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Chapter Six
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Ember lifted her head out of the sink. Amy had stopped the flow of water that washed the dye out of her hair.
"Once it's dry, it'll look awesome." Amy smiled. Ember's hair was cut a bit shorter – it now hung to the middle of her back – and was dyed chili red. Amy had also added a few platinum blonde streaks, like Freya's hair was the night the girls won the indy tag-titles. Freya had since then dyed her hair dark blue with chunky purple highlights. Ember sat down in the chair that Amy had brought in from the kitchenette and Amy began on her hair. She dried it – which took almost forty five minutes – and curled a few strands. Ember then turned to look in the mirror. Her hair looked awesome.
"Ames, thanks so much!" She said, hugging her friend. "This is a kickass hairstyle."
"You look awesome, girl." Amy replied, grinning. "Now get your ass down to the arena, you have to kick the crap of the skanky one."
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Ember arrived at the arena about twenty minutes later. She immediately found Randy, who was sitting in catering. Just as she walked into the room, Trish walked over to Randy, flaunting her skankiness all over the place. It made Ember gag silently, but she knew that she had to save Randy before the thirty STD's Trish probably had buzzing around her happened to attack her boyfriend. Grinning, she walked over, purposely bumping Trish on her way. She sat down in Randy's lap, and he promptly kissed her softly on the lips. She heard Trish make a nasty sound before walking off.
"Excited about the match?" He asked, looking into her eyes. She smiled happily and nodded.
"It's gonna be great!" She said. Randy smiled.
"You're gonna do an awesome job. I'll be waiting for you in gorilla for when you come back." He nodded. Ember smiled and stood up.
"I guess I better go get ready." She said. "I'll see you after the match!"
Raw had already started that night, and her and Trish's match was the second from last. She walked to the women's locker room, where she caught the end of Amy saying Trish tried to hook up with everyone's boyfriend on the roster and that she was going to be happy when Ember kicked her ass. Ember grinned at her redheaded friend, before Amy left the room, no doubt to find Jeff.
"Bitch, you better watch yourself tonight." Trish said in that annoyingly nasal voice of hers.
"Ooh, I'm scared!" Ember said in mock fear, holding her hands up, before laughing and getting her ring gear for the night. She then went to the back to change. She wore light blue and silver leopard print pants, a plain light blue cropped fishnet shirt, and a white cropped halter top. Her boots were silver. She left her chili red and platinum blonde hair just as Amy had fixed it, and applied a bit of makeup. She was ready just in time for the match.
'Tom Sawyer' by Deadsy blared over the sound system as Ember made her way out to resounding screams from the audience. Looking out, she saw at least ten signs with something good about her character Blaze written on them. She grinned, raising a hand to her fans. She then made her may down to the ring, where Trish was standing in the middle, a shit-eating look on her face. Ember slid into the ring, raising to her knees as Trish gave the belt to the ref, who held it up.
"This match is scheduled for one fall and is for the Woman's Championship!" Lillian said into her microphone. The bell rang. Trish and Ember locked up in the middle before Trish overtook her, flipping her over and grabbing her hair. Ember screamed out before grabbing Trish's legs and rolling her up, getting a one and a half count. Snarling, Trish slapped Ember hard across the face. Ember retaliated with a slap of her own, though hers was so hard it knocked Trish backwards.
The match went on for about another fifteen minutes before Trish pulled a bulldog on Ember and went for the cover. Ember kicked out at two. Trish then went to the top rope and attempted to do some ludicrous move that Ember had never seen before, and the redhead rolled out of the way just in time. Trish slammed into the mat, and Ember knew that this was her chance. She went to the top and did a moonsault onto Trish, then covered her for the one-two-three. The crowd went wild, cheering on the new Woman's Champion.
"She did it, King! Blaze is the new WWE Woman's Champion!" JR said. Ember smiled and held the belt above her head. After a few moments of celebration, Ember slid out of the ring and walked triumphantly back to gorilla. Randy was waiting for her. He was already dressed in his street clothes, because he had already had a match with CJ earlier that night and wasn't needed again. He had a single lily in his hand.
"Baby, you remembered…" She said softly as he handed her the lily, her favorite flower. She smiled as he hugged her, his arms encircling her gently.
"You did an awesome job," He said, kissing the top of her head.
"I can't believe I did it…" She smiled. "Me…little Ember Haddock from a little backwater town in South Carolina…the WWE Woman's Champion…" Her voice was full of wonderment and surprise, not unlike that of a child's.
"You're such an amazing wrestler, Ember." Randy said, tilting her chin up so that he could look into her beautiful sapphire colored eyes. "And an even better person." He smiled before leaning down, kissing her softly on the lips. After the kiss was broken, Ember giggled softly.
"Quite the charmer, Mr. Orton." She smiled. Randy just smiled in return before taking the small girl's hand. They walked to the woman's locker room, where she got congratulations from Amy and Lisa Marie before gathering her things and leaving.
"Would you like to go out to dinner tonight? Someplace fancy to celebrate?" Randy asked her as they were driving back to the hotel. Ember thought about it for a moment before nodding.
"Sounds awesome. I'll just have to shower and get ready real quick," She said. They arrived at the hotel and she sorted through her suitcase for one of the dresses she bought, and a pair of heels. She laid the shoes out and gathered her dress, and a fresh pair of underwear, before going into the bathroom. She took a quick shower and hopped out, changing into the dress.
It was one of her favorites. It was a halter dress that reached her knees. It was a very pretty ocean blue color, a shade lighter than her eyes. She dried her hair and pulled part of it up in a small clip, with wisps of hair framing her face. She applied a bit of makeup and exited the bathroom.
Randy had changed into black slacks and a white button down shirt. He looked very handsome. He smiled as she walked out and walked over to her.
"You're so beautiful," He told her, kissing her forehead. She smiled, blushing slightly.
"I'm nothing special," She waved her hand before sitting down on the bed and slipping her shoes on. They were simple black stilettos that buckled at the ankle.
"You're everything to me," Randy said quietly. Ember didn't even know if he had intended her to hear the comment, but she did. She smiled and felt her heart swell with such a feeling…she wasn't quite sure what it was, but she had a strong inkling it was the first signs of her falling in love.