Adrian's POV
I kinda felt bad for ditching Leyna on Saturday but in the end it was so worth it. I met up with Randy Orton and he said that was going to make sure that I was seen and called up to the main roster as soon as possible. I was ecstatic about that but I did feel a little bad about what I did to Leyna. I drove to her house with a bouquet of roses as an apology. I walked up to her condo and rang the doorbell. There was no answer. Her Jeep was parked in the driveway. I rang the doorbell and knocked this time. Still nothing. Frowning, I walked over to Liz's condo and knocked on the door. Maybe she was over there. Liz answered the door with a frown on her face.
"Adrian, what do you want?"
"Lizzie, where is 'Chelle?" I asked growing irritated.
"I haven't seen her since last night. We went out to Kenzie's and saw Sami and Kevin there. They left on their own."
I did not like the sound of that at all. "What do you mean they left on their own?" I demanded, clenching my jaw in frustration.
"You didn't understand that the first time? Leyna left with Sami. I have no idea where they went to or where they are. When I see her, I will let her know that you stopped by." Liz said.
"Yeah, thanks." I stormed away in a rage. I climbed into my car and sped off fast in no particular direction. What the hell was going on? I leave Leyna alone for one night and Sami just decided to sneak on in? What the hell was his problem?! I pulled into a parking lot and shut the engine off. I took a deep breath and tried to think about what I was going to do next. While I was thinking, I got a text message from Tyler Breeze.
(Tyler) Before it hits the dirt sheets, I figured I should show you this first.
I frowned as I opened the attachment along with Tyler's text. Once it was loaded, I was pissed. The picture that Tyler had sent me was one of my Leyna walking arm in arm with Sami. It looked like they were leaving a movie theatre and they looked very happy.
(Me) What the fuck is this?!
(Tyler) Don't shoot the messenger. Some fan took this pic of them coming out of the movies. Looks like they were on a date.
I was beyond pissed off. (Me) thanks for letting me know. I tossed my phone into the passenger seat and beat my steering wheel, secretly wishing it was Sami's face. My phone buzzed again. I reluctantly picked it up and saw that it was a message from Kevin Owens, one of Sami's best friends.
(Kevin) Meet me at Randy's place. We need to talk.
(Me) Send me the address and I will be there. Kevin sent me the address and I sped off to Randy Orton's place, wondering what in the world Kevin wanted to say to me. Once I arrived, Randy opened the door and let me in, I saw Kevin sitting on the couch drinking a beer. I also saw Mike Mizanin, whom we all just called Miz in the back. He had been trying to talk to be a few times when he visited the Performance Center but from his track record I really didn't want to have anything to do with him. I entered Randy's house and said hello to everyone. I narrowed my eyes at Miz, trying to figure out what he was doing here. Randy passed me a beer and I joined them in sitting in one of the chairs.
"Okay, I'm here. What's going on?" I demanded
"Look, man. I know we really don't talk much but I have to tell you something." Kevin started
"Yeah?"
"Sami called me earlier. He told me about what happened after he and Leyna left Kenzie's."
My jaw tightened. "And what happened?"
"Well, from what he shared with me, they had a wonderful time. She stayed the night with him and they went out to the movies earlier. I tried to ask where they were now but he didn't say."
"God damn it, Sami Zayn!" I snapped. I almost dropped the beer bottle to the floor. "God, I just want him gone and away from Leyna!"
"That's the reason why I wanted you here, Adrian," Randy spoke up. "I can clearly see that you are the right person for Leyna, not Sami. You have much more to offer her."
"Exactly! She is a winner and she deserves to be with a winner,"
"Like yourself." Mike spoke up.
"Why in the hell would she want to be with a loser like Sami when she can be with a winner like me?"
"You see our issue then,"
"Yeah I see it but how do we fix it? If I say anything to Leyna about Sami she will flip out and not speak to me."
"Yes, that is a problem." Mike stood up and paced around, thinking of a plan. He walked over to Kevin and muttered something to him. "I got it!"
"Yeah?" I moved to the edge of the chair.
"Kev," Randy said
"Sami and I may be friends but the fact that he got to NXT before me is a fucking joke! He's a fucking joke. I need him gone for a while. I am willing to take him out for a few months, nothing serious but enough for him to be gone."
"What are you thinking?" I asked, my curiously piqued.
"I'm thinking shoulder injury. Sami did kind of hurt it in a match a couple weeks back. I'm thinking that I should aggravate that injury a bit more. Everyone knows that Sami will have to go to Canada to heal and get better. Leyna can't go with him."
"She can't?"
