[AN: Hi guys! This is my first fanfic on for a loooong time! I decided to write a fic about The Shield cos I'm in love with them all :P I hope you guys like it! BTW I refer to the boys and other wrestlers by their ring names and not their real names.]
I looked sideways at my Shield teammates as we waited for the elevator. We were in St. Louis, Missouri for a live event and were checking into our hotel. My name is May James, and I work for WWE as one of their divas.
A month earlier, I'd been called up to the main WWE roster, after having worked in NXT. To my surprise, it was to work with The Shield. They were the hottest new superstars around and had made a huge splash in their short three months on the main roster. I was initially rather worried to join The Shield, as I was concerned about the possible backlash from the WWE Universe about adding a female member to the trio. Surprisingly, the fans had taken to me quite quickly.
The reason I was so surprised to be called up to work with the guys was because I'd been a face in NXT, and now I was suddenly being asked to work as a heel. But Seth Rollins had reassured me it would come naturally, as he'd also worked as a face before The Shield.
The guys themselves had welcomed me into the group, and had eased my fears about moving to the main roster. Seth had been the one I'd warmed to the quickest, he's very sweet, down to earth and rather goofy. Roman Reigns had taken a couple of weeks to get used to having me in the group, but now he'd admitted I'd grown on him - he's a very funny, chilled out guy. Then we came to Dean Ambrose. I was a bit scared to work with him at first, as I'd heard about his reputation, that he was a bit of a douchebag. But as I discovered, Dean is actually extremely cool, can be quite talkative when you get to know him and very fun. He still had an intimidating side to him, though, and even though he tried not to show it, he was constantly checking me out.
I'd been brought into The Shield as their new member, with the guys declaring that now was the right time to introduce me to the WWE Universe as their 'Dangerous Diva'. It was strange being a heel, but I was enjoying it.
Now here we were, on the live event circuit. We worked live events every weekend, and it was loads of fun travelling around with the roster, wrestling every night. It was Friday night, and we'd just come from the show. I'd wrestled a match against Kaitlyn, the Divas Champion, and had also accompanied the guys to ringside as they took on Sheamus, Randy Orton and Ryback. We'd been delayed arriving in St. Louis and hadn't had time to check into the hotel before the show - we'd headed straight to the arena from the airport.
The elevator dinged and the doors slid open, jolting me into reality. We usually shared one large hotel room, mainly because it was a lot of fun. We could have had our own rooms, but where was the fun in that?
I followed the guys into the elevator, rolling my suitcase along behind me. I chuckled to myself, as the guys liked to travel light and only had bags slung over their shoulders.
"God, I am so tired" Roman muttered as we got out of the elevator on our floor. I rolled my eyes, Roman was always complaining he was tired.
"I don't feel too bad actually," Seth commented as we headed down the hallway to our room. "What about you guys?" He continued, looking towards Dean and I.
"I'm alright, I think I'm finally getting used to the schedule" I replied. It had taken me awhile to adjust to the new extensive touring schedule - the boys were all over the show and appeared on both Raw and Smackdown every week.
In response to Seth's question, Dean just shrugged. He looked a little out of sorts. It seemed he was in one of his 'non-talkative' moods.
We arrived at our room, and Seth swiped the keycard and pushed the door open. He stepped in first, and came to a stop. It was so sudden, I nearly walked into him, causing Dean and Roman to almost collide with me.
"You have to be kidding me" Seth exclaimed. He moved to the side to let us see what the problem was. It was immediately obvious, the room had only three beds - one double and two single. How had this happened? Did the hotel assume I was in a relationship with one of the guys or something?
"Oh, what the hell?" Roman groaned.
"What are we going to do?" Seth asked.
"Go down to the lobby and get it sorted out?" I suggested.
"I can't be bothered with that, too much hassle" Roman replied.
"Two of us will just have to share" Dean piped up. For some reason, he looked a lot less grumpy then he did a minute ago.
"Ok, who shares with May then?" Seth said.
"Hey, why me? Why can't two of you share?" I interjected, giggling a bit. The thought made me laugh.
"Not happening! Dean tosses and turns too much, and Ro hogs the bed" Seth replied. I wondered how exactly Seth knew that, had the boys shared before?
"Thanks a lot, man. I'll have you know, Seth likes to throw the covers off and make you freeze to death" Dean glared at Seth.
"This is great, guys. Now I don't want to share with any of you!" I rolled my eyes again.
"How do we work out who shares with May?" Roman ignored my comment and directed his attention to Dean and Seth.
"Rock, paper, scissors" Dean answered. "Whoever loses shares with May" He went on.
"Oh, that's nice" I exclaimed, sarcastically. The boys continued to ignore me. They played, and Roman won the first round.
"One of these beds is mine!" He grinned and threw his bag on one of the single beds. That left Dean and Seth. I surveyed them both and hoped Seth was the one who lost. The thought of sharing a bed with Dean made me nervous - I really liked him, but his presence was a bit intimidating.
But of course, fate likes to play games with me, as of course Dean lost the second rock, paper, scissors game and was my bed partner for tonight.
"Looks like we're sharing, sweetheart" Dean said, looking towards me. He had a smirk on his face, and I felt myself blushing a bit. He had such a intense gaze, sometimes it felt like he was staring into my soul. Dean also had a tendency to refer to me by nicknames - usually sweetheart or princess. I was referred to as 'The Shield's Princess' in WWE, so the nickname sort of stuck. I always wondered if Dean had a crush on me, or if this was just how he acted towards women.
