AN: A new fanfic wooo! And I'll update the others soon. I've just been very busy. But I had inspiration for this so hope you like it. :D Please review and tell me what you think. :D

Chapter One – An Introduction

"One... Two... Three... Four..."

Kris counted out loud as he bounced from the ropes on one side of the ring to the other. Every day he would train for 3 hours early in the morning then again for another 3 hours in the evening. Injured or sick, no matter what, he would always train. He was determined to get into the WWE no matter what. That was his dream. But he would not achieve this dream on his own.

"Good work Kris! Now let's do 20 sit ups and have a practice match."

Sitting on one of the turnbuckles was Kris's close friend Aaron. They had been friends for years and even attended the same wrestling school together. Aaron helped Kris train each day and with his help, Kris was sure they'd be in the WWE soon.

"This time I will beat you Aaron!" Kris gave his friend a cheeky grin.

"You keep telling yourself that.. But you know you always lose." Aaron returned the grin.

Aaron had always been the better wrestler always was best in the class back in wrestling school. There was no doubt he'd make it into WWE. But they made a promise to each other that they'd get into WWE together. Which is why Kris had been training much harder then Aaron, to get to his level. Kris looked over at his friend as he jumped from the turnbuckle and sat in the middle of the ring.

"Well come on. I wanna see those sit ups!" Aaron laughed as he began without Kris.

"Hey you got a head start!" Kris chuckled and joined his friend.

As expected, Aaron finished the sit ups first and stood up waiting for Kris. So their match could begin. Kris let out a sigh as he saw his friend standing in the corner. This was his chance to show his friend how much he improved.

"Ready? This time there'll be a new winner."

"You're really cocky Kris... Anyway ready?"

"Ready!"

"Okay. 3...2...1... GO!"

Kris ran at his friend, it was now or never. The sooner he took his friend out the better.

His friend, who he always wanted to impress.

Who meant everything to him.

Even though they faced each other often, they worked well as a team.

And they would always be a team.

No matter what.

Or so Kris thought.

"Kris! Kris! Wake up!" Kris felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Ugh.."

"Kris! We're gonna be late for training!" The voice almost sounded impatient.

Kris slowly opened his eyes to see his little sister AJ, her face full of worry. Her expression made Kris let out a small tired laugh. AJ was always worked up about anything. Especially being late. After stretching with a long yawn, Kris got out of bed and gently pushed his sister out the door so he could shower and get dressed. After he finished getting ready, his dream came back to him. Well not a dream. More like a suppressed memory. That all happened almost 6 months ago. Since then Kris had made it into WWE but only as, what people would call, a jobber. He wanted to be championship material. Or at least good enough to be shown on Raw or Smackdown. Not NXT. He let out a long sigh. Only brightside was that he had made it into the business. But without Aaron. Who was now his ex-best friend.

6 months ago, Aaron left to go train with the top trainers from the WWE. Without Kris, who wasn't accepted to be trained. They only chose the best indy wrestlers and no surprise Aaron was chosen. Even after all this time. All those 6 months of training on his own, Kris could never compare to Aaron.

The memory of Aaron leaving brought a frown to Kris's face. He remembered his ex-friend's whispered 'goodbye' as he headed for the taxi. It was at that moment that it was decided that they were no longer a team. They were now rivals. Kris would not stop until he was strong enough to beat Aaron or at least be a match for him. But he hadn't seen him in 6 months. Who knows how much he improved.

"Kris!"

His sister's yelling snapped him out of his train of thought.

"I'm coming!" Quickly grabbing his gym bag, he hurried out to the car where his sister stood, looking very impatient. "Sorry.. I got distracted."

"As always.." AJ said rolling her eyes while getting into the passenger's seat. "You've been like this ever since you know who left.."

Kris got into the driver's seat, and turned on the engine, completely avoiding AJ's comment. He didn't want to talk about Aaron. He no longer cared about him. He had broken their promise to each other after all.

'So much for making it into WWE together..' Kris thought this to himself every day, ever since Aaron left.

He felt his sister's eyes on him. She always worried about everything, especially him.

"You don't have to worry about me AJ. I'm fine. Really.."

"If you say so.." AJ said with a sigh.

They drove the rest of the way to the arena in silence. Tonight was the NXT taping and they always trained before it began. He parked in their usual space and got out, opening the door for his sister.

"Thanks." AJ jumped out the car, her impatient expression now changing into one of eagerness. "Got a text from Kaitlyn. She's waiting for us outside the locker rooms." A grin appeared on her face. "And she said Kelly is there too."

Kris rolled his eyes at his sister's comment. Everyone thought there was something going on between him and WWE Diva Kelly Kelly. But they were just friends. Kris didn't want a relationship. He had too much going on, including his training, which was now 2 sessions of 4 and a half hours. He couldn't afford any distractions. Anything that would keep him from achieving his goal.

He walked towards the arena with his sister, memories of his ex-best friend flooding his mind.

"I hope you return soon.. So I can defeat you.." Kris mumbled under his breath.

"Did you say something?" AJ looked up at her brother, an eyebrow raised.

Kris just shook his head, his expression serious, which gestured for his sister to stay out of his head.

If he impressed the others tonight, he would be given a match on Smackdown, which was taped on the same night.

This was the opportunity he was waiting for.

It was time for him to make a name for himself.

He was Kris Cage.

Future WWE champion and legend.

And he would achieve that.

Before Aaron.

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