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Author help: AARGH!!!! I'M SO SICK OF THIS STORY NOT FLOWING RIGHT!! DIE DIE DIE DIE!! NOOOOOOO! COME BACK, I DIDN'T MEAN IT!! Whew, that was close. Anyway, this story is so OOC it's ridiculous, but don't complain because I wrote this, like, a LONG time ago and recently found it…I mean, I just wrote it!!! Heh heh….anyway, please review and such…but the next chapter is the finale so you better review if you want it! And, what's this, Chrono! Oh, poor Chrono! How could someone do such a thing to you?! Oh, you poor, poor boy… (all in the next chapter) Chapter 3

Sweet home Pandemonium

Chrono-

The platform crashed to the ground with a jolt as smoke rose up into the air, clouding the night sky. Chrono coughed against the smoke, closing his eyes as dust began to obscure his vision. He had always hated the landings of that thing because it had always been so rough. I mean, what if you had a broken bone? Not very helpful, dad the genius.

He walked out of the smoke…and was immediately thrown into a drove of hugging lunatics, which he guessed was part of his family. Everywhere he turned, he got hugs from his brothers, sisters, or even people he didn't know, all shouting his name. He struggled to get away from the huge mass of people, but he wasn't getting very far since they had him efficiently tied down with their arms. Someone tackled him, throwing him to the ground and making him lose his breath…and that started the dog pile.

"I…can't breath…you guys…" He choked as he wriggled and squired under the weight, trying to get them to move off him. Despite his attempts to break them off, more and more seemed to pile on him, efficiently flattening him against the cold grass. As he felt his ribs starting to crack, he felt someone pulling his hair painfully. AS IF THAT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH!!

All of a sudden, someone was pulling him out of the pile by a strong hand latched onto his shirt, and finally, out into the cold air, thankfully freed from the torturous bodies and arms. He gasped for air as he sat on the ground and rubbed the back of his head where someone had pulled on his braid and rubbed his ribs, which were twinging with pain every breath he took. When he had caught his breath, he looked up, intent on thanking the person…but the words died in his throat.

Aion…Aion stood there smiling down at him; Chrono crawled backwarsds, unsure of what to do.

"I believe you needed help, so I decided to lend a hand; after all…you are my brother." Aion said as he held a hand out, going to help him to his feet. Chrono didn't take it.

"You may be my brother, but that doesn't mean that we're friends." He replied icily, standing up on his own, brushing away the offered hand. Anger flickered across Aion's face, then it was gone, once again passive and polite.

"You're my brother, and that alone should pass friendship any day. Now, why don't we go see just who dad's new wife is? Ya know, see who the heck she thinks she is getting into this family like that." He smiled, and Chrono thought he was going to say more, but instead he simply turned and walked off towards the house.

Chrono blinked; was that all he was going to say? Put the past behind them, be friends again? Truthfully, it sounded good to Chrono. It's not like he enjoyed fighting him every time they met. Well, he could give it a try, and if it didn't work out, he could always go back to the Order.

"You coming?" Aion called from the door. Chrono smiled inwardly, glad to have his brother back.

"Sure." Chrono called as he took off after him, followed by some of his many brothers and sisters.

When they got inside, he paused. What would she be like? It's not like anyone could replace his real mum, but…he wasn't really in the mood to meet the next person who was supposed to take her place…not that she could. What good was coming home if you didn't get to see your real parents? He sighed, suddenly distraught. 'If only Rosette was here…' His thoughts were interrupted however, by a large fur-ball that came flying at him and tightly embracing him.

"Shader…I can't breathe…" He choked as the cat girl hugged him tightly.

"But it's been so long! I missed you so much, Chrono-sama!" She laughed as she let go of him and backed up a little. "Everyone's been so uptight when they heard that dad was sending you a letter and that you'd be coming today…absolutely shredded my nerves. But you're here now, so come on!" She said as she grabbed his hand and pulled him along the long hall towards, if he remembered accurately, the gigantic living room. It had to be big if it was to fit his whole family, and still growing, in it.

As they entered the room, more of his family charged at him, suffocating him once again in their many arms…not to mention that he was the shortest in the family, excluding Shader, so they towered over him like skyscrapers. They backed off slowly, one at a time, revealing a lady dressed in all purple, golden hair, grey eyes, and many rings adorned her fingers as she sat in one of the puffiest armchairs in the room, fingers rubbing her gigantic stomach lazily.

