Careless Whisper

*I do not own any WWE characters. Warning: This is slash, if you don't like, don't read

Seth Rollins sighed with regret as he watched his former partner and lover Roman Reigns from across the arena. Roman was talking with creative about his script for later on tonight. Seth could feel the all too familiar aching twist his heart experienced with each glimpse of the gorgeous Samoan. His chocolate brown eyes stared at Roman with longing and want but it would be a miracle if Roman ever gave him the time of day again. After Seth had double crossed him not only professionally but romantically as well when he dropped Roman for WWE's favorite son, Randy Orton.

It was a stupid move on his part, not so much as breaking up The Shield and becoming a singles competitor but to dump Roman for an ass like Orton. At the time he was riding an all-consuming powerful high. Even when things went sour with Randy, he was still on a power trip from winning the Money in the Bank briefcase and then cashing it in to become WWE World champion. Life was good, he was a part of The Authority, he was champion, everyone listened when he talked, it helped ease the loneliness he felt without Roman in his life but then in November last year, he was injured in a house show in Dublin, Ireland and his whole world fell apart.

A bad landing on his knee in a match against Kane and he lost his title, he lost his spot in The Authority, and without Roman, he lost his whole world. But that was his fault, one that he had no choice but to reflect on each and every day as he worked and trained hard to get back into the ring. It was easy to dismiss his broken heart with all that power flowing through his veins but now all he was left with was an ache deep in his troubled heart and not sure how to get back the one person he loved more than he had loved any other in his life besides his family of course.

Seth ran his fingers through his wavy black hair to smooth out and tangles. He watched as Roman's face was strained with what he was working on. Roman was having a hard time getting through to the fans. Roman was almost the perfect athlete, tall, super strong, the body and face of a God but he had one little flaw, his mic skills weren't in tune with the rest of his athleticism. Roman had made amazing strides but at this point the fans had already decided they didn't like him and no matter how many improvements Roman accomplished, he received even more boos then when he first started. He was utterly frustrated; Seth could see that in Roman's facial features.

No matter how much Seth loved Roman, Seth knew he was the better athlete and performer, probably in all of wrestling. He had been actually touched when the WWE universe gave him the ultimate respect the first night he came back but he wasn't allowed to show it, he was a heel and had to stay in character but it warmed his heart to know the fans missed and loved him even though he was the one that broke The Shield apart.

Seth sighed again longingly as he did some simple stretches as his eyes were still trained on his former lover Roman. The man was breathtakingly beautiful. Seth wished like hell it was just about Roman's looks. Lust was easier to be rid of then love but Roman for all of his super model looks was one of the sweetest, kindest, good-natured men you could ever be so lucky to know. He was genuine, nothing about him was fake. Randy had been easy to get rid of, Seth at first liked him until he realized what a complete ass he was but Seth held on to Randy a little longer than he wanted just because he was HHH's best friend. He needed to make sure his role in The Authority was secure before he could be rid of Randy. With HHH recognizing that he was the next big thing, he became a higher commodity than the aging Orton.

Of course now he has nothing to hold on to except the fact that he never lost his title, he had to relinquish it. No one beat him for his title not even Roman Reigns and he wanted his title and his man back. Seth finished his stretches and took a swig of water from his bottle as he watched the former third member of The Shield, Dean Ambrose walk up to a frustrated Roman and gently put his hand in Roman's and give it a squeeze.

The heart-stopping smile when Roman looked over at the sandy blonde haired man made Seth's heart fall to his feet. Dean was trying to be inconspicuous since they were at work but there was no way you could ignore the loving smile Roman gave Dean and the way Roman's eyes lit up. The two men leaned in closer together as Roman and Dean tried to go over Roman's lines. Seth could see Dean trying to give Roman some pointers. Unlike Roman, Dean had some of the best mic skills in the company, you could give Dean a Mother Goose rhyme and he would find a way to get the crowd going no matter if it was about an old woman that lived in a shoe.

Dean Ambrose had been the bane of his existence since FCW. Seth had been the best wrestler in development until Ambrose arrived on the scene. Rollins was maybe a smidge better but Ambrose sure gave him a run for his money. When the three men were all put together to form The Shield and Ambrose was picked to be the mouthpiece of the group, Seth fully committed himself because he knew a smart man knew how to bide his time, the real star of the group would shine through. At first it was Ambrose for his strong mic skills, and then it was Roman for his strength and his leadership but soon all eyes fell on him. He was the real star. He had the mic skills, he had the athleticism, and thanks to CrossFit, he was strong as well, He was the total package which is why The Authority chose him to be a part of their powerful group.

But that all seemed like a lifetime ago. If he would have been smarter, he would have found a way to keep Roman in his life but he was so drunk with power and awestruck of Randy Orton, he admits he became corrupted. If you could do it all over again, he would in a heartbeat to keep Roman in his life. Seth's brown eyes glazed lovingly over Roman's beautiful face as he talked animatedly with Dean.

Seth had to look away, he couldn't deal with watching them make goo-goo eyes at each other any longer. Each minute he could feel his heart break even more so. Seth looked down and saw that his boot laces came undone so he bent down to tie them. That provided him with a at least a few minutes of distraction. When he was done and stood his 6 ft. 1-inch frame back up he saw what was once was sweet moment between Roman and Dean turn into a heated confrontation. Seth frowned, OK that was fast, Seth thought as he looked on utterly confused. "What did I miss?" Seth said to no one in particular but Kevin Owens, a fellow wrestler answered anyway.

"Roman's pissed again!"

Seth looked over at Kevin at first in annoyance but then that annoyance soon turns to interest. "About?" Since Seth had been gone for 6 months, he was really out of the loop about everything going on at WWE.

"Well it seems creative changed Dean's schedule again so Dean won't be riding with Roman to Smackdown.

Seth looked at Kevin confusingly. "That happens to us all, Roman knows that."

"Yes but certain person did a real doozy on Mr. Reigns so where that he wants Ambrose with him at all times and het gets a little jealous when Dean rides with Cesaro."

Seth tilted his head deep in thought. "Cesaro! Any truth to that?"

"NAH! Cesaro has a steady girlfriend and he is hoping to propose to her soon."

"Then what is the problem?"

"Nothing, just that your homecoming has brought back some insecurities that Roman harbors. Dean and Cesaro are good friends, nothing more but Roman wants to travel with Dean all the time and creative has been trying to make it happen but with the brand split coming up, there is talk that they will be on different shows." Seth's eyebrows rose dissecting all that Kevin had told him and then he couldn't help but to wonder why. "So why are you telling me all this?"

Kevin just turned to Seth with a smile. "Because I know you are here to reclaim your rightful throne and I want you to remember the little people that help you get what you lost back." Seth understood what Kevin was telling him and he nodded. "I got your back! Just keep your eyes and ears open for me."

"Will do Future!"

Seth smiled at Kevin's reference to him as being the future of wrestling and he was, he was back to take everything that was rightfully back. His title and his man and no one was going to stand in his way. Seth watched with interest as Dean stomped off to the locker room. Since his bit was done, he was headed to the next town without a certain upset Samoans who watches his lover stalk off angrily.

*This is just something I came up with. I am going to try not to keep it too long. But anyway what do you guys think?