A/n: I don't own anyone from WWE.

I have gotten over writer's block and I am writing this story again. I just hope that someone still wants to read it.

Merci POV

I was so glad it was Saturday; I was painting the dojo with Phil, Dave, and John. I was only worried about being around John; he and Even were friends. I got up early that morning and left to go to the dojo. Phil was already there with breakfast; I just smiled at him as we walked inside.

"Good morning." He said as he handed me a biscuit.

"Morning." I said as Dave walked into the dojo.

"Oh, food." He said as he pulled me into a hug.

We were eating and waiting on John. Dave and Phil knew that Evan and John were best friends, but they assured me that they had my back. I was glad to know that some people thought Evan was being a butt to me. We didn't have to wait long before John came strolling in and grabbed some food. I knew that I had to watch what I said today because of John.

Dave and I started painting the front room, while John and Phil were painting on the of the practice rooms. I had turned the radio on and was dancing more than painting and Dave was laughing at me; I didn't care because I was having fun. We kept painting and we could hear Phil and John arguing every now and then. Dave would just roll his eyes and turn the radio up. I knew that Phil wasn't happy with Evan and I figured that might be one thing they were talking about, but I hoped it wasn't.

Phil POV

I was painting with John and I wasn't very happy. I didn't like John at the moment because I knew that whatever Evan had planned would include John. Evan knew that he had money and he promised a lot of people things if they helped him out. I got tired of being paid off and realized that Merci didn't deserve anything Evan could do to her. I wanted to help her out, plus I knew that Mickie would be involved and Merci wasn't really happy with being Mickie's friend anymore. Mickie always thought that she was the top girl in the class, but I honestly didn't care for her. I was dumb when I dated her for like a week.

"I don't understand why you changed." John said.

"Because I didn't like who I had become. I don't like beating people up or being around Evan, because he is always trying to hurt others." I told John and he shook his head at me.

"I am just waiting for you to come back, so is Evan." He said.

"He is going to be waiting a while." I mumbled.

"Why are you trying to change?" he asked me and I sighed.

"You can't have her; Hardy has her." He told me and I laughed.

"It's not about Hardy. Merci is too good for Evan and I realized that if I ever want a girl like her, then I have to be a better person." I said and he laughed at me.

"Whatever, Phil, you are full of crap." He said and I shrugged.

We went back to painting and John would make some comments every now and then; I was glad when we were done with the practice rooms. I walked out to see Dave and Merci almost done, but Merci was dancing more than painting. She had done some of the wall and she had left the top unpainted because she was so short.

"Here, get on my shoulders." I told her and she looked at me.

"Come on." I said and she got on my shoulders. I was painting the wall and she was getting the top.

"John, if you aren't doing anything, then go home." Dave said and I was laughing. Dave's dad didn't own this and he was just helping, but he was doing more than John.

"I am doing something; I'm supervising. Plus, I have some friends coming to help." He said and we all looked at him strange. We ignored him until we heard the door open and saw Evan and Randy walk into the dojo. I felt bad for Merci and Dave disappeared for a second.

"Hey, you wanna paint the rest of the locker room?" I asked her and she nodded.

I just kept her on my shoulders and she would duck when we went through a door. We ended up in the locker room and started to paint. I waited a few minutes before seeing if she was alright.

"Are you ok?" I asked her.

"Yeah, he is an asshole, but I am going to be ok." She said and I smiled. She was definitely a fighter; she would be fine since Dave and I had her back.

"Hey, Merci?" Dave yelled.

"In here." She said and we saw Dave and Kelly walk in. Dave helped her down and she hugged Kelly.

"Come on, let's get the girls locker room." Kelly said and Merci followed her in there to paint.

"I'm glad you called her." I told him and he nodded.

"It's stupid that Evan always has to have his way." Dave said and I laughed at him.

Kelly POV

Dave called me to help once Evan and Randy showed up. I didn't mind it, because Merci was becoming a good friend. I couldn't stand Mickie or Tiffany anymore; Gail still had her nice days.

"What a prick." I said and Merci was laughing at me; Evan and Randy were being loud.

"I agree." She said.

"I can't believe I dated him." She said after a second.

"I can't believe I date him." I said and we were laughing.

"Hey, why don't we have a cookout tonight at my house." She suggested and I nodded.

"We can invite Jeff, Matt, and Shannon." I said and she looked at me.

"Ok, so Shannon is cute." I admitted and she smiled at me.

"We can also invite your brother and Phil." She said and I nodded.

We kept on painting and told Phil and Dave about tonight; they were sorta excited to go. We all just wanted away from the idiots. Merci had texted Shannon, Jeff, and Matt; they were all up for it. She also checked with her mom and she was going to get stuff at the store. I was kind of excited about tonight; I liked hanging out with Merci, because I knew that it wouldn't turn into a gossip session.

Jeff POV

I was glad that we were having a cookout tonight at Merci's. She had texted me and told me to invite some people. I called Eric and he was going to bring Tara, Alex, Chris (Sabin), and Christopher (Daniels) were all going to come by tonight.

I knew that they were painting the dojo today and I was out lying on the surf board. Matt and I couldn't go to the other island today, so I had nothing else to do.

"So, what's with you and Merci?" Shannon asked me as he paddled to where I was.

"Friends." I told him and he nodded.

"I don't think that will last long." He said and I smirked. I hope that we did date, but I wasn't going to push her.

"Do you know if Kelly is coming tonight?" he asked me and I nodded. I saw him smile.

"Do you like her?" I asked him.

"Maybe, I mean… she won't date a reject." He said.

"When you first saw Merci, did you ever think she would hang out with us?" I asked him and he laughed.

"No, but I am glad that she does." He said and I nodded.

Matt eventually joined us and we surfed while we waited for everyone to come over. I couldn't wait to see Merci.

Merci POV

We finally got done and I was covered in paint. Dave, Kelly, Phil, and me had a paint fight. Kelly and I lost, but it was fun. We were leaving after Phil locked up.

"Hey, we are going swimming at my house. You want to come?" Evan asked Phil and Dave.

"No, we got plans." Phil said and Kelly smiled at me. We were both getting our revenge on our ex's, so we were happy.

"What?" Evan asked him.

"We have plans, not with you." Dave said and Phil smirked.

"Where?" Randy asked me.

"You would know if you got invited." Dave said and we all left; they were just standing there, stunned that they had been turned down.

We got to my house and went inside. I was glad to have friends over since my father wasn't home right now. We all changed and got ready for tonight; I just wanted it to be a good night.

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