Broken

Author: LexysCPD
Chapter: (8/45)
Words: 3,469
Disclaimer: I don't own WWE or the plot, just how the story goes.
Author's Note: This whole chapter is set on September 21. This may be the longest chapter for this story. Or they may be a longer on in the future, we may see.

Okay, here is what you need to know for this chapter. What is in this fontis in regular time. But what is in this font is what is happened with Paige, and it is not in order. It jumps around, to follow what AJ and Emma talk about. And don't worry, AJ will get what comes to her, because, well she deserves it.

Sorry to say, but this chapter will have no real interaction between Paige and AJ.

Enjoy.

Update: April 17, 2015

AJ knocked on Emma's door. She knew Paige was going to staying there for the night.

AJ had spent the last two hours trying to think of what to say.

"AJ? What are you doing here?" someone said from behind her. AJ turned and was face to face with Emma.

"I'm looking for Paige," AJ answered, looking down to the title she was holding onto.

"I haven't seen her in hours. I thought she was with you."

AJ shook her head. "No, I haven't seen her. But I think she saw me. We need to talk, inside."

Emma frowned and nodded. She opened her door and gasped when she saw the inside.

AJ looked around her, and her eyes widened. She couldn't believe what she had just seen.

Half of Emma and Paige's room was trashed.

Paige used her keycard to open the door. She struggled a bit, having some alcohol in her system, but she was able to open it. She walked inside and looked around. She felt so much anger, so much pain. She grabbed the first thing she saw, a book and tossed it across the room.

She then grabbed the phone and threw it on the ground. She was breathing heavily. She went to her bag and opened it. The first thing she saw was a framed picture of her and AJ. She grabbed it and stared at it for a second, before throwing it and watching the glass shatter and fall to the ground.

She grabbed her bag and just pushed it off her bed, letting everything fall out.

She then grabbed little things and started throwing them around, before heading to the bathroom to cause more damage.

"Oh my god," Emma whispered, as she stared at the mirror in front of her. She could tell what had happened. She could see a huge chunk missing, blood and cracks around it.

"What the hell did I do?" she heard AJ whisper. Emma frowned and looked at her.

"What did you do?" she demanded, slowly walking towards the older woman.

"I-I may have kissed Seth," AJ responded, earning herself a slap from the blond.

AJ blinked away the tears as she rubbed her cheek.

"Sorry, that was a reaction. But what does that have to do with my room? And why did Paige trashed it?"

"I think she saw me kiss Seth," she added, earning herself another slap.

"I meant that one. What the fuck AJ?!"

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean for that to happen. I-I don't know why I did it."

"It could have been worse, Paige could have told you about her feeling." One look from AJ's face told her that she knew about Paige's feelings.

"Ow!" AJ shouted as she felt Emma's fist against her cheek.

Paige had a grin on her face. She had just won again, and she was still the champion. She was looking for AJ, wanting to spend the day with her. She wanted to celebrate.

"Hey, what's up?" Seth. She wanted to tell Seth. She walked towards the room he was in and froze. She watched as AJ grabbed Seth's face and pulled him for a kiss.

She dropped the belt as she took a step back. Her eyes watered, as she literally felt her heart break in her chest.

She turned and ran away.

"What the actual fuck?!" Emma exclaimed, as she glared at AJ.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean for that to happen!"

"Then what?! What did you want to happen? Did you want Paige's feeling to magically disappear when you kissed Seth? I knew you were bad news!"

"Hey! I really did want to be Paige's friend," AJ said, trying to defend herself.

"No, you didn't. You wanted to fix Paige. And now that you thought she was fixed, you dropped her."

"No I didn't!"

"Then why did you kiss Seth?!"

"This is about Seth, right? You like him?" At the anger on Emma's face, AJ continued. "I see how you look at him."

"This isn't about Seth, or about me! This about Paige, and her feelings! And today, of all days!"

"What are you talking about?"

Emma shook her head. "I am not telling you this."

"I want to help!"

"And how can I trust you? How do I know you won't turn around and use it against her? How do I know you won't use it to break her, again?"

"Because I won't."

"Not like you just did, right? It's not like Paige told you she had feeling for you and you turned around and kissed someone else instead of talking to her, right?"

AJ flinched as she looked down.

"I have to find her," Emma whispered, as she grabbed her things and started to head out.

AJ knew she had to make it right. She followed Emma out of the room.

