Hey, we did it another chapter in the bag! Chapter Forty Four!

Smackdown: March 14, 2014

Edited: 8/18/19

Chapter Forty Four

"Angel?... Angel… Angel!"

She almost jumped off the travel case that she was sitting on, swinging her legs. Her eyes snapped over to both Roman and Seth who were chuckling at her. "What's up?"

Roman shook his head, still chuckling. "Nothing, just making sure you were still with us."

Her face went flush as she realized that they had just caught her spacing out…again. "Yeah, I'm here." She let out a sigh and looked down at her feet.

Ever since her little rendezvous with Dean, she hadn't been able to concentrate on anything for more than a few seconds before her mind raced right back to the feeling of his lips on hers, his tongue against hers, his body pressed against hers…

There she went again. Her mind was back in the small hidden out cove with that delicious heat filling her being again.

Focus! She gave herself a mental slap as she glanced around the empty hallway, where they were waiting for Kane's match to start. Then her eyes landed on the man that she couldn't' get her mind off of; Dean Ambrose. The man was leaning on the case that she was sitting on, net to Seth. His eyes locked on the ground while he popped and played with the stick of gum that he was chomping on.

Her heart speed up as she watched as he popped small bubbles and twirled his gum with his tongue. She now realized why she had tasted a hint of mint when they kissed.

Concentrating on the way he played with his gum, she didn't realize that he had looked up at her. As their eyes met, he gave her a small half smirk that made her already racing her heart skip a beat.

Panicking, she dropped her eyes instantly to the ground, to which she heard Dean give a small snicker.

God, she felt so stupid.

"What's so funny, man?" Seth asked.

"Nothing." She heard Dean sigh as a large shadow loomed over them.

"Gentlemen, I don't like to repeat myself." Kane's voice made her look up from the floor to see that he was the shadow. "Let's go." He gestured towards the gorilla as he fixed the sweat band that was on his wrists.

She waited for the boys to make a move before hopping off the travel case. Slowly they moseyed forward, leaving a huge gap between Kane and them. After about five steps, Seth put out his arm stopping them.

"What are you doing?" Angel asked.

"We told him we would go out, but we didn't say we go out with him." Seth smirked. "I say we make him think we're not going to show, then saunter in like no big deal."

"I don't know." She played with the zipper on the vest. "I don't wanna upset Kane."

"Babygirl. This isn't just about making Kane upset, this is about making sure Kane knows he's not in charge." Roman told her in his fatherly voice. She frowned slightly, she knew what they were trying to do, but after Kane threatened her, she wasn't behind making Kane mad.

"Well it doesn't matter anymore because Kane already went out to the ring." Dean interjected as he pointed to the TV that showed the Devil's Favorite Demon walking down the long ramp.

A bad feeling hit her in the pit of her stomach as they started towards the gorilla. She knew that Kane wasn't going to be too happy about the Shield not coming out with him. But there was no turning back down.

Well it's the Big Show!

Big Show's theme rang loud and true as they got to the gorilla. Her eyes locked onto the TV there and sigh as she watched the Big Show walk down the ramp and into the ring. As she watched the giant man move, she sighed. There was yet another man she didn't want to make mad and yet she knew either him or Kane was going to be fuming at the Shield by the end of the show. But which one.

At a painstakingly slow pace, they started out to the ring, using the side entrance that came out right between the fans and the ramp. And it wasn't until they made it to the bottom of the ramp that both men in the ring noticed them and only because the crowd started to cheer.

As they made their way towards the ring, she looked up to see that the Big Show had a worried look on his face while Kane gave a bit smirk before he took advantage of the Shield's distraction and attacked Big Show.

Though as the brutal attack happened in the ring, the boys somehow just nonchalantly made their way around the ring. Something that she failed on doing as she made her way around the 'front' of the ring with Roman.

She cringed as the Big Show was able to get back into the match by with a headbutt. He might not be quick but Paul Donald Wight II aka the Big Show was a powerhouse and getting hit like that by him would definitely have you seeing stars.

As if by a miracle Kane was able to get up from the hit. Although the man was moving a bit more sluggish than normal. Which allowed the Big Show to fight him back against the ropes. Holding him there with one hand, the Big Show brought his finger up to his mouth and shushed the fans.

