Wide Awake Chapter 11: This Is Gospel, a wrestling fanfic

A/N: Hey guys, sorry for the late update writers block sucks!

I went to the Panic! At the Disco concert on Tuesday, best concert ever, and I get home and read the Smackdown spoilers and it pissed me off. I don't want to say anything, but it pisses me.

Anyway, enjoy the chapter!

November 12, 2012

This is gospel for the fallen ones

Locked away in permanent slumber

Assembling their philosophies

From pieces of broken memories

Oh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart

The gnashing teeth and criminal tongues conspire against the odds

But they haven't seen the best of us yet

"So, got a match for me tonight?" Lita asks, stepping into AJ's office.

"Actually, I do," AJ says, standing up. "Against Kaitlyn,"

"What about Eve?" Lita asks. "She's been acting like she's above you."

"I'll personally deal with her." AJ says with a smirk. "She won't know what hit her."

"What about Punk? We aren't even close to being finished with him."

"Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. Dean hates me and I hate him, but I was thinking we could get them to screw Punk during the title match on Sunday."

"I can see what I can do." Lita says. "Now, what are you going to do to Eve?"

"Eve likes to run her mouth, but she can't back it up." AJ says. "So, she wants my job, then she's going to have to fight me for it. If she wins, she keeps her title and gets my job, if I win I get her title and keep my job."

"You get the Diva's championship?" Lita asks. "And why couldn't I win it?"

"Because you don't have problems with Eve, I do." AJ says. "And you've held the Women's championship, I haven't even won the Diva's championship."

"Okay, but you're General Manager."

"And I will keep my title as General Manager of Monday Night RAW and have the Diva's championship around my waist."

"You won't hold it for long." Lita mumbles as she turns around and walks out of the room.

AJ sits back down and looks at her phone until Punk walks in and slams the door behind him.

"Yes, Punk?" AJ asks without looking up. Punk takes AJ's phone from her, holding onto it as he slams his fist on her desk. "What the hell?!"

"You're going to listen to me, Princess." Punk says angrily. "Whatever the hell you were thinking when this whole plan of yours started makes you look like an idiot now. You know why? You're the bad guy, I'm-I'm the good guy in this twisted story of yours. You may think that it's the other way around because you think I 'broke your heart' or whatever, but you didn't come and talk to me. I thought you didn't have any feelings for me." AJ looks up at him with tears in her eyes, telling herself to stop them from falling. "So, this isn't my fault, it's yours for not telling me."

AJ stands up, him standing up straight as well, she looks up at him. "Go to hell," she says and laughs. "Of course I had feelings for you and I know you do too. You need to get it through your thick skull that I cared about you once upon a time, but now... now I just can't! I will always..." she trails off, walking around her desk and facing the door, putting her hands in her hair as Punk turns around and faces her back. "I will always love you. I can't stop that."

Punk spins her around and kisses her, shocking her slightly. His tongue slides across her bottom lip, asking for permission, and she opens her mouth for him, letting his tongue slide into her mouth. After a few minutes, she breaks the kiss and laughs. "I was joking," she says in between laughs. "And you just proved to me that you did or still have feelings for me." He storms out of the room, slamming the door again after he walks out.

AJ smirks and walks back to her desk, she sits down and crosses one leg over the other and spins her chair slightly back and forth, looking down at her desk, the smirk still plastered on her face. She played CM Punk. Twice. That's definitely a first for a Diva. Maybe she should give some credit to Lita, or else Lita might get mad. She could be an actress, in a John Cena or The Rock movie. Wouldn't that be a downgrade. But then again... she does feel some regret about playing with Punk's emotions when... she could actually be playing with her own as well.

AJ puts a hand on her flat stomach. She feels almost empty, like she lost their baby that never even existed. Can she even miss something that never was this much? She must really be crazy.

"Punk, I know you're mad, but-"

"But what, Paul?" Punk snaps, pacing in his locker-room. "Where the hell have you been this week? Planning with them?"

"No, no, Punk, calm down!" Paul says.

"I can't!" He says. "I can't trust anyone around here anymore. All because of them."

"Don't let them get to your head." Paul says calmly.

"They're not," he snaps defensively.

"Worry about your match tonight."

"Match? I have a match?"

"Well, you will, I just don't know who you're facing." Paul says.

"Probably Big Show or Mark Henry," he scoffs.

"I still don't fully understand why they did what they did." Paul says.

