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The song for this chapter is "Peter Pan" by Kelsey Ballerini
That night as she sat in her hotel room alongside Joe and Jon, she found herself reminiscing. She typed away at her laptop that was perched on her thighs, as she sat propped up on one of the beds. To her right Joe was on the other bed, sitting much like her as he spoke to his wife and daughter on the phone. In front of her sat Jon, staring intently at the TV. His friend's knew that even though it looked like he was watching the TV, his mind was elsewhere.
Tasha knew that Jon wanted nothing more than to rip Colby's spine out of his mouth. Out of the three of them, Jon was the most hurt by Colby's actions. It was no secret to the WWE Universe that Jon had a rough upbringing. He didn't really have a family. So when Colby and Roman came into his life Jon finally found people he could count on. He found a reason to keep fighting for his dream, he found people he was willing to fight for, to protect. He had found a family.
Tasha had vowed to both Jon and Joe that she would never abandon or betray them as Colby had. She considered them her brothers, and nothing, not even her bosses would change that. She smiled as she pulled up a video on Youtube, a fan had made it just that night, probably right after they witnessed Seth Rollins' betrayal. It was set to the song by Kelsey Ballerini called "Peter Pan", it was one of Tasha's favorite songs and right now the lyrics spoke volumes to her.
The entire video had clips and photos of Siren and Seth together. Every interaction the two of them had had in the last 2 years was shown in chronological order. The last chorus of the song actually managed to bring Tasha to tears, now that the words finally had a reason to hit home.
You're just a lost boy, yeah I know who you are
And you don't know what you lost boy, too busy chasing stars
And you're always gonna fly away, just because you know you can
Never gonna learn there's no such place as Neverland, you don't understand,
You'll never grow up, you're never gonna be a man
You're never gonna grow up, yeah you're never gonna be a man
Peter Pan
Never gonna be a man
Once she had finished tearing up for the moment, Tasha favorited the video and tagged it on her Instagram and Facebook. She knew there was a good chance that Colby would see it and that's what she was counting on.
After that she found herself on the WWE Network, feeling like remembering the good times she found one of the most fun appearances she had made with The Shield. On the April 8th, 2014 edition of Main Event inside the Cajun Dome, it was The Shield versus The Wyatt Family.
Sierra Hotel India Echo Lima Delta Shield.
The Shield's entrance theme boomed throughout the arena as all eyes turned to the upper bleachers where The Shield always made their entrance from. Sure enough in less than a minute the crowd erupted in cheers as the three men appeared at the top of the stairs, but the pop of the crowd grew as a fourth member stepped up to the front of the group.
Dressed in a pair of skintight black leather pants, thick heeled black motorcycle boots, a black tactical vest just like the men wore, only hers showed off her impressive cleavage, black gloves and a half skull mask that matched Seth, Roman and Dean's, only hers was pink instead of white, was ….
"And that is their manager, the Alpha of the pack, Siren! One year ago this month Siren shocked the WWE Universe by aligning herself with the Hounds of Justice."
A grinning Siren lead the group of men down the stairs, punching fists with the crowd as the announcer introduced them.
"The following is a six-man tag team match, scheduled for one fall. Introducing first being accompanied by Siren, weighing in at 707 pounds, United States Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. The Shield!"
Seth somersaulted over the barricade rolling quickly to his feet, he turned back and held out a hand to Siren who placed her hand in his as she jumped over the barricade beside him. Dean climbed over next holding his title in his hand, followed by Roman. The four of them made their way into the ring before removing their half masks. With Siren calling the shots, the three men jumped up onto the turnbuckles drawing a huge rise from the crowd.
The arena went black as Bray Wyatt appeared on the titan-tron with his always present lamp. Lighting the fuse inside Bray looked to the camera, "Cajun Dome. We're here." He then blew out the flame as their music started up. The arena remained black, the only light coming from Bray's lantern and the fireflies throughout the arena, which were actually the WWE Universe's cell phone flashlights.
As the Wyatt's neared the ring Seth reached out to his right and lightly laid a hand on Siren's side easing her to the left behind him protectively. She nodded, lightly touching his lower back to let him know she understood.
Once Bray was at the bottom of the ramp, he seated himself in his rocking chair and blew out the lantern's light once more. The lights in the arena came back up as the Wyatt's walked over to their corner, but not before Bray taunted Seth and nearly got a boot to the mouth as Seth tried to kick him through the ring ropes.
Knocking fists with the three men Siren climbed down out of the ring and stood by the steel steps awaiting the start of the match. After deciding who was to start the match off, Seth and Roman climbed out of the ring, standing beside their respective turnbuckle. Inside the ring Dean prepared to square off with the big man Eric Rowan, who wore a creepy broken sheep's mask whenever he came to the ring.
