"Pride and Prejudice"
An Edge/Ashley fanfic

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Chapter 16: Plan B

"Ashley? You okay?" Michelle uncertainly asked entering their hotel room.

"Yes, I'm fine." Came the dirty diva's voice from under her bed's duvet.

"Are you sure? Cause Paul and Brian said they searched for you all the afternoon and-"

"Yeah, I didn't feel like being in company, you know..." She cut her colleague off.

The athletic diva sighed and sat down on the edge of the punk's bed; they weren't the closest friends in the world, that was true, but after their rivalry of a year ago they had started to get along lately. And so now she was sure that something was wrong with her and couldn't help but feel genuinely concerned for her fellow diva. "Ash, what's the matter?" She softly asked.

"Nothing, I'm alright."

"Then why don't you come out?"

"Fine… are you happy now?" She rolled her eyes finally coming out from the bed's covers… and it was clear that she had cried.

"Sweetie what's wrong? You can talk to me…" Michelle said instinctively holding the punk diva's hand.

Ashley shook her head looking away to hide her red eyes but then she couldn't help but break down. "I'm so stupid!" She managed to say between the tears.

"Hey… what's the matter? Tell me, I'm sure you're not stupid… what happened?"

"I… I thought there was something between us… I felt that he really was different and cared about me… but once again I've been a stupid, naive, little girl." The self proclaimed dirty diva 'explained' between the sobs.

Michelle sighed feeling somehow relieved to know that it was a guys-related problem cause she had never seen her in that state and was starting to fear that something worse had happened.

"You know? It's the same old story… like with Matt… they see in me just a copy of her… but who cares about me? About my feelings? I'm just like this, I can't help it if I'm this way, I'm not trying to be anyone else… and I'm so tired of this…" The punk went on desperately crying.

"It's okay Ash, it's okay…" The taller diva tried to reassure her with a hug. "But I don't get it… let me help you, who treated you this way? Paul? Brian? Is this why you don't want to see them?"

"Oh no, they don't know anything about this." She replied wiping her tears away with the back of her hand.

"Okay… who then? You can trust me, I won't gossip behind your back." She lightly smiled.

"I feel even more stupid now that I think of him," she bitterly smiled "how could I have thought that we could get along? I must have been a fool. It's… it's Adam."

"Edge?" The other blonde asked in disbelief.

Ashley just nodded as another tear came down on her cheek.

"Whoa… sorry, it's just… unexpected."

"Yeah," She weakly smiled.

"I could have never guessed… I mean, you seemed always fighting…"

"And we were… it was totally unexpected for me too… but then in those 2 days he seemed so different, sweet and caring that I couldn't help but fall for him I guess, he made me feel like I hadn't in so much time… but apparently I just made myself ridiculous… as usual." She sighed.

"Those 2 days?" Michelle asked confused.

"Oh right… last week we've been together for 2 days… at his house I mean. It's a long story, it all started like some sort of blackmail, a bet, a joke… and then…"

"Wow." The former teacher commented when she finished resuming the whole story.

"I know right? I swear Michelle, he was so different that night… I was really sure that he was feeling something too… and then the surprise! It was all so perfect that it seemed one of those beautiful dreams that you don't want to wake up from."

"Maybe it's all just awkward," she guessed "I mean if he was so sweet and all when you were alone and then disappeared after the kiss… maybe he's just confused about the situation and doesn't know what that kiss meant, why you broke it and how to act. Let's go to the arena, c'mon, I'm sure that face to face everything will work out."

"No, there's no use." Ashley weakly smiled and shook her head, "He asked Kelly out, they're on a date tonight after the show."

"He did what?" She yelled in disbelief.

"Layla told me earlier, that's why I ran away like that. Apparently I was just a good distraction while we were alone or maybe it was just a joke, a bet with someone or something. Probably he's having a laugh behind my back with Kenny or Kelly herself. I don't know, I don't know anymore."

