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Chapter 74: Thanks for making me a fighter

Mel sat in her locker room. Yes, she traveled with Randy more and after everything that went down between him and Cody; she didn't know what would be good: more assumptions from him about her almost with another man just because he wasn't doing the job or feeling alone when no one - Shawn and Hunter - wanted anyone near Allie when she's preparing for Sunday. They only wanted some people they trusted in working with her.

"Are you sure, you don't need me to help?" She asked as she paced her hotel room.

"We're positive Mel, sorry." Hunter explained to her over the line.

She felt the vein near her temple throb, annoyed. "So you're denying me in helping my best friend, just to make sure she's perfectly okay?" Mel's grew louder more irritated by the way someone was telling her to stay away when knowing Allie for six months compared to her whole life? Who does that?

"Mel, I know you mean well in Allie's safety but seriously, babying her won't do." She grew silent at Hunter's sudden harshness. Did she always baby Allie into things than letting her do her own thing? Allie's been doing her own thing ever since they got into this business and running with others. "We'll protect her in training Melissa, you can trust us."

"Yeah," she managed to say, clutching her cell phone in her hand.

"I got to go, later Mel."

Her hand rubbed her face, eyes closing, hiding the pain she had. Yes they've had their ups and downs, snippiness and ignoring each other but it seemed clear that they didn't want Allie's best friend to help out. Randy calmed her down in getting the facts and possible situations in why the crew decided on it, only to make Allie more comfortable when competing.

"Melissa," her head glanced up, watching the door open and Stephanie walk in.

"Hey Steph, what's up?" She asked getting ready to stand but watched the owner's daughter signal her back down.

Stephanie smiled softly. "I know you wanted to help Allie in training..."

"Can it still happen?" Mel asked, giving some hope that she will be able to. But seeing her brunette hair toss around, it wasn't the answer she was looking for.

"I'm sorry Mel, with things already said and done, there's enough people helping her now and only to add your input-"

"Alright, fine, I'll stop bugging from wanting to help." Mel snapped, rolling her eyes, glancing away. "Save me the speech that your Husband sugar coated enough for me already."

Stephanie's eyes widened, appalled from what she was hearing. Melissa was getting snippy with her because she couldn't help Allie train? Her head shook lightly, crinkling her perfect nose smirking. Oh Mel's got another thing coming, she thought slowly biting her tongue before saying, "does the face of knowing who her father is and why only a selected few are willing to help her because she feels comfortable with them, upset you?" The billion dollar princess watched the redhead glance back to her.

"Upset me? Upset… Stephanie, I'm Allie's best friend,"

"But not her mother," Stephanie fought back, watching the look she had glance away from staring into her eyes. "And don't you dare look away from me," she watched the diva glare back, eyes narrowing. "You've planted those manipulative thoughts and hateful words into Allie's head about her Mother when she was talking to you-venting about her problems and all you did was twists those same words she used and talked her down about her Mother making her feel obligated into moving out and in with you."

"That's not true!" Mel shot back, standing on her feet. "I listened to her and gave her my two cents and she – she decided to move out on her own, Steph, not me." Mel scoffed. "And why in the hell are you bringing something up that's been all ready taken care of?"

"Sure, you've taken care of everything, probably," Stephanie air quoted, watching the icy glare continue to radiate from the diva. "With Allie but damn it Mel, both of you have to branch away from each other for a bit."

Mel stood there, shaking her head, staring at her. The sudden change in both her and Hunter seemed clear of them not wanting her anywhere near Allie and possibly no shot in getting the women's title any time soon, either. "So is this the time for me to pack it in and go home?" She watched Stephanie's eyes narrowed as her head shook lightly.

"You truly think I'm here to fire you?"

"It seems like it," Mel's jaw locked, hearing Stephanie let out a sadistic laugh.

"Oh no, no honey, you would have to do something so drastic into getting you're job cut. This, this is more towards calming your hot headedness down in wanting to help Allie."

"But I know what's…"

"There you go again. Thinking you know what's best for her when clearly you don't." She watched those eyes continue to glare at her after she cut her off. "You thinking what's best for Allie could seriously lead the both of you to fall away from each other as friends."

"I don't need this from you," Mel sulked, heading to the door.

"I'm not leaving," Stephanie called to her, watching Randy's girlfriend open the door, signaling her out of the room.

"You will," Mel answered, looking back to her. "Just because I am controlling myself from wanting to hit you, doesn't mean I'll keep my promise."