The arena instantly grew quiet, just in time for the Big Show to give Kane a huge slap to the chest, that rang through the arena.

Kane gave a yell as he dropped down onto the mat and rolled out of the ring; right in front of Dean and Seth. Both of them were standing near the man trying not very hard to stop themselves from laughing.

She shook her head as Kane pushed himself away from the barricade where he was taking a breather and turned his attention towards them. The look on his face said that he was less than thrilled that the boys were laughing at his misfortune.

"Go ahead keep laughing." He snarled at them as he headed back towards the ring.

Angel's eyes widened as Big Show reached down over the ropes and pulled Kane up onto the apron. Such strength.

With quick thinking Kane grabbed The Big Show's head and dropped down to his knees. Making Big Show smash his neck off the ropes. While the Big Show held his neck, Kane started in on attacking the man's left knee over and over.

Although it grew continually harder to focus on the match due to the fact that that both Seth and Dean were still laughing about the massive chop that Big Show had gave Kane.

"They probably heard that one outside of the arena." Seth snickered.

"Outside the arena? More like outside of the state." Dean answered back as he popped his gum. Chuckling again he turned, and his eyes landed on her. "What?"

"You shouldn't be joking around like that." She told him.

"Why? It was funny."

She let out a sigh. "Kane didn't find it funny."

He gave a twirl of his gum and shrugged his shoulders. "That's only because it was him, he would have laughed if it was one of us."

All she could do was roll her eyes at him and turned back towards the match. A chuckle came from the man, who knew that he won the fight. She knew that Dean was right, but something in the pit of her stomach was telling her not to make Kane angry.

"So close." Roman hissed as Big Show kicked out a pin.

With each kick out that the Big Show was able to do, the more frustration built on Kane's face. That darkness appeared in his eyes again as he stood up with his hand held back, his telltale sign that he was going for a chokeslam. As he stood there waiting for the Big Show to get to his feet, she could tell that his patience was running low.

And as soon as the giant was able to get to his feet, Kane hit him with that outstretched hand; grabbing him around the throat. Though as Kane held him, she noticed that he couldn't pull him in for the slam. His face twisted into confusion as he and Big Show squared off in the middle of the ring.

The confusion quickly turned into panic as Big Show hand snapped out and he grabbed Kane around the throat. It was a stalemate.

Both men fought the hold, however it was Big Show that was able to get the upper hand as he broke the hold.

Looking baffled, Kane raced backwards and tried to use the ropes to get speed, but as the man came flying back towards him, Big Show just laid him out with a clothesline. After another hit, Big Show threw Kane into the turnbuckles on the far side before hip checking him, smashing him even more into the corner.

Angel bit her lip and played with the very bottom of the vest, that she still wasn't used to wearing, as Kane hissed in pain.

As Kane pulled himself out of the corner, Big Show bounced off the ropes and threw himself at the man, ramming him with his shoulder before rolling out of the ring.

"Is that important step to taking care of a situation?" Dean smirked. "Getting your ass handed?"

"Dean!" She sighed as she quickly glanced up into the ring, to the man that was lying flat in the ring.

"What?" He smirked down at her, acting as if he didn't know why she was scolding him.
Angel turned to tell him to behave himself, but before she could get a word out, Dean grabbed her shoulder and pulled her behind him. Stumbling around, she quickly got her balance before peeking out around the three men that stood defensively in front of her.

The Big Show was making his way, slowly up the steel steps with his eyes locked on them. She knew that he was watching his back, waiting for the Shield to pull something on him. And in a way she was waiting for it too.

"Your fight is with him." Roman pointed towards Kane. "We haven't done anything."

Yet.

As he reached the top of the steps the Big Show seemed to come to terms that the Shield wasn't going to do anything just ye and waved them off as he started to climb up to the top ropes.

"Wait what?" Dean stepped back, taking her with him. "Does Big Show normally go up?" He glanced over to Seth and Roman, who were both shaking their heads as they stared in awe as well.

However, when the Big Show got to the top rope, Kane sprung up from the mat, and grabbed the man around the throat. With power that almost scared her, Kane ripped Big Show from the ropes, and slammed him right down to the mat.

