Disclaimer: I do not own Christian/Jay Reso or WWE. I only own Dawn Ricard/Scarlet, and of course, the plot.

May 7; Saturday.

Raw was on Monday night, and Dawn, John, Mike, and Melina only had a day to rehearse for their new angle. They arrived at the coliseum at around seven in the morning, and it was now twelve-thirty in the afternoon. They could've had the rehearsals yesterday afternoon, but John had a meet and greet, Mike had a press conference to go to, and Melina had to check up on her beau, John Hennigan, also known as John Morrison, who was in town for his surgery. Dawn was the only one who was free yesterday, but she decided to spend her whole afternoon in the hotel room that she shared with Stu.

Dawn noticed how quiet Stu was yesterday, and she found it strange because he wasn't like that yesterday morning. She figured that he may just be exhausted and wanted to rest. So she left him alone, and she just decided to entertain herself by reading Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis.

Dawn was sitting on the ring's apron as she watched two janitors clean and polish the ramp. The technicians wiring up the wires and doing sound check. She was eating a cherry-flavored, heart-shaped lollipop that she bought at her trip to the drugstore last night, and she loved the lollipop so much, she had bought a whole box of it. When she took the lollipop out of her mouth, she felt an arm being wrapped around her shoulders. She looked to her left and found Mike sitting beside her with a devious smirk on his face. Dawn rolled her eyes at him and looked away. She placed back the lollipop in her mouth, and popped it in and out. Mike stared at her, biting his lower lip as he watched her devour the dreaded cherry-flavored heart-shaped lollipop. Her lips were now slightly coated with red, and he was getting really turned on.

"That lollipop looks delicious," Mike told her and he eyed her mouth. "But I bet your lips are more delicious. Mind if I lick 'em?"

Dawn took out her lollipop and glared at him. "You're nasty, do you know that Mike?"

Mike chuckled nonchalantly. "I've been called worse, Dee."

Dawn scoffed. "I'm sure you have. Now can you go bother someone else?"

Mike still had his arm around her shoulders and his hand was resting on top of her right arm. He squeezed it and scooted closer to her. Dawn tried not to feel awkward, but she couldn't, because Mike was dangerously close to her. Mike then moved her wavy red hair away from her left shoulder, exposing her neck. He lowered his head and whispered into her ear.

"But I don't want anyone else to bother but you."

All of a sudden, she felt Mike's soft, plump lips brushing on her earlobe. She tried pushing him away, but it was useless. Her heart raced and her lollipop was stuck in her mouth. Mike kissed downward, planting butterfly kisses on the skin of her neck that made her toes curl inward. Mike moved upwards and reached her weak spot - the small crook behind and under her ear. He bit her skin gently with his teeth, then licked it with his tongue. Dawn took the lollipop out of her mouth and moaned, even though she was trying so hard not to. She felt Mike smile and with that, his mouth stopped where it started - at her ear. His breath was hot, and so was she.

"So... will you let down your pride now and tell me you love me?" Mike whispered in her ear. He looked at her, anticipating her answer.

Dawn looked at him, and teasingly put back the lollipop in her mouth. When she had the chance, she took his arm off around her and got off the apron. She was now standing, looking at him with a small smirk on her cherry-stained lips. She then slowly took the lollipop out of her mouth, and Mike heard the small pop sound when her mouth reached the tip of the lollipop. If Mike didn't know how to control himself, he could've taken her right there.

She then shook her head. "You think I'm that easy? You have to do something better than that, Mikeymoo."

Dawn winked at him as he cringed at the nickname she used to call him. She walked away from him, and he was left there sitting on the apron as frustration and lust consumed him. What did he had to do to get her back? He knew he had to step up his game to sweep her off her feet; he knew that Dawn wasn't the girl he toyed with two years ago anymore - she had evolved into a cute, cunning woman, and Mike only wanted her more than he already did.

After that moment with Mike, Dawn decided to get out of the coliseum for some fresh air. When she made it outside, she was greeted by her lovely fans, who had been waiting for her to go out since they got there this morning. She took pictures with them and signed autographs for them. They left after that, and Dawn decided to talk with some of the crew who were taking their lunch break. She finally finished her lollipop, and threw the stick into the nearby trash bin. She looked at her phone, and she saw that it was already one-forty-four in the afternoon. She was about to shove her phone back in her pants' pocket when she received an MMS. She opened it and smiled - Jay sent her the picture of them together the other day. She saved the image, and then she received a text message from him:

Hey. Do you want to talk to me?

Dawn texted him back.

Of course I want to talk to you. What's up?

When the message was sent, she put her phone back in the pocket of her pants. She couldn't say anything to him in person, but she would probably just end up talking to him through text or calls. The reason why she was silent around him yesterday at their rehearsals is because she could barely even look at him anymore without feeling guilty. She didn't want to want him, but she knew it was hard to deny what she was feeling for Jay. She had to punish herself everyday by reminding herself that he was married and she needed to stop falling for married men.

