Hi everyone! I'm back! Sorry about taking so long but I had the worst case of writer's block! I knew what I basically wanted to write but I just couldn't find the words! I was finally hit with inspiration and I wrote this is one sitting. I hope it doesn't suck too much!
Eve was extremely excited now that she knew that she was still going to be called up. The next morning all of the girls had their items packed and were raring to go. Alberto and Percy were going to drop them off at the airport. Eve had tried calling Punk several times in the last day but it always went to voicemail. She had wanted to see him once before she left but it seemed that he didn't want to see her.
"Eve! Come on! Our flight is going to leave soon!" AJ called out.
"Just a second!" Eve called back as she tried to dial Punk's number again but again, there was no answer.
"Eve! Come along girlie! We're going to miss our flight if we don't leave now!" Kaitlyn exclaimed as she walked into the room before stopping when she saw Eve frantically dialing, "Hey, you okay?"
"What? Yeah… yeah, I'm fine…. It's just... I wanted to see Phil once before we left but he's not answering his phone. Do you think he's okay?" Eve answered.
"I'm sure he's fine! His phone is probably dead or something!" Kaitlyn replied as she tried to cheer up Eve. Eve shrugged.
"Maybe…" she murmured but she felt it was more like Punk was trying to avoid her which didn't make sense because he seemed fine when she saw him yesterday morning. Eve followed Kaitlyn out the door and into the rental van with the others.
"Morning Evie! What took you so long? I thought you were all packed last night?" Alberto asked.
"I was. I was trying to call Phil. I wanted to see him before we left but he's not answering his phone. Have you guys seen him?" Eve asked Percy and Alberto.
"I haven't…" Alberto stated as he shook his head.
"Nope. Sorry Torres" Percy answered. Eve shrugged.
"That's okay…. I guess" Eve muttered sadly. The rest of the car ride was filled with loud laughter and the telling of funny FCW ring stories but Eve was quiet. She was already missing Punk and was not in the mood to tell stories. About a half hour later, they arrived at the airport.
"I'm going to go to the bathroom really quick. I'll be right back!" Eve stated before she ran to the bathroom. Alberto waited until she was out of earshot before turning to the girls.
"Karlee, April, Celeste. Can I ask something of you guys?" he asked.
"Of course! What's wrong?" AJ asked.
"Can you watch over Eve for me? She's still upset about CM Punk and I don't want her to dwell on him. This is a great opportunity for her. Make sure she enjoys it. Distract her, find her a different guy to crush on, anything that stops her from thinking about Punk" Alberto states.
"Of course! Eve is our best friend too! We'll make sure that she's not too sad about Punk!" Celeste promises.
"We'll show her that there are plenty of guys in the sea other than Punk! Don't worry Alberto. We've got Eve's back!" Maxine exclaims. Alberto thanked them and Eve returned.
"Well, we should be going. Our flight leaves in five minutes" Eve states as she checks the time on her watch.
"Yeah! You're right! Let's go girls!" AJ cheers. They say goodbye to the boys and they leave Eve with Alberto to say goodbye.
"I'm going to miss you pipsqueak! Who else will be my fake-little sister?!" Alberto says sadly.
"No one I hope! I'm your ONLY fake-sister like you're my only fake brother!" Eve laughs before tearing up, "I'm going to miss you! You've become my family in the six months I've known you!"
"Hey! Don't cry! I'll be here when you get back in two months! And don't worry! I'll be watching every episode of NXT!" Alberto states as he tries to calm Eve.
"You better! I'll be in those episodes!" Eve laughs before she hugs Alberto.
"Adios chica" Alberto states before he and Percy walk away. Eve turns around to walk back to the girls. She checks her phone one last time before sighing and heading over.
"Eve?" she suddenly hears a familiar voice say. Eve spins around quickly and runs towards the person who catches her mid-air into a tight hug.
"You came!" Eve exclaims looking into the dark eyes of a Mr. CM Punk.
"Of course I came. I couldn't let you leave without saying goodbye" Punk chuckled.
"Oh Phil!" she murmurs as she snuggles into Punk who tightens his arms around Eve. They stand there for a minute or two before Punk lets go of Eve.
"Well, you better go Miss Hotshot before your flight leaves without you" he teases. Eve smiles shakily at him.
"I'll miss you so much Phil. Can I call you while I'm there?" she asks nervously. Punk smiles gently.
"Of course Eve. I wouldn't have it any other way. I'll be watching you from down here. Good luck and kick ass!" he grins. Eve smiles and kisses his cheek.
"Bye Phil" she states before leaving. She turns to look at him right before she walks around the corner. Punk waves smiling.
"I love you" she quietly murmurs before leaving. Punk watches her leave and only once she turns the corner does his smile fade.