As soon as the Big Show stopped bouncing from the impact, Kane went for the cover. It looked like he had it but seemingly out of nowhere the Big Show kicked out at two.

"Shit that was close." Dean mumbled to Roman as they walked around the ring slightly to get a better look at Kane who was flipping out at the ref, for 'not knowing how to count.'

Slowly and still in shock from what just happened, Angel followed Seth around the side of the ring. Her eyes glued to the action, she felt like she was a kid again sitting on the edge of her couch just wondering and waiting to see what happened.

Kane pounded and crawled his way over towards the corner, near where they were standing. The man was fuming. Slowly he pulled himself up with the ropes and turned his head to look at Dean and Roman, before turning towards her and Seth.

"Let's go." Kane said out of breath. "Get in there, why do you think you're out here? Let's go." He gestured into the ring.

Instantly her heart sank as she watched Seth slowly move away from her and towards the apron. On the other side of the ring she saw Roman and Dean making their way up onto the apron as well.

You knew it was going to happen. She told herself as she tried to keep her 'Shield tough' look on her face. You knew this was going to happen.

She swallowed hard as she watched the boys stare down at the Big Show.

"What are you doing?" Kane yelled as he got into the Seth's face. "Did I stutter or something?" Quickly he wiped his head around and that deep, dark glare was suddenly on her. "Hey! Do your job and get them in the ring. Get them in the ring now."

Taken back, she opened her mouth, but nothing came out. Though she wasn't sure what was supposed to come out.

"Are you stupid? Don't just stand there, your job is to make them listen to me. Now do it!" Kane screamed.

Taking a moment to glance up at Seth, she tired to read the man's body language, tried to figure out what to say or do. She knew that even if she ordered them to get into the ring, the Shield did what the Shield wanted. Nothing more, nothing less. But she also knew that Seth wasn't going to take to kindly to getting ordered around by Kane.

"Up to you." Seth mouthed as their eyes met.

Blinking, she tried to register what he had said. He was giving her the call.

It was up to her whether they jumped down from the apron and walked away or listened to Kane and gave the Big Show the beat down that they were out here for. The weight of the choice suddenly crashed down on her as she glanced from Kane and Seth to Roman and Dean. All of them were waiting on her.

"Oh, for fuck sake." Kane groaned as he got to his feet. "You really are just a stupid, useless woman." He snarled. "Get. them. In. The. Ring. Now."

Emotions ran through her quickly; anger, embarrassment, confusion, worry, fear. Though as she gave one finally look at Seth, she knew the right call to make. Taking a deep breath, she shook her head and stepped back from the apron.

A slight smirk appeared on Seth's face as he signaled for both Roman and Dean to jump down. And something rushed through her as she watched all three members of the Shield jump of the apron while Kane screamed and yelled until he was red in the face. She couldn't quite pinpoint the feeling, but she knew it was close to pride.

"Hey, what are you doing?" He called as he glanced around realizing that the Shield wasn't his corner now. "I told you to get in the ring!"

As Kane's voice echoed in her ears; Seth calmly let her around the ring toward Roman and Dean who were taunting Kane. Which as happy as she was that they listened to her and denied the man's order, she knew it wasn't smart to make him even more angry with them.

"What are you doing? I'm the boss you do as I say."

"We don't take orders from you." Seth yelled back at him.

Seething, Kane turned around seeming to remember that he was in a match. She could see that he was mumbling words to himself as he stomped his way over towards the Big Show, who took the moment that Kane fought with them to get his breath back and get to his feet.

Catching Kane off-guard, Big Show was able to grab Kane and hit him with a chokeslam. One that laid Kane out flat.

Big Show went for the pin.

One. Two. Three.

The bell sounded as Dean and Roman walked around the steel steps and joined Seth.

When all three members were standing next to each other, a camera crew raced up to catch their reactions.

Roman let out a sigh as he leaned into Seth. "Not that I'm complaining but why did you make the call?"

"I didn't" Seth smirked as he suddenly draped his arm over her shoulder. "Angel did."

