Disclaimer: I do not own Christian/Jay Reso (although I really wish I did) and the WWE rightfully belongs to Vincent Kennedy McMahon. I only own Dawn Iris Ricard/Scarlet, Pearl Armstrong, any other original characters and this story's plot. I'll make you feel so damn unpretty if you steal my story.
July 4, 2011, Monday
Monday Night Raw live from the Americraft Expo Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
It was the Fourth of July and so far, it has been an explosive night on Raw.
It was time for the six-Diva tag team match. Maryse and The Bella Twins were already inside the ring, preparing themselves for their opponents.
A few seconds later, Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres, and the WWE Divas Champion Scarlet came out. Kelly Kelly stood on the right of Scarlet, while Eve was on the left. The two women did their signature poses as Scarlet raised her title. The three of them walked down the ramp with wide smiles on their pretty faces and they truly emitted confidence.
When they got inside the ring, a brawl broke out. Maryse attacked Eve, while Brie Bella pounced on Kelly Kelly. Scarlet managed to fight off Nikki Bella by giving her the Whip Of Fire. Nikki quickly rolled out of the ring. Scarlet then tried to break up the catfight with the referee.
A minute later, the match officially started. Brie Bella and Scarlet started things off. The two circled each other in the ring and after a few seconds, Brie got out of the ring. Scarlet got out of the ring as well. Brie walked around the ring and Scarlet followed her. When Scarlet was near Brie's corner, Maryse pulled her hair and slammed her on the side of the ring. Eve and Kelly Kelly desperately tried to tell the referee what was happening, but he refused to turn around. Maryse kicked Scarlet on the back of her head and when the referee finally looked behind him, he found Brie grabbing Scarlet by the hair as she dragged her back inside the ring. Brie took Scarlet's arm and pushed her to the other side of the ring. Brie bent down, but Scarlet kicked her hard. Brie fell down on the ring canvas and Scarlet hurriedly went for the cover. Brie kicked out at two.
Scarlet then took Brie's arm and dragged her to her corner. Scarlet tagged in Kelly Kelly. Scarlet held up Brie's arm and Kelly Kelly kicked it.
The intense match went on for eight minutes. Scarlet had Maryse set up for the Scarlet Fever, but The Bella Twins got inside the ring. Kelly Kelly and Eve took care of them and Scarlet was able to deliver her devastating finishing move to Maryse. The referee started the count, and he successfully made it to three. The bell rang, and Scarlet's entrance song started to play.
"Here are your winners, the team of Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly, and the WWE Divas Champion – Scarlet!"
The referee raised Scarlet's left arm while Eve raised her right arm. Kelly Kelly held up Eve's right arm and the crowd applauded them. The referee then gave Scarlet her title, and she raised it up for everyone to see.
Maryse and The Bella Twins mouthed insults to them as the three of them walked backwards on the ramp. Kelly Kelly, Eve, and Scarlet just laughed at them.
When Dawn made it backstage, she felt everyone's eyes on her. She put a strand of red hair behind her right ear and adjusted the Divas title on her left shoulder. She felt like everyone was judging her, as if she just did something wrong. Dawn ignored the vicious looks that some of the crew were giving her, and went to catering.
She grabbed a bottle of cold water from the table and opened it. As she drank from it, Mike stared at her from across the room. When she was done drinking, Mike approached her.
"Hey Dee," Mike greeted her. "You were amazing out there."
Dawn smirked as she placed the water bottle on the table. "Thanks."
Mike nodded. "You're welcome. Anyway, are you going to Ted's party later?"
"Of course I'm going! I wouldn't dare miss my Teddy Bear's party." Dawn chuckled.
Mike chuckled as well. They stared at each other for about a minute before Dawn looked down and wiped the sweat off her forehead.
"I should let you go get your rest now. I'll see you later." Mike told her.
"Alright. See you later, Mike."
And with that, Dawn walked away from Mike. As she walked down the hallway to the Divas locker room, Mike stared at her. Suddenly, he missed her – he missed what they were, and what they had. He knew he was the one who ended their relationship because he was secretly sleeping with Maryse when they were still together, but when he thought about it, did Dawn cheated on him with John at some point? Mike knew she didn't, but who knows? She could've. But, then again, he was convinced that she didn't cheat on him because he knew that Dawn really loved him. He regretted the fact of letting her go, because no one could ever possibly love him the way she could.
