Finally, a new chapter! Sorry for not posting earlier... university prep has been driving me absolutely insane! But I'm happy that I've finally updated! I hope that the wait was worth it! :)
The big part in italics is the song No me doy por vencido by Luis Fonsi. The lyrics were slightly altered because a woman is singing it instead of a man. If you really wanna know what the lyrics mean, than you can look it up on Lyrics Translate, Google Translate, or some other translating site.
I own nothing related to the WWE, nor do I own the song.
Anyways, please read & enjoy! :D
Starting Over
Chapter Eight
Two months had now passed fairly quickly. Oscar and Ellie were still going out on dates, but they still hadn't had "the talk" about what they were. Oscar wanted to have that talk so badly, but his heart kept telling him to stall. He wanted Ellie to be his girlfriend so badly, but he wasn't sure if he was ready for that just yet. Ellie had been very patient so far, but Oscar knew that she wanted them to be exclusive so very badly.
This was why Oscar was now heading up to talk to John. If anyone was going to be able to help him out, it would be John, hands down. Oscar needed advice desperately, and John was the only Superstar on the roster who would be of any help. Oscar reluctantly knocked on the door. A few moments later, the door opened.
"Hey, Oscar," greeted the taller Superstar.
"Hey, man," said Oscar in reply. "Can I talk to you 'bout something? It's kinda important."
"Yeah, come on in," replied John as he let his long-time friend in. Oscar took a seat on a nearby black office chair. John sat on his bed, which was unmade.
"It's about Ellie, isn't it?" asked John.
Oscar nodded and sighed as he put his head in hands.
"What's wrong?"
"John… how hard was it for you to finally accept a relationship with Nikki?" asked Oscar, looking at his friend.
"It was hard, I'm not gonna lie," replied John, "but I'm glad I did it. Are you and Ellie official?"
"No, but I want to be her boyfriend," said Oscar. "It's just that… I'm afraid of getting hurt again. I really care about her, and I know she cares about me, but I'm terrified of making that commitment. What if things don't work out? What if she doesn't like my kids? I don't know if it's worth it, John."
"Talk to her," said John. "Just tell her why you're scared to commit. I'm sure she'll understand."
"What if-"
"Enough with the 'what ifs', Oscar! Just do it," urged John.
"Alright, fine," said Oscar with a bit of a huff. "Thanks for the talk, man."
"Anytime," said John as Oscar made his way out of his friend's hotel room.
Oscar left John's room and made sure that the door was shut all the way before letting out a huge sigh. He went back to his room and sat on the bed, deep in thought. In his deep thoughts, he didn't hear his phone go off. He finally got back in touch with reality when he heard someone knock on the door to his room.
"Who is it?"
"Room service," answered a very familiar voice.
Oscar got off the bed and opened the door. Ellie smiled and sighed slightly in relief.
"Come in," offered Oscar.
"Gladly, thank you," said Ellie as she entered. She set her purse down on a nearby shelf and sat down on the bed beside Oscar.
"Are you okay?" asked Oscar.
"I'm fine now," replied Ellie. "I'll admit I got a little worried when you didn't reply to my text. That's why I came up here."
"You texted me?" asked Oscar in disbelief. He grabbed his phone to check. Sure enough, he did have one unread message from Ellie.
Hey, I have news! :)
"Sorry about that," said Oscar.
"It's fine," said Ellie with a little bit of a laugh. "Like I said, I was a little worried, so I decided to pay you a visit. I hope you didn't mind."
"Not at all," replied Oscar, smiling. He kissed her cheek, causing Ellie to giggle slightly.
"So, are you going to ask me what my news were?" asked Ellie.
"Oh, right! I'm sorry, my mind's going in a million different directions," said Oscar. "What's the news?"
"Well," said Ellie, "since my knees aren't one hundred percent yet, Stephanie wanted me to showcase any other non-athletic talents I have. I told her that I could sing, and she decided to have me perform tonight on Raw. If people like it, it may or may not become a regular thing, even after my knees get better."
