(Thanks to everyone that read and reviewed. It's not often that I get to do more than one chapter within twenty four hours. I'm not trying to rush it, but I'll be starting school soon and I want to get as much done as I can. I've been working on this story since my semester ended, it will be hard for me to find time to write once I start school again, so I'm going to write as much as I can. I hope everyone enjoys this chapter.)
Someone Special
Chapter Twenty One
Melody couldn't believe what just happened, The Shield planned out how to get her back and found her once they saw Luke and Erick leave the room. Luke and Erick went to the ring because Bray thought The Shield was attacking Abigail. Melody enjoyed seeing Bray get beat down, but it really did seem like Roman was trying to kill him. Dean and Seth kept their distance, but Melody noticed Roman's hand being wrapped up and she could tell that he was still upset over everything that happened. She was concerned and slowly came up behind him, she waited for the doctor to finish wrapping up his hand. Once the doctor left, Roman thought he was alone in the hallway, he thought Seth and Dean were with Melody until he heard Melody call out his name.
"Roman?..."
When Roman turned around to look at her, the look on his face softened when he saw her. He was still pissed off at Bray, but started feeling ashamed of acting the way he did in front of Melody. If he kept acting like this, he would scare her off. Melody slowly came up to him, put her hand on his shoulder and called his name again.
"Roman?"
He looked at Melody and noticed that her face was red from where Bray hit her so many times, it almost brought tears to his eyes seeing her like this.
"Melody... You're hurt, Bray hit you so many times... There was nothing I could do..."
"It's ok Roman, I'm fine, it doesn't even hurt that much. What matters is that you're here now."
Roman still felt bad about what happened.
"I'm just... so sorry for what happened Melody. I really thought you would be safe in the locker room, but Bray will stop at nothing until he gets you."
"Why is that Roman? Why is Bray after me?"
"It could be because he really has feelings for you. He's been trying to find his Abigail replacement for years now. He's targeted Dean's girl, and he's targeted Seth's girl, but apparently he's not only messed with The Shield's girls, he's gone after other women too. Every woman that Bray has gone after has had brown hair and brown eyes. I've never seen Abigail, but she must have had brown hair and brown eyes. What WWE doesn't know about Bray is that he really is out of his mind, but they keep him around for entertainment purposes. He rambles on about random things, but the scary thing is, the crowds are starting to believe what he's saying. He likes to screw with people's heads... When he lost Abigail, he must have lost his mind because he's living in denial and still believes that she's here on earth, that's why he's been searching for her, or at someone that reminds him of her. He must have been abusive to her because the same thing happened to Seth's girl... Whenever she would talk back or not do what he wanted, he would hit her. For whatever reason he doesn't go after Abby or Olivia anymore. He's not going to be around for a few months, but the second he's back, I'm not letting him out of my sight. I'm not going to let him put his hands on you again."
"The worst part wasn't that he hit me, I saw the attack on you guys and I was worried about you, but the worst part was when he kissed me. That day he kissed me the first time and you saw what happened surprised me, but this time it was even worse. He had me tied up and there was nothing I could do about it. He kissed me and I felt terrible about it, I felt like I betrayed you."
"You didn't... Not even the first time, he kissed you. I'm sorry I didn't believe you that day."
Melody could tell that he was starting to calm down, she started rubbing the back of his shoulders.
"I didn't see everything that happened, what happened to your hand?"
"I busted my knuckles open from hitting Bray so much, and so hard. My hand was the only thing that got busted, Bray ended up looking a lot worse. He probably has a few broken ribs, hair missing on his head and from his beard, two black eyes, a swollen face, broken nose and busted lip. He may be missing a few teeth. He said he liked your taste of cherries and fear, right now, and probably for about a week, the only thing he's going to be tasting is his own blood. He'll probably have to eat his meals through a straw for a while."
"Wow... It sounds like you almost killed him."
"If Dean, Seth, and those referees didn't pull me back, I probably would have. You're my girlfriend, and I'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe...even if I have to kill Wyatt to do it."
Melody didn't say anything, she just took her hands and slowly started rubbing them down his back to try to get him to relax. It seemed to work because he took in a deep breath and held it in for a few seconds before slowly releasing the breath. It was weird, usually Roman would be trying to get Melody to calm down not the other way around. Roman still felt bad about fighting in front of Melody. He closed his eyes and took in another breath and slowly released it before speaking again.
"I'm sorry about my temper Melody, but no one is going to put their hands on you. I'm sorry if my temper scared you, I really shouldn't have fought in front of you. I..."
Melody cut him off and gave him a smile.
"You seem to forget that you work for a wrestling company, and that I'm a huge wrestling fan. You don't have to apologize, I like seeing you and The Shield beat people up."
Melody was still behind him, she wrapped her arms around him and gave him a hug from behind. Roman smiled at this and it was like all of his anger left him. Melody could see the smile on his face and he grabbed one of her hands and kissed it, this made Melody smile.
"So... Are you feeling better now? Did I get you to calm down?"
