SOOOOOOOOOO sorry it took so long! here ya go!
The next morning she woke to the phone ringing by her bed. She groaned and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hello Arianna. This is Vince."
"Hi Vince. What's up?"
"Well, I was calling to tell you that I need to see you at the creative meeting. We are discussing new storylines and we want to involve you in them somehow."
"Alright. What time is the meeting?"
"In one hour."
"Okay. I'll see you there."
"Goodbye."
"Bye." Ari sat up and rubbed her eyes. She glanced at the clock. It was ten. She got out of bed and went to her closet and pulled out a black and pink striped dress. She grabbed some boots and her fishnet stockings. She pulled on her underclothes and then her clothes. As she laced up her boots, her phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hi Arianna. You going to the creative meeting?"
"Yeah, Shannon. What do you think is up?"
"They said something about a big story line."
"Cool. See ya there?"
"I was thinking, since we have a flight at 2, me and Amy could help you pack, and we could get lunch before we drove to Uncasville."
"Sounds good. See ya at the arena."
"Bye."
"Bye."
She hung up and went downstairs. She sat down at her table and pulled a banana out of the fruit bowl. She peeled it and wandered into her backyard. She sat in her patio swing and began to think. As she swung, Megan came into the backyard and sat next to her.
"How was your night with Shannon?"
"Good. We had an awesome time."
"What did you guys do?"
"We ate and watched a movie, until Jeff had a crisis."
"No, really. What did you do?"
"Nothing!"
"You're blushing. Something happened."
"You're right. He kissed me on the cheek. That's it."
"Ooh! You go girl!"
"Shut up. I need to go. I have a creative meeting before we leave." Arianna gave Megan a hug. Megan smiled.
"Well, Me and Liz will hold the fort down here till you're ghetto ass comes back." She shook her head and pushed her friend around to the front of the house. Megan gave Arianna on last hug and waved as Arianna pulled out of the driveway and drove off towards the hotel.
Ari's POV
I got to the hotel just as Matt pulled up, with Amy, Jeff, Shane and Shannon in the car. I waved and got out of my car.
"Guys, Torrie and I are throwing a party in the hotel pool tonight. Tell everyone." Shannon pumped his fist into the air and, subsequently, fell out of the car. I ran over and helped him off the ground.
"You okay Shannon? You aren't hurt are you?" He laughed.
"I'm fine. Come on. I want to show you something I got from a friend." He pulled me towards the trunk of the car. He fished through his bag and pulled out a book of pictures. He turned to a page of someone on a hospital bed with a baby.
"My friend Cara sent me pictures of her new baby. His name is Cooper." I looked at the pictures of a rosy cheeked little baby with sparkling green eyes. He had a smile that could melt an iceberg.
"Aww… He is so cute! How old is he?" Shannon thought for a minute.
"I think he's about three months old now. When we hit New York City in a few months, I want to go visit her." I smiled at him and put an arm around his shoulder.
"And while we're there, I want to go visit my friends Tim, Dennis, Scott, Zac, Angie, and Caroline. I miss them so much." Shannon grinned at me and started to lead the way toward the hotel.
"Well, we can go together then. It'll be fun. Now lets get inside and finish this meeting so we can pack and drive on out to Uncasville." Shannon and I led our friends to the meeting.
We walked inside and took our seats. Vince, Stephanie, and a few writers were already there. Ron, John, John C, Mark, Glen, Michael, Rob, Chris, Jay, Adam, Chrissy, and Eddie followed us in shortly after. We sat quietly, listening to our tasks.
"We are going to form a faction, similar to Evolution, but much larger and much more powerful. It will start off being Shannon, Arianna, Jeff, Ron, Rob and Mark. Slowly, more people will join and eventually Matt and John L will see that their best move will be to join in too. In order to be let into the faction, both men must beat three members of the faction. The three members Matt will face will be Shannon, Jeff, and Arianna. John will have to beat Ron, Rob, and Mark. Once they have 'proven themselves', your faction, which we have yet to name, will take over Smackdown. Now, all we have left to do today is decide who should be the leader of the group. Since you will be working together for a while, we decided to let you pick." Stephanie said to everyone, watching looks of excitement cross our faces.
