Both Naomi and Joshua walked into the dully-lit office. The sun had set, and the room was lit with a lamp and a few candles. Naomi looked around and saw the usual sight of Sister Kate sitting behind her desk, and the unusual but familiar sight of Ewan Remington standing in front of the window, looking out across the grounds.

"…you asked for me Sister?" Joshua spoke up.

Sister Kate looked behind her to Ewan, who kept his gaze staring out the window. Naomi knew they must have just finished a fight.

"Joshua…Ewan and I…well…..we feel its best if you live here for a little while." Sister Kate stated in a quite voice.

"Is…is that true Ewan? You're going to let me stay here?" Joshua asked leaning over a little bit to try and catch a glimpse of his face. Ewan dropped his gaze to the floor, then turned around and looked up at Joshua.

"I am afraid I have no other choice. I do feel like it would be the best thing for you now."

"Oh wow really!?" Joshua exclaimed excitedly.

"Joshua, you must know you are not here to have fun or go on an adventure…you are he because you are being hunted, as well as Azmaria. This is serious." Remington added. Joshua looked down at the floor.

"Your right Ewan, I'm sorry…" Joshua said a little embarrassed.

"Now Joshua, when you are here, you are going to be given chores and some work to do, but I doubt any of that would bother you, you are a very helpful person. At the same time, you are going to take it easy…you are getting sick again, and the stunt you pulled won't happen again, and will not be tolerated. Sister Naomi?" Sister Kate asked.

"Yes Sister Kate?" Naomi asked straitening up. "I'm putting you in charge of Joshua until he gets the hang of things." Sister Kate directed. "Okay." Sister Naomi said.

"You both may leave…Sister Naomi, if you wouldn't mind helping Joshua set up in one of the extra rooms in the boy's dormitory?" Sister Kate asked.

"Yes ma'am" Naomi said. "C'mon Joshua."

"Um…thank you…" Joshua said, and followed Naomi out the door.

"You're doing the right thing Remington…" Sister Kate exclaimed looking back at Remington, who was staring out the window again. "I suppose your right…" He replied, "I guess there is no going back now…"

"Why are you so protective of Joshua?" Sister Kate asked standing up out of her chair. Remington turned around to face her. "Joshua is so naïve…with Aion hunting him, this could be disastrous…the fact that he's stay at the order isn't the greatest thing either but considering it is the safest place…"

"Why is Joshua staying at the order such a bad thing?" Sister Kate asked.

"If he finds everything out, his body wont be able to handle it. He will die!"

"What makes you think that Remington?"

Ewan sighed. "Something is going to happen…I have had this feeling since everything calmed down two years ago…I'm not sure what it is, but now it has become quite clear that Joshua and Azmaria are apart of it. I'm just trying to keep Joshua safe, for his sake, and for the rest of the world's. You should do the same with Azmaria." Remington exclaimed.

"Remington…the other person that was mentioned…do you think its…"

"How could it not be…Naomi has stigmata…its only common sense…Aion must need her for something…although I am not sure what it is.

"Even though it may seem obvious…I can't help but to think perhaps it is someone else…"

"It is not completely impossible for this person to be someone other than Naomi…we must find this out…for now, I suggest Naomi stays here as well..." Remington exclaimed. He walked over and grabbed his jacket off the chair, said goodnight to Sister Kate, and left.

"Oh Joshua, no matter what they say, you are going to have so much fun here." Naomi said really excited. They walked along the courtyard, fireflies blinking on and off every so often to light their way along with a few lights on some of the buildings. Sister Naomi reached the boys dorm and opened the door, letting Joshua walk inside first. She soon followed after.

Joshua looked around. "wooooow…" Joshua said, his eye lighting up. Naomi laughed."Joshua…you have been here like a thousand times…"

"I know, but it seems so much cooler now that I'm living here!"

"Joshua, you're living here?" Came another voice. Joshua turned around.

"Oh! Hello Daniel…yeah, Sister Kate thought it would be best because of what's going on…" Joshua said. "Daniel…since girls aren't allow upstairs, would you mind setting Joshua up in the extra room?" Naomi asked.

"No problem, but why doesn't he room with me? I have the whole room to myself with the extra bed." Dan said.

"Hey wow really?" Joshua asked. "Sure why not?" Dan suggested.

"Alright, well I'll let you guys get to it then…I have to get back any ways, I'm beat." Naomi replied. She left the building and walked back across the grounds.

"Okay Joshua…you basically know your way around right? Down here is the common lounge, and upstairs are all the rooms?"

"Yep."

