I realised when I read back over chapter 1 that I confused myself. To get things straight, the date is Feb 1st which means Raw is on tonight. Christian is at the arena even though he's on ECW. He's not wrestling, he's just watching. I cleared that up chapter 1 (Added a bit in). Same for Edge. ECW is tomorrow then. In my story, I mean. Just had to get that right. Anyway, sorry for the late update. Hope you like it!

Chapter 2

(Christian's POV)

"Well, I can't wait all day. What do you think?", Vince interrupts me from my thoughts. I look up after a minute, the shock visible on my face.

"What?"

"Are you on something Reso? I said what do you think of the storyline?", Vince replies getting irritated.

"Oh yeah. Sorry", I say quietly.

"Isn't it a little rushed?", Adam says suddenly. I turn my head to look at him, the same shock on his face. "I don't see why. You are both faces now, a long time since that happened. Christian's also been here a year in February and the fans have been waiting long enough".

I watch as Adam agrees, though he doesn't look comfortable with the fact. I turn my head away from him, feeling slightly hurt from his lack of enthusiasm. I am shocked at the idea too but I do want to do it. What if he doesn't. "It's settled then. I'll work out how things will come together".

A thought occurs to me as he finishes, "I'm on ECW though".

"Ah, yes, that's right. But you won't be for much longer", Vince states.

I raise an eyebrow in confusion, "What do you mean?".

"Well, lets admit it. ECW isn't what it used to be. Quite frankly, it's outdated. I've come up with a new idea to introduce new superstars from FCW into the WWE. A show called NXT or Next will be replacing the 'fallen brand'. I will be announcing it on ECW". Well this day keeps getting better. That must be why he's coming on ECW tomorrow. If my new storyline's a shock, then this just kicked it's ass.

"A new show…what? Sir, no offence but is that a good idea?".

"Yes, I believe it is. This will be next evolution of wrestling", Vince puts his hands up, signalling the future. I take in what he's saying but one shock after another can't be good for me.

"What about the superstars on ECW?".

"They will go to Raw or Smackdown. You can come to Smackdown so the reunion can work". I nod slowly, not completely agreeing with this. As much as I want to go back to Smackdown, I've really enjoyed my time on ECW. It was a change.

"Right, now that that is settled, I must go to a meeting. If you think of anything that you could do to make the storyline more interesting, do tell me".

Vince stands up and so does Adam. I also get up slowly. Vince walks towards the door and opens it. Adam walks out first, avoiding eye contact as he passes me. I follow him and Vince shuts the door after he walks out. "Oh, this reunion will include Chris Jericho to further your rivalry Copeland", he says quickly before walking down the hall.

Me and Adam are left standing in the corridor. This is the moment I had earlier before we went into Vince's office. Instead of being a coward, this time I look directly at him. He must feel my gaze on him, cause he looks at me too.

"So, time for E+C again", I say.

"Yeah, it's been a long time".

"Long time", I repeat.

"What are you doing now?", Adam asks me.

"I, eh… have some things to sort out and get ready", I lie. Coward's back.

"Oh, ok then. Me too", he replies. I hear the disappointment in his voice and instantly feel bad.

Plus, I know he just lied to me. So he must know I lied to him. "It's a busy world, huh. Well, I guess I'll see you later then", I utter.

He nods to me and smiles. It looks forced which makes me feel worse. I fake my own smile before walking past him. My arm brushes of his and all the memories come flooding back. The old E+C before the split, playing pranks on the guys (mainly Chris), hanging out, all the nice things. Then I remember when I was leaving for TNA and things took a turn for the worse. We had fights, stopped talking for a while. We made up but I don't think he really ever got over the fact that I left. Then I came back and we were good for a while. We travelled together, just like old times. But then things went bad again. When he got injured.

"Are you ok?".

I look up at Adam, realising I had stopped walking. His face looks slightly concerned and a bit confused.

"Yeah, I'm fine". I walk on, sighing softly to myself. How could I be so stupid.

