Disclaimer: I do not own Christian/Jay Reso (although I really wish I did) or any of the Superstars and the Divas mentioned in this story – WWE owns them and Vincent Kennedy McMahon owns the WWE. I only own this story and its original characters. I'll hit the switch on you if ever try to steal this story.
It was the twentieth day of April. Dawn was with Phil, Matt and Stu at a mall in Manchester, England doing a meet and greet session. It was raining heavily outside but that didn't stop the four of them from interacting with the devoted fans who showed up a few hours early and patiently waited for them to arrive. Stu looked really happy to be there, since it was his hometown after all. The four of them spent three hours sitting together at a table, signing stuff, taking pictures with people and talking to them. When the meet and greet session ended, the four decided to grab something to eat, since they missed the lunch hour and they needed to fill up their empty stomachs since they were going to have their last house show in England in a few hours. It was four in the afternoon and the rain still hasn't stopped. The four of them got inside Stu's rental car. Phil decided to sit the passenger seat while Matt and Dawn took the back seat. Stu drove away from the mall easily, since the crowd didn't follow them outside to say goodbye and see them once more.
Dawn brought her phone out and replied to some text messages that came from different people - Jay, Mike and Barbie were just some of the many people who have sent her text messages a few hours ago. She brought her earphones out of her maroon letterman jacket's pocket and plugged it in her phone. She was just about to put the earphones in her ears when Matt tapped her on the shoulder with his index finger.
"Hey Dee, can I ask you a hypothetical question?" Matt told her, scooting closer to her while adjusting his Broski headband.
"Sure Matt." Dawn smirked, putting her phone down on her lap with her earphones.
Matt took a deep breath. It seemed like he was having a hard time to put his question into words, but Dawn waited for him to ask her his question. "What would you do if the only two people in the world left were you and the person that you hate after the entire human population vanished all of a sudden?"
Matt didn't mention any names, but Nick's face flashed before her eyes. She just hated the guy so much and she's never hated anyone as much as she hated him. Dawn crossed her arms as she picked up her phone from her lap. "Simple - I'd kill myself. I'd save myself from the misery he'll cause me."
"I'd do the same thing!" Phil chimed in. Dawn laughed.
Matt's eyes widened for a second and then he chuckled. "Interesting."
"Out of all the questions in the world you could ask me, why'd you ask me that one?" Dawn asked. Her earphones were in her ears now, but she hasn't played any song on her phone yet.
"No reason." Matt grinned.
Dawn raised an eyebrow and nodded. "Alright."
Stu looked at Dawn through the rear-view mirror. She was looking at the raindrops falling on the window of the car's door. She was tracing them with her right index finger as they trickled down and he found it cute, though someone else might find it weird. And then he sighed. Will he be able to tell her he truly feels about her? Well, he already did, but he feels like he didn't say the exact words that he wanted to say to her. Stu knew that he was a timebomb ticking and he might explode if he continues to suppress his feelings for her. After hearing her answer to Matt's hypothetical question, his heart started beating rapidly. What if he's that person that she hates? It couldn't possibly be him. Why would she hate him anyway? Could she hate him because she knows that he's in love with her even though he knows that she's been with Jay for months now? Does she even know that he's still in love with her? Deciding that now was not the time to think about it, Stu pushed the thoughts of Dawn away and focused on his driving.
Thirty minutes later, the four of them made it to the hotel that they were staying at. They immediately headed to the restaurant. Once they were there, Matt said goodbye and so did Stu, leaving Phil and Dawn with each other. They decided to sit in an empty table in the back part of the restaurant, so they could at least have some privacy. They looked at the menu and then a waiter came. He took their orders. The two waited in silence, until Phil started talking.
"So, who's the person that you hate?" Phil asked, stroking his beard.
"Oh," Dawn chuckled. "You really don't have to know who he is."
Phil nodded with a smirk. "Right. And besides, I think I already know who he is, I just wanted you to confirm it."
Dawn's eyes widened. "Really?"
"Yeah." Phil nodded with a smile.
Dawn chuckled once more and she was just about to respond to him when the waiter arrived with their order. The two of them ate in silence. And when they were finally done eating, they decided to just stay in the table for a while and rest. As she ate her four-piece pack of Ferrero Rocher, Dawn looked around the room. Some of their co-workers were there as well, also having a meal. For a second, Dawn's eyes connected with Stu's, who was sitting with Stephen. Stu was just a few tables away from her and Phil and it wasn't like he was staring at her, their eyes just accidentally met. Dawn quickly broke the eye contact by looking at Phil, who was studying her.
