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All of Me | Chapter Two
I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down.
― Abraham Lincoln
The airport was packed.
Allie scurried between the lines of travelers as she searched for the exit at Philadelphia International Airport. She sucked in a few deep breaths as she navigated through a group of people who were talking near one of the terminals.
She sighed in relief when she spotted her brother standing just past the terminal. His dark hair was tied back and he wore black jeans and a hooded sweatshirt.
She darted over to him and lunged at him, seizing him around the waist in a tight embrace.
He grunted and shoved her away. "Get off. It hasn't been that long since I've seen you."
She frowned, "Nice to see you too. Can you get me out of here please?" She watched as another group of people walked passed them.
He chuckled and nodded, "Come on." He motioned for her to follow him. She trailed along behind him.
In a few minutes they had navigated their way out of the busy airport and into the parking lot.
"I lucked out and got a decent parking spot. We're over here." He led the way toward a black SUV. He used the remote to open the hatch.
"Thanks for picking me up." She watched as he tossed her bags in the back.
"No problem. The hotel is close by." He smiled and slammed the back closed.
She walked around and climbed in the passenger seat. The SUV was roomy. She glanced in the backseat and noticed Seth's suitcases in the back.
"After we get settled in a bunch of us are going to go to the gym. Do you want to come along?"
She frowned. She knew she had to get to know people on the main roster but, after traveling and being surrounded by so many people in the airport the last thing she wanted to do was go and hang out with a group of people.
"Sorry Seth, I'm really tired. I think I'll pass this time if you don't mind."
He frowned, "Are you sure. Your new tag team partner will be there. It will be a lot of fun."
"Next time. I promise." She forced a smile. She grabbed her cell phone out of her pocket. She had to text Adam and let him know her flight went okay and she was safely with Seth.
"Okay. I'll hold you to that." He steered the car out of the parking lot and onto the highway. "How was your flight?"
"It wasn't too bad, except I had a window seat."
"How did you ever survive?"
Allie frowned but, didn't respond. She opened the thread of messages labeled "Adam" and typed in a quick message.
Flight was okay. I am safely in Philadelphia with Seth.
She hit send and tucked the phone back in her pocket.
"Texting someone already?"
"I was just letting Adam know I made it to Philadelphia."
"He certainly keeps an eye on you doesn't he?"
Allie frowned and glanced at her brother. There was something about his tone that made her uncomfortable. She shrugged and drug her lip between her teeth. "He takes good care of me. I'm lucky."
"You are capable of taking care of yourself Allison."
"I just meant he makes sure I am comfortable when I have . . . social things I have to attend to."
Seth nodded, "He's a good friend."
Allie rested her elbow against the door and rubbed the back of her neck nervously.
"What do you have to say?" He gave her a knowing look as he steered off the highway into the exit lane.
Allie sighed, she never could fool her brother. Even if he didn't understand her problem with social interactions he could easily pick up on her personal cues. "Promise not to get mad."
The look he gave her informed her he wasn't promising anything. "Spill it, Allie."
She shrugged and turned her attention the scenery passing outside, "Boyfriend."
"What? Allie, you with a boyfriend."
"I'm sure stranger things have happened."
"I don't know. Is this a good idea? You're on the main roster - he's still in NXT…"
"He says it will be fine."
Allie pulled out her phone when it chimed and opened the message from Adam.
Glad to hear you arrived safely. Good luck tonight. I'll be watching.
She smiled and typed a quick response.
"I'm guessing that was him."
"Just wishing me good luck tonight and honestly, I'm going to need it. I can't believe I am going to be on RAW tonight."
"Are you excited?"
"More like terrified."
"You'll be fine sis. Stop worrying." Seth turned into the parking of the hotel. "Here we are." He pulled into the first open parking space he could find and turned off the car.
"Are you sure you are doing the right thing with Cole?"
Allie smiled as she grabbed the door handle and opened the door. "I'm positive."
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Allie sat in the makeup chair. She was at the mercy of the glamsquad and was genuinely concerned about how her look might turn out. She was so used to doing her own makeup, it really bothered her that someone else was in charge of her beauty regimen for the night.
