Kat walked over to Shawn and Edge, who were the closest to her on the mat.

"Hello gorgeous," she said mischievously as she came close.

The two paused and turned to look at her.

Edge smirked at her. "Gorgeous?"

She smiled back wickedly. "I was talking to Shawn."

"Ouch," Shawn said grinning at Edge. "I guess she doesn't like you," he said laughing.

Edge shot him a look, and Shawn continued to laugh.

"Lighten up," Kat said. "I'm just teasing."

"So you think he's gorgeous too?" Shawn asked.

"Not as much as you," Kat said teasingly, and Shawn laughed again.

"You're a real boost for me, you know that?" he said. "Making fun of him like that."

Kat smiled. "I try."

Edge looked at her. "You'd better be nice. Remember?" he said a wicked look coming into his eyes.

"Gosh, can't even tease people these days. No Goldilocks, I haven't forgotten that I owe you. I probably just added fuel to the fire by making fun of you, but what can I say?" She shrugged. "I'm mischievous; it's part of my personality."

"That mischief got you into trouble though didn't it?" he asked with a smirk.

Shawn looked at the two of them confusedly. "Did I miss something?" he asked. "What trouble?"

"It's nothing," Kat said quickly. She didn't want to get Shawn involved.

Shawn tilted his head and studied her. "Did you lose a bet with him or something?" he asked. "Or is this about the card game?"

"A little of both," Kat said.

Shawn looked at Edge, who now had a wicked grin spreading across his face. "Oh god, what did you lose?" he asked.

"Two anythings," Edge answered for her. "She owes me double," he said, his voice mischievous.

Shawn looked at Kat and shook his head. "Tsk tsk, you're in for it. He's a bad one to lose a bet to."

"I'm starting to see that," she said. "But maybe he'll find it in himself to let me off easy." She looked at Edge with a hopeful expression.

He smiled. "No worries, I'm not going to make it anything too out there. And like I keep telling you, you might like it."

Kat looked at him disbelievingly. "I dunno about that."

Shawn turned to Edge. "Just watch yourself. You don't want to get yourself into trouble."

"Relax Shawn," Edge said. "Have a little faith in me."

"I wish I could," Shawn said with a laugh. "But you're something else."

"I'll leave you guys to it," Kat said. "I'm going to see what Ted and Cody are doing over there."

The two nodded and went back to grappling with each other. Kat walked over to Ted and Cody. Ted had Cody down on the mat in a submission move.

"Ouch," she said tilting her head looking at the two. "You okay Cody?"

Cody looked at her from his twisted position. "Not really. He's messing with me, and he won't let go!"

Ted started to laugh. "Well if you'd figure out how to reverse it, you wouldn't be stuck would you? Besides I'm not even putting that much pressure on."

"How can he think with you twisting him like that?" Kat asked.

"That's what I said!" Cody said, struggling to get free. "Let me go Teddy."

"Aw let him go Ted," Kat said helping Cody plead.

Ted looked at her and then at Cody. "You know Code, you're lucky she's taking your side." Easily he released his grip on Cody. Cody rolled away and sat on the mat.

"You okay?" Kat asked sitting beside him.

Cody nodded. "I'm fine. Ted was just being a smart ass like always."

"You two are too cute together," she said with a laugh.

"Cute?" asked Ted, sitting on her other side. "How's that?"

"You're like two little boys that play and fight with each other like brothers." She looked at the two of them. "Okay maybe not little…"

"Yea well, Ted's the bully brother for sure," Cody said.

"I'm the bully?" Ted asked. "You're the one that always has to get his way."

"That's cuz I'm dashing," Cody said with a grin. "And you're not."

Kat started to laugh. "Ouch."

"What does that make me then?" Ted asked shooting Cody a look.

"Hmmm, I don't know. You're definitely not dashing though."

"Is that right?" Ted asked. "Maybe if I put you back in that hold you'll change your tune." He started to reach over Kat to get to Cody, when Kat caught his hand.

"Easy there. He's just messing with you," she said looking at him. "Besides, he's right. You're not dashing."

Ted gave her a look of disbelief and was about to open his mouth to reply. She held up a hand to silence him.

"You're not dashing," she repeated. "You're priceless," she said, and she smiled.

Ted grinned. "That's more like it."

Kat laughed. "You're both pretty. Don't argue."

Cody smiled. "Pretty and dashing," he said. "I can live with that."

