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The song for this chapter is, "Umbrella" by Rihanna, I think it symbolizes that no matter what this group goes through, they will always make it through the rain together.
As he slept Colby had a dream about the first time he laid eyes on Tasha in person. It was the start of the Gold Rush Series for the NXT Championship on August 1st, 2012 when Triple H had asked her to be the guest ring announcer for the tournament. He had found out later on from her that Triple H wanted her to give him a manger's perspective on the talent in NXT. Triple H wanted to know if any of the superstars had what it took to be a part of the main roster.
As his music started he came out on the stage, bouncing around in his usual mosh pit fashion, the music pumping him up. He could hear her announce his name and it sent a flush through him as his name tumbled from her lips.
She was already out of the ring when he entered, but as he climbed up on the turnbuckle he looked right down at her. She was bobbing her head along with his music, she looked up and gave him a sweet smile that was followed with a wink, and he was hooked from that moment on.
He never told anybody but Joe and Jon, but he'd had a crush on Siren since he was a kid. When he made plans to go to Florida to wrestle for FCW, he was hoping it would give him a chance to meet her and perhaps make his crush into his girlfriend. But his hopes were dashed as he watched her marry Cena at Wrestlemania 21. But 4 years later, their marriage dissolved and Siren was back on the market.
When he finally entered NXT, he knew that she was single, and when he heard that she was coming to NXT, he thought he might finally have his opening. But despite his persona Colby was actually a very shy guy, and in his mind, Siren was so far out of his league.
But Siren had changed his opinion on the August 15th, edition of NXT. She had introduced him and his opponent for their semi-final match. During the match his opponent had beaten him down in the corner, slamming him down on the mat to where he could barely move. As he opened his eyes from where he lay, his gaze met directly with her eyes and he saw her mouth the words, "come on." She was pulling for him, she wanted him to win the match, and it gave him a second wind to get up and win the match.
Afterwards he had watched the match, listening to the commentary from the announcer's. JR, Byron and William Regal had asked Siren what she thought about the match and the superstars in the tournament. She had said that all of them were impressive with their own styles and it was interesting to watch the styles clash in the ring.
But what got Colby was when Byron had asked her, "Which of these guys in the tournament from a manager's point of view, would you like to work with?"
"Not to take anything away from any of the other competitors, because they're all great, but I'd have to go with Seth Rollins. I think he's got that wow factor. He's got a style that is all his own. Since his first day here, he's had a following, the crowd loves chanting his name. He's going up against guys that are bigger and stronger than he is, and he keeps finding ways to keep going. He's resilient and resourceful. Every time these guys think they've got him beat, he finds a way to rally and outsmart them. As a manager he's got everything I would look for in a client. He's got a presence, he's smart, resourceful, methodical. He's my pick to win this tournament. I think he's the future of our business, and there's no doubt in my mind that he's gonna be WWE world heavyweight champion one day."
Hearing the way that she talked about him, how much she believed in him, that meant so much to Colby.
It was the next week when he got to actually be in the ring with her, he had been told that she would be interviewing him and his opponent. As he waited for her to announce him, he actually found himself a little nervous to be out there with her. But he shook Colby out of his head and let Seth take the reins, Seth was the brash, cocky, ladies man.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are just one week away from the finals of the NXT Gold Rush tournament to crown the first ever NXT Champion. But, before we get to next week, tonight, we have an opportunity to hear for the final time before their match from both competitors. So with that said, ladies and gentlemen, my first guest, please welcome, Seth Rollins!"
He got into the ring walking past her and taking a mic from one of the techs, he then turned as she held out her hand. He took it with his own, noticing the tingle he felt when their hands met.
"And his opponent, the Punjabi Nightmare, Jinder Mahal."
He stood there beside her as his opponent walked down the ramp, he saw her look over her shoulder, tossing him a smirk and a wink. She stepped in between the two men, holding up her hands to them. "Let's keep this civil, please. Don't make me have to hurt you, because I can." And there wasn't one part of Colby that thought for a second that she couldn't.
