I'm back with another request fic, everyone! Now, this is actually a bit of a odd pairing for me as...well, I've never written anything with Sami and Jojo as the main pairing (closest thing I got to shipping Jojo off with another wrestler was some slight shippy stuff between her and Seth Rollins in another one of my fics, Total Drama), so, when I got asked by eva505 to write a piece that features Sami Zayn and Jojo as the main pairing, I decided to take it on since I'd like the practice with writing a new pairing. Now, initially, I was asked to write a one-shot for these two, but...after I planned the idea out, I found that it was going to take me more than just that to get the story idea across that eva requested, so this may fall in the range of being three to five chapters. I'm not too sure on the length just yet, so...we'll see how things develop. So, until then, I hope you all enjoy reading this, my dolls. =)
(Disclaimer: I own none of the wrestlers and onscreen personalities used in this fic. They are the property of themselves and the WWE. I only own the ideas that are going into this.)
Sami Zayn knew that for the longest time...he had feelings for a certain female member of the WWE roster. And that female was WWE ring announcer Joseann Offerman, better known by her on-screen name as JoJo. He honestly didn't know what it was that attracted him to the younger woman at first. Whether it was her smile or the way she handled her job for someone her age, Sami didn't really seem to care as he had actually gotten to know the woman beneath all of that...and that woman was one who could find something to be happy about. So, it did not sit well with Sami at all that JoJo was dating fellow WWE Superstar Randy Orton, a man that didn't have the best possible reputation among the roster.
Looking over to see Sami watching JoJo as she was talking with fellow ring announcer Lillian Garcia, one of Sami's good friends, Zack Ryder, sighed and, shaking his head, said "Sami, bro. You gotta just leave JoJo be. I know you kinda feel something for her, but staring won't make her come to you or anything."
"I know, Zack, I know," Sami said, letting out an annoyed sigh of his own. "I just worry about her. She's dating that snake Orton, and I just don't want her to get hurt by him."
"We all feel that way, Sami. But, what can any of us do about it? It's not like we can just tell JoJo who she can and can't date," Zack said. "Last I checked, she's still around that age where she can be pretty resistant to older people telling her what to do."
"Again. I know, Zack," Sami said, feeling a tiny bit annoyed.
Hearing the tone of Sami's voice, Zack said "Look. If JoJo dating Randy is worrying you this much, then why don't you just talk to her? She seems to be pretty friendly with you, so, I don't see why that won't work.
"Hmm. That's actually a pretty good idea. Thanks, Zack," Sami said, high-fiving the Long Island native.
"No problem, broski," Zack said. "Now, go on. Don't make me shove you over there."
"Alright, alright. I'm going, I'm going," Sami said around a laugh as he walked away from Zack. Walking over to the two women, Sami stopped when Lillian and JoJo noticed him. Offering a wave to the two, Sami said "Evening, ladies."
"Good evening, Sami," Lillian said, smiling. Turning back to JoJo, Lillian said "I'll talk to you later, JoJo. See when the show starts."
"OK. See you, Lillian," JoJo said, smiling as she waved the veteran ring announcer goodbye. Turning back to Sami, JoJo shyly smiled and said "Hey, Sami."
"Hey, JoJo. How're you doing?" Sami asked.
"I...I'm doing alright. Just talking about some stuff with Lillian before the show starts tonight. How have things been with you?" JoJo asked.
"Well, aside from getting my ass kicked by Kevin most weeks, I'm doing fine," Sami said. "If you don't mind me asking, what were you and Lillian talking about?"
"Oh, uh. Stephanie actually pitched an idea for me to Randy's personal ring announcer starting tonight," JoJo said, biting her lip a bit as she rubbed her upper left arm. "I'm...I'm looking forward to it, and I was just talking about it with Lillian."
"That's...cool, I guess," Sami said, while taking note of JoJo's body language. Maybe the redhead was just imagining things, but...JoJo actually seemed fairly nervous about this new storyline idea. But, the thing that seemed to catch Sami's notice the most was the fact that JoJo was rubbing her arm. "JoJo, are you...are you feeling alright?"
"Yeah, sure I am. Why wouldn't I be?" JoJo asked, in an overly chipper voice.
"Well, it's just-" "JoJo!" Sami began before getting cut off by the voice of the one Superstar he wasn't looking forward to seeing. And, if hearing wasn't bad enough, Sami had the unfortunate luck of seeing JoJo flinch a bit at having her name yelled.
Turning in the direction of Randy's voice, JoJo said "Coming, Randy!" Turning back to Sami, JoJo said "I gotta go. I think Randy might want to talk some stuff over about his match tonight. I'll see you later on, okay?"
"O...OK," Sami got out before watching JoJo spin on her heel and turn to run off towards Randy. Watching the younger woman get back with Randy almost made Sami's stomach turn. He knew that there wasn't any real way he could directly talk with JoJo about her relationship wiht Randy, but...after seeing that, the redhead couldn't help but feel that JoJo needed more help than she was aware of. And, he, Sami Zayn, would be the one to give JoJo that help. The biggest problem with this, however, all lied in just how he was going to help her out. 'I'll figure it out. Just...anything I can do to save JoJo before things get too bad for JoJo,' Sami thought as he turned on his heel and headed for the locker room so that he could get ready for his match that night.
...*nervously scratches the back of my head* Yeah, I know this may not be the most original way I could go about writing this idea up, but...it's Sami Zayn and Jojo and Randy Orton all together in one fic. This is pretty much the best my brain could come up with without going with an idea that would end up making this a full-length story. That being said, I hope everyone that gave this a chance enjoyed the start. So, until next time, don't forget to R&R please. =)