Chapter 4
She pulled her truck into the back of the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., put the truck in park and shut off the engine. Her, Randy, John, Adam and Matt all got out of the truck, grabbed their bags from the back and headed inside. They made their way to Randy's locker room, entered and set their bags in the corners of the room. She pulled her MP3 player and speaker's out of her purse and set them up on the table in the room.
"Oh Ari, I was gonna ask you last Monday but I forgot." Randy said. "What was that song that your phone played when your dad called?"
"It's called Butterfly fly Away by Miley Cyrus." She answered. "You want to hear the entire song?"
"Sure." He replied.
She turned on her MP3 player plugged it into the speakers and searched for Butterfly fly Away. She found it turned the volume of the speakers up some and pushed play. They quietly listened to the words.
You tucked me in, turned out the light
Kept me safe and sound at night
Little girls depend on thing like that
Brushed my teeth and combed my hair
Had to drive me everywhere
You were always there when I looked back
You had to do it all alone
Make a living, make a home
Must have been as hard as it could be
And when I couldn't sleep at night
Scared things wouldn't turn out right
You would hold my hand and sing to me
Caterpillar in the tree
How you wonder who you'll be
Can't go far but you can always dream
Wish you may and wish you might
Don't you worry, hold on tight
I promise you there will come a day
Butterfly fly away
Butterfly fly away, butterfly fly away
Flap your wings now you can't stay
Take those dreams and make them all come true
Butterfly fly away, butterfly fly away
We've been waiting for this day
All along and knowing just what to do
Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly, butterfly fly away
Butterfly fly away
Butterfly fly away
When the song was over she pushed the pause button.
"This next song by Miley is my theme song when I come to the ring" she said. "You might like it."
She searched through her MP3 player again and found "The Climb." She pushed play and they listened to the words.
I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"
Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking
But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going
And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on
'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!
Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa
When the song was over she pushed pause.
"I really like those two songs." Randy said.
"'Butterfly fly Away' means a lot to me because my mom died when I was eight of breast cancer and my dad had to do it all alone. I have no complaints my dad's an excellent father." She replied. "'And The Climb' reminds me of my dreams and what I have succeeded in already."
"Do you have any other songs by Miley?" Adam asked."
"Yeah, I have two more by her. One's called 'Hoedown Throwdown' and the other one's called 'True Friend'." She answered. "Would you like to hear that one as well?"
"Sure." Adam replied.
"There country pop." She informed them. "All of them are. There's a dance that goes with 'Hoedown Throwdown' you wanna see it?"
"Sure." They all replied.
Before she was able to search for the song there was a knock at the door. Randy got up and answered it. There stood Natalya, Tyson, David, Melina and Stephen.
"Hey there, come on in." Randy said and moved to the side to let them all in.
They entered and found some spots to sit down. Then Ari searched for 'Hoedown Throwdown' and pushed play when she found it. They listened to the words while she did the dance.
Boom clap, boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap, boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap, boom de clap de clap
Try it with me, here we go
Boom boom clap, boom de clap de clap
(Whoa oh oh)
(That's right!)
Boom boom clap, boom de clap de clap
(Whoa oh oh)
Boom boom clap, boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap, boom de clap de clap
1,2,3!
Everybody come on, off your seats
I'm gonna tell you about a beat
That's gonna make you move your feet
I'll give the BBQ
Show and tell you how to move
If you're 5 or 82
This is something you can do
Pop it, lock it, polka dot it
Country fivin', hip hop hip
Put your arms in the sky, move it side to side
Jump to the left, stick it, glide
Zig zag 'cross the floor
Shuffle in diagonal
When the drum hits hands on your hips
One-footed 180 twist
And then a zig zag, step, slide
Lean in left, clap three times
Shake it out, head to toe
Throw it all together, that's how we roll
Do the hoedown
(Throwdown!)
Do the hoedown
(Throwdown!)
Do the hoedown
(Throwdown!)
Throw it all together, that's how we roll
We get to four, five, six
And you're feelin' busted
But it's not time to quit
Practice makes perfect
Pop it, lock it, polka dot it
Country fivin', hip hop hip
Put your arms in the sky, move side to side
Jump to the left, stick it, glide
Zig zag 'cross the floor
Shuffle in diagonal
When the drum hits hands on your hips
One-footed 180 twist
And then a zig zag, step, slide
Lean in left, clap three times
Shake it out, head to toe
Throw it all together, that's how we roll
Do the hoedown
(Throwdown!)
