Fall

Author: LexysK23
Chapter: (17/45)
Words: 2,065
Disclaimer: I don't own WWE or the plot, just how the story goes.
Author's Note: It seems like the next few chapters will be short. Chapter 19 won't. Enjoy this chapter. (It wasn't as great as I wanted it. I like the ending though. I had it written for some time now.)

Update: May 04, 2015

"WHAT do you know about Corey's relationship with Paige?" AJ asked the man sitting in front of her. She and Seth had found Sami in the gym. Paige was already gone when AJ woke up and Corey was nowhere to be found.

Sami frowned before answering. "They're friends."

"Are you sure? Cause it seemed to me like they have something else going on."

"Oh," he said, surprised, before shrugging. "I don't know then. We don't really talk girls."

AJ frowned before nodding. She thanked him for their time and walked away. Seth stayed for a few seconds, a small frown on his face. Not once did Sami look at him.

Fireproof Flame

"I can beat you. Even if it's not for the title," Nikki said, glaring at the Divas' Champion.

"Really? You're challenging me? Non-title match?"

Nikki nodded, and Paige smirked. She called for a referee.

The match started, and it was mostly back and forth things. Paige would clothesline, Nikki would elbow. Nothing was out of the ordinary. It went like that for five minutes.

But then, Paige tackled Nikki. They fell out of the ring, and Paige landed on her back, which had been hurting. Paige's body was in pain, from the bruises she had received, although she tried to cover it up, with make-up and such.

"Paige, are you alright?" AJ asked, when she went to check on the champion. Brie was doing the same with Nikki.

Paige nodded, and tried to stand up. Her mind was slowly leaving the ring, going back to the night before.

He was angry. He pushed her against the wall, Paige whimpered from the pain.

Paige closed her eyes and started to stand up.

Nikki grabbed the back of her top and picked her up. She then threw Paige towards the corner pole. Paige's head slammed against it and she fell down.

He grabbed Paige's throat, and slammed her head against the wall, once, twice, three times.

Nikki then picked Paige up again and pushed her into the ring. She went for the cover.

One!

Two!

She kicked out.

Nikki got on Paige, so Paige's waist was in-between her knees. She grabbed Paige by the hair, and started hitting her.

"Please stop," Paige whispered. Nikki frowned and looked down, not sure what to do. Paige, she seemed like she was there, in the match. Nikki picked Paige up and set her up for the Rack Attack.

One!

Two!

Three!

Nikki got up, her hand raised as she always did when she won. She looked down at Paige and smiled. She asked for a mic after she was declared the winner.

"This is what's going to happen after I win at Survivor Series," Nikki said, dropping the mic and leaving with Brie. AJ was there, checking on Paige.

"Are you okay?" she shorter girl whispered, as she helped the pale girl stand up.

Paige slowly got up. She let out a dry laugh. "He still gets to me even though he isn't here."

"Can you walk?"

Paige nodded. With AJ's help, she walked to the back. She then headed to the locker room, leaving AJ with the twins.

"What happened? That was not the match I was expecting," Nikki said, frowning and her voice filled with concern.

AJ sighed and looked at the direction Paige had gone, before turning back to the twins.

"There are things in her head. I guess she was think about it when you were out there."

"She said something. She told me to please stop right before I did the Rack Attack," Nikki told her friend, a frown on her face.

AJ felt a lump on her throat, knowing why she said that. "I-I have to go, I'll see you guys later."

AJ left the confused twins to find Seth to talk to him about what had happened.

Fireproof Flame

PAIGE looked at the bruise around her eye. She sighed as she gently tapped it with her towel, wincing at the pain. She sighed as she felt tears in her eyes.

She thought she got away. But she was brought back, even if she didn't mean to. For once, she wished she could be happy. She wished she could have her like in order, but she didn't.

Her heart almost stopped when she heard someone knock on the door. But then she remembered that she was in the divas locker room, and any other diva would enter.

"Paige?" she heard someone ask. She walked over and opened the door to see Corey standing there.

Corey reached for her hand and entered the room after closing the door. He then looked at her.

"I saw what happened out there," he whispered, looking at her eye. He reached for the towel and pressed it against her eye.

"Its fine. I screwed up, I'm sorry," Paige responded, looking away.

Corey gently placed his hand under her chin and made her look at him. "No, I'm sorry."

Paige shook her head. "It's my fault. I keep screwing up."

Corey shook his head. He looked down at her. "No, it's not."

"It is!" She exclaimed, her breathing turning into pants. She started to shake her head, her eyes shining with tears. "It's my fault. It's always my fault. I keep screwing up. I'm always screwing up."

Corey leaned in quickly and kissed her lips gently. Paige stopped breathing, and just stayed there, during the kiss. Her emotions were everywhere.

Someone cleared their throat. They pulled away to see Nikki and Brie standing there, with wide eyes.

Corey kissed her cheek and walked away. Paige sighed and turned away from the twins.

"Are you dating Corey?" Brie asked, looking at Nikki, shocked. They didn't know about it, and they wondered if AJ knew.

"Paige?" Nikki whispered, when the younger woman didn't respond. She walked slowly towards the Brit, and gasp when she saw the black eye. "Paige what happened?"

The pale girl looked up, her eyes wide. She turned and opened her mouth to respond. "I uh, I walked into an open locker earlier. And it-it was screwing with me out there. I'm sorry I messed up."

"You didn't," Nikki whispered, watching Paige have a fight with herself.

"Is everything okay?" Brie questioned, worried.

Paige nodded. She gave them a weak smile. "I'm fine. Everything is fine." She looked around and seemed like she wanted to leave. Paige told them she wanted to shower and left.

