Rainbow Edge

A/N: I haven't even updated my other two WWE fics this past week b/c the anxiety meds have been messing with me a bit. Everything seems to have settled for now but I'm still getting horrible headaches that keep me off the computer a lot. After this week's Raw I got an idea for this story that ya'll may or may not like…but it's happening anyway.

Also, glad Triple H's surgery went well and he's on the road to recovery. That segment between Natalya and Ruby Riott though…I know it's scripted but that was going too far for me. I lost my dad in 8th grade and the only things I have to remember him are photos and his cowboy hate he always wore. If anyone damaged or destroyed it I would legitimately have a complete meltdown…so I was crying with Nattie last night b/c that shit hit me hard.

Brookeworm3: Anxiety is a pain in the arse. Mox is not in a good head-space…and Jon Moxley in the Indies was an ass towards women in general, so I'm kind of tapping into that old Moxley here.

Peace486: Glad you're enjoying it hun.

DarkDragonessFlies: I lay down when I can but taking care of mom and grandma 24/7 leaves me little time for myself. I'm 5ft even so I feel you on the height thing lol. I used to watch Supernatural but lost interest after season 3 or 4 I think…other shows drew me away from it.

Chapter 14 – Rage and Apologies

Iris spent the entire week with Renee and refused to even speak to Moxley at all. If Dean or Jon called her then she'd talk to them but if Mox took over she hung up on him. Seth tried to tell her that was probably not helping but Iris was fed-up with his controlling behavior and treating her like a possession rather than a person. When Dean went to Crown Jewel, as did Seth and Renee, Iris chose to go with Finn on the European tour and he showed her around Dublin, Ireland. After the Crown Jewel team came to join the European tour in Spain Iris hung out with Seth, ignoring the angry glares from Moxley and choosing to not ignore her friend who was like a secondary brother to her.

By the time Raw rolled back around, this time in Manchester, England, nobody wanted to get near Dean. With Moxley being in control most of the time now he was more aggressive than ever and seeing Iris hanging around everyone other than him had him seething in anger.

Before the show airs Corbin assembles almost the entire roster on stage minus a few people, with security in front of the ring before coming out and strolling down to the ring. Most of the superstars seem unimpressed by his little show of power, especially Balor and Elias. Footage is shown of Corbin attacking Braun with the Universal title just before his match at Crown Jewel against Lesnar and Braun receiving multiple F5s, one right over the top rope, but getting up again and again until the last one finally takes him down and Lesnar is once again champion. A fact the entire fan base seems angry about, and so are some of the superstars. Seth has been fuming about it since Crown Jewel despite Iris and Roman, via phone call, trying to calm him down.

Corbin mentions that the Smackdown Chairman, Shane McMahon, stole the WWE World Cup from Dolph and that Stephanie will address that next week when she comes back, then names himself as the Captain of the Raw men's team for Survivor Series. He also names Dolph, Drew, and Braun as the first of five competitors…even going so far as to say that Braun will realize that what he did at Crown Jewel was a "teaching lesson". He then announces the Captain for the women's team as Alexa Bliss, which doesn't seem to sit well with some of the ladies on stage. Iris could not care less as she tried to stay out of all the Women's Division drama, she had enough drama in her own life to deal with.

After Alexa talks about herself and why she's the perfect choice for captain, she tells the ladies she'll be watching all of their matches closely and sets a rematch from Evolution between the Riot Squad and their rivals Natalya, Sasha, and Bayley. Corbin seems impressed, while Alexa is just her usual smug self.

"I like the way you think Alexa."

"I know."

When Alexa tries to set the match for right then Kurt Angle's music interrupts her and annoys both her and Corbin. Angle challenges Corbin to a match and if Angle wins he not only competes at Survivor Series but he also becomes Team Captain. Corbin seems intent on ignoring Kurt and not answering him so Kurt steps it up a notch.

"What kind of leader are you? You expect everyone on this roster to step up, but you never do. You're an embarrassment to Monday Night Raw."

"You know what Kurt? You want your match? You got it…and if you win…you'll get what you want…you can be captain of the team…but I wouldn't get your hopes up. The only way I see you going to Survivor Series is if you buy a ticket."

"The only way you're going to Survivor Series is on crutches…after I snap your ankle in two! Oh it's true, it's damn true."

