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CHAPTER TEN
AJ Lee and Kaitlyn stood backstage, looking into the eyes of their mentor, Natalya, as she looked over their outfits. AJ wore her plaid gear in red, and Natalya adjusted the shorts just a bit, before fixing the elbow and knee pads and moving to Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn was also dressed in red, and Natalya adjusted her gear top before shrugging.
"You look fine to me. Any more commentary?" Natalya turned around and smiled at the other girls in the locker room, who shrugged. "None? Alright, let's head out and talk to the guys."
"I don't want to have them at ringside," AJ admitted as she fluffed up her hair and walked with Kaitlyn behind Natalya down the hallway. "It feels kind of needy…"
Kaitlyn looked over at AJ. "I thought that you and Primo were getting closer."
"I mean, I guess we are, but it's just a little weird… he was my mentor, and now he's my quasi-boyfriend? It's just not normal." AJ shook her head as Natalya stopped outside of the locker room where she knew the boys would be. "Not normal…" AJ repeated before the door opened to reveal a shirtless Tyson Kidd.
"You know, normally, I would say something, but just this once, it's good to see you." Natalya kissed Tyson as Kaitlyn and AJ ducked into the locker room around them, and then all of them were inside. "Alright, boys. Wish our little girls luck. It's just going to be the three of us at ringside tonight."
"You don't want us to come?" Cody asked as he laced up his boots. He had a match after the Diva's match that night. "I was sort of looking forward to it."
"We can go out another time," Kaitlyn said, kissing him on the cheek. "I promise."
Cody and Kaitlyn were immersed in each other immediately, and the other men in the locker room just ignored AJ and Natalya as they spoke with Tyson Kidd.
"So, where's Primo?" Natalya asked after a few minutes of conversation. "I was sort of thinking he and AJ could talk a bit before the match."
"He told me to tell her good luck, but that he had to go clear something up with his cousin really fast." Tyson shrugged, and looked at AJ. "Sorry to leave you alone. Being an odd person out sucks, I know."
"Whatever," Natalya laughed, hugging him tightly. "You don't know what that's like. I know what that's like, you and David talking all the time without me having a clue what you're talking about."
"It isn't that this conversation isn't sweet, but I really think we should be going. Our match is coming up pretty soon." Natalya nodded and began saying her goodbyes to Tyson as AJ walked up to Cody and Kaitlyn, putting her hand between their faces and interrupting their conversation. "I love you, Kait, and I hate to be a cock block, but can you not? We've gotta do some serious work here."
Kaitlyn rolled her eyes and then leaned over to kiss Cody once and stand up. "I'll text you later, Cody. Let's go, AJ."
The girls stood in the Gorilla for a good five minutes before they were given the signal that it was their turn to enter, and Natalya nodded.
Guitar music began to play and then was quickly joined by the drums as out skipped AJ, followed by Kaitlyn and Natalya.
I look up to see my name in lights…
AJ's TitanTron was playing in the background as AJ fist-bumped Kaitlyn and they continued walking down to the ring, smiles on their faces. They got into the ring and waited for their opponents to enter, as well.
I told you, I told you, I told you baby.
The DEAR TitanTron played as out walked Trish Stratus and Maria. AJ and Kaitlyn leaned up against the ropes and dared them to come down to the ring while they stood up there, dressed casually.
Natalya motioned for the girls to step back as Trish called for the music to fade out and put the mic she'd brought out with her to her lips. "Sorry, girls. There's been a bit of a change in tonight's plans. Maria and I won't be facing your toddlers, Natalya. You can tell them sorry for us. Instead, here's your opponents."
I ain't the lady to mess with!
I told you, I told you, I told you baby.
"What the hell?!" AJ shouted in the ring, climbing up to the bottom rope as out walked Victoria and Candice Michelle, Maria following behind them in a pair of black boots with skinny jeans tucked into them and a black t-shirt on top.
AJ felt like her heart was going to explode with both excitement, anger and fear at the same time as into the ring came Victoria and Candice Michelle, and Kaitlyn pulled her back into their corner. Victoria ducked out of the match first, as did AJ, leaving Kaitlyn alone in the ring with Candice Michelle as the bell rang for the match to begin.
Kaitlyn threw herself forward and grabbed Candice, using the grip she quickly got on her to throw her to the floor. Candice got up quickly and Kaitlyn picked her up, throwing her over her shoulder and then slamming her down to the ground. Kaitlyn tagged in AJ as Candice started to get to her feet again, and AJ climbed to the top rope.
With the help of Kaitlyn, AJ hit Candice with a cross body that had a lot of momentum behind it, and Candice fell to the mat. Candice threw AJ off at one, and then started to wail on the small girl, throwing punches until the referee told her to get off or he'd disqualify them.
"Get her, Candice!"
"Go, AJ!"
The conflicting shouts surrounded Candice Michelle and AJ as they continued to fight until AJ was splayed out across the mat near Candice's corner, and she tagged in Victoria.
Victoria attacked AJ relentlessly, hitting her with clotheslines that sent her flailing and kicks that left her writhing in pain.
"Come on, AJ, can't you get up?! I thought you were dynamite!" Victoria shouted as she kicked AJ once again and then picked her up so that they were back-to-shoulders. The Widow's Peak was brutal, but Kaitlyn ran in to break up the pin.
While the referee rid the ring of Kaitlyn, Maria slid up and inside, hitting AJ with a big boot to the jaw with her heeled boots and leaving her on the ground. Maria got back out quickly, rolling under the bottom rope as Victoria went for another pin.
The three-count was certain now, as Kaitlyn was busy with Candice on the other side of the ring, and Natalya was trying to get Candice off of Kaitlyn.
Candice finally let go of her and slid into the ring to have her hand held up by the referee as Maria got in from the other side.
AJ moved to get out with the help of Kaitlyn, and it was like seeing red for the girls, because all of a sudden, all three of them were on the Chickbusters, attacking them viciously and going to take them out.
"Oh, no you don't!" Natalya shouted, running up the steel steps though she was wearing a dress and getting into the ring to grab Maria by the hair, shoving her out of the ring. Kaitlyn mostly had Candice under control, but Natalya took her by the hair anyway, picking her up and throwing her out and onto Maria, both of them toppling down.
Kaitlyn and Natalya then turned their attention to Victoria. Natalya hit her with a clothesline after she had picked her up, and when Victoria got back up to her knees, still practically fresh post-match, AJ stood up and ran at her, hitting her with an enzuigiri and sending her onto the floor. Kaitlyn picked her up and threw her out of the ring then as well as the crowd went wild.
It was the first time, but certainly not the last time, Natalya thought, that DEAR would be beaten by the other Divas.
Surprisingly, the Chickbusters pulled a fast one of their own back on the girls of DEAR... after the match, that is. I hope you guys enjoy. One more chapter today, but I think four would just be spoiling you beautiful people.
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