Disclaimer: I do not own Christian/Jay Reso (although I really wish I did) or any of the Superstars and Divas mentioned in this story – WWE owns them, and Vincent Kennedy McMahon owns the WWE. I only own this story and its characters. I'll hit the switch on you if ever try to steal this story or its plot.
August 30, 2011 - Tuesday
Friday Night SmackDown taping
Live at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
The WWE Divas Champion, Scarlet, was walking down the hall of the backstage area when all of a sudden, she heard someone calling her name. When she turned around, she found the Viper Randy Orton, standing just a few inches behind her. His eyes were intense and his face showed no emotion. Anyone who was standing in front of him right now would've been scared, but Scarlet wasn't. She smirked at him.
"What can I do for you, Randy?" Scarlet asked him, a playful and teasing smile present on her glossy, cherry-colored lips.
Randy ran a hand over his mouth and looked down on her. "You know what I want."
"I'm sorry Randy, but I can't help you with Christian. If you want the title, you're going to have to get it from him without me." Scarlet said coldly.
Randy rolled his eyes. "It's not the title that I want – it's you."
Since their skit was being shown on the titantron, the crowd in the arena cheered. Scarlet's eyes widened, and her cheeks became warm, immediately intensifying the color of her blush.
"Me? Why would you want me?" Scarlet asked, taking a step away from him.
Randy took a step forward, a smirk slowly appearing on his lips. "You're unlike any other, Scarlet. You and I are a perfect match. How about I prove it to you?"
Scarlet raised her hand to stop Randy from leaning in to kiss her. She narrowed her blue eyes at him and shook her head. "You don't have to, Randy. I will not be convinced even if you prove it to me."
And with that, Scarlet walked away from Randy. Instead of running after her, Randy stood there, fury and madness clouding his eyes. His hands were tightly curled into fists. He took a deep breath and exhaled sharply.
"There will be serious consequences, Scarlet!"
Randy growled, before he turned around and walked away.
"The following is a Divas tag team match set for one fall."
The instrumental version of Dangerous and Moving by t.a.T.u started playing and Scarlet came out.
"From Phoenix, Arizona, she is the current WWE Divas Champion, Scarlet!"
The crowd roared when Scarlet came out. Her red lights illuminated the whole venue, as well as her fireworks at either side of the ramp. Scarlet was holding up the Divas title with her right hand as she pointed her left index finger at the fans. She brought the title down and placed it on her right shoulder and walked down the ramp. When Scarlet got inside the ring, she got on top of the bottom left turnbuckle and showed off the Divas title. She smiled and blew kisses to everyone. A minute later, she jumped off the turnbuckle and fixed her gaze at the titantron. Her tag team parner AJ came out a few seconds later. The spitfire was all smiles and she gave some of the fans a high five. When she stepped into the ring, she gave Scarlet a big hug. Scarlet hugged her back and they wished each other good luck.
A minute later, Rosa Mendes and Tamina came out. The audience booed them, but that didn't affect them much. Rosa did her usual ring entrance, before she finally joined Tamina, AJ, and Scarlet in the ring. AJ and Tamina decided to start things off. The two women locked up in the middle of the ring. AJ pushed Tamina in her corner. AJ tags Scarlet in, and Scarlet slapped Tamina hard. Scarlet then lifted her leg up and used it to choke Tamina. She stopped when the referee made it to three. Scarlet was about to slap Tamina again but before she could, Tamina poked her in the eye and kicked her in the stomach. Scarlet fell down on the ring canvas with her eyes half-closed as she curled up from the pain of the kick at her stomach. Tamina took a fistful of Scarlet's hair and slammed her on the ring canvas. Tamina then grabbed Scarlet's arm left arm and put an armlock on it.
The match went on for a good ten minutes. The match equally displayed the skills of all four Divas. However, only one team had to win. Scarlet picked up the victory with a frogsplash on Rosa. AJ and Scarlet hugged as they were being announced as the winners, and the WWE Universe applauded them for their spectacular performance. Scarlet raised her title as she held up AJ's arm.
