Hi again! Welcome back to Angel in the Asylum. I wanna thank everyone for the nice reviews and follows and favorites it means the world to me. Here's Chapter three I hope you enjoy!
Smackown: January 31, 2014
Edited: 9/1/2020
Chapter Three
Angel practically stumbled out of her boss, Stephanie McMahon's office. Her mind was all mixed up about this valeting job that Stephanie had thrown at her out of nowhere. Valets were known to be a piece of arm candy for their Superstars, whose job it was to raise a reaction from the crowd, as well as be a distraction if needed. All while wearing little dresses and outfits that showed more than they covered. Even she used to roll her eyes at valets, and now she was one of them, and for the rising stars the Shield, nonetheless.
Sierra. Hotel. India. Echo. Lima. Delta. Shield.
Speak of the devils. Angel sighed as the Shield's theme echoed through the entire backstage area. Slowly, she walked up to one of the TVs that were scattered around backstage and joined the other crew members watching the show. As she got up close she saw that the camera was panning around the ring to show off Dean, Seth, and Roman, who were ready and raring for their tag team match, as JBL and Michael Cole talked about the new WWE Network that was starting soon.
As the crowd calmed down from the Shield's entrance, the creepy theme of the Wyatt Family played, and the arena grew completely dark; before the screen that sat over the stage lit up with the Wyatts' faces on it.
"Angel?!" A voice beside her called out making her turn happily away from the screen. Anything not to see Wyatt. Her eyes landed on an older member of the crew, one that she remembered meeting while shadowing Renee.
"Hi Hannah." She gave a small wave as Hannah's eyes widened like she didn't really believe that it was her standing there.
"I didn't expect to see you so soon. How are you feeling?" She asked as her eyes checked out each of Angel's injuries.
"Better." Thanks to those pain meds. "Thank you for asking."
"Well that's good." Angel watched as Hannah struggled to look her in the eyes instead of at the yellowing bruise on her cheek. "I saw what happened on Monday. Everyone backstage was shocked about what Randy did, we just couldn't believe it." She shook her head. "And thank goodness that the Shield was quick on their feet."
"Yeah, thank goodness." Angel looked back at the screen just in time to see the Shield reacting to whatever Bray Wyatt had said.
"Oh!" Hannah gave her a little nudge on the arm. "Speaking of the Shield, what's this I hear about you becoming a valet for them?"
Angel's eyes widened. News travels fast. Though it shouldn't surprise her that people already knew about the change in her job, since she assumed the idea had been tossed around a bit over the last couple of days. "Stephanie asked me to give it a shot."
"Well that's great!" Hannah gave her a huge smile. "I've always thought that valeting looked like fun."
"Yeah, fun." Fun wasn't the word that came to mind when Angel thought of her new job. Nerve racking, stressful, heart pounding, and a little bit offensive, those were words that came to her mind, fun was definitely not one of them.
The sound of the 'Celtic Warrior' Sheamus's theme song, brought both her and Hannah back to the screen to see Sheamus making his way towards the ring; followed by Rey Mysterio and lastly Daniel Bryan.
Oh wow, two of the three from Monday's fight. Angel watched the fans go crazy as Daniel Bryan got into the ring. The 'yes' chants were so loud she could hear it leak through from the arena itself.
The bell rang, and both Dean and Roman made their way out of the ring, leaving Seth and Sheamus to start the match. And it started just how a lot of matches did, with the two of them dancing around the mat, before locking grips.
Sheamus however was able to get the better of Seth, putting him into a headlock, before taking him down to the mat. Still in the hold, Seth fought to get back up to his feet. Once up, he ripped Sheamus off him and threw the Irish man across the ring and into the ropes. Only for Sheamus to counter with a hard elbow to Seth's sternum, making him fly backwards. Angel cringed as she watched what she guessed was her new teammate, get to his feet again.
Obviously pissed off, Seth walked over to the Shield's corner and smacked Roman on the chest, tagging the big man in. As Roman slowly ducked under the ropes, the crowd cheered and even JBL got excited. Slowly, he made his way over to the smiling Sheamus and the two of them eyed each other up. Now it was their turn to dance around on the mat.
Sheamus went in for the grapple again, only this time Roman got the upper hand. However, it didn't seem to last long as Sheamus was able to get Roman off of him and sent him bouncing into the ropes. Using the momentum of the bounce, Roman bulldozed Sheamus to the ground with a hard hit. Once Sheamus bounced back from the hit, he stumbled his way over towards Roman who met him with a kick to the chest, and a punch to the face.
