Mercedes, an up and coming diva of the wrestling industry said good bye to Shane McMahon, the one and only son of Vince; And the man who was starting the WCW invasion until the two corporations were merged together.

"The two of you are starting to get pretty close huh?" Shane's good friend Andrew (Test) asked him.

"She really is pretty amazing."

"You don't have to tell me twice, there isn't a guy here who doesn't know it."

Mercedes and Shane had grown close over the last year that she had come into the business. They both had feelings for each other that neither of them expressed. Shane knew that she was younger and completely focused on her career. Mercedes knew that it could cause many problems for her. She was hiding a secret from Shane; Something that few people knew.

Mercedes was the sister of one of the most well known wrestlers in all the industry, Triple H. He was overprotective and unreasonable when it came to her well being and what he believed to be in her best interest.

"Just because you are up here with me," He had said to her when she signed her contract, "doesn't mean that you are free to do what you want."

"Paul please don't do the fatherly thing right now."

"Cedes you know that I have to. You are the most prized possession that I have in this world."

"I know that Paul, but really I'm twenty three. I think that it's time you let me grow up a bit."

"You're right you do need to have your own freedoms."

"Exactly, this is why I don't want anyone knowing that you are my big brother."

"What? Why not?"

"I don't want special freedoms or privileges. I want to make it in this business on my own, sink or swim no matter what."

"O.k." he said with a smile. The two of them were so much alike. Their stubborn personalities matched only by their well known bad tempers and unforgiving attitudes. "There's just one thing that you need to do for me."

"And what exactly would that be?" Mercedes smiled. She was a bit amused by the fact that on the one day that should be purely hers her brother has a request.

"I don't want you dating any wrestlers."

"Why not? What's so wrong with me dating wrestlers?"

"Mercedes I just don't want you doing it. It gets very complicated mixing your two lives together. I don't want to see you get hurt by that."

"Paul you're doing it again. I should be allowed to do what I want."

"Cedes please just make me this one promise."

"Alright Paul I promise that I won't date any wrestlers."

"Hey Cedes," the familiar deep voice snapped Mercedes out of reminiscing. "What exactly where you thinking about girly?"

"How do you know that I was thinking about anything at all?" she moved in and hugged the large man standing in front of her. "Hi Paul," she smiled.

"I know you and you always have something on your mind. Besides you had a far off look in your eyes. You only get that way when you are thinking about something serious."

"Never you mind that. I just want to get to the hotel and get some sleep." She said taking his arm.

"It's been a long week for you I see. You've been everywhere. Are you sure that you can handle the work load?"

"Yes Paul I am sure." Mercedes was not in the mood for conversation. What she really wanted was to go back in time and tell Paul that if she found someone amazing that she would date them no matter who they were or what their profession. Lately she had found herself regretting making that promise to Paul. Shane was someone that she never thought she would be close to. Now it was all that she could do to hide her true feelings from Shane, Paul, and everyone else around.

"Mercedes wait up," Shane said catching up to her at the arena the next night.

"Hey Shane what do you need?"

"Nothing I just wanted to say hi, maybe hang out a bit before the show."

"Oh well, I am not really sure if I can."

"Do you have plans or something?"

"Well sort of."

She looked over her shoulder to see Paul coming up behind her. Her heart beat faster not knowing how any of it would turn out.

"Hey Shane," Paul said walking up to the two. "Cedes you ready to get some food?"

"Yeah I'll be right there." Paul looked at the two suspiciously. "I promise."

"O.k." he started to walk away and then turned around. "You be careful around her Shane. I don't want to see my baby sister getting into any trouble."

Mercedes stood silent and watched Shane's face drop in shock.

"Sister?" he asked in disbelief. "You are Triple H's sister?"

"Guilty," she said trying not to make it a big deal.

"I didn't know that." Shane said nothing for a moment then began to walk away. "O.k. well then I guess I'll see you later." He said as he basically ran away from her.

Shane avoided Mercedes for the rest of the night and continued to until she caught him in the hotel that night.

"Shane wait up," she called running up to him and Andrew. "I wanted to talk to you about before."

"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked trying to stay calm.

"I haven't really told anyone. I didn't think it was the best idea. I didn't want any sort of special treatment."

"So you just lied to me? Any time that I asked about your family, what they were like."

"I'm sorry but- "

"Please I don't want to hear it. You are just like every other lying scheming slut out there."

"What? Shane how could you possibly say that?"

"All year you lied to me. ALL YEAR!" he yelled at her.

"Don't you dare yell at me Shane McMahon! I'm sorry that I didn't tell you about Paul but that gives you no right to say to me what you just did."

"It's the truth and I'm not taking it back. I don't want to know you anymore."

Mercedes stood there shocked at how fast Shane's attitude changed. "O.k. Shane if that's how you want to be. You're a horrible, horrible man. I can't believe that I ever cared for you. Just keep away from me from now on." Mercedes said walking away from him.

Shane watched her walk away and began to cry not fully knowing why he did what he just did. He knew that he had just ruined a great friendship and potential relationship. Andrew stared at Shane as he walked slowly away back to his hotel room.