"I don't know myself, really," he says. "I guess, ruin my life before I ruin theirs."

"Why would you?"

"I guess, I am too scared of getting hurt so I hurt women before they can hurt me."

"What about Paige? Was she involved?" Paul asks.

"I don't think so," Punk says. "I think she just found it and thought it was real." He then remembers something. "I'll be right back," he leaves the room and goes straight to Triple-H and Stephanie's office.

"You were involved in this." Punk says, storming into the office to find them in a meeting with the writers.

"Excuse me?" Stephanie asks, standing up.

"AJ and Lita's plan,"

"Oh, that, I thought they told you, but yes, we were."

"We?" Punk asks.

"All of us," she gestures to everyone in the room. "I paid for everything while they just wrote it."

"Why?" Punk asks.

"It made sense," she says, walking around everyone and towards him. "You have been known as the womanizer around here for years. Beth. Kelly. Maria. Lita. AJ. And maybe even Paige next."

"Kelly? That was barely anything." Punk says.

"No, it wasn't nothing," Triple-H says, standing up and standing next to Stephanie. "Do you know how many times I saw her crying after that? It went on for a month. Maybe you don't mean to hurt them, but it happens every time. Now, Beth I know you hurt her on purpose."

"And Maria, she broke my heart first. She cheated on me." Stephanie and Triple-H blow that off, moving on to another one of Punk's "targets".

"AJ," he cringes at the mention of her. She was one he didn't know and didn't mean to hurt, but did. "I think she was the one hurt the most. She's an amazing actress, isn't she? She's been acting since December. She acted like she didn't have feelings for you, that what happened meant nothing, but she was dying when she saw you and Lita get back together." Stephanie takes steps closer and closer to Punk, challenging him to do something. "You hurt her and what happened to you, you deserved."

"I deserved to be told that the love- that I would be a dad?!" Punk asks angrily. "No one deserves that."

"You have no idea what you did to AJ." Triple-H says. "She was so sweet and innocent, she thought you loved here."

"I did!"

"Not enough,"

"You don't know what happened and you had no business getting involved in my personal life." Punk says and turns around to leave.

"Before you leave," Triple-H says, picking up a script from the table as Punk turns around. "Here's your script, you should rehearse lines with Paige."

"P-Paige?" He asks, shocked that Paige will be involved in a segment with him tonight.

"You two are the new 'thing'. For now at least, AJ/Punk/Paige, interesting, right." Stephanie asks.

"Do you really think the fans will be interested enough about Paige and I?" Punk asks. "Is she going to go crazy too?"

"No, you'll see," she says and he storms out.

AJ will not get away with this, Punk knows that for sure. He'll get his revenge like she got her revenge on him for supposedly "breaking her heart" which is most likely bullshit. AJ probably never gave a shit about him and truthfully, he doesn't give a shit what happens to her, just as long as she gets what she deserves. Which will hurt as bad as what she did to him. And it will be sweet, glorious revenge.

"Okay, why is she getting the title before me? She's fucking General Manager anyway." Lita says into her phone, sitting in her private locker-room. "What do you mean I don't deserve it? And AJ does?" She begins to get angry. "Yes, we're working together... no, her holding the title won't be like me holding it... Screw that, I may have held the Women's championship, but I'm back for the Diva's championship... And to screw Punk, whatever... Fine, I'll be nice to her." The door opens and Lita quickly hangs up as AJ comes in.

"Just got some news," she says and shuts the door. "I am in a love triangle with Punk and Paige now. It'll probably turn into a love square if they decide to add you."

"Why would they do that?" Lita asks, placing her hands on her hips.

"Because you can't just be my 'bodyguard'." AJ says. "It doesn't matter, Paige isn't ready, I can take her."

"You mean me, right?"

"You, why you?"

"Because I can squash her." Lita says. "You can do damage, but she's bigger than you. And you're her boss, she's too afraid of you to do anything, she'll pick a fight with me."

"Fine, you think you can take her, maybe I'll just put you in a match with her." AJ says.

"Alright and I'll prove to you I'll squash that rookie." Lita says.

"Good, squash her and maybe you'll get in the title picture." AJ says with a fake smile. Truth be told, both women couldn't really stand each other, but they had a vendetta against someone who both wronged them and they need each other to make sure he doesn't do it again.

"Good," she says with a fake smile as well.

