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Stephanie McMahon stared attentively at the man in front as he changed silently into his wrestling gear, surveying his long golden hair and Spartan physique as he did so. He caught her eyes in the mirror and grinned, his brilliant white teeth sparkling as he turned to face her.

"Did I tell you how beautiful you look today?" he said softly stroking her cheek gently. Stephanie blushed and smiled at him.

"You need to focus on your match mister," she said moving away from him towards the dresser. She had spent so long on the road travelling with the company that all the different hotel rooms began to blur into one. Being the boss' daughter had its perks, her rooms were always grandeur, she could fly first class unlike most sometimes even use the private jet but after awhile it didn't matter; it all became routine. She began packing up the remainder of her toiletries as he moved up behind her grabbing her waist and turning her to face him.

"I'm focused enough. This is going to be the most important match of my life." He said staring down into her gleaming blue eyes. "This is for us…for you." he said before moving his head down and kissing her gently. As they slowly broke away Stephanie glanced up at the clock;

"Hey you better get going? Don't forget you've got to have a meeting with dad before the show." She said leading him to the door grasping her hand in hers.

"You're right." He said following her pausing as he reached his exit, "Don't worry about a thing Steph I'm going to beat Shane tonight and then we can be together…I love you." he said before kissing her one more time.

"I love you two Andrew." She replied. He smiled at her one last time and left. As soon as she heard the door close Stephanie's entire body shuddered, she wiped away Andrews final kiss on the back of her hand and walk back over to the dresser.

'What an idiot!' she thought as she packed away her makeup. 'Andrew had been going on and on all day about how much he loved her and he was going to fight for her; blah, blah, blah it made her stomach turn. Did Andrew really believe that they were going to live happily ever after in the suburbs behind a little white picket fence?'

The boy was delusional, Stephanie had much, much bigger plans for herself and today Sunday 22nd August 1999; Summerslam the World Wrestling Federations biggest pay-per-view of the summer was only the beginning. Stephanie looked up at herself in the mirror and thought how much she'd changed in the past two months; she still looked the same and acted the same towards everyone but inside it was as if she was a totally different person. It was on June 7th when it happened, when her whole world came crashing down around her. She had spent the past five months afraid of everything and everyone except her dad. Vince had always been there to protect Stephanie, she was his little girl and she meant everything to him but her heart was ripped out when she found out he was the one behind all mind games and attacks against her. He used her, just like he used everyone else, in his own twisted games to get back at Stone Cold Steve Austin. Stephanie was completely devastated, betrayed by the one person in the entire world she loved and trusted above anyone else. Stephanie sniggered at the memory of Vince's justification; he told her not to take it personally, it was just 'business'. So on the day she decided she would follow her father's example and take care of business the McMahon way by making it personal. She had started with appointing Austin as CEO, dated someone Vince disapproved of and even managed to bar Vince from the day-to-day running of the company. But it wasn't enough Stephanie wanted Vince out of the company for good; she'd been plotting for the past few weeks and had finally found a way. Unfortunately for Andrew he didn't figure in her future plans, he'd been useful in the beginnings of her plan he had information on the Corporate Ministry and most of all their relationship drove Vince and her brother insane. Shane took a particular distain for their relationship claiming Stephanie was too good for Andrew, for a brief moment Stephanie felt a glimmer of affection for her brother but his role in Vince's betrayal was too great for her to forgive. Stephanie had kept up the 'star-crossed lovers' angle for awhile now but it was getting tired pretty quickly and this 'love her or leave her' match against Shane was the perfect way of her getting out of it. Andrew didn't have a hope of winning, Shane had the Mean Street Posse, and the four on one odds were against him. Andrew had served his purpose but after tonight it wouldn't matter she had finally found the guy who could give her what she wanted; power.

Ten minutes later Stephanie knocked loudly on room 239, the floor above her room. She adjusted her dress accordingly so as to show off a little more leg without being too obvious, she thought it best to change from her usual jeans and loose pastel sweaters she wanted to show a different side to herself. After a minute or so the door opened the occupant dumbstruck at the sight of her. Stephanie walked in without invitation and without saying a word, she sat down on the couch and crossed her legs slowly.

"Can I help you?" Hunter said in his usual growl as he slammed the door shut.

Stephanie batted her lengthy lashes and grinned slightly, "Well that's what I'm here to find out. I'm here to make you a proposition." Hunter raised an eyebrow. "A business proposition." She said quietly as Hunter sat down in the armchair opposite her. "Vince's day is over with, he's lost his focus its time for a new age in the company's history…one without him in it. And I want you to be apart of it."

Hunter laughed loudly, "Ok, ok where's the cameras?" he said looking around the room. "I am on candid camera right?"

