Chrno Crusade: The End Is Just The Beginning

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Guardian Angel of Innocence

Chapter Three: Rosette's Hidden Powers

Angel Rosette swung her blade down vertically at the white head man. The man quickly unsheathed his blade and held it up just in time to cause the sword to clash. The man smirked slightly while Rosette glared into his eyes. The two exchanged a few words then the man quickly sent a kick towards the girl's stomach. Rosette was flown back quite a bit, but she stopped herself soon enough then charged after the white head man again...

Rosette smiled, feeling quite comfortable where she was. She scooted closer to the warm figure next to her. She felt an arm drape over her shoulder and opened her eyes. Her eyes widened as she began blushing. She was resting her head on Chrno's chest and was extremely close to him. His arm was draped over her shoulder while her own arm was resting against his chest.

Rosette slowly looked up to see Chrno was still asleep, his breathing coming and going slowly. She smiled and grinned a bit evilly. She slowly went up until her face was near his. Her grin disappeared when she saw his peaceful expression.

Grrrr. Not fair! He cheated because of that face of his! Rosette thought.

Chrno smirked slightly and opened his eyes. "Heh. At least I win."

"You do not. Cheating doesn't count," Rosette said, also smirking.

"I didn't cheat," Chrno defended himself.

"Did, too."

"Did not."

"Too."

"Not."

"Too!"

"Not!"

"TOO!"

"NOT!"

Rosette growled and Chrno immediately knew he was in trouble. Chrno tried to get up and make a run for it, but Rosette pushed him back down then got up and sat down on his stomach, pinning his wrists down.

"You're not getting away that easily," Rosette said, grinning evilly again.

"Go, Rosette!" a voice cried.

Rosette and Chrno both looked towards the direction the voice came to see Mia.

Mia smirked and crossed her arms. "Didn't think you guys would actually go that far after just meeting each other."

Chrno and Rosette both began to blush furiously.

Rosette got up and began charging towards her best friend. Mia's eyes widened and she turned around, making her get away.

Chrno chuckled slightly then got out of bed. He had only slept in his black sweatpants. He got out his usual clothes and put them on. He walked out of the room and sweatdropped when he saw Rosette grabbing and throwing whatever item reached her hand at Mia. Mia continued running, screaming.

"You hentai!" Rosette cried and threw a vase at Mia.

Mia yelped and ducked just in time, the vase hitting the wall and shattering. She spotted Chrno and quickly hid behind him. "I was just teasing, Rosette! I didn't mean it! Honestly!"

Rosette approached the two. She was about to move Chrno out of the way when a voice interrupted her.

"What is going on here?!" the voice demanded.

Chrno, Rosette, and Mia turned their attention towards the one who had spoken to see Sister Kristy watching the three of them disapprovingly with her arms crossed.

"Umm... Eh-heh. Well, you see..." Rosette began, scratching the back of her head while sweatdropping and laughing nervously. "Mia, umm, said something rather... perverted so I went to teach her a lesson."

"Rosette, where were you last night?" Sister Kristy asked, raising an eyebrow.

Rosette blinked a few times, her eyes widening. Darn it! I forgot about the stupid those stupid night checks! "I was in the cafeteria getting a snack and milk then I had to go to the bathroom then I had tripped and cut my wrist again so I went to clean the cut and get a Band-Aid then I was going up the stairs and lost my footing and hit my head hard so I got an icepack and kept it over the bump for a really long time and, by then, I wasn't sleepy anymore so I just walked around for about two hours then I went to Chrno's room since the sun was going to rise soon and I wanted to wake him." She smirked slightly. "Then the sun had rose after about thirty minutes and so I went to perform my duty, but Chrno ruined that because the guy had woken up so I talked to him for a while then Mia came and said something rude and I went to teach her a lesson and now we're here."

"Your tale is very far fetched, Miss Rosette," Sister Kristy said, her eyes narrowing.

"But it is true," Chrno lied. "I could hear her all night."

"I bet you could," Mia whispered and smirked.

Chrno began blushing.

Sister Kristy watched the three then walked pass them.

Rosette, Chrno, and Mia all let out a sigh of relief.

