WWE Fastlane 2015, after six man tag…

"Hey… that was great out there." Seth heard, seeing Amanda… she reached out to hug him but stopped when he lightly pressed his fingers into her collarbone. "Okay, that's not like you at all… what's going on here, Seth?" The 24 year old diva responded.

"Nothing." Seth answered and turned to leave… he reached the edge of the hallway when he heard "You know, I'm getting really sick of this, Rollins!" and turned back, walking to Amanda.

"What did you just say to me?!" Seth demanded.

"Lately, you've treated me like we barely know each other… and you might not care but that hurts me, Seth. What did I do wrong, why don't you want anything to do with me anymore?" Amanda responded, Seth slamming the Money In The Bank briefcase down in rage and muttering a name under his breath… but Amanda heard it. "He is my friend but the Demon King and Demon Mistress thing, it's just a storyline, Seth. Just like The Shield splitting apart was for the cameras, it shouldn't affect us backstage." She said before he turned back to her.

"Well it does! Before we know it, you'll be in the same bed and room, you'll be walking out into the arena hand in hand, leg up and lips together and it will be far from 'just an act'!" Seth said.

Amanda closed her hazel eyes and balled up her left hand, only to open her eyes and see her old friend Joey Mercury.

"Both of you calm down." Joey said, trying to keep the peace between the two.

"Joey, stay outta this!" Seth snapped at him.

Amanda carefully pulled her hand away and walked off, Joey turning to Seth.

"That was low, even for you! Mandy is a damn loyal friend, you idiot! And now you just want to kick her to the side because she's found the kind of happiness she hasn't had in years?!" Joey said.

Down the hallway, Amanda pulled her hood of her Balor Club hoodie over her head, wanting to just disappear entirely…

Present time…

This was a lot different than NXT but for Finn, it was a good way to learn, watching the main roster matches in person.

He stopped for a few seconds when he heard sniffling… the parts of chestnut hair sticking out from the hoodie the small woman was wearing was a dead giveaway to him. But in the few months he had known Amanda, he had never seen her this upset and walked over, crouching down and resting his hands on her knees.

Amanda looked up, brushing her tears away.

"I feel so stupid… I thought that Seth and I had hit a rough patch in our friendship but that we'd fix it…" Amanda said, her voice croaky. "Why did I even bother trying? He just keeps pushing me away… I called him out on it and things went to hell." She said, Finn pulling her into his arms… out of instinct, her arms wrapped around him and her head rested on his left shoulder.

"He's the one who's stupid, not you. He doesn't see what this does to you." Finn whispered.

Neither were aware of Sariel nearby… Finn picked Amanda up off the floor and took her to where her locker room was, putting her on the couch.

"I was also gonna talk to him about tomorrow night's event… I don't think I can go through with the scripted part, I just…" Amanda said, trailing off as she curled her legs up a bit so Finn could sit down. "It wouldn't be the first time in this business that it's happened, storyline relationships turning real off camera… he's acting like I betrayed him." She said quietly, Finn wrapping his arm around her shoulders after she sat up. "I'm just… I'm gonna go tell Hunter what happened and about everything…"

Amanda started to stand up but stopped when Finn's left hand wrapped around her right wrist before he stood up.

"Whatever happens… between you and me or anyone else, it's none of Seth's business… there's nothing he can do but mouth off about it like a jealous little child." Finn said.

"Who's gonna believe him anyway?... he needs to get his own life together." Amanda responded, starting to feel calmer.

"Exactly, and we're far from the only ones who know that." Finn said, him and Amanda sitting down again and her resting her head on his left shoulder. "Times like these… are when we find out who our true friends and companions are."

"The ones who don't run at the first sign of trouble… who are honest the first time we ask for it and us being honest with them…" Amanda whispered.

A knock at the door interrupted them… and the voice made it clear right away that Stephanie had found out about the fight.

"Mandy, you okay?"

Amanda stood up and opened the door, Stephanie seeing that her hazel eyes were puffy and reddened.

"It got bad…" Stephanie said.

"I don't… think I can go through with tomorrow night's scripted part involving me and Seth. I need distance from him to think." Amanda responded, Stephanie knowing that it was beyond bad and hugging Amanda.

"Take your time, kiddo." Stephanie said after they let go, the older woman leaving… when she reached her office, she sat down and Sariel appeared, startling her.

"It's okay… I kind of observe people." Sariel explained.

"Like a guardian angel?" Stephanie asked, Sariel nodding. "He really screwed up this time… I don't think there's any way of putting their friendship back together." She said.

"Not for a long time… there's gonna be big changes, he's gonna hate the vast majority of them." Sariel said.

"I know he is… Shane was like that at first when Hunter and I were getting closer but Shane calmed down. Seth doesn't calm down… and Mandy doesn't need that stress, especially after she..." Stephanie responded, trailing off… but Sariel had seen the anticonvulsants and had put it together.

"She nearly died." Sariel said.

"Last year… we had thought it was just a cold but the middle of the night, Mandy got up… she only made it a few steps before the first seizure hit her." Stephanie replied, brushing forming tears away as Sariel sat down.

She had a feeling that if things would ever be fixed, she needed to know the whole truth.