"Oh?" Both Roman and Dean glanced down at her. "Good on you Babygirl, standing up for yourself." Roman gave her a smack on the chest that knocked her back a bit.

"Thanks." She gave a weary smile as she rubbed the spot that he smacked.

"Look who's going against the Authority now." Dean added as he nudged her in the side.

When their eyes met, he winked before making his way around her. She couldn't stop her body from shooting straight as she felt his arm brush long her back as she walked.

Trying to ignore the chill that made its way up her spine, she took a deep breath and quickly turned to follow him. Hoping that neither Seth nor Roman noticed anything.

Giving herself a shake, she made her way up to where she saw Dean kneeling against the barricade with one hand out towards her, while his other one held onto his US title.

Though she was confused why he had picked this side of the barricade to jump, she didn't say anything as she used him to get up and over the barricade.

"Dean look!" Fans started to scream as they pointed back towards the ring. Both of them quickly turned towards the ring just in time to see Kane lifting Seth up and over the ropes by his hair.

"Shit." Dean mumbled under his breath. "Hold this." He called as he held out the title to her. As soon as she had the title in her hands, the man was gone. He took off towards the ring right behind Roman.

With wide eyes, she watched as Kane went to lift Seth up for the chokeslam. Through right before he could excavate the move, Roman came charging in almost out of nowhere and landed a spear that knocked both Kane and Seth to the mat.

Relief poured through her, as Dean, Roman, and Seth paraded around the ring, yelling down at Kane. Though the more the watched the scene play out in front of her, the more she started to fill with anxiety.

Her mind fixated onto what Kane was going to do to relatate. They were already in a world of trouble for leaving him to the Big Show but now…now after spearing the man…she knew hell was about to break loose.

D.D.D

"Did you see Kane's face when he realized that we jumped down?" Seth smirked as he put on a mock horrified face. "God it was priceless." He chuckled.

"Fuck that." Dean shook his head. "You should have seen how wide his eyes went when he saw Roman coming at him like a truck." He smirked as they made their way through the hall, it wasn't every day that you got to see Kane taken back like they had tonight.

"We got Kane good, and it's all thanks to this one." Roman said giving Angel a pat on the back.

She gave her head a shake as a small smile came to her face.

"So, I wonder how does Miss Goody Two Shoes feel about defying the Authority?" He asked as he draped an arm over her head, leaning some of his weight on her and making her bend over.

A sigh came from her as she pushed his arm off and glanced back at them with a fake glare on her face. It looked like she was about to scold them, though instead she raised her head up. "Like you said…" She cleaned her throat as her voice broke. "I need to stand up for myself more."

"She's learning." Roman laughed as they walked past the gorilla.

Trying to hide the smile that was making its way onto his face, Dean rubbed his hand over his grown stubble and gave a pop his gum.

Though his smile fell as they rounded the hallway and his eyes landed on Renee who was standing there talking to a camera.

He knew that she was either waiting for them or Kane and judging by the way that she glanced over her shoulder and started to almost panic, he would bet it was them she was looking for.

"Guys if I could…" He pretended not to notice her as she stepped int their way. "…just get a quick word with you?"

Part of him wanted to say no, actually more like all of him wanted to. Though he decided it would be best to play nice and leaned towards the reporter as if he was really interested in what she was about to say.

"I mean, clearly you've been working with the Authority very closely lately…"

"Clearly." He snickered as he turned back towards Roman who was standing behind him.

"…but the way Smackdown just went out there, Roman speared Kane. What's the message your trying to him?"

"Alright, here's what happened tonight." Dean said talking point. "Something very interesting happened. Kane thought he was going to give us a learning experience. We were supposed to go out there and learn something, but it turns out Kane is the one that learned a very valuable lesson."

"Yeah! We taught him to never put his hands on the Shield." Seth stepped in practically screaming.

Raising an eyebrow at the man voice level, he nodded his head and turned back to Renee. "Exactly."

"He thought he was our boss, Kane's not our boss, we don't take orders from him." Roman finished. "Now he knows."

Without another word, they started away from the woman and the camera crew. "Angel!" Renee called making everyone turned around just behind the camera man to see that Renee had grabbed Angel's arm as she was trying to follow them. "As the Shield's manager aren't you worried about them attacking the Director of Operations?"

