The reviews for the first chapter has been AMAZING! Thank you so much for embracing this story instantly. Believe me, I have big plans for CM Punk and AJ Lee and don't worry about Goat face Daniel Bryan; I have big plans for him as well. He's gonna get his in the long run, trust me. Oh, and another thing, I'm gonna portray AJ in a much more realistic light, so it's gonna be a while before she can experience happiness again. Like I said before, this paring of Punk/AJ is new to me.

One more thing, I stopped watching wrestling a little over a year ago, but everyone's talking about the marriage proposal Daniel Bryan sprung upon AJ on RAW and now there's gonna be a wedding on the 1000th episode of RAW on Monday. Thank God for Fan Fiction, right?

Enjoy and happy reading!

Lots of love, hugs and kisses from your resident writer and friend, Nina!

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King of Prussia Medical Center

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

April 7th, 2012

AJ had no idea where she was when she first began to wake up from her slumber. However, when she finally opened her eyes, she realized that she was in the hospital, laying in a hospital bed, still sore from the brutal assault she endured the night before. She looked around to see if anyone came to visit her, but she found herself alone and vulnerable. Fresh tears started forming in her hazel eyes because she still remembers the events that transpired the night before. It was something she'd never forget.

Daniel viciously assaulted her by bashing her head against the concrete wall, then stomping on her body like she was trash. He stood over here; saying that what he had done was just the beginning of his bubbling rage. He vowed to make her life miserable and make sure that she's left with absolutely nothing when it's all said and done. And it's all because he lost the title in 18 seconds at Wrestlemania and blame her for his downfall.

AJ still couldn't understand why he would be so cruel to her. After all, she's the one who's been put in harm's way on several different occasions and she's the one who's been on the receiving end of Bryan's physical and emotional wrath time and time again. The New Jersey native never even had a chance to defend herself; to stand up and say no more. Daniel had completely taken everything away from her.

And, now, she's reduced to being a shamble of her former self. And that hurts so much.

She don't think she'll ever recover from being so heartbroken, used and abused like this.

AJ attempted to sit up on the bed, but her back was still aching badly, so she just stayed where she was and hoped the pain would just leave her body. Just then, the door opened and a seasoned female doctor walked in with a warm smile on her face. She went right over on the right side of the bed and laid her hand gently on the patient's shoulder.

"I see we've woken up, Ms. Mendez. How are you feeling?" she asked softly, her smile never leaving her face.

AJ just shrugged her shoulders, wincing in pain because both of her shoulders were still sore. "I've seen better days. I'm fine. I have to be fine."

"Well, you're gonna be good as new in no time. You got some bruises all over your body and you've also suffered a minor concussion. I recommend that you take it easy for a little while so that you can heal. I understand you travel a lot," doctor Hannah George suggested.

"Yeah, I do. I'm planning on going home anyway. I need a break; physically and emotionally," AJ replied softly, allowing more tears to fall from her eyes.

"Oh, honey, don't worry. You're a tough woman. Just focus on getting better and getting back out there. I'm sure, in time, someone will come along and appreciate the woman you are," Hannah said before she turned on her heel and began to walk out of the room.

"By the way, how did I end up here in the first place?" AJ called out to the doctor.

"I almost forgot, a nice young man brought you here. He found you laying on the floor at a sports arena. He thought you were dead so he brought you here. He identified himself as a Phil Brooks. Despite the tattoos he has, he's a very nice young man. I think he's good for you, Ms. Mendez. Just continue getting some rest, okay? I'll be back later to check on you," Hannah said before she walked out of the room, leaving AJ something to think about.

Punk brought me here? I can't believe it. Why didn't he stay with me, or at least come to check on me? Did I do something wrong that caused him not to stay with me? A inner voice in her head asked as she attempted to get comfortable on the bed. The combination of whatever they got her doped up with was making her drowsy and she was on the verge of falling asleep again. Still thinking about why Punk didn't stay with her after he brought her to the hospital still bothered her to no end.

Feeling her eyes closing, AJ finally fell into a somber sleep; thinking about how she's gonna be able to face Punk when she gets back to work.

Or if she's gonna be able to get back to work at all.

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Monday Night RAW

Providence, Rhode Island

April 30th, 2012

Dragging her bags behind her, AJ was strolling through the hallway and attempting to hold her head up high as she headed towards the women's locker room. Being at home for the last few weeks without having to get up early in the morning has been a blessing to her, but AJ was anxious to get back to work and get back to living her life as a newly single woman.

However, being at home also proved to be a curse because she's been hounded with persisting phone calls and degrading text messages from Daniel day in and day out since she left the hospital. It gotten so bad that she had to change her home phone number, blocked him from her list of cell phone contacts and even blocked him from her e-mail listing just so he would stop harassing her.

