Today was the first day of the Masquerade dance competition. I was sitting in the car, waiting for Seth. He decided to come watch me perform. The funny thing was... my solo isn't the next day! He just wanted to spend time with me! We got to the huge theater in the middle of the city. Seth and I were making our way to the theater a couple of blocks away. It was beautiful, sunny and warm. Perfect competition weather. As soon as we got inside, we made our way to the women's dressing rooms in the back of the stage.
"Kelsey, who is this?" Mrs. Mandy asked me.
"Oh! Mrs. Mandy, this is my boyfriend, Seth Rollins and Seth, this is the owner of Make Your Move, Mandy Moore." I said.
"Nice to meet you, ma'm." He shook hands with her.
"I don't need to be rude but Kelsey, he can't be down here. He needs to be sitting in the audience." She said to me.
"Oh..." I looked at him.
"It's okay. You can come see me whenever you have time." He smiled at me.
"...Unless, he wants to help." She said.
I looked at him again.
"Whatever you want me to do." He said.
"Good! We don't have enough prop daddies to help us with our settings, to get them off stage and on. You can help us with that." She said.
"Sure." He nodded as a confused look on his face formed. "What's a prop daddy?"
"It's a name we made up for the dance dads that help us out. You're not a daddy so..." She laughed.
"Alright. I'm ready to help!" He said.
"Come with me, sweetie." She said.
He kissed me on the cheek as he left with Mrs. Mandy. I was going from dressing room to dressing room, doing the girls' makeup, hair, and pinning costumes and fixing them. I always love being with my dancers. It just takes all the stress away from being the Divas Champion and having all that pressure on me.
I got to hang out with Seth from time to time, watching me do my thing. Then, there was an award ceremony at the middle of the night. While everyone was seated, I was trying to keep the little girls quiet and for them to sit down and stop bouncing around. One of the teacher's daughters came to sit in my lap and she smiled up at me. This is why I miss being at home, teaching and being my girls.
After the awards were given out, I went to get dinner with Seth.
"Good lord, what a day..." I said, putting my head in my hands.
"At least, it's over." He said, taking a bite of his food.
"Not yet. I got my solo tomorrow." I said.
"I can't wait to see it!" He smiled as I laughed as we finished our meal.
The next morning, we got up really early to head back up in the theatre. Heather was watching me practice my solo while Seth got sit in the audience. Finally, I was ready and went to put on my makeup. I was standing in the wings, waiting for my number to be called. My stomach was doing flip flops and I felt like I was going to puke. I just hope that doesn't happen out there. Finally, it was time. I went out there in position, the spotlight on me, waiting for my music to start. I couldn't see Seth in the crowd because it was so dark but I knew he was somewhere, smiling. Once it started, I just let the music flow through me. I was expressing my feelings throughout the whole dance. I felt like I was floating in the air. Once the music was over, I exited the stage and the crowd applauded.
"You did it! You looked amazing!" Heather said, hugging me tightly.
"I feel good." I said, out of breath.
"You should!" Mrs. Mandy said.
I was back backstage, chugging down a bottle of water and changing back into my clothes. I walked outside to see Seth leaning near the door with the most beautiful red roses in his hands. I nearly melted.
"Oh Seth!" I said, hugging him.
"You did great. You looked so beautiful out there." He said.
"Oh shucks." I blushed.
"I'm serious, you looked like a angel that just fell from the sky..." He said.
"Stop it!" I blushed even more.
Mrs. Mandy told me to enjoy all of the hard work I did so I took her advice and sat in the audience with Seth, enjoying the rest of the acts. Then, there was the awards ceremony. I was so nervous when I sat up there with all of my little girls around me. Then, my number was again called up and it receives a Platinum, which is 1st place. I was elated! I held my plaque in my hands and put my metal around my neck. I thought I was done for the night but that wasn't it. I got another award that I never expected, Miss Masquerade. I was so shocked and the older girls all clapped and the little girls were jumping up and down, like little frogs. The judges put a crown on me and gave me a huge trophy. At the end of the night, Seth hugged me tightly and kissed me on the lips.
"Congrats, Kels! I knew you would win!" He said.
"Thank you, Seth." I said, trying to dry up my tears.
Finally, the night was over and we headed back to the hotel. Since the Payback pay per view is tomorrow, I left my crown and my huge trophy with Mrs. Mandy for her to give to my parents.
The next day, we flew to Chicago for Payback. It was nice that we got to travel together and not with Dean and Roman. Later that night, we drove to the arena. I was holding my championship in my hands, looking down at it, thinking if this is the last time I've ever hold it. Seth looked at me and laid a hand on mine. I looked up at him and he smiled, knowing everything's going to be okay.
I sat in the empty locker room, taking in my focus. Then, I felt a sudden hand on my shoulder, which made me jump out of my skin. I shot up and I saw who was behind me. The one and only, my best friend, CM Punk. I didn't know what I was going to do, I just stood there looking at him.
"Hey." He said.
"Hi..." I said.
We stood there for another couple of minutes in silence. I could feel my feelings coming back for him. I always accompanied him to the ring when he was WWE Champion. Those were good times. Then, he started pushing me away and became obsessed with being "Best in the World" when people already know he is.
"Don't I get a hug?" He said, opening up his arms.
I hesitated a little but I came in and he hugged me. I hugged him back.
"Like the new look." I said, looking his "Wolverine" side burns.
"Like the title." He said, looking down at my title.
"Thanks." I said.
Then, I hear the door crack to see Seth's head pop into the doorway.
"It's okay, Seth. You can come in." I said.
Seth came in, his Shield gear on and his title on his arm.
"Rollins." Punk said.
"Punk." Seth said back.
"Just came in to say hi. I'll see you later. Good luck tonight." Punk said, walking out of the room.
I watched him leave as Seth looked at me.
"You okay?" He asked me.
I looked back at him. "I don't know." I said as I started walking in circles.
"Kelsey, you're going to do just fine. If you lose the title tonight, it's okay. You'll get another shot." He said.
"Yeah, I know. I'm still nervous! AJ is a pretty good competitor!" I said.
"She's okay, you're better though." He said.
"Thanks." I said.
"Look, I'm going to let you go. I just wanted to wish you good luck tonight." He said.
"You too." I said as I hugged him tightly.
He kissed my forehead as he placed a finger under my chin to look at him.
"You'll always be my champion." He said.
I half smiled. "You'll always be mine too." I said as I kissed him on the lips.
"Good luck." He said as he left the room.
"You too!" I said as the door closed behind him.
I had on a red bustier that had a black zipper so I could show a little cleavage if I wanted to, leather pants, studded belt, and my leather gloves, and my hair was straight. My music hit and I went out with my title in my hand and headed towards the ring. My nerves was starting to get out of control once they played the video of me and Ziggler kissing. Then, she walked out with her heavy, Big E Langston as she skipped to the ring. She had the biggest smirk on her face. I was ready for her, no doubt about that.
Once the match started, we were on our way to killing each other. AJ was clawing me, slapping me in the face, pulling my hair, physically attacking me. She was unstoppable. I kept my guard up as much as possible, not falling for any of her tricks. With Big E at ringside, I kept a close eye on him too. She put me in the Black Widow a couple of times. I just kept reminding myself not to tap out. The only way to get out of it was to fall on top of her. That's when I decided to play possum just like she did when she qualified for the Diva's #1 Contender Battle Royal. She kicked me in the face and I just fell over, not even moving. Her head tilted sideways and started skipping around me. She then kneeled to me and then blew a kiss as she went in for the cover but then I gave her a small package and got the three pin. I retained my title once again.