"You must be Chrono. Your brothers and sisters have told me so much about you, good things I should say. I must admit, I am fascinated that you six pulled off such a crazy plot, considering…well, that doesn't matter now. Come, give your new mom a hug." She said quietly. Chrono couldn't place it, but something about her wasn't right…like there was something familiar about her…but he knew that something evil surrounded her, and he wasn't about to go near her. Chrono smiled and bowed politely.

"A pleasure to meet you…uh…Mrs." He said as the room fell silent, listening to their tense conversation. If she wanted him to call her his 'mom', then she was in for a rather big surprise.

"Call me mom, not Mrs. You will obey me as long as you are of this bloodline, since I am your new mother." Her voice held an edge of warning to it, but Chrono stared back defiantly.

Who was she, a fat pansy in an armchair, to tell him, a former Sinner, and one of the strongest at that, what to do? He only had one mum, and it definitely wasn't some fat, purple pansy that thought they could control him. It's not like he fought against her bloodline for nothing.

"Please forgive me if I do not choose to see you as…meritorious enough to fill that position. I am sure, of course, that you would feel the same way…given the circumstances." Chrono said icily, trying to remain, in some sense, polite. Her smile faded a little at his words, turning into a mock smile with hatred boiling beneath it. He heard Aion move to stand behind him, and soon the other Sinners followed suit. She was about to say something when his dad cut her off.

"Now, now, Chrono, be nice and apologize." His dad said firmly. Aion spoke up before Chrono could get the sharp words out of his mouth.

"Perhaps we should go out for some fresh air. It's a beautiful starry night tonight, so why don't we go see it?" That started the big surge. Chrono found himself being carried out the door and out into the fresh night air, glad to be out of such an uncomfortable situation.

"Aion…what happened to mum?" Chrono asked later as he lay on the ground, panting from their previous game: Catch the Chrono. Ten guesses who won…no one. Aion looked over at Chrono from his lopsided position on the ground next to the other Sinners.

"About 5 months ago, she up and left after dad told her about the pansy inside was gonna have his kid. She was angry and yelled at him, saying stuff like 'You're the one who made them go away!' or 'You put the idea in their head to run away from home! You made them leave!' It was bad." He stopped for a little while, gazing at the night sky with a delicate frown on his face, then he went on.

"Anyway, all of our brothers and sisters went out to look for her, and when they finally found her…they found that she was 8 months pregnant and refused to talk to anyone. The only thing she would say was, 'I'll only talk to Chrono. He, at least, is trustworthy…unlike you.' So dad sent you a letter, as well as one to us. He called us all home, though I don't know why. When I returned, I got into a similar…uh, discussion with the pansy as well, so don't feel bad."

Chrono blinked a little in surprise. Why would dad call them all home without a good excuse or reason? One that he didn't tell them anyway. And what of his mum? If she really was…then she was 2 months along when dad got scandalous with that purple pansy, and wham. Here they are now. Stupid dad…having to ruin everything with his wandering eyes on people best left avoided.

"So he called me home so I could talk to mum?" He asked in disbelief. Surely that wasn't the only reason… Aion nodded.

"But…why should I ask mum to come back when it's probably for the best that she stays away?" He asked, eyes closing against his will.

"Heck if I know." Aion responded instantly. "As far as I'm concerned, she's better off away from this psycho family." Chrono nodded, and he felt himself drifting away from the conversation more and more.

"I'll ask…dad tomorrow…" He yawned as he drifted off to sleep, the day's events finally taking toll on the exhausted demon.

"Come on, Rosette! You can't mope around here forever. Sister Kate gave you two a mission, now get your butt out of bed and hop to it." Anna yelled at Rosette, throwing the covers off the bed and revealing a bedraggled Rosette, complete with drool and fluff-ball hair.

"Leave me alone…I don't wanna go on a mission on the day after Thanksgiving…psycho…" Rosette mumbled from under the pillow she had shoved on her face to avoid the bright sunlight. Anna turned around, fuming.

