"Hi" she said simply and he rubbed his eyes to see if he was imagining things but no, she was still there. She turned around and started kicking Sheamus who was still down from her finisher and she looked to Dean. "A little help?" she asked and he grabbed Sheamus' other arm and pulled him up so he was leaning on the ropes. When that didn't work she noticed Seth's legs wrapped around the ringpost and leant through the top and second rope to help him back up and into the match.
"Thanks" he said and they stood side-by-side as CM Punk and The Miz stalked towards them. Roman was beat down in a corner and Dean was dealing with Sheamus but Seth and Haley ran at their opponents with a dropkick each causing both CM Punk and Miz to stumble back which allowed Haley and Seth out of the corner. Haley stood her ground as she heard the countdown begin again. CM Punk landed a hard kick to Seth which put him down for a moment and Haley was backed into the corner again but when Miz ran at her she used the turnbuckle to pull herself up and Miz ran into her knees and then she hit a missile dropkick to Punk and the buzzer sounded with Antonio Cesaro running down the ramp with Zeb Colter in tow. Antonio smiled at Haley and she ran at him, she knew what she was getting into. He grabbed her by the ankles and started swinging her around only to stop when he reached 20 swings. Haley sold the dizziness trying to stand but stumbling to the ropes and Punk ran over to eliminate her but Dean grabbed Punk by the hair and pulled him backwards allowing Haley enough time to slither back under the bottom rope. Seth and Dean attacked Cesaro until Cesaro caused a meeting of the minds between the two by slamming them into each other and then turned his attention back to Haley who was helping Roman try to eliminate Sheamus again however Seth got involved again and ended up on the receiving end of a Cesaro swing which didn't stop until the buzzer sounded again and Luke Harper from the Wyatt Family ran to the ring. Cesaro tossed Seth over the top rope but before he could knock him off the apron Haley ran at Cesaro and hit an enzuigiri allowing Seth enough time to get back in the ring.
"Entry number 28 is coming" JBL stated from ringside as the countdown began. The buzzer sounded and Haley, sweaty and purely running on adrenaline turned at the familiar sound of her brother's theme song. He got into the ring and the Bautista siblings were face-to-face.
"Where does Haley's allegiance lie now? She has her brother and her team in this match" Michael Cole noted. Haley looked to her left to see Seth and then to her right to see Dean and Roman then took a step back just as Dean ran at Batista and Batista hit him with a clothesline then CM Punk and when he turned around he was met by the toe of Haley's boot which connected to his arm, causing him to stumble and Haley smiled. Batista began taking down everyone in his path until he eliminated Erick Rowan and then Ryback. Haley turned her attention to Luke Harper and began kicking him down in the corner but he eventually shoved her backwards and she jumped to her feet and hit CM Punk's signature running knee to Harper when he stood before she ran at him and knocked him over the ropes gaining herself her first elimination of the night. It was short lived though as she turned and was knocked breathless by Big E and she rolled to the corner to catch her breath but Big E lifted her and attempted to throw her over, she landed on her feet on the apron and held on for dear life until Roman came over and turned Big E so he could deliver a hard kick. Haley scurried back into the ring and helped Roman eliminate Big E before finding other people to throw out, Roman choosing to go after Batista and Haley choosing to help out Dean who was hanging on to the rope while Cesaro was trying to knock him off. Haley ran over and tapped on his shoulder before smiling innocently but once Dean was under the bottom rope again, Haley kicked Cesaro in the gut and deliver her finisher.
"Help me out?" she asked and they picked up Cesaro but CM Punk hit Dean from behind leaving Haley to drop Cesaro because he was too heavy for her to lift alone. The countdown started for the final entry of the night and Rey Mysterio came out to boos? Haley watched as one of her favourite wrestlers was trying to eliminate Seth then CM Punk before she was turned around by Cesaro who hit her with a hard uppercut and she stumbled before walking up to him and kicking him in the gut and hitting Dirty Deeds on him and smiling at Dean who was helping Seth back into the ring. When Roman almost had Sheamus eliminated Dean ran over and attempted to get Roman when he was distracted but Seth pulled him off.
"What are you doing?" Seth asked as Haley watched on. She saw them team up to eliminate Cesaro but Roman came over and eliminated Seth, Dean and Cesaro. Haley's eyes widened but she didn't have much time to react because Sheamus caught her with a brogue kick and then Sheamus was hit with a spinebuster, Batista and Roman were hit with the GTS by Punk just as Haley got back to her feet. It was now CM Punk vs. Haley and she wasn't complaining. He reached out his hand and she slapped it playfully before she hit him with a roundhouse kick that made Punk land on his backside. Haley smiled and then looked around. It was her, Roman, Batista, CM Punk and Sheamus left. She looked around and noticed Kane walking down the ramp looking mean. CM Punk used the ropes to help himself to his feet but Kane pulled him over the top rope thus eliminating him and Haley took another look around. She was in the final four. Batista got to his feet and he looked to his little sister and smiled.
"Ready?" he asked and she nodded and her hit her with a spear but was hit by a spear from Roman and Sheamus hit the brogue on Roman then lifted Haley to her feet and over the top rope she landed on the apron but was hit with a brogue and she was eliminated. She got back to her feet and watched as Roman eliminated Sheamus and smiled. The muscle of the Shield vs. the Animal, this was going to be good. The match didn't last much longer as she watched the two fight it out then her brother tossed Roman out of the ring for the victory but what surprised Haley the most was that the fans were booing. She walked around the ring to check on Roman then looked up at her brother and smiled.

