June 24th 2003…

"Quit it!" 13 year old Amanda squealed with laughter as Brock was tickling the small teen he was watching backstage while her brother was in one of his matches.

"Quit tickling you? I can't help it." Brock responded with a smile, giving Amanda a chance to breathe before she sat up on the couch and he sat down next to her.

"You think he'll be okay in that ring?" Amanda asked, Brock knowing where that question was stemming from as it was only two weeks after the ring had caved in.

"Yeah. They know what they're doing, kiddo." Brock said, Amanda adjusting her hair into a ponytail… and Brock noticing a small speck of chocolate shimmer under her eye, grabbing a tissue and brushing it off her before confirming what it was, eyeshadow. "Seems like I missed something when I blinked… but you're subtle with it, that's a good thing." He replied.

"John was a bit startled, tried to get me to scrub it off." Amanda explained.

"That's how brothers are with their sisters, don't like seeing them grow up… just don't grow up too fast, Mandy. Who knows… in the next blink, I'll see you accepting a marriage proposal." Brock responded, Amanda chuckling.

"Long time away for that, Brock. I just turned 13." Amanda replied, her and Brock hugging.

"But you're never too old for the tickle monster!" Brock said, exclaiming the last three words and Amanda's laughter starting up again when he tickled her.

And Brock knew that one day, she'd be all grown up… and he would be wondering where the time went…

Present time, NXT TakeOver Brooklyn 2015

He would be leaving again for a little while after SummerSlam, that was how his schedule was… but he knew she didn't have to like it for many reasons.

Brock knew that Amanda was nowhere near the same person she was when he first left… and he had hoped to rebuild their friendship when he returned in 2012.

But the time they spent together on the road became sporadic. Before he knew it, she stopped traveling with him to events altogether as his appearances at the events dwindled… and it frustrated her.

So Brock found himself here at the Barclays Centre, having not been able to stay relaxed at the hotel.

And it wasn't long before he found her… and stopped short of approaching her.

Black, red and white wings were painted on Amanda's sides and back with her ring outfit in the same colors… she had ice blue contact lenses hiding her sparkling hazel eyes and red eyeshadow in a cat eye style, the black eyeliner the same way.

Brock narrowed his eyes the second he saw Finn walk over to Amanda and playfully nip at her neck as his right arm wrapped around her waist in a careful manner so as not to smudge the paint both had on them, Amanda laughing softly.

"Hey… what's up, old man?" Brock heard, turning and seeing Kevin Owens walk over.

"You know if anything's going on between them?" Brock asked.

"I'm not sure I'm the right person to ask that question to, Brock. I'm nowhere near objective." Kevin responded before he left, Brock turning back to where Amanda and Finn were.

The Demon Mistress looked at the Beast Incarnate, her eyes narrowed as a warning… until the Demon King lightly tugged on her right hand.

"It's okay, keep a cool head about things, Darlin'." Finn whispered, Amanda nodding.

Amanda followed Finn to the curtain and Brock was pretending to stay focused during a conversation… but Alexa lightly slapped him on his right shoulder once she was sure that the two had walked through the curtain.

"Hey, where's your head at?" Alexa asked.

"Sorry… I miss it when she was little. I know you two have your differences but I left when she was young and it hurt her more than she admitted. Wouldn't you feel the same way if someone you were close to just left abruptly when you were 13?" Brock responded.

"I would…" Alexa answered, hating that she just admitted that.

Out in the front row near the stage were two people watching carefully… and the smallest one's blue and orange eyes widening slightly when Finn grabbed onto Amanda's hips after picking up his NXT Championship and his teeth clipped the crook of her neck, Amanda closing her eyes and tilting her head back for a few seconds before she opened her eyes again.

"Isn't this supposed to be a family friendly show?" The blonde next to the small brunette questioned.

"Eh, the kids have seen worse on General Hospital, Sandy." Immy responded as Amanda glanced at them and smiled before getting into the ring with Finn.

"Old friend?" Finn whispered before he guided Amanda out of the ring, Amanda smiling and nodding.

But halfway through it, Kevin bashed the ladder into Finn and busted him open, Amanda immediately checking on Finn and pressing a towel to his neck.

"Kevin, you son of a bitch!" Amanda yelled as she jumped into the ring and onto Kevin, putting him in a chokehold.

"Chokeholding's illegal!" Kevin responded angrily.

"Yeah, you can file a complaint!" Amanda retorted dryly as Kevin struggled to get her off of him before he yanked her over his shoulder by her hair and she crashed onto the mat… and as Kevin turned, Finn ran at him and dropkicked him before Finn checked on Amanda and helped her up before she steadied the ladder, insisting she was okay.

Kevin was regaining consciousness when he heard the bell ring and pulled himself up to his feet… holding onto the ring apron to stay standing, he saw Finn holding the NXT Championship up high with his right hand and his left arm around Amanda's waist before he nuzzled his face against hers as she rested her left hand on his face and he lightly kissed the palm of it before helping her down the ladder and the two exiting the ring.

"I guess that's what we'd call a Strangelove kind of storyline. Why can't the main roster write feuds like this?" Sandy responded.

"I guess the script writers are just stubborn… and I doubt what she did to Owens was scripted." Immy replied, knowing that Amanda would get furious if the ones closest to her were hurt in any way.