Author's notes: This is a compiled fic made from an rpg XD which has reached over 100 pages of unedited text in 1 week. So we're WAY behind the storyline in what we post XD. But being as we're both obsessed with rping, and fics… this is gonna go for a while!
A note on the title: Anachronism: n. 1. An error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one. 2. a thing or a person that belongs to another, esp. an earlier time. 3. In relation to Chrno crusade: relating to the specific character by the name Chrno, who belongs in another previous earlier time.
Chapter Three: Unkie ChrnoRosette nodded, following her companion towards the buildings on the edge of the street. "I really hope Remington got held up."
Chrno glanced at her, and looked puzzled. "Who is he?"
She snorted in an unladylike manner. "A cop who keeps badgering me and Joshua, never lets us have any fun."
He blinked. "Cop?"
"Argh. Terminology that you would know...er...a man of the law. like a sheriff."
"Oh!" He blinked, nodding a bit at that. "So...he's your guardian?"
"He's trying to be." She laughed, her eyes dancing with memories of tricks long played.
He grinned a bit. "And let me guess.. you don't like his rules."
"I don't like him." She frowned. "He only wants Joshua really, I'm just carry on luggage."
He tilted his head a bit at her. "Why?..."
She glanced around slightly, making sure that no one was listening in, leaning close to Chrno. "Joshua's special, he has powers. Remington wants them for his own evil plots I believe."
Chrno's eyes widened. "Powers...?" He suddenly looked a bit disturbed to hear that. "What sort of powers?"
She looked around again, obviously uncomfortable about the topic. "He can heal people."
The small demon looked thoughtful over that, and his brow furrowed a bit as he pondered that. "Heal others.... a holy power."
"What does that mean? Joshua's some type of angel?"
He glanced over at her, looking troubled. "Well....I knew someone once who had special powers.... and that was...something of the case."
Rosette remained silent, following a few steps behind her new friend.
He didn't really say much more on the issue, but walked onwards, receiving quite a few stares from the other people as they pulled up to the 7th bell.
"JOSHUA!!" She bellowed, cupping her hands about her mouth to project her voice. "OIIIIII!!"
Joshua meantime, was wailing his tragic tale of woe to the headmistress who was looking a bit shocked.
Chrno glanced up, peering at the tall modern building with curiosity, as a couple kids ran out, waving their hands. "Rosette! You're ok! Joshua said you died!"
Rosette nearly face-faulted. "Mouuu...."
"You're not dead! He was telling tall tales again! Hey who's this!? Why's he shirtless? Is he injured?"
Rosette stepped protectively in front of him, "He's hurt, could you get the Matron?" She asked, thankful that their questions didn't move to what SHE was wearing.
The kids stared a bit, staring, but ran off quickly,. "Matron!!!"
Chrno peered out from behind her, with wide eyes. "E...eh?"
Joshua was still blubbering, when the kids ran in, and his head lifted. "A...ara....?" The matron just sighed and patted his head, and went downstairs.
Rosette turned around, taking both of his hands in hers, smiling brightly. "I think your going to like it here Chrno."
He just blinked at her with wide eyes, blushing a little as she took his hands. "A...ah." The matron gushed over. "Rosette, how many times have I told you don't scare your brother!" She blinked. "Oh, hello there... who's this?"
Joshua came running, skidding down the stairs in a hurry. "ROSETTE!!!!!" tackle
"ACK!" She tumbled over by the sudden assault, staring up at her brother from the dirt. "Joshua?"
Joshua sobbed into her shirt. "Yokatta....."
She rolled her eyes, "Your over dramatic."
Chrno just grinned down at the two of them, rubbing the back of his head with his un injured arm.
"D...demo...I saw you.. gulp falllll."
"Do you really think anything would happen to me with Chrno around?" She looked up at the violet haired demon thankfully.
Chrno flushed a bit. "Well....if you do that often...."
"Which she does...."
"Much to everyone's annoyance." The matron finished with a sigh. "Inside, all of you, and we'll sort it out..." She put a hand firmly on Chrno's shoulder. "You young man, need medical attention immediately."