"Look at that man go." She heard Hannah gasp as Roman started to pound on Sheamus in the corner.
Well, they didn't call him the Powerhouse of the Shield for nothing. Roman picked Sheamus up by his head and dragged him to his feet. He tossed the pale man across the ring before going for another hit, only to have it be caught. The two squared off as they fought for power but Sheamus, being the veteran, hit Roman with a short arm clothesline. Roman bounced off the mat and landed so he was sitting with his shoulders back. Don't turn your back on him! Angel inwardly yelled at the man as she watched Sheamus give him a running kick right to the spine. Roman yelled out in pain.
While he was still hurting from the kick, Sheamus grabbed Roman by the head and dragged him to his feet before dropping him straight back down with a neck breaker. He instantly went for the cover, but Roman kicked out at one.
With a sneer on his face, Sheamus grabbed Roman by the head and pulled him up to his feet once again, but this time Roman broke free of the hold and gave Sheamus a nice uppercut. Seeming stunned by the hit, Sheamus found himself in the exact placed he didn't want to be in, the Shield's corner. Roman took advantage of Sheamus's mistake and pushed him back so that his head was smashed against the top rope, while Dean tagged himself in.
Angel's eyes went wide as she watched Dean go crazy. He pounded Sheamus into the corner and even went back for seconds after being pulled away by the ref. She couldn't believe that this was the man that had helped her, that had cared for her.
Right before Dean was pulled away by the ref again, he picked Sheamus up and dragged him to the middle of the ring. Sheamus was able to get a couple good punches in, but Dean didn't let him go. With a headbutt he was able to get Sheamus back to the ropes. He then gave the man a chop to the chest and a good punch to the head, before sending him across the ring.
He must have thought that he had 'the Celtic Warrior' where he wanted, but Sheamus was able to get a hold of himself, and hit him with a clubbing blow to the back, knocking Dean down to one knee. He then scooped Dean up and draped him over his shoulders. No, get out of there! She pleaded as Sheamus walked toward the camera. With a taunt to the crowd, Sheamus send Dean smashing into the ropes.
As Dean laid there over the ropes, Sheamus came at him with a running knee that almost knocked him off the mat all together. Hanging on with only one hand, Dean steadied himself against the ropes, only to be grabbed once again by Sheamus. Angel shook her head and brought her hands up to her chest. She knew what was about to happen.
Letting out a deep breath, she watched as Sheamus turned Dean around so that his back was against the ropes, before forcing him to wrap his arms around the top one. Already cringing, she watched Sheamus pull Dean's shirt up and over his face before starting 'the Beats of the Bodhran', one of Sheamus's signature moves. Over and over the pale Irish man smashed his forearm into Dean's chest while the crowd counted each hit. She watched as Dean helplessly fought and kicked against the hold. It seemed like forever when finally, the crowd yelled out the number ten, and Sheamus let go of Dean, sending him toppling off the apron.
As Dean hit the ground, Seth tried to make his way into the ring to defend his friend, but Sheamus was ready for it and elbowed Seth in the face, pushing him back out of the ring. With a battle cry, Sheamus then took off across the ring, only to turn around and head right back for the Shield's corner. He smashed right into Roman, blasting him off the apron as well.
Even though the live show went to commercial, the fight was still being broadcasted to the backstage. Angel watched as Seth helped Dean get to his feet. The ref yelled for the match to get back into the ring and instantly Roman and Seth stepped up to the apron to yell back. It was obvious they were trying to get their teammate some more time to recover.
Though when Dean did finally climb back up and into the ring, Sheamus tagged out for Daniel Bryan, making the crowd go wild. However, she didn't pay the 'Yes man' any attention. No, her eyes were locked onto Dean, who looked livid about what just happened.
As Daniel walked into the ring, Angel could see Dean saying something to him, threatening him. She couldn't hear what he had said, but judging by his movements, she could have sworn the threat was about eating Daniel's beard. In what looked like an effort to calm Dean down, Seth tagged himself in, and almost pushed the man from the ring, before turning back to Daniel.
The two of them immediately went for a grapple which quickly made its way into the corner. Seth only let go once he was forced to, on fear of getting counted out; though that didn't mean he was letting the man go. Seth went for a punch to the head, but Daniel caught it and gave him a hit of his own.