The main event for tonight was a rematch for the World Heavyweight title. Christian retained the title last week by disqualification. Randy Orton was disqualified after Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase interfered.
Randy Orton was in the ring now, pacing back and forth as he stared at the titantron. A few minutes later, Just Close Your Eyes by Story of the Year started to play.
Christian came out, the gold wrapped around his waist as it gleamed under the lights. He took it off his waist and raised it high so everyone could see it. Randy kept his cool composure and moved his head from side to side, stretching it. When Christian was in the ring, he climbed the bottom right turnbuckle and held up the title for everyone to see for the second time. The crowd went wild. A few seconds later, he got off the turnbuckle and handed the title over to the referee. The referee raised it up, and the match started.
Randy and Christian locked up in the middle of the ring. Christian took Randy down with an armdrag. Christian put Randy in a chinlock. Several minutes later, Randy managed to overpower Christian.
The match went on for about fifteen minutes. Christian had attempted to put away Randy with the Killswitch, but Randy would counter it every single time Christian would deliver his finisher to him. Christian then received an RKO from Randy, but somehow, Christian was able to kick out at two when Randy pinned him. Christian then slowly began to gain strength to be able to fight Randy back. Christian had Randy set up for the spear, but suddenly, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase came out. They watched the two men in the ring from the top of the ramp. Randy was trying to get up from the top right turnbuckle, holding the ropes to get himself back on his feet. When Randy was finally on his feet, he took three steps forward, and Christian gave him the spear. The crowd went crazy, and Christian immediately went for the cover. Randy was able to kick out at two. Christian was shocked. Christian then stood up, and looked at Cody and Ted. He smirked deviously at them. Christian grabbed an exhausted Randy and hit the Killswitch on him. Christian went for the cover again, and finally picked up the win.
"Here is your winner, and still the World Heavyweight Champion – Christian!"
The referee gave the title to Christian. He hugged it for a few seconds before he held it up as the referee raised his left arm. Christian then looked at Cody and Ted who were still standing on top of the ramp, and grinned at them as he held up his title. Cody and Ted looked furious.
All of a sudden, Randy hit Christian in the back of his head. Christian fell down, and he dropped the title. Randy stood over Christian before he kneeled down beside his head. He grabbed the World title. He clutched it tightly and stared at it. He raised it and told Christian that it was his title, and he'll be the World champion very soon. Cody and Ted joined Randy in the ring. The three of them assaulted Christian. Cody and Ted took both of Christian's arms and stood him up. Randy then kicked him hard in the stomach a few times, before Cody and Ted slammed him on the ring canvas. Legacy then raised their arms and they received mixed feedback from the fans.
Scarlet then came out. She ran towards the ring, not giving a damn if Legacy was there and could hurt her. Randy, Cody, and Ted all looked surprised. When Scarlet got in the ring, she rushed towards Christian. She kneeled down beside him and put his head on her lap. She asked Christian if he was okay, but she got no response since he looked so weak, with his eyes half closed and his body was close to becoming limp. Scarlet looked up at the three men standing in front of her and Christian. She glared at them and ordered them to get out of the ring. Randy tried to approach her, but she warned him that if he takes a step towards her, she'll do something unthinkable to him. Randy sighed in defeat – he surely couldn't harm a woman, especially a woman like Scarlet, who was strong and headstrong. So, he placed the title down in front of her and Christian and started leaving the ring, with Cody and Ted walking behind him. The show ended with the paramedics checking out Christian.
It's been a hectic week for Dawn - each week is always a hectic week for her. Being a WWE Diva seemed easy, but it really isn't. It surprises her that she still has time for herself and the things she wanted to do. It was an hour away before midnight yet she was still wide awake. She was sitting on her hotel room bed, surfing the internet on her laptop. Feeling bored, Dawn turned her laptop off and put it inside her luggage bag. She was ready to go to bed, when all of a sudden, her phone lit up. She took it from the nightstand and saw that Eve Torres texted her, telling her to go to the nearest nightclub and meet up with her in the club's VIP section. Dawn wanted to text her back and decline her offer as politely as she can, but she could no longer remember the last time she went out to party. And besides, she needed to unwind. So Dawn texted her back saying yes and she'll be there in a few minutes.