Even though Nick showed him the picture of Dawn and John kissing, Mike didn't saw Dawn as a slut. But, the picture did hurt him. He may not be her boyfriend anymore, but he felt like she cheated on him. He was aware that she was single and she was free to do whatever and whoever she wanted, but Mike couldn't help but feel angry towards her. He tried to stop Nick a while ago from sending the picture to the whole roster through an anonymous cellphone number, but Nick sent them anyway.
Mike just sighed. He had a match coming up, and he needed to focus. He could think about Dawn later, after his match with Alex Riley is over.
Dawn was in the Divas locker room, sitting on the comfy black love seat while watching the show on the flat screen television that was mounted on the beige-colored wall. The Miz was in the ring with Alex Riley, and A-Ry was dominating The Miz.
For some reason, she was feeling a lot of bad vibes in the room, even though the room was filled with laughter coming from her fellow Divas. Maybe it's because they were giving her the cold shoulder and vicious glares. Dawn couldn't understand everyone's sudden hostility towards her; what did she do to make them hate her?
A few seconds later, her phone started ringing. She opened her bag, but she didn't found her phone immediately. When she found it, the ringing stopped. Jay's number and their picture were on the screen, and she smirked. She dialed his number and brought her phone up to her ear. Jay's phone rang three times, before the line was disconnected. Dawn couldn't believe it- did Jay just declined her call? Why?
Dawn could handle everyone ignoring and avoiding her, but not Jay. She took a deep breath and hoped that he's just in the middle of something so he couldn't answer his phone.
How could she do this to me?
Jay thought to himself as he stared at the picture of Dawn and John kissing. An unknown number sent him the picture message just a minute ago, that's why he declined Dawn's call. Jay couldn't look at the picture anymore, so he turned his phone off and placed it on the nightstand. He ran a hand through his blonde hair and sighed. He loved Dawn – or at least he thought he did. He pinched himself in the arm, and felt the pressure of his fingertips sinking into his skin. He also felt his heart shattering, and he knew that this was all too real.
Confusion and anger coursed through Jay's veins and these two feelings were slowly consuming him. He didn't know to whom he should be mad at – at Dawn, who kissed another man even though she knew how he felt about her, or at John, who should stop kissing other women and be a faithful husband.
Knowing that the two would surely be at Ted's party later, Jay didn't want to go. He didn't want to see Dawn because he'd only hurt himself, and only God knows what he could do to John. But, Jay had to be a man – he wouldn't allow a picture to bring him down.
Fuck it - I'm going to Ted's party. Jay told himself.
So, he got up and went to the bathroom to get ready.
The show was over, and everyone was partying at Ted DiBiase's lavish home. Superstars and Divas from both brands were there, and as well as some of members the production crew. Dawn was standing on the balcony of the second floor of the house, and she had a perfect view of the backyard and the pool. People were either talking, drinking, or swimming. Dawn, on the other hand, chose to be alone even though Ted and Cody had already asked her to go change into her bathing suit and go swim with them and the others. She watched everyone on the backyard as she held a glass filled with red wine. She was wondering where Jay was, because she still hasn't seen him. She took a sip from her glass and then stared at the starry night sky.
"Why are you out here all by yourself?"
Dawn gasped and she almost dropped her glass when she heard Mike's voice. She turned around and found him standing on the doorway, holding his own glass of wine. Mike chuckled at her startled expression and stepped out on the balcony. He was wearing a silver suit. Under it, he wore a black shirt and a shiny, black satin necktie. His dirty blonde hair was up in a small spike, and his cerulean blue eyes were twinkling, just like the stars hanging on the pitch black night sky.
"What are you doing here?" Dawn asked as she straightened out her black lace dress, which ended on the middle of her thighs and showed off her collarbone. The dress had ¾ sleeves.
"You just answered my question with another one." Mike smirked.
Dawn looked down and let out a small laugh. "Sorry."
"Nah, it's fine." Mike assured her. He walked to the metal railing of the balcony and looked down. He took a sip from his glass of wine and looked at Dawn, who was standing a few inches behind him.
