Disclaimer: I do not own Rumble Roses or it's characters. With that done, this is the first chapter of my first fanfic. I hope you all R+R. Enjoy

Chapter One: Sunday: New Beginnings

It started off as a normal day, as the wrestlers and crew behind Rumble Roses got ready for another night of doing what they do best, performing live in front of audiences everywhere. It was thirty minutes before show-time, when the first major act of the day occurred.

Aigle, the newly appointed Rose of Roses after her outstanding match the day before with Dr. Anesthesia at the Heavenly Petals PPV, was walking backstage on her way to the GM's office when she bumped into someone who seemed to be out of place.

"Can Aigle help Mister with something," asked the Rose of Roses. She was curious about who this cute newcomer could be.

"Oh I'm so sorry how rude of me. My name is Clive, and I just recently got hired here, so I was trying to get a feel for the place," proclaimed the handsome green-haired man. He was 6 feet and an inch tall, had mesmerizing blue eyes, straight shoulder length hair, a good figure, was fair skinned, and was dressed in a black business suit with black dress shoes and a red tie... The man seemed to be eyeing everything, until his eyes fell upon the Men's Lib, Sebastian. "Um, is he the… er, only male wrestler on the roster?"

"No, Non-Non is male wrestler too!"

Clive thought that Aigle's behavior was kind of cute. "I see… oh my, we've lost track of the time." Clive pointed at his diamond encrusted watch. "It's a minute 'til show-time!" He smiled earnestly at Aigle. "Well I'll see you around 'Nomad'," saying the last word playfully.

"Aigle see Clive round also," she said as Clive walked off. "Well time for show I guess," sighed Aigle, as her visit to the General Manager's office would have to be scheduled for another time.

Rumble Roses had begun airing, but instead of the usual opening video and music that would normally grace the audience, the show began in the General Manager's office with the cameras focused on the back of the GM's chair. This image was displayed for a couple of moments and received a lot from heat from the fans. This kept up until at last, the person in the seat finally decided to turn around, revealing a green haired man in a black business suit.

"Hello, and welcome to the first broadcast of Rumble Roses with me, Clive Richards, as General Manager." The fans stopped their jeering and were bewildered with this news. "Now I know that you were all expecting, that sad excuse of a GM Regal to be in this chair, but quite frankly he was abusing his power tremendously and not once did he give back to the fans, like the ones here in Dallas, Texas!" He received a cheap pop from the audience. "Now, with that being said, there are some changes that will be made, starting immediately. First of all, I am now enlarging the roster, and tonight you will see two of the new Roses on the Card. Secondly, I will be holding a tournament for the newly created Rumbling Rose Championship which everyone, yes including Sebastian and Non-Non, are eligible to partake in. The tournament finals will be held at the next PPV Bleeding Thorns. Now just so I won't bore you, I'll continue my announcements next week, but next up will be the first match of the night, and you'll see one of the new roses in action against Candy Cane!" This got the crowd riled up, and a second later the theme song "Crazy" began playing, and cameras switched to Candy Cane doing her entrance on the stage with her band. "Hope everyone has a great nice night," said the GM's voice as Candy continued on with her entrance, doing her signature breaking of her guitar and a camera, and she eventually got into the ring.

She did her in-ring poses, and waited intently for her opponent to arrive. "I wonder if the bimbo whose ass I'm gonna kick, is any good," said Candy Cane to herself. She was resting on the ropes furthest from the stage. Everyone was waiting in anticipation to see who Candy's opponent would be, then all of a sudden a heavy metal theme song came on and a bunch of fireworks went off.

The ring announcer finally grabbed the microphone and said, "The following contest is set for one fall! Currently in the ring, weighing in at 119 pounds and standing at 5 feet 8 inches, from Canada, No Future, Candy Cane!" The crowd went wild for Candy again, but Candy wasn't worried about that. She had her eyes set on her opponent who was now making her way down the ramp. "And her opponent, on the way to the ring, weighing in at 137 pounds and standing at 5 feet 7 inches, from Japan, The Powerhouse, Ayake Misuno!"

Mickey Cal: "Hello Rose fans; this is Mickey Cal, alongside my broadcast partner Crash, and Crash what a heck of a way to kick off Rumble Roses after that helluva Pay-Per-View last night? I mean is this new change in management phenomenal!?"

Crash: "You said it Cal, but enough about the GM, what about these new Roses that he was talking about? If they are half as good-looking as this Misuno girl, then we might be in for a treat in weeks to come."

Mickey Cal: "Not to mention, the new Championship. Our GM sure knows how to keep the crew and fans happy, and that's all that matters in this business."