"Yes... I'm feeling much better now that I know you're safe here with me."
"Good, because I want to know how you guys saved me."
"We'll have to ask Dean about that. Hang on."
Melody thought that he meant hang on as in wait, but with her arms still wrapped around him, he held her legs and she held onto him piggyback style as he got up and carried her on his back as he walked down the hallway and to the parking lot until he saw Dean and Seth. Seth looked confused and Dean had the biggest smile on his face trying not to laugh. The Shield wasn't needed for the rest of the night so they were allowed to leave. Melody laughed as Roman put her down.
"Thanks for the piggyback ride Roman, but I can walk."
"Well walking is no fun and I thought you wanted to ask Dean something."
"Oh yeah... Dean, how did you guys come up with the rescue mission?"
"Well Melody, usually Seth comes up with the plans since he is The Architect, but his plan of staying in the locker room didn't work out very well. I'm the only one that's ever got inside of Bray's head so I came up with the plan. The only way to beat someone crazy is to think crazier."
"Ok, so you guys had a pre-recorded video?"
"Yeah, and we got the camera guys to somehow get Bray to see it after we did it live. These camera guys are good at their job. So we all pretended that we saw Abigail, she's pretty much Bray's imaginary girlfriend. Who knows, she may have actually existed at one time, but Bray would always act like he's talking to her like we could all see her. For some reason, Bray believes that every rocking chair possesses the spirit of Abigail so every time a rocking chair is destroyed Bray freaks out. So we smached a rocking chair and pretended that we were beating her up and even triple powerbombed her. The crowd loved it, then we had to hurry backstage before the camera guys showed the video on Bray's tv. We had to hide backstage to make sure no one saw us. Once Bray saw the video I was hoping he would send Luke and Erick out to the ring for Abigail. Luckily my plan worked and we saw exactly where Luke and Erick came out, leaving just you and Bray. By the time the audience saw the live video, Luke and Erick were down at the ring and it was too late for them to come back for Bray. So go ahead... Say it Seth."
Seth rolled his eyes but said what Dean wanted to hear.
"Ok... So my plans don't always work, you're smarter than me when it comes to Bray Wyatt... Great plan Ambrose."
Melody went over to Dean and Seth and gave them both a hug.
"Thank you guys for saving me. I would have thought that you guys would have had enough after Luke and Erick attacked you. I thought you guys were tired of having me around and gave up on me."
"Why would we do that? You're fun to be around. You're part of The Shield now, you're like a sister to us Melody. The Shield is a family, you're family to us now. You don't give up on family, and no one gets left behind."
Melody hugged them again.
"I love you guys."
"We love you too Melody."
Melody was happy that she was considered family to them, but something that Dean said about not giving up on family made her feel sad. It made her think about her own family, her mom and her brother. Her and her brother didn't always get along and the last time she saw her mom, her mom told her that she hated her and Melody lost it and almost committed suicide. Roman could sense a change in her mood and wrapped an arm around her.
"What's wrong?"
"Just... All of this talk about family made me think of my own family... My mom and my brother, and what happened last time I saw them. I know Dean just said that you shouldn't give up on family, but my mom told me that she hated me and wanted nothing to do with me. She even threatened to call the cops if I didn't leave. My brother John, he seems to care about me now, but it wasn't always this way."
"Some things just take time Melody."
"I'm really thankful that you guys cared about me enough to let me travel with you, but I still have things that I need to take care of on my own. All of this traveling is getting to me, I'm still not used to it like you guys are. I just wish that I could find a job on my own and have a place to call home."
Roman smiled at her and kissed her forehead.
"You will... Everything is going to be different now Melody. Things will get better, it just takes time."
Melody smiles at him and agrees. Dean and Seth put their stuff in the back of the car and sit in the back, Roman drives and Melody sat in the front seat. Dean and Seth fell asleep fast, but Melody was having trouble. She could never really sleep and travel. Roman wasn't sure if it was a good idea, but it couldn't hurt to ask.
"Melody?..."
"Yes Roman?"
"I know that we haven't been together very long, but I wanted to ask you something."
Roman was quiet for a few seconds so Melody asked him.
"What is it?"
"You really mean a lot to me Melody... I wanted to ask you... Would you like to meet my family?"
Melody was quiet for a moment, she was sure that his family was nice, but she was afraid of what they would think about her.
"I'm sure your family is really nice, but what if they don't like me, what would they think of me?"
"I'm not trying to make you do anything you feel uncomfortable with, but I don't think you have anything to worry about. My family isn't really the type that will judge you because of where you come from or what you've been through. Pensacola isn't too far from Orlando anyway, you won't be too far from home."
"Ok sure, I'd love to meet your family."
Roman smiled at her and was excited.
"Ok, we'll go see them this weekend."
Melody smiled back at him, but she was really afraid that his family wouldn't like her, she was always afraid of meeting new people because she was afraid of people judging her. She was surprised that she got along with The Shield as well as she did.
(To be continued. Thanks for reading, hopefully I'll get to update again soon. Review.)
