The shock of WrestleMania 31 had yet to wear off for the newly crowed WWE Champion, Seth Rollins. He knew that there would be a chance that he would fail when he decided to cash in during the main event. Hell, even he believe that he wouldn't walk out of WrestleMania as champion. The decision to cash in had been a rash one but it was something he knew would be smart. Even if he didn't win, it would prove to everyone just how much he wanted to be champion. Just how badly he wanted it. And he would be making history if he did one. He knew as he told the gorilla he was heading out there and they began playing his music that he could be making the worst decision of his career. Yet here he stood with the championship belt in his hand.

The next couple of hours after the match had been a blur to Seth. He remember that as he walked backstage, most of the roster had gathered to congratulate him. Not everyone may have liked Seth but everyone was glad to see the championship off of Brock Lesnar. Seth did remember Dean Ambrose being one of the first people waiting for him, his shit-eating grin across his face as he reminded Seth that he would be coming for the title. The two had shared a laugh and waited for Roman to make his way backstage.

As Roman finally appeared through the curtain, the first thing he did was pull Seth into a hug. He had been so worried that Roman would be mad at the decision to cash in during his WrestleMania moment but the two were brothers, always would be. And Roman had told Seth he was just glad someone had gotten the belt away from Brock.

After talking to a couple of the other wrestlers backstage, Seth made his way to the locker room to finish packing so they could get on the road. It had been a long night and everyone was ready to be back at the hotel. It didn't take long for everyone to pack up their things and head to the garage. Seth was thankful he was getting to celebrate this moment with his friends. But there was someone missing.

Seth had been so in the moment that it wasn't until after they had left the stadium that he realized there was one person who hadn't congratulated him. AJ Lee.

Having been stuck in the backseat for the drive to the hotel, Seth leaned forward so he could see his friends in the dark better. "Did you know why AJ wasn't there after the match?" He asked Dean, knowing Roman would be just as clueless. Since the Shield had been called up to the main roster, AJ would always wait for the three backstage after every match. Even after the shield broke up, she would stand at the gorilla and wait for them whenever they had a match. The fact that this had been a championship match for Roman (and Seth after the cash in) and she hadn't been there really made the two toned wrestler curious.

The more he thought about though, he didn't remember seeing her at all that evening. At least not face to face. He had seen her heading out for her match and had watched the divas match backstage. She barely wrestled at all and then he hadn't seen her at all sense.

Dean shrugged his shoulders as he turned his attention towards the backseat. "I saw her and Paige after their match for a moment. She had her suitcase with her but she always packs early so I didn't think anything of it."

"I saw her with Ronda and Paige before I went out for my match. She told me good-luck and that she'd see me tomorrow. I assumed she would've said something to you before she left." As Roman spoke, Seth had sat back against the seat and frowned. For as long as he had been a friend of AJ's, she had never just up and disappeared on him like that. Something was wrong and he had no idea what it was.

It had been almost 24 hours since Seth had became champion and he was already back to work, walking around the stadium with the championship belt across his shoulder. According to the script for that evening, his was suppose to be late to the show. This gave the wrestler some time to go on a diva hunt. He had checked the matches for tonight and knew that AJ would be participating in a six team divas tag match so she had to be in the building somewhere. All he had been able to think about was finding her and making sure everything was okay.

He wasn't sure why he was so worried about the petite brunette but she was all he had been able to think about all morning. No text, no call. He felt like his best friend as avoiding him and he had no idea why. She had been the one to tell him cashing in during WrestleMania was a good move and then she left before finding out what happened. It wasn't like her. None of this was. And his gut was telling him something was really wrong.

Seth knew the first place to check needed to be the divas locker room. AJ didn't spend a lot of her time in there but it was the best place to start. Even if she wasn't there, one of the other women maybe had an idea of where she had skipped off.

After taking a nervous breath, he lifted his fist up to the door and knocked three times before taking a step back. After a few moments, the locker room door swung open and he came face to face with the anti-diva herself. Paige, another diva he had known for years, stood with a smirk on her face as she glanced at the belt sitting on his shoulders.

"Well what do you have there? Looks like I missed a lot last night." She spoke with her heavy British accent that brought a smile to Seth's face.

"You have, and so did someone else I wanted to share the news with. Yet she seems to be missing," as he spoke he looked over Paige's shoulders to see if he could spot anyone else in the locker room, "petite little crazy chick, likes to skip around a lot?"

The moment AJ was mentioned, he watched the transformation in Paige's face from excitement to nervousness with a mix of sadness. Right then Seth knew that it wasn't just a gut feeling. Something was wrong and AJ was avoiding him. "Paige, where is she?"

