A/N. So, here we are again. Another day, another chapter. Before we get into it, I just want to apologise for this being up late, I had a hell of an amount of stuff to do for school on Monday, so didn't get the chance to write this until Tuesday night. This is part 1 of the Shield's trip to Vegas (or in Dean's case, home). This chapter will go into the first night in Vegas as well as the first meetings between Sasha, Dean, Roman and Bayley. Assuming all goes to plan, part 2 should be up on Friday. Briefly, I want to thank everyone who has read and reviewed any of the previous chapters, this chapter means that we are now at double the amount of chapters of my other story- and I really couldn't do it without the support. Anyway, here's chapter 8- enjoy!
Sighing loudly, Seth wondered how he had managed to get himself into this situation. He had decided that travelling with his girlfriend to Vegas was a great idea. What he had not considered, was the presence of her friends, Sasha and Bayley (or Davina as she called her) in the car. This was why he was sat there, listening to the three friends belt out their own rendition of Halestorm's 'Love Bites' for the seventh time in a row. Don't get him wrong, he didn't mind the song. What he did mind was hearing it on repeat seven times in a row whilst the three women in the car screamed the lyrics as loud as their lungs would allow.
Lost in his thoughts, wondering why he didn't just travel with Roman and Dean. In that car, he could almost guarantee there would be a conversation about football and some of Dean's traditional road trip antics that he had grown accustomed to over the past few weeks. He perked up when the song was cut off by the ringing sound of Luna's phone coming over the speaker.
"Hi, Mom!" Luna answered cheerily, contrasting at the sigh when she glanced at the caller id.
"Hey, honey. How are you? I just figured I'd call since you never bother to do the same." And it was true, over the past few weeks, Luna hadn't called any of her family from home, and had missed the phone calls from them- presumably accidentally.
"Oh, shit. Sorry Mom! I've just been so busy the last couple weeks- trying to get settled on the main roster and stuff. I'm doing great, everything's been so exciting and new- I can't wait to see where it goes." Luna said
"And how are your teammates? I have to say, the one with two hair colors really is something to look at." the elder woman asked. Seth let out an audible snort at her words and the expression on Luna's face at them. "Who was that, Lucy? Why am I on speaker?"
"That, mother, was Seth Rollins. 'The one with the two hair colors." Luna responded
"Oh, shit. Oops. Sorry, Seth. I hope I didn't make myself come across as some sort of weirdo." Luna's parent hurried out, hoping to alleviate her embarrassment.
"Not at all, Mrs Williams. I've heard a lot worse, don't worry." The man in question laughed, unable to stop himself now that he had been called upon to speak.
"So, are the other two there as well?" she asked
"No, Seth and I are on our way to Vegas. We're meeting Dean and Roman there. We had to take a couple cars because we couldn't fit the four of us, and my friends Sasha and Dav all in one car."
"So, why is poor Seth being subjected to being in a car with three women instead of travelling with his guy friends?"
"Because Seth likes me!" Luna responded cheekily, before looking shocked at what she had just said.
Fortunately, however, it was not something that the woman on the opposite end of the phone line questioned. "Anyway, I was just making sure that you're still coming home for Christmas?"
"Yeah. I'm still invited, right?" Luna responds
"Of course, sweetie, I just wasn't sure if you would want to spend some time with your teammates and friends from work." The Maryland native explained
"No, I'll be back home for Christmas."
"Ok, cool, Lucy. See you soon, then. Love ya."
"Love you too, Mom!" Luna said, signalling the end of the conversation.
"Lucy?" Seth questioned a few moments later.
"Yeah, it's my real name. Mom's basically the only person who uses it though. Even my little brother, Evan, calls me Luna."
"Lucy…" Seth trailed off, as if testing how the name sounded on his tongue "I like it, it suits you. How did you get the name Luna?"
"It was just sort of given to me. It was in mid-2004, so I'd been training for about a year, and this was meant to be my TV Debut. I was just about to go out and someone said to me 'Hey, kid what's your ring name? And I just shrugged at them and he was like 'Lucy, right? You're called Luna Williams.' And it just sort of stuck."
"Cool. Who were you wrestling?" Seth asked, genuinely intrigued to learn all he could about his girlfriend's career.
"Candice Le Rae. She's fucking brilliant. At that point, she'd only been wrestling for three years. And I swear, with only three years of experience, there's no way I would have been able to carry an opponent like she did to me in that match."