Stephanie nodded, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear, making her way out. "I see," she stopped, toe to toe with Allie's friend. "But threatening your boss won't help in knowing that you're right," there was a long pause as they continued to stare at each other. "Bitch."

A heighten million dollar slap sounded. Mel groaned, clutching the side of her face as heat and a thrumming sensation radiated against her face. Her head lifted up, glaring after the owner's daughter. The brunette glanced over her shoulder watching Mel lean against the doorframe trying gain back her support after the slap she delivered. Her lips twisted into a smirk lightly and walked away from the scene, pleased.

Mel's eyes closed, groaning again, victim of a bitch slap property of a McMahon but seriously, who in the hell did she thing she was in informing her of what was still probably happening between her and Allie? "If Allie has a problem with me, still, then she needs to start speaking up and say something, not somebody else." She grumbled, watching the other Redhead make her way over to her.

"Hey Mel!" The bubbly diva smile, waving to her.

"Hi Maria, what brings you by?" She questioned, blinking trying to get the feeling back into her face.

She watched Maria stare at her as the feeling finally began getting back to normal. It was she wanted to know what had happened but knew if she did, she would just probably get her head bit off with the questioning. "I just didn't know if you were ready for our tag match?"

Mel stared at her, "our tag match?" Was this the reason why Stephanie came over to inform her about this sudden tag match that turned into a bitch fest between the two?

"You didn't get the memo?" Maria asked, watching Allie's friend just blink again and continued to rub the side of her face.

"No, not really."

"Oh well," Maria pulled out a revised match setting, handing it to her. "We are on third against Ashley and-"

"Whoa, wait," Mel brought her eyes away from the paper and back to Maria. "Why are we going against Ashley and Melina?" Mel was confused. Why was Melina and the current Women's champion, Ashley; be asking for a tag match against her and Maria? She hasn't done anything to harm the punk princess unless… "Maria, I didn't – we didn't do anything to them."

"I know Mel, but Stephanie was asked to place the both of us against those two." Maria simply answered, watching annoyance starting to form in her eyes again. "We'll pick up the win for Allie." She smiled. "I promise okay?"

Mel nodded, glancing back down to the paper. "Yeah," she answered, looking back up as the diva smiled.

"Coolio," Maria giggled. "See you soon, partner." She waved her goodbyes as she left Allie's friend to think things over.

Mel sighed, moving back into the room, shutting the door. She now needed to get dressed and ready to go on in a matter of minutes with Maria to take on Melina and Ashley. And that's what bugged her. She never really did anything to diss the punk princess nor harm her in an attack for Allie, and here she was going into a battle that wasn't hers to really fight. Unless it was for the title, then it would be a different story. Her head shook as her eyes glanced back at the paper Maria had given her. But why in her heart, did it feel like it was going to be an ambush?

She sighed, tossing the paper aside as she began to get ready.

Makes me work a little bit harder:

Allie gasped, breathing out lowly as she lied on the mat, feeling every muscle inside her burn. Her eyes closed lightly, slowly opening them, glancing over to the twins staring at them from across the room and from inside the cell. The time, she knew was more into the darkest of night where she hoped the guys would come back and rescue her from the agonizing bout, April was putting her and Cassie through.

"One more Dream, with Cassie, let's go," Allie heard April bark at her. She couldn't help but glance over to Dave's girlfriend, noting that she too, wanted to leave and get some rest. Her eyes shot a warning glance to Rayne, watching the midnight dark blueish purple hair bob and her shoulders shrugging. Allie knew she couldn't do anything.

When are you guys coming back? She wondered, slowly getting back onto her feet. "Listen April," she began just as her legs started to give her the notion of wanting to collapse under her. "I've had a really bad start this morning and it's feeling way later than what it already is and I was wondering if you guys, Cassie, Rayne and myself could go back to the hotel and catch some sleep?"

April's head turned, those bright neon green eyes narrowing at her as she began to step into the cell. "Awe does Princess want to go and get some sleep after the big mean bitch me work you like a dog today?" She questioned her in such a childish way, watching Allie's eyes blink and head bob replying to her. "Well if you want to make it in the men sport you have to suck it up, sweetheart. I don't think you've had enough to know what it actually takes in running with the big boys as a main event."

Allie gritted her teeth together, "you know what happened to me this morning, April. What more do you want from me?" She spat, not wanting to deal with any of the crap she was going to be pushed into. "I've been aching for about ten hours now and I've been ever so patient with your teaching method and barking orders at me left and right for this match," she watched April glare into her eyes, not feeling the sudden height difference between them.

