Author's Note: I almost did not update this story because I was not done with one of the chapters I was working on. However, I like the reception the last chapter got, so I decided to update. Although, you will not get a new chapter until the beginning of 2015. I know, the struggle! lol Anyway, enjoy this chapter! :)
Quitters
Sometimes, there is such things as being the wrong place at the wrong time...
The backstage area can be two things: it can be fun and chilling place that a WWE talent could hang out with their friends or it can be a personal hell, full of intensity with people screaming and yelling at you about things that were not supposed to happen and that were way out of line. Well, for Daphne Consuelos, the backstage area was a personal hell. As soon as she took her first steps backstage, she was surrounded by a bunch of backstage hands, screaming, yelling and lecturing to her that what she did to April Brooks, the WWE Divas Champion was way out of line and that Daphne was asking to get fired for her actions. Well to Daphne: this was how it felt to be in hot water with the WWE. She had heard it from Phil Brooks, who had said something to John Cena a couple years ago and was in hot water with the WWE. She even heard Joe Anoái and Colby Lopez were in hot water with Paul Wight, also known as the Big Show and Randy Orton because of what went wrong with a tag team match during a Live Show.
So, this is how it feel to be in hot water. Daphne thought to herself, while she took the lecturing from Vince McMahon, the Chairman of the Board. She knew what Vince thought about her—he thought that she was controversial and not what a WWE Diva should be, but Daphne did not want to consider herself a Diva, but a wrestler. She wanted to be one of the best women's wrestler in the WWE. She wanted to be the person that gained the rights for Divas to get longer Divas matches and for them to not be looked at for their looks, but for their abilities.
"I do not know who the hell you think you are?" Vince lashed out on her like she was nothing at all, "You dare to walk into my company and think that you have full rights to go out there and attack the talent without it being part of the script? You think that you are hot stuff and that you can get away from punishments because you're some Indy darling? Well, you're not because I do not give a damn if you have been doing this ever since you were a little girl because you all get treated the same and you are going to get punished."
"Oh really?" Daphne yelled back to her main boss, "Everyone gets the same punishment, but if it were John Cena or Randy Orton or Joe Anoái, then they all get off the hook. I heard about what occurred a year ago with Colby and Joe. Colby got in trouble and was banned for in ring action, but Joe was let off the hook without even a scowl or lecture. I see, what you do, Vince. I'm not some stupid Diva that you hired. You did not hire stupid women, sir. These Divas are smarter than what you give them credit for. If you want to fire me, FIRE ME! DO IT VINCE! I'll go write a book and explain what a corporate asshole you are!"
"Okay, Daphne!" Hunter got in between the Ultimate Diva and his father-in-law, knowing that there was things that are being said that were crossing the line, "That is enough. You need to treat, Mr. McMahon with the respect that he deserves," Hunter scowled her as Vince laughed, like he knew Hunter agreed with him as Daphne complained. Hunter then looked at Vince, "And, I and Stephanie, would appreciate if you would act your own age and talk to Daphne like you would an employee!" Hunter ordered him as Daphne laughed and Vince complained.
"We ought to do something about this girl," Vince told Hunter as Daphne smiled, not taking anything seriously, "She needs to be kicked down a few notches for what she did to April? Do you know how she is doing? She took quite a nasty fall." he questioned Hunter in a concern way. It was obvious that Vince favored April and was one of the reasons that she was holding the Divas Championship.
"I'm fine," the three of them looked behind them to find April with Phil, not looking like a person that took a nasty fall. She looked like no one put a hand on her, "I'm glad that everything worked out well like Daphne and I said that it would. The beating and fall looked very realistic and you had to thank Daphne's quick thinking for that wonderful scene." she smiled as Daphne smiled and looked confused at April—the fall must have did something to her head. It may seem like Daphne and April both had done something bad to their heads, but April might be a little crazier than her.
"What the hell are you talking—"Daphne yelped in pain as Phil elbowed her ribcage. She hit Phil back on the shoulder, "You piece of shit! Don't fucking touch me like that! I am going to tell my boyfriend on you!" she snapped, sounding like an immature child.
Phil grabbed Daphne by her wrist and whispered to her ear, "Play along with April, we are saving your ass and we appreciate if you pretend that this is what you had in mind." he threw her forward as Daphne glared back at him.
Daphne looked back at Vince, Hunter and April, "Right! I wanted to make the little scene look realistic as possible. I really wanted people to be pissed at me and it seemed like it worked because it got you really rallied, Vince," she faked a laugh, "I mean, the veins were popping in your head and you were fucking pissed right? You see, I did my job as the heel and that was get you pissed off and keep wondering what will be the next thing to happen in the Divas Division."