"That's awesome! I'm so happy for you," said Oscar happily. He hugged Ellie, who gladly hugged him back.
"Thanks, Oscar," replied Ellie. "Oh, and don't bother asking what I'm singing or asking for a sneak peek, 'cause neither scenario is gonna happen."
Oscar pouted.
"Sorry!" said Ellie in a sing-song tone as she grabbed her purse. "I have to go talk a few more things over with Stephanie."
"Alright, see you tonight," said Oscar before they shared a quick kiss.
Ellie left Oscar's room and went back to her room. She wasn't actually going to see Stephanie McMahon. Instead, she focused on getting ready for tonight's performance. She was nervous about tonight, so she wanted to be fully prepared.
I really hope Oscar likes it, thought Ellie.
Raw finally approached, and Ellie was still extremely nervous. She could feel her hands shaking as she dressed into a white, lacy dress and nude pumps. She stepped out of the bathroom stall into the general locker room to inspect her appearance. Her hair was in curls, and her make-up was as simple as her outfit, save for the black cat eye she had applied. Her train of thought was suddenly interrupted by the sound of someone entering the Divas' locker room.
"Who is it?" called out Ellie.
"Just me."
"Hey, Nattie!" greeted Ellie. The two shared a quick hug.
"Oh my God, Ellie!" gasped Natalie as she took in her friend's appearance.
"What's wrong? Do I look okay?" asked Ellie in slight panic.
"No way! Nothing's wrong whatsoever. You're stunning!" marvelled Natalie. The shock on the Diva's face caused Ellie to blush.
"Oh, thanks," replied Ellie.
"I heard you're singing tonight," said Natalie.
"It's true." Ellie smiled shyly.
"Knock 'em dead, girl," stated Natalie with a wink.
"Absolutely," said Ellie as the two Divas left the locker room. Ellie went to the gorilla, while Natalie went to catering to watch. By the time she got there, many Superstars and Divas had already gotten in there- including Oscar.
"I can't wait to hear here!" said Victoria Crawford.
"Shh, she's starting!" whispered April Mendez.
The room became silent. Ellie entered the ring. A few moments later, she opened her mouth as the music began to play.
Me quedo callado
Soy como un niño dormido
Que puede despertarse
Con apenas sólo un ruido
Cuando menos te lo esperas
Cuando menos lo imagino
Sé que un día no me aguanto y voy y te miro
Y te lo digo a los gritos
Y te ríes y me tomas por un loca atrevido
Pues no sabes cuanto tiempo en mis sueños has vivido
Ni sospechas cuando te nombré
Yo, yo no me doy por vencida
Yo quiero un mundo contigo
Juro que vale la pena esperar, y esperar y esperar un suspiro
Una señal del destino
No me canso, no me rindo, no me doy por vencida
Tengo una flor de bolsillo,
Marchita de buscar a una mujer que me quiera
Y reciba su perfume hasta traer la primavera
Y me enseñe lo que no aprendí de la vida
Que brilla más cada día,
Porque estoy tan sólo a un paso de ganarme la alegría
Porque el corazón levanta una tormenta enfurecida
Desde aquel momento en que te ví…
Yo, yo no me doy por vencida
Yo quiero un mundo contigo
Juro que vale la pena esperar, y esperar y esperar un suspiro
Una señal del destino
No me canso, no me rindo, no me doy por vencida
Este silencio esconde demasiadas palabras
No me detengo, pase lo que pase seguiré
Yo, yo no me doy por vencida
Yo quiero un mundo contigo
Juro que vale la pena esperar, y esperar y esperar un suspiro
Una señal del destino
No me canso, no me rindo, no me doy por vencida.
As the audience broke out in applause and cheers, Ellie began to tear up slightly. Meanwhile, the Superstars and Divas watching were in complete awe. They couldn't contain their excitement about what they had just witnessed.
