"So...you gonna give us that striptease anytime soon?" Seth dared to ask.
You glared at him almost crushing your plastic water bottle in your hand. Right now wasn't really a good time to be asking you such questions. Your match was up next and it was literally the last thing you wanted to do tonight. Normally you would be stoked to enter the ring but now your match was at an awkward time and would be over in less than 5 minutes. It was a waste of your talent and you didn't care how cocky that sounded.
"Seth, please. Not right now. I'm fucking livid."
"Why? Because you have to fight Eva? C'mon it's no big deal! You still get to fight!" he replied, trying to cheer you up.
"I went from fighting you last week to way down on the Totem pole this week. You're a big name star now and she's...ok let's face it everyone picks on her and I almost feel bad for her. But it really is a waste of my talent. I'd give my left leg to fight someone like Natalya or Beth Phoenix if she ever came back. Hell I'd even fight freakin Naomi now! Then my match could last like 6 minutes! I know I'm better than this."
"Listen to me, everyone has to start somewhere and trust me you've had a better start than most of the Diva's we've got now. You're part of the new Shield, you're strong, you wear actual clothes in the ring. You're doing the things you wanted to do, but these are baby steps. Don't look to take one big leap right off the bat. In time, ok? Be grateful."
You leaned against his shoulder, knowing that he was right but it was still gnawing at the back of your mind. "I know, Seth. I know. I'm just not having a good day is all."
Roman and Dean appeared at your side. "Hey babygirl, time to head up to the doors. You're about to go on."
You kissed Seth on the cheek and stood up. "Alright. I guess it's showtime."
"That's my girl! Good luck!"
You held Roman's hand while three of you traveled with security towards the audience entrance. Although it was great feeling everyone's energy as you walked down the stairs but damn it would be so much more simpler if you came down the runway. Even Dean would run down it whenever he would attack Seth. Roman pulled his hands away just as some fans spotted you. Security prevented them from getting close but you couldn't help to get a look. Most of the people called out to Roman and Dean but then you heard your name, your real name.
"Leena!"
Your head shot up as you saw two girls waving at you, clutching at each other and being extremely happy. "Oh my god..." you cried.
You knew it was against the rules to break character but you've never wanted to run to someone so much in your life. Roman gripped your arm."We don't have time. Our music is playing. C'mon!"
"No, just-!" The vision of them faded as Roman and Dean both dragged you out the door. The lights caught you off guard and you almost stumbled. Your heart was pounding in your ears. Your thoughts weren't even focused on the match anymore. You just wanted to run...run back to them.
You jumped the barricade and turned back to scan the crowd. It was no use though. You couldn't find them anywhere. Had it been a dream? Did you imagine it?
Dean gave you a hard slap on the back, pulling you out of your thoughts. "Who were those girls? They knew your name..."
You looked at Dean and blinked away tears. "My sister...she's back from Afghanistan. I haven't seen her in two years."
You pulled away from them both and entered the ring. You jumped up a few times and cleared your head. If they were watching, you were going to do your best. You had to.
"Did you know she had a sister?" Dean asked Roman.
"Sister? What the fuck? She never told me that. She never tells us anything about her life. That night with Jeff was the first time she's ever really opened up." Roman replied.
"You're dating a girl and you don't even know anything about her? Dude..."
"We know stuff! It's just...she's guarded, ok? We only see either the fun side, the angry side, the sexy side, or this. Focused on training and her career."
"Damn you guys need to-Roman, she's on the fucking top rope. She's scared of the top rope. What is she doing?!"
"A corkscrew moonsault. She's always talked about it but she's been so afraid to mess it up. I hope Seth is watching this!"
You landed on Eva Marie's ribs hard. It knocked the wind right out of you but you got your pin. You rolled out of the ring and joined Dean and Roman, completely out of breath. "I have to go, now! I don't have time to celebrate. Get your asses up those stairs."
"Calm down and stay in fucking character before Paul and Steph have a hissy fit." Roman warned. The three of you went over the barricade and you walked slowly up the stairs, against your will. You had retreated up a different aisle and it would take some time to get back to where you saw them.
"We can't stay here with fans roaming around everywhere, we'll get bum rushed and then security will be pissed." Dean said.
"I just need to find them okay? They can't be too far from where we left them. We just-"
Roman grabbed your face in his large hands and stared down at you. "I know you're excited but you need to calm down. Let's go back to the locker room and you can call them on your cell."
"Ok...ok. I'll go call them." You retreated back to the locker rooms, your heart beating almost threw your ribcage. Seth was still waiting in there when the three of you arrived. He held up your cell phone.