"Well, I like your name, Lucy." Seth said, using it for the first time "It's better than mine at least- Colby."
"Colby?" Luna laughed incredulously causing him to glare at her "No, it's not that. It's a really cool name, it's just that I don't think I've ever heard of anyone called Colby before."
"Well, you do now."
An hour or so later, the four arrived at the address Dean had given them and unloaded the suitcases from the boot of the car.
"Good of you to finally show." The eccentric member of the Shield greeted, his usual sarcasm on show.
"Fuck off, Ambrose." Luna responded jokingly.
Taking a look around, Dean noticed Sasha and Bayley carrying their suitcases. "Roman!" he bellowed "Get your Samoan ass out here and help carry the cases!" Roman came to the door a second later, mumbling something inaudible at having to carry someone else's suitcase.
That stopped, however, when he reached the driveway and saw Bayley and Sasha standing there, struggling. Immediately perking up, the Juggernaut of the Shield sprinted over- as if preparing for a Spear- and grabbed Bayley's case and headed back off into the house with it.
"What just happened?" Luna questioned, the change in her teammate's mood not going unnoticed.
"I have no fucking clue," Seth answered "but I get the impression that Dean likes your friend, over there." He said, pointing over to where Sasha was standing laughing at something Dean had said.
"That little minx." Luna said "But in all fairness Colby, Ambrose would fuck anything that moves" she finished, smirking at Seth's reaction to hearing his real name before heading off into the house, leaving Seth to carry her suitcase.
"Hey, Lucy!" he shouted "You forgot something!"
Turning and walking back to him, Luna said "Carry it, and maybe we'll discuss a reward" a hint of seduction in her tone. Gulping, Seth picked up the case and walked obediently into the house. Dean and Sasha not far behind.
Later that night, the six were ready to go out for a night in Las Vegas. Luna was wearing a black mid-thigh spaghetti strap dress with a pink and baby blue floral pattern on it. Leaving the bathroom of Dean's apartment, she entered the living room. She walked up to Sasha and Bayley, before sensing someone's eyes on her.
Turning, she smirked when she saw Seth staring at her. Making eye contact with him, she beamed happily, glad that he appeared to like her outfit. "Hmm." She hummed seductively, walking up to him. "See something you like?" she finished, now whispering in her ear.
Seth stumbled over his words for a second, blown away by the way his girlfriend looked. "Holy fuck." He finally managed.
A few hours later, three of the four members of The Shield were dancing in a club- having had drank way too much alcohol for them to be unaffected the next morning. Seth and Luna were dancing together, as were Roman and Bayley. The latter pairing of whom had appeared to hit it off immediately despite having never had a proper conversation until earlier that afternoon.
Dean and Sasha could be found in a booth at the back of the club, Sasha straddling him and their mouth's interlocked. "Seems I was right about Dean and Bayley." Seth said to his dance partner.
"What do you mean?" Luna questioned, straining her neck in an attempt to glance at her two friends, despite their being behind her.
"Look." Seth chuckled, spinning them both around so Luna was now facing her eccentric teammate and long-time friend.
"Oh, my God. Sasha, you saucy little minx." She laughed. "I'm getting another drink, you wanting one?"
"Yeah, why not? I'll just have another beer" Seth answered, taking out his wallet and handing her the cash for the extra drinks.
"Colby, you don't have to do that. I'm more than capable of paying for my own alcohol."
"That may be the case, Lucy, but I want to buy this for you." He argued, Luna eventually relenting.
Having retrieved the drinks, she headed back to the table, Roman and Bayley having since joined them with the latter basically sitting on the former's lap. Setting the drinks on the table, she distributed them before taking a seat next to Seth, cuddling up to him as the group chatted and drank the night away.
A/N. So, that was Chapter 8 and part 1 of the Vegas trip, I hope you enjoyed it. From the next chapter, I'm going to start using real names for Seth and Luna and they will be introduced for Sasha, Dean and Roman over the coming chapters. As I said in the note at the beginning, I really appreciate all the support that this story has gotten over the past few weeks and I can't wait to see where this goes. As I said earlier, the next chapter should be up by Friday- if not I'll get it done to be uploaded on Saturday. In the meantime, though, thank you for reading and don't forget to leave a review if you enjoyed.