...At that moment, all she wanted to do was pack her bag and go back to the hotel she was staying at and be alone with her thoughts. At the very least, if she could just think through everything, maybe Ivelisse could find it in herself to talk with Angélico about what just happened later. 'But, who am I kidding? Chances are Angel's thinking of about fifty different ways to get on me about what I just did. God. I'm such an idiot!' Ivelisse thought as she leaned up against the wall of the hallway she was in and slid down to the floor, her thoughts swirling around in her head in a frenzied storm of conflicting feelings.
So, after Ivelisse's bold moment with Angelico, let's see how it all wraps up, shall we? I hope you all enjoy this, my dolls, as this is the last installment of It's Not Even Like That! =)
Angélico and Havoc left the ring a couple of minutes after Ivelisse had made her speedy retreat to the back. After slapping high fives with many of the fans, the two Trios team members headed to the back in the hopes of soon being able to get their things and go back to the hotel they were staying at. While it still seemed pretty weird to the two that Ivelisse even did what she did, they were trying hard not to question it much until they got to the back and found Ivelisse so that they get the lowdown on why she did what she did and why she reacted so strongly to it. Between the two men, their thoughts were on two completely wavelengths: Havoc had a fairly good idea of why Ivelisse did just what she did because of their talk before Angélico's match; Angélico, on the other hand, was still surprised by what happened. He never once would've thought that Ivelisse would ever do something like what she just did to him mostly because...well...he had no clue at all that Ivelisse had something in the way of feelings towards him. But, weirdly enough...he liked all of what Ivelisse did out there post-match. The one-armed hug, the kiss on his cheek...somehow it all just felt...right. Unconsciously bringing a hand up to touch the cheek Ivelisse kissed, Angélico was surprised to feel a bit of warmth. But...just what could it be from? The kiss itself? ...Or...maybe it was all coming from the fact that Angélico was feeling something for Ivelisse? Angélico was so wrapped up in his own thoughts that the feeling of a hand coming to rest on his shoulder caught the South African by surprise. Turning to his left, Angélico saw Havoc looking at him, a thoughtful look in the eyes of the bearded luchador. "What?" Angélico said, not quite knowing what was up with the look Havoc was giving him.
"You know you should go talk to her, right?" Havoc asked, pulling his hand away. "Ivey took off after all of that out in the ring, and you're part of the reason why, believe it or not."
"Me? What do I have to do with Ivey hugging me, kissing me, and running off?" Angélico asked, confused to hear Havoc even say this.
"I can't say. But, I do know that this is something you two need to talk over on your own," Havoc said.
"That sounds nice and all, Mountain Man, but I don't really think now would be the best time to go after her. I love the current arrangement of my face, thank you very much," Angélico said, gesturing to his face.
"I know, Angel. But, trust me. I don't think Ivey's all that much in a fighting mood right now," Havoc said, thinking back to his pre-match talk with Ivelisse.
Letting what Havoc said sink in, Angélico took a breath and let it out before saying "OK. I'll take your advice and go talk to Ivey. But, I'm saying this now. If you hear me screaming in pain, run to help me immediately."
"Understood," Havoc said, giving a quick nod of his head.
After saying this, Angélico spun on his heel and took off in the direction of where he had a feeling Ivelisse might be. A few minutes later, Angélico soon came across the woman in question, who was currently slugging away at a punching bag. While Angélico was relieved to have found Ivelisse, he was also worried about trying to approach her now because...well, he was seeing how Ivelisse was hitting the punching bag and he couldn't think of how to best approach her. Wanting to just turn and leave right then and there, Angélico instead decided to swallow his oddly nervous fear and go towards the Puerto Rican. Once Angélico was a few steps away from Ivelisse, he cleared his throat in a bid to get Ivelisse's attention. This surprisingly worked as Ivelisse turned around and looked at him. Letting a somewhat cocky smirk cross his face, Angélico said "Found you, Ivey."
Biting her lip a bit, Ivelisse said "Well, it's not like I was trying to hide, Angel. I just...I had to get some time to myself."
"Is it because of what you did out at the ring?" Angélico asked. "Look, Ivey. If you're embarrassed because you hugged and kissed me out there, I don't think you should be."