The crowd gave her somewhat of a sheepish applause as the newcomer had made her way into the ring. Being this close to her, Candy realized that Ayake was indeed a powerhouse. Ayake was quite a work of art. She had shaggy black hair that stopped just below her neck, dark brown eyes, she had fair skin and was of Asian descent, she was wearing a white wrestling bra (1. if you've played RRXX it's like the second default outfit top for Lambda… couldn't think of a better term ), black shorts, black elbow pads with matching black gloves, and black knee-high heeled wrestling boots with white laces. Ayake was the most muscular woman that Candy Cane had ever seen. She had plenty of muscles, and had an air about her that made Candy Cane think that she was pretty fast, despite her physique.

The ref sounded for the bell and the two of them had an intense stare down. The crowd was really getting behind this, because they had never seen Candy Cane in her career be this tense about a match. This continued until the newcomer said tauntingly, "What's the matter Punk, thinking that your place amongst the top-tier Roses is about to be jeopardized?"

Candy instantly locked up with Ayake, both jocking for position, until Candy executed a kick to Ayake's midsection making her reel over in pain. Candy followed up with a straight right jab, then a wicked left elbow, and finished it off with by spinning Ayake around so that they were back to back, reaching back and pulling Ayake's head down, then Candy dropped to a sitting position, causing a lot of damage on her opponent's neck.

Mickey Cal: "Nice combo into the Shoulder Neckbreaker!"

Candy let Ayake get up, and the two of them tied up again, this time Ayake attempted a short clothesline, but Candy Cane blocked it, flipped around her opponent's arm, landed on her feet and executed an excellent drop toe-hold. Ayake held her face as she got up, and thus was unable to see Candy running toward her as she performed a flying forearm smash, which sent Ayake, yet again, to the mat. Candy took this time to taunt her opponent by throwing up her signature peace sign to the crowd, which got her a pop.

Crash: "You see that Cal, that's guts. That's showing that you have no fear in your opponent whatsoever."

With Candy's back turned, Ayake got up as fast as possible and executed a sidewalk slam into a backbreaker. Then with Candy still on the mat tending to her back, Ayake mounted Candy and delivered five solid punches, each one containing more force behind it. The ref then came over and warned Ayake about her closed fists. Ayake waved him off and proceeded in helping Candy to one knee before putting her into a kneeling reverse Fireman's Carry, which she modified into a submission hold. Candy was in the hold for a while before she elbowed Ayake in the side of the head twice, which loosened the hold, but as Candy went for the third elbow, Ayake performed the Reverse Fireman's Carry Takedown. Ayake then tried to execute another move on Candy, but Candy had the presence of mind to push her away. The two of them then got up and sunk into defensive stances.

Mickey Cal: "Nice change up by the rookie. Maybe these new girls will indeed give our Roses a run for their money."

Candy then charged Ayake with a clothesline which missed, then almost immediately Ayake performed a spear to Candy from behind which sent her to the mat tending to her back more than before. Ayake went for then pin, barely covering her opponent. "1! Tw-" Candy strongly kicked out of the pin, but was still favoring her back. Ayake made Candy rise to her feet and was clearly in control of the match. She head-butted, then short clothesline Candy, after which, she did some provocative taunts, which got a lot of applause.

Crash: "Now here's a Rose that I could get behind. She's smart, she's strong, and she's sexy. What more could a man ask for."

Mickey Cal: "Badgering to the crowd is fine in all, but when you're in between those ropes you have to give it all, or wind up losing the match."

Candy Cane had risen to her feet still, favoring her back. She then ran at Ayake, who turned around just in time for Candy to execute a Running DDT which seemed to have dazed Ayake; however Candy Cane had done damage onto herself with the move. With both ladies down the referee began the ten -count. "1… 2… 3… 4…" Candy had barely been able to use the ropes to get to a knee. "5… 6… 7…" Now, Candy was up, while her opponent was still laid out in the ring. Candy seized this opportunity to go for a pin, but Ayake countered with an Inside Cradle Roll-Up while catching Candy's skirt. "1! 2! Thre-" Candy was barely able to kick out of the predicament. She then started arguing with the ref who didn't see anything wrong with the pin.

Crash: "Candy Cane, you need to get over yourself and stop complaining to the ref just because you're getting out wrestled. It's not-"

Mickey Cal:" You and I both saw Ayake grab her skirt for leverage. However, for her first, Misuno isn't doing that-"

While Candy's back was turned due to her arguing with the ref, Ayake thought to herself "If she wants something to be mad about I'll give he something to be mad about!" Ayake then snuck up behind Candy Cane and with the swiftness of Yasha, pulled down Candy's skirt to around her ankles. This really gave Ayake a pop, especially from the males in the crowd. Candy had to give up the tough girl act and tried to keep from blushing as she tried to keep the crowd from seeing her pale pink panties.

Mickey Cal: "Whoa! I think this went from a normal singles match to a Humiliation Match, maybe even a Bra and Panties Match!"