"Okay, well lets go...you got any of your stuff?" Daniel asked.

"Actually I don't…I assume Ewan is going to bring it over tomorrow or something." Joshua replied scratching his head.

"Well alright then…I guess all we have to worry about right now is your bed…c'mon."

Joshua awoke to the sun pouring into the room. He blinked a few times and then sat up looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, then remembered where he was. He smiled slightly, and just as he did, Daniel walked into the room. "You're still sleeping?"

Joshua yawned.

Daniel laughed. "Naomi wanted me to get you …I guess she already has chores for you…she's a busy one she is…don't you think?"

"I don't mind." Joshua said sliding out of bed. Joshua slid into the clothes he had worn yesterday, and clumsily walked down the stairs into the common lounge.

"Joshua, is it true your staying here now?" Came another boy's voice. Joshua stopped to look to see who had asked. It seemed that the whole lounge had stopped what they were doing, and were now listening very carefully. Young men from the age of 16 to 20 all stood their waiting for an answer.

"Um…yeah." Joshua exclaimed with a smile. Everyone seemed to be happy, and most went back to what they were doing, accept for quite a few who came up to him and welcomed him.

After what seemed like a friendly ambush, Joshua finally made it outside to find sister Naomi on the grounds gardening. "Naomi!" Joshua called out. He ran over to her.

"Joshua, there you are…you wanna help me?"

"Sure what are you doing?" Joshua asked.

"Well…i'm taking care of the flowers….you wanna help me?"

"Sure…what should I do?" Joshua asked.

"Well…hmm….you can take care of the flowers near the graves over there…" Naomi said pointing. "Okay." Joshua said.

Joshua ran to the gardening shed and grabbed some gloves and a small shovel, along with a pail of water. He reached the cemetery and began to weed around the flowers on the graves.

It was now about 3:00, and Joshua was just about done. The sun was overhead and incredibly hot. "One…more…left.." Joshua said wiping sweat off his brow. Joshua began to pull the weeds out of the flowers, and carefully churned the soil. He watered the flowers, and threw the gardening tools aside, lying down on his back. He closed his eyes feeling incredibly sleepy.

"Joshua?"

"Who's there?"

"It's me silly."

"You…the girl from my story?"

"Hm hm…don't wear yourself out, your going to get your self sick all over again…"

"I'm fine really…I just can't believe you're here…your actually real…"

"Joshua?"

Joshua opened his eyes. Azmaria was standing over him, with a slightly worried look on her face. "Joshua you scared me…" She said a little bit relieved. "It's dinner time silly." She said.

Joshua rolled over and got to his knees, facing the gravestone he had fallen asleep under. The name on the gravestone caught his attention. "Azmaria….this grave stone…Rosette Christopher and Chrono….is Rosette Christopher related to me?" Joshua asked.

"Oh…um……maybe…" Azmaria answered nervously. Joshua noticed the date of birth and death. "I see…." Joshua said. He stood up and followed Azmaria back, and into the dining hall.

"Hey Joshua!" Sister Mary called out to him, as he walked by with his dinner plate. "Oh hello!" He called back. He made his way over to the table and sat down across from her. Azmaria did the same.

"How is your first day here?" Sister Mary asked happily.

"Good thanks." Joshua said smiling. "But wait a minute…where's Sister Naomi?" Joshua asked.

"Oh…she got sick again…she's in her room resting." Mary stated with a frown.

"Well then, maybe I should bring some food up to her then." Joshua said getting up.

"Oh wait a minute Joshua….I don't know if your allowed inn the girls dorm any more…I mean before it was okay but now…" Azmaria started.

"No sweat, I'm just going to give her some dinner is all…I'm technically still a guest here anyway…I'm not in training." Joshua said taking his untouched plate of food off the table. "I'll be back." Joshua said.

Joshua made his way up into the girl's dorm without a problem. He gently knocked on Naomi's door, but there was no answer. Joshua slowly opened the door and walked in, finding an empty room. "…Naomi…?" Joshua asked. He set the dinner plate down on the bedside table, and left the room, closing the door behind him. "Where could she have gone…"

Joshua walked along the hall, about to make his way back when he noticed a light shining underneath Azmaria's door. "Did she leave her light on?" Joshua wondered. He opened the door to flick the switch, and found Naomi sitting on Her bed. "N…Naomi?" Joshua asked a little confused.

"Joshua…what are you doing here?" She asked. "I was coming to see if you wanted any food…how come you're in here?" Joshua asked.

"I was waiting for Azmaria to come back…I wanted to talk to her about something…"

"Sister…you should be resting…how are your wrists?" Joshua asked.

