Larkin took a deep breath before putting both of her hands behind her head walking around the wrestling ring with a smile on her face. She had just finished practicing for her match on Saturday night against one of her best friends, Sam Johnston also known as Sami Callihan. It was going to be one of the main events of the night, so Larkin was definitely pushing herself to do her best like she did majority of the time. It was planned Sami was going to win the match, but Sami had suggested Larkin to dominate most of the match and he would win by a cheap shot as his tag team partner Jon Moxley ran to distract the ref to further their feud. Sami still wanted people to cheer for Larkin since she was the other half of the MVX Tag Team Champions. Sami was chilling on the mat floor, exhausted but satisfied.

"That was pretty good Lee. Definitely be careful on that shooting star press though. You almost botched it BIG TIME." Sami cautioned as he sat up.

"I know, I'm thinking I should just stick to the ground. I still get scared getting up there." Larkin admitted as she slid out of the ring and grabbed two water bottles besides the ring the gym provided.

"You'll get used to it. Practice makes perfect don't be so hard on yourself about it." Sami reassured as Larkin slid back into the ring and gave him a water bottle. She sat right beside him gulping her water down.

"You're right. Matthew says I have potential to be a high flyer if I just get rid of my fear of heights. It's not really fear though I just freak out once I'm up there." Larkin said as Sami patted her back.

"Like I said you'll get used to it just keep it up." Sami replied with a smile looking around the training facility and saw his other friends and coworkers practicing in the rings and hanging out. The front part of the facility held the gym which was open to anybody with a membership, and the back part of the facility was restricted to only MVX Personnel.

"Where's Jon anyways? Wasn't he supposed to be here by now?" Larkin asked looking at the clock. It was past four 'o' clock and usually Jon was always on time.

"No idea." Sami said as he shrugged his shoulders.

Sami saw Larkin reach over to the far side of the ring and grab her iPhone probably going to shoot Jon a message.

Sami remembered the first time he met Larkin; she was a newbie to the wrestling industry and having her first match as Lee Coleman against Matt Walsh in Combat Zone Wrestling. MVX Wrestling was apart of the promotions associated with CZW and others to have their talent interchangeable and able to compete in any match at any promotion. Sami was chilling backstage with some of the CZW wrestlers when he saw her walk in. Short, thick, and a girl. He remembered how some of the wrestlers snickered at her appearance because she walked in wearing a dress and made some crude humored jokes about it. They expected her to be some ring rat. She walked in with another guy from MVX, his name was Kirk. He wasn't there to wrestle and he carried a makeup box with him earning more snickers. He remembered Kirk shooting them a raised eyebrow but the girl just rolled her eyes and the two went into the locker room. It wasn't abnormal to see the locker room shared by the men and gals in CWZ, it was a regular thing.

About thirty minutes later Walsh said he had to get to the entrance for a match against a rookie. The guys wondered who the rookie was. Suddenly Sami spotted the guy Kirk come out with another guy from the same locker room he and the girl entered. The guy was short, stocky, and wore a pair of camo cargo shorts, black wrestling boots, a white baggy muscle tee that read 'COLEMAN' in the front in black, fingerless gloves, and a black beanie on his head. He had dark brown hair that brushed a little past his shoulders and a scruff that looked…a bit off. Maybe he didn't shave right or something. Around his eyes he had black eyeliner smudged to the MAX and a pretty contoured face…

It suddenly hit Sami.

THAT WAS THE SAME PERSON HE SAW WALK IN.

Of course none of the other CZW wrestlers noticed it and started whispering about Lee Coleman as 'he' walked past them. They whispered how 'he' was Matthew Lucco's famous 'protégée' and 'he' had put on some pretty decent matches in MVX for a rookie. Nobody even noticed Kirk leave to sit in the stands. Sami and the other guys saw the match from backstage and were impressed by this Coleman guy. 'He' wasn't your typical powerhouse wrestler; he was like Rey Mysterio without all the high flying moves. He was definitely a brawler and submission holder; 'he' locked Walsh in a horrible Kimura Lock before being counted out. Sami had to give props to the makeup artist guy; he made Lee Coleman believable to everyone that woman was actually a man through the power of makeup. He then wondered where on earth did her boobs go? She walked in with something and walked out with…nothing. It was weird. What exactly was this girl getting at? Was she a crossdresser or something? Lesbian? The match ended after a couple of more minutes after Walsh tapped out of Coleman's submission maneuver. Coleman raised his hands in the air and gestured for a microphone.

