Chapter 20.

Rosette woke up when she felt the arm around her tighten and almost suffocating her. She threw a glare at the young man next to her "I am not some kind of stuffed toy you know?" she grumbled, but he simply decided to ignore it. He let out a little snore and unconsciously pulled her closer.

She rolled her eyes and settled into his embrace, waiting for him to wake up. After a half an hour, she decided she had waited enough. She tried to remove the arm, but he had a firm grip around her.

"Trying to get away from me?" Chrono suddenly asked wearily and peeked an eye open to look tiredly at her. The blonde let her gaze fall on him "I can't breathe when you wrap your arm so tightly around me" she grumbled "So I thought it would be better to just get up"

"I'm sorry love, I hope you now know how much I missed you in this week" he gave her the most adorable puppy dog eyes she had ever seen. She turned her face away from him and huffed "Fine... I forgive you"

He smiled and nuzzled her neck "Thank you love" he whispered.

She let her hand comb through his bangs and to the back of his neck, but then suddenly stopped there "Chrono? Where is your hair?" she asked and let her hand feel the hair in his neck again. He looked at her and seemed to shrink "Uhm... I uhm..." he began, but didn't seem to come further than that.

"Chrono... your hair was to your waist... now it's barely to your shoulders... WHY DID YOU CUT IT OFF???"

"Uhm... I..." He scratched the back of his head sheepishly "You know... Uhm... some of my old buddies uhm... kind of... persuaded me?" his voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke.

Rosette hit his shoulder hardly "I can't believe you did it" she growled "What else did they make you do?"

"Nothing love, I swear" he replied truthfully and caught her hand in his. She glared at him. She had always loved his long soft hair, but now it was almost all gone. She sighed and turned her back on him "Tell me about those "Buddies" of yours" she grumbled "What kind are they?"

Chrono smiled and stroked her cheek "Not now, we should get up now" he said and got up and walked into the bathroom. She got up as well and stepped into the living room to open the curtains. It was a beautiful sunny day, and it was Saturday.

She felt a pair of arms snake around her waist "Alright... my friend in Phoenixville was a guy a girl shouldn't come too close... that's why I never introduced you to him... he never knew how to behave" Chrono told her "He was one that would never let himself get bound to a girl and he treated them... well like dirt"

"And such a guy was your friend?" Rosette asked disbelieving. She felt Chrono nodding "Yea, until he crossed the line"

"What happened?"

"We went on a... uhm... drinking tour together... it was before the accident... I was actually too young to drink heh... uhm" he noticed the icy glare the blonde fired in his direction and looked down "Anyway, that girl showed up and Benju decided to have some fun... he dragged her off to an empty room, but when she started to cry and scream for help though I couldn't take it anymore and stopped him..."

Rosette had turned around to look at him "And then?"

"The usual... we had a fight, I gave him a black eye, he gave me one in return, he insulted me and stomped off and I helped the girl get over the whole thing"

"Oh what a hero you have been my love" the blonde said and smirked. She broke free from his grasp and went into the kitchen to make breakfast. Chrono followed her and leaned against the doorframe "Didn't think I could do something like that ey?" he asked, crossing his arms. The blonde glanced over her shoulder at him "To be honest... not really" she replied and continued making breakfast.

He narrowed his eyes "I saved you too remember? The brown head from a year ago?"

"He wasn't exactly a challenge either" She mumbled, but remembered every single thing that had happened.

"If I hadn't saved you what do you think would have happened? I'm sure he wouldn't have treated you like a gentleman would" he placed a hand on either side of her on the table "Would he?"

"Of course not" she smiled "None can be more a gentleman than you... even though you weren't exactly one either the first time we met"

"Are you trying to tease me?" he asked suspiciously.

Rosette decided to ignore that question. Chrono was about to ask once again, when there was someone at the door. The red eyed young man brushed some hair away from her neck and planted a warm kiss there "I'll go" he said. She turned her head to look up at him "Okay, but remember, we haven't got enough breakfast for more than two"

He smiled "I won't invite anyone inside" he gave her a quick peck on her lips and then headed for the door. A little later he came back into the kitchen "It was Aion" he said "He said the date was set... do you know what he meant with that?"

Rosette groaned "Oh no... I don't want to go on that double date..." she mumbled, making Chrono walk over and pull her into a hug "What double date?" he asked. She broke free and started preparing the table for breakfast "The double date with Satella, Aion, you and me" she grumbled and sat down at the table when she was done. Chrono sat down on the opposite side of the table "Why don't you want to go?" he asked "Can't be that bad when we're all there"

"I know Satella is up to something..." she grumbled in reply "I can just feel it..."

Chrono rolled his eyes "Come on honey, Satella only wants to be friends with us and spend some more time with us" he said "You think too badly of her"

"It's not my imagination... it's intuition" Rosette shot back "She is as sly as a fox" she ate her breakfast and decided the apartment needed to be cleaned. She pulled out a cloth and started cleaning off the dust from the drawers and windowsills.

Chrono ate in peace as she wandered around dusting and washing. When he was done he cleaned the table and stood leaning against the doorframe watching her. He rolled his eyes once more, when she accidentally dropped one of the old figures he had had with him home. Luckily it survived the fall and was hurrily picked back up by the blonde.

As he watched her, he remembered how long they had actually been together now. When was the right time to take the next step? He sighed and looked out the window "It's too early..." he whispered to himself "Far too early..."

The blonde stopped and saw his somewhat sad look. She went over to him and cupped his cheek "Hey, what's wrong?" she asked worried. He smiled down at her and kissed her forehead "It's nothing love... I was just thinking about something"

"Something sad?" she asked "You looked so sad"

"No, don't worry" he reassured "I feel fine..." he stroked her cheek and then said "Wanna take a little nap on the couch?"

"Chrono... it's still in the morning" she pointed out.

"So?"

"Oh fine... let's take a nap if you absolutely want to" she sighed.

She rest her head on his shoulder and he draped an arm around her. Her right hand lay next to her head, while his left hand was placed under his head. Her right leg was halfway over both his, so they both had room on the couch and his left leg was on the floor.

Rosette sighed once more, but before she fell asleep, she asked "When was the date for the double date?"

"In three days... in a restaurant called 'The Golden Phoenix' I believe"

"Sounds fancier than the 'Sunrise'" she commented "Thankfully it's only for one evening"

"Yea" he yawned "Let's just go there and enjoy the evening okay?" he kissed the top of her head sweetly before he closed his eyes and let out a last sigh, before his breathing evened out and became quiet and peaceful.

The blonde lift her head to watch him. She smiled and gave his chin a little peck, then she soon fell asleep as well "I still hate that you cut off your beautiful hair" she grumbled as the last words.

AN: That was that chapter... the next one will be up soon. I want to update a chapter for KO before that though... only if I have enough ideas for KO that is -.-

There isn't happening much in this fic... it isn't an action or adventure fic either... the story is simply a little romance/humour fic ^_^ so there are only the few little bad guys I decide to put in there.

Anywho... until next chapter ^^