Do the hoedown
(Throwdown!)
Do the hoedown
(Throwdown!)
Throw it all together, that's how we roll
Boom de clap de clap, boom boom clap
Come on, here we go!
Boom boom clap, boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap, boom de clap
Pop it, lock it, polka dot it
Country fivin', hip hop hip
Put your arms in the sky, move side to side
Jump to the left, stick it, glide
Zig zag 'cross the floor
Shuffle in diagonal
When the drum hits hands on your hips
One-footed 180 twist
And then a zig zag, step, slide
Lean in left, clap three times
Shake it out, head to toe
Throw it all together, that's how we roll
Do the hoedown
(Throwdown!)
Do the hoedown
(Throwdown!)
Do the hoedown
(Throwdown!)
Throw it all together, that's how we roll
Do the hoedown
(Throwdown!)
Do the hoedown
(Throwdown!)
Do the hoedown
(Throwdown!)
Throw it all together, that's how we roll
Boom dap clap, b-boom de clap clap clap
Boom dap clap, b-boom de clap clap
Boom de clap, boom de clap de clap
Throw it all together, that's how we roll
When the song was over she pushed pause. Everyone applauded her performance.
"That was great Ari." Randy said when she sat down on the couch.
"Thanks." She replied. "Nattie, Tyson, David and Melina have all seen me do it before."
"Two years ago at Christmas." Nattie said.
"Yeah, her dad asked her to do the dance for the family and she did but she had her sister Julia do it with her, they spent weeks practicing it after they watched the Hannah Montana Movie with Julia's daughter Samantha." Melina replied.
"What can I say I catch on quickly to dance's. It's a gift." Ari said.
"Is there any other songs by Miley on your MP3 player?" Natalya asked.
"Well I played 'Butterfly fly Away' and 'The Climb' before you all showed up. I have one more on my MP3 player if you wanna hear it." Ari answered
"Which one?" Melina asked.
"True Friend." Ari replied.
"Oh our song." Natalya and Melina said in unison.
All the guys raised their eyebrows. Melina explained after she saw all the eyebrows raised.
"This song describes mine, Natalya and Ari's friendship." Melina explained.
Ari searched for 'True Friend' and pushed play when she found it. Everyone listened to the words.
We sign our cards and letters BFF
You've got a million ways to make me laugh
You're lookin' out for me, you've got my back
So good to have you around
You know the secrets I could never tell
And when I'm quiet you break through my shell
Don't feel the need to do a rebel yell
'Cause you keep my feet on the ground
You're a true friend
You're here till the end
You pull me aside when something ain't right
Talk with me now and into the night
'Til it's alright again
You don't get angry when I change the plans
Somehow you're never out of second chances
I'm lucky that I've found
A true friend
You're here till the end
You pull me aside when something ain't right
Talk with me now and into the night
'Til it's alright again
True friends will go to the ends of the earth
Till they find the things you need
Friends hang on through the ups and the downs
Cause they've got someone to believe in
A true friend
You're here till the end
You pull me aside when something ain't right
Talk with me now and into the night
No need to pretend
You're a true friend
You're a true friend
You're here till the end
You pull me aside when something ain't right
Talk with me now and into the night
'Til it's alright again
You're a true friend
You're a true friend
You're a true friend
When the song was over she pushed pause.
"I heard you went and played paintball last Monday night, Ari." Melina said. "Who won?"
"My teams won all eight games." Ari replied smiling.
"Yeah she pretty much kicked all our asses." Adam answered.
Well except for that round of rescue the damsels in distress." Matt said.
"What?" Melina asked.
"Randy wanted to play 'rescue the damsels in distress' with Nattie and I being the damsels so we let him have his moment." Ari replied rolling her eyes. "Then the next game I slaughtered him taking him out first."
"She couldn't even get caught by any of us. She blended so well with the field's set up that none of us knew she was there until after we were out of the game. She would always double team the one that was guarding the flag by using a teammate as a diversion while she slipped silently behind them to grab the flag and return to her side of the field." John stated.
"She's deadly when it comes to paintball." Melina replied. "I know I usually play when I go over to her dad's for Christmas every other year. Doesn't matter whether it's day or night, she's that good. I'm always the first one out.