"Jeeze you guys your so mean." She pouted, glaring up at the group.
Chrno threw an uncertain glance at Rosette, as the Matron began pulling him inside. Joshua just clung to his sister's arm, refusing to let go. "If you wouldn't play daredevil...."
"If you hadn't grabbed my shirt. Which by the way was my favorite."
"You were gonna fall anyway!"
"Nuh uh! I had perfect balance."
"Demooo." he whined with teary eyes as he went inside, following the matron.
"Enough both of you." She said gently, pulling Chrno after her into the small first aid room they had, and pushing him down in a seat. "Now...please...explain some of this?"
"Ehehe. Chrno?" Rosette laughed nervously.
The matron just arched an eyebrow, pulling down some bags of medical items from the cupboard. "Is that your name young man? what's your last name."
He just fiddled a bit with his belt. "Uh... yeah.. well I don't really have one..."
Rosette placed a hand lightly on Chrno's shoulder, feeling slightly bad for the boy. "We found him living in the old city. He doesn't have a family."
Chrno glanced over at her, but smiled a bit. Well after all it wasn't untrue....
The matron gasped, and her eyes got all teary. "Living alone? On the streets!? In this day and age?! Oh you poor lamb!" She wrapped him up tightly in a fierce hug. The other children peeked around the edge of the nurse's office door, all peeking at the new member to their mismatched family, giggling to each other.
Chrno's eyes widened a bit and he looked very flustered, shooting a glance back at Rosette for some help. Joshua giggled, still clinging to his sister. "Naa... don't smother him, ma'm."
"Maaa...Your boobs are to big to do that Matron!" Rosette gripped her new friends' hand, trying to pull him from the large woman's grip.
The matron let him go, and smiled warmly. "Maa, well he's welcome here." She patted him on the head, and turned grabbing an IV. "Now... arm out. What blood type are you?"
Chrno blinked at that, and shot a fierce look at Rosette. "Um....I have no idea......"
"Aahhh" Rosette gasped, "He'll bleed to death if you stick him, he's a hemo-somethingorother!" She Scooted in front of the boy, placing her hands over the joint in his arm. She shot him a look. You're a demon, what are they going to say if they take your blood!?
Chrno was obviously thinking the same thing. "What she said...."
"Oh don't be silly!" The matron protested.
"Naa..." Joshua stepped up and fiddled a bit with his shirt. "Let me do it, that'll save trouble right?"
Rosette glanced over her brother, nodding rapidly. "You should set up me and Joshua's room for him, we can do this fine!"
The matron looked doubtful, but sighed a bit. "Very well.... If you insist... but Joshua..."
"Hnn?"
"Be careful....I know how weak it makes you."
Rosette nodded again, going and pushing the matron by the butt out of the room as hard as she could. "Yeah, go! we'll be fine!"
"Outta!" The matron laughed, but closed the door after her, shaking her head. "Children.... "
Chrno let out a small sigh. "Thanks... "
Joshua slapped a hand to his head. "Rosette! You should have known she'd coddle him like that!"
"What was I supposed to do?" She asked, leaning back against the door lightly. "We have to be careful."
Joshua sighed a bit and reached a hand out. "Here, Chrno....turn around..."
But the firm grasp of the small demon stopped him. "Don't....I'm not sure it will help....Holy power opposes my own...."
Joshua blinked. "So if I tried to heal you... it wouldn't work?"
"I don't really know... but it might do more harm than good."
Rosette sighed, Scooting up on the desk, dangling her feet from the edge. "Is there anyway to fix it then?"
Chrno just glanced sideways at her. "Open the seal...and let me heal it naturally. "
"Oh. so your self repairing, I saw a robot like that once." She said, leaning forward and releasing the flow.
Chrno sweatdropped a bit. "Not really..." But he was cut off as the power exploded in the room, and lit it up brilliantly before fading away again as he sat there stretching his arm a bit, and loud popping noises could be heard.
