In the last chapter, Seth agreed to help Olivia learn how to protect herself. Seth, Dean and Roman had to get used to working as The Shield again and they trained for a while until Seth decided to take a break to help Olivia. Seth helped Olivia mostly with head on attacks. He helped Olivia block her face from on coming hits. When it came to sneak attacks, Olivia was scared, every time she was attacked it was when someone attacked her from behind. Seth gave her a few tips so she could escape if they were bigger or stronger than her. Dean and Roman helped Olivia get over her fear of sneak attacks. Once they were done in the ring that day Olivia decided that she wanted to become a WWE diva. Also this chapter will probably be longer than most of the other ones.

Not So Bad

Chapter Twenty Two

Olivia was excited. The day before had been a beneficial day. The Shield had basically taught her how to protect herself from an attack. Seth had taught her how to block head on attacks. Dean and Roman had to hold her and act like they were going to drag her away. Seth gave her a few tips on how to escape. After her basic self defense lessons, Olivia decided that she wanted to be a WWE diva. Olivia and Seth went to the training area again. It was early in the morning so not many people were there yet, they had the ring all to themselves. Olivia stepped through the ropes and looked around the ring over at Seth. The first thing he wanted to do was practice running and bouncing off the ropes. Olivia wasn't so sure the ropes would support her so she was kind of nervous about doing it.

"You can do it. Trust me ok... the ropes aren't going to break. The ropes support me, the ropes support big guys like Big Show. Watch me."

Seth demonstrates running back and forth between ropes, Olivia watches as the ropes bounce back with him.

"Now you try."

Olivia was slow at first, but once she got used to the feeling of the ropes, her speed increased.

"There you go, that's better. So what kind of a wrestler do you want to be? Do you want to be a basic mat skills wrestler, a submission specialist, a high flyer or what?"

"Well... I was hoping I could learn a bit of everything."

"I'll do my best, but other people can help you too. You've seen that some of the stuff we do is risky, sometimes we do actually get hurt. At some point everyone gets hurt, I want to know if you are really one hundred percent dedicated to this."

"I am. I do want to be a WWE diva, I want to learn everything that I can. I promise I won't quit."

"I like that kind of attitude, but if things do get too intense let me know and we will stop. If you think you can't handle it we will stop. I won't be mad at you. I don't want you to think that I'm making you do this. You don't have to want to start wrestling just because of me."

"I know. You're only part of the reason. I saw the other divas and it interested me. I know not all of the divas are in this for the wrestling, but there are a few that I saw that really show off their skills. This is something I want to do."

"Ok. So how about we brush up on some of the things you learned yesterday. Believe it or not what we did yesterday can actually be used in WWE. You can block head on attacks, and you and do everything you did to get away from sneak attacks. You can use your head, your elbows, your feet... do anything to get out of the hold without causing a disqualification. So you've been around probably long enough to understand a little more about WWE. Tell me what you know."

"I know that... as a heel, if the ref doesn't see it you can do what you want and get away with it. If the ref sees a low blow, a thumb to the eye or something like that it will be a disqualification. Unless it is a special match, you're not allowed to use anything or it will cause a disqualification. You can't have your opponent in a corner when the ref is counting. If the ref gets to five and you don't back away from your opponent, the ref can disqualify you. You have until the count of ten to get in the ring or it is a count out. The usual ways to win a match is by pin fall or submission. To break a submission hold, a good way to get your opponent off you is by getting to the ropes."

"Ok, you seem to know a lot of the rules, but what if there is no rope break, what if it doesn't break the hold?"

"Then... I guess you would have to find out another way of getting out of it, or tap out."

"Unless you are in a tag match... if you are a heel, your partner will most likely do something to break the hold. This could cause a disqualification. If by some chance the ref isn't looking your partner can do something to help you win the match."

"Well... I know more about WWE now than when we first met."

"You never really stop learning."

Seth and Olivia practice what she already learned. Olivia got faster at blocking head on attacks, but the moment Seth grabbed her for the "sneak attack", she wasn't as fast as getting out. He didn't see the look on her face, but she was blushing with her being in his arms. He had an arm around her stomach, and an arm slightly below her neck. He wanted to be sure that he wasn't chocking her, but he wanted to be sure that he had her in a tight grip so she wouldn't escape. They were so close, she could feel him breathing down her neck. Olivia couldn't help but slightly giggle at their awkward position.

"What's so funny?"

Now Olivia couldn't help but laugh as her face turned even redder.

"Nothing really..."

Seth's tone got slightly darker, he wanted to know.

"Olivia..."

"Ok...it's just... we're so close together. This feels really weird."

Now it was Seth's turn to laugh.