"She reminds me of Sister Kate," Chrno said.

"She's scary," Mia said.

"She just needs a boyfriend to loosen her up," Rosette said smirking.

Chrno shook his head and the three went downstairs to eat breakfast.

"Class, due to the rising of demons, we will not only be learning about the history of humans, but demons as well," Sister June said as she paced back and forth in front of the class. "Starting in the beginning of the 1900's..."

Rosette blinked a few times. Rising of demons? She looked in Chrno's direction.

Chrno sat down at his desk, taking notes of what Sister June was saying even though he already knew all of it. He felt someone watching him and looked up to meet Rosette's questioning gaze. He raised an eyebrow.

The population of demons is rising? Do you know why? Rosette thought, knowing he could hear her.

Chrno shook his head. No, I have no clue as to why. Do you want to investigate it?

Rosette nodded then smiled. You bet I do!

Chrno chuckled then quickly became silent, remembering they were in class still.

Rosette turned around and began writing. Of course, she wasn't writing down what Sister June was saying, and, instead, was writing down possibilities of why the demon population was raising and the solutions to solving it.

"Seriously?!" Mia asked, her eyes widening.

Rosette nodded. "Yeah."

"Wow. You think we would have noticed. You know, since we live in New York and all," Mia said.

"Apparently they haven't become a problem yet," Chrno said, crossing his arms.

"I'm guessing there's a big ol' demon destroying their homes and stuff so the solution is to go to Pandemonium and kick some demon butt," Rosette said smirking.

Chrno sweatdropped. "I doubt that's the case, Rosette. If it was just one demon, they all could have easily defeated it if they worked together."

"I know! There's a bazillion dust bunnies from the planet Grucasalum and they've come to take over Pandemonium by making everyone eat onions and liver and making them drink lemon lime juice without sugar or ice!" Mia cried out excitedly.

Chrno and Rosette both sweatdropped.

"Any demon could easily defeat a 'dust bunny', Mia," Rosette said.

"And demons don't even have to eat," Chrno said.

"I was just stating a possibility!" Mia cried. "No need to make snide comments about it! Hmph!" She crossed her arms and turned her back to them.

Chrno and Rosette both let out a sigh and shook their heads.

"Maybe it's..." Rosette looked at Chrno. "Aion?"

Chrno's eyes widened and he quickly shook his head, his gaze falling to the ground as his hands turned to fists. "Rosette and I killed him a long time ago."

"Maybe he had a son?" Mia asked.

"Or there's a really bad plague there and it's killing off everyone," Rosette said, her expression changing to one of concern.

Chrno shook his head. "The only way to know is if one of us went there."

"Then let's go," Rosette said, crossing her arms. "All three of us together."

"The Apostles are being kidnapped, too," Mia said.

"That's right!" Rosette said.

"We can't go," Chrno said quietly.

"Why not?" Rosette asked.

"The portal to that world from here was closed after Aion's death," Chrno said. "I knew someone who could take us, but she's dead now."

"We can't give up," Rosette said determinedly.

"We can if it's impossible to even accomplish," Mia said.

"And it's not," Rosette said, her eyes lit up.

Chrno gave her a questioning expression. "What exactly do you have in mind?"

"This," Rosette said and smiled as she grabbed Chrno's hand and began running off.

"Hey! What about me?!" Mia cried and ran after the two.

Sister Kristy gazed out the window and sighed. She turned around to face Reverend Maxwell. "Are you sure now is the right time?"

Maxwell nodded. "She needs to go out into the world, Kristy. We can't protect her forever."

"Yes, I know, but with the demon population on the rise and Apostles going missing, I'm just not so sure," Kristy said softly.

"She has Chrno to protect her," Maxwell said.

"That's what I'm afraid of," Kristy said and sat down at her desk. "She has the watch still, Maxwell. What if she agrees to be Chrno's contractor?"

Reverend Maxwell fell silent and sat down. "She is stubborn and would eventually convince Chrno into it. That is..." His eyes narrowed dangerously. "To say if he hasn't already given in."

"My God!" Sister Kristy cried, her eyes widening.

Kristy and Maxwell exchanged glances then got up and went off in search of Chrno and Rosette.