"She was actually on a professional team that won a trophy and everything every time they played in the championships. She would take out half of the other team's players all within five minutes of the game starting." Natalya said.
"Well we found out she was good but we didn't know she was that good, she never mentioned playing for a pro team and winning championships." Adam replied.
"It's not something I like to brag about. So I'm that good big deal. I don't like to throw it in people's faces unless they bash me about playing or call me a liar about it. That really gets on my nerves." Ari said.
"She took the money she won from all the tournaments and paid for her training." Melina replied.
"There's a possibility…"
She pulled her phone out of her purse and saw that she had a text message. She pushed the 'view' button. It read:
Tonight you have a match against Jillian. Sheamus will be standing at the top of the stage the whole time watching your match. When you pick up the victory, celebrating in the ring he will walk down the ramp and get into the ring. You will come face to face with him when you turn to leave the ring. He will reach out and run his hand through your hair then try to kiss you. When he tries this you will run from the ring to the back. Josh Mathews will be waiting to interview you about what almost happened. You will reply to his question of 'Why was Sheamus out there' with a 'I don't know Josh and I hope to find out soon' then you will see Sheamus heading in your direction and you will take off back to your locker room.
Your RAW General Manager
She sighed in frustration.
"What is it baby?" Randy asked.
"It's the text message from the anonymous GM." Ari answered.
"What did he have to say now?" John asked.
She read the message out loud to everyone and then deleted it when she was finished reading it. No one liked it, especially Stephen.
"First I'm supposed to stalk her by watching her from a distance, now he wants me to try and kiss you." Stephen said clearly upset. "Why must he or she make it so complicated?"
"Is trying to kiss me supposed to be a bad thing?" Ari asked.
"No but I really don't want to be on Randy's bad side." Stephen answered.
"Well you don't actually kiss her so it's all good." Randy replied.
"There's a possibility…"
"Again, seriously." Ari replied aggravated.
She pushed the 'view button to read the new text message. It read:
Your match is fourth.
Your RAW General Manager
She deleted the message and put her phone back into her purse. She got up from the couch, went over to her bag and pulled out her ring gear. Then she went into the bathroom and changed. Ten minutes later she emerged dressed in her ring gear except for her boots. She went over to her bag put her street clothes in it and pulled out her boots, walked back over to the couch, sat down and put on her boots.
1,2,3! Everybody come on, off your seats I'm gonna tell you about a beat That's gonna make you move your feet…"
Ari pulled her phone out of her purse and answered it.
"Yes, Jewls." Ari said.
"Just calling to ask a question and see how you're doing." Julia replied.
"Fire away." Ari said.
"Is Joshua gonna be at dad's for Christmas?" Julia asked, "Because if he is, I need to get his present now."
"No he won't be there for Christmas; dad should have called him and told him that he couldn't come for Christmas or Thanksgiving." Ari answered.
"What did he do this time?" Julia asked.
"Well two weeks ago when RAW was in Sac, he came by the arena and tried to forcefully take me back to dads. When I stood my ground he hit me. And then when he told me that we were leaving he tried to hit me again but Randy stopped him mid swing." Ari told her little sister.
"Dad wasn't happy was he when he found out?" Julia asked.
"No he banned Joshua from coming home for both occasions." Ari answered. "So if you get him anything you might as well mail it to him."
"Are you bringing anyone home this year?" Julia asked.
"Yes, I'm bringing Nattie, Melina and Randy." Ari replied.
"Randy, as in 'The Viper' Randy Orton?" Julia asked.
"Yes, that Randy." Ari answered.
"Does that mean that he's your boyfriend and you're bringing him home to meet the family?" Julia asked.
"Yes that's exactly it." Ari replied.
'Should I get him a present to?" Julia asked.
"If you want to, but I don't think he'll be expecting to get anything for his first Christmas at dad's." Ari answered.
"Well I think it would be nice." Julia replied.
"Alright, I'll text you later with a list of things he likes." Ari said.
"I'll get something for Nattie and Melina as well." Julia replied.
"You know what they like." Ari said.
"So how are you doing?" Julia asked.
"I'm okay." Ari answered. "The anonymous GM has added another dimension to mine and Randy's storyline."
"What is it?" Julia asked.