"Well too bad! Get up, lazy butt!" She yelled, taking the pillow and whacking Rosette in the head with it, throwing it's fluffy contents around the room. Rosette yelped, making Azmaria walk in the door due to surprise. She quickly observed the scene for a moment, then said quietly,

"Chrono just throws her out the window…" Anna turned around, an evil glint in her eyes.

"No Azmaria! You weren't supposed to tell her that!" Rosette wailed as she flew out the window, clutching her pillow tightly to her.

5 minutes later:

"Grr…like I need this right now." Rosette growled, trying to see through the rain that was falling heavily on the windshield.

"Well, Chrono should be writing soon, since I'm sure he misses you as much as you miss him." Azmaria tried, hoping to comfort the angry nun enough to make her stop running people off the road. Rosette sat up straight in the seat.

"I guess you're right…but I wished he'd have spent Thanksgiving here…with us…"

"He'll be back, I'm sure of it. Now, what kind of demon is it that we're supposed to get rid of?" Azmaria replied, trying to change the subject before Rosette started crying again.

"Some demon that's getting too comfortable in downtown New York. She gave me a small pack of Sacred's and a broken down car, and she expects me to defeat this thing how?" Rosette said, pushing harder on the pedal. Azmaria gulped. A small pack of Sacreds?

"Well, let's hurry up and get rid of it, okay? And when we get back, there might be a letter from Chrono to us!" She yelled joyfully, hoping to make it infectious. It worked, and Rosette cheered up as she ran into several cars and forced them out of the way.

"We're finally back…I thought we wouldn't make it to see this ugly old building ever again!!" Rosette howled as she jumped out of the car and was greeted by Sister Kate.

"I trust you didn't blow up any buildings or anything of the like?"

"Nope! Everything was left as we found it, except the demon, of course." Sister Kate smiled at hearing that, and took something out of her pocket and waved in front of Rosette's face.

"What's that?"

"Chrono sent you a letter. Wanna read it?" Rosette snatched it out of her hands immediately and flipped it open. It read:

Dear Rosette,

Hope you're doing okay…but then again, it's the other's I have

to worry about. Anyway, it looks like I might get to come home soon

after I find mum and convince her to…well, I have to convince her of something.

Dad's being a…well, changing subject. His new wife is really pushing my nerves!! I was so ready to

kill her the other day!! Anyway, it appears dad went and got her going when mum was

already going along by 2 months, so she left him and now it's my job

to go find her and talk to her. Dad wants me to bring

her home, but I don't think she needs to come back to our twisted family.

That pansy it FAT!! She's like, bloated or something…but ya. I guess she would be…

Okay, hope you're doing good there, and happy holidays!! Tell AZ I said hi! LATER!!

WML, Chrono (with my love)

She finished reading it out loud, making Azmaria blush as Sister Kate laughed.

"That doesn't sound like Chrono!"

"Well, he has been hanging out with his weird family lately…" Azmaria answered.

"Weird?!"

"Well, they are…" She said, cringing from Rosette's raised fist.

"Yeah, I know. Come on, let's go inside, I'm cold."

End Chapter 3, Sweet home Pandemonium

Okay, that's it. Read the next chapter when it's up, since I'm bored. DON'T YOU EVEN COMPLAIN ABOUT MY LATENESS BECAUSE I'M SOO SICK OF EVERYONE ELSE DOING SO!!!! huff bye AND DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAR HAR HAR!! IF YOU WANT THE NEXT CHAPTER, I MIGHT JUST GIVE YOU A PREVIEW TO GET YOU GUYS TO REVIEW!!

Preview:

A fat old lady demon dressed in a revealing bathrobe opened the door, smiling expectantly as she put her hands on her hips. He blushed furiously, thanking the Lord silently that no one was around to hear those comments. He looked away as he saw the lady give a swish of her thin robe, revealing that she had no other clothes on.

"Uh, no…I must have got the wrong door, sorry." He said, turning. As he began to walk away, he felt heavy arms wrap around him tightly, pulling him back.

"NOOOOO! I'M TOO YOUNG TO DO THAT!!!!!"

End Preview- Ha ha ha! Anyway, if you wanna find out what's gonna happen to poor little Chrono, you have to review! AND I MEAN IT! I'M EXPECTING SOME, NOT JUST A MEASLY 3 OR 4! 7 is my limit, and I'm not budging. See ya in 7 reviews! (and that counts as 7 people, not one person reviewing 7 times)