"Oh my God!"
"That was amazing!"
"I'm crying!"
But it was Randy who managed to silence everyone.
"Hey, where's Oscar?"
Everyone became quiet as they scanned for the Mexican Superstar. But there was no sight of him.
"Where did he go?" asked John.
"Beats me," said Cody Runnels, who had sat closest to the door of catering.
"Maybe I should explain something," piped up Alberto Rodriguez. "'Yo no me doy por vencida' means 'I won't give up' in Spanish. Basically, Ellie explained that she wasn't going to give up on Oscar when you really think about it."
"Oh my God," breathed out John in utter shock.
"That's unreal," commented Randy.
"And Oscar understands Spanish," concluded April.
"But no one else really does. That explains everything," said Natalie.
"Here she is!" called out Cody.
Everyone looked over towards the door and saw that Ellie was nervously approaching catering. She hoped that her friends and co-workers liked her performance- she did care about what they had to think. But all of them staring at her scared her."
"Am I in trouble?" she asked, her voice shaking.
"I don't think so," replied Cody. He looked at everyone. "Is Ellie in trouble?"
"No," spoke up Randy. "We're just shocked that you did that. It was good, don't get us wrong. But Alberto explained to us what part of the song meant… did you pick that?"
Ellie nodded.
John, sensing her nerves, came over and hugged the petite Diva.
"Where's Oscar?" she asked.
"Couldn't tell you," replied John. "But I think you need to talk to him."
"I'll go look for him… alone, please," offered Ellie.
"Sure," said John before letting go of her.
Ellie exited catering and walked down a couple hallways, trying her hardest to find Oscar. A light bulb suddenly went off in her head.
His locker room! She thought before heading off in that direction. She saw the door labelled Rey Mysterio and stared at it for a couple of minutes. She wanted to go in, but she hesitated. What if he told her to get lost? What if he freaked out and got mad at her? She shook her head at those thoughts and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. She tried again a couple more times, but no one answered. Taking a chance, Ellie tried the door knob, and surprisingly, the door opened. She cautiously entered and shut the door behind her, making sure it was locked behind her. She slowly walked into the locker room and saw Oscar sitting on a couch, looking down at the floor. This sight scared Ellie; she wanted to turn tail and run the other way in the name of fear, but she couldn't.
"Oscar?" she called out gently.
Oscar looked up and saw Ellie standing about three feet away from the black couch he was sitting on. She looked so nervous, and Oscar felt bad that he was the reason behind her nervousness. He motioned for her to sit beside him, so she did.
"You look beautiful," he said.
"Thank you, Oscar," replied Ellie.
"And you sang beautifully," he added.
"Thank you," said Ellie. "Um, I hope you're not mad at me. I wasn't trying to hurt you, I swear."
"Ellie, I know that you could never hurt me. I was sincerely touched by what you did out there. It was beautiful, and it was exactly what I needed. See, I've wanted to talk to you about us, but I couldn't," explained Oscar.
"And that's okay," said Ellie. "There's no rush whatsoever. But at the same time, I'm not going to give up on you. I want to be with you, but I'm not going to make you be with me. When you're ready, so am I."
"Well, that's the thing… I'm ready," said Oscar anxiously.
Ellie became confused. But she immediately realized what he meant before he even asked.
"Ellie, will you be my girlfriend?" he asked.
"Yes, I would love to!" said Ellie as tears of joy began to fill her purple eyes.
The new couple embraced and shared a few passionate kisses. It didn't go any farther than that, but that was okay with them. They got their things and left for the hotel, where Oscar ended up staying the night in Ellie's room.
This, to me, is perfect, he thought to himself before falling asleep alongside his new girlfriend.
There ya go! I hope you all enjoyed it. :)
Please review, and don't forget to stay tuned to chapter nine! :D
- Elizabeth