The match started off with Dean talking smack, followed by a slap to Rowan's face which knocked his mask off, revealing a snarling beast underneath. The two trading blows until Dean got the upper hand by diving off the second rope and shoulder checking Rowan, taking him off of his feet. Tagging Seth in, the two of them delivered a double suplex to Rowan before Seth went for the cover, but only getting a two count.
The match went back and forth for several minutes, until The Shield got the upper hand. Seth launched himself off of the top rope nailing Rowan with a knee to the side of the head. He dropped to the canvas as Dean picked him up and hit his finisher "Dirty Deeds" for the three count.
Siren let out a yell as she threw her fists up into the air in pride, she climbed up into the ring immediately being caught in a bear hug by Seth. As he set her down she smiled at the newest interviewer Renee Young, whom Dean had a slight crush on, as she stood in the ring to interview the team.
"Guys, an incredible victory tonight against the Wyatt family."
"That's what I'm talking about right there!" Seth hollered as he spoke into Renee's mic. "Defeating the Wyatt family, maaaaan, that feels good because it was a long time coming. But it is proof, that no one can stop a shield united!" Seth screamed beating his fist on his chest.
Dean stepped up to Renee, reaching for the mic, but he can't seem to speak. He's nearly choking as he clutches his ribcage, muttering, "You guys do the promo, I got to…"
Siren shakes her head smiling as she pats Dean on the back. "You were saying Renee."
"Look guys, I need to take you back to Monday Night RAW. I mean the entire WWE Universe has been talking about this. You turned on Triple H, and came to the aid of Daniel Bryan.
"Hey, the Shield does, what the Shield wants." Dean says coughing as he clutches his ribs. "My rib really hurts. The Wyatt's are one of the toughest tests we've ever had to face. But any test we get we face it head on, alright. And the Authority found that out, cause the Authority tried to test us and they found out what happens when you test the Shield!" He yells out, his face turning a nice shade of red.
Seth chuckles as he tries to calm Dean down, he places his hand on top of Renee's that's holding the mic. "Look, the Authority called us faceless. They called us nameless and expendable. Renee, we are not anonymous you understand that."
Roman who has been quietly standing beside Siren, his hands holding onto the neckline of his vest, finally makes a move. He reaches up with his right hand, sexily moving his long black hair off of his face as he glances sideways at Renee. "Renee." His deep velvety voice sending all the females in the arena into a fit as he again grabs his vest. "Do I look like I'm faceless baby?"
Behind him Seth breaks into laughter at the chorus of screams that come from the fans. To his left Siren crosses her arms over her chest as she watches the sexiest grin ever spread across Roman's lips.
"Cajun Dome?" The crowd erupts in cheers. "Do I have a name?" He licks his bottom lip as the crowd screams. "What's my name?"
"Roman Reigns!" The WWE Universe screams loudly.
The group stands smiling as the crowd begins to chant Roman's name, but quickly they break off into cheers as Seth steps up behind Siren and places his arms around her neck. She smiles at the reaction as she leans back into him, reaching up and holding onto his arms with her hands.
Roman takes the mic from Renee, which causes the crowd to quiet down, as they realize that the normally silent Reigns as something to say. "Triple H. My name's Roman Reigns, and I'm the guy that speared you on Monday Night. And I'm standing right here." Roman hands the mic back to Renee as he stands with his arms open wide, a clear invitation for Triple H.
"I mean is there any sense of worry about retribution?" Renee asks. "I mean Roman you speared the COO of the company."
Roman nods casually, proud of himself. Seth shakes his head, as he moves over to speak, still leaving one arm around Siren's shoulders. "Hey, look, we know exactly what we did on Monday Night. And we know that there will be consequences. Let me tell you something, we are prepared for war. From the moment, we stepped foot in WWE, our cause has been to fight injustice and there is no greater injustice in the WWE than The Authority. Triple H, fired the first shot. He put out a hit on us, we're gonna fire the final shot." Seth takes the mic from Renee as he looks out into the crowd. "We are gonna own this war, you can believe that, and you can BELIEVE IN THE SHIELD!"
Their music rings throughout the arena as Dean holds up his title and Roman stands on the turnbuckle, raising his fists in the air as the crowd cheers. Siren stands in the center of the ring, she smiles at each of the guys before she holds out her fist in front of her. Seth's fist immediately joins hers, followed by Roman and Dean.
