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The Way to Eden	By : Esquirella Category: WWF/WWE > General Views: 3514 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Eden felt eyes burning into her skin, though she couldn't say from whom. She was readying for her third and final opponent's attack and the crowd was as boisterous as usual. So far, Boa had made a formidable foe. She parried and dodged all of Sin's moved thus far. But it wouldn't last. It couldn't. Sin was just too good for her. The only thing keeping her from ending the match quickly was Serpentina, Boa's sister and mentor. Original Sin and the other warrior hadn't met in a match yet. Serpentina was considered the crème de la crème of the women's division and Sergei wanted Sin to go through all of the normal channels before she could reach that level. Eden hadn't minded, preferring to earn her right to the honor. But now that would never occur as this night would be her last in the club before leaving to meet Jeff.

Eden's heart constricted again at the thought of her mission. Boa took advantage of the distraction and kicked her in the thigh, momentarily bringing the taller woman down. The crowd erupted as Boa was clearly the fan favorite this evening. Eden looked around her briefly before shooting back up to her feet. There was that woman again, she thought before bringing herself back around to face her attacker. The woman had been at the club's last show as well. She had neither cheered nor booed any of the performers, merely sitting back and watching the action with a cold expression. At first, Eden didn't know what to make of her. She'd felt the stare during her match and watched the woman when she got to the back last time on one of the monitors, wondering briefly if the woman was there for her. The woman's expression never changed, no matter who the performers, so Eden concluded she was just another nut.

Now, though, the stare bored into her and she felt the intense weight of those eyes. Eden hadn't met the woman up close and couldn't see their color, other than they were dark. But she could feel their presence now and it was throwing her off. She didn't dare mention it to Sergei, though. She couldn't lose his respect by whining about his customer, could she? No. She had a reputation to uphold. Glaring once at the woman, Eden glanced back at Boa, just in time to duck another kick. This one had been aimed at her jaw. She reached into her boot at the same time and brought the knife out and up into the other masked woman's calf and severed the Achilles' tendon. This time, however, the Original Sin cackle was forced. Boa fell to the ground in obvious defeat and Sin knew there would have been hell to pay were she to show up at the next match. Serpentina would demand retribution, and Sin knew it would be in the form of a flaming cage match next Friday. Unfortunately for the snake-like fighter, by that time, Eden would be in Mexico, or South America, or some such place to evade the law for murdering one Jeffrey Hardy.

Turning to wave to the crowd, Eden locked eyes with the stranger in a challenging manner and grinned before leaving the ring.

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"So that's how you want to play it, is it?" Tara muttered to herself before rising to leave the arena. There was no reason she couldn't get into the spirit of the game. If she had to play it, so be it.

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"You cut my s-s-sis-s-s-ster," came a low hypnotic hiss from behind Eden as she wiped her knife clean and gathered her things, preparing to seek out Sergei for her pay envelope.

"She knew what she was facing when she joined the club," Eden retorted, shouldering her bag and straightening to face the other fighter.

Though Sergei had strict rules against backstage assaults, Eden didn't trust her. Serpentina truly was snakelike, standing just a couple of inches shorter than Eden with less muscle tone. This allowed her the fluid cobra- like grace. She kept her head shaven and painted it forest green. She also wore a green latex mask that had eye ridges much like snake's. She even wore yellow contacts with vertical black pupils. Her green tights completed the ensemble and her hypnotic voice only added to the charm. Although Eden respected her, she'd never liked her.

"Regardless-s-s-s," Serpentina continued. "I mus-s-s-s-st ins-s-sis-s-s-st that you fac-s-s-e me nex-s-s-st week."

"Is that supposed to scare me?" Eden asked incredulously. With everything she was about to do to Jeff, this little development was the least of her worries.

"Only if you're s-s-s-smart," the other woman hissed.

"I'm smart enough to know I'm enough of a threat to you to warrant such a match anyway," Eden replied with a sweet smile.

"Really?" Serpentina grinned back. "Well then I guess-s-s it's-s-s time for me to neutralize you."

The women glared at one another for a few more seconds before Serpentina slithered back down the hallway from the direction she'd appeared. Presumably to check on Boa's condition. Eden glared after her before moving on to find her employer. He was standing at the other end of the hallway speaking to a stagehand.

"Ah, Sin," he greeted her warmly when she approached. The stagehand took his cue to leave and they were alone. Sergei handed her the envelope. "There you are, dear."

"Here I am," she replied sadly, taking it from him. Both knew their time together had come to an end.

"I'm sorry to lose you, you know," he whispered.

"Me, too," she said still looking down.