"You better get used to it Olivia... as your trainer, we're going to have a lot of close contact moments."

He leaned as far forward as he could and could see how red Olivia's face was getting.

"Wrestling is a contact sport sweetheart... this "weird closeness" you're feeling is something you'll have to get used to. It's funny though... you it didn't seem to bother you when you were doing this with Dean and Roman."

"Well... I'm not dating them."

Seth laughs again, but still did not release his hold on her.

"Ok that's a good point, but seriously if it wasn't me you would have been dragged away by now. So pretend I'm Bray... you would want to get away from him."

Olivia starts to move in his arms, she didn't want to hurt Seth, but she had to pretend he was Bray and if she was really being dragged away by Bray she would have to make it hurt. She starts with powerful elbows and the grip loosens, then she starts using the back of her head to head-butt as hard as she could. This was actually starting to hurt Seth's chest. Finally she started using the back of her foot to kick at his legs. Seth then let go of her and put a hand at his chest and rib area. Olivia turned around and saw that he was hurt and felt bad.

"I'm sorry... I really didn't mean to hurt you, but you said to pretend that you were Bray."

I'm fine Olivia... one thing about WWE is you try to work through the pain. It hurt for only a moment. I really don't want to do this, but if you want to learn submission moves, we need to know how much pain you can take.

"Do what you have to do, I have to learn at some point. Don't you dare take it easy on me because I'm a girl."

"Ok... but seriously if you get to be in too much pain, you can either tap out and I'll let go, or just yell for me to stop ok?"

"Ok."

"So... the first submission move I'm going to teach you is how to do the figure four. This is actually done by Ric Flair and his daughter Charlotte so actually I will be teaching you how to get out of it really. If you get in a match with Charlotte, you will need to know how to get out of it. Right now Charlotte is one of the top divas in NXT."

Olivia was lying on her back as Seth twisted her legs into the figure four. This was very painful, but Olivia didn't want to tap out.

"How are you doing Olivia?"

"This is... very painful, but I've felt worse."

"Ok... I'll give you one hint... to get out of the figure four, try to flip over on your stomach. This will relieve some of the pressure from your legs, and add pressure to the person applying it."

Olivia was in a lot of pain, but somehow rolled over on her stomach, she then felt less pain and tried to drag herself to the bottom rope. She used her arms and tried to drag them both to the bottom rope. Seth knew what she was doing and went along with her. Olivia finally grabbed at the bottom rope.

"Ok, you got to the rope, but your opponent may not release right away, the ref would then count to five and if your opponent doesn't let go at five they would be disqualified unless the rope break rule doesn't apply. What would you do then Olivia?"

Olivia's legs were twisted like a pretzel, but she managed to roll back over and start hitting at Seth's legs with her arms. Olivia had to reach down at his legs to try to untangle them. Seth was impressed by the amount of pain Olivia could stand. The figure four was one of the most painful submission moves in WWE. Olivia used all the strength she had to try to get her legs free. She then started moving her legs and got them loose. Then she began kicking at Seth's legs, finally she got out of the hold. She then grabbed at her legs to try to get feeling back into them. Seth looked at her concerned.

"Are you ok? Can you get up?"

Olivia was still close to the ropes so she used them to get back to her feet.

"It hurt a lot, but I'll be ok."

Seth smiled at her and gave her a small hug.

"You did great Olivia. You are a lot tougher than a lot of the other divas. Most of them would have tapped out. Congrats... you just escaped one of WWE's most painful submission holds."

"Great... Now what are we going to do?"

"We can work on pins. To do this, you have to pin your opponent's shoulders to the mat for the three count."

Olivia had to lay on the mat as Seth went for a pin. This physical closeness was getting to her again. She couldn't help but smile and blush at him as he had her shoulders pinned to the mat. Seth smiled back at her as he knew what she thought about this.

"Hey... I told you before that if you're going to be a WWE diva, you're going to have to get used to physical contact."

Olivia laughed once he said this.

"I know. I think I can handle that, but doing this with you is different."

"Ok, but you have until the count of three to kick out."

Seth held her shoulders to the mat as he started to count to three. Olivia moved as much as she could to get her shoulders off the mat. She barely got her shoulders off the mat before he got to three.

"Ok good you're still in the match, lets see what you can do. Get up and come attack me."

He stood up and held his hands out. Olivia wasn't exactly sure about how to do this. She ran at Seth and wrapped one of her legs around his and she used all of her strength to try to trip him up. Seth was surprised. Olivia managed to take him off his feet. She wasn't exactly sure what she was doing, but she grabbed one of his arms between her legs and twisted his arm. Seth was now in a submission hold. It didn't hurt at first, but the longer she had the hold on, the more it started to hurt. Seth was in the middle of the ring, he pulled her over to the ropes, but Olivia still did not release the hold.

