April 6, 2014, New Orleans

Here I was, the grandest stage of them all. Wrestlemania. I thought this as I stood on the stage looking out at the now empty Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The crew where still in the process on setting up the arena, but I couldn't help myself when I arrived I had to see this for myself before setting foot on this stage later tonight.

My meeting with Triple H and Stephanie was scheduled in 30 minute's, I knew it was just going to formal but also quick since Triple H was scheduled to fight Daniel Bryan tonight so he needed time to prepare.

I picked up my handbag that I had dropped at my feet and made my way backstage. I was slightly cautious since I knew Colby was here and if he was still the same person I once knew he would be wondering around he hated to sit around before a big event. As I followed the signs to Stephanie's office I bumped into a familiar face.

"Gemma" Natalya squealed as she engulfed me in a big hug

She was dressed in a simple t-shirt and sweats, but it looked like she was in the process of re-dying her hair pink in places.

"Nattie" I grinned as I returned the hug

"I hear that you were coming here tonight, Paul just told me"

"Yeah, debuting tonight" my smile was nervous

"Oh honey, don't let the nerves get to you. As soon as you step on that stage they will disappear" she had placed her hands on my shoulders to reassure me

I had know Natalya for little over 2 years, we had meet backstage at NXT shortly after I had debuted there. And since she lived in Florida was always around at NXT to give her guidance and I was lucky enough to get that from her.

"I hope your right Nattie"

We spent a few minutes, chatting before I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket, while still chatting to Natalya I pulled it out to see who had texted me.

Ohio: We're all here now, so if you have time after your meeting I can pull myself away from these two and meet you :)

Me: Perfect, I'll let you know where I am

After texting Jon back I noticed that time had gotten away from me and I had to dash to my meeting.

"Sorry Nattie, love to stay but I have to meet Paul and Steph"

"I'll see you later, your around for good now Gem" she grinned as she hugged me again

Once again I was cautious, as I knew now that Colby was definitely in the building now. I didn't want to see him now; I thought it would better to confront him later after mania was done.

I gently knocked on the door that was labelled The Authority.

"Come in" I heard Stephanie's voice from inside the room.

The room was as it was dressed for live TV, dark red velvet drapes surrounding the room, and posters of Wrestlemania set up on stands and posters of the latest WWE film venture. In the middle of the room was a dark wood desk with a few chairs; Stephanie was seated in the single chair behind the desk while Paul was sat on the edge of the desk. As I entered the room Paul rose to greet me and shake my hand where Stephanie gently smiled at me and ushered me to take a seat infront of her.

The meeting was a standard affair, ironing out final little details for my debut tonight and tomorrow night on RAW and finally all of us signed the final contract confirming my status as a WWE diva.

"We have big plans for you Gemma and we hope that you'll d us proud. And remember my door is always open" Stephanie smiled as she shook my hand as we rose to leave

"I hope don't let you guys done" I smiled before I turned to leave

As I left the office and started to make my way towards the divas locker room to get ready I pulled my phone from my pocket and quickly texted Jon.

Me: It's official I'm in the big leagues Ohio. :)

Ohio: Babe, that's fantastic. I have like 10 minutes before we have stuff to get ready, you free?

Me: I'm headin' to get ready but I can push that back just to see you.

Ohio: Meet you at catering then

I didn't bother replying to his message and made my way to catering, following the signs once again. I walked into the catering room and immediately spotted Jon. He hadn't changed in the last 5 years, but his hair was slicked back and he dawned his shield uniform.

I ran over, dropped my bag beside him and jumped him into a hug.

"Ohio, I have missed you bro" I grinned into his chest

"Irish, you don't know how good it is to see you in the flesh. But man you have changed since the last time I seen you" he chuckled as he loosened the hug and held me at arms length.

Jon mightn't have changed but I had. When he met me, I was slim, fair skinned and blonde. My years on the road in mostly sunny states allowed my skin to gain a healthy tan and I had become more lean and muscular, NXT creative team had come up with my appearance but I had the final say and it ended up my hair dyed from blonde to reddy orange with the left side of my head dyed blonde inspiration came from Rogue from the X-men hence why WWE had decided on my ring name as Rogue.

