I think I'm going to re-write chapter 1, we'll see how this turns out! c:
A week later…
Dani sat on her couch in Cleveland with her black hair down to frame her pale face. She was going to need to go tanning with AJ again.
She sat with her knees hugging her chest and her iPhone in her hands. She'd been texting friends for the past half hour and was beginning to get bored.
Hey Nick, when are you getting home? –Dani
"I don't know, a few more hours?"
Dani whipped around to look at her front door. She'd been sharing a beautiful house in Cleveland with her brother since college; since it was easier to just share a house since neither of them had very much money.
"A few more hours my ass!" Dani yelled brushing a few rebellious strands of hair away from the middle of her face.
"Ooh, didn't know your sister's mouth was worse than yours!" That voice was a change. She'd heard it before and it sounded terribly familiar.
A man stepped out from behind Nick and Dani raised an inquisitive eyebrow. A slight, suspicious smile crossed her lips when she finally recognized the man.
"Growing some new facial hair there, Codes?"
"See? Someone likes it!" Dani hadn't seen her boyfriend for nearly two weeks, though she'd definitely kept in touch.
Dani stood from the couch and sighed down at her outfit. She had a striped hoodie, a Fall Out Boy t-shirt and dark wash skinny jeans on. Her hair was wavy and unstyled and there was no makeup whatsoever on her face.
She gave Cody a hug and leaned back with her arms wrapped around his neck.
"I guess it's a change." Dani said looking at Cody's mustache. She shook her head as Cody leaned down to give her a kiss.
Dani smiled beneath the kiss, yet pulled away.
"My brother's giving you the dirtiest look." Dani whispered locking eyes with Cody.
Cody looked down and nodded slowly. He pulled away from her and looked to Nick.
"So…" Nick said crossing his arms over his chest.
"What are you doing here?" Dani asked in a playful tone to Cody.
"Well, I wasn't planning on heading home and I haven't exactly seen you for a while, so I'm here!" Cody replied with a quiet chuckle.
"You two are the only ones coming, correct?"
"Well, Wade did fly into Cleveland with us, but he disappeared after the flight."
"Oh, alright, well I guess he's a big boy too!" Dani replied with a snicker. "Anything new with either of you?"
"Nicky's got a girlfriend!" Cody said in a sing-song voice. Nick returned to giving Cody that death stare of his and he nodded slowly.
"Yeah, I do."
"Who is she? Is she in the WWE?"
Nick opened his jaw to speak, though no words spilled out. Cody happily obliged to speak and nodded vigorously.
"They're together onscreen and off!"
"Well who is it!?"
"AJ!" Cody said in a more hushed tone.
"But I thought AJ was with Mr. Golden Boy of the company?"
"She was but then-"
"Quiet!" Nick barked as he shook his head with an unamused look. "She's with me now."
"I'm not exactly one to judge, but how long do you think she's actually going to stay with you? I mean she has had four boyfriends before you in the time frame of the past six months or so."
"This is going to last. I love her already Dani."
"Already?" Dani asked with an emotionless expression. She thought back to her past relationships and then her recent. She found herself looking to Cody with a sigh.
"Well, I need to get to bed, it's 10:00 and they're doing the first round of eliminations for the Diva Search tomorrow." She gave a mock salute and smiled. "Night boys!"
Dani had woken up at 5:00 to get a shower before heading to the airport with her brother. Cody and Wade had gone to stay at a hotel room and were leaving later.
She quickly got dressed and packed for her next trip.
Dani and Nick were headed out to Los Angeles to block out their next matches.
When the two arrived at the arena, Dani walked to her locker room. She opened the door to see six guys already sitting in the room chattering about an older match.
When she opened the door, the men turned their attention to Dani who was in a pair of baggier jeans, converse and her hoodie.
"Wrong room then?" As she looked at the crowd, she recognized Mike and Wade, though not the other four.
"I think so." Wade was the one to respond, his English voice unmistakable.
"Sorry then!" She replied about to retreat from the room and close the door.
"No it's fine!" Mike replied this time. He had on his ring gear as well as a t-shirt and was growing a bit of stubble.
"Aren't you Dani? Dolph's sister? Sorry, I mean Nick's sister." A large man asked. He was also in ring gear with a mask and a large black jumper.
"Yeah, I am. I don't exactly know all of you." She said leaning into the room more.
"Well, you know who I am." Wade responded with the crack of his knuckles.
"And you better know who I am!" Mike snapped playfully.
"We're the rest of team Folley, with the exception of Wade." A guy in the corner responded with a chuckle and a glare to Wade. "I'm Kofi, that's Kane and Daniel Bryan – the tag team champions, then you know Mike." He named each guy in the room with the exception of a tan, muscly man in the opposite corner.
The man looked to Dani with piercing blue eyes and she couldn't help but look back.
"And that's Randy Orton. I'm fairly sure you've heard of him."
Randy sat up from his hunched position against the lockers and nodded slowly, never taking his eyes away from Dani.
"What are, you doing in here, then, Wade?" Dani asked with little pauses between some of her words. Randy Orton; the name was incredibly familiar. Yes, the Viper Randy Orton.
"If I told you, you'd never believe my answer." His thick English accent chirped dramatically.
"Spit it out you British bastard." Dani replied with a low chuckle. She did gain a few laughs from the other men in the room as well.
"I actually prefer hanging out with these guys than the guys in my locker room."
"And why is that?"
"We'll talk later, Dan." The Englishman chirped flatly.
There were those eyes again – just staring with an unknown intention.
Dani blinked, though she wasn't look at Orton, she could feel his stare burning the side of her head.
"I'd better get back to my locker room to get ready for tonight, I have new ring gear." She said a little quieter. There was a break in the noise in the room, a cold silence.
"I should probably get out of here too; I've gotta get one of my suits on." Mike said breaking the silence. He stood up with a stretch and walked toward Dani. "After you." He said in a polite manner.
Dani shrugged lightly and headed out the door. "So chivalry is still alive, eh?" She asked flicking a bit of her dark hair away from her forehead.
"I guess." Mike replied beginning to saunter down the hallway with Dani in tow. "So, I'll see you later tonight then? Maybe we could go and grab a drink after Raw's over?"
Dani shook her head slowly. "Nah, I promised Codes I'd spend some time with him."
"Oh, so you and moustachio huh?" Mike asked prodding her side with his elbow before chuckling quietly.
"Yeah, he's actually really sweet."
Mike nodded slowly before muttering, "We'll see about that."
"What?" Dani asked looking up to him.
"Nothing Dan, nothing."
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