One of the Boys

Based on "One of the Boys" by Katy Perry

Summary: Rachel is a part of Fortune. She's everyone's best friend. The guys treat her like she's one of them. When Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan decide that she should see some in-ring action and join the Knockout Division, she gets a bit of a makeover. The guys start seeing her a lot differently…especially AJ Styles, who has been her closest friend…not to mention she's had a huge crush on him for quite some time. With all of the new attention she's receiving, will she give him the time of day? Or will he have to get on the back of the line?

When Rachel walked into the Fortune locker room, the entire group of men's eyes widened and stared at her. She wasn't expecting this type of reaction. Well…maybe she was a little bit. She had always been one of the guys. In jeans and a t-shirt, no one really considered her to be someone they would pursue romantically or sexually. But Rachel was ready for a change…and a drastic one at that. She traded the comfortable, loose-fitting jeans for a pair of dark denim skinny jeans. The casual t-shirt had been traded in for a red halter top with a plunging v-neck. Her usual sneakers or Uggs were exchanged with a pair of black, open-toed, stiletto-heeled ankle boots. It was unusual for her ample cleavage to be exposed. In fact, she was pretty sure that the guys had no idea that she had such large breasts hidden under the t-shirts. Well, they were well aware now.

"Hey guys," she greeted, one hand on her hip and a smirk on her perfectly made up face.

"Holy shit!" Ric Flair was the first to react. He walked over to her and took her arm in his hand and spun her around. "Where did all of this come from, Rachel? You're hot!"

She laughed. "You think so?" she asked, leaning on her right leg.

Frank Kazarian whistled. "You look amazing, Rach."

"Yeah. Lookin' good, little lady," James Storm agreed, his Southern drawl thick, as he sipped his ever-present beer.

"I didn't think it was such a huge difference," she nonchalantly told them with a casual shrug. The guys all looked at her as if she had gone completely insane, except for AJ. His eyes were glued to the woman he had been calling his best friend for a long time.

"Well, it is a huge difference," Kaz commented.

"You look delicious," Robert Roode put his two cents in.

"What do you think, Rob?" Ric asked Rob Terry.

"Rachel, you…you look incredible," he confirmed with a nod.

"What about you, AJ? What do you think of the new me?" Rachel asked, wanting his opinion more than anyone else's.

"Huh?" he asked, snapping out of the trance she had him under.

Rachel fought the smirk threatening to form across her lips. "I was asking what your thoughts are on the new look."

"Oh…um…you look…you look…amazing. Where did this change come from?" he asked her.

"Well, Hogan and Bischoff realized that they didn't have any Knockouts in Fortune. They asked me to be the female face of the group," she explained. "So, they had all of this done."

"So, you're gonna have some in-ring action?" he asked.

Rachel nodded. "Yup."

"You have no idea how hot you look right now. I'm wanting to bring you back to the hotel room tonight and make sweet love to you all night long," Ric proposed, giving her a nod.

"Ric," AJ interrupted, standing up. "Stop treating her like she's one of the ring rats that you screw every night."

"Listen AJ, Rachel is-"

"Back off, Ric," he insisted, before a knowing smirk popped up on the older man's face.

"Wait a second. I know that look."

"What look? What are you even talking about?" AJ Asked, immediately looking like a deer caught in headlights.

"That look on your face. You want her all to yourself, don't you?" he spoke, his voice amused.

"No!" he defensively replied, causing the group of men to laugh, knowing that he was laying through his teeth. "I just don't want to hear anyone talking about Rachel like that."

"Bullshit! I call bullshit!" Robert Roode called out.

AJ rolled his eyes. "Come on. It's just Rachel," he said, bringing his hand onto her shoulder.

"No, it's not. She got really hot," James refuted, with a smirk.

"Was I ugly before or something?" she asked with a chuckle.

"No. You were just…well…you were one of the boys. Now…you've got big boobs and a really nice ass. You look hot," Kaz replied.

She giggled. "Now, I'm just some hot piece of ass to you boys?" she questioned, teasingly.

"Well, you're a hot piece of ass that we all love," Jamie defended with a sweet smile.

AJ glared at the guys. They were right. He was feeling something for her, but he couldn't let anyone know that. Rachel was supposed to be one of the boys, his best friend, but he was finding himself attracted to her. And he didn't know what to do about it.