Bayley is standing behind Angle and chants right along with him and the fans. Corbin tells Alexa to continue and she repeats herself only to be interrupted once again, this time by Braun Strowman. Strowman bulldozes his way through Corbin's "security" team and then chases him out of the ring and up the ramp where the men of the roster attempt to stop him…attempt being the operative word here. He breaks free and leaves the men fighting each other on the stage and ramp while he storms backstage on the hunt for Corbin. He scares the hell out of a backstage tech and tells him to tell Corbin that when Braun finds him he's gonna "Get these hands" and the poor guy runs off as fast as he can. He almost runs over Iris but stops himself and goes around her so as not to injure her, which leaves Seth looking confused until Iris reminds him that Braun is always careful around the women.

Natalya wears her dad's sunglasses as a tribute to her late father as she goes to the ring with Sasha and Bayley, soon followed by the Riot Squad. The match ends in a double count-out after Natalya gets Sarah into her sharpshooter but Ruby Riott breaks her father's sunglasses, causing Natalya to start crying and slide out of the ring to pick them up with Sasha and Bayley's help while the Riott Squad retreats up the ramp. Natalya is sobbing in her friend's arms as she holds the shattered pieces of her dad's glasses. When Ruby comes backstage with her team Iris gives her a disapproving look.

"Got a problem there?"

"As a matter of fact, I do. That was low even for you Riott. You broke and shattered her father's glasses…for god's sake are you completely heartless? Her father died for crying out loud!"

Iris sees Bayley and Sasha helping Natalya through the curtain and runs to her side, throwing her arms around her in a hug and whispering in her ear to let her know she's not alone. Ruby and her friends scoff at her and walk away but Iris ignores them since Natalya seems to be responding to her. Meanwhile Braun is still on the hunt for Corbin and ends up searching bathroom stalls for him and scaring a man just trying to do his business in there.

As Jinder Mahal heads to the ring for his match a video package is shown of the Crown Jewel match between DX and the Brothers of Destruction, a match in which Triple H suffered a torn pectoral muscle and later posted a photo online of the massive bruising across his right chest and shoulder area. Thankfully he'd had the needed surgery and everything had gone well so he was now on the road to recovery. Mahal's competitor, Apollo Crews, comes out after the video ends. In the end it's Apollo who manages to pull off the win in a rather short match.

Seth is shown walking backstage with the Intercontinental title around his waist while holding both tag team belts on either shoulder. Michael mentions that Dean had been seen in the arena earlier in the afternoon so maybe Seth will finally get his answers. Seth heads to the ring with the tag-team belts draped across his neck like a scarf and Iris by his side which seems to confuse the fans for a moment but they scream that much louder when they realize she's on Seth's side. The clips of Seth and Dean winning the belts before dean turned on Seth are shown once again before Seth speaks.

"You know, as ridiculous as this little set-up is right here…I actually planned on coming out here with three titles AND a giant trophy…but…uh…yeah…things didn't quite go my way in the WWE World Cup. I did not win the best in the world tournament…and on top of that…Baron Corbin, our scumbag acting general manager, helped…of all people…Brock Lesnar regain the Universal title."

"…and for everything that Roman Reigns worked for to take that title from Brock Lesnar…for everything Roman Reigns is fighting for now…I'll tell you…that is a slap in the face! It's a slap in the face to Roman…it's a slap in the face to me…it's a slap in the face to everybody in that locker room…and it is a slap in the face to every single person here tonight!"

"You should tell him that to his face Sethie."

"You know what, Iris? I would LOVE to tell Brock Lesnar that to his face…but Brock Lesnar is not here tonight. Shocker…I know…but you know who is here tonight? Dean Ambrose is here tonight. It's hard to believe that just a few weeks ago the Shield was on top of the world."

"Last week I called Dean Ambrose out…I asked him to come out here…I asked him to tell me why he put the knife in my back and he didn't even have the guts to stand in this ring across from me. Now I could…call Dean Ambrose out again…right here, right now…ask him to come down, stare at me in this ring, man to man, and tell me why he did what he did…but…I don't want to waste your time and truth be told…as you guys say here in Manchester…Dean Ambrose…doesn't have the bollocks."

"I'd argue that point, Seth, but this is a PG show after all."

"Really Iris? Did you have to give me that mental image right now? So…let me get to why I AM out here and that's…this necklace thing I've got going on here. I wanna talk about the Raw tag-team championships. Now as much as I would love to…I've got to admit it's probably impossible for me to defend two titles at one time…and with that said…"

Baron Corbin interrupts Seth, shown up on the Titantron with security guys in what looks to be the parking garage of the arena.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa…guys, barricade the door…Seth…I disagree with you…I think you CAN…defend two championships at one time. So I say…you and your…partner…defend those tag-team championships right now…against these guys."