"You're done with my barking orders, I've been dishing out to you, Dream?"

"Yes," Allie said confidently, holding her ground – as tired as she was. But the way Mark's daughter smirked and stepping slightly away from her, she new something was going to happen.

"Well," April looked to her sister, shrugging lightly before whipping her hand across Allie's face. April smiled hearing everyone around her go into a panic from watching her slap the taste out of Allie's mouth. The brunette pink streaked diva took the impact but fell to one knee. April wanted to see how well she could handle the surprise hit. She gave a side smile as the fire burned further inside her.

"What the hell, April?" Rayne's voice sounded as she pushed the gage door open and stepped in, going to Allie. "Allie didn't need that!"

"Yeah she did," April answered, watching the friend begin to help the other back up on her feet. Her brow popped, watching Allie push away Rayne's assist. "And what the hell are you doing, Rayne?"

"Helping my friend-"

"I'm fine," Allie gritted again, glaring up at April again.

Rayne blinked, watching the two stare at each other as Allie got back onto her feet. "How did that slap taste, Dream?" Her eyes glared at April. She wanted so much to tackle her fiance's ex after the sick and twisted test she placed Allie under but couldn't. The daughter of Hell was pregnant with – hers and Allie's ex – and didn't want Xander to throw a shit fit and destroy her even further. "Different right?"

Stop toying with her, Rayne wanted to say but kept it to herself while Allie just smirked.

"You can say that," Allie tilted her head to the side lightly. The slap was completely different. Different that it woke the senses she wanted into getting her head into the game. But being a Scorpio, she needed to keep her anger well hidden until the claws needed to come out fully. "Exactly what I wanted actually," her teeth lightly raked her lower lip feel them twist into a sadistic grin.

April nodded, folding her arms over her chest. "Okay, now princess, are you going to let me give you one more thing before you go?" She watched Allie's eyes glimmer in the light still noting the new vibe she carried. "Anna,"

Rayne blinked, glancing back over to the other twin coming into the ring. "Should I go to the cage?" She heard Cassie whisper lowly to her. Hesitantly she nodded, keeping her eyes on the twins and Allie. What were they up to?

"Rayne, step out of the ring with Cassie." April said, glancing to her.

"Why what's Allie going to do in-" Rayne paused watching those same eyes grow concern for her. Rolling her eyes a simple "ugh fine," came out of her mouth, slipping through the ropes and out of the ring watching Allie and Anna stare at each other as April moved closer to the turnbuckles, perching herself onto the top giving out one more command.

"Submission move, now!"

Rayne glared to April. Allie didn't know any submissions – that she knew of – and yet was going to give her a death trap when Anna was well known for them? "April, you know she doesn't know…"

"Hush Rayne, and watch." Rayne growled lowly. There were times that she thought she and April could be ok and yet stupid things happened and it didn't work out. "And besides you were gone with Adam when I talked to Allie about the move."

Rayne rolled her eyes watching Anna just circle around Allie. Al's what are you do… Her eyes bugged, watching the future champion quickly reverse Anna's swift and skilled attack. Fast and agile, she noted a new side of Allie that could possibly give Ashley and Xander a run for their money.

Flipping Anna to her stomach, Allie took the legs, twisting them into a pretzel between her ankles as she glanced over her shoulder, noting the twin trying to get to the bottom rope. Her head shook, drawling the diva back into the middle. Shrugging, Allie went into a back bend, pulling Anna's arms back as her head touched the mat, inches away from the struggling diva and her pleas.

"And that my friend is her submission move," April announced, smiling as she heard her sister groan, slightly watching Allie release the hold.

Rayne blinked as Allie rolled to the side of the ring, staring up into the ceiling. She didn't know if the girl was ok or out of it. "Allie?" She called to her, sliding back into the ring, crawling over to her.

Allie blinked, feeling the lights darken and head pounding before noting the color of her friend's eyes stare down at her. Her friend. She wondered what Mel was up too and yet had this weird feeling something went down but she didn't know what. Yes it's been very picky in those helping her today and through out the week and it seemed like Hunter was annoyed with the constant calls Mel did just to try and help but she understood his need of her to be distant from Mel. Allie knew Mel was pissed but she truly believed Hunter knew what he was doing in getting her prepared for this match and only wanted to stick to the best.

