Welcome...to WWE High School!

Chapter Six: AJ

I sat on my couch in the basement, playing Mario Kart with Phil. I was in first place, until he Blue Shelled me.

"Gah! You little punk!" I yelled.

"Yes, I am. I am CM Punk," he laughed. He took my first place position, and then I managed to hit him with a green shell just as we were passing the finish line. I ended up winning first place. I smiled at him, and he looked back at me, shocked.

"How the heck did you manage to hit me with a green shell?"

I shrugged. "I rarely hit anything, ever. You were just the lucky one," I said. I was so glad I found someone to play video games with. I had dated a lot of boys before, and Phil was the first one who liked to relax and play, like me. A lot of the time, I felt like the only person who would rather stay home and play video games than go out partying on a Friday night, but now, with Punk next to me I knew that wasn't the case.

"The wrestling tournaments are coming up next week," I said, offhandedly. "Championship matches on Saturday, and the certificate match on Sunday. I was planning on going to them, you wanna come to one--or both of them-- with me?"

"You asking me out on a date, AJ?" He asked.

"Yeah. I guess. You are my boyfriend, after all," I said, beaming.

"Sounds good. Seems like most of our dates are just playing games and eating junk food. Together. This is a change. Not that I don't like our dates," he clarified. "I love them. This is just different than what you usually suggest."

"Afterwards we can come back to my house, order pizza, and play World of Warcraft."

He laughed. "Now THAT'S the April I know! You're on. Want me to pick you up both days?"

"If you don't mind."

"I would never mind. Ever." We stared at each other. His face started getting closer to mine. Just as he was about to kiss me, my mom yelled from upstairs. "AJ! Sweetie, it's time for dinner!"

Reluctantly, we moved apart and walked into the dining room. After we filled our plates with spaghetti and meatballs, my dad asked, "So, there's a competition this week at the high school, right? Are you going to be in it?"

I rolled my eyes. "It's only for the guys, dad. There won't be a women's match. And the wrestling season for the school ends at the tournament, although most of them will probably find a summer program somewhere. They're all nuts about wrestling."

"Like you aren't," said Punk, smirking at me.

It was true. I was obsessed with wrestling and not ashamed to admit it. Ever since my dad brought me  to a wrestling event when I was a little girl, I had always wanted to wrestle. 

Since I had a guest over, my mom said I was free from the kitchen chores, which made my older sister and brother groan.

I skipped into the basement and pulled a carton of ice cream out of our mini fridge. Together, Punk and I sat on the couch, scooping spoonfuls of rocky road out. We were watching an old wrestling match. 

I was feeling comfortable, until I felt a vibrating in my pocket. I pulled my phone out, and saw that Paige had messaged me.

Antidiva13:did u hear about Nikki??

Gamergeek28:no what is it?

Antidiva13:she's dating John Cena

Gamergeek28:seriously? how is John dating a person who's such a

Gamergeek28:such a... help me out here

Antidiva13:moron? Idiot? Knucklehead mcspazatron?

Gamergeek28:yeah those are good

Gamergeek28:how is he dating her? I mean John's a good guy

"What's up?" Phil said. I had forgotten he was next to me.

"Just texting Paige Bevis. You know her, right? She moved here from Norwich a year or two ago."

"Ah. Talking about anything interesting?"

"Well...apparently Nikki Bella's dating John Cena."

"That's interesting, I guess." Phil and John had never really been on the same page.

"I just don't get it, though. Nikki is your typical popular girl. You know, always interested in hair and makeup, 'boys are all the rage', blah blah blah. I didn't think John was into that stuff."

Punk brought me in closer to him. "Don't worry about it now, April. This is our night, not John's. Not Nikki's. Don't waste time thinking about them now. Just relax. I'm sure you had a busy day of school today, so let's get some sleep."

I was tired, he was right about that. Mondays are exhausting in general. "You weren't supposed to stay the night," I said quietly, snuggling in tighter.

"I'll text my parents. They won't mind. Goodnight, AJ Lee."

"Goodnight, CM Punk."

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I woke up to the sun shining in my face through the small window. I pulled out my phone and checked the time: 7:12 AM.

"Gosh darn it!" I said, tripping over the empty carton of ice cream. "I'm late for school!" I ran upstairs and pulled on some denim shorts and a black t-shirt. I laced up my Chuck Taylor's and ran back downstairs. Phil came up, rubbing his eyes. "You late?" 

"Yeah," I said, out of breath. "I think I missed the bus already. I don't think I'll be able to get there in time."

He didn't say anything, he only grabbed my hand and my backpack and we headed out the door. He pulled me towards his car and opened the door for me.

"Well, thank you, Sir Brooks!" I said, curtsying to him.

"Any day, Lady Lee," he replied, bowing back.

He drove me to school, and we sang all the songs that they played on the radio--even if we didnt know it. We sort of followed along and played it by ear.

I saw the school in the distance, and I reluctantly climbed out of the car. 

"See you this afternoon," he said while waving goodbye. "Don't let those Total Divas mess with you."

"I promise, I won't," I laughed. I blew him a kiss, and he pretended to catch it.

I walked into the school, and the first thing I saw was Fandango Hussey.

I'm pretty sure Fandango wasn't his real name, but I didn't know what his name actually was. Even the teachers call him Fandango.

Anyway, I saw Fandango Hussey with two girls: Summer Rae and Layla El. Fandango was standing off to the side while Summer and Layla pushed each other around.

"Fandango said that I was his girlfriend, not YOU!" Summer said, pushing Layla away.

"We all know that he likes me better. Actually, EVERYONE likes me better than you!" Layla said, shoving back Summer in retaliation.

"We'll settle this on Saturday, El!" Summer said, sneering.

Confused, I saw Paige up the hallway and asked her what was going on.

"Oh, Summer and Layla were having this MAJOR fight over Fandango before you got here. Its not so bad now, but before, it was so bad they needed to be escorted to the Principal's office, and they convinced Triple H to give them a match on Saturday. Winner is Fandango's REAL girlfriend."

"That's ridiculous." 

"I didn't say it wasn't," Paige answered. "I guess that's the way it is, though. Don't worry, I'm sure you'll get a chance to wrestle this summer. They're already advertising this summer wrestling program called Summerslam."

As I went over to the information sheet, I saw someone appear in the corner of my eye, the last person I wanted to see today: Nikki Bella.