Rosette gaped a bit, running to the door to make sure no one came running from the light. "Man, what if someone saw that..."
Chrno closed his eyes, and focused his power, not paying attention to them. Joshua joined her at the door. "We can blame it on me, ne? They all know I'm weird as it is." He grinned lopsidedly.
"Maa, those jerks." She looked over at her brother softly, reaching out for his hand and squeezing it lightly. "Only a few more years, and we'll be 15. then we can move out."
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Aion leaned forward, twining his fingers together as he looked over his glasses at his shipmates. "We have a problem..."
Sheda and the others stood there, all looking uncomfortable. "What kinda problem, boss?" Jenai asked, twirling a shot glass in one hand. "Cat ruined the drive again?" Sheda hissed at him in reply.
"He has been awakened, the Seal is broken." Aion raised an eyebrow at Jenai, trying to hide the twitch of a smile that reached his mouth.
Jenai choked, and spit out the liquor in his mouth. "WHAT?!"
Aion nodded, adjusting his glasses, "Meaning that 'She' is back also. What to do next is now an object."
"Bloody hell..." Jenai growled. "And the bastard has no idea either... So, lets go pick 'em up...."
Aion fixed Sheda with an 'I told ya so' look. "He won't be happy about seeing us you know." He looked over at Wid, who nodded in agreement.
Sheda's tail flicked to the side. "Nope! But if we leave him alone, SHE'LL kill him.
He stood up, "Then it's settled," He stood up, glancing back at his friends. "Lets go get Chrno."
"Waiiii waiiii!" Sheda bounced up and down in celebration, and dashed up the stairs on all fours quickly taking her place at the computer. Jenai just smirked and lit a cigarette, and strolled casually up on deck.
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Joshua grinned a bit, then his eyes widened. "Waitaminute...what if..." He got a diabolical look. "What if a 'long lost uncle' came to adopt us...!"
Rosette joined his grin, looking over at Chrno insanely. "What if..."
Chrno slipped an eye open, and blinked at them, as he rotated his arm, as it finally finished healing. "Huh?"
Joshua grinned a bit. "Yeah! Then we could leave!!!! just think about it, our own apartment!"
Rosette grinned, reaching over for Chrno's hand. "Uncle, take us home" She put on a fake pout, her eyes flicking over to Joshua with a laughter dancing in her eyes.
Joshua grinned and latched onto his other arm. "Yes, please Unkie Chrno!" Chrno just sweadropped a bit. "Un...Unkie?" A loud knock on the door startled him.
"Rosette? Joshua? Are you ok in there? "
"Ah." Rosette gasped, staring at the doorknob as it began to jiggle.
"Rosette! quickly!" Chrno urged, pointed at the open timepiece at her chest.
"Eh heh heh.... I'll distract her!" Joshua ran to the door and quickly dashed out before the matron could see inside. "Hey!!!! Um how's the weather?"
Rosette nodded, slamming the door as she shoved him back into the bathroom.
Chrno blinked a bit, and glanced back at her as she shoved him forward, having to duck to avoid hitting a light fixture that was dangling low in there.
She turned the knob, feeling the rush on energy against her hands as his form changed. "We need you to escape so you can come and get us, Uncle."
Chrno turned around, blinking at her. "Ah.. ok...." He peered curiously at her. "I won't have to do anything...weird will I?"
"Weird?" Behind them in the next room, Joshua and the matron both stumbled in, as he began rambling about this and that.
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Slowly…a pair of glittering emerald eyes opened, the world fuzzy as the body the entity possessed went lax from it's position stapled to the wall of crosses. "Chrno..." her breath hissed out through the long since used throat of her vessel....
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Chrno scratched his head a bit. "Well... I mean, will it work just like that? I walk in, say I'm your uncle, we walk out? It sounds too easy..." He suddenly stiffened abruptly, as a cold shiver went down his back and he looked swiftly around him, unnerved. What's this feeling…?
"Can you act?"
His awareness snapped back, the brief moment of ice forgotten. "Um... sure.... I can try." He blinked at her. "But don't I need...I don't know, identification or something?"