"The party's on full swing. Why aren't you down there?" Mike asked her.
"Well, I needed some tranquility. I can't enjoy this party, since everyone down there seems to hate me now." Dawn frowned.
Mike took another sip from his glass of wine. He brought it down on the small, silver glass table in the corner and looked into Dawn's big, bright blue eyes.
"They don't hate you for who you are, Dee; they hate you for what you've done."
Dawn rolled her eyes. "What I've done? What did I do exactly to make them hate me?"
Mike sighed; he didn't want to hide what he knows from her anymore. So, he took his phone out of his right pocket. He went through his inbox and opened the picture message. He gave his phone to Dawn and when she saw the picture of her and John making out in front of his hotel room, her eyes widened. Mike studied the look on her face; it was a mix of astonishment and bewilderment. He saw that her eyes were getting moist, a sign that she was on the verge of crying.
She put her wine glass down on the table and gave Mike his phone back. She took a seat on the on the cushioned wooden chair in front of the glass table. She closed her eyes for a few seconds and allowed the tears to fall down on both of her cheeks. Mike took a deep breath and tried to figure out what to do. He grabbed her left hand that was on top of the chair's left arm, and laced his fingers with her. Her hands were ice cold, but he didn't mind. Dawn felt Mike's warm palm against hers, and it soothed her a little bit.
Two minutes later, she stood up from the chair and let go of Mike's hand. She put her head on his shoulder, and wrapped her arms around him. Mike didn't care if Dawn's tears got on his expensive suit; he wouldn't leave her like this. He hugged Dawn, and gently stroked her back.
After a few minutes, Dawn pulled back from Mike and their eyes met.
"Thank you, Mike. I hope I didn't mess up your suit with my tears." She told him, biting her lower lip as she wiped her tears away with her hands.
Mike smiled softly. "You're welcome, Dee. And don't worry, your tears didn't mess up my suit."
Dawn returned his smile and then she grabbed her half-empty wine glass from the table. She took one long sip from it, before putting it down on the table again.
"I think you should go down there now and enjoy the night. The party's not awesome without you." Dawn smirked.
Mike grinned and adjusted his necktie. "It sure isn't. If you need me, just come find me. Okay?"
Dawn nodded. "Sure."
Mike took his glass of wine from the table and went back inside. He made sure that he tightly closed the sliding glass door. Dawn picked up her glass from the table, and took another long sip. Her glass was empty now, and she brought it down on the table. The warmness of the red wine calmed her insides. She sat on the cushioned wooden chair and decided to clear her head.
She was completely aware of her stupidity of almost sleeping with John Cena; it could ruin her reputation, leave her fans feeling like she'd let them down, and mess up things between her and Jay. What was she thinking, fooling around with John, who happens to be a married man?
By now, she knows that the picture is already up on the internet, and everyone has seen it. Dawn thought about Jay; had he already seen the photo? Maybe he already had, and Dawn started to cry again. How could she be so stupid? Not only her love life was on the line, but also her career.
As she cried, Jay and Randy stared at her from the inside as they sat on the brown leather couch. They could clearly see her sitting all by herself on the balcony, even though the sliding glass doors had a sheer, white lace curtain.
"I really think you should go out there and talk to her." Randy told him.
Jay shrugged and took a swig from his bottle of beer. "Why should I?"
"Because you love her?" Randy rolled his eyes.
Jay sighed. "I'm confused right now, alright?"
"Confused?" Randy scoffed. "Just because someone sent you that picture of her and John kissing, you don't love her anymore?"
"I didn't say that I didn't love her anymore-"
"If you really love her, you won't let a damn picture change the way you feel about her or let it get in between you two."
Jay looked at Randy, and Randy cocked his head towards Dawn's direction. Jay knew Randy had a point, so he gave his beer bottle to him and made his way to the balcony.
Jay quietly stepped out onto the balcony, and Dawn's back and the warm air greeted him. Dawn got up from the wooden chair and she bumped into Jay when she approached the door. She looked up and gasped. Dawn wanted to get away from Jay, but before she could push him away from her, he quickly grabbed her wrists. Dawn looked down and tried her best to push him away, but when she felt that he wasn't moving, she sighed in defeat.
