Friday Night Smackdown

*Cody Rhodes's POV*

It's Friday Night Smackdown, just over a week until Summer Slam. I was happy because for once, imigie and I were going to be on commentary. It was long overdue for us to get our chance.

I was walking backstage alone, not sure exactly how it was going to play out until I was stopped by Damien Sandow and AJ Lee. Oh, not again.

"Cody," Damien Sandow began. "This keeps going personal. Not just between you and I alone. It's also with me and AJ against you and that pathetic little girl you have as your partner."

The "pathetic little girl" line stirred me up in anger as I stood tall and relaxed my shoulders. I stood in front of Damien and I didn't let this faze me a single bit.

"I will tell you some truths," I whispered with anger hinted in my voice. "One, imigie is not a pathetic little girl. She's an Anti-Diva. I promise you that she will destroy AJ in both matches. Just wait until Summer Slam. And two, this situation will be over soon so you better say goodbye to your chances and AJ will soon say goodbye to the Divas Championship title."

"AJ! Allow my sorrow to silence your crazy state of mind."

I turned and saw imigie come to my side, wearing the ring gear with much black and small hints of red and her back cloak over her gear. Before, I never exactly paid attention to the ring gear that she wore but this one looked oddly familiar.

I noticed that AJ looked angry. I guess it was imigie who might have called her the "c" word, the one word AJ did not like.

"What did you call me?" AJ asked, turning to imigie.

I suddenly had a feeling that imigie would say it again, which could cause a mayhem between them. I was almost scared for what was going to happen. I kept my eyes to imigie who seemed to have a solemn expression on her face. I figured what could happen next.

"Behind what you think you are," imigie said. "The truth that lies withing your own twisted and demented soul is that you are nothing but a crazy bitch!"

Immediately after that, AJ slapped her and both Divas were brawling in front of me and Damien Sandow. I couldn't believe what I was watching.

I pulled imigie away from AJ as Damien pulled away AJ. I turned to imigie who looked angry. Her beautiful hair was messed up. I quickly fixed it and carefully combed through it, not wanting her hair to be messed up.

"You didn't have to do that," imigie whispered, the expression on her face looked almost sad. "I'm alright."

I quickly turned away from her and saw that Damien Sandow and AJ Lee were gone. I turned back to imigie who still looked sad.

"I know you don't mind having your hair messed up but I'm going to keep my friends looking dashing," I replied. "Truth is that you are one of them. I don't want you to look so tortured. Save that tortured state of mind for Summer Slam. We're on commentary so it's going to be okay."

I hugged her and held her close to me. I hoped to keep any of us away from excessive brawling for the sake to save it for Summer Slam. We were only six days from from Summer Slam and we were on commentary. It was needed.

We walked down backstage for our time to go on commentary. We were to commentate on a mixed tag match, Damien Sandow and AJ verses Natayla and Tyson Kidd.

We stopped at the curtain and patienly waited for our time to come out.

*SearingSorrow imigie's POV*

I hear crowd cheers as our theme song played. Cody and I walked into the arena, tagging some fans on the way. It was amazing to see this happen.

We quickly got to the announce table with Michael Cole, Jerry "The King" Lawler, and John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL). There were two chairs and two headsets for us.

"Good evening Cody and imigie," Michael Cole greeted but in an almost monotone voice. I almost gagged when I heard him speak.

"We're alright Michael," Cody replied before I could.

Cody had me sit next to JBL and he sat next to me, on the other side. We both put our headsets on then I felt JBL trying to tap my shoulder.

"Stop that," I laughed as I slapped his hand down.

"Just trying to get you prepared imigie," JBL replied. "You know that AJ is manipulative and she could be a challenge for both matches that you'll compete in."

I instantly shook my head, trying to not believe what he said.

"She may be a challenge but this time, she will not fight longer," I replied. "That is a promise."

Jerry Lawler didn't look convinced but I was sure that this journey only gets closer, no matter how far we were from it.

I suddenly heard AJ and Damien Sandow's combined theme song play. Boos were pretty prominant in the arena.

I saw AJ and Damien walk out as the announcer announced the matc they were to be put in. AJ had the Divas title in her arms. I shook my head but Cody held me back before I could dash at her.

