Chapter 30
After breakfast, everyone headed to the gym for a light workout. Then they were off to the arena. Lily was nervous because they would be starting the Eve storyline that night. She had a feeling that it would be an interesting night.
Mike asked if Lily wanted to hang out with him for a bit and John said that it was ok. While Lily goofed off with Mike, John found things to do. As he was heading to talk to someone, he wasn't paying attention to where he was walking due to reading a text. He bumped into someone. He reached out and caught them so they wouldn't fall.
"Sorry about that. I guess I shouldn't text and walk." John said.
John looked down into the beautiful green eyes of the woman he had bumped into. She had red hair that reminded him of Lily's. He smiled at her and she smiled back at him shyly.
"It's ok. I really should have been watching where I was going also. My name is Ayden O'Shea by the way." She said timidly.
John smiled as he let go of Ayden, allowing her to stand on her own. She smiled back at him. She was amazed by his beautiful blue eyes.
"It's nice to meet you Ayden. I'm John Cena." John replied.
The two started talking for a few minutes and Ayden explained that she was working as a stage hand for the WWE but would be training as a Diva eventually. Vince was friends with her family and had offered her the opportunity to be part of the business. Her family had been concerned about how she would support herself in America since she is from Ireland. So, Vince agreed to give her a job as a stage hand until he can offer her a full time position as a Diva.
As they were talking, Vince walked up.
"Thank goodness I found both of you. Ayden, I need your help with something. You still want to be a Diva right?" he said.
Ayden nodded and waited to hear what Vince had to say. John was going to walk away but Vince stopped him. Apparently he needed to talk to both of them.
"Good because tonight you debut in a tag team match as AJ's partner. The girl that was supposed to do it can't now. Her doctor contacted me and informed me that she is pregnant. The fans are already expecting to see someone debut in that match tonight." Vince explained.
Ayden couldn't believe what she was hearing. John couldn't help but wonder what this had to do with him. Vince was just praying that he could talk Ayden into agreeing to debut tonight.
"I haven't trained at all yet and I have nothing to wear. What will we do about that?" Ayden asked.
"Well, training is where John comes into this. John I was hoping you would spend some time in the ring, teaching her the basics today. Getting ring gear may have an easy solution. Ayden, I will give you money to go out and purchase your ring gear today. Perhaps some of the other wrestlers could accompany you." Vince said.
In the end, Ayden agreed to debut and John agreed to train her. John also agreed to round up Lily and some of the others to help her shop for ring gear. Vince thanked them both and then headed off to speak with AJ. John got out his cell and texted Lily and some of the others. In the end, Anna, AJ and Lily all agreed to help her shop. Cody was tagging along and some of the others were going to meet them for lunch.
John and Ayden spent a couple hours in the ring before going shopping. John was impressed by Ayden's ability to learn the basic maneuvers. Ayden was really enjoying learning the moves. She had dreamed of being a Diva since she was a young girl. She couldn't believe her dream was coming true.
After the couple hours of training, they headed off to shop for her ring gear. John asked her if she had thought of a theme yet. Ayden thought for a moment and had a great idea.
"My first name means little fire so I think something with flames on it. I'm going to use the name Ayden Starr as my ring name. Starr is my middle name." she told him.
John smiled. He like her idea and told her as much. He also told her that her name was beautiful which made her blush. Soon, they had found the perfect ring gear for her. She had found short shorts, a sports bra style top, knee pads, and boots that all matched. They were black with flames on them. She purchased the items with the money Vince had given her and then they headed to get lunch.
At the restaurant, John introduced Ayden to Mike, Ted, Phil, Randy, and Sam. She smiled shyly at all them and said hi. She got a huge smile when she saw Stephen (Sheamus) walk up to the group.
"Stephen! How are you?" she exclaimed hugging him.
"I doing great lassie. How have you been?" he replied returning the hug.
She and Stephen talked for a minute and then he sat down with the group. Ayden sat down next to John. Stephen smiled when he saw that and thought they would be a good couple.
"Ayden and I are like brother and sister. We grew up in Dublin together." Stephen explained.
Lily thought Ayden and her dad would look cute together but didn't say anything just yet. She and Ayden talked for a while during lunch and got along great.