"Okay, gentlemen. I'm gonna start things off with you, Seth. What does it mean to you to have the opportunity to become NXT Champion?"
"You know, Siren, my entire life all I ever wanted was to hold a championship in WWE. So this opportunity to become the first ever NXT Champion means everything to me. Growing up isn't always easy. Sometimes when you're a kid, it's hard to find yourself, it's hard to figure out what you stand for. I was like that until I found wrestling, until I found WWE, and that gave me purpose, that gave me direction, that gave me a dream. And now, here I stand on the brink of achieving that dream. And there is no way I am leaving Full Sail University without becoming the first ever NXT Champion."
She nodded giving him a smile, she understood what he was saying, this was his dream. They stood side-by-side as his opponent rambled on in another language, the two of them looking at one another confused. It wasn't until his opponent referred to him as a "born loser" that Colby got pissed off. He stepped towards Jinder, but Siren laid a light hand on his chest, holding him in place. The tingle he felt when he shook her hand was nothing compared to the tremor that ran through him as she touched his chest.
When his opponent finished talking Colby knew it was gonna get ugly, he reached out placing his left hand on her stomach and gently moved her back where she would be safe.
"Born loser," Jinder, "Born loser," you know what I never liked…" But he was cut off as Jinder slugged him in the mouth. He got up and took the fight to Jinder knocking him out of the ring, then diving out of the ring and taking him out. He ripped off his shirt and climbed back in the ring, standing on the turnbuckle he saw Siren clapping, a smile on her face. She gave him another of her patented winks and a bright smile.
The next week was the championship match for the NXT Championship, and Colby was so nervous. He noticed Siren walk up to him, she was headed out to announce his match. She was wearing a pair of black leather pants, a white corset with red roses on it and a pair of black motorcycle boots. Her long hair was down hanging just above her butt, her eyes were done in a dark smoky eye that made her blue eyes pop, and her lips were blood red.
She smiled as she stopped in front of him, "Relax kid, you got this, I know it."
Those would be the words that ran through his mind as she announced his name and throughout the entire match.
"At this time, allow me to introduce to you, the commissioner of NXT, WWE Hall of Famer "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes." Siren said clapping along with the superstars that filled the stage as well as the fans. Dusty grabbed the title and carried it down into the ring where he hugged Siren.
Jinder came out first to a rather horrible ovation from the crowd, mostly with boos. However when Seth Rollins made his entrance, the roof damn near came off of the place.
Colby stood to Siren's left as she announced the competitors for the match. "Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest scheduled for one fall, is the final match in the Gold Rush tournament. The winner of this bout will become the first-ever NXT Champion. Introducing the participants. First, to my right, from Punjab, India, weighing 221 pounds, Jinder Mahal. To my left, his opponent, from Davenport, Iowa, weighing 209 pounds, Seth Rollins!"
"Good luck boys." Siren says, her attention on Seth as she gets out of the ring.
Dusty comes up to him shaking his hand, he thanks Dusty for the opportunity, but he's angered when Jinder refuses to shake Dream's hand. Colby decides right there that he's gonna win the match, no one with that amount of disrespect deserves to be champion.
The greatest moment of his life was hearing Siren announcing his name as the winner of the match. "The winner… and new NXT Champion, Seth Rollins!"
He was beside himself with emotion as he hugged Dusty, and then had his hands and belt raised by Dusty and Siren. Then to have the entire locker room come down to the ring and lift him up on their shoulders, the feeling could not be described.
It was even better when he saw Siren backstage, she walked right up and gave him a kiss on his cheek. "Told you so." She said giving him a smile and that wink that drove him crazy.
Colby had never imagined that the woman he'd had a crush on since he was a kid, would one day be his girlfriend. Despite what some people might think, it wasn't her looks or her status in the company that attracted him to her. It was her personality, her sense of humor and the unwavering faith and belief she had in him. When the chips were down and no one thought he could win, she was always right there in his corner telling him, "You got this."
Whether he was a heel or a face, she had his back, even when no one thought she would. He knew he was lucky to have her in his life, and now he was blessed to say that she was his girlfriend. Every time he looked at her, it was literally a teenage dream come true.
