Seeing the embrace between Bayley and Tyson unfold in front of them, the other four Gems shared a smile that things had gone so well so far. Bayley was now reunited with her father, and Tyson was reunited with his daughter. This was all something that seemed to be escalating pretty quickly, so it came as a surprise to Seth, Dean and Sasha when Roman cleared his throat and spoke up.
"Tyson? Maybe you'd like to spend some time out with Bayley today. After all, it's been a while since you guys were together, so why not go out and spend the afternoon together somewhere?" Roman suggested.
Tyson wiped his face before saying "That sounds like a pretty good idea, Roman. What do you say, Bayley? You feel up for spending a day with me? So that we can both get to know each other?"
Looking up to meet Tyson's gaze, Bayley pulled away and, a smile on her face, nodded as she said "Sure!"
*claps my hands together* OK! A couple of things before getting into this chapter. I am SOOOOO sorry for taking so long to post this. In between freakish exhaustion, no Internet access for the past three weeks, and bombardment of ideas for coming arcs, I really fell behind in trying to update. And, for that, I want to apologize to everyone that's been following this.
*coughs* Now that my apology is out of the way, I give you all the last chapter of the 'Meeting Tyson' arc. Read on, and I hope you all enjoy, my loves.
Leaving out of the house his daughter lived in with Seth and the others, Tyson headed down the hill that led into town, keeping a hold on Bayley's hand. This would mark the first time in years that he'd spend any real time with his daughter, so he wanted to make sure that it would be the first of many good days to come with Bayley. 'Besides, I owe it Bayley after not having been around here for her for so many years. I just hope she'll like spending a day out with me,' Tyson thought.
Looking over to and up at her dad and then back in front of her, Bayley still couldn't believe that she had finally met him. She had only ever heard stories about Tyson from Seth and the others, so actually getting to meet him was definitely something in the way of a dream come true for the ponytailed brunette. ...The only thing now was for Bayley to try to figure out something the two could talk about. 'He's my dad, after all. Can't be that hard to talk to him,' Bayley mentally assured herself. Giving herself a nod of her head as a way of letting herself know to let her plan commence, Bayley looked back over and up to Tyson. "So, ...so, how have things with your wrestling schooling been going, Dad? I'd imagine that's a pretty interesting job to have."
"You wouldn't be wrong in saying that," Tyson said. "It's definitely an interesting job in that I get to travel around and meet a lot of people and teach people wrestling moves that are eager to learn them. I've always wanted to do something like this, so in a way, it feels like I'm living a dream come true."
"I'd bet you're a really great teacher if you travel around as much as you do and help so many people," Bayley smiled at hearing this.
"So I've been told by the people I help and teach. But, I wouldn't be half as good a teacher if I didn't have my friend Antonio coming along to help me out," Tyson said. "Speaking of Antonio, I'll have to make sure I introduce you to him, his wife Aksana, and their son Claudio soon. I'm sure they'd all like getting to meet you."
"That sounds great," Bayley smiled at the prospect of getting to meet people that her dad was pretty close to. "Oh, this all reminds me! I've got a lot of friends that I'd like to introduce you to soon, too."
"That sounds fine with me. Just introduce them to me whenever you want to," Tyson smiled at the prospect of getting to meet the friends that Bayley's made in his absence.
"OK, I will!" Bayley chirped with a nod.
The talking between the two brunettes had been going on for so long that it surprised them both when they finally made their way into the city. Reaching their destination, Tyson asked "Well, Bayley. Is there anything that you'd like to do today?"
"Hmm..." Bayley began to think on this. While there were a lot of places that she wanted to go with Tyson that were some of her favorite to go to, Bayley felt that it'd be best if they go to just one today; after all, there was always time in the future for them to have days out together. Finally deciding on somewhere to go, Bayley looked up and said "I think I know where we can go today, Dad."
"OK. That's great. Just say where, and that's where we'll go," Tyson said, curious to see just where his daughter wanted spend a bit of the day with him.
"Umm... Well, I know I probably shouldn't say this since it'll be dinnertime before I know it, but...there's an ice cream shop here that has really good ice cream sundaes. I figure we can go there, and maybe have a little treat. Just the two of us," Bayley suggested with a small smile.
"That sounds like a great idea," Tyson said, answering Bayley's smile with one of his own.
"OK! Well, let me lead the way so that we don't get lost," Bayley chirped as she began to lead the way to where she wanted to go, her hold still on Tyson's hand. The walk had only lasted almost ten minutes before the duo reached their destination.
"Hey, I've actually been here before," Tyson said as he looked up at the sign for the ice cream shop, which read "Foley's Frozen Sweets".
"Really? You've been to Mr. Foley's place before?" Bayley asked, surprised to hear this.
"I have. In the past, that is. Your mom and I actually came here on a couple of our dates in the past," Tyson smiled as he told Bayley this as the duo walked inside.
"Wow. That's really nice that you and Mom actually came here," Bayley smiled at being told this by her dad.
"It really was," Tyson smiled at the memories he had with Natalya at this very place as he and Bayley took seats at a table for two. "It was always especially a bit funny seeing her eat ice cream. Sometimes, she'd get a bit too eager when it came to eating, so she'd eat it too fast at times and get brain freeze from it."
"She did?" Bayley asked, surprised to hear this. Seeing Tyson nod, Bayley couldn't help the bit of laughing that bubbled out of her. "Oh my gosh, that's so funny. I'll bet the cold ice cream was a pretty big surprise for Mom."
"It actually was," Tyson said as he laughed a bit himself. "But, it was something that I didn't mind seeing many times."