"No, she just started in NXT, there's no way Paul would allow her to leave so soon. They are really high on her, and rightfully so, she's very impressive. No wonder she is going to be winning the NXT Women's title soon. So think about it, she's new and she's going to be the champion, there is no way that she will be able to go to Canada with him. Sami will be gone and you will have her all to yourself."
I sat back and thought about the plan that was laid out in front of me. I knew it was wrong but then again so was what Sami was doing.
"Oh, and if you still weren't convinced to join us, let me sweeten the deal a little more. I talked to some of the higher ups, they are looking to bring up a couple NXT guys to the main roster. I will personally make sure that you two are the ones that are called up." Mike said.
"Look, Miz. I want to believe you but your track record isn't the best. How can I know that you aren't going to screw me over if I go along with this? You're talking about having me go along with a set up involving my friend here!"
"Ah yes, my history isn't the greatest, you are right, Neville. However we shouldn't dwell in the past. Did you ever stop and think that maybe I am doing this to fix my past mistakes? The reason I called Randy is because I had a feeling that you wouldn't listen to me but you would listen to Randy."
Miz did have a point there. I turned to Randy to get his reasoning behind this scheme. "But why are you so convinced to break Leyna and Sami up?"
"Adrian, I've been around for quite a while. I know talent where I see it. And I see it with you and I see it with Leyna. You two could run this place together. There would be no stopping you and having me as your guide, you will go far. Consider this as me shaping and molding the future of this business, as it was once done for me. And Kev, you are in the same boat. You both are the future. I will help you both out."
I sat there and drank my beer and thought about the offer that was on the table. I had a golden opportunity here. I had been struggling to get the NXT title with Sami in the way and now he was running interference in a huge way with Leyna. He was ruining two things that I had to have in my life. I had to think what was really important. Was my friendship with Sami important or was my career and gaining the NXT championship and winning the heart of the woman that I loved more important? After all, it was just a shoulder injury. It wasn't anything too serious. Sami would just be gone for a few months. Enough time for me to win the NXT title, establish myself as the top guy in NXT and then win Leyna's heart. I would deal with Sami's feelings of betrayal later.
"Miz. Randy. You guys got yourselves a deal."
Leyna's POV
It had been a couple days since I had my wonderful day with Sami. I couldn't get him off of my mind. I had the best night of my life. I was relaxing at home after my training session and practice at the Performance Center. I worked with Liz who decided to tell me that she wasn't hurt on my first day and it was all part of her plan to get me and Sami to talk again. After a stiff DDT and a power bomb, I forgave her. During our session, I noticed that at different times, both Sami and Adrian staring and watching me. They would catch each other looking at me and would shoot death glares. Remembering this, I knew what I needed to do. I needed to tell them both where they stood with me. I grabbed my phone and texted Sami and then Adrian the same message for them to meet me at my place. They didn't leave too far from me so I knew that it wouldn't take them that long for them to get it. Sure enough, about five minutes later, I saw Sami's pull up to my house and then Adrian followed behind. I peeked out the window and watched them climb out of their cars and argue about why the other was there. I shook my head and opened the door for them.
"Fighting already guys?" I laughed.
"Leyna!" Adrian rushed up to me and gave me a hug and a kiss.
"Hey Adrian," I smiled, I then turned to Sami. "Oh, come on over here Sami and give me a hug." Sami grinned and walked over and hugged and kissed me, much to Adrian's chagrin. "I'm glad that you both are here, please come in and take a seat." I made sure that they sat on the couch and I took the chair across from them.
"So, what is he doing here?" Adrian asked
"I could ask the same thing about ol Adrian here," Sami laughed.
"Calm down guys, look, there is something that I need to tell both of you and I need to tell you at the same time, that's why I asked you both to come here. Adrian, before you find out anything from your friends or the dirt sheets, I went out with Sami a couple night ago. We had a good night together."
Adrian hung his head in frustration. "'Chelle, did I do something wrong? I shouldn't have cancelled our date, I am so sorry, I-"
"Adrian, stop. It's got nothing to do with that. The truth is…I like you Adrian, but I also like Sami."
"So, who do you choose?" Adrian spoke up.
"That's the problem. I can't decide. You both have amazing qualities and I just can't choose between you both…just not yet. I honestly just want to date you both and hopefully I will figure it out." I saw the confused looks on their faces "I know, this is not what you both expected and I'm sure its going to hurt your friendship but I just can't decide and I don't want to lie to either of you, so I wanted to come clean. So, what do you think?"
"I already knew this," Sami said with a grin. "I'm okay with it, Leyna. You do what feels right to you. You'll choose the right guy for you in the end."
"Well, I can't say that I am okay with this, but I guess I will have to be." Adrian said with frustration in his voice.