That allowed Daniel to get out of the corner and take charge. A few a more punches and high kicks to the chest and Seth was on the mat. Grabbing his ankle, Daniel twisted and flipped Seth around so that he was on his stomach. He then stepped on the back of both of Seth's legs to hold him there before he reached forward and grabbed both of Seth's arms to pull them behind his back. The crowd cheered yes, and Daniel started to rock Seth back and forth until Daniel was the one on his back while he held Seth up in the air. This was the surfboard submission hold, which reportedly was one of the hardest submissions to break out of.
However, Seth didn't have to try and break the hold, as Daniel's hand slipped off his neck, letting Seth roll out. But he didn't get a moment to rest as Daniel quickly hit him in the back and grabbed him once more.
Still holding Seth, Daniel tagged in Rey Mysterio. While Mysterio made his way into the ring, Daniel flipped Seth to the ground and forced him to sit there as Mysterio bounced off the ropes. Racing his way back, Mysterio landed a knee right to the man's head, before he went for the cover. Somehow Seth kicked out at two.
Anxiety filled her as the match went on. She found herself wondering who to root for. She liked all the men in the match. However, if she had been sitting at home watching this like she did before working for WWE, she would have picked Daniel Bryan's team. Even though the Shield had become some of her favorites, their sometimes-questionable actions made her feel bad for those they were up against. But now she was a part of them. She couldn't root against her team.
Seth finally got his hands on Mysterio and turned the fight in his favor, with a low blow kick that sent Mysterio stumbling around. After knocking him to the ground with a punch to the head, Seth grabbed the 'Biggest Little Man of WWE' and threw him into the turnbuckles. Though when he went to capitalize on the hit, Mysterio pushed himself up enough to kick Seth in the face. With a few fancy flips and twists, Mysterio sent Seth into the ropes right next to the Shield's corner where Dean made a tag.
Dean quickly made his way into the ring and didn't waste any time as he took off towards the masked man. Only to have Mysterio duck under the clothesline that he was setting up. But when Mysterio bounced off the ropes and charged back at him, Dean turned and countered the attack, smashing Mysterio face-first against the mat. Dean covered, and it looked good, but Mysterio was able to kick out at two. Clearly angry about the kick out, Dean dragged Mysterio by his foot, to the corner, and let Roman tag in. The crowd cheered again.
"Miss Miles." She couldn't help but jump when she heard someone call her name. Turning away from the TV, she saw Stephanie McMahon and Triple H walking towards her, both with huge smiles on their faces.
"Mrs. McMahon, I thought you had a meeting." She said turning towards the power couple.
Stephanie nodded her head. "It was shorter than I thought it would be." She said as her eyes traveled to the TV. "Enjoying the fight?"
"It's a good one." Angel nodded. "They like to keep you on your toes."
"That they do." Hunter smirked. "Though I hate to drag you away from it, we need to talk about your new job."
My new job. She sighed, though she never let the smile fade from her face as she followed her bosses out towards the gorilla.
When they got there, her eyes landed on another TV that was playing the match, to see that sometime while they were walking, Daniel Bryan was able to get the upper hand on Roman. He was hitting the 'Powerhouse' over and over with high kicks, pushing the man back into the corner. As soon as Roman's back hit against the turnbuckles, Daniel pulled him out and when for an Irish Whip across the ring. Only to be countered by Roman who countered with an Irish Whip of his own.
Daniel was able to slow himself down just before hitting the turnbuckles, allowing him to run up the corner and flip over Roman who was stalking after him. He used the ropes to gain speed before hitting Roman with a huge clothesline that knocked him to the mat
As Roman slowly rose to his knees, Angel already knew what Daniel Bryan's next move would be. He was in perfect position for his Yes Kicks and there was no way Daniel was going to pass that up. And as predicted, Daniel hit Roman in the chest with one hard high kick after another, all while the crowd cheered 'yes'. Though when he went to set up for the last big hit, Roman countered the hit and pushed the bearded man into the ropes. Once Roman got to his feet, he took off after Daniel, who with quick thinking, grabbed the top rope with both hands before dropping down to the mat. With the ropes lowered and the momentum of his charge, Roman went over the top and crashed onto the floor.
Not wasting a moment, Daniel ran across the ring to bounce off the ropes, before leaping over them and smashing right into Roman. However, the man wasn't done there. He got back to his feet and slid into the ring, where Seth was ready to meet him. Just when it looked like the two were going to collide, Daniel ducked under Seth's arm and kept running, launching himself through the ropes once again, this time landing right on Dean.
