Here's a new chapter of Wild Young Hearts.
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"I'm back!" Melody called as she entered the room.
Shannon and Dee immediately sprang back to their original positions as the blonde bent down to put her heels on the floor.
"How did it go?" Dee asked her.
"Better than I expected." The blonde smiled and nodded.
"Glad to hear it." Shannon nodded as his sister took a seat in between himself and Dee.
"Jeremy's really funny and easy to talk to." Melody told them.
"So, will you be seeing him again?" Shannon asked.
"I think so." His sister replied.
"Did he kiss you?" Dee asked hesitantly, after her own kiss with Shannon just minutes earlier.
"No. I think he was being gentlemanly." Melody replied.
"Well, I have to say that I approve." Shannon sighed.
"Oh, I am pleased!" Melody replied sarcastically.
"I think I should head to bed now." Dee told her friend.
"I thought you wanted details…" the blonde frowned.
"I know. I'm just really tired all of a sudden." The brunette shrugged.
"Well, I'll come see you tomorrow." Melody told the brunette.
"Sounds good. Goodnight." Dee nodded and went to leave the room.
"Did you say something to her?" Melody frowned at her brother.
"No, I didn't say anything." Shannon shook his head.
The following day, Dee was in the locker room with the Guns before their match against Generation Me. It hadn't escaped Josh's notice that his tag team partner was in one foul mood. It was typical that one of their opponents would be the very guy who had been on a date with Melody the previous evening. Patrick had interrogated Dee about the details the moment she entered the room. Josh gave her an apologetic look as he pulled on his armbands.
"Come on Pat, we're on soon." He told his partner.
"If that jerk so much as smirks in my direction…" Patrick seethed.
"Just keep your mind on the match." Dee warned him.
"You'll never get another chance with Melody by beating up every guy she goes on a date with." Josh reminded his friend.
"I guess so." The younger Gun sighed.
Over in the Ink Inc. locker room, Melody was preparing for a match. She wore a red version of her ring attire with gold detail and her hair was loose across her shoulders. Shannon and Jesse weren't competing in the ring tonight. Both members were currently concentrating on styling their hair into Mohawks in preparation for shooting a promo.
"Who are you facing?" Jesse asked Melody as she warmed up.
"Tara. Number one contender for the Knockout's title." Melody replied.
"Wow, good luck with that." Jesse held up his hand for a high five.
"Thanks Jesse. I'm feeling confident." Melody nodded.
"Good luck sis." Shannon pulled her into a hug.
"Thanks Shannon." The blonde rolled her eyes.
The crowd was cheering wildly as the Guns made their entrance for their match. Josh jumped down from the turnbuckle and eyed his tag team partner as Generation Me's music played out. Max and Jeremy entered the ring and climbed the turnbuckles while Josh and Dee kept Patrick backed into a corner. It was uncertain whether the crowd could see the fire in Alex Shelley's eyes right now. Melody thought she could see it as she watched from backstage.
It started off with Chris Sabin against Max Buck. The Gun was able to dominate his opponent with a mixture of grapple holds, before taking him down with a couple of running dropkicks. Chris was out on the apron to prepare for a springboard attack when Alex tagged himself into the match. The referee saw the tag, so Alex whipped Max into the corner and connected with a sharp kick to the head. Jeremy tagged his brother and entered the match. It was exactly what his opponent wanted to happen.
Dee looked on as one half of her team pounded the opponent with fists and forearm shots. The referee counted when Jeremy's shoulders were down on the canvas, but Alex pulled him back up. This wasn't about pinfalls or submissions. This was about anger, jealousy…Melody. The blonde watched from backstage as Jeremy fought back with a vicious kick to the gut and a stomp on Alex's head. Dee pounded her fists on the canvas as the younger Gun clutched the side of his head.
Chris S abin was leaning as far as he could to tag back into the match. Whether it was what his partner wanted or not, he had to stop the match from becoming a full on fistfight. Sabin dropkicked Max from the apron and took down Jeremy with a springboard bulldog before going for the pin. The referee motioned for the bell…the Guns had won the match. Melody couldn't help but smile at this, although she should have been more concerned about Jeremy.
"Melody, you're on now." A crewmember told her.
"Thanks." The blonde smiled and made her way to the curtain to await her entrance music.
Patrick tried to ignore the scolding he was getting from his tag team partner. It was particularly hard, seeing as Josh was mere inches from his face. Dee stood a few feet behind with her arms folded over her Motor City t-shirt. She was hoping that she could be excused to watch Melody's match on the screens backstage, but Josh had included her in his attempt to get through to his friend.
"You can't start letting personal shit ruin our matches." Josh warned Patrick.
"Did you see the way he looked at me?" the younger Gun asked his friend.
"He's always that arrogant in the ring." Dee pointed out.
"She's right." Josh shrugged.
"I have to do something…" Patrick sighed as he walked towards the locker room door.
"You're not going anywhere near Jeremy." Josh shook his head.
"I'm going to find Melody." His friend replied.
"She's having a match right now." Dee informed him.
"Against who?" he raised a brow.
"Tara. It's number one contender for the Knockout's title." Dee replied.
"I'm coming with you." Josh told his friend.
"So am I. I want to congratulate her when she wins." Dee added.
"You don't even know the outcome yet." Josh frowned.
"I'm trying to be optimistic." Dee rolled her eyes as they exited the locker room.
Melody made her way backstage, exhausted but victorious. She was now the number one contender for the Knockout title. As she rounded the corner, she ran straight into someone's solid chest and let out a gasp as a pair of arms grabbed her to stop her from falling down. The blonde looked up and immediately found herself face to face with Patrick. Josh and Dee hung back a little, curious to see where this moment would lead.
"Did you win?" Patrick asked as he broke the silence.
"Yeah…I won." Melody nodded.
"I need you to know, that Taylor means nothing to me…" he blurted out.
"Patrick…now's not the time." Melody whispered as she tried to escape his grasp.
"I don't have any feelings for her. I love you. Do you hear me?" Patrick looked her in the eye.
"Can you repeat that?" asked an annoyed female voice.
"Taylor…" Patrick sighed.
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