Fighting For Nothing

A/N Sorry if this chapter isn't what you wanted, but I really just don't like anybody in EV2. Idrk why. I jst dnt...&& I was also reading over my old chapters today && I noticed I out 'Kiss N' Tell' as Maria's theme song...bad choice...o.o Ohkaiiii...enjoy :)

"1...2...3!" Ding ding ding! The bell sounded. The Referee raised his hand and he took a bow in front of Maria grinning from side to side. His music blared through the arena as he slid out of the ring and left the fallen wrestler in the ring. He took Maria by the arm and walked quickly up the ramp. He only stopped once to turn and look back as the EMTs rushed down passed them to help the warrior.

'No. Maria. I can't believe it. I lost you.' Jeff thought.

The Next Night At The Hotel

Maria sat on the bathroom floor miserable. It had only been a day since she had been ripped away from Jeff. Madison had told him that Jeff's arm was indeed broken and he was in the hospital suffering from a concussion. He would be going home for a break from wrestling and to recover. Alex and Shannon told her they were going to challenge Beer Money to a match.

"Maria! Get your ass out of that bathroom now!" Aj hollered. "I need a release hole your the only bitch available!" He spat through the door. Maria ran a hand through her hair and forced herself not to cry. Not that she could if she wanted to. She had cried all her tears the first night she stayed with him. Right after she lost Jeff. Aj seemed to always need a release hole. She was hoping that maybe she could trick her way out of it again. She lifted up the toilet seat and made gagging sounds.

"I'm sorry Aj. I-I'm sick." She faked.

"Hell no." Aj muttered. "Your not getting out of it this time." He began banging on the door harder. "Open the door Maria or I promise you I will go to that hospital and break his fucking neck this time!"

"Okay! Okay! I'm coming." She wailed. She stood up and walked slowly to the door and unlocked it. For a minute nothing happened, but then Aj grabbed her by hair roughly and viciously pressed his rough lips against hers. She could taste blood. She didn't know whether or not it was from him or her, but she had a pretty good guess. He pushed her down to the bed and she squirmed into a protective ball. "Please please don't do this. I'll do whatever you want me to do, just don't do this to me. Please." She begged. Aj stopped.

"Whatever?"

"Anything, but this yes." Maria nodded. A sly grin came across his face. He pulled the tiny redhead up and got closer to her lips.

"Agreed." He said planting a small kiss.

Thursday Night at TNA

"Maria, are you sure he'll be okay to compete in this match? It's only been a week." Dixie asked.

"Yes...I'm sure Dixie. I spoke with his doctors." Maria said hoarsely. She felt awful about this.

"...So let me get this straight. His doctors said it was alright for Jeff to compete against Aj." Dixie said quizzically. Maria just stared at the woman. She pulled out a piece of paper. On it was a written permission slip for Jeff to wrestle. At the bottom his doctor had signed him off. "Wow. Well then I guess the match is set...Maria? Have you thought about coming back to your General Manager position?" Dixie asked.

"What? No. Of course not. I'm TNA Knockouts Champion. If I go back to my position as GM then I have to give that up. I just got it and I'm not planning on losing it just yet." Maria said. She stood and left the room aggravated. Not with Dixie, but with her life right now. She was dressed in her ring attire ready for her match which was about to start. She stood at Gorilla position and waited.

"Did you make it happen?" Aj said from behind her. She didn't answer him, she simply combed a strand of lose hair behind her ear. The rest of her hair was up in a ponytail. "I asked you a question bitch! Did you or did you not make it happen!" Aj got angry all too quickly. Maria's theme hit and she walked out onto the ramp leaving him there. Her round of kisses weren't as spunky as they usually were. They were dull, lifeless, and miserable. She was just about to slide in the ring when something forceful hit her from behind. She ran into the ring and fell to the ground clutching her stomach.

"Oh my goodness! Did you just see that Taz! Aj Styles just hit poor little Maria from behind and hard too!"

"Yea I saw it Mike and it doesn't look like he's through with her yet." Taz said as he watched Aj grab Maria's curly hair and Irish Whip her into the stairs. He hovered over her and took her face into his hands.

"Never! Ignore me Maria! Do you hear me! NEVER! EVER! Ignore m-" Aj was cut off by something solid smashing into him. He fell to the ground and looked up with shock at Jeff Hardy. He looked pissed. Very pissed. He crouched down next to Maria and checked on her. She was okay, just sore. Jeff tried to help her up, but Maria rejected his help and pushed him away.

"No. I'm fine. I can do it myself." She scolded him. He looked hurt.

"Ria."

"Don't call me that. My name is... to you." She choked. She could see the pain in his eyes. The tears welling up in hers blurred her vision, but she could tell he wanted to cry too. "Just wait til-til tonight. I have something in store for yew." She said. Jeff just stood there for a minute before walking back up the ramp looking at her the whole time. He went backstage to his locker room and slammed the door shut. He sat on the couch and cried. He knew he was a grown man now, but he didn't care. The woman he loved was worth crying over. She was worth dying over. He heard a knock on the door.

"Come in." He cried. Alex Shelly walked into the room and sighed.

"Jeff. Man, c'mon. You can't just sit here and cry all day long." Alex said.

"Alex I promised her that I wouldn't lose. No matter what happened and I did. I let Beer Money and Aj Styles come in there and walk all over me like I was some fuckin' rag doll! Did you see the way Storm grabbed her! I let him mistreat her right in front of me! Bad enough she had to continuously step in and save my ass now she knows it was all for nothing! Don't tell me I can't cry Alex cause my tear ducts are still producing tears then I'm going to shed those tears and whimper here like a little baby!" Jeff yelled. Alex just sat there for a few minutes.

"So that's it. You're just gonna give in and be his bitch. Just like Maria. Hmph, no wonder you two love each other. You're both losers. You quit so damn easy that you make it possible for people to push you around and 'mistreat' you. Maria is a stupid baby who needs to grow up and realize that everything in life isn't just going to be handed to her. She has to work for it. She has to work hard too. Right now do you want me to tell you what she's probably doing every night now because of her lack of ability to stand up for herself. I can see that beautiful little redhead of yours on her knees for him. That nice smooth tan skin of hers being caressed by some man that's not you. Those long, long legs being wrapped around his waist instead of yours. Their lips touching. Her hand playing with his hair. Her waking up on his chest in the morning!" Alex said. Jeff stood up fast. His face red with hatred and anger.

"Shut up! You don't know what you're talking about!" He yelled.

"And you! You were pathetic enough to leave her when you were having drug issues even though she stood beside you! You were dumb enough to be an asshole to her cause someone advised it! If Maria were Christy and I were you, I wouldn't have given a damn about that broken arm. I would keep fighting and fighting just for her!" Alex yelled back. They were both breathing hard now. The tension in the room was unbearable. "Take your surprise match tonight, and make it a rematch. If you're any man at all, you'd win." He said. He left the room and stormed down the hall to his own locker room. Little did either of them know that Maria had been listening from around the corner and heard everything. Her heart was set right now on one person to win and one person only.