"I'll take priceless any day," Ted said. He turned to Kat. "You're pretty good at breaking up arguments."

"I get a lot of practice," she replied. "My kids argue all the time, and somebody has to play mediator."

"Your kids?" Ted asked confusedly.

"I mean the kids I work with," Kat said shaking her head with a smile. "I'm a teacher remember?"

"Ohhhhh. I was about to say, you didn't mention having kids," Ted said.

She laughed. "No I don't have kids. I don't even have a boyfriend."

"No?" Cody asked.

"I tend to really throw myself into my work. It doesn't leave much time for anything else."

"We know what you mean," Cody said. "Our job is all year round. You can get really caught up, and kinda leave other people out."

Kat nodded. "Yea. That's why I decided to take the road trip in the first place. I never had the time for it before, so once I got the chance I jumped on it."

"Bet it turned out different than you thought," Ted said with a smile.

"No kidding," she said. "What are the odds of me running into all of you guys? It's pretty incredible. But I think I'll let you guys get back to your practice. I've held you up long enough."

"That's okay," Cody said. "You saved me from Ted," he said laughing.

Kat laughed too. "What a terrible fate," she said teasingly. Ted looked at her and grinned. "Don't break his dashing face now," she said to Ted.

"No promises," Ted returned with another grin.

Kat stood up and decided to walk around. The rest of the guys were deeply involved in their practice. Mark was nowhere to be seen. She guessed that he was still rummaging around in the storage closet. She walked out of the gym and went exploring around the building.

Most of the classrooms and doors were locked. She wasn't too surprised. She knew that most things got locked up when a school closed for the summer. She headed out the back door of the building and was surprised to see a pond, with a floating dock.

She walked out onto the dock and sat down. The water was very still, and the dock was hardly moving at all. She laid out on it and put her hands behind her head. She gazed up at the sky for a moment, and then closed her eyes. It was very still and quiet.

She relaxed and felt tension leave her body, tension she didn't even realize had been there. She sighed and exhaled deeply. It was very calm. She probably would have drifted off if she hadn't felt a hand touch her shoulder. She shot up, her eyes flying open.

"Who the hell?" She turned and looked. "Mark?"

Taker looked at her, amusement crossing his face. "Not so nice to be snuck up on is it?" he asked with a smile, sitting beside her.

"You almost gave me a heart attack," she said shaking her head. "Who's the ghost now?" she asked him. He grinned in response. "How did you sneak up like that? I didn't hear anything, and I didn't even feel this thing move," she said gesturing to the dock.

"I'm not the Deadman for nothing," he replied with another grin. "I didn't mean to make you jump though."

"You sure?" she asked. "Cuz it kinda looks like you did."

"And if I did?" he asked.

"Then that's not very nice," she said and stuck her tongue out.

Taker laughed. "You're too much."

Kat grinned. "I know. So what's up?"

He gave her an inquisitive look.

"I mean did you want something? Or did you just decide to take a walk?"

"Actually I was wondering where you were. I came out of the storage room, and you disappeared."

"Oh. I was just wandering around and I ended up here. I do that a lot, wander off."

"I'm starting to see that," he said. "It's nice here though."

"Yea, it is. I could nod off here," she said with a laugh. She closed her eyes and pretended to fall asleep suddenly, her head falling on his arm.

Taker looked down at her, and she cracked an eye open and peeked at him. "Do you always sleep with one eye open?" he asked wryly.

She laughed and sat up. "Sometimes."

He shook his head. "Are you coming back inside? Or are you going to stay here?"

She bit her lip thoughtfully. "I think I'm gonna stay a little while."

He nodded. "Okay." He got up, walked back to the building, and went inside.

A few minutes went by, then Kat stretched out and closed her eyes. She was starting to relax again, when she heard someone walking down to her. "Seriously Mark, I can hear you this time. You're not gonna scare me again." She opened her eyes and sat up. It was Randy. "Oh Randy, sorry. I thought you were Mark."

"Apparently," Randy said with a smile.

"What's up?"

"Do you have the car keys? Taker said he gave them to you when we got here."

"Yea," she said pulling them out of her pocket. "Are we leaving already?"

"Nah, I need to get a Band-Aid from the car."

Kat stood up. "A Band-Aid? Did you cut yourself?"

The two started walking to where the trucks were parked. "I didn't," Randy said. "Taker did."

