Disclaimer: I do not own Christian/Jay Reso (although I really wish I did) or any of the Superstars and Divas mentioned in this story – WWE owns them and Vincent Kennedy McMahon owns the WWE. I only own this story and its original characters. I'll hit the switch on you if ever try to steal this story.
Scarlet was no longer the WWE Divas Champion. She is still a face and she now appears on Raw as a valet for CM Punk, who is still the WWE Champion after defeating The Miz at WrestleMania XXVIII even if he had a little help from the members of Team Johnny and Chris Jericho.
After getting injured in the hands of Randy Orton and was unable to compete for three months, Christian is back and is still a face. He is in a feud with the Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, which started after Cody told him that he should retire like his good friend Edge.
Mr. John Laurinaitis is now the General Manager of both Raw and Smackdown, causing a division between the Superstars and Divas on both brands.
Despite the drastic changes that the WWE has gone through the past seven months, there's one thing that didn't change - the love between Dawn Ricard and Jason Reso.
When he found out that his divorce had been finalized, the gift that Jay gave Dawn on Christmas Day was the news of his divorce, declaring that he was now a single man and they could finally be together. They have been together for four months now and even if they're not on the same brand anymore, they have managed to keep their relationship strong.
But there's people who want to ruin what they have and won't stop at anything just to see them and their relationship fall apart.
April 2, 2012 – Monday
Raw SuperShow
Live at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida
The crowd was still high from the events that transpired last night at WrestleMania XXVIII. The Rock had started the show, electrifying the audience with his presence once again. When he was done speaking to the people in attendance, the show went on a short commercial break and when the show went back on air, WWE Diva Scarlet is shown waiting outside CM Punk's dressing room. Some of the men in the crowd wolf-whistled. She was standing beside the door with her back against the white brick wall, looking at her fingernails. Her long and layered fiery red locks were chopped to shoulder length and was pin straight. Since she didn't have a match tonight, she was dressed in casual clothes. She was wearing a ripped CM Punk shirt, which showed off the sides of her body, her flat stomach, and a bit of her cleavage and her black lace bra. She was wearing black skinny jeans and a pair of black high heeled lace up boots. Her dark eye make-up made her baby blue eyes stand out and the cherry-colored gloss made her lips look shiny and plump. Everything was fine until The Miz and Chris Jericho arrived. Jericho's light brite jacket almost blinded her, along with The Miz' cunning smile that showed off his perfect white teeth. She rolled her eyes and stood straight.
"Scarlet," Jericho looked at her from head to toe, obviously liking what he's seeing. "Still on Team Punk, I see."
"You'd be so much better on Team JeriMiz you know." The Miz told her, as he moved closer to her. Jericho did the same, and they had her where they wanted her - between the two of them. She had no way out.
"What makes you think that I'll join you two?" Scarlet asked, raising an eyebrow at the two as she crossed her arms.
"After I defeat Punk tonight at our WrestleMania title rematch, you'll find yourself cheering for me." The Miz said, smirking arrogantly.
"But when Punk beats you for the second time tonight, I'll be laughing at your face." Scarlet replied, smirking in a teasing manner.
Jericho and Miz looked at each other and then looked at Scarlet. They looked vicious, like predators ready to attack their prey, which was her. For a second, Scarlet looked a little scared. But before Jericho and Miz could even do anything to her, CM Punk went out of his dressing room, the WWE title securely wrapped around his waist. Jericho and Miz took a few steps back and CM Punk immediately wrapped an arm around Scarlet's shoulders.
"What's going on here? Did they hurt you?" Punk asked Scarlet, sounding very concerned.
She shook her head and then glared at Jericho and Miz. "They didn't, but I think they were about to."
CM Punk moved towards Jericho and The Miz and looked ready to take them on. "If you put your filthy hands on her, you'll be getting one hell of a beating from me."
"We'll see about that tonight, Punk." The Miz said and stared at the gold wrapped around Punk's waist. He walked away, his eyes fixed on Punk.
"I can't wait to face you on Extreme Rules." Jericho told Punk, and the crowd who was watching them on the titantron roared. He looked at Scarlet from head to toe once again, and then he followed The Miz, walking away from Punk and Scarlet.
"You're going to face Chris Jericho on Extreme Rules? Why didn't you tell me?" Scarlet asked, completely confused.
Punk sighed. "I wasn't planning on telling you because I don't want you to go out there on that night. I don't want you to get hurt."
Scarlet looked down for a moment but then put her hands on top of Punk's shoulders. "I can handle myself, Punk. And nothing's gonna stop me from being with you out there."