"Just look at them go." Hunter praised as Sheamus hit Seth with a backbreaker before kicking him out of the ring. Only to turn right into a Superman Punch to the face by Roman who came out of nowhere.
After showboating for a bit, Roman noticed that Daniel Bryan had climbed up to the top rope, but it was a moment too late as Daniel dropkicked Roman. As soon as the man was down, Daniel went for the cover but Roman was able to kick out. With more quick thinking, Daniel quickly put Roman into the "Yes Lock". And it looked bad for the man. Just as she thought Roman was going to tap out, Dean appeared out of thin air and stomped down on Daniel's leg, making him let go of the hold.
The good save made excitement pour through her, but it also made her realize that she had gotten sucked back into the match again. Didn't Hunter and Stephanie want to talk about her new job? Looking up at her two bosses, she noticed that they seemed like they were enthralled by the fight as well, they even made little gestures and nodded their heads with each hit and move.
Just when she was about to ask them what they wanted to talk to her about, a loud cheer echoed from all around them. Quickly, she turned back to the screen once more to see that Roman had just speared Rey Mysterio and was now going for the cover. One. Two. Three. Ding. Ding. Ding. The Shield had won! Angel couldn't stop the huge smile that appeared on her face as Roman got to his feet.
"That'll show that freaking 'yes movement'." Hunter said as he started to slowly clap his hands. Angel's smile fell from her face as she looked at Hunter who was still watching the show. On the screen in front of her, the camera cut back and forth from the Shield to Daniel Bryan who was checking on Rey Mysterio. Why did if feel like the Authority had just used the Shield to punish Daniel Bryan?
Glancing back at the TV, she noticed that the Shield looked more battered and bruised then the others did. Seth and Dean were leaning against Roman for support while holding different parts of their bodies. But that didn't stop them from showboating.
Eventually, the Shield turned their backs to what was happening in the ring and made their way through the crowd. When they disappeared out of the door at the top of the steps, Hunter let out a sigh. He then stepped out into the hallway and faced the way the Shield would be coming from soon, still giving small, slow claps.
After a few moments, Angel could hear the voices of the Shield coming towards them as they cheered and smacked each other around. That was until they noticed Hunter and Stephanie were standing there waiting for them.
"Good job boys." Hunter nodded his head as he clapped. "Good job indeed."
Slowing to a stop, the three men who were fresh from their fight, looked at each other before Dean stepped up. She could tell that he was still worked up from the match, his muscles were twitching, and his nostrils were flared. "What do you want?"
"Can't I just congratulate you boys on your win tonight?" Hunter asked as he finally stopped clapping.
Dean looked the man in his eyes and shook his head. "Nah, you can't. I know you too well."
Letting out a chuckle, Hunter stepped back with his arms up. "Fine, you're right."
The world suddenly moved faster than Angel wanted it to, as Hunter reached back, grabbed her by the arm, and pulled her from behind him and Stephanie. "There's someone I want you boys to meet, your new valet, Angel Miles." He gave her a push that made her stumble in front of the three men of the Shield.
Swallowing the lump in her throat she looked up at the men in front of her, all three of them towered over her with looks of anger and shock on their faces as they looked from her, to Hunter.
Fear ran through her, as she now knew why people were scared of the Shield. They were intimidating in all that black, and the looks in their eyes made her want to run for the hills. Plus, it didn't help that she knew that each of them could break her in half with one punch. She didn't even want to know what Roman's spear would do to her; just the thought had her running a hand over her stomach.
"Valet? No, no." Seth stepped up next to Dean as he ran his fingers through his multicolored hair, pushing it out of his face. "The Shield doesn't need a valet. As you just saw..." He pointed out towards the ring. "We have everything we need." He made a point to look between the two other members of the Shield. "So, thanks but no thanks."
Hunter stepped forward again, this time into Seth's face. "I don't think you heard me, Seth." He gave the man a smirk. "I want you to meet your new valet."
Angel shied away a bit as Hunter's big hand gestured back towards her. This is not what she expected when she agreed to try out the valet job. She thought Stephanie had already talked to them about this, not that they were going to drop the news to them as they walked out from their match.
"And I don't think you heard Seth." Roman stepped up at last. "We don't need a valet."
Stephanie cleared her throat and stepped around her husband placing a hand on his chest to push him back. "Roman, I see you're under the misconception that we care about what you think." She smiled up at the man, her eyes traveling from him, to Seth, and lastly to Dean. "What we care about is that Miss Miles here is going to be your new valet. And that is that."