She looked sad for a moment. "We're orphans. the Government is glad to just get rid of us."
He looked a bit sad at that. "That's not right....children should be cared for not abandoned...."
She brightened up, "Ah. It's ok though, if they weren't like that then we would be able to pull this off. We got to get you out so you can come back!"
Chrno smiled a bit and glanced out into the next room where Joshua was rambling as the matron tried to see in the bathroom. "Well..." He glanced up at the small window there, and raised an eyebrow at Rosette.
"Oh! Here." She dashed to the window, cupping her hands together and setting to give him a boost up. "Here we go."
Chrno climbed up into her hand, and nimbly leapt up there, pushed the window open, and slid out, grabbing on tightly to the edge. "Middle function." He winked at her, and inclined his head at the clock, before his head vanished as he slipped out to the ground.
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She pulled her hand out, despite the large spikes that pinned them to the wall, not even feeling the flesh rip and the blood pour from the wounds, following those limbs came her feet, until she landed lightly, blood pooling on the ground and staining her dress. The demons shifted, growling and wailing at the signs that their queen was awake.
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The matron burst in, in time to see Rosette alone... "W...where'd he go?"
Rosette quickly turned the knob to the left, swirling around to face the Matron with a grin. "He ran away, it seems that he was actually a criminal. He was going to rob us until I told him that we had nothing at all to steal!"
Joshua sweatdropped, but snickered behind his hand that hid his mouth. The matron blinked. "Oh... poor dear... reduced to such things..." She sniffed a bit and shook her head, turning and walking out muttering about the injustice of the world.
Rosette just winked at her brother, mouthing Chrno's name and pointing at the window as the lady turned her back.
Joshua grinned, then took her hand. "Come on sis, let's go back to our room then..."
She nodded, putting on a fake sad expression. "Poor Chrno, I think he had rabies too..." She mumbled as they past the plump old lady.
Meanwhile...outside... Chrno had studied a few people's outfits, and mimicked his own a bit, so that he materialized a coat that went well with his current 'western' scheme, while still looking stylish... He brushed himself off, made sure he didn't look too dirty, and strode to the front of the compound, and knocked lightly.
Joshua giggled madly behind his hand. The matron looked scandalized. "Did he bite you?" She paused as she heard the knocking. "Who could that be..."
Rosette grabbed onto the matrons' skirt, Smiling up a her brightly. Come on old woman, open the door.
The matron glared at her. "Rosette!! Really!" She sighed but opened the door, and blinked at the tall dark haired man standing there, smiling as he stuffed his hands in his pockets casually. "Can I help you?"
"Ah! Yes you can." Chrno said smoothly, his tone suddenly very forward and enthusiastic. "I'm looking for a pair of siblings...." He shifted his gaze down. "Why what do you know, there they are."
Rosette's jaw dropped, tears welling up in her eyes. "Uncle?....But they told us that you died...." She grabbed onto Joshua's arm, Laying the surprise on thick.
Joshua was almost beside himself in laughter, but he brightened right up as Chrno showed up. "UNKIE!"
The matron blinked a bit. "Eh...eh?" She stared between the two kids, and the man.
"Seems my death was overrated." He swept his hat off and held out his arms all warm-like, also playing up the part.
She gasped in delight, running forward and latching on to her 'Uncle', "I'm so happy your alright!"
Joshua tackled him and buried his face in his coat, pretending to sob. "Yokatta....yokatta..."
The matron's face glowed in excitement. "How wonderful!" she wiped a tear away. "Please...please come in."
Chrno coughed a little as he was nearly strangled. "Easy there..." He murmured, but stood up, putting a hand on each of their shoulders.
Rosette was laughing so hard inside, Her wet smile beaming up at Chrno, feeling the Matron's sympathetic eyes on them. The matron led them into her office, all glowing, and had them sit down. "Let me just get the paperwork straightened out... this is so wonderful for you two!!!"
Meanwhile... behind them, the door opened again, and another person stepped in...
Rosette glanced back, staring widely at the person... Oh crap...
