Lina: It's about time for a new chapter! Sorry for the wait!

Chrono: You've been a slacker.

Lina: No, usually school takes up all of your time.

Chrono: Suuuure.

Lina: Here it is!

Chrono Crusade: The Fight Part 7

Chrono walked along a dark path, (no, it wasn't like the dark path that is usually described as death) and he turned back. He saw someone there, he couldn't make out who it was though.

"Hello? Who's there?" He asked. The figure smiled, white teeth showing. It was a sliver of white covered by black shadow. A gust of wind flew past the figure and Chrono. Chrono winced and when he opened his eyes the figure was gone. He turned around and there it was again. He realized that it had a cloak over its face. He pulled it back. It was Joshua, or what looked like Joshua. "Joshua? Is that really you?" Chrono asked. Somehow he knew that it was not him.

"I am your greatest fear. You do not want to bring me back the way I am now, it might hurt Rosette," Joshua said. Chrono looked down.

"It's not that, I just want to be able to turn you back to normal," Chrono stated. Joshua laughed, pulled out a sword from behind him and stabbed Chrono through the stomach.

Chrono jerked up in the seat of Satella's car. Satella almost had a heartattack.

"Are you trying to kill me?" She asked, angrily. Chrono smiled, his face soaked with sweat.

"Sorry. I was... dreaming," he replied. Satella looked worriedly at him. "Don't be concerned! I'm fine, really!" He said, quickly. Satella looked back at the road.

"We're almost there. Just a few more miles," she said, almost angry at herself for worrying about a devil, something that she had hated for most of her life.

Rosette could not sleep, she was too worried. Her and Az sat up by the fire that Chrono had fallen alspeep by. She wished she was with Chrono right now, not that Az wasn't great company.

"I had fun at choir practice today, even though I was worried about... Chrono," she stated, noticing Rosette's fist clenching. Rosette stood up.

"I'm going! I don't care if he'll be mad, I'm still his contractor. That idiot! What was he thinking? He needs me, he'll get killed if I'm not there," Rosette stated, stomping off. Az smiled. She was glad that Rosette was not so sad anymore.

Lina: There you go, I hope it was angsty enough for ya!

Chrono: Ow... that hurt.

Lina: Sorry, you'll get much more than that later!

Chrono: I can't wait...