(A/N: Sorry for the amount of filler chapters I'm putting in. I'm struggling to find some matches that involve Baron Corbin and Lola Vice and how I can try to make the match work.

I hope you guys enjoy this though!)

~With Anthony~

Since both Shawn and Rossy gave us the "okay" to tag together on an episode of NXT, I was allowed to choose our opponents.

The female opponent I chose for our match was Lola Vice and the male opponent was Baron Corbin, okay?

I saw online that Baron's been running his mouth ever since Eimi got signed, saying that she's one of the worst signings in wrestling history, even though she clearly has no clue about who she is and what she's done in her career for seven years so far, earning the moniker of one of the best wrestlers in the world.

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This guy is such a clown and I'm super looking forward to fighting him because I'm ready to let everyone know who Eimi is and what she's all about inside that ring.

However, I did say that NXT was taking place on Tuesday, but we were leaving Philly and the show was taking place in Orlando, so we flew the hell back. I didn't protest because I'm okay with going back to Orlando.

For the moment, Eimi was gonna stay at my apartment in Orlando for the next few days since she's got Rossy's promotion being started in Japan and she's gonna leave from there.

Also, Eimi offered to fly back with me to Orlando, that way we could make the match happen.

I'm really glad that this match with us tagging together is gonna work because Eimi and I have tagged together, a year or two before I signed with NXT, so we kinda know how we wanna make it work and just have fun as well.

~April 9th, 2024~

It was morning and I was on the couch instead of the bed.

Reason I let her sleep on my bed, is because I wanted to be a gentleman and try to have her stay be nice and comfortable.

Well, good thing I had a cat that she could enjoy during her stay, since Eimi is a cat person.

Her name's Lady, named after Chie Nagatani, or Lady C in this case, from Stardom.

When I revealed her to the world and the name, Chie actually laughed and congratulated me on adopting this cat while giving me her blessing to take part of her ring name.

And the reason I named her Lady because of how lady-like she was, as well as being such a love bug whenever I was around, and Lady's the same way around people who met her.

Masami, Io Shirai, met Lady, who thought she was so cute and so adorable to where she actually wanted to adopt her from me!

Anyway, when Eimi told me that she was done in the shower, I went ahead and got in there. I showered, and when Eimi was dressed, I dressed and got ready for tonight, as I needed to be ready.

After that, I went into the kitchen and looked to start making breakfast.

Eimi: Buongiorno, dormiglione! (Morning, sleepyhead!)

Me: Andiamo, Eimi. Non ci frequentiamo, sai? (Come on, Eimi. We're not dating, you know?)

Eimi: Lo so, mi piace solo prenderti in giro. (I know, I just like to tease you.)

Me: Beh, che ne dici se preparo la colazione? (Well, what about me making us some breakfast?)

Eimi: Mi piacerebbe. Se vuoi, guarderò. (I'd like that. If you want, I'll watch.)

Then, she sat down near the bar, with her hand on the side of her face, and smiled, as I thought she looked ADORABLE!

Me: Sei troppo carino, lo sai, vero? (You're too cute, you know that, right?)

Eimi: Lo so. (I know.)

We both laughed as I got started on Eggs With Tomatoes, a classic Italian breakfast, that's more so of my nonna's own style to it. I kept the recipe and I still consider it my favorite breakfast dish.

The ingredients are,

Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 To 6 Whole Eggs (I'm going with 4 eggs)
One 14 oz Can of Crushed Tomatoes (I prefer San Marzano)
One Medium To Large Sweet Onion
Kosher Salt
Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
Diced Garlic (it's an optional ingredient, but I don't feel like it today)

To start, I sliced the onion very thin and put it off to the side.

In a bowl, I added the San Marzano tomatoes and crushed them with my hands (I made sure to clean them before cooking!) before I washed them again and on over to my stove.

On a medium heat with a nonstick frying pan, I added the EVOO and then the onions before adding salt to help sweat the onions out.

Once they were soft, about three minutes, I added the crushed San Marzano tomatoes and stirred with a wooden spatula. The original recipe calls for the tomatoes to cook with the onion for at least 20 minutes, but I like to go for 15 minutes because I really don't have time for 20 minutes of cooking whenever I have a friend over.