"Oh geez," she said. She unlocked the truck and Randy pulled out a first aid kit from the glove compartment.

She followed Randy back inside. Mark was sitting on the bleachers with a tissue wrapped around his hand.

"Here we go," Randy said, putting the kit down next to Taker.

"Thanks Randy," he replied. "I got it."

Kat sat down next to Mark as Randy went back over to John. "What did you do?" she asked her voice slightly teasing.

He looked at her sideways. "I dropped my water bottle and it rolled under the bleachers. I reached to get it and I cut my hand," he said pulling the tissue off.

Kat looked at his hand and bit her lip. He had a long cut going across his palm and a scrape on the back of his hand. "Ouch." She took the kit from him. "Here, let me help." She frowned as she looked through the kit. She turned and picked up a water bottle and another tissue, and soaked the tissue. "Okay give me your hand."

Taker raised an eyebrow. "You know, I can do it myself."

"Give me your hand tough guy," she said, clearly indicating that she had no intention of letting him do it himself.

"Yes nurse," he said with a half smile and held out his hand.

She shook her head and gently cleaned off the blood. "Umm, I'm going to have to put alcohol on it," she said. "You never know what might have been floating around under the bleachers."

Taker nodded. "Go ahead."

She put alcohol on another tissue and took his hand again. She was an inch away from the cut, but halted.

He looked at her. "Problem?" he asked.

"It's going to hurt."

"I know that," Taker said. "But it has to be done. So do it."

She nodded. "Okay then, get ready." Softly she put the alcohol on the cut and the scrape. Taker flinched slightly but said nothing. When she was done, she pulled out a bandage and wrapped it around his hand. She closed up the kit and looked at him. "You okay?" she asked.

He smiled at her. "I've done a lot worse things to myself than that. And I usually don't have a nice little nurse to fix me up on the spot."

"I know, but the little things usually hurt more than the big ones. And alcohol stings like hell."

He nodded. "That it does."

A second later Shawn walked over. He looked at Taker. "You alright?"

"I'm fine Shawn. It was nothing major."

"That's good. I see she wrapped you up. Our little nurse strikes again," he said smiling. "You should start charging doll," he said turning to Kat.

Kat laughed. "That's okay. He paid already."

Shawn looked at Mark. "He did? How's that?"

Taker looked equally confused. "Search me," he said shrugging.

"You taught me Old School. That's your payment," she said with a smile.

Taker smiled. "Fair enough."

Shawn nodded. "I guess that works. But then I still owe you for helping me when I was sick. Do I get off if I teach you something?" he asked.

Kat pretended to think hard. "Hmmm, I don't think so. I can think of something else for you," she said winking at him teasingly.

Shawn winked back and smiled. "Anytime doll, anytime."

Kat started to laugh, and Taker rolled his eyes. "I think my breakfast is gonna come up," he said dryly.

"You're just jealous Deadman," Shawn said playfully.

Taker grinned. "That's why she's sleeping in my room right?"

Kat burst out laughing. "Ouch."

Shawn pretended to be hurt. "Well!" He turned to Kat. "You're two timing me aren't you?"

"Aww Shawn, I'm not."

"I can tell when I'm not wanted!" Shawn said dramatically.

"Aww, but you are!" Kat said laughing at his dramatic act. She reached over and took his hand.

Shawn pulled his hand away. "I don't want to hear it." He crossed his arms and pouted.

Kat smiled at him. "I still think you're the prettiest," she said sliding closer to him.

Shawn pretended to give her the cold shoulder.

"Maybe this will make it better," she said mischievously, and kissed his cheek.

Shawn turned back to her. "All is forgiven," he said grinning.

She laughed. "That was too easy."

Shawn laughed too, and turned to Taker. "See Deadman? She likes me better."

Taker looked at the two. "I've been ditched for a blonde. How insulting."

Kat turned to him. "Did I hurt your feelings Mark?" she asked playfully. "I'm sorry."

"That's okay," he answered. "You have to come to bed sooner or later." He grinned at her, stood up and went over to Edge on the mat.

When he left, Kat shook her head and started to laugh. "And he said I was too much."

"You are doll, but that's okay," Shawn said with a grin.

"So are you Shawn," she returned. She looked across the gym at Mark. "And so is he."

"I already know I'm too much. That's me," he answered. "But him? You really bring out the mischief in him, and that's not easy to do."

"No? He seems like a pro at sneaking up on people. He almost gave me a heart attack outside."