"Good," AJ says, turning on her heel and leaving the room. As she walks through the backstage area of the arena, she can feel the eyes staring at her, she knows they're all judging her and all she wants to do is scream at them, but then she thinks that it's flattering. They care about what she did to Punk, they may not know the whole truth, but they care about what happens next. Ironically, they're like a drug, just one taste of them, and you're hooked. Their relationship is an obsession to the WWE Universe, very much like a drug, and that's all AJ has wanted. Attention. Doing a thing she loves. Sure she didn't want it to be like this, but at least it's attention.

They can judge all they want, but they're all jealous, because they will never be as good or as popular as her. And it's all because she faked a pregnancy. If people really hated her or Punk, they wouldn't care that much, but they do and it's glorious.

If you love me let me go

'Cause these words are knives that often leave scars

The fear of falling apart

And truth be told, I never was yours

The fear, the fear of falling apart

Oh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart

"Hey, Punk," Paige says, stopping Punk somewhere backstage.

"Hey, Paige," he says stopping.

"I was wondering how you were doing." She says nervously. "I really thought she was pregnant too. I'm sorry,"

"It's not your fault." He says.

"She tricked me too, she wanted someone to find the pregnancy test." She says. "Anyway, I heard we were going to be in a storyline together. I'm fairly surprised because I don't think I'm ready to come up."

"You'll be great, I heard you are going to have a match against Lita tonight." Punk says with a smile.

"She's going to kill me." Paige says and both laugh. "AJ has basically made up with all her friends she lied to after this and they're probably all staring at us, attempting to go tell that bitch."

"Yeah, knowing them, they have minions." Punk says.

"So, what were you and AJ?" Paige asks suddenly, surprising Punk. "Sorry, I didn't mean to come on that strong with the question."

"No, no, it's fine," he says. "We weren't anything really. You couldn't call me hers or her mine. We were both scared of fucking up whatever we had, if we even had anything that we just tiptoed around feelings we both probably never had. It's so complicated, but we love it complicated."

"Sounds very complicated," she says. "If you ever want to talk, you know where to find me." She kisses his cheek and walks away, neither knowing AJ was watching them from around the corner. A look of hurt on her face. She does realize that everything he said was true. She didn't want it to end. After their first time, they just kept it going to avoid the inevitable awkwardness. But, what happened between them had to end before she got hurt, and he ended it because he loved her. Even though, she does say she was hurt by his actions, he didn't mean it.

Should she continue this plan? Well, he has done a lot of hurtful things to other women. Many believe she's on that list. Maybe she's kidding herself, making excuses for him because she feels guilty. It doesn't matter, she's going to continue this plan.

This is gospel for the vagabonds,

Never-do-wells and insufferable bastards

Confessing their apostasies

Led away by imperfect impostors

Oh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart

Don't try to sleep through the end of the world

Bury me alive

'Cause I won't give up without a fight

The fans have mixed reactions as AJ skips out to open RAW. Many boo, but then some cheer. They know they're going to get an explanation as to why AJ did what she did the week before.

A replay of last week plays and AJ looks at the fans as she speaks. "Last week, I attacked CM Punk and revealed to the world I was not pregnant. Many ask why I did it. Well, I did it because CM Punk is a womanizer who can't just be with one woman at a time. See, when Punk and I were together backstage, he went home to Lita. Now, you all think that I'm a home wrecker, a slut, whatever you want to call me, but I didn't know he was still with Lita when we were together." She says. "CM Punk broke my heart by choosing her over me back in July, fixing their relationship, but I didn't like that. See, I decided to tell Lita what he did and she decided to help me. So, we came up with a plan to destroy him. It's his fault what happened, not ours."

Paige's music hits, surprising everyone to see the young NXT Diva on RAW so quickly. She walks to the ring with a mic and steps inside.

"AJ- I mean, Miss Lee, don't you think it's an abuse of power to be attacking CM Punk and putting him in grueling matches?" Paige asks.

"Paige, I don't even know what you're doing on my (italics) show. I don't even know what you're doing by accusing me of abusing power. I put Punk in matches he can handle, but doesn't want to. I give the fans what they want." She says, gesturing to the fans. "What happened last week was revenge for the way he's treated the women backstage. Kelly Kelly, Beth Phoenix, Lita, me. And from what I've seen, maybe even you." This shocks the fans and startles Paige, throwing her off script.

"Excuse me?" Paige asks, realizing she can't continue on with the script and basically winging it now.

