Title: Rough Peril

Characters/Parings: John Cena/Jalen (OC); Nexus; Maryse/Ted; Evan/Eve; more later on.

Rating: Strong PG-13

Disclaimer: I only own Jalen. The rest belong to WWE.

Setting/Classification: Drama, Romance, AU, Violence against women

Spoliers/Notes: Set during the Nexus/WWE war.

Summary: Jalen Jubilee Harrington is in an abusive relationship with Nexus' leader Wade Barret. With no one to help her and with the renegade group practically running RAW; including targeting and attacking the divas, she's at her wit's end. Fortunately, she finds help and love with the one and only John Cena.

Author's note: I've been thinking about this concept for a long time now. I know I shouldn't be working on new stories right now, but this has been begging me to write this for a while. And with the Nexus not going anywhere anytime soon, I figured, why not? Here's the story.

Enjoy and happy reading!

Lots of love, hugs and kisses from your resident writer and friend, Nina!

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Monday Night RAW

Lexington, Kentucky

July 12, 2010

25-year-old Jalen Jubilee Harrington looked at herself in the mirror. A bruise was once again forming in her left eye and this time, no amount of makeup was gonna cover it up. A single tear fell from her bruised eye because it was happening again. She allowed herself to be used as a personal punching bag where she should be standing up for herself and finding the courage to walk away. However, no matter how much she tried to stand up for herself and walk away, her boyfriend kept pulling her back into his web and reduce her to become scared and weak. God knows she wants out, but it wasn't gonna happen; especially since her boyfriend and his band of cronies were raging war with the WWE and causing fear and paranoia among the locker room.

Jalen sighed deeply as she began applying the makeup on her eye. It didn't matter because it won't be long before someone figures out that she's being abused by her boyfriend; season 1's winner of NXT and now leader of Nexus, Wade Barret. She didn't even like him initially, but that British clown has a way of sucking you in and doing a pretty good job of convincing you he's a good guy. And, boy, did she get trapped in his web of lies and deceit.

Sighing deeply, she ran her fingers through her long jet-black hair and looked at herself one more time. Satisfied with her appearance, Jalen gathered her things and left the bathroom, only to find her boyfriend and his band of neanderthals waiting for her in their locker room.

"What the hell took you so long?" Wade snapped when he approached her, seething with impatience.

"As you can see, I had to put makeup on my eye, thanks to you," she retorted. What she said ended up angering him because he grabbed her arm and yanked her towards him.

"I'd watch my mouth if I were you, little bitch. Just remember who you're talking to," he reminded her angrily.

To his shock, she snatched her arm away. "What are you gonna do? Hit me? Slap me around? Get your little bitches to do your dirty work? Go ahead, do that. Because if you do, I'll have your ass locked up! Just fucking try me! And then they'll deport your narrow ass back to where you came from! Just fucking try me! I'm sick and tired of you disrespecting and hurting me!" she snapped back, which angered him even more.

Jalen wasn't prepared when Wade's fist made contact with her face. She went down like a ton of bricks and clutched her face with her hands. The brunette looked up and saw him standing over her with a furious look on his face. She knew she'd crossed the line this time.

"You fucking little trollop! I'll hurt you so much more if I go to jail! I won't even stop my so-called little 'bitches' from beating the hell out of you! You are mine, Jalen! You belong to me! Try to leave me and see if I won't make it worse for you! Hell, I'll even terrorize some of your friends if you keep fucking up!" he snapped before he turned on his heel and stormed out of the locker room.

Still clutching her face, Jalen looked up again and saw the six other members of Nexus standing over her. David Otunga cracked his knuckles and glared at her while Justin Gabriel, Skip Sheffield and Heath Slater just looked at her. Believing that they were gonna continue to where Wade left off, she braced herself for the more blows to come.

However, that didn't happen. They just turned on their heels and walked away, leaving the locker room and leaving her alone. Burying her face in her hands, she began sobbing hysterically and felt her body shake. She'd never seen Wade so angry before and that's something she don't wanna see again. However, she had felt the brunt of his anger by using his hands often; something she, unfortunately had gotten used to time and time again.

Why she shouldn't just get away, to say the hell with all of this and get away? Jalen was supposed to be a tough cookie, but Wade ripped it all away from her. He reminded her of her father; always mean, always brooding, always...him.

It didn't matter, though, because she ended up in a situation she can't get herself out of.

And that hurts so much.

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Monday Night RAW

Lexington, Kentucky

July 12, 2010

Jalen watched in pure horror at what her boyfriend and the rest of the members of Nexus did in the ring.

What was even more horrifying than having to see it at ringside and being rendered powerless to put a stop to it was a fucking diva's match!

Jalen saw Nexus cornering Maryse at the turnbuckle while Jillian Hall was completely knocked out at ring side; thanks to Skip Sheffield taking her down with his powerful clothesline. Meanwhile, the usually overconfident, stuck up, cocky diva was surprisingly reduced to tears as she got down on her knees and begged them not to hurt her. However, her pleas fell to deaf ears because Wade reached down and grabbed her through her long blond hair, then he yanked her on her feet and dragged her to the middle of the ring. Once again, Maryse was sobbing uncontrollably; trying her best to get away before they could do any harm to her. That didn't do any good because within the next few seconds, Wade had her hoisted on his shoulders. At that point, Jalen got on the apron and begged her boyfriend to not hurt Maryse. He looked at her with an evil smile on his face as he performed his signature move on the French Canadian diva; dropping her on the mat like she was a bad habit.