"He did?" Shawn asked with a chuckle.

"Yea! I almost jumped outta my skin."

"He is pretty good at that. He's the Deadman after all."

Kat snickered. "That's what he said."

"I'm sure he didn't mean to scare you," Shawn said.

"Oh no, he did," she said nodding. "He did."

Shawn laughed. "I'm telling you, you bring out the mischief."

"He's not usually like that?" she asked.

"He's usually the sarcastic kind of funny, not the kind to sneak up on you, or burn with a comeback." Shawn shrugged. "Then again, you're not one of the guys. You're easier to tease."

"Am I now?"

"Yea, you are. I wouldn't say what I said to you to one of the guys. They'd smack me or something," Shawn replied. "You see what I mean?"

She nodded. "Yea I guess so. I guess you can tell that I wouldn't take it the wrong way coming from you."

"Exactly, and that's probably why you can say something back to us."

She smiled. "That's because you make me feel like I can."

"You can tease me anytime," he said. "As long as you make it up with a kiss," he added with a wink.

Kat laughed. She was about to say something when she saw the door of the gym open. Janice walked in, and made a beeline for the ring, and for Randy. "Uh oh, she does not look happy."

Shawn shook his head. "That woman needs to lighten up. She's gonna make Randy explode one day."

They watched as Janice got to the ring. Randy came out and she started to talk to him. Even from a distance they could see that Randy was getting annoyed.

"Oh boy, wanna help me diffuse this bomb before it goes off?" Shawn asked.

He got up and Kat followed him over to the ring. As they got closer they could hear Janice saying that Randy should have told her where he was going to be.

"I don't need to give you a minute by minute account of where I am Janice," Randy snapped, his voice ringing with annoyance.

Kat looked at Shawn who shook his head. "Get him to go outside with you," he said. "Before he RKO's her."

"Shouldn't I have an excuse or something? And why me?"

"You because Randy won't explode at you. And because me and Janice already have issues. Go and tell him that you need his help with something outside," Shawn said shrugging. "I don't know, just get him away from her."

"You don't really think he would…" Kat looked at Randy and noticed his jaw was twitching, and his posture was getting defensive. "Oh god. Okay I'll get him."

Kat hated to put herself in the middle of them, but she didn't want their verbal sparring to turn into a full blown fight.

She looked at the two for a minute and then noticed that Shawn had jumped into the ring with John. Probably to make it easier for me to get Randy, she thought to herself. She walked over, pretending to be oblivious to the argument.

"Oh hi there," she said sweetly to Janice. "I'm sorry, but I need to borrow Randy for a minute, if you don't mind. I need help with something outside, and he's the only one that's not in the middle of practicing," she said gesturing to the rest of the guys, who were evenly paired. "I'll have him back a.s.a.p.," she said grabbing Randy's hand before Janice could comment.

She pulled him out the back door and toward the water. "You okay?" she asked.

"Why did you do that?" he asked, his voice and face cold and expressionless.

"Because you looked like you were about to kill her," Kat answered. "Seriously, are you okay? You're starting to freak me out."

He walked out to the end of the dock and sat down. Kat followed and sat beside him. She put a hand on his arm. "Randy?"

He turned his head and looked at her.

"Say something. Anything, even if you curse her or me or everything. But say something. Don't go all quiet."

He sighed and blinked. "I'm sorry; she just makes me crazy. Honestly, that woman is going to make me end up in jail one day."

"That's why Shawn told me to get you out of there."

"Shawn told you?"

"Yea, he said you looked like you were about to explode, to get you out of the gym. But seriously are you okay? You're not going to walk back in and RKO her are you?"

A hint of a smile crossed his face. "Don't tempt me."

"No punting either," she said in a mock serious tone.

"Damned," he said, the smile now formed on his face.

Kat smiled at him. "Are you ready to go back in?"

He shrugged. "I guess so. No promises on the RKO or punting though."

"Randy…"

"Relax, I'm kidding," he said. "Although I'd love to see the look on her face if I did it."

"Don't even think about it. Think about something else, like rainbows and butterflies."

"Rainbows and butterflies?" he asked laughing. "I'll try that."

"Good, let's go back in then."

He nodded and they headed back into the gym.

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Author's Note: Sorry about taking so long to update! I have finals soon and I've been way too busy. I hope you guys like this chapter. Thanks for all the reviews, and keep them coming =)