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Chapter Five: The New Shield

Hypnotic's POV

We traveled to the next city and tonight is going to be the first night we have a mixed tag team match. Dean gets up before me and takes a shower. He nudges my shoulder gently to wake me up.

"Good morning girlie, it's time to get up and shower so we can go train and practice in the arena" Dean says. I roll over, look at him sluggishly and ask,

"Is there coffee ready?"

He laughs a little and says "Get in the shower and there will be coffee ready when you're done."

I get in the shower, enjoying the warm water on my skin. After I get ready, I walk out of the bathroom and Dean was sitting on his side of the room getting his bag ready so he could change at the arena.

"Hey beautiful, I got your bag around for you. Hope you don't mind" he says and I look next to him and he has my bag already packed.

"Don't call me beautiful and I don't mind" I say to him and he laughs at me when I try to sound like I'm really annoyed with him.

"So the coffee is ready. Your travel cup is on the counter so you can take some now before we go. Seth and Roman are waiting for us" he says and finishes packing his bag.

I get my cup of coffee and grab my phone before I head for the door to. Dean grabs both our bags and follows me before turning off the lights and locking the door. Seth and Roman are waiting by our door. I send a text Paige to see if she and AJ are coming as well. Paige replies to let me know they are already there.

"Hey Hypnotic, how do you feel about our first match together?" Roman asks and he seems to be getting more comfortable around me because he talks more.

"I am feeling pretty confident. What about you guys?" I have a feeling the feel the same way.

"You know how we feel, girlie. We always win and we will dominate tonight" Dean says before he smiles at me.

I can't help but smile because I am falling in love with Dean. He is so sweet when we are together. I don't mind when he calls me beautiful but I don't want to ruin my career to be with him if it does not work out. Maybe one day we can be together but not right now.

I train with Dean because he challenges me and he makes a good sparring partner. AJ pairs up with Seth and they seem to be good partners too because they are both quick and have great wrestling maneuvers. Roman and Paige pair up and they seem good too because they are very powerful together. As I reflect on how we all paired up, I could see us all being couples this way also. They all seem to have chemistry with their partner but I don't see any of them actually making a move.

Dean and I train all day and play fight I win every time. I think he is letting me win though because he is not fighting like he does with Roman or Seth. I think it is cute when he lets me win but it also gets annoying. I tease him about me winning so much. He just rolls his eyes at me and then he tackles me to the mat. Then he makes sure he has his arm around me. He leans in and he was about to kiss me but Seth walks up to tell us we have to get some food.

An hour before the crowd start to show up at the arena, we have to leave through the back. The six of us find a nice restaurant and they rush our order since we will have to be back soon because we have to warm up. My match with the boys is the main event and AJ and Paige have a tag match together right before ours.

We return to the arena in time and Paige, AJ, and I head to the Diva's locker room to rinse up and change. Roman, Seth, and Dean head to their locker room to get ready. We all meet in the back room where the superstars hang out and we sit at a table and talk. We watch some of the matches while we wait until it is time to go.

The director comes up to the table and informs Paige and AJ their match is next before he passes the same message to Alicia Fox and Eva Marie. So AJ and Paige against Alicia and Eva should be a good match.

They head out to the ring one by one and I watch the match with the guys it's a close match. AJ and Paige win because of AJ's submission hold. The director informs us it's our turn to go out and we head the back way so we could get to the top of the stairs and then our music started. I still have no idea which one of the guys will be my tag partner. The ring announcer answered that question though.

"Please welcome to the ring Hypnotic the newest member of The Shield and her tag team partner Seth Rollins" she was then cut off by Fandango's music.

I exchange looks with Dean. I have hopes to work with him but I have to work with Seth instead. Dean just shrugs at me then the referee keeps us separate from the opponents. Seth and I talk briefly about who should go first and Fandango allows Layla to stand on the apron so I follow lead. Dean whispers to me that Seth has my back so it will be okay.

Seth and Fandango start to fight and Seth hits Fandango with a clothesline and Seth starts getting in some good moves. Fandango then hits Seth with a kick in the face and Seth falls. Fandango buys himself enough time to tag in Layla. Seth tags me in and rolls out of the ring. I hit Layla with a kick to the gut and she kicks me in the gut. We start fighting getting momentum and then she hits me with a clothesline. She attempts to pin me but I kick out. She gets frustrated so she slams me head to the mat. I hear Dean chanting my name with the audience and I start to get a second wind. I hit her in the head and she gets off me and then I start gain momentum once again. Seth wants in but I want the glory. I get my submission hold on Layla and she taps out. Fandango jumps in the ring to try to get to Seth but Dean attacks Fandango and starts to beat him up. Seth and Roman follow his lead and start to beat him up too. Layla rolls out of the ring in fear. Seth, Roman, and Dean triple bomb Fandango and then we put our fists together.