They had just finished blowing out and styling her hair. Now they had her turned away from the mirror as they applied and ungodly amount of primer to her skin.
"Hey there partner."
Allie glanced to her right. Bayley had just sat down in the styling chair opposite her. She was already dressed in her ring attire for the night. Allie was pleased to see that she had worn attire that had blue and purple in it… so they would match.
"Hey." Allie smiled. "Ready for tonight?"
"Oh hell yea. This is going to be amazing. I am so excited for Evolution. It is going to be a great night."
"That's true. It's definitely something special." Allie closed her eyes so the makeup artist could apply some eyeshadow to her eyes.
"Seth says your nervous. I was nervous when I made my main roster debut too but, don't worry. Once you get out there you will be fine."
"Thanks. I've never been in front of an audience this big before."
"You get used to it… and they are going to be so hyped for the tag title announcement and your debut… it will be fine."
"I hope you're okay with me being your tag team partner."
"Of course I am! We are going to make a great tag-team."
Allie smiled gratefully, "I am glad to hear you think so."
"All done! What do you think?" The makeup artist exclaimed. She had just finished up Allie's eyeliner. She took a step back, leaving the purple eyeliner pencil on the counter.
Allie turned so she could look in the mirror. Her jaw nearly dropped as she stared at the eyeshadow and eyeliner the woman had applied. A blend of gold and blue eyeshadow adorned her eyelids, accented by bright purple eyeliner beneath her eyes. The look was completed with black winged eyeliner and black mascara.
"It looks amazing and it will look great with my attire. Thank you so much." Allie jumped up from her chair.
"Of course!"
"It does look fantastic" Bayley chimed in from her chair where another member of the 'glamsquad' was applying highlighter over her foundation.
"Thanks. I better go get my attire on."
"See you later, Allie."
"Yea, see you later." Allie seized her opportunity to leave and headed toward the women's locker room to get ready for her segment.
-x-x-x-
Stephanie McMahon stood in the center of the ring surrounded by the RAW women's division. Behind her stat a pedestal holding something that was covered by red velvet cloth. Stephanie waited for the fans to quiet down before she began her opening speech.
"Good Evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to Monday Night Raw!" the fans gave a mixed reaction to her usual opener. She once again waited for the fans to quiet down. "I have a very important announcement to make regarding the Women's Division."
The fans all cheered for the ladies who were standing around the outer edge of the ring. Stephanie motioned to all of the women surrounding her and smiled, "We are in the midst of the Women's revolution and in two weeks we will be having the first ever all women's pay per view, Evolution." The fans all cheered again, while the women in the ring clapped and nodded. "And I have a very important announcement to make regarding WWE Evolution."
Stephanie paused for a moment. She walked around to the side of the pedestal. "Tonight we will begin a series of matches. The final match of the series will take place in two weeks at Evolution, where the winners will be crowned the first ever WWE Women's Tag Team Champions." Stephanie pulled the velvet cloth off the pedestal, displaying the new title belts.
The audience erupted. Cheers and applause filled the building while the women in the roster turned and talked excitedly amongst each other.
The audience began to quiet down when Alexa Bliss stepped forward,holding a microphone. "This is an absolutely historic announcement, Stephanie and, on behalf of the entire women's division, thank you for the opportunity.. . . but, it doesn't matter who you put in those matches my girls Alicia Fox and Mickie James will win the match at Evolution and become the first ever Women's tag team champions."
Alexa gave a disapproving look when Ruby Riott stepped forward. She was also holding a microphone and was smiling. "Oh Alexa. That is bold of you to assume your little sidekicks would even make it past the Riott Squad." Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan nodded in unison. "There is no other tag team as strong as the Riott Squad. We are a united front. No one can break the bond that we have and that is going be the reason we are able to beat all of the other teams and go to Evolution to become the first ever Women's Tag Team Champions."