The crowd cheered them on and Punk smirked at what she said. "Thank you, Scarlet."
Scarlet brought her hands down and smiled brightly at Punk. "You're welcome."
Punk was about to kiss Scarlet, but Zack Ryder was walking down the hallway, loudly singing Just Want You To Know by the Backstreet Boys, obviously not over what Eve did to him last night and just Eve in general. Punk and Scarlet looked at him and then at each other as they tried not to laugh.
"The following match is scheduled for one fall and it is the WrestleMania rematch for the WWE Championship."
I Came To Play by Downstait started playing and The Miz came out, doing his signature pose as Chris Jericho stood behind him. Some of the people in the crowd cheered for them, while most of them booed. The Miz walked down the aisle with Jericho right behind him. Both men looked cool and confident. The Miz got in the ring, while Chris Jericho stood in front of the announcer's table.
The crowd roared when they heard the first notes of Living Color's song Cult of Personality. The cheers only got louder when CM Punk came out with Scarlet.
"Accompanied by Scarlet, from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 218 pounds, he is the current WWE Champion, CM Punk!"
Scarlet blew kisses to the WWE Universe as CM Punk bent down, stroked the metal floor with his fingers and yelled "It's clobbering time!". Instead of walking beside Punk, Scarlet decided to walk down the aisle by herself. When she made it to the ring, she sat on the middle rope with her arms stretched out and hands holding the top rope as she watched Punk go up the steel steps. CM Punk easily got in the ring because of Scarlet and then she looked at him. CM Punk took her hand and planted a kiss on her knuckles and she smirked at him. After that, she went down and stood beside the steel steps, clapping for him. Before handing over the belt to the referee, CM Punk stood on the bottom right turnbuckle, took it off, and showed it to everyone who was watching. A few minutes later, he kissed it and finally gave it to the referee. The referee then put it aside and rang the bell.
The Miz and CM Punk stalked one another, circling the ring. A few seconds later, the two men finally locked up in the middle of the ring. The Miz then pushed CM Punk in the upper right corner. The referee told him to back off and The Miz did, but then he punched CM Punk right in the jaw. Punk fell down and Scarlet was a few inches away from him, looking really worried and was trying to get his spirit up by saying that he's better than The Miz. The Miz then took Punk by the hair and looked at Scarlet, before slamming Punk's head on the turnbuckle. Scarlet gasped and then yelled at The Miz, who was enjoying her reaction. As Punk tried to get himself up using the ropes, The Miz was stalking him. But then Punk kicked Miz with a spinning kick. Punk then elbowed Miz on the back of his neck, sending Miz down on the middle of the ring. From the corner of her eye, she saw Jericho eyeing her, and just by looking at him, she knew he had something wicked on his mind. She took her eyes off Jericho and focused on the match, which Punk was now dominating.
Fifteen minutes into the match, when Punk had Miz trapped in one of his submission holds, Jericho was walking towards Scarlet. When she looked to her left, she saw the insidious smirk playing on his lips and the perverse glint in his eyes. She was planning on running away, but she knew she couldn't just leave Punk. Facing Jericho, Scarlet asked him what the hell he wanted and then he grabbed her, and kissed her feverishly. She screamed but his mouth muted the sound she made. Scarlet pounded on his chest hard with her fists a few times but it was no use. As Jericho's lips aggressively moved against Scarlet's, Punk let go of The Miz and yelled at Jericho. Jericho pulled back from Scarlet and smiled crookedly at Punk. Enraged, Punk jumped off the top rope and landed on top of Jericho. His fists collided with Jericho's head a few times as Scarlet watched the scene in front of her. The referee was counting, and Scarlet yelled at Punk to get back in the ring. At six, Punk went back inside the ring, but The Miz kicked him in the head. Scarlet felt a little uneasy now, because of what just happened. Just when everyone thought that Punk was going to lose, Punk had The Miz trapped in the Anaconda Vice. The Miz tapped out after a few seconds and Punk was declared victorious. Scarlet hurriedly got inside the ring and hugged Punk. Punk hugged her back and then pulled back to ask her if she was alright. She nodded and then he smirked. The referee then gave back the title to him and raised Punk's arm as he held the belt with his hand.
Chris Jericho was planning to hit Punk with a steel chair from behind, but Scarlet saw him and kicked him with the savate kick, or better known as her finisher, the Whip of Fire. Jericho fell down and so did the steel chair, and then Punk and Scarlet left The Miz and Jericho lying on the ring in pain. When the duo had recomposed themselves, they were standing in the ring as they stared at Punk and Scarlet, who were standing on top of the ramp, both of them smiling from ear to ear.
