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The Dark but not evil Rosalita explanation

Ok first things first. Rosalita is NOT evil. Memorise this sentence, repeat it till you have it straight in your head. Rosalita is NOT evil

Ok basically what I mean by calling Rosalita dark is that she has a different way about going about things but to the same effect. For example if someone steals your lunch money you might go to the teacher. Rosalita steals it back. She could beat the bully up as well but that isn't her nature. She DOSN'T want to hurt people. She has a list of morals that she sticks too and is generally a good person, and compared to people like Chase she actually constitutes as light.

Fir lack of better term, she's a good bad girl and is overall dark. The one think you got to gte with me is I believe strongly in ying and yang. Light and dark coexist and we cant have one without the over, and just because your one you aren't exactly evil.

So basically Rosalita is a bit more dog eat dog, means to an end sort of person to an extent but has lines that its so certain she wont cross there mountains.

I'm sorry if this doesn't make much sense but hopefully this will help you understand her character more, and I must tell you it helped me as well. Just remember

ROSALITA IS NOT EVIL

Ok

Enjoy xxx

Chapter 10

As she confessed to the dark prince, said one of two greatest fears was having a meeting.

They were crowded round a meeting table, a good number of them being male. A man with black hair and a neatly trimmed beard was standing up, giving a report of some sort.

" The subject seemed very angry at the girl." He told them in monotone "Taking into account what had just happen it doesn't surprise us. We have been able to understand from him that the Xiaolin Monks have reached an agreement with the Heylin side as not to fight in front of innocent bystanders, this will most likely include the girl. We have also been able to procure a list of who has what Shen Gong Wu. If another is found they will have to leave the girl alone to get it so she is not put in danger."

"Do you feel they could be any use to us?" Another male asked.

"I don't think so, but we should keep an eye on it just in case." The man reported "We may be able to use them for barging and such."

"Do you think she'll me in danger living with them?" One of the few women asked from where she sat next to Ica.

"Possible May." Stone told her indifferently "But I'm sure her brother will stop her getting to badly hurt, as will the other monks. Besides that could end up in our favour, more of her talents may be unlocked."

"What she needs is training." Ica protested. "Not to be in fights."

"I'm sure she'll get the training with the monks" Stone said patronisingly "Besides she will do better with hands on experience." He said smirking on the last couple of words, his expression echoed by the other males.

The woman scowled though as Ica tried again. "Yes practical experience is good but we're talking about putting her life in danger. She has no real training Stone; you're going to end up seriously injuring her with your attacks. And let's not mention the accidents."

"It conditions her to be afraid of everyday life and make her more agreeable to the training and protection we can give her. Through having fewer accidents happen when we have more contact with her she will begin to connect us with safety and therefore will begin to trust us and become applicable to our ideas." One man said scientifically.

"But that hasn't happened." Ica nearly screamed "She's terrified of us."

"Extremely" May agreed "I heard the report the dragon of fire gave his companions. She thinks were trying to kill her, among other things." She cast a dark look at the males.

"Yes! Honestly what was that this morning and this evening for that matter? We want her alive."Ica exclaimed.

"The intention was to put her in hospital so she couldn't leave..." The man at the front tried to explain.

"You would have more likely killed her." May nearly screamed "Honestly a van." She stared incredulously at one of the men "And cutting her safety wire." She did the same with another "That drop would have killed her."

"Well yes we should have used a bit more sense." Stone tried to placate "But the fall could only be good training for her, and I'm sure she doesn't know it us, probably just thought the wire snapped..."

"...at first. I thought this had snapped or broken naturally and I came up here to hide the evidence, I don't want anyone to be fired... I know it was fine when I jumped of here Rai checked it himself; he wouldn't let me hurt myself you know. That means it broke when I was falling which would be very hard to do, but... You sure it's been cut?... But if anyone could do this it's them."

The woman shut the tape recorder of with a silent click as she entered the room walking to lean on a bench at the side.

"Jetta." Stone greeted apprehensively "Was that..."

"Conversation with Chase Young, five minutes ago." The woman said singularly and emotionlessly.

"So she knows it was us." He said "Not that much of a problem."