Dawn stood up from the bed and headed to the bathroom. She took a quick shower. She did her make-up and curled her red hair. She unzipped her second luggage bag, and chose something casual. On her torso, she wore a tan, loose, scoop neck shirt. On her bottom, she picked out a pair of black skinny jeans. On her feet, she put on her black Prada boots. When she looked at herself in the mirror, she smirked, pleased with the rushed look she came up with. She then grabbed her black Zara leather jacket and stuffed the things she would need in her Marc Jacobs clutch. She got out of the bathroom, and grabbed her phone from the bed. She then stepped out of her hotel room, locking the door on her way out.
It took Dawn about fifteen minutes to get to the club where Eve was at, and probably some of her co-workers were there too. When she walked into the club, the smell of cigarettes, sweat, and liquor greeted her. It was quite warm in there, so she took her jacket off. She spotted Eve, who was having a conversation with Mike beside the red ropes separating the VIP section from the whole club. Eve saw her, and waved at her. Eve tapped the bouncer on the shoulder and told him to let Dawn in. Dawn walked towards the VIP sections' entrance, and the bouncer immediately let her in.
Dawn looked around the room, and saw everyone she knew. A few seconds later, Eve came back, holding a shot of tequila for her. Dawn smirked at the sight of it.
"Care for a shot, Dee?" Eve asked, grinning.
Dawn grinned as well. "I thought you wouldn't ask."
Eve gave the shot to Dawn. Dawn finished it in about a few seconds. After she took that shot, Dawn knew she wanted more. But, as much as she wanted to get drunk tonight, her conscience told her to control herself. She'd been indecisive lately, always not knowing what she wanted. So, after her second shot, she told Eve to enjoy herself and joined Cody and Ted in their booth. The two were having a casual talk but they stopped talking because Dawn joined them. They didn't expect to see her there, since they knew that she didn't party a lot, but they were glad to see her nonetheless.
"Hey Dee," Cody said as he put an arm around Dawn and kissed her cheek. "What brings you here?"
"Hey Codydoodles," Dawn replied and smiled at him. "I really didn't want to be stuck alone in my hotel room tonight, so I decided to accept Eve's invitation of coming here."
"Going here is definitely better than being all alone in your hotel room." Ted told her as he took a sip from his bottle of beer.
Dawn nodded at him. "Definitely."
"You're flying solo tonight. Where's Jay?" Cody asked.
Dawn looked down. She and Jay don't talk much anymore, even though she'd been working with him for a few weeks now. Sure, he would talk to her, but if it's not about work, he wouldn't. Dawn is still trying to understand him and the situation he's in, but she's starting to find it tiring and difficult.
"I don't know where he's at." Dawn frowned as she grabbed Cody's beer bottle and took one long sip from it. She placed it on the table when she was done. Cody was surprised, while Ted pretended that he didn't saw what she just did. Dawn never really was the woman to drink a lot, so it surprises them every time Dawn drinks.
"Did you try texting or calling him?" Cody replied, sliding his beer bottle away from Dawn.
Dawn shook her head. "Not tonight. I text and call him whenever I feel like it or whenever I can, but I decided to stop since I don't get any reply from him. I don't want to annoy him or something by constantly calling and texting him."
"Maybe he's just busy?" Cody suggested, rubbing Dawn's right shoulder to make her feel a little better. Dawn sighed.
Ted rolled his eyes. "A man always makes time for the woman he loves."
Dawn looked at Ted – she knew he was right. Suddenly, she thought what if Jay didn't love her like he says he does? She believes that Jay does love her, but why do his actions show the opposite? After all, actions speak louder than words. Was he really that busy?
A few minutes later, Dawn stood up and stepped out of the booth.
"Where are you going, Dee?" Cody asked.