"Tell me why we're here again," Chrno said as he looked around the dusty cobweb room.

The three were within the Elder's house. Apparently it hadn't been taken care of after the Elder's death. Everything was old and worn with age, a lot of the items being rusted.

"Quit your complaining. I'm sure the Elder has something around here we can use," Rosette said, looking through the boxes.

"I doubt it," Chrno muttered.

Mia screamed and the two quickly ran to her side.

"What is it?!" Rosette cried.

Chrno looked around, his hand upon the hilt of his blade.

"That guy was such a pervert!" Mia cried and threw the box she had been searching through.

Chrno and Rosette exchanged puzzled glances then looked through the box. Chrno turned a deep shade of red while Rosette's eyebrow began to twitch.

"THAT HENTAI!!!!" Rosette screamed.

Chrno sweatdropped and gently placed a hand on Rosette's shoulder. "Calm down, Rosette. No use getting angry over the past. The guy is dead now."

Rosette sighed and nodded then continued looking around the room after giving the dirty box one last glare.

"Here you two are," a voice said.

Rosette, Chrno, and Mia stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction the voice had come to see Sister Kristy and Reverend Maxwell.

"Heh. Heh. Sorry to worry you," Rosette said sweatdropping and scratching the back of her head.

"Chrno, Rosette, we have to talk," Kristy said firmly.

"It is highly important," Maxwell said. "Mia, I suggest you return to your dorm and complete your homework."

"Of course," Mia said and left the house.

Sister Kristy and Reverend Maxwell left the room, Chrno and Rosette following them.

"Before we start, I would like to know the reason you were within the Elder's house," Sister Kristy said.

Kristy, Maxwell, Rosette, and Chrno were within Kristy's office. Kristy was sitting at her desk, Rosette and Chrno sitting across from her. Reverend Maxwell was standing beside Sister Kristy.

"We were looking for something," Rosette said.

"And what would that be?" Maxwell asked.

"An item that would help us get to Pandemonium," Chrno replied quietly.

"Pandemonium?! Why would you want to go there?!" Kristy asked with wide eyes.

"To find out the reason why the demon population is growing and put an end to it," Rosette said determinedly.

Maxwell shook his head then slightly smiled. "I see."

"Now we start. Rosette, Chrno, have you two formed a contract with one another?" Sister Kristy asked, her expression turning to a grim one.

Rosette and Chrno exchanged glances then turned their attention back to the two.

"No. What would give you that idea?" Rosette said calmly.

"Do not lie," Sister Kristy said firmly.

"The cut on your wrist is proof that you two made the contract," Reverend Maxwell said.

"What?! Now wait a minute!" Rosette cried and stood up. "I didn't cut myself on purpose and Chrno didn't wound me! I got the cut from Arachnia!"

"That is a lie, Rosette Maryanne Christopher!" Sister Kristy said. "I am quite sure Arachnia did not have a sword nor got close to wounding you even if she did have one."

Rosette was now at a lost of what to say and settled for just fixing the two with a glare as she sat back down.

"Now, if you will, I want the truth. Why did you two form the contract?" Sister Kristy said.

"Because I insisted on it," Rosette muttered. "Chrno needs to be able to use his powers for the trials up ahead."

Kristy and Maxwell exchanged glances then looked back towards the two.

"Trials, you say? What sort of 'trials'?" Reverend Maxwell asked.

"Trials that will lead us to our destiny," Rosette said.

Chrno gave Rosette a puzzled look while Maxwell and Kristy exchanged glances once again. They both nodded and turned their attention back to the two.

"You are dismissed," Sister Kristy said.

Chrno and Rosette nodded, getting up and leaving the room. The two walked down the hall, Rosette with her hands behind her head and Chrno with his hands in his pockets.

"Rosette?" Chrno asked quietly.

"Hmm?" Rosette asked, slowing down until she was walking next to Chrno.

"What did you mean by 'trials that will lead us to our destiny'?" Chrno asked, gazing into her blue eyes.

"Umm, well..." Rosette blushed and looked away from his red eyes, fidgeting with the end of her shirt. "To tell you the truth, I have no idea. Seemed like the right thing to say at the time." She shrugged and looked back at him, smiling, her blush still slightly visible.