"What?" Dawn asked, running her fingers through her red hair.
"Stu likes you." Phil stated and then looked at Stu for a second, who was now having a lively conversation with Stephen. He then fixed his eyes back on Dawn. "There's something about the way he looks at you, you know?"
Dawn bit her lower lip and looked down. "Really? I never noticed."
"You should be more observant then." Phil smirked as he stood up. "I'm going. You?"
"Nah, I'll just to stay here for a while. You take care though." Dawn smirked back.
Phil nodded. "Alright, you too. See you at the house show tonight, Dee."
Dawn smiled and nodded back at him and with that, Phil walked away. Dawn ate her chocolates in silence. Taking a sip from her tall, cool glass of water, she picked up the last piece of Ferrero Rocher. Just as she was about to open it, she found Stu standing in front of her, his hand on top of the chair that Phil sat on a while ago. Dawn unwrapped the sweet treat and took a small bite from it. She then extended her arm to Stu.
"Want some?" Dawn offered him.
Stu shook his head. "No thank you."
Dawn shrugged. "Suit yourself."
Stu was silent for a moment. But then he decided to take a seat in front of her. He watched her lick off the melted chocolate on her fingers and he tried his best to convince himself that it didn't have an effect on him. "Can I talk to you, Dee? About something."
"I'm listening." Dawn replied as she crumpled the gold foil and tossed it on the right side of the table.
"Do you still remember the time that I told you how I really felt about you?" Stu said. He was surprised that he didn't stutter, because he didn't really know the right words to say to her right now.
Dawn slowly nodded as she bit her lower lip. "Yeah, how could I forget? What about it though?"
Stu sighed. "My feelings for you still haven't changed and I don't think it will."
Dawn sighed as well. "Stu-"
"I know you're with Jay, but I just wanted to remind you that he's not the only one who loves you."
Stu told her in a harsh tone and before she could even respond to him, he stood up and walked out of the hotel's restaurant. Dawn sat there, not believing what she just heard. Was Stu really that into her? He was a handsome man, surely he could make any woman fall in love with him with just a snap of his fingers. What does he see in her?
WWE house show - April 20, 2012
Manchester, England
"The following is a six-person tag team match set for one fall. Introducing first, the team of Alicia Fox, Drew McIntyre, and Manchester's own, Wade Barrett!"
They might be the heel team in the match, but Wade's team was surely getting a lot of cheers from the crowd in attendance, especially Wade. As End of Days played, Wade and his team slowly made their way to the ring. When they got inside the ring, the three of them did their signature poses and huddled together in their corner. As they talked to each other, the instrumental version of Dangerous and Moving by t.A.T.u started playing. Seconds later, Scarlet came out. She blew kisses to everyone and even kissed a lucky British man on the cheek. Wade and his team watched her through narrowed eyes. Scarlet stepped in the ring and sat on top of her team's turnbuckle.
Next to come out was the WWE Champion CM Punk. The crowd started chanting his name. Scarlet clapped her hands for him and joined the crowd. When CM Punk got inside the ring, Wade and his team were outside, watching their opponents. Punk took the title off his waist and raised it high, showing it to everyone in the venue. He then got off the bottom left turnbuckle and stood next to Scarlet.
The last member of their team was none other than John Cena, who's going to be celebrating his thirty-fifth birthday in three days. He rushed to the ring, like he usually does. He took his cap off and tossed it to the crowd near the ring. His vibrant green shirt came off next, tossing that to the crowd as well. He then took off his dogtag, kissed it and gave it to the referee. He walked on over to his team's corner and him and Punk stood outside the ropes. When the bell rang, the Divas started things off.
Scarlet and Alicia quickly locked up in the middle of the ring. Alicia was pulling Scarlet's hair, so the redhead stopped her from doing so by raising her knee and kicking her in the chin. Scarlet then grabbed Alicia's fake red hair and slammed her back hard on the mat. Scarlet stalked Alicia and when Alicia was up on her feet, she grabbed Scarlet by the hair. The two Divas pulled on each other's hair for a while. The two of them ended up lying on the mat, hands on their opponent's hair. Scarlet managed to roll them up and she swiftly stood up. Scarlet then threw two hard punches at Alicia. After that, she kicked her in the gut. Scarlet was about to kick her again but Alicia stopped her by grabbing her right foot. Scarlet did a backflip to break Alicia's hold on her foot. Scarlet then ran towards Alicia and the two gave each other clotheslines, sending them both down on the mat. The two Divas crawled back to their corners and tagged in their teammates.
