Shield of Darkness

Summary: When Dean finally returns from his injury leave he finds a new addition to the Raw roster. She looks like a sweet little doll and he finds that his dark side wants to corrupt that sweetness…but he quickly learns that she's not as sweet as she seems.

A/N: For the purposes of this story Dean is not married to Renee. I love them together, they're adorable, but not in this story. This will be Kayfabe compliant. Also…not PG b/c PG is kind of boring and I miss the Attitude Era with all the violence and the cursing and the sexy lol. Yes I will have Dean/Mox with a split personality thing b/c really it's too much fun not to do it…and there are so few fics that do. My OC in this one is going to be my usual hellcat of a woman lol. I know I have other fics to work on but when I get an idea it just has to come out.

Chapter 1

Dean Ambrose was stalking the halls of WWE's Monday Night Raw once again. He'd been out for almost an entire year on injury but he was finally back where he belonged. He was in his Shield gear, flanked by his brothers Roman and Seth as they made their presence known. Most superstars stayed out of their way and a few of the women threw dirty looks at them, but as they rounded a corner near the entrance ramp Dean spotted a new face. He'd been watching her for the last couple of months that she'd been on the screen and he just couldn't seem to get her out of his head.

Koneko, the daughter of the monster Kane, looked and acted like this sweet little girl. She had lightly tanned skin and her lips were painted a soft glittery pink. Her dark hair was dyed a mix of purple and white, and her nails painted a deep purple to match. Her dress was a purple corset top with black lacing and a matching frilly skirt that was open in the front and barely hid her tiny black wrestling trunks underneath. A pair of black thigh-high lace-up boots, purple lace-up gloves with black lace accents, and a thin black collar with purple lace on the bottom and a little silver bell hanging from it completed her innocent look. When the woman she was talking to looked over her shoulder Koneko turned to see who was coming and was a bit surprised to find the three Shield members behind her. Up close Dean could see her eyes were a unique mix of blue on top and gold on the bottom.

"Hi guys. Everything alright?"

"All good Renee."

"We're just surveying our territory now that Dean's back."

"Don't you mean marking your territory?"

"Same thing…at least we're not pissin' on everything."

Dean gave one of his little smirks to the woman in purple who was giving him an amused look after he came back at her comment. He crowded closer to her and was surprised when she stood her ground, not backing up even as his chest pressed against her shoulder. He ran his tongue across his teeth before leaning in to whisper in her ear, well…more of a little growl in her ear but it was still quiet enough that no one else heard him.

"You've got a spine…I like that…not bad looking either."

"Good for you. Be a good little dog and go play with someone else."

The girl turned on her heel, her hair hitting Dean in the face, before sauntering off down the hall with her hips swaying. Dean's smirk never wavered, even as a rather dark chuckle came from him that made the others near him nervous. He took note of the fact that her hair smelled like watermelon.

"Dean? No."

"I haven't done anything Roman…yet."

"Dean…don't mess with her. She's sweet and kind and I don't think she'd be able to handle your other side."

"Relax Renee. I'm not gonna hurt her…I just wanna see how far I can push her before she snaps."

"Damnit Dean…"

"Let's go boys…we're not done yet."

Renee watched the three men stalk off to continue their circuit around the building and she could only hope that whatever Dean, or his dark side, was planning wouldn't come back to bite them all in the ass. Koneko, or Neko to her friends and family, had gone straight to her favorite place after walking away from the Shield…her father's lap. Kane was sitting on a sofa in the catering lounge while she was curled up next to him with her head in his lap and her eyes closed, his large fingers carding through her long hair while she purred in contentment and fell asleep. He and her mother had named her Koneko, the Japanese word for kitten, because even when she was first born she never cried but rather made an odd purring sound when happy. The doctors couldn't explain how she made the sound but neither parent cared, it just made her unique. As she grew up they noticed the purring ability stayed with her and it was an easy way to tell if she was truly happy and content.

Kane noticed the sudden silence in the room and looked up to see that the Shield had entered, grabbing water bottles as they eyeballed the other superstars. When the big one, Roman, noticed Kane and his little girl he nudged the other two to turn and look as well. It was almost comical watching their faces twist into different expressions but the hunger he saw in the eyes of dean Ambrose almost had him growling, as it was he couldn't stop himself from glaring at the man.