"I'm going to go get myself a drink at the bar." Dawn replied.
And with that, Dawn walked away from Ted and Cody. She made her way to the bar, where familiar faces sat on the stools. She took the last stool at the end of the bar, and ordered herself a Cosmopolitan. When it was served, she took a sip from it, and placed it down.
She was about to take another sip from her drink, but a man's hand stopped her from doing so. She narrowed her eyes and looked to her right. She found Jay, sitting on the stool beside her and holding her hand. Her eyes widened, and she quickly looked away. The expression of Jay's face was a mix of anger, worry, and disappointment. Dawn suddenly felt ashamed of herself.
"Dee, what are you doing? You're punishing yourself." Jay told her. Dawn detected the sadness in his voice.
Dawn rolled her eyes and shook her hand away from Jay's grip. "Oh, now you care about me?"
Jay laughed humorlessly. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Oh, I don't know," Dawn said as she looked at him. The way her blue orbs stared into his eyes made Jay feel like she wanted to kill him. "You're not answering my calls, you're not replying to my text messages, and you're awkward whenever we're working together. I'm getting the feeling you don't really care about me anymore. I'm just wasting my time, you know."
Jay was silent for a moment. Dawn looked away from him, trying to fight the tears that were forming behind her eyes. Jay wasn't aware of the fact that he made feel so unwanted. He was just trying to fix his life. But, he realized that while he was busy fixing his, he was ruining Dawn's.
Jay then took Dawn's hand, and squeezed it. When Dawn turned her head to look at him, their eyes met. She looked down on their linked hands and bit her lower lip.
"Dee, I'm sorry for being an asshole. I assure you, you're not wasting your time – everything I'm doing right now will be worth waiting for in the end. And please, don't think you're nothing to me – I care about you a lot, more than you'll ever know."
Dawn smirked and hugged him. That was all she needed to hear – a reassurance from him that she meant something to him. Jay was surprised, but then he smiled and wrapped his arms around her. A few seconds later, Dawn pulled back and looked into his eyes. Both of them knew everyone in the room was probably staring at them right now, but they didn't care.
"I love you." Dawn told him.
Jay grinned. "I love you, too. And I promise you, I'll love you much better."
Dawn grinned and kissed him on the lips. Jay kissed her back and held both of her hands. Dawn smiled into the kiss and squeezed his hands.
As they kissed, Stu watched them as he sat in his booth. He was all alone, holding a glass of scotch in his right hand. He stared at them for a few minutes before looking down and taking one long sip from his glass. He then brought it down in front of him. He swirled the amber liquid for a few times as he thought about a few things.
If he didn't broke-up with Milena two weeks ago, he would've been sitting in that booth with her, cuddling with her as they whispered sweet nothings in each other's ear. But, who was he kidding? He didn't love Milena – it was Dawn whom he loved. He and Milena hadn't been dating that long, but he didn't want to be with her anymore if was Dawn who he thought all the time. He didn't want to hurt Milena, so he just told her that he had a lot on his plate and couldn't afford to be in a serious relationship. Milena Leticia Roucka was an enchanting woman, but she was no Dawn Iris Ricard.
What made Stu love Dawn so much? That's one question Stu will never have an answer for.
As Stu took a sip from his glass of scotch, his eyes scanned the room. He saw a few of the Divas heating up the dance floor, Cody and Ted in their booths engaged in a serious conversation while drinking beer, and then what he saw in the booth next to Cody and Ted's intrigued him. He narrowed his eyes to take a better look of what he was seeing, and then he saw Nick Nemeth and Milena, his ex-girlfriend, talking to each other. He couldn't care about what Milena does even if he tried, but seeing her with Nick looked… strange. He then became suspicious – where these two up to something sinister?
Author's note: I apologize if I've kept you all waiting! I thought this was going to be a short, filler chapter, but somehow, inspiration just came to me and it became a chapter that was full of cheesiness, drama, and suspense. Anyway, what do you think of the story so far? Leave a review, please? :D
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