Okay, so I know that Jim Johnston does all the music for WWE intros, but for purposes of this story I'm going to use music you could look up or might already know.

Chapter 6

Seth stood in Gorilla with Roman. After two years of making their entrances through the crowds, it felt weird to be behind the Titantron. This next contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, former Shield member Seth Rollins, accompanied to the ring by his tag team partner and former Shield member, Roman Reigns. Their new theme music, Die for You by Otherwise, blasted through the arena. He glanced at the monitor, watched as their new logo then their names flashed across the Titantron.

Roman took is cue from the backstage coordinator and stepped through the curtain. Seth followed Roman onto the stage. For the first time since he'd landed on WWE's main roster, there was an overwhelming cheer that ripped through the crowd. He couldn't stop the grin that slid across his face. It always amazed him how the same fans that hated him last week for being a heel, now loved him for being a face.

He and Roman made their way to the ring, Roman walked to the far side and took up residence near the announce table while Seth slid into the ring. He raised his hands, smiled out at the crowd and enjoy a rare moment of basking in the approval of the WWE Universe.

He crossed to where Roman stood and crouched, waiting as his music faded. And his challenger, Lilian Garcia's voice carried through the arena. Being accompanied by Amber Star, former Shield member Dean Ambrose. Dean's new music The Sickness by Disturbed blared through the speakers and Seth watched as Amber appeared on the stage next to Dean.

He noted the quick collective gasp that tore through the crowd, then the immediate and overwhelming boos that followed. Even from where he stood, Seth could hear the vicious names and slurs being thrown at Amber. Wow! The fans really hated her for her choice. He worried about how the fan's reaction would weigh on her.

If she could look at the situation objectively, she'd be able to see that receiving such a vicious reaction meant that she was in fact getting over with the crowd. They were engaged and they cared and whether a wrestler was a heel or a face, crowd reaction was always the ultimate goal.

Unfortunately, I had a feeling she wouldn't be able to see past her feelings. From behind him, Seth caught the conversation taking place between Jerry, Michael and JBL. "Is that Amber Star, King?"

"What happened to her?" JBL asked. "Not that I'm complaining. Would you look at that dress."

"Can that even be called a dress," Michel argued.

"Well I don't really care what got into her, but I think I like it," Jerry replied.

Frustration slowly began to boil in the pit of Seth's stomach. He knew that other men found Amber sexy, but hearing the comments, seeing how some of the fans, the ones who weren't booing, leered at her pissed him off. That dress fucking objectified her and he didn't like it one bit.

Adding to his fuel was the way she was staring at Dean, as if he had suddenly become her entire world. If she was uncomfortable with her new persona she wasn't showing it as she sashayed down the ramp holding his arm and batting her gorgeous green eyes at him. Dean held her hand as she carefully made her way up steps. Then Dean hopped onto the apron and sat on the middle rope, so she could pass through a little easier. Once inside the ring, she arched a cocky brow at Seth and leaned against Dean as he slid an arm around her waist.

Damn she was playing her part well. A little too well if one were to ask Seth.

"You should have just walked away," Dean said, pulling Seth's attention back to his friend. "You should have walked away and not looked back. Now I'm going to make you pay for turning your back on the team."

"What team?" Seth smirked. "You stopped being part of the team the moment you let your ego get in the way."

"You stopped believing," Dean spat. "You stopped carrying your weight. No wonder your girl decided to stay with me." Dean shot Seth a wry grin. "She wants a man she can be proud of. A man who can satisfy her needs. She wants a real man." He turned his head to look at Amber. "Right, Sugar."

She grinned at his statement, but Seth noted how it didn't quite reach her eyes. Would anyone else notice? "That's right," she replied then turned her gaze on Seth. "I want a real man." Her word were cold as ice and hit Seth like tiny bombs, but what happened next had him ready to explode.

Dean slid a hand through Amber's hair, gripped it tight, then covered her mouth with his. Seth almost missed the way her body stiffened for a split second, how at first she didn't kiss back. Then apparently remembering her job, she relaxed into the kiss, opened her mouth and allowed Dean to take it deeper. Seth's stomach rolled at the sight of his best friend kissing his girl.

Don't get bent. It's just an angle. Just a storyline. As hard as he tried to remember, it didn't change how he felt deep inside. Channeling his frustration and fury, Seth sucked in a breath, then swung out, attacking Dean and sending Amber scurrying from the ring. Rage coursing through him he took Dean to the mat and they began to trade blows. Dean managed to break away, but Seth followed and with a running clothesline, flipped Dean over the top rope and out of the ring.

