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.
September 6, 2011 – Tuesday
Friday Night SmackDown taping
Live at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma
The WWE Divas Champion, Scarlet, was standing in the middle of the ring and she doesn't look so happy. The Divas title wasn't on her shoulder and she wasn't wearing her flashy, glittery red in-ring gear. Instead, she was wearing a tight, short black dress. Over it was a red leather belt, and it was wrapped around her tiny waist. On her feet, she wore a pair of black ankle booties which added about a three to four inches to her height. Her translucent blue eyes were saturated, giving it the shade of cobalt blue. Her cheeks were flushed, but not because of the little amount of blush that she had on. Scarlet was holding a microphone in her left hand. When her entrance music stopped playing, she brought the microphone up to her glossy, cherry-colored lips.
"Last week in this very ring, Legacy assaulted the World Heavyweight Champion, Christian." Scarlet said. When she said Christian's name, the crowd was delighted and gave a positive feedback. "I know, and everyone else knows that this is not the first time they've attacked him. Frankly, I am quite surprised with General Manager Theodore Long to as why he hasn't taken any action of this situation. So, that is why I'm standing in this ring right now, to sort everything out myself. So Legacy, why don't you come out here?"
A few seconds passed and Scarlet received no response. She paced back and forth slowly, awaiting the arrival of Legacy. A minute later, Voices by Rev Theory started to play, and Legacy came out. Randy Orton held a microphone in his right hand as Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase walked behind him. The Legacy took their time getting in the ring. The whole time they were walking, Randy and Scarlet were staring into each other's eyes, as if they were competing on who would blink or look away first.
When the three men were inside the ring, Scarlet stopped pacing and confidently stood in her place. Randy stood in front of her and closed the small space between them by taking a step towards her. Randy then brought the microphone up to his lips.
"Since you've asked us nicely to come out here, we're here now. What do you want to want to say, Scarlet?" Randy told Scarlet. He eyed her, trying to intimidate her with his presence.
But Scarlet wasn't intimidated by him. While Randy showed a more amused expression, Scarlet showed no emotion or whatsoever; she looked serious the whole time. "I want you to be a man and stop what you're doing to Christian. You've had your chances to be the World champion, yet he's beaten you every single time."
Randy scoffed. "He might've beaten me, but why do I have to be the one to man up? I don't have and don't need a woman to speak in behalf of my defense."
Scarlet narrowed her eyes at him. "That's because no woman could ever be with someone as cruel as you, and you cower behind those two instead of being on your own."
Randy didn't respond. Instead, he towered over Scarlet. He kept walking towards her until her back met the ropes. To prevent her from running away, Ted and Cody stood on her right and left. Scarlet swallowed hard and tried to think of a way to escape. A few seconds later, Scarlet slapped Randy when he tried to lean in and kiss her. Randy stumbled a few steps back. His tanned cheek was red now and he rubbed the spot with his left hand to ease the pain a little bit. He was about to approach Scarlet when the crowd started to cheer. Legacy turned around and found Sheamus and Justin Gabriel running towards the ring. Randy quickly slithered out of the ring, leaving Ted and Cody in there. Before Sheamus and Justin Gabriel could even get their hands on Ted and Cody, the members of Legacy managed to get out of the ring and join Randy. Sheamus helped Scarlet get up from the ring canvas and asked her if she was all right. She nodded in response. Sheamus then looked at Legacy. He stared at Cody, his current rival. They mouthed vicious words to each other as Legacy walked backwards on the ramp, trying to get away from the scene they've caused. Sheamus' entrance music then started to play.
While they were on a break, Dawn went to the Divas locker room to get her hair and make-up retouched. When the make-up artist and the hair stylist were done touching her up, she looked at herself in the mirror. She smirked and then took her phone out and signed in on Twitter. As she tweeted some of her fans back, she heard a shrill laughter of a woman coming from the outside. She put her phone back inside her small black leather clutch and walked out of the Divas locker room. When she looked to her right, she saw Milena Roucka and Jay, standing just a few feet away from her. Milena was laughing so loudly, it made Dawn's ears ache. As Dawn looked at them, Milena touched Jay's arm, her hand stroking his right arm up and down in a slow, sensual manner. This infuriated Dawn, so she approached them. Milena saw her and she took her hand off Jay's arm and straightened herself up. Milena stood on her tip toes and whispered something in Jay's ear and looked at Dawn. Dawn raised an eyebrow at her and titled her head to the left. A few seconds later, Milena walked away with a cunning smirk playing on her lips. Dawn glared at Milena as she flipped her long, black hair back.
Dawn then looked at Jay, who was casually standing against the wall. He looked like as if nothing happened.
"What was that all about?" Dawn asked as she put her left hand on her left hip.
