[Mikah]

 
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<text align=right> <p align=”Right”> "GAZE INTO THE FUTURE."
LOCATION:LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.
DAYS UNTIL CLIMAX CONTROL:4
EXCITEMENT LEVEL: LOW
SCENE i
REC•

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2017
8:45 P.M.

Mikah had managed to convince Drake to take a mini vacation to Las Vegas before she had to go to Reno for Climax Control.  They had been there since early Tuesday morning and Drake had gone off to do some Christmas shopping alone and had told her that she wasn’t allowed to go with him or snoop in any of the bags that he brought back to their room at the Bellagio.  So, she had found a willing participant instead. It hadn't taken her long to find company and in no time, she was waiting to get on the high roller. Drake refused to do the Highroller with her for the umpteenth time, but it wasn't like her to do it alone.

;;MIKAH  â€œIt’s a pretty sight.  You can see all of the strip when you’re at the very top of it.”

It was like a ferris wheel, almost.  But instead of bucket like seats, it was a pod and you could walk around in it.  It barely felt like it was moving when you were on it.  They easily step into the pod and look around as the doors close a minute or so later.  The silence that fell between the two of them inside wasn’t thick or tense, just an easy silence.

;;MIKAH  â€œHope you’re not too scared of heights.”

She smiles before setting her purse and jacket down on the booth-like seat before walking over to the window to watch as they slowly, slowly move.

;;MIKAH  â€œSo, SCW is closing…”

She said the words slowly, as if saying them slowly made them easier to say.  But she didn’t really know how to bring it up because he was no longer apart of SCW.  Which, still did not sit well with her because he had been her only friend there. He didn’t turn away from the window though. It was pretty clear that it was his first time going up, but that was not  the reason for his silence. It was actually another of the reasons she didn't want to bring it up. He had been silent about it since his departure, and that hadn't changed in their messages back and forth. He puts his hand up against the glass, the cast on his right arm clanks against it and gets her attention.

♣♣KRIS “How high does this thing even go?”

She looks over at him before pointing at one of the monitors in the little pod like thing.  It spouted off random facts about the high roller every few minutes or so.

;;MIKAH  â€œ550 feet.”

She looks at him before looking back out the window.  She had been to Vegas several times and had at one point even owned a house near the strip but she had never viewed Vegas like she did now.  She had been too busy drinking and ignoring any issue that came her way.

;;MIKAH  â€œIt’s a beautiful sight when you get up to the top.  However, it takes fifteen minutes to get to the very top and then fifteen minutes back down.  Thirty minutes total.  But totally worth it.”

Conversation came easily.  But she had been on the high roller before so she knew a lot of the facts that the television monitor was spouting off.

;;MIKAH  â€œI want to try the Eiffel Tower one next.”

She never spent too much time in Paris but had always admired the Eiffel Tower that stood in front of the Hotel and Casino.

♣♣KRIS “The real thing is pretty awesome too…”

He turns, just to catch the surprised look on her face. He shrugs it away like it's not a big deal and returned his attention to the sights outside the window.

♣♣KRIS “It is where I went on my honeymoon. It's fun. I recommend it. I kind of ruined most of the places that are worth going to in the states. Lots of bad memories and lots of bad choices. We had to leave the country to go some place without any.”

He was much different away from prying eyes than he was in front of a camera. It wasn't much surprise, because almost everyone was. With Kris it was like night and day though. He acted like he was without a care in the world in front of a crowd. Yet, when nobody was watching always came off as weighted down.

♣♣KRIS “You should go. You know... with all your newfound free time...”

She glances over at him and raises an eyebrow at him.  She hadn’t really contemplated what she was going to do with all of the free time she was going to get in a few short weeks.

;;MIKAH  â€œI don’t know.  Not traveling sounds wonderful too.  Just staying in my little house with my little husband and my little child.”

She shrugs her shoulders.  There was nothing little about the house or her husband but she didn’t care.

;;MIKAH  â€œAll of that free time seems daunting, almost like it’s dangerous to have.  Like the black hole on the GPS system that you never want to drive into but it keeps telling you to turn there.”

She gazes out the window, looking at the bright lights of the city.  Even during the daytime, the lights were bright.  But the strip never got completely dark because it never shut down.

;;MIKAH  â€œWhat do YOU do with all your free time, Kris?”

He raises up his broken arm, and shrugs.

♣♣KRIS  â€œNot a lot thanks to this. I always figured I would work more on music afterwards. That's obviously not happening now. It took me over a week to be able to talk again. Be glad your free time is because the company is closing, and not because a couple assholes in a company you never really cared about jumped you.”

