Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction most of the characters are fictitious, except of course Tyler Black/ Seth Rollins. I am not affiliated with WWE or the characters mentioned. The character I created purely from scratch is The Raven.

From the Author: I just wanted to give some background first before I started working on getting these two together ...or not. So, you could understand why they are making certain decisions. Again thanks for taking the time to read my story :)

End of -September, 2013, Stamford, Connecticut

Seth Rollins sat in the offices of the WWE waiting with his teammates Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns to speak with Triple H about a new storyline for the Shield that would include the Authority.

A lot had changed in 3 years, he had signed a developmental contract with the WWE in August of 2010 and was assigned to NXT. During this time, he changed his name from Tyler Black to Seth Rollins. The representatives in developmental felt his impact in the WWE would be more successful, if fans didn't compare his work in the WWE with what he did in the Ring of Honor. They believed it was better if he started with a clean slate. Shortly, he had become the NXT Champion. It was also during this time that he had met Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. The moment they met, they all hit it off becoming fast friends. They worked well together and had the same passion and drive to succeed in their chosen profession. It was in developmental that Seth had approached Dean and Roman about forming a 3 team group that would stand for justice and fairness. He had explained how he had, had success with this concept when he started with the Ring of Honor. Seth went on to discuss how rare it was to have a 3 team group, fans were use to tag teams. Seth felt that this concept would help them to stand out from the other groups. They all agreed that it would be a excellent way for them to debut in the WWE and brought their proposal to developmental, who also felt that it was a great idea. They decided to call their group, The Shield. In November of 2012, they made their debut and were an instant hit with the fans. With each month that passed, their popularity with fans increased and their appearance in the main events were essential for high ratings.

Seth had only wished his love life was going as great as his career. He ended things with Elizabeth last year before the Shield made their debut. He had noticed Elizabeth was becoming distant and the spark they once had wasn't there like before. Seth was home alone watching a movie, while Elizabeth had went out to run errands. She had left her phone behind and it kept going off. He decide to answer the phone in case it was something important. "Hello", but the person on the other line just hung up without answering. He looked at the caller ID and it showed the call was by someone named Roger. He also noticed there were several text message also left by Roger. Out of curiosity, he opened the text messages and felt his heart sink as he read the love messages that Roger had sent Elizabeth and her replies to them. He couldn't understand why he Elizabeth would do something like this to him? Or why he couldn't find a woman who would be faith to him? He didn't think he was such a bad guy but if he was such a good guy, why did the women he loved and cared for cheat on him. What was wrong with him that he couldn't keep a woman by his side? Seth packed some of his things and called Dean and asked if he could stay with him that he would explain later. When Elizabeth finally got home he confronted her about Roger, at first she denied anything was going on. Then, he showed her the text messages he had found. She broke down crying saying, she didn't feel secure in their relationship because of his growing popularity and how did she know he wasn't doing the same to her. He was a handsome man with a beautiful body after all and could have his pick of any girl. This really bothered Seth because like Danielle, she did not express any of these feelings to him before now.

He moped around Dean's place for weeks before Dean had had enough and made him go clubbing with him. Dean had said he was a handsome guy and could have any woman he wanted that was of course once Dean was done. Seth took this as a challenge and he and Dean would compete for woman's attention. Sometimes Dean would won and sometimes Seth would, but he was getting tired of the one night stands. Especially, after Dean and Roman both found girlfriends. He decided to stop with the clubbing and one night stands, he wanted what they had, some special to share his life.