"My name is Lee Coleman and I'm not your ordinary wannabe wrestler. I'm the kind of wrestler YOU wanna be. Remember the name, remember the face, because one day I'm gonna show the world that anything YOU can do…I can do better!" Coleman exclaimed with a smirk and threw the microphone to the ground earning a mixed reaction from the crowd.

Okay so her voice kind of gave her away. It wasn't manly but then again it wasn't high pitched girly. It was just right. Sami didn't see anyone take notice and if they did they figured Coleman just had a girly voice like for example Brock Lesnar did too. Coleman walked past the crew backstage earning a little praise and approved glances before going to the locker room. Sami's curiosity got the best of him and he walked into the locker room trying to scout out where Coleman went. He asked Kimberly, a CWZ wrestler, where Coleman went and she said he went towards the back somewhere. Sami finally spotted Coleman at the sink scrubbing off her makeup and beard wearing her dress and her hair pulled up into a ponytail. She noticed him and smiled.

"Take a picture it'll last longer." She remarked as she finally got the last of the beard off with her towel.

"I'm just trying to figure you out. You come in one minute as a girl and wrestle as a guy…?" Sami asked confused as she laughed.

"That's my gimmick. I'm like Mulan with a twist. Impersonating a man to win the championships even though I'm a woman. I try to make it as believable as I can and it looks like those buddies of yours out there bought it big time." The girl explained as Sami nodded.

"Makes sense, that's a new one I haven't heard." Sami complimented.

"I try to be original. You a regular here?" she asked as Sami made a wishy-washy gesture with his hand.

"Sometimes. I wrestle all over to be honest." Sami replied as the girl nodded. "How old are you? You look pretty young."

"So do you." The girl shot back as Sami shrugged.

"I guess. I'm 23." Sami said as the girl sighed.

"I'm 16." She replied looking like she was ready to hear a lecture.

"16? How old were you when you started training?" Sami asked as she shrugged.

"I don't know like twelve or thirteen. I started wrestling right after my 16th birthday at MVX."

"You sure look like you know what you're doing." Sami said as the girl finished taking off the junk on her face.

"My name's Larkin. Larkin Brooks." Larkin introduced as she stuck her hand out and Sami smiled shaking it with his.

"Sam Johnston but people call me Sami." Sami replied, "And you did great out there. I'm impressed."

The doors finally opened and Sami heard the loud cackle of Jon's newest girlfriend Rikki. He saw Larkin roll her eyes in annoyance. Sami chuckled. Larkin hated that bitch with a passion. Jon had his arm over Rikki's shoulders as she was yapping about something to him. He didn't look at all interested and as soon as he mentioned he was going towards Sami and Larkin, she looked disappointed but gave him a long, passionate kiss and soon skipped along to where the other female wrestlers were. Larkin didn't like Rikki on a personal level but she had to say Rikki was a damn good wrestler and actress when she needed to be one. Jon walked over to the ring with his hair messy and looked like he had just woken up.

"Really Jon?" Larkin began and Sami knew what was going to happen.

"What?"

"You missed our practice session!"

"And? I'm not fighting."

"But you're supposed to be the distraction! How are we supposed to play off the whole thing without you here?"

"Good lord Larkin, get your ass over it you don't NEED me here."

"YES I DO!"

"NO YOU DON'T! STOP BEING JEALOUS!"

"WHY WOULD I BE JEALOUS?!"

Sami wasn't worried at all. Larkin and Jon always bickered at least once a day; it was a normal thing between the two. Sami had to admit ever since Jon was spending more time with Rikki, he definitely saw a jealous Larkin. Sami couldn't blame her though; her and Jon were very close. Have been ever since the two met each other. Jon had met Larkin when she was still a kid when he was given time to train in MVX with her uncle before his championship reign in HWA. After the two bickered some more Jon sat down in the ring with them and Larkin sat in between him resting her head against his chest lazily looking through his phone. The two had a pretty interesting relationship; they were more than friends but less than anything romantic. Sami remembered having to explain to Rikki to chill out when she saw Jon and Larkin linking arms one time and telling her it was nothing romantic. Or at least that's what he thought. For all Sami knew maybe Jon was actually interested in Larkin.

"Eww, what the hell Jon?! You couldn't close out of this?!" Larkin exclaimed as she shielded her eyes as Jon laughed and grabbed his phone.

Or…not.

"Nobody told you to open Safari bro," Jon replied as Sami scooted over towards them.

"What'd he have this time?" Sami asked as Larkin sighed.

"Lesbian porn. Like seriously Jon, doesn't Rikki cut it for you?" Larkin asked as Jon shrugged deleting his safari history.

"Hey she isn't around 24/7 when I have the urge so what other choice do I have?" Jon remarked as Larkin shivered.