He turns away from the window and puts his back against the glass to look over at her.

Kris “It sucks. At first. I mean I bet it will be a little easier for you than it was for me. You got the chance to see the end coming. Me? I got beat a couple times, got sloppy, got hurt. It wasn't a choice, or planned. Thursdays still come around, and I feel like I should be packing a bag. Fridays I always feel like I am late to a plane. Saturdays are quiet without signing autographs and doing fan stuff. Sundays creep by because there's no crowd there to electrify the whole atmosphere. It's hard. I'm not gonna lie to you and say it's not.”

She doesn’t say anything, just listens to him speak but even when he’s done talking she stays quiet, just thinking about what he was saying.  She didn’t know what she would do with her free time, it was a mystery to her.  It was almost like she didn’t want to find out but also wanted to fast forward to find out.  The unknown always bothered her.

;;MIKAH  â€œThose people suck...the ones who ya know..”

She wasn’t good with that stuff either but she offers a smile and looks around the pod again.

;;MIKAH  â€œI’m sure that there is something that I could do to occupy my time.  Most people assume that I’m going to find another place to work and compete in.  But I don’t think that’s what I want to do with my life.  I think I want to take a break…”

The words came out as if she was unsure about them and her tone was unsettled, almost as if she hadn’t wanted to say them but they came out anyways.  She tucks her straight blonde locks behind her ears before looking at him.

;;MIKAH  â€œMaybe retire..”

She knew it was her choice to retire and that she wasn’t being forced to retire.  And she couldn’t say that she was going to stay retired but the word sounded nice in her head and it sounded nice once she had said it as well.

;;MIKAH  â€œHave a baby.  Or don’t.  Just spend time with my husband without either of us having to go much of anywhere.  Or if we want to go somewhere, we can without worrying about being back by Sunday in a specific location.”

She shrugs her shoulders again.

;;MIKAH  â€œI won’t be signing anything, that’s for sure.”

He nods, not appearing surprised at all.

♣♣KRIS “You have been in SCW as long as I have. Unlike me you didn't come and go about a thousand times, so you never really got a break. You've been talking about it for months now though. It's probably something you were thinking about even before they announced they were closing.”

He shrugs, and looks back over his shoulder to the window to see how high they had climbed. The city was almost in full view. Before long they would be on the way down.

♣♣KRIS “You'll be fine afterwards. Happy even. I would be willing to bet that the first day you wake up at home, after the dust has settled, that there will be a smile on your face. It might seem scary now, but I think it's actually a good thing.”

He sighs lightly like he is trying to hold something back. He was no good at it in these situations though, and the words come out anyways.

♣♣KRIS “I think you've probably been ready to step away for a while. But, like me, you've been there so long that you don't want to abandon it. You don't know how to walk away. You didn't want the place to fall apart if you decided to drive off into the sunset and leave it behind. They took that out of the equation now though. You don't have to live with that weight.”

She looks at him, wondering where he had learned all that and knew how to put it into words.  She was not good at putting things into words.

;;MIKAH  â€œI don’t like feeling like I’m letting somebody down.  I think you’re right, though.  I could have been done a long time ago but there was always this need to be there because if I wasn’t there, maybe I’d be forgotten or maybe the company would implode.  I’m not sure what the reason was but it was most likely silly.”

They were on top now, and could see the entire strip in its entirety.  Even during the day, it was a beautiful sight to see.  She couldn’t believe how much she enjoyed Vegas without all the alcohol she had once thought she needed.

;;MIKAH  â€œWho’s to say that I’ll stay retired?  However, the more I think about it, the more I don’t want to be the type that retires and then comes out of retirement because I get bored.  So, if I retire, it’s going to be for good.  That Simon Jones did have a point.”

She smiles a bit to herself, she always gave Simon a hard time on Twitter and wanted him to come around more.  But it was more for selfish reasons and she also understood where he stood at in his retirement.

;;MIKAH  â€œI could see you being a family man.  Or whatever.”

She smirks at him before leaning against the glass wall of the pod, looking at him.

;;MIKAH  â€œDoting on those kids of yours and that wife.”

♣♣KRIS “...and the girlfriend. Or wife’s girlfriend. It's still all very confusing…”

It gets a laugh out of him, which lightens the mood. For a second he seemed less grounded by the reality of it all. It doesn't last long though. He crosses the pod to look out the opposite side.