She took her phone out of her pocket again, and saw that he texted back. She opened his message.

Not much, just sitting here in my hotel room. U?

Dawn immediately texted him back.

I'm here the coliseum. Rehearsals for Raw.

Before she could even put her phone back inside her pocket, she saw Melina walking towards her and she was carrying a bottle of water in her hand. She was constantly looking behind her back, and Dawn knew that she was walking away from something. When Melina finally made it to her side, she took Dawn's hand and literally dragged her inside the coliseum like a rag doll. When Dawn looked behind her, she discovered that Melina was trying to avoid the paparazzi who were trying to get inside the coliseum. The security was blocked their way, and Dawn was relieved. Instead of protesting, she allowed Melina to drag her all the way to the side of the ring. Dawn tried not to trip over something or drop her phone.

When they made it to ringside, Dawn looked at her phone and she received another text from Jay.

I see. U r in for a surprise!

Dawn smirked. She didn't know what he meant by that, but she decided to text him back.

I sure am, haha :)

She deleted his message, and when she looked up, she found Mike and John standing in front of her. Mike was busy with his phone, while John was looking at her with concerned eyes. Her eyes widened - when did he got here?

Dawn was about to talk to John, but Melina tapped her shoulder as she pointed at the titantron.

"Girl, your new entrance theme looks and sounds awesome!" Melina told her as she looked at Dawn's new theme... well, Scarlet's theme to be exact.

Dawn grinned. After months of persistent nagging, the creative team finally approved the song that she wanted to use as her entrance music, which was Gasoline by Porcelain and The Tramps. Her song echoed in the coliseum, and Dawn sang along with it.

"Oh please," Mike suddenly said. "Her song isn't even half as awesome as mine."

Dawn rolled her eyes at him, while Melina covered her ears just so she wouldn't hear Mike talking. Mike then started singing his entrance song, I Came to Play by Downstait, in which Dawn covered her ears too. John chuckled.

"Okay guys, let's stop fooling around and get this rehearsals over with."

Melina and Dawn took their hands off their ears and nodded. On the other hand, Mike frowned and stopped singing. John walked on the ramp, heading backstage. Melina, Dawn, and Mike followed. They decided to start where Scarlet goes out, walks down the ramp, and Melina suddenly comes out and attacks her. Dawn and Melina got ready, and they started.

As Mike watched them, or more like fixed his eyes on Dawn, John stood beside him.

"I saw what you did to Dawn about an hour ago, Mike." John said. Mike looked at him and just smirked.

"So you saw us. What's your point?" Mike replied as he went back on staring at Dawn, who was now lying on the ramp as Melina was throwing punches at her. Dawn was blocking Melina's fists with her hands.

John sighed, and decided to stand in front of Mike just so the he would listen to him. "The point is, stop playing with her, Mike. You have a girlfriend."

Mike sneered at John and took a step towards him, their chests colliding. "I'll do whatever I want John, so I suggest you better mind your own business."

"I suggest you go to hell if you ever hurt her again." John threatened.

John was now fueled by rage, so he took a step forward towards Mike. Mike pushed John away from him, and John pushed him back. Before things got heated up, Melina saw it, and helped Dawn get up from the ramp. The two girls rushed towards Mike and John, and they were just in time to hold the two men back from one another before the they decided to bash each other's brains in.

"Guys, stop this right now!" Dawn said, stroking John's broad shoulders to calm him down. She looked at Mike, who looked extremely pissed off at John.

"What the hell just happened between you two?" Melina asked Mike and John as she held Mike back.

After a few minutes of silence, Mike shrugged his shoulders to get Melina's hands off him. John had calmed down a bit from the way Dawn touched him, but Mike was still mad, since he saw the way Dawn hold John back from him. He felt nothing but jealousy and anger towards John. Melina saw the way Mike looked at Dawn, and she suddenly got the feeling that Dawn was the reason why John and Mike wanted to kill each other. But... why? She knew John was married and Mike was dating Maryse; they couldn't possibly have a romantic relationship with Dawn.

"It's nothing. Let's just go on with the rehearsals so I could get the hell out of here." Mike said, before walking out onto the ramp, heading towards the ring.

Melina sighed, and followed him. Dawn looked at John, and tried to decode his expression. He looked bothered, so Dawn just grabbed his hand, and dragged him out of the backstage.

They decided to rehearse the tag team match. Melina and Dawn made sure not to tag in Mike or John, because they knew that once they did, hell was bound to break loose and the rehearsal could become a real wrestling match. Mike and John didn't seem to notice, and they just allowed Melina and Dawn to rehearse their moves.

After three and a half hours, they decided to wrap up the rehearsal. Mike immediately left without even saying that he was going to leave. Dawn was surprised, and whatever John did to piss him off, it might've gotten into his head or probably damaged his huge ego. Melina stayed and chatted with John and Dawn for a while, until she left a few minutes later. Now, it was only Dawn and John at ringside, while the crew was busy setting up the commentators' area and the Cole Mine. They decided to take a walk backstage.