Jay rolled his eyes. "It was nothing. She just came up to me and we talked for a few minutes. The next thing I know, she was laughing hysterically even though I didn't say anything funny. Milena's a bit… off, the past couple of days."
"Yeah, she does seem a bit odd recently," Dawn added as she crossed her arms. "Maybe her break-up with Stu had something to do with the way she'd been acting."
Jay nodded. "Maybe. She whispered some Spanish or Portuguese or whatever in my ear, and by her tone, it didn't sound good."
"Just forget about it." Dawn said, standing beside Jay and putting her back against the wall. Her arms were still crossed.
Jay looked at her and saw that she had a frown on her pretty face. Jay smirked – she still looked adorable even though she was frowning. Jay was sure that she was feeling jealous of Milena, so he kissed her cheek and stood in front of her. He put both of his hands on her shoulders and looked into her eyes.
"You have nothing to be jealous about, Dee – trust me. Let's forget what just happened, alright?" Jay told her, smirking.
Dawn looked down for a second. She looked up at Jay and nodded. She then kissed him on the lips. "Alright."
Jay pinched her cheek and they walked away. As they were walking down the hall, Nick and Milena were watching them at a close distance. Nick, despite being on the Raw roster, had somehow managed to make it on the taping of SmackDown. He wasn't scheduled to be on the show, and the only business he had there was his plan with Milena of sabotaging Jay and Dawn's relationship.
"For a minute there, she looked so jealous!" Milena grinned wickedly.
"And in no time, she'll be mine." Nick smirked arrogantly.
Milena then looked at Nick. "One question though – how do you know she'll come to you when things between her and Jay go awry?" She asked him.
Nick looked at her. "Simple – I'll be there for her and prove to her once and for all that I'm the right man for her and not Jay."
"I don't know how you'll do that, but whatever." Rosa answered. "All I want is to steal Jay away from her and make her feel the way I felt when Stu left me because of her."
Nick and Milena talked some more. A few minutes went by and Stu Bennett stepped out of the men's locker room wearing his in-ring gear and holding the light blue Money In The Bank briefcase with his right hand. He was about to walk down the hall but he stopped in his tracks when he saw the two. He felt such a stalker, but he decided to hide behind the stack of huge black equipment boxes that were placed against the left wall of the hall. He had a clear view of Nick and Milena, but he couldn't hear what they were talking about. He tried his best to listen, but all he heard was "Dawn" and "miserable". After what seemed like five minutes, Nick and Milena hugged each other and Nick walked away. Stu stopped hiding from the equipment boxes and walked down the hall.
Milena saw Stu and she smirked at him. Stu gave her a harsh look and continued walking. Milena's eyes widened – what if Stu saw her and Nick and heard everything they just talked about? She took a deep breath, and hoped that he didn't.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Making his way to the ring from Manchester, England, weighing in at 260 pounds, he is the winner of SmackDown's Mr. Money In The Bank - Wade Barrett!"
End of Days by Thunderwood was playing as SmackDown's Money in The Bank winner made his way to the ring. Even if the crowd was booing him, Wade held his head up high and kept his face straight. When Wade got inside the ring, he raised the light blue briefcase for everyone to see, telling everyone that he'll become the new World Heavyweight Champion soon. He then gave the briefcase to the referee and waited for his opponent.
Sin Cara came out, and the crowd went wild. He did his spectacular ring entrance and a few seconds later, the lights were dimmed and the bell rang. Sin Cara quickly got the upper hand with strong kicks to the legs of Wade. Sin Cara dominated the match for the first five minutes, showing of his array of high-flying wrestling moves, before Wade caught him in mid-air and set him up for the Wasteland. Wade then slammed Sin Cara onto the ring canvas and quickly went for the cover. Sin Cara failed to kick out, so Wade won the match. The referee gave the briefcase back to Wade and raised his arm. Wade towered over Sin Cara, who was still lying on the ring canvas. He told him that he's the number one contender for the World Heavyweight title and he's nothing. Wade said the same thing to the crowd and the crowd booed him.
After a Divas match between Natalya and Tamina in which Natalya won by making Tamina tap out using the Sharpshooter, it was time for the main event. It was a one-on-one matchup between Sheamus and Cody Rhodes, who had been in an intense feud for almost two months now. It all started a week before Money in The Bank, where Cody randomly attacked Sheamus in the middle of his match with Wade Barrett. Wade defeated Sheamus because of the distraction made by Cody. Two weeks after Money in The Bank, Cody continued distracting Sheamus during his matches. At SummerSlam, Sheamus got even with Cody by interfering with his Intercontinental Title match with Daniel Bryan. Sheamus gave Cody the Brogue Kick while Cody was outside the ring. Sheamus rolled Cody inside the ring, and a baffled Daniel Bryan went for the cover, retaining his Intercontinental Title. That event served as Sheamus' face turn.
