A/N: I'm here with another chapter! I didn't watch much of last night's RAW, but I did see the opening segment. Michael Cole, I don't want an announcement every five minutes that Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan got fucking married. I do want an announcement when AJ and Punk get married and when she has their child. I don't give a shit that a Total Diva got married, especially a Total Diva that will win the Divas Championship by the end of the year because she married a popular goat.
If you guys don't know, AJ is coming back by mid-May since she is scheduled for the European tour and for shows after. Yay! Finally, a Diva I can stand, besides heel Bellas. I don't think I can deal with watching Paige win every fucking match anymore and it's only been like, what, two weeks? There is also a rumor that Punk is talking to WWE officials about coming back, which would mean, AJ would win the title sooner than later and we would might even get an announcement every five minutes from Michael Cole that they got married. Don't know if it's really true or not, but I hope it is, I would really like to see him back for a while.
Also, this story is soon going to be taking an unexpected, crazy, and you're going to hate me turn. Unless you already do hate me, in which freaking cool now I won't anger anyone else because I've already angered you. Okay, time to get to the chapter!
December 23, 2014
When the world is seeing yellow
I only see gray
When everybody sees the rainbow
I'm stuck in the rain
You take a little piece of me
Every time you leave
I don't think that I'll ever find that silver lining
Or a reason to smile
It's 1:09 in the morning and AJ is in her hotel-room, alone, her back to the wall and sitting on the floor, hugging her knees to her chest as she feels numb. For a while she was crying, then she felt nothing, then she was crying again, now she's numb again.
Should she just quit WWE? She loves the job too much to let two people ruin her career. AJ loves her career, but does she need a break? That's for sure. Dealing with all the drama this past year has been stressful, maybe a break would be nice.
AJ looks over at the clock on the end table next to the bed in her hotel-room, 1:11 AM. She definitely can't talk to Stephanie now.
AJ gets up and walks over to the bed and attempts to fall asleep, but failing. So many things are on her mind. How is she supposed to go to Smackdown and act like she loves Punk? It's too much, she couldn't handle it, not now.
You know I used to paint such vibrant dreams
Now I'm colorblind colorblind
When did my heart
Get so full of the never mind never mind
Did you know
That you stole the only thing I needed
Always black and white in my eyes
I'm colorblind
Once it's morning, AJ goes straight to Triple-H and Stephanie's room, knocking on the door until Stephanie answers.
"AJ, what did you need?" She asks nicely.
"I want a break," she says. "I want a break from this business. I want to drop my title to any Diva tonight and leave. Just for a few months."
"AJ, I've been watching you and you have been seeming... tired, not as well put together, I agree with you. I think you need some time off to relax, maybe at least a year?" She suggests and AJ thinks about it.
"Okay, thank you," she says and walks back to her hotel-room to get her bags and go to Smackdown.
AJ knows that when she comes back, refreshed and hopefully no longer heartbroken, she'll be able to be over Punk and be able to destroy the ones that hurt her repeatedly. One goal AJ hopes to accomplish when she returns is to kick Brie's ass and make her retire. Maybe even be able to finish her and Punk's feud from over a year ago.
She arrived at Smackdown, alone, making other Superstars and Divas confused. As she begins walking through the parking garage to the arena, she sees Dean and Renee walk up to her.
"AJ, are you okay?" Renee asks, concerned. "You look pale, where's Punk?"
AJ ignores the fact that Dean, her other ex, I guess you could call him, is standing next to Renee. "I'm fine. And we broke up," she says and tries to walk past them, but Dean stops her.
"AJ, are you sure you're alright?" He asks, sounding concerned, but AJ knows he doesn't mean it. She knows no one cares.
"I'm fine," she snaps and storms off leaving them confused.
AJ goes straight to the Divas locker-room, hoping that Brie isn't there. When she opens the door, only Paige and Nikki are there. Two Divas she thought were her friends, but in this business, you don't have friends.
"Hey," Paige says as AJ walks past her.
"Hi," she mumbles as she sets her bags down.
"AJ, why aren't you staying in Punk's locker-room?" Paige asks.
AJ sighs and tries not to cry. "We broke up last night," she says, as calmly as possible. She sees Paige and Nikki share a look, the same look Dean and Renee had.
"I'm fine, really," she says, sitting down in a chair. "I'm... I'm taking a year off, after tonight. I'm going to abandon my titles and walk out the door."
Paige and Nikki both looked shocked since AJ loves this business. Neither would ever think that a broken heart and being back stabbed would matter to her career, but it did. It does matter that she has lost everything to people. Does Punk know? Nikki and Paige wonder, would he stop her if he knew? Probably not, he seems to not have cared much about AJ's feelings. Did Triple-H and Stephanie try to talk her put of this? Maybe, but they seem to be taking orders from Vince again, who isn't a big fan of AJ.
"AJ, are you sure about this? Are you going to regret it?" Nikki asks, hoping to get answers from her, but knowing she'll get nothing.
"No, it's only a year," she says, thinking that it's nothing, when this is her career, a career she's been working for for years. "After tonight, everyone is going on break for Christmas anyway. I'll be back next December."
AJ stands up suddenly and walks out of the room, spotting Punk talking to Paul at the end of the hallway. Holding back tears, AJ walks proudly past them, ignoring the look Punk gives her. This is it. It's time to get her life back in order.
"Sit," Triple-H says, motioning to the chair in front of the desk.
AJ sits and waits for them to speak. Stephanie and Triple-H look at each other and sigh. What was this about? She's leaving, there shouldn't be a storyline to follow.