The AOP comes out to the ring and Seth's face falls as he realizes her has to fight these two behemoths on his own, knowing Dean will not be coming out to help him. Iris quickly leaves the ring and stays close to Renee during the match. Seth fights valiantly but in the end he loses after being decimated by the AOP's double-team move, making AOP the new Raw Tag-Team Champions.

As Seth is reeling in pain and trying to regain himself Iris slides into the ring and tries to help him while checking for any serious injuries. Moxley comes strolling through the fans and out to the ring and drops to his knees next to Seth, looking between Seth and Iris as his face shits between anger and sadness. Seth is looking up at who he hopes is Dean with pain and hurt clear in his eyes, but also confusion, while Iris looks torn between her own anger and sadness.

"You wanna know…WHY…I did what I did?"

Mox lowers the mic, shaking his head as he stands back up, Seth slowly getting to his feet as well while asking why before Mox pulls a Dirty Deeds on him. Mox moves over to where Iris has backed herself into the corner of the ring and pulls her up by her hair, screaming in her face that he owns her and no one else can have her until he decides he's done with her, before giving her a Dirty Deeds as well before he leaves the ring. Mox heads up the ramp and stops just shy of the stage, bouncing a bit as he listens to the crowd's boos, making faces at the fans for a moment before heading backstage.

Back in the ring poor Seth struggles to try and get to his feet but his leg seems to keep buckling underneath of him, until he sees Iris laid out in the ring and his adrenalin goes into overdrive. He drops to his knees beside her and breathes a sigh of relief when she starts trying to get up. They end up helping each other up and leaning on each other as they make their way up the ramp and backstage. Finn and Bayley meet them behind the curtain and Finn immediately lifts Iris up into his arms before taking her straight to the medical room while Seth is left half-amused as he continues limping along until Bayley slides her shoulder under his arm and helps him. When they reach the medical room Iris is just staring down at her lap while Finn is nearly in hysterics trying to get her to stop crying. Bayley tries her hand at it but that also fails, as do Seth's attempts. It isn't until Elias stops in the doorway and starts playing a tune that Iris manages to get herself back under control again.

"That's better. Such a pretty lady should not be made to cry. How about you come out to the stage with me when I play the song I wrote for Ziggler?"

"You wrote him a song?"

"Well, technically it's about him…not for him…"

"Sounds entertaining…I'll join you."

Elias smiles and offers her his arm, which she accepts and allows him to lead her towards the stage while her friends watch in confusion. Seth notices Dean, or Mox if the facial expression is any indication, watching the two with a hard glare and winces. Finn follows Seth's gaze and sighs softly as he realizes things are only going to get worse from this point. Elsewhere Charley interviews Corbin backstage and he says he's not afraid of Braun…but Charley gives away his location in a storage room and moments later Braun is inside taking out more security as Corbin runs away from him yet again.

Ziggler comes out into the ring to speak, clearly angry about what Shane McMahon did to him at Crown Jewel. Elias interrupts him, leading Iris out to a pair of stools and helping her sit on one of them, and just starts playing his guitar while the fans chant, "Oh walk with Elias" before he speaks. He and Ziggler go back and forth a bit and Elias then plays his song about Dolph while Iris giggles, and then Dolph challenges him to come to the ring and say it to his face.

"All you had to do was ask."

Elias heads down the ramp, shedding his scarves and shirt as he goes, with Iris following behind him at a more sedate pace to watch the match. After a hard fought, back and forth match Elias pulls off the win with his finisher 'Drift Away', before heading up the ramp leaving a very unhappy Dolph in the ring. Once they reach the stage Elias pauses and Iris raises his hand in victory while the crowd starts chanting again as they head behind the curtain.

"That song was funny…Dolph didn't seem to appreciate your humor though Elias."

"Few people around here ever do. You, on the other hand, have excellent taste…for the most part."

"What does that mean?"

"Ambrose…he's clearly not right for you pretty lady. He doesn't know how to properly treat such a special lady."

"And yet…he's the man I fell in love with Elias. I know he has some…problems…but that doesn't change how I feel about him."

"You have a tender, loving heart…take care that you do not let him shatter it."

As Elias walks away from a clearly unsettled Iris, Finn has a backstage interview with Kayla to address Lio Rush slapping him last week while Lashley had him in a full Nelson hold. This is followed by Finn having a rematch against Lashley, who goes out first with Lio Rush at his side as always. Finn is the next one to come out, with a great deal of love from the Manchester fans. At one point in the match Finn throws Lashley over the top rope and then slides feet first into Lio Rush's face for a little payback, as Iris cheers him on from the back…but in the end he loses the match.