"Allie, talk to me," she blinked again, before squinting as a heat of blood rushed back down her body.

"I'm fine," Allie managed to say, slowly sitting up with Rayne's help. "The blood rushed quickly to my head."

"Hopefully you'll polish it up more before you fully use it, so you don't have that problem." Rayne watched her nod before glancing over to the doors as John and the rest of the crew came in. She blinked, noting four people who hadn't shown up.

"How did she do?" Shawn asked. He watched John rush into the ring as Allie slumped into Rayne's side eyes slowly closing as he watched her lips mouth the words tired to the two.

April glanced back at Allie and the ones around her. Watching John hold her and whispering something probably sweet in her ear, she missed that. She hasn't been the type to get overly jealous of other couples but John and Allie, she had a little bit of jealousy of how they showed their affection towards each other regardless of the issues going on around them. And not being able to do the same with Xander hurt, she felt her jaw lock before glancing down to her stomach. Her head shook, getting rid of the thought, before answering Shawn, "She did well after working her this whole day." She smiled seeing her old babysitter smile and nod. "She's got to polish a few things but Allie girl here has it in her blood."

"That's good to know," Shawn answered, feeling Hunter lightly clasp a hand on his shoulder.

"Well, that's it then. Later today will be her off day and it'll be costume fitting," Hunter piped in watching Shawn glance over and glare at him. "Hey, I'm giving her a day off to relax before she jumps back into it again on Thursday."

Shawn rolled his eyes before glancing to the ring again as Rayne and Cassie got out of the cell leaving John and Allie for a bit. He looked over to April, seeing the way she kept staring at John and Allie. He frowned slightly, feeling the hatred radiating off of the older Calaway.

April sighed, slipping out of the ring carefully as she passed everyone. She didn't need to be here anymore. Seeing a couple so lovey and dovey wanted to make her sick. And the fact again that Xander thought she slept with some other superstar was totally bizarre. Right then and there, she wanted so much to slap him upside the head but couldn't, knowing the way he would act if she did. She also envied her sister's happiness whenever she was around Scott; her mutual friends Allie, John, Mel and Randy; her best friends Maria and Ted; and hell even her enemies Rayne and Adam's relationship.

Yet why did she want to be Ashley and take John away from Allie? Was it because Allie was happy and here she was lonely thanks to Xander? She blinked. She wasn't like that. She didn't steal other's happiness away from them. And yet, Anna and I caused Allie to have that nightmare from Cody. She sighed pushing through the doors as the light giggles escaping from Allie's lips echoed her mind. She was conscience of who saw her true form and showing the weakness of being alone and unloved wasn't her calling to do so. Her fingers slid into her front pocket, pulling out her cell phone, letting her free hand thread through her hair. As she felt her nails lightly graze her skin she looked at the rock on her finger.

And something hit her. She noticed something sparkle on Allie's right hand as she was practicing, and luckily no one got hurt from it, but the rock she had on the band was cut into a heart that meant something from someone – John most likely got it for her she thought just staring at hers and the others that were wrapped up on her fingers.

Xander – the bastard that he was – removed his, a sign she knew too well and knew what would be coming up next, divorce number two. The sudden dryness in her throat and a locked jaw, her eyes glanced up as a memory wave of her own faulty unstable relationships flashed through her head; including the most recent fuck-up.

Her eyes closed flipping the phone open as the irritating ping of pain ran through her chest when she saw the picture. Xander you have to get better, her lips twisted as she went into her contacts and went down to B- she smiled hitting the name Bret Michaels. Even if it took a while, she didn't mind that the lead singer of her favorite band, Poison, answered his phone, sounding breathless as if he'd ran a mile. "Hello?"

"Hey Bret, its April Calaway," she answered putting the phone to her ear.

"Oh, hey you. I didn't think I'd hear from you, on our Anniversary no less." Bret laughed a laugh that she truly hadn't heard in a very long time.

They've dated then got engaged from March of 2005 to October of the same year. When she'd called off their wedding a week before it was to take place, she'd told him she wasn't ready but she lied to him and to herself. She forgot after helping Allie with her Hell in a Cell match, that it was the anniversary of them getting together properly after Rock of Love. "Very true. Do you want to hang out? I'm bored, pregnant and tired of seeing the lovey dovey couples."

"You do know it's late at night, and you're pregnant again?" Bret laughed again, this time a low chortle like he'd seen it coming.

"I had to help another diva prepare for her first Hell in a Cell match this Sunday." She grumbled, hearing him lightly chuckle at her.