That's when he started to see her, the girl with the hazel eyes, Raven. He remembered finding her in his locker room 3 years ago and how beautiful she was and his urge, his need to touch her. What he remembered the most was the kiss they almost shared. How guilty he felt because the foolishly thought he would be cheating on Elizabeth, only for her to do something much worse. Raven had been the Diva's Champion and now was the valet to Kane. He couldn't help but stare at her when ever she entered a room. Dean and Roman noticed and started make fun of him. Especially, when he would stop mid-sentence in a conversation to stare at her. Sometimes, The Raven would catch him starring and smile at him. Seth would quickly look away embarrassed to be catch starring at her so openly, he felt like a damn teenager still in high school. Dean and Roman had offered to go speak to her on his behalf, Seth made them swear they would do no such thing. He had tried to approach her a couple of times but where ever she was Kane was not far behind. He thought perhaps she was in a relationship with Kane and then there were rumors about her and Randy Orton. Suddenly, The Raven had been missing in action for the past 3 months now. There were rumors about her sudden absence. Some say she was being punished for pissing off Hunter and Stephanie. Others, said the pressure of being a WWE Diva had finally taken their toll on her and she had a break down. But whatever it was she was not there and he missed seeing her.

His thoughts were interrupted by the receptionist, "Gentlemen, Mr. Helmsley is ready to see you now."

When they entered Hunter's office, they saw that Stephanie, Kane, Dave and Randy were also there. It was Hunter that greeted and shook their hands, "Sorry for the wait guys, but we had some other business to take care of first." It was Seth that spoke up for them, "Its ok we understand you are a busy person."

"Have a seat gentlemen. Well, I brought you guys in here to discuss a storyline with the Shield and the Authority. Wait, one person is missing." Hunter turned to Kane "Where is she?" Kane shrugged his shoulders, "I am not her keeper."

"Just like The Raven to have no respect for her bosses." Stephanie said with disdain. "I am sure she just got stuck in traffic." Kane had the need to defend his partner, she was already in enough trouble.

"Damn it!" The Raven said, as she hit her steering wheel in frustration. She was going to be late for the meeting because of this damn traffic. She knew how much Hunter hated anyone to be late. She had already called and informed the secretary of her situation. She had been out for the past 3 months and is expected to return to Monday Night Raw this week. She was definitely not going to win any brownie points by being late.

The past 3 years had been quite eventful, since her match at the Ring of Honor. Shortly after returning home from being on tour with Ben for a year, she received an offer from Vincent McMahon to join the WWE. At First, The Raven had said no, but Vincent pursued her for a month, until she had finally, said yes. She had missed wrestling and couldn't deny that she was at her happiest when she was competing in the ring. Vince would often say she was the future of the women's division. She debut in October and was a hit with the fans. The Raven worked hard to bring herself up to speed on how things worked in the WWE, she wanted to be the next Diva's Champion. The Raven would often be found in the gym working out or practicing her in ring moves. She would frequently go to the trainers and asked to be shown new moves. Six months later she became the Diva's Champion. She also became the most hated woman in the Diva's Division because many of the Diva's felt that it was unfair for this virtual unknown to move up the ranks so quickly. Many of her co-workers felt, The Raven had not put in the time like many of them had, so there was a lot of resentment and jealousy, she had to deal with. What made things worse was when she started to butt heads with management and the creative department. After, having the championship belt for 10 months, they felt it was time for someone else to be the Diva's Champion and she was ordered to loose to another Diva. However, she refused she told them she would not loose to someone beneath her, they either had to be her equal or above her and currently none of the Diva's were a match for her. When word got out what she had said to management, the Diva's had even more of a reason to ostracize her. Another sore point, were the publicity photos. She was expected to wear little to nothing on these photo shoots, she refused to bear her ass to the world. After being the Diva's Champion for 1 year and 2 months, making her the longest reigning champion, she was stripped of her belt. She had been side line due to an injury and would be out for a month. Stephanie took the opportunity to make another Diva champion. At least, The Raven had the satisfaction of knowing she didn't loose to someone but was stripped of the title. When she returned from her injury, Stephanie made her a valet to Kane. Guaranteeing she would never get another chance to be the Diva's Champion again, The Raven didn't care anymore she was tired of the WWE and couldn't wait for her 4 year contract to be over. It was time to move on.

