NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2- November 17, 2018.

Tonight is NXT TakeOver: WarGames in LA- I'm in Aleister's corner during his match with Gargano tonight, who has been revealed as Aleister's attacker in the parking lot and the main reason why I was working alongside Nikki Cross, which was so much fun.

For my outfit tonight, I will be wearing a Killstar crop top with the words "Loving her was like shaking hands with The Devil" and a pair of faux moto leggings from Nasty Gal. As I'm getting my makeup done, my phone starts ringing and I answer it.

"Hello?" I say.

"Stay the fuck away from Aleister, you little cunt," I narrow my eyes and I realize now that it's Zelina Vega on the line, Aleister's ex.

"Excuse me?" I retort and I see Aleister walking over towards me- his brows raised.

"You heard me. Stay. Away. From Aleister. He's mine now. It's only a matter of time before he crawls back to me. You'll have nothing left."

"Babe, hand me the phone," Aleister mouths to me as he gestures for my phone after he hears her voice. I nod and hand it over. "Thea?"

"Tommy? W-What are you doing?" Zelina stammers.

"I could ask you the same question," Aleister says. "What the hell are you doing harassing my girlfriend?"

"I-I'm just setting some stuff straight-"

"You have nothing to set straight," Aleister growls. "You have no business contacting my girlfriend, Thea and if I remember correctly, you cheated on me. I also just so happen to know that you haven't met Lyra so you purposefully stalked her to get her phone number and you've threatened her, which won't go unnoticed. Now, stay away from Lyra or I will not hesitate to call the police."

"I-Aleister, I was-" Aleister rolls his eyes and hangs up the phone before going back through to block Zelina's number. I sigh and I rub my temples because she gave me a headache. I look up into his eyes after opening up my eyes.

"Thank you, Shadow," I say. Aleister chuckles then- the kind that makes his chest rumble.

"I would do anything for you, Little Crow," Aleister murmurs. "Don't hesitate to ask next time, liefde."

He kisses my temple softly- trying to soothe my headache and then he had a realization.

"Since we're on the subject of this," Aleister says. "I wanted to give you something."

I watch as he reached into the pocket of his flannel that he was wearing and he sets it in the palm of my hand. I look to see a necklace with a crow's skull as the pendant. My jaw drops and my other hand covers my mouth.

"Oh, Aleister," I say- my voice a small whisper. "It's beautiful."

His smile brightens and my heart melts. "I found this when I was home in Amsterdam," He explains. "I bought it because it made me think of you and it was hidden from Zelina when we were together. She had no clue I had this."

"And you kept it all this time?" I tell him. He nods. "Aleister. That's so sweet. Thank you. Really."

"Of course, Lyra," Aleister spoke softly. I hand him back the necklace and move my hair aside so he could put it on. He moves to stand behind me and with the work of his fingers, the necklace is on, the crow skull shining under the light. He kisses the back of my neck, making a chill run down my spine.

"Well, if you're this serious about giving me jewelry," I tease after a moment of blissful silence. "Why not consider putting a ring on it?"

Aleister is taken completely off-guard and I raise a brow at his actions. It takes him a few moments before he brushes it off with a smile. He nuzzles against my neck.

"Maybe I will someday," He whispers into my neck, making me shiver once more as my heart races. He kisses my head once before he leaves to go warm-up and get ready for his match.

My hair and makeup is finished and I slip my vest on as Aleister gets ready, his gear is silver this time and his vest has huge spikes or are they teeth? I think as I turn my head curiously.

"What?" Aleister's voice makes me jump and I look at him.

"I would hug you but I don't want to get stabbed by those things," I say. Aleister laughs and I swim in the sound because it's cute.

He offers his hand out to me as we walk to the curtain as I watch Johnny Gargano on the monitor. Aleister quickly heads out so he can come out on his pedestal. I go and take my spot on the middle of the ramp as the lights go out, the guitar riff is heard and his music starts to play. The lights turn on and Aleister gets off his pedestal before walking down to where I'm standing.

"And his opponent- from Amsterdam, Holland. Accompanied by Athena Steele, weighing in at 215 pounds, Aleister Black!"

Aleister walks up the steps and he gets into the ring as I stand in his corner- he sits Indian style and then stands up as the lights turn fully on. As he takes his vest off, I look around the audience and I see Devon again. I take a deep breath and close my eyes- when they open again, it's gone.

My mind's fucking with me. I mentally scold myself. It's not real, Lyra. He's not here. Even if he did show up, Aleister would keep you safe.

"Lyra," I hear Aleister's voice and I look up and he has his vest in his hand, offering it to me.

"Oh. Right. Sorry," I say softly, my face turning red as I take his vest and I set it next to me on the ground.

"You okay, liefje?" Aleister asks as he crouches down in front of me. I take another breath to calm my nerves.

"Positive, Shadow." I tell him. "I'll be fine."

He slides his hand through the ropes to touch my cheek. I smile at the gesture and it calms me down before the bell rings and he stands up once more. He approaches Gargano and Gargano slaps him. Aleister doesn't show any emotion but I can see an evil look in his eye.

"You're dead, Johnny," I snarl at Gargano as Aleister kicks him and I grin. Aleister kicks him as Gargano tried to jump outside. As they get back inside the ring, Aleister tries to kick Gargano and Gargano sits Indian style, mocking Aleister and I roll my eyes. Gargano starts to attack Aleister, he throws him into the ropes and Aleister flips over him before hitting him with a knee, the sound filling the arena with the audience's cheer.

