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"Here I start to define it
As a sign on my skin
That I just try to wash away
Reminder infected, it'll be painful to me

Life is so short
Close to the edge of another backdoor
Life is so sure
Life will be ready to twist up your world"

'To The Edge' by: Lacuna Coil

Chapter 4: Changes

Dean leaned his head back against the rest of the couch. Mia was a complete mystery to him. One moment she was opening up to him and the next she was closing herself off again. He wanted to be there for her; but he couldn't seem to get passed her barriers. The look of fear in her eyes screamed at him to try and protect her; but he honestly didn't know what or who to protect her from. The only thing he had was a name.

"Nick Grayson. Why does that name sound familiar to me?" He asked himself quietly.

He rolled onto his side, facing the back of the couch. So many thoughts were running through his head that he knew that he just needed to fall asleep.

The next morning, Rydia opened her sore eyes and felt the throbbing in the temples of her head. She instantly knew that she was hungover. Her mouth was dry and she could feel the vomit climbing its way up her throat. Mia looked up to see her sister rushing to the bathroom to expel the contents of her stomach.

A small laugh escaped her mouth, remembering the days when they would go out and party all night and then be totally worthless the next day. Those days seemed so long ago to her now. After two years in the WWE, she rarely had time to visit home. She rarely got to see her family; but now that Rydia was there with her, she didn't want to loose that familiarity for any reason.

"My head hurts so bad." Rydia said coming out of the bathroom.

"I'm sure it does. I haven't seen you drink like that since we were twenty-one." Mia replied turning to face her.

Rydia walked over to her bag and pulled out a small change purse. Inside, was contents of vitamins and two bottles of Aleve. She poured two blue pills into her hand and tipped her head back to swallow them. "I didn't expect to drink so much; but Nikki kept getting me refills."

"That's what they do. You gotta know when to say no to them."

"It's fine. I had fun."

"I'm glad. It's nice to see the smile on your face again."

Mia knew that if she found out about Nick's appearance her smile would fade. The fact that they were so close in age, made them have a bond like twins. They always knew when the other way lying or upset. Rydia sat down next to her and leaned her head against the side of the couch. "So what's got you all thinking? I know that look. Something is bothering you." She asked.

"It's nothing to worry about." She replied.

"It's not nothing if you're staring off into space thinking about it."

Again, Mia knew that Rydia wouldn't let it go until she got a satisfied answer. The only thing she could do was bring up Dean again. Though it wasn't a total lie; but it wasn't really what's got her mind swirling. "Is this about Dean again?"

"Something like that."

Mia stood up and began to rummage through her bag for clothes. Rydia took that as a sign not to push further. There were times that even Mia didn't want to talk about things. She watched her sister closely, waiting to see any signs of distress; but she saw none. Even during the trip to LA was spent in silence. Smackdown wasn't a live show. It was tapped on Tuesday nights and Rydia followed Mia closely. She saw some of the same faces as the previous night; but there were some new ones.

"Hey Mia!" Brie greeted.

"How was the rest of your night?" Nikki asked.

"Rydia passed out there wasn't much to it." Mia replied.

The twins looked from Mia to Rydia. She simply shrugged her shoulders innocently, still feeling the last remnants of her headache. She turned to grab her bag from the floor. She froze when her eyes come in contact with Randy Orton. His cold blue eyes bore into her. A shiver ran up her spine and he never stopped to greet them; he just kept walking, pulling his bag behind him.

"He must be in a mood today." Brie commented.

"Yeah, normally he would have at least said 'hi' to us." Nikki continued.

It didn't really matter to Rydia. She really wasn't there to make friends with everyone her sister worked with. She was there only for a break away from the problems at home; but Rydia couldn't deny the fact that having a friend wouldn't be a bad thing. Mia looked at her sister and wondered what she was thinking about. Her facial expression told a story that she longed for company; but would never ask for it.

"Excuse me ladies." A thundering female voice interrupted.

The four women looked at the owner of the voice, Stephanie McMahon. Her long chocolate hair lay across her shoulders in ringlets. Her smile screamed authority; but there was some gentleness to it behind all the power. "Sorry, Stephanie. Did you need through?" Brie asked.

"Not exactly, I came to talk to Mia. Could you please leave us to talk alone, please?"

"Of course." Nikki replied.

The twins walked away; but Rydia remained hesitant. Mia looked at her and nodded her head. She was silently telling her that it was okay. Rydia stepped back and walked around the corner only to run into Roman Reigns. "I'm so sorry." She apologized before realizing who exactly she was apologizing to.

"It's alright, Rydia." He replied.