Once the tomatoes were cooked, I cracked the eggs, on my plastic cutting board, a flat surface (I prepped the onion on there beforehand, just to save contamination) and put them in different sides of the pan on top of the the onions and tomatoes.

I covered the lid, set the heat to medium low, and I let it cook until the eggs were opaque and the yolks are semi-cooked.

After five minutes, it was done, but during that time, I sliced and toasted up some Italian bread from the store, and served the eggs while seasoning with salt and pepper to taste and fresh parsley leaves for some color and to garnish.

Me: La colazione è pronta! (Breakfast is ready!)

Eimi: Wow, sembra delizioso. (Wow, that looks delicious.)

Me: Puoi ringraziare mia nonna per questa ricetta, benedica la sua anima. Mangiamo, va bene? (You can thank my grandmother for this recipe, bless her soul. Let's eat, shall we?)

Eimi: Sì grazie. (Yes please.)

I gave her a plate as I let her serve herself and then I put an egg with the tomatoes and onions.

I saw that she took up a spoon, so I can't really chastise her for it, considering that her and I came from two different cultures.

Me: Vai avanti, dimmi cosa ne pensi. (Go ahead, tell me what you think.)

Eimi nodded, took a bite off her plate, and when she did, she closed her eyes, tilted her head and moaned with her mouth closed.

Eimi: Una delle migliori colazioni che abbia mai avuto in vita mia. Voglio dire, questo è davvero molto gustoso. (One of the best breakfasts I've ever had in my life. I mean, this is actually very tasty.)

Me: Lo apprezzo, davvero. So che mia nonna guarda in basso, orgogliosa di come è andata a finire. (Appreciate that, really. I know my grandmother is looking down, proud of how this turned out.)

Eimi: Sicuramente. Allora, qualche altra ricetta italiana che proverai a preparare per me? (Most definitely. So, any other Italian recipes you're gonna try to make for me?)

Me: Vorrei poter. Devi tornare in Giappone tra qualche giorno. (I wish I could. You gotta go back to Japan in a few days.)

Eimi: O si. Giusto. Vorrei avere più tempo. (Oh, yeah. That's right. I wish I had more time.)

Me: Ehi, hai firmato un contratto con NXT e inizierai tra qualche mese, forse all'inizio di luglio, quindi ci vedremo di nuovo. (Hey, you signed a contract with NXT and you'll get started in a few months, maybe early July, so we'll see each other again.)

Eimi: È vero. A dirti la verità, Tony, non riesco a vedermi tornare indietro. Voglio davvero iniziare con NXT. (That's true. To tell you the truth, Tony, I can't see myself going back. I really want to get started with NXT.)

Me: Lo so, anch'io, ma credimi, una volta che la compagnia di Rossy decollerà, sarai qui e io ti aspetterò. (I know, me too, but trust me, once Rossy's company gets off the ground, you'll be here, and I'll be waiting for you.)

Eimi: Desideri? (You will?)

Me: Attraversare il mio cuore. (Cross my heart.)

Eimi: Apprezzo davvero che tu mi aspetti, Anthony, a prescindere dalle circostanze. (I really appreciate you waiting for me, Anthony, no matter the circumstances.)

Me: Ehi, ti aspetterò sempre, Eimi. Sei uno dei miei migliori amici per il quale farei letteralmente qualsiasi cosa. (Hey, I'm always gonna wait for you, Eimi. You're one of my best friends who I would literally do anything for.)

Eimi: Sei così dolce, Tony. (You're so sweet, Tony.)

We hugged as it felt great for her to know that I'll wait for her on NXT, but I learned that the WWE Draft is in a few weeks, and that terrifies me because if I'm going to Raw or Smackdown, that's not gonna do anyone any good.

Also, if I do get drafted, then it'll go to show that I'm probably not the best friend Eimi has ever had, right? I mean, all the possibilities of me being drafted and what could happen will spin out of proportion.

This thing really makes me scared and I really hope I don't get drafted to the main roster, on either Raw or Smackdown, but if I stay on NXT and I get to introduce Eimi to the brand, I'm all for it.

I really hope it happens because if I'm drafted to Raw or Smackdown, then I'm gonna walk out of the CWC. I'm gonna pull a Mahamad Ali and straight up refuse to go to either brand. That's how dedicated I am to wait for Eimi when she finally comes to NXT for real.