"Great" I managed to smile back at him, and watched as Seth claimed the other single bed and Dean tossed his bag on the double.
"Anybody feel like going for a drink?" Seth asked, as we settled in.
"I just wanna go to sleep" Roman answered. He'd already flopped down on his bed without getting changed.
"Nah, I'm not in the mood" Dean answered, unzipping his bag.
"May?" Seth asked.
"Sure" I answered. I mean, why not? It would be nice to spend some one on one time with Seth. "Let me get changed first" I went on. I was still wearing my tactical gear that I wore to the ring - black short shorts, The Shield's new shirt and black wrestling boots. The boys had main-evented the live event, and none of us had bothered to get changed before we headed to the hotel. I went rummaging through my suitcase and pulled out a pair of jeans and a tank top. I headed into the bathroom to change.
After I'd done so, I messed with my hair in the mirror for a minute. This was always my time to think, and I realised my mind was still on Dean and the way he'd been looking at me a minute ago. Did I have a crush on Dean? I couldn't stop thinking about him all of a sudden. And now we were gonna share a bed...
I took in a deep breath and headed back into the main room. Roman had already dozed off, and was now sprawled out on his bed, his tall frame taking up nearly the entire thing.
"Typical" Dean looked towards Roman's figure and rolled his eyes. I had to laugh. Seth had changed in my absence and was waiting for me by the door. I slid my feet into a pair of flip flops and grabbed my iPhone.
"I might be asleep by the time you get back" Dean said to me. He'd flipped on the TV and was changing channels rapidly. Roman was sleeping through the TV's blaring, he must have been really exhausted. Then I realised exactly what Dean had said - he could already be in bed, and I'd have to join him. This was going to be extremely... awkward.
"Alright. See you later" I nodded, and joined Seth by the door. We headed down to the bar together. I wondered if he knew anything about how Dean's mind worked - he'd known Dean for longer then I had, after all.
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"You seem to be settling into the WWE schedule really well" Seth said, 15 minutes later. We'd ordered some drinks and were sitting in a booth together. There were a couple of our colleagues around, but the place was mostly deserted. I was having a vodka and coke, while Seth had a beer.
"As well as I can. It's a lot different from the NXT schedule" I replied. When I was in NXT, we only travelled around Florida. Now I was going all around the country, in a month or so I'd be going on my first overseas tour.
"For sure" Seth nodded. He knew what I meant, being a former NXT alumni himself. We were silent for a moment, but it was a comfortable silence. I felt so relaxed with him.
"Seth, can I ask you a weird question?" I said. I'd been steeling myself to ask about Dean for awhile.
"Sure, what's up?" Seth looked concerned. He had an adorable frown on his face. Seth was an extremely attractive man, who had a beautiful smile - he was really popular with WWE's female fanbase, and I could see why. He was charming, gorgeous and one of the nicest people you could ever meet in your life.
"It's about Dean. What's his... attitude toward women?" I swallowed deeply. Seth frowned more, and a little line appeared between his eyebrows.
"Oh God. What's he done now?" He sighed.
"Nothing really. It's just that I see him, um, checking me out sometimes and I wonder what's up with him" I replied. Seth ran his hand through his two toned hair, and sighed again.
"Dean is a complicated dude, to put it lightly," He said. "I have to admit I've noticed him looking you up and down too, and it makes me angry because I wish he wouldn't objectify you like that" Seth went on.
"You think he's objectifying me?" I replied. Dean wouldn't act like that towards me, would he?
"I know him. He hasn't had the best relationships with women in the past. And I don't want you to get hurt" Seth answered. My heart melted a bit, Seth could be so sweet.
"I can handle myself, Seth. Don't worry about me" I said.
"I know you can. But Dean is not a normal guy" Seth replied. I took a sip of my drink and considered it. "All I'm saying is that if you want to take a chance with him, just be careful" Seth continued. "If things go wrong, you know I'm here for you" He added, surprising me.
"Thank you, Sethie" I smiled at him, using my nickname for him. Seth mockingly scowled at me. "Hug?" I asked, shuffling a little closer to him.
"Maybe I shouldn't hug you after you called me Sethie" Seth crossed his arms and pouted. I giggled at his duckface impression.
"Ohhhh, come on! You know you want a hug!" I teased, moving up right next to him, so our sides were touching.
"Yeah, I do!" Seth dropped the act and grinned at me. He then grabbed me in a strong hug, wrapping his arms around me. I absolutely loved being hugged by Seth, because he committed to it. I reciprocated, folding my arms around his middle. I leant into him, resting my head on his shoulder.
"Please promise me you'll be careful with Dean, babe" Seth said. I felt him rest his chin on the top of my head.
"I will," I said. "And anyway, I could be jumping to conclusions. I don't even know if Dean likes me that way" I continued. Half of me hoped it was true, but half of me had been scared by Seth's words. There was still a lot I didn't know about Dean, as he didn't give a lot away. Most of what I knew about him I heard from Seth and Roman.
"I think if he does like you, you'll know pretty soon" Seth replied. As he said it, he gave me a squeeze. I couldn't help thinking that Seth didn't really want me to go after Dean. Was he trying to put me off?
