Chapter IV

Chrono closed the door of Elder's house behind him as he followed Remington. They walked through a crowd of people trying to see what had happened inside the house. Faces were pressed against the windows just to see what was happening inside. Once Chrono and Remington got passed the crowd, they headed to Remington's office. Chrono cautiously walked inside after the other, closing the door behind him. Remington walked towards the window and stood there. His hands were in his pockets and he wore his usual uniform.

"I heard.." he began "that the demon you encountered yesterday was no ordinary demon"

Chrono remained silent. This, however, only caused Remington to believe it more.

"Chrono. You shouldn't go."

Chrono's eyes widened unintentionally. How was it that he knew? Wait…this could just be a coincidence. That's right, a mere coincidence.

"I don't know what you're trying to s--"

"Joshua, you shouldn't go meet with him"

"…"

"As you might know, we are at no point to start a fight with him and Aion. You know if it involves Joshua, it'll involve Aion"

"I know that"

Remington sighed "I know you care about Rosette and you want to help her find Joshua.."

/no/

"…but Joshua is no longer the Joshua you knew"

Chrono looked down and clenched his fists. Remington noticed this but did nothing about it.

"You may leave now, but think about what I said."

Chrono said nothing and exited the room. The purple-haired walked through the many halls of the place. His face was consumed with thoughts and he was paying no attention what so ever at what was going on around him. He started to recall what Remington had said…

"But Joshua is no longer the Joshua you knew"

That just hit him but it's not like he didn't know that already. Ever since the incident, Joshua had changed, no doubt about that, but if he knew that Joshua was now his enemy, why was it that he didn't hesitate to agree to meet with him? It wasn't that he wanted to help Rosette bring him back. If it wasn't that, then…what was?

As he continued roaming through the halls, his thoughts were interrupted by some voices coming from one of the rooms. He stopped and identified who the voices belonged to. At least one of them.

"What do you mean! And you didn't do anything about it?" screamed Sister Kate

A much calmer voice replied to her which showed neither anger nor worry.

" I said what I had to say, he'll decide."

"But a demon! Decide!"

"Please, calm down."

"I'm sorry Father Remington"

/Father Remington! How is he here/

Chrono was surprised. He had been walking absent mindedly, yes, but if someone passed by him he would've noticed. According to Chrono, there was only one hallway that led to Sister Kate's office from Remington's and he had been walking on it the whole time. No one passed him. So why…how was he there now?

He was too busy thinking that he didn't notice the door open. Once he came back to his senses, both Remington and Sister Kate were staring at him. Like always, Sister Kate stared at him with an obvious distaste. Noticing this, Father Remington took the chance and excused himself and Chrono. As the two of them walked back, Remington started another small conversation.

"So, have you decided?"

"No"

"Whatever you decide, just make sure it doesn't--"

"No, I won't start a fight, so it won't affect you…"

"No, I meant, make sure your decision doesn't hurt Rosette"

Chrono stopped dead on the spot and Remington continued walking, the small conversation, over.

"Ro..sette…" he said as a small tear rolled down his cheek.

These were feelings he didn't understand. He didn't want to hurt Rosette, but he wanted to see Joshua. What was the meaning of this? By the time he realized it, he was sitting down outside on the bench located in front of Elder's house. If there was anything that would help him understand…

/I'm going…/ he decided.

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