Chapter 10.

It seemed the Inspector had invited half of the city. Chrono didn't know any of the people there. He sighed and headed for the entrance, though he much rather wanted to go home.

He entered and stepped into the big hallway. Yasmin was greeting the guests and taking their coats. She looked at Chrono in a strange way as he walked by her, but he decided to ignore it.

He felt her gaze follow him until he turned a corner into a big living room.

He took a look around, but his eyes couldn't see any familiar faces.

He decided to go take a drink at the long table at the left wall. Some people were gathered there as well. When he took a glass of red wine, he accidentally bumped into a girl next to him.

"I'm sorry" he apologized and turned around to face her.

"Oh, it's okay" she smiled "It was my fault"

Chrono didn't know her either. She was wearing a silver white dress. Her hair almost the same colour and her eyes were a dark pink colour. She smiled at him "Why were you invited?" she asked "I was invited because I know the friend of a friend of inspector Morrison" she explained "By the way, my name is Azmaria Hendric" she added.

"I'm Chrono" Chrono replied "Inspector Morrison invited me because I helped him solve some cases"

"Ah, so you're a police officer?"

"No, a private detective" Chrono answered with a smile.

"Really? Wauw" Azmaria grinned "A friend of mine is looking for a person she has been missing for many years; you would be perfect for that job"

Chrono chuckled "I would love to help, but unfortunately, I'm looking for a missing person myself… and besides that, I have a lot of work on my back"

"Too bad, well… I hope you'll find her or him soon"

"It's a her" Chrono smiled "And thank you"

"See you later" Azmaria said and walked into the crowd. Chrono was now again alone, in between a lot of people he didn't know.

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Rosette was bored. Azmaria had been invited to a fancy birthday party and Joshua was together with some of his friends. She had nobody to call except for her mother.

"I called mom this morning" she mumbled. Instead she walked into town.

She found a nice looking place where she could eat and after that she went home again to watch TV.

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Chrono was bored as well. Azmaria was gone in the big crowd, so he couldn't talk with her. People were dancing "I never knew that being an inspector gives you enough money to live in such a big house" he thought.

Suddenly he felt someone tug at his sleeve and pull him out onto the dance floor. He looked down and saw that it was Yasmin "Come on Detective, dance with me" she said with a smile.

Chrono sighed "Why not?" he mumbled "As soon as I can go home after that" he added mentally.

He soon found out that she was leading him. He actually didn't care. She smiled up at him, but he didn't even show a hint of a smile.

He noticed the inspector at a table in the other end of the room. He was laughing loudly; obviously he had had a little too much to drink already. Yasmin too it seemed. She almost stumbled a few times.

The silver haired girl from earlier sat in a couch chatting with some other young women. What was her name again? Maria?

His thoughts were interrupted by a harsh tug on his sleeve. And in less than a minute, Yasmin had pushed him into a room and closed and locked the door.

"What are you doing?" he asked confused.

She turned around to face him, a wide smile plastered onto her face "Got ya" she whispered.

Chrono looked around; it looked like a little office. Yasmin closed the distance between them and pushed him against a wall.

"Sooo little detective…" she slurred hoarsely "Why didn't you call me?"

"You know the reason" he replied

"No" she pouted "Don't you think I'm pretty?" she leaned in closer, but Chrono grabbed her shoulders to keep her at a safe distance. She pouted further at that "Why don't you want me?" she asked sadly.

"I am not interested in you Yasmin" he explained "Besides, you already have a husband"

A smile crossed her lips "He will never ever know" she slurred, her hands grabbing his tie, then they travelled upwards towards his face. He stopped her in grabbing her hands instead. She tried to close the distance further, but Chrono's firm grip held her away.

"Yasmin stop" he said impatiently.

"No" she replied shortly "Don't want to"

Chrono sighed "Why did I deserve this? Why?" he asked himself.

"Yasmin listen…" he began, making sure she was really listening to what he was telling her "What you intend to do is wrong" he said "You have a husband that cares for you… you have a happy life at his side, would you really ruin that life?"

"I told you he will never know" she repeated fluttering her eyes.

"I will not allow you doing it Yasmin" he said firmly, pushing her away from him

"You're too obsessed with the law" she hissed annoyed

"It's not the reason and you know it" he said "I won't cheat with you, I have absolute no interest in you… please understand that"

She looked down.

Chrono rubbed his forehead "Gosh, did I really deserve this?" he thought

"Detective?" she asked silently

"Hmm?"

She lift her head to look in his eyes "Will you be mine one day?"

Chrono shook his head "No, it will never be us" he replied.

Her shoulders slumped and she sank her head. She pulled away from him. Chrono almost felt guilty for making her unhappy. He really wasn't interested in her or getting trouble because of her.

She sighed "I need sleep" she murmured and walked over to the door, opening it and then walking out.

Chrono sighed "I need sleep as well" he said and exited the office. A woman had stopped Yasmin and they were now chatting.

Chrono snuck by them and left the big house "Home, I just wanna go home" he thought and headed for his humble apartment with the dusty furniture and the worn out grey carpet.

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"Wauw, that man is really honest" Rosette smiled at her TV "Why aren't all men as honest as him?"

She stretched and turned off the TV "Bed time" she smiled and headed for her bedroom "Tomorrow is a new brilliant day in the office" of course she was sarcastic about that.

AN: That was chapter number ten ^^ I hope you liked it. Next one will be up soon.