A/N : Nice day off for Fortune and friends , having fun at the beach .
Disclaimer : I do not own Fortune , Traci Brooks , Chris Harris ( even though I wish I could own him ) , the X - Division or any other TNA wrestler . I do not own the song that will appear in this chapter . I do own Autumn Wilder and the story .
Song : Nothing I ' ve Ever Known by Bryan Adams , from Spirit : Stallion of the Cimarron (soundtrack)
Chapter 13 : Cherry Blossom
Autumn ' s Apartment
After the trip to the beach Bobby drove Autumn back to her apartment and walked her to her door .
" Do you want to come in ? " Autumn asked .
" I don ' t know , I don ' t want to risk anything by moving to fast . " Bobby said .
" Please come in , I trust you . " Autumn said .
" Okay , I ' ll come in . " Roode said walking into Autumn ' s Apartment .
This was actually the first time Bobby had ever been in Autumn ' s apartment and he was taking time to see how she was living after leaving her hometown . He saw the familiar Fortune collage that was hanging up in her childhood bedroom , the same room that Roode and his fellow Fortune boys had to climb through a window to help Autumn pack up her belongings to leave her father ' s house and hometown forever .
" It looks better away from a place that hates wrestling . " Autumn said standing next to Bobby .
" Yeah , it does . " Roode agreed turning to Autumn taking her in his arms and just holding her close to him .
" I love you . " Autumn said .
" I love you , two . " Bobby leaned down kissing her .
They stayed like that for a moment looking into each others eyes , several times Bobby would kiss her or Autumn would kiss him . Until Autumn took his hand and lead him out the back door into the little garden behind her apartments , it was in full bloom and all of the flowers showed their faces to the couple like they knew how much they were in love and how much they needed each other .
" I always knew you were the cherry blossom in my life . " Bobby looked at Autumn .
" Cherry blossom ? " Autumn asked .
" Yes , remember when we first met and you told me you felt like the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz ? " Roode asked .
" Yes , I told you I felt like the Tin Man because at the time I had never followed my heart before , because I had never felt of it . I never knew what I felt inside of me because of all of the pain I went through as a child . " Autumn said .
" And now what do you feel ? " Bobby said .
" Happy , freedom , love , a life where I don ' t have to worry about what other people think , because I know in my heart that what I am doing is right and what I was meant to do . I know that being a TNA Knockout is what I was put on this earth for and no one will ever take that away from me . Just like you , I know that my heart was meant for you and that no matter what happens nobody will take you away from me and nothing will stop this love I have for you . Bobby , you are the part of me that was missing for so long and it doesn ' t matter what happens I will never let go of you . I love you so much . " Autumn said .
" That is the reason you are my cherry blossom , because your heart that was once made of tin and was once hurting his bloomed into something beautiful and full of love that symbolizes a new beginning . I love you more than I have ever loved anything before I met you and I will love nothing else anymore than I love you now , Autumn . " Bobby said .
Just then a small summer rain began to fall on the couple as they made it to the canopy that was in the middle of the garden . By the time they were up under the canopy both of them were wet , they smiled at each other and then looked out at the rain .
" The rains beautiful . " Autumn said .
" Yes , it is , do you want to dance ? " Bobby asked stepping back out into the rain .
" In the rain ? " Autumn asked .
" Yes , in the rain . " Roode answered .
" We don ' t have any music . " Autumn said .
" Who says we don ' t have any music . " Roode said pointing at the stereo that seemed to have been conveniently put there for them .
" Did you know about this ? " Autumn asked .
" Yeah , I wanted to make it special for us . " Roode said turning the music on .
" I love you . " Autumn said taking his hand .
" I love you , too . " Bobby said leading her into the rain .
The music finally started to play and they danced in rain just the two of them alone and the whole world felt like it faded away .
Right now I feel - just like a leaf on a breeze
Who knows where it ' s blowin '
Who knows where it ' s goin '
I find myself somewhere I - I never thought I ' d be
Going round in circles
Thinking about you and me
How do I explain it when I don ' t know what to say
What do I do now - so much has changed . . .
Nothing I have ever known - has made me feel this way
Nothing I have ever seen - has made me want to stay
but here I am - ready for you
I ' m tornin ' , I ' m fallin ' - I hear my home callin '
Hey - I ' ve never felt somethin ' s so strong - oh no
It ' s like nothing I ' ve ever known
Now you ' re the one I ' m looking for
You ' re the one I need
You ' re the one that gives me - a reason to believe
Following a star - has lead to where you are
It feels so stong now - this can ' t be wrong now . . .
Roode picked her up and took her back in the house at that moment into her bedroom . That night was magical for the both of them in so many ways and it felt right for both of them .
Nothing I have ever known - has made me feel this way
Nothing I have ever seen - has made me want to stay
but here I am - ready for you
I ' m tornin ' , I ' m fallin ' - I hear my home callin '
Hey - I ' ve never felt somethin ' s so strong - oh no
It ' s like nothing I ' ve ever known
It ' s like nothing I ' ve ever known
Right now I feel - just like a leaf on a breeze
Who knows where it ' s blowin '
Who knows where it ' s goin '
They ended up falling asleep in each others arms , Bobby Roode as Autumn ' s Canadian Knight and Autumn Wilder as Bobby ' s Cherry Blossom .