She looked up at him to see his smile. The butterflies in her stomach began to flutter for a different reason than before. He scanned her briefly. The healing bruises on her arms were turning to a yellowish color; but still very visible. "Did you make it back to the hotel okay last night?" He asked.

"Yeah from what I remember. Mia said I passed out almost instantly. I definitely felt it this morning."

"So you wouldn't want to come out for a drink tonight then?"

Her heart was pounding against her chest so hard that she thought it would leave a bruise. Before she could even answer, Dean and Seth approached them. Roman seemed annoyed by their interruption and it couldn't help but make Rydia smile on the inside.

"Are we interrupting something?" Seth asked teasingly.

"No, not really." Roman answered.

"Rydia, there you are!" Mia's panicked voice echoed the hallway.

Roman rolled his eyes once again at yet another interruption. Rydia tried desperately not to laugh at his obvious irritation. Mia hooked her arm with Rydia's and proceeded to try and drag her away from the trio. "What are you doing? I was talking to them." Rydia protested yanking her arm away.

"It can wait. Stephanie McMahon wants to speak with you."

Her eyes widened in disbelief. Without arguing, she followed Mia away from the group. She mentally made a note to find Roman after the show to answer his question; but that was after she thought about it for a little bit. Turning the corner of the hall, Stephanie stood with arms at her sides talking to her husband Triple H.

"Here she is, Stephanie." Mia called.

"It's an honor to meet you." Rydia stated holding her hand out.

Stephanie took her hand and shook it firmly. Rydia passed her hand over to Triple H, who took a firm hold as well. Her palms were becoming sweaty with the nerves passing through her body. She had no idea what they could possibly want to talk to her about. If it was about her traveling with Mia, then Mia would have had a sadder expression than what she did have.

"Rydia, have you ever thought about wrestling?" She asked.

"Once or twice. It was when Mia left to be a Diva."

"We like the look you present. We want to test run your acting abilities tonight. Mia has a set match tonight and I want you to accompany her. There will be a segment at the end that will involve The Wyatt Family and The Shield. What you do is up to you, let Mia guide you though." Triple H explained.

Rydia contemplated what they wanted. It was a change of a lifetime to do something other than bar tend at a local club. It was also and a chance to put her life with Nick behind her and move on. If she succeeded, then she could do other things to. "Okay, let's do this!" She answered with a smile.

Mia squealed and wrapped her arms around her neck. She was so happy that her heart could burst with joy. The power couple left the sisters alone to talk about what's to come. They walked into the woman's locker-room to change. Mia pulled out her ring gear and laid it gently on the bench beside her. "Did you say something to them?" Rydia asked.

"No, Steph came up to me and asked if you were wrestling anywhere. She didn't want want any wrestlers from other companies inside the building. It's a business thing; and that's when she asked me what I thought about you becoming one."

"Are they really going to send me for training?"

"Yeah, they sent others for training when they hired them."

Mia began to change into her ring clothes when she remembered that she had interrupted Rydia talking to Roman. The curiosity was setting in and she needed ask what the conversation was about. "So what were you talking about before I interrupted you?" She asked.

"Nothing really, Roman just asked me to come out for a drink tonight."

She was surprised to hear her answer. Roman was usually the quiet one of the group and she never expected him to take a liking to Rydia at all. Ignoring the thoughts she wanted to say, she continued to get ready for her match. Rydia changed into a pair of black vinyl leggins and multicolored brown strapless high-low top. She fastened the attached belt around her stomach and then leaned down to zipper up her boots over the leggins.

"I like that outfit. Where did you get it?" Mia asked.

"The top I got at rue21 and the pants at Hot Topic. You bought me the shoes."

"Well you look amazing."

"Thank you. Are you sure you want me out there with you? Won't I distract you?"

Mia smiled and took a few steps closer to her. She placed a hand on her shoulder. Rydia looked from her hand to her sister's face. Their blue eyes locked and all the doubt faded away. "I want you out there. If you don't like it, then you don't have to do anymore things."

"Okay."

Rydia turned towards her bag to find her make-up box, when she heard Mia turn on music from her phone. 'You look good to me' by Lucy Hale started up and Rydia groaned in annoyance. Country music was not something she liked at all. That's where most of their arguments as kids always happened.

"Oh my god, how can you stand listening to this stuff?" Rydia commented.

"How can you listen to the stuff you call music?" Mia shot back.

There was silence for a few moments before they burst into laughter. They looked at each other and then at the TV in the corner of the room. The introduction to Smackdown was already running on the screen. It wouldn't be long before Mia had her match and Rydia would make her first appearance in front of thousands of people.

End Note: Should Rydia be a wrestler or just a manager? Should she accept a drink with Roman? Let me know what you think. Hope you liked the new chapter.