Tears fill Tasha's eyes as she finishes the video, closing her laptop she sets it on the bedside table, before laying down in her bed. Pulling the covers up around her she hugs her pillow as her light tears give way to heavy sobs. Her head hurt with every sob, but the pain in her head was nothing compared to the pain clenching her heart. She missed Colby, she was closer to him than anyone. They had done everything together, traveled, went sight-seeing, had dinner, he was her partner in crime.
The memories that had once made her smile now sent a wave of white hot pain throughout her entire body, emanating from her heart. They could never go back, lines had been drawn, deals had been made and now they all had to deal with the aftermath of Colby's decision.
As her sobs subsided she drifted off to sleep dreaming of the night she had fallen for Colby Lopez.
The Shield was still reeling from their win over the Wyatt Family in Paris. Tasha was sitting in her hotel room alone, Joe had brought his beautiful wife Galina on the trip with them and they were currently out seeing the sights. Jon was out on a romantic date with Renee and lord only knows where Colby had gotten off to, probably out wooing a French girl into coming back to his hotel with him.
Feeling boredom creeping up on her Tasha stood up and walked out onto the balcony. Before her eyes sat the beautiful skyline of lights that was Paris, with the Eiffel Tower rising gracefully into the sky. In all of the years she had been with WWE and had traveled to Paris, she had yet to see any of the sights beyond her hotel room.
Determined that she was finally going to see the sights, even if it was by herself, Tasha walked back inside heading for her closet. Hearing a knock at the door Tasha changed direction walking towards the door. Opening it she was greeted by none other than Colby, dressed in a pair of black slacks, a black dress shirt, black pea coat, black beanie, his hair pulled back in a bun at the nape of his neck and he had his glasses on.
"Colby, hey. What's up?" Tasha said, honestly shocked to see him standing outside her door.
"Um, I was thinking that since everyone else was out enjoying the sights, that you might like to, um, go out with me. I mean… go out sight-seeing with me. And, um, maybe grab some dinner."
Tasha smiled as Colby removed his right hand from behind his back, a single stemmed red rose in his fingertips. She reached out and took the flower from him, glancing down at it she raised it to her nose and inhaled the sweet fragrance. Looking back up she found Colby hesitantly awaiting her answer.
"Yeah, I'd like that." She saw him visibly relax, it made her smile, Colby Lopez was not the nervous type. "Do you wanna come in while I change?" She asked stepping back so he could enter.
He nodded as he stepped into the room, pausing by the couch. Tasha placed the flower on her bedside table before grabbing a few items out of her luggage case, before she walked into the bathroom.
While she was inside the bathroom changing she could swear she heard Colby outside having an argument with himself. She nearly laughed when she heard him tell himself to shut up. Shaking her head she opened the door, hearing him give a whispered "wow" that made her cheeks turn pink.
Pulling her knee length black leather jacket out of the closet, Tasha shrugged it on, pulling her hair out of the back. Picking up her small clutch purse she placed her phone and wallet inside before picking up her rose and turning back to Colby. "Ready?"
"Uh, yeah."
Driving to the restaurant Tasha and Colby laughed together remembering the antics of Jon in their match earlier that night.
As the car came to a stop Tasha got out, her eyes grew wide as she stared up at the Eiffel Tower. She had wanted to come here so many times, but had never made it on one of their trips.
Walking up the stairs to the first floor Tasha allowed Colby to lead her over to the transparent floor. Being not so great with heights Tasha hesitated stepping out onto the solid glass floor that suspended them 57 meters above the ground. Only a thick layer of glass stood between her and the unforgiving concrete below.
But having Colby's warm hand holding hers gave her an extra burst of confidence as she stepped out onto the glass floor beside him.
"This is amazing, Colby." Tasha smiled as she looked down to the ground below where she could see throngs of people walking around the tower.
"It gets better, come on. Dinner is up there."
Tasha took Colby's outstretched hand as he lead the way into the tower elevator, she stared out of the elevator windows as they rose to the second floor of the tower where the Jules Verne restaurant awaited them.
They were shown to their table which sat by a window and provided them with a breathtaking view of the city.
After a delicious dinner and dessert of authentic French cuisine, Colby rose and took Tasha's hand. "One more surprise."
Tasha followed Colby out of the restaurant to the glass elevators and the two of them rose to the top of the tower. Stepping out of the car Tasha was rewarded by the sight of the entire city, and it was just as she had always imagined it, breathtaking.
Colby left her side for a moment and returned with two glasses of the Champagne Bar's famous rose champagne. He handed her one and then lead her up to the top floor of the tower.
"Surprise."
Tasha gasped as she took in the lights of Paris from the highest point in the city. Each time they moved up a level Tasha thought it couldn't get more amazing, but now standing in the open air at the top of the Eiffel Tower, she realized that it could.
