I'm Forever Missing Him

-April 13, 2014; Chattanooga, Tennessee-

Tessa was beginning to like house shows a little more than televised events. They allowed for more freedom, Tessa found, as well as more creativity and more stupidity. They were more fun and less stressful. That was until she found out that she was going to be competing in a dance-off.

"Why do we even have to do it? People hate you two enough that we can go out there, do a quick little shimmy and we'll have it won."

"It's just some fun," Summer argued. "I get to go make a dick of myself and you-"

"Get to the do the exact same thing," Tessa said pointedly, remaining expressionless. "I can't dance to save myself."

"We've discussed my lack of dancing ability before."

"But you don't care. Summer, I care a lot about people seeing me dance in any other manner than slow."

"Then go out there, show people that you don't want to and they'll love you even more!" Eva exclaimed loudly. Tessa turned to her and glared at the traitorous response.

No matter what her friends were saying, nothing was going to make her happy about the situation. She would rather lose a thirty second match than go out in front of thousands of people and pretend she was born with rhythm. It didn't help that Rami didn't embarrass easily and that he actually possessed the ability to move his body in time to music.

The entire walk to Gorilla was filled with Summer dancing around Tessa, trying to make her loosen up and get her into the mood for dancing. With zero facial expression, Tessa pretended that the blonde wasn't even there.

-Live in Chattanooga-

Sami Zayn was making his way to the ring, his music having just cut off Fandango's entrance. He was promptly handed a microphone as he entered the ring.

"I haven't been here too long," Sami said, "but I must say that of all the people I have been around in the past few weeks you're probably the most annoying."

"You're just jealous, Sami Zayn, that you can't dance as well as I can!"

"Are you sure about that? Because literally everyone thinks that you are the worst dancer in the history of dancers."

"How dare you!" Fandango growled, his face contorting in anger.

"You don't believe me?" Sami asked, laughing, "We can always let the lovely people of Chattanooga, Tennessee, decide. I'm going to need some help, though. You've got Summer over there so it's only fair that I have myself a partner, too, right?"

The crowd cheered, all of them having an idea of who was going to come out and help Sami. They had to wait the customary few seconds before the music played through the arena but when it did the crowd rose to their feet.

She barely knew your name.

Tia looked shocked and very reluctant as she walked to the ring. She didn't even stop to put up a peace sign to the crowd, instead just walking to the ring, dressed in her ring gear and looking very hesitant.

"Hey, uh, hi," she muttered to Sami, her voice being picked up by the microphone he was holding up to his chest. "I agreed to help you out in a wrestling match not a dance-off."

"Come on, it'll be fun," he encouraged.

Tia shrugged her shoulders but couldn't say anything else as Fandango's music started up and he span Summer Rae so that she was basically standing on top of them. Sami moved them out of the way, his hands on Tia's shoulders as he tried to warm her up to the idea.

Despite her reservations about the dancing, Tia couldn't help but laugh at Fandango and Summer. Both of them were very into what they were doing and taking the contest very seriously. Though it didn't matter how hard they were trying because the crowd were not at all impressed and had begun jeering as soon as the music had started.

The boos only got louder when they finished their dance but Fandango bowed nonetheless and acted as though he was receiving nothing but praise. He and Summer stepped to the side, cruel smiles on their faces as they waited for Sami and Tia to step up.

Sami held his arm out, gesturing for Tia to walk forward first and she did so slowly, looking back over her shoulder to make sure that he followed. His music started to play he wasted no time in jumping about similarly to how he did when he was making his way to the ring.

He took hold of Tia's hands and pulled them back and forth in an attempt to get her to actually move. She shook her head vehemently at him and even tried to tug her arms out of his grasp before her head started to bop to the beat of the music.

Sami's face lit up when he noticed that she was moving with him and the crowd started to chant her name. The reaction she was getting didn't help her loosen up at all; in fact it only reminded her that there were people watching her.

"Come on, T!" Sami encouraged, still smiling at her. She looked up at him helplessly before sighing and kicking her legs with his – when his leg went forward, hers would go back and vice-versa. Sami then let go of her hands and he started to dance around the ring while Tia remained in the one place and danced lamely by herself.

The music stopped and Tia immediately froze in place, her cheeks turning a deep shade of crimson.

"If you really think you're going to dance with that then you must be crazy," Fandango said into a microphone. "We don't even need a vote; clearly we were the better dancers."

"That's not how this works," Sami held a microphone to his mouths. "The lovely people of this crowd get to decide who won. So, let me hear if you think that Fandango and Summer Rae were the best." The crowd mostly booed, with a few people cheering. "Okay, what about me and Tia?"

Tia hid her face behind her hands as everyone cheered for them.

"There you have it!" Sami exclaimed happily, putting the microphone back onto the mat before standing beside Tia, taking her hand and bowing forward. Tia curtsied, an embarrassed smile firmly on her face.

"No, I am dead serious when I say that that is the first and last time we-"

Tessa stopped mid-sentence when she looked at her phone and saw that she had 8 missed calls from Hailey, all in the past 15 minutes. She didn't even think to excuse herself as her heartbeat began to quicken and her palms began to sweat.

"Is everything okay?" she asked the second Hailey had answered. "What's happened?"

"Tessa I am so sorry!" the teenager said, sounding breathless and panicked. "I don't know what I did wrong!"