"Eh?" Chrno glanced back over his shoulder, and froze, the moment his eyes locked on the man who'd just stepped in.
Joshua glanced back and blinked, looking awkward. "Uh oh... not him..."
Remington smiled widely, stepping in calmly, and waving. "Good morning you two.... I heard you skipped...." He trailed off, as his blue eyes met the red ones across from him.
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Aion looked at Sheda's monitor, noting that Chrno's energy was opened and then closed somewhere else once more, an orphanage. "You got those coordinates, Sheda?"
Sheda grinned fiercely. "Hai!" She tapped the screen. "He's being a show off isn't he!" she giggled, and lowered the ship. "Cloaking on!"
Aion grinned at this, adjusting his specs, and staring down a the orphanage that was coming into view. "I hope you slept well Chrno..."
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"Eheheh...Remington!" Rosette spoke up, her eyebrow twitching slightly.
The word rang sharply through the whole room as both Chrno and Remington jumped to their feet, and faced one another, at the same time. "YOU!!"
Remington's hand snapped to the side, and grabbed onto the cross sword there, and instantly it burst into light, and he aimed it right at Chrno's throat, as the demon took a half step back, his grasp protectively on the two kids. "I never thought that I would encounter you again..." Remington spoke in a cold voice.
The matron looked scandalized. "Remington. !!! W...what are you…!!??"
Joshua gasped, and clutched Chrno's arm tightly. "W...what's going on?"
Rosette gripped onto her brothers arm, fear for their new friend washing over her. "What the hell!"
Chrno's eyes were narrowed. "How on earth have YOU survived all this time....?
"I have my ways..." Remington growled low, the tip of the blade pushing against Chrno's throat dangerously, a red spot slowly forming as the close proximity to the holy blade burned him.
"What I want to know is... how did you escape."
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Sheda grinned warmly, and peered down at the building as the ship hovered invisibly above it. "We're here!!!! Waiii Waiii!"
Aion stepped lightly from the ship, his shoe crunching the grass, trotting comfortably to the door of the Orphanage.
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Joshua's eyes widened. "Y.. you know him?"
Chrno grit his teeth at Remington, his eyes darting to the side for a means of escape. "What do you care."
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The air around the fragile figure shimmered as she disappeared from the crypt, a sadistic grin on her lips.
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"You fool! Do you not remember ANYTHING!?"
Aion rapped lightly on the door, humming a tune lightly, staring at a dust particle on his sleeve before sweeping it off.
The matron yelped, and slipped out the room quickly, past the two, and grabbed the door flinging it open, and barreled out, running right smack into a tall white-haired man.
"Oh hello..." Aion grinned down at the lady, before his gaze became serious, looking up at the scene within. "Well, seems I'm not the only one who came to welcome you Chrno..."
The matron squeaked, and looked wildly around, her gaze landing on the cat girl and the poor woman promptly fainted.
Chrno's eyes darted over, and widened sharply, then narrowed as a furious growl erupted from his throat. "..A...AION!"
Remington turned his head, and looked flabbergasted, his weapon's tip lowering a bit.
Joshua gasped at the complete chaos, eyes wide. "Whoa....."
Sheda bounced in, giggling, and stopped seeing the scene. "Ouuu getting in trouble again are we?"
Suddenly, the air in the room became frigidly cold, and as Rosette glanced back behind Chrno, a figure of a tall beautiful blonde woman materialized into the room. "Ahh...Chrno..." Her voice rang powerfully through the room.
Sheda whirled, and instantly her fur stood on end as she hissed. "LOOK OUT!"
Remington turned, and gasped, the sword instantly spinning to focus on the new figure.
She reached out a single hand, letting it rest on Chrno's shoulder. "Chrno..."
He turned half way, then completely froze, as he heard her familiar voice, a shock of cold going through him.... "No..." he whispered softly, eyes wide. "It's been too long.... she can't..." But he slowly turned his gaze back over his shoulder, and gasped a strangled choke as he saw her. "M...Magdalena...."
TBC