It had been hours. Hours of pure torture, hours of none stop talking, flirting and terrible jokes that people felt obliged to laugh at out of sympathy. At least, that is what it felt like. In reality, it had been a maximum of 15 minutes since the girls had left the comfort of Frankenstein's home to wander into the streets of Korea. The two Witches decided to meet their mysterious tour guide together, Regis and Sierra insisting that they go with them since where their meeting point was in the same direction as the school they 'attended', but the two girls knew that they were just as curious as they were to find out who this man was.

Becky was positive that they wished they hadn't come now.

The four of them sat around a table in a cafe, Becky sat in between Regis and Sierra and she was covered in bandages from the harsh training with Tao. The young redhead was also incredibly tired and the white haired clan leader seemed to make it her personal job to nudge to redhead when she noticed her eyes were closing for a quick nap . That left the poor, blonde Witch to sit on the other side of the table with a very, very strange man who was currently staring wide eyed at the uncomfortable blonde. He had vibrant pink hair that was cut short, his dark tan clashed in a strange way with the colours that he wore. In fact, everything clashed. His pink hair clashed with his green shirt and his yellow trousers clashed with his red shoes. Becky had long since stopped gawking at the colour mess that was their tour guide and favoured not staring directly at him since the sun shining and the neon colours would probably blind the redhead. She was exaggerating, of course, but that was beside the point.

"I-I am a huge fan, Su~" The man, who introduced himself as Philip, cooed toward the blonde who grimaced when he began to play with a lock of her soft, blonde hair, accidentally tugging on it and pulling a strand or two from her scalp and causing her to wince slightly before she gently pushed his hand away. Since they had sat in this cafe, his wide eyes had not once left the girl he was next to and he was adamant that he sat next to the blonde, refusing to let the other three approach her. It was awkward, to say the least. It was then that Becky let out a loud snort at his actions and when a fiery glare left Philip she quickly covered it with a cough, motioning for Regis to hand her a glass of water, taking a sip before letting a sigh leave her lips.

"Sorry. Not feeling too great" Philip rolled his eyes and held the palms of his hands up dramatically.

"Yeah, girl. I can tell that just by looking at you" She narrowed her eyes at the smug man before her and she let a cruel smirk grace her features. However, the redhead barely opened her mouth to retort before Susie cleared her throat and leaned forward to catch the attention of the tense group.

"So, Uhm, Philip. Where have you been?" Philip turned to the blonde with a wide smile, quickly relaxing and turning away from Becky who was glaring daggers into the back of his head, Sierra gently patting her shoulder discretely to try and calm down her frazzled nerves.

"Oh, I have been around the world, I tell ya. A complete hassle, darling. I think we should go somewhere private so I can tell you about it in...detail" He leaned toward Susie who, in turn, leaned back away from the pink haired man. This time, Becky didn't hide her reaction to his words and let out a loud laugh that she just couldn't hold in. In fact, she began to have a hard time breathing as she continued to mock the man in front of her. Eventually, tears fell from her eyes as she clutched her aching sides, crippled over onto the table as she could no longer support herself as her body shook with mirth.

It was at this point that three men walked into the cafe, the door letting out a light jingle as the bell above the door was knocked. They had noticed the group sitting in the cafe, since they had enough time they decided to drop in to see the man for themselves. What they weren't expecting was to see one of their friends crippled over from hysterical laughter. People would call it bad luck that those three men just so happened to know her and that she just so happened to have a slight attraction to one of those men when she was currently crying, gasping for breath and shaking with laughter. In fact, Susie was positive that was she in the right frame of mind, Becky would be absolutely mortified that she was crippled over with laughter at a simple failed flirting technique. Eventually, her hysterics calmed down and she wiped the tears from her eyes, avoiding the death glares from the pink haired man who grit his teeth in frustration.

"I think I should go get some air..." and with the rest of the group agreeing, Becky stood up and headed toward the door of the cafe and she was swiftly followed by the other three men who had just arrived. Once she was outside, she took in a deep breath and looked around the street. It was pretty early in the morning so there was barely anyone on the street, the odd car drove past and some early workers would quickly rush by to get to their work place. The sun let off a slight orange tint, colouring the world with a warm hue that made everything look much more peaceful. However, her thoughts and admiration was interrupted when a voice broke through the silence.