"I'm really glad that you're here Dee, but you're sitting on my seat."
Kofi Kingston told Dawn, who was sitting on his seat in Phil Brooks' bus. Kofi thought that Dawn didn't hear him since she was busy texting on her phone, but then she stood up and sat beside Phil on the couch, which was just across his seat.
"Sorry Kofi, I forgot that you're Phil's road wife." Dawn said with a chuckle and then smiled at Phil. Phil just smirked at her.
Kofi laughed as he sat on his seat. "What are you doing here anyway, Dee? Why are you here and not with Jay?"
"Yeah. Where's your boy, Dee?" Phil chimed in. He really didn't mind if Dawn was in his bus and he didn't have a problem with her being there, but he knew she should be with Jay right now.
Dawn sighed. "He's already hit the road and is on his way to Orlando."
Phil nodded. "I see. You're going to be riding with us, then?"
Dawn put her head on top of the couch and yawned. She nodded. "Yeah, that is if you're okay with that."
"If you're okay with two grown men bickering and making a mess, you're more than welcome to ride with us," Phil grinned. "Right Kofi?"
Kofi chuckled. "Right."
The three of them ended up having an hour-long conversation about various things, until Kofi decided to excuse himself because he wanted to take a shower. He left Dawn and Phil in the living room part of bus. Phil and Dawn ended up playing WWE '12 on Phil's X-Box. Dawn was playing as Christian while Phil was playing as Mark Henry. And Dawn was winning.
"Notice how my man's so skinny even in this game?" Dawn chuckled, amused with how Jay looks in the game.
"And I think Mark Henry's even bigger here." Phil added, chuckling as well.
Dawn laughed. "I need to see what you look like after I defeat you. I bet you're a skinny fatass in here too."
"Have you seen you in this game? You're the skinny fatass!" Phil laughed, trying to counter the moves Dawn is making Christian do.
"I'm actually more fit in this game than in real life!" She told him, before hitting Mark Henry with the Killswitch.
Phil's eyes widened and then he put his controller in front of him, obviously impressed with Dawn's gaming skill. "I thought you've never played the game before?"
"Oh it's my first time playing it," Dawn assured him, putting down the controller in front of her. "I'm just that good."
"Liar." Phil scoffed.
Dawn made an L with her fingers and put it on her forehead and stuck her tongue out at Phil. "Loser."
Phil mischievously grinned at Dawn and then locked her in the Anaconda Vice, but he was just being frisky. Dawn pretended to be choking and Phil then took his arms off her head. They ended up laughing their heads off and their laughter had only gotten louder when they heard Kofi singing in the shower. It took them a few minutes to stop themselves from laughing, but when they did stop, they ended up playing thumb wrestling using both of their hands.
"So how's your love life? Are you dating anyone?" Dawn asked Phil, trying to evade his thumbs.
Phil shrugged. "I have no love life at the moment and I'm not dating anybody. But I'm in love with a woman named life."
Dawn smirked, pinning Phil's right thumb with her left. "Hopefully she loves you back."
Phil chuckled. "She could be a bitch, you know?"
"I know." Dawn let out a small laugh and nodded.
Phil pinned Dawn's right thumb with his left and then they started the game all over again. "How are you and Jay by the way?"
Dawn felt her cheeks warming up after she heard Jay's name. His face flashed behind her eyes for a moment. She already missed him, even though she knew that she'll be seeing him in a few hours. "We're pretty happy. Our relationship's going great. The distance between us is making it hard for us sometimes though."
"You shouldn't let the distance get in the way you know, especially people." Phil told her, pinning both of her thumbs.
Dawn raised an eyebrow at him. Her heart beat sped up. "What do you mean?"
"I know some guys in the locker room still have eyes for you, even though everybody knows you're dating Jay." Phil moved his head closer to Dawn, looking into her eyes.
Dawn looked down and shook her head. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Don't tell me you don't see them staring at you with wide eyes whenever you walk around backstage," Phil said, lifting his thumbs off Dawn's. "They stare at you like you're the last piece of steak on Earth and they haven't eaten in weeks."
"Let them stare at me," Dawn rolled her eyes. "They know who owns my heart anyway and I only have eyes for Jay."
"I'm just looking out for you Dee," Phil squeezed her hands. "I don't want them to hold you back from being happy."
"Thanks Phil, you're the best." Dawn grinned at him and squeezed his hands back.
"I heard you guys laughing. What did I miss?"
Kofi asked the two as he entered the room with only his towel on. Phil covered Dawn's eyes and she laughed. "Kofi! Please put some clothes on!"