After lunch, they all headed back to the arena. John, Lily, and Ayden headed to the ring to get some more training in. Eventually it was time to get ready for the crowd to arrive. John sent Lily to their locker room to get ready while he showed Ayden to the Diva's locker room. The other Diva's welcomed her and John headed back to his own.
Soon everyone was ready. John went over the details of the Eve storyline with Lily. Once he was sure she had it down, he let her go do whatever she wanted.
"Just be careful. I know that most of the other wrestlers love you but there may be some that don't." he told her.
"I know dad. I will be careful. I'll probably go hang out in catering for a bit." She told him.
She headed off to catering and John talked with Randy for a bit. Randy was curious about Ayden and if John was attracted to her. John told Randy that he found her attractive but it was too soon to start bothering her about a relationship. Randy understood that and left it alone.
Lily had fun hanging out in catering with everyone but decided to head back to the locker room when Brock and Jessica showed up. As she was leaving, Brock blocked her way.
"You better watch yourself, Cena." He growled at her.
"Excuse me but you are the one that needs to watch it. I'm just trying to head back to my locker room if you don't mind." Lily said confidently.
Cody walked into catering just in time to see the confrontation between Lily and Brock. He walked over and put his hand on Lily's shoulder.
"Is everything ok here Lily Pad? I came to walk you back to our locker room." Cody said.
Lily nodded and walked off with Cody, leaving Brock standing there. As they walked, Cody noticed that Lily seemed shaken up a bit. He put his arm around her and she seemed to calm a little. He wasn't very happy with Brock at the moment.
They ended up running into Anna who seemed happy she had found them.
"Lily, I need you to be ready to go out to the ring tonight. I have an announcement to make concerning the Lil Divas division. I'm glad you already have your gear on." Anna said excitedly before kissing Cody on the cheek and wishing him good luck for his match.
Soon they were back in the locker room and Cody filled everyone in on the confrontation he had interrupted. Needless to say, no one was happy. Lily reassured them that she was fine and that Cody had ended the confrontation before it really got started.
A little while later, Raw had started and they were watching it in the locker room. Someone knocked on the door and said that Lily was need in the gorilla area in five minutes. John walked her there and she waited to be called out. Anna had just walked out to the ring and had a microphone in her hand.
"Ladies and Gentleman, I have an announcement to make concerning the Lil Divas division. I would like to ask all of the Lil Divas to join me in the ring at this time." Anna said.
All the girls, including Lily, headed out to the ring. Anna smiled and greeted them all, then prepared to make her announcement.
"On SmackDown this week, we will have the first of two Lil Divas Battle Royals. Then in two weeks, on Raw, we will have the second Lil Divas Battle Royal. The two winners will then compete to become the first ever Lil Divas Champion!" Anna said.
All of the Lil Divas were excited. Lily was a little nervous since SmackDown would be taped the next night. Everyone was chatting amongst themselves as they exited the ring. John walked Lily back to the locker room and then got ready for his match.
Lily watched her dad's match and got ready for the beginning of the Eve storyline. Randy walked her up towards the gorilla area where she needed to be. The camera crew was ready. John won his match and exited the stage. The cameras showed the audience Eve congratulating him with a kiss. That was Lily's cue. The camera showed her acting upset and shocked, then running off. John followed her and the camera showed Eve grinning happily.
Once John and Lily were back in their locker room, John hugged her and laughed. The scene had gone well. Then they started talking about Anna's announcement. Lily explained that she was both excited and nervous. She didn't feel she had enough time to train for the first battle royal since it would be the next night. John told her to relax and just do the best she can.
Soon it was time for Ayden's debut. John and Lily watched the match on the TV in their locker room. She and AJ ended up defeating Alicia Fox and Kaitlyn. Ayden had done well for her debut match. The crowd seemed to love her and even AJ was impressed.
Eventually the show was over and they headed back to Randy's to eat some dinner and then get some sleep. Everyone had promised Lily to train with her before the show the next night. Once Lily was in bed, Mike knocked on her door. She told him to come in and he entered.
"Mini Miz, I just wanted to come tell you good night and not to worry. You will be great out there tomorrow. You know why?" he said.
"Because I'm the Mini Miz and I'm AWESOME!" she replied giggling.
Mike nodded and kissed her forehead.
"Alright, get some sleep Mini Miz. You need your strength for tomorrow." He told her.
After that he left her room and she laid there looking at the stars on her ceiling. It wasn't long before she was sound asleep.