"I totally didn't need to know that!" Larkin said as Jon laughed.

"Yo guys! Whatcha doing!" Vash, Matthew's adopted son and Larkin's cousin, hollered as he strolled by the ring sporting a sweaty muscle tee and a towel around his shoulders.

"Just finished practicing with Lark for Saturday's show." Sami replied as Vash nodded laughing when he saw Larkin and Jon laughing at something on his phone. "And their usual shenanigans."

"Jon you know when my dad finds out he's gonna kick your ass," Vash teased as Jon stuck his tongue out playfully as Sami laughed. "You been doing good Sami? Heard your back was hurting last week."

"Just took a couple of chair shots at Dragon Gate, it's no big deal. Matthew gave me the night off so I could rest. He didn't want me to risk messing up my spine or anything." Sami replied as Vash smiled.

"That's good. Word is you and Mox might be in the running for the MVX Tag Team Championship since Travis is heading to NXT in the beginning of June." Vash said as Sami's face lit up.

"No way! Wait Travis got signed by WWE?" Sami asked about their friend and fellow co-worker.

"Yep. He's a third generation wrestler what do you expect?" Vash asked as his phone vibrated and he took it out of his pocket reading it. "Yo Larkin!"

"What Vash?" Larkin asked as she pushed Jon's arm out of the way.

"Your uncle wants to see you in his office ASAP." Vash said reading his text out loud before looking at her with a raised eyebrow, "Damn it Larkin what did you get yourself into now?"

"Shit if I know man. I can't remember!" Larkin replied as she got up and dusted herself off before exiting the ring. "Yo we still on for dinner?"

"Yeah! Text me after you get out!" Sami replied as Larkin nodded and walked away.

Larkin began pondering if she had done anything wrong for the past couple of days but nothing popped into mind. She didn't remember getting on either of her cousins or the trainers nerves this week, she's made it to every match that was scheduled, she definitely knew it wasn't school since she was finished with it a couple of months ago after completing her final credit hour. Her room was clean, she took her laundry out, her car was checked…Larkin felt her phone vibrate and took it out of her pocket and smiled shaking her head. She couldn't live with Jon but couldn't live without him either.

Jon: Miss you already

Larkin: Its been like 30 seconds

Jon: Whatever

Larkin: Go chill with Sami

Jon: Vash stole him I'm by myself

Larkin: What about Rikki?

Jon: Why are you so jealous of her? I always end up coming back to you at night!

Larkin made a face and busted out laughing at Jon's text. She put her phone back into her pocket. Jon Moxley was a very confusing man especially when it came to their relationship…or whatever the hell they had. She wasn't even going to bother thinking about that right now; Jon and her were just friends. JUST FRIENDS. He was her nanny as a kid for crying out loud. It would be too weird. Sure people would question that, even their closest friends because of the way they acted around each other, but Larkin knew for a fact Jon wasn't a pervert and definitely NOT a cradle robber. She was almost eighteen and he was twenty five, there's no way in hell anything was going on. Larkin was just a kid and Jon was already an adult. He was a self proclaimed sick guy…but not THAT sick. He could have any woman he wanted and she wasn't on the list. And she wanted it to be like that. Jon meant a lot to her and she didn't want anything to ruin their friendship. He helped save her when she was in her darkest hour and was always there for her. Surely she wasn't going to let something stupid as having a crush or flirting ruin that.

Larkin passed through the wrestling rings and the gym portion of the training facility. Her uncle's office was towards the front of the building right by the lobby. Larkin smiled as she saw the pictures that hung throughout the gym of past and current champions. She spotted herself and her tag team partner Travis Finley. She wasn't the first woman in MVX to win the tag team title, but it felt great to be recognized for her talents. MVX wasn't your normal wrestling; intergender matches happened frequently and all types of women competed equally for the titles just like the men. The only reason Larkin didn't compete as a woman was because the gimmick she played, but there was a time she competed as a girl but hated that even though she was talented nobody would take her seriously. Not necessarily MVX but other promotions and the big leagues. Larkin finally made it to the front and greeted the receptionist before walking to the main offices wondering what her uncle had in store for her.

Author's Note: To the wonderful people who have reviewed, favorite, and followed this story THANK YOU SO MUCH! You have no idea how much I appreciate it. I honestly thought this story would get no love or have a couple of smart alecks heckle at the story...but no one has! Yaay! Please feel free to message or review a comment, concern, or question you may have. If not let your opinion be heard and review :) So we are starting to piece together connections between people, thats a good start. I wonder what her uncle has in store for her? Read on readers! Y'all are awesome!