Hello WWE Universe :) How are you all today? Good? That's good :) Well, I would like to thank Tori Moxley, DivineOrder, ILoveAnime89, emmasmummy, wwemicky, ShikyoKiri, and flowersNfreaks for commenting on my last chapter. Means the world when you all review, good feedback is always welcome :) But, on with the show :)
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Scarlett sighed as she slid her eggs around her plate using her fork. She had too much on her mind to eat a lot right now.
Neither girl was needed on Tuesday's taping of Smackdown so they decided to fly out to Dayton Ohio earlier than they originally planed for some days off before they were needed on Raw again. The next 3 nights weren't the easiest sleeps the girls ever had, both waking up in the middle of the night with the words 'We Want You' dancing in front of their eyes.
Nobody knew who had set that up, not even Stephanie or Hunter. Or if they did they were good at hiding it. Tori had made up a theory about maybe it being the Wyatt Family, since they were creepy enough to try to pull something like that. Scarlett had agreed that while they were creepy, she couldn't think of why on earth they would want them. Neither girl had even muttered a word to any of them, not that they'd want to be in their presence anyway.
She was also thinking about Phil. They'd been texting each other quite a bit over the past few days and they got along really well. Scarlett felt like she could really trust him, so she told him a lot about herself and he did the same for her. She didn't trust him enough to tell him her secret however. Nobody would know that bit of information until she was 1000% positive they wouldn't go blabbing it to the world.
Scarlett took a small bite of her eggs as she thought about one conversation she had had with Phil. He had texted her to say goodnight after he was done taping Smackdown, but Scarlett had wanted to know what he had been doing, and who he had faced. When he wouldn't tell her, she got worried and asked him if the Shield had hurt him again. He answered saying that while he was in pain the Shield didn't cause it, and that if she wanted to know what happened she'd have to watch the airing on Friday. Which she planned on doing later that night.
From her conversation with Phil, her mind then took a detour and landed on a thought she could hardly stop thinking about. It wasn't even a thought, it was 2 men.
Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns to be more precise. She couldn't figure them out. What did they want from her? If they knew her secret she was sure they'd have told her by now. Unless they wanted to use it to blackmail her somehow.
Shaking her head, Scarlett got up and put her plate in the sink. She'd had enough food to last her until lunch.
Just as she was about to go to the bathroom for a shower, Tori came bursting in the room.
"Scarlett!" She squealed, running over to her once she had spotted her. "I need your help!"
"With what?" She asked as she watched her friend nearly bouncing on her spot in glee.
"I have a date tonight! You have to help me get ready." She exclaimed as she ran into their bedroom. Scarlett's eyebrows rose as she followed her. "With who?"
"Dolph Ziggler! He was in the gym too, and we started running together and talking and as we were leaving he asked if he could take me out tonight." She said excitedly as she rummaged through her suitcase. Scarlett however, wrinkled her nose.
"And you said yes?" She asked. She had never liked Ziggler, especially in that way, but to each their own.
"Of course! It's Zigglypuff!" She explained, starting to seem frantic as she began throwing things out of her suitcase.
Scarlett furrowed her eyebrows. "Isn't that a Pokemon?"
"No, that's Wigglytuff. I have no dresses!" Tori pouted, looking up at Scarlett who chuckled.
"Let's go shopping then. Can make a girls day out of it." She smiled and Tori squealed once again.
"Yes! I'm gonna go shower then we'll go!" She said as she got up and ran in the bathroom. Scarlett chuckled.
"Guess I'll wait for mine." She said before flopping on her bed.
Scarlett sighed as she checked the time on her phone. It was now 8:25 pm. Tori had been picked up by Ziggler an hour and 25 minutes ago for their date and Scarlett felt every long minute of it. She had texted Naomi to see if she wanted to hang out, but she said that she was with her newly titled husband, Jimmy Uso. So when that offer went down hill she decided to call Phil, who didn't answer.
So, she decided she was going to go to the gym. Changing into a pair of dark grey sweatpants and a purple crop top, she made her way to the hotel gym.
Looking around the room, Scarlett made her way over to an elliptical machine and got on it. Putting her headphones in her ears, she held onto the bars and began moving her arms and legs.
A couple of songs went by before someone tapped her on the shoulder, nearly making Scarlett jump off the machine.
Hauling out her headphone, she turned to see who it was. She then rolled her eyes when her eyes connected to the grey ones of Roman Reigns.
"Not a very smart idea to have headphones in while you're being hunted." He offered and Scarlett narrowed her eyes at him.
"Like you care." She huffed. He was about to respond, but she stuck her headphone in her ear and turned away from him. Shaking his head, he made his way over to the weights across from her.
Scarlett counted to ten in her head. How dare he insinuate that he cared about her. All the Shield cared about was themselves. However, she wouldn't deny the chills that ran over her entire body as she watched him lifting weights. It's not like she could avoid him, he was in the center of her vision if she looked ahead. She was just hoping they were chills of disgust.
As she watched his arms flex as he lifted the weight bar up and down, a little voice in her head told her it wasn't disgust. Even though she didn't want to admit it, her inner woman could hardly deny the fact that he was a very attractive man.