"I'm being stalked by Sheamus and then he's gonna kidnap me and hold me hostage for two months and then at Survivor Series I cost him the WWE Championship against Randy and that same night I become Diva's Champion." Ari replied.
"Have you told dad yet?" Julia asked.
"No I don't want to get him upset right now, you know how he gets." Ari answered.
"Well at least something good comes out of it." Julia said.
"Yeah, that's the only good thing about the new storyline." Ari replied.
"Well I'll see you in November, Samantha's throwing a tizzy because I'm not watching RAW right now with her." Julia said.
"Alright, see you then, give my love to Sam and Justin." Ari replied.
"I will, bye." Julia said.
"Bye." Ari replied.
They hung up at the same time.
"I take it your sister wants to buy me something for Christmas." Randy said.
"Yeah." Ari replied.
"Do you know what I like?" he asked her.
"Yes I do. I still have that list of CD's you wanted, I didn't get them all for you, so I figure I'll send her a list of the one's I didn't get and other things that you like." She answered.
"I don't remember the list being too long." He replied.
"Wrong, it's like ten pages long." She answered.
"Oh wow, I thought it was only five." He replied.
"Nope, it's ten." She stated.
"What can I say I like music." He said.
"Just like you can't resist a beautiful lady, Randy." John chimed in.
"So what is that a crime?" Randy asked.
"No." Adam replied.
Ari stood up from the couch, went over to her bag and pulled out her ring gear. She went into the bathroom and changed. Ten minutes later she emerged.
"Of the three ring outfits I've seen Ari, that one is by far my favorite." Randy said.
Her ring outfit consisted of purple short trunks and a purple lace up half top with white rhinestones spelling out the words "Black Rose' on the back. She put her street clothes into her bag, walked over to Randy and kissed him on the lips, he gave her a kiss back.
"Thanks." She said. "I'll be back after my match."
She turned and walked over to the door. Stephen got up and walked over to her.
"I'll come with you to the entrance since I'm supposed to be out there during your match." He said.
"Okay." She replied.
They left and headed to the entrance. Jillian made her way to the ring during commercial. Justin Roberts introduced her first. Five minutes later they came back from commercial.
"I can almost see it That dream I am dreaming But there's a voice inside my head saying "You'll never reach it…"
Justin Roberts: And her opponent, making her way to the ring from Saint Louis, Missouri, Black Rose Ariwa.
She made her way to the stage, raised her left hand in the air with the index finger pointing to the ceiling standing with her feet shoulder width apart as the crowd cheered for her. Then she made her way to the ring slowly. She climbed the ring steps and entered the ring through the second rope, climbed onto the second turnbuckle on the left side of the ring by the ramp and put her hand into the air with her index finger pointing up to the ceiling again as the crowd continued to cheer for her. She climbed down from the turnbuckle and turned to face Jillian. The referee signaled for the bell and it rang to announce the start of the match. Sheamus came out without his music and stood at the top of the stage. Ari never saw him because she had her attention on Jillian. Her and Jillian locked up and Jillian got Ari in a headlock. Ari pushed Jillian into the ropes and took her down with a shoulder take down when she came off the ropes. Ari picked her up by the head and put her in a headlock and took her down with a headlock takeover wrenching on her neck. The referee asked Jillian if she wanted to quit and she said no. she got to her base on her knees and Ari leaned into her and they both came up at the same time. Jillian elbowed Ari in the stomach a couple of times and she let go of the headlock. Jillian whipped her into the corner and then did a running back flip elbow to her but she kicked Jillian in the middle of her back causing her to fall to the mat. She rolled over and Ari proceeded to stomp on every major body part of Jillian's. She grabbed her legs and put her in the Sharpshooter. Jillian tapped out a minute later. She let go of her legs as soon as the bell rang. Jillian rolled out of the ring.
Justin Roberts: The winner of the match, by submission, Black Rose Ariwa.
The referee raised her hand in victory. She went over to the turnbuckle on the right closest to the timekeeper, climbed it, raised her hand in the air the same way she did for her ring pose. Sheamus slid into the ring quietly and walked over to where she was and stood about five feet from her. She stepped down from the turnbuckle, turned around and froze when she came face to face with Sheamus. He reached out his hand and ran his hand through her hair, and then he leaned in to kiss her. She slid out of the ring as fast as she could and high-tailed it to the back. Once she got backstage she ran into Josh Mathews.