"Move along."

"Why? You don't own the place, Kane."

"Watch yourself Ambrose. I am not afraid to choke-slam you through a table."

"Maybe…but to do that you'd have to disturb the little kitten in your lap…and we both know you won't do that. What? You surprised I know what her name means? I had Seth find out for me. It fits."

"What do you want Ambrose?"

"Not sure yet…we'll see."

A backstage tech stuck his head in the room and told Kane that Koneko's match was up in five minutes so he reluctantly woke her up. She blinked a few times and shook her hair out before giving her father a bright smile.

"I fell asleep again I see."

"You always do when I pet your hair."

"True. What's up dad?"

"Your match starts in five."

"Oh, right. Thanks. I'll see you after right?"

"You better…you're taking me to the ring for my own match tonight."

She just beamed another smile at him and sashayed her way out of the room, more than one set of male eyes following her swaying hips as she walked…though all but one set averted when Kane growled at them…Dean being the only one that didn't care. When Koneko made her entrance the arena darkened and the stage danced with purple flames and fairy lights while the song Music Box by Angemi played out over the speakers. The song was equally cute and haunting at the same time and it suited her look and personality. When it moved from the slow melodic tones into a more upbeat tone she started bouncing down the ramp. The crowd roared for her, adoring her pretty features and sweet nature. Bayley was another crowd favorite and her entrance received just as much screaming as Neko's had. The two women shared a friendly hug before the bell rang and they locked up. Dean and his brothers were watching backstage and Dean snorted at the hug.

"Seriously? They hug before fighting? The hell is that shit about?"

"Those two happen to have become rather good friends back here, but when the bell rings it's all business. Kind of a nice change from all the usual backstabbing around here."

The three men in black eyed Finn Balor warily but the Irishman just shrugged and turned back to the match. He winced in sympathy when the two women pulled the same maneuver on each other and both hit the mat hard. Neko was the first one to her feet and she immediately dropped Bayley back to the mat as soon as she stood up. The match went on for almost five minutes before Neko finally managed to keep Bayley down long enough to get the pin. Bayley raised Neko's arm into the air and the two women hugged again. When the ladies made it backstage Finn just grinned and opened his arms, pulling the two females into a hug and kissing each on the forehead.

"Great job girls. You two put on a hell of a show out there."

"Thanks Finn."

Finn handed each of them a bottle of water and a little packet of their favorite snack food, Bayley had jellybeans while Neko was tearing into a little package of chocolate Pocky. Her two-toned eyes were wide with happiness and Finn just laughed as he ruffled her hair.

"You remembered!"

"Of course…Yer one of my girls and I take care of my girls."

Dean scowled at the scene in front of him, not liking the closeness Balor seemed to have with the object of his interest. Bayley just rolled her eyes at the two of them and snacked on her jellybeans.

"I should call AJ and the boys soon, check up on them and make sure they're behaving over there on Smackdown."

"I wouldn't count on it Lass…especially the boys. Remember that incident in the Sushi Bar back in Japan?"

"Oh god…I have tried to erase that from my memory…sadly they do not make brain bleach. I'm pretty sure I had nightmares for a month after that. Seeing those two idiots trying to do a strip-tease to the music from the Pachinko machines was just…horrifying."

"AJ was talking about visiting Raw next week since both brands will be in the same city…and of course he wants to see the Bullet Girl."

Neko just grinned up at Finn and went back to her Pocky. She had gotten hooked on the stuff while wrestling with New Japan as a part of the Bullet Club. She groaned softly and pouted when she saw her father getting ready to head out to the ring and realized her snack was only halfway done.

"I'll keep it safe for ya lass."

"Nope…"

Neko skipped over to her father's side with her snack and Finn snorted in amusement at the look the big man gave her. She just smiled and kept eating the little cookie sticks covered in chocolate.

"Who the hell gave you more of that?"

"Finn."

Kane leveled Finn with a flat look and the Irishman just grinned. He would never apologize for making one of his girls happy. Neko, Bayley, and Becky Lynch had become like little sisters to him so he would always look out for them.

"Come on Bayley…I need help picking out my next Lego set."