Maybe the storyline won't work after all. The question he should have been asking me is are we ok. I chance a look back at him, to see if he's watching me. I turn my body to look at him and end up looking at his face. He's staring at me. I stop moving again. The thought of turning back crosses my mind. We stay still for a moment. For those few seconds, I see the old Adam in his eyes. But then reality comes back. How can we make E+C work again if we can't make Adam and Jay work.

Adam brushes his hair back with his hand before he turns on his heels, his back now facing me. He hesitates and I think he might come back but I'm proved wrong when he walks down the hall. I put my hand to my forehead and rub it roughly in frustration. That went awful. I turn around and walk back to the locker room.

(Edge's POV)

What the hell am I doing! For a second I thought we might actually have a proper conversation. But no. Huuuuuuh. Maybe I should ask Vince to postpone the storyline. Or to not do it at all. No, he's keen to do it, he won't change his mind. Plus it will be good for the company. What am I saying. I should be happy that I'm teaming with Jay again. Just like old times. So why am I not as ecstatic as Vince wants me to be.

Huh, maybe it would help if I was actually talking to Jay. Properly. Not just small talk. Which ends with transparent lies. Tag teams are meant to have good chemistry. So they can work together better. When we were E+C, our chemistry was better then good. It was the best it had ever been. But now… now it's as if we've only met. We don't know each other. It's so damn frustrating. Where did it go wrong?

"Hey, Adam, wait up".

I stop walking as a familiar voice enters my ears. I turn around and face the man that's quickly walking up to me.

"Hi Chris", I say, happy to see another of my best friends.

"Hey", he replies.

"What's up?", I ask as we start walking in unison.

"Nothing much. Just the usual. You?".

"Same really. Though I did get called to Vince's office not to long ago".

"Oh, what did you do?", he eagerly asks.

"I'm not in trouble. No, he wanted to tell me about a new storyline I'm in", I utter, deliberately leaving out that Jay was also there. "Really? I thought you were going to feud with me for a while". I pause before answering. "I am, but with a little help". Chris's eyebrow raises in curiosity. "Help. From who?". "Oh, eh", I pause momentarily, deciding whether I should say who.

"Jay", I whisper, hoping he didn't hear.

"What? I can't hear you".

"Jay", I say a little louder.

"Jay? Really?", he inquires, excitement in his voice. "Yep". "Wow, that's great! We can make this the rivalry of the year. E+C versus Jerishow". "It's going to be good", I feign excitement. Chris doesn't buy it. "You don't sound very happy about it".

"I am", I answer quickly. To quickly.

"Adam. Come on. What's wrong?". Chris walks in front of me and stops. He crosses his arms lazily and waits for an answer.

"Nothing".

Chris doesn't budge. "Adam".

" We're just having communication problems, that's all", I grumble, walking around him. He walks by my side again and continues the conversation. "Things that bad?". "What do mean, Chris?". "I can see it in your face. You two are fighting again, aren't you?".

I stop again and turn to face him. "No. Actually, it's worse this time. We really aren't talking to each other".

"But why?".

"I don't know", I say, giving up , "I can't find a reason why. But it doesn't help that we haven't seen each other in months".

Chris nods understandably. "Can't you try to talk?", he suggests. "We did, back there a few minutes ago. Want to guess how well it went?". "Judging by how sour you are, not well". "Worse then not well. He even lied to me". "A bad lie?". "No, but it doesn't matter how bad it was. It was the fact that he lied to get out of talking to me".

"You want me to talk to him?".

I brush my hair back and reply, "I don't know".

"I have to anyway so I could just mention it"

"Why do you have to?".

"I'm facing him in a match on ECW tomorrow. We need to work out who will win and stuff".

Vince must have been planning this storyline in advance. "Oh, ok", I mumble. "You don't have to talk to him about though. We'll work it out on our own", I continue, trying to sound confident. "In time for when you start to team up again?".

I wait a long moment, thinking of which answer to say out loud. "We'll work it out", I reply eventually. "I have to go think some things over. See you later". I give him a quick smile and turn back to where I was going. "Bye", I hear him say from behind me. I sigh as I walk, keeping my head held high as I focus on the canteen just ahead of me.

We'll work things out.

That's it for chap 2. Just a heads up that the next chap will be a few hours later, when Raw is on live. Thanks for reading. Reviews are welcome!