I am so sorry for such a long wait. I have been super, super busy lately with final projects,seeing as it's getting pretty close to the end of the school year. My updates have been pretty slow because of that, so thank you all for being patient with me and i really appreciate it. This chapter isn't beta-read, so please cope with any spelling/grammatical errors, sorry, lol. Again, i own only Shay and Cori, please go vote on my poll if you haven't and thank you again for being so patient. I promise I'll try to write more regularly once school lets out.


*Shay POV*

The Supplemental Draft didn't come fast enough. Tuesday passed like a time bomb, slowly ticking away and as I sat around the table where they were having the Supplementary Draft, I sighed and tried to control my breathing. Melina walked in, a sad smile on her face as she saw me, fighting the urge to bite my nails.

"Hun, just ask Vince if you can be drafted to Raw."

"W-what…no." I shook my head and she shrugged.

"Suit yourself." I was somewhat surprised…we had been friends before she was drafted, but I had for some reason suspected her to be somewhat hostile towards me. After all, I was dating her ex… "And no, I don't hate you for dating John." She chuckled as she took her place by the draft board. The room fell silent as they started.

My mind wandered as the names were being read off. I truly didn't expect to be drafted, what would they do with me anywhere else? Melina read the names into the speaker, and it was broadcasted throughout the arena on the monitors. When it came time for her break, she took a seat next to me. "You've changed."

"How so?"

Her shoulders shrugged. "You seem happier, better than when I last saw you…revived. "

I smiled and felt myself blush. "I suppose so." I rested my hands in my lap and brushed my bangs behind my hear.

"How's Chris, Adam….everybody?"

"Drafted to Raw." I chuckled. "Seriously, everybody who ever really cared about me is gone. Ron, Adam, Chris, John…it's all….gone."

"Hey." She said softly, patting my hand. "We still have the Supplemental Draft going on…which reminds me…" She stood up before going back to her post and reading off the next string of draftees. The door opened and Cori came in. I put my finger to my lips to quiet her and she nodded as she sat next to me. "Ladies and gentlemen…the final draftee in the 2010 Draft is….Shay Hart to Raw!"

At first I didn't believe it….it was only when both Melina and Cori hugged me that I finally grasped it.

"Love, you're going to Raw." Cori chuckled and Melina smiled.

"See? It must've been fate." Melina rubbed my shoulders and Cori hugged me again. "You're with me on Raw!"

"I know…t-this is just…wow." I smiled as my phone rang and I answered it. "Hey John."

"Hey." He sighed. "You busy?"

"Um…no, not-not really. Why?"

"Just curious. I just…I'm not really used to not seeing you in over a day."

I chuckled. "How sweet of you. Luckily, though, you won't have to wait much longer."

"And why not?" He asked.

"You'll see."

"Hmph…fine then, don't tell me." He muttered and I laughed.

"It would ruin the surprise."

"If you say so…" He chuckled and I could imagine him shaking his head and running a hand through his hair. "If you say so. I gotta go, babe, love you."

"Love you too." I smiled and hung up, slipping the phone back into my pocket as Mel and Cori looked at me expectantly.

"That is so sweet, what did he say?"

"Nothing…N-nothing really." I stated as I stood up.

"Mmmhmmm." Melina smirked, unconvinced and she chuckled. "You two are so cute."

"Um…thanks."

"Seriously, though…we'll miss you." Cori hugged me again. "Me and Jay and everybody else."

"Everybody else?"

"Ya know, a lot of people like you. They're just too prideful to admit it. No go, pack your bags girlie, you have a plane to catch."

"What?"

"They ship out the draftees as soon as the drafts are over. So, toodles, darling." Cori giggled, her sweet British accent seeping out. My eyebrow rose and I just shrugged as I hugged her and Mel.

"M-my bags are already packed." I glanced downwards. "H-how much time do I have before the plane?"

"Couple hours." Mel shrugged and I grinned. "Why?"

"I-I figure I should say goodbye to some people first." I replied as I left the room and started down the hall to catering, where mostly everybody was gathered. I walked over to where Matt sat with Rey and hugged Matt from behind. He chuckled and looked over his shoulder at me.

"How may I assist you?"

"I'm just here to say goodbye." I murmured and he turned round fully in his seat.

"What?"

"I was drafted, Matt. I was actually drafted. I'm going to Raw." I replied and his eyes softened.

"Raw?" I nodded and he hugged me. He smiled. "Shay, I'll miss you, darlin'. Really will, had a lot of fun times around ya, had a lot of brilliant, unforgettable moments. Take care, doll." He hugged my tighter and kissed the top of my head. "Be careful, Snow Princess." He tucked a lock of hair behind my ear as I smiled. Snow Princess was the Carolina Crew's nickname for me, for numerous reasons.

"I will, Matt. I promise." I smiled and turned around to see Rey standing up and hugging me. Shocked, I smiled shyly as he pulled away.

"Um…" I trailed off.

"Sorry, I just…it's too bad we didn't hang out more. You're a really good person, Shay." He smiled, although I could see guilt in his eyes.

"It's alright, Rey." I smiled as I hugged him and bid goodbye to the both of them before working my way to Glen's table, where he sat with a few other Superstars. Without looking he stood up, tall and looming over me and hugged me. "Glenn?"

"I already heard."

"Oh." I smiled and he hugged me tighter.

"I'll miss you."

"Glenn." I trailed off, knowing that the more people said they'd miss me, the harder it would be to leave. It was already difficult…I really didn't need it to be any harder. These people were my family, people who loved and cared for me, more than my biological family did, or seemed to at least. I knew my dad loved me, but would it kill him to show it, or at least acknowledge my presence? I sighed, blinking back tears. This was my life. Smackdown was all I ever knew, all I ever had before today. I could name every single person working backstage on Smackdown; they are the ones who usually help me when I fall, so I wound up getting to know a few. Now, I wouldn't see any of them. Unless it was a tri-branded show, I wouldn't see any of these people I had grown accustomed to…and that was hard to deal with. Years of seeing the same people everyday just vanishing in a mere hour.

However, I would also be getting away from everyone else. The ones I didn't get along with. I was being thrown into a new setting, a new environment were I barely knew the other people, seeing as we rarely worked together. Biting my lip, I shook my head, trying to get those things off my mind. "Glenn," I began again. "Please…please don't make this any harder than it has to be."

"You're making it sound like we're breaking up." He chuckled.

"I'll just…this was my home, Glenn."

"No, it wasn't. This was hell, this was hell with little safe havens and retreats along the way. This is your chance to escape from hell. Go to where your heart is and you'll find your home, and I can sure as hell tell that your heart isn't here."

Tears prickled my eyes as I hugged him once more. "Thank you so much, Glenn. For everything."

"No problem, now go on, you really don't want to be late." He smiled and I kissed his cheek before spinning around and walking back to where Mel and Cori sat. I hugged them once more and went to my rental car where my bags sat in the passenger seat. Smiling, I realized that this was indeed a good change. I'd be around Adam, Ron, Melina when she got back, Chris, John. John…the mere thought of him made me grin and I rested my head back against the headrest of my car. My heart skipped a beat as I thought of being back with him. We barely spent this long apart from each other and it was odd for me, even though it had only been a day. I'd be seeing him, and most of my friends regularly now. What could possibly go wrong.

Then, it hit me and my smile faltered. Being on RAW…where my friends where…where my dad was…and Nattie…and TJ…and DH…and Dave…

Yeah, that's what could possibly go wrong.