Crash: "I couldn't agree with you more. Kudos to the GM for bringing Ayake to the Rumble Roses, and big ups to Ayake for doing what she did! "

Ayake had to restrain herself from laughing at Candy Cane before continuing her assault. Once she was able to, she grabbed the humiliated Candy Cane, kicked her in the midsection, and then set her up for a Powerbomb. When she lifted Candy up, she set her up for a Crucifix Bomb, however she then modified it so that Candy would be upside-down in a side Headlock, and finally Ayake drilled Candy Cane's head into the canvas. Candy seemed like she had rebounded and got up to a knee, but almost instantly she fell hard on to the mat. Ayake then went for the pin, hooking the inside leg. "1... 2... 3!!" The crowd went silent for some time, not really sure of what had happened, but when they did get audible again, they spewed out boos toward the newcomer Ayake Misuno.

"And the winner of the match, Ayake Misuno!" exclaimed the ring announcer as Ayake got her hand raised in victory. This caused even more of a negative reaction from the fans. Ayake took in her victory for a little bit, before heading back to the back, leaving an unconscious Candy Cane laid out in the ring. On her way she passed Miss Spencer who was making a beeline toward the ring along with the EMTs, and softly apologized for what she had done, but Miss Spencer acted as though she hadn't heard her, so Ayake continued towards the back.

Mickey Cal: "A surprising response from the crowd after the high paced match which was won due to a devastating move. Crash, in all of your years in wrestling, have you ever seen such a devastating a maneuver?"

Crash: "No Crash, I haven't. But that doesn't mean that we won't be seeing a lot more of that move and of Ayake in the near future. Congrats for the win, and welcome to the Rumble Roses."

Mickey Cal: "This just in, for the remaining matches, the winners will all move on to the next round of the tournament next week."

Crash: "This tournament is definitely a big opportunity for the Roses, considered to be lower-tier wrestlers; it will be able to help one Rose's career skyrocket."

Mickey Cal: "Exactly, and this is also just in, the first match of the tournament will be a handicap match between newcomer Michiro Kurosaki and the team of Non-Non and Sebastian. This is an awesome break for-"

The aforementioned newcomer Michiro Kurosaki was in the locker room preparing for her match and decided to turn off the television, because, quite frankly, she was annoyed with the commentators. "Two dying cats with leukemia could do a better job than them," she thought under her breath. She then broke out laughing. After getting her composure, Michiro went over to the mirror to make sure that everything was in order and she was pleased with what she saw.

Michiro was a very cute girl. She had layered jet-black that came to her shoulders, sky blue eyes, she was of Asian descent, had fair skin, big breasts, a nice physique, and was wearing peach gloss on her lips. Her attire consisted of a dark blue shirt, tight fitting blue jeans, black and white sneakers, and a bracelet with the words "Here with you always" engraved upon it.

Though Michiro was ready, she was really nervous. She had never competed in front of such a large crowd before, and the idea scared the wits out of her. During her worrying, someone had, unnoticed to her, come into the locker room. The person crept behind Michiro and placed a hand on her shoulder. Immediately, Michiro and let out a soft scream and turned around to find a blonde haired blue eyed girl in a cowgirl outfit.

"Whacha scared for sugar," asked Dixie with a smile on her face. "Having first match jitters?"

"I… I wish," said a depressed Michiro. She was still shaken up by what Dixie had done.

"Listen shug, I know you're scared but as they say here in Texas 'no matter how many times you get knocked off the bull, you just gotta keep getting back up on it.'"

This cheered up Michiro a little bit. "Thanks, Ms. Clemets. You really helped me out," smiled Michiro as she gave Dixie a hug out of gratitude.

"No problem sugar, but drop the 'Ms." Thing wouldya… uh, er, 'scuse me what's ya name again?" Dixie felt kind of bad for not knowing the girl's name.

"It's Michiro, Michiro Kurosaki," exclaimed Michiro as she continued to hug Dixie, whose breasts were quite comfortable to Michiro.

"Well Michiro, I know ya gonna do fine 'round here." Michiro stopped hugging Dixie. "You've got something right here." She placed her hand over Michiro's heart, and caused her to blush. "You just gotta trust in your gut shug. It'll all come together when it matters."

"As long as I don't have to listen to those dopes on commentary." The two of them burst out laughing and Michiro was finally feeling good about herself, but she wasn't too sure. So she bashfully said "Um, Dixie… could you… um, act as my manager… tonight?"

"Sorry shug, I promised Reiko that I'd help her in her match later tonight against the Tag Team Champions, The Balance of Terror, but you know what? How about after the show we all go out an' do something fun? You'd like that huh shug?"

"Sure!" Michiro had forgotten all about the match, and was just happy to have made a friend here in Rumble Roses.

The two of them then started talking about a variety of things, until the stage manager came into the locker room and said "Less than a minute until your match Michiro." Then she exited the room.

"Alright then… um could you watch my match and give me pointers later?"

"No problem sugar, now just go out there and show everyone what you're made of." Michiro nodded, and Dixie gave her a high five. Michiro hugged Dixie again, and then made her way toward the stage. "Humph, that girl sure likes hugs," laughed Dixie as she left the locker room looking for Reiko.