"Another one? You haven't finished the three you bought last time…"

Their conversation trailed off as Kane's music blasted out across the arena and he stepped out onto the stage. He'd gone back to his old music now that he had his daughter playing Valet for him so often. He stayed on the stage until the music turned to words and she came out to join him with a stick oh Pocky between her lips. A little girl in the audience was waving wildly at her so she ruffled the girl's hair and gave her a Pocky stick, earning a beaming grin in response.

The wonder of the world is gone, I know for sure
All the wonder that I want I've found in her
As the whole becomes a part I strike to burn
And the flame returns

Every intuition fails to find its way
One more table turned around and back again
Finding I'm more lost than found
When she's not around
When she's not around

Kane stalked to the ring while Neko did more of a sashay than a walk. He held the ropes to let her into the ring with him and had to bite his tongue to keep from grinning as she twirled around and got the fans all riled up. When he hit the pose for his flames they practically danced in her eyes as she watched them. When Randy Orton's music came on Kane quickly ushered Neko out of the ring and told her to stay by the barricade in case she needed to make a run for it.

The match seemed to go on for an eternity, neither man willing to give up and admit defeat. Sadly, in Neko's opinion, it was Randy who eventually won the match by knocking Kane out with an RKO. With Kane still down he slid out of the ring and started stalking toward Neko who was having none of his crap. She vaulted over the barricade and into the crowd of fans who were very eager to help hide her from Orton. With the help of the fans she managed to stay hidden from Orton while they blocked him from getting through until she was safely through the upper doors, where she literally ran into the Shield. The only reason she didn't hit the ground was the pair of strong arms that caught her waist and held her up.

"Falling for me already Kitten?"

"Keep dreaming Ambrose. Shit…nope…not happening. Get out of my way…now…please?"

"What's the rush Kitten?"

Dean's head snapped up when a loud bang echoed through the hall and Orton came barreling through the doors, panting like a raging bull as his eyes narrowed on the small woman now being surrounded by the Shield as Roman and Seth stepped in front of her. The three men were acting as a sort-of human shield and Neko actually allowed herself to relax just a little bit.

"Get outta my way."

"Nope."

"This doesn't concern you three so stay out of it."

"What part of no do you not understand Orton? I'm not interested in you…not even a little bit…I never have been…so leave me the hell alone!"

Dean's dark little chuckle vibrated through Neko's back where his chest was pressed up against her while he glared at Orton over her head with a twisted little smirk. The little kitten had claws and he found that…exciting.

"Chasing a woman who clearly has no interest in you is…an injustice…am I right boys?"

The pair of equally nasty smirks that answered Dean was enough to send Orton into retreat. Once the Viper was gone Dean felt the small woman relax against him with a murmured thanks. He gently ran his fingertips along the side of her throat, feeling pleased when she tilted her head slightly to the other side.

"What's his deal with you anyway sweetheart?"

"Hmm? Oh…I spent a lot of time backstage during the Attitude Era and Randy was constantly trying to convince me to sleep with him. Back then I could just go to the Boiler Room and hide out with my dad and my uncle…even Randy wasn't fool enough to piss off both of them."

"Neko?!"

"Over here dad!"

Kane came barreling around the corner and blinked a few times at seeing the Shield surrounding his little girl. He stalked closer with an unpleasant look on his face but Neko's words stopped him in his tracks.

"It's ok Dad…these three didn't do anything to me…they chased Randy off when he wouldn't go away."

"In that case…thanks…I guess."

"Don't mention it. We don't like Orton anyway so…not really a hardship for us."

Neko slipped under Dean's arm and skipped to her father's side where she was immediately pulled into a hug. Kane gave the Shield a long look before guiding Neko away from them and back towards the main backstage area.

"Dean…?"

"What?"

"Nothing…it's almost time to go out there."

"Right…I'm ready."

Randy, meanwhile, had gone straight to Hunter to complain about Koneko brushing him off and rejecting him yet again. Hunter barely resisted the urge to roll his eyes at Randy's theatrics while Stephanie didn't even bother to hide her irritation.

"Perhaps you should consider leaving her alone Randy. Clearly she's not interested if she's doing literally everything she can to avoid you as though you have the plague."

Randy glared at the woman only to shrink back when Hunter stood up and stepped into his space with a silent, but very clear, threat of bodily harm if he made one wrong move.