Chrno sweatdropped and shook his head as he looked up ahead. He went into deep thought as he went through what had happened the past few days. He gave Rosette a questioning look, her hands behind her head once again. If she were an apostle, could it be that she was also partly a reincarnation of the Rosette he had known as well as the girl before her, Magdalene? Did she have the ability to see the future and didn't know it? There were so many things that he was beginning to wonder about this girl. The similarity between both Rosettes was astonishing and now that he knew they were related, it did explain it very well. But it also brought up more questions. "Maybe we should try to see if you have powers, Rosette."

Rosette turned her attention back to Chrno. "What do you suggest?"

Chrno smirked slightly. "Want to go for a walk in the city? If the demon population is rising then the demons are soon to show their true nature sooner or later."

Rosette returned the smirk and nodded. "Okay. But to my room first!"

Chrno let out a cry as Rosette grabbed his hand and began running in the direction of her room. The two came to a halt once they had arrived there. Rosette released Chrno and went over to her bed, picking up two pair of guns. She strapped each of them to her thighs then went over to Chrno.

"Now we can go," Rosette said.

Chrno nodded, slightly blushing when he noticed for the first time just how incredibly short Rosette's skirt was. He shook his head, trying to clear his mind of certain thoughts that ran through his head.

Rosette frowned as she looked in his direction. "Are you going to stand there all day or am I going to have to drag you by the ear?" She crossed her arms.

Chrno blushed embarrassingly only causing his cheeks to redden since he was still blushing from his realization about Rosette's attire. "Sorry, Rosette." He ran up to her side and the two headed into the city.

"Wow! Look at all these neat-o things!" Rosette cried, glancing through window after window.

Chrno sweatdropped as he watched her then smiled slightly, shaking his head.

"Ooooohhhhh! We have to go here!" Rosette said excitedly and grabbed Chrno's hand, leading him into a store. She quickly ran up to the glass table that displayed many guns beneath it.

Chrno sighed and shook his head. "Rosette, your weapons are ten times stronger than these."

"But they're so shiny and cool and-and-and-yeah!" Rosette said and pressed her face against the glass.

Chrno and the storeowner sweatdropped.

"Rosette," Chrno said warningly, gently taking her hand. "Let's go. We can't test your powers with you over here goggling over useless weapons."

Rosette groaned and nodded, allowing Chrno to now lead her through the city.

The two continued to walk around the city, Rosette still awing every once in a while. The two turned a corner and walked down a very dark alley. Rosette did trust Chrno, but she also knew what happened down in dark alleys, which caused her to grab onto Chrno's arm a bit more tightly than what she had actually wanted. Chrno looked down at her and saw her fearful expression. He wrapped an arm around her waist, bringing her closer to him, trying to reassure her. Rosette looked up at him and blushed while also giving him a smile.

"Don't worry. If it doesn't work, I'll be here to protect you," Chrno whispered in her ear. Even if it did work, he would still be there to protect her. He wouldn't allow anyone to harm her if he could help it.

Rosette continued smiling and nodded, whispering, "Thank you, Chrno."

"Now what do we have here?" a voice asked.

Rosette placed a hand over one of her guns out of reflex, getting ready to draw it just in case. Chrno unconsciously drew Rosette closer to him as he looked around for the source of the voice. The two only saw darkness and no sign of the one that had spoken.

"It seems to be an Apostle with a demon. How odd. Or has the demon brought the holy one here to deprive her of light?" the voice said.

Rosette's eyes widened and she looked towards Chrno, their eyes meeting. He was clearly just as surprised as she was.

Weird. She never seems to become weak, Chrno thought. Most Apostles usually are very weak and vulnerable to disease. Why isn't she?

I'm an Apostle?! Rosette thought. I've never even used those powers before!

"Oh! I must be interrupting. Perhaps that is why the demon has not tainted the Apostle's soul," the voice continued. "Then again, why do we not enjoy the pleasure together, demon?"

Rosette shivered and tightened her grip in Chrno's arm. Chrno growled and continued to look around, holding Rosette even closer if at all possible.