"Since when did you find nudity offending, Phil?" Kofi asked, crossing his arms.
"Never, but we have a lady on board." Phil said, still covering Dawn's eyes. She held his tattooed arms.
"I almost forgot that she was a lady," Kofi chuckled. "No offense Dee."
Dawn gave Kofi a thumbs up. "It's okay Kofi!"
"Cool." Kofi chuckled once again and decided to get dressed.
Phil then took his hands off Dawn's eyes. Dawn's head was now lying on his chest and he had an arm wrapped around the upper part of her torso. She looked up and her baby blue orbs met his green ones. She smirked.
"Maybe you're taking the 'looking out for you' thing too far, Phil." Dawn bit her lip.
"No, I'm not!" Phil replied defensively.
"Yes, you are!" Dawn chuckled, slapping his chest playfully with her left hand.
Phil didn't said a word and just took her hand and laced his fingers with hers. They started to thumb twiddle. She moved her head on his chest, making herself comfortable. As their thumbs moved against one another, she felt relaxed and safe. Phil was definitely one of her good friends. When she finally felt sleepy, she yawned and then slowly got up from the couch. She stretched out her arms and yawned once more.
"I guess I'm going to sleep now. Good night Phil." Dawn smirked.
Phil smirked back. "Good night, Dee."
And with that, she grabbed her pink duffle bag that carried her belongings and went to the bed bunks. There were four bed bunks available for her to choose from, and she took the bottom right bunk. Opening the curtain of the bunk above her, Dawn placed her duffle bag on the bed and then sat on her bunk. She closed her bunk's curtain and then took the thick green blanket, covering herself with it. She fluffed the pillow and then put her head on it. She sighed in content. Lying on a soft bed after a long day was so relaxing. Before closing her eyes, Dawn brought out her phone and stared at her wallpaper. It was her and Jay kissing in front the Eiffel Tower on New Years Eve. The starless night sky served as a canvas for the fireworks. She smirked and then put her phone under the pillow and closed her eyes, hoping that Jay was going to be the first person she'll see when she wakes up.
Dawn was stirred out of her sleep when she felt someone's warm lips on her cheeks. She looked behind her and grinned when she found Jay lying beside her. She turned around to face him. Jay's arm was wrapped around her waist and he returned her sanguine smile with a giddy grin.
"Good morning beautiful." He greeted her, kissing her forehead.
"Hey Jay, good morning." Dawn greeted him back and yawned.
Jay chuckled at the sight of her yawning. She was the cutest thing. "I thought you drove by yourself to Orlando. Turns out you rode in Phil's bus with him and Kofi."
"Yup," Dawn replied. Her eyes then widened. "Wait, so we're in Orlando now? Or am I dreaming?"
Jay chuckled. "You're wide awake, Dee. And yes, we're in Orlando now."
"Oh," Dawn let out a small laugh. Her mind was still trying to take in what was happening. "What time is it anyway?"
Jay took his arms off Dawn's waist and lifted it. He looked at his wristwatch and brought his arm down, wrapping it around her waist once again. "It's seven o'four A.M."
Dawn nodded. "How'd you get in here anyway? Where's Phil and Kofi?"
"This bus is parked in the venue's parking lot and I parked my car next to it. Then I saw Phil and Kofi. I asked them where you were and they said you were in here. And oh, they went to IHOP to have breakfast," Jay replied. "Speaking of breakfast, I think we should go grab something to eat."
Dawn's stomach grumbled and then they laughed. "We definitely should."
The two of them got up from the bed bunk. Dawn was surprised to find out that they managed to fit in such a small space. After all, Jay wasn't that bulky anyway. Tying her red hair up in a messy ponytail and taking her phone from under the pillow, she followed Jay and they walked out of the bus holding hands. She was expecting to be approached by fans who were camping outside the venue, but no one came up to them to ask for a picture or an autograph. She was relieved; she may be friendly and approachable, but she just wanted to be with Jay right now.
When they made it to IHOP, they saw some of their colleagues there having breakfast - Matt and Nick, Cody and Drew, and Phil and Kofi. Matt waved at Dawn and she waved back at him. Nick smirked at her but she frowned at him. She had the urge to run up to her best friend Cody but she didn't, since he seemed to be talking about something important with Drew. She and Jay ended up joining Phil and Kofi.
"Hey guys." Dawn greeted Phil and Kofi with a warm smile on her face as she sat across them.
"Hi Dee, how was your sleep?" Phil asked her with a smirk, his lip ring glistening as the sun coming through the windows hit it.
"I had a pretty decent sleep." Dawn replied.