Despite his mocking tone Stephanie remained stone faced, "I'm one hundred percent serious. You're the future of this company, you're young, talented…ruthless." She added with a smirk. "You live and breathe this business. You've been here what, five years working your ass off and you've only just got your title shot? That doesn't seem fair now does it? And against Mick Foley, I mean sure he's a hardcore legend but WWF Champion I don't think so." Stephanie watched the grin fall from Hunter's face, slowly she got up and walked to the mini bar and poured them each a large drink. "When you first arrived here you were on your way to being one of the main guys, the top spot how did it feel to have it all taken away when Shawn went on to greater and greater success? And who was it that buried you back at the bottom of the roster, being a jobber to guys nowhere close to your level…Vince McMahon." She said walking to him, the glass tumblers rattling full of ice. She paused in front of him, "I can promise you that will never happen again. If you work with me and can get you the title once and so much more." She said giving him his drink.

Hunter's eyes followed her as she made her way back to the couch, "Why are you doing this?"

Stephanie sipped her drink, "I've finally learnt how to play in this business…you make your own rules. I was betrayed by the one person in the world I thought I could always trust and instead of feeling depressed and betrayed I feel hatred. I want him destroyed and devastated, the one thing he loves more than anything; this business, ripped away from him."

"Why me?" Hunter said drink still in hand.

"Out of everyone in this company you've got the potential to be better than anyone. Like I said you live for this business, it means everything to you. I mean sure Undertakers living legend and Austin hates my dad more than anyone, maybe even more than I do but I can't trust them."

Hunter sighed heavily, he still didn't know if she was for real. "Why should I trust you?"

"Because unlike the others you and I don't have a history…I've got no reason to screw you over." She said bluntly before downing her drink in one. "It's the dawning of a new millennium and soon a new era in World Wrestling Federation history, you need to make sure you choose the right side."

Hunter stared at her for a moment before taking his first sip of his drink, "What bout your little pretty boy Test?"

Stephanie rolled her eyes, "Andrew's served his purpose but after tonight there's no need for him. I need someone with drive and power, someone whose comfortable with the morally grey area of things…someone like you." Stephanie stood up and Hunter followed, she walked over to him and placed out her hand. "So what do you say, do we have a deal?"

Hunter took a deep breath and stroked his lightly stubbled chin, "Thanks but no thanks princess." He growled as Stephanie lowered her hand. "I appreciate the compliments and all that but I think I'll stick where I am, like you said its taken me too long to get here and I'm not going to let anything jeopardise that."

Stephanie stood in silence for a moment and nodded, "Fine. Well take this," she said softly leaning in dangerously close to Hunter and giving him her card, "in case you change your mind." She added with a whisper before turning away and strutting slowly out of the room, Hunter's eyes lingering on her sensual body as she did so.

A few hours later Stephanie sat in the backstage area of the Minneapolis Target Centre in total shock, somehow despite all the odds Test had managed to beat Shane. Andrew, tired from the gruelling physical match, sat beside Stephanie his chest heaving his sweaty arms tightly rapped around her as they watched the rest of the show as Undertaker and the Big Show defeated X-Pac and Kane for the tag titles.

"That was intense." Andrew growled through bated breath, "But it was worth it baby for you." he said turning to her. Stephanie tried to force a smile back but it was impossible, she was furious, she was so sure Shane and the Posse would destroy Andrew but the Stooges, on her fathers instructions, 'saved' the day. Stephanie was even more angry at her father, he was jeopardising her plans without even realising it. How the hell "Steph are you okay?"

"Yeah, sorry…" she said slowly. "I was somewhere else."

"Now we can be together…forever." Andrew said pushing her fringe away gently. "Nothing and no-one can come between us now." Stephanie nodded her mind still racing, Andrew continued talking but her attention was drawn back to the TV as she saw the main event had begun. She watched Austin, Foley and Hunter ruthlessly battle against each other for over fifteen minutes before Foley was able to pick up the win over Austin. Stephanie watched as Hunter scrabbled to his feet in realization he had lost the title, as defeat set in Hunter lost it. He flung himself at the officials punching and kicking anyone that moved. Austin was also irate, it wasn't long before the two men were going at each other but by this time Hunter was completely out of control and he viciously attacked Austin with a steel chair before finally leaving the ring. Stephanie smirked to herself as she watched an incensed Hunter make his way out the back but again her train of thought was interrupted by Andrews incessant talking.

"Steph? Steph? Are you evening listening?" he asked with a frown.

Stephanie sighed and turned to him, "Yes of course I was."

"So do you want to?" he asked.

Stephanie had no idea what he was talking about but took a gamble, "Erm…yeah sure." She said in a apprehensive tone unaware of what she had agreed to.

"Great I'll have a shower and we can grab some dinner cause there's something really important I want to talk to you about." Andrew said kissing her on the cheek before jumping up and heading to the bathroom.

A moment later as she heard the shower water running Stephanie felt her cell phone vibrate in her jacket pocket. The number was unknown but she had a feeling who the caller was.

"Hello?" she said quietly as not for Andrew to hear.

"It's me." Said a familiar growl. "I'm in."

A small grin appeared on Stephanie's face, "Good. Meet me at Mickey's in twenty minutes, its a little backstreet place a couple blocks from here. We have a lot to discuss." She replied and hung up without another word. She walked over to the mirror and straightened herself out. "Honey," she called through the bathroom door, "I'm going to have to take a rain check on dinner okay, something really important has come up." and before Andrew could answer she left, she had far more important things to worry about now.