Title: A Second Chance at Love
Characters/Parings: CM Punk/AJ Lee; Daniel Bryan; Wade Barrett/Layla; John Cena/Eve Torres; Zack Ryder/Kaitlyn; Kane, more later on.
Rating: Strong R for language and sexual content
Disclaimer: Don't own them. Can't sue me. You know the deal.
Settings/Classifications: Romance, Violence, Angst, Alternate Universe
Spoilers/Notes: My take on the CM Punk/AJ Lee saga. Oh, and I'm ignoring the PG format the WWE's doing. No, I'm going hardcore.
Summary: AJ Lee thought she would never be able to find love again after being dumped on national television by Daniel Bryan, but when WWE champion CM Punk comes into her life and shows her the true meaning of love and happiness, AJ realizes that she does have a second chance at being in love. But, Daniel decides that she doesn't deserve to have anything and keeps bothering her in and out of the ring. Will the beautiful Jersey native finally be able to heal her broken heart or will she forever be broken and unlovable?
Author's note: So, I've been enthralled with the CM Punk/AJ Lee paring based on what I've been reading on the site, so I thought why don't I jump on that bandwagon and put my two cents in concerning those two? And, with Tug of War coming to an end, I decided to work on a brand new story and this just happened to pop in my mind. I had to share it with you guys. Oh, and keep in mind, Daniel Bryan is a total douche bag. He's gonna be portrayed that way in my story with a much more sinister twist.
Enjoy and happy reading!
Lots of love, hugs and kisses from your resident writer and friend, Nina!
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Friday Night Smackdown!
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
April 6th, 2012
The aftermath of Wrestlemania 28 was still fresh in the minds of WWE superstars and divas. Many lives were changed after that historic night that they couldn't stop talking about it.
One of the biggest headlines at Wrestlemania 28 just happened to be the first match of the night; involving now former World Heavyweight champion Bryan Danielson a.k.a Daniel Bryan losing his title to Stephen Farrley a.k.a Sheamus in just 18 seconds. And, to think, that it took Daniel longer than 18 seconds to engage in a passionate kiss with his girlfriend April Jeanette Lee a.k.a. AJ Lee and completely lose his focus that it ended up biting him in the ass big time.
After the quick match and title change, Daniel dragged AJ backstage and literally threw her in their locker room; where he spent the next hour and a half ripping her into a new one. He blamed her for his title loss and started tearing their locker room apart, throwing everything around, breaking chairs and even destroying the dress she had worn for him when they attended the Hall of Fame ceremony the night before.
To make matters worse, he even started physically assaulting her; slapping her around with his hands, pulling her hair, punching and kicking her fragile body and throwing her around the locker room like she was a ragged doll.
Yeah, he was that damn angry.
When he finally got finished, he stormed out of the locker room in a fit rage; leaving her bloodied and broken on the floor and their locker room completely ransacked. AJ didn't move a muscle; she really couldn't move because Daniel did a real number on her and he left her basically having to fend for herself.
Throughout the attack, she kept begging and pleading with him to stop hurting her, but he didn't let up. Each painful blow he inflicted on her body was his way of saying that she was completely at fault for costing him the title. Furthermore, his anger escalated within the last few months; from purposely putting her in harm's way, to her repeatedly getting injured and even worse then getting hit is the belittlements she's been receiving at the hands of Bryan; telling her that she'd never amount to anything and that she should be lucky that he's been willing to put up with her for so damn long.
Getting the World Heavyweight title has pretty much changed him. He went from being a sweet caring boyfriend to a power-hungry, egotistical, sadistic monster in a short matter of time. It was something she wasn't prepared for and certainly wasn't prepared for the wrath she had to endure.
And she wasn't prepared for what's about to happen tonight in front 18,000 people at the All State arena for Smackdown!
Daniel gripped her arm roughly and started dragging her towards the ring. From the angry look on his face, AJ knew that her boyfriend was still pissed off about losing his title at the grandest stage of them all just five days ago. She had no idea of what he has in store for tonight; other than it's not gonna be pretty.
He climbed into the ring, pulling her arm roughly and forcing her to trail close behind him. He motioned the ring announcer to hand him over the microphone, for which Justin Roberts did and headed back towards his seat next to the timekeeper. Everyone in the arena booed Daniel loudly and emphatically as he raised his microphone up to his lips.
"Wrestlemania 28 proved to be the most humiliating night of my life! I lost the goddamn title to Sheamus and I have only one person to blame for it! And that person happens to be you, AJ!" he screamed, turning his direction towards her and gripping her arm even tighter. She could've sworn that a bruise was forming there and she could see it.