"Is it every thing you thought it would be?"
She turned to look at him, "It's better." Leaning up she placed a light kiss on his lips. She knew that it would ultimately change their relationship, but secretly that's what she was hoping for.
They ended the night with a picture taken of them on Colby's phone.
Little did Tasha know but Colby was also asleep in his bedroom that night, dreaming of that exact time they had spent together.
Colby was nervous as he got dressed, he was hoping that Tasha was still in her room and she hadn't decided to go see the city by herself. He had been planning this for quite a while, and he hoped it would help lead him to his next step in making Tasha his girlfriend.
He picked up a flower from the small shop in the lobby before heading up to her room. Knocking on her door he tried to calm his nerves. He was relieved when Tasha opened the door, she hadn't went out alone.
"Colby, hey. What's up?" Tasha said, honestly shocked to see him standing outside her door.
Clearing his throat Colby fidgeted shoving his left hand in his jacket pocket. He had no idea why, but for the first time he was nervous around Tasha. "Um, I was thinking that since everyone else was out enjoying the sights, that you might like to, um, go out with me. I mean… go out sight-seeing with me. And, um, maybe grab some dinner." He was fidgeting as he awaited her answer.
"Yeah, I'd like that."
He relaxed then as she asked, "Do you wanna come in while I change?"
He nodded stepping into the room and stopping by the couch. Tasha placed the flower on her bedside table before grabbing a few items out of her luggage case, before she walked into the bathroom.
After the door shut behind her Colby let out a breath, he had no idea why he was so nervous. Tasha and he went out sight-seeing together all the time, they went to dinner and movies, hung out. But for some reason tonight just felt different.
'Because you like her.'
"Shut up." He said trying to quiet his inner voice. "She's my friend."
'And you want her to be more.'
"Shut up!" He said out loud, but quickly closed his mouth as the bathroom door reopened and Tasha stepped out. "Wow." He whispered as he took in her outfit.
She had changed out of her sweatpants and t-shirt into a pair of black leggings, a long black and green striped sweater dress and a pair of knee high black suede boots. She had taken her brown hair out of her ponytail and brushed it out so it settled in waves down her back.
She pulled on her jacket and grabbed her purse before turning back to him. "Ready?"
"Uh, yeah." He said shaking his head, coming back to reality he opened the door and held it for her to exit, then shut it behind them making sure it locked.
Driving to the restaurant Tasha and Colby laughed together remembering the antics of Jon in their match earlier that night.
Pulling up to their destination the two of them got out and Colby's smile grew wide at the star struck look that overcame Tasha's face when she realized where they were. There before them rising up into the sky was the Eiffel Tower. Colby knew it was the one place that Tasha had always wanted to visit, but every time they were in the city, it seemed they never had enough time to go see it.
Walking up the stairs to the first floor Colby lead Tasha over to the transparent floor. He knew she wasn't good with heights so he kept a tight hold on her hand.
"This is amazing, Colby."
"It gets better, come on. Dinner is up there." Colby said pointing up to the second level of the tower.
He took her hand as they rode the elevator up to the restaurant. They were sat at a table by the windows with an extraordinary view of the city.
But Colby's eyes weren't watching the view, they were locked on Tasha the entire time. The look on her face as she stared out at the city was a memory he wouldn't soon forget. As they started talking Colby's nerves completely left him, this is what he loved about Tasha. She always made him at ease, they could laugh and talk about anything together.
After dinner Colby rose and took Tasha's hand. "One more surprise."
Colby lead the way to the glass lifts that took then to the top of the tower. He was rewarded again with the look of awe that came across her face.
Colby disappeared for a few moments as Tasha stared out at the city, when he returned he was holding two glasses in his hands. He handed one to her, keeping the other one for himself he took her free hand in his and lead her outside to a small staircase. Walking up to the outside top level Colby guided Tasha in front of him, leaning down he whispered in her ear. "Surprise."
She gasped as she took in the sight, Colby's chest swelled in pride as he realized he had made this happen. He had finally given her something she had always wanted.
"Is it every thing you thought it would be?" Colby asked softly from his place behind her.
He was again rewarded as Tasha turned around, "It's better." She leaned up and placed her lips on his, it was everything he had thought a kiss with her would be and more.
Colby smiled as Tasha pulled back from him, pulling out his phone he turned around placing the city behind them. Placing his arm around Tasha he raised the phone and snapped a picture of them.
Tasha would never know it but Colby still had that picture. In fact at that moment Colby was awake in his hotel room, he picked up his phone, swiping to unlock the screen he was greeted by that photo of them. It had been the background of his phone for the last 2 years, and looking at it now it made him realize exactly what he had lost.