x- THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE -x ANGELINA LOVE & VELVET SKY

Velvet Sky sat on one of the EBWF equipment boxes that was pushed up against the walls of the hallway. She had her legs crossed and swung her foot back and forth while she typed away on the screen of her cell phone. Angelina Love appeared and stood just a few feet away from her tag team partner. Velvet didn't even notice so Angelina cleared her throat to gain her attention. Velvet finished her message and hit send before she looked up at Angelina.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Oh, hey.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: Oh, hey... really? There once was a time that you were actually excited to see me.

Velvet half shrugged.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Sorry, it's nothing personal. I just have a lot on my mind right now with the Queen of the Ring finals.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: You got this, Vel. I mean, AJ Lee? When the hell did they re-sign that worthless, chipmunk lookin' psycho?

Angelina scoffed in disgust.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: Pretty sure I RIPPED her FUCKING face off!

Angelina blurted out her sentence with a burst of anger.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: What the hell is she even doing here?! The nerve of her. Please, Vel. Ruin her. For me. Don't let that slime ball weasel her way into a shot at the Women's title. This is YOUR moment!

Angelina nudged Velvet with enthusiasm. Velvet half smiled back in response.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: You're right.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: Well duh, of course I am! I'm always right. We both know this to be true.

Angelina looked her partner in the eye and placed her hands on Velvet's shoulders.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: Velvet, this is your big moment to earn your shot into the Women's title picture. How long have you stood back and let everyone else have a go?

Velvet nodded in agreement as Angelina continued her small pep talk.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: I know you want this so bad. It should have been you at the Royal Rumble!

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: You're damn right it should have been!

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: McBitch stole your moment and the worst of it was... YOU let her. She got away with it and you didn't even retaliate!

Velvet bit her bottom lip in contemplation. Angelina did have a valid point.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: You're absolutely right...

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: We went over this already, I know I am. Annyywayys, now you have two targets to get through until you get your hands on Michelle! How perfect would that be? You finally get your moment of revenge, and you can even take the title from her! I'm actually sort of jealous now that I think about it...

Angelina teased her tag team partner and smiled.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: I'll worry about that once I get through tonight. Did you hear Michelle? She said I'm going to flop like I always do when it counts the most. What - what if she's right?

Angelina racked her brain for a response. Michelle was kind of right, but how was she suppose to say that to her partner?

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: Don't listen to.. that - um... that bitch. Yeah. What a bitch.

Velvet inquistively cocked her eyebrow up at her partner at her peculiar behavior.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Are you sure YOU'RE okay? You seem... weird.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: I'm just trying to help you.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: You aren't even insulting Michelle like you normally do. Don't tell me you two are becoming friends or some shit.

Angelina laughed some-what nervously and shook her head.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: Uhhh-haha... negative. You're crazy. Friends... pft, like I make friends with anyone around here. To hell with all that noise. I hate people. In fact, I think I'm actually a misanthrope. Real talk.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: If you say so, Ang.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: Do you even know what that means? I know it's kind of a big word for some people. Let me explain it to you.

Velvet sighed and hopped off the equipment box she had been seated on. She dusted off her pink and silver ring gear for the evening.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: I know what it freakin' means. I really don't care right now. Stop talking down to me. It's condescending.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: Wow, another big word for you-

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Wow. You always do this to me and I'm at my wits end with it!

Angelina threw her hands up, palms facing outwards in a, "whoa - hold up!" fashion.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: No! I'm gonna talk now. You always get your way about everything but it changes now! This isn't about you. Tonight, it's about me and the two other girls I am about to go step in the ring with. I don't need any extra bullshit before this match, so excuse my lack of patience right now.

Angelina stopped Velvet by placing her hand on Velvet's shoulder.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: Listen, I'm just excited for you. I want you to get this. I'm totally serious. I just want to see you get this and not that starved African child, Brie Bella, or worse... AJ Lee. I seriously thought I ended that Jersey Shore reject's career for good. I ripped her wide open the last time she was around.

Angelina's eyes gleamed at the memory. Velvet shook her head and sighed.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Yeah, I remember.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: It was a wonderful, cold, December evening. Christmas Eve of Destruction. A Taipei Match.

Angelina rubbed her hands together and looked down at them. She was almost able to envision the glass shards caked on her hands with glue.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: I slashed her face off. I made that bitch bleed.

Velvet rolled her eyes and started to walk off again. She didn't have time to listen to Angelina take a walk down memory lane.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: I remember. Now, I have a match to prepare for, so...

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: You're right. You're right. I'm sorry. You got this one. I know you know it.

Velvet was about to say something but both women turned their attention to the presence of Summer Rae. Summer sauntered her way on screen wearing a tight blue dress and a pair of black heeled, knee high boots. Summer smirked smugly at the two of them.

danielle.moinet;;summer.rae: Aw, now isn't this just cute. A pep talk from the former Women's champion to the never-will-be champion! Adorbs!

Summer laughed to herself, finding herself amusing. The Beautiful People kept a stern face.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Don't you have somewhere else to be, like some low budget porn or something?

danielle.moinet;;summer.rae: Velvet. I thought you had that position filled already. I mean, Velvet Sky.... what a porn star name. Not to mention your ring entrance... I mean.. you can see why I just assumed.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: You know what, Summer? I know what you're doing and it's not going to work. You're trying to get under my skin with all this non sense to distract me from the Queen of the Ring. Well, news flash. It's not going to work! I know it's hard to not be jealous since you didn't even advance out of the first round. I get it. But I should let you know... green really isn't a good color on you.

danielle.moinet;;summer.rae: I'm wearing BLUE! Idiot! Are you like color blind or what?

