Chapter 2

She pulled her truck into the back of Arco Arena and headed inside. She headed to find Randy's locker room. She turned a corner and bumped into Randy himself. His arms snaked around her waist to hold her upright.

"Thanks." She said.

"You're welcome." He replied. "The Woman's Locker Room is down the hallway to your left."

"Actually I decided to head to yours instead. I wanted some company." She replied.

"What about the divas. Can't they give you the company you want?" he asked.

Then he saw the hurt look on her face after those words and he back peddled.

"Sorry that was a little harsh. I take it you want some male company right now." He replied. "Is there something wrong?"

"I'd rather talk about it in private." She said.

"Okay." He replied.

He led the way to his locker room. He opened the door and gestured for her to go in. she stepped inside, put her bag in the corner and then started pacing the room. He stepped inside and let the door click shut. Then he went and sat down on the couch. he didn't remember ever seeing her this upset.

"Okay, I'm all ears." He said.

Before she could even open her mouth there was a knock on the door. He got up from the couch and answered the door. There stood John.

"Hey man can I come in?" John asked.

Randy heard a sigh from behind him.

"Actually John, I'm kind of busy right now, maybe later." Randy replied.

John caught a glimpse of her standing in the middle of the room clearly upset about something.

"Okay, later." John said.

He left and Randy shut the door. Then he returned to the couch and sat down.

"Sorry about that." He said. "Go ahead."

She pulled her phone out of her pocket, put it on speaker phone and played the message from early Tuesday morning. Randy's eyes narrowed when he heard the message.

"Who was that?" he asked a little upset.

"My brother." She huffed.

Relief washed over him in an instant when he heard those two words.

"So why are you so upset about it?" he asked.

"Because I haven't seen him in eight years." She huffed again.

"And that's a bad thing?" he asked.

"No, he's very abusive. Whenever I don't agree with him, do something stupid or say something wrong he always beats me up." She replied.

He could tell she was trying not to break down so he got up from the couch and enveloped her in a hug. She clung to him as she broke down. In all the years he had known her this was the only time she had broken down in front of him. When she finally finished breaking down he led her to the couch and sat down with her. There was a knock on the door. He got up and answered it. There stood Natalya with a man he didn't recognize.

"Yes Natalya." Randy said.

"I was told that Ari was here. This is her brother Joshua." Natalya replied.

"Thanks Natalya, I'll take it from here." Randy said.

Matt Kirklan, Adam Copeland and John Cena showed up and Randy let them in. He reluctantly let Joshua in. He saw Joshua walk over to his sister and pull her off the couch roughly.

"Come on Ariwa, your going home. You have no business being in this company." Joshua said roughly.

She jerked her arm away and stood her ground. It had happened so fast that Matt, Adam, John and Randy didn't have time to react. Joshua had slapped his sister across the face and she stumbled back a step from the force of the blow crying out in the process.

"We're leaving now." He retorted.

"NO." She stated firmly.

He raised his hand to strike but it was caught in mid swing by Randy.

"That is the last time you strike my girlfriend." Randy said venomously.

Ariwa smiled at that because the show hadn't even started and he was calling her his girlfriend. Randy noticed her smile out of the corner of his eye but kept from smiling himself.

"This is none of your business, Orton. So stay out of it." Joshua stated angrily.

"She is my business." Randy replied.

There was a knock on the door. John went and answered it. There stood security and Randy noticed them.

"This is the last time you will see your sister. And if I ever hear that you hit her again you will lose more than an arm." Randy retorted evenly.

"Dad won't be happy that you didn't listen to me." Joshua said to her.

"Actually, dad's happy every time I don't listen to you because that proves to him that I'm thinking for myself. And you're gonna catch hell when dad finds out that you hit me again." She stated matter of factly.

"Escort him out of the arena, gentlemen and make sure he leaves and doesn't come back." Randy replied firmly.

Security forcefully removed Joshua from the arena when he refused to leave on his own.

"There's a possibility…"

She pulled her phone out of her pocket and noticed she had a text message. She pushed the 'view' button. It read:

I hope you have enough pent up aggression after what just happened. So sorry, you can take it out on Maryse if you want to. Your match is the second to last match of the evening and we have you scheduled to win.