The Undashing Cody Rhodes made his way to the ring accompanied by Ted DiBiase and his baggers. Cody's baggers gave out paper bags to the audience at ringside – they even gave Booker T a bag. Cody tried to cover his face the whole time, not wanting anyone to look at him for more than a second. When Cody got inside the ring, he took his hooded leather vest off, revealing his mask-covered face.
A few minutes later, Sheamus came out. He received a huge pop from the crowd. Sheamus smiled because of this, and then he pounded his left pectoral with his right fist and stretched out his arms like he usually does. Cody stared at Sheamus scrupulously, walking back and forth inside the ring as Sheamus walked down the ramp. When Sheamus got inside the ring, the bell rang. Cody and Sheamus circled the ring, stalking one another. Cody then wrapped his arms around Sheamus from behind. Sheamus hit Cody in the head using his elbow. When Sheamus was free from Cody's hold, he gave an uppercut to Cody. Cody went down and Sheamus punched him hard twice on the head and once on the back. Cody was down an all fours now, and Sheamus kicked him a couple of times before moving away.
The match went on for about ten minutes, with both men showing the other who's the better competitor. Ted tried to intervene in the match a couple of times, but he wasn't able to interrupt the match anymore when Sheamus gave him the Brogue Kick. Cody attempted to give Sheamus the Cross Rhodes, but Sheamus managed to get back at Cody by giving him the High Cross. The match ended with Sheamus defeating Cody.
Just when Sheamus was celebrating his victory, the Viper Randy Orton slithered in the ring and RKO'ed Sheamus out of nowhere. The Legacy stood over him, but before they could even lay their hands on Sheamus, SmackDown's General Manager Theodore Long came out, with the WWE Divas Champion Scarlet right behind him. Scarlet looked furious and Randy looked nervous all of a sudden. He was more scared of Scarlet more than the show's general manager.
"Playas," Teddy Long started when his entrance music stopped playing. "I've had enough of your antics. If you lay your hands on Sheamus, or Christian, I'm afraid the World Heavyweight title match at Night of Champions would not happen. So gentlemen, please step out of the ring right now."
The crowd gave mixed feedback. The Legacy talked in the ring for a few minutes and did what Teddy Long asked them to do. Scarlet then made her way to the ring. When Scarlet was in the middle of the ramp, Randy grabbed her arm. Their eyes connected and the crowd made some more noise. She shook her hand away from his grip and glared at him. She continued walking towards the ring to check on Sheamus, who was still lying in the middle of the ring. Randy stared at Scarlet, and he looked absolutely frustrated. The cameraman showed Scarlet kneeling beside Sheamus, and the show ended.
When the show ended, Dawn decided to go back to the hotel with Stephen Farrelly and Stu Bennett. When they got out of the venue, they were greeted by some of the fans who decided to stick around even though the show was already over. Dawn, Stephen, and Stu took some pictures with the fans, although Dawn refused to stand next to Stu in most of the pictures, since she knew he just broke-up with Milena and if Milena ever saw their photos, she would be insanely jealous. And even though Milena flirted with Jay a few hours ago, Dawn didn't want to step down to her level.
When they were done taking pictures and signing autographs, Dawn, Stephen, and Stu got inside Paul Lloyd, Jr.'s rental car. Stu decided to sit in the passenger seat, while Dawn and Stephen took the backseat. Dawn and Stephen talked to each other animatedly, even teasing each other. Paul looked at them in the rearview mirror and chuckled as the two redheads tickled one another. Stu sulked in his seat and looked at the sight in front of him through the car's window. He missed being that close with Dawn.
It didn't take them long to make it to Hotel Ambassador in South Main Street. The four got out of the car, and Paul gave the rental car's keys to the valet. Stephen and Dawn were still talking to each other and they were the first ones who entered the hotel. Stu waited for Paul, and then the two of them walked beside each other. Paul saw the somber expression on Stu's face, so he decided to talk to him.
"What's the matter, Stu? Having a bad night?" Paul asked Stu.
Stu looked at Paul and shook his head. "Not really, I just have a lot in my mind."
"You seem to have a lot of thoughts in that head of yours ever since you broke-up with Milena," Paul rolled his eyes. "Loosen up, man. She's just a woman."
Stu sighed. "It's not about my break-up with Milena, Paul. It's about Dawn."
"Dawn again? Seriously?" Justin chuckled.
Stu narrowed his eyes at Paul, which wiped the amused smile off his face. "I think Milena and Nick's up to something, and trust me – it's anything but good."
Even though Stu sounded stupid and delusional, it's not impossible for those two to do something wicked. After all, Paul did see Milena tweeting Nick a lot in the past couple of days. "Whatever it is you know about Nick and Milena, I think you should tell Dawn."