Summer laughed and teased at her blonde locks with her fingers. Angelina and Velvet shared a laugh and shook their heads.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: That went completely over her head, wow. So, Summer, tell me... don't you have business elsewhere? I know you didn't show up to the arena just to irritate me.

danielle.moinet;;summer.rae: In fact, I'm here for moral support for my BFFF and head bitch in charge, Sasha Banks. Oh, and my boo, Eva Marie. One of them is going to get the number one contenders and take that belt, making this Queen of the Ring tournament completely pointless. A long, drawn out process, for a shot at the belt. When one of my girls is just going to walk right up and bring the gold on our side.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Yeah, over my dead body!

Summer shrugged and continued to tease her hair.

danielle.moinet;;summer.rae: That can be arranged. I know a guy who knows a guy.

Angelina sneered at that.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: Bitch, you better get to steppin' before I shove my last season Louboutins up your ass!

Angelina took a step towards Summer like she was ready to fight. Summer jumped and scurried off out of sight. Angelina laughed and shook her head.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Last season? Did I hear that right?

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: I know. I've been so busy and I haven't got all my shopping in yet. Maybe we'll go after you win this match tonight.

Velvet smiled and nodded.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Deal. But you have to buy me a pair.

lauren.williams;;angelina.love: Fine. Deal. But if you lose, then you owe me a pair.

The two shook hands on it and laughed as they walked off down the hallway.

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It was around this time last year that Velvet had made her official return back to EBWF after an extended hiatus. She never advanced out of the first round of the Queen of the Ring tournament last year. Velvet remembered being extremely disappointed in herself, she knew she could have done so much better. She vowed that the next time the tournament came around, she would put her absolute all into it. Now that time was here.

Velvet had managed to get herself into the finals, beating out former Women's champion, Trish Stratus, and new comer, Eva Marie. She was now faced with the task of a triple threat match for a shot at the Women's championship. Something Velvet had dreamed of long before she signed with the company.

Brie Bella and AJ Lee. These were the two obstacles left standing in her way. In order for her to get a shot at the most prized possession in Women's wrestling, she needed to beat out both opponents. Then she would go on to face Michelle McCool for the EBWF Women's championship, something that had always been just out of Velvet's grasp.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: You got this.

Velvet stared at her reflection in the mirror. She pursed her lips together while she thought to herself. No one appeared to be in the room with her.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: You've sat back idly for long enough! This is your time! No longer will you stand in anyone else's shadow. It's a time for action!

Velvet hit her palms against the counter in front of the mirror. She breathed in sharply and closed her eyes.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who's the fairest of them all?

A Post-It note appeared on the side of the mirror that had her name written on it in black sharpie. Velvet opened her eyes and smiled contently.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Aw! Of course I am! I mean, look at me! I've got the beauty, brains, and brawn of a Queen. And let's face it, I'd rock the crown better than mousy little AJ Lee or that skeletor, Brie Bella!

Velvet primped her hair some with her fingers and powdered her nose. There was a knock at the door. She turned and walked across the room. She opened the door to see Michael Cole standing there with his microphone in hand.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Let me guess. You want an interview with the future Queen? I can't say I blame you. It's smart showing up early and beating out all the other interviewers.

Michael Cole didn't seem to know what she was talking about. She just so happen to be the next person on his schedule.

one.and.only;;michael.cole: Oh. Yeah, of course. Um, do you mind answering a few questions?

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Sure, Cole. Ask away.

one.and.only;;michael.cole: First off, I want to congratulate you for making it into the final round this year. This is certainly a big moment for you. You're just moments away from stepping into that ring in front of millions of fans, possibly earning the chance to face the Women's champion and be crowned the 2014 EBWF Queen of the Ring. If I'm not mistaken, this would be your first Queen of the Ring win?

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Yes, Michael. This will be the Third Queen of the Ring that I have taken part of, and when I win tonight, it will in fact be, my first Queen of the Ring win.

one.and.only;;michael.cole: Do you feel nervous going into this match? What can you share with us about your opponents for this evening?

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: I'm a little nervous yet extremely confident at the same time. I know I have the upper hand in this match. You see, despite my year absence from the company, I've still been here longer than AJ Lee and Brie Bella. I believe I have enough experience in this type of match. Definitely more than either of those two combined.

Velvet shifted her weight and placed her hands on her hips.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: As far as my opponents for this evening... well. There really isn't a lot to say about either one of them. In all honesty, I find them both extremely under whelming. Brie Bella has been here for how long?

one.and.only;;michael.cole: I'm not really sure...

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: It really doesn't matter because she's practically irrelevant. She's done basically nothing since day one. A few dark matches here and there, man... she has a rough schedule. Then we have AJ Lee. AJ and I have had quite a few matches in the past. It's been quite some time now. In fact, I think the last time I was in the ring with her, Angelina and I kicked the crap out of her and her bodyguard, Kaitlyn. Then we stole the Tag titles back from them and still have those to this very day.

Velvet laughed with over confidence and ran her fingers through her highlighted hair.

one.and.only;;michael.cole: Surely AJ has grown as a wrestler since then. She may prove to be a formidable opponent.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Sure, she could have. Just like Brie Bella could of improved since her debut in 2008, but she hasn't. So I highly doubt it. They both got lucky so far in this tournament, but tonight, their luck is about to run out. I'm going to make them both bow down to the new Queen in EBWF, Velvet Sky!

Velvet practically beamed at the thought of it.

jamie.szantyr;;velvet.sky: Now excuse me, Cole. I'm up next.

Velvet walked off down the corridor. The cameras focused on her walking away before fading out to black.