You make your way to the ring tapping fan's hands before making your entrance poses. Your opponent tonight is Lash Legend. A friend of yours who's getting her footing in the company. It means nothing to help her train and give her a worthy opponent. The bell rings and you maneuver the match with elite expertise. She makes a few mistakes and you give her whispers of encouragement throughout. You get the best of her and get the pin. While your hand is the one raised she still gives you a handshake of sportsmanship. You've been on a roll lately and your matches have been coming inconsistently. So consistently Triple H himself announces you'll be facing Mandy Rose next week for the NXT championship. Of which she'd not have in the first place if she hadn't had her goons beat you up before your match. Payback is due.
You change into a simple pair of jeans and a Damian Priest tee after your post-match shower. The show continues outside your dressing room. Meanwhile, you attempt to play Candy Crush. Damian has gotten the score so high it's nearly impossible to beat the level. The door opens without a knock and you assume it's him. No one else would disrespect someone and simply walk in. Wrong enough, it's actually Ricochet on a pair of crutches.
"Fancy seeing you here." You say unenthusiastically.
"I came to bring you a dozen roses love." Ricochet offers revealing a hidden bouquet.
You put away your IPad, "Ricochet, I'd hate to be the one to tell you but...." You begin.
"I know." He says.
"You do?" You ask.
"I lied to you and I made a horrible mistake. The truth is, I was pretending to work with Bayley to give you an opening. I knew I couldn't help you against her if she didn't trust me. I haven't been able to sleep at night thinking about what I did. Without at least telling you, of all things." He says. He takes your hands, "London, everything I have ever said to you was true. I love you." He reveals.
As much as you'd like to catch the dishonesty in his words, you can't seem to sniff it out.
The door starts to open and you quickly shovel Ricochet into the closet and stand in front of the door. You hear him groaning, you may have pushed him somewhat hard. "Sorry." You whisper. You hear a pained response of assurance.
Damian saunters in and you greet him with a kiss. "How was your match?" You ask.
"As all of my matches are," Damian assures outstretching his arms.
He makes his way around the room preparing for his shower. As the room grows silent Ricochet assumes he's already gone and opens the door. You shut it with your foot. Again, a bit viciously. Still, the door cracked for milli-second alerts Damian.
"I smell something." He says looking around.
"Perfume, deodorant, body wash? I just took a shower." You remind.
"I smell that and something else. A few things actually, roses." He begins. He sniffs, "Lust, and cowardice." He announces.
"Are you being serious right now? How can you smell lust and cowardice?" You ask.
"Archers have a heightened sense of smell. We can smell normal scents as well as emotions and intentions." He explains.
"Sometimes I wonder why people even fathom fighting you." You say.
"Some people enjoy pain." He reminds.
You sigh, "Well your senses are off. I'm not a coward and the only thing I'm lusting after is going home and going to bed." You say settling down in your chair. At this point, if Damian finds Ricochet they'll just have to fight.
"I know what it is," Damian says. "Did Ricochet come here?" He asks.
You hesitate. If you say no you'll go from simply not mentioning things to outright lying. An act that could permanently damage your relationship with Damian. Ricochet isn't worth as much.
As you begin to confess you hear a commotion outside. Peering at the TV you see someone has gotten attacked in the NXT Parking lot. "Again?" You and Damian say in unison.
The unknown assailant hops into an SUV and speeds away as camera crews fully reach the scene. It's the victim that draws your attention. You leap from your chair to rush outside to Rhea as she holds her arm in pain. Luckily for Ricochet, Damian follows you.
"Rhea who did this!?" You ask.
"Mandy Rose and her group. They knew I'd be ringside for your match next week." Rhea says. An ambulance arrives and you leave everything to the wayside to ride to the hospital with her. Damian ensures your belongings make it home.
But it's the roses left behind on your luggage that garners the most of his attention.
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Priest's Princess (Damian Priest X Reader)
Fanfiction"You're ripped at every edge but you're a masterpiece And now i'm tearing through the pages and the ink Everything is blue His pills, his hands, his jeans And now i'm covered in the colors pull apart at the seams And it's blue." Romance, Fantasy, Dr...
