Arriving at the performance center for the first time was nerve-racking for Scarlett. She was excited to be NXT's newest diva, but she wasn't sure how everyone else was going to take her. She pushed out the kickstand on her motorcycle and got off, taking her helmet off shortly after. She gained a few shocked looks from the other stars entering the building, some of whom she had recognized from the weekly shows, others who she had not seen before. She shrugged it off, figuring they weren't used to seeing a girl on a bike before, or perhaps it was the tattoos she had all over her arms. Either way, she wasn't going to let the looks bother her. Everything she had for training was in her backpack she had rode over with. Putting her helmet under her arm, she headed in the direction of everyone else and went inside.

Her first order of business was to find the office of the head trainer, Jason Albert. She had asked someone where she could find it, and they pointed her in the right direction. The door was closed when she arrived, so she gently knocked on it, smiling when the taller man opened the door. "You must be Scarlett" he said, smiling and moving to the side so she could enter his office. The walls were filled with pictures from his career in the WWE as well as posters from some of the shows NXT had put on. "Welcome to NXT."

Scarlett set her bag on the ground and her helmet in one of the empty chairs, before sitting down herself. "Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity. I'm so excited to be here. This is my dream." She was sure he had heard it all before, but it was true. This had been her dream since she was a little girl living in California. Her family never understood why she wanted to be a wrestler. But they didn't understand a lot of things about her, like why she got all the tattoos she did or why she had a motorcycle, but she didn't care, she didn't care that they didn't like it.

"Well we are excited to have you here. I saw a lot of your matches on the indy circuit. Aside from Alexa Bliss, we don't have highflying divas on the roster. A lot of the recruiters, as well as Stephanie and Hunter, were very impressed by you."

She felt her cheeks burning up at that. Stephanie and Hunter had both seen her matches. She knew how big of a deal that was, and she knew that she couldn't disappoint them. She started messing with the ends of her hair nervously. "Well now the pressure is really on, but I promise, I won't disappoint. I'm going to bust my ass to be the best wrestler I can be."

Jason extended his hand out to her, and she took it, shaking it a bit more enthusiastically than she had meant to. "Well training is starting in about ten minutes. I suggest you get changed and ready." There was a knock at the door, and he stood to answer it, letting a young blonde girl into the office, her hair stained blue at the ends. "Alexa, this is Scarlett, the newest NXT diva. Scarlett, Alexa Bliss. I'm going to partner you two together today during training. Alexa can show you around the performance center after training. Since you're both high flyers I figured you could show each other a thing or two. Now go get ready."

Alexa smiled and held her hand out to Scarlett. She took the smaller girl's hand and shook it before they both headed out into the hallways. "It's nice to meet you Alexa. I've seen your matches on the network. You're really good. I'm excited to work with you." They were definitely an odd couple. Alexa was every bit the character she portrayed on tv. She was bubbly and had a constant smile on her face. Scarlett was tatted up and always wore black. They were opposites, but there was something between them that made Scarlett think they were going to be good friends.

"I've seen a lot of your matches too. I actually went to an indy event you did in New Orleans during Mania week last year. You were awesome." She led her down to the women's locker room so she could get changed. Alexa was already in her yoga capris with a neon blue tank top and her Nikes. When they entered the locker room, there were only a few girls in there. Alexa introduced her to Sasha, Bayley, and Becky. She shook everyone's hands, surprised when they all commented on seeing her matches. She knew she was big on the indy circuit, but she didn't realize so many people in WWE knew her too.

They all headed out to the training area, Alexa staying behind to wait for her, telling her she didn't need to worry about changing in front of her, that's what all the girls did. Shrugging her shoulders, she started to change, putting on her workout clothes, all black of course.

"Your tattoos are so cool. You have more than any girl here. The edgy look is cool" she finished, smiling up at Scarlett.

She couldn't help but laugh, but quickly covered her mouth. "Sorry, I'm not trying to be rude. It's just, you don't seem like the type of girl who would think tattoos are cool or anything." She took out a hair tie and threw her hair into a ponytail.

Alexa pouted, putting her hands on her hips. "Just because I like sparkles and bright colors doesn't mean I don't like edgy things too." She stuck her tongue out at the taller woman.

"Hey I said I wasn't trying to be rude." Scarlett laughed a bit more when Alexa stuck her tongue out. "But if you think this is cool, wait till you see my motorcycle that I have outside. Maybe I'll even let you ride it with me." She smiled at the expression on Alexa's face, like she had just won the lottery or something.

Alexa started clapping her hands before hugging the other diva. Yeah, they were definitely going to be good friends. "Oh Scar, this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

She hugged the blonde back, patting her for a moment before pulling away. She looked down at her, eyebrow raised. "Scar? only my best friend calls me that, but, I guess you can call me that too" she teased. She started walking towards the door, motioning for Alexa to follow. She didn't want to be late to training on the first day.

When they walked out into the training area, she noticed most people were already partnered up and stretching. Jason was there, getting ready to start, when he saw the two girls joining the group. He motioned for Scarlett to come and stand next to him for a moment. Once the last of the superstars and divas filled the room, he silenced them so he could get started. She felt a bit nervous standing there in front of everyone, all eyes on her.