The piercing gaze of his eyes, his lips when they curved into a smile. The well-defined muscles in his arms, and his tattoo sleeve had Scarlett physically biting her lip as her eyes travelled over it. Dragging her eyes over his body, she discovered she could see his face.
Scarlett's eyes narrowed suddenly once she saw the smirk he wore. That little ass.
Quickly getting off the elliptical, she pulled out her headphones as she stalked her way over to him.
"You are completely despicable." She ground out once she was standing by him. He placed the weight bar back in its hold before he sat up to look at her. "Excuse me?" He asked and Scarlett rolled her eyes.
"You heard me, and you're pretty damn full of yourself too." She spat at him before turning on her heel and walking out of the gym. It wasn't long before there were footsteps thundering behind her.
"You're the one who was watching. You didn't have to be." He accused her once he had caught up. Scarlett scoffed.
"As if I'm not going to watch." She quickly responded before letting the words process in her mind. Eyes widening, she felt her neck and cheeks flame as she turned her head to look at him finding him smirking once more, causing Scarlett to redden further.
"Stop with that damn thing!" She muttered as she quickly hopped in to the open doors of the elevator. Slapping her hand over the button to make the doors shut quicker, she groaned when Roman made it in just in time.
"Why do you keep trying to avoid me?" He questioned and Scarlett felt herself unhinge.
"Because, I hate you." She seethed as she looked him in the eye. He then narrowed his own eyes at her.
"You don't even know who I am." He said, his voice eerily calm.
"I know who you are, just like I know who Dean Ambrose is, and who Seth Rollins is. I hate every member of the Shield." She ground out.
"And why is that, exactly?"
"Because you all think you're so great. Seth with his high-flying abilities, Dean with the way he can run his words on the mic, and you." She laughed without humor. "You think you're the best of them all. What with your spears and family history. The way you can dominate in the ring and put fear into anyone who dares step in the ring with you." She finished.
"Let me guess, all this because we hurt your little boyfriend?" He growled out. Scarlett furrowed her eyebrows before it hit her. He thought she was talking about Phil. He thought she had all this anger because of what they did to Punk... Well, if the shoe fits.
"He's not my boyfriend. He's my friend and what you made them do to him was wrong! He was defenseless!" She exclaimed just as the doors opened. Huffing, Scarlett got out and began to walk to her room when she heard footsteps behind her again.
"Stop following me!" She groaned as he caught up to her again
"I'm not done with this conversation." He said as they turned a corner.
"Well I.." Scarlett began, but the sight of Tori standing outside their door with Seth Rollins, not Dolph Ziggler, threw her off guard. "..am."
Tori was standing with her back against the wall, while Seth had his arm bent against the same wall next to Tori's head so that his body was leaning towards hers. Tori's body being trapped between the wall and Seth, not that it seemed like she minded.
Once she and Roman reached them, Scarlett cleared her throat and the pair sprang apart. Tori's eyebrows raising in shock at seeing Scarlett with Roman.
"We need to talk." The girls said at the same time, causing both Roman and Seth to look between them both.
Scarlett quickly let herself in her room not saying a word to Roman, however she heard Tori thank Seth before she came in the room, shutting the door behind her.
"Okay, explain to me how you leave here with Ziggler and come back with Rollins." Scarlett sighed as she leaned against the back of their couch.
"Dolph was a complete jerk. He kept trying to feel me up all night. I don't know how many times I slapped his hand off my thigh." She cringed before continuing. "When Seth found us, Dolph was trying to get me to kiss him which I didn't want to do. So Seth came over, told him to screw off, and then walked me back here. I got his number too." She smiled and Scarlett sighed again as she pinched the bridge of her nose.
"Now it's your turn, missy. How did you end up with Roman Reigns?" Tori asked, removing her heels. Scarlett went on to explain her evening as both girls changed into their pajamas.
"I can't believe you screamed at him." Tori said as she threw a bag of popcorn in the microwave and set the timer.
Scarlett shrugged as she looked through the guide for Smackdown, she had missed some of it but not all. Once she found it, Bray Wyatt lit up the screen.
"Daniel Bryan was given every chance to walk with the Reapers, but now, he will burn with the Saints." He said before dropping to his knees, throwing the microphone, and mouthing the words; 'Follow The Buzzards'.
"Dear God, I hope it's not him who wants us." Tori said as she flopped on the cushion next to Scarlett, holding the popcorn bowl on her lap. Scarlett reached over to take some, nodding her agreement. Lifting the popcorn to her mouth, she quickly stopped chewing when Phil showed up on the screen along with Renee Young.
"Well now it's clear that Daniel Bryan's going to have his own problems with the Wyatt family now but earlier tonight you told me that you plan on calling out all 3 members of the Shield..." Her next words were cut off by the sound of Tori choking on her popcorn.
"He what?!" She shrieked.
"Oh god." Scarlett groaned as she kept watching.
"It's both," He said, dropping his arm from his head. "I'm calling out all 5 superstars. Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Billy Gunn, and the Road Dogg."