"I love you" he murmurs quietly before leaving the airport. The girls do not say anything to Eve about Punk because they know Eve and Punk shared something special and she was happy simply because he came. The flight was fairly boring and they quickly landed at the NXT arena in Baltimore. The four girls walked into the arena along with Aksana and Jaimie.
"Whoa! Look at this place!" AJ gasped looking around at the size of the arena. It was much larger than their FCW arena back in Florida.
"I know! This is sooo exciting!" Eve exclaimed.
"Like it's not a big deal…. It's like just another ring…" Jaimie stated looking bored.
"Ya. Ver are the hottie boyz?" Aksana asked. Maxine rolled her eyes.
"It's an all diva season, Aksana…. They are no guys here" Maxine stated.
"Oh yeah? So who's that?" Jaimie smirked. The girls turned to see Hunter walking their way.
"Oh that's just Hunter… You know Triple H, husband to Stephanie McMahon" Eve explained.
"Stephanie, the daughter of the man who signs your paychecks?" Kaitlyn told the girls when they gave Eve a blank stare. Maxine rolled her eyes.
"Morons…"
"Ladies. Welcome to NXT" Hunter stated when he stopped in front of them, "Now if you could follow me. We have to meet your pros, the creative team and the host of NXT"
The six girls followed Hunter to a conference room down the hall from the arena.
"Now we are actually going to tape the first episode of NXT next week but we brought you here earlier because we wanted to explain everything to you all" Hunter told them as he walked through the door. The room was full of people. Eve recognized a few people from the creative team and then there was Michael Cole, Josh Matthews, Matt Striker and the pros.
"Please sit down. We will introduce you to your pros is a few minutes. For those of you who don't know, I am Hunter and I am basically the boss. Vince is going to hand the company to Stephanie and me when he retires. NXT was partially my brain child as I thought it would be a great way to expose the rookies to the WWE universe. Sitting to my left is Michael Cole and Josh Matthews. They will be the commentators on NXT" Hunter told the girls. Michael looked bored and he simply nodded vaguely at the girls while Josh smiled politely at them.
"The man to my right is Matt Striker. He will be the host of NXT so you will see him a lot" Hunter explained. Matt smiled at the girls but Eve noticed his eyes were on Kaitlyn.
"So now, let's introduce you to the pros. Victoria Crawford, please stand up. Karlee Perez, Victoria will be your pro. Her ring name is Alicia Fox. Karlee would you like to stick with your FCW ring name or change it?" Hunter asked. Maxine shrugged.
"I like Maxine. I'm good with my ring name" Maxine answered. Hunter nodded.
"You may go sit with Victoria, Karlee. After I'm done introducing you to your pros, you may have a chance to speak with them. Okay so next up is Dustin Rhodes or Goldust. Your rookie is going to be Aksana who refused to be called anything but Aksana" Hunter stated reading off a clipboard. Aksana waved flirtingly at Goldust who grinned back at her.
"Nicole and Brianna, you will have Jaimie as your rookie. She too wanted to keep her real name" Hunter stated. Jaimie glanced at the two girls before scoffing.
"Like why do I get those two? The others get cool people like Victoria and Dustin and I'm like stuck with the lame-o twins?!" Jaimie complained. AJ who was sitting next to Eve gave Jaimie the cuckoo sign. Eve and Kaitlyn tried to stifle their laugh.
"EXCUSE ME?!" Nicole exclaimed.
"We're lame? You're the wannabe rookie! We're the pros. If anyone is lame, it's you!" Brianna exclaimed to Jaimie angrily.
"Miss Jaimie, I assure you that rookies were assigned to pros randomly and the Bella twins are an excellent choice for a pro especially since they are both divas!" Hunter told her. Jaimie pouted and stomped over to the Bella twins who in-turn gave Jaimie twin dirty looks.
"Anyway, April you will be assigned to Edwin Colon or Primo. Her ring name is AJ Lee" Hunter stated. Primo stood up and kissed AJ's hand.
"Call me Eddie and it's an honor to be your pro" Primo grinned. AJ blushed a little and sat down with Primo. Kaitlyn sent a wink to AJ and Eve smiled at them.
"Next up is Eve. Your pro will be the one and only Barbie. She is also going to keep her real name" Hunter announced. Eve glanced over to see Kelly Kelly again.
"It's nice to see you again! Well, I'm so excited to be your pro! Come sit!" Kelly giggled. Eve smiled. It seemed Kelly was just full of energy.
"Thanks Barbie" Eve stated before sitting next to her.
"And last but not least is Celeste who will be going by the name Kaitlyn. Your pro is Vickie Guerrero who unfortunately could not make it today so you will actually not get to meet her until the first episode of NXT. Her on-screen boyfriend, Nick, will appear a couple of times on NXT but nothing major although apparently the creative team is thinking of making you and Vickie butt heads and what better way than by you hitting on her boyfriend?" Hunter explained. Kaitlyn nodded but was disappointed that neither Vickie nor Nick were here.