Bayley stepped forward and smiled sweetly when all of the fans cheered. "I wouldn't be so sure of that Ruby. I mean, how many times have Sasha and I defeated the Riott Squad on Raw?" The fans all cheered while Liv rolled her eyes and Ruby gave a mocking laugh. "And that was without fighting for the chance to become Tag Team Champions. Now, I can tell you I will work 10 times as hard to make sure one of those titles ends up around my waist."
"Awe, Bayley!" Alexa took a step forward and tilted her head to the side. "That's so cute but, I don't see your tag team partner out here tonight."
Bayley nodded, "You're right Alexa, Sasha is injured and she isn't here tonight."
The fans all booed. It was clear they had been looking forward to the idea of Bayley being in the tournament and possibly eliminating the Riott Squad from contention.
Alexa smiled and nodded, "I guess that means you won't be able to participate seeing you don't have a partner."
Bayley held up a finger and shook her head, "You see, Alexa. After Sasha and I defeated the Riott Squad last week, I thought maybe, they might try to pull something here tonight. So I called in some backup from a friend of mine." Bayley motioned toward the stage as 'Lightning' by Fireflight began to blare throughout the arena.
The fans all cheered and began to chant 'NXT' as Allie walked out on the stage. She wore black, distressed, galaxy shorts and a black crop top, with lace up black converse. She smiled as she made her way to the ring carrying her own microphone. She climbed the rings steps and ducked between the ropes. She passed by all of the other women that were staring at her and walked up to Bayley.
Alexa scoffed as she looked Allie up and down. 'I didn't think it was possible but, i think you might have actually gotten a downgrade on your partner Bayley. . . C'mon this has to be a joke. You need a new tag partner and you choose a rookie."
Bayley was about to speak but, Allie held up a hand to silence her. The fans all cheered as she stepped closer to Alexa, staring her down. She held up her mic to speak and the fans fell silent. "You know what Alexa, you are right. I am a rookie. I am the newest member of the Raw women's division but, what you fail to realize is that makes me even more dangerous. I have something to prove and you better damn well believe I am going make sure I make a statement with my arrival and what better way to do that then to defeat every other tag team on RAW and become one half of the first ever RAW tag-team champions." The fans all cheered and once again began to chant 'NXT'. Alexa rolled her eyes in response and Alicia and Mickie had stepped forward and were now flanking either side of Alexa. Allie ignored them, keeping her undivided attention on Alexa. "You might think I'm a pushover because I'm a fresh-face in this division but, your inability to see that you are underestimating me and your complacency will be your downfall. I'm not here to get lost in the shuffle or get overlooked. I am here to make sure each and every one of those people out there remembers my name and each and every woman in the rings knows exactly what I can do." Alicia and Mickie took a step forward, while Alexa stepped back. Alicia was yelling at Allie but, Stephanie stepped forward, pushing herself between the women.
"Alright, alright, ladies that is enough." Stephanie interrupted. Allie took a step back to stand by Bayley. "I love seeing the spirit of competition and that hunger to be the best. So, I say we start things off right now… Alicia and Mickie you are going to take on the newly formed team of Bayley and Allison Rae. The winner of that match will take on the winner of next weeks match, Nia Jax and Ember Moon vs the Riott Squad. . . and I hope you are ready ladies because your match starts right now."
Bayley and Allie made their way to the their corner while the rest of the women left the ring and a stagehand moved the titles to ringside. Alicia and Mickie were already in their corner and Alicia stepped into the ring to start the match against the Bayley. The two started off grappling. The back and forth action continued until Alicia managed to get the upper hand and worked Bayley into a headscissor submission. Bayley managed to break free of the submission. The two women scrambled to their feet. Alicia went for a kick but, Bayley ducked and ran the ropes and struck Alicia with an elbow. Alicia fell to the mat and Bayley went for the pin but, Alicia kicked out at two. Bayley quickly struck Alicia with another elbow before setting her up in a scissored armbar.
