A/N: Writing on my own terms again, hope you like. -Elle

Fix You

"GET UP."

A.J stirred in bed but remained sleeping as her family hovered over her, she was leaving today in the afternoon and her parents had figured that they needed to spend time with her before she left. Elliot then smirked and hoped on her, causing her to jump and push him off.

He landed with a thud and an 'Ouff", she laughed but kept her eyes closed as she sat up. She looked at the time 10:30, she groaned and fell back on her bed.

"Let me sleep," she told them

"No, you're leaving today at night and we want to spend time with you," her mother smiled

"We planned a small barbque," Elliot explained from the ground

"It'll be fun," her dad smiled

"Fine, but um my friend is coming here for the day and we're leaving to the next city together, is it okay if my friend comes?" she smiled

Elliot smirked, "does this friend have a name?"

"No," she answered

"Hmph," Elliot smirked and walked out of the room

"Sure thing, honey," her mother smiled and left the room with her dad as well

She groaned and then gasped at the sudden memory of what she was supposed to do last night came back, she forgot to call Punk he was probably ragging mad wanting to hate her more than ever. She checked her phone and saw that she had several messages from Punk she opened them and read through them:

No call? :( -Punk x

I miss you, please wake up :( -Punk x

I'M DYING -Punk

Goodnight my princess, shame you forgot but I have a surprise for you on Friday (; -Punk x

About to get on my place, I'll call you when I land so you can give me directions, I can't wait to see you princess -Punk x

A.J smiled and got up, she went towards her bag and changed into a pair of new jeans and a 'Flash' t-shirt, it was cropped so her stomach showed abit. She placed a pin in her hair and placed her converse' boots on and went downstairs. Soon she got a call and answered it.

"Hello?" she smiled

"Directions please?" he told her

She gave him the directions and he bid her goodbye saying that he was excited to see her, she told him she was as well and they hung up. A.J decided to go help her brother set everything up, as this 'party' was starting around 1 and everything had to be ready.

"So, he's coming here right?" Elliot smirked

Elliot Mendez was a huge fan of CM Punk so he couldn't help but fangirl abit over the fact that his 'idol' was coming to his house for his sister. It was a dream come true honestly, he would befriend Punk and they would hang out all the time, he thought it would be amazing.

"Stop fangirling," A.J chuckled

"It's not everyday a kid gets to meet his idol," he winked

A.J rolled her eyes and continued to help him set up, soon she heard a "A.J, I have something for you!"

She told her brother she'd be back and she walked into the kitchen area, she smiled at her mom, "what do you have?"

She looked towards the hallway and in walked CM Punk, she smiled at the sight of him and he smirked. She felt as if it had been forever since they last saw, even though it was roughly only a day. She walked up to him and he pulled her in for a hug. Her mother watched them with an intense look, she could see this man had very platonic feelings for her daughter and she could tell her A.J wasn't the least concerned with how Daniel would feel. She could tell these two cared about each other in otherways than just friends.

"So who is this man?" her mother asked

"Mom, this is Phil Brooks, but he is know as CM Punk," she smiled

CM Punk stuck his hand out and waited for it to be shook but instead A.J's mother pulled him in for a hug and smiled, "welcome."

A.J giggled as she watched on and smiled at the sight, Daniel never got a warm reception like this, when he was over once it was only quiet murmurs about how she could do much better. She honestly felt much more at ease when Punk was around everything seemed less dull and her mother seemed to notice that as well.

"Oh, come," A.J smiled taking his hand, "You have to meet your biggest fan."

Punk raised an eye brow and followed A.J to the back yard, he was expecting a small kid but he found a grown mad smiling at him, "OH MY."

"Calm, Elliot," A.J chuckled, "Calm."

"Calm," the man whispered

"Let me guess?" Punk chuckled, "biggest fan?"

"EVER." Elliot continued

A.J placed her hand to her face and groaned, "you're so embarrasing."

She walked away and left them alone, Punk starred at his 'biggest fan' and smiled.