The next morning Colby woke up, looking down he found Tasha curled into his side, her right arm resting across his stomach. He laughed lightly as her breath tickled the skin of his chest, his slight movement causing her to open her eyes. He smiled as her blue eyes fluttered open and looked over at him, a smile gracing her face when she saw him watching her. It was little things like her smiling when she saw him, that made everyday worth it to Colby. As long as he could see those beautiful blue eyes and her sweet smile, he had every thing he would ever need in life.
"Morning." She said with a small yawn.
Colby chuckled, "Morning, baby. How you feeling?"
"A little sore, but no worse for wear." She said stretching her sore body, her T-shirt rising up to where he could see the black boy-shorts she wore.
Clearing his throat he tossed the inappropriate thoughts in his head away, now wasn't the time for that. "Well, I'm gonna head to the gym with the guys. You should take a hot bath and relax. I'll get some breakfast for you and Monkey before I go, Renee's already up cooking."
"Figures." She said chuckling, climbing out of bed, she placed her arms around his neck and smiled. "How'd I get so lucky?"
Colby wrapped his arms around her waist, leaning down he kissed her lips. "I'm the lucky one."
Tasha kissed him once more before she walked into the bathroom, starting the water she heard him talking to her daughter as he turned on cartoons for her. Sinking into the water Tasha sighed in relief as she felt the tight muscles in her body releasing their tension.
Colby knocked on the door and came in about twenty minutes later, "Breakfast is here, baby. I already got monkey hers, she's watching cartoons."
"Okay. Thank you." She said smiling warmly at him.
"You're welcome." He replied, leaning down and kissing her lips lightly. "I'll be back in a few hours."
"K. Have fun."
After getting out of the bath and toweling off, Tasha got dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a black tank top. She sat down on the bed to eat her breakfast, grabbing her phone she thumbed through her social media to see what was going on. There were a lot of tweets about Summerslam, most of them from her fans wishing her well after Brock's attack. Opening up the tweet page, she typed out a message to her fans.
WWESirenRose - thank you for all of your well wishes. I'm doing good. #bruisedbutnotbroken
A little under two hours later Colby came back to the room, he was sweating, his hair sticking out from the bun at the nape of his neck. Tasha watched him set his gym bag down, motioning to the tray sitting on the bed beside her. "I got you some breakfast, figured you'd be hungry."
"Thanks babe." He said giving her a kiss. "I'm gonna take a quick shower."
Tasha nodded, she was leaning back against the headboard, her laptop perched on her lap. She was going through her itinerary for the rest of the month, which was for lack of a better word, slammed. She had two RAW's and Smackdown's, maybe two Main Events if she was scheduled, and in between them, filming for SOA, Teen Wolf and Walking Dead.
Some days she worried that she put too much on herself, but then she remembered how much fun being apart of all these shows was and she never thought twice.
Colby came out of the bathroom shortly after, dressed in a pair of black slacks. Tasha smiled, even though she hated his heel persona, she had to admit, the man could wear the hell out of a suit. He sat down on the edge of the bed and ate his breakfast, glancing at Tasha out of the corner of his eye. After he finished he got up and pulled on his white long-sleeved button down, tucking it into his pants. He then put on his black dress shoes and went about packing his suitcase back up.
By the time he finished Tasha had repacked hers and Kailynn's things and was pulling on her zip-up sweatshirt. He smiled as Kailynn tugged her sweat-jacket on, her little hands getting stuck in the sleeves. When they were ready he kissed Tasha and Kailynn's forehead before they headed down to the rig.
Colby made sure no one was loitering around then walked outside where the rig was waiting. Luckily no fans seemed to be around at this point, and not many of them had figured out who the rig belonged too, yet. He climbed in shutting the door behind him, nodding to Jon, Joe and Renee who were seated on the couch. He set his bag down and sat next to Tasha at the table, the guys ribbing him over his suit as they rode to the arena.
Walking into the arena Colby sighed, he was really getting tired of being alone, his friends and girlfriend laughing behind him as they walked in together. But what could he do right now? Nothing, except wait for Hunter's plan to come to fruition.