"Everyone, this is Scarlett, the newest member of our NXT family. I expect you all to give her a warm welcome when you get a chance." Almost all at once, everyone said hello to her. They didn't move from their seats, but many of them waved and smiled, but, it was the brooding face of one of the men in the back who caught her eye. Baron Corbin. Yes, she knew exactly who he was. She had watched every one of his matches, and even saw him live at a few of the NXT events she had attended. He didn't seem to care she was there. He was the only one who didn't say hello with the rest of the group. She didn't mind though. She wasn't there to please anyone, she was there to kick ass. She took her seat once Jason told her she could, and focused on the rest of his speech. Once he told them to break off, she went with Alexa to one of the rings.

They trained with many of the other divas, before breaking off to do a few high flying stunts on their own. It was exciting to be there, to be working with the best coaches. Sure there were bumps and bruises the first day, but she didn't care. She noticed while she and Alexa were sparing in the ring and trading off doing flips and tricks off the top ropes, that several of the superstars would come over to watch her. Many of them complimented her style, also telling her they had seen her matches in the indies. She knew some of the superstars already, many she had known when she was in the indies. She said hi to a few of them and introduced herself to others while she and Alexa took a break.

Then there was Baron. She wasn't sure what she had done to garner the look he kept giving her. Almost as though he didn't want her there. Or maybe he was annoyed that everyone kept going up to her and talking with her when they should have been focusing on training. But it was only him, no one else was giving her that look but him. Once everyone had gone back to training, Scarlett turned to Alexa. "Can I ask you a question?"

Alexa smiled and nodded. "Of course."

"What the fuck is his deal" she said, motioning her head towards where Baron was sparing with Colin Cassidy and Enzo Amore.

The blonde looked over to where Scarlett was motioning, and she smirked. "Oh Baron. Yeah, he can be a little moody, but don't let it get to you. He's like that with most new people. Worried they're going to steal his spotlight or something. I'm not too sure. But he's really a big teddy bear once you get to know him."

Scarlett still wasn't convinced. It just seemed like the man didn't like her or want here there. But he didn't even know her. She just shook it off. She wasn't going to let some stupid guy bring down the high she was feeling from her first day. Once Jason called it quits for the day, everyone went to the locker rooms to shower and change. Scarlett came out in black skinny jeans and a black racer back tank top she bought from Black Craft Cult. She grabbed her backpack and her helmet, said her goodbyes to everyone, and headed out of the locker room and towards the parking lot. When she got to her bike, she couldn't help but admire the one that was parked next to hers, the one she knew belonged to the guy who didn't like her.

"Something I can help you with?" She jumped when she heard the deep voice behind her. She rolled her eyes when she turned to see Baron standing there. Of course it was him.

She shrugged her shoulders. "I was just admiring your bike is all. Sorry if that upset you." The venom rolling off her tongue with every word she spoke. She noticed his eyes drift toward her shirt, that same expression still on his face. It was her turn to be annoyed. "Something I can help you with?" she all but spat.

"Just admiring your shirt. A friend of mine owns that business. I have a lot of their stuff." He had started to put his things into the storage compartment of his bike, averting his eyes from her gaze.

She threw her leg over her bike, getting ready to put her helmet on. "Well, maybe I won't buy from them anymore. Don't want to give you any more of a reason to not like me." She started her bike before he could answer, and put her helmet on. She was off and out of the parking lot without a second though.

Baron heard giggling behind him and turned to see Alexa standing there. "What the hell did you do to her Baron? Her first day and she already doesn't like you. That's a new record even for you." She reached up to pat his back jokingly.

He rolled her hand off of him before handing her a helmet. "You know, you're my best friend and all, but sometimes you can be a real bitch."

Alexa brought her hand to her heart and faked the shock and sadness she clearly wasn't feeling. "Maybe I should have taken her up on her offer to take a ride on her bike today. Since someone is in a grumpy mood."

"You know you can always walk home? Or catch a ride with your little boyfriend you won't admit your feelings to." Alexa was like Baron's little sister. They always threw jabs at one another. But he could tell mentioning Cory upset her.

She punched him in his arm, not hard enough to affect him though. "Shut up Corbin. You say that so loud you might as well let him know how I feel." She took the helmet from him, giving him a dirty look the whole time.

"I'm not going to tell him anything. But you should. Who knows, maybe he'll take a liking to your new friend. They could bond over their tattoos or some shit like that." He got onto the bike, waiting for her before starting it up.

Alexa's expression changed instantly. "You like her. I can see it in your eyes. Oh Baron this is so cute. I can hook you guys up, well eventually. She and I are going for drinks later. Maybe I can put in a good word for you then or something."

Baron put his hand up to stop her from talking anymore. "Shut up Bliss. I'm not interested in her or her stupid tattoos or her bike or anything about her. Yes, she's a talented wrestler, but so what. So is everyone else here." He put his helmet on and patted the seat behind him.

She put her helmet on, and hopped onto the bike, wrapping her arms around him. She knew there was more to the story, and she would get it out of her friend eventually. She always did.

*So it's been forever since I've written a story, so I'm a little rusty. This is just a story I came up with one day and I really hope you all like it. I've got a few chapters written so far, and I will be posting those soon!*