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The next couple of days went by quickly and soon all the WWE superstars headed to the arena for the super show. Kadence met up with Mickie and they walked over to the arena together. They had spent the last couple of days together and had become fast friends. They were both excited about the upcoming storyline since it would give them more time to hang out. Once they arrived at the arena, they found Ashley and the three of them discussed the match before each going their separate ways to prepare.

Kadence quickly settled in to wait for the show. Each superstar had their own way of coping with the wait time before each show. Some worked out, others would form poker tournaments, still others would gather in Matt and Jeff's locker room for an Xbox tournament, and then there were some that would go off by themselves to meditate, read, or just be alone. Normally Kadence would take a good book, find a comfortable chair and just chill until she had to get ready.

Kadence grabbed her book and iPod and was getting ready to leave the locker room, when someone knocked on the door. Since she was standing right next to the door, she pulled it open rather quickly.

"Waiting for me?" Dave smirked from the other side of the door.

Kadence laughed and shook her head no, holding up her book and iPod. "I was just on my way out the door."

As Kadence moved to walk out the door, Dave put his arm across the doorway so she couldn't get out. Cocking one eyebrow, she looked at him expectantly. "Are you going to let me leave?"

"Not just yet." Dave smirked down at her. "I was just wondering if you played poker at all." At Dave's words, Kadence was taken back to the many poker games that Dillon had hosted when their parents were out of town, most of which Kadence would join.

Smiling she answered, "I might play. Why do you need to know?"

"We're one person short for our game. I was wondering if you wanted to join us."

"How much is the buy in?"

"Twenty-five."

Kadence's eyebrows shot up. "Pretty steep, don't you think?"

"Steep?" A confused Dave asked. "We thought that twenty-five dollars was about right."

"Ah…twenty-five dollars." Kadence nodded in understanding, putting her book and iPod back in her bag.

"How much did you think I meant?" Dave and Kadence started down the hall to where the game was being held.

"Twenty-five grand." Kadence answered sheepishly.

"Twenty-five grand! I don't think anyone here has that kind of money to play poker with. Who have you been playing with?" Dave looked suspiciously at Kadence.

"That's why I thought it was too steep. So who all will be playing today?" Kadence neatly sidestepped the question about who she had been playing poker with.

"I know that the Hardy boys are in, they decided not to bring out the Xbox tonight, obviously me, now you, and most likely Triple H and Shawn Michaels. I think that Ashley is going to deal for us."

"Sounds like it should be a lot of fun." They arrived at the game and sat down to play. Pretty soon it became apparent that Kadence knew what she was doing. Kadence had learned long ago how to read people and it served her well during poker games. Only once had that ability failed her and most people would say it had ruined her life. Kadence quickly turned her thoughts away from the sad memories and back to the game. Before anyone realized it, they all needed to go get ready for the show and everyone left but not before commenting on how well Kadence played. They told her that any time she wanted to play; she was more than welcome at their table.

Kadence's match was one of the first ones, so upon reaching the locker room, she immediately changed and headed to hair and makeup. Once she was done there she headed to the gorilla pit to wait. Upon arrival, she found Mickie James and Ashley already waiting. The three divas started talking to try and help calm everyone's nervous. Soon they heard Ashley's music start and she went through the curtain to a huge standing ovation. She made her way down the ramp with the belt over her head. Since Ashley was normally on Smackdown she took a mic from one of the techs. Standing behind the curtain, Kadence and Mickie listened as Ashley ran through her lines pausing to let the crowd respond when appropriate. They heard her talk about how she had fought all the divas on Smackdown and there wasn't anyone that could touch her. Now she was here on Raw to see if any of the divas could stand up to her. She was issuing an open invitation to anyone in the back to try and take the belt from her.

That was Kadence's cue and she moved to her place right behind the curtain. There was short pause for effect before the opening strains to Rob Zombie's Bring Her Down (To Crippletown) could be heard throughout the arena. The crowd erupted at the sound of their favorite diva's music. The music was almost drowned out by the cheering as Kadence made her way through the curtain. She did her normal pose at the top of the ramp before hurrying down the ramp to join Ashley in the ring. She slide into the ring and held out her hand for the mic. It took Kadence awhile before she could start her lines because the crowd wouldn't quiet down. Finally she was able to speak.

"You say that no other diva can touch you on Smackdown but you are on Raw now! Tonight I'm going to show you how it's done. That belt is mine!" Kadence threw the mic down before squaring off in the middle of the ring with Ashley. The ref called for the bell and the match got underway.

Kadence and Ashley quickly fell into a good rhythm due to their practices. The first part of the match was very fast paced, as both Kadence and Ashley hit some pretty risky moves, much to the delight of the crowd. Halfway through the match, the ref signaled that he had received a message from the back that he needed to share with the girls. Ashley immediately put Kadence in a hold and the ref leaned over, under the guise of checking on Kadence, to let her know that after she had won Mickie would be coming out with DX. They had decided to start the change from face to heel tonight for DX. Kadence signaled that she understood and broke the hold soon after, resuming the faster pace from before. Twenty minutes into the match the ref signaled for them to start the finishing sequence. Ashley hit her finish move and rolled Kadence up for the count. Just as the ref's hand came down for the three count, Kadence brought her shoulder up off the mat, causing the crowd to erupt in cheers. Ashley pretended to be upset, saying that she had pinned Kadence. This gave Kadence time to recover and come after Ashley. After another minute of going back and forth, Kadence hit her finishing move and rolled Ashley up for the three count. The crowd was deafening as Kadence was declared the winner. Ashley got up off the mat and stared at Kadence. The crowd immediately quieted down as they watched to see what would happen. After several seconds, Ashley walked over and offered her hand. Kadence shook her hand as the crown went wild. Ashley rolled out of the ring and headed up the ramp leaving Kadence to celebrate her win.

As soon as Ashley was backstage, Mickie came running down the ramp and into the ring. Mickie attacked Kadence from behind, knocking her down. Instead of leaving she looked back at the curtain and motioned for someone to some down to the ring, out ran DX. The crowd went crazy, thinking that DX was there to save the new women's champion. Instead Shawn Michaels picked Kadence up and held her, while Triple H proceeded to beat her up with Mickie cheering them on. All of a sudden Dave came running down the ramp to put a stop to the beating. The crowd was on their feet as the watched the Animal run off DX and Mickie before going over to check on Kadence. When he found her to hurt to walk on her own, he picked her up and carried her up the ramp, much to the joy of the crowd. Once they reached the back, Dave set down Kadence.

"Are you okay?" He asked, knowing that even though everything had been for show, some of the blow had to have stung a little bit.

"Yeah, I'm good. I've been through worse." Kadence winced as she started to walk towards her locker room. Even though everyone had done their best to be gentle, Kadence knew she was going to be bruised the next day.

Dave smiled to himself as she walked away. At least now I know who I'll be partnered with. I wonder if she has any clue that we'll be working together. He turned and walked towards his locker room, humming.