Author's Note: Hm Phoenix tries to figure out what to do with Devil's Flaunt and tries to not worry about what could happen on Thursday. Plus side she's in her mother's hometown which should be too bad. Anyway Bryan is back this week so we're back to three POVs. All the fun stuff as usual...especially on RAW. A dozen roses to the best betareader in the world NellyLove.
Disclaimer: I only own Phoenix, the OCs, and the Nicknames. Otherwise the wrestlers own themselves.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Monday January 10th, 2011 Nashville, TN (Daniel's POV)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I was sitting in the back with the live fed on when I watched the "new" Nexus being told they have to go through initiations.
"Sometimes I'm glad I'm not a part of that group anymore." I mused out loud. I didn't really care that I was talking to myself but I could read something was wrong with Phoenix. She seemed on edge and I had heard her in a hushed conversation with Aurora. Phoenix seemed to be really distressed and it probably had something to do with Wade being on Smackdown. It seemed part of her little group was starting to go to pieces. I felt just a tiny bit of pity for McGuillicutty but that quickly evaporated because he had accepted it. I watched the Del Rio versus R-Truth match quietly. Phoenix kept muttering about speaking Spanish and getting him off of her show. She loved Smackdown don't get me wrong she just couldn't stand some of them sometimes. Even watching Husky's initiation had me cringing in pain because getting hit with a strap hurt. I couldn't believe what these guys were willing to do to be a part of Punk's Nexus.
I got out of my chair and headed toward the ring and before I got far both Bellas were by my side. I smiled at Mark. I was interested to see how this match would go. I had barely cleared the curtain when Phoenix stood up and glared first at the Bellas and then Cole.
"I'm going to look forward to watching Randy decimate the Miz." She purred. She walked past me and purposely put her hand out so it trailed along my chest. I got into the ring confused until I realized she was just playing it up for the storyline. I shook my head at Mark and we started the match. The match had a bit of back and forth action considering it was Ted and Tyson. Though Mark got us the victory with the World's Strongest Slam on Tyson. We celebrated and the Bellas did their usual hug me to death thing. We made our way to the back when I saw Phoenix standing there with a smile on her face.
"You okay?" I asked.
"Of course." She answered as she walked past me but she stopped and gave me a quick kiss on the lips before she continued on the way to ringside. My jaw dropped and I almost forgot this was just a storyline.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Phoenix's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I chuckled to myself as I sat down by Jerry again. I nodded to Beck and picked up the left headphone and put it in pushing play on my I-pod. Soon The High Crusade played. I had bought their CD because Brooke and Madison had told me too. My cousins could certainly pick men and they had awesome voices. My smile faltered a little when I realized that Karen would be on Impact. It was going to suck. I shook it off and watched in shock how stupid David could be. Then again Punk had brought it on so I wasn't surprised. I looked at Jerry and shrugged.
"What are you listening to now?" Jerry asked.
"A band called the High Crusade. They're pretty good and some of the members are wrestlers." I answered. Jerry nodded his head and we watched the Sheamus versus John Morrison match. I cringed every time Sheamus hit a move. He was just killing Morrison and I'm sure my jaw dropped when Morrison won.
"Now that's what I call a victory." I mused. My eyes widened farther when both Slater and Justin walked out on their initiation.
"Oh s****. What am I supposed to do with Devil's Flaunt now?" I asked.
"It'll be okay." Beck said. I nodded my head and I smiled when Shawn was named the first inductee of this year's Hall of Fame. I looked down at my right ring finger and the Hall of Fame ring that sat there. I'd probably continue to amaze and keep working up my ranks because I still had years left in me. I was only thirty. When Shawn's music came on I was clapping but then Del Rio came out and started acting stupid I rolled my eyes.
"That ladies and gentlemen is one of the few times we will ever see Sweet Chin Music again. Can we watch it again?" I asked. I loved watching Shawn in action. I knew I wanted to talk to him later and when he looked at me I told him so. Shawn left and all of a sudden my phone went off playing "My World" I took off my headset and answered my phone. I looked up at the TitanTron and rolled my eyes.
"Busy busy busy is me. I'll be there Thursday and I'll try to see the girls when I can." I said.
"I'm already stressed no need to say that." I chuckled.
"Yeah, well I'm the one left to defuse your situations." I replied.
"Yeah yeah love you too bye." I said as I hung up. I looked up and noticed that John was challenging Punk to a match. I nodded my head and clapped a little when Punk accepted until I realized that Randy had a match next. Luckily I didn't have to run interference on this one. I settled back to watch this match.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Randy's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I walked out to the match. I was teaming with Jerry again so it couldn't be too bad. So for most of the match it was a lot of back and forth action until I hit Riley with an RKO. I beckoned Miz into the ring but he didn't want to. I tagged out to Jerry but stood in the ring glaring at Miz. We got the win but Miz left Alex as we celebrated. I mean who leaves the guy who has been the saving grace to you hanging? I didn't pity him and I never would. I looked down at Riley and I smirked. I nodded once to Jerry before I got out of the ring. I looked back and saw Phoenix with a small smile on her face. She confused me some days. Apparently she had done some weird talk segment over on TNA with Mikaela, Brooke, Madison, and Iris and talked about all the things she missed about me. It hurt a little to know she cared that much but some things never really changed.
I walked toward the back and thought to myself about what she had said about the boys last Wednesday. I didn't know they did that and it got me thinking. Could they be getting ready to go into this business or just testing things out? I wanted to talk to them but I was needed more on this circuit right now. Phoenix had too much on her plate as it was. Apparently Karen was going to be on Impact. I was looking forward to it. How much drama this family creates is astounding. I chuckled to myself and paused. What was she going to do with Devil's Flaunt? Wade had switched shows. I decided to stop by Phoenix's office to ask how Aurora was doing.
I opened the door and saw Gwyneth sitting in Phoenix's chair with Leanne and Carrie sitting around.
"Where's Rose?" I asked.
"In Huntsville, Alabama." Leanne answered.
"Why?" I asked.
"She's there for Wade." Carrie answered. I stood there and shook my head.
"Does Phoenix know?" I asked.
"No, she went without permission. Think Orton of course Phoenix knows." Gwyneth said with sarcasm dripping from her voice. I shook my head and left. I hadn't expected Phoenix to do something like that. Then again Phoenix did what was best for relationships and she always would it seemed. Especially after the Draft last year. She had traded Blair and Megan without a second thought and got nothing in return. Heck she did the same for Adrianna after Swagger won the World Heavyweight Championship and went to Smackdown. I had the feeling she'd be doing it again with Aurora, Gwyneth, and Carrie. That thought brought a smile to my face.