Backstage (Offscreen)
Haley was exhausted when she got backstage, that was one of the longest matches she'd been in.
"How come you didn't tell me you were cleared?" a voice said in her ear. She turned and smiled as she wrapped her arms around Jon's neck.
"Because I knew the look on your face would be priceless" she smiled and he chuckled as he shook his head.
"How do you feel? You did great out there" he said.
"I'm tired, and sore. I could go for a hot bath right about now" she replied with a sigh.
"Me too" he smirked and she smiled.
"I guess we should head back to the hotel then" she told him and walked off to grab her bags but was stopped by Phil.
"You were great out there, best surprise entrant I've ever seen" he said with a grin.
"Thanks Phil. I was so nervous before I went out there, all the other divas that have been in a Royal Rumble match have all been really strong women and I didn't want to disappoint. I mean, Beth Phoenix was one of the toughest women out there, same with Chyna and I'm just me" Haley told him.
"You were great and you don't give yourself enough credit. You're not like the models in this place, you've wanted to be a professional wrestler since you were a kid and you got here from hard work not modelling. Most of the women here get their spot on the roster from their looks, not that I'm saying you're not beautiful but what I mean is that you're a wrestler not a diva" Phil told her.
"Thank you" she smiled and kissed his cheek. "I couldn't ask for a better friend" she told him.
"I'm leaving tomorrow" he blurted out causing Haley to look at him in confusion.
"What?" she asked.
"They want me to feud with Levesque again and I don't want to, it's predictable and boring. I've done everything I want to do here. It's time for me to retire from wrestling Hales" Phil explained and Haley was instantly saddened.
"I don't want you to go" she told him. He felt guilty when he saw the tears starting to form in her eyes.
"I'm not gonna fall for the puppy-dog eyes" he said, mostly to himself.
"I'm always on the road, I'll hardly see you anymore" she told him and he shook his head and pulled her close to him.
"I'll miss you too but I'll call you and we can visit each other. Besides, April's still in the WWE so I'll occasionally come to shows to see her so it's not like I'm dead" he said to her then kissed her forehead. She pulled away and wiped her eyes before nodding.
"Okay" she sniffled and he walked her to her locker room.
"So what are your plans for tonight?" Phil asked trying to lighten the mood. Thoughts of her earlier chat with Jon entered her mind and she couldn't hide the grin on her face.
"I have plans" she said.
"Jon's a lucky guy" Phil chuckled and stopped when he reached the women's locker room.
"See you later?" she asked.
"Call me anytime" he nodded and she disappeared into the room.

Haley walked into her hotel room pretty late considering she'd told Jon she wouldn't be too long, but she'd had to rinse off in the showers at the locker room so she wasn't itchy and then she'd changed into jeans and a plain black singlet and converse sneakers before getting into her rental and driving back to the hotel. She could hear Joe talking to his wife and daughter over Skype in his room and Colby in his room with a woman so she walked straight to hers and Jon's room.
"Hey, I was wondering where you were" he smiled and noticed that her eyes were red and puffy. "Why were you crying?" he asked as he walked over to her and closed the door behind her.
"I'm okay, I'm fine I promise. It's just that Phil told me he's leaving the WWE and it had me a little upset before but I'm okay now" she told him and he nodded.
"Did you still want that bath?" he asked and this time it was her turn to nod. "Good" he said and led her to the bathroom. She looked around and saw that he'd dimmed the lights and there was a bubble bath waiting for her.
"God I love you Jonathan Good" she said and kissed him. He smiled into the kiss and rested his hands on her waist.
"I love you too, now strip" he told her and slapped her butt. She lifted the singlet over her head and then kicked off her shoes and pulled off her socks and jeans. She looked beautiful in her black lace bra and underwear and her hair was flowing over her shoulders. Jon pulled off his own shirt and the two finished stripping off their clothes and slid into the bath.
"It's three weeks and two days till our one year anniversary" Haley smiled as she leant back against Jon's chest.
"It feels like longer than that" he told her as he brushed her hair away from her neck so he could plant soft kisses down her neck.
"You locked the door right?" she asked as his kisses continued down her down to her shoulder.
"Mmhmm" he between kisses.
"Good" she said as she turned in the bath to straddle him.

