A/N: Oh gosh, so I've recently fallen in love with the pairing CM PUNK/AJ, anyone else a fan of the pairing? I hope so (; So in light of my new love for this pairing I have created this idea for this story, Oh, and if you "like" or "love" the pairing RANDY/KELLY i suggest reading my other story "A Twist in My Story", the first few chapters are super confusing so you can I guess skip over them and start around chapter 3 or 4 or maybe even 5. [First few chapters are the "start" of my writting process]. Well ENJOY :D
Changed my PEN NAME again: "sweetbellesammy" formally: "WalkingOnnSunshinee". :D
Fix You
It wasn't a secret that A.J wasn't the same girl as when she first started, and it wasn't a secret that Daniel Bryan was the cause of that dramatic change. Anyone with eyes could see how timid and quiet she had become, she looked fragile, weak and perhaps abit distant. She didn't think anything of it, to her Daniel was just going through difficult times with being the champ and all, she knew it was basically like having a giant target on the back of his head.
A.J just let every hit and every word he said to her pass by and let everyone else believe it didn't get to her, or that the mark was from being her clumsy self. She went on telling lies on how she was just so childish and how just needed to work on her balance, most believed her but the ones who truely knew her were smart enough to see right through her lies and allibies.
Now most people would of thought A.J finally dumped Daniel when she walked in that afternoon with a big smile on her face and even that little skip to her step was back, but the real reason was that today was A.J's birthday. She had awaited this day for a while, still younger than Daniel but not by much at the moment.
A.J placed her headphones in and started to listen to random songs, and once she was out of sight she began to dance to beat, not even noticing who she was about to run into. As she bumped into a hard object she fell back and looked slightly up and saw that the kicks the man was wearing were yellow and had stars on them, she finally realized who it was; CM Punk.
She looked up and met his piercing green eyes, and looked at him with fear, as he reached for her hand she mistook it as him trying to hurt her so she flinched, something that didn't go un-noticed by Punk, she looked at his hand and took it gently, wrapping her smaller fingers around his, he pulled her up and chuckled.
"Well, aren't you little miss sunshine today, Princess" he said looking at her curiously
She nodded softly, hoping Daniel wouldn't randomly show up and see this, he would be furious. She tried not to look at him, hoping he'd take the hint but that wasn't the case. Punk was confused by how jumpy she was now-a-days, where was that spunky girl he loved to talk to, was she hiding? He tilted his head sideways as if he were trying to figure her out, but unfortunately she was a closed book.
"I..um...gotta go Punk," she replied softly
As she was about to walk past him, he catched a glimpse of a scar on her kneck, stopping her dead in her tracks he pushed her hair to the side and examined the mark carefully. He felt small flashbacks come to his mind when he saw the scar and came to the conclusion that it wasn't caused 'natrually'.
"Who did this?" he asked looking not even looking at her, but keeping his eyes focused on the mark
"Nobody, I did it to myself, I can be a cluts," she chuckled softly, but her laugh was to fake and forced; he didn't buy it anyways.
"Please, this mark is abit to big to have been caused by being a clumsy person," he bit back
"Look, it's nothing!" she hissed stepping back from him and placing her hair to cover it up once more, she mentally kicked herself for forgetting to cover it up with make-up again
"It was Brian, wasn't it?" he said bitterly
Punk had seen the transformation his former friend had gone through, and he could tell at the begining A.J and Daniel were happy together and he was truely happy for them both, but once he got the title he no longer felt the need to be a kind man, he flaunted around the arena like he owned the place, and he flaunted A.J around like she was some sort of property. He saw the pain written in her eyes, day in and day out when she was out in the ring with him, she masked it whenever he won a watch but it wasn't something Punk could over-look like most people had done.
He speacially couldn't place it in his head that she was truely happy because he knew her, even if they had grown distant by the fact thats he had a boyfriend, he knew her well enough to figure out she was upset and in need of someone for her, but she had pushed everyone away, telling everyone her relationship wasn't there business.
He knew deep down she was hurting more than ever, and he knew the reason she was still there was because in her mind Daniel loved her and he was doing all this to benefit her in the end, to make them both happier in the end. She was wrong, Punk knew from a personal level how dangerous things like this were and how it would get ugly soon if A.J didn't choose to get up and leave.
"No," she finally whispered
Her voice was about as fake as the smile she put on during Daniel's matches and interviews, he scoffed.
"Don't lie, trust me I know you and I won't hurt him right now, but-"
"Please just stay out of this Punk, it's none of your business," she muttered softly
He looked at her with no emotion what so ever, but inside he just wanted to wrap his arms around the small diva and tell her it would all be okay.
"It became my business as soon as I saw that mark on your kneck," he replied
"I can handle myself," he replied, "now I have to go, Daniel will- I have to go."
Punk watched her dash off without another word, he couldn't understand the sudden feeling that hit him when she left, he felt as if it were her duty to protect her and be there for her when she needed it most and that's when he made a vow to himself, he'd never let anything happen to her now that he knew about her problem. He would save her from that bastard soon, and he hoped as time went on that she would in turn save him from the lonely sould he had become.
