A/N: The following is graphic. If this triggers any unwanted feelings or if you find it upsetting, do not read.

New Orleans, 11 years earlier…

Amanda had finished brushing her teeth after Monday Night Raw had ended and readjusted her grey flannel pajama shorts and white cami. It had only been a short time since she was moved onto the main roster but already, she had felt like she spent her whole life there.

Rinsing out her mouth, she spit the minty mouthwash out before recapping the bottle… and heard stumbling behind her in the room.

"Jeff?!" The small brunette called out as she exited the bathroom, Jeff looking at her… Jeff had been hurting since the Unforgiven pay per view and when he finally did get checked out, he was prescribed Baclofen, which was a common muscle relaxant. Amanda had used it once before after a fall off of the trampoline in the Hardy family backyard left her with several pulled muscles in her back and left knee.

But something was wrong… this wasn't the effect muscle relaxants had on people.

"Eddie… said that something wasn't right with the medication and to come straight to you, kiddo… I… I don't…" Jeff says in a complete daze before falling and starting to choke violently, Amanda rushing forward and catching him in her arms.

Panic went through her… but she shoved it aside, set Jeff onto his back and immediately started CPR, not wanting to lose Jeff like she had lost Eddie.

"What the-" Matt starts to ask as he and several others ran in.

"Call 911!" Amanda yelled frantically, Matt dialing 911 and everyone turning worried.

Jeff's eyes snapped open and he took several sharp breaths as Amanda brushed his hair back.

At the hospital, her suspicions were confirmed… Jeff was allergic to Baclofen but it was flushed out of his system and he would recover. Clinging on tightly to the blanket the paramedics had given her, Amanda walked into the room Jeff was in as he started regaining consciousness and reached out to her.

Without any hesitation, she was in Jeff's arms and crying into his torso as he lightly stroked her hair.

"It's okay, kiddo… I'm not leaving this earth for a long time, I promise." Jeff whispered into Amanda's right ear and rubbed his right hand up and down her back, her sobs softening to hiccups as she looked at him through reddened and puffy eyes. "I'm not taking that stuff again… not after seeing you so frightened." He says, Amanda looking at him.

"But your-" Amanda starts to say, Jeff lightly shushing her.

"I'll find another way to heal my back… you mean too much to me to leave behind." Jeff says, kissing Amanda's forehead as she nestled her head into his chest and heard his heart beating.

Both had slept through the night, Jeff opening his eyes when he heard rain outside and looking… nearly jumping when he saw Eddie.

"It's okay… just stay with her, Nero." Eddie says before placing a kiss on Amanda's head and disappearing, Jeff's arms tightening a bit around Amanda as the door opened and Adam walked in, Adam knowing that Jeff was hesitant to let him near her after the whole fiasco with Lita and Matt even though things were patched up.

"I'll, uh… I'll come back later." Adam mutters before leaving, Amanda nuzzling closer to Jeff in her sleepy state and Jeff kissing her on her forehead again.

He'd die before he let anyone hurt her… especially after what had happened…

"Welcome back to Monday Night Raw as we get ready for this… this six person tag- what in the hell is that lunatic doing in the ring?!" Corey says, shouting the last part as he saw Dean Ambrose in the ring.

"Before we get the match underway, I would like to address a few things. But before that, Michael Cole, I believe you were gonna say something so go on ahead." Dean says.

"Uh… yeah, last week, Sheamus and Cesaro were out here insulting Matt and Jeff and called them a 'Novelty Act'... which infuriated not only the Hardys but their surrogate sister Mandy Cena as she took to Twitter about 15 minutes ago, no longer holding it in." Michael says.

"I've known Mandy for years, she is a sweet, gentle human being but piss her off and she'll let that repressed anger out." Booker says as Amanda's tweet was posted on the titantron.

'Sheamus, you and Cesaro are cowards for attacking Matt and Jeff at Payback and then running on Raw when they were ready to fight. Watch closely during the match tonight, you'll see a side of me you wish you hadn't provoked! #Demon Amongst Angels.'

The six person mixed tag got started and it wasn't long before Amanda had a beaten up and bleeding Alexa trapped in the Mistress Chamber, Alexa tapping and the bell ringing as Amanda released the hold and stood up, Finn raising her hand in victory.

Seth was trying to shake off the shock, Karl and Luke were horribly startled and so was Dean as he got into the ring.

"That… is how you finish a fight. And I know I'll have one hell of a fight on my hands at Extreme Rulez for my title." Dean says… before all four saw Miz and Maryse storm to ringside, the two getting into the ring.

"That title shot should be mine! I am the rightful contender, not this-" Miz starts to shout, Maryse taking the microphone from him and levelling a glare at Amanda.

But before she could talk, the microphone cut out after Finn gave a subtle signal.

"We don't want to hear any more of it, Maryse." Finn says.

"Demon King's right… and if me and him die in the ring for this title, they won't air it on Tv." Dean says.

Something inside the Cruiserweight Champion boiled over… and Amanda set her title down and walked over, a hard whack across Dean's face following before the Demon Mistress took the microphone.

"No one else… is dying in this ring. I was 8 years old, watching in the audience on Owen Hart's last night alive. There aren't gonna be any more deaths in this ring! At the end of the day, championships aren't what matters, lives do!" Amanda says as Dean wiped away the thin trail of blood from his mouth before Amanda turned to Finn and the two kissed.

"No more, it won't happen again." Finn whispers after the kiss stopped and Amanda turned back to everyone else.

"Not to anyone… no matter what their grudges are against me, I'm not gonna let them die during a match. I'd cross the line a bit, teach them that this is a sport as well as a business… but I'd put their lives before mine. And I know I just went off script big time but… well, there are things that can't wait until the cameras stop rolling." She says before setting the microphone down.

In the backstage area, half the roster was up in arms about Amanda's comments while the other half was in stony silence… and in the locker room after cleaning off, Amanda wrapped a towel around herself and kissed Finn before he headed into the shower, Amanda checking her phone and seeing tweets from Natia and Samoa Joe, the latter out with a fractured finger after an untelevised event on the European tour.

'That's how it should be done whenever anyone speaks their mind, kiddo. #Samoan Destroyer in support of Demon Mistress.'

'Good to get all of that off of your shoulders after years of repeated trauma and scarring events. #It Helps To Heal.'

'Thank you both for your unwavering support, wish you were here tonight. #The Healing Begins… Again.' Amanda replied on her Twitter page before setting her phone aside and fixing up her makeup.

She still had one more role to play tonight… and it was setting up to be an unnerving one since it involved a now stubborn monster among men and the big dog in a Payback rematch.