"Jay, let me go." Dawn begged as she looked up at him.
Jay kept his face straight, even though he found it hard to look at her grief-stricken face. "I'm not going to let you go, Dee."
"What do you want from me?" Dawn asked as she tried to get out of Jay's strong hold.
Jay steadied her, applying more pressure on her wrists. "The truth."
Dawn was confused at first, but then she figured out what he was talking about. Jay slowly let her wrists go. Dawn turned around and walked towards the railing of the balcony. She put both of her hands on top of the balcony's caramel-colored metal railing. Jay walked to where she was and stood beside her.
"I didn't sleep with John Cena, okay?" Dawn said as she looked to her right, where Jay was.
Jay didn't want to believe her at first, but when he saw the honesty in her eyes, he believed her. "I know you didn't."
"But I'm not denying the fact that I made out with him. The picture's already all over the place, and I know I'm a whore-"
Jay didn't need to listen to her explanation anymore, so he leaned in and kissed her. Dawn was surprised at first, but then she kissed him back. Jay wrapped his arms around her, and brought her closer to him. She put her left hand on the right side of his face. His kiss was gentle, making her head light and her knees weak. She felt like the world stopped moving for a while. A few minutes later, she pulled back. Both of them were breathless.
"What was that for?" She asked, subconsciously licking her bottom lip.
"I didn't need to hear you explain yourself. You've told me the truth already, and I don't want to hear you telling lies. You're not a whore, Dee." Jay told her as he cupped her face. He kissed her forehead.
Dawn felt her cheeks warming up, and when Jay saw her blushing, he smirked. Dawn put her hands on Jay's shoulders. Jay brought his hands down from her face and placed it on her hips. Dawn squeezed Jay's shoulders, and looked into his eyes.
"Why does everything have to be all about us?" Dawn asked him.
"Honestly? I don't know," Jay told her. "But you know what? They can spread the nastiest rumors about you or me; you know they the things they say can't hurt us."
"But… words hurt, don't they?" Dawn replied, biting her lower lip.
"I know, and if they hurt you, they hurt me too." Jay responded.
"What are we going to do about it then?"
"We'll rise up and show them they can't hurt us."
And Jay's words were enough to give Dawn courage. He made her feel fearless, as if she could take over the world. As they looked into each other's eyes, Jay leaned in to kiss her again. Dawn smirked as Jay kissed her.
Below them, however, Nick Nemeth was staring at them. His plan of breaking the them up failed, and he wasn't quite amused with the scene happening above him. He looked around, and people were giving him dirty looks, as if they knew it was him responsible for spreading the picture of Dawn and John kissing. He ignored them all, and kicked the ground. He stormed off, going inside Ted's living room. On the other hand, Mike saw Jay and Dawn on the balcony, and he was happy for the both of them – especially Dawn. Wade saw Jay and Dawn on the balcony as well, and he felt jealous. His date for the night, Milena Roucka, also known as Rosa Mendes, tugged on his arm. He looked down at her.
"What were you staring at?" She asked.
"Nothing."
Wade took another glance at Jay and Dawn, and then looked away.
Obviously, it's all about Jay and Dawn now.
Author's note: With school keeping me busy and all, I apologize if I've kept you all waiting for so long and I'm sorry if it took me a while to update this. Just to let you know, I'm not following WWE's current storyline in this story, and things here go the way I want them to go, alright? :) And FINALLY! After a few months, Christian's the World champion again! I am sooo happy! :')
Anyway, I have a new story coming up featuring Alex Riley and The Miz (not slash), so stay tuned for that! And oh, don't worry folks, We're On Top isn't going on a hiatus (not yet anyway, lol! Just kidding!). Also, I might post some smutty one-shots. ;)
If you want to know what goes on in my life, just go to my author page and follow me on Twitter and on Tumblr. Thank you so much for being awesome! :D
Credits to t.A.t.U for this chapter's title. Listen to All About Us by them; it perfectly fits Jay and Dawn's situation. ;)
And since some anons were asking me on Tumblr what Dawn looks like, I suggest you guys look up Deborah Ann Woll; she's an actress who is known for playing the vampire Jessica Hamby on the tv series True Blood. :D
