"I still can't believe you let your brothers beat up Dean Ambrose." Kaitlyn said while brushing her hair.

"Who cares? He got what was coming to him. Maybe that'll show him not to mess around with someone like me." AJ said, "Besides, he deserved it. So, I have no reason to feel bad about what happened."

Kaitlyn ran a hand through her long two-toned hair. "AJ, AJ, AJ. The guy was put in the hospital for a week. Just cuz he got you upset doesn't give you the right to sick your brothers at him."

"It's not my fault they crushed his ribs! I don't get what the big deal is. You should be happy that I found out what Dean was doing to me before he could break my heart. But no, take his side. Whatever. See if I care."

Kaitlyn rolled her eyes, "You are acting like a total bitch right now."

AJ went over to Kaitlyn then pulled her hair, smacking her over the head repeatedly. "You're the bitch! Stay out of my business!" AJ grabbed her stuff and went downstairs.
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-Synyster's room-

"I heard Ambrose is coming back to school today." Syn told his brothers.

Zacky was styling his hair in the mirror, "If he's smart he'd transfer to a different school. But guys like him are so persistent at trying to get what they want."

"I know. It makes me sick." Johnny shook his head.

The boys all turned their heads to their little cousin, "Johhny, what the hell are you doing in here?" Jimmy asked.

"Chillin." Johnny answered.

"Well chill in the hallway. Get outta my room." Syn grabbed Johnny by the collar, lifting him off his feet and dropping him outside the door.

"Not cool guys. Let me-" they slammed the door in Johnny's face.

Matt shook his head, "Ugh, that kid."

"Yeah. But he's a hell of a base player." Zacky added.

"I just can't believe Uncle Hunter didn't find out that we were the ones to put Dean in the hospital." Matt laughed.

"Yeah, cuz Douchebag Ambrose was too scared to press charges or even say who beat him up." Syn agreed.

"Or he didn't say it was us so he could get on our good side to still try and get with AJ." Zacky analyzed.

"Pfft! Then he must be the dumbest mo-fo ever if he thinks we'd forgive him for what he did." Jimmy said.

"I know. Anyways, we better be the first ones to welcome him back to school. C'mon." Matt ran down the stairs with his brothers following behind him.
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-Union City High School-

Dean was clutching his sides as he walked into his first period class, where he saw his friend Sami sitting at his desk. Sami stood up and put his hand over his mouth in shock, "Holy shit dude. They really did a number on you. Damn."

"Thanks for pointing that out." Dean winced as he tried sitting down.

"How come you didn't say they beat you up?"

"Are you kidding? I'm not going to be a snitch."

"It's like nothing is going your way. You broke up with Renee to get with AJ. It turns out AJ knew about Renee and would rather see you dead. Not only do her brothers hate you but she let them beat your ass." Sami listed. "On the bright side, you're a single man again. Up top!" Sami raised his hand but was left hanging. "Oh okay. I see how it is."

"Believe me when I say, this isn't over."

"So you're still going to go after AJ?"

"Oh, you know it."

The classroom door opened to reveal Jimmy and Matt.

"How's the ribs, Ambrose?" Matt asked, clutching Dean's side making him writhe in pain.

"Gosh, I hope they find those guys that did this to you." Jimmy said.

"Awww, aren't you boys sweet." their history teacher, *Mrs.Brink commented with a huge smile.

"Yeah." Dean irately tugged his hoodie back into place. "Real sweet."

"Where's your sister?" Sami asked.

"Don't worry about it. She'll be here soon." Matt answered.

AJ stomped into the classroom and plopped down in her desk. "AJ, I need to talk to you." Dean said.

"I'm not in the mood." she snarled before putting her headphones in.

Matt and Jimmy chuckled, "She has anger issues." Jimmy informed. "Hell, she's scarier than Matt when she gets like this."

"Better watch yourself, Ambrose. Cuz now you have AJ as your enemy."

"Matt, do you just love hearing yourself talk or what?" Dean fired.

Matt and Jimmy were amused. It was hilarious to them how Dean tried to keep up the tough guy act to no avail.

Matt stood over Dean, "Do you get a kick out of messing around with girls the way you do or what?" He mocked.

Jimmy and Sami covered their mouths in shock. Jimmy knew Matt was very open about how he felt about things but now wasn't the time and place for things to go down.

"Haaaaaa, okay. My brother from another mother. That's enough." Jimmy, grabbed Matt by the forearm trying to lead him away. "We don't need to make a scene here." he whispered to Matt who just scoffed.

"Man, I can do whatever I please. I beat up Dean and he didn't do shit about it so I can say whatever I damn well want to say!"

Mrs.Brink stood up from her seat. "Mr.Sanders, what did you just say?"

"Busted." Sami chuckled silently.

Matt stuttered, "N-nothing."

Mrs.Brink squinted at him, "Did you admit to assaulting Dean?"

"Pffftt! No! Of course not. What I meant to say was... uh... Jimmy was apart of it to! It wasn't just me!"

Jimmy shoved Matt trying to get him to shut up. "You lie! Mrs.Brink I'm innocent. I've never gotten into a fight in my life. You see what really happened was... Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance forced us into attacking Dean! It was peer pressure. So, there really is no reason for us to get punished."

Mrs.Brink pulled both of them by the ear and dragged them into the hallway. "We're going on a little field trip to the principals office. And i'll make sure Zacky and Syn will be joining you two. I bet your uncle would love to hear what happened."

"No please. What ever you do don't call our uncle!" Jimmy pleaded as they made their way down the halls.

Sami laughed, "Fucking morons ratted themselves out."

AJ watched her brothers get dragged away and thought it was their fault for acting arrogant. Oh well, at least she wasn't caught.

Dean struggled standing up and limped to where AJ was sitting, "Just hear me out." he began. "You hate me and I completely understand that. I just want to let you know that I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings by lying to you. Can you forgive me?"

AJ popped her neck, "Do you really think that just because you say you're sorry that I'm going to forgive you?"

Dean scratched the back of his head, "That was sort of the plan."

"Well it back fired. So, you can go put ice on your aching ribs now."

"You sicking your brothers at me wasn't cool. It just shows that you can't fight your own battles."

AJ laughed maniacally, "You are funny. Y'see I don't need them fighting my battles. I take care of things on my own. You got what was coming to you and you deserved every bit of it."

Dean smirked, "It's kinda weird that I'm still super attracted to you though."

AJ clenched her jaw and tried not to blush, "Shut up and don't talk to me."

"Yes ma'am." Dean chuckled, going back to his seat.

"What the hell was that?" Sami asked.

Dean put his hands behind his head, "Pure seduction."
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A/N: with Matt, Jimmy, Syn, and Zacky out of the way, Dean had a clear path to get to AJ. Will he succeed or get turned down again?

*Mrs.Brink: Maria Brink from 'In This Moment'