I knew what it was. From the first day I knew what I was getting into and I didn't care. I still don't care. I can take care of myself now. This just proved it.

Knock knock.

"Come in!" I shouted from her seat in the back room.

"One minute kid till announcements."

I was the announcer. The champion always announces what is going on at the beginning of the night and announces the start of a match. That made me the champion. It was how it worked. It showed who was at the top and who was on bottom. This is where I was on top. The top of the ladder and the top of this under ground world.

I got up and walked up to curtain waiting for my cue. I put in my head piece with the mic attached. I was impatient. It took a lot of hard work to win this and became the announcer of the first match of the year and many more matches to come. Anyone would be honored to have this position and it was no different for me.

"And now, last year's champion, Rae Bee!" That was my cue. I pushed the enormous black curtain and walked out onto the stage. The crowd cheered. I blinked my eyes in surprise. It was louder than I remember. And bigger, but I figured it would be. We really got the word out this summer, tweeting, texting, and calling everyone to let them know about this underground club. As long as they had money they were let in.

"Hey everybody," I shouted into my mic. My voice echoed throughout the whole underground stadium. I was loving every second of this. "how is everyone doing tonight?"

The crowd answered by erupting in cheers again. This was great!

"Alright. Alright. We're gonna have open matches today. Sign up at the sheets hanging on the back wall. Have a drink and hang around. In an hour we'll start the first match. Let loose and just have fun. This could be your year. Let's start it out with some fun!"

I love this more than anything. This feeling is more amazing than Broadway itself. I feel like i'm flying. Just floating through the air.
I went to go and get myself a drink, but I was quickly crowded by people asking for an autograph. I'm already famous. Down here anyways. They all put pictures in my face. They were one of when I knocked Jack out. I was standing over him, shouting out in victory. It was the first match that I won.

I quickly signed each one. Feeling a little overwhelmed, I went and got a drink. We had bottles of pop everywhere for people to pour into cups themselves. Of course they were spiked, as usual, so I didn't drink much of it. I had to announce the matches in...well I don't know how long. I checked my watch. In half an hour. I can't believe it has already been half an hour. Time flies when you get surrounded by a bunch of fans.

"Hey kid, the sheets are completely filled already. We should just start it now." Jack told me in my ear. It was always hard to hear in this place. The music was turned up so nobody could hear their own thoughts.

"Okay. Let's go." I shouted over the music.

Jack and I had become friends quickly after I knocked him out. He was so out of it at the time that I had to drive him home. We took his car so I just slept on the couch at his place. When I woke up he was making breakfast, and it was vegan! It was the best thing to wake up to. His parents were vegan, so naturally he was too. We bonded more through that morning as he drove me back to get my own car. I was excited to be making a new friend. Even if it was because I knocked him out.

I turned my mic on as I walked up to the stage. When I got up there I motioned for our DJ to lower the music volume. He did and everyone stopped and snapped their heads around to look in my direction.

"Hey everybody. It seems that we got the sheets filled up sooner than we thought. So we're gonna start the first match now." Everyone cheered. "So, first we have Azimio going up against Jay Lopez! Let's have a big round of applause for our first two competitors." Everyone cheered them on.

As I walked past Azimio I whispered in his ear, "you got this Azi and I already know, none of this leaves Underground." He nodded to me with approval as he walked into the ring.

Azimio and I came to an understanding when he saw me win one of my earlier matches. I was against another girl this time. She had the same build that I do, but she was taller than me. When I won I came out of the ring and saw him standing there with his mouth hung open. We never built a friendship, but he doesn't go out of his way to torture me at school anymore. I hope one day I can be his friend and he can be mine.

I walked back towards Jack and we watched as the fight ensued.

"Rae, you seriously are the best. Did you see how excited you got everybody here tonight? It was amazing." He looked at me in amazement. "You're famous down here."

"You know, my dads are always telling me that I will be famous one day, but they probably didn't mean it like this. I'm not the reason why they're excited. It's because of the spiked drinks and the amazing fights. I just help them express their excitement." I told him.

I wish I had more friends so I could share this place with them. It would be nice for people I really know and trust to appreciate this the way I do, but there aren't many of those people. Even if it was just one person I loved who loved me back. That's all I want. Someone to share my life with.

It will happen one day.

A/N: New story. Well if anyone has any ideas to who they want Rachel to get involved with and why tell me. Your opinions are welcomed.