Getting back from the store with a few bags in her hands she opened the screen door and seen the mail had come while she had been gone. The last thing she had expected to see was a package in her doorway. Grasping the mail up and juggling everything up she went and unlocked the door heading into the house. Walking through the living and dining rooms she headed to the kitchen putting the bags on the counter before looking at the package once more. Opening it up she noticed the tape within and got a curious look on her face wondering what it was. Seeing she was out the last day or so training she had not gotten a chance to keep up on what was going on with ACW news. Heading into the living room she popped the tape into the VCR and pressed play as she stood there waiting to see what was going on. 

When Adrean and Tony were seen on the film heading to someone’s room she stepped back before coming to crash onto the couch. Leaning forward she watched what happened while Roric was in St. Paul and realized why her boys had left and not answered her calls. Her head came to fall into her hands as she tried to keep herself calm. Still nothing was heard from Adrean and Tony and she figured it would stay that way until they thought she would have calmed down. The fact that they had gone behind her back pissed her off to no end. Not only did it show that they didn’t trust her, but it showed that they thought they needed to fight her battles, and this time there was not even a battle to be fought. 

Realizing she needed to get out and release some anger within her and soon she headed to the gym to do just that. The ride there was not long at all and obviously the camera man knew where to find her. When the camera turned on she was sitting on a weight lifting machine with her phone in her hand. After a few minutes she pulled it away closing it and looked like she was about to toss it across the room but instead just dropped it to the floor before raising her arms to put them where they should be to lift the weight by pushing her arms closer together. A white towel rested across her right thigh over top of the grey sweat shorts she was wearing. A pink tank top covered her chest area and was tied up in the back baring her torso, which showed bruising. 

Every repetition she did was strained from the pain her body was still in from the past two matches she had been in. Once more she was told she should not go into the next match but instead take it easy. That was so not going to happen. She had business to do, work to do and she was not going to quit that easily. Hell if she had it her way she would not be quitting at all. Still looking ahead and not towards the camera at all she focused on her breathing as she started to speak. 

“Cowards.”

That was the only word that came forth for some time. Breathing in as her arms came closer together, and breathing out as they parted once more. Dropping her hands to her sides she groaned as she tried to clear her head from the two ignoring her calls and being cowards by not confronting her. She had a big match to concentrate on, and they knew it. Whether this was intentional just to mess with her head and pay her back or not she would find out once they came back, if they did. Bending over her hand reached and picked up that phone once more and she went on the web to check out the ACW site and see if anything was up from her opponent. Seeing there was she reached towards her waist and hooked the bottom of the ear piece into her phone before playing the airing. While watching it she didn’t even realize she was responding as she was watching.

“Yes I did see that Aurora. I might have a concussion but that does not stop me from seeing things clearly. You are not the only one ready for Sunday dear Aurora, but don’t rush it. I can wait, and I know you can as well. I don’t want to rush anything, including my time in the ring with you. Nothing about this week, or this match will be easy. It will be a waiting process up until Sunday, then once we are both in the middle of that ring it will be a test. A test of will, of power, of strength and determination, everything will be on the line.” She stopped talking and raised a brow as Aurora mentioned something about what she was working on. “You seem to think that whatever you are working on will get you the win here. Nothing will stop me Aurora, I have said it before and I will continue to say it. A concussion did not stop me. Aurelei did not stop me, Snake did not, and Alexa did not. No one can stop me Aurora. Get that through your head and it will make everything so much easier. You want them to immortalize a moment? It will be when I get the win over you and take what is so precious to you. When I take what you worked so hard to get.”

Kelsia stopped talking and a soft laugh escaped her as she listened further. “Everyone keeps bringing up Tony and Adrean. In case anyone has not seen yet, they do what they want, and it will come back to bite them in the a**. I know it, and so does everyone else. I have said before that they will not be at the ring. Everyone has seen before what happens when they come to the ring after I asked them not to. If they have the nerve to even show up to Trail by Honor, they will not make it far. The second my path crosses theirs they will get what is coming to them. No fear though, I will make sure that I have plenty for you Aurora. I don’t plan on making you work so hard for a win, and think I am doing everything but working hard to do the same. No, whatever happens with T&A and I will not affect our match at all. So I am glad you are taking my word there, even though my word has shown not to mean much in the past, it means something now. I will show you this Sunday how much I want that title, and I want no help winning it from you. This is my time to shine, sorry to tell you that Aurora, but the Ghost will have to use her rematch clause to try and get that title again because it will not be leaving the arena around your slender waist.”