"Ok...you got to the ropes, but there is no rope break in this match."

Seth then knew that he would have to do something else to get free. He used his other arm to try to break Olivia's hold. Olivia let go of the hold while Seth grabbed at his arm. While Seth was busy getting feeling back in his arm, he didn't see Olivia climb to the top rope in one of the corners. Olivia had never been to the top rope so her legs were shaking. Seth then saw Olivia on the top rope.

"Woah... Olivia slow down. You've been very impressive so far, but I think it's a little too soon for you to be up on the top rope."

Olivia didn't really think about it, but she then remembered that she had a fear of heights. She was trying to stay balanced up on the top rope.

"Seth! I didn't think this through at all. I completely forgot that I'm scared of heights!"

Olivia started to panic and her legs started to shake even more. She went to try to step on the middle rope, but her foot didn't land on the rope and she fell from the top rope. She would have hit the mat hard, face first if Seth had not been there to catch her. She screamed until she realized that Seth caught her. Her heart was racing as he pulled her up against his chest. Her eyes were still wide with fear as she looked up into his eyes. Seth wrapped his arms around her in a tight protective hug and looked down into her eyes.

"It's ok sweetheart... I got you, I'm not going to let you fall."

In this moment Olivia couldn't take it anymore, she pulled him closer into a deep kiss. It didn't take Seth long to kiss her back. The two of them wanted this moment to last, but it was interrupted when Dean and Roman showed up to train. Dean was the one to interrupt them.

"Woah! Are you two practicing a kiss for a romantic WWE story line or something?"

Roman laughed and said what he wanted to say.

"Cute, but how about you two get a room?"

Seth and Olivia were embarrassed, they were no longer the only ones in the training area. Seth cleared his throat and Olivia took a few steps back.

"Well... good job Olivia, but I think that is enough training for you today. Maybe next time we will do a little more training for high flying moves... when you're ready."

"Right... thanks for helping me get this far. Um... you and the guys have fun, I'm going downstairs to the bathroom for a minute."

Olivia thought she would change into some new clothes and try her best to freshen up after getting all sweaty in the ring. Her mind was not where it should have been. Her mind was on the kiss that they shared. As she was going down the stairs, she ended up twisting her foot the wrong way when she was going down one of the steps and she ended up falling. Luckily she was near the bottom of the first flight of stairs so she didn't have far to fall. It was pretty quiet upstairs since it was so early in the morning. When Olivia fell, she screamed getting Seth, Dean, and Roman's attention, but mostly Seth. Seth got out of the ring first and headed toward the direction of the scream. Dean and Roman followed because they were curious as to what happened. Seth got to the stairs first and he saw Olivia at the bottom of the first flight of stairs. She was grabbing at her right foot. Seth knew not to run down the stairs, but when he saw that Olivia was hurt he wanted to get to her as fast as he could. Olivia held back the tears that wanted to fall from her eyes.

"Olivia! What happened, are you ok?"

"I wasn't really going all that fast down the stairs... but I guess my feet got ahead of my brain and my feet just fell and... I twisted my foot the wrong way on one of those steps."

"Was it your ankle?"

"No... it was the bottom part of my foot. I wanted to change into a new outfit after training in the ring."

Dean and Roman made it down the stairs and were going to help Olivia. Olivia got up on her other foot, but when she went to try to walk on her right foot, that was when she felt the pain shoot up her leg. Seth then grabbed Olivia in his arms and carried her back up the stairs. Olivia had a gym bag that she was carrying so Roman grabbed that for her. Dean followed them back up the stairs and went looking for the WWE doctor. Even though it was still early in the morning, luck was on their side and it didn't take long to find the doctor. The doctor followed Dean back to the spot where Olivia was. The doctor had to be careful when he took off Olivia's shoe. Once her shoe was off, they could all see right away that her foot started swelling. The doctor asked if she could walk. She told him she could, but it really hurt. The doctor told her that he would be back with an ice pack in a few minutes, but told her that they should probably have it x-rayed to see if she still might have possibly broken her foot. He told her that before she left that he would have to wrap up her foot. Seth held her to try to comfort her to take her mind off her foot. Dean thought that maybe he would try to say something to cheer her up.

"Well... Olivia... The Shield has never really fell down the steps before, but one time when we were doing our entrance... Seth fell over the barricade."

Seth rolled his eyes. Olivia looked over at Dean.

"Really? He fell over the barricade?"