"Good to know. Hi Jay." Phil nodded at Jay, acknowledging him.
Jay nodded back at him. "Hey Phil."
"As you folks can see, my road wife is busy eating his pancakes. I apologize for his rudeness." Phil said, patting Kofi on the back. They thought Kofi would choke, and he did. He took a long sip of cold water from his glass before frowning at Phil. Jay and Dawn tried not to laugh.
"Is this how you treat your road wife, Phil?" Kofi asked.
"I'm sorry sweetie." Phil replied, pouting a little.
Kofi rolled his eyes. "You're a ray of sunshine, Phil. Anyway, good morning to you two."
Jay and Dawn nodded at Kofi as a response. Jay then looked at Dawn. "I'm going to get us something to eat, alright?"
"Okay." Dawn smirked.
Jay planted a kiss on Dawn's lips as he stood up from the booth. Dawn watched Jay and then she sighed dreamily; she still couldn't believe how lucky she was to have Jay in her life. She then took a deep breath and looked at Phil and Kofi. Dawn raised an eyebrow at Phil, who was staring at something or somebody. His green eyes were filled with fury and they almost looked like volatile venom. Dawn wanted to look at whatever or whoever Phil was looking at, but she didn't. His grip on his can of Pepsi was so tight, Dawn thought that he was going to bend it.
"Phil, what are you looking at?" Dawn asked him, trying to get his attention.
"I'm looking at Nick Nemeth looking at you." Phil replied, narrowing his eyes. "I wanted to gouge his eyes out the moment he laid his eyes on you when you got here with Jay."
Dawn bit her lower lip. "Phil..."
"Whose eyes you wanted to gouge out, Phil?"
Jay asked, who went back to the table with a receipt in his hand. Phil didn't answer Jay; instead, he just kept on staring at Nick, who looked away now when he caught him looking at Dawn. Jay looked behind him, trying to figure out who was the unlucky person. Giving up after a minute, he looked Dawn, who had a straight expression on her face. He thought that she was just still feeling a little sleepy.
"Where's our food?" Dawn asked.
"The woman told me that it'll be served in a few minutes."
Dawn nodded and then she tried to lighten up the mood by asking each men at the table what their plans for today were. Jay was the first one to answer, saying that he'll be at the gym with Cody since they have a match tonight. Kofi then said he'll probably be asleep the whole day, since he didn't need to be on SmackDown. Phil finally stopped glaring at Nick and replied to Dawn's question. Phil said he had an interview on a local radio station and a meet and greet. Jay then asked her what she'll be doing today and she said she was free for a couple of hours then she has a meeting with the WWE Creative in the afternoon for a new storyline.
"I think they're planning to put me back on SmackDown and make me Cody's valet, which means I'll be turning heel." Dawn said nervously.
Jay nodded and smirked. "I guess that's great. Means we'll finally be on the same show again."
Dawn sighed sadly. "But we'll be enemies."
"On screen, yes. Off screen, I don't think so." Jay grinned, pulling her close to him.
Dawn smiled and kissed Jay on the cheek. Their food arrived a few minutes later and Jay and Dawn immediately started eating. As they ate in silence, Phil and Kofi made small talk. When Jay and Dawn were finished having their breakfast, they joined in on the conversation. They had a good laugh while telling some hilarious stories that happens to them during house shows, but Phil was still a little distracted by Nick. Dawn felt Nick's eyes on her and she was getting a bit agitated. Jay took her hand and squeezed it, making her look up to him.
"You alright?" Jay asked. His smile fell a little.
Dawn smirked and nodded. "Yeah. And I just remembered something that happened to me in a house show in California."
"Please do tell, Dee." Kofi said ecstatically. "Usually you have pretty funny and embarrassing experiences."
Dawn stuck her tongue out at Kofi. "Shut up Kofi, I do not!"
Jay didn't let go of Dawn's hand. Phil finally stopped looking at Nick, but after every five minutes or so, he would look at the direction where Nick was. She was no longer feeling disturbed, knowing that two men were looking after her. But Dawn knew that not all the time that they'll be able to look out for her.
Author's note: First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who's taken their time reading and reviewing this story - you are all awesome! :) You might've thought that I've completely abandoned this story; well, I didn't. Just a reminder for you all - I don't follow the storylines that's going on in the WWE right now, so don't tell me things like "Hey, it's not like that in real life!" or "Why did you change the storylines?" Well, this is fiction - not real, so things here go the way I want them to go, understood? So yeah, feel free to send in questions with your reviews. I promise to respond to you ASAP! Reviews are highly appreciated. :) xx