"You're monthly physical came to our attention." Stephanie says, pulling out some papers.
"Why?" She asks confused. What could be so bad from something she has done every month?
"You're blood work mostly," Triple-H says and hands her the papers. AJ skims over them until a word catches her eye and she feels her throat begin to dry and her head begin to pound. This is impossible. No, nope, this isn't happening. This is a dream. No, a nightmare. Anything but this.
"No, no, this is wrong!" AJ says, handing the papers back and standing up, beginning to pace inside the office. This was some sort of prank, right? They switched her blood work with Brie or Naomi or Natalya or someone! Someone who was married and could handle this. AJ is all alone.
"It's not, April," Stephanie says, walking over to her. "This is why I suggested you take at least a year off."
"Well, what if I don't want this?" She asks. "What if I want to end this so I don't have to look at it everyday and be reminded of being with Phil fucking Brooks!"
"That's you're choice, but you've wanted this for a while now, April." Triple-H says. "It's the perfect time,"
AJ runs out of the room, crying. She goes to the, now, empty Divas locker-room and sits on the floor and cries. This can't be happening. Not now. Not when she has a year to get over him and get her life back together. This ruins everything.
Ain't it funny that you managed
To just wash away
Even pictures that you're not in
Have started to fade
I tried to play my favorite songs
But I can't sing along
The words don't feel the same
You've taken all the best things from me
And thrown them away
You know I used to paint such vibrant dreams
Now I'm colorblind colorblind
When did my heart
get so full of the never mind never mind
Did you know
That you stole the only thing I needed
Always black and white in my eyes
I'm colorblind
After a few minutes of crying, AJ looks at the time and sees Smackdown is about to start and she's opening the show. She gets up and puts her ring gear on, trying to ignore the bump that's forming on her midsection. She grabs her titles and holds them for a moment then walks to the gorilla area and waits for her music. She grabs a mic and walks out to the ring, stepping inside alone, confusing the WWE Universe.
"Last night, CM Punk and I... broke up." She says and some of the crowd boos and some cheer. "Today I was given some news that will change my life. It also was a choice that made me choose between my career and my personal life. I chose my personal life. I love all of my fans, but, right now, I need this. I don't know how long I'll be gone, but it will be a while. I just need to deal with a few things. I'm hoping to be back. But for now, these two titles will be given to another Diva, backstage waiting for their turn. So, I'm going to leave these here and I will be back to claim them." She puts both of the titles on the mat as the fans chant her name and she walks up to the ramp and they start chanting "Best Diva in the World", she smiles and blows a kiss to the fans and skips backstage, met by Superstars and Divas clapping.
"Where's my storyline buddies that didn't betray me?" She asks, crying as she hugs Fandango, Dolph, Summer and Miz. She then goes over to Paige and Seth. "Don't make mistakes that I made."
"We won't," Paige says and hugs her.
"Don't be an asshole to her, or I'll hunt you down." AJ says seriously to Seth. She goes over to Nikki and hugs her, she sees Brie watching them and considers walking over to her, but Brie runs up to her, crying.
"I'm sorry," she cries as she hugs AJ.
"It's okay," she whispers. "But when I come back, I'm kicking your ass."
Brie laughs, both Divas seeing Punk at the end of a hallway. "Don't forgive him, don't even forgive me." She says and walks away. AJ turns back to the other Superstars and Divas.
"Well," she says, sighing and wiping her tears. "I'll see you in a year."
I'll wait
For roses to be red again
And I hate
That you took my blue from the ocean
Give me back green greens and goldens
My purples my blues you stole them
How long will I be broken
September 24, 2015
"How fucking ironic," AJ says through the pain of her contractions as she remembers what day it is. "The love child of AJ Lee and CM Punk is born on the day CM Punk broke AJ Lee's heart for the second time."
"That was storyline, April," Nikki says, handing her ice chips.
"You're trying to break my hand." Paige says once AJ lets go of her hand, she shakes it, hoping to get some feeling back.
"Would you even say it was love?" Nikki asks.
AJ groans. "No," she says.
The Doctor comes in to check on her. "Okay, April, it's time for you to start pushing." She says, Paige and Nikki get up and hold each of AJ's hands.
"I'm scared," she says.
"No, April Jeanette Mendez is not scared!" Nikki says. "You know this is going to hurt like hell and the next eighteen years are going to suck, but you are brave. You don't get scared. Nothing can break you."
AJ nods her head as she begins to push. "Fuck!" She screams out, grabbing onto Paige and Nikki's hands hard. "No, nope, I don't want to do this!" She yells.
"Too late for that," Paige says.
"Just a few more pushes," the Doctor says.
"C'mon, April, you can do this!" Nikki says.
AJ screams as she pushes again. "I should've gotten the drug!" She yells.
"Fuck the damn drug, you don't need it!" Paige says.
After one more push, the only sound in the room is of a baby girl crying. AJ starts crying when she is handed the baby.
"Hi baby," she whispers, seeing Paige and Nikki begin to cry.
"Paige, you don't cry," AJ says through her tears.
"I know,"
You know I used to paint such vibrant dreams
Now I'm colorblind colorblind
When did my heart get so full of the never mind never mind
Did you know
That you stole the only thing I needed
Only black and white in my eyes
I'm colorblind
It's only black and white in my eyes
I'm colorblind
A/N: The song used was "Colorblind" - Amber Riley. Okay, who saw it coming? Who knew she was knocked up?
Will Punk ever find out?
Will AJ return?
Can AJ do this on her own?
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