Your RAW General Manager

"Randy is it okay if I use the 'RKO' on Maryse tonight again. I'd use the sharpshooter on her but I really wanna knock her unconscious. Actually can I use some of your moves on her as well?" she asked.

"Of course you can, Ari." Randy answered.

"Thanks." She replied.

She went over to her bag, unzipped it and pulled out her ring gear. Then she went into the bathroom and changed. Ten minutes later she emerged.

"Nice outfit." Adam said.

Randy, John and Matt nodded their agreement. Her outfit consisted of black short trunks and a black lace-up half top with white rhinestones spelling out 'Black Rose' on the back. she had her hair over her left shoulder.

"What's Black Rose mean?" Adam asked.

"It is part of my ring name." she answered.

"Your ring name?" Matt asked.

"Yeah my ring name is Black Rose Ariwa." She replied.

She pulled her elbow pads, boots and a pair of socks out of her bag, walked over to the couch and sat down. Then she put her socks on followed by her boots and lastly her elbow pads.

"You know I like that name, it suits you." Adam replied.

She looked at Adam suspiciously.

"What?" Adam asked confused.

"You might want to be careful Adam, she's likely to take your head off right here and now." Randy replied.

"No it's okay. I was caught off guard. Most people are afraid of the name. I've never gotten a compliment about it, not once." She admitted shrugging her shoulders.

"Well I'm your friend and I like it." Randy replied smiling.

"Thanks." She said smiling back.

"What about us?" Adam asked.

"Well Matt's been my friend since training in Florida. I used to be his manager actually." She answered. "As for John and you I've only met you twice, so I'm not sure yet."

"Well how about after the show we all go and hang out." John suggested. 'That way it gives you a chance to get to know us."

"Alright, you're on John." She replied. "But Adam if you start acting like a dick I'm gonna wack you one right in front of everyone."

"Um…okay." Adam said faking mock concern.

"You're such a dork Adam." Randy replied.

Everyone laughed at the look on Adam's face. There was a knock on the door again.

"I…got…it." Ariwa said through her laughter.

She went to the door and opened it. She saw Melina standing there. She squealed in delight and pulled Melina into a hug.

"Nice to see you too, Ari." Melina replied chuckling lightly.

"Oh my god girl, I'm so happy your back." Ariwa said finally letting her go. "Are there two divas matches tonight?"

"Yeah, a six divas tag team match first. Natalya, Gail and Eve versus Alicia, Jillian and Tamina and after Alicia picks up the victory she's going to make a spiel about how she's the most dominant diva on RAW and that she's beaten every diva and then I come out and give it to her." Melina replied smiling

"Sweet." Ariwa said.

"And you?" Melina asked. "You're all dressed to compete."

"Yep I've got a match against Maryse. And I plan on beating the ever loving tar out of her." Ariwa answered. "I need to get all this anger and aggression out and she's the perfect candidate."

"Okay what's wrong?" Melina asked.

"My brother came by and tried to drag me home to Saint Louis. When I jerked my arm away from him and held my ground he slapped me. Then he told me that we were leaving so I told him no and he was about to hit me again when Randy stopped him." Ariwa replied.

"I now officially hate your brother even more." Melina said angrily. "Is he still here, I wanna take a swing at him."

"No security forcefully removed him from the building when he wouldn't leave on his own accord." Ariwa replied. "Dad's not gonna be happy. He won't let Joshua come home for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year, but oh well, his fault not mine."

"Oh, I love Christmas at your place, it's so much fun hearing all the stories about your childhood." Melina squealed.

"Thanks." Ariwa replied blushing.

"Well I better get to the entrance, the six diva tag match is soon and I don't want to miss my queue." Melina said.

"Alright, see you later." Ariwa replied hugging her.

Melina hugged her back. Then she headed down the hall and turned a corner. Ariwa closed the door after Melina was gone. She turned around and saw the guys' faces. All their eyebrows were raised and they had a glimmer of humor in their eyes.

"What?" she asked.

