Chapter 26

Lily's last night on Raw was probably one of the most emotional nights of her life, in a good way. Although she had found out that DX was banned from the arena, she had enjoyed her time setting up the barbeque that was going to take place outside to tick Vince off.

Although this barbeque was set to start later in the evening Paul and Mike got it started as the Superstars arrived, to honor Lily, since they couldn't later in the night.

"Lily J. we're gonna miss you , kid, I have to say it's been fun. Hopefully Vince will have enough compassion in his heart to hire you after college. You have excellent potential to be a Diva," Paul smiled down at her, draping an arm around her shoulders, in his free hand was a plastic cup filled to the brim with beer.

"Come on, Paul, you're making me cry," Lily sniffed and he laughed.

Randy scooped Lily into a tight hug and she burst into tears. He placed her back on her feet and took hold of her arms, "Hey, I'll miss my queen. You better keep in touch."

"Of course I will," she smiled and Randy wiped a tear away with his thumb.

"Here, this is for you, don't open it until you get home," Randy handed her a small package and she narrowed her eyes curiously.

"You know I can't do that."

Randy laughed, "Alright fine, open it now."

Lily beamed up at him and ripped open the paper, her tiara from their coronation tumbled into her outstretched palm. This caused Lily to tear up once again and she placed it on her head.

"This is too much," she sobbed and her father strode over to her, pulling his daughter into a consoling hug.

"Now what do you have to say about wrestling, Lil? Before you left you refused to even accept the fact that not all wrestlers were meat heads. What say you now?" he asked.

"I take back every bad thing I have ever said about the WWE. I love it now. I love everything that has to do with it and it's killing me to leave it," she sniffed, looking up at her dad with streaming eyes.

"That's my girl!" He grinned and she pushed him playfully. "Come here, tonight we give you a special seat in the TV truck to watch the show."

Glen led Lily to said truck and pointed to a decorated chair just for her. She thanked him vigorously and the men in the truck welcomed her warmly. Mike poked his head in and an idea seemed to pop into his head. He pulled Lily aside and they whispered together, to Glen's disapproval.

When Lily returned to the party she was beaming. Mike was looking rather devious at his newly acquired plan and he moved to find Paul and tell him. While those two were discussing the plan Lily was pulled aside by John, who looked slightly put out at her leaving.

"Hey, what's wrong?" she asked softly.

"I just wanted to say goodbye before you left. I know Randy already did, so I guess it's my turn," he shrugged. "Trish told me about you wanting to break it off between us while we were still together. I guess it's easier to say goodbye now than it would have been," he chuckled.

Lily shook her head, "No, it's not, John. I- I still love you. I've been avoiding this moment for a while, and quite frankly, it still hurts."

John smiled, cupping her face in his hands, she looked up at him, her icy blue eyes sad, "Then maybe we can try this again in the future, Lil. Maybe spending time far apart will help us both think things over. I won't forget you."

Lily blushed, "I promise I'll watch Monday Night Raw every Monday while I'm at school."

John laughed, "I feel special."

The two laughed and John pulled Lily into a hug before moving off to go into the arena to warm up. She watched him leave and sighed, returning to the party dedicated to her.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

Raw started with a bang as usual and Lily watched with added excitement in the TV truck. She watched Paul and Mike messing around at the grill on one of the cameras just out of the corner of her eye. The evening started with John, Adam, and Rob deciding to have Saturday Night's Main Event that night instead and Lita beating Torrie just after. Lily watched with enthusiasm as Trish, who had said goodbye to her before she left the hotel, beat up Melina after Carlito and Nitro had fought.

"Hey, Lil!" Mike's voice snapped her out of her enjoying state and she turned to see him looking into the truck.

"What's up?"

"We need you to come with us when Coachman kicks us out, come on!"

Lily got to her feet quickly, pulling on a DX shirt over her tank top and making sure her hair looked okay in one of the monitors before following him out of the truck. The two caught up with Paul as they strode toward the back entrance and were met by a line of security guards and none other then Jonathan Coachman.

"I'm sorry, but you three are banned from the arena tonight," Coach said smartly, eyeing up the three of them with disgust.

"Is that so?" Mike asked goofily. "Didn't know that."

"You must not have checked then. All the information was on there," Coach advised them.

"Well, as soon as I learn to turn my computer on, I'll make sure to check more often," Mike smiled and Lily had to fight a grin.

"Well guys I guess we're just gonna have to find something else to do tonight, then huh?" Paul said his eyes still on Coach.

"But, what're we gonna do?" Lily asked curiously.

"Oh I dunno, but we'll figure something out," Mike shrugged and the three strode away with snorts of laughter.

Lily stayed to tape their segment at the grill, assisting Paul in waving around DX size hotdogs, while Mike chuckled and waved their special Mr. McMahon sized dog in front of the camera. Lily helped herself to some soda and laughed when Paul distracted Mike with Mr. Fuji.