"You heard me," she says. "Look, Paige, I know you want on the main roster, but as long as I'm boss that isn't happening. I have overcome a lot of crap in my reign as General Manager and I'm not going to let you, Eve Torres or CM Punk ruin this. This isn't an abuse of power, this is justice, maybe now he will stop breaking hearts."

Punk's music hits and he walks out without Paul, surprising many. He walks to the ring and stands next to Paige.

"AJ, there is nothing going on between Paige and I, we're just friends." Punk says.

"I don't care what you two are, Punk, what I care about is you not breaking her heart. No one was there to warn me or Kelly Kelly or Beth Phoenix, but I'm here to warn you, Paige." AJ says.

"Like I would listen to you." Paige scoffs. "You're crazy!"

AJ tilts her head to the side and looks at her, the fans know this look, Punk knows this look, but Paige isn't as familiar as everyone else. Paige just thinks she looks crazy.

"What did you just call me?" AJ asks.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you liked being called crazy. Seeing as Punk called you 'crazy chick' for three months. Or can he only call you that when you're sucking his dick to get your job!" Paige says, getting in AJ's face as the fans all gasp in shock. Everyone now realizes this segment isn't scripted.

"Ooh, nice choice of words," she says, still with the crazy look in her eyes and her head still tilted. "See, Paige, I'm a real woman so I won't stoop down to your level."

"Why?" Paige asks, bending down slightly so she's eye level with AJ. "Are you afraid I'll kick your ass and steal your boy toy?" That was it. Punk knew it. He put his hand on Paige's arm to attempt to move her out of the way, but was too late as AJ lunged herself at the NXT Diva.

Punk attempted to grab AJ and pull her off, but AJ wouldn't give. She kept attacking her, not letting her get away. Paige eventually was able to roll out of the ring, leaving AJ kneeling on the mat with her hands on the bottom rope, looking crazier than she's ever been.

"She's crazy!" Paige yells, touching her bottom lip to make sure she isn't bleeding. AJ picks up the fallen mic next to her.

"Tonight's main event will be the team of Paige and CM Punk against the team of Lita... and myself." The fans gasp in shock as AJ slides out of the ring and storms backstage.

If you love me let me go

'Cause these words are knives that often leave scars

The fear of falling apart

And truth be told, I never was yours

The fear, the fear of falling apart

"AJ, AJ, calm down!" Lita yells, attempting to calm down the angry Diva from the aftermath of what just happened in the ring. Neither can believe what Paige said about AJ, some people say what AJ did to Punk was horrible, but everyone feels bad for what Paige did to AJ.

"That bitch is dead!" AJ yells, picking up an old picture of her and Punk then throwing it at a wall.

"AJ, we'll take her down, she doesn't stand a chance (italics) against us." Lita says, calming AJ down some. "And she can't tag in Punk, we're fine."

"Yeah, you're right," she says, taking deep breaths. Stephanie then walked in.

"Hi guys, AJ, we need you for a segment." She says and AJ nods her head, following her to where the segment is being tapped.

AJ stands in a hall across from where Paige and Punk are.

"I can't do this," Paige says, panicking slightly.

"You should've expected it when you said what you said to her." Punk says and Paige gives him a glare. "I will admit AJ is crazy, but what you said was... horrible."

"I'm glad I said what I said!" Paige says angrily. "She deserved it!"

"Paige, maybe she did, but what you said was way out of line." Punk says.

"And what you said nearly two months ago wasn't?" Paige asks. "Are you taking her side?"

"I'm not taking anyone's side." Punk says. "But you need to stay calm."

"I know, I know, but they're insane. I don't know if I'll survive the match and..."

"Paige, calm down," he says, taking Paige by her shoulders. "We'll win this,"

"We'll win this," she repeats.

AJ resists the urge to jump at Paige to stop from what happens next. Paige kissed Punk and AJ couldn't stop herself from doing what she did. She ran at Paige and grabbed her by the hair and threw her on the ground, getting on top of her and throwing punches until Punk picks her up off of Paige.

"You bitch!" Paige yells and goes after AJ, but Punk moves AJ behind him and stands in between the Divas.

Some of the Superstars nearby are directed to drag Paige away while Punk drags AJ away.

"What the hell was that?! Now we're going to have re-tape it!" Punk says.

"No, you won't," Stephanie says, walking up to them. "What happened was great, better than what we wanted. It shows AJ is jealous and will cover it up as much as she can."

"But I am not," she says.

