Kaitlyn awoke that very day with one thing in mind (Well arguably two but Roman wasn't a big priority at that moment). Kaitlyn knew in her heart that now she was truly ready to regain what was her. After that long talk with Roman she had figured out a few things. Roman had told her that night that she was doing everything right but her heart was still damaged.

"You're still damaged. Nothing good gets done if you don't fix yourself first." Roman had told her with some spark of wisdom that she hadn't expected.

Kaitlyn had had some sort of epiphany at that point. Roman had helped her see that she was still living with this thing looming over her and that she let herself be so absorbed in this. She had to take hold of the reins on her life and start taking control of this rodeo. And she knew exactly how she'd do it.

Kaitlyn had taken one more week off to work on herself. She started physically. As girls usually did over some bad breakup, Kaitlyn had decided to start with her hair. She dyed it brown, her natural color. She then worked on her physique. She worked out harder and did light training on her own.

She then switched to emotional. She cleaned her room off of anything that reminded her of her friend, it was hard but it had to be done. Every knick-knack, gift, picture etc. was packed up and taken to storage. Phone number was deleted and forgotten. Honestly, it felt like Kaitlyn had broken up with someone she had seriously been dating but so much worse. Friends were supposed to be forever. What was the saying again? Boyfriends come and go like seasons but friends are forever? Either way "forever" didn't last long. "Forever" turned out to be a very long summer.

In the end of the week Kaitlyn wasn't anywhere close to recovered be she was on the road to recovery which is much more than she was before. She felt better and happier and she knew what she had to do to seal the deal. Kaitlyn had to go back to WWE and fight AJ. Not for the title or the fame but for her own sake. She had to go in and beat her. She had to do it for herself; an ultimate closure. Kaitlyn didn't care if it was for the Championship or not because the happiness in herself was much more important.

Kaitlyn walked into the arena Raw was being filmed. She felt like she was walking into some new place; it all felt so different. The air seemed to be inhaled much easier. She didn't even know she breathed so stressfully when she came to work!

The Texan was greeted by her friends that all genuinely seemed to miss her. They apologized for not contacting as they thought she needed time and she forgave them. After all, she all but stormed out those weeks ago without saying a word. They just wanted to let her keep her privacy. They treated her kindly and were surprised to see her come back so positive and with a new hair color.

"I'm really glad you're back." Natalya said as she hugged Kaitlyn once more. "You look great and you just radiate something so…so different!"

Kaitlyn let out a chuckle. "I'm just ready to do what I have to do. Which reminds me, I have to go find the boys…"

"Go, go! I'm sure they'll be glad to see you back." Natalya shooed her off.

Kaitlyn walked down the south hall until she reached the oh-so-familiar Shield locker room. A rush of nervousness came to her as her hand shakily knocked on the door. Please don't let Dean answer! Please don't let Dean answer! Please don't let Dea-

"Kaitlyn?" Dean asked after opening the door, interrupting her inner monologue. Thanks, Universe! She thought sarcastically.

Kaitlyn let an awkward smile slide on her lips as she shrugged. "I'm back!"

Dean looked at her hard before scooping her in his arms. Kaitlyn's first reaction was to yelp; she didn't think Dean could show so much affection. But, she wrapped her arms around him as he whispered that he was sorry for yelling at her.

"It's okay." She reassured as she pulled away. "I'm over it. I sort of needed it. It drove me, along with other things, to do all this."

"And what's "this" exactly?" Seth's voice came from behind Dean. He walked closer.

"Whoa! This isn't Kaitlyn!" He gasped. "Kaitlyn is my hair twin; this is some evil twin!"

"Hi to you too, Seth!" Kaitlyn greeted as the much happier Shield member grabbed her in a hug. She honestly missed Seth and Dean. She just didn't realize it till now.

She pulled away from him, remembering something that was itching in the back of her mind. She looked over at Dean nervously.

"Hey um…I was just wondering if I'm…you know, If I'm still part of the Shield." Kaitlyn asked.

Dean let a smirk ease on his features. "Roman told me you were worried about that." He said.

"Yeah, after that night he disappeared and didn't come back till the next day." Seth wiggled his eyebrows at her. "Is it safe to say he got la-"

"Answer the question!" Kaitlyn exclaimed, face red. "Please."

Dean looked at her sternly before nodding. "Yeah, you're still with us." Dean shrugged. "Guess you can say you grew on me."

Kaitlyn smiled widely at that. Kaitlyn had a friend turn their back on her and abandon her and she was glad to know she wasn't going to have another. More than glad, pretty ecstatic actually. She had finally found friends who would accept her for her. Maybe it was too soon to say that but, she didn't care. She was happy to have the three men with her.

"I do that to people." She shrugged with a chuckle. "Wait…we're missing someone." She said as she counted the two men.

"Roman's not here yet." Seth answered. "But, stick around and he will be."

Kaitlyn shook her head. "I can't stick around here too long. I have business to take care of." She announced, making her way to the door.

"Kaitlyn…" Dean warned.

"Don't worry. I'm not going to her. I'm going to do this tastefully…the way it should've been done." Kaitlyn assured him. She knew exactly what she had to do tonight and how to approach this differently. She wasn't old chickbuster-goof ball-Kaitlyn anymore; she was a much more focused and self-accepted Kaitlyn. Okay…maybe she was still a goof ball, but she was a more independent goof ball.

"Watch tonight." She told them before slipping out of the room. She needed to talk to Stephanie and arrange some things.

Kaitlyn's music played through the arena as a big pop was given for her. She walked out, greeting the crowd with a smile and high fives. She missed the enthusiasm that they gave her and all the love. It felt refreshing in some manner as if they promised hope.

Kaitlyn entered the ring, politely asking for a microphone before bringing it up to her lips.

"Hey guys." She greeted, being met with cheers again. She smiled over at them before continuing to talk.

"I'm back! And, I'm ready to show you guys what I'm capable of. I needed a break, I needed to gather myself. I changed who I am and no not only physically but emotionally too. AJ…she broke me. She got into my head and she found ways to push me to the ground. I was defeated in every sense of the word. So, I left. I had to go and fix myself and fix who I am. I didn't completely cut myself off, I watched every show. I listened as AJ rubbed in everyone's face how she beat me again. But, this time I'm ready. You hear that AJ? I'm calling you out, again. And, this time you won't get me because I've moved on from you. Your crazy problems aren't mine anymore. We had an awesome friendship and I'll always remember the good memories, but I'm done with that and with you." Kaitlyn moved closer to a camera.

"I'm not calling you out for a Diva's Championship match. I'm calling you out for a closure match. The match to end all this crap. Whoever wins is the winner; the better girl if you will. And, it'll always stay like that. No more games, no more ambushes…just this. The match to end it all!" She smirked into the camera. "Take your time responding, but knowing you…you'll get my answer real soon."

Kaitlyn passed the microphone back over as her music played again. Cheers were heard as she walked out. She made her speech and she called AJ out. It was now or never. It was time to end this all once and for good.

A/N: Another update and it's about to go down! haha. I decided to post this up on my birthdaaayyy to celebrateeeee yayaayayaya happy birthday to meee haha. idk man im running out of things to write here. haha. Just, I'm excited where this is going and it's almost the end! Booo, but I won't stop making Shield/Kaitlyn fics cause its actually fun so this won't be the end of me! Anyways I hope you enjoyed this! Please review? ^.^