Disclaimer: I do not own Christian/Jay Reso (although I really wish I did) and the WWE rightfully belongs to Vincent Kennedy McMahon. I only own Dawn Iris Ricard/Scarlet, Pearl Armstrong, any other original characters and this story's plot. I'll make you feel so damn unpretty if you steal my story.
May 23, 2011, Monday.
Raw live show at Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon
It was seven-thirty in the morning. The sky looked tranquil and it was in the shade of baby blue. The sun wasn't shining to its fullest though. A flock of birds were flying back and forth.
Dawn and Jay were hanging out on the venue's parking lot sitting on the hood of Jay's rental car – a silver 2007 Nissan Versa. Dawn was tapping her right foot on the asphalt while Jay was absent-mindedly fiddling with the strings of his cobalt blue hoodie. They were there that early to rehearse their backstage segment for tonight and since they didn't want to practice in the hotel, they decided to just go to the arena. The arena's backstage wasn't "clean" yet, according to one of the crew members that they talked to a while ago. So, they decided to wait until the crew finishes cleaning the place up.
All of a sudden, one of the trucks was trying to park across them, and Dawn gagged. Jay looked at her, and found her frowning.
"Something wrong?" Jay asked Dawn.
"Out of all the pictures of me that they could put on their truck, they decided to choose that one," Dawn rolled her eyes as she tried not to look at the truck that had her picture printed on its large, black metal doors. "I look hideous in that photo!"
Jay chuckled. He didn't really find her hideous in the said photo; she actually looked beautiful in it. It was a portrait shot of her, and she was smirking. Her flaming red hair was still long, and it was curled. Jay wouldn't mind seeing her face printed on anything all the time at all. "Hideous? I think you look gorgeous."
Dawn scoffed. "You're just saying that, Jay."
Jay rolled his eyes and wrapped his right arm around her shoulder. He stared at her with a smirk on his lips. "No, I'm not. I'm being honest here, Dee."
Dawn smiled and turned her head to the left. Her piercing blue eyes made contact with his steel blue ones, and she felt her cheeks warming up. Jay sure knew how had to make a lady feel good about herself. "Well… thanks."
Jay nodded. "You're welcome."
As they looked into each other's eyes, Dawn felt like she was falling into a deep blue hole that was Jay's eyes. Jay on the other hand, felt like the world stopped turning and all he could see was Dawn's blue orbs. Her eyes were like two magnets, pulling his eyes towards hers. Jay subconsciously leaned in, but when he realized what he was about to do, he immediately pulled back, leaving Dawn feeling awkward and tense. Jay was surprised that he had the strength to stop himself from kissing her. He had been longing to taste those sweet, precious lips of hers again, but he just wasn't allowed to do it.
Jay didn't know what just happened, but he didn't want to make a big deal out of it. So he just removed his arm around Dawn's shoulder, and shoved both of his hands into the pockets of his hoodie. He heard Dawn clearing her throat.
"I think we should check out the backstage now, see if the crew's done cleaning it?" Dawn asked him.
Jay nodded. "Yeah, let's go."
And with that, the two walked to the arena's back entrance. They security let them in when they saw their passes.
"Did you saw that? He looked like he was about to kiss her!"
Kevin Kiley Jr. said as he sat on the passenger side of Mike Mizanin's rental car – a black 2009 Ford Focus. The car was parked on the last spot in the parking lot. Since there were not that much cars in the parking lot right now and the other two trucks weren't there yet, Kevin and Mike had a clear view of Jay's own rental car. The strings in Mike's heart were being tugged vehemently by an unknown force, and it frightened him. Mike saw what Jay and Dawn did, but he convinced himself that it didn't look like what Kevin was saying. Jay wasn't going to kiss Dawn, he thought to himself and replayed that statement over and over in his head.
"Shut up, Kevin," Mike said as he rolled his eyes. "He wasn't going to kiss her."
Kevin shrugged. "Well, to me he looked like he was going to."
Mike growled. "Let's just get this rehearsal started so we can finally get the fuck out of here."
And with that, Mike stepped out of his vehicle and slammed the door shut. Kevin sighed and got out of the car, following Mike who was walking towards the back entrance of the arena. He didn't mean to ruin Mike's morning.