"She might not believe me." Stu replied as he ran a hand through his ebony hair.
"You have to try," Paul advised him. "There's no harm in trying."
Stu sighed once more. He thought about what Paul had said to him and he figured out that he'd tell Dawn. Besides, he had nothing to lose after all. He wanted Dawn to be happy - even if he wasn't. He wasn't going to allow Nick and Milena to hurt Dawn.
Stu and Paul joined Stephen and Dawn in the elevator. The two stopped talking, because Dawn was talking to someone on her phone now. The four stepped out into the empty hallway a few minutes later when the elevator made it to the floor where their hotel rooms were. Stu was rooming with Dawn for tonight and he looked for their room number. When he found it, he slid the keycard into the lock. Stu opened the door and let everyone in. Dawn immediately went inside the bathroom and locked the door. Stu was sure that it was Jay she was talking to, because she had a goofy grin on her face. He felt jealous.
Stu opened the fridge and found a few cans of beer. He gave Stephen and Paul a can and grabbed one for himself. The three men talked to each other for what seemed like thirty minutes. Stu didn't talk much though, because the only thing he wanted to do was to talk to Dawn. When Dawn went out of the bathroom, Paul and Stephen left already. She was now wearing her pajamas and she didn't have any make-up on anymore. Dawn went to her bed and placed her phone on the nightstand. Stu's bed was in front of hers and he stared at her as she fluffed her pillows. Stu then took a deep breath and walked over to her bed. Dawn raised an eyebrow at Stu when he sat on her bed.
"Anything I can help you with, Stu?" Dawn asked as she hugged the soft pillow.
"I have to tell you something, Dee." Stu started. "Please sit."
Dawn was tired and all she wanted to do is to sleep. But, it seems like Stu isn't going to let her sleep just yet. She sat in front of him. "What is it?"
"I know you probably won't believe me, but Nick and Milena want to ruin what you have with Jay." Stu blatantly told Dawn.
Dawn was confused. She didn't understand half of the words Stu told her, and it was because she was so tired, that her full attention wasn't on Stu and what he was trying to say to her. "I don't understand. Enlighten me, would you?"
Stu sighed. "Dee, I saw Nick talking to Milena earlier tonight just a few feet outside the men's locker room. I didn't hear their whole conversation, but I heard enough to make me think that they have this atrocious plan concerning you and Jay."
Dawn finally understood him. Why does the whole world want her and Jay to be apart? Aren't they allowed to be happy? Dawn looked up, trying to bring the tears back up in her eyes. Stu felt guilty for telling her what he knows; he could've told her in a nice way, but he knew he wouldn't be able break it to her gently even if he tried. Dawn then straightened herself up.
"They're playing with fire, Stu; I'm pretty sure they'll get burned soon." Dawn stated.
Stu knew what she meant. He knew Dawn enough to understand what she says – she was the competitive one, pretty much like her on-screen alter-ego, Scarlet. She doesn't allow anybody to bring her down. "I believe they will."
Dawn smiled softly. She yawned, and then gave Stu a hug. Stu was surprised by her sudden gesture, but he hugged her back. Oh how he missed her scent. "Thank you for telling me, Stu."
"You're welcome, Dee." Stu replied as Dawn pulled back. She yawned once more and Stu stood up from her bed. "I'm going to let you sleep now."
Dawn smiled and pulled back the covers. "Alright. Good night, Stu."
"Good night, Dee." Stu responded.
After their conversation, Stu went to the bathroom. Dawn closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep. She tossed and turned in her bed a few times and then she realized that she had a lot on her mind to fall asleep. Dawn opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling. Now she understood why Milena was flirting with Jay a while ago – she wanted to steal Jay away from her. She knew that Nick still wanted her after she'd rejected him several times already and thinking about Nick just disgusted her. Nick was the complete opposite of Jay – obscene, arrogant, and repulsive. As for Milena, Dawn was starting to despise her.
Nick and Milena started a fire, and Dawn knew that they were bound to get burned sooner or later. Let the flames begin.
Author's note: I wanted to post this chapter as soon as possible, but I've been busy and I didn't have any time to just sit down and type. It took me nine days to finish writing this chapter; I'm a bit disappointed with myself. :x Anyway, what did you guys think of Night of Champions? For me, it was okay. Ted DiBiase had a match, Mark Henry's the new World Heavyweight Champion, and Christian was there. #onemorematch please?
Anyway, what'd you think of this chapter? Leave a review and tell me what's on your mind. :) A very big thanks to everyone who is giving this story a chance! Thank you as well for all of the reviews, author alerts, story alerts, favorite author and favorite story! You guys are awesome. ;)
Just a little fact for you all: My version of WWE isn't PG. Things go the way I want them to.