"She's terrified." Ica shouted her chair crashing to the floor as she stood up

"No she isn't." Stone snapped losing his cool as he echoed her actions without knocking his own seat other "She is fine, Rosalita just needs guidance, harsh guidance or she'll not reach the point we need her to and the only way to do that is making her a little scared, which we have done. She is not terrified of us." He glared harshly over at Ica who glared right back, May doing the same. The room was in silent till...

There was a click and a short wiring sound before there was another. Heads turned towards Jetta who held her tape recorder in hand before with a slim finger she pressed play.

"You're afraid of them aren't you?" A deep male voice asked before there was a pause

"Their one of my two greatest fears."

The three woman looked accusingly at stone who under their glares sank defeated back onto his chair. Without breaking there stares Jetta walked towards the table, picking up Ica's chair as she did and beckoning the other female to sit. Once done she stood between the woman and leaned both hands on the table, leaning in towards Stone.

"I think you need a wakeup call Stone." She said expressionlessly "Rosalitta Pedrosa is a very important person. She is not a weapon." She said harshly, her words cutting through not only the male she directed her words at but the others as well. "She needs protection. She needs training and she needs to trust us. Yet you males don't see that." She sneered "You attack her, you hurt her and you endanger her. You have made her loose trust in us when we are what she should be turning to when she is in trouble, instead you cause the trouble and chase her away. And throughout this you have your own agenda. You see her as a means to riches, your own personal thief and assassin, but more so you see a seventeen year old girl as a slave for your sick pleasure, all of you think that." She said to the room as a whole, disgust evident in her voice. "But you have it all wrong." She told Stone harshly "She is more than a slave, more than a thief and more than an assassin. She is not you anything Stone, but she is ours." She told him bitterly "She is the one me and my sisters have been waiting for. Our leader." She snapped "And most importantly our sister. You jumped on a bandwagon we never created, pleading allegiance and the only reason we stay with you is due to the help you give us in our other endeavours. So listen up,.." The woman ordered to the room at a whole "From now on any operation involving our lady is to go through one of us. If we find out our orders have been ignored you will face our wrath."

"Now listen here." Stone interrupted reaching threateningly towards Jetta. Before he could lay a hand on her though he was up against the wall a knife through either sleeve of his expensive jacket and Ica and May on either side. No one had seen them move but they were suddenly aware of the imposing presence of the three female fatales.

"You're the one who should listen stone." The woman said her voice still expressionless and still deeply cutting. "We are the chosen. The reincarnations of three of the five lieutenants." She walked around the table towards the man "We are more powerful then you can imagine and we act only to protect our lady. You shouldn't risk it." She sneered in his face before pulling him from the bored.

"Meeting adjourned" May shouted from where she stood, spinning a knife threateningly in her hand causing the room to swiftly empty.

The three women sat for a moment in contemplative silence. "Do you think they will do as we say?" Ica asked.

"I don't know." Jetta replied, finally showing some emotion as she tiredly unravelled her black hair from the bun on the back of her head. "They have their own agenda with the girl and they won't see going along with us as increasing their changes of success. They more likely think it will lead to them failing."

"So all we can hold over them is fear." Ica sated with a groan "And that most likely won't last long. They do outnumber us significantly and they will see that as an advantage. Before we know it they would have possibly killed her."

"So how are we going to keep them in line?" May said worriedly.

"I'm afraid to say we'll need to give some leave way." Jetta sighed "I also hate to admit but the repeat attacks are good for training her. They just take it too far."

"So what are you saying?" Ica asked "That we should let them attack her?"

"That could work though." May said "It would make them think they still have some control but also gives Rosalita more experience, and even if they ignore any orders we give not to go all out the monks will be there to protect her."

"What of the monks aren't there and they get the upper hand." Ica said worriedly. "You said yourself you know what they think of her. I don't want them to do that to her, she's too young."

"Maybe if we gave more leniency in other areas." Jetta said quietly "I don't know about you two but I'd rather they did that to me than her." The girls silently nodded in agreement. "Anyway" Jeta continued her voice louder. "It may not be necessary. I was thinking we screen the attackers and how and when it happens. Gradually increases the seriousness of it. That way she's actually learning and her times get quicker."