After attending the afternoon meeting, he went to his locker room, finding Tasha already inside. "The girls steal Kailynn again?"
"Yep. As always." Tasha said with a laugh. "I'm glad she's having fun, she starts pre-k next Monday, so this is my last week with her before she goes home."
Colby saw the dejected look on her face, he walked over and sat down beside her on the bench. Wrapping his arm around her, he kissed the side of her head. "Hey, it's okay. She's gonna be fine."
"It's not that. I just wonder if I'm doing the right thing. What if she resents me later on for not being around more. I mean, I'm on the road so much, I only get to really spend time with her during the summer."
"Hey, look at me. Kailynn loves you, and she loves what you do. I see how proud she is to say her momma is a WWE Diva. She could never resent you. She has so much fun when she's here, and she gets to travel and see the world. She is having the time of her life, and she has her mom to thank for that. Okay?"
Tasha nods, leaning into Colby and kissing his lips, "Thank you."
"Anytime, baby."
Monday Night RAW kicked off that night in Las Vegas with a look back at Summerslam. Stephanie started the show coming out to Daniel Bryan's music as a slap in the face to Brie for defeating her at Summerslam. She then brought Nikki out to explain her actions, the two hugging in the ring and making the fans gag. Then Nikki explained that she turned on her sister because she was tired of every thing being about Brie.
Brie then came out to confront her sister telling her that she could forgive her. But Brie was rewarded with a vicious slap to the face from Nikki, she climbed out of the ring and walked backstage, tears falling from her eyes.
Siren met her backstage pulling the woman into her arms, rubbing her back and trying to comfort her. "It's okay. It's just a storyline, she didn't mean it. Okay? Nikki loves you."
"I know, but it still hurts." Brie said with a choked sob.
Siren glanced down the hall where Seth stood with Renee, "I know, believe me, I know all too well."
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, Mr. Money In The Bank, Seth Rollins." Renee says with a smile as Seth walks up beside her, cackling like always. "Seth, you were victorious last night at Summerslam in your lumberjack match against Dean Ambrose, congratulations."
"Renee, thank you. Thank you very much. It feels so good. Because I did what I told the entire world I was gonna do. I didn't run. I didn't hide. I stood, planted my two feet in the center of that ring inside Dean Ambrose's little wall of flesh. And I proved, that not only am I the future WWE World Heavyweight Champion, but I'm the future of the entire WWE."
Suddenly Renee runs out of the frame, Seth is confused, until he feels ice cold water pouring over his body. He breathes out deeply, blowing out a breath as he turns around to find Dean standing behind him holding a bucket, Siren beside him laughing.
"What? It's for charity." Dean says with a shrug, before hitting Seth in the face with the bucket then tackling him to the ground.
Siren stands by still smiling as security and referee's come in to break the two up. As Seth is held back he's yelling at the two, "You're done, Ambrose! I'm done with you two! Yeah, keep smiling, Siren! I'm done with you! Let me go!"
After they release him he barges into Triple H's office where the boss is speaking to Kane. "What the hell? Huh? Did you see that? Did you see what just happened?" Seth snaps throwing his towel on the floor.
"Relax, just calm down." Triple H tells him.
"Dean Ambrose is out of his mind. He's a lunatic, he's not gonna stop for anything. I tried to tell you this. We got to put him out, we got to take him out of the equation. If you want me to be Mr. Money In the Bank, you want me…"
"Relax, relax. You're Mr. Money In the Bank, calm down. We saw it which is why tonight you are gonna have a rematch with Dean Ambrose. Okay?"
"Alright. Alright, good. Good. In a lumberjack match?"
"No, because Dean Ambrose is a problem. People like him, he's wild, he's crazy, he's unpredictable, he's got an attitude."
"Clearly." Seth snarks running a hand through his now wet hair.
"That's why I'm gonna let the WWE Universe decide the type of match you have. I'm gonna let them decide his fate, so that tonight when you finish Dean Ambrose off for good, he's not a martyr. No, the blood will be on their hands, not on ours."