Before she had a chance to reply, Nikki and Brie Bella walked towards them. The two girls were both in their ring gear and looked like they had been in a hurry. Seth took a step back, not sure if the girls were heading into the locker room or not. They stopped though when they reached Seth and Paige. Brie smiled and waved at Seth but kept to herself, something that she seemed to do often.

"Paige you really need to head to the gorilla. Our match is up next," Nikki spoke in a hurry as she turned her attention to Seth for a moment. "Congratulations again Seth. We will need to take a championship pictures together soon. People will love that." Seth nodded but he wasn't sure if she had even seen, as the two girls walked past him and made their way to the gorilla.

While Seth had been listening to Nikki, Paige had disappeared from the door for a moment, only to return and shut the locker room door behind her. As the Bella Twins walked away, Paige gave Seth a sympathetic smile. "She will find you after the match, I promise. She hasn't wanted you to see her cry."

With that, Paige made her way towards the gorilla herself and Seth stood in his place, stunned. He was shocked by what Paige had just said. AJ was crying? In that moment, every fiber of his being wanted to follow Paige and catch AJ before she made her way out to the ring but he knew that wasn't the smart thing to do. She needed to keep her head clear before her match and didn't need him confronting her. Watching as Paige disappeared out of eyesight, Seth finally made himself move. He would go watch the match in one of the back rooms.

And he would be waiting for her at the gorilla as soon as the match was over.

As soon as he walked into the room he spotted Dean already sitting in front of one of the televisions, watching the divas entrances. He smirked as he walked over to his friend quietly, waiting till he was standing right behind him before speaking. "That is called a television. I know it is a foreign concept to you but as you can see, we use this tiny magical box to watch our friends during their matches."

Dean jumped at the sound of someone's voice, turning his head to see who was standing behind him. As soon as he saw it was just Seth, he rolled his eyes and turned his attention back to the screen as Paige's entrance played and she appeared on screen. Seth walked around and sat down in one of the chairs behind Dean and watched as the cameraman showed AJ sitting on the ropes beside Naomi and Paige.

"I heard she's leaving." The comment hung in the air and Seth felt like the air had been sucked out of his lungs. If that were true, it would make sense. She had been hurt for months and had never been given the proper amount of time to completely heal. Paige and AJ had had an emotional moment after their WrestleMania match, which was unlike both girls, but since had just figured it was because of their big win. Paige had said AJ had been crying earlier and now here she was, pushing an NXT diva by wearing Bayley's shirt. Something he knew AJ would do if she was leaving.

He knew it was true. It was the only thing that made sense but he didn't want to admit it. Especially since the thought of AJ leaving made him want to put his hand through a wall. He wasn't sure why he was so upset as AJ had spent the better half of the past year out of recovery but he was.

Instead of replying, he stayed silent and kept his eyes glued to the screen. As soon as he saw Naomi's rear view to Nikki and the count starting, he stood up and walked out of the room without another word. All he wanted to do was make sure he was there when AJ walked backstage.

As he walked towards the gorilla, he saw not only the Bella Twins and Natayla but the rest of the divas roster standing and waiting. He stood back and watched as Paige and Naomi walked through the curtains followed by a very emotional AJ Lee. The moment she stepped backstage, Paige wrapped her arms around the brunette and then almost every other diva did. The last diva to give AJ a hug was Nikki, who held her the longest before pulling away and whipping the tears from her own eyes.

"Thank you so much AJ, for everything. We are truly going to miss you."

Hearing those words from Nikki, proved to Seth the rumors were true. AJ and Nikki didn't hate each other the way the media believed but they weren't exactly friends. They had their ups and downs but they worked well together and they knew it. Hearing Nikki thank AJ, publicly, made everything more real.

He stood off to the side while the divas all said their goodbyes but a couple moments later, he caught AJ's glance and watched as a smile formed across her lips. Her smile brought one to his own even though he knew he didn't want to smile. The rest of the divas made their way down the hallway, most likely heading to the locker room, but AJ turned on her heels and skipped her way over to Seth.

"I never did get a chance to tell you congrats last night." She said with a smile and it took Seth a moment to realize what she was talking about. He watched as her eyes broke contact with his and she glanced at his shoulder that he remembered the belt he was currently holding. He looked down at it and smiled but refused to change the topic.

"Is it true?" It was the only words he could get out. All happiness drained from AJ's face as she heard his question and Seth knew there was no more denying it.

"Can we talk about this? Tonight? I promise I will explain everything to you." Unsure of if he even wanted to hear her response, he reached into his pocket and grabbed his extra hotel key - her hotel key - and held it out to her. As soon as the key was in her hand and out of his, he turned his back to her and walked away. Every once of his body was fighting the tears that wanted to form in his eyes.