"This one's for you, your highness." Dean said softly, watching as CJ did lunges by some crates. For some reason she was wearing his Shield hoodie and he wasn't going to take it from her until it was time for him to go. Her gear for the night mimicked that of what her father wore for his first trip into the Elimination Chamber at the Survivor Series event in 2002, and he really liked how maroon looked against her pale skin.

"What do you mean?"

"This match against the Wyatts. I'm fighting for you. They brought you into this unnecessarily, and I'm going to get them back for it."

"Can you ask Bray why I wasn't worth the three dollars for a sharpie?" CJ asked with a smile, switching from lunges to squats while Dean let out a small chuckle.

"If I remember. Natalya is going to be at ringside with you?" He asked as she stood up straight and took a drink from his water bottle that would be dumped on his hair soon.

"To keep Tamina at bay so I can get the three count." Dean only nodded as they walked around the arena, silently worrying about the status of CJ's ribs as they walked. She playfully nudged him with her arm, not used to when he'd randomly fall into silence. The night before she thought that he had fallen asleep while she was brushing her teeth in the bathroom, and then stepped out to see him staring into space. It was weird, but she knew she'd adjust. It would just take time.

CJ handed Dean his jacket before they walked into catering together and, much to her chagrin, he led her to the table Seth and Roman were at. She avoided eye contact with Seth and slipped into casual conversation with Roman about her plans for her title match.

"The Enzuigiri is kind of pointless since AJ is so short, huh?" Dean asked and CJ nodded.

"And thats probably the one thing I do flawlessly so there's that. But I have the Impaler DDT and a whole arsenal at my disposal, so it shouldn't be too bad."

"Just take it easy on those ribs." Roman suggested, nudging Seth.

"Yeah, we don't want you to get hurt again."

"That would be no bueno." CJ agreed, waving to Nikki and Brie as Natalya sat down beside her.

When the guys left to go prepare for their entrance, CJ felt her phone vibrate and looked down to see a text from Dean.

'The Wyatts
Batista
Orton
The Authority
The Outlaws
Kane
Lesnar
Aksana
Vickie
Maddox
The list changes every so often and I'll keep you updated as it changes. Natalya used to be on it so be safe without me and good luck tonight if I don't see you before your match.'

"What's that?" Natalya asked and CJ locked her phone quickly, smiling up at the older blonde.

"Dean wishing me luck." CJ covered as they stood. "I've gotta go put this in the locker room and grab my shoe covers."

"I just realized that you weren't wearing your covers. How do you wrestle in sneakers?"

"I dunno, I just always have." CJ shrugged her shoulders, kicking at the ground as they walked. "Boots are uncomfortable in my opinion."

"To each his own, I guess." Natalya said, opening the door for CJ. "Your pants are cute, though."

"Thanks. Let's go watch The Shield kick ass, yeah?"

"You just want to watch your boyfriend." Natalya teased and CJ shook her head as they headed for gorilla, since CJ's match followed The Shield match and there was a monitor there.

"Dean is not my boyfriend. I don't do relationships, Nattie."

"You and Dean could make it work and would be a really cute couple. That's all I'm saying." Natalya dismissed and CJ nodded, keeping quiet for the rest of their walk.

"Sierra. Hotel. India. Echo. Lima. Delta. The Shield."

"Just in time." CJ cheered, unfolding a steel chair for herself before putting her full attention on the monitor as the guys made their way down the stairs; Seth lead in the charge, Dean in the middle, and Roman in the back. Dean looked really pumped for what was to come as he paced circles around the ring with his jacket hanging off his shoulders. CJ had completely blocked out the commentary and all the noise around her as she watched The Wyatts make their way to the ring. She had never been more concerned for Dean before, but she had to admit that seeing him all amped up and pissed off was a turn on.

Bray called out Dean and, even though she couldn't hear what he said, it was enough to piss off Dean and CJ wasn't surprised when Dean lunged for Bray. Once the Wyatts cleared the ring, Seth and Roman set to trying to calm down Dean. CJ couldn't help but smile at the way Seth held Dean's head in his hands while Roman put a supportive hand on Dean's shoulder. It showed that they were brothers through thick and thin, and that nothing was going to ruin that.

Seeing Seth start off against Rowan made CJ uncomfortable, since she still cared for him, but she could that that it was something he wanted. Seth was quick and agile, and she knew that would be his saving grace a lot during the match since the Wyatts weren't even close to being on his level. When Roman tagged in without Seth getting hurt, CJ allowed herself to relax a little. Roman was a big guy and still quick, so The Shield still had their advantage.

But when Seth came back in and Rowan turned him inside out, CJ started biting her lip out of nervous habit. Like Harper getting tagged in didn't make her feel better. She could tell that they were punishing him, but Seth broke free and tagged in Roman again. They had a little stand off before Roman shattered the silence with a right hand. But it didn't last because Bray Wyatt got control.

Once Dean was finally tagged in, CJ couldn't help but smile at how he just let out all his frustrations on Luke Harper before he tagged out again. Their frequent tags kept her at ease until Dean got distracted by Rowan and then caught in a drop kick courtesy of Harper.

"This match is going to make me grey early, I can tell." CJ murmured, holding a piece of her wavy blonde hair in front of her face. She looked back to the monitor to see that the Wyatts had taken to punishing Dean. "Get your knuckles off his head."

"Oh good, he bites." Natalya teased and CJ lightly pushed her.

"Hush. That's actually really hot. That was a really hard suplex."

"But look at that neck breaker." Natalya complimented, seeing CJ smile as Dean tagged in Seth. "They're going to be okay, CJ."