"Then what are you doing here?" Michelle jumped off the bed.

"What?" The punk princess asked with a puzzled look.

"You're here crying your heart out for someone who obviously doesn't deserve you. He should be the one hiding in his bed ashamed of what he had done… that son of a bitch! Him, not you!"

"And what should I do?" She rolled her eyes.

"Get up, get dressed and let's go to the arena!"

"Chelle, I really appreciate it but I don't feel like…"

"No, stop sweetie. He doesn't deserve you and he's not worth it, so just stop. You've been here crying all the afternoon for him… stop feeling miserable, you're a fighter, you're the punk princess!"

"…Fine, I'm standing up." She weakly smiled and rolled her eyes, "You happy now?"

"Quite." She grinned, "I know what we need!"

"What?"

"A date! Tonight you're going out on a date!"

"You're kidding, right?"

"Absolutely not! If he wants to play then you'll show him that you can play too! We're gonna prove him that you don't need him and that of course you're not crying for that asshole!"

"You're scaring me now." The dirty diva commented with a roll of her eyes.

"C'mon Ash, think about it… jealousy is the best therapy! He's gonna fall heels over head for you, I'm sure! There's not even comparison between you and that little Barbie!"

"…but assuming that I accept, there's one little problem: who's gonna be my date?" She skeptically asked.

"Totally up to you." She smirked, "Except Paul and Brian, you're gonna surprise him."

Ashley rolled her eyes at the 'restriction'.

"C'mon isn't there any nice guy that you're friend with who can be your date for a night? You just have to pretend, can't you find anybody?"

"…Okay, let's do it." The punk diva resolutely agreed with a smile.

"Awesome! I gotta go now cause I have a match tonight and we're on in less than an hour but I'll see you at the arena, okay?"

"Sure."

"And please, look sexy and confident. We're gonna kill him."

"I'll try my best." She laughed, "And Michelle?"

"Yes?" The blonde turned as she was opening the door.

"Thank you." She truthfully said.

"Anytime, that's what friends are for."

So, left alone in her room, the dirty diva sighed one last time before marching to the closet to pick up a proper outfit for her night. Then she just had to choose her date. "Let's hope that all the time spent with Matt's friends will be finally worth it". She thought wondering with whom she could go out.

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Adam stood in one of the arena's corridors, casually leaned against the wall, pretending to listen to whatever MVP and Kenny were talking about. Pretending cause he was thinking of the one and only dirty diva actually.

He couldn't help but keep on thinking of Kelly's earlier revelation. Was this the reason why she hadn't called or anything since what happened? Was this the reason why she had broken their kiss without a further word about it? But then why had she kissed him in the first place?

"Man, are you listening?" MVP rolled his eyes waving a hand in front of the Rated R superstar's face.

"Sorry I was… what were you saying?" He asked coming out of his daze.

"Tonight will you interfere in my match with Kane then? Cause after he tossed you out of the ring during 'The cutting Edge' last week you totally should, man!"

"Yeah, sure."

"Great! Cause you know…"

But his voice faded away again as the world champion spotted the Smackdown's high flying team approaching… without their manager. He felt the sudden urge to go and punch them both but tried to control himself. How could have he explained the reason, then? Jealousy? And of what? After all he didn't even know if one of them was the father of Ashley's baby… he couldn't even guess cause he clearly remembered that she had told him that she hadn't a boyfriend.

"Let's hope that he's not Matt Hardy or this time I swear to God I'm going to definitely end his career." He thought. But why… why was he feeling this way? Why was he suddenly feeling so jealous? "Nah," he told himself "it's not jealousy. I'm just annoyed… who does she think she is to treat me like that? I deserved at least an explanation! No one treats me like that. And I'm going to prove her tonight with Kelly that I can perfectly go on without her. That's it." He resolutely thought.

But only one thing was sure, the Rated R superstar was clearly in denial of his true feelings.