Elegance is beauty that never fades

You will see a fighter out of me

June 12 2019 Glasgow, Scotland

A week has passed since the events of the last confrontation with the British Strong Style, and the relationship between Giovanni and Julia has grown day by day. Anyone who wasn't blind could see how much Giovanni was trying hard to get her to smile more often; even the young woman preferred to remain with a certain decorum, even if she liked the caring side of Giovanni.Today was no different, as the two were sitting in Riverhill Coffee Bar, a cute coffee shop with recognisable vibrant blue entrance walls near Buchanan Street. Nestled nicely between shops on Gordon Street in Glasgow's city center, this little coffee shop certainly packs a punch. With great-tasting coffee, delicious food, and friendly staff. It is a fantastic place to grab a coffee, have a seat on the bench outside, and watch the world go by. Inside was a teeny tiny bar with bar seating only. It's not really one for soaking up the morning with a good book, but for homemade food and a decent range of drinks, it's just perfect.On the counter, there were a pleasing amount of cakes to choose from, but something that stole the attention was the salt caramel brownie, which the Italian young woman couldn't resist. The treat was described as decadent and fudgey, with generous swirls of deliciously salted caramel dispersed throughout. Since the first time she tasted it, half of the brownie ended up wrapped in a napkin to be eaten later. "Oh dio,"[Oh god] Julia started speaking in Italian while sitting at the window seats "è troppo buono questo brownie. Grazie per avermi consigliato di prenderlo. oltre che il cappuccino ci sta benissimo con questa giornata freschina". [Beside that, the cappuccino fits so well with this chilly day], to which Giovanni smiled while drinking his own cup of coffee and said, "Beh, ho buon gusto no? Non c'è nulla da ringraziarmi, ho notato che lo stavi fissando" [Well, I have good taste, no? There's nothing to thank me; I noticed you were staring at it] and then started laughing when Julia started pouting and stuck her tongue out.A few hours later, the two of them went to the arena in Glasgow, the Intu Braehead Arena, to get ready. When they arrived, the two met up with the rest of the group to chat a little, but then Julia had to run immediately to the locker room to get ready for their appearance. The wardrobe ladies made her find a beautiful black mini blazer dress, matched with a black belt and a pair of black embellished satin sandals, seeing what she was provided. Julia managed to find a pair of black earrings and a couple of golden bracelets that matched the look perfectly. Afterwards, she went to the makeup room and asked for a nude classy look with a line of eyeliner and a nude brown lip color, as well as coloured skin eyeshadow with a hint of brown on the upper eyelid, but something that could not miss to complete her look were the iconic dark red-coloured nails with a stiletto shape. The hair stylist made her hair style as wavy as possible. Before she needed to join the guys for their match, Julia stopped in the viewing room to watch the women tag team match where Jazzy Gabert and Jinny went up against Isla Dawn and Xia Brookside since two out of the four women in the ring were her friends. While watching, she noticed the cameras rolling, recording her watching the action that was going on: after Jazzy completely dismantled Xia and Isla, executing The White Witch with a devastating Dominator, The Fashionista demanded to be tagged in so that she could pick up the three-count for her tandem. It was shown as Julia seemed satisfied, clapped cockly, and exited the room to get to the gorilla position where the rest of Imperium was waiting for her. Once she arrived, she giggled a little, noticing how they were all matching. "Ich sehe, du kommst mit meinem Stil klar, Jungs, eifersüchtig, dass ich dich in den Schatten stelle?" [I see you are coping with my style, boys; jealous I will outshine you?], to which the three men laughed and prepared to make their entrance, but before anything, Julia went to greet British Strong Style and chatted a little with them before it was "go" time.From the opening bell, it's a fight, so smartly Julia went to get herself in their corner and move around when she noticed the action come near her. Once British Strong Style arrived at the ramp, they came together to declare war on "Absolute Power." Obviously, Julia, without missing a beat, helped her team by providing a little bit of a distraction for whoever of their opponents was outside the ring. In the midst of all-out chaos in their subsequent matchup, the referee suddenly caught sight of a masked figure making his way to the ring, a distraction that led to the official being inadvertently knocked out of the action. When the Italian woman saw the scene, all she could do was smirk and clap the masked man who entered the squared circle to reveal himself as Alexander Wolfe. Without further warning, Wolfe planted Bate with a powerbomb and cleared the way for Barthel to pick up the three-count. Wolfe then went to part the ropes for Julia after noticing her coming up the steel stairs and helping her get in, receiving a smile from the woman, and together they posed with his new allies, apparently as the