2000 YEARS AGO-ROMANIA

Aneesa's POV

I awoke with a start, as did my mate Damon. There was a sense of unease reverberating throughout the halls of our fortress of solitude. It was a place of sanctuary for all vampire covens away from the villagers who, as of late, had had enough of our kind killing innocent people from their villages. As we peacefully slumbered within its walls, an angry mob of villagers stormed the castle and silently made their way throughout the halls, picking off us vampires one by one.

Within seconds, the castle was in a state of chaos as the sound of screaming filled every nook and cranny. Damon and I quickly rushed to our childrens' room, only to be met with a horrifying scene. There was a pile of ash on the twins' bed where our son Marcus had once laid. Next to the pile of ash was a man holding our daughter Victoria by her long dark brown hair. In his other hand was a spike that had been laced with holy water.

"Say goodbye to mommy and daddy, you bloodsucking brat!" he shouted as he drove the spike into her heart, grinning as she disintegrated into a pile of ash, her screams echoing throughout the room.

We rushed forward, our fangs bared and ready to attack. Damon reached the man first and sank his fangs deep into his neck, draining him of blood. Within seconds, the man was dead. Our victory was short lived, however, as another man burst into the room, holy water laced spike in hand. Without warning, Damon threw himself in front of me, groaning in agony as the spike pierced his heart. I immediately sunk my teeth into the man's neck and drained him dry before turning to Damon.

"Go, Aneesa. You are our only hope of rebuilding our clan. Go now!" he managed to get out before turning to ash.

I ran back to our bedroom and grabbed a cloak for protection against the sun before leaping out of the window into the moat below. The icy water welcomed me as I landed within its depths. After swimming to shore, I took refuge in the Kirkbride Forest and found a cave in which to take shelter. As I drifted off to a restless sleep, I began to think: what is to become of me now?

PRESENT DAY-CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Roman's POV

We (The Shield) had just scored another victory at the latest PPV and were headed to the men's locker room to shower when I first noticed her. She looked to be about 5'4" with dark brown hair and pale skin that reminded me of Sheamus' skin tone. She wore a blood red crop top with matching booty shorts and black wrestling boots with red trim. I nudged Seth with my elbow.

"Hey, man. Who's that?" I asked him.

He looked over at her before looking back at me.

"She's a new Diva. Her name's Janessa or something like that. She's challenging AJ for the Diva's title tonight. At least, according to the backstage gossip." He replied, prompting me to roll my eyes at him.

"Dude, you're the only member of The Shield who actually listens to that garbage!" I teased him before pushing him down the hallway toward the men's locker room.

I turned back for one final glance at her, but by then she had already disappeared through the curtain to make her WWE debut against AJ Lee.

Aneesa's POV

I couldn't help but stare at the tall Samoan man. There was something about him that seemed so familiar, yet he was a stranger to me, as were the rest of the WWE employees. For 2,000 years I traveled around the world, doing whatever I needed in order to survive. No one ever suspected that I was a vampire, let alone a vampire that was 2,028 years old!

"I've got your music cued up. Aneesa. Ready to make your WWE debut?" the sound technician asked me.

"As ready as I'll ever be!" I replied in my Romanian accent.

I stepped out from behind the curtain as the beginning notes of 'Living Dead Girl' by Rob Zombie played over the loudspeakers. Instead of slapping hands with the fans, I walked down the ramp with a purpose. As I walked up the metal stairs and onto the apron, I could see that AJ was a bit scared. In fact, she looked downright TERRIFIED. Even Justin Roberts, the ring announcer, seemed a bit apprehensive of me, making sure that he wasn't standing too close to me as he introduced me to the crowd.

"And making her WWE debut, from Transylvania Romania, Vampira!"

I know it sounds a bit cliché, an actual vampire using a vampire gimmick, but I figured that these...HUMANS...weren't smart enough to figure it out. The referee called for the bell and the match began.

From what I've heard, AJ Lee is a tough cookie when it comes to her in-ring ability. Her submission move has resulted in her victory over Kaitlyn a few months ago during a PPV. To be honest, I didn't give a flying fart about any of that. It didn't matter how many punches, kicks or throws that came my way...Little Miss Psycho Bitch was going DOWN!

Just as she was going for her signature move, I bared my fangs at her, making her believe that I was going to bite her. She hesitated a little bit, giving me a chance to use my finisher: Vampire's Kiss. I rolled her up and waited as the referee slapped the mat. 1-2-3! The bell rang and Justin handed the belt to the referee, who in turn handed it to me.

"Here is your winner and NEW Diva's Champion, Vampira!" Justin announced.

The crowd was stunned, as was everyone backstage. No one knew whether to cheer for me or boo me. I didn't care either way. There was a NEW Diva's Champion in town and I had no intentions of leaving anytime soon.

I walked up the ramp clutching my title belt while AJ threw a hissy fit in the ring. I laughed maniacally as a bunch of referees tried to calm her down, which only fueled the fire even more. Eventually, security had to be called to physically remove her from the ring so that the next match could take place.

Unbeknownst to me, someone had been watching the Diva's match intently. They had been stunned, of course, by the outcome, but also intrigued...intrigued by my in-ring abilities, my appearance and they liked what they saw.