"Hunter…make her act as my Valet instead of Kane. I can wear her down from there."

"Tell you what Randy? You win your match tonight and I'll give her the order."

Randy's sick grin made Stephanie's stomach churn and she gave Hunter a hard look after the Viper had left the room and the door was firmly shut.

"You're not seriously going to force her to do this are you Hunter?"

"Stephanie…we've both known her for a long time now…do you really think me giving an order is going to make her do what Randy wants?"

"You have a point…just tread carefully. We don't need both her father and uncle coming down on us for putting her in danger."

Unfortunately Randy did indeed win his match so hunter tracked Koneko down, with Randy nipping at his heels like a rabid dog.

"Koneko, a word?"

"Sure Hunter. What's up?"

"I made a deal with Randy here earlier in the night that if he won his match you would become his valet."

"HELL NO! Not happening Hunter."

"I'm giving you a direct order as your superior."

"I don't give a rat's ass! I will not now, or ever, willingly have anything to do with Randy fucking Orton. Do you understand me Hunter? If that slimy little bastard lays a hand on me I will bring ever ally I have in this business down on your heads faster than you can blink. I've told him no I don't know how many times and he refuses to take a fucking hint!"

"Watch your tone when speaking to me little girl."

"Fuck you both! Don't you fucking touch me Orton or I swear on everything holy in this world I will break your fucking hand."

At least half the roster had gathered around when she first yelled and were all shocked at the language and the dark tone coming from the normally sweet woman. Hunter felt his blood pressure rising at the insolence and disrespect she was showing.

"You'll pay for this little show of disrespect girl…and you will do as you are told."

"I'll say it a bit slower since you both seem to have developed a hearing problem. Fuck…Off…I'm…not...going…to be…his…Valet…EVER!"

Neko spun on her heel and stalked off down the halls towards her father's locker room, her face darker than a thundercloud and her body practically radiating an aura of 'danger don't touch'. When she slammed through Kane's door he blinked at her until he saw the dark expression and just sighed, opening his arms for her to curl into.

"Whose ass do I have to kick Neko?"

"I'll kick their asses myself thanks."

"Neko…"

"Hunter tried to order me to be Randy Orton's Valet…I may have lost my temper a bit."

Kane had to take more than a few deep breaths to keep himself from hunting the two down right then and there. As it was he tightened his hold on his little girl and tried to calm her down. She was shaking from the amount of rage flowing through her veins and he was surprised she wasn't screaming or throwing things yet.

Eventually it was time to leave the arena and head back to the hotel but somehow Kane and Neko's rental was "misplaced" and Hunter offered to have them ride with him and Randy. The dark look on Neko's face promised a world of pain until a gravelly voice spoke up from behind them and she turned, tilting her head curiously.

"We've got an extra row in the back if you'd rather ride with us Kitten…"

"I would certainly prefer your company over theirs."

"Come on then."

Dean lifted her bag like it weighed nothing and stuck it in the back of the gigantic SUV the Shield rented out, Kane handling his own luggage.

"Shotgun!"

Neko shot up into the front passenger seat before the men could so much as blink, making Dean chuckle a bit at how easily she flipped from angry to hyper.

"She's a handful isn't she?"

"She can be…but she's my little girl. Any of you hurt her and I will end your careers."

"Understood man."

Dean ended up driving, Seth and Roman took the middle row, and Kane sprawled out across the back row. Normally Dean never let anyone touch the radio while he was driving but when Neko reached for it he made no move to stop her.

"I love this song!"

Flesh by Simon Curtis started flowing out form the speakers and Dean glanced at the woman with a raised eyebrow. The song was rather…kinky if he was being honest. It was talking about biting skin and screamers…he listened to her singing along and wondered if she liked it so much because she actually enjoyed those things. Neko noticed his look but ignored it in favor of her favorite song, also ignoring the groan that came from the back of the vehicle when her father realized what song it was.

"Anyone want to stop for food before we get to the hotel?"

"I could eat."

"Me too."

"Dad? Can we? Please?"

"Alright we're in."

"Oh…Cheesecake Factory! Dean go there…please?"