"I'm not doing anything having to do with you!" Chrno cried.

"Ohhhh! So the demon would prefer to have his precious Apostle all to himself. I see," the voice said. "Very selfish, I must say, demon."

Chrno's eyes narrowed. "This Apostle is my best friend and I will not allow you or anyone else to harm her."

Rosette smiled and released Chrno's arm. "Just in case, Chrno, you might want to let me go. I don't want to hurt you." Her expression changed to one of concern.

"Just do it, Rosette," Chrno said, not releasing her. He wasn't going to be releasing her until he caught sight of the one speaking, being sure that it would be safe of him to do so.

"I might kill you!" Rosette hissed.

"Your powers aren't strong enough to inflict that much damage yet, Rosette. I'll be fine," Chrno said and gave her a smile. "Now try your powers."

Rosette sighed and shook her head. It is SO his fault if I hurt him.

Chrno smirked slightly when he heard her thoughts and looked around for the owner of the voice once more.

Rosette held her hands out in front of herself, palms facing outwards. Her eyes slightly narrowed and she tried to use the powers she felt hidden deeply within her soul. Slowly, white energy began forming around her, her hair slightly floating up, but not to the point that it would give her hair the look of a super saiyan.

Chrno winced slightly from the holy power surrounding her, but shook his head since it seemed like nothing more than just the feeling of someone pinching you at the moment.

"Hmm? What is this? Is the Apostle using her powers? I hope not. It would mean the end of my existence," the voice said.

Chrno sweatdropped. He really didn't think Rosette was powerful enough to use her powers to their full extent yet, but he kept silent. After hearing what the voice had said earlier, he really didn't care if the creature died or became deathly scared of something that most likely would only leave a scratch upon the thing.

A ball of white energy began to form within Rosette's hands, slowly becoming bigger. She closed her eyes and let out a breath.

Chrno watched her, his face filled with concern as well as puzzlement. If she were just tapping into her powers now, would she become weakened and vulnerable to illness later on each time she used her powers? It seemed the Apostles he knew had always been like that, of course, by the time he had met them, they were able to use their powers whenever they wished. His eyes slightly narrowed. If she did become weakened, her life would most likely become even shorter than it already was going to be. Chrno watched the closed clock and felt an ache in his heart. He didn't want to lose someone he was close to once again. He began to mentally scold himself for giving in to Rosette's stubbornness. If he hadn't, if he had known, he wouldn't have to deal with the consequences.

The energy ball soon became the size of a basketball. Rosette opened her eyes, the light vanishing most of the darkness, the owner of the voice being visible.

The demon's large yellow eyes widened as he fell from the side of the wall, falling to the ground. The creature took slow steps backward, watching the energy.

Chrno felt Rosette's holy aura become stronger which caused the pain to slightly increase, but it still wasn't enough to send him death. Small burn marks began to form upon his arm and side as well as the side of his face. He knew Rosette was going to yell at him after this, but, at the moment, he didn't care.

Rosette watched the demon in front of her and Chrno. "I must punish you. I know what you wanted done to me and I can only hope you did not deliver the same fate to other innocent girls. This is the punishment you shall receive." She shot the energy ball from her hands.

The demon began making a run for it, but the energy had hit him soon enough causing him to disintegrate to nothing but dust.

Rosette lowered her hands as the aura left her, her hair falling back down to her waist. She looked towards Chrno and gave him a smile. Her smile quickly disappeared, though, when she saw the burns. Chrno had given her a weak smile in return, but it had been replaced by fear when he saw that Rosette had noticed his wounds. He released her and took a step back, holding his hands up defensively. Rosette growled as her hands turned to fists, her blue eyes glaring at him. Chrno began making a run for it, Rosette running after him soon after throwing any objects that came in contact with her hands.

Rosette's an Apostle! Dun, dun, dun! What will happen in the next chapter? Will Chrno be able to survive Rosette's wrath? What exactly is going on in Pandemonium? And just how will our heroes make it there? All this and more revealed in the next chapter, or chapters. Lol. "" really isn't sure And please review this and I hope you all are enjoying it so far. Thank you in advance.