"Mm, Allie Dream? She looks like a feisty one but then again, three guys trying to go after her, I'll pass. But in all seriousness, I'm guessing the baby daddy is a little miffed?"

April's eyes rolled before she began to laugh, "You watch way too much TV." She giggled.

Bret smirked over the line, "I gotta keep an eye on you somehow, don't I?"

She felt her cheeks flush lightly as she smiled softly as the concern tone in his voice soothed her. That is all she really wanted. Someone to be concerned for her of how she was doing and what she was up to; not pushed away and on the shelf like some trash people pick up off the street. Calling up an old flame was just out of the blue but comforting and she liked it, a lot.

"April?"

Her head shook, coming back down into reality, rather than spacing off again. "Yeah?"

"Just making sure I didn't lose you." She smiled again at his comment.

"No, no Bret you didn't lose me."

"Good to hear," he replied back to her. "But if you can wait until later in the morning after we both catch some sleep, I'll take you out to Brunch."

She smiled, checking the time on her watch. "That actually sounds good."

"Alrighty Chica, I'll see you then. Sweet dreams April."

"Sweet dreams," she answered him back, before hearing the phone die on her end. She closed her phone quickly before the nagging pain of memories started again after getting off the phone with a former lover. She never though it was possible into rekindling a past relationship since the one with Xander was slowly crumbling at the tips of her fingers. "I want to go home," her head turned, hearing a tired Allie mutter into John's shoulder as he walked out carrying a sleepy Allie out of the training area.

"We're leaving baby girl," she heard John murmur back to her before his eyes glanced up meeting hers. "April."

"John," She said, with some hate in her tone but seeing Allie how she was, curled into him like a child, something changed. Don't let Cody get into her dreams again. Her mind reminded her as her eyes watched him walk away with her. "Wait, John."

He turned, watching Mark's daughter walk to him holding something out. "Yes?" He watched April get closer to them, placing a necklace around Allie's neck. "What's this for?"

"Anna and I heard about Allie's nightmare with Cody killing her and apparently Shawn." She watched John's eyes narrow noting the tick twitching in the corner. "John, we didn't know Cody would pull that stunt. Please understand that."

"He's the one who done the damaged, you and Anna were just victims of his," John told her, shaking his head. He blinked glancing down to Allie who curled her head closer into his neck. "She seems to be at piece."

April shrugged, "that's because it's the calming stone."

He looked back to her, eyes in a questioning gaze. "Yeah but what type of stone though?" His eyes glanced back down at the two toned rock in its holder. "It looks like an Amethyst."

She nodded, "that's because it is," her head tilted to the side. With it being this late, she didn't know how much longer John wanted to really talk. "But the catch is, there's a hint of quarts crystal too. Both of it promotes calmness and keeps fears at bay."

He smirked, nodding, "well it should help out with her match on Sunday." He stared at April. He'd seen the way she was usually with him and that was harsh, snippy and short tempered with him and yet, here she was being nice to him. Something was up. "So, is that it?" he questioned, hoping it wasn't too harsh for her, but watching her shrug and smile slightly, gave him the notion that she wasn't going to kill him for a slight rudeness he had.

"It is, but please be there for Allie," she lightly glared at him as she blinked at her statement. "I mean it John."

"Yeah, I know April I have been, remember," he questioned before staring at her oddly. The grip Allie had tightened around him as he looked back to Allie as she snuggled closer into him. His lips tweaked lightly into a soft smile. "I've been protecting her from Xander and the delusional Rhodes now, aren't I?" He lightly told her.

She smiled sweetly to him. It was uncommon of her to smile at someone who she couldn't stand other than Xander. "Right, but he loves you so much, John boy," She got serious, "Be there for her regardless, no matter how tough it starts to begin for the both of you."

He nodded, knowing the truth April told. Allie did love him as he loved her. And with the sudden add in of Cody wanted her hand, killed him. Why the board decided on that decision floored him. Something deep inside him, knew it wasn't going to be pretty when that moment came. "Thanks April, I'm going to get going so I could also get sleep too," He told her.

She nodded, giving a kind wave to him. "Have a good night Cena."

He smiled, waving back to her as he watched her wobble off from his sight. His head shook. He'd heard the rumors of Xander leaving her but he knew Xander was wrong in tossing her out to the curb. He sighed, looking back to Allie as a small smile plastered on her lips. His angel was at peace with dreams and he needed to do the same with his body and mind.