Kelsia grabbed the towel from her thigh and draped it over her shoulder before standing up and lifting her right leg to come to the other side of the bench before she started walking away from the machine. Glancing up from her phone for a moment she spotted the bike and headed towards it as she spoke on.

“You bet I will count on them all Aurora, and you should know I can counter them. Did you forget we had a whole session just on counters? Oh yes Aurora, I have had a day with you where I have countered, as well as when I teamed with Roric, so I am ready for this. I will be countering as much as I can. I know that if I miss just one, it could be the end of the match, and I am not letting that happen. Like Alexa always told me, don’t hold anything you have back in the ring Aurora. It could be that one move that you held back that could make the whole difference in the match, but that will not be the case on your end this time around. Like I have said, I have been working hard all week, and there are more sessions to come. I am learning plenty, and it’s a good thing I learn fast, because it’s just that much more I will have for you in the ring. I am holding nothing back, not now, and not ever. I am done holding anything at all back. I am coming, and hard! Your words have me questioning you though Aurora. You have stated in every match thus far, that you give everything, every time… but you just told us all how much bull that was. This time, I am challenging you Aurora. Don’t hold anything back; make sure you bring it all, because I want nothing but your best from you when I take that title from you. You keep saying you are going to show me and everyone else that you were meant to be the Women’s Champion. I have said before that I don’t doubt that, but again, your time has come to an end. You have already doubted me in your first airing and that was your downfall. Yes I might have only picked up wins on you when there were others involved, but that does not mean a thing. I will show you this Sunday that I can get a win on you in a one on one match up.”Kelsia mounted the bike and her feet went straight to the petals moving slowly at first while she was paying more attention to what her opponent was saying to her. “You see Aurora; you think that I am special because of what you will show me in the ring. How about I show you just how special you are to me Aurora? I will also show you how special I am, and in doing so I will get that three count on you. You can not make me special Aurora, not in any way, sense or form. I will make you sorry you doubted me though, and you will see that soon enough.”

Her paces on the petals picked up even more as she watched Aurora catching her water and take a sip before continuing on. Her hand came up and touched over her heart and she mouthed the word aww before speaking aloud once more.

“How touching to see that you are pleased that I want the title now Aurora. Did you hear that sentence well? I said, how touching to see that you are pleased that I want the title now. I never lied, not once when it came to the title Aurora, same goes for the wins. Before now, I was not ready to be a champion. I did not care about a win. I cared about pain and punishment, and now… things have changed. I feel that I am ready to be the Women’s Champion. I know I can hold that title now, where as before, I was not so sure about that. Yes my loss record is against me here, but I know I can do it. As for your words taking confidence from yourself, I did not think that it would. You keep thinking that you will walk in as a champion and walk out just the same. When the pin is made, and the referees hand come down for the three counts it will not be your hand that is raised when that happens Aurora. It will be mine. I will be the New Women’s Champion, because like I said, I refuse to go down the ladder and work my way up again. I am not ready to drop down the ladder so therefore it will not be happening that way for some time now. You slight me all you want, or not for that matter, because it means nothing. You and I both know I have it in me to win, and if you don’t remember that it will be your downfall dear Aurora. You are not ready to let go of your title, and like I already said, you might not have a choice in the matter, because I will not easily be letting you keep it around you waist or in your grasp for that matter. You see Aurora; you have been holding that title well, but not well enough. I will show you what it is to be a true champion. You keep thinking it is about you Aurora, but its not. You see it is not Aurora vs. Ghost. It is Aurora vs. Kelsia, therefore you are slighting me. It is whatever though; I don’t even care about it anymore, because I plan on showing you just how wrong you are. Keep that in mind Aurora Jansen.”

Her thighs started to burn as she continued, and sped on even still. She was going to push herself to the edge and beyond each day this week working and preparing for the match at Trial by Honor. There was not going to be any room for messing up, she would be leaving a champion. At least, that is how she seen it. 

“I am glad you accept my apology Aurora, because I was serious. I did not mean to hurt you or Roric. I was out of line, and I know I can not turn things back, but I can apologize, so I did. As for us sitting down and talking things over after the Paper View, I hope that no matter what the outcome we could try to do just that.”

Her left hand fell down to her thigh rubbing it lightly trying to ease the burn, but seeing as it was not doing any good she knew what she would have to do when she got home. A nice cold bath would be the only thing that would soothe her muscles enough so she could function tomorrow as well. Plus she had another session with an old friend later in the afternoon to work on some more new moves. It was a busy schedule; she just hoped she was not going to overwork herself.