"Christmas at your place?" Randy asked.

"Yeah, Melina comes every other year to celebrate it with me, so does Nattie. And my dad tells stories about how my little sister Julia and I used to wrestle in our back yard. We would always put on shows for my mom and dad and the rest of my family. I always let her win because I was bigger than her and I didn't think it was fair that I was probably gonna win all the time so I let her have all the victory and I was a good sport about it most of the time. I played the bad guy so some times when I lost I would give her a move to knock her out. Half my family would boo me and the other half would cheer me. My cousin Dustin was my manager and his brother Eric was my sister's. I miss those times, to be young without a care in the world." She replied lost in her thoughts.

"Would your dad be mad if I came for Christmas or Thanksgiving?" Randy asked.

"What?" she asked shaking her head coming back to reality.

"Would your dad be mad if I came for Christmas or Thanksgiving?" Randy asked again.

"Not if you're my boyfriend." She answered raising an eyebrow.

"Oh that. I meant what I said to your brother. But I should have asked you first." Randy admitted.

"Yes I'll be your girlfriend." She replied.

Randy smiled at her answer to his unasked question. John, Adam and Matt all laughed at Randy's smile. It was like he had won the lottery and for Randy it was true. But being able to call Ariwa his girlfriend was way better than winning the lottery at least that was his thoughts.

"So that means that I can tell all the divas that I'm off limits." Randy said.

"Yes and you can tell them that if they so much as make a move on you I will rip them to shreds." She replied. "Don't worry about Nattie she's dating Tyson and you don't have to worry about Melina either. She thinks you're handsome but she says she's not into you like that. She values your friendship above everything else as well as mine. She'd really be upset if she lost me as a friend and she's told me that she will not go after any man that I date or have dated."

"Who was your last boyfriend?" Randy asked.

"His name was Seth Stone." She replied. "It was when I lived in Canada. That's where I met Nattie, Tyson and David. And Stew Hart graciously let me train in his dungeon when I was fifteen; of course I got my parent's permission first. When I turned 18 my parents moved back to Saint Louis."

"Did he ever do anything to you?" Randy asked.

"No, he was really nice. We are still friends. He's married to my friend Sasha. They are coming to a RAW show the next time we're in Toronto. I'm gonna be sending them backstage passes." She admitted. "You'll really like them Randy, Seth especially, he beat up my brother when he put his hands on me."

"I like him already." Randy replied. "We'll be in Toronto in four weeks."

"Well then I better get those backstage passes to them soon." She said.

She heard Alicia Fox's voice and turned her attention to the TV in the room. Just as Alicia said her part about being the most dominant diva on the RAW roster Melina's music hit and Melina made her way out. She entered the ring as Alicia slid out. Jillian clubbed her in the back with her fist and tossed Alicia back into the ring. Alicia ran at Melina and she bent over backwards came back up and elbowed Alicia in the face then grabbed her and face planted her. She picked her back up screamed 'I'm Back' and gave Alicia her finishing maneuver by way of the splits. Alicia was knocked out. Melina celebrated her return with the fans. Ariwa smiled to herself throughout the whole thing.

"Well I better get going I have a match tonight." Adam said.

"Against?" she asked.

"Randy." Adam replied.

She looked at Randy and he nodded his head in agreement.

"It's the main event. Jericho's in it as well. A triple threat match for the number one contenders spot for the WWE Championship and Randy's scheduled to win." Adam replied.

"Would you like to accompany me to the ring?" Randy asked her.

"Well technically I'll already be down there, my match is before yours." She answered. "So I'll stay ringside. I'll keep from getting involved but I'll cheer for you."

"Alright, I can go for that." Randy replied.

"We've gotta go too. We have a tag match against The Miz and Shemus." John chimed in.

"Alright catch you after the show's over." She said.

John, Adam and Matt left Randy's locker room. She took her seat and watched the next couple of matches. There was a knock on the door. Randy got up to answer it and saw one of the guys from backstage standing there.

"Ariwa's match is in five minutes." The guy said.

"Thanks." Randy replied.

Ariwa got up from the couch and headed out of Randy's locker room. He followed her to the entrance. Maryse's music began to play and she made her way out.