Mark looked at everyone in the room and thought a bit before saying, "Arianna or Shannon, since they're the two startin' members. As for a name, how 'bout Darc Allegiance?" Everyone nodded in agreement with Mark. Shannon looked at me.
"Let Arianna lead us. With me, Jeff and Mark as her right hand men." Everyone began to murmur their liking to the ideas and the meeting ended soon after.
We busted out of the hotel and got into our cars. We all drove back to my place. Megan was there, cooking something. I went inside to find out what.
"Bacon, sausage, pancakes, toast, eggs and juice. Figured ya'll would wanna eat before headin' out." Megan said in a very heavy southern accent. "Is Mark comin'?" Mark walked into the kitchen, answering her question.
"Mmm… what smells so good?" Mark stretched his arms over his head, his hands hitting the low ceiling. He pulled his arms down and took a seat at the table. I looked at my friends. Matt, Jeff, Shane, Mark, Amy, Chrissy, Jay, Adam, Liz, Rob and Chris were all standing in my kitchen. There was no way we were going to fit in here.
"I'm going break one of my rules, again. We can all eat in my living room. There are thirteen of us and only seven spots not on the floor. Mark and Chris get first pick and then everyone else can kill each other for a seat." They smiled at me, and walked over to my couch and chair and sat down. Mark chose the long couch and laid down on it. Everyone groaned.
"There went four more seats." Jeff said. "I call the loveseat!" He dove over the couch and climbed up onto a seat. Shane plopped down next to him and put his friend into a headlock. Liz and Chrissy sat on the floor, Liz leaning on his chest. Jay and Adam sat side by side, looking at an issue of the Divas magazine. Rob sat down on the other love seat, and Matt and Amy settled next to the fire place.
Megan and I came in with plates of food for everyone. Once everyone had their food, Megan sat with Rob. Mark called out.
"Shannon, Arianna, here ya go." He moved his legs so we could sit. I smiled at him.
"Thanks Mark." He nodded and began to eat. Rob poked the power button on the TV and turned on After Burn. Everyone groaned. Josh Matthews was talking about our big night. As the footage of Jeff and Ron's return aired, the doorbell rang. I got up and wandered over to the door. Outside, on my porch was my brother.
"Tayler!" I yelled and bent down to hug him. He wrapped his arms around me in a strong hug. I moved back a bit.
"How ya doin' little sis?" He asked and I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Fine, big brother. You gonna sit out there all day or come in and see my entourage?" He raised an eyebrow at me and rolled into the house. I followed him inside. He rolled into the living room and looked at all the people there. I walked up behind him and introduced everyone. He waved his hand at me to shut me up.
"I know everyone here! That's Mark Calloway, that's Rob Szatkowski, Chris Irvine, Chris Benoit, Jason Reso, Adam Copeland, Matt Hardy, Amy Dumas, Jeff Hardy, Shane Helms, and Shannon Moore." I rolled my eyes at him.
"Now that everyone knows who you are, let me tell them who you are. Guys, this is Tayler, my brother." He rolled over my foot. I punched him in the shoulder. "My twin 'yet still older than me' brother. Ya happy?" I asked and flopped onto the couch next to Shannon rubbing my hurt foot. Mark laughed as Tayler smirked at me. I smacked Mark on the arm. He grunted and popped me back gently. I faked a cry.
"Shannon, Big Mean Mark is hurting me! Make him stop!" Everyone laughed. Tayler wheeled over between the chair Chris was in and me on the couch. He watched me hit the baseball slide and turned to me.
"Okay. That answers my question." I looked at him.
"What question?" Tayler chuckled.
"Why all these wrestlers are in your house. I take it your plan was successful, Megan?" Megan nodded and turned to Rob and whispered in his ear. Rob grinned.
"Hey Tayler, how fast are you in that thing?" Tayler thought for a minute.
"Pretty fast. Why, you want to race?" Rob nodded and stood up. We all followed them outside to the street. After making sure no cars were coming down the street, they took off. Rob and Tayler raced around the block apparently. Rob and Tayler whipped past the house again. They came around once more and slowed down. Tayler and Rob both collapsed from exhaustion. Megan and I ran over to help them inside. Rob was panting for breath.