"Nice to meet you," Elliot chuckled sticking his hand out

"Likewise," Punk chuckled

"So, you and my sister," he smirked, "what's going on there?"

"Um, I'm not sure what you are refering to," Punk chuckled nervously

"Don't play games," Elliot smirked, "I see the way you two look at each other."

"I um," Punk was speechless, he had to stop being so obvious with how he showed his feelings towards A.J, only she needed to know not the whole world included.

"It's okay," he chuckled, "I like you a whole lot better than that sniveling little parasite, Daniel Bryan."

"Doesn't everybody?" Punk chuckled

x

"A.J, honey,"

She turned to her mother who had a worried look on her face. "What's wrong?"

"Did you invite Daniel here?" she asked softly

"No," A.J told her simply, "I haven't spoken to Daniel for almost two days."

"He texted you," she sighed, "I know it's an invasion of privacy but your phone virbrated and I saw his name and couldn't help it."

"It's fine," A.J assured her, "what did he say?"

"He got on a plane and is headed here, and that he should be here in a couple of hours."

A.J's eyes widened at the fact that Punk was here, and if Daniel saw him here he would go nuts. She ran a hand through her hair and sighed, "What do I do?"

"I don't want him ruining this night, A.J," her mother told her sternly

"I can't just kick him out, he's my boyfriend," A.J explained

"Is he?" her mother smirked

A.J gasped, "He is, Punk and I just," she pursed her lips as she thought of a response that seemed appropriate without giving anything away

"Don't even dare lie to me, I see how you look at him and how he looks at you," she smiled, "a look Bryan never gets while starring at you."

"Mother.." she sighed

"Don't start April Janette Mendez, I can read you like a book," she smiled, "I just want what's best for you and that boyfriend of yours is not it."

A.J sighed and nodded her head, she'd heard that line for the longest now-a-days. She wanted to leave Daniel, but part of her was scared. Mayvbe she was rushing things with Punk, or maybe this wasn't a long-term thing, what if she left Daniel and Punk left too? She couldn't cope with that, she just couldn't. A.J walked outside and watched as Elliot talked to Punk, she could hear there conversation so she stayed there in her place and listened.

"So, how excatly do you feel?" Elliot asked

"About what?" Punk smirked as he helped set up a table

"My sister," he chuckled, "what is it that A.J Mendez has that you just can't seem to back off."

"Hmph," Punk smirked

"What's that supposed to mean?" Elliot asked with a raised eye brow

"You wouldn't want to know," Punk smirked

A.J chuckled silently, he was trying to get a reaction out of him. Elliot looked abit mad, but he continued, "I'm her BIG brother, you realize that, right?"

"I'm just kidding," Punk chuckled

"Then wh-"

"Guys," A.J smiled as she walked towards them

They smiled at her, "Hey sis."

"I need to speak to Punk, privately." A.J smiled sweetly

"OH NO, whatever you need to tell him can be told to us both," he smirked

"Elliot," she chuckled, "LEAVE, NOW."

"Fine," he mumbled and headed into the kitchen, "I'M STARVIN' MA'."

She smiled and looked at Punk, "have a seat."

"Am I in trouble?" Punk chuckled

"No," she sighed sitting down as well, "Daniel is on his way here."

"Why would you invite him?" Punk snapped

"I didn't," she sighed, "he just texted me saying he was on a flight on his way here."

"Want me to leave?" Punk asked

"No," she sighed

"Good," he smiled softly taking her hand in his

"But we can't let Daniel know you're here for me," she told him

"Then what do we do?"

"We lie," she whispered, "like we've been doing about how we feel."

"Okay," Punk sighed

"Thank you," she smiled, "after that we go back to us."

Punk chuckled and pulled her in for a hug, "I can't wait to till' us is a real thing."

A.J smiled too and just let herself be held, sure her brother and mother were probably watching but she liked being in Punk's arms even if she had a boyfriend and this was totaly wrong. She looked at Punk from her place and smiled, yesterday she told herself she liked Daniel, but now she wasn't sure that even she believed that. Maybe Punk was slowly taking his place, maybe just maybe.