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"AND DID YOU THINK IT WAS OKAY TO RUN OFF WITHOUT TELLING ME?"
A.J flinched at how loud he was becoming, stagehands were now looking at them with concern faces, but what could they do? They could never mesure up to Daniel physically, and they sure didn't need the superstar to press charges on them. A.J reached for his hand but he pushed her away.
"YOU'RE SO DAM LUCKY I STILL FIND YOU USEFUL," he hissed
There it was again, that feeling, the one A.J hadn't been able to get rid from the start of this relationship, as if she were being used. A.J didn't really believe in Daniel's words unless they were threats so she just let her mind convince her that he didn't mean what he had just said to her. She nodded her head and watched him as he took a bottle of water and began to drink it, she sat on the bench in his locker room and played with her hands. She didn't dare to make another sound or make any comments as Daniel watched Smackdown.
"I have a match, and I want you there tonight," he snapped as he took his title from the bench next to her, she nodded and stood up slowly following him out the door.
She knew her purpose for being out there tonight, she would be "A.J the Human Shield" once again. She had grown quite acustomed to it, she just hoped whoever he was facing was kind enough to not even dare to touch her to spite Daniel, not that he would care.
As she walked down the ramp with him he was chanting his famous "YES!YES!YES!", the crowd following along with his antics. She just followed him in to the ring bid him goodluck, took his stuff and then slipped out.
Soon Kane's music hit and she got startled, she looked at the man at the top of the ramp walking down to them, she was in for it tonight.
"Daniel," she called for him and he took his eyes off Kane and bent down to listen, "can I go?"
"No," he bit back, "I need you here tonight."
"He scare-"
"I don't care," he snapped turning his attention once more to the Big Red Monster
A.J decided to just backed away from the ramp as Kane walked up the steel steps, her eyes never leaving his. She hoped she wouldn't need to interfeer, or anything she couldn't with that man being the one she'd be screwing out of a match.
The match went on with Kane dominating Daniel most of the time, and soon Daniel slipped out of the ring and began to run, and Kane followed chasing right after him.
A.J Became horrifired, and she just hoped Daniel wouldn't come to her, but soon he was running towards her, and before she knew it she was a human shield, as he pushed her towards Kane and since he was thinking he was going to get Daniel he ended up closelinning A.J.
She didn't know what hit her, she just knew she saw Kane one moment, then she heard Daniel yelling and then everything went pitch black.
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Punk ran out of his locker room and towards the medical area, and he saw a very agrivated Daniel leave the room muttering "stupid girl" and "she's lucky I'm still with her". He decided to ignore his anger and he walked into the room to see A.J sitting there looking pale.
"Princess," he whispered
A.J's head snapped towards him and he saw something flash in her deep brown eyes; relief. He walked up to her and sighed softly. She knew he was about to lecture her to not end, but she didn't want to hear it, she just wanted to go home and forget about how Daniel almost caused her a serious injury.
Punk didn't say another word he only rubbed her back softly, and took in her scent, lavender and vanilla. It smelled sweet, and just right. He wanted to bury his face in her kneck and just hold her. He then shook his head and mentally slapped himself for thinking that way of someone he was not so close with anymore.
She finally looked at him and whispered, "take me back to the hotel."
"Anything."
And for the first time that night she gave him a smile, even if it was the smallest thing ever it made him feel happy and almost complete. He helped her out of her seat and they went to pick up her stuff and as they got into his rental she broke down and she cried. He watched her not knowing what to say.
"He doesn't love, does he?"
"No," was all Punk could say, even if it was completely blunt
"Why?" she asked, "I love him."
"Someone like that can't possibly love because they aren't worthy of being loved, speacially by someone like you." he whispered softly
"I wish he hadn't done everything he did," she looked at him
His heart ached for her, it really did. The way her beautiful brown eyes filled with tears, and the way her hands were just holding herself, as if she had nothing left.
"But he did, and that's unforgiveable," Punk replied
"I forgive him," she whispered
"Why?" he asked
"Because, he's all I've got now," she said looking out the window, "I have nothing anymore."
"Don't say that, Princess," he replied reaching for her small hand
"I don't say it to get your attention, or to get your pity Punk," she said looking at him once more, "ever since I chose Daniel I've have to give up everything I have, even my family and now I'm left with nothing that's why he can't leave me, that's why I haven't left him."
"You have me," he told her simply
She looked at him and shook her head, he was too kind to her, speacially since they rarely talked anymore. She just looked down and he took that as a sign to begin driving. He had to mend that heart of hers if it was the last thing he did, and he knew once he did she would see Daniel wasn't the man she needed and that he wasn't the man he made out to be.
Soon he imagined she would see reason and dump the guy, but it all had to be done quickly, he had to earn her trust and get her to see reason. Soon he would save her life, but for him "soon" wasn't quite soon enough. A.J kept starring at out the window, finally remembering that today was her birthday but in all that comotion she forgot. She sighed nothing new, her things never mattered and they never will.
"Happy Birthday to me," she whispered softly
Done, sucky chapter, but it had to be written to get into the whole story (:
AND I promise you guys more A.J/Punk cuteness soon :D
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Lots of love, Sam + Elle
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