The WWE Champion CM Punk was now going to face Drew McIntyre. They went back and forth at it and both men were clearly very athletic. A few minutes later, Punk tagged in John while Drew tagged in Wade. The crowd went insane, since they all knew that the two had a feud before when Wade was still the leader of the Nexus. John and Wade stood in front of each other. A smirk was playing on John's lips while Wade had a scowl on his face. The crowd cheered for both men, but seconds later the 'Let's go Cena!' 'Cena sucks!' chants started. After their intense staredown, the two finally got physical. Eventually, Wade picked up the victory for his team by delivering his graceful but powerful finishing move to John, which was the Wasteland. The crowd was pleased, since their hometown hero won against the face of the WWE. Several minutes after the match, John, Phil, and Dawn congratulated Wade and his teammates, breaking kayfabe for a short amount of time. The audience applauded both teams when they were shaking each other's hands and showing sportsmanship. The night ended with Wade asking the crowd to sing Happy Birthday with him for John Cena.
An hour later, Dawn was at the airport with her colleagues. Their flight has been delayed for unknown reasons and all Dawn wanted was to get on that plane to Saint Louis, Missouri for the Monday Night Raw SuperShow and get some sleep at their hotel, even if it's just for an hour or two. She was extremely tired and she felt like she was going to pass out in any second. She was sitting beside Jay in the airport's waiting area with her head on his shoulder. His arm was protectively wrapped her shoulder, gently rubbing the top of her arm up and down to soothe her a little bit. He was drinking a cup of hot coffee to keep himself awake and prevent him from falling asleep, since he was pretty exhausted too. But he had to stay awake for his lady.
Jay looked down at Dawn and found her staring at him. She smirked and he smiled.
"I thought you fell asleep on my shoulder." Jay told her, chuckling.
She chuckled as well and shook her head. "Nope, I'm wide awake."
"You won't be once we get on that plane." Jay replied, taking a sip of his coffee.
Dawn straightened herself and took the cup away from him. She took one long sip from it and gave it back to him. She wiped her lips on the sleeve of her sweater. "Nah, I'm going to be wide awake on the plane."
"We'll see about that," Jay smirked. "I wonder what I'll do to you when you do fall asleep?"
"Please, no more pictures of me sleeping. Your Twitter followers have already seen enough of me sleeping." Dawn pouted.
"But you look cute when you sleep!" Jay protested as he laughed.
Dawn narrowed her eyes at him but then she laughed. "That's creepy."
"I thought you girls found that romantic?" Jay scratched the back of his head.
Dawn shook her head. "Not me."
As the couple talked some more, Stu looked at them. He closed his eyes for a moment and finally looked down at his hands. If only he had the guts to tell Dawn earlier that he was in love with her. If he did had the guts, he wouldn't be sitting there feeling sorry for himself. But no, he had to put on a pretense of hostility towards her and pretend that he hated her. But he was scared of fully submitting to what he feels. Now that he's succumbed to it, he became a slave of love. Looking at the couple again, who was now taking a picture of Jay's phone, Stu knew that Dawn had no idea about him or whatever's going on with him right now. She was oblivious to what he feels about her. Stu had no idea what to do now with his growing love for Dawn.
Author's note: I hope you all enjoyed this Stu-centric chapter. I just miss seeing his handsome face on my television screen. :( I apologize if this chapter was a little shorter than usual. If it's poorly written, I'm really sorry. This chapter was meant to be posted days ago, but I had a bad tummy which caused me to stay in bed and sleep the whole day. :( And oh, this chapter is absolutely not a filler chapter at all. Longer chapters will come, I promise! :)
Was Extreme Rules this year totally extreme or what? The match that I enjoyed most was probably CM Punk and Chris Jericho's Chicago Street Fight Match. For me it definitely stole the show. John Cena has shown us all what a tremendous athlete he is and I will forever consider him one of my heroes. I'm so happy they finally gave the Intercontinental title back to Cody, he deserves it! And the Divas division is finally flawless again, thanks to Layla. Where's Kharma though? Anyway, please leave a review and tell me what you thought about the PPV, this chapter, and anything else you'd like to say. :D