I started writing this one-shot in May, when there were a bunch of rumors flying around about Punk and AJ. I just got around to finishing it, and yeah, I know they're married, but this is what I thought when I first heard about AJ's ring.

Disclaimer: I don't own CM Punk, AJ Lee, Dolph Ziggler, or One Direction.

Enjoy! :D


Taken - One Direction

"Phil, hurry up!" AJ whines, holding her Divas Championship and turning around.

CM Punk walked into the arena, carrying two bags.

"You could help me, you know," He says.

"I wanted to, but you told me you had it," She says. "I'll take it, if you want."

"No, no, I've got it," He says, shaking his head.

She rolls her eyes. "You're so weird."

He smirks. "Why thank you."

A man stood down the hallway, pretending to be focused on his phone. He was actually watching the couple from the corner of his eye. They continued talking, and eventually Phil let AJ take her bag. She held out her hand and he took it, their fingers intertwining. That's when he saw it.

The ring.

He had heard rumors around the locker room, and had even seen them on the dirt sheets and social media, but he refused to believe it was true until he saw it with his own eyes. Now that he had, he still didn't want to believe it.

AJ and Phil walked down the hallway, talking and smiling. They walked past him, and he quickly looked back at his phone and asked his Twitter followers if they wanted to do a Q and A.

When he looked back up, they had already gone and were out of sight. He looked back at his phone, scrolling through some of the questions, then locked his phone. He walked down the hallway and found the Divas locker room. He knocked on the door and Alicia Fox answered.

"Hey, Dolph," She says, arching an eyebrow. "What's up?"

"Is AJ in here?" He asks.

"Uh, yeah, but I don't know if she wants to talk to you," She says. "Why?"

"I just need to talk to her," He says. "Please just get her?"

She hesitates, but then turns around, and a few seconds later AJ appears. She frowns when she sees her ex-boyfriend standing in front of her.

"What do you want, Dolph?" She asks.

"Can we talk?" He asks.

"Why?" She asks. "Why now?"

"Please? I won't talk to you ever again," He says. "I promise. Just talk to me for a few minutes and I'll leave you alone forever."

She glares at him in silence, but finally says, "Fine."

She walks out of the locker room and shuts the door. They walk down the hallway, where she finds a crate and sits on it. Dolph stands in front of her.

"Is it true?" He asks.

"Is what true?" She asks.

"It's just, I've heard the rumors and I need to know if they're true," He says.

"Dolph, what the hell are you talking about?"

"Are you and Phil engaged?" He finally asks.

She smiles a little and a blush creeps up her cheeks. She looks down at the ring on her hand, then back up at Dolph.

"No."

"Then why do you have a ring?" He asks.

"It's a promise ring," She says. "Why do you suddenly care, anyway?"

He sighs. "Honestly? I don't even know."

"I think I do," She says. He looks at her, confused. "Dolph, you didn't care this much when we were dating. You're just upset that I'm happy and you're not the one making me happy."

"I…" He hesitates. "I think you're right."

She gives him a small smile. "It's okay, Dolph. You just realized that you aren't happy without me, but the truth is, I'm happier without you. Phil makes me really happy. You just need to find someone who makes you happy."

Dolph lets out a laugh. "When did you become so wise?"

AJ shrugs. "I don't know. It just happened. I have a match tonight, so I need to get ready. Bye, Dolph."

"Bye, AJ."


"Now that you can't have me, you suddenly want me. Now that I'm with somebody else, you tell me you love me."