"What was that about?" It was Takeo. Becky turned around to look at the three men, impressed with how well they all looked when they wore their work suits. She watched as he pulled out the hair tie from his long, purple locks before gathering his hair once again, clearly not impressed with how his hair was coming loose. Tao was on his phone, probably doing some weird high tech stuff that always made Becky wonder just how he could do it. M-21 merely leaned against a nearby wall, eyes closed and looking as relaxed as ever.

She waved her bandaged hand in the air, a wide smile on her face.

"Oh, nothing, nothing...But, I do need you Tao" Her quick dismissal caused Tao to perk up, looking away from the grey technology in his hand to look at the bandaged redhead in front of him. They had been training a lot recently and he honestly thought that Becky had improved quite a bit, she was able to redirect a charge without thinking too much about it. However, it still put quite a strain on her body and the fact that she was incredibly tired from the vigorous training meant that her body had little to no energy spare to heal her wounds, leaving her body to work the old fashioned way. He allowed his black eyes to roam over her bandages, she had several up and down her arm that she hid under a cardigan, bandages on her shoulders only showing since the white material slipped from her shoulder. She had bandages on her hands where she would hold the charge in an attempt to control it and he knew that he had accidentally hurt her midsection when they had tried to incorporate her technique into a fighting environment. Tao shook his head, placing his phone into his pocket it turned back to the situation at hand.

"Need me? What for?" He was curious now. The redhead in front of him rarely asked him for favours, she had too much pride for that. However, before she could continue, a loud, childish voice seemed to echo through the almost empty street. Turning around, the group noticed a slightly larger group running toward them. The boy in front was someone that Becky quickly recognised.

"It's you!" Shinwoo stated loudly, pointing toward the redhead who smiled sweetly at the group of children. The rest of the children all gasped happily and gathered around the small group with wide smiles on their innocent faces. Becky could remember the innocence that seemed to flow from these children when she had last bumped into them, for children their age they were the happiest souls alive. Silence quickly fell upon the group when Ik-han, the boy with brown hair and glasses, cleared his throat and with a small smile, spoke.

"Hello, It is nice to see you again~" It was in shaky English and although it was said perfectly, he was still reasonably nervous about his performance. Something that caused the redhead to reach out and ruffle his brown hair to reassure him.

"Well done! You are getting quite good!" Ik-han seemed to glow with pride once he received the praise and he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, probably a habit that he had developed when he was feeling slightly embarrassed. However, his pride was something that Shinwoo quickly picked up on as he tried to outdo his best friend. Takeo, Tao and M-21 watched as the redhead and the group of children they worked hard to protect spoke happily with each other, Becky would correct their English and they would all nod in understanding as they began to learn the language that was foreign to them.

"So, how do you know each other?" The question was directed toward the adults of the group who glanced at each other nervously, not exactly planning that Becky knew the children so they hadn't come up with a cover story, However, Tao was quick to come up with a story and he draped his arms over the shoulders of Ik-han and Shinwoo as he walked them away from the other three, laughing as the simple story left his lips.

"Oh, Becky is a friend, she just came for a visit. She is a detective! Haha" Becky tried hard not to cover her face or to shout at Tao for making the story head down a route that could have easily been avoided. Shinwoo peaked over his arms to glance back at the redhead who waved at him, he quickly returned the gesture.

"Hey, noona, you should play some games with us tonight!" He shouted before the group bolted off toward the direction of the school.

"What's a noona?" The redhead mumbled to herself, confusion dancing across her features as she stared at the corner that the children had rounded as if it held the answer. When she glanced toward the cafe window to see how her friends were doing, she made eye contact with Philip who was watching her carefully. In fact, his eyes held a cold gleam to them that made the redheads own eyes widen in slight shock. Time almost seemed to slow down as his glare only darkened and an evil smirk to grace his features, a sense of danger washed over the Witch as she watched the change of the man, she could see that Susie wasn't paying attention to the man anymore, she had her nose buried in the menu and her eyes scanned the options that were there. As quickly as it all came, it left as soon as her head raised slightly and she turned to speak to the pink haired man who quickly smiled brightly toward her best friend.

"Tao. We should be heading to work, we all know how boss will get if we are late" Takeo's words seemed to cause the other two to stiffen slightly before they nodded to each other. When Tao looked back toward the Witch, he noticed that her purple eyes stared into the cafe window, directly at Susie and the pink haired man happily chatting away and he carefully waved his hand in front of her face, her purple eyes quickly turning to his own face.