"I win!" He gasped, and plopped down onto the floor. Tayler shook his head.
"Nope. I win." Megan rolled her eyes.
"No, you both win. And for winning, you both get a kiss, after you can breathe." She winked at them and went inside to get them some water. I shook my head at Tayler.
"You know better than to push yourself. You're 24 years old. You don't need to die of a heart attack yet. You're supposed to wait until you're 40 to die." Tayler rolled his eyes, breathing easier.
"Whatever. How about that kiss from Megan, before I have to go change for work?" He said as Megan came back out and handed him the water.
"I guess you can have it now." She leaned down and pecked him on the lips. He grinned and gave her a hug. Then he opened his arms to me.
"Come on little sis. I probably won't see you till your next birthday. Happy birthday punk. Don't do anything stupid." Smiled and hugged him.
"Same to you, but don't do anything I would do. I'll miss you bro." He let go of me.
"I'll tell Mom and Dad to watch Smackdown this week. You'll be on right?" I nodded to him.
"Yep. We've got to leave to get on the road soon for a house show in Uncasville and then a taping in Calgary." So, I'll send you something from Calgary for your birthday." He grinned.
"Okay. How bout' one of them Divas?" I shook my head.
"Nope. Now get your ass to work. You gotta get them dolla dolla bills, playa." I said, imitating Theodore Long. He laughed, waved good bye to everyone and wheeled down the block to his house. Yes, I live down the street from my brother. My parents and younger sibs live about three miles away.
I looked at everyone expectantly.
"Okay guys. We need to leave, like now, if we plan on arriving in Uncasville at a reasonable time." Everyone nodded and began to grab their things. I ran back inside to pack my things quickly. Shannon and Amy followed me up to my room. I tossed my largest duffel bag onto the bed and went to my dresser. Amy and Shannon dug through my closet. Amy began to strew things across my bed, which still had some clothes on it from yesterday, which I hadn't bothered to clear off. Shannon pulled out all of my shoes and looked at Amy. She nodded and began to put things into the bag carefully so that it would all fit. I pulled all of my underclothes into the bag. Shannon glanced around my room.
"Anything else you want to take with? You have about seventy outfits here, plus you left your makeup kit in the car. Amy? Anything she needs?" Amy shrugged and brushed her hair from her eyes.
"Umm… she needs pads, but she can borrow mine until then. The nearest equipment store is in Charlotte. But I think that Calgary has a store. Come on. You're drivin' to Uncasville. I can't handle another all nighter with Matt and Jeff and Shane." Amy, Shannon and me grabbed my stuff and trooped downstairs. Everyone was leaning on the vehicles. We walked up to them and looked at Mark.
"Who's riding with me?" he asked. Rob popped his hand into the air and made his way towards Mark's truck, motorcycle in the back. Both guys walked over to the truck and leaned on it. Adam, Chris, Chrissy and Jason decided to ride in Chris's large car. Matt and Shane were riding in Matt's car and Jeff, Shannon and Amy were riding with me. As we put all of our stuff into our cars (and truck in Mark's case), Megan came running out to us. She handed each of us a bag. I looked inside. Snacks to hold us for the three hour drive. I hugged her.
"I'm gonna miss you, mi amiga. Te amo, chica." She hugged me back.
"Te amo mas. Vas para tus suenos. Tienes divertido en tu viaje." I hugged her again, tighter. She pulled back and looked at Rob. "I owe you a kiss." She walked over and pecked him on the lips. She pulled back, waved goodbye to everyone and ran inside. I think she went in there to cry.
We climbed into our cars and drove out of the city, towards the city's edge. Jeff spent ten minutes telling knock-knock jokes until Shannon, Amy, and me yelled at him to shut up. He stopped telling knock-knocks. The silence was painful. Amy and Jeff nodded off in the back and I struggled for something to say. Shannon had pulled his cell out and was playing with his ring tones. I smirked, grabbed my phone and played my tone. He looked at me like I was crazy.
"Is that… my entrance…music?" I just smiled and put my phone back into my pockets. This was going to be a long drive.