Smackdown (Backstage)
Haley was a glad that the Shield and the Wyatt Family were going to feud, it was a feud she'd wanted to see play out for a long time but there was something she felt would make it even more interesting, she put down the script for tonight and looked up at Mark and Jane.
"If there's a Shield and Wyatt Family feud then can we bring a diva into the Wyatt Family so the feud can be four-on-four? It could be inter-gender or whatever, I don't mind getting my hands dirty" Haley said and Mark and Jane looked to each other then back to Haley who already had the attention of Joe, Jon and Colby.
"Who do you have I mind?" Jane asked.
"I was thinking about having…"

Smackdown (Onscreen)
"The Elimination Chamber is a structure and a match custom-made for the Shield so make no mistake about it the stakes on Monday night couldn't have been any higher" Dean told the crowd. "Because the Universe knows, the Authority knows and Randy Orton knows that if the Shield was unleashed inside that chamber, one of us would have walked out as WWE World Heavyweight Champion" Dean continued then turned his attention to Roman who was smiling and nodding. "Oh what? You think it would've been you?" he asked Roman.
"I don't think so Dean, I know so" Roman replied.
"Oh you think just because you broke some record in the Royal Rumble that you would've walked out of the Elimination Chamber as champion?" Dean asked. "I don't think that, I don't think that at all bro" Dean stated. "And you know what? I don't apologise for trying to throw you out of the Rumble."
"Well I'm not gonna apologise for throwing you out of the Rumble. It was every man for himself so stop complaining" Roman told him.
"It's cool. Maybe next time I won't sneak up from behind you huh? Maybe next time I'll do it right to your face" Dean said.
"Like this?" Roman asked getting in Dean's face. Seth and Haley pried them apart.
"Hey, hey" they yelled.
"Listen to me, enough" Seth yelled. "Enough of this petty crap alright?" Seth asked pointing at Dean.
"We're the Shield, you three have been the most dominating force in the WWE for over a year" Haley told them.
"This is our yard and we have intruders" Seth said. "I'm talking about the Wyatt Family and they are the reason we aren't in the Elimination Chamber match and I don't know why they did what they did, frankly I don't care. What I do know is that they must be dealt with" Seth stated then turned to Haley who was attempting to calm down Dean.
"Dean, listen to me. You are the greatest United States Champion I've ever seen, nobody even has the guts to challenge you for that belt" Haley told him and then looked to Seth to calm down Roman.
"And Roman, you've been spearing people left, right and centre from day one. You had John Cena's hands completely pried apart right before they screwed us. We had him, we had him, we were this close" Seth said looking to his two male teammates.
"If the Wyatts want a new world, we'll give them a new world. If the Shield isn't going to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship then we'll do the next best thing, we'll do the next best thing" he said. "And we will wipe the Wyatt Family off the face of the Earth, hey Wyatts consider that a challenge" Dean yelled as he leant over the ropes and bounced off. Vickie Guerrero then came out and began to say that she would make the match but was interrupted by Triple H who took her mic and waved her off before walking down to the ring.
"I understand where you're coming from and I get it okay? The Wyatts cost you an opportunity to be in the Elimination Chamber, the Wyatts effectively cost one of you the chance to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. But here's the thing guys, it's water under the bridge all right? Let it go. Let it go" Triple H said. "Trust me in this, there's no profit in it. There's nothing to benefit, there's nothing to gain okay" he told them.
"Hunner, with all due respect, you gotta look at this from our perspective-" Haley started.
"With all due respect Haley, I've looked at it from your perspective and with all due respect. It wasn't a request. I'm telling you, let it go" Triple H ordered. Dean was furious.
"I don't think you understand Hunner, we're not asking for your approval" Roman told him.
"Okay, but if there's no talking you out of this and there's no stopping you then I might as well profit from it. Then if that's what you want then I'll do what's best for business, at the Elimination Chamber it'll be the Wyatts vs. The Shield. I hope you guys know what you're doing" Triple H told them then left the ring. The Shield then put in their fists for their signature pose to end the segment.

Backstage (Offscreen)
"Haley." She turned to see who had called her name.
"Hi" Haley smiled.
"Mark and Jane just called me into their office to tell me that you requested I be part of the Shield vs. the Wyatts feud."
"Do you want to be?" Haley asked.
"Be part of one of the two leading stable in WWE? Is that a trick question?"
"Then meet me at NXT training area tomorrow morning at 8am, don't be late" Haley told her and headed off to get ready for her match in which the diva in front of her would be interfering on behalf of the Wyatts.


A/N – Any guesses on who I've chosen to be part of the Shield vs. Wyatts feud? Thankyou to UntilNeverDawns, Wolfgirl2013, nafiondf aof, Guest and DeeMarie426 for reviewing the last chapter. It means a lot to me.
NEXT CHAPTER – Haley's match against Rosa Mendes gets interrupted by the Wyatts newest member, the Wyatts cut a promo and Jon and Haley enjoy their days off