newest member of Imperium. Together, they then went backstage as they had a promo to deliver over their next step of action, after being welcomed by the interviewer, who immediately asked what would be the next step for Imperium. Julia snatched the mic from her hand and stated, "Well, firstly, you can get away from my sight; it is such an eyesore. Secondly, you all can ask what we will do next, but why would I say anything to you so-called fans? The only thing I could possibly tell you is that, personally, I have my sights set on the NXT UK Women's title, and there's nothing stopping me from getting to my goal. Besides, excellence is not doing the best but being the best, which we already are. British Strong Style," she yelled into the camera with a sinister look. "If you think, if you ever think that this is done, you are wrong, darlings. I can assure you that it's not over. We just became stronger by the minute with the alliance of Alexander Wolfe. Imperium will prevail over everyone. You might think that I am a bitch, but trust me, I've been called worse things by better men. Oh, one last thing: If you have a problem with me, write the problem on a piece of paper, fold it, and shove it up your ass," she concluded, throwing the microphone away and leaving the camera sight, followed by the guys that remained stoic to the scene. When the young woman returned to the locker room, she was welcomed by her friends Jinny and Isla, who started squealing with excitement. "You did amazing, Julia, but trust me, when it comes to the title, I am not going to go easy on you," Jinny said, and Isla agreed. "Who said I wanted you to go easy on me? Give me your whole."Julia answered, smiling and going to her bag to change out of the blazer dress she had on. After neatly folding the blazer and putting away the sandals, taking out a pair of black jeans, a cream-white oversized sweater matching everything up with her black Doctor Martens, and a cream-white purse, she grabbed an extra jacket out of the luggage just in case and started heading to the door after collecting and closing said luggage. Once she was out of the locker room, she found herself in front of Alexander Wolfe, who offered a smile and said, "Die Jungs haben mir gesagt, ich soll dich abholen. Walter will mit mir essen gehen, nur wir fünf, weil wir einen ruhigen Abend haben." [The guys told me to come and get you. Walter wants to go out to eat together, just the five of us, since we have a quiet night]. Julia smiled and said that it was fine and to lead the way. The group, once reunited, got in the car and drove to a place Marcel had booked a table for five in 'The Dukes Umbrella', a dining place located near the city center with chic gastropub cuisine. Once they entered and told the historian that they had booked a table and to which name it was booked, they were led into a room that had frondy plants, leather armchairs, and pillars that had a real vintage colonial feel. The host brought them to a side of the main dining room and to a round wooden table that also had black leather armchairs and, on the ceiling, hung a beautiful vintage chandelier. Once seated, the host handed them the menus, telling them that he would be back soon to take their orders. Looking at the menu, Julia opted for a veggie haggis neeps and tatties veggie haggis, accompanied by mashed potato, neep puree, veggie jus, and chives. As for the guys, they opted for Duke's homemade haggis, neeps and tatties haggis, accompanied by Swedish puree, mashed potatoes, and gravy. To drink, they decided to let Giovanni choose, and the Italian guy decided to order a bottle of Primitivo from Puglia, Italy, and Julia, since she didn't drink, opted for a 'berry cooler' made with cranberry juice, orange and clove syrup, as well as lime juice and a touch of lemonade. Soon after, a waitress arrived, welcoming them into the establishment and taking their order as well, saying that the order would be out as soon as possible. While waiting for their food, the night was filled with conversations about the next course of action for the faction, but not only random conversations about random things and lots of laughs. They drank, ate, and talked nonstop, sharing facts on each of their lives back in their hometowns and how it was living there, especially making plans to go to Julia's hometown since she described it in a fancy way. After all that food and drink, they decided to grab a quick coffee, pay, and then return to their hotel rooms. Once out, Julia proposed to Giovanni to take a walk with her in the area, as she wanted to digest everything she had eaten and was not ready to go to sleep.The Italian man agreed, and, after bidding goodnight to the rest of the group, they went to have a stroll around the neighborhood and continued chatting a little more while being wrapped in their jackets. Thirty minutes into the stroll, Julia started getting a little tired, which Fabian noticed and told her that he would bring her to the hotel so she could rest. Once at the hotel, they went up the lift to reach their rooms' floor and bid each other goodnight.Julia, after entering, immediately took off the shoes and the jacket and went to change into her pyjamas, as well as take off her makeup and lay in bed while watching a little bit of TV, and that was the background she fell asleep with.