"Yeah. Who says?" Dean said as he shifted his weight around; standing in his typical pursed lips and crossed arm stance.
Taking a deep breath, Stephanie turned towards Dean again. She was not the least bit scared to get right up into his face. "I said." She glared at him. Angel could practically see sparks flying between the two as they stared each other down. "So, here's what you're going to do," Stephanie rose up onto her tip toes to get eye to eye with Dean. She showed no signs of backing down, though neither did he. He just uncrossed his arms, letting them fall to his sides, fists clenching and unclenching as he rocked back and forth on his feet. "You're going to wipe that puss ass look off your faces and greet your valet with open arms."
"Am I?" A dark smirk appeared on his face.
"Yes, you are. Because on Monday Night Raw you're going to walk down to the ring before anything starts, escorting Miss Miles here and you're going to call Randy Orton out for what he did."
Angel's blood ran cold at the mention of Randy. Who in their right mind would call out that man? She absentmindedly ran her fingers threw her hair, stopping at where the small bump still was.
"Call Randy out?" Seth shook his head. "We already have the Wyatts on our hands. Why the hell would we add Randy Orton to that?"
"You're the ones who challenged Bray Wyatt." Hunter reminded them. "I told you earlier to let it go, but you didn't listen to me."
"Besides." Stephanie interjected. "Randy has his hands full right now with defending his title, so he's not going to be able to retaliate against you."
"We will make sure of that." Hunter added.
Stephanie smirked at her husband obviously knowing more than the rest, before turning back to Dean who was still in her face. "So, let me say this one more time so you understand. You are to escort Miss Miles down to the ring on Monday night, call out Randy for what he did to her and then state on camera that Angel here is under the protection of the Shield. Do I make myself clear?"
D.D.D.
Body twitching like crazy, Dean turned his head away from Stephanie McMahon and locked eyes with his brothers. They were both as happy about this as he was, and that was about as happy as Randy Orton whenever someone challenges him for the title. Little Bitch.
"I said, do I make myself clear?"
Taking a deep breath, Dean ran his tongue around on the inside of his mouth, before turning back towards his boss. "Crystal."
"Good." Stephanie stepped back before pushing Angel once again in front of them. He couldn't help as his eyes traveled down to the scared shitless woman that stood right in front of him. The look on her face told him that she didn't have a clue or understanding of what was happening, and it just pissed him off even more. Knowing that The Authority was not only dicking them over, but her as well, made him want to deck Hunter right here and now.
"I'll leave Miss Miles here in your capable hands." Stephanie said with that smug ass look on her face. "You know, I thought you would be more than happy about this after what happened Monday night."
"All we did was what was right." Seth answered her.
"I wasn't talking about during the show." She turned away with that hotshot smirk.
Dean glared as he watched her and Hunter disappear down the hall. Damn it. He should have known that Stephanie would bring up the fact that he had gone out of his way to take Angel back to the hotel on Monday. Sure, he had already told the boys about it, but he didn't tell them that he had volunteered. Nor did he tell them that he let her sleep on him during the car ride. If he did, they might truly think he was going insane, he almost did himself.
Cracking his neck, he let his eyes fall back to Angel. She was standing there fiddling with her shirt as she stared at the ground. Thrown to the hounds. He sighed as he gave another glance to his brothers for help. But Seth was looking off into the distance at something while Roman shook his head. Thanks for the help.
Trying to bury some of the anger that was still boiling within him, he turned back to Angel. "Hey." He called making her jump slightly as her head snapped up to meet his gaze. Strange, he didn't notice that she had hazel eyes when he was with her on Monday, but then again, her eyes were closed most of the time. Well who would have thunk it? "So, I guess you're our new valet."
She nodded before letting out a big sigh. "I guess so." She stretched her arms behind her back. "I'm truly sorry about this. Stephanie talked to me about being your valet just before your guys' fight. And the way she talked about it, I thought she had already mentioned it to you."
Dean snickered, she thought that Stephanie McMahon would have talked to them about this? About giving them a valet? Miss 'best for business.' Hell no. "Word to the wise, Stephanie McMahon…No, no the Authority, don't ask permission or for anyone's opinions. They just do what they want." Dean placed a hand on her shoulder, lent down so that his mouth was next to her ear. "So, consider yourself lucky."
And just like that he walked away, leaving her in the gorilla.
Skovko: Thank you! I loved writing that part! I thought it would really be in his character to not know how to help someone but still at least try.
Brookeworm3: I'm so glad you enjoyed the chapter! And I hoped you liked this one!