"Yeah, sure you're not," Punk says.

"You wish," she spats.

"Yeah right," he scoffs.

"Stop it!" Stephanie says. "Now, AJ, I suggest you get ready for your match. I have your gear with Sandra."

AJ nods her head and turns around to go to find Sandra. "Hey, Sandra," she says.

"Here's your costume," she says giving her yellow plaid ring gear and a CM Punk customs shirt.

"The shirt?" AJ asks.

"It makes Paige jealous and not focused." Sandra says and AJ groans and turns around to find Stephanie.

"Stephanie!" AJ yells, seeing her now talking to Dolph. "Stephanie!" Stephanie turns around and knows exactly why AJ is yelling.

"Yes?" She asks.

"A CM Punk shirt? I'm not with him anymore!" AJ yells.

"AJ, everyone will know why you're wearing the shirt, you're making Paige jealous." Stephanie says.

"I don't want to wear it." AJ says.

"You will wear it," she walks away.

"Ugh!"

"Coming to the ring is the team of Lita and General Manager of Monday Night RAW, AJ Lee!" Justin Roberts announces as AJ's music plays and the two women walk to the ring, AJ's CM Punk shirt in her back pocket.

AJ sits on the middle rope facing the stage, twirling a piece of her hair between her fingers as Punk and Paige are announced and walk out, Paige seeming like she's attached to Punk. As they walk down the ramp, AJ pulls the Punk shirt out of her back pocket and unfolds it, showing it to Paige as she enters the ring and then puts it on and blows a kiss to Punk, obviously angering Paige.

Punk gives Paige a small pep talk as AJ and Lita both roll their eyes at the new on-screen "couple". AJ opens her mouth and pretends to gag as Punk kisses Paige's cheek and stands on the mat outside the ring.

"Let me go first," AJ says and Lita complies. AJ then asks for a mic before the bell rings. "Let's make this match a little interesting." Paige looks at Punk who just shrugs. "If I win, I get the Diva's championship match against Eve at Survivor Series this Sunday, if Lita wins then she gets the title match, and if you win, you get the title match. Fair?" Paige nods her head.

The bell rings and the two women lock up, Punk yelling encouraging words at Paige, annoying AJ. AJ rolls her eyes at one of Punk's words and slams Paige on the mat, glaring at Punk before she climbs on top of Paige and pulls her up by her hair and faces her towards Punk.

"You can have my sloppy seconds!" She yells at Paige before giving her a hard slap, causing her to fall back against the mat. AJ tries to cover her, but she kicks out. Paige gets up and kicks AJ in the stomach which makes her fall to her knees, clutching her stomach.

"That's where your baby was, oh wait, there was no baby!" Paige says angrily and grabs AJ's hair, attempting to slam AJ face first onto the mat, but AJ stops her by kicking the back of her leg making Paige let go of her hair. AJ attempts to roll her up, but Paige kicks out again.

Towards the end of the match, Lita has the upper hand against Paige as Punk still shouts encouraging words towards Paige, annoying AJ more and more with each word said. Eventually she gets annoyed and jumps off the mat, Punk seeing her coming towards him, he jumps off the mat and meets her halfway.

"I get that you're trying to help her, but your yelling is pretty distracting." AJ says.

"I wouldn't be yelling if you had made this a fair match!" Punk says angrily.

"Of course, blame me for Paige being untalented!" AJ says.

The two go back and forth, neither seeing Paige nearly knocking out Lita, who is trying to tag AJ. AJ sees her and runs up and tags in and quickly knocks Paige down, hitting her Shinning Wizard, she pins Paige, earning herself a title match at Survivor Series, many fans cheering for the RAW General Manager.

"Holla, holla, holla,"

"Oh shit," Punk thought to himself. "I'm screwed,"

Oh, the fear of falling apart

Oh, the fear, the fear of falling apart

Oh (This is the beat of my heart)

The fear of falling apart

Oh (This is the beat of my heart)

The fear of falling apart

Oh (This is the beat of my heart)

The fear of falling apart

Oh (This is the beat of my heart)

The fear of falling apart

A/N: The song used was "This Is Gospel" - Panic! At the Disco. Yes, it is Kelly Kelly who will be joining the story, but who's team is she on? Team AJ or Team Punk? I've mentioned her earlier in the story as the "supportive friend" to Punk, but what happened between the two?

What are AJ and Lita's plan?

What is going on between Punk and Paige? Does it bother AJ?

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