"You're nothing but a worthless bitch, AJ! All you had to do was give me what I wanted and we would've been fine, but no, your kiss cost me my title! I lost everything because of you! You'll never amount to nothing! You wouldn't be where you are now if it weren't for me! You helped me get the title, but now, I don't need you anymore! I don't want you anymore! Hell, nobody wants your stupid ass! You're just nothing but a good for nothing little slut!" Daniel screamed right in her face.
AJ couldn't help but to break down and cry right in front of her seemingly now ex-boyfriend. She couldn't believe what she was hearing from him. Daniel Bryan, the first serious boyfriend she ever had, the first man she ever truly loved, just broke up with her on national televison. And, to add insult to injury, he was belittling her with every single blow to her now broken heart. Will the nightmare ever end?
"And, you know something else? Why would I be wasting my time with a pretentious, stupid little girl like you when I could have a bevy of beauties knocking at my door? You're not even cute! Thank God I never gave a damn about you!" Daniel continued to rant as he finally released her from his grip and started circling her around in the ring. AJ kept her head low and continued to cry as the crowd continued to boo at Bryan for verbally abusing her. It was like he was ripping her heart out of her chest with every little verbal blow he was lashing out at her, threw it on the ground and stomped on it without a care in the world.
"And, now, with you becoming a fucking liability to me, there's only one thing left for me to do: I'm dumping your gullible ass! I don't want you anymore! Get the fuck out of my ring! WE'RE OVER!" he boomed, distancing himself away from her like she was a disease.
And that proved to be the final nail in the coffin. AJ sunk down on her knees in the middle of the ring and sobbed openly; wrapping her arms around herself and shaking her head in disbelief. Her heart has been broken by the one man who she thought loved her; only to find out that he really never gave a damn about her. Daniel just used and abused her to get to the top and boy did he get to the top.
And now that he had a taste of fame and even gold for a time, he was done with her. Hell, if she were to be totally honest with herself, he never even loved her. She was just a pawn to his sick little game.
And that hurts even worse.
"Are you, dumb, stupid or retarded, bitch? I said GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY RING!" Daniel snapped as he stormed his way over to her. He grabbed her by her long brown hair and threw her out of the ring, causing her to land on her face. More tears streamed down her face as her ex-boyfriend continued to taunt her in the ring and the crowd continuing to boo him loudly.
"One more thing, AJ. I'm gonna make sure you don't have nothing when I get through with your ass. I'm gonna make sure that nobody will want you because you ain't worth jack shit! Even though I broke up with your stupid ass, I'll never leave you alone! You're gonna always be a fucking loser!" Daniel snapped before he turned away and stood in the middle of the ring, raising his arms up as if he was victorious.
Slowly, AJ got up and watched her ex-boyfriend soaking in the enormous boos from the crowd, as if he doesn't even care. With tears still streaming down her beautiful young face, she turned on her heel and ran up the ramp and ran backstage; her face burying in her trembling hands.
Ignoring the blatant looks she's getting from her co-workers, AJ decided to keep running away until she was pretty much out of sight. She slid down on the floor behind the crates and continued to sob for a good five more minutes. She couldn't believe this was happening to her. Daniel not only broke up with her, but he did so by humiliating her in public and even vowed to make sure she doesn't have anything when he's through with her.
What did she do so wrong that caused him to be so cruel and uncaring towards her? She had pretty much sacrificed everything for him and this is how he repays her, by breaking up with her in such a cruel manner?
She'll probably never know.
Wiping her tear stained face in with her shaking fingers, she got up and straightened herself out. Hell, she's already been humiliated once; she might as well face the music and move on with her life. But how she's gonna go on if Daniel's gonna keep messing with her?
As she started to head towards the women's locker room, she noticed Daniel came out through the curtain to find a bottle of water. He quickly looked up and saw a still solemn AJ heading towards the locker room; attempting to hold her head high. Abandoning his plans of getting a bottle of water, a sinister smile formed on his face when he decided to follow her and taunt her some more.
Who knew that taunting his ex-girlfriend would be so much fun?
Just as she was about to push the door open and go inside, she was immediately blocked by Daniel, who grabbed her arm and yanked her towards him. She looked at him and realized that he wasn't done messing with her. He was serious when he said that he's gonna make sure that she doesn't have anything when he gets through with her.
"Let me go, Daniel. Haven't you done enough already?" AJ asked, trying to yank her arm away from him, but he gripped it tightly.