While Lashley and Rush are celebrating Drew McIntyre stomps out to the ring, staring Lashley down, and gets right up in his face as soon as he sheds his long coat. Finn is looking up from the mat where he's holding his arm and Rush is trying to get Lashley to leave the ring without starting a fight…which he manages, barely. Drew seems to move so as to stay between Lashley and Finn, even helping Finn up off the mat and holding him steady…but then he shoves Finn into the ropes and hits him with a Claymore kick. This is the point where Iris runs out to the ring, earning a raised eyebrow from Drew as she slides in and hovers over Finn while glaring up at him. He crouches down in front of her and gives her an amused smirk as she refuses to back down, so he reaches out to brush back a stray hair from her face and laughs when she tries to bite his hand.

Iris manages to help Finn Roll out of the ring and lets him lean on her as she helps him backstage and into the medical room where Bayley is already waiting for them. Kurt Angle comes out after they leave and immediately goes after Drew before the bell can even ring. Drew dominates most of the match, mocking Kurt by offering his leg for the Angle-Lock and then beating Kurt down every time he tries it. Drew is basically just playing with Kurt, toying with him like a cat with a mouse. He starts getting in Kurt's face and saying he's an embarrassment to himself and his family, and apparently pushes him too far because Kurt snaps into action and manages to get Drew in the Angle-Lock…but Drew manages to turn over onto his back and kick Kurt away from him. Drew is clearly hurting but it seems to just fuel his rage as he goes after Kurt and uses his own Angle-Slam against him. Drew sits next to Kurt for a moment before getting a vicious look on his face, moving around Kurt like he's stalking his prey before putting Kurt in his own submission hold, the Angle-Lock. Kurt holds out as long as he can but eventually has to tap-out. Drew is beyond smug as he leaves, pausing at the top of the ramp to smirk down at Kurt.

When Drew finally gets backstage he's met with a punch to his face, looking back to see Dean staring at him in fury. He just smirks at the other man and raises his arms out to the sides, almost daring him to try it again.

"What's the matter Ambrose? Afraid someone else might manage to sweep pretty little Iris off her feet? I mean…it's not like ye know how to care for her properly anyway…might as well let a real man do what ye can't."

This sets Mox off and an all-out brawl starts between the two men, ending only when Iris bravely puts herself between them and shoves Drew back before turning to Moxley.

"Please…just stop…I can't take any more of this…I love you but you're trying to push me away and I don't understand why."

"I'm not…I mean I am…but I don't want to…I DO love you Iris…I do…I just…I'm not good with this…emotional shit…I'm…I'm always worrying that yer gonna realize I'm shit and move on to some other guy…"

"Oh Mox…looks at me…I love YOU…not anyone else…understand? I may be friends with a lot of these guys but the only one who shares my bed is you…the only one who is ever going to share my bed is you. Alright?"

Moxley seemed to sort-of…deflate under her loving words and soft eyes and pull her into a tight hug while chanting, "I'm sorry Princess" over and over again. Seth stayed a bit behind Mox, wary of being attacked yet again if he got too close, but Iris dragged him into the hug and both men went stiff.

"Not this time boys. You can fight in front of the fans all you want but back here and in the hotels you are NOT doing this…out of the public eye you two are going to make up and be friends…got it?"

The two look between each other and Iris before finally, grudgingly, shaking hands and agreeing to talk it out later on. The rest of the roster seemed to release a collective sigh of relief that at least one volatile situation had been handled…at least for the time being.

Back at the hotel Iris sits Mox and Seth down to talk everything out. Mox explained that his lingering resentment and anger over Seth's betrayal had combined with his fear for Roman and his jealousy over how close Seth and Iris were. Seth accepted that and the two agreed to try and talk next time before fists started flying and Iris smiled softly, happy that the two were finally getting along again, at least off screen. That night Moxley made sure to pamper Iris and reassure her that he did love her and she returned the love back to him.

A/N: So…yeah…Elias likes her…Drew still wants her…and Mox finally pulled his head out of his arse lol. Poor Finn though…I was all happy seeing Drew protect him and help him up…and then the Claymore happened and I was all "Damn your hot Scottish arse!" I was not thrilled with Drew doing that lol. Once again no explanation from Dean, though I think we all have a pretty good idea why he did it, but at least he spoke this week.