Mike and Kevin had been at the arena since seven and Kevin found it strange that they didn't notice the two when they left to go grab some breakfast. When they came back, which was five minutes ago, they finally noticed Jay and Dawn and saw them acting like a couple who were about to share a kiss when he and Mike were going to get out of their automobile. Kevin had been dropping hints to Mike that Dawn might be dating Jay since last night after they saw her come out during Wade Barrett and Christian's title match wearing a Peep Show t-shirt, but Mike refused to believe Kevin. Mike told him that just because Scarlet was back in Christian and The Corre's storyline, doesn't mean Dawn is dating Jay.
Kevin knows that he isn't the only one who thinks that Dawn and Jay have something going on - some of the guys in the SmackDown roster know it, and the fans were aware of their closeness too. Mike is clearly in denial, and Kevin felt pity for him. Mike is still madly in love with Dawn, but she's obviously moved on from him. As much as he wanted to open Mike's eyes so he could see the reality, Kevin didn't want to ruin his fantasy. And besides, he knew that Mike wouldn't believe him if he told him about it – they just saw that Jay was about to kiss Dawn and Mike didn't see it like they were going to kiss.
When they made it to the backstage, Mike got inside the arena, where the ring was already set up. Kevin was walking right behind him, and when the two of them got inside the ring, Mike immediately got into character and started reciting his lines. Their new storyline was going to be about The Miz being mad with Alex Riley because according to him, Alex is the reason why he's not the WWE Champion right now. The angle startled Kevin, because to him, it was like a prediction of what could happen to him and Mike when he finally tells him about Dawn and Jay.
It was show time and Dawn, who was now Scarlet, was walking down the backstage hallway with the Divas title placed on her right shoulder. She walked with confidence and with her head held up high. She had a smirk on her plump, cherry-colored lips, and her fiery red hair was in perfect disarray. The cameraman was in front of her, as well as the guys who held up the light and the boom. All of a sudden, she heard someone calling her name. When she looked behind her, the camera zoomed in on the current World Heavyweight Champion - Captain Charisma, Christian. Scarlet smirked and Christian stopped in front of her. The camera zoomed out and the two of them could now be seen. Their respective titles were sitting on their shoulders, and were glistening under the light.
"Hey Christian, I'm surprised to see you here," Scarlet started as she looked at him from head to toe. "Aren't you supposed to be on SmackDown?"
Christian chuckled and shrugged his shoulders. "I know, but I'm not the only one from SmackDown who's here; Alex Riley's here and it's as if he's still on the Raw roster."
Scarlet let out of a small, short laugh. "Well, he is under contract with The Miz. Anyway, care to tell me exactly why you're here?"
"I'm here because I want to say thank you for coming out during my match against Wade Barrett last night." Christian said, grinning at her.
Scarlet smiled and looked down for a moment. She then looked up at Christian. "Just supporting one of my favorite wrestlers."
"Glad to know I'm one of your favorites." Christian replied and winked at her, adjusting the World Heavyweight title on his shoulders.
Scarlet's cheeks were now flushed. Christian's eyes were fixed on her. As the two continued to talk, the camera slowly faded to black.
Since Scarlet didn't really have a match tonight, Dawn decided to hang out backstage with Jay. Jay received a few weird looks from some of the crew, but he just shrugged them off. Dawn and Jay were at the catering with the other Superstars and Divas, and she was standing beside the chocolate fountain; dipping sweet, fresh strawberries in the melted chocolate with Barbie Blank. To Jay, watching Dawn eat those chocolate-covered strawberries was pure torture, because when some of the chocolate gets on her dainty fingers, she would lick them off, or when Barbie gets some of the chocolate on her own fingers, Dawn would lick them off for her. Jay stopped looking at her and tried to talk to Matt Cardona Jr.
"Who's out there right now?" Jay asked Matt about who's in the ring right now.
"The Miz and Alex Riley." Matt replied as he spiked his hair up.
Jay nodded. Matt looked at him as if he was a hard Math problem that he was trying to solve, and it made Jay feel a little awkward. "You and Dawn seem pretty close; I'm surprised Mike isn't jealous of you."
Jay's eyes widened. "Why would Mike be jealous of me?"