"Excuse me Ariwa, but can I get your words on what just happened out there?" Josh asked. "Do you have any idea why Sheamus was out there?"
"I have no idea and I hope to find out soon." She answered.
"Do you think it might be to try and play mind games with Randy?" Josh asked.
"I really couldn't tell you why…" she started to say but caught sight of Sheamus heading her way.
She turned and ran off in the direction of Randy's locker room. The camera showed her progress on the Titontron. It showed her getting to Randy's locker room five minutes after she had run from where Josh had asked her some questions and going inside. Then the show went to commercial.
After she was inside she saw Natalya, Tyson and David all stand up from the couch and head towards the door.
"Leaving already?" she asked.
"No, we got a match against the Uso's next, then we'll be back." Tyson answered.
"Okay see you after the match." She replied.
"Okay." David said.
The three of them left and headed to the entrance. Ari went over to her bag and pulled out a pair of black jeans and a blue swirl t-shirt that had an image of a cartoon girls head and the saying 'OBEY ME You'll be happier' on it and went into the bathroom to change. Ten minutes later she emerged, walked over to her bag, put her ring gear in, and zipped it closed, walked over to the couch and sat down. Randy came and sat next to her and put his arm around her shoulders. She leaned in and rested her head on his shoulder. She, Randy, John, Adam and Matt all watched as Tyson and David picked up a victory over Jimmy and Jay Uso. The Hart Dynasty returned to their own locker room after they got backstage. Randy got up from the couch and headed to the door. He was dressed in his ring attire.
"Have a match tonight Randy?" she asked him.
"Against The Miz." He replied.
"Now you honestly didn't think you were going to go down there without me did you. We're a pair. Where you go I go." She said.
Okay, let's go." He replied.
She got up from the couch and walked over to him. He opened the door and she stepped into the hallway followed by him. They made their way down the hallways to the entrance holding hands while the camera showed them just before going to commercial. While they were on commercial Miz made his way to the ring while Justin Roberts introduced him. Five minutes later they came back from commercial.
"I hear voices in my head, they come to me, they understand, they talk to me…"
Justin Roberts: And his opponent, making his way to the ring from Saint Louis, Missouri, weighing in at 245lbs, Randy Orton.
Randy and Ari made their way to the stage and then made their way to the ring real slowly. He had his eyes on Miz the whole time. They climbed the ring steps and he held the ropes open for her. She entered and went to stand by the ropes in front of the hard cam. He entered, went over to the turnbuckle closest to the timekeeper, climbed up to the second one and did his ring pose for the crowd while she put her left hand towards him index finger sticking out at him and smiled all while the crowd cheered like crazy. He climbed down from the turnbuckle and turned to face The Miz. She walked over and kissed him on the cheek then exited the ring and stood on the right side. The referee signaled for the bell and it rang. Randy and Miz locked up and then Miz got Randy in a headlock. Randy pushed Miz into the ropes and knocked him down with a shoulder takedown. Miz came back up and was nailed with punches to the face and then was put in a headlock himself. Randy took him down to the mat with a headlock takeover. Miz got out of it and then got the upper hand for about ten minutes. Randy turned the tables and the beatdown ensued. He picked Miz apart piece by piece. He stomped on every major body part of Miz's. miz rolled out to the apron and as he got up Randy grabbed him by the arm and kicked him in the stomach then grabbed him by the head and pulled him to where his feet were on the ropes. Then he gave Miz a DDT when the referee got to the count of four. The crowd cheered like crazy after that move. Randy went into viper mode and started hitting the mat with his fists. Miz came up from the mat slowly and when he turned around he was nailed with an 'RKO' from Randy. Randy covered for the win.
Justin Roberts: The winner of the match, by pinfall, Randy Orton.
The referee raised his hand in victory. She climbed into the ring. Then Randy climbed onto the second turnbuckle closest to the timkeeper and did his ring pose for the crowd again as he celebrated his victory. He climbed down from the turnbuckle two minutes later and turned around to face her. She wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him to her. He hugged her he kissed her on the forehead as the crowd cheered. They turned to leave the ring and saw Sheamus standing at the top of the stage. He was smiling. She had to hold Randy in place with her arms so he wouldn't go after Sheamus. The show ended with Randy and Sheamus staring each other down.