Angel gave a pull on the vest and took a deep breath. "Well Renee, simple answer…No. As their manager I'm not worried about this. The Shield does what the wants to and I'll stand behind whatever that is. Because I believe in the Shield." And just like that she walked away from the reporter and over towards them with an air of confidence that mock only their own.

He let out a whistle as she stopped in front of them. "Hot damn." He said nodding his head. "Someone is getting better on the mic."

"Am I?" The confidence quickly switched into a small smile of pride that made Dean want to snicker as he nodded his head. "Good," She gave a small giggle. "I wanna be able to live up to the Shield's promos."

"You don't have to worry about that." Roman told her as he slung an arm over her shoulders. "Trust us. You're already there."

"Excuse me!" That high-pitched squeal of a voice that couldn't be mistaken as anyone other than WWE's own general manager Vickie Guerrero came screeching down the hallway like nails on a chalkboard.

Letting out a sigh, Dean turned towards where his brothers were already looking to see Vickie coming down with her normal smug swagger with that huge smirk on her face.

What the hell does she want now? He wondered if this had anything to do with what just happened. This wouldn't be the first time that she screamed at them about something, though this would be the first time that she came bounding up to them with a huge smile on her face.

"Hello Vicky." Angel quickly turned around and gave the GM a smile.

"Hello Angel." She smiled back. "Boys."

"What's up Vicky?" Seth asked crossing his arms, obviously not buying into the smile as much as Angel was.

"Oh nothing." She said in such a way that it made Dean's hair stand up on the back of his neck. "I was just on the social media accounts and saw that there was an overwhelming love for Angel's new outfit." She said pointing at the vest that Angel was wearing.

"Oh?" Angel said taking a step backwards.

"Oh yes." Vicky told her. "And the higher ups wanted me to make sure that you kept wearing that vest, until the costume department can make you one of your own."

"Wait what…" Angel coughed.

"Yep, so that's that." Vickie gave that nerve twitching smile as she just waved and walked away without another word.

Rubbing the back of his neck, Dean slowly turned towards Angel who was just standing there with her mouth hung open, staring at Vickie as she left.

Giving a pop of his gum, he already knew that this was going to be a long weekend.

A.A.A.

"They are renovating the area where the Shield would normally come out of…" The crew member said as he pointed up at the doorway that was covered in a plastic curtain. "Would it be ok if they go out of the next door over?"

She looked at the difference between the two doors and nodded her head. "Yeah that sounds fine." What's the difference between two doors? She sighed as she looked up through the empty arena of chairs.

It was weird to see the arena empty, looking around she couldn't even fathom that in just a few hours, each of these seats will be filled with eager fans ready for a show.

"I'll let the boys know." She told the crew member, as she turned back towards to ramp to the backstage.

A huge sigh came from her as she rubbed the back of her head. It was Sunday night and almost time for the House Show in Laredo, Texas and she was exhausted. Just like every other weekend all the travel and mess had her wanted to curl up under a blanket and sleep for the rest of eternity. But this weekend she had an a few more added issues that made it even worse.

Every moment at work she was looking over her shoulder waiting for a member of the Authority to come up to her about what happened on Smackdown.

And then there was what was taking up the last of her energy. Dean.

Ever since their, what she could only describe as a mind shattering kiss, she couldn't seem to get her mind off of the man. Whether it was in the car, or trying to sleep, or even when the man was right next to her; she couldn't seem to stop thinking about him. And boy was it tiring.

"Angel." For the first time in over forty-eight hours her body seemed to freeze, and her mind went blank as her name came from across the gorilla.

Turning slowly, her eyes landed on just the man that she was dreading to see all weekend long, Kane.

"Yes?" She felt the lump in her throat form as she stared down the Devil's Favorite Demon.

"Hello Angel." He said in that monotone voice. "I wanted to come and apologize to you."

Apologize? Her eyes widened. She had to be hearing things surly there was no way that Kane was apologizing to her. Not after the boys walked away from him. She knew that he had heard that it was her fault, that she was the one that made the call.

"I wanted to say sorry… for my actions and words on Friday. Due to all this stuff with Daniel Bryan… my temper has been running a little wild and... I might have said some things that were very unprofessional and uncalled for."