Her family life was not any better, after her grandfather's cancer had went into remission 3 years ago, it came back. She worried about losing him, he had led a long life and if it was time for him to go she had to accept it. The Raven was having a hard time dealing with it, usually wrestling was her sanctuary but know it had also become an added burden in her life. She often roomed with Kane when they were traveling, he was the only person who would travel or share a room with her, since she had alienated herself from the Diva's Division.

Kane started to notice The Raven would often come back to the room in the wee hours of the morning. She would party all night and enter the room with her clothes all wrinkled or with different clothes all together. Kane worried about The Raven but he didn't know how to help her, other than to try and keep her out of trouble. The worst part was when she started a relationship with Randy Orton.

The Raven was using sex to dull her pain, she knew it was wrong but didn't care. She could see how she was worrying Kane, so she decided to just get a lover. One night at a club she ran into Randy Orton. They flirted and he bought her drinks. The Raven checked him out, he stood 6'4 and had a great body. He noticed her checking him out, the next thing she knew she was in his hotel room having sex with Randy all night long. Randy was a great lover. The best part was, he was always available whenever she needed him. They never went out on dates or talked about their feelings, basically it was just purely physical and that was ok for The Raven. Until, Randy decided he wanted something more from The Raven. She immediately broke it off with him, she did not want to love anyone or to be loved by someone because they all seem to eventually leave her. This of course only angered Randy, which made their work environment difficult, since they were part of the Authority.

One night, when The Raven was about to go out Kane stopped her. He expressed his concern about her behavior. The Raven didn't care she tried to leave but he wouldn't budge. Then The Raven did the worse thing ever, she came on to Kane, but he resisted all of her advances. He held her tightly and again express his concern about her behavior. The Raven began to cry and Kane just held her tighter, he must of held her for hours before she finally fell asleep from exhaustion. The next morning she went to Stephanie McMahon and asked for time off. Stephanie was more than happy to give it to her, she was hoping with The Raven's absence the fans would soon forget about her.

Finally, The Raven had made it to the WWE Headquarters. She was 20 minutes late. Shit, she was going to get it for being late, she thought as she ran from her car to Hunter's Office.

They all heard the beep of the speaker and then the secretary's voice, "Mr. Helmsley?" "Yes, Rebecca" Hunter replied.

"The Raven is here."

"Good, send her in"

Before The Raven entered the room, she took a deep breath to calm her nerves and then walked in. She could see all of the members of the Authority were there, as well as the 3 members of the Shield. She went up to Hunter to greet him but was interrupted by Stephanie. "Glad to see you can take time out of your busy schedule to make it to this meeting." The Raven choose to ignore Stephanie's remarks and greeted Hunter with a smile. "I am sorry Hunter, but I got stuck in traffic. I did call your secretary to let you know I was running late."

"Just have a seat, Raven. You really didn't miss anything we were behind schedule with back to back meetings."

The only seat available was the one between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. Dean seemed to find something funny because he had a big grin on his face as he looked at Seth. Seth was refusing to look at him, Dean knew that he had a crush or whatever for The Raven. The last thing he needed was for Dean to tease him about it in front of their bosses. The Raven sat down and Hunter continued to explain what was going to be happening between the Shield and the Authority for next couple of months. When he was done, he dismissed everyone. As they got up to leave, Hunter called out to Seth and The Raven, "Seth, Raven, I want to speak to you two for a minute."

"Sure boss", Seth responded. As he and The Raven sat down again.

"There will come a time when the Authority will be at odds with the Shield. The fans see The Raven as a partner to Kane, so at some point I want to see you and The Raven come head to head." Seth and The Raven looked at each other, as if sizing the other up as to the kind of opponent they would be. "I want you guys to come up with a routine that will wow the crowd. I choose the two of you because I feel you have a similar style of fighting. I want you guys to add aerial moves to the routine and when you come up with something let me know I want to see it first.", said Hunter.

"Yes, Hunter.", they both replied as they got up to leave the room. This was going to be interesting, Seth thought. He was actually being made to spend time with her.