Paige smiled as she pulled the man to her. She pressed her lips against him, trying to get rid of the memories.

His hands were running around her body, feeling her up.

"Paige?" she heard someone say. Paige and the guy, whose name she didn't remember looked over and saw Nikki Bella standing there. "Paige, what are you doing?"

"Celebratin'" she answered, before turning back to No Name.

"You're drunk," she stated, staring at the younger girl.

"Really? I didn't know that."

"Paige, I think you should sleep it off before you do something you regret."

No Name groaned and turned to Nikki. "Please, leave us. She won't regret anything."

"I suggest you get your hands off her," she threatened, glaring at the man.

"And you're going to make me?"

"No, but I will," John Cena said from behind her.

The guy had the decency to look scared. He tried to act strong and punch John, but he just moved out of the way and the man fell to the ground.

"Awe, and why did you do that?" Paige asked, pointing to the drunken mess on the ground.

"I'm trying to help you."

Paige rolled her eyes. "Well, don't." She started to stumble away, but John grabbed her elbow, stopping her. She froze. "Let me go."

"No, we're taking you home," John told her.

Paige turned and kicked him where she knew it would hurt.

"Paige!" Nikki exclaimed, as she checked on John. Paige used the distraction to run away.

Emma walked into an elevator, when a hand stopped the doors from closing. She sighed when she saw AJ going in the elevator as well.

They were quiet as they headed to the first floor.

"I'm going to help you look for her," AJ told her, her voice final.

Emma rolled her eyes and walked out of the elevator. She wasn't watching where she was walking and bumped into someone.

"Whoa," Nikki said, laughing.

"Sorry," Emma muttered, as she started to walk away. But she stopped and turned to Nikki and John, AJ stopped with her. "Have either of you seen Paige?"

Nikki frowned while John looked uncomfortable. She looked at John before nodding. "At a club."

Emma perked up at that. "Where? When?"

Nikki told her the name of the club and that it was about an hour and a half before.

"How was she?"

"Drunk, very drunk and angry."

"Fuck," Emma muttered. "Fuck, fuck. Fuck! Fuck you AJ!"

AJ flinched at the anger in Emma's voice. She had never heard so much anger in her voice before.

"What's going on?" Nikki asked, worried. She looked at everyone's face.

"We need to find her, before she does something she regrets," Emma told the small group. She got her phone and dialed Summer's number. Nikki told them she was going to call someone for help.

"Like trash your room," AJ muttered, placing her hands in her pockets.

"She did what?" John asked in shock.

"Yeah, can you look around? Thanks Brie," Nikki said into the phone.

They split up and headed to the cars to search for the missing twenty-two year old British girl.

Paige could hear the voice, telling her things she already knew. She tossed a drink back, while she looked around. She shook her head. She let out a laugh, laughing at her self. She was so pathetic. Drinking herself to death because of a rejection.

But it wasn't just rejection. It was the day. And the rejection just proved what she had known. She asked for another drink.

"What happened?" AJ asked from the passenger seat.

"How many times do I have to tell you that I am not going to tell you?" Emma asked, angry.

"I've seen that she was broken. But she never told me why," AJ whispered, looking ahead.

Emma didn't answer. She had a far away look. It worried AJ.

"Emma, what happened?" AJ asked, her voice soft and cautious.

Emma sighed before answering. "Paige called us. She told us that she ended help. Paige, you know Paige, she never asks for help. So Seth and I knew something was up. We knew something was wrong."

AJ nodded. "What did she need? What had happened?"

"We went to her place. And, we saw her. We saw what she was trying to hide. The image, it still haunts me. She-she was beaten. She was beaten real badly. She had two black eyes, bruises all over her body, busted lip, and that wasn't even half of it."

AJ felt sick. "Who? Who did that?"

"All she told me it was her boyfriend. A boyfriend that no one knew she had. Not Seth, not Summer, not Dean, not even me. None of us had even known she was dating."

"Who was the boyfriend?"

"I don't know. She never told me. I kept an eye on her for days. But she seemed jumpy around any guy except Seth."

AJ sighed as she thought about it all. "What is today?"

"Today was the day he almost killed her. It was the day she called us."

Paige was in the restroom. She was pacing, not sure what was happening. She stopped in front of the door and placed her back against it.

She tried to control her breathing, but the more she tried, the harder it got. She slid down the door and cried. She placed her chin on her knees and wrapped her arms around her head.