"So tell me something you haven't told me before," she smiled

"You're the only that rocks my world," he told her

"What else?" she blushed

"I'd give anything to see a smile on your face," he whispered

"Anything else?" she looked up at him

"When I'm with you, I feel complete," he told her

"Really?"

"Yes," he smiled, "now you tell me something you haven't told me before."

"Each kiss makes me fall harder," she smiled

"What else?" he smirked

"I like being in your arms," she laughed, "I feel safe."

"And?"

"When I'm with you, Daniel doesn't matter," she smiled

Punk looked down at her and smiled, she was too busy looking straight ahead that she didn't watch the way his eyes took in her beauty. The way he just wished it was like this all the time, but soon Daniel would be here and she would have to go on and pretend that she felt absolutely nothing for Punk.

And that's what killed him inside more.

x

Daniel Bryan had just landed in New Jersey, he had been dying to get off that plane. It was tortue to have to sit next to a baby who couldn't stop crying and a chatty woman who kept webcam chatting with her friends. Annoying if you asked him, and then some little girl was singing songs from that band A.J seemed to love so much, One Direction?

Pathetic.

He was now on a cab on his way to his girlfriend's house, sure he was mad at what he had seen but he had also decided that he would make her life miserable so what better way to do that then infront of her own family? That way she would defend him and her family would end up pushing her out and away from them. He wanted her to suffer now, sure he had begun to fall for her but no one ever crossed Daniel Bryan, no one.

As he arrived he noticed a ton of cars parked around the big house, he go out of his car and walked towards the door. The last time he had been here he had left after fighting with A.J's brother, who claimed that he was just using his sister for his own personal needs, and perhaps he was right.

He knocked on the door and A.J's mom opened the door, she looked quite blank at the sight of him but allowed him in, she didn't give him a smile or a hug or a welcome she just stood aside and watched him slip in.

"Where's A.J?" Daniel asked looking around to the people trying to find A.J

"Backyard," she told him

Before Daniel left she pulled him back into place, "you better not ruin this for us, do you hear me?"

Daniel only smirked and walked off, he went into the backyard where more of A.J's family was, he wanted to find her quick because he didn't need to be engaged in any of their conversations. He finally spotted her with her brother and CM Punk?

He walked up to them and sneered at Punk, "What's he doing here?"

"Well," Elliot stood up

Now, most people would have laughed if someone as unexpirienced at fighting as Elliot stood up, but Elliot was tall, taller than Punk and he could easily strike fear into those who dared to stand in his way. Daniel looked at A.J and sneered.

"He's here to visit Elliot," A.J told him

"Why?"

"I'm a big fan," Elliot explained sitting back down

"of this guy?" Daniel almost bursted into laughter but decided against it

"A.J get me something to drink," he ordered

A.J nodded slowly and walked away, leaving them all alone. Elliot watched at how Danile tried his best to not tear Punk apart, and how Punk tried his best to not to the same. They really hated it each other, it wasn't anything to do with Daniel being a heel wrestler, this was real hate and he could bet a million dollars it was alll because of his little sister.

"Aren't you above talking to your girlfriend like that?" Punk hissed

"I can do whatever I want, as you said she is my girlfriend," Daniel hissed

Daniel might have not heard what Punk said afterwards, but Elliot heard it perfectly, he muttered a "not for long."

Soon A.J walked up to them with a drink, Daniel took a sip of it and spit it out, "what is this?"

"Soda," she smiled

"Soda?" he chuckled throwing it on the ground infront of her

A.J frowned and she looked like she was about to cry, "stop."

"Stop what?" he snapped, "Pick it up and just get me some water."

She nodded and just as she was about to bend down Punk stopped her, "What's your problem?"

"You," Daniel hissed

"You know, you should find yourself real dam luck to have A.J by your side,"Punk hissed

"Why's that?"

