URI:
   DIR Return Create A Forum - Home
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       UCC (UMMA) Managers Forum
  HTML https://umma.createaforum.com
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       *****************************************************
   DIR Return to: Backstage Stories
       *****************************************************
       #Post#: 1177--------------------------------------------------
       When It Rains It Pours
       By: Dragons Den Date: February 23, 2015, 11:20 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       This is a little story Raccoon and I have concocted as a result
       of Valentine's Day. Yeah, I know we're a week late. But, this is
       what happened. It may be ongoing, but, still short. Here is part
       1.
       ***
       When It Rains It Pours:
       Shay Mitchell was on top of the world. Just recently she had won
       her Open Fight Night match against that troublesome Hayden
       Panettiere, and since, her burgeoning relationship with Naya
       Rivera was making her feel like this whole UMMA fiasco was
       actually worth it.
       And now, it was Valentine’s Day. Shay was excited as she had
       made plans to meet Naya at what she knew was her favourite
       restaurant.
       Shay had arrived slightly early and taken a seat at their table,
       awaiting her date’s arrival eagerly. An expensive bottle of
       Naya’s favourite wine sat on the table beside a cute pink teddy
       bear holding a large love-heart. The roses adorning the center
       of the table sure looked pretty, as did Shay herself, dressed to
       the nines in her elegant c*cktail gown.
       [font=verdana][img]
  HTML http://thumbnails111.imagebam.com/39249/232fc4392480037.jpg?nc[/img][/font]
       Her patience however was soon tested as seconds passed, then
       minutes, and when it neared an hour, Shay was finally losing
       faith. By then she was hunched over the table, head resting on
       her arms, staring dejectedly out the restaurant window, just
       praying to see Naya walk into view.
       She refused to believe Naya would stand her up without a call,
       especially on Valentine’s Day of all occasions, and so she
       waited, mindlessly checking her phone for a message or
       explanation every few minutes. Shay checked her phone for what
       must have been the thirtieth time, and when she realised Naya
       hadn’t shown within an hour and a half of their plans, her
       confidence was completely shattered.
       Reluctantly, Shay grabbed the bear off the table and slowly
       sulked past the hordes of happy couples to get to the exit. The
       waiter offered her a sympathetic frown and once she walked out
       onto the cold pavement, Shay’s emotions hit her like a ton of
       miserably heartbroken bricks.
       She wasn’t sure if the first drop on her cheek was the cold
       winter rain or her overwhelmed tear ducts. All she knew was the
       longer she stood there clutching the little love-struck teddy
       bear in the rain, the more soaked to the bones she became and
       the harder her tears started to fall.
       [img]
  HTML http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=37263518[/img]
       #Post#: 1179--------------------------------------------------
       Re: When It Rains It Pours
       By: RampageSports Date: February 23, 2015, 12:20 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Awww... poor Shay.  :'(
       Why do I feel like a certain blond bantamweight is going to have
       a talon... er, I mean, hand in this?  >:(
       #Post#: 1180--------------------------------------------------
       Re: When It Rains It Pours
       By: Raccoon Date: February 23, 2015, 12:31 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       ... and poor teddy...
  HTML http://www.greensmilies.com/smile/smiley_emoticons_wp-cry.gif
       #Post#: 1189--------------------------------------------------
       Re: When It Rains It Pours
       By: Dragons Den Date: February 25, 2015, 2:56 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Part 2
       Shay’s will to walk had left and her mind wandered instead,
       searching for a reason that would make sense for Naya to have
       not shown. Perhaps her car had broken down and her phone battery
       had died. Perhaps she was in some kind of trouble. She just
       hoped that nothing serious had happened to Naya.
       Once Shay did start walking down the street, she barely even
       noticed the rain anymore. She was consumed by disappointment
       instead. After wading through the wet streets for some time,
       something broke her from her daze and she looked up, finally
       taking notice of her surroundings.
       On the opposite side of the street was an unfamiliar restaurant.
       And as she stared in through the window, she choked and dropped
       the teddy bear. It made a faint splash in the puddle at her feet
       that Shay didn’t even notice, for her eyes were tearing up
       again. In the restaurant she could see Naya sitting at a table
       having dinner. And she was accompanied by none other than Hayden
       Panettiere. There they were, together. Smiling. Laughing.
       Shay was on the verge of breaking again when a car sped by a
       little close to the gutter and hit a serious puddle, spraying
       water all over her. As she shivered from the cold that pierced
       her wet skin, and opened her eyes slowly, she found herself
       staring down at the road. There lay the sad little teddy, filthy
       and soaking, with a big tyre mark across its face.
       And Shay knew exactly how it felt.
       #Post#: 1192--------------------------------------------------
       Re: When It Rains It Pours
       By: Raccoon Date: February 26, 2015, 5:27 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Can it get any worse than this...?
       #Post#: 1215--------------------------------------------------
       Re: When It Rains It Pours
       By: Dragons Den Date: March 6, 2015, 3:11 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Part 3
       Shay tried to stop herself from looking back at the restaurant,
       but she couldn’t. As she glanced up again the scene suddenly
       looked entirely different. There was no longer laughing or
       smiling. Naya looked upset, angry even. They were arguing.
       Almost out of nowhere, Naya threw a slap at Hayden’s face,
       turned and stormed out of the restaurant.
       Shay didn’t know whether to run toward Naya or away from her.
       She was so conflicted that she was frozen on the spot. Then Naya
       noticed her.
       Their eyes met and now Naya seemed frozen as well. She hated how
       miserable Shay looked. And she could guess why. Odds were good
       that Shay had witnessed her and Hayden together. Naya felt
       terrible.
       At first, Naya was too busy processing Shay’s presence to move,
       and Shay was still too conflicted to move. But as their eyes
       locked for a few moments, that glance in the rain seemed to wash
       everything away. Shay’s smile started to build and Naya finally
       screamed with joy and ran towards her.
       The two embraced and Shay may have held on a little tighter and
       longer than usual. Then, Naya began to explain everything.
       [IMG]
  HTML http://assets-s3.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/articles/65828-naya-rivera-mood-on-glee-set-is-terrible-after-cory-monteiths-death/1377536157_naya-rivera-467.jpg[/img]
       #Post#: 1216--------------------------------------------------
       Re: When It Rains It Pours
       By: Raccoon Date: March 6, 2015, 7:44 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
  HTML http://www.greensmilies.com/smile/smiley_emoticons_love.gif
       #Post#: 1217--------------------------------------------------
       Re: When It Rains It Pours
       By: RampageSports Date: March 6, 2015, 7:56 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       OK, now I need to know what the heck is going on here.  Like...
       NOW!
       But, I can hold out for a little while.  I'll just keep the
       image of Naya slapping the taste out of Hayden's mouth to tide
       me over.  ;D
       *****************************************************