<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/6b/Rose-rose-mcgowan-277503_1024_768.jpg)</div>To the outside world Miranda's integration back into the real world after her shared captivity with her lover/lifemate Kara seamed to be smooth as silk as the old saying went.  Upon returning back to the 'real' world Miranda dove straight back into her music as a way of dealing with everything she had been through.  Although having been left the souvenir of full body art it made it difficult for her to find positions in anything other than her new band which she had quickly set about putting together upon learning that her former band members had moved on to other interests.  But her band was not all she threw herself into.  Her father had fronted her the money needed to set up a full recording studio/ music school.  Between working on her own music and helping other artists with theirs Miranda managed to stay busy enough for the most part to keep her mind away from her time in hell.  Only Kara who held Miranda late at night as she suddenly would at times burst into tears really knew that life was in no way perfect for the young musician who had set up a place where other abused women and teens could come and try and learn to deal with life once again.<br/><br/>As a part of her over coming her time in the depths of hell Miranda wore her tattoo art as a sort of badge of honor for having survived such an ordeal.  Not that she went around wearing extremely revealing clothing or anything like that but she took no real measures to hide her tattoos from the world either.  Often found in shorts or short skirts with halter tops or sleeveless blouses.  On her date night out with Kara depending on where they went she could even be seen wearing elegant backless dresses with slits up the sides that showed off her shapely yet colorful legs.<br/><br/>And though she often found enjoyment and a measure of true happiness in her work at the studio Miranda's smile which had once come so easily to her was very seldom ever seen save in the company of Kara.  They had been to hell and back again together.  The only really good thing coming out of it was the fact they had met and now shared a life together.<br/><br/>Miranda had wanted Kara to come work with her at the studio but she understood and respected Kara's need to handle that part of her life in her own way.  If there was one thing Kara didn't lack it was courage.  In fact if it had not been for Kara's courage in the face of adversity the two of them might never have come out of that living hell alive.  Granted they both had a ways to go before they would ever be more or less completely over the experience but the two of them together and in their own efforts had come a long way since the day of their escape two years before.<br/><br/>About the time Kara was listening in on a conversation between the two girls talking about one of their friends vanishing, Miranda was in one of the studio rooms with her new band comprised of all women musician and singers.  Their unique blend of symphony and rock had their latest CD selling like hot cakes and now they were back in the studio to work on their next project.  This one reflecting even more of a darker element than the last as each of the members of the band all had their own pasts to deal with and overcome.  When they wrote ballads or love songs they could make anyone weep but the flip side of their music touched places in the hearts of all who had ever been abused in their lives.  A couple of the band members had been trying to convince Miranda they should go on the road and tour but that was simply something Miranda could not bring herself to do.  Like Kara she had issues against being in large crowds which meant playing in front of a huge audience was simply out of the question.<br/><br/><br/><br/>