"What's wrong?" His worry only grew more as he watched the redhead fidget nervously, glancing back toward the cafe window and then back to him. M-21 once again reminded him that he had to be at work soon before the two men began to stroll away, leaving the two alone on the quiet street.

"Tao, I don't like him..." It was a simple answer to a simple question, but it caused Tao to raise his eyebrow although she couldn't see it. "I know that sounds silly, but something feels incredibly...wrong. I don't feel safe..." Her words slowly turned to a whisper as her wide, scared eyes once again flickered to the window before she closed them with a sigh and shook her head with a small smile.

"I'm sorry. I'm being silly-"

"No. No you're not. I've always told people to trust their instincts" The computer genius smiled reassuringly at the redhead "I guess you wanted me to do a background check?" he laughed at the shocked expression that flitted across her face and placed his hands on his hips, the pose almost looking incredibly heroic, all he needed was a cape and a fancy mask. Something he had already admitted he had for missions that required absolute secrecy.

"How did you know?" Tao rubbed the back of his head, laughter still leaving his lips.

"I know everything! Hahaha" At this, Becky nudged his shoulder playfully and let a small laugh leave her own lips. This was something that always surprised the redheaded Witch, how easily the man before her could make her smile, make her happy and all he had to do was be himself.

"Could you?" Becky pulled on the sleeve of her white cardigan nervously and watched as Tao tapped his chin, pretending to think about it for a few seconds before he sighed dramatically, a smile still present on his face.

"Fiiiine, but you owe me!" The redheaded Witch nodded happily toward the computer genius, a bright smile on her face as she reached forward and gave him a quick, tight hug before she turned around and walked toward the cafe door, waving back toward the black and white haired man.

"Thank you, Tao!" With the cafe door jingling as it closed behind her, he shook his head slightly, a small chuckle leaving his lips before he turned to walk toward the school where he worked. The computer genius reached into his pocket for his phone. However, before he could check the time, he glanced into the window of the cafe and almost stopped dead in his tracks when the pink haired man that he had been asked to check up on glared at him. Tao was no stranger to glares, but the one that was aimed toward him was full of complete hatred and his lip almost seemed to be curled up into a snarl. Before he turned the corner and out of the view of the strange, creepy man, he watched as Becky sat in front of the pink haired man, waved goodbye to Sierra and Regis who left to go to school before she sent a pleading look in his direction.


"Oh, Becky! Thank god you are back! Philip was telling me that our boss gave him the wrong date and that's why he wasn't here on time. See, no need to worry!" Susie had her arm draped over his shoulder as he let a smug smirk creep upon his face before intertwining their fingers and gripping her hand tightly. Becky knew that Susie would have flinched away whilst cringing, but she merely gripped his hand tighter and placed a gentle kiss upon his tanned cheek. Becky shuffled slightly in her seat, glancing out of the window to see that Tao, Sierra and Regis had all left and were no longer around for her to use as an escape plan.

"Honey, you should tell her. The poor girl looks confused" Philip sneered at the redhead Witch, his brown eyes seemed to hold a fiery hate for the girl despite the fact that they didn't know each other.

"Yes, Susie...you should tell me" The redhead was confused, something had happened whilst she was outside. Becky leaned toward the two, purple eyes glaring into the man in front of her and the feeling of unease began to grow. She decided to take action and forced her mind out and toward the man, prodding at his own mind and intending to read his thoughts, understand who he was. The redhead knew she could count on Tao to find out the past of the man before her, but she needed to know his motives. The barrier around his mind was like a bubble and with her own power she pushed against it gently, surprised that her efforts merely caused the pressure around him to bend slightly and with a little bit more effort, she could barely pierce the barrier. Becky barely noticed a warm feeling covering her lips and dribbling down her chin until she heard a loud gasp from her blonde haired friend.

"Becky, you are bleeding!" Susie lunged forward with a small pile of tissues that had been given to them with her breakfast, but hadn't used them, and she pressed it firmly against her nose. The redhead gripped the tissue in confusion, lifting it away slightly to glance at the now blood red tissue before wide, purple eyes focused on the glaring pink haired man in front of her before Susie sat back into her seat, eyes once again focused on the pink haired man as they almost seemed to sparkle at the sight of him .

"Becky. Philip and I are getting married!" Time seemed to stop. Everything seemed to go completely silent as she stared at the two in front of her. The two people that were strangers merely an hour ago. Becky would expect this development in a poorly written romance story, but not in real life. Not from her friend who knew the problems that Witches had when it came to finding love. The Witch knew she probably looked stupid, a bloodied tissue held to her nose and her mouth wide open in shock.

