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 Thirteen – Masked Tears

It was the last week of Cheyenne's tour with ROH, from next week she'd only be able to do the California shows. Although the locker room knew that CM Melody was only on a probationary period on the road, a month late they were very reluctant to let her go back home.

"The shows won't be the same without you," Badmouth Jane said.

Cheyenne didn't know what to say as the wrestlers congregated around her in the locker room before the show started. She had to go home or her family would get suspicious, plus they were throwing her a birthday party that she definitely could not miss.

"Don't underestimate yourselves guys, you were doing great without me on the road full-time and you'll continue to do great," Cheyenne said but her colleagues were not convinced.

"No we'll do the same old thing that we were doing before. Without you in the main event our shows will lose that extra feel you bring to them," Austin Aries said.

"Is this about a boy?" Mya asked. "Is there somebody waiting for you back in California?"

Cheyenne laughed because LC had asked her the same thing.

"No this not about a boy, I never agreed to be on the road guys. This was always the plan and I'm sticking to it," Cheyenne said.

"And there's nothing we can say to change your mind?" Jesse Marino asked and Cheyenne shook her head. Everyone took a collective sigh of despair before Delirious finally spoke up.

"We'll miss you Melody," he said and everyone nodded. The expressions on their faces took Cheyenne by surprise; people she barely knew up until four weeks ago now had tears in their eyes because she was leaving the road. As they left Cheyenne felt a wave of heaviness come over her, she stared to heave and her eyes started to water and before she knew it she was crying.

"Oh sweetheart its gonna be okay," Victoria said comforting Cheyenne by rubbing her arm encouragingly. "They'll get over it and they'll be over the moon every time they go to California,"

Cheyenne sniffed; she really didn't expect to be hit this hard on her last night on the road with ROH. She did want to go home and see LC and Cameron and she was looking forward to her birthday party. Still she couldn't get rid of this nagging feeling that she was making a mistake by going back home and that feeling was cemented when she put Mississippi Jackson over on her last night and lost her very first match. She wanted to do it because she wanted to put Missy over strong, she figured Jackson would be a great draw against any of the girls win the locker room who had to play babyface in her absence. When she left the ring the fans didn't know that they'd only see her in California from now on but the roster knew so after the show, they took all the roses the fans had thrown into the ring and brought them to Cheyenne's hotel room. She thanked them profusely and she played for them in the hotel lounge for the last time outside of California. In all it was an unforgettable day and Victoria went to bed that night shaking her head thinking CM Melody was wrong to go home now. She couldn't understand why she wanted to go home. "The girl's a legend and she hasn't even hit her prime yet," Victoria said to herself.

When CM Melody did not main event the new few ROH shows rumors started to fly that she had been bought by one of the big companies. Even though she wasn't on the road her name was constantly in circulation and Cary Silkin knew that the shows in California were going to be red hot.

While all that was going on Cheyenne had to get back to normal which was apparently out of the question because as soon as LC and Cameron saw her they had questions.

"What happened to you?" LC asked Cheyenne looking her up and down.

"What?" Cheyenne said wondering what LC had spotted.

"Your body is so muscular and toned, what have you been doing?" LC asked pinching Cheyenne's arms, they were solid.

"I've been going to the gym is that a crime?" Cheyenne replied and LC and Cameron exchanged inquisitive glances.

"How often, the whole time you were away?" Cameron asked.

"Well you know when you're on the road you ten d to eat the wrong stuff I just wanted to take care of myself that's all," Cheyenne replied.

"Look after yourself? Cheyenne you could be a fitness model," Cameron said.

"Is this about a boy?" LC asked and Cheyenne gasped with exasperation at LC's repeated question.

"No LC this is not about a boy, can't a girl just look after herself without a boy being involved?" Cheyenne said.

"Cheyenne you look like a totally different person you can't blame us for asking questions," Cameron said.

"I've looked like this for months you just haven't' noticed because I'm always here," Cheyenne said.

"Oh," LC and Cameron said simultaneously realizing that Cheyenne was probably right about that. Cameron took Cheyenne's bags upstairs while LC hugged her future sister-in-law.

"I'm not getting on your case Chey, truth is we missed you but we hope you had fun, wherever you were," LC said.

"I did, I had a great time and I missed you both," Cheyenne said an LC hugged her again. The truth was Cheyenne did miss LC and Cameron but the one thing she didn't miss was being home. She had just come back to L.A and already she found herself looking at the door, waiting for Samoa Joe to break it down, pull her out and take her away from what used to be the place she would gladly call home.