But even that didn't stop him from messing with her. AJ watched RAW last week and saw Daniel openly bashing her; calling her every single name in the book and continually vowing to make sure she doesn't have anything when he gets through with her. He also vowed to make sure that no man would ever want a pretentious little girl like her ever again.

Shaking her head at the thought of Daniel trying to ruin her life, she continued to walk towards the women's locker room; her bags trailing close behind when all of a sudden, Daniel stood in front of her; blocking her path and even grabbing her somewhat bruised arms roughly, causing her to drop her bags on the floor. AJ looked at him and quickly realized that he was still angry about losing his title.

"You should've stayed home, little bitch," he growled, squeezing her arms much more tightly.

"Leave me alone and let me go, Daniel. You're hurting me," she demanded, wincing because the pain was proving to be unbearable once again.

"I told you that I won't stop until you're reduced to nothing. So far, I'm doing a good job, but I won't stop. Like I said before, you should've stayed home and wallowed in pity, stupid whore. And why did you block me from your phone?" he snapped, pushing her against the wall with force. Feeling her back started to shoot up in pain again, AJ started to scream, but he clamped his hand over her mouth to silence her.

"Wouldn't want to attract any unwanted attention, now would we?" he sneered at her, then he removed his hand away from her face.

"Look, you got what you wanted when you dumped me on national tv and then attacked me after the show. Why can't you just leave me alone, Daniel?" she pleaded, tears forming in her hazel eyes.

He snickered before he raised his hand up and slapped her hard across her tear stained face. With his anger boiling in his veins, he slapped her again, but she started screaming out in pain. Before long, he completely lost his mind and tackled her down to the ground.

Just then, CM Punk came from around the corner, heading to the ring for sparring practice with another superstar when he saw something that made him sick to his stomach. He moved closer and was horrified to find Daniel Bryan tackling AJ Lee down on the ground and proceeding to beat the holy hell out of her.

Punk was furious. Any man who would beat up on a defenseless woman and actually be proud of it should be shot, killed and maimed. Knowing that Daniel Bryan would put his hands on a woman he dumped on national television made Brooks sick to his stomach. With fury boiling in his veins, the Chicago native stormed over to where the attack was taking place and with all of his strength, pulled Daniel off of a screaming AJ and threw him inside of a nearby janitor's closet. Punk then went inside, closed the door, locked it, then with Daniel having nowhere to go, Punk proceeded to beat the smaller man within an inch of his life.

AJ slowly got up off the ground and looked around to see if she could find some help. As much as she appreciates Punk for stepping in and putting a serious hurting on her ex-boyfriend, the last thing anyone needs is a murder charge under their belts; much less a potential lawsuit looming in the background.

She could hear Daniel letting out a blood curling scream in the janitor's closet; begging Punk to stop hurting him, pleading to let him go, but the Chicago native wouldn't let up. He kept beating the much smaller man until Daniel was rendered unconscious. Punk was heard breathing heavily for a moment before the door opened and he stepped out; his hands covered in blood.

AJ quickly ran over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. She let out a sob when he wrapped his arms around her and squeezed her tightly; as if he never wanted to let her go. They stood in front of the janitor's closet for a moment, holding each other close and allowing the comfortable silence to consume them.

When they finally pulled apart, Punk looked into AJ's hazel eyes and saw a women who was heartbroken and felt unlovable. Although he doesn't know here very well, he's gonna do whatever it takes to not only heal her broken heart, but also protect her within every ounce of his being.

"Are you okay, April?" he asked softly, pulling her away from the janitor's closet because he didn't wanna her see the battered and bruised form of Daniel Bryan.

"No, but I will be. What about you? How are your hands?" she asked, looking down at his bloody taped hands.

"My hands will be fine. I'm more worried about you. I couldn't stand by and let that goat face jackass hurt you. I'm sorry, but I was raised to never hit a woman, no matter what," he told her as they walked, hand in hand, towards the trainer's room.

"Thank you for coming to my rescue. I didn't think anyone would even care," AJ admitted as she lowered her head in shame. Punk, not wanting to see her so down, leaned over and planted a innocent kiss on her cheek, making her blush slightly.

"Don't worry about that, April. I care. I'm sorry for not staying with you at the hospital, but I wasn't family and I didn't think you'd want me to stay with you," Phil admitted, looking a little bit shy.

AJ was deeply touched. Punk wanted to stay with her but he thought she didn't want him there. Didn't he know that she had spent the last 12 hours thinking about him and how she should thank him for bringing to the hospital? Furthermore, she also thought about how she's gonna be able to move on with her life without Daniel hassling her 24/7.

