Title: Try To Tare Me Down (3?)
Author: AngelicTorture
Disclaimer: I own nothing and no one you recognise.
Distribution: Ask and you shall receive.
Rating: PG13 (but may go up as the story goes on)
Paring: None yet.
Spoilers: None so far but mentions of all the stuff with Lita and Kane.
Notes: Response to Karen's challenge posted at litafics on LJ about Matt breaking up with Ashley. This one is gonna be way angsty. My Lita muse is being a drama queen. Lots of Matt and Trashley bashing. Also a bit of language here and there (I blame my Edge muse for that.) Title comes from Thoughtless by Korn.
Summery: He always loved her and he'd do anything to prove it…
Part 3: Unbalanced.
John led Lita to Randy's locker room, the others following at their heels. The diva was sill shaking as she sat down.
"I swear I'm gonna kill that slimy little rat bastard…" John spat.
"Li…" Edge knelt down in front of the redhead and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear. The movement startled her, like she hadn't even noticed he was there.
"Its ok Li…" the blond man spoke softly to her.
John and Randy were standing by the door, speaking in whispers.
"There's gotta be more to it than what we already know…I know she hates him but this is more than just hating an ex…she's terrified of him." Randy said quietly.
"I know man…I guess she'll tell us when she's ready…" John replied.
Lita looked around the room; her eyes fell on the only person there who knew what Matt had done to her, or at least part of it. Jeff's eyes met hers; he saw a fear there that had been gone for over a year.
"Li, you have to tell them…"
Everyone in the room turned to look at him; they'd almost forgotten he was there.
"I-I c-cant…" the redhead let out a strangled sob as frightened hazel eyes filled with tears.
"Tell us what?" Edge asked.
"What kind of twisted freak my brother really is…"
"No…I cant Jeff…why can't he just leave me alone?" the diva's shoulders shook with every sob. Edge wrapped his arms around the crying redhead.
"Shh…you don't have to tell us anything Li…" he shot a warning look at Jeff.
John and Randy gestured for the young superstar to step outside. The 3 men stood in the hallway, leaving Edge to try and comfort the redhead.
"What the hell did he do to her?" John asked bluntly.
"I don't know everything, there's stuff she wouldn't talk about, even with me…"
"What do you know?" Randy asked quietly.
"He didn't like the way she spoke to him once so…he killed her dog…right in front of her…all that stuff she went through with Kane…he'd been stalking her for months before that but no one knew…Matt helped him, he told him where she was gonna be and when…Lita told Matt she thought someone was following her and he told her she was just being paranoid…"
"What?"
"He knew what Kane was planning to do…"
John got a sick feeling in his stomach when he realised what Jeff meant.
"He knew Kane was gonna rape her?"
Jeff looked at the floor,
"My brother has never been well balanced…that's all she'd tell me…I don't even wanna guess what else he did to her…"
Randy ran his hands over his hair.
"That bastard knew what Kane wanted to do to her and he just let it happen? He set her up to get raped? What kinda sick, twisted person does that?"
"I wouldn't be surprised if Kane wasn't the only guy who'd ever done that to her…" Jeff replied.
"No wonder she was so scared of him…I swear I'm gonna castrate that little dirt bag…" John seethed.
"Why didn't Li tell us about this?"
"She didn't want you to feel sorry for her…she was scared you'd look at her differently. She only told me cause I promised not to say anything…but you had to know what he's capable of…if he wants her back he'll do anything to get her."
The 3 superstars exchanged looks before going back into Randy's locker room.
Lita had calmed down a little, she wasn't crying so hard now. Sad hazel eyes looked up at her 3 friends and caught the looks on their faces.
"You told them didn't you?" she asked angrily.
"I had to Li…they need to know what he's really like…"
"I didn't want them to know Jeff…"
"It's ok Li…you're our friend and we love you, nothing in the world will ever change that…" Randy said softly before kissing her head.
Edge looked puzzled but didn't ask what they were talking about; he didn't want to risk upsetting the redhead anymore than she already was.
"Come on Li…we should get our stuff and head back to the hotel…I think we could all use some sleep…" Edge said quietly as he took the redheads hand.
Lita kept looking over her shoulder as they walked down the hallway to their locker room; she was grasping Edge's hand like she was scared he was going to disappear. She felt like she could feel eyes on her wherever she turned.
Edge picked up their bags and they made their way out to his car. John and Randy were waiting for them.
"Where's Jeff?" Lita asked when she noticed he was missing. The 2 dark haired men exchanged a glance.
"He's gone to try to talk to dirt bag…he wants to find out what the fuck is goin' on in his sick head." John answered before he and Randy got in the back of the car. Lita took one last look around before getting in the passenger side.
When they got to the hotel John and Randy both pulled the redhead into a hug.
"Remember, our rooms are just down the hall if you need us."
"I'll be fine guys, honestly…" she smiled weakly. She was rooming with Edge but she was glad to know they wouldn't be far away.
Edge threw their bags down while the redhead had a shower.
"Do you want something to eat?" the blond asked as Lita climbed into bed. The diva shook her head. Her phone rang, she had a text message. She sat frozen, staring at the phone by the side of the bed. Edge picked it up and flipped it open.
"Son of a bitch…" he muttered as he read the message.
Goodnight and sweet dreams angel…my dreams will be full of you as always. Until tomorrow sexy…Matt.
Lita took the phone from him and read Matt's text.
"He's never gonna leave me alone is he?" tears spilled down her cheeks. Edge sat next to her and held her close.
"Its gonna be ok Li…I'll talk to Vince tomorrow, see if I can get him sent back to Smackdown…I wont let him hurt you Li…I promise."