"No. I told you that I'm never gonna leave you alone, even though we're no longer together. I'm gonna make sure nobody will want your stupid, gullible ass," he snarled at her. AJ was scared because she has never seen him be this angry and cruel at her.
"Please, just let me go and leave me alone. You got what you wanted when you dumped me and then threw me out of the ring," she pleaded, still trying to pull away from him, but he gripped her arm even tighter, glaring at her.
"Bitch, I told you that I'm gonna make you suffer. You ruined my life when I lost the title at Wrestlemania and now I'm returning the favor by ruining your life!" he growled, squeezing her arm much tighter. AJ was trying so hard to pull away from him, but a large bruise was forming on her arm because Daniel wouldn't let go of her.
"You're hurting me, Daniel. Let me go, please," she pleaded, more tears forming in her hazel eyes.
"You want me to let you go? Fine, I'll let you go," he growled as he finally released her from his super strong grip. She was about to push the door open and go into the locker room when Daniel, out of nowhere, gripped her by her long brown hair by tangling his fingers through the soft chocolate locks and rammed her face against the concrete wall. AJ screamed out in pain because the pain was excruciating and Daniel wasn't about to let up anytime soon. Every single blow to her face was an indication of how really pissed off her ex-boyfriend really was.
AJ was reeling in pain because her face kept meeting the concrete wall and she kept screaming out in pain thanks to him bashing her face against the hard object. Before long, she could feel her nose breaking and her skull being fractured. She lost count on how many times her face got brutally bashed against the wall. Furthermore, blood was oozing out between her nostrils and her face was becoming a bloody mess. So much so that blood even got in her eyes; temporarily blinding her.
She couldn't believe Daniel would stoop this low just to hurt her. And, for what? Because he lost the title
When he finally got finished bashing her face against the wall, he pulled her away from the blood soaked concrete and pushed her hard against another concrete wall. She ended up collapsing on the floor; sobbing hysterically and still hurting from the pain he unleashed on her. Daniel stood over here; grinning sadistically and looking at her in disgust. He couldn't believe he wasted his time with this miserable piece of trash.
"Look at you, AJ. You're nothing more than a crumbled piece of trash that I'm so glad I got rid of. But, know this, I'm just getting started. I told you that I'm never gonna leave you alone and this is just the tip of the iceberg. So long for now, you stupid little cunt. I'll be seeing you again," he sneered before he turned on his heel and walked away, not before he started stomping and kicking on her battered body.
Daniel finally disappeared from sight; leaving her battered and bloodied body laying on the floor. Hot tears mingled with the smell of blood seeping on her skin and she could barely see anything thanks to her hazel eyes still being blinded from the blood and the tears seeping into her orbs.
Still reeling in pain, AJ attempted to crawl towards the nearest trainer's room. However, she was becoming dizzy because she was developing a massive headache from the hard pounding against the wall and the fact that she didn't know where she was going. Furthermore, she was on the verge of throwing up the metallic taste of blood ended up in her mouth.
The New Jersey native ended up passing out in the middle of the hallway, her body was still sore from head to toe.
Meanwhile, WWE champion Phil Brooks a.k.a. CM Punk was heading towards catering to get something to eat, his champion ship slung over his shoulders. He, too, was fresh off an important victory at Wrestlemania because he defeated the best in the world and huge rock star Chris Jericho in a hard fought match to retain his title. There's no doubt in the Chicago native's mind, however, that their personal feud is far from over.
He turned around the corner and continued to head towards catering when he stumbled on a female laying on the floor. At first, Punk shook his head because he thought she was another drunken ring rat who got thrown out of the locker room after another sexual encounter with a superstar. Sexual escapades was a regular occurrence in the WWE locker room and the male superstars had the tendency to brag about the women they banged.
Honestly, it made Punk sick to his stomach hearing such degrading things.
However, when he got closer, he realized that this wasn't a drunken ring rat. He leaned down to see who she was and was completely horrified to find out who she was.
It was AJ Lee. And she was a bloody and broken mess.
Frantically, he managed to scoop her up in his strong arms and carried her towards the trainers' room. He was determined to get her some help, no matter what it takes.
And when he finds the person(s) responsible for who hurt this beautiful diva, there will be hell to pay!
Coming up in the next chapter: AJ wakes up in the hospital and learns that CM Punk brought her there. Daniel continues to torment and taunt AJ when she comes back to work, leaving Punk to discover that it was Bryan who hurt AJ. Will AJ conjure up the courage to stand up for herself in the long run? Stay tuned!
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