Author's note-

Whoot! My first real explanation to what happened after.

MOST of the characters are mine, except for the canon characters.

They belong to their rightful owners. :D

The rest are mine.

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Chapter one-

Simple Mistakes

It seemed to be a normal day in the castle back at headquarters. Nothing had changed, really. Xannka was talking with Seprox and Klocbx, Rosalie was shut in her lab experimenting, and all the others were eating waffles at their kitchen table. However, it wasn't a normal day for them. It had been a year. A single year since that horrible mistake that cost half of her division's lives. A single year that changed everyone and left both emotional and physical scars upon them. None of them had expected what had happened. That monster. He had betrayed all of them, and their trust had cost 4 lives! The 5th wasn't counted, as a body was never found. Nevertheless, it was expected her apprentice was dead. Along with 4 lives, a voice, a cheek, two bad habits, and one eye were also taken. The Twilight Town mafia, as originally suspected, was innocent. They had become brethren because of that incident. Betrayal was never taken lightly. The usual punishment, death, had already happened, thanks to Stanly, the leader of the TTM. However, the scars would ALWAYS remain. It was unlikely they would heal, too. Five friends, five colleges, five innocent souls. All taken by one betraying bastard.

A quiet tap on the shoulder stole Rosalyn from her thoughts.

"Yes, Seprox...?" She sighed, turning around. There before her stood the silent blonde, ruby eyes sadly watching her. Her eyes fell to his throat, still covered with scars and loose bandages. He handed her a notebook. It was his only way to communicate now, but it still worked. Rosalyn quietly read what had been written on the page.

"Yeah...I know..." She replied quietly. Seprox scribbled another note. "Oh...Thank you." She smiled at that. It wasn't like him to usually comment on people's looks, but apparently, long hair suited her better. Xannka quietly noticed that Seprox had wandered off and decided to join the new conversation.

"Hey." She simply greeted. It was awkward, but all she could think of.

"Hey to you too." Rosalyn smiled. "How's the business at the Red Raven going?"

"Good. We're happy to see that business never dies. How's 'Ro-sama the Great' been doing?" Xannka laughed sarcastically.

"The usual. Still not talking to anyone, but evidently doing SOMETHING down in her room." Rosalyn shrugged. "Probably playing 'mad scientist' as usual."

"She never gives up, does she?" Xannka smiled. "Seprox, we'd best get going back. Break time's over." Seprox nodded and bowed to Rosalyn out of respect before leaving with Xannka back to their bar in Port Royal. Rosalyn sighed, feeling a bit lonelier than before.

"No one to talk to, no one to love." She muttered to herself, staring out the window at the rain.