"Ha!" Ivelisse said, sarcastically as she turned back to look at the punching bag. "That's easy for you to say. You're not the one that just made herself look like a fool out there."
"Well, Ivey, if it makes you feel any better, no one out there really seemed to mind it. I mean, I sure didn't mind what you did," Angélico said, his smirk turning into something like a grin. "So, I don't see any real problem here."
"Well, I do!" Ivelisse practically shouted, keeping her back to Angélico. Not giving Angélico a chance to respond, Ivelisse continued on. "I'm supposed to be the Baddest Bitch in the Building. That means that I don't let shit like...well, what I did out there and a whole lot of other shit get to me. God, I can't believe that I'm even letting stuff like this get to me!"
Hearing all of this come from the shorter woman was a bit surprising for Angélico to hear. For as long as he's known Ivelisse, he never even knew that Ivelisse could feel such a range of emotions-after all, he was only used to her being the dominant lady that helped make Team Havoc the Trio they were-so, to hear Ivelisse sounding so, dare he think it, vulnerable was really surprising the South African. Angélico had been so wrapped up in his thoughts that Ivelisse waving her hand in front of his face caught the taller man offguard. Shaking out of his spell of deep contemplation, Angélico said "I'm sorry. You just say something, Ivey?"
Trying to fight away the blush that was on her face at hearing that Angélico basically ignored her, Ivelisse said "Yes, I did, you scrawny idiot!"
"Well...mind repeating it for me? Seems to me like it was pretty important," Angélico said.
"Fine!" Ivelisse said, despite the loud voice in her head that was telling her not to repeat herself and to leave Angélico in the dark. Looking at the man in front of her who seemed genuinely curious about what she had to say, Ivelisse took a few breaths in and let them out while thinking 'OK, Vélez. You've got his attention. Now...all you have to do is tell how you feel about him, since he didn't hear you the first time you said it. Shouldn't be too hard now that you've got his attention fully on you.' Taking in one last breath and letting it out, Ivelisse, using Angélico's real name, said "OK. Adam. The reason why I did what I did out there is because...it's because...it's because I like you! I'm not even sure what happened that made me start to like you, but...I just do!" Letting out a relieved breath after she let out her admission again and directly to Angélico, Ivelisse said "Now that I've finally got that off of my chest, I'm letting you know right now, Adam. You dare say a word, and I'm going to kick your ass."
Blinking in surprise by all of what he just heard, Angélico let all of what Ivelisse just told him sink in. It never once dawned on the South African as that Ivelisse could have anything in the way of feelings for him as usually she'd be busting his ass over something or telling him to not go too crazy with his moves during their matches. So, to hear Ivelisse expose herself in such a way and sound and look so vulnerable was...it was actually pretty cute to him, in a way. And the crazy thing about all of this is that...Angélico could honestly say that he maybe felt the same way himself. He wasn't sure when it all really started, but, for some time now, he found himself having something in the way of slight feelings for the Puerto Rican. And, unlike his shorter teammate, Angélico could actually nail down when he started to have feelings for Ivelisse. It all went back to when they had a match against each other in the Temple. Ivelisse fought her hardest while Angélico merely toyed around with the shorter woman. While he wanted to give the Believers a great match, he didn't want to hurt Ivelisse, which seemed like a mistake on his part to even go easy on the shorter woman as she had won the match and even got in some pretty solid offense. After that match, the two seemed to be on a fairly respectable level with each other as Angélico knew from then on that there was a reason why he and Havoc were on a Trios team with Ivelisse. And, yet, out of that sense of respect...Angélico couldn't help but feel something in the way of slight feelings for one of the only female luchadors in the Temple. He wasn't sure if it was because of how she carried herself or some other reason, but he just...he liked her too. He really, really did.
Seeing that Angélico was just standing there looking at her with what she could only guess to be a glazed look on his face, Ivelisse scoffed as she threw her hands up in the air. "I can't believe it. Matt was just so damn wrong. I'm going to kill him when I see him again for even suggesting I do this!"
Hearing Ivelisse mention Havoc's real name, Angélico snapped out of his daze and asked "Wait a sec, Ivey. What does Havoc have to do with this? He didn't put you up to this, did he?"