"It was ringing right before you got here. I didn't answer it or anything." You took the phone from him and looked at the missed call. It was from your sister. Immediately you redialed the number and waited in anticipation for her to pick up.
You could hear the crowd on the other side, blaring loud. Her voice crackled then slowly faded into clarity. She was walking quickly, her pants falling into the reciever.
"Where are you?!" You yelled, louder than you intended.
"I think by a concession stand! Where are you?"
You bolted from the locker room with all three hounds following. "Does she not listen at all?!" Dean screamed.
Seth scoffed. "Only in bed, and that's IF she feels like it. Christ, when did she learn to run so fast?!"
"That might be my fault," Roman said. "I make her do hours of cardio. There! She stopped!"
You ran into your sister's arms happily. She squeezed you tight and you could feel all the warmth seeping from her. For two years you barely had any contact with her and the thought of her just being alive filled you with joy.
"I thought...I thought that maybe-"
She smiled and playfully nudged you. "What you think I'd die out there? Please, girl. I'm stronger than that. Besides if I can survive a car ride with Renee I can survive getting shot at. She never shuts up."
You turned to your best friend Renee. "What is your crazy ass doing here?!"
"Excuse you, i came to visit your sorry ass and surprise you, miss I wanna punch everything. You beat that girl's ass though, just like i taught you!" Renee laughed.
"Shut up, I don't claw and scratch at them. I fight like an athlete. I'm glad you guys came though. You don't even know how happy I am to have friends here." You hugged them both again never wanting to let them go.
"HOT DAMN! WHO THE HELL IS THAT?!" Renee said. Your sister, Oliva, looked over your shoulder towards the three men that had followed you.
"I'm assuming you mean Roman. That's my uh...um...coworker." You said, unsure of if you should tell them about your relationship with Seth and Roman. It wasn't exactly the easiest thing to explain to people without being judged for it.
"That's a um...big man right there. And the other one, his arms are just so-"
Renee cut off Oliva. "Good lord, i know his dick is big. Is he mixed or something?"
You facepalmed your forehead. Renee wasn't one to keep her thoughts to herself. "He's Samoan-Italian. Jesus, could you not say those things to him?"
"Girl, that's my two favorite flavors!"
Before either you or Olivia could stop her she was off and running towards Roman. You mentally kicked yourself because you knew your best fiend would keep tugging and tugging at Roman until it would make you angry. Then you might just have to confess that you were dating him to get her to back off. Thank god Olivia was too shy and proper to even think about doing such a thing. She would just stay quiet the entire time, either that or interrogate them like a P.O.W.
Roman glanced over at you with a panicked expression on his face. Renee was already clinging onto him. "Renee, off now. Stop being so damn thirsty. He's...taken. And so is Seth. Dean is the only single one." You gestured towards Dean who rolled his eyes.
"Gee, thanks. Not my fault you three decided to-"
Seth slapped him upside the head which you were absolutely grateful for. But it didn't go unnoticed.
"What do you mean? What did the three of them decide to do?" Olivia questioned. Yup, it was time to get interrogated.
"Nothing, nothing. They're all just my friends and coworkers is all."
"Girl I hope not. Someone with a dick that big should not let it go to waste!" Renee said as she traced Roman's tattoos.
Dean sucked his teeth. "Why does he get all the girls?"
"Don't worry I'm getting pushed aside too. And ladies love you. I saw like 10 "I'm and Ambrose girl" signs out there. I'm sure there were a bunch more I didn't catch." Seth said trying to comfort his friend.
You pulled Renee off of Roman and stepped between them. "I swear to God if you don't shut the hell up and stop talking about his junk I will hurt you."
"Why you getting so bent out of-oh hell. Why didn't you tell me you were dating him!"
"What?!" Your cheeks flushed pink as you began to panic.
"Dating?" Olivia shoved you out the way and glared up at Roman. "You're dating my sister? What exactly are your intentions with her? Do you plan to marry her? Have kids? This company gives you good health benefits, correct?"
Roman stuttered. "Um, I just...we've only been going out for a few months and-"
"Oh my god. Dean please kill me. Kill me now. I regret them coming to see the show!" You begged.
"While I'm killing you, I'll kill myself. I mean I'm just the single guy, no one's going to miss me!"
"Don't be bitter Dean! You're not the forgotten boyfriend." Seth said angrily.
"I'm not the forgotten anything because I'm still SINGLE!"
What the hell had you gotten yourself into? Everything was going so very very wrong!
"Did he just say forgotten boyfriend? Leena, what is he talking about?" Renee asked.
"Uh..."
And she has a name! It'll still be in second person format though, at least until the sequel~
