Chapter four: The threat and the stone

"Sorry Rosette but this will have to wait" panicked the elder

"Right" replied rosette

They ran to the church entrance just opposite the gate where the stranger was standing Remington and some nuns fell next to Rosette and the elder all with guns in their hands, rosette too got out her gun.

"State your name, what is your purpose here" Shouted farther Remington

The stranger didn't answer he just lifted his hand and pointed to Farther Remington

And said

"Give us what is ours or there will a consequence fail to hear this warning and she shall die we will drink her dry" the stranger cackled its voice sent shivers down rosettes spine.

"It doesn't belong to you; it rightfully belongs to Saint Mary" the farther replied

"Then she shall die" cackled the stranger as it disappeared

"No!" shouted Remington pointing his gun at where the stranger was

"Could this get any worse" he said under his breath so no one could hear him but of course Rosette did.

Later on that evening Rosette was writing out a report on the event that happened earlier all the nuns had to do it to hear their point in the story she couldn't stop thinking about what farther Remington said, what did he mean how could this get any worse? Is there something he isn't telling her and the others? These questions kept going around in her mind. She wanted answers but she didn't want to confront farther Remington in his state at the moment and she was sure the other head members wouldn't tell her either but maybe…just maybe Chrno knew something about this so when she put the final fall stop on her work. She slipped it into her file and crept to where Chrno was unaware that someone was following her.

The door made its usual clanking noise as rosette opened it.

"Chrno you there" she called

"R…Rosette is that you are you alright?" replied a very eager Chrno as he ran to her

"Yes, why" replied rosette

"Its just I heard people shouting and firing guns and…" Chrno stopped suddenly as rosette put a finger over his lip

"Calm down Chrno I'm okay and you could hear it all" she asked

Chrno nodded "yes it was right out side my chambers" he replied "what was going on what was it about" he asked

Rosette sighed and told Chrno everything that happened, Chrno gasped

"The point I'm trying to make is there is something Farther Remington isn't telling us and I was wondering if you knew anything about it, you know does it link up to what happened to you fifty years ago" rosette said finally

There was silence in the room until finally Chrno broke the silence

"Yes, yes it does you Know the stone the stranger was on about well I am the stone… well kind of you see I was once sealed before by saint Mary and she put the stone inside me in order to do that but somehow my body used it to unseal myself and the stone got absorbed into my blood so its part of me now when word spread to the other sinners they started calling me the dog of god in other words whoever got me first was my master and I had to obey them and that's how HE got me of course word spread to the order and since then they have tried to get it out of me to end this war" Chrno explained he felt his heart ache as he remembered that time

Rosette gasped

"That's why the order keeps you here to get it out of you, so you're really not a bad person after all" she said she couldn't believe what she was hearing

Chrno nodded "that is correct but what both the demons and the order don't understand is that they will never get it out even if they split me in half only I'm the one that can take it out" Chrno said placing a hand on his heart "I never really wanted this war really I didn't want this"

"If you can take it out then why cant you just give it to Farther Remington and tell him everything you've told me tonight and you would be free" suggested Rosette

Chrno smiled weakly "If only it's that simple without this stone now I will die"

Rosette gasped and all she wanted to do was comfort Chrno so she did by giving him a very squishy hug "it's alright Chrno I'll be here for you, you don't have to keep secrets from me" she whispered in his ear

Chrno was stunned by what rosette had just said but he just smiled and said "Thank you rosette for listening"

As the two held each other close they were unaware of the uninvited visitor by the door with a frown on her face and her hands clenched

"Oh no Rosette what have you done, I'll have to tell Farther Remington about this" she murmured as she crept away to do just that.

AN: aww~ cute don't you think, I know Chrno doesn't really have a stone in him but I thought to add a little twist, and whose that by the door and how will Remington act when he finds out. Next chappie reveals all Maw ha ha +-+ (okay now that was a little cheesy) lol