(A/N): Okay. Welcome to my new fic "Rosette's Birthday". I hope you like it and continue reading it when I update. Oh and "Sibling Rivalry" was just updated and a new chapter of "Genie in the Cell Phone" is about to come.

Disclaimer: Chrno's not mine! (wahh) It's Daisuke Moriyama's! (sniffs and hugs Chrno plushie)

Chapter 1:

Wonder

Chrno gazed out the window from his spot at the Elder's cottage. He could hardly see something or someone walking out there in the convent's huge grounds, almost the only thing he could see were shadows. It was still very early, yes quite early. It was 12:00 PM. How could he imagine seeing someone up at this hour? Even Minister Remington was now resting after a hard day's work in the investigation of the Seven Apostles and Joshua. Chrno sighed and vapor that came from his breath covered the glass of the window. He couldn't sleep that night, it was cold and he needed to think about some stuff.

He rested his head on the glass's surface and started brushing his violet locks away from his ruby eyes. He could hear Elder's snores coming from the room upstairs. He smiled and continued gazing out the window. He was somehow watching to an invisible paradise that only his eyes and him knew. It was some kind of secret with himself.

Chrno noticed the snores had ceased and he sighed relieved. Those were the other reason he couldn't rest. Suddenly he felt a hand land on his shoulder and he jumped surprised. The young demon turned and his red eyes met Edward's goggles.

"Oh... it's you Elder..." sighed the young boy.

The grey haired old man frowned but then an evil grin replaced his previous gesticulation. It was one of those smiles that gave you the creeps and cause a knot to form inside your throat. That evil gesture meant that something bad was gonna happen, and if Elder was the case, something perverted was in the future soon to come.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" asked Chrno trying to return the feeling of getting goosebumps.

"Not tired I guess..." said the old man.

Chrno's face darkened as he turned once more to the window, " I just needed to think about some things..."

Elder nodded yet his evil grin remained marked in his old features, "What kind of things?"

Chrno turned to face Elder who had already pulled two chairs and poured coffee on some cups (he had stolen from Sister Kate by the way) and motioned for the young man to come.

Chrno had no other option but to do so, so he sat on the chair across Elder's.

"Tell me what's troubling you."

Chrno glanced at his steaming cup for a brief second.

"I can help you, I'm wiser than it seems," joked the old man.

Chrno sighed and sipped some of his coffee, "You know... what day is tomorrow, right?"

Elder frowned as he turned to his cup and pondered about an answer, "No idea."

The violet haired demon turned his eyes away one more time before continuing, "It's January 23..."

Elder seemed pretty puzzled. What was so special about that day? Maybe it was a holiday for demons or something.

"...Rosette's birthday..." continued Chrno snapping the old man back into his senses.

"Oh..." he said sipping some of the hot brown liquid, "I see, and what the problem?"

"I just don't know what to give her as a present, sir. I don't have enough money to buy her one decent gift; I spent almost everything at Christmas and to get some damages resolved from our previous mission since Sister Kate refused to do so."

Elder drank from his coffee calmly thinking about what the ruby-eyed demon had just said. Chrno fiddled nervously with his clothes.

"Hmm, interesting. I didn't know you cared so much..."

Chrno blushed at his comment but nodded, "She's not only my contractor or partner, she's also my friend. I want to make tomorrow a special day for her..."

Elder closed his eyes for a brief moment and put the empty cup on the table and turned to the boy in front of him sternly, "Don't you have something else to say? Why so worried about making her happy? As you said, she's your friend, if you're not able to afford a gift she would be able to understand, right?"

Chrno bit his lip, " But she's Rosette and, well, I just want to make her believe that aging more will not shorten her life no more, but show her she's mature and free, also happy. I also want to make this day special so she doesn't think about the pocket watch draining her soul and getting closer to death... so she can enjoy her time fully."

Elder nodded proudly, he somehow felt Chrno was pretty mature and sometimes saw him as a growing son., "And?"

Chrno turned to the Elder confused, he had said it all. The old man gazed at him still looking a bit mischievous. The demon understood what he was thinking about and he blushed. He stopped fiddling with his clothes as he gulped and spoke,

"Well, I want to make her happy because..." he stopped and turned his gaze to the cold coffee, "...I love her..."

Chrno's voice turned to a whisper in those last 3 words that were so hard to be spoken. How curious, only 3 short words, "I love her" were so hard for him to pronounce as if it were some kind of foreign language.

Elder stood up and patted a blushing Chrno on the back reassuringly, "I'm so proud of you my boy."

Chrno turned to him confused, "About what?"

"Don't you see? You don't need money anymore, you've got the gift here," motioned the old man pointing at Chrno's pounding heart.

Chrno turned to where the old man had pointed at and sighed hopeful regaining a cute phase red on his cheeks. Elder smiled as a grandfather to his grandchild and patted his back once again.

"I hope this conversation was helpful to you."

After placing his empty cup with the rest of the dirty dishes (that Chrno had to clean) he headed back upstairs to his room and after some minutes snoring was heard again.

Chrno touched his chest and felt his heart bumping swiftly and his face darkened more. Then he closed his eyes and smiled, "Rosette... you're gonna love your gift..."