"People change Jon, I needed a change and well I'm happy with this. Even though this is a pain to keep," I laughed as I held a part of hair between my fingers

"I know you needed change babe"

"Plus, Colby won't recognise you, right away anyway. Unless you stay like off in the distance," he laughed

"Jon, I'm not trying to avoid him anymore. I'll have to face him today at sometime. Since we're partners now" I sighed at the last part

"Don't worry, I'll always be there for you Gemma. If he starts to get on your nerves you let me know. I'll kick his ass" he grinned

"You know, I might just take you up on that offer,"

"And you know, I can't say no to the WWE US champion" I laughed, as I gently pushed his arm

"You know it baby" he grinned as he stretched his arms behind his head

But then he pulled his phone from his pocket and frowned.

"Gotta go, Joe is texting wondering where I vanished to"

"See you later, meet at the hotel later? We need a good aul chit chat" I grinned

"You know I've missed your strange Irish way of speaking" Jon said as he hugged me quickly

I could help but laugh, as I waved made my way out of catering. I had 2 hours before the show was due to start and the divas match was number 7 on the card. I promised myself that I'd be ready early so I could catch all the matches' ringside, since Triple H had also offered ringside seats so I could experience Wrestlemania up close and personal. On my way towards the divas locker room, I happened to come across the time sheet for the event and I seen that The Shield were taking on the New Age Outlaws and that was scheduled after Triple H v Daniel Brian. So that would be interesting.

Jon

Seeing Gemma again was a blast from the past and knowing that she would be around a lot more was a relief. For years I had been keeping an eye on her from afar, our years together in Ohio I felt that she needed someone to watch over her even though she never asked for that.

I watched her as she left catering on the opposite side of the room. But I had a bad feeling she would need more now and to be honest I knew who would be the cause of that.

"There you are. Joe is getting slightly pissed that aren't back yet?"

And there was that bad feeling.

"He just literally texted me, that man needs to calm the fuck down" I sighed

"The red head, where you just talking to her?" Colby asked as he watched Gemma leave from across the room

"The red head?" I panicked slightly; little did he know that his ex who he hasn't seen in 5 years had just left the room,

"Oh her? That's Rogue. She's the NXT divas that coming on as our manager" I calmly said

"Really? You sure? I swear I've seen her before?" he asked as turned his head slightly as Gemma left the room completely

Oh you've met her before, bro.

"Yeah, seen her in catering and decided to introduce myself before we meet tomorrow before RAW"

"Since when where you a gentleman?" Colby chuckled as we left catering and made our way back to our locker room

"I've always been a gentleman! When I want to be"

I wanted to tell him that was Gemma before he found out elsewhere. But this was her wish to confront him herself. For months I was in between the two of them, she had left him with no reason, no anything. Colby was freaking out at the time; he didn't know where she had gone. For months he tried searching for her, calling everyone he knew Gemma would contact but all of them came up empty handed, which frustrated him more. Which in turn made him call me at ridiculous hours in anger, which would quickly turn to sadness and crying.

And I got the same on the other side from Gemma. She'd bitch and moan about him persisting to find her after what had happened between the two of them and then she'd start crying over the phone. And I had a feeling I would have to deal with one of the crying in person pretty soon and I actually hope it was her.

Gemma

I had made my way through the sea of people to find my seat at ringside; I was just in time for the first match of the night. I had dawned my ring gear for convenience before I had to dash off for my debut. But to blend myself into the crowd I had throw on one of my merch t-shirt.

Just as I got myself sorted into my seat, the lights in the arena go down and the announcer's voice fills the arena and the spotlight shines in the middle of the ring where Stephanie McMahon is standing.

"Ladies and gentleman please welcome one of the principal owners of WWE, Stephanie McMahon"

The was a mixture of boo's and cheer's as Stephanie introduces her husbands Triple H. The stage starts to fill with smoke and slowly emerges from it is an ornate throne surrounded by blonde models and in the middle of them stood Triple H wearing a bright red cape and skull crown. The models remove his cape and finally Triple H removes his crown before the arena is plunged into darkness once again.

It's time to play the game …

Triple H infamous theme starts to play and the crowds erupts around me but I know the real star was still to appear, the under dog, the leader of the YES movement. Triple H continues with his usual entrance routine before the crowd once again erupts as Flight of the Valkyries sounds through the air and Daniel Bryan appears on the stage before jumping down the ramp shouting, "YES! YES! YES!" I can feel the entire crowd cheering along and raising their arms with him and I couldn't help myself and join in. The two superstars face each in the ring and the crowd are on their feet, I can see them taking in the sound of the crowd. I'm behind the cameras at ringside but I can see opposite me and all around me that fans had small 'YES' signs in their hands the atmosphere was electric.