From there, the first few minutes of the match seemed to go Seth's way as he used his emotions to his advantage and pummeled Dean. He could hear Amber outside the ring, cheering for Dean, encouraging him to take control.

That should be me she's cheering for!

The traitorous thought slipped through his mind and he faltered, missing his next move. Dean sent him a quick look of shock, but being a professional, continued on. They were well over five minutes into the match and Seth couldn't seem to concentrate as Amber dominated his thoughts. He knew she was doing her job, but damn it, she was doing it just a little too well for his taste.

Roman climbed onto the apron. "Come on, Seth. You need to concentrate, man."

On a running dropkick, Dean sent Roman flying. He hit the outside mats with a thud. Then, all but ignoring Seth, Dean leaned over the top rope and yelled down at Roman. "Come on, big man. You think you're so tough. Get your ass up." He waved his arms, encouraging Roman to climb into ring.

On a growl, Roman pulled to his feet, slid into the ring and attacked Dean. Seth heard the bell a split second before he joined Roman in beating Dean down. Wait? Had he just lost the match on a disqualification? That wasn't how it was supposed to end. He pulled Roman off Dean, who now lay on the mat, putting on a good show of being hurt.

"Dude?" He nearly whispered. Roman only shook his head and slid from the ring. Seth quickly followed. He passed Amber, looked her straight in the eyes, turned and without looking back, headed up the ramp. Once they were through the curtain, Seth looked over at Roman. "Why did you do that?"

Roman sighed. "Dean knew your head wasn't in the match and he didn't want you getting hurt." Roman raked a hand through his hair. "That's the only good reason why he would have taunted me like that. It wasn't part of what we discussed for the match earlier. He wanted to give me a reason to interfere so we could end the match before something bad happened."

Frustrated that his friends could so easily see through him, Seth turned and headed for their locker room. He knew Roman was right, but it didn't make the situation any easier to accept. All this time he'd been worried about how Amber was going to handle this first match. As it turned out, she appeared to handle it just fine. He was the one with the issue.

Seth hadn't been in the locker room ten minutes when the door swung open and Zoe rushed in, a look of distress on her face.

"What's wrong?"

"It's Amber. You need to come now," Zoe replied even as she was heading out the door.

Seth rushed forward, catching up with her. "What's going on?"

"As soon as she and Dean cleared the curtain she took off running for the nearest bathroom," Zoe replied as she rushed down the corridor. "We gave her a couple of minutes, thinking maybe she just needed to use the facilities, but when she didn't come out, I went in to check on her."

"And?" Seth asked as fear skittered through him.

"And it appears this storyline is going to take a rougher toll than we anticipated," she replied as the passed Emma's assistant, who appeared to be guarding the door. Zoe pushed open the ladies room door and motioned for him to enter. He glanced at Roman, then headed inside and followed the sound of sobbing all the way to the back handicapped stall. Seth pushed open the door and found Dean sitting on the floor, holding Amber against him..

"She was vomiting when Zoe found her," Dean said as Seth crouched in front of them. I came in to help when Zoe when to find you. Now she just keeps repeating how sorry she is." He shook his head. "If I didn't know better, I'd think she was in shock."

With a gentle hand, Seth reached out and pulled the hair away from her face. She was pale and a thin sheen of sweat made her skin glisten. "Baby?"

She turned her head slightly, looked at him, her eyes were wide as saucers and filled with pain and regret. "I'm so sorry," she whispered.

"You have nothing to be sorry for," Seth countered as he nodded at Dean who gently shifted Amber off him. Seth eased onto the floor and gathered her close as she began to sob in earnest now.

"I hurt you," she said through ragged breathing. "I could see it in your face."

"You didn't hurt me," he argued. "It just caught me off guard is all."

She shook her head against him. "You were hurting. I could see it. You weren't thinking about the match. You were thinking about me."

Seth closed his eyes and silently cursed himself for not having better control of his emotions. While it would bode well for the story and the fans that he let his real feeling show through, it had worried and hurt those he loved most. "Baby, I'm fine and besides, you were doing your job," he replied as he pressed a kiss to the top of her head. "You did a great job too. Very convincing."

"I don't like this," she murmured against him as her sobs began to slow. Seth glanced up at Roman who stood in the doorway looking nearly as heartbroken as Seth felt. None of them like this situation. They were all trapped by managements decisions and no matter how hard they tried to stick together someone was going to end up broken before this was over.