"Serpentina has asked for a retribution match already."

"I figured as much," she said finally meeting his gaze. "You granted it, right? Everyone needs to believe I'm still showing up next week."

"I did," he agreed. "I told her I was giving you Wednesday off to prepare, though."

"Nice cover," she sighed. "I'd forgotten about that."

"I thought you might be needing it," he said. "Boa won't be returning to the ring. Kind of a shame, really, since she was almost as promising as you."

"I'd wondered why you'd sacrificed her."

"You needed a convincing cover story," he shrugged. "Besides, it's her sister that has the real talent in that family. Not as much as you, of course," he added with a smile.

"Thanks," she smiled back.

He took her hand in both of his own and kissed the back of it like a father would. "You will take good care of yourself, right?"

"I will," she answered, willing the tears not to fall.

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Tara stood back in the shadows. Funny how easily she was able to re-adapt to her old patterns, she thought wryly. She watched Sin and Sergei and listened to their conversation. It told her nothing more than that Sergei had sacrificed one of his premier fighters for Sin's cover. At least she could be sure beyond doubt that something was about to go down. She leaned back further into the shadows when Sergei left the tall purple-clad fighter, who looked like she was struggling to collect herself.

'So, you can easily accept a job to kill a man, but cry over leaving your friends," Tara mused.

Sin straightened and walked back to the catering cart to retrieve a bottle of water. Tara took the opportunity to position herself outside the arena door so Sin would be sure to see her on the way out. She wanted to see firsthand how the woman reacted to her.

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Eden grabbed a bottle of cold water and downed half of it before heading back towards the door. She stopped to glance back one last time and saw Serpentina watching her as she leaned against the back wall. She lifted a green-gloved hand to waggle her fingers at Eden before slipping back into darkened hallway. Eden grimaced and turned back to walk out the door. When she reached the outside air she looked up at the stars briefly before walking in the direction of her temporary quarters.

She only walked a few feet before stopping and locking eyes with the mysterious woman from the audience. She was leaning against a car and was dressed in black leather pants with a simple black tank top. Her chunky black boots looked like they'd seen years of wear and her shining dark red hair hung straight past her shoulders, probably halfway down her back. The woman smirked and regarded her with cool dark eyes.

"Original Sin," she drawled in a Texas-accented voice.

"Who the hell are you?" Eden bit back testily. She wasn't in the mood for niceties tonight and the stranger was about to learn that the hard way.

The woman snorted and shook her head. She gave Eden another long look and pushed herself off the car, turning to leave.

'What the hell?' Eden thought. Then she shook herself and grabbed the smaller woman's arm to keep her from leaving.

"I said, who the hell are you?" she growled.

The woman easily shook Eden off and turned around with a wide grin. She wasn't scared of the larger fighter at all and she was making sure Eden knew it.

"Your trying out for a place here, aren't you?" Eden demanded. "You think you can climb the ladder by rattling my cage!"

The woman said nothing, merely crossing her arms and smiling at Eden calmly. Calm my ass, Eden thought. This woman's demented.

"Well?"

"Well what?" the woman finally asked. "You think you know, why do you need my answer?"

"Why else would you approach me?"

"I didn't approach you," the woman calmly explained. "You passed me and I acknowledged you. There's a difference."

"Who are you?" Eden tried again frustrated beyond caring now.

"Why do you need a name for someone you're not planning to see again?"

"If you're trying out here, I'll be seeing you," Eden lied.

"I'm not, so you won't."

"I don't do head games?"

"You don't?" the woman looked skeptical. "It seems Serpentina thinks you do."

"What do you know about her?" Eden grunted.

"Nothing," the woman said holding up her hands palm out to show she was innocent. "I just see her watching you now."

Eden turned back to the arena entrance and saw the snakelike fighter standing in the doorway. Not close enough to hear the conversation, but visible nonetheless. She turned back to the stranger with a scowl.

"Who are you?" she tried again.

"I'm no one you need to know," the woman returned icily. "Let's keep it that way."

She then walked away, sparing Serpentina a quick look as she passed the arena door. The other fighter watched her leave then returned her gaze to Eden and pointed at her, mouthing the words 'next week' before again retreating to the arena. Eden stood for a moment in irritation before resuming her walk home.

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Tara watched Sin enter her apartment complex from the doorway of the next building. She already knew the woman's basic patterns from the few short days she'd spent tailing her. Whoever trained her hadn't done a very good job of it. The light in a third floor apartment suddenly turned on and Tara knew Sin was home. In a few days, she would be leaving for Cameron. What she didn't know, however, was that Rio would be hot on her trail.
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