"They hurt a little but nothing I cant deal with." Naomi said.

"Oh …..Hey!" Joshua said looking at Azmaria's picture once more on her bedside table. "That girl…she was in my dream…in my story! I knew she looked familiar!"

"This girl?" Naomi asked pointing to Rosette. "Oh…Joshua…." Sister Naomi said out loud.

"What is it?" Joshua asked.

"N…nothing…" Naomi replied.

"Naomi…maybe you should go lie back down…you don't look to good all of a sudden…" Joshua replied.

"I don't feel good all of a sudden…" Naomi admitted.

"C'mon…I'll help you back…" Joshua said. Naomi slid off the bed, and placed her arm around Joshua's neck, Joshua helping her walk back.

As Naomi slid back into her bed, Joshua turned her lamp off. He sat at the edge of her bed, looking down at her, watching her glow with a red tone the setting sun shining through the window. "You feel better now?" Joshua asked.

Naomi looked up at Joshua and smiled. "I think so…you should probably go before someone catches you here…." Naomi said.

"I guess your right…feel better okay?" Joshua said standing up and walking over to the door.

By the time Joshua got back to the dinging hall almost everyone was gone. Joshua sat down at the table, and before he could finish eating his cold meal, Remington sat down across from him.

"Ewan…Joshua started."

"All of your things are moved into your room now…"

"Thank you very much…"

"Joshua, I'm sorry that I seem to be close minded about letting you join the order, and filling you in about your past…it would be a lot easier if I just did that actually…"

Joshua sat there and listened.

"There are certain things that can actually harm you…put you into great danger, and actually kill you as well as many others if you are informed about your past…And you joining the order will only encourage that."

"Ewan…I understand where you are coming from, now try to understand where I am coming from. I know there are bad things I don't know…but I know that I can fix these things. All I need is your trust…"

Ewan sat a little straighter in his chair, being caught off guard with Joshua's comment. For the first time in quite a while, he sounded his age.

"I…" Ewan tried to talk, but he couldn't find any of the right words to say.

"Ewan…I knew Aion didn't I?" Joshua asked. Ewan hesitated, the nodded. "You used to be acquaintances…he needed to use you to work out his evil plan, so he brainwashed you into thinking you were his partner. In the end…he would have killed you if he had the chance…his brainwashing...Is what did this to you…" Ewan explained. "Now…if you will excuse me…I have to go…I'll be back later n this week." Ewan said getting up and leaving.

Joshua just sat there, not knowing what to think.

Ewan stepped into his house and closed the door, collapsing on the couch with his hands covering his face. "Why…"

"It's not healthy to talk to yourself." Came a bone chilling voice. Ewan shot out of his seat faster than he can remember, instant cold sweat beading at his brow.

"Aion…" There he was, just standing in the doorway like he had just decided to stop over and ask if he could barrow something.

"Why…Why are you here…..WHY HAVE YOU DECIDED TO SHOW YOURSELF NOW!?" Ewan demanded.

"I thought it was quite obvious…I cannot follow through with my plan without someone to help me and seeing how you all managed to eliminate my party last time I have decided it would be you to take their place."

"What makes you think I would ever consider helping you?" Ewan spat out.

"You already have." Aion replied. Ewan just stood there.

"We aren't all that different, you and I. Come to think of it…we are almost exactly the same. Unloved and shunned by God, and with that we have decided to chose a different path, a path without God."

"I HAVE DONE NO SUCH THING!" Ewan yelled.

"You say that, but your just not finished doing so…your doubt in God is taking a toll on you…you can feel it…and I can see it…soon you possess everything us demons have…and then you will have to face your dear order." Aion began to laugh.

"That will never happen!" Ewan shouted. He ran at Aion presenting him with a punch. Ewan looked up to see that his punch missed and Aion was completely gone.

"Is that all your left with? My, my you are already drained of our angelic power."

Ewan turned around to find Aion standing behind him. A loud noise was heard, and Ewan hit the floor grabbing his chest in complete agony, before he even knew what happened. Aion stood over him holding the smoking gun in his hand. "Well now…I didn't even have to use my power…I just used common sense…saves so much energy…" Aion laughed.

Ewan tried to keep his eyes opened, but the pain was so intense, and he began to feel incredibly sleepy. As he looked up the sky, the only thing he saw was a demon's glowing red eyes…and then darkness.

Hey everyone it's Joshua…I'm not exactly sure what was going on when Ewan decided to talk to me, he was acting kind of strange… I feel as if he needs someone to talk to more than I do…Next Episode, Finding something out!