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IRL!

(Monday, August 8th, 2022)

Monday Night Raw!

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My chest heaves up and down as walk away from Sarah and the camera crew, pushing my hair out of my face.

What the fuck just happened—

A smirk graces my lips as I run through everything I had just said. Judgement Day, Roman. Of course she had to ask me about him. Guess that's my fault, huh?

But what I stated was perfect, and true. What the hell were they interviewing me for? But why wouldn't they? I love being the conversation. And I love backstage promos. I get to pour everything out. This time I was unprepared, but sometimes my best words come from being unprepared.

"Hey, trouble." Rhea's thick accent hits my ears and I turn around to find her waving her finger at me.

I throw my hands behind my back, innocently rock forward. "What, me?" I turn to Finn. "Hi, Finn."

"Hey, Crimson." He dips his head towards me.

I'm obviously not as close with Finn as I am with Rhea and Damian due to me starting out at NXT with them and Finn was ahead of us. But since he's joined Judgement Day I've been around him more and we always greet each other.

"Yes, you." Damian chuckles, shaking his head at me as he swings his arm around me, resting it on my shoulders.

I glance up at him. "So you guys saw the interview?"

"We caught it on one of the screens after our promo." Damian answers, squeezing my shoulders. "When are you joining Judgement Day mi problema?"

I lean into him, grinning ear to ear. "Need me that bad, huh?" I muse.

"Wouldn't hurt." Finn shrugs, the corners of his lips stretching up.

"Ohhh." Rhea lets out. "Well if Finny agrees then you gotta join."

"Uh, Crimson Kae?" A voice asks and we all pause laughing, turning around to one of the backstage workers. The woman's shoulder relax when she sees me.

"Yes?" I ask lightly.

"Uh, Hunter wants to see you." The woman says. "Now."

Ah, fuck.

I drop my head forward with a groan before looking back up. "Okay." I nod, stepping out of Damian's grasp.

Rhea smirks, shaking her head.

"You hush." I point at her. "I'll catch up with you guys in a bit."

"Mmm, good luck." Damian nods my way as I start down the hallway once again... to my doom, I assume.

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I approach the gorilla to find Hunter waiting for me.

"Crimson." He nods, noticing me.

"You wanted to see me, sir?" I look at him curiously, feeling like a kid that just got sent to the principal's office.

"I did." He clears his throat, opening his arm he leads us off to the side. Oh, my God. My throat dries up.

"Holy shit, I'm not fired, am I?" The words fly out of my mouth before I can even let them sink in, but a girls gotta know!

Hunter immediately stops and turns to look at me, his brows scrunched together, before he bursts out laughing.

"Fired? No, no you're not fired." He gets out in between laughs, laughing so hard he wipes his eyes.

"Okay, relax." I huff. "I was just checking." Especially after the surprise interview.

He finally settles. "I brought you back here for quite the opposite actually." He adjusts his glasses. Oh?

I shrug. "Well, can ya blame me? Friday I was in trouble." I point out.

"Yes, I know." He sighs, hiding his smile. "But tonight you did good."

I raise a brow. "Did you tell them to interview me?" Oh, he's good.

"I may have suggested to interview the hottest conversation topic in WWE right now." Hunter shrugs.

"Mhmm." My brain tries to take in everything at once. "And what if I would've said something wrong?" I ask, crossing my arms.

Hunter grins. "You by far are one of the best on the mic, especially when you get the freedom to speak from there." He points to my heart. "You just also happen to be a large pain when you do so." His grin widens.

I scoff, clutching my chest with my hand. "Hey!"

"Were you this difficult in NXT? Did you give Shawn this much trouble?" He questions amusingly.

I nod frantically. "Oh yeah. Shawn had to it wayyy worse with me, no worries."

"Guess that's what we get for our days, huh?"

Yeah, weren't they way worse? I'm just simply one person.

"I believe so." I smirk. "Paying your dues, is that right?"

"Now don't push it." He points at me and my hands fly up. "You wanna wrestle tonight?"

Um, hell yeah?

"Yes, of course." I answer, no hesitation. I'm never not down to wrestle. "But I'm not on Raw..." Well, I still was interviewed wasn't I?

"After Dark Match." He states and I instantly perk up, electricity washing over me, buzzing through my veins, desperate to get in the ring.

Though I had to do some fighting at SummerSlam, it wasn't a match. And I haven't had a match quite some time preparing for everything.

"You have gear?" He asks.

I snort, before remembering this is my boss. "Yes, sir."

He eyes me, but doesn't say anything as he nods down the hall. "Go get ready. We'll talk more about your interview and Friday later this week."

I can't believe how this night turned so fast, and I loved every second of it.

"Don't have to tell me twice." I'm already half way down the hall. "Oh, thank you, Hunter!" I holler over my shoulder as I break out into a jog towards Judgement Day's Clubhouse.

I burst through the door. "Guess who has a match." I sing.

Rhea and Damian sit up quickly, Finn glances up from his phone.

"Now how the hell did ya do that?" Rhea asks, face bewilderedly and amused all in one.

"How long was she gone?" Damian whispers and Finn checks his watch.

"Hunter offered me tonight's After Dark Match." I smirk, rubbing my hands together. "Who's ready to see Crimson back in the ring kicking ass?"

"Hell yeah." Damian hollers, jumping up he holds his hands out for high five and our hands smack loudly as they meet.

"Better start getting ready." Finn encourages.

"Will do." I squeeze Damian's hands before letting go.

"Tonight just got even better." Rhea raises her brows with a smirk. "We get to watch our Crimson live."

"And you better cheer loud!" I call over my shoulder, moving towards my bag.

"Loudest ones in the stadium." Damian says like there was never any doubt.

There wasn't any. They are my family.

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𝟶ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀʙɪsᴄᴜɪᴛ𝟽 sᴘᴇᴀᴋs!

Hello, hello!! Welcome back to Crimson Ustulation!!

We have officially reached the HALF year mark, yes, HALF year mark, on this book, so happy 6 months to Crimson Ustulation <3333

ANDDD... WE JUST HIT 3K READS THIS PAST WEEKKKKK, WTF?!!! When I came up with this idea 2 years ago & revamped it earlier this year I never expected we'd be here now omg & I can't thank y'all enough!!

I hope y'all enjoyed this chapter!! After I had the idea for Crimson to be interviewed I was like wait... she should wrestle in the After Dark Match once the show goes off air!! Makes sense too since she hasn't had a match in a min!! So everything fell into place ;)

Ugh, I'm loving her moments with Rhea & Damian so muchhh, they just come so natural & they're just so supportive of our girl, I love it!! And Finnnn was included!! (Even tho I'm mad at him hahaha) couldn't just leave him out lmao. When they said hi to each other I was picturing Deadpool & Yukio saying hi to each other for some reason & found it so funny, like Rhea & Damian trying to talk to her & her & Finn are just like "heyyyy" lmao.

Anwayssss, hope y'all enjoyed this chapterrrr!!! I'm also living for Crimson & Hunter's relationship, she truly is that man's karma for back in his day lmaoo. Until next time, mwah!!!

(ALSO CAN WE TALK ABOUT LAST NIGHT?! BC HOLY SHIT, ROMAN MENIOTED HIS FATHER, TOKD JEY HE WAS PROUD I'M GONNA CRY, & I'LL BE DAMNEDDD, I'm so tired of seeing him get his shit rocked every week ugh😭 ik ik he did it to people, but ugh I can't stand to see it every week lawddd bring in Zilla... okay I'm done bye haha)