And how she's gonna be able to tell Punk that Daniel viciously assaulted her a few weeks before, resulted Punk to take her to the hospital.

"Punk, before we go in, how did you bring me to the hospital?" AJ asked when they finally stood in front of the trainer's room.

"I saw you laying on the floor as I was heading towards catering to get something to eat. At first, I thought you were another ring rat who was thrown out of the locker room after another sexual encounter with a superstar. However, when I got closer and realized that it was you lying in a pool of your own blood, I picked you up and carried you towards the trainer's room. But, Chris wasn't there, so I took you to my rental car and drove you straight to the nearby hospital. I called Vince and told him what happened and he completely understood what I had to do. I wanted to make sure you got some help, that's all," Punk explained, looking at her with intensity.

"Thank you so much for helping me out, Punk. Now, let's go get you cleaned up," AJ said, smiling slightly as she took his bruised hand and led him inside's the trainer's room, just as Daniel regained consciousness and stumbled out of the janitor's closet; still battered, bloodied and bruised from getting his ass kicked from that straight edge jackass.

He was furious. Daniel Bryan was furious because Punk stuck his nose in his business where it doesn't belong. AJ has to pay for everything she had done. She cost him the championship and pretty much being a lousy girlfriend. He was doing fine making her life a living hell but Punk just had to step in and beat his ass. Phil Brooks wrote a check that his stupid ass can't even cash.

Stumbling towards his locker room, Daniel silently vowed that AJ would pay for having someone come to her rescue. He's gonna make sure that she has nothing in her pathetic life and anyone who stands in his way will feel his wrath.

And Daniel knows actually what to do next.

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Holiday Inn

Providence, Rhode Island

April 30th, 2012

After the super show in Providence, many of the superstars and divas would go to a local night club to unwind and have a good time. CM Punk and AJ Lee weren't the clubbing types. Instead, they went to a local 24 hour diner, got something to eat and spent the next several hours engaging in pleasant conversation, sharing laughs and getting to know each other better.

After a few hours spending a few hours at the diner, the pair went back to the hotel for some much needed sleep. Punk escorted AJ back to her hotel room because he didn't want anything to happen to her. Although Daniel hasn't been seen or heard since the incident at the arena earlier, Phil didn't wanna take any chances.

Before long, the duo ended up standing in front of her hotel room. AJ looked at Punk with a huge smile on her face. Despite the turmoil she's going through concerning her ex, she found herself becoming happy again. Being in the presence of another male companion has slowly starting to heal her broken heart.

"Phil, thanks again for keeping me company tonight," AJ said, smiling as she reached over and grabbed his hand. He squeezed it lightly and returned her smile with one of his own.

"It's no problem, April. You're an amazing girl and I like spending time with you. I hope we can do it again," Phil said, still squeezing her hand and smiling brightly.

"Well, we'll see each other a lot since we're both on the same brand. I can use a new traveling buddy," she laughed lightly.

"You know something? That's not a bad idea. I'll be back first thing in the morning and we'll go to breakfast together. How about that?" he asked, winking at her.

She was blushing deeply at his suggested. She had a sneaky suspicion that Punk was flirting with her, but she decided not to let it dwindle further in her mind because she knew that it's gonna be a very long time before she'll allow herself to fall in love again; much less give her heart to another man. And with Daniel still lurking in the shadows, doing everything he can to make her life a living hell, AJ still has a long way to go before she can experience true happiness again.

"Sounds like a good idea. I'll see you in the morning," she said as she leaned over and kissed his cheek lightly. Then she pulled out her key card and unlocked the door to her room, for which she stepped inside.

"Good night, April," Phil said as he started walking down the hallway.

"Good night, Punk," she replied as she closed the door. She leaned against it for a moment, letting out a deep breath and smiling at tonight's events.

CM Punk brought a smile back to her face. She was happy again.

For the time being, that is.

Coming up in the next chapter: Punk and AJ's friendship continues to grow, which angers Daniel to no end. AJ gets a championship opportunity, which Daniel ends up ruining by interfering in her match, but ends up paying the price for messing with a diva. Will AJ finally be able to conjure to courage to stand up for herself and more importantly, reveal her feelings to Punk? Stay tuned!

I know a lot of AJ/Punk shippers are up in arms because there's gonna be a wedding between AJ and Daniel Bryan on the 1000th episode of RAW on Monday. A lot of you hope that Punk will pull the crap out of his ass and crash the wedding, but we don't really know what's gonna happen. Like I said before, thank God for Fan Fiction, right?

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