♣♣KRIS “Being at home is great. I wish that I could have done more though. I always waited for my chance. Always felt like I wasn't ready. Everything was finally coming together, and then I got a pretty big reality check. That's the difference between us though. That's why it'll be easier for you.”

He turns back towards her, and catches her eye.

♣♣KRIS “You have done everything. You have beaten everybody. You stuck around. You proved yourself. You broke records. If SCW stayed open to the next Hall of Fame, there would only be one Bombshell worth putting in it. It's you. Maybe that is why you felt like leaving all summer. I don't know. I can just go by what I see. But the way I see it, you should be pretty proud of it all, and not think twice about being done, or coming back somewhere else.”

She smiles at him and nods her head, agreeing a bit.

;;MIKAH  â€œI don’t think I could be anything but proud.  I don’t think I could do anything else that I haven’t done already.  The only thing I could have done was break my own record but now that’s not an option.  There’s no chance for me to do that.  So, now I just have to leave SCW as the Bombshell Champion and that will be a good way to end my SCW legacy.”

She shrugs her shoulders at the thought before pushing off the glass to stand up and look out the windows once more.

;;MIKAH  â€œMaybe I can convince Drake to go on a second honeymoon.  Where would you go if you could have a second honeymoon?”

She chose to steer the conversation elsewhere.

♣♣KRIS “Neverland.”

He laughed at himself and shook his head when she waited for a real answer instead of indulging the stupid one.

♣♣KRIS “Italy. I have only been a couple times and couldn't do much either time. I would want to spend a couple weeks there, and go everywhere. Tour the country top to bottom. See all the shit that I have really only gotten to see in pictures my whole life. Forget this side of the world even exists for a while. Just be removed from it all.”

She smiles a little bit at the thought of going somewhere else for a honeymoon that she probably didn’t need.

;;MIKAH  â€œItaly would be beautiful.  I know that Santorini in Greece is beautiful, that is one of the places that Drake and I went for our honeymoon.  Beautiful place.”

They were getting closer and closer to the ground which meant the ride on the high roller was almost over.  Their view was going to get blocked by some trees and the building at the Linq.

;;MIKAH  â€œI’d recommend it to anybody that asked.  However, I want to go to Bora Bora and stay in one of those little huts on the water.”

She smiles at the thought.  She hadn’t thought of herself to be the beach type but she did enjoy the beaches in other countries.

;;MIKAH  â€œI would also love to see the real Eiffel Tower, not just the one in Vegas.”

She walks over to grab her purse and jacket and slips the jacket back on before putting the purse over her head and wearing it as a crossbody purse.  She couldn’t help but smile to herself, thinking about how their friendship had evolved.

;;MIKAH  â€œYou know, it’s because of SCW that we are friends, you know?”

He nods, and a smile crosses his lips.

♣♣KRIS “You're not wrong. I mean aside from the fact that we are basically the same person. Same attitude. Same kind of background. I bet in some alternate version of this world…”

His eyes widen a little, but he shakes the idea away.

♣♣KRIS “I mean if that kind of thing was real… I bet there's some version of us where SCW isn't closing. I never broke my arm. We both won championships at the same time, and are kind of just dominating the whole place…”

The smile on his face shows her that it would be a favorable alternative to the situation they found themselves in. He chuckled though, as a second thought struck him.

♣♣KRIS “Maybe in that world there is no Drake. Or Heather. Or Kali. Or kids. Drugs. Alcohol. Maybe we are the SCW power couple. Unstoppable…”

He shakes that thought away too and laughs at how ridiculous the words sound coming out of his mouth.

♣♣KRIS “Stranger things have happened I guess…”

She smiles at him and giggles a bit as they reach the end and the doors open and they have to be quick to step out onto the landing.  She glances back at the pod as it continues to move and another group of people step into it.

;;MIKAH  â€œThere is probably some strange, dream--alternate universe out there where we are the super couple.”

She shrugs her shoulders as they walk out of the building and down the steps.

<text align=right><p align=”Right”> "SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND."
LOCATION: RENO, NEVADA.
DAYS UNTIL CLIMAX CONTROL:2
EXCITEMENT LEVEL: LOW
SCENE ii
REC•

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017
6:45 P.M.

Mikah sat in what appeared to be a jewelry store.  There were cases and cases of diamond jewelry around her; necklaces, rings, earrings, and bracelets.  She sat on a stool that was tall enough to help her see each case and she smirks at the camera that was set up in front of her.

