She's never been able to maintain a normal life, not since she became involved with her father, not since she was Ravager. But you were there for her, you were always with her. Because to you, she is not Slade's daughter, you don't even know that. With you, she can be a common girl, have that normal life that she needed from all these years of brutality. To you, she was just Rose, and she liked being your Rose.

But now, she couldn't even see you.

She looked at you with a lump in her throat, not knowing what to say to you. What to think at that moment? She had just arrived from work, with her costume and katana in hand. Her mask had broken in half, making it obvious who she was with her face almost visible. The wounds on her body closed, and her hand trembled. She wasn't planning on seeing you in this very alley. Why did fate play her like this? She could have been anyone, but you had to be the one to find her.

“Hey, easy…” Rose looks at you, and then, slowly, she puts the katana back on the handle, and raises her hands, slowly approaching you. “Look, I can explain-”