The voice was telling her things, degrading her and there was nothing she could do except listen. It was as if he was there, standing there in front of her.

"Stop, please stop," she whispered, her voice scratchy from the crying.

"What?" AJ asked, not believing what she heard.

Emma nodded. "Today started out so great. She was so happy. I was sure the day was going to end on a good note. And when she won the match, I was so happy for her. For how long she came alone."

Emma looked up at a giddy Paige. She had a huge smile on her face, and it made Emma smile as well.

"Guess what?" Paige asked, as she bounced in place.

"AJ won the match?"

Paige's smile was wiped off her face as she stopped bouncing. "Bitch."

Emma couldn't help but laugh. She looked at Paige, "I'm sorry. I just had to say it. Congratulations, I'm so happy for you."

"I didn't have any nightmares," Paige told her best friend, and Emma could see the excitement on her face.

"That's great!"

Paige grinned, taking in the praise. For one second, just one Emma thought AJ brought good things, and maybe it was better for Paige to have AJ in her life.

Just one second.

"And then I ruined it," AJ whispered, looking away.

"Yeah. And now, I'm scared of what she might do. The months following the incident, Paige, she was in a bad way. I'm sure all the bars in Tampa had my number on speed dial."

AJ didn't respond, as she looked at her phone. Her eyes widened when she received an incoming call.

Paige

AJ quickly put answer on the call. "Hello? Paige, where are you?"

The voice that responded was not Paige's, but another woman's. "April? I'm with your friend, and I don't think she's doing well."

"C-can you stay with her? Where are you?"

The lady told AJ where she was, and Emma headed that way.

Halfway there, AJ got a call from Brie, telling her that she found Paige.

Paige didn't know how long it had been since she won the belt. She looked around and noticed that there weren't many people where she was. Where was she anyways?

She grabbed the cup she had received and drank it in one go and it burned as it went down her throat. She looked up at the bartender and signaled him for another. She was going to drink, and she was not going to stop until she was numb. And she knew she was close. She had lost count of how much she had drunk. She could go to the hospital with how much alcohol she had in her system.

"This is all you're good for," she heard in her head. She wanted it gone, so she drank another.

Paige tossed another shot back and ordered for another one.

"I'm the only one that will love you."

She ordered another shot.

"Everyone out there is out to hurt you. I'm the only one you can trust."

Another shot.

"You'll be back. You always come back."

It all went blank for her.

Emma and AJ rushed inside the bar, and found nothing. But a bartender took one look at them and knew what they wanted. She pointed to the restroom, and they ran there.

The door was locked, so Emma knocked on the door.

"It's closed!" she heard Nikki exclaim, and it made her smile, knowing that Paige was in good hands for the time being.

"Nik, it's Emma and April," she said. She heard the locks on the door turn as Nikki opened the door. Emma rushed in and saw Paige in Brie's arms.

Emma got on her knees and took Paige from Brie.

"What did you do sweetie?" Emma asked, her voice a whisper.

"Hurts," Paige mumbled, her eyes gazed over. Emma could smell the alcohol radiating off of her.

Emma hugged Paige. She looked at Paige, and saw that her fist was still bleeding, not a lot, but enough that Emma had to clean them. She turned to the twins. "Can one of you bring me a wet napkin?"

Nikki nodded and got a paper towel to run under water. She took it to Emma.

Emma held Paige's hand. "This is going to hurt just a little." She started to clean the cut. Paige would wince in pain, but mostly, she didn't seem there.

Emma finished and then pulled Paige back to her. "Let's get you home."

"Numb," Paige whispered, her eyes beginning to close.

"I think you're numb enough," Emma told her, blinking away the tears. It was bad, almost as bad as that fateful day years ago.

"No, love," she whispered, numbly.

"I love you sweetie, and I want to get you home," Emma told her.

AJ watched as Emma tried to convince a destroyed Paige to go to her hotel room.

Something she said staying in her head, from their match earlier that night.

"Why won't you love me?!"

AJ tried to swallow the lump in her voice.

The Bella twins helped Emma pick Paige. AJ opened the door and saw John standing there. She didn't remember seeing him, but then again she wasn't paying attention to things when she was looking for Paige.

"Here, I got her," he said, as he picked Paige up and carried her towards Emma's car. Paige was limp in his arms. He placed her in the back seat. Emma tossed AJ the keys and got in the back with Paige.

AJ drove back to the hotel and watched Emma whisper things to an unconscious Paige.

