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Chapter Twenty-Two: Happily Ever After

"Hey."

"Hey." Lita gave Batista a kiss. It had been two months after everything had gone down. Life had seemingly returned to normal. Except for a few things, of course. King Hunter and Queen Stephanie had managed to restore the beauty of the Land of Paradise. The grass was green again, the homes were beautiful, the people were happy and the crops were thriving. The Undertaker had been resurrected and both he and Kane were thriving very well in their chosen field.

Lita and Batista had made the decision not to go back to Stamford. Lita didn't really admire her life there all that much anyway. High school, stuck up friends, Eric, she thought she could live without it. Anyway, Stephanie and Hunter loved her to death and spoiled her. Plus, they had taken a liking to Dave immediately. He helped them with some of their township problems or gave them a hand when they needed help. Besides, Lita didn't want to leave Candice.

Maria had even decided to stay, with John Cena, no less. They had finally gotten engaged and they lived just off of the main castle. Lita had a huge hand in helping with the wedding preparations. She couldn't be happier; Cena and Maria were just too cute together. Anyway, soon the time was going to come where Lita would need Maria and Candice's help in preparing a wedding of her own. There would be many a night where Lita would lie in her princesses quarters, thinking about the names of the children and thinking of the day when she would take over the castle.

"Penny for your thoughts?" he asked. She was staring out the window again. Since her near-death experience, she was seriously thinking more about life on the edge. She was more impulsive, a little wiser, and a lot more spunky than usual. He still loved her for it.

"Just thinking. You know, one day this is all going to be ours?" she replied as he draped his arms over her shoulders.

"Then you'll have the task of keeping this place as beautiful as your mother does," Batista replied. "So, what's tonight's plans?"

"Mom and Dad want us for dinner tonight. They're complaining that we're spending too much time at Maria and Cena's."

"So sue us," he pouted. She laughed.

"Come on, we might as well get changed and go downstairs for dinner." Batista nodded, gave her a kiss and left. She quickly changed into a blue evening gown.

One day, she would rule it all.