“You got me there Aurora. I did know that if you lost you would just learn from it, and come back even harder the next time around. I did want you to think about the possibility though. Is it better to not think of every possible outcome? Think of a disqualification, a pin, anything and everything. I personally think of it all because that is the only way to make sure you are prepared for what is going to happen not only in the match, but after it as well. You can never be too prepared, only too confident. Right now, even though you might disagree with me, I think you are being too confident Aurora. Confidence is not a bad thing, but if you let it get to you, it will come back to haunt you, no pun intended. You swear above all else you are sure about this match, sure about the outcome of it. What makes you think I will not get into that ring and give just a little more then you are able to handle? I seriously don’t think you can see me as a champion any time soon. I think you see yourself as being better then me in the ring. Yes, your wins to loss ratio are better then mine, but that does not count for everything, after all, if it did, I would not be the number one contender for the gold that you treasure so much. No matter what you think the outcome will be, I will not slight you in the ring. I will be bringing everything I have promised to you and so much more then that. You will get above and beyond my best Aurora. But….” She stopped speaking and shook her head. A small smile crossed her lips before they parted once more.“I will not be jumping over the edge Aurora. I will have you crashing and burning in the ring and out of it. Like I said, I will not hold back. I will go to the extreme and back to win the Women’s Championship Title. I crave that gold, and once I get it… I will be unstoppable.” She paused once more… “Okay, maybe not unstoppable, but I will be holding on to it for dear life.”

Slowing down she finally came to a stop before dismounting the bike she was riding. She headed towards the empty corner of the gym. A mirror was across the one wall and Kelsia had her back side towards it, as she faced the camera still. Bending over she touched her toes before wrapping her arms around her legs and holding the position for a moment. The towel that was draped over her shoulder came to fall to the mat beneath her as her hair also tumbled low. Her arms unwrapped from around her legs before she slowly lifted to stand once more. 

She lowered herself to the floor and a trainer in the gym walked over to help her as she continued to stretch out once more. Lifting a leg the man went and lowered himself to his knees before pressing his body into her leg forcing it back more slowly. As he continued his work on her she looked up at the camera and began again.

“You can imagine how strong my will to win is, but you say it should have came before now? I don’t see how you can tell me that Aurora. We are all ready to hold a title at certain times in our life. When we get a title we want to be able to defend it, and know that we have what it takes to keep it as well. I was not sure that I could do that before, but now… I am ready to do that and so much more. I am ready to be the ACW Women’s Champion, and no one will stop me from doing that. You are in my way because you hold the title, and for that reason I will have to go through you to get it. I have no problem doing that. I will do that. I will get what I want. I will put my body on the line to get it.”

One leg was stretched enough, so she laid it flat on the ground and lifted the other so it could be stretched out in just the same way. Her hands were resting on either side of her, palms to the mat and she was actually quite comfortable on the floor, possibly because of how cool it way against her skin.

“You are so right Aurora; every woman in this division would love to get their hands on that title around your waist. For one week, it was you who was the number one contender, but since then, and before it even, it was I, Kelsia Vector who was and still is the number one contender. You say you need that belt, and I only want it… Aurora, if it was a matter of desperation then yes I would need the title, but I am not desperate to have the title around my waist. I can wait until my time is here, and my time will hopefully be this Sunday. You best believe I will bring everything and more to the ring to take that title away from you, but its all about sportsmanship is it not? No matter if you lose it or not, you will have a rematch for the title. If you want to keep it, then hold it tight, and don’t let go Aurora. The second you loosen your grip that title will be mine.”

She went to sit up as the man was done helping her stretch out. He held a hand out to help her up and she took it seeing as she was still holding her phone with the other hand and watching the airing.

“Thank you.”

She softly stated towards the man before looking down once more as Aurora finished up her airing and it went to a black screen. Unhooking the ear piece she tucked it back under her shirt before closing the phone. Looking up and over towards the camera once more she was ready to finish up herself.

“If that title is why your heart beats, then you better find something else to make it beat and fast otherwise we are going to need the medics at the ring to revive you Aurora, and even though it will be a fight till the end, I don’t want it to go that far. The breath in your lungs will be knocked out of you, the strength of your resolve will be gone, and the power of your dream is going to be vanquished. You want me to think of you as an unstoppable force that is fine. Remember something dear heart, everything stops at one point or another. I will just have to make sure that you stop this week, at Trial by Honor.”
A small smile crossed her lips before the next sentence came forth. 

“You know Aurora. I think you are very bright women, and with saying that… you would not have made an offer if you did not mean it. You want me to join you in training this week. Saturday morning, at the arena, I will be there at eight in the morning. Come whenever you wish… if the offer was true.”

With that Kelsia motioned for the feed to end as she picked up the towel so she could get out of here and to where she needed to be.