Justin Roberts: This next match is scheduled for one fall. Introducing the competitors; first from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Maryse.

She did her ring entrance as the crowd booed her.

"There's a possibility, there's a possibility, all I had was all I gone get…"

Justin Roberts: And making her way from Saint Louis, Missouri, Black Rose Ariwa.

Ariwa made her way to the stage and pointed her left hand to the sky with her index finger pointing up and her feet shoulder width apart. Then she made her way to the ring as the crowd went crazy. She entered the ring and did her stage pose on the second turnbuckle. She climbed down and turned around to face Maryse. The referee signaled for the bell and it rang. Maryse and Ariwa locked up with a Collar and elbow Tie-up. Maryse got the upper hand for about ten minutes then she made a rookie mistake by doing her ring entrance again which gave Ariwa time to recover and turn the tables. She started to beat the crap out of Maryse real slowly. She knocked Maryse through the ropes onto the apron and when Maryse stuck her head and torso through the ropes Ariwa kicked her in the stomach and grabbed her head, pulled her through the ropes so her feet were hanging on the ropes, and DDT'd her when the referee got to the count of four. The crowd cheered like crazy. She vent into Randy's viper mode and fell to the mat mimicking Randy's performance before an 'RKO' and when Maryse got up and turned around she was nailed with an "RKO' from Ariwa. Ariwa covered for the win. She celebrated with the crowd for about ten minutes. By this time Maryse was positioned on her hands and knees. She saw this backed into the turnbuckle and then ran at Maryse and punted her in the head. Maryse rolled to the mat unconcious. The crowd started cheering again. Ted raced down the ramp to check on Maryse. When she didn't respond to his calls he started yelling for help to come. A stretcher was brought down to the ring and Maryse was loaded onto it and taken to the back to a waiting ambulance where it took Maryse and Ted to the local hospital. She climbed out of the ring and grabbed a chair from by the announcer's booth and set it a little bit away from the announce booth but not to close to the ring.

Justin Roberts: This next match is scheduled for one fall and is to determine the number one contender to the WWE championship. Introducing the participants.

"You think you know me…"

Justin Roberts: First from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, weighing in at 250lbs, Edge.

Edge made his way to the ramp and did his stage entrance while the pyro went off and the crowd booed him. He ran down the ramp and slid into the ring and did his ring entrance then started pacing the ring waiting for his opponents.

"Break the walls down…"

Justin Roberts: The second participant from Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, weighing in at 226lbs, Chris Jericho.

Chris made his way out to the ring, entered and did his ring entrance staring Edge down. The crowd booed even more.

"I hear voices in my head, they come to me, they understand, they talk to me…"

Justin Roberts: The final participant from Saint Louis, Missouri, weighing in at 245lbs, Randy Orton.

Randy made his way to the stage as the crowd cheered. Ariwa stood up from the chair and clapped for him. He made his way to the ring slowly, climbed the ring steps and entered the ring. Then he went over to the right turnbuckle closest to the timekeeper and did his ring entrance. He climbed down and turned around slowly to face Edge and Chris. The referee signaled for the bell and it rang. Edge and Chris came to a quick agreement and teamed up on Randy. They beat him to the mat. Edge went for a cover but Chris pulled him off Randy and went for a cover of his own only to be pulled off by Edge. They argued for a little bit and then turned their attention back to Randy and beat him up some more. They through him out of the ring by the announcer's booth. Ariwa went over and checked on him while Chris and Edge ducked it out in the ring they went for multiple covers on each other. Randy got back into the ring and proceeded to beat down Edge and Chris. He threw edge out of the ring and beat up on Chris some more. Chris turned the tables for just a second but when he turned around from coming off the ropes he was nailed with an 'RKO' and then Edge received on as soon as he came into the ring and went for Randy. Randy covered Edge for the win. His music began to play and he climbed on to the second turnbuckle and did his ring pose. She entered the ring and as soon as he turned around from getting down from the turnbuckle she pulled him into a hug and then pulled his face her hers and gave him a mind blowing kiss. He returned the kiss as the crowd went totally crazy. They returned to the back holding hands. Once backstage they ran into Shemus.

