A/N: Hey guys, White here with another one-shot, though it could grow to be more. It's inspired by two things, one being the god-awful moment on Raw last night where AJ accepted Daniel 'GoatFace' Bryan's proposal to marry her despite all the hell he put her through, apparently bringing a premature end to the absolutely beautiful pairing of CM Punk and AJ. The second thing it's inspired by is Punk's old theme, This Fire Burns by KillSwitch Engage. Why? Well, read and find out!
Even through the darkest days
This fire burns always...
This fire burns always...
Punk was backstage as he watched Bryan and his apparently on-again-off-again girlfriend AJ defeat that bitch Eve and a struggling but still respectable Miz.
He rolled his eyes as he heard Bryan say that he loved her. 'That's a bunch of garbage. He doesn't love AJ. What he loves is my WWE Championship, and he's determined to use her to try and take it from me.' Punk thought with an amused smirk on his face.
Punk's eyes widened a little as he saw Bryan get on one knee in the traditional position someone assumed when they were going to propose for marriage. 'He's not dumb enough to try this again, is he?' Punk thought, in disbelief.
Sure enough, Bryan proposed to the Crazy Chick as he had affectionately nicknamed AJ, as he crossed his arms, awaiting for AJ's answer to a man he once called a dear friend while wrestling on the Indy Circuit.
Out in the ring, AJ hesitated as tears welled up in her eyes as she flashed that infamous 'Crazy Chick' smile Punk had come to like seeing over the past few months.
The Las Vegas, Nevada crowd was vociferously screaming 'NO!' to AJ so it was obvious they knew what Punk knew all along – Daniel Bryan is a no-good womanizer.
Finally after what seemed like an eternity, AJ answered that conniving snake, but it was nowhere near what the Straight-Edge Savior was expecting.
"Yes." AJ whispered, setting the crowd off into a frenzy of boos, as Bryan leaned in to kiss her passionately which only intensifed the boos and sent Bryan off into that god-awful 'YES!' chant after their kiss.
Backstage, Punk's eyes were wide in complete shock as the WWE Championship slipped out of his hands and fell gently to the floor. 'No freaking way. That girl can't possibly be serious. Has she forgotten everything that asshole's done to her? All right, Punk. Calm down, and just ask the Crazy Chick when she gets back here. For all you know, it's more of her crazy mindgames.' Punk thought to himself, taking a deep breath to calm down as he picked his championship belt back up.
About 10 minutes later, Punk caught sight of her skipping backstage as was her custom during these last few months.
"Hey AJ, come here a minute, I need to talk to you." Punk calmly called her over.
AJ with that same sweet but innocently crazy grin on her face skipped over to what Punk now assumed as her ex-boyfriend, especially after he'd turned down her proposal to marry him the week before. "Yeah, Punk? What's up?" She asked in that same giggly excitable tone she'd always used with him.
"About what just happened out there with Daniel, were you serious about marrying him?" Punk asked softly.
AJ just looked at him, a soft smile on her face, as Punk gently raised her chin with one gloved hand so she was looking him in the eyes.
"What about all those horrible things he said about you, AJ?" Punk proded gently.
"What about them?" The cute brunette bombshell replied.
"Did you forget about everything he said, just because of a cheap trinket he probably got at a thrift store?" Punk asked, a wry smile on his face.
AJ shook her head. "No, Punk I haven't forgotten, and I don't think I'll ever forgive him for it." AJ answered in that same sweet innocent voice that always seemed to drive him crazy in so many ways.
"Then what about us? Does our fire still burn?" Punk asked, making an indirect reference to his old theme song.
AJ's smile turned into a deviously cute smirk. "Yes Punk, it does. It's never burned stronger, baby." She cooed.
Punk arched an eyebrow in confusion. She agreed to marry his arch-rival yet her passion for him had never been stronger? This girl definitely had more than a few screws loose.
Finally after a minute or two of silence, Punk spoke up. "So let me get all this squared away in my head. You still like me, yet you agreed to marry Daniel?" The WWE Champion asked, utterly confused.
AJ's smirk didn't waver as she answered the champion. "Yes I do, Punk. You seriously turn me on." She giggled.
"But then why did you tell Daniel that you'd marry him?" Punk asked gently. He was by no means hurt or angry with AJ as they hadn't been all that serious with each other either, but he was still very confused and needed to get this straightened out before he went completely nuts over it.
AJ giggled, her innocently devious smirk widening. "It's all a part of my plan to get him out of my life forever. See by me accepting his proposal, he thinks I really love him and have forgotten you in favor of him, but he couldn't be more wrong. Next week, when we have our supposed wedding, and the time comes for me to say I do, I won't. I'll instead rip my gown off to show that my alliegance is and has always been with you, because I'll be wearing your gear underneath. What do you think?" She grinned.
Punk stood there for a moment, stunned into silence, before a little smirk crossed his lips. "I think that's a brilliant idea baby. He'll never see it coming. I dig crazy chicks, but I dig you the most, AJ. I love you, baby." He smiled, pulling her into his arms for a hug.
"I love you too, Punk. I always have. I only said I'd marry Daniel to get him away from me and you. You're the only man for me, Phil Brooks." She cooed, using Punk's real name.
Punk gave her a warm smile. "And your the only girl for me, April. I'm proud of you for coming up with a way to outfox that bastard. You're as ingenious as me babe." He grinned.
AJ giggled, kissing Punk deeply and happily on the lips before they went to his locker room to watch the rest of Raw before his match with Show, their love stronger than ever.
To be continued?