"Cody, what's with imigie these past few days?" Jerry Lawler asked. "She seems to be acting pretty off. This isn't her."

"I think this is getting pretty personal between AJ and imigie," Cody replied. "I've seen that imigie has been on the pursuit for the Divas Championship but AJ has prevented that from happening. Like me, imigie was close to getting the opportunity she deserved until AJ prevented that. This was why imigie and I are even in this situation."

"I won't be able to forgive her," I added in a pained voice.

Cody gave me a hug and the rest of the commentary team shook their heads.

"imigie, you know that AJ has those mind games," JBL said. "She'll use that to her advantage."

I turned to him with a dangerous look on my face. I was on the verge of slapping him. JBL looked scared but I turned away from him before I did anything else.

I heard Natalya's theme song play and saw both Natalya and her husband, Tyson Kidd coming down to the ring.

I tried to not let myself lose my composure here as the referee started the match. Damien and Tyson were going to start

"Cody, what are your thoughts about Damien?" Michael Cole asked. "He's your opponent in both the World Heavyweight Championship match and the Mixed Tag Team Championship match."

I kept my eyes glued to the match and watched every move they until until tagging in their partners.

"I must admit, he's a challenge," Cody replied. "I'm ready to get my revenge on him for taking the very opportunity I wanted. When I become the World Heavyweight Champion, he can try to cash in but I am certain he won't stand a chance."

I turned to the commentators and pondered through what he had said. This automatically set me to worry. I was scared but I didn't show it.

"Thank you Cody," Michael Cole said. "And imigie? Your thoughts about AJ?"

"AJ will be a challenge for sure," I replied. "She's manipulative and stuff but this time, I won't let her get away with this. I will take what is rightfully mine, which is the Divas title. And she will not say hello to the Mixed Tag Team Championship. I will admit, she's been successful but her time is running out."

We all turned to the front and saw AJ go for the Black Widow on Natalya.

"This is bad Nattie," I whispered nervously as I watched Nattie tap out.

AJ and Damien's combined theme song played as AJ skipped around Damien, happily then grabbed the Divas title out of the referee's hands. I shook my head, the painful urge was close to taking over.

"I warn you imigie," JBL warned. "AJ is feisty and manipulative."

I had enough as I took off my headphones, stood up, turned to JBL and slapped him hard. The crowd gasped as I dashed toward AJ and started attacking her. Cody ran after me trying to pull me away but I refused to stay away. I had AJ where I wanted her as I set her up to my finisher, a craddle DDT, known as the Image Breaker, then knocked her out with it.

My eyes gleemed when I saw the Divas title and held it in my hand, as the crowd cheered. Damien Sandow looked angry and quickly walked to me but before he could get any closer to me, Cody came in front and knocked him out with the Cross Rhodes.

Cody and I stood tall as I dropped the Divas title and our combined theme song played instead of Damien and AJ's. The crowd cheered for us. It was amazing to see what was going to happen as were getting closer to Summer Slam. Just one week away. We climbed out of the ring and headed our away to the backstage area.

Backstage

*Cody Rhodes's POV*

"She better watch out," imigie said. "I'll be coming for her."

I saw the anguished expressing on her face and wondered what was wrong with her. Ever since Stephanie and Triple H announced the other two title matches, imigie had not been acting like herself. I noticed that she seemed more agonized every time she saw AJ with the title.

I hugged her and held her close, trying to reassure her that everything was going to be okay. I didn't like to see imigie look so pained and I knew AJ was going to pay for making her like this.

"Just one more week imi," I whispered to her.

I let her go but the expression on her face didn't change. I looked into her eyes and saw that sadness was very clear in them. She looked like she was going to cry.

"I'm not sure why you slapped JBL," I added

"I know he didn't deserve it," imigie replied in such a sad voice. "But when he mentioned AJ being a challenge, I couldn't take it anymore. I just hope he understands why I did it."

She sat down, buried her face on her knees and cried. I felt so bad for her. I sat down beside her and hugged her. What ever plans AJ had seemed to really take a toll on imigie. I suddenly began to hope that Damien's actions would not do such a thing to me. In the end, I really wanted everything to be okay when Summer Slam came by. Just one more week.