Kane rolled over and looked at his alarm cock. 2:10pm.
"Shit." He growled and swung his legs over the side of the bed. Rubbing his eyes he headed for the bathroom tripping over a dog.
"Jesus Bear, why didn't you wake me up?" Two sleepy brown eyes stared up at him. "Do you have any idea how late I'm gonna be now?" The big black Shepard growled softly and lay back down.
"Yeah yeah, some help you are…" Kane chuckled as he shut the bathroom door. He pondered a shower and changed his mind looking at his watch on the counter. Instead, he brushed his hair and wet it down, then left the bathroom heading toward the kitchen to feed the dogs.
Heaving open the bathroom door, all three dogs leapt up and went tearing toward the kitchen.
"Alright you little heathens!" he yelled after them, grabbing his gym bag with his ring gear and some CDs. "I'm coming. Don't eat the little one!" Kane couldn't help but laugh when he heard Spike, the little black and white Boston terrier, putting his two big Shepards in their places.
Stepping into the kitchen he noticed Spike had the others sufficiently cowed as they all waited, somewhat patiently to be let out.
Kane dropped his bag and opened the back door, the two big ones toppling little Spike on the way out.
"Play nice!" He yells as he shut the door. Pulling down their dishes he hit the button on the answering machine, two messages, one from Mark, the other from Lita, both saying about the same thing.
"Hey, Kane, did you know you're late?"
"I do now…" he mumbled to himself as he opened the door and whistled. All three dogs came running and Kane managed to stop each one for a good bye scratch.
"Alright guys don't destroy the place while I'm gone." He got up, flung his bag over his shoulder and headed for the door.
Bear started to whine when he saw his master strapping on his mask and grabbing his keys.
"Don't you start now…If you'd have waked me up I wouldn't have to run out." Kane opened the front door and headed out to his truck.
"Hold down the fort." He yelled through the shutting door.
Hopping into his big truck, he grabbed his cell phone and started punching numbers, listening to it ring as he shot out onto the road.
"Hello?" Came the voice from the other end.
"Hey Lita…"
"Oh Kane!" She started at the big man's voice. "You realize we were supposed to grab lunch like three hours ago don't you?"
"Yeah, sorry. I guess I slept through my alarm."
"That's ok, it gave me a chance to get to know our newbie here…" Lita laughed.
"Newbie?" Kane blinked and cut someone off hopping onto the freeway. " I didn't hear anything about a newbie."
"Well, if you'd spend more time around here and less time sleeping…" She laughed as he protested. "I just sent her off to wardrobe."
"She!" He sounded shocked and suddenly apprehensive.
"Oh calm down." Lita chided knowing his track record with women. "I'll introduce you when you get here."
"Okay. Hey, I'll see you down there. I'm gonna stop and get some food." He said already pulling into a McDonald's drive through.
"Alright. I'll see you shortly."
"Hey, if you see Mark or Sara, tell them I didn't die in my sleep. Okay?" Kane said sarcastically and then began shouting his order into the little metal box. "Alright? See ya in a bit." He hung up.
"Okay, okay… See you when you get here." Lita laughed and hung up the phone, tossing it into her bag. She grabbed a fresh towel and headed toward the shower. Just then, the locker room door opened and Robin walked in carrying her new ring gear.
"Well…" She said, "it doesn't leave much to the imagination."
"What'd I tell you…" Lita sighed chuckling and continued off into the showers leaving the door open so they could still talk. "So, what'd Vince say? Did you figure out your storyline?" Lita asked getting her hair wet.
"Well, sort of…" she started after a minute. Hearing the water shut off, she waited until the other woman emerged, then continued.
"He didn't give me much to go on really. I know I don't get to fight tonight, not in a match anyway." Lita tilted her head confused.
"What do you mean you don't get a match?"
"I don't get a match!" Robin said exasperated. "I just get to run around and make Kane's life miserable I guess. Mess with his head a bit. …and the worst part is, he doesn't know anything about it." Robin sighed. "I really don't feel right about any of this."
Lita sighed. "My guess is, Vince didn't give you much of a choice." Robin shook her head. "Well, I guess you do what you've got to do then."
"If I want to stay here that is…" Lita gave her a lopsided grin and patted her shoulder reassuringly.
"Come on, let's get suited up. It's getting close to show time and I hate being in here when all the cackling starts." Robin laughed and unfolded her new attire.
"Here goes nothing." She got up and started to get ready.
"Hey Robin, " Lita started turning her back while they both changed. "Don't worry about Kane. He and I are close, I'll talk to him."
"Thanks but I don't know if that's a good idea. I don't want him to walk out of the storyline before it even gets started." She looked over nervously. "It's my only chance."
"No, he'll go along with it. He may not like it but he'll go along with it." Robin shrugged not feeling much better.
"Besides," Lita continued, "I think he wants to meet you." Robin spun around.
"He what!"
Lita grinned and started to stretch on the bench. He hadn't actually said he wanted to meet her but she had a feeling about Robin. Kane's last relationship had ended horribly and since then he kept more to himself than usual. If it weren't for her, Mark, and Sara he probably wouldn't even make it to work.
So what if she was matchmaking. It was time Kane came out of hibernation.
"I told him I'd introduce you when he got here." Robin couldn't even talk, she was shocked. Why would he want to meet her? Her, a nobody…
"You don't think he'll be mad at ME over this plot line do you? I've seen how he gets when he's angry." Robin asked inserting her red contacts. Lita shook her head and fell into a backbend.
"Remember, he works for the Mc Mahons too. He knows how it is." Lita gave Robin a sideways grin. "You know, you don't look half bad."
Robin looked up while tugging down the red vinyl bodice and then tugged up on the black vinyl pants. "You think so, because I personally feel like a hooker." Robin laughed.
"Definitely not." Lita reassured her straightening Robin's top and smacking her hand away when she tried to pull it down again.
"At least it matches my boots." Robin said sarcastically and sat to lace them on. Standing up she looked back in the mirror and playfully slaps both hands hard on her behind.
"Come on." Lita said hearing voices in the hall. "I hate it when the locker room turns in to a sorority house." She opened the door and Robin followed her out.
"So, where are we going?" Robin asked as they turn a corner heading out toward the arena floor.
"Oh, I was going to drop some stuff in my car. Besides, Kane should be here any time now and my guess is, he's got food."
"What makes you think that?" Robin asked perplexed.
Lita smiled. "Trust me."
They emerged into the arenas massive parking structure. There were only a few cars now, but in a couple of hours it would be packed full of cars jammed with rampaging wrestling fans. Lita wandered over to a black jeep parked not far from Robin's own car.
"So, which one's yours?" Lita asked unlocking the door and dropping her bag.
"That one." Robin smiled and pointed to her pride and joy.
"Whoa…" Lita said impressed. "Firebird?"
"Trans Am actually." She says running a hand along the fender. "She's my baby. I bought her with the money I made waiting tables through most of college."
Suddenly a huge truck tore up the ramp and flew into the spot next to Lita.
She smiled, "right on time."