They got to the hotel at the same time Nikki, John, and Brie did. John carried Paige from the car to their room. When AJ entered, she saw that the room was mostly fixed, and sitting on the girl's beds were Seth, Dean, and Summer. They all stood when they saw the group enter.

"That one," Emma said, pointing to Paige's bed. John nodded and placed Paige on the bed, after Summer pulled back the sheets.

Emma turned to the twins and John, "Thank you, for today. It means a lot."

Brie nodded a small smile. "We care about her too. Just let us know if there is anything we can do."

Emma nodded her thanks and watched them go. She then turned to the men and Summer. "Thanks for fixing the room."

"It's not problem. I feel like I owe her, as I was a part of what had happened," Seth said, shooting AJ a look.

"We just couldn't fix the mirror," Dean added, looking at Paige.

"It's okay. Thank you though. I don't know how much of today she is going to remember," Emma muttered, looking at her broken best friend.

"Call us if you need anything, okay?" Summer said, placing her hand on Emma's shoulder. Dean and Summer walked out of the room.

"I'm going to stay," Seth told Emma, who was not in the mood to fight.

"Okay, but can you get me something for my headache?"

Seth nodded. Emma handed him her keycard and he left with it, to get some medicine.

"I-is she going to be okay?" AJ asked, who hadn't said much.

Emma shrugged. "I don't know. We'll find out in the morning."

"C-can you tell her I'm sorry?"

Emma stared at AJ, and the shorter woman didn't know what the blond was thinking. She then nodded slowly. "Yeah, I'll let her know."

AJ gave the Australian a small smile before leaving.

Emma sat on her bed and stared at Paige, who looked to be asleep.

"Let us help you, don't numb the pain, it only ends badly," Emma whispered, wiping her own tears.

"She has a lot of friends who want to help her, I think she'll see that soon," Seth said, as he handed Emma two pills and a water bottle. Emma smiled her thanks and took them from him.

Seth walked over to Paige's side of the bed and placed two pills on her nightstand, and placed a napkin over them. He also placed a cup full of water.

"She'll be fine, but you need to rest. It's been a stressful night."

Emma nodded and got in the bed. She looked at Seth and he knew what she wanted. He gave her a small smile and got into the bed with her, after he turned off the lights. He put his arms around her waist and held her near.

"Just sleep. I'll make sure nothing bad happens, not again."

Emma nodded and closed her eyes. Soon enough, sleep over took her.

Seth looked at her, although he could not see much. He kissed the top of her head.

"I love you Emma, and I hope you can see that one day."

"S-Seth?" a small broken voice asked.

Seth frowned as he looked at his phone. It sounded like Paige, but at the same time it didn't. "Paige?"

"I-I need you. C-can you and Emma come to my apartment?"

Seth told her he would be there. He told Emma that they had to go to Paige's apartment, that it was something important.

Emma had her own key and entered the apartment. She dropped her key as she saw the state of the apartment. The mirrors were cracked, frames where on the floor. The table was broke in half. Chairs were on the ground. Emma waited no time, she ran to Paige's room.

It was dark, so Seth turned the lights on. Emma let out a gasp when she saw Paige. She ran to the younger girl and hugged her.

Once Paige felt Emma's arms around her, she broke down.

"I'm scared. I want to leave, please help me," she whispered, her voice broken. Seth flinched when he heard it.

"What happened?" Emma asked, looking at the girl's bruised eyes.

"He got mad. I was bad," Paige whispered, shaking her head.

Seth got on Paige's other side. "Let's get you to my place. He won't get you. Can you walk?"

Paige shook her head as she looked at Seth. He nodded and placed his arms under her knees and one around her back and picked her up.

Emma followed closely behind her, wondering when had she had gotten blind. Her best friend was being hurt, and she didn't even know.

Emma could just hope that Paige would be okay. She could only hope.

Poor Paige. And that past man. Abusive boyfriend? Don't worry, you'll all see who the boyfriend is later in the story.

But awe at Seth and Emma, they are cute. The only good thing in this chapter, as well as how protective Emma is of Paige.

Who is happy with the slaps and the punch Emma gave AJ? She wanted to do that for a while now. Exciting huh?

And Paige and AJ will talk about that kiss, although it's not the kiss Paige wanted. But AJ really did screw Paige over. We'll see how all this goes down in next few chapters.

Next Chapter On:
April, 19, 2015

Chapter Name:
Bomb