"Oh hell." Tori said and Scarlett nodded.
"I mean Punk, isn't that career suicide?" Renee asked him, but he only laughed at her question.
"No it's just a gift. I'm giving the Authority an opportunity to do what they want and try to shut me up. I'm just giving them what they want." He paused as he took a breath. He then looked back at Renee. "Someday, I'm gonna get what I want." He finished before walking off camera.
"No wonder he said he was in pain." Scarlett sighed as she heard AJ Lee's music begin to play.
Scarlett and Tori watched as AJ and Tamina won against Eva Marie and Natalya, and The Bella's won against Aksana and Alicia Fox, signalling that they would be competing head to head next Friday night. They continued watching the show, both girls getting cold chills when a tribute to Mae Young was shown, laughing when a replay was shown of Big Show throwing Brock Lesnar across the ring on Old School Raw, and cheering when the Ultimate Warrior was inducted into the 2014 Hall of Fame class.
However as Scarlett filled the popcorn bowl once more, she heard Tori groan from her spot on the couch.
"What?" She asked once she had taken her seat again.
"That!" Tori said gesturing to the TV. "Batista's coming back on Monday."
"Don't like him?" Scarlett asked, tossing popcorn in her mouth. Tori shook her head.
"No thank you." She said as she turned to the screen once more, finding Renee on it again. "Who now?" Tori sighed and Scarlett chuckled. "Have to wait to see." She answered just as Renee began to speak.
"Please welcome my guests; Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns, the Shield." She said as the camera zoomed in on each man as they walked on camera.
"Ooooh!" Tori smiled and sat up straight, Scarlett rolled her eyes.
"Now since it's every man for himself, and as Vickie Guerrero already said 'brother vs. brother' with the 3 of you being entered into the Royal Rumble match I just want to know if you guys have devised any kind of a plan to remain a cohesive unit." She said as she raised her microphone to Dean, who was busy inspecting his nails.
"The Shield is a finely crafted machine that does not break down." He said, finally looking at Renee. "The real question, is how are the 27 other superstars in the Royal Rumble going to compete against the most dominant force in WWE? Trust me darling, we're all on the same page." He reassured her. Renee began to speak again, but Scarlett had tuned her out, instead taking to glaring at her instead.
"He just called her darling..." Tori repeated and Scarlett rolled her eyes. "So? What does that matter?"
"Well, by the way you're glaring holes into the side of her head, something matters." Tori observed with a knowing smirk.
Scarlett looked over at her and upon seeing the smirk she picked up a handful of popcorn and threw it at her. "Shut up."
Tori just laughed when Scarlett's head nearly turned on a swivel the second Dean started talking again.
"Do I not look like a trustworthy person to you?" He asked Renee, with his hands over top of his heart. Scarlett smiled a little bit, he looked kinda cut- stop that thought right now.
"These are my best friends, I could never bring myself to do something like that. Absolutely not, never. I cou-" He went on but Seth cut him off. Turning around, Renee lifted the microphone to his mouth.
"Dean that's very kind of you but let's be real here, you couldn't throw me over the top rope if your life depended on it." He stated with a chuckle in his voice and Scarlett could see Dean slowly starting to drop his nice act. "But I would toss you over in a second, if it meant that I got a shot at the main event at Wrestlemania." He chuckled again. When Dean started to speak, Renee quickly shifted the mic.
"Okay, first of all, I was kidding. Of course I would throw you over the top rope, and second of all, you would go sailing, kid. Sailing over the top rope." He argued and Seth started to argue back before Roman cut in, stepping between the two men.
"We're talking about headlining Wrestlemania here, boys. I'd throw you both over the top rope in an instant. Reguardless, one of us is going to win the Royal Rumble and we'll still be united, and we'll still be the Shield." He finished before putting his fist in, to be followed by Seth and Dean's. Scarlett groaned.
"There are so many ego's in that team it's horrible." Scarlett said, shaking her head. Tori nodded.
"There are, but Seth's cute, isn't he?" She asked, giggling. Scarlett looked over at her and chuckled at the dazed look in her eye. "Sure, of course."
They continued to watch as The Real American's fought with The Uso's, the Uso's ultimately winning. When it came time for Punk to call out the Shield and the New Age Outlaws, both girls were in a panic. They watched as all 5 men surrounded the ring and Punk only had a microphone to defend himself.
Scarlett heard Tori let out a breath when Kane came down the ramp but Scarlett kept hold of hers. Even when Kane called off the men, she held her breath still. Kane said that he was sent to protect CM Punk, but Punk didn't want his help.
"Get him boys." Kane said and Tori whined, covering her eyes but Scarlett couldn't look away. She had to see what happened.
She only closed her eyes after Kane had delivered a chokeslam to CM Punk.
Once both girls were in bed and had said goodnight to each other, Scarlett grabbed her phone and scrolled through her contacts to Phil's name, needing to send him a message.
"I'm so sorry for what Kane did to you on Tuesday... :( "
She sighed as she plugged her phone into her charger, she felt like she had to apologize. Closing her eyes, all she could see was Kane chokeslamming Phil to the apron below, over and over again.
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