"Good luck." Kane tells him.
"Finish it." Triple H says as Seth walks out.
Siren sits in the locker room, she hears the door open and ducks her head to hide her smile. "Hey, babe, I got you a dry shirt."
"I hate you." He says making her chuckle. "Did you give him that idea?"
"Give him?" She said looking up at him with a grin. "It was all my idea."
"I hate you so much." He groaned with a smile, as he sat down on the bench and attempted to peel his wet shirt off of his body.
Feeling sorry for him Siren stood up and walked over grabbing the bottom hem of the shirt and helping him peel it off of his muscular frame. She then tossed it into the corner as she sat down straddling his lap, giving him her best pouty face. "Do you really hate me?"
Seth knew what she was doing and he refused to give in, crossing his arms over his chest, pushing her back a little bit. "Yes I do."
She leaned in and kissed his cheek, "Still hate me?"
"Yep."
She leaned in again pressing a kiss to his neck, "Still?"
"Uh-huh." He bit out, although he was having a tough time staying angry with her.
Grabbing him by the back of his neck she pressed a deep kiss to his lips. "How bout now?" She said with a smirk.
Seth scoffed before wrapping his arms around her and attacking her mouth in a heated kiss. He pulled back a few minutes later, both of them breathing heavily as she smirked at him. He gently bit her bottom lip with his teeth, "Minx."
"And you wouldn't have me any other way." She stated, before climbing off his lap and walking out of the locker room.
Siren headed up to the corridor where Roman was waiting for her, he was competing in a 6-man tag match with Sheamus and RVD versus Randy Orton, Ryback and Curtis Axel. The two smiled at one another as Sheamus and RVD were announced and made their way to the ring, then it was their turn.
Siren lead Roman down the stairs to the barricade, she hopped over first and waited as Roman jumped over behind her. She smirked up at Randy who was muttering to himself, still pissed off that Roman had beat him at Summerslam.
She stood by the stairs as Sheamus started the match off against Axel. She smiled along with RVD and Roman as Sheamus punished Axel and Ryback with forearms to the chest. The three of them were working as a cohesive unit, she was pleased with that. Roman got in the match with a superman punch to Axel, followed by one to Ryback before Randy jumped in and attacked him. It was a melee then as all six men got into the ring, hitting one another with finishing moves. But it was RVD that won the match for his team with a frogsplash to Axel.
Siren got into the ring, raising Roman and Sheamus' hands along with the ref and RVD. The four then walked to the back together laughing.
Siren stood in the back alongside Seth and Dean, they were waiting to find out what the match would be. She knew that no matter what the Universe decided, it was gonna be a disaster. It turned out to be a Falls Count Anywhere match. She quickly kissed Seth, giving him a sad look, knowing it was gonna be a bad night, before she headed out with Dean.
Dean and Siren walked out together to the roar of the crowd, she couldn't help but smile, the WWE Universe loved Dean Ambrose. Her stomach however betrayed the smile on her face as it was tied up in knots. She could tell by the look in Seth's eyes that tonight was going to be unpleasant, and that meant that Dean was gonna end up hurt.
She stood in the ring with Dean as Seth made his way down to them, climbing up onto the turnbuckle and holding up his briefcase. Siren jumped down out of the ring as Dean rushed Seth and the two started brawling. She watched with rapt attention as the guys beat one another with everything they could get their hands on for over minutes. Seth had even power-slammed Dean onto a stack of steel chairs and he still kicked out.
Her concern grew as she saw Kane come from out of the crowd, taking a seat next to the announcer's table. Dean had then put Seth through a table from the second rope, but when he went for the cover Kane hopped up on the ring apron. Dean knocked him off, the threw Seth out of the ring when he rushed him, and then he followed that with a suicide dive taking out both men. Dean hefted Seth back into the ring and hit him with a clothesline that nearly turned Seth inside out, before hitting him with "Dirty Deeds." Once again he went for the cover, but he was pulled form the ring by Kane.