"That's really nice to hear," Bayley said with a smile. Even though brain freeze was something that seemed fairly weird for someone to like seeing happen to someone else, Bayley didn't mind hearing this story, as she knew that it was attached to fond memories her dad had with her mom.
"It is, isn't it?" Tyson responded. Seeing Bayley nod, Tyson couldn't help the warm feeling that seemed to well within himself. He was feeling very good about the fact that Bayley was taking so well to hearing about one of Natalya's quirks that she had. 'There's always time in the future that I can tell Bayley more about Natalya. But, today... I just want today to be about the two of us getting to know each other after so many years apart.'
While Tyson was seemingly in thought about something, Bayley had taken to looking over a menu so that she could decide on just what she'd want to order today. 'Hmm... While I should just get something simple like my usual sundae, I want to try something different today. But, what should I try?' Her skimming of the menu didn't last much longer until her gaze landed on a new item on the menu. Looking up from the menu, Bayley said "I know what I want to order, Dad."
"OK. Let me flag down a waiter so that we can place our orders," Tyson said, before looking around the ice cream shop. His gaze landing on a waiter, Tyson waved the young man down.
Looking up as the waiter came to their table, Bayley smiled and said "Hey, Punk! I didn't know you were working today."
"Yeah. Well, Mick needed the extra hands since Matt and Nick had to go home and help their mom out with something. No big deal to me, as I could use the extra money to go towards mine and AJ's date this weekend," the waiter, a teen with black hair that went past his ears with a lip piercing called Punk, said with a shrug.
"I'm sure you and AJ will have fun with whatever it is that you guys do," Bayley said with a smile.
"Thanks, Bayley. I'm sure we will, too," Punk smiled back at the ponytailed brunette. "So, what can I get you and the gent with you today?"
"Well, first off, I want to introduce you both," Bayley said. Looking to Tyson, Bayley said "Dad, this is Phil Brooks, but a lot of people call him Punk. He's one of my friends that goes to the high school around here. Punk, this is my dad, Tyson Kidd. He's a wrestling teacher that just got back to town yesterday."
"Pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mr. Kidd," Punk said as he took and shook Tyson's hand. "Bayley's a really nice kid. She comes here a lot, and she's always on her best behavior."
"I'd imagine she is," Tyson nodded as he returned the teen's handshake. "Thank you for keeping an eye out for her when she's here."
"No problem, sir. Anything I can do to help keep watch over the young ones," Punk said with a grin. "So, what can I get you both today?"
"I'll take a banana split," Tyson said. "Haven't had one of those in a long time."
"Nice choice," Punk said, writing down what Tyson wanted. "And for you, Bayley? Your usual?"
"No, not today, Punk. I want to try the new ice cream sandwich on the menu, the ChocoBerry Special," Bayley said.
"Great. You'll make the second person that's ordered this today," Punk wrote down what Bayley wanted. "Alright. Just give me about fifteen minutes, and I'll have your orders out to you both."
"OK!" Bayley chirped as Punk walked away.
"You sure seem to have some unique friends, Bayley," Tyson pointed out.
"That's one way of talking about them," Bayley giggled a bit. "I still have my friends from school that I want you to meet. I'm sure you'd really like them once you get to meet them."
"I'm sure I will if they're as nice as Phil is," Tyson smiled.
The pair had talked on like this for a few more minutes until, before they knew it, Punk had come back out with their orders. With their ice cream treats in front of them, Tyson and Bayley decided to enjoy what they ordered. Comments were made about what they had, tastes were shared with each other, and there was even a bit of brain freeze on Tyson's behalf that came from him eating his banana split a bit too quickly and was something that got a fair bit of laughter out of Bayley. Before either brunette knew it, they were both finished with their ice creams. With Punk having come back over to the table and Tyson paying for what he and Bayley ordered, the brunette duo left the ice cream shop with Punk saying "Thank you both for coming today. See you later."
Walking along on the sidewalk on the way back home as she held her dad's hand, Bayley looked up at Tyson. "Hey, Dad?"
"Yes? What is it, Bayley?" Tyson asked, looking down at his daughter.
"I, um... I just wanted to say Thanks for today. I had a really great time out with you. And, I hope we can do more stuff like this in the future," Bayley smiled.
"No problem, Bayley. And, don't worry. Antonio and I don't have any teaching dates coming up, so I'll be around for a while. That way, I can spend some more time with you and really get to know you," Tyson smiled.
"Great!" Bayley chirped, her smile not leaving her face. As she and Tyson continued their walk back to her house, Bayley just couldn't help the feeling of happiness that swirled about within her. In the course of one day, she was reunited with her long lost father, had a pretty great day out with him, and got to hear a pretty funny story about her mom. 'I can't wait to tell Seth and the others about my day out with Dad. They'll be so happy to hear about it!' Bayley thought, her smile softening a fair amount as she thought ahead to when she'd tell everyone at home about her day out with Tyson.
*happily claps* Yay, Bayley had a great day out with her dad/Tyson! Now, I know for some this was probably quite the sappy (and possibly abrupt) end to the arc, but I feel comfortable with how I ended it. Besides, like I included in the end of this chapter, there will always be time in the future for more adorable father/daughter bonding times. ...Granted, they might not be over more ice cream, but I'm sure they'll be just as sweet and adorable. *clears* Anyway! So ends the 'Meeting Tyson' arc of this story. I hope you guys all enjoyed it, and I hope you all will like what comes next in 'Bayley's Universe'. Don't forget to R&R please. =)
(Now, I hope no one minds me including CM Punk, and mentioning AJ Lee, and Matt and Nick Jackson (the Young Bucks). I feel as characters, they would all fit in pretty well in later arcs, should I decide to really bring them into the story. =3 )
