Title: Righteousness, Revelations and Enigmas: The Girl in the Velvet Mask

Author: Kaykyaka

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the WWE and TNA characters used within this fictional story. No copyright infringement is intended and no money is being made by this work of fiction.

Ratings: K+

Characters: Shawn, Cameron, Rebecca and Cheyenne Michaels, Amy 'Lita' Dumas Michaels, Hunter Hurst Helmsley, LC Helmsley, Aurora Rose Helmsley, Chyna Helmsley, Trish, Randy and Randy Orton Jr, Melina and Johnny Hennigan, Jeff and Stephanie Hardy, Elizabeth Hardy, Vince McMahon, Tristen Nash, Kevin Nash and various WWE and TNA wrestlers.

Summary: Samoa Joe thinks Cheyenne is ready to go pro but she's not ready to tell her father so she wrestles in a mask to protect her identity. She was not prepared for the impact or how much one particular person wanted to get to know the girl in the velvet mask.

Chapter Twelve – Making Waves

Almost three weeks after hitting the road with ROH Cheyenne had started to get to know the roster a little better off the clock. Outside of the ring and the gym, Cheyenne followed Victoria to bars and clubs with the other wrestlers. It was now a running joke that Cheyenne and Delirious were dating as they both wore masks all the time. Although Cheyenne didn't really allow her new work colleagues to go behind the mask she appreciated being in their company. Victoria was right, it was much better than being isolated. It didn't matter that the ROH guys didn't really know Cheyenne, they liked CM Melody.

Cheyenne didn't really like clubbing or bar hopping but she decided that like herself, CM Melody would have strong Christian values. Even though she didn't drink or party, Cheyenne continued to go to the bars and clubs with her ROH colleagues and talk about Jesus at every opportunity. Although Cheyenne enjoyed witnessing her faith there was no better testament of her faith than her music so whenever she could she would encourage the ROH guys to come out and hear her play. Although a few of the ROH guys were convinced this was all part of a gimmick, when they heard her play something spiritual happened to them and they felt lighter and joyful. If anything it added even more to the notoriety of CM Melody and added to her popularity in the locker room. Then one night Cheyenne almost made a serious mistake.

There was a show in Greenwich, Connecticut and since the WWE were also in town Cheyenne had the night off. She decided to go play at a local piano bar forgetting that she had played there a month ago when visiting her father and the rest of the DX clan. It wasn't until she recognized the Bar Manager as she was about to step into the building that she realized the huge mistake she was about to make. Victoria looked at her strangely wondering why she wasn't going in.

"What's wrong CM?" Victoria asked and Cheyenne grabbed her by the arm and pulled her away from the piano bar. A little way down the street Victoria asked Cheyenne what was up.

"I'm sorry I forgot I don't play at that bar, do you mind if we find another one somewhere else?" Cheyenne said.

"Sure no problem, I'm sure the fans will find you wherever you go," Victoria said.

It wasn't the fans Cheyenne had a problem with it was the people who'd heard her play before she became the girl in the velvet mask.

That was a close call but aside from that the random WWE or TNA wrestler showing up at ROH shows when she was performing, Cheyenne really enjoyed life as CM Melody. The more she wrestled the more women wanted to face her and it was heading into her fourth week on the road that CM Melody finally met her match. Her name was Mississippi Jackson. She was 6ft 2 inches tall and she was always in a bad mood. She moved through the other ROH girls in two weeks. Now she was in the main event against CM Melody and it was a match that Cheyenne knew she would never forget.

After both wrestlers were introduced Melody went in for a look up and quickly ended up in a submission hold. It turns out that submissions were Jackson's specialty and she used them often in the 22 minutes of their match. Melody tried to counter Jackson's power with her speed but it turns out that Jackson wasn't so slow herself and when Melody thought she was ahead and away from Jackson her angry opponent was right behind her. One time Jackson knocked Melody to the ground so quickly it was like it never happened. But Melody did counter Jackson's speed, power and submissions with heart refusing to give up. It was the kind of match that if her father knew she was wrestling he would have been very proud of. By the end of the match the crowd was biting its collective nail as CM Melody locked on the Twisted Composition for what seemed like a lifetime until the referee was forced to break the hold by Jackson's father who threw in the towel on his daughter's behalf. The crowd booed Jackson's concerned father as he got in the ring to check on his daughter. Eventually Jackson came around and wanted to know what her father was doing in the ring. When he told her what he had done, Jackson was enraged. She picked up her father and threw him into the crowd. The fans were amazed and everyone watched as Jackson glared at the winner CM Melody. A tense moment came about as the two wrestlers stared each other down for awhile. Eventually Jackson walked away and CM Melody was left standing in the ring alone watching her go. Once Jackson was gone the crowd erupted into a "Mel-o-dy!" chant and the roses hit the ring. She took her bow, headed backstage and then returned for her encore. As she collected the many, many roses that were thrown to her she saw some refs helping Mississippi Jackson's father back to his seat. CM Melody took this as an opportunity to tell Mr. Jackson that he had done the right thing by throwing in the towel for his daughter. The crowd suddenly cried out for CM Melody to look out as Mississippi Jackson stormed back out to ringside and attacked CM Melody from behind. The refs tried to pull her off of Melody and eventually they succeeded while the crowd went wild. Melody then jumped up onto one of the turnbuckles and jumped down onto Jackson sending her into the crowd.

"Mel-o-dy! Mel-o-dy! Mel-o-dy! Mel-o-dy!" the crowd roared as the victor headed to the back keeping her eye on her adversary the whole time indicating that this wasn't over.

When she got to the back the other wrestlers applauded Melody and there were hi-fives all around. Victoria was beyond impressed.

"I might have to ask Joe if I can be your chaperone full-time!" she said.

"I would love that," Melody said and she meant it too.

When Mississippi Jackson came backstage she got much move form the locker room too and Melody handed her a rose.

"Thanks CM, it was an honor to tear the house down with you tonight," Jackson said.

"The pleasure was all mine Missy," Melody said, Missy was actually Jackson's real name.

"This is my father Tobias Jackson, he's supported my decision to wrestle from the beginning," Missy said and Cheyenne shook the man's hand.

"It's an honor to meet you Sir," Cheyenne said.

"No-no, the honor is all mine. Girl you are something special, thanks to you I don't have to worry about my girl getting over in this business. You are simply phenomenal CM Melody," Mr. Jackson said and he meant it which touched Cheyenne very much.

"Thank you Sir," she said with a smile.

"Your father must be very proud of you," Missy Jackson added.

Cheyenne smiled at that idea though if he knew what she was doing she would definitely want him to be proud of her.