Kane then proceeded to beat the hell out of Dean, until Dean sidestepped him and sent Kane crashing into the steel steps. Before Dean could regain himself, he was attacked by Seth, but a quick move by Ambrose had Seth sailing over the barricade behind him. Dean then tossed an attacking Kane over the announcer's table, before he ran across the tables and launched himself onto Seth.
Dean tossed Seth back over the barricade, bouncing Seth's head off of the announcer's table. He then started ripping the cover and monitors off of the table. He hefted Seth onto the table looking for "Dirty Deeds," but Kane saved Rollins by choke-slamming Dean onto the table instead. Seth then jumped up and delivered a curb stomp to Dean on the announcer's table.
Siren was in full blown panic mode as she saw Kane lift up a table by the barricade, 6 cinder blocks hiding underneath it. Kane picked up Dean and drug him over, holding his head above the blocks. Siren immediately forgot about her personal safety as she put herself between Seth and Dean.
"Seth! Seth, don't do this, please! Please, Seth! I'm begging you! Please, don't do this!" She pleaded with him managing to back him up against the ring apron.
Hearing the cheer of the fans as the two were basically chest-to-chest Seth leaned his head down to hers, placing his forehead against hers. His hand came down and grabbed hers, the fans were going crazy by now thinking Seth might kiss her. But they were unprepared and astonished, as was Siren as Seth whispered in her ear, "I'm sorry." Just then he slapped a handcuff onto her wrist.
"What the hell!?" She screamed as he lifted her arm and secured the other cuff around the bottom rope. "Seth! God damnit! Don't do this! Please, Seth! Seth!"
She cried out in agony and despair as Seth jumped off of the announcer's table and curb stomped Dean's head right onto the cinder blocks, shattering half of them. "NO!"
Siren sagged against the ring apron, her eyes locked on Dean's unconscious form slumped over the cinder blocks. She could see Seth standing on the announcer's table out of the corner of her eye, Kane standing before him nodding in praise. Only Siren could see the regret in Seth's eyes, the solemn look on his face as he looked down at Dean.
As the camera's cut to black the trainer's and WWE personnel ran down to check on Dean. Siren screamed as three of them stood around her, looking frantically for the key to release her. "Just fucking cut me lose!"
Finally one of the ref's brought out a key and unlocked her hand, immediately she ran over and knelt down beside Dean. Bringing her face down by his she whispered to him, as there were fans crowded around the barricade still watching. "You with me, D?"
Since she was blocking the view of him from the fans, he cracked open his left eye and looked at her. "My head hurts."
Siren pursed her lips, dropping her head as she tried to hide her laugh. "They're gonna put you on a backboard, and wheel you backstage, okay?"
"Yeah." Dean grumbled. "I'm gonna kick that kid's ass."
Again Siren ducked her head, hiding her smile behind her hand. "I'll gladly help you."
Once the paramedics got down to the ring, they gently picked Jon up and placed him on a backboard, putting a collar around his neck, and strapping him down. Tasha followed them as they wheeled the gurney backstage, once there they released Jon and let him get up off of the table.
Tasha saw Colby standing a little ways down the hallway, he was peeking around the corner looking at Jon warily. She tapped Jon's shoulder and pointed to Colby who gave a small wave, smiling cockily. "Hey, bro, how you doing?"
Jon pointed to the paramedics, "You might want to stick around, he's gonna need that gurney." He then took off in a sprint towards Colby, who's eyes went wide as he took off running down the hallway away from Jon. Tasha shook her head at the medics, "He's kidding." She then took off after the two men their laughs echoing down the hallways. Coming into Colby's locker room she found her boyfriend on the floor with Jon straddling him, punching the shit out of Colby's chest and arms.
She stood in the doorway leaning against the frame, crossing her arms over her chest she shook her head. She felt a weight released off of her shoulders as she watched the two men play-fighting. Yes, they had worked things out, but there was still a worry in Tasha. She was concerned that any act could trigger the men to go back to their previous ways, trying to kill one another. But as she watched the two men rolling around the floor, she knew they were gonna be just fine. This was one war The Authority would not win.