Triple H reaches his hand out to Daniel Bryan as a sign of respect but Bryan kicks it away Triple H's handshake and starts the match strongly, including performing a tornado DDT off the apron. Triple H gains the advantage by driving Bryan's injured arm into the announce table and continually attacking the arm including a hammerlock belly-to-back suplex on the apron. Bryan refuses to submit to Triple H's submission holds of the crossface chickenwing and a regular crossface, instead reversing to his signature Yes! Lock, but Triple H reaches for the ropes to break the hold. Triple H counters Bryan's signature runningknee with a spinebuster and his signature Pedigree maneuver, but Bryan kicks out at two. After another series of counters, Bryan hit his running knee for the three count and the win. The crowd erupts in a YES! Chant and I can see the look of Stephanie's face and she is not one bit happy. Daniel celebrates with a YES chant in the middle of the ring as Stephanie tends to her husband at ringside. Before climbing into the ring herself she slapped Bryan repeatedly but he just smiling at her, but this distracts him long enough for Triple H to attack him from behind. Triple H places Bryan's injured arm against the ring post infront of me and hits it with a steel chair. Bryan had to be attended to by medical staff while Triple H and Stephanie celebrated on the stage.

The crowd seems to settle as Daniel Bryan is helped out of the arena after the attack from Triple H. One match done and already my heart was pumping but I knew what was coming next and the nerves returned. This was the time I had thinking about the last week. This was it.

You better call somebody …

The new age outlaws theme started up but was quickly stopped as they came out shouting on the microphone, about they were representing the authority etc. etc.

Sierra
Hotel
India
Echo
Lima
Delta
Shield

Their promo was cut short with starting of the Shield's theme music. And the crowd erupts in cheers. I could see the crowd in the back of the upper stand getting on their feet as the shield made their usual entrance through the see of people. Lilian Garcia's voice filled the arena as she introduced the fraction.

"The following is a 6 man tag match contest scheduled for one fall. Introducing first at a combined weight of 707 lbs., the team of the United States Champion Dean Ambrose, along with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns The Shield."

The crowd once again erupted in cheers as the shield made their way to ring, Seth rolled over the barrier while Dean and Roman climbed normally over it the stage became red and fire blazed for it and Kane made his way out.

"And their opponents at a combined weight of 824 lbs., the team of Kane and the New Age Outlaws"

As they made their way into the ring, a VT of what happened on last weeks Smackdown played on the screen. When it had finished the teams had set up on either side of the ring, while Dean and Kane met in the middle of the ring. I could see that Jon was fired up for this match not being able to stay still. He set the pace and boy it was a fast one. Roman was tagged in and basically cleaned house before Seth dived off the top rope and then through the middle of the ropes. Chaos was happening right infront of me as Dean and Seth battled on the outside. Meanwhile in the middle of the ring Roman had superman punched Billy Gunn and he was dazed. It looked like they were setting up for the Shield triple powerbomb but Billy had been pulled out of the ring by Road dogg, as the men tired to catch their breath Dean and Seth preformed a suicide dive through the ropes, knocking both road dogg and Billy to the floor. Which left Roman in the ring with Kane, it looked like Kane was wanting to knock Roman from behind but Roman had caught him and a delivered a spear. Roman got back to his feet to deliver a double spear to the New Age Outlaws. Dean was then tagged in and he immediately tagged Seth in and they set the New Age Outlaws up for a double, triple Shield powerbomb. Seth covered Billy Gunn for the win. As Roman and Dean took each corner to begin the celebration.

1.2.3

The bell rang signalling the end of the match. And the Sheild's theme played through the arena. As the boys celebrated in the ring running from corner to corner raising their arms in dominance as Colby made it to the corner right in front of me, I tired my best to hide my face as much as possible. If there was a time for him to recognise me it was now. He looked directly at me and I could see it in his eyes, and I could read his face like a book.

Fuck …

Colby

Two for two at Wrestlemania and I was on fire. We celebrated in our usual fashion moving from corner to corner and I could feel the energy from the crowd. I took to the non-camera side of the ring to celebrate to the crowd of that side. But I noticed a face I had seen for 5 years, a face I thought I'd never seen again. Her hair put it me off at first, and I realised she had been talking to Jon earlier. But those eyes, her eyes I would never forget them and that's how I knew this was her. Gemma.

She was here. She was Rogue. Anger, started to fill me since Jon had known she was going to be here and that was going to be our manager. She had made her way through the ranks of NXT to make it here and I hadn't noticed. She must have known I would be here, would she talk to me? Would she even acknowledge my existence? Seeing the reaction on her face said everything.

Originally wasn't planning to write this much but thought my aswell, once again i'm being very descriptive :P
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