"Because I know for a fact there are guys out there willing to give her the world and you just treat her like crap, why she hasn't left you is a mystery to all of humanity," Punk sneered

Elliot stood because he knew this would end bad real soon.

"Why don't you just back off," Daniel hissed, "she's mine."

"Not for long," Punk sneered at him

"And what's that supposed to mean?" Daniel asked getting closer to Punk

"It means if you'll be lucky if she doesn't dump you right here and now," Punk replied measuring up to Daniel

"Why would she?" he smirked looking at A.J,"she's head over heels for me."

"That doesn't mean you can treat her like you do," Punk snapped

"You're lucky I don't kick your teeth in," Daniel sneered

Punk measured up to him and sneered right back at him, Daniel however didn't back down either he was done playing the coward, speacially infront of him.

"Guys," A.J got in between them and pushed Daniel away

"Don't touch me," he sneered pushing her slightly backwards

"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH MY SISTER," Elliot yelled walking over to Daniel

This outburst caught the attention of everyone, A.J looked around her and her eyes began to tear up. It had finally sunk in, this was her fault. She looked at them and watched as Punk and Elliot stood before Daniel, he however didn't back down.

"Stop," A.J whispered

They all looked at her, and Daniel finally calmed down as he walked towards her, "lets go.

"Go where?" she asked softly

Daniel sneered at Punk and Elliot and wipped her tears," I can call and get us tickets to leave to our next city now."

"I can't leave my family," A.J told him

"Let's go, or else," he whispered in her ear harshly

"No," she spat

He gripped her arm tightly and started pulling her along, "it wasn't something we were going to discuss now go get your stuff."

"No," she hissed pulling her arm away from his grasp

"Either you come with me or you suffer when I see you tomorrow," he sneered

"I suffer everytime I see you," A.J hissed

"What did you say to me?" he sneered

"I said, I SUFFER EVERYTIME I SEE YOU," she yelled, "did you hear me now?"

He didn't say a word he only watched her sneering at her, and letting the anger bottle up inside of him, "DON'T THINK FOR ONE SECOND I'M HAPPY WITH YOU, ALL YOU DO IS MAKE ME CRY."

"Don't you d-"

"I WASN'T FINISHED."

Punk watched with a smirk on his face, and her brother looked on with a shocked expression.

"All you've done is make me push away the people I care about and you've only made me feel worse about myself, you do nothing but put me down, dissrespect my family and friends and I'm sick of it," she sneered

"A.J," he mother tried to take her away from there as she noticed Daniel Bryan was a ticking time bomb that was just about to explode

"I want you out of my house and I don't want to see you until smackdown, if you want to yell at me do it there, but you won't dissrespect me infront of my family and friends," she sneered

"You better be at our hotel room by tomorrow, no later we're going to the arena together and I want you to help me out with something, understood?"

A.J nodded and he left, for the first time A.J felt like she did the right thing, she put Daniel in his place. She looked at Punk and he walked towards her pulling her in for a hug.

"You did good, Princess," he told her kissing her forehead

"Thank you," she whispered wrapping her arms around his torso

"For what?"

"Being here tonight," she whispered

"I will always be here," he replied, "no matter what."

"Promise?"

"I promise."

And there you have it . Sam emailed me but she said she didn't write an outline cause I did so good on my own last time, did you guys like it? I hope you did, because I love this chapter I don't know why it just felt like the right way to go. Someone asked when the mania chapter would be up, well we have two more chapters before the mania chapter so don't worry guys! Big things planned as Sam said to me, she has alot of ideas involving the mystery girl but I can't give anything away, and the call that Punk made to Teddy had a purpose, you'll see (; Well please review, they would make my day and Sam's as well - Elle x [short note from her below, keep reading!]

Hey guys! I love you so much right now, I was abit upset that I didn't get to see the 1D concert, but all your reviews, alerts and favorites made my day my email was just swarming with them and I just felt good inside. Elle had to write this chapter on her own, as I figured she would do a fabulous job I will read this chapter as soon as soon as I can. Keep on reviewing, alerting and such love ya! - Sammy x