Wrestling One-Shots Volume 5

Daniel Garcia

It's the middle of a sweltering day in the Florida heat and the gym air conditioner is doing little to beat the heat. Your breathing is strained as you jog on the treadmill, desperate to complete your last mile so you can be done.

You've got headphones on so you can't hear anything of the conversations going on around you. But you can see Daniel and Angelo chatting while glancing your way every once in a while. 'Are they talking about me?' You wonder to yourself. You complete your last mile and switch the machine off with a sigh of relief.

Done with your workout for the day, you grab your water bottle and head for the locker room. You pass Wheeler Yuta on the way and stop to chat for a moment. "Hey, Wheeler. What's going on?" You ask him with a friendly smile.

"Hey, Y/N." Wheeler smiles back at you. "I'm just headed to meet Mox and Bryan for a training session." He explains. "You just get done working out?"

"Yeah." You nod, breathing still a bit labored. "I'm gonna grab my stuff and head back to the hotel until the show." You explain.

Across the room, Daniel and Angelo are still talking casually when Daniel spots you talking to Yuta. He dismisses himself from Angelo's side quickly and makes his way over to your side.

You and Wheeler are happily chatting when Daniel pops up at your side with a scowl. "Get lost, loser. You ain't got no business talking with her." He warns Yuta with a growl.

"Daniel!" You turn to your side and frown at him.

"It's fine, Y/N. I'll see you later." Wheeler puts his hand up to keep the peace before he walks off.

You watch Wheeler walk off before you turn fully to Daniel and glare up at him. Daniels expression remains passive as he returns your gaze.

You huff in frustration at Garcia's lack of emotion. "Do you have to act like a dick all of the time?" You ask him.

"When you're talking to loser nobodies like Wheeler Yuta, I do," Daniel replies. "You should have told me that you were done on the treadmill. Come on, I'll head back to the hotel with you." He offers, though it sounds more like a demand.

"I can take myself back to the hotel, thank you very much." You roll your eyes. "You're not my babysitter, Daniel. Remember?" You remind him.

Daniel mimics the roll of your eyes and stares down at you. "I'm coming with you, princess. So deal with it." He crosses his arms across his chest.

"Whatever." You grumble to yourself. "Come on then. I want to get back soon so I've got time to shower." You turn sharply on your heel and walk towards the locker rooms.

Daniel nods and follows you so he can grab his stuff as well. He glances back at Angelo as he walks off and Parker gives him an enthusiastic thumbs up. Daniel rolls his eyes and turns back around mumbling to himself.

Matt walks over and joins Angelo. "Where is Garcia going? I thought that he wasn't done with his workout?" He asks him.

"Y/N got caught taking to Wheeler, so naturally little Daniel had to go puff his chest out and protect him, girl." Angelo chuckles. "Not that Y/N knows that's what going on. She still thinks that he's just being his usual dickish self."

"He could always tell her that he's in love," Matt suggests with a laugh.

Angelo laughs again and shakes his head. "Yeah right. I think that he'd have a better chance at spontaneously combusting than telling Y/N how he feels." He insists.

Back at the hotel, you stomp into the hotel room and shut the door behind you. Daniel runs into the door from the hallway and opens it back up with a sigh.

He comes into the room and watches you drop your bag on your bed before stomping to the bathroom.

"Are you going to pout for the rest of the night?" Daniel asks you and walks over to his bed.

"And what if I am?" You huff and glance back at Daniel.

Daniel rolls his eyes and sits down. "Fine! Be mad then. You'll get over it eventually." He crosses his arms and lets you slam the bathroom door.

You take your shower and complain to yourself quietly about Garcia the whole time. You hate how he's always getting all up in your business all of the time. You're a big girl and can take care of yourself. You don't need him hovering over you like a guard dog all the time. It's annoying.

You exit the bathroom a little bit later and sit down on your bed. Daniel is sitting on his bed doing something on his phone from the looks of it. "You know, I still don't get why you can't just mind your own damn business, Daniel." You ask him, still in a pissy mood.

"Yeah yeah." Daniel rolls his eyes. "I'm just looking out for you, Y/N. Trust me, you'll thank me someday." He insists with a grin.

"Doubt it." You sneer and drop the subject for the moment.

Later in the night, you and Daniel arrive for Dynamite and head backstage to meet up with the rest of the group. You are both on your way there when you run into Bryan and Jon who stop you both in the hall.

"Y/N, just the lady we were looking for." Mox greets you with a smile.

Bryan nods in agreement and eyes Daniel standing at your side and tensed up. "We're here to make sure that you understand something, Y/N." He explains.

"Oh?" You sneer and eye both men cautiously. "And what's that?" You ask them with a hand on your hip.

"You need to stay out of Wheeler's way. That's what." Mox explains with a growl. "We don't need you flaunting it around him and distracting the kid from his training."

You raise a brow at Mox's statement and scoff. "Excuse me?" You sneer.

You go to tell Mox and Bryan to fuck off but before you can, Daniel beats you to the punch. You watch him step in front of you with his chest puffed out and an angry glint in his eye.

"Both of you better stop fucking talking right now before I beat both of your asses." He growls at Bryan and Mox. "You say some stupid shit about Y/N again and you'll have my foot up both y'alls asses." He glares at them.

Mox and Bryan share a look and decide that it's best not to get involved. They came to warn you to stay away from Wheeler, not get into a fight. The pair walk off and Daniel remains in front of you until they are gone.

He turns back around after a minute and looks down at you. "You good?" He asks you. "Because if not I'm gonna go beat the shit out of those two."

"I'm fine, Daniel." You nod, heart, beating a little faster now. "...thanks." You quickly add.

"Yeah well, no one talks bad about my girl and gets away with it," Daniel replies and pulls you into his side before you can protest.

You huff as Daniel pulls you into his side but don't make an effort to fight out of his grip. "Your girl?" You repeat him. "Since when?"

"Since right now." Daniel insists. "So deal with it. Because you're stuck with me, princess. "