"Yeah... and it was on live TV too. When Seth comes over the barricade, he usually does this cool ninja roll thing, but got tripped up one night on live TV."

Roman had to add something in.

"I know you probably don't feel really well right now, but look at it this way Olivia... at least when you fell it wasn't on live TV."

Dean and Roman were the first ones to laugh at this, but Olivia started laughing too. Seth just shook his head in embarrassment. The doctor came back a few minutes later with a strange device, this was used to take a picture of Olivia's foot. It was like a camera, but it could see down into the bone area. The doctor gave Olivia an ice pack and told her to put it on her foot and that it would be a few minutes for the picture to come out. Before she put the ice on her foot, she didn't feel much of anything, but the ice was hard to handle. Olivia was concerned about her foot and gave Seth a concerning look.

"What if my foot is broken? We won't really be able to train for a while will we?"

"No... it will take a while for your foot to heal up."

"You said I was doing so good too."

"Yeah... you were really catching on fast."

"Maybe this was a sign... maybe I'm just not meant to be a WWE diva."

"Hey... accidents happen, this didn't even happen in the ring. You are pretty good for a beginner and I don't think you should quit because of a situation like this."

"I know. I'm not going to quit, but I'm still kind of upset about it. Why did this have to happen now?"

"I don't know, but this doesn't have to be the end, when your foot is all healed up, we could always continue where we left off."

"I know... I just hope it doesn't take too long for it to heal up."

The doctor came back a few minutes later with the test results.

"I have the x-ray here for you to take a look at."

Olivia nervously took the x-ray picture out of the envelope. She wasn't exactly sure what she was looking at so the doctor helped to explain.

"So you see, there is no crack or tear in the bone so that means you don't have a broken bone, just a bad sprain. I know you will probably want to try to walk around to get rid of the pain, but I would actually recommend that you stay off your feet as much as you can for the next few weeks."

The doctor took the ice pack off her foot and saw that her foot was still badly swollen.

"So... your foot is still pretty bad swollen and also it looks like your foot is starting to bruise a little. I'm going to wrap up your foot, it will help if you do have to do any walking."

Once the doctor walked away it was just Olivia and The Shield again. Dean and Roman told Olivia that they hope her foot got better soon, but they needed to get back in the ring to train some more. Olivia thought Seth was going to join them until she saw him grab his gym bag and her bag and threw them over his shoulder. He came over to Olivia and helped her up as best as he could.

"Come on sweetheart, I'm taking you home."

"Oh... well you don't have to stop training just because of me. You can still train with them, I'll be ok if I sit down and stay in one place."

"No, Don't worry about it, I trained a pretty good bit already today with you. I'll be fine, I can train anytime, but right now I'm going to get you home so you can get off that foot. I'm going to take care of you."

Olivia fought the pain she felt in her foot and managed to smile at him.

"Ok."

At first Olivia tried to walk out, but her foot was hurting too much and Seth decided to pick her up and carry her out to the car. Roman and Dean were watching from the ring. They laughed a little as Roman said something first.

"Man she's got him whipped doesn't she?"

Dean didn't know what he meant.

"Whipped?"

"Yeah you know... she constantly has his attention... she constantly on his mind."

"Oh... so it's been a few months now and already Seth is falling hard for her."

"She means so much to him. Before he met her, he was a selfish Sell Out that only cared about himself. The way he cares about Olivia... he's earned so much of my respect back."

Dean agreed.

"Yeah well... Olivia is pretty cool anyway, she didn't even cry when she fell. That's toughness right there, most of the divas would have cried and screamed. Olivia wants to be a WWE diva, she's got more toughness than over half of the WWE roster. I think she's got what it takes... of course I didn't really see any of her training she was doing with Seth so I don't know just yet."

Once Seth and Olivia were out of sight, Dean and Roman went back to training. Olivia didn't say much the whole ride home. Once they got home Olivia decided to lie down on the bed and prop her foot up. She still felt bad that Seth had to leave his training session early.

"Seth?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry about ruining your day. You had to leave earlier than you wanted to."

"Hey... I told you not to worry about it. I got to train a little bit today. I can train anytime, but I mainly wanted to make sure that you were ok. Once we were done training, I planned on spending they day with you anyway until Raw so you didn't ruin my day at all. I wish you didn't hurt your foot, but we can still spend the day together. Just tell me what you want to do."

Just then Lady jumped up on the bed and turned the TV on. It just so happened to be one of Olivia's favorite movies. Olivia laughed as she grabbed Lady and started petting her.

"I think today is a movie day."

"Perfect."

Seth laughed and grabbed Abby and joined Olivia as they watched movies until it was time for them to leave for Raw.

(To be continued.)