Matt stood closer to him, just so the other people around them wouldn't hear what he has to say. "Didn't she tell you? She and Mike used to date."
Jay looked at Dawn, who was still eating chocolate-covered strawberries with Barbie. He then fixed his gaze on Matt. "Mike's her ex-boyfriend then?"
Matt nodded. "Yeah, obviously. From what I've heard around here, he broke-up with Maryse to be with her again. Guess he still ain't over her."
Jay swallowed. "Whoa… that's just-"
Matt chuckled. "Crazy, I know. I mean, Dee's gorgeous, there's no denying that. It's like every guy on the roster has a thing for her. She seems so untouchable though - she already turned Nick down three times! You're lucky enough to be somewhat close to her. Same thing with Korklan, who apparently is her 'twin'."
Jay smirked at Matt's statement about Dawn being untouchable and how she had turned Nick down three times. At first, he thought she was this cold, 'ice queen', but it turns out that she's actually nice if try to actually get to know her instead of wanting to get to know her just so you could get into her pants. "I agree with you on the untouchable thing; she's not easy like most girls are."
Matt nodded. He stopped talking and walked away from Jay when he heard someone calling him. Jay looked at Dawn, who was now cleaning up her fingers with the table napkin. When she was done, she threw away the dirty table napkin and waved at him. He smiled. All of a sudden, Jay started to think if he really knew Dawn at all. He felt strongly about her, but was he ready to call that strong feeling love? Jay knew what love is, and that's thanks to Denise. He's getting this divorce because he knew he loved Denise, and he didn't want to hurt her anymore.
Since he needed some fresh air and some alone time, Jay decided to head to the parking lot. Dawn saw him walking out, but she didn't want to leave Barbie. So she just sighed, and sat on the steel chair beside Barbie.
"Hey Dee, what's with the pouty lip?" Barbie asked Dawn.
Dawn sighed, but then she smiled. "Nothing. You already know how I like to pout my lips all the time."
Barbie chuckled. "Yeah, it makes you look even more cute!"
"Oh shut up Barbie!" Dawn chuckled as she slapped Barbie's thigh.
"Anyway, speaking of cute, you what else is?" Barbie asked.
Dawn raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"You and Jay." Barbie wiggled her eyebrows at her.
Dawn's eyes widened; she wasn't expecting that. "Barbie, are you kidding me?"
Barbie shook her head, looking serious. "Nope. You and him really do look cute together."
Dawn rolled her eyes. "Barbie, even though we may "look cute together" like you just said, but we're not dating or anything like that, okay?"
"Now that's a bummer," Barbie pouted. "I really thought you guys we're an item."
Dawn looked at her with disbelief, but Barbie just shrugged. "Do you seriously believe the rumors about us?"
"Well, how could I not believe them when a lot of people are talking about it?" Kelly looked at her as she ran her fingers through her curled, beach blonde hair.
Whoever was talking about her and Jay, Dawn didn't want to know - although, she had a pretty good guess of who these people might be. Did her appearance in Christian and Wade Barrett's match last night had that much impact on everyone? Vince assured her that it was a 'very good' idea, but now, it seems like it isn't. Did Vince wanted people to talk about her and Jay? She was sure that he wanted people to talk about Christian and Scarlet, and not Dawn and Jay. What would be Vince's reaction if he finds out about this?
She left Barbie all by herself to go outside and look for Jay. Most of the Superstars were looking at where she was headed to, and some of the Divas were looking at her, too. She ignored all of them, and finally got to the parking lot. It was dark outside, and the only light source that provided some luminance in the parking lot is the two lamp posts placed in the middle of the area. Some cars were parked, but only a few since the trucks almost occupied all of the parking spaces. Dawn looked to her left, but only saw cars that were unfamiliar to her. She walked down the parking lot and when she looked to her right, she eventually found Jay's car parked near the bushes, on the second parking spot to the last. He was sitting on the hood of his car, looking down. To Dawn, he looked like he was thinking quite deeply.
Dawn walked towards him with caution, not wanting to ruin his peace. She had stopped walking when he saw her, and at first, he was surprised to see her there, but then he smiled and motioned for her to come to him. Dawn bit her lower lip and walked towards him. She sat beside him on his rental car's hood.