"Okay so, we'll let Matt Striker take over from here…" Hunter stated before he sat down.
"Ladies, it is a pleasure to be your host. I'm going to be telling you all what your gimmicks are going to be. Each week, the creative team will give you the script for next week's episode. You will read it and memorize it and rehearse matches. Then we will tape it in front of a live crowd which will give you all practice in front of live crowds if you get to the main roster. Any questions so far?" Matt began. All of the girls shook their heads, saying no.
"Alright so we shall begin. Karlee, your character Maxine, will be a heel. She will be sort of a bitch… the mean girl, the head cheerleader. Jaimie, your character will be a good girl: um someone who is full of clichés and believes that it's the journey that matters and not the destination. Eve, your character will be another good girl. She will be athletic but gorgeous, sort of the girl that everyone wants and since your eyes are your best asset, we'll be playing on that. Aksana, you will play the a ditzy girl who does not understand a lot of what goes on and who everyone thinks is nice but ends up being bad. Celeste, your character Kaitlyn will be the girl-next-door: someone funny but gorgeous. We will be placing you in a storyline where you will be stealing Nick away from Vickie. And finally, last but not least, April, your character AJ will be the geeky girl whose only dream was to become a WWE Diva" Matt finished explaining.
"Any questions ladies? … No? Well then, let's get right to it. This is a stack of the scripts for next week. You have a day to read over them and memorize any and all lines that are given to you. Tomorrow, at eight AM sharp, we will begin rehearsal" Hunter said as he passed out the scripts to not only the rookies but also the pros. The meeting was over and Hunter dismissed the girls.
"Well? What do you guys think?" Eve asked the girls when the four of them returned to their room.
"I like it! I can totally pull off a geek because I am one! Thank god they aren't making me ditzy! I could NEVER pull that off!" AJ exclaimed. Maxine laughed.
"Yeah, I'm sure Aksana will thrive in that role! But I'm glad to be a bitch! Bitchiness comes easy to me!" Maxine stated as she added her two cents.
"Same. I think I could pull off girl-next-door! It could be a fun experience!" Kaitlyn answered. Eve grinned.
"And I could do athletic… although I'm not really sure what they're planning to do with me being the girl everyone wants…" Eve says. Maxine laughs.
"Yeah right babes! You already are the girl that every guy wants so I'm sure that you will have no problem!" Maxine replies. Eve shakes her head sadly.
"Not every guy wants me…" she sighs unhappily thinking of Punk. The girls exchange a sheepish look. It had only been an hour since they landed and they already reminded Eve about Punk.
"Um well look at the bright side! I am totally going to be able to make-out with Nick!" Kaitlyn exclaims and all four girls laugh.
"Yeah but outside of the ring, you might have a chance to get a different boy!" Eve teases. Kaitlyn looks confused.
"What are you talking about?" she asks. AJ smirks.
"Oh come on Celeste! Even I noticed! Matt Striker!" AJ explained.
"Matt Striker?!" Kaitlyn exclaimed confusedly.
"Yeah, Matt! Our hunky host with the piercing blue eyes! That man was practically devouring you with his eyes and that's not a bad thing! He is DEFINITELY delicious! If you don't want him, I'll take him!" Maxine purrs.
"Wow. I didn't even notice…." Kaitlyn states, "But you can have him! I have my sights set on Nick… Do you know if he has a girlfriend?"
"I don't think so but who knows? We don't know any of the main roster gossip" Eve answers.
"He probably does have a girlfriend. That man is too good looking not to have one!" Kaitlyn sighs.
"Oh but don't forget Edwin!" Eve giggled. Kaitlyn grins.
"You mean Eddie! He was totally flirting with you April!" Kaitlyn exclaims. AJ blushes.
"Nah! He was probably just being friendly" AJ states embarrassedly.
"We've only been here for an hour and we've already almost all have found guys we want!" Maxine laughs. The other three join in.
"You're lucky then guys" Eve states sadly.
"Don't worry about Phil Eve. There are plenty of other guys in the WWE. You can find someone much better!" AJ tells Eve as she wraps her in a hug.
And that's it! Our girls have officially made it to NXT Season 3! What do you think? Will Primo like AJ? Will Matt like Maxine or will he stay with Kaitlyn? What will happen next with Eve and Punk? Will they ever get together? Review and let me know! Anyone who reviews will get a sneak peek at the next chapter!
WWE Roster:
Phil – CM Punk
April – AJ Lee
Celeste – Kaitlyn
Karlee – Maxine
Nick – Dolph Ziggler
Victoria Crawford – Alicia Fox
Edwin Colon – Primo
Dustin Rhodes – Goldust
Brianna & Nicole – Brie & Nikki Bella (The Bella Twins)
Barbie – Kelly Kelly