Baffled, she gave a nod of her head. "Thank you for apologizing."

"Yes, I hope there isn't any hard feelings between the Shield and I." He said gesturing between the two of them. "I wouldn't want to spoil our relationship on something this petty."

Petty? She raised an eyebrow. "I'm sure the boys will be very happy to hear that you apologized for Friday." She told him.

"Good because I need them in my corner tomorrow." Kane stated.

The lump and shock suddenly faded away. She should have known that there was more to this then just Kane wanting to say sorry for what he had done. "Alright, I'll make sure they know." She crossed her arms and took a step back.

"I mean it." His voice hardened as he stepped forward, closing the gap that she had just made. "The Authority had tasked me with something very important and I'm in need to the Shield to be at my side."

"And I'll make sure to tell them that it's important."

"Angel." He let out a sigh. "I would ask that you to make sure that the Shield does as they are asked."

"Kane." She could hear the frustration in Kane's voice as she didn't give him the answer she was looking for. "I'm sure that you've realized that the boys do what they want. However, I will tell them that you need their help and I will make sure that they know that you said you were sorry. But it's up to them whether or not they want to help."

She watched Kane's face twist into anger as he took a deep breath. "You really are stupid aren't you." He growled making her jump back. "You were put into position of the Shield's manager to make sure that they do what the Authority wants of them. If you can't even do a simple task what good are you?" He barked. "If you had any common sense you would make sure the Shield is out there on Monday and they do what they are asked."

Stand up for yourself. She gritted her teeth knowing that she was going to regret this but... "Kane. For the last time, I can't make the Shield do anything. No one can." She told him, stepping closer until she had to cock her head up to look at him. "Oh, and word to the wise, if you want to persuade the Shield to do something, threatening and calling the one person that might be able to help you, stupid; might be a bad idea." She said as she turned her back on him. "But I will let them know you need their help."

Without a second thought, she quickly made her way down the hallway, not daring to stop until she reached the locker room. Standing up for herself was one thing but knowing when to walk away was another.

Giving a quick knock, she practically busted her way into the locker room. Instantly she spotted Roman and Seth standing in the corner of the room and made her way over to them. It wasn't until she was next to both men that she felt even an inch of relief.

"What's up Babygirl?" Roman asked as he straped on his vest. "Everything ok?"

She nodded as she caught her breath. "Yeah. You know I don't know why I listened to you guys, standing up for myself is nerve wracking."

"What happened that made you have to stand up for yourself?" Dean's voice made her jump slightly as he came from the bathroom.

Clearing her throat, she turned towards the man that was wiping his hand off on the back of his pants. "I uh, I ran into Kane."

She could see all three of the men around her tensed. "And?"

As she explained what happened between her and Kane she watched as each of them started to relax, which in returned relaxed her…kind of.

"Man, you really showed him the dark side of Angel." Roman laughed.

"See I told you she gets scary when she's angry." Seth threw Dean's tape at him.

Dean caught the roll with ease before flipping Seth off. "So, he needs our help with something tomorrow?"

"Yeah and he said it was important." She sighed. "Though knowing the Authority, I'm sure it means they need you to beat someone down."

Seth nodded his head. "The Big Show?"

"He sounded more desperate than that." She shook her head as she reached down and grabbed the vest that Vickie Guerrero told her to wear until costuming made her, her own.

"Daniel Bryan?"

Her eyes widened as she turned toward Roman. "I hope not." She said holding the vest against her chest. She really liked Daniel and didn't want to have to watch the Shield beat him up.

Suddenly a knowing smirk came to Seth's face. "Didn't the Authority personally invite Jerry Lawler to tomorrow's show?"

"Yeah." She cocked her head at the man. What did Jerry Lawler coming to the show have to do with anything? Jerry comes to the show all the time.

"You think it's Lawler?" Roman asked.

Seth nodded his head. "It's Lawler. Think about it, normally Michael Cold and JBL are the ones that invite guests to sit with them on commentary, but this time the Authority does it."

Angel watched as the wheels turned in the boys' heads. And it kind of scared her.

The long weekend continues.

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