Note: Trying out a chapter like this to see if it fits appropriately. If you guys like side chapters like this, let me know!
00 Thursday: On The Road to the Next Venue 00
Evan and Mia were each other's travel buddies, since it made sense at the time. They were called up at the same time, so it shouldn't matter that they were travel buddies as well. This would be the only time they get to see each other between the shows as well, since they were on different shows. During this time, they were in civilian clothes. Evan couldn't go around shirtless all the time, and Mia didn't like wearing her wrestling attire when she didn't have to.
Evan was in the driver's seat of his blue Audi, driving down the interstate around 10 in the morning. Hotels were great, but he couldn't stay in the room for long, or else he wouldn't be convinced to leave. The trip would only take about one more night of driving, so he wanted to get as close as possible before they had to sleep for the night.
Mia, was currently asleep in the passenger seat. Sprawled out over the seat, she was trying to catch up on her schedule. She was never able to get to sleep at a preferred time, always having to wait until after midnight until her body finally allowed her to sleep. She almost yelled at Evan when he tried waking her up at the hotel, but after being promised to sleep in the car, she obliged and helped him pack everything into the car.
That was 3 hours ago.
Evan didn't mind though. She wasn't messy, treated him and the car with respect, and was overall not annoying. He didn't care if she slept the day away, he preferred the quietness that driving allows him. It was his paradise.
It would soon leave, as his stomach was telling him to eat something soon. He had skipped breakfast just to get on the road sooner, so this was the world's way of saying, "eat, stupid."
He got onto the exit ramp and got off of the interstate, pulling into a small town. Once he was sure that no other cars were coming to the stop sign, he took this time to tap Mia on her arm. The blonde just stirred.
"Mia." Evan said, trying to get her attention.
She turned over, her eyes opening just enough to let the rays of the sun seep in. That made her groan a bit, before she began to stir. "What..." she asked, adjusting the seat so where she was sitting up again. She was going to be a bit crabby.
"Hungry?" he asked simply, turning onto a road with minimal traffic. "We didn't eat before we left, and my stomach is telling me to stop. You in the mood for anything?" he asked, pulling into a roadside gas station. That was another thing that he needed to get to continue driving.
Mia yawned, looking around at the new surroundings that she woke up in. She felt her stomach rumbling as soon as he had asked her that. She looked and saw a sit down restaurant not too far from the gas station. "That place looks really good. A place to actually sit down and eat sounds better than the fast food bender that happened yesterday." she joked.
Evan rolled his eyes. "Weren't you the one 'just dying' for a box of chicken nuggets?" he teased, adding extra emphasis when he quoted her.
Mia responded with a playful punch to the arm. "Ha ha. You get a title shot on the first day, and now you think you're all that?"
Evan just flashed a smirk when he parked the car at the gas pump. "Exactly. And when I beat Elias, it's only gonna get worse when I'm a champion." he said, turning off the car. He got out and began to fill the car up.
Mia chuckled and sat back in the seat, trying to get energized for the day.
00 In the Restaurant 00
The two sat down in a booth towards the back. They had ordered similar things, Evan a small pancake breakfast and Mia had more of a bacon and eggs sort of meal. They were currently waiting for their food, and Mia took this time to start another conversation.
"How come you're so talkative now?" she asked, with Evan raising an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, during NXT, you never seemed like the guy who makes jokes, or even talks without a purpose. Ever since we got drafted, you've been… different." She worded, not knowing how else to say it.
Evan tried to understand the question he had been prompted. He didn't really feel different since he was drafted to the main show. He just didn't talk with anyone back on NXT since he… no… he didn't have a reason. Why was he so chummy with her?
"Well… I guess it's due to me being drafted with someone else at the same time." he said after a while. "We're the only ones who understand each other's feelings of nervousness and anxiety of debuting at the moment. If I was the only one brought up, I guess I wouldn't be as talkative as I am without someone in the same position as me."
Mia smiled a bit at that. "I get that." she said, looking around to see if their food was ready. She turned back to Evan upon not seeing it. "So, you have an actual reason to talk to people now?"
"A little. We're in the same spot, so it'd be nice to voice some concerns if I have any." he said with a smile back, before a couple of alert fans walked by. A couple of fangirls saw that the newest additions to the main roster were having fun at a local diner, and you could just see the headlines and fan theories forming in their heads.
Mia stepped in before they got out of hand. "I take it you girls are a fan of WWE?" She asked the two girls, who nodded excitedly at the fact that a celebrity was talking to them.
"And, I take it you would like a pho-?" Evan asked. The poor dude didn't even get the chance to finish his sentence as the girls already handed him his phone. Mia chuckled and got out of the booth to stand between the girls. She bent down to their level, before they all did Mia's pose. It was her sticking her finger out and pointing it to herself, quoting her entrance, "I'm the One."
Evan had a small smirk as he took a couple photos, before handing the phone back. The girls almost freaked, before they went to go back to their table.
"If that's only the first fan experience I have, I'm looking forward to the rest of my career," he said jokingly.
"Hush, they were nice." Mia laughed before the food finally came. The rest of their breakfast went by in amused silence.
00 Hours Later 00
Back on the road again, Evan was back in his quiet mode, with Mia having her hand out the window and s They were in the next state over, which was where they needed to be!…
…except that the show was on the other side of the state.
That meant that they would be on the road a bit longer, if bathroom breaks and Mia's outbursts of sightseeing went as short as he predicted.
Evan was also not the most informative, so when his eyes did start to droop a bit, the car also decided to sway a bit. The car began to slightly veer to the side of the road. Mia was wise and saw this, eyes bugging out. "Evan, wake up!"
The man jolted and cried out, getting back onto the main road, people behind them honking their horns like mad. He soon pulled over to the side of the road and parked the car, panting as he had put them both in danger.
Mia calmed down first. "How about… I drive us for a little bit? You've never had the chance to rest yet." she offered, waving him to the back seat or the passenger seat.
Evan, after mulling it over silently, nodded. He got out of the car and quickly got to the other side, wanting to be off of the interstate. Mia climbed into the driver's seat from inside the car.
They got back on their way, with Mia now driving them down the Interstate to get closer to their destination.
"I think I can drive for the rest of the trip, is that okay?" she asked. When she got no answer, she turned to see the man had already fallen asleep, lightly snoring away.
She chuckled. If this was how the career was going to be, she looked forward to it.
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Some filler to get character development in, but I actually liked writing this chapter. I think I'll write these after every SmackDown, or PPV, to check up on how they're doing. I hope everyone enjoyed!
00 Title Card Update 00
Universal: Seth Rollins (Contender: Braun Strowman)
Intercontinental: Elias (Contender: Evan Krain)
Raw Tag: The Revival- Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder (Contenders: Authors of Pain)
Raw Women's: Becky Lynch (Contender: Ruby Riott)
WWE: Kevin Owens (Contender: Daniel Bryan)
U.S: Rey Mysterio (?)
SD Tag: The New Day- Xavier Woods and Big E (Contenders: The Usos)
SD Women's: Ember Moon (Contender: Carmella)
Women's Tag: Riott Squad- Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan (Contenders: Absolution)
Men's MITB Holder: Sami Zayn
Women's MITB Holder: Asuka
24/7: Cesaro (Contenders: EVERYONE)