"That could work." Ica said "And if she gradually gets better the chance of her being over powered get lessened."

Jetta nodded "Hopefully it won't get to that point as she will be living with her brother having his protection and training."

"What do you think about that anyway?" Ica asked "Her moving away?"

"Well I rather she be with actual fighters that circus people." May said leaning back in her chair "Besides we have much more allies in the east, and when I say that I mean our allies not those jokers that own the building."

"Yes and Kate's in the area. She might be able to establish a relationship." Jetta said "But overall I think the move will do her good. She is under so much stress here it's going to make her ill."

Ica nodded "And there will be more distance between her and these guys. I bet they wished they listened to us about not putting all their eggs in one basket, or city for that matter." She joked "They won't be able to move over there for a while and therefore have less overview of the missions."

"Which will make are control of things easier." May added "By the time they can successfully get there we will either have built a decent relationship with her or they will already have figured stuff out."

"That's pretty likely with Chase Young around" Jetta said "And from the sound of things he has a soft spot for her." She shook the tape recorder in the air with a smirk.

Ica matched her smile while May giggled "Some things never change." The blonde said shaking her head "Do you thing he remembers her."

"Probably." Jetta shrugged "But he would never had put my lady's civilian identity with her other one so that won't be much help."

"But he would have heard of her role as our leader." Mai said assuredly.

"Never said he didn't." Jetta laughed "Hard to forget the only female to beat you at sparing."

"When was this?" Ica asked.

"It was a couple of days after the battle of Kriptoe, during the hunt"

"Oh right we had split up into pairs." Ica said before rubbing her shoulder "Did you have to shoot me in the shoulder."

"It was an accident." May exclaimed. "I didn't mean to. My horse moved at the last second."

Ica just scowled in reply but the emotion didn't meet his eyes. "So he's likely to put things together."

"If he has enough information to go on." Jetta said "The same for the others. They will know her history just not that it's still... going on." She phrased unsurely.

"So it will most likely take a while" Jetta nodded "Damn."

"But on the bright side she will be in a safe place and hopefully will get the training she needs." Jetta reassured standing up. "In the meantime we should be preparing to find the relics and keep these fools under control. I was thinking a wild goose chase to Antarctica."

"Good idea Jet." Ica smiled "Let me do it though. I have slightly better relations with Stone then either of you."

"Is that what you call it." May teased.

"Hey, I only slept with him once and quickly regretted it." Ica defended herself "I might as well take advantage of the influence it gives me as the only 'sane' one though." She said rolling her eyes.

"I'm just kidding you Ica" May teased "I'll go and update the others." She told them "They'll want to know the turn out."

"Let me do Katie." Jetta bargained "She's been expecting me to call, and Mayleen" May turned from the door she was leaving from "Don't forget to keep track of who you call this time. You missed out quite a few last time."

"No worries Jenette." May teased "See you later."

"I'll be of now." Ica nodded "You're on guard tonight right?"

Jetta nodded "I'll be heading off after I call Katie. Do you mind checking on May."

"Of course." Ica agreed "But don't worry. After last time a few of the other set up a phone tree. Even if she doesn't call everyone the news will eventually reach them all."

"Bernadette?" Ica nodded "Sounds like her."

"Yeah." Ica agreed "Have a good night."

"You too." Ica left the room, Jetta waving goodbye before turning to the expanse of room in front of her.

Checking she was all alone she spoke out clearly to the room.

"You can come out know"

See, I finally updated, it only took me... a while I guess. But I did it.

So I guess this is kinda given the bad, and the not so bad, guys depth. I really don't know. I just started writing this when I should be doing school work, but it just came n to my head and I decided to write it when the inspiration was fresh. Just don't tell any of my teachers *Shush*

I don't know if I put too much info in this chap but like I said it just came to me and I went with it.

So who's the mystery [person at the end, what will happen with this group of mysterious bad guys, who are these lieutenants and whose is Rosalita really.

Tube n next time, which may be a long time coming so in the meantime REVIEW.