Amber's POV
I looked around backstage anxiously, only searching for Roman. But his locker room was empty and no one else had seen him. I couldn't think of any other place where he could possible be, and my No.1 Contenders match against Alexa was in 30 Minutes, and I know she would cheat on me to win and beat me. I would then have to cut a backstage Promo with Roman and thats when we would kiss. But that couldn't happen if the guy wasn't around.
I was leaning against the wall, looking up at the ceiling, when John walked by. His face turned sympathetic and he stoof in front of me.
"You're good Amber?" He asked me. I sighed giving him a half smile. "Yeah I'm fine. Thank you. Did you see Roman somewhere?" His eyes lit with remembrance after he thought for a moment.
"NBow that you that, I passed him on my way in here. He was standing in the parking lot by the buses so the fans wouldn't see him and to be honest he didn't look like a happy camper." I wasn't really sure what Roman was doing, but I had to make a decsion, to go and talk to him or leave him be. Buit Roman had been left alone too many times in his life. "Thanks John." I thanked him. He nodded, looking thoughtfully before he spoke.
"You know, Amber. There is one thing I have to say, I've known Roman for a bit now and I don't know what kind of witchcraft you pulled on him but he is defintely changing. I have never seen him so .. normal latley. He almost looks kinda happy." I smiled, even it was just a sad smile. "John, sometimes all we need is a friend." John nodded, leaning against the wall.
"But I guess it takes a special person to get to Roman Reigns. Althought he did look upset tonight, what was that about?" I looked at the ground, for me this was awkward. I just wanted to go and find Roman before he goes somewhere else. "We were supposed to kidd tonight and he wasn't to happy about it when he found out."
"Well, you've got it though girl. Sometimes I wonder if Vince is trying to push Roman further and further until he commits a murder."
"Yeah, if anything he will murder me tonight." I mutterd grimly. John patted my shoulder.
"I don't think so. It seems like you are growing on Roman no matter how much he hates or tries to deny it." I shrugged. "Maybe. I'm gonna go and fin him now." I said. John nodded and I could feel his eyes on my back as I searched for the back entrance.
Righ away, I saw the mass of WWE buses. I walked closer and even from far away I could see Romans figure leaning against one of them.
"Roman?" I called. He turned slowly, unleashing his vivid eyes on mine. All of sudden I turned shy and couldn't think of anything to say, but even though my mind and mouth stopped working, my feet didn't and I was soon standing right next to him.
"I know that you don't like what we have to do tonight Roman.." I said as there was this awkward silence. "But we don't have much of a choice right now." He didn't say anything, instead he pulled out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. "I thought stopped months ago?" I asked softly.
"I did. But then I got stressed. It's the only thing that helps me from not freaking out completly."
"Roman, that does the opposite of helping you. You are a wrestler, one of the bests and you shouldn't be smoking." My voice was quiet, cause I was trying my best not to upset him any further. "I mean, think about the person you were before Wrestling was part of your life. You don't wanna go back to th-"
"I'm just having one damn cigarette." He snapped, cutting me off. "If I had never told you any of that, you wouldn't be standing here right now, throwing it all up in my face acting like you know me cause you don't." I winced at his outburst and looked at the ground.
"We all have things in our lifes we choose to hide from people Roman." I murmured. "I haven't told you everything about me. I'm not judging you, and I never will. But I just don't understand why you are so upset about tonight? Just get over it, we both knew in the beginning that this would happen."
"I don't want yout to get the wrong idea." He growled. I finally turned to look up to him again, my mouth dropped. Was he suggesting that I had feelings for him ? Or that I actually thought he had feelings for me? "Trust me. I wont." I retorted, beginning to back away from him. "You've got some nerve to say that. At least I'm the only person in this business who doesn't talk trash behind your back." He rolled his eyes.
"Wouldn't make much of a difference if you did. I'm not in the business to make friends." I didn't reply, cause there wasn't really anything I could say. At this moment, Roman seemed like a lost case and I was here once again left wondering what could have made him so bitter.
Finn Balor's POV
"They're supposed to do what?" I asked in shock from where I sat on the bench in the Mens Locker Room. John nodded as he was on his Phone.
"Kiss. Vince has got his head all the way up in the clouds with this storyline, I swear." I looked at the ground speechless. "In my opinion," John said looking up from his phone. "Vince should have put you into this storyline with Amber. I mean, the two of you used to be like this," He crossed his index and his middle finger togehter. I chuckled humorlessly, scratching my neck.
"We are not that close anymore. We just drifted apart." John shrugged.
"Well, Roman doesn't exactly like anymore here. You would be more rational choice than him."
"Maybe."
"Who knows, maybe she can change him. He does seem different. Amber's a beautiful, talented woman, I wouldn't be suriprise if he feel for her in the long run." He said before leaving the locker room and leaving me to gather my thoughts.
It was odd, how easily I had forgotten about her while she was out with her injury. And then she came back like the shooting star of the womens division, looking better than ever, and I couldn't help but remeber all the times we shared before she got injured. The hours we spent being on the roads and planes, the late night stops at restaurants and diners that were open 24/7, and all the hours we trained relentlessly in gyms. How, no matter how difficult things got, we could always depend on each other for a simple smile or laugh. And now, the more I thought of all those times, I missed it.
I missed her.
I struggled with the emotions running through my head and heart. The very first moment I met Amber I knew she was special. I could almost be certain that Roman would never fall for her, because he loathed the very thought of love. Maybe, just maybe it wasn't too late for me.
Amber's POV
No matter how difficult she could be to deal with at times, there was no denying that Alexa was a great opponent for me. Our match was going great, it had perfect back and forth action and chemistry. And now the time had come for it to end controversially.
I was just about to hit my finishing move, when Alexa dodged out of the way and got quick roll-up pin. As I struggled, she planbted her feet on the bottom rope and the referee unkowingly counted to three.
"Here is your winner, by pinfall and new No.1 Contender for the Womens Championship, Alexa Bliss." JoJo announced. It was kinda surprising to me how loud and outraged the boos were throughout the arena. I leaped up to my feet and confronted the referee angrily, but he denied my allegations. Alexa walked up the ramp backwards, smirking at me.
I paced the ring impatiently until the cameras stopped and the show went to commercial.
As I walked backstage, my stomach twisted into what felt like a thousand knots. My promo with Roman was in 10 Minutes, and I didn't know what to expect.
The next Chapter will be up Saturday! Hope you guys like the story so far.
