The aftermath of the Fall of Beacon was harsh on all sides. Loss and misery still dwells on the ruins of Beacon.

Yang lives with a loss of limb,

Blake flees with her dark fate behind her,

Weiss is 'saved' by her family,

And Ruby, moves forward and journeys with a new team.

The ice demon Kori regrouped with the rest of the team, as they journey to a place of home. The land where Grimm were born from pool of slimes and demise. They stop at a hotel, one that was unaware of their faces. As Cinder had taken the most suffering, it was only caring for her to take first use of the bath.

Cinder was scarred. Both physically and emotionally. The revelation of Ruby being stronger than she seemed, was a shock to her and the team. Pushing it aside, Cinder slips off her clothing. Carefully pulling it off while trying to avoid contact of her scars. She cut her hair, for what was left of it was singed at the ends.  She fills a basin with cold water and carefully pours small amounts over her seared skin. It stung for a moment but her nerves soon calmed down from the icy temperatures. She caught a glimpse of the mirror, a strange person imitating her action. Curiosity pulls her toward it. A strange face looks back at her. A golden eye peers back, the other covered by her hair. She places her hand on the unblemished side of her face. The smooth skin, a subtle warmth. Her other hand travels to her face and slowly raises the swipe of hair cover her other eye. Red, tender and scarred skin reflects back at her. It travels around her face and onto her shoulder, stretching down her left arm. A pained emotion blooms in her. Pure sadness. The loss of this battle with a war wound to remind her forever. Cinder begins to tear up, a scene never seen before. She hiccups as she sobs. A broken soul injured to a worse level.

"Mistress?" Kori enters sensing her distress.

"Don't..look" Cinder manages to hoarsely speak.

"Mistress, your crying"

"Go...away" another hoarse remark in between her sobs.

"You haven't washed well. Here, let me help." Kori soaks a hand towel in the cold water. He places Cinder's left hand on his shoulder and carefully dabs her scarred arm. She hisses in pain.

"Endure it. For me.." Cinder nods. Kori carefully wipes her arm, cleaning away the dust and ash during the battle. He repeats the process on her other arm.

"A mistress must be clean if she wants to rule her subjects"

"I'm..hid..eous" Cinder says looking away. Kori tilts her head toward his face. He places the towel on her eyes and pats it.

"To your eyes, not mine. Unlike your eyes, you cover them in this hate of yourself. My eyes aren't covered in this hate. My eyes.."

Kori removes the towel from Cinder's eyes. "Only sees a beauty that saved me from death.." Cinder blush glows above the red skin.

"A beauty who's heart blazes strong in the dead cold of winter." Kori notions her to turn around. Cinder turns her back toward Kori. He drenched the towel in cold water and squeezes the excess over her scars.

Cinder grits her teeth from the pain.

"You're not the only one with everlasting scars." Cinder gives him a questioned look. Kori answers by taking his shirt off. His back and chest was scarred and stitched all over.

"Life in the laboratory wasn't as easy as it seemed." Kori repeats the process with the towel. "They keep a story and hidden past for us to propel from." Kori glides the towel over Cinder's back, wary of any open wounds.

"Now you can spin a new tale, a new fate for you to follow." Kori soaks the towel again before gliding over Cinder's belly. He kisses Cinder's shoulder in comfort leaving an icy imprint behind. Cinder hugs Kori's hands before leaning back to give him a kiss. She was glad. Glad to have someone as close to her as Kori. "I better let you finish up now" Kori says breaking the kiss. He begins to leave when Cinder catches his hand.

"Stay?" she asks in one word. Kori runs two fingers down her arm before rubbing her scarred cheek with an icy hand.

"Of course..Mistress Cinder."

When they had finished, Kori helps her into a night dress they had stolen for the night. He changes in some sweats and carries Cinder into bed. Pulling the blanket over them, they begin to rest for the travels ahead. Cinder rests her head against Kori's chest. His cold body was relief to her scarred half. She pulls Kori closer to her. Kori strokes her hair, bringing a sense of calm.

"Love..you..Ice..Demon"

"Love you always..Mistress Fire."

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A/n: Thus the end of Doppelganger Darkness, though i should say, this was more light than dark. I hope you enjoyed.

As for the future?

I want to build the team..Team XERS (zerus)

What does that mean?

Only time can tell..

Update: I misspelled the team name. It wasn't ZERS it's XERS.
Kay see you...