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He had kissed her on her hand. Well, for others it might be nothing, but it was different for her. She could still feel his warm soft lips touch her fingers. She sighed "He is so sweet" she thought, "It's a shame that he has to live in that old cellar, he deserves something better"

When she came home, she told the others about the strange couple, that they had been looking for something "They broke in to our theatre? We should call the police" said Shader angry "We can't Shader, we don't have any prove that they have" Rosette told her. Joshua had been thinking "What could they actually have been looking for?" he asked, more to himself than the others.

"We can go practicing tomorrow and then we can look around a little" Shader suggested and the others agreed on that.

That evening, when the most had went to bed, Rosette still laid awake in her bed. She twisted and turned the pocket watch between her fingers "Chrono" every time she spoke his name, a blush appeared on her cheeks "You are so mysterious, you keep so many secrets that I want to know" she whispered "Why are you hiding in that place? Who do you fear?" soon she fell asleep though, with the pocket watch still firmly in her hands.

The next day they were at practicing again. Shader commanded the twins around, while the others just sat there looking. They each had their role in the play (Now I want to say, that I have never read or seen Phantom of the opera, I just liked the music -.-)

Genai was bored "Can't we get on with the next scene already?" he asked, but Shader just answered "We could, if the phantom would just sing in the right way" "Hey, it's not my fault, you could just explain it better for me how you want me to sing" Joshua defended himself "I try to, but you wont listen to me" she called back. Viede stepped in "Come on guys, stop fighting about that, we should just concentrate on the play" he said "Well we can't as long nobody can play their role properly" Shader said to him in an unfriendly manner. While the others were arguing, Anna and Claire just sat there chatting.

Rosette thought this opportunitywould be perfect to sneak off from the fight. She slowly went behind the curtain and down into the girls dressing-room "This is going to be a disaster" she told herself and sat down in front of a mirror. The dress was killing her; it was too heavy and too low cut "This can't really have been comfortable for the women in the past to wear" she said "And the front could be a bit less showing"

"What's wrong Rosette?" she suddenly heard a voice say behind her. In the mirror she saw the reflection of his red eyes watching her. She didn't turn around "Hello Chrono" she greeted him as he came closer and stood a few steps behind her "Oh, it's nothing, just the others fighting again" she told him.

It had happened a lot in the last few practicing weeks "I doubt we are going to be finished for the show, even though we have no firm date for it yet" he looked at her in the mirror. He stepped one step closer and laid his hands on her shoulders. She tensed up by the touch, but soon relaxed when he started to massage her. She blushed a deep red colour "You are too stressed" he said softly "You shouldn't overwork yourself"

His touch was soothing and relaxing "I know, but we need the money we get from the show, that's why we overdo ourselves" she murmured to him and closed her eyes. His hands rubbed her shoulders and neck in a slow rhythm. She sighed.

"I know what Aion and Rizelle were looking for" he said in a low voice "But I can't tell you, I'm sorry" she had opened her eyes "You know? Why can't you tell me?" she asked him "Aion is not a person you should come too close, you should be careful around him" Rosette turned around to look at him, by the move he let her go "You know him?" she asked, in a voice that was unbelieving. Chrono nodded "But I can't tell you more than that, I just want you to watch your step when he is around okay?" "But-" she was stopped in mid sentence, as Chrono laid a finger on her lips to quiet her "Please, I can't tell you anymore than I already have, just promise me to be careful" he looked at her with pleading eyes.

She nodded slightly and he took his fingers away "Is he the one you fear? Is he the reason that you are hiding here?" she asked, voice almost not more than a whisper. He didn't answer her "Please Rosette, don't ask me more now"

"Chrono, I just can't stand the thought, that this guy is scaring you so much, that you had to live in a ruin, even though it's been cleaned up now" she said "But just look at the room you live in" she pointed out "You deserve something far better than that" he looked away, but she saw a storm raging behind the red orbs "I don't think so, if I really did deserve something better, wouldn't I already have gotten it for now?"

"You shouldn't be such a pessimist" she told him "You can't have done something so bad, that you have to suffer such a miserable life" "You don't know what I have been through" "Well, you wont tell me anything, so how should I know?" "I can't tell you"

Suddenly their talk was interrupted "Rosette, are you in there?" it was Shader. The two in the room froze. Rosette looked at Chrono "Uhm… yes I am" she called back "Well come on then, we still need to practice" "Ok, I'll be right there" Rosette called out, and the heard the steps fade away.

"I have to go now" Rosette said "I'll see you soon" Chrono nodded "Bye Rosette" he answered, then she walked out the door and left the boy alone.

She really started hating practicing.

A/N: that was that chapter. I hope you liked it. Next chapter will be there soon :) bye bye. Sorry a little short.