her attention was only brought back to the broadcast when half the ECW roster showed up. She cheered on John when he said he'd go down swinging and landed a killer right hook on Balls Mahoney.

"No don't you dare!" she yelled as Sandman drilled John with his Singapore Cane. She watched in horror as Sabu drilled her boyfriend through a table, almost in tears. The rest of the Raw roster rushed to the ring to John's aid but the ECW characters high tailed it, leaving Lily fuming and hungry for some ECW tail.

When John returned Lily was muttering angrily under her breath as she watch Kurt Angle make his way to the ring, the crowd chanting 'ECW' and 'You Suck'. He laughed at her face and sat down next to her.

"I'm going to put up a challenge to any ECW chick. I want to beat somebody up, hardcore, Extreme Rules," she said.

"I don't think they have Extreme Rules for Divas," John chuckled, still massaging his forehead from his trip through the table.

"Then I'll make one," she said defiantly. "I gotta kick somebody's ass for doing that to you."

"Then kick Mickie James's ass during your match tonight. You'll feel better."

Lily stuck her tongue out at him and he laughed. She then returned her attention back to the screen as Mick Foley interrupted Kurt's speech and introduced Edge. The two mixed it up, Kurt delivering a monster Angle Slam to Mick before locking Edge in the Ankle Lock. Lita distracted Kurt and pulled her man from the ring and the unthinkable happened.

"OH MY GOD!" Lily screamed, her eyes the size of dinner plates as she watched the screen. "It's RANDY!"

It was true, Randy slithered into the ring, delivering an RKO to Kurt as he stared down Mick and Edge. Lily went crazy, jumping up and down happily. John watched her curiously as she celebrated and shook his head.

"Oh my God that was amazing! I gotta go find him," she said hyperactively.

"You do that, I'll wait here for you," he laughed and Lily rushed from the room.

She found Randy making his way quickly to the garage. Todd Grisham rushed past her with a camera and she slowed to give him time to conduct his short interview. She heard Randy accept Kurt's open challenge and Todd thanked him and strode away.

"Hey, Randy!" Lily called as he turned to leave. He stopped and she rushed up to him. "Good to see you again."

"Hey," he beamed down at her. "I missed you, we have a lot of planning to do now that I'm back. "

"We can get on it ASAP. So how come you're here. You're SmackDown."

"You'll find out on Wednesday, kid. It'll all fall into place then," he grinned.

Lily pouted, "I hate surprises, tell me!"

"No, no, I can't you have to wait like everyone else, Lil. I'm not allowed to tell, now I gotta run. Good luck with your match tonight!"

Lily nodded disappointedly as Randy strode away and she returned to John's locker room. He was still sprawled on the couch as he watched the broadcast continue and Lily sat on his legs.

"What is it with you?" he sat up at the sudden pressure on his legs.

"You took up the whole couch! I'm just sitting here!" she grinned.

"Did you hear, your match was changed," John changed the subject, lifting Lily off his legs and sitting her on the floor.

"What?"

"Yeah, you're fighting Lisa now, with Trish at ringside. Lisa will be accompanied by Mickie James.

"Great, she's the one person I really hate fighting," Lily sighed. "Oh well. When are we on?"

"After King says his bit, you better get changed," John advised.

He didn't have to tell Lily twice, she jumped to her feet and grabbed her bag, running into the bathroom. She pulled on her ring attire, adding her trademark leather glove and her own addition to the outfit, her favorite metal studded belt.

"See ya after my match!" Lily bounded out of the bathroom and out the locker room for the fifth time.

Lily met up with Trish at the curtain and they waited for her music to start. They changed her music to a similar version of her father's, with the fire, and changed the video to some steamy pictures of her, along with a few shots of her debut.

"Introducing first, from the darkest circle of Hell accompanied by Trish Stratus, PHOENIX!" Lillian Garcia announced.

Phoenix signaled 'Rock on' as her name was announced and slid into the ring. Trish clapped for her friend and her music stopped, being replaced with Victoria's.

"And from San Bernardino, California, accompanied by the Women's Champion Mickie James, VICTORIA!" Lillian called and the two made their way down the ramp.

Phoenix waited patiently as Victoria climbed into the ring. The ref signaled for the bell and the two women locked up in the middle. Phoenix broke out of the lock and hit Victoria with a chop, sending her into the corner holding her chest. Phoenix hit her with another chop before hitting her with a low drop kick to the stomach. She fell forward and Phoenix continued her assault.

Mickie James pounded the canvas, screaming for Victoria to fight back, angering Phoenix even more. The younger Diva growled and slid out of the ring, grabbing the bottom rope so she only kicked Mickie in the head before drawing herself back into the ring and returning her attention to Victoria.

"Not a good move, Lil," Lisa muttered, grabbing Phoenix's hair and pulling her into the middle of the ring. She tried to set her up for a Widow's Peak but Phoenix reversed it, throwing all her weight so they fell over. Phoenix then kicked Victoria off her and pounded her a few times with her fists.

Victoria tried once again to put a move on Phoenix but she countered with a clothesline. While Victoria was recovering Phoenix climbed onto the top turnbuckle and waited patiently for her to get to her feet. As soon as Victoria was standing straight she jumped, hitting her with her Phoenix Fire and rolling her up for the three. Trish slid into the ring to celebrate and the two hugged.

"Great match, one hell of a fight. That finisher is awesome!" Trish grinned as they climbed out of the ring.

"Thanks," Lily said, catching her breath.

"Hey, you must have been excited to see Randy again. I hear he's coming back to Raw."

"What? No way! He wouldn't tell me anything he just left!" Lily looked stunned. "He said I'd find out on Wednesday."

Trish laughed, "Well, that's just what I heard, I could be wrong though. We'll just have to wait and see what happens on Wednesday."

Lily nodded, not looking satisfied with having to wait and the two made their way back to the Divas locker room to change and watch the rest of the show.