Nikki looked at Brie. "Something is going on with her."

Brie nodded. "Should we talk to AJ about this?"

The Number One Contender looked at the direction Paige went through. She turned back to her twin sister. "I don't think she got the black eye from a locker."

Brie shook her head. "I agree. We should talk to AJ and Seth before anything. I think they know more than anyone else."

Nikki nodded her head. They grabbed their things and started to head out.

Fireproof Flame

"YOU saw her out there. It's getting worse. We haven't been able to separate them. We don't know what he's doing to her!" AJ exclaimed, frowning.

"They know! Both of them know now!" he shouted, as he backhanded her. Paige let out a small cry as she fell to the ground. She looked up at him, not sure what to say.

"We don't even know where they are," Seth told her, his eyes closed.

He picked her up and pushed her up against the wall.

"We have to find her," AJ told Seth. She looked up to see Nikki and Brie walking up to them.

He leaned forward and captured her in a kiss. She tried to move away but he had a hard grip on her face.

"Have any of you seen Paige?" Seth asked, turning his attention to the twins.

Nikki shook her head. "She was in the locker rooms."

"Is she still there?"

Brie shook her head. "She left a while before. She was probably meeting Corey."

"Corey?" AJ asked, in shock.

The Bella Twins nodded. "Yeah, he was in the locker room when we went there."

"Wh-what" she questioned, her eyes wide.

"They looked like they were kissing. I'm sorry AJ. We know how much you liked her."

"Where did they go?" Seth questioned.

Nikki shrugged. "We don't know."

"We have to go," he told them.

"Paige had black eye," Nikki told them as they walked away.

"She said she walked into a locker, but we don't believe her."

"Hope you guys find her."

Fireproof Flame

COREY sighed as he pressed the ice against her cheek. He smiled softly, when she looked up at him. Corey leaned down to kiss Paige's cheek when the door was burst opened and AJ stormed in.

"Stay away from her!" AJ ordered, causing the two to look at her, frowning.

"AJ," Paige whispered, confused. She hadn't really seen AJ much other than work. She didn't know what to say.

Just watching Corey trying to kiss Paige let her know that he was the abusive boyfriend. "Stay the hell away from her," AJ demanded glaring at Corey.

Paige shook her head, knowing what the older woman was thinking. "AJ, no!" Paige exclaimed, looking from Corey to AJ. She could see the anger in AJ's face, and the confused look on Corey's.

"What?" Corey questioned. He was looking at AJ, trying to think of what to the other woman was thinking.

"I know it was you," AJ growled, pure rage in her voice. She pushed him back, away from her friend, her crush.

"Me?" Corey asked, titling his head.

"AJ, please stop," Paige told her, her eyes wide. She tried to get in between the two of them.

"Stop? Why? I see the bruises Paige. And those weren't there before! They started when he came here, when he got called up!"

"AJ, listen," Paige tried, but AJ didn't listen.

"I should call the cops on you. I should hurt you," AJ said, staring at Corey, who was frowning. He looked to Paige then AJ.

"It's not him!" Paige shouted, tears in her eyes. "It's not him AJ."

"Don't protect him," AJ whispered, looking at the broken girl in front of her. "You don' have to protect him anymore. It's going to be okay."

"I'm not. It's not him. No," Paige whispered, as she tried to breathe.

AJ shook her head. "Paige-"

"No, it's not. It's not," Paige repeated, over and over again as she struggled to breath.

Corey knew what was happening. The panic attack that was coming. "Paige," Corey whispered, as he pulled her into his arms. He started to whisper things, as he used his body to rock her

"He' hurting you! We've seen it! Who else do you explain it?!"

"Please stop," Paige whispered, her eyes wide and filled with tears.

"AJ, whatever you think. You're wrong. Can't you see what this is doing to her?"

"No! Being around you is hurting her!"

"Why don't you just leave? Come back when you want to listen to her," Corey told her, glaring at her.

AJ raised her hand and got ready to slap him.

"You're going to hit me?"

"Like you do her."

"If that were true, you doing that wouldn't make you better."

"Watch me."

AJ swung her hand, hard. AJ looked shocked when she saw Paige got in the way.

"Oh my gosh," AJ whispered, as she looked devastated. "I-I didn't mean it."

Paige looked at AJ, her tears spilling down her face.

"I-it wasn't him," Paige whispered, her voice broken. "Please AJ, you have to listen to me."

"AJ," Corey whispered, looking at AJ. "I know, about the abuse. I've known for over two years."

"Wh-what?"

"I've known for sometime." He helped Paige to the couch in the hotel room. He sighed and looked up at AJ. "I've seen it first hand."

"Th-that means?"

Corey nodded. "I know who it is. I know who has been hurting her, abusing her. I've been trying to protect her for sometime now."

AJ looked shocked. She walked over to Paige and placed her hand on the twenty-two year old's shoulder.

"Paige, I'm sorry."

The British girl nodded. "It's okay. You were trying to get protect me and got into it. I know you didn't mean to hurt me, not like him."

AJ smiled softly. She gave Paige a hug, when Seth burst in and punched Corey.

That kiss between Corey and Paige will be explained later. They are not together. They are really close friends. It'll all be explained later. And the mysterious ex-boyfriend will be explained.

There is another story I want to try. (After a requested story). It'll be Corey/Paige. X-men like. I want to write something with Paige having Wanda's powers. (I haven't seen the Avengers new film, don't spoil it for me.) And I know her from X-men Evolution. All I know is Paige-Scarlett Witch. SO if you guys want to pitch in, I'm all for it.

Hope you enjoyed. Thanks for reading. Review. And until next time.

Next Chapter On:
April 06, 2015

Chapter Name:
Awaken