Alicia screamed in pain as Bayley held the submission. Allie was cheering on the ring apron and stomping her foot. The fans all cheered for Bayley. Bayley took advantage of the submission and struck Alicia with several kicks. Just as Alicia raised her hand to tap Mickie scrambled into the ring and hit Bayley with a kick to break up the submission. Mickie grabbed Alicia and drug her to their corner and tagged herself in. Mickie ran over to Bayley who was staggering to her feet and hit her with a superkick.
Mickie went for the pin but, Bayley kicked out at two. Mickie got up and ran the ropes and once again took down Bayley with a Thez-press before hitting her with a series of strikes. She went for the pin again but, Allie ran in and broke it up.
Allie ran back to her corner. Bayley made her way to the ropes and tagged her in. Allie ran across the ring and hit Mickie with a drop kick. The fans all cheered as she jumped back up and ran across the ring, hit the ropes, jumped back over Mickie to perform a springboard moonsault. The fans all cheered and chanted NXT as Allie went for the pin. Alicia snuck around and put Mickie's foot on the rope, breaking the pin. Alicia turned around and taunted the booing audience. She was so busy yelling at the crowd she didn't see Allie stand up, run across the ring. Allie ran over and hit Alicia with a baseball slide, sending her into the barricade.
While Allie was distracted by Alicia, Mickie managed to climb to her feet. She hit Allie with a superkick. Instead of going for the pin she climbed the top rope and waited for Allie to stand up. She hit her with an arm drag. Allie grabbed at her arm as she scrambled to her feet, just to get hit with the Mick Kick. She dove into the pin but, Bayley broke up the pin. Allie crawled away from Mickie and pulled herself up by the ropes. She waited for Mickie to stand up before hitting her with a roundhouse kick. Allie grabbed one of Mickie's arms and legs and drug her to the corner where she went for a split-legged corkscrew moonsault. The fans all cheered as she hit the move and went for the pin but, Mickie kicked out at two.
Allie raked her fingers through her hair in frustration .She grabbed Mickie and drug her to her feet and shoved her into the corner where she hit her with a series of strikes. She staggered backward when Mickie hit her with a solid elbow. Mickie took the opportunity to climb to the ropes but, Allie quickly ran up after her and hit her with a spanish fly, much to the delight of the crowd.
Allie went for another pin but, Alicia pulled her out of the ring and tossed her into the barricade. The referee yelled at Alicia and told her to get back in the corner. Bayley jumped down to check on Allie while Alicia screamed at the referee. Allie crawled over to the ring as the referee began to count. She climbed into the ring at the five count and tagged in Bayley just as Mickie tagged in Alicia.
Bayley ran across the ring and hit Alicia with a series of running double axe handles. As Alicia staggered to her feet Bayley ran and knocked her into the corner where she hit her signature shoulder and elbow series before grabbing Alicia and hitting her with an exploder suplex. She went for the cover but, Alicia kicked out at two.
Bayley climbed to the top rope. Mickie ran over to the corner, looking to knock Bayley down but, Allie hit her with a suicide dive off the apron. The fans all cheered as Bayley hit an elbow drop for the pin and the win.
Allie climbed into the ring and ran over to Bayley who gave her a quick hug before the referee held up their hands in victory.
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Allie was exhausted by the time she made it back to her hotel room. She had spent several hours backstage picking apart her performance on RAW despite the praise she had received from both Seth and Bayley. Her tension had lessened slightly when Hunter had pulled her aside to congratulate her. She still thought she could have done better but, it was good to know her boss was pleased with her performance.
She grabbed some pajamas out of her bag and took a quick shower before crawling into bed with a new mystery novel.
She had just finished the first chapter when her phone chimed.
She grabbed it from the nightstand and opened the text message.
Hey. I know you are probably exhausted but, I wanted to let you know I am proud of you. You were amazing tonight. Call me in the morning.
Allie smiled at the message from Adam. She took a moment to tell him thank you and promised to call him in the morning, before putting the phone back on the nightstand.
She couldn't fight the feeling of comfort that washed over her, knowing that he was proud of her. She put her book on the nightstand, feeling more at peace than she had all night, and switched off the light before drifting off to sleep.