"I'm glad Vince decided to send you back on Raw." John said, smiling.

Dawn smiled back. It hurt; sure, she was happy to be back on Raw, but she was going to miss SmackDown. And now she had to lie about how excited she is to be coming back to Raw. "Yeah. I'm quite excited to be back."

John narrowed his eyes at her. "You don't sound excited to me."

Dawn sighed. She knew John was able to see through her. "Okay, maybe I'm not that excited. I'm nervous, John."

John wrapped his arm around her and brought her closer to him. "Nervous about what?"

"Well..." Dawn bit her lower lip, and looked down. "Mike's there, and you know what happened between us before-"

"You're still worried about that? He's in your past now, Dee. Your future is bright and shining." John told her.

Dawn nodded. "I know, but how can I not worry about him if I'm going to see him all the time? And then there's you..."

John's eyes widened. "What about me?"

Dawn sighed and kept her head down. "Well... you know what happened to us before Mike and I started dating. Being around you now is like... wrong."

John knew that she was right. He didn't want to be a part of her past, so he couldn't just say that he was in her past too. He will always have a soft spot for her, and he didn't want her to forget about him. "Dee, you know we're best friends. What we've done in the past was wrong, but that's all behind us now."

Dawn looked up, and saw John smiling down at her. She then smirked and nodded. "I'm thankful to have you in my life, John."

John pinched her cheek and she giggled. Her laugh sent shivers down his spine and made him feel good. "And I'm happy to have you in mine, Dee."

And that was the start of their conversation. Dawn asked why John was mad at Mike a while ago, and John told her the reasons - the first reason was her, and the second one was what Mike did to her a few hours ago. Dawn felt stressed out, but she asked him why. He told her that he got mad at him for playing with her and he just told him to stop whatever he's doing to her, but Mike had to roughly push him. John felt protective of Dawn, but she assured him that she could handle herself.

After that, the two started catching up. Dawn congratulated John with him being the WWE Champion again, and he thanked her. He asked her about how her debut on Smackdown went and she said that it went great. John asked if she had made friends on the other brand, and at first, Dawn hesitated to tell him that she'd gotten close to Jay, since she might spill the real reason of her move to him. Sure, Dawn trusted John, but she just couldn't tell him. After a few seconds, Dawn finally told John that she'd found a friend in Jay. John approved, considering the fact that Jay was a nice man and Dawn was a sweetheart, they were bound to become friends.

They talked as they walked around backstage, laughing and kidding around. John showed Dawn where he entered the coliseum unnoticed a few hours ago and he revealed a secret door leading to the parking lot in the very back part of the coliseum. Dawn was astonished, and thanked John for showing it to her - the exit might come in handy soon. The two decided to walk back to the hotel, with Dawn constantly taking pictures of her with John on her phone. When they made it to the hotel, they decided to part ways before the paparazzi could take their photos, and cause a controversy - that was the last thing John and Dawn wanted to happen.

Dawn got inside the elevator, and waited for it to reach the floor where her hotel room with Stu was located. As she was on the elevator, she post her picture up with John on her Twitter account; hopefully, Vince wouldn't have to call her in his office again:

ScarletWWE: Hanging out in New York with the champ :)

When her tweet was up, she received a few retweets, and then she put her phone back in her pocket. She took out the keycard from her back pocket, and slid it on the door's lock. The lock beeped and she saw the green light come on. She got inside the hotel room, and found Stu sitting on his bed with his laptop on top of his lap.

"Nice picture with Cena." Stu said plainly as he focused on whatever he was doing on his laptop. To her, it seemed like he was checking her Twitter account out.

Dawn raised her eyebrow at him, and just smirked. She didn't know if he was being nice or sarcastic, but she guessed that it was the second option. "Thanks, I guess?"

Dawn sat on her bed and took off her shoes. Once she got them off, she put them beside the nightstand. She lay on her bed and decided to take a power nap. But before she can close her eyes, she saw Stu from the corner of her eye. He looked like was in pain. Dawn wanted to ask him if he was, but she didn't because he might scream at her or something, and she didn't want that to happen. So much has happened already, and the tension between her and the people around her were high. So, she just looked up, and closed her eyes. She suddenly remembered Jay, and so she quickly opened her eyes and took her phone out of her pocket. He sent her a message just five minutes ago.

Cute pic /w Cena ;) Wish it was me beside u tho

Dawn giggled like a school girl, and texted him back.

Thanks! Yeah... me 2.

She immediately deleted his message, and put her phone on the nightstand beside her bed. She saw Stu looking at her, and he looked away when she did. She raised an eyebrow at him. She just hoped that this high tension between her and Stu and Mike and her would go away.

Author's note: I told you guys that this would have a lot of action. ;) I hope it was enough for you. I promise to bring you more action in the next chapter. Click "Review this Chapter" and tell me what you think. :) Thank you so much for your reviews; you guys keep me motivated. :D

Songs I listened to while writing this:
Who Are You Now - Sleeping With Sirens
Lost - American Hi-Fi