Roman and Seth snickered when Dean silently pulled into the parking lot without a single protest and even went around to help the small woman get out of the SUV by lifting her up and then setting her gently on the ground.

"Thank you. Cheesecake!"

The tiny female made a beeline for the door and already had them a table by the time the men made their way inside. They ordered a sampler wheel with plain, chocolate, blueberry, strawberry, and Wasabi cheesecake.

"Dean? What the hell man?"

"What? I like to try weird shit."

"Do you even know how hot Wasabi is Dean?"

"It can't be that bad Kitten."

She just gave him an amused look and shook her head before leaning over to whisper something in Seth's ear that had him laughing and pulling out his phone. When the waitress brought the big wheel of cheesecake slices to the table Dean was the only one willing to even touch the bright green one. Seth hit the record button on his phone as Dean took his first bite.

"This ain't that bad."

"Give it a minute…"

Dean gave Neko an amused look that slowly morphed into a red-faced look of horror. The kind of 'Oh god what have I done' type of horror. Seth was literally biting his tongue to keep from making the camera shake while Roman was just roaring with laughter. Dean was panting and sucking down water like it was going to vanish from the Earth. After a few minutes Neko took pity on the poor man and had the waitress bring a large glass of milk which Dean nearly inhaled.

"Fuck…"

"I did try to warn you. They eat that stuff like crazy in Japan. I tried just a tiny bit once and I swear I thought I was going to die. Finn won't touch it either…actually I think AJ is the only one that actually likes it. Here, I had her bring an extra slice of the chocolate in case the heat was too much for you."

"Thanks Kitten…remind me to listen to you next time."

"Will that actually work?"

"Probably not."

The last part was said by all three Shield men in unison which resulted in a round of laughter before everyone returned to their cheesecake. Dean was distracted with watching Neko eat her chocolate cheesecake and listening to the little moans she made while doing so. He was actually disappointed when everyone was done and it was time to get to the hotel to get some sleep.

Over the next several days of live House Shows Neko got to know the three men of the Shield better and had come to see them as friends. She and Seth bickered like siblings, Roman doted on her like an overprotective big brother, and Dean flirted shamelessly at every opportunity. She bantered right back at him though which he loved, and seeing her with them pissed Randy off something fierce.

Kane had to go back to the Undertaker's ranch for a bit when his brother summoned him so Neko spent her time floating between the Shield, and Finn and Bayley. She even travelled with the Shield to the next city, letting Finn and Bayley ride together in an attempt to make them realize they had feelings for each other…but she wasn't holding her breathe on that front. Those two could be amazingly oblivious about this whole thing.

After arriving in the next city and settling into their respective hotel rooms, Neko had her own room while the boys shared one room with two beds and a sofa-bed, they all ended up sprawled around the boy's room watching TV and being lazy.

"Hey Kitten?"

"Yes Dean?"

"You want one of us to go to the ring with you tomorrow night?"

"I think I'll be fine. Hunter will probably make me fight Nia Jax since she's like twice my size and he thinks I can't handle her."

"Can you?"

"I grew up learning to wrestle with the men…I can handle it."

"Just checking Kitten…no need to pull out the claws on me."

"I'll show you claws you cheeky little pain in the ass."

"I could be a pain in your ass Kitten…all ya gotta do is ask."

Neko rolled her eyes and decided she was done for the night, bidding them all goodnight and going to her own room to sleep. Roman and Seth just gave Dean pointed looks that he happily ignored. Neko spent the next day with Finn and Bayley discussing the finer points of several Lego kits that Finn was interested in getting.

"You're certain you don't already have any of these stashed in your closets back home?"

"Fairly certain."

"Right…next time I come visit I'm doing a full inventory of your Lego collection and sending it to your phone so you can actually keep track of what you have."

"That's…actually a good idea Lass."

"I know…I'm amazing."

The three went to the arena together and stayed together until Neko was given her five minute heads-up. They all shared a hug before she headed towards the entrance ramp. Finn watched in worry as Hunter and Randy were in a shadowed corner speaking in hushed tones.

"I don't like the look of that Bay…we need to find Kane."

"You find Kane, I'll find the Shield. Don't look at me like that they like her. She travelled here with them."

"Alright…let's go."

A/N: So there's chapter 1 for you. Hopefully people find this interesting.