Chapter 4: Convincing the parents

"Mum, please let me go," Riley pleaded.

Carol Cena didn't know what to say, she was shocked that her daughter was willing to go on the road with a man she hardly knew, "your father and I don't even know Chris Jericho."

"You've seen him on TV," Riley suggested hopefully.

Her father shook his head, "you call this Jericho and ask him round for dinner or something, and then we'll decide whether it's right for you to be going on the road with him."

Riley smiled slightly; at least she had some chance.

The following day Riley was heading towards the parking lot when a highly expensive car pulled up. She didn't take much notice of it at first, until, "Riley… Riley Cena!"

Riley was in complete shock, she had been midway through telling Randy about Victoria's latest stunt to embarrass her when she had been interrupted, by none other than the WWE Champion Chris Jericho.

"Chris, what are you doing here?" she asked confused.

Riley became slightly aware that many of the departing students had stopped in shock staring at the wrestler as he leaned casually against his car.

"I came to see your parents," he explained.

Their conversation was interrupted when Victoria Ryder walked towards Riley, "what do you think your pulling Cena. Just because you're so unpopular these days doesn't mean you have to pay celebrities to pick you up from school."

Riley ignored the girl, she instead spoke to Jericho, "I'm so glad you're here."

Victoria then turned to Jericho, "Oh, your that WWE Champion, Chris Jericho right? The one she's always wearing the shirts about. You do realise that she comes from one of the poorest families in West Newsbury, I mean look at what she's wearing, its like for an OP shop. Not to mention, I bet she get's paid by Orton for being his girlfriend. It'd be good money right, especially since she has none. Oh and her brother's-"

Victoria was cut off when she was suddenly knocked to the ground. Riley ferociously punching her.

Randy pulled her away from Victoria before she could do any damage. Riley twisted his arms and she broke free.

She grabbed Victoria by the hair, "I'm sick of you, you-"

She didn't get to finish her sentence because she was grabbed again, this time by stronger arms.

When she couldn't break free, she kicked out, her foot colliding with Victoria's face.

Victoria fell to the ground in tears, her nose broken and bleeding.

The arms pulled her away, she realised Chris Jericho was dragging her away from the scene as Randy followed closely behind.

Jericho pushed her into the passenger seat of his car and Randy climbed into the backseat.

Once Jericho was behind the wheel, he drove the car as quickly as he could away from the scene, knowing it wouldn't be good for Riley if she was caught there.

While Randy directed Jericho to the Cena house, Riley spent the remainder of the trip in silence, ignoring anything that was said to her.

When they reached the Cena home she left the car storming inside. Her mother stopped hr in the hallway, "Riley, what's going on."

Carol Cena was shocked when Chris Jericho walked through her front doorway into their home following Randy Orton.

Carol Cena realised that Chris Jericho had arrived in an attempt to convince herself and her husband to let Riley go on the road with him.

"Carol Cena," she introduced herself, extending a hand.

"Chris Jericho," he replied, shaking her hand.

"Riley, Randy and Mr Jericho-"

"Chris, if you please Mrs Cena," Jericho interjected.

Carol Cena nodded, "Riley, Randy… Chris, please follow me."

She led them into the kitchen where John Cena Snr. was sitting reading the newspaper after returning home early from a hard days work.

"John, Chris Jericho's here," Carol said as soon as she entered the kitchen.

John Cena Snr. looked up in shock, "Chris Jericho," he extended his hand and Chris shook it, "I've seen you on TV countless times, I'm a true WWF fan like my sons John, Matt, Sean and Dan and my daughter Riley."

Jericho nodded, "it's a pleasure to meet you sir."

"Take a seat," he instructed. There was a brief silence as Mr. Cena studied Jericho, before he spoke again, "Why is it you wish to take Riley on the road with you?" he asked.

"I've seen Riley fight a few times briefly, and I've seen she has a lot of potential. We also share the same wrestling style. I believe that if I was to train her she would some day make it into the WWF as a Diva and win the Women's Championship," Jericho explained.

John Cena Snr. nodded, "I see, if Riley travelling with you will help her reach her dreams I would be only too happy to allow her to travel with you."

Carol looked at her husband, "But, John-"

John Cena shook his head, "The only thing that concerns me is whether I will get to see my daughter very often," he commented.

Jericho nodded, "I could organise for you to come visit her all the time, plane tickets and tickets for WWE events and Pay per Views. I could also get you backstage passes to any of the concerts with my band Fozzy."

John Cena nodded looking at his wife for her views.

Carol then voiced her views, "Chris, I'm sure you're a very responsible adult and all, but I'm not so sure about my sixteen year old daughter travelling all around the country with you alone."

Chris nodded, understanding her feelings, "ofcourse their will be other WWE superstars with me all the time. Randy's father, Bob Orton, is always on the road with us, and since Randy will also be within the next fortnight, Riley would have a friend."

Carol nodded, "Well, I have met Bob and I do trust him, but, I hardly know you Chris."

Jericho nodded, "I could make sure Riley called you every night, Bob Orton could also give you updates on how she is doing, we can also visit here whenever we can."

Carol nodded.

John Cena Snr. then asked the question that had been on his mind for quiet some time, "Jericho, how exactly do you plan to get Riley into the WWE?"

Jericho nodded, "Well, she'd have to train for a year or two, she could then still undertake her tutoring. When she's eighteen I could enter her into a Wrestling business, WWE really only accepts Wrestlers who have a past record. I think somewhere like UPW and then move into OVW and later WWE. I'd say I could get her into UPW by the time she was nineteen or twenty, not too young or she might get picked on by the older Woman wrestlers," Jericho explained, "OVW for sure by the time she was twenty one. If she makes a good impact on OVW, for instance becomes the youngest Women's Champion in the history of OVW then I'm sure it would be easy work to get her into WWE by the time she twenty-two."

John Cena nodded, "The situation seems fine with me, but it's really my wife you'll need to get the final decision from."

Jericho turned to Carol Cena.

"I don't know…" Carol began.

"Mum, please, this is what I really want," Riley pleaded.

Carol was still unsure.

Randy then entered the conversation, "Mrs Cena, I'll be with Riley every step of the way. My father's already promised to get me into professional wrestling after I finish my schooling, I'm sure that Riley and I would go through the businesses together. I'm lucky I have a father who's a wrestler and he can get me into the business whenever, but Riley has no past generations of wrestlers, this may be her one chance."

Carol looked from her husband to Jericho, then the pleading Randy and finally to her daughter, "Well, if it means that much to you."

Riley screamed in excitement, "Thankyou so much," she said as she ran to hug her mother and father."

Carol smiled, "it's quiet alright darling.

John Cena nodded, "anything for my little girl."