"Yeah Vince," Hunter said, trying to sound like a businessman, "We have everything under control and I think that you might need to take your vitamins. You've been acting a little crazy and you can't stress at your age about snapping at a Diva. I know what Daphne is all about, so let me handle her. We'll try not to make the scenes look too realistic, but we will find more ways to get the WWE Universe to be angry at her."
Vince glared at Daphne, who tried to hold on to the same eye contact, but it was tough to have a stare down with your boss, "I think that Daphne is a heel might be too good. I want her face; AJ, you can be the tweener. Your promos have been lackluster as a face. Daphne, I think that you can pull off a face, even though you did not have enough time as a face at your last run. Good night, everyone." he said as he walked out of the conversation with Hunter to talk about the storyline plans, leaving everyone else looking at each other.
"Thank you, Phil and April," Daphne looked at the married couple, "I mean, you guys saved my ass and if there is anything that I can do for you guys, just ask."
"Move out of our home." April snapped as she walked away, leaving Daphne a little shock and taken back. April did know for a fact that Daphne had been living with them for the past two months, while she has not been at home. She was not okay with Daphne living at their home, but she went along with it because she knew how much Phil valued her as a friend.
While April walked away, Colby Lopez stopped as he wondered what made April walk away from her husband and ex-friend—or rival—or whatever the Daphne and her considered each other, "Daphne, what the fuck went out there? Is April pissed about what occurred out there? I was trying to talk to you, but management and Vince were on your ass, so I decided let you take it and see how you respond to everything." he pointed out as he hugged Daphne, making Phil feel a little uncomfortable about it.
"If it weren't for Phil and April saving my ass, I would be fucked and probably suspended or even worse, fired. Obviously, Vince does not like me at all as he thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to get rid of me. The question is: am I back in the WWE? Are they actually going to turn me face? What does this do to Seth Rollins? Do Daphne and Seth break up? Do I need to resign my contract? What the hell happens to me?" Daphne asked, feeling very confused.
"I was seriously hoping that you wouldn't do anything stupid like that," Phil interjected himself into the conversation between Colby and Daphne, "I honestly, do not think that you are ready to go back into wrestling. I feel like you really need to recover yourself not only physically, but mentally as well. I felt like you screwed everything up because I thought that you being in Chicago would present me with an opportunity to show you that professional wrestling is not that only thing in your life; that you can go out and find something about yourself that you never knew about. Now, I can do that and I am pretty pissed that you might be returning into the company."
"Did you seriously think that Daphne staying with you in Chicago was something that was going to happen for a long, long time? No, her intentions were to always go back to wrestling and become a Divas Champion. There was no way that I was going to let my girlfriend fall out of love with the job that she wanted ever since she was a child. I think, it is kind of selfish of you that you wanted her not to go back the WWE and live her dreams." Colby responded to Phil, his arms crossed on his chest as Phil rolled his eyes.
"Well, I think it is pretty fucking selfish how Daphne had an emotional breakdown and you not caring about her mental state like I am. I can see that you want her to be champion—we all want that for her, but do you know for a fact that the plans are set on stone for her to become a champion? Or are you just setting her up for another heartbreak? I mean Colby, how many times does she need to break down for a fact that the WWE is not going to change for her. I've tried to change it and shit did not happen." Phil responded to Colby.
"I am her boyfriend. I am supposed to want to be around her, but it gets hard, when she is being pulled away from you by someone that she really considers a close friend…" Colby continued arguing with Phil as Daphne rolled her eyes and crossed her arms across her chest and looked at Hunter, who had returned with some good news.
"Creative and I have thought about something. At Hell in a Cell, it will be you and Saraya facing off and the winner gets April." Hunter informed her as Daphne looked interested. The winner gets April…for the championship? That was something that she wondered about.
"April for the title?" Daphne asked, hoping that it was a title match as Hunter smirked, knowing that Daphne was going to be in love with this idea.
"April, for the championship, inside Hell in a Cell." Hunter added on as Daphne smirked at her boyfriend and best guy friend arguing.
Things were heating up in the WWE.
"Who wants to go to Canadian Thanksgiving with me?" Daphne shouted with a smile on her face as Colby and Phil looked at her with confusion on their faces. At least, that stopped their arguing as they both raised their hands, "Colby, Phil. Get Brie, Nikki, Renee, Jon, because we're all going to Canada!" she beamed as she turned on her heel and walked away.
Okay, before some of you go crazy about me calling Thanksgiving in Canada "Canadian Thanksgiving", I just wanted to say that this is Daphne's way of not getting the Thanksgiving in Canada and the one in the United States confused. In the end of the day, Thanksgiving is just Thanksgiving. On the plus side, who expected for Phil to ask April to save Daphne's ass? Is there still bad blood between Daphne and April? What do you think about Phil and Colby? Do you think that both men have different plans for Daphne? Also, do you think that Daphne will manage to beat Paige and face AJ in the cell? Will she capture the championship? Thank you for reading and please favorite, follow and review! :)