"That was not Mr. Fuji!" Mike pouted after two groupies flashed one of the truck drivers and Lily had to fight a giggle.

"Oh…sorry," Paul shrugged and Mike wandered off to go explore.

"Hey, Lil, go keep an eye on Shawn, will you. He might get himself in some unwanted trouble," Paul muttered as the camera stayed on them.

Lily nodded and strode after Mike, who had just wandered over to the TV truck. She followed him inside the truck and resumed her seat, pulling on the headset to watch the rest of the broadcast. Mike, however, called Paul over after a particularly funny stint with Candice Michelle and a bottle of mustard.

"Dude, check this out," Mike practically giggled as he started messing with the cameras. Lily leaned over a little red button and looked at the guy next to her.

"Don't touch that," he muttered.

"Don't touch what? Lily asked, "This?" she pointed to the button and he nodded.

"Press it, press it!" Paul insisted and Lily pressed the button, making the entire screen go fuzzy.

When the broadcast came back Lily was beside her self with laughter. She spotted Vince in one of the other cameras and nudged Paul, "Hey, Hunter, check it out."

His gaze followed Lily's finger to a far screen and he laughed, "Shawn go to camera 10, go to camera 10!"

Mr. McMahon's figure appeared on the screen in front of them and they all cracked up as he muttered to himself in front of a urinal.

"The eighth wonder of the world, Andre the Giant!" he was saying.

Lily snickered when Coach hurried in and Vince peed on him. She waved at the camera beside her, who had not left her side since her two henchmen joined her in the truck as Vince spazzed on Coach.

Lily was still giggling when a knock sounded on the truck door. Lily watched on another screen as Coach waited outside of it. Mike opened the door, smacking Coach in the face and Lily burst into peals of laughter as he toppled to the ground below.

"That's what you get for being a nudge!" Lily laughed as Mike looked around before closing the door.

She turned back to the screen to Mr. McMahon making his way to the ring. Paul smirked and started fiddling with the voice control as Vince ran his mouth about him hating D-Generation X. Lily could not stop laughing as his voice was altered to a low Darth Vader. She pushed Paul's hand aside and made it high like Alvin the Chipmunk.

"Please make my voice normal again," Vince practically pleaded and Lily righted the mic.

Paul laughed and started drawing things on the screen next to Vince's head. He started to write I 3 and Lily giggled and drew a chicken. Paul then added a little voice bubble with the word 'cock' in it and the two laughed at Vince's face.

"Can you at least have enough respect for me and play my music so I can leave," Vince finally said, the defeat in his voice.

Lily snickered and pressed the button for his music but Paul changed it to a video of him at the Slammy Awards. The three of them fell out of their chairs they were laughing so hard and Lily had to struggle to her feet to see what was happening next. She decided to stop messing around until Vince announced that he was leaving.

"Lily, come on!" Mike grabbed her arms as they watched the fireworks erupt behind Vince's limo and he fell out, coughing and hacking.

The three strolled up to him and knelt down, "Well Vince, maybe next time you'll let us in," Paul laughed, brandishing a sparkler as Vince hacked and coughed.

Lily laughed and the three strode away, Glen was waiting for her to take her to the airport. She frowned at the sight of her father and Paul and Mike hugged her goodbye. She figured it was easier for her father to leave now instead of when the show ended, but her heart still sunk at the thought of her missing John's match.

"Lil, it's going to be okay. I asked him to call you after the show, to assure you he's not angry the you had to leave early," Glen smiled, seeing the disappointment on his daughter's face.

"I just wanted to see him win the title back is all," she shrugged. "This is his night."

Glen frowned, not wanting to tell Lily what was scripted, "It's okay, he'll call you and let you know the results. If it makes you feel better, Randy's coming with us."

Lily looked up at him skeptically and he nodded. She smiled and ran to the limo, throwing the door open to see Randy waiting for her, along with Trish and Ashley. She squealed happily and climbed in, group hugging her three friends.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

"I guess this really is goodbye, then, huh?" Lily muttered a half hour later as her flight was called.

Randy pulled her into a hug and she let a few tears streak her cheeks, "I'll miss you, Lil."

She flashed a watery smile and Trish and Ashley pulled her into a hug as well. Lily waved goodbye to her father and grabbed her duffle bag. She turned to head toward the line boarding the flight when someone called her name. She spun around to see John running toward her, a frantic look on his face.

"Lily!" he yelled and she had to fight bursting into tears at the sight of him.

He ran up to her and pulled her into his arms. She sobbed into his shirt and he kissed the top of her head.

"I just wanted to say goodbye," he muttered into her hair.

"Thank you," she sniffed. "I needed that."

He laughed and cupped his hand under her chin, she looked up at him and he placed a gentle kiss on her lips.

"Bye," she whispered, smiling at John and waving to the rest. She then grabbed her bag and sprinted to the gateway, quickly handing her ticket to the attendant and disappearing with a wave.

The End!