A/N This story has scenes of violence and sexual assault. Please read with care. I take no ownership of the characters of Paige, and of Bray Wyatt.
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Prologue:
Sitting her gym bag down on the bench, Paige couldn't help but have a smile on her face. For her, training was enjoyable. She couldn't believe it, she had made it to the WWE. She was heartbroken when the first time she tried out she was not signed, but that only made her try harder at the next tryout and she was ecstatic that she had made it.
What made it even more special, was the fact that she had went as herself, piercings and all. The first time she had tried out, she had done what she thought they had wanted, she became tan, dyed her hair blonde, and ditched the piercings. However, that was not what they were looking for, and she wasn't signed. So, when the WWE had tryouts the following year, Paige decided to go as herself and if that didn't work, then she didn't know what would. Thankfully for her, it worked and she was signed on the spot.
So, there she stood, in the locker room of the training facility of the WWE. She had made many friends during her two years of being in developmental, one of those friends she considers her best friend. Emma and her clicked on the spot, she loved the energetic personality of the older blonde. They hung out every chance they got, would often train together during training sessions, and often would ask one another for advice with a problem. Hearing the door open, the raven haired diva turned to see her best friend enter the room, gym bag in hand.
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April 7, 2014 is a night that she will never forget. Not only did she make her in ring debut on the WWE main roster, but she had accomplished something that no other diva had done before. She was the youngest divas Champion in WWE history. The fact that she wasn't even aware that she would be called up to the big leagues made it that more special. She didn't care that she was crying on national television, she didn't care that she was out of character. She just made her in ring debut and captured the Diva's title on the same night. She felt like she was on top of the world, that she could do anything.
Standing on the ramp, she looked back into the crowd who were cheering her name, and smiled. She couldn't believe that her dream had came true. She had trained extra hard back when she was in NXT, going to the performance center five days a week and working with her coach. She took out anyone who came her way, held the NXT title well over 100 days, fans thought of her as "the anti-diva", a fighter, and a fighter she was.
Walking backstage, she was greeted by all of her fellow WWE divas with congratulations and hugs. However, they forgot that their microphones were still on and she heard them talking about her as they walked away. She didn't care because she knew that she had done something that they could never do.
she was both the WWE divas Champion and the NXT women's Champion at the same time. They all were given the chance to defeat A.J. Lee, and they failed, but she did not. She ignored their comments and walked into the divas locker room to shower and get changed. As she let the hot water hit her body, she finally took it all in. She had just ended the 295 day title reign of A.J. Lee, The most over diva in the WWE. The best part about it was the fact that it was Lee herself who picked Paige to go over and end her record breaking title reign.
She promised herself that once she was done with her shower that she would find A.J. and personally thank her for what she did. Sadly, however, A.J. was already gone when she did finish her shower. She asked Tamina to tell A.J. thanks for her, and Tamina said she would. Hearing her phone text tone, she smiled at the message from her mother. She quickly replied to thank her for the congratulations, and began to pack up her stuff to head out of the arena.
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It had been three months since Paige shocked the world and captured the divas title. She still wondered if it was all a dream, if she really made it to the big leagues. She had defended the championship with pride and honor, defeating all of her opponents at every pay review. Tamina was her first challenger, and Paige knew that she was going to be challenged by the Hall of Famer's daughter. So when she came out victorious against her, she was pretty surprised. Her next two opponents weren't that difficult to defeat, and she did so with ease.
With each victory she became more confident, more at home on the main roster. Unfortunately, not everybody was happy that she was given the opportunity. In fact, most of the other divas refused to associate with her, making her feel alone. The only person who still associated with her was her best friend from developmental, emma. She was grateful for that, at least she knew she could count on her to not abandon her.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. For Paige, it happened 24 hours after she had successfully defended the title against Naomi. She went out there to cut a promo, which she had hoped would go well considering she was still very new on the microphone. When AJ's music interrupted her, She was happy to see the former divas Champion walk down to the ring.
The things they were able to do were nothing but spectacular. They were allowed to be ruthless, allowed to do things that divas we're not allowed to do in a very long time. They both tried very hard to get their match at Hell in a Cell inside the unforgiving structure, but that was unsuccessful. Their rivalry ended that night.
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Tears slide down her cheeks as she remembers the first night on the WWE main roster. Sliding down to the floor with her knees against her chest, she wraps her arms around herself. That night seems so long ago, and she's even surprised she can even recall it in as much detail after all these months. She remembers the rush of emotions, the love from the UK filled crowd... everything about that night. She remembers how happy she was to get the chance to work with A.J. Lee, someone who she looked up to while down in developmental.
A sad smile crosses her features as she remembers the fun they had traveling together to house shows and live events. She remembers the laughter, the friendship both girls developed over their feud. Remembering the last match she had with her at Hell in a Cell, Paige squeezes her eyes shut.
In an effort to clear her mind, Paige shakes her head from side to side; Her hair falling in front of her face as she does so. Lifting her hand up towards her face, she wipes the tears from her eyes and slowly stands up. A million thoughts run through her mind, Why does he want me to be a part of his family? How can I escape without getting caught? She's attempted before, at one point just steps away from freedom, but she was unable to take those few steps.
Carefully walking over to the bed, she sits down with a heavy sigh, her wrist shooting with pain as she gently pulls back the comforter. With her head softly hitting the pillow, her eyes fill with tears as her mind drifts into sleep.