Chapter 2

Mickie James smiled as Seth rose a toast to her return, behind the curtain, to WWE, she looked between the three shield members as they tucked into there meal. She thought she might just be able to do this with these three men by her side.

It had been a week since they met, it was another monday Mickie had been laying low at home, just hoping it didn't get out she had been re-signed.

She snuck into the arena and just stayed in the catering room ever since, until she needed to get ready for her debut as the leader of The Shield, they had specific ideas on how they wanted her to look.

She looked when John stood at the end of there table "Good luck" he said with no emotion as always.

Mickie smiled softly "Thank you"

"It's ok" He rose his shoulders as he placed his hands into his jeans pockets, he looked away briefly there eyes locked, and once again, like the week before, time seemed to slow down.

Dean leaned into Seth "Why do they keep doing that?" He whispered to his fellow shield member who was watching just shaking his head in response.

"I should go" Mickie spoke softly as there eye's stayed connected "I'm on soon" Mickie rose to her feet picking her bag up, struggling to get it onto her shoulder, Dean and Seths head's retracted backwards as John rushed around the table to grab the bag before it fell.

"Let me" he mumbled throwing it onto his shoulder with ease "Um, Where you heading?"

"Oh um, yeah, bye guys see you later" Mickie put her head down as she walked away with John, the looks the pair were getting got to Mickie slightly, she wasn't doing anything wrong, but they made her feel like she was.

"You nervous?" John broke the silence as they got to the empty corridor, it was busy the hour before the show went on air, but during, everyone was either in the locker room canteen or by the gorilla position.

Mickie nodded "Yeah, i feel sick, i never used to get nervous, i don't know why i am now" John looked down as he mumbled his response to her as they strolled to the position they wanted her in 10 minutes before she was due out.

"Probably because your returning, you've probably forgot how you felt just before you debuted, you only think of how you felt during and after, well i do anyway" John looked to Mickie and was shocked to see her already looking at him. "You'll soon... get back into it"

"Ahh there she is" Both snapped there heads, it was Vince "You ready for your big return? I'm really excited for this storyline"

"I wouldn't say excited" Mickie smiled softly "More like crapping myself"

"You'll do great! You know what your doing and besides your friends with Punk, he's out there with you for the segment"

Mickie nodded "I know, we've talked over a few things"

"Oh good, that's what i was asking you actually, have you spoken to the people in the segment with you yet but you've spoken to punk, and your" Vince looked and pointed to John.

"Actually we weren't talking about the segment" John mumbled, he shook his head "Well kinda but not directly"

"O-k" Vince turned back to Mickie, "Don't be put off when Punk and John go off script, they tend to do that" Vince glared to John who didn't even flinch just stood staring back.

"I won't" Mickie smiled "Punk gave me a few pointers if that happens" Mickie nodded watching John walk past them putting her bag onto a chair near the screens where the managers sit watching the show giving the commentators tips through there headsets.

"Right, go get ready, i believe John wants a little talk to everyone before you all go out" Mickie smiled then grinned to her boys as they caught up getting involved in the meeting before they went off to there position to come in through the crowd.

Mickie was bouncing in front of Seth who was nodding his head in time watching her, Dean had noticed Cena watching closely so instantly got nervous, he got a reassuring back pat from Roman who never got intimidated by anything.

"Ignore him" Roman said in his husky voice as john motioned to them.

"Right everyone come in" John scratched his head "Let's make this a good one, we're the opening segment let's set the precedence for the rest of the show, also we have a returner, let's make it memorable" John locked eyes with Mickie, nodded and turned to Punk.

Mickie looked to Roman "Ready?"

"I'm always ready" Roman said, Roman and John would get along so well, they both never showed emotion, both could be grumpy, they were a perfect match. "Question, are you? Be able to keep up with the best talkers in the business?"

Mickie looked to Cm Punk stood with Paul Heyman, and John Cena all respectively watching and listening to there conversation Seth put an arm around Mickie as they stood watching the screen behind the curtain playing a promo of the events from the week before. "Gonna have to" She mumbled as the fireworks went off cutting everyone's conversation short.

Mickie closed her eyes taking a deep breathe, it was time, Cm Punk had called the shield out, they were walking through the crowd, it was time for her to step in, she lifted her head opening her eyes. She was in character they locked with John's before she turned and went out the curtain.

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