A/N: So I decided to try something with Matt and I had this idea in mind so I went with it. The first chapter here involves a little bit of an idea I got from watching the bowling episode of The Hardy Show. So anyways, I own no one except for Shantelle. Enjoy!

The road was covered with a thin layering of ice as Matt drove down on the street on the way to his house. He hummed softly along to the music coming from the radio, his mind set on other things. He was returning home after being on the road for a few weeks, and he was more than eager to see his brother and his friends. He pulled up into the driveway of his house and climbed out of the car before grabbing his bag from the back seat and locking the car up. He walked to the front door and unlocked it, stepping into the warm interior of his house. He sighed happily as he walked to his room, throwing his bag down on the bed. He then went into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water to drink before heading into the other room and flopping down on the couch.

He had just begun to relax when he heard someone opening the front door. He didn't even bother to turn around as footsteps came towards the room he was in. Glancing up, Matt noticed the footsteps were of his brother, Jeff and his best friend, Shannon Moore. He stood up from the couch and hugged both before sitting down again.

"Were you guys spying on me or something?" he asked, raising an eyebrow suspiciously at the two of them. He had only been home for a few minutes and he already had company.

"Nah man, we were just heading over to see if you were home and you were man," answered Jeff, shaking his head at his brother. Matt shook his head slightly before sipping at his water, turning his attention to Shannon.

"Yeah man, we don't spy on you, we shoot you, but we don't spy on you" said Shannon, laughing. Matt laughed along with him, shaking his head at his friend.

"So brother, we were going bowling tonight. We being me, Shannon, Beth, and Shannon's surprise guest," said Jeff, nodding his head towards Shannon at the last part before continuing on. "You gonna join us man?"

Matt thought it over. He was tired from the trip, but he really wanted to hang out with his brother and friends. He knew he could just get more sleep later while there was a chance he could lose the chance to spend time with his friends.

"Yeah sure, not like I can't get sleep some other time," he said with a shrug, sipping again at his water before speaking again. "Who is this surprise guest Shannon?"

"Fuck, I'm not telling you. Ya'll just have to wait and find out," he responded, crossing his arms over his chest and glaring at the two Hardy brothers. The glare didn't stay on his face long before he broke out in laughter along with the two Hardy boys. Matt couldn't believe how much he missed being around his friends. He spent the rest of the day sitting there with the two boys, laughing over some of the most ridiculous things.

Later that evening, Matt found himself driving to the local bowling alley. He parked his car and got out, heading up to the building. He walked in and looked around, spotting Beth and Jeff over at the counter. He walked up and hugged Beth tightly before looking around for Shannon who seemed to be missing. After a few minutes, he spotted the Prince of Punk coming in the front door with a young woman behind him. Matt hit Jeff in the arm and pointed towards Shannon and the girl. Jeff looked at his brother confused, having no idea as to who the girl was. They watched as Shannon walked up to the group, leading the girl along.

"Hey man, we ready for some bowling?" he questioned, rubbing his hands together with a bright grin on his face.

"Um yeah, say Shan, who's the chick?" Matt questioned back, looking behind Shannon to the girl. She had long blond hair with black tips and dark brown eyes. She was only a few inches shorter than Shannon, and from what he could see, had a few tattoos on her arms and around her back. He stared at her questioningly before looking back to Shannon.

"Oh, right. This is Shantelle, my older sister," answered Shannon, grinning at the others. Shantelle stepped forward, smiling as well. "Come on guys, you remember my sister right?"

It took Matt a few minutes, but after staring at the girl, he did remember her. It had been quite a few years though since he had seen her and as far as he could tell, she had changed a lot over those years. The last time he had ever seen her, was back before he started with the WWE and she had been wishing him luck before she moved to California.

"I remember the little Princess of Rock," said Jeff, stepping forward and hugging Shantelle. She returned the hug before turning to Matt and hugging him as well.

"It's good to see you again princess," commented Matt as he released her from the hug. She smiled up at him before hugging Beth as well. After a little game of credit card, Matt ended up being the one paying for the game, so he waited there while the others went to the lane and to pick out balls. He joined them after getting his shoes and put them on then went off to find his own ball. Since he had different size hands than the rest of the group, he ended up having to go to the other side of the alley to get one of the larger balls before returning to join the others.

By the end of the game, Matt had ended up winning but the others all got scores over a hundred which was quite surprising in itself. As they left the alley, Matt found himself walking next to Shantelle. He grinned faintly at her before heading for his car and driving back home. That night, Matt fell asleep rather quickly, eager for the next day to come.