Lina: I really wish ppl would review this! I think it's awesome.

Chrono: maybe cuz ur bragging too much. Hehe

Lina: I'm going to chase u back into my closet! runs after chrono

Chrono: Ahhh! runs into lina's closet

Lina: good, now that that's over with, here is chapter 2!

Chrono Crusade: New Life Chapter 2

Ewan sat at his desk, but he could not bring himself to do the paperwork that sat on top of it. He stared at it for the longest time, and then looked over at a very old photograph. It was of him back when Rosette and Joshua were still in Seventh Bell. The two were next to Ewan, who looked a little younger than he did now. He sighed.

"I'm sorry," he muttered, looking at Joshua and then Rosette. There was a knock on his door. He quickly stood up to answer it.

"Sorry to bother you, but Chrono wants to see you," it was Mary. Ewan smiled slightly.

"Thank you, Sister," he said and closed the door behind him as he left. The hallway seemed longer than normal. He wanted to apologize to Rosette again, but would she listen? It was now two days after the process had taken place, Rosette was almost completely healed, and Chrono was getting better, but still had a bit of pain. Remington hesitated to open the door, but managed to get his hand to turn the door knob. He saw the back of Rosette, she was sitting down next to Chrono's bed, talking with him. She then turned around and saw Ewan there and turned back.

"Why did you ask to see him, Chrono?" She asked. Chrono sighed.

"I want everything back to the way it was. Please forgive Father Remington, he did nothing wrong," Chrono stated. Rosette huffed. Ewan smiled at Chrono, he wanted to almost hug the devil-turned-human for doing this, but that would be a little odd.

"What do you mean? It can't go back, Joshua isn't... here anymore. He could have been, but Father..." Rosette started. Ewan went up to her.

"I'm sorry. I told you I did everything I could. At the time... I was fighting with the enemy. I couldn't get there, I wish I could have though. I want everything to be the way it was as well, with all of us together, and yes, it was my fault, and I apologize again," Ewan stated. Rosette looked sadly at the ground, and then stood up.

"Yes, it is your fault! But... I may not be alive right now if it wasn't for you. I am grateful for you saving me and Chrono, but I don't think things will ever be the same between us," Rosette said. Chrono was shocked, this was not the Rosette he knew. She was angry, furious. He slid to the side of the bed and sat up, he then pulled himself out of bed, bearing the pain that shot through his legs and sides. "Chrono!" Rosette cried and held on to his shoulders.

"We shouldn't be fighting. This is all over. We can live now, we should... all be family," he said, wincing. Now Ewan was shocked. The devil had clearly changed. Remington had never really considered Chrono to be evil, just different. He never expected him to say something like that though. Rosette had tears ready to fall, as she saw him in pain, she wanted to take it away from him, since she was mostly healed.

"Please, Rosette. I really do want to keep being your guardian," the Minister pleaded. There was a silence for a couple of minutes. Rosette sighed as she held on to Chrono.

"For Chrono, I will forgive you. I'll be mad for awhile though," Rosette muttered. Ewan smiled. He put a hand on Rosette and Chrono's shoulders.

"Thank you. And thank you Chrono," he said. Chrono smiled and then winced again. He sat back down on the bed.

"Man, you're reckless. You're human now, remember? You have to be careful," Rosette stated. She helped him get back into bed.

"Sorry," he stated. Az knocked on the door.

"How is everyone?" She asked. She saw Remington there and smiled. He smiled back.

"I'm better, Chrono's still in pain, but getting better, right?" Rosette asked, smiling. Chrono nodded. Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his chest and clutched it. "Chrono?" Rosette asked, now worried. He started to scream again, Az backed away, scared.

"Chrono? What's wrong?" She asked. Chrono winced hard, but then smiled slightly.

"This is nothing. I'll be fine in a minute," he whispered, his voice was raspy. Rosette almost started to cry until Remington put a hand on her shoulder.

"Can't you do something for him?" She asked. Ewan shook his head.

"The machine did all it could. It's not capable of making the pain stop, he's just going to have to get better on his own. All we can do is believe in him," Ewan stated. Rosette sighed. Chrono was breathing heavily, but he put his hand on her's.

"Don't worry about me. I'll be... fine," he said, bending over. Then he started to cough. Rosette rubbed his back gently.

"I think I'll come back when he's feeling better," Az said and left. Remington patted Rosette on the head, which made her blush, and he left as well.

"You're really going to be all right? You're breathing heavily and now coughing," Rosette said. Chrono sat back up slowly and then lay his head down on the pillow. He turned to her and smiled.

"I'm sure, you being here is making me better already," Chrono replied, in between a couple of coughs. Rosette blushed even more and put a hand on his cheek. He did not have a fever anymore, which made her relieved, but she wished there was something that could help him. Normal medication may work now since he's human, but she did not want to risk anything. She loved him, she wanted to tell him, but now was not the right time. Chrono soon fell asleep, and tears filled Rosette's eyes. She did not realize this until her vision got blurry. She then quickly wiped her eyes with the back of her free hand. She then stared at her wrist, where the cross used to be. She remembered when she first got the stigmata, how it hurt. Now the pain was gone and she could be free of all the turmoil.

"Chrono, I love you," she whispered. Then there was a knock on the door. Rosette got up to answer it. She was surprised when she saw who it was. "Elizabeth! What...?" She started. She fell back and then steadied herself.

"Rosette! How are you? You look the same as you did four years ago!" She said, happily. Elizabeth looked a little older than the last time Rosette had seen her.

"E... Elizabeth. It's been awhile. What are you doing back here?" She asked. Elizabeth pouted.

"That's no way to greet a friend!" She said. She then peered further into the room and saw Chrono sleeping. "Is something wrong with him?" She asked. Rosette looked down, sadly.

"He's human now. We were both put into a machine that reversed time for me, and turned him human. He's suffering because of it," Rosette whispered. Elizabeth then looked down.

"I know! I can make some of my soup for him!" She said. Now Rosette looked like she was in pain. "What? It helped you when you were sick that one time," Elizabeth stated, putting her hands on her hips.

"Yeah, only because it made me throw up and then I felt better," Rosette retorted. Her friend laughed.

"That's how it's supposed to taste. The bitterness helps. I will go ask Sister Kate if I can make some," she suggested. Rosette sighed. She did want Chrono to get better, even if it did mean making him eat THAT. While the two walked down the hall, Azmaria came down the opposite direction. She had a couple of cloths in her hand.

"Rosette! How is Chrono?" Az asked. Rosette smiled.

"He's getting better. This is Elizabeth, she used to live here until she went to live with her mother," Rosette introduced her friend. Az smiled and bowed. Elizabeth did the same.

"Nice to meet you," she said.

"We were just going to go make some soup for him, would you like to join us?" Rosette asked. Az nodded. The three went off into the kitchen.

"It's been awhile since I made this recipe, but I think I remember it," Elizabeth said, chuckling. Rosette glared at her.

"If anything happens to Chrono, I blame you," Rosette mumbled. Then Elizabeth started to get ingredients together for the soup. It took about two hours to cook, plus Az kept spilling or dropping things, so that made things last longer. Rosette could already tell that things were going to be bad.

Lina: Hehehe. Evil soup!

Chrono: Don't make me eat that!

Lina: oh you will, and you will get all better! Maybe. Heh

Chrono: You're so mean! runs and hides

Lina: lol I know. Well, look forward to the next chapter. Please review ppl! I want to know what you think! It will get much more violent and better later! I promise.

Rosette: brings out paper fan

Lina: hehe. I was Kaname for Halloween so I made a paper fan. Neways, ja ne!