"Yeah, you will have to be okay with it, Adrian, unless you want to sway my choice from the start?"
"That won't be necessary," Adrian laughed, trying to reduce the tension.
"What does that mean?" I asked
"Nothing, I'm going to take off, I need to take care of some things. I will see you around," Adrian gave me a quick kiss and then left rather abruptly.
"I must say, that is not what I expected from Adrian, I figured he's be more pissed off." I said sitting down next to Sami
"Same here, it's kind of weird." Sami put his arm around me
"Do you think something is up?"
Sami thought for a second "No, I don't think so. I really think that he is just finally keeping his big mouth shut for a change. He realizes if he says anything wrong, you will dump his ass."
"Come on, Sami, you know damn well Adrian will never learn that."
"Hey, it works out for me in the end if he doesn't." Sami laughed.
The following week I arrived at the Performance Center in a rush. I had gotten a call from Triple H saying that he had something important to talk to me about. I was nervous to find out what he was going to tell me and of course being in the same room with Triple H always made me all nervous and turned me into a schoolgirl. I parked my Jeep and climbed out with my gym bag and entered the P.C. I waved at Becky Lynch who was working on holds with Charlotte. As I walked to Triple H's office, I noticed Adrian and Kevin Owens talking to each other. It must have been something interesting because they didn't even see me wave to them. I shrugged it off and knocked on the boss's door.
"Leyna! Come on it, sit down." Triple H opened the door for me and I took a seat in front of his desk. He sat down behind it and looked at me with a grin on his face. I loved that grin. I cleared my throat and crossed my legs.
"You wanted me…you wanted to see me?" I stammered. Good going, McDaniels! Embarrass yourself in front of your boss…your very attractive boss that you've had a crush on for years…damn it! Stop!
"Yeah, I wanted to see you," Triple H started. "I have some incredible news for you,"
"Yes?"
"You have been working your ass off in NXT. Working tons of matches on TV and dark matches. The crowd is behind you 100% and the internet loves you. Did you know your fans are called the 'Leynettes'?"
"No, I didn't." I smiled.
"Yes, you are an Internet sensation and you put on matches and do moves that we haven't seen before. The Diva Killer of yours? Brutal. Your strength level is insane."
"Thank you so much, Bossman." I blushed. Hearing Triple H compliment me like this was turning me into a puddle of goo.
"We are so impressed by you and what you have accomplished thus far, that we have decided that in two weeks, you are going to challenge Sasha Banks for the NXT Women's championship and you are going over."
It took me a second to register what he had said. "You mean, that I am winning the championship?"
"Yes Leyna you are. You are ready."
"But I'm still just a rookie."
"That's the best part about it. Sasha is saying that there is no competition on the roster for her and that she can take anyone. I want you to answer her challenge. Build up the few the next two shows and then in two weeks, you are winning the title."
"Is Sasha okay with this?"
"Yes, she is totally on board with everything. She's impressed by you and would be honored to be in the ring with you."
"I can't believe this!" I felt the emotions start to rush out and tears started coming down my face, ruining my mascara that for some reason I decided to wear.
"Those are happy tears, right?" Triple H asked.
"Yes, very much so. I just wish that my Papa could see this…my dream is coming true soon." I started to cry a little more. Triple H came from around his desk and gave me a hug.
"Leyna, he's watching you now. He's seeing everything. He will be there to see your dream come true."
I smiled at Triple H and hugged him a little more and then let him go. "Thank you so much for believing in me."
"What can I say? You and Liz are the best on the roster. I have no choice other than to believe in you."
"I won't let you down." I said as I started to exit the office.
"I know you won't. Make me proud."
Two Weeks Later
I sat in my locker room, trying to keep calm. After the match that was going on, it would be time for my NXT Women's title match with Sasha Banks. I was so nervous but very pumped up. The internet was buzzing over this match, Sasha and I had did such a great job building our feud up for the fans. I could still see the look of her face when I walked down the aisle and answered her challenge. When the crowd started chanting 'This is Awesome' just when Sasha and I were staring each other down, that said something. I finally checked the internet and social media and saw so much interest in our match. On Twitter, there were #TeamBanks and #TeamLeyna hashtags going on and people siding with either one of us. I even logged in and checked my twitter account that WWE wanted me to have, I had lots of posts and tweets from fans wanting me to win. I checked the dirt sheets and saw lots of promise for me winning the title and bringing a new level of badassness to the title that it hadn't seen since Paige held the belt. I smiled and turned my phone off. I stood up and looked at myself in the mirror. I had decided to change up my usual purple and silver wresting gear, tonight was time for something different. Tonight I had gone Harley Quinn and rocked a black and red top and matching skirt with red booty shorts underneath. I had even had the stylist flat iron my hair and put it up in the traditional Harley Quinn pig tails. I smiled at my reflection and took a deep breath. I heard a knock on the door and saw Liz enter.
