Yukie opened her eyes, seeing Seth sat on the edge of the bed and sitting up.
"Thanks for letting me crash here. Murphy and Alexa were… well, I won't go into too many details." Yukie replied.
"Fighting, then making up by rough sex? Leighla and I were like that… and then it was me and Zahra who acted that way." Seth responded.
"I can see that." Yukie replied.
"Why didn't you go to Finn and Mandy though? I thought you and Mandy were trying to mend things." Seth replied.
"I… might've told Mandy to stop screaming at night. Finn took exception to that, told me off and kicked me out." Yukie explained, startling Seth. "Don't get what gives him the right to do such a thing. I get he's protective but damn it, he has no right to kick me out of her life."
"What was she screaming for?" Seth questioned.
"She was having this horrible nightmare and I ended up screaming like a crazed killer at them saying 'Shut the fuck up' and all." Yukie explained.
"You two were apart for ten years…" Seth responded.
"Only five of which you've known her for… has she ever explained those scars she has?" Yukie replied.
"Not to me but I know which ones you're talking about, one on the palm of her left hand and the other under her right shoulder blade. Given how aged they look, I'd say she was about 17 when they were inflicted on her. Everyone has their secrets, Yukie. Even ones we guard from the ones closest to us… or most of them." Seth explained, Yukie understanding the implication.
"You think she's told him, been upfront about her past with him." Yukie replied, Seth nodding.
"Mandy trusts him, because he cares about her." Seth explained.
"Yeah, just to get his dick in her with her legs entwined with his." Yukie said, before laying down.
"You think he's a horny bastard too?" Seth responded.
"Yeah, I believe so. Everyone loves young meat." Yukie explained.
At the same time, Baron was waking up… and sat up before swinging his legs to the side of the bed. He put his feet on the floor and stood up to walk to the adjoining door before knocking on it… being next door to them last night, the Lone Wolf had heard the muffled screams.
But he had decided to give Finn and Amanda their privacy last night.
Finn was careful not to disturb Amanda's sleep as he kissed her on her forehead before he stood up, walking to the adjoining door and opening it at the same time Baron opened his.
"Is Mandy okay?" Baron questioned.
"Yeah, she's calmed down. And you weren't the only one who heard the screams, were you?" Finn responded, having heard people in nearby rooms yelling "Shut up, damn you!" but wasn't sure who was yelling.
"Bayley would've broken the damn door down if she was on the same floor… I think it was Alexa yelling at first, then Tyler." Baron explained.
"She had a rotten night herself, doesn't exactly excuse rotten behavior." Finn replied before walking to the bed as Amanda sat up.
"True. And Tyler's just an assclown." Amanda responded as Finn sat down and lightly stroked her hair.
"Yeah, but what about Yukie? Did she help you out?" Baron questioned.
"She hasn't been staying with us for the past week… after Mandy had a nightmare at about 3:30 on Tuesday morning, Yukie yelled at her to shut up. I didn't take kindly to that and told Yukie to make other room arrangements. It's never nice to kick someone out but you just don't treat someone like that when they're downright terrified." Finn responded, his arms around Amanda.
"Sounds almost like her. She could have stayed with me." Baron explained.
"Pal, you get cranky when you're woken up in the middle of the night." Amanda responded, Baron chuckling slightly as he knew it was true.
"Yeah, but I wouldn't mind the extra company in my bed." Baron replied.
It was in the lobby after getting ready that Yukie noticed the scent of salted caramel black tea… and knew who was drinking it before she walked away and over to Seth.
"Let me guess, she's not starting off the day with caffeine." Seth responded as Yukie sat down.
"Yep and she probably had another one of her nightmares again." Yukie explained. "This is why I can't handle her nightmare screams or their closeness with each other." She responded.
"Sleep is supposed to be an escape, Yukie. When it's disrupted, it can throw someone completely off… I'm sure you've had nasty nightmares before." Seth replied.
Yukie nodded before she sipped her coffee.
Amanda had finished eating her breakfast and then finished her tea, her and Finn looking through the script for the SmackDown taping.
"Split personality storyline… we get one more of these and I'm gonna go crazy." Amanda responded, Finn lightly rubbing his left hand up and down her back.
"I know how you feel, Darlin', good thing our storyline hasn't gone into that territory." Finn replied before Baron walked back over… only with Kane following him.
"I was a few rooms down the hall… you feeling any better, kiddo?" Kane responded after sitting down, his right hand on Amanda's left shoulder.
"Somewhat…" Amanda responded.
"We all have horrific nightmares at times, even those who won't admit it…" Kane replied, pausing briefly to give Yukie a warning look when Yukie glared at them… and Yukie turning to Seth after her glare melted. "But the scary part's over, kiddo. You're safe." He responded, lightly kissing Amanda on the top of her head as they hugged.
Mama by Genesis played through Amanda's earbuds as she and Finn were on their way to the arena, Amanda looking out the passenger side window.
The sky was red, signalling that it would rain soon… and the rain would result in a cold front within the next few hours.
But to Amanda, a red sky in the morning was truly haunting.