Across the room, Summer and Eva were watching their friend curiously, trying to work out what had happened to have her so worried so suddenly. All colour had drained from her face.

"Hailey," Tessa said, taking a deep breath, "calm down and just tell me what's happened."

"Please don't be mad! It was an accident!"

"I'm not going to be mad," she said assuredly, anger wasn't at all close to the emotion she was feeling, "just please tell me what happened."

Hailey breathed in deeply, "I mean, I came into feed them and they were dead! I cleaned them every week like you said and fed them how much you said to and I just-"

"Oh thank God!" Tessa exclaimed, relief flooding her body. Summer's eyes widened at the sudden change in Tessa's emotions.

"Thank god?" she asked Eva quietly, wondering if she'd heard correctly.

"It's just my fish. Hailey, calm down, it's just my fish," Tessa said, her heartbeat slowing down and her breathing slowly returning to normal. "Don't worry about it at all, okay? They're just fish. I thought you'd burnt the house to the ground."

Tessa sat down on a folding chair and began to relax as Hailey began to apologise profusely for worrying her so much. They discussed what to do with the fish – flush them down the toilet, empty the tank and they would deal with the rest when Tessa got home – while Eva and Summer laughed to themselves across the room. Apparently Tessa's panicked face was quiet funny.

"You're allergic to fish, aren't you? How did you manage to get them and clean the tank."

"I don't touch them or the water or the tank, even, Hailey does that for me. They're barely even my fish," Tessa shrugged. "I just liked having them around."

"Oh, by the way, I totally understand why you didn't want to dance in front of everyone," Summer commented, smirking when Tessa looked at her with a dropped jaw.

"Rude!" Tessa shouted, looking around for something to throw. She picked up a pair of socks and threw them at Summer, hitting her in the chest. "If you didn't notice, I won!"

"They felt bad for you!" Summer laughed, throwing the socks back.

Tessa, unable to think of a witty response, poked her tongue out childishly. Summer mimicked her instantly.

-April 14, 2014; Birmingham, Alabama-

Death always hit her hard. She hadn't experienced much of it personally but the deaths of celebrities were difficult to her, she even struggled with death in films. The deaths of her favourite wrestlers were the worst. She couldn't count the number of times she had cried after hearing someone had passed away and then again watching a tribute show.

Just days after meeting him and fulfilling a childhood dream, news had circulated about the death of The Ultimate Warrior. Tessa had cried for nearly half an hour when she heard before life got busy, for which she was grateful, and she hadn't been left alone with her thoughts long enough for another wave of tears.

During the car ride from Chattanooga she, Summer and Eva had tried their hardest to push the thought of a Tribute Show out of their minds. Anything from blasting 90s pop to telling each other horrible stories about high school had been used to combat their sadness. None of that mattered, though, because the atmosphere backstage reminded them instantly that the night was not going to be an overly happy one.

Tessa and Nattie were the last two Divas in the locker room. The others had all began the walk to Gorilla, leaving the former friends alone as they did one last final check of their ring gear.

"Hey," Tessa said somewhat sadly when Nattie looked up from tightening her laces. "Are you going to be okay?"

Nattie's face clearly showed that she was surprised, her eyebrows knitted together and her mouth slightly ajar. It took her only a moment to realise that she should response and she relaxed her face, nodding at Tessa.

"I think so," she answered slowly. "Are you?"

"I'm, uh, hoping that I've cried enough already and that there aren't any tears left."

Nattie nodded again and turned to leave the room. Tessa looked back down to tug at the tongue of her boots but when she looked back up, she realised that Nattie had stopped and was waiting for her. She stood up, smoothing out the Ultimate Warrior shirt that she was wearing, and followed Nattie from the room.

"I am happy that you're here. I know I haven't exactly been the nicest person but I am really happy and proud of you for making it here."

Tessa, noticing that Nattie was talking just to stop herself from crying, stopped them in the middle of the hallway and pulled the blonde in for a hug.

"Thank you," she whispered, not far from crying herself, "that means a lot."

They parted ways as they walked closer to Gorilla where the Superstars and Divas were waiting to be called through the curtain and onto the stage. She didn't seek anyone out, though plenty of people were taking quick glances at her, probably taking note of the way she was biting down on her bottom lip.

As people started making their way onto the stage, Tessa stood back so that she was one of the last people to walk through. It meant that she would be hidden at the back of the group and out of sight.

The first bell rang and Tessa felt a hand grasp hers, squeezing it tightly. She knew who was standing around her and it took no time at all for her to realise that it was Rami holding her hand. She squeezed back as a tear slid down her cheek.

A moment of silence was held after the ten bell salute – even if a few people in the crowd didn't realise – and when it was over, a 'Warrior' chant broke out. The Superstars and Divas joined in, raising their fists with the crowd as they chanted for their deceased idol. Tessa took part but she could hardly be understood under her sobs.

Rami let her hand go as people began to move, however he stayed close behind her as they all walked back through the curtain and out of the WWE Universe's eye. She immediately began to walk towards make-up knowing that she was in desperate need of a touch up after she'd been wiping tears from underneath her eyes.

a/n thanks to Guest, CarolReigns, UntilNeverDawns, naive melody, punkydiva17, Guest, bella515, mscalliope, Imagineer1392, Guest, ajroleplays, AeonBlue, Straight Edge Queen and Guest for reviewing. That's 14 reviews! :D I love you all so much!

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