To Catch A Star

Chapter Nine

Seth was determined the following day after dinner. He was on his way to the gym that he knew Andi would be in, curious about the woman. He felt the need to get to know her and whilst he couldn't do that in classes, he could in their downtime. He had no idea where this urge had come from (probably because he didn't want to feel left out from his peers) but he decided not to dwell and just go for it.

Sure enough, there she was on the treadmill. Earphones in, legs pumping. He slowly got on the treadmill next to her, trying not to spook her but had to stop a burst of laughter as he saw her stumble slightly from the corner of his eye. He watched as she took out her headphones shakily, pausing the video on her phone.

"Hello"

He said softly, remembering what AJ had said about how she approached her at first. She looked like a scared rabbit!

"Hello..."

She replied shyly. He glanced at her to find that she was purposefully staring out of the window, her gaze fixed on the tracks. Interesting...

"How're you doing?"

He tried. He was being patient, he really wanted to get to know her.

"Good thank you..."

She was quiet for a moment before seemingly remembering to add,

"How are you?"

Seth smiled a little, small progression...

"I'm well, thanks. You're working hard, aren't you?"

This earned a slight blush to her cheeks, which made Seth's smile widen a little... sweet, he thought. He pressed on,

"Don't push too hard though, we don't want you injuring yourself".

After another brief pause, she spoke again. A little too as he didn't catch what she had said.

"Pardon?"

"I don't want to waste anyone's time".

She repeated, only slightly louder, just as softly.

That response surprised him, surely, she didn't think they were judging her like that. But then he remembered the notes he was taking yesterday and felt a little guilty...

"We all notice how hard you work, Andi. The results show that too. But please don't think we're judging you, any of you."
he said gently and hopefully, in a reassuring manner.

This earned him a blush spreading up to the tips of her ears. His smile widened further at her soft 'thank you', Following her blush down, he noticed her t-shirt, a Miss Elizabeth picture front and centre. He made a mental note to join in on Joe and Jon's little game.

There was a slightly awkward silence until Seth looked at her paused phone screen, realising it was a wrestling match.

"What are you watching?"

He asked curiously.

"Oh, um, It's King Of The Ring, 1998."

She said but he noticed her shoulders lifted from their slumped position and her eyes lit up a little.

"Cool, press play then!"

He encouraged. And she did, both concentrating on the screen in interest. Whilst watching and exercising Seth asked Andi questions about wrestling, which she responded to enthusiastically. He felt like he won the lottery somehow, being able to lower her barriers a little. He found himself fascinated by her, wanting to know more. He planned to come to the gym with her on a regular basis.

Andi was in shock. She was currently on a treadmill, in a WWE gym, talking wrestling with THE Seth Rollins! What was this world?! They talked seemingly for hours, until Andi's phone alarm broke her bubble. 9:30 pm...

"Bedtime?"

He teased. Oh god, kill me now! She decided in all her wisdom to go with the mature response of sticking her tongue out. WHY? Why did she do that?! Her thought was cut short by Seth laughing loudly. They cleaned their machines down and made their way to the door, Seth flicking off the light before shutting the door behind him.

"I enjoyed that... same time tomorrow?"

He asked slightly less confident, almost shyly. Who could say no to this man?

"Sure"

She replied, just as shyly. She saw his eyes light up, confidence back in full.

"Cool, goodnight"

"Goodnight"

She responded before turning swiftly on her heel and hurrying to her bedroom. Once showered, she collapsed onto her bed. Her smile was almost splitting her face! That wasn't a one-off, he wanted to talk to her again! Sleep came quickly that night, dreams of Seth Rollins filling her head.