"What are you doing out here all by yourself?" Dawn asked as she looked at Jay, who now had his head up, staring at the pitch black night sky.
Jay stopped admiring the dark night sky to look at Dawn. The stars were beautiful tonight, but her blue eyes outshined them all. "I just wanted to get some fresh air, and do some thinking. Why are you here by the way?"
"I wanted to know why you're here, and now I'm right beside you." Dawn shrugged. "And I really needed to think about some things."
"Some things?" Jay asked. Dawn nodded. "Like what?"
Dawn bit her lower lip. Should she really tell Jay what's going on inside her mind right now?
"Like how everyone thinks we're dating now," Dawn chuckled, although she sounded like she was coughing. She was feeling so nervous all of a sudden, and that might be the reason why the sound of her laughter faltered. "Sounds pretty silly, right?"
Jay nodded and chuckled. At least he wasn't the only one getting bombarded by assumptions if they were dating or not. "Yeah."
"I mean, I wouldn't mind dating you at all Jay, but with what you're going through right now, and Vince-"
Dawn was cut off when she felt Jay's soft lips crashing on hers. He kissed her softly and carefully, just because he didn't want to scare her. It worked, since she didn't feel like pushing him away. Just as she was about to wrap her arms around his neck, he pulled back. She placed her hands on his shoulders as he looked into her eyes. She subconsciously licked her lips, which made Jay feel a little weak.
"I've been waiting for the right moment to say this to you, and I think right now is perfect. Dawn, I like you so much; more than words could ever describe. I know we can't be together right now or anytime soon, but I wanted you to know that you have stolen my heart." Jay said as he pressed his forehead against hers.
Dawn took in a deep breath. "Jay, I like you too, and you know I'll wait for you. But… oh no, I didn't mean to steal your heart! Does that mean I have to give it back to you?"
Jay chuckled. "You can give it back… but I won't like that - I'd like you to have it."
Dawn grinned and with that, Jay leaned in to kiss her again. Dawn wrapped her arms around him. Her hands ended up on his nape and she pressed on it to bring his head closer to hers. Jay smirked, and his arms coiled around her waist. Their lips brushed against each other for a few times before Dawn felt Jay licking her bottom lip, asking for entrance. Dawn opened her mouth, and Jay slipped his tongue inside. She tasted so sweet – even sweeter than the first time he kissed her in front of the WWE Universe. Dawn didn't really expected to get the chance to kiss him again, but there she was in the parking lot, making out with him for the second time.
As the two continued to kiss passionately, they were now completely unaware of their surroundings. Nick Nemeth stared at them. He could feel the rage and the envy boiling inside of him, and as much as he wanted to stop them, he didn't move from where he was standing, which was just in front of the closed backstage door. He knew he shouldn't have followed Dawn there. But, at the same time, he thanked his lucky stars. Maybe fate had led him there to discover what was really going on between Dawn and Jay, and now, after all of the rumors he'd heard, he was finally convinced that Jay and Dawn were more than 'just friends', like what they have been telling everyone.
Fuck just friends, Nick thought to himself as he went back inside. He had a devious smirk on his face, and suddenly, he knew how he could finally score a date with Dawn.
Author's note: Just when everything was going great for Jay and Dawn. :| Anyway, just to let you guys know: Jay and Dawn are not a couple just yet. Sure, their scene might've looked like Jay just asked Dawn to be his girlfriend in an indirect, cheesy way, but I repeat – they are not a couple just yet. Jay's divorce is still going on, and he can't date Dawn now. And how would Vince react to the rumors of the two of them being together? Now that you'll have to see.
Anyway, I want to know your reaction towards this chapter; how it made you feel, did you like it, etc. I also want to know what you would like to see in the following chapters. Feedback is a huge thing for me, because with your story reviews, I actually feel inspired. Hopefully, I can finally get rid of this damn writer's block and write more. This story just got more interesting! ;)
Songs I've listened to while writing this:
Just A Kiss - Lady Antebellum
Avalanche - David Cook
Changed By You - Between The Trees
A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young & the Innocents
Our Love Is True - Adam Merrin
Stolen - Dashboard Confessional
Until You - Dave Barnes
Crush – David Archuleta