With her breath caught in her throat and with tears falling from her eyes, Jalen looked down and the battered form of Maryse and immediately felt guilty. She was powerless to stop her boyfriend from hurting someone who didn't have anything to do with this. However, she knew what would happen even if she did had the courage to put a stop to the brutal assault against them.

"Let the record shows that Nexus can't be stopped! And if we feel that these no-talented bitches are in our way, they will be taken care of! And you can thank my girlfriend for what happened to these two Jezebels in the ring!" Wade barked on the microphone as he kept looking at his girlfriend with that same evil smile on his face.

"And just remember: either you're Nexus or against us!" he said before he slammed the mic down on the mat. Then, he and the rest of the group left the ring while EMTs and officials ran down towards the ring to tend to the two fallen divas.

Jalen didn't even move a muscle. She felt numb all over her body and all she could think about was what her own boyfriend and his band of cronies did to Maryse and Jillian. She had a sinking feeling that this isn't the last time that Nexus will be unleashing their fury on the divas; regardless if she's a heel or not.

And for her, she's definitely gonna be feeling Wade's wrath after the show.

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Monday Night RAW

Lexington, Kentucky

July 12, 2010

After the show, Jalen sat in Nexus's locker room, waiting for Wade to come back so they could leave. Truth be told, she tried to avoid him as much as possible after the atrocity Nexus pulled on the divas tonight. To make matters worse, when she finally got backstage, she was shocked to see Wade, David and Heath cornering Alicia Fox and Eve Torres at the other end of the hallway, making idle threats at them and warning them that they were next if they don't be careful. Realizing that she didn't wanna have anything to do with them for the rest of the night, she ended up hiding out on the other side of the arena; sinking down on the floor and proceeded to cry for over an hour. Crying has become her best friend at this point.

Her breath caught in her throat when the door opened and Wade and the rest of Nexus walked in with huge satisfying smiles on their faces; which meant only one thing: they once against interfered in the main event and left several superstars laying in the middle of the ring.

At that point, Jalen jumped up from the sofa and got into her boyfriend's face.

"What the hell was that earlier? What the hell did Maryse and Jillian do that caused you to do what you did?" she snapped.

Wade's smile faded immediately, replaced with an angry scowl. "Do you know who you're talking to, little bitch?"

"Yes! I'm talking to you! How fucking dare you put your hands on them! And I had to watch you threatening Eve and Alicia backstage! I can't believe my own boyfriend and his bitches attacked the divas!" she screamed.

At that point, his rage boiled over big time. He raised his hand up and slapped her hard across her face. Jalen stumbled back and held her face in her hands for a moment, but them determination kicked in and that only pissed her off even more.

Wade wasn't prepared when she raised her hand and slapped him right back. He looked at her in disbelief for a moment before fury washed over his face. She didn't have time to react when he tackled her down on the floor and proceeded to beat the holy hell out of her. He ordered the rest of Nexus to hold her down so she won't get away as he kept beating her with everything he had in him.

Jalen was screaming; trying so hard to get away but it was no use. She was being held down and there was nowhere she could go. Every single bone in her body was sore from the blows her boyfriend was inflicting on her. At that point, she wished he could just kill her because she had enough of everything. Just take her life so she won't have to live like this anymore.

When it was all said and done, Wade was finally done. He got up and surveyed the damage he caused.

"You ever do that to me again, I'll make it so much worse for you, stupid little bitch! As for the divas, we've got big plans for them. Soon, everyone will be rid of those no-talent, trash talking Jezebels whom only good for one thing: spreading their legs!" Wade barked before he stormed out of the locker room, leaving the rest of Nexus to do whatever they wanted with Jalen.

"Hey, Skip. What do you do when stupid little girls like Jalen grow defiant?" David asked with an evil smirk on his face.

Skip scowled at his cohort. "We'd teach her a lesson. That's what we should do to her."

"I agree. Let's teach her a lesson she'll never forget," Heath snickered.

Jalen scoured back in fear as the gang started advancing on her. Still battered bruised from her boyfriend's assault, she hoped a tiny miracle could prevent her from getting her ass kicked again.

That miracle proved to be a major let down.

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Monday Night RAW

90 minutes after the show

Lexington, Kentucky

July 12, 2010

John Cena just wanted to go back to the hotel and get a good night's sleep. Tonight proved to be grueling and every single bone in his body ache after enduring another brutal assault from Nexus. He just wanted to forget about it and go on about his business.

However, the most talked about subject in the locker room was the shocking attack on the divas earlier tonight. Shocked and outraged floated through his mind when he watched Maryse and Jillian being clobbered right before his very blue eyes. To make matters worse, there was nothing he could to stop it because the anonymous general manager put up a temporary ban on the superstars and Nexus attacking each other; because if they had, the people involved would've been suspended or fired even. And that's something he didn't want to happen. He loved his job and he plans on being with the WWE for a very long time.

As he was heading towards his car, he noticed that the door to the Nexus's locker room was open. Curious, he dropped everything and decided to investigate. It was known that whenever someone leaves their locker room and leaves for the night, the door's always locked, no matter what.

However, when he stepped inside, he was shocked and horrified to find a female laying on the floor; battered, bloodied and bruised.

It wasn't just any other female laying on the floor.

It was Jalen.

Without a second to lose, he scooped her up in his strong arms and carried her out of the locker room. He needed to get her to a local hospital.

He also hoped he wasn't too late.

Coming up in the next chapter: Jalen wakes up in the hospital and meets the person who took her there. Meanwhile, Nexus continues to wreak havoc on the divas. And, Wade get pissed after he learns John Cena found Jalen. Stay tuned!

BTW, I know Nexus would NEVER hurt a female, much less a diva, but they are ruthless from what we've seen. I just hope Cena wins at Hell in a Cell!

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