"W-what? Please tell me you are joking?" What surprised the redhead even more was the fact that Susie turned a heated glare toward her confused friend.

"Why? Because you don't believe in true love? Love can conquer all, it could probably cancel out some stupid curse that was probably a lie anyway." The redhead stared at her friends face, trying desperately to find any hint that she was joking, any hint that she did not just call their mother figure a liar. With her green eyes completely cold and directed toward the redhead, Becky could see nothing that would tell her otherwise. The blonde Witch in front of her had completely changed in a matter of minutes...and Becky knew exactly was to blame. She turned her attention back to Philip who wore a smirk, eyes locked onto the redhead Witch.

"What have you done to her?" Becky growled, her eyes glowing bright purple as her anger seemed to completely envelope her. She didn't remember that they were in a cafe with a few innocent people around, she didn't care. What mattered was that her best friend has been changed somehow, and the man who had changed her was currently sat right in front of her. An easy target.

Before she could begin to attack, she felt a sharp sting across her face and her head snapped to the side almost painfully. A loud ringing sensation blocked out any and all noise, even when she turned to see her shouting blonde friend with a crazed expression, she still couldn't hear a thing. It was then that Becky knew she wasn't safe with her own best friend, she gripped the tissue tighter before she stoop up quickly, avoiding the blonde woman's hand as it shot forward to grip her neck. Susie was angry, her once beautiful face had screwed up completely, anger contorted her features to look, what she originally thought was impossible, ugly. Spit flung from her mouth as she shouted at her friend, missing her neck by mere inches before slamming her fist to the table, the strength of the blow shattering the jug of water next to her hand. Becky turned quickly, ignoring the stinging sensation on her cheek, the dripping of blood down her face and she ran from the cafe door, the only sound she could hear was the jingling of the bell as the cafe door closed behind her and the ringing finally stopped.

The Witch ran down the street, the horrible cold grip of fear struck her again when she heard the same jingling of the cafe door as it opened behind her and quick footsteps indicated that someone was following her. Becky didn't turn around, she didn't check if there was anyone around who could see her, she allowed her power to flow around her and she quickly jumped into the air, barely missing a powerful punch that was directed toward her face. Becky flew out of reach, eyes wide as she watched the fist of her best friend imbed itself into the wall, the cracking of the brick seemed to wake the staring redhead up and she quickly flew away, away from Susie. The redhead Witch still had enough sense to fly high up into the clouds to shield herself from the eyes of the normal people and for once in her life, she had to shield her powers from the detection of a Witch. The thought caused her to choke back a sob, tears began to prick at the corner of her eyes and almost mocking her, the sky broke open and began to release the water that had gathered, the droplets of rain quickly soaking the scared redhead. With shaking hands she pulled her phone from her pocket, hissing slightly in annoyance when she dropped the tissue that was holding back the blood that now ran freely down her face and onto her once pristine white cardigan with the help of the water.

Becky stopped flying and stared at her phone, a tear finally dripping from her purple eyes before being washed away by the rain.

"Who can I call? Dammit...what do I do?!" Becky landed on a building, her converse trainers did little to protect herself from the rain, the canvas material merely soaked up the water and slowly made her feet feel numb. Her grip tightened around the phone that she held, she couldn't call any of the men, she didn't want to disturb them whilst they were at work. The rest of the group should be at school, so she couldn't exactly cry on their shoulders.

"Are you ok?" Becky gasped loudly, turning around quickly to face the unknown voice. Before the Witch stood three men, all of them blonde. The tallest one held a friendly expression, almost looking sympathetically at the woman who was bruised, bandaged and covered in her own blood. The other two men held no expression as they looked upon the soaked woman. She couldn't feel their presence at all, even though she was looking right at them, her magic couldn't detect them. Feeling nervous she carefully took a step back and unfortunately for her, stepped in a large puddle that made her shudder completely and she was positive that all three men had to hold back the strong urge to roll their eyes and shake their heads.

"Who are you?" The man held up his hands, showing he meant no harm as he stepped away from the side of the building.

"Karias Blerster...And you are?"


Rubek - This one might seem a bit rushed, I apologise! I will be going back over these and correcting anything that is wrong, adding detail where needed. I sort of have an idea forming and everything should start coming together soon. This is a move on with the bigger plot so I'm finally out of my brain dead moment! Leave a review if you so desire.