As Gargano is back outside, Aleister runs towards the rope, springs off it and does a backflip before trying to sit Indian style in the middle of the ring.

Gargano kicks him on the side of the face, making Aleister retreat to the corner to check his face. Gargano stomps on him in the corner. As Aleister moves onto his knees, he quickly gestures for me. I walk over and rest my hand on the rope.

"You okay, babe?" I ask.

"I'm not bleeding, am I?" Aleister says- I shake my head and I hear the crowd boo as Gargano has his fists up in the air. He grabs Aleister then and tries to suplex him but Aleister counters and Gargano counters as Aleister does the same, Johnny tries to roll him up but then he counters into a hold. I hear Aleister scream in agony.

"You got it, Shadow! Stay in this." I say and one look at me from him is enough for Aleister to counter him and tries to pin him before Gargano hits him with a neckbreaker. I grit my teeth as I cringe, knowing the feeling all too well myself. Aleister tries to sit up, grabbing his shoulder and neck before Gargano starts to stomp on him again.

It continues as Aleister kicks Gargano in the stomach, flipping him inside out. Gargano slips outside of the ring and Aleister launches off the top rope, launching himself to take Gargano out. The crowd goes crazy and I applaud. Aleister riles the crowd up even more before throwing Gargano into the ring and kicking him in the corner.

Aleister sweeps Gargano to the ground before he springboards off the rope and goes for the pin again.

Gargano goes back outside again and Aleister tries to jump off the side of the middle turnbuckle to hit Gargano, little did he know that Gargano had thrown me into the crosshairs so he collided with me.

Aleister gets up on his feet and he sees me on the ground- his eyes widen as he kneels down beside me.

"Oh my God, Lyra!" Aleister says. "I'm so sorry, baby. I didn't see you there."

"I'm fine," I stand up. "Go. Finish him."

Gargano takes advantage of the distraction and he hits Aleister with a slingshot DDT. Aleister kicks out of the pin. Gargano kicks him.

"You're not the chosen one," Gargano says. "I am. You couldn't get the job done."

"No, Gargano," I hiss at him. "You were the one who ruined everything. Stop making excuses."

Gargano glares at me because he knows I'm right before trying to kick Aleister, Aleister stands and hits him with an elbow. And he hits him with a running knee after they exchange strikes. Aleister tries to hit him with his German Suplex into a bridge pin and he kicked out.

Gargano uses the head scissors on Aleister and tries to make him tap in the Gargano Escape but Aleister rolls him up again to no avail. Gargano kicks him on the temple. Gargano picks him up and throws him into the turnbuckle before smiling.

Gargano tries to go back to his DIY roots as he stands in the corner and Aleister points at him and then sits Indian style.

"Go ahead. Give me your best shot," Aleister growls. "Come on, Johnny. Do it!"

Gargano hits him with the running knee and still Aleister kicks out. My heart skips a beat from the intensity of this match. Aleister grabs the back of his head.

"Come on, babe," I encourage. "You've got this. I know you do."

Gargano tosses Aleister on the outside and as he runs to jump off, Aleister catches him with a knee, making me cheer. I knelt by Aleister's side as he's laying on his back.

"I'm okay, Lyra," Aleister tells me. "Give me a second."

I nod as I stand up and Aleister gets back up on his feet, staggering with every step. Gargano starts to beg Aleister to end it all and as Aleister lifts his head up with his boot, tries for a Black Mass and Gargano counters into the Gargano Escape.

When he gets out of it, Aleister pulls his knee pad down and lifting Gargano's head with his foot, he hits Black Mass on him with Gargano leaning against his body. Aleister grabs him by the neck.

"I absolve you of your sins," Aleister says and hits him with another Black Mass, and he pins him.

I slip inside the ring as Aleister is sitting Indian style next to Gargano, I hug him from behind and Aleister looks over at me, his hand coming to rest on the back of my head. I nuzzle my nose against his cheek and he smiles. As he stands again, I take this chance to kick Gargano in the side with my platform boot to add salt to the wound.

"That was for earlier, you bloody idiot," I mutter and I hear Aleister chuckle. As we both head backstage, my head throbs from when I landed- the rush ebbing away. I feel a little nauseous and I immediately sit down.

"Lyra?" Aleister kneels down in front of me. "What is it?"

"My head is throbbing like mad," I mutter. Aleister signals for one of the trainers to look at me.

They look at me and they tell me that I had a small hematoma on the side of my head, which will go away in a few days. Aleister stays by my side, resting his hand on my back and trying to soothe my pain as best as he could. He hands me a bottle of water and I nod, taking it and drinking it slowly so I don't get sick.

"I'll take care of you when we get back to the hotel, okay?" Aleister kisses my forehead. "I'm so sorry, liefde. I didn't mean to hurt you."

"It was just an accident, Shadow," I whisper. "You didn't know."

I cup his cheek in my hand, Aleister's eyes look up at me and he places a kiss onto my wrist.

"I love you, my Shadow," I murmur- trying to reassure him that everything's okay. He smiles and rests his forehead on mine, he closes his eyes against me.

"I love you too, my Little Crow," Aleister whispers. "I love you so much."