"Well fella looks like you got lucky tonight. But just know that when you face me for the WWE Championship you won't be so lucky." Shemus said confidentally.

"Think that all you want Shemus but just so you know your only one move away from and 'RKO' and when I hit that I will be the new WWE Champion." Randy promised.

"Right fella." Shemus replied rolling his eyes and then walked away.

Her and Randy continued down the halls to his locker room. Once there they entered and went over to their bags and got out their street clothes. He let her go and change first. Ten minutes later she emerged completely dressed in street clothes. He went into the bathroom and changed as well. Ten minutes later he emerged also dressed fully in street clothes. There was a knock on this locker room door. She opened it and saw John, Adam and Matt all with their bags.

"Ready to hang out?" Adam asked.

"Yeah." She replied.

Her and Randy grabbed their bags.

"Where did you want to go?" she asked.

"We're just going to go to a local bar if that's okay with you, Ari." John answered.

"Sure, I'll be the designated driver." She replied. "Did you all ride together or drive separate rental cars?"

"I rode with David, Tyson and Natalya." Matt said.

"I drove myself and Adam and Randy rode with me." John replied.

Alright, John how about you take your car back to the hotel and I'll follow with Matt, Adam and Randy and then you ride with us to the bar you want to go to." She suggested.

"Alright sounds like a plan." John replied.

All five of them left down the halls to the exit. Once outside she led the way to her truck. She put her bag in the back. Randy, Matt and Adam all put their bags into the back as well. John went over to his car and got in while her, Randy, Adam and Matt all got into her truck. Randy sat in the front passenger's seat while Adam sat in the back on the right and Matt sat in the middle. John took off for the hotel with her following behind. They pulled into the hotel parking lot twenty minutes later and parked. John locked up his car and then climbed into the back of her truck on the laft side and buckled up. He told her where the bar that they wanted to go to was located and she took off for it. Half an hour later they arrived at the bar and found a parking spot. She parked, shut the truck off and got out of it with everyone else. John led the way into the bar to an empty table. They guys all ordered a beer while she just had a shirley temple.

"Oh come on Ari, a Shirley Temple." John scoffed. "Be daring, get a beer or something."

"Someone has to be sober enough to drive you ding-bats back to the hotel." She replied taking a sip of her drink.

They all joked around for a good four hours order drinks periodically throught the night. She looked at her watch which read 1:30am. And she was starting to get tired. Just then Randy noticed her brother walk into the bar.

"Ari, lets go." Randy said.

"Why?" John asked pouting a little.

Randy pointed to the counter and all their heads turned in that direction. She stiffined when she caught sight of her brother.

"Time to go." She whispered.

They all nodded their heads in agreement. Then they all stood up from the table. Her, Randy, Adam and Matt all headed to the truck while John payed the tab. He joined them five minutes later. They all got into the truck and she took off for the hotel. Half an hour later she pulled into the hotel parking lot, parked her truck and shut off the engine. John got out first and went and retrieved his bag from the trunk of his car. Everyone else got their bags from the back of her truck and headed inside. John and Adam checked in first, followed by Matt.

"Wanna share a room?" Randy asked her.

"Sure." She replied.

They walked up to the counter and checked in getting their key cards for a room. They took the elevator up to the sixth floor. They exited the elevator and walked down the hall to their room. Randy stopped at the door, slid the key card in and opened the door when the light turned green. He let her go in first then followed her letting the door click shut behind him. She had her bag opened and was searching for her pajamas when he put his bag at the foot of the bed. She grabbed an oversized Randy Orton t-shirt and went into the bathroom to change. Five minutes later she came out of the bathroom dressed in the shirt and panties. She put her street clothes along with her bra into her bag up closed the top but didn't zip it closed. She climbed into bed while he went into the bathroom to change into his pajamas. He came out five minutes later in a pair of gym shorts. He smiled to himself when he saw her asleep on the bed. He walked over to the bed climbed in next to her, turned the light off, kissed her on the forehead and then layed down to sleep. He was asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.