"I just don't want to see them hurt. They're cool guys, Nattie."

"That Seth Rollins is always landing on his feet." Natalya observed and CJ nodded with a smile as John Cena made his way to sit in front of CJ's chair and watch the match.

"Have you ever wondered why Luke Harper doesn't wear a clean shirt?" John asked and CJ shrugged.

"Maybe Bray Wyatt is against washing machines." CJ suggested, gently patting his head.

"Look at that big boot!" Natalya cheered and CJ looked at her friend in shock, knowing that if she had cheered for Tyson coming close to getting his head kicked off by a psycho hillbilly then Natalya would've been pissed.

"Double collision!" John's cheer brought CJ out of her confusion and an she looked to see Seth start taking apart the announce table.

"They're not going to powerbomb Seth?" CJ almost whined, shielding her eyes.

"Ambrose to the rescue. Man, he just throws punches." John observed and CJ peeked between her fingers to see Dean and Bray go over the barricade and fight into the crowd.

"They're taking apart the American announce table now?" Natalya asked and CJ nodded as Bray Wyatt came back.

"There's Bray, where's Dean?" John asked and CJ started mentally begging him to come back. There was no way that he couldn't be okay.

"Good question." Natalya mumbled as the camera panned to Seth on the table. When Seth was lifted in the air, CJ had to look away, hearing the table collapse on impact made tears well up in her eyes. She couldn't watch them decimate Roman. Knowing that something unknown had happened to Dean and knowing exactly what happened to Seth killed her.

CJ wasn't at all focusing on this match. She was worried about Dean. She had been able to see how Seth and Roman were, but nobody had seen Dean and Bray Wyatt was speaking in riddles again. All she wanted to do was hop over the barricade and go look for him.

But first she needed to get what she should have gotten at the Royal Rumble. The Divas Championship was rightfully hers. Once she had the title she'd hop the barricade and look for Dean.

Natalya was doing her job at ringside and keeping Tamina out of the ring. Every time the second generation diva would hop onto the apron Natalya would pull her down quickly and was trying her best to keep the distractions at a minimum, knowing that the last thing CJ needed was another distraction on top of Dean being missing. It was a hard fought match, but CJ got the three count after a third attempt at the Liontamer was successful.

"CJ Jericho is the Diva's Champion!" Seth heard Cole cheer from where he sat in the trainer's room with Roman and he couldn't help but grin at the bright smile on her face as she held the belt up high.

"Y2-Junior did it!" JBL cheered and Roman chuckled when CJ slid out of the ring with the belt to hug JBL and took a selfie with his phone before dragging Natalya out of the ring area.

"She's something, ain't she?" Seth asked and Roman nodded in agreement. "She's worried about Dean, though. She wrestled that whole match on auto pilot."

"Speaking of Dean, where the hell did he go?"

"He hadn't turned up yet?" CJ asked as she entered the room, holding her title close to her chest. They didn't notice her grab Dean's title before leaving the ring area, but she had that too. "I grabbed his title because I figured he would've turned up by now, but-"

"He'll turn up, babygirl. Have faith in the man." Roman assured, easing off the exam table to pull CJ into a hug. "He's dead set on protecting you, he'll turn up before the show ends."

"I'm sorry." CJ mumbled, stepping back from Roman's embrace and taking a deep breath. "I'm not usually like this. Did you want to hang onto this?"

"You room with him, so you hang onto it, okay?" Seth suggested and CJ nodded.

"I'm glad you both are okay." She said softly before walking out of the room, Seth and Roman exchanging a glance as she left.

After showering and changing, CJ packed up her bag and made sure that she had both her belt and Dean's before heading out to the rental they were sharing. She was grateful that Dean had left the keys with her as she loaded up her bag, but froze when she heard a groan from nearby.

"Hello?" She called into the parking lot, which was void of people since the show was still going on. Her only response was a louder groan as she slammed the trunk shut and looked around. "This isn't funny, okay? So if you think that this is all a game, you need to grow the fuck up."

"CJ." The voice sounded familiar, and there was only one person who could be outside and groaning.

"Dean? Where are you?"

"Here." A loud metallic thud made her look to the dumpster alongside the building, and she squinted seeing his silhouette leaning against the wall. She jogged over and knelt beside him, cupping his cheek in her hand as she turned his face to look him in the eyes. "How goes it, cutie?"

"You definitely have a head injury." CJ muttered, pulling out her phone to call Seth. "Pick up."

"CJ? Is everything alright?"

"I found Dean. We're by the dumpster behind the building."

"Roman and I are coming. Stay put." With that, Seth hung up and CJ turned her focus back to Dean.

"They're coming."

"How fitting, considering that we're here." Bray Wyatt called and CJ glanced up to see the Wyatts hovering around her and Dean. They were trapped, Dean was in no condition to fight, and she couldn't fight all three off. "Now, Miss Jericho, I see that'd you're on edge. We're not here to do further damage to your shield, but I see why you chose him to be your companion. Just as broken as fine china hitting a block of cement, and soon everyone will see that the almighty 'queen of the world' is nothing more than a peasant trying to keep up with her many delusions of grandeur."

"CJ!" Seth called and Bray smirked down at the second generation star.

"Follow the buzzards."

"CJ!"

"We're over here!"

ArtisticLullaby, ChelleLew, UntilNeverDawns, and angelsdee327 are wonderful people and I thank them for reviewing.

On another note, I don't think I'll be able to update this one tomorrow because I need to devote my creative juices to Adam's Princess even though I'm not really feeling it. I'm praying that some motivation strikes me while I sleep tonight.