;;MIKAH  â€œOn Sunday, I step into the SCW ring against the Bombshell Internet Champion, Diamond.  It is the first time since my match with Alice Knight that I have been in a SCW ring, competing.  And the first time I’ve been at a Climax Control for two weeks.  And for that, I apologize.  It has been a crazy couple of weeks at home and I am not going to get into that right now.”

She adjusts her shirt a bit.  She was wearing a pair of skinny jeans that met a pair of dark grey converse and her BRING BACK SIMON JONES t-shirt.  It had recently become one of her favorite shirts to wear as the material was super soft and she’d bought several of them to keep on hand.

;;MIKAH “It’s a champion versus champion match with neither championship on the line.  This match is just to prove who the better champion is.  Now it doesn’t really matter who wins because at the end of the day, I’m going to be leaving the arena with the Bombshell Championship in my grasp and Diamond will get to go home with the championship that I had held from March till September.  A championship that I defended when I was told and did as I was asked.  But it still does not hold the luster that this championship does.”

She reaches down and grabs her Bombshell Championship and slings it easily over her right shoulder.  She looks at it, clearly admiring it before rubbing a fake smudge from the plate.

;;MIKAH  â€œTHIS championship is what it’s all about.  This championship proves just who the best Bombshell in the company is.  This is what everybody wants.  Now, the Internet Bombshell championship has its own appeal, but it’s not better than my championship and Diamond is not anywhere close to the champion that I am.  Nor is she close to the competitor I am.”

A smirk slips onto her face and she glances at the championship again, almost as if she missed looking at it.

;;MIKAH  â€œI know that the fans want this match to prove who’s the better wrestler, the better champion but it’s not going to prove anything.  I am sure that Diamond is going to say the same things that everybody else does about me because that’s all that any other Bombshell in this company says about me.  And that’s fine, because it’s not going to matter.  Their opinions do not matter because opinions cannot change the fact that I am the Bombshell Champion.  And the fact is, we have heard the things that Diamond is going to say from Vargas before.  The things don’t change, the Bombshells in the back don’t change.”

She shakes her head and lets out a small sigh.

;;MIKAH  â€œI would hope that a champion like Diamond wouldn’t just use the tired old words from the other bombshells in the company but she’s not too original.”

She simply shrugs her shoulders again.

;;MIKAH  â€œI know it might seem harsh, but this match isn’t going to prove anything.  I’m going to still be the reigning Bombshell Champion and she’s still going to be the lackluster Bombshell Internet Champion.  Her name is Diamond, isn’t she supposed to shine bright?”

The Bombshell Champion raises an eyebrow at her own question.  It was a rhetorical question and she herself knew that but maybe her opponent wouldn’t; a lot of them weren’t the brightest crayons in the box.

;;MIKAH  â€œMaybe I’m reading way too into what her name is supposed to mean. But I think a name could have some sort of telling on what kind of person that person is or could be.  With a name like Diamond, she should have all the potential in the World.  A diamond is one of the most precious gems in the world and many find themselves wanting one.”

Mikah smirks and points to the rock on her left ring finger, pointing to the engagement ring that Drake had picked out by himself with no pointers from Mikah.

;;MIKAH  â€œLike this one.”

Mikah holds her left hand out and tilts her head to the side, admiring her own wedding ring and wedding band set.

;;MIKAH  â€œIt’s what most women aim for in a relationship; a diamond that they can call their own.  MOst people expect a diamond to be beautiful, exceptional beyond compare.  But you?  You aren’t either.  It might not mean much to you but to a lot of people, it does.”

She reaches out and pushes her blonde locks behind her shoulders and flashes the camera a pretty smile.

;;MIKAH  â€œLooks are the first thing people see.  Your appearance can tell them all they need to know within the first five minutes of meeting.  You might see this as me being vain, but this is me stating the truth of today’s society.  Do you think anybody actually gives a fuck about you or your accomplishments?”

She raises an eyebrow and looks at the camera and rolls her eyes.

;;MIKAH  â€œOr what you claim to have accomplished, anyways.  People are going to like whatever today’s society tells them to like because most people don’t have a fucking opinion for themselves.  They want to be the next Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera and so they will buy whatever beauty tool there is to make them feel as pretty as the next big icon but you, you don’t seem to care about your appearance.  And maybe that’s okay but it’s not going to win you any brownie points anywhere.  Of course, we also have to take in the fact that this is the wrestling world, and society doesn’t have as much effect on us.  But you can ask around and see what a lot of the young girls want to be in the wrestling world.  Most of them will say fierce, strong, and beautiful.  Beauty is always going to be a part of the world and you should learn to move along with it.”