"Last match just ended. It's almost time. They are doing the hype video package as we speak. You ready to do this?"
"Never been more ready in my life." I took a deep breath and walked out of my dressing room with Liz. We headed to Gorilla and we waited for our cue. GunsNRoses' 'Welcome to the Jungle' started to play and the crowd instantly roared. Liz and I nodded to each other and gave a high five before heading out to the stage and being with my people, my fans. The crowd lit up. I saw so many signs wishing for me to become the champ. I shook hands and gave high fives to my 'Leynettes'. I climbed into the ring, climbed to the second rope and gestured to my fans. They loved me, they wanted this for me. I wanted this for myself. I went to my corner and watched as Sasha made her way down the ramp. The crowd liked Sasha as well so they were going to be torn and they were going to love an incredible women's wrestling match. Sasha climbed into the ring and did her usual gesture to the crowd. She turned to see me eyeing her. She held up the title and glared at me, I returned her glare with a very confident smirk.
"The following contest, scheduled for one fall is for the NXT Women's championship! Introducing first, the challenger, being accompanied to the ring by Allie Mahone, from Atlanta Georgia, the Anti-Diva, Leyna!" I leaned into the turnbuckle and savored the cheers as JoJo finished my introduction. "And her opponent, from Boston, Massachusetts, the NXT Women's Champion, 'The Boss' Sasha Banks!" Sasha raised her title belt again with confidence before handing it over to the referee. He walked over to me and showed me the belt. I glanced at it and smirked. I was in the zone. He held the belt over his head and the crowd cheered. I remained in my corner until the bell rang. I walked out to the centre of the ring and glared at Sasha. Again, with our stare down, the crowd started to cheer. We locked up and the match was on.
About five minutes into the match, Sasha and I were both getting spent. We were leaving everything out in the arena. She had caught me a stiff DDT, slammed me into the turnbuckle and even gave me a suplex from the top rope. I of course brought out my own bag of tricks. Sasha was on the receiving end of some amazing dropkicks, a hard power bomb and I had just given her a tiger suplex with her head and shoulders hitting the bottom turnbuckle. We were both down on the mat, trying to catch our breath. The crowd was on edge, cheering for both of us and going into raging This is awesome moments. I managed to crawl over to Sasha and drape my arm over her…and she kicked out at two. I was in shock. I slammed the mat and my frustration started to show. I yelled at the ref begging him to count faster. Liz tried to get my attention but it was too late, Sasha was up and she hit me with Bankrupt. She was still tired and hurt and was slow to the cover. It took everything in me to kick out before three. I was not going to lose! I crawled over to the ropes and pulled myself up. I gained my composure and waited for Sasha to come to me. Once she did, I caught her and drop her with the Blue Thunder Bomb…a move that I had practiced with Sami and told him that I was going to use. The crowd lit up and jumped to their feet when I hit the move. I even heard a couple of Ole, Ole, Ole chants which were usually chanted at Sami. I smiled a little bit but quickly regained my focus. I picked up Sasha limp body and got her into position for my finisher. I had her between my legs and grabbed her arms. I took a deep breath and lifted Sasha up. As I had her up and walked around with her before dropping her down on her stomach with a splat. I flipped her over and went for the pin. 1….2….3! Bell rung, crowd went apeshit. It was over. I rolled off of Sasha and laid on the mat as tears started to fall down my face. Liz rushed into the ring and sat me up and gave me a hug. The ref came over to me and handed me the NXT Women's title. I looked up at him in shock and took it from his hands.
"The winner of the match and the NEWWWWW NXT Women's Champion, Leyna!" It was at that moment, that reality finally hit me. I had won. I had fucking done it. Liz helped me up and raised my arm in the air as my other hand held my newly won title high in the air. The crowd was going nuts! Chanting and cheering. I knew my face looked awful from the tears but I didn't care. I had done it. I looked up in the sky and raised the title higher.
"Papa, I did it. I made it." I whispered.
A/N: A lot of things have happened in this chapter. Leyna is the new NXT Womens Champion; she told Sami and Adrian her feelings for both of them and meanwhile, Adrian has decided to become a part of a scheme to get Sami out of the picture so he can have Leyna all to himself. What do you think is going to happen with all of this? Will Adrian really go through with the plan? I hope you are still enjoying this story. Things will be picking up soon. Please comment and review. Thanks! -jaydieB