"No! No, Matt didn't put me up to this. He did encourage me to do this, though, so I'm not exactly sure if you can say that he put me up to this or not," Ivelisse said. "And, right about now, I'm really beginning to think Mountain Man was the biggest freaking idiot ever for even telling me to act on what I've been feeling for you."
"Wait a minute. You actually told him about this?" Angélico asked, feeling a bit worried about what Havoc could possibly think of this.
"Yes. I did, Adam. Had you not been teasing the hell out of me before you had your match, we probably wouldn't even be hear right now having this talk," Ivelisse said. Letting out a huff of breath, Ivelisse said "I just hope this doesn't make things weird for us as a team going forward."
"Weird? No, Ivey, things aren't weird at all. Just because you said all of that doesn't mean that things are going to be weird for us," Angélico said.
"How do you know for certain? I pretty much just admitted to liking you. How could you not think that's weird?! ...Unless...," Ivelisse said before saying "Adam. Do you...do you feel the same way I do?"
"I...well...yeah, I do. Ivelisse, I think I've been feeling this way about you ever since we had our first match against each other here in the Temple," Angélico said. "Ever since that match and when you really gave me a run for my money, I've had nothing but respect for you and even a slight feeling or two. I don't think I've ever had a match as fun as the one that you gave me that time, and...and it really made me respect you a hell of a lot more than I already did. When you were with Matt, I actually bit my tongue a lot because I didn't want to say anything that could've possibly ruined our team. But, that didn't stop how I felt seeing you with him. And now that I finally really have a chance to get what I feel out there for you to know, I just hope this doesn't ruin our team."
Hearing Angélico say this, Ivelisse said "Adam. Of course it won't ruin our team. After all, I don't see how two of its members liking it each other could be a bad thing. And, besides, Matt was the one that suggested we even talk with each other about all of this. I'm sure he'll be okay."
"Probably so," Angélico said, nodding in agreement. "So...what do you suggest we do from here going forward?"
"I say that we try things out. Give dating a chance. And, if that doesn't work out, we can at least say that we tried," Ivelisse said.
"I like the sound of that," Angélico said, smiling at Ivelisse as he walked over to the shorter woman and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"Good," Ivelisse said, smirking up at the taller man as she wound an arm around his waist. "Guess now all that's left for us to do is to tell Mountain Man that we talked all this through."
"Good thinking. Last thing we need is for him to be worried like crazy about us," Angélico said as he and Ivelisse walked away in search of Havoc.
"Yep," Ivelisse said, nodding her head. "Oh, and, Adam?"
"Yes?" Angélico said, looking over to Ivelisse.
Standing on her tiptoes and planting a kiss on Angélico's cheek again, Ivelisse said "Thanks, Angel. For everything."
Returning Ivelisse's kiss with one of his own on her cheek, Angélico said "Don't mention it, Ivey. Anything I can do to help out in my own awesome way", a boyish smirk coloring his face as he saw Ivelisse laugh a bit and smile back at him and the new couple headed off in search of their friend to let him know the good news: That they finally got over their slight ego problems and let the other know just how they really felt for each other.
The Ivelisse and Angelico cuteness... Aaahh, it's too much! XD It's so nice to see these two finally put on their big kid shoes and let each other know just how they felt about each other. I just hope I didn't cause any major blood sugar spikes in any of you guys. 0u0"
I feel so proud of myself with how I ended this. Like I mentioned in one of my Author's Notes in one of the earlier chapters of this, this is the first wrestling fic I've written that exclusively features wrestlers that aren't in the WWE, so I hope you guys and gals have all enjoyed my first real Lucha Underground fic. Just the amount of love that I've gotten on this fic is...it's all pretty crazy for me as I didn't even think I'd get that many readers on this since it wasn't a WWE fic. And, I just want to say, thanks so much for giving this a read, favorite, follow, and/or review. I might actually try to branch out with writing more Lucha Underground fics or use Lucha Underground characters in the future, but...I'm not too sure with this yet. We'll see where things take us. So, until next time and for one last time on this, don't forget to R&R please. With lots of love from me to you, shiki94. =)