She shrugs her shoulders before leaning back for a moment or two.

;;MIKAH  â€œYou and I are different people, Diamond.  I’m better than you and I’m prettier than you will ever be.  You can say how I’m not motivated and that I’m the same old person I’ve always been.  And that I’m not a good champion and whatever else it is that will come out of your mouth because it doesn’t matter.  You do not matter.”

She draws her lips into a thing line for a moment as she gives the camera a blank, bored look.

;;MIKAH  â€œWhen I think about facing you, Diamond, I don’t find any excitement in the match up.  I don’t think that this match is going to be anything other than just an ordinary match.  There’s no flair, no luster between us that could ever make this match anything more than just a plain jane match.  And that’s fine, every now and then, I do like to compete in simple matches with no real direction.  It reminds myself that I am better and that I am the Bombshell Champion for a reason.”

Another smirk slides across her face.

;;MIKAH  â€œAnd maybe I haven’t been around for the past couple of weeks but I’m going to be there on Sunday.  And I’m going to be the biggest thorn in your side.  You aren’t going to walk away with the win as easily as you think that you are.  OR maybe you realize just what you are getting yourself into because getting into a match with the Bombshell champion isn’t something somebody should take lightly.  But I don’t know how you think because I don’t care about you.  I don’t care to know you as a person or as a competitor, I only care to get this match over with in a hurry on Sunday.  To prove that I’m the better out of the both of us, win or lose.  Because when I go home with the Bombshell Championship, that always means that I’m the best Bombshell on the roster.”

She winks at the camera.

;;MIKAH  â€œIt also means that your Bombshell Internet Championship doesn’t mean shit.  That you’re worthless and replaceable.  Do you honestly think that you’re the only person that can hold the Bombshell Internet Championship?  I held it, Devona is the one that took it from me in September--a lot of good that did her, she didn’t hold it for very long, now did she?”

Mikah simply rolls her eyes in disgust at the thought of it.

;;MIKAH  â€œYou continue to hold the Bombshell Internet Championship, because that’s all you’re worthy of as a competitor.  You hold onto that championship with your grimy little hands because I don’t think anybody else cares to want it.  Not with the company closing its doors in January.”

She takes a heavy breath and slowly lets it out.

;;MIKAH  â€œSeveral people have asked me about my thoughts and my feelings about the news of the pending closure of SCW.  They’ve also asked what my plans are after the doors are closed and there are no more Climax Controls or supershows to attend and compete in.  But the fact is, I don’t have a plan for when the time comes that SCW is done.  I don’t think I’ll go anywhere for awhile, or at all actually.  Maybe Drake and I will have that baby that we have been talking about for over a year now.  Or maybe I’ll just enjoy having all the sex with Drake that I can since I will be home more often.  And as for my feelings…”

She bites her bottom lip, thinking about how she felt.

;;MIKAH  â€œIt sucks.  Because I’ve been here three years now.  I’ve accomplished a lot in three years and while Mercedes Vargas will remind you that I’m not a Grand Slam Champion, I still do hold the record for holding the Bombshell Championship for a recording breaking nine months.  And that record will not be broken and that makes me smile on the inside because it will always be there.  And while I may not have been the first Bombshell Champion, I’m going to make sure that I’m the last Bombshell Champion that Sin City Wrestling has.  I’m not going to leave this company just because it’s going to close in a month or so.  I’m here to the end, no matter what.  And no matter how I feel about it.  How shitty it makes me feel or how sad, I’m here.  Because SCW deserves a Bombshell Champion like myself…. As for you Diamond…”

Mikah looks arounds.

;;MIKAH  â€œMaybe you should learn how to shine bright like a diamond.  You already have your next career move in mind.  You know what you’re doing after SCW closes its doors and that’s okay for you but I will not plan anything until then.  I will not sign another company’s contract until SCW is done for sure.  I am SCW exclusive, even in the last weeks.”

She gives the camera a real, actual smile.  The one she doesn’t share with many people but she lets the cameraman capture it.

;;MIKAH  â€œI know that you’ve done all the preparing that you can do.  And that you’re ready for Sunday.  But I just hope that you know exactly what you’re getting yourself into come Sunday because whether I win or lose, I am still better than you.  Because even the best lose sometimes.”

She winks at the camera.

;;MIKAH  â€œSee you soon.”

She stands up and looks at the camera.  She adjusts her championship on her shoulder, admiring it once more in front of the camera before looking back up at the camera.

;;MIKAH  â€œCiao.”