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Chapter 9:

Diets, Shakespeare, and Discussions

Azmaria sighed exhausted as she sat next to Rosette on a bench. The blonde nun rested her head on the bench's surface for support and Chrno sat next to her gasping for air. Satella was standing behind the bench holding from a light post while trying to regain some energy.

"That was... close..." sighed Rosette while grunting.

"Yeah..." answered Chrno trying to get back on his feet.

"I guess there will be no cake..." the young Apostle seemed disappointed at this statement and turned darkly to the snowed filled streets.

"Nah that's no problem, we can still have some fun," said Rosette smiling tiredly.

"Well that wouldn't have happened if a certain someone didn't act like a hungry monkey inside a zoo cage... ," added Satella coldly while crossing her arms.

Rosette would have hurled herself over the Hexen De Juwel but was too weak to do so, so she just left that one statement pass.

"Well, anyway. Those cakes were really delicious," said Rosette licking her fingers and winking at Azmaria who recovered her good mood.

Satella sighed, "You're never gonna change, are you?"

Chrno smiled and dug his hand inside his pockets; he felt something inside it and frowned. He glanced at the object and his eyes opened as wide as plates.

Suddenly Rosette heard a yelp and turned to where Chrno was standing. She saw the young demon looking terrified as he pulled a paper bag from out of his robes. He turned at them with a grim stare as he showed it to them.

"What is it Chrno?" asked Azmaria puzzled.

"It's... well... look."

He opened the bag and revealed its containment. In there, 4 butter muffins laid untouched.

"How did those get in there!" asked Satella frowning and eyeing Rosette suspiciously.

The blonde noticed the stare the witch was giving her and she laughed nervously, "Well, you see... they were so delicious that I wanted a share for later, so that's why..."

Chrno and Azmaria's jaw dropped.

"I can't believe you! You're so reckless you fool!" Satella's glared at her with a cold stare, almost as deadly as Sister Kate's, " And because of your gluttony I was in such an embarrassment!" screeched the red haired lady who tugged from Rosette's cheek.

The militia snarled and pulled away, "Hey! Shut up! It was you who didn't come with enough money!"

An evil grin replaced Rosette's anger as she glanced at Satella, "Or are you jealous that you can't eat like me?"

Satella flinched, "What do you mean?" she was ready to explode, if Rosette was thinking what she was thinking...

"Oh I don't know, maybe being on a diet doesn't allow you to eat freely."

Satella snarled and clenched her fists. Her Juwel shined...

Rosette, who was giving her back at Satella didn't notice the mood of her companion. Her eyes shined with determination knowing that she was making her mad. Then she hugged herself and wriggled like a worm.

"Well of course a milk tank like you can't be as beautiful as me. Ho ho ho."

Chrno and Azmaria sweatdropped at Rosette's commentary while steam escaped from Satella's ears.

Before she could add something she heard Satella's response and flinched with fear.

"Laden!"

" Shit..."

Sparkles flew as a blue and gigantic diamond warrior surged from Satella's bracelet and aimed its blade toward Rosette.

"Slice her, Mutiger Stier! Vernichten!"

"Whoa!"

Rosette started running away from the bejeweled knight that persecuted her while Satella followed her with smoke puffing from her ears and giving instructions to the apparition.

"Don't try escaping you coward!"

"Man that was just one joke! Chrno help me!" screamed Rosette accelerating her pace.

"That's what you get for calling me fat!"

The two started fighting again as Chrno and Azmaria sweatdropped. They sat back on the bench and started eating the muffins by themselves.

"Those two will never change, are they?" asked Chrno while munching a muffing and eating it one gulp. Azmaria nodded in amazement while giving tiny mouse bites to her share. The two kids were watching at the show while eating the muffins as popcorn at the movies. Of course the "movie" was free. Chrno and Azmaria stared at the two fuming females with awe as the street was almost destroyed in half a minute.

Rosette ran past them while screaming; Azmaria and Chrno turned right, to where she headed. Then they sighed and bit their muffins again, after that they turned left and saw Satella running by and then heading toward Rosette. They turned to the right again as she passed in the front with her Juwel Knight following after her. They were apparently going in circles.

After like 4 times of circling the zone Rosette stopped panting and turned to the demon and the Apostle snarling. Chrno sweatdropped as she approached him with her fist held high in the air. He closed his eyes waiting for her hand to make contact with his skull, but instead it snatched the bag of muffins away from his grasp.

"Hey! You little twerp..."

"Eh... Rosette...I was just..." Chrno's voice was almost gone as she stared hatefully down at him.

Azmaria slowly scooted away from them, knowing hell was about to start. Rosette dug her hand inside the bag and drew a muffin out. She gave it a giant bite and continued glaring at him nastily.

"I told you to help me and you are here eating my muffins? What a great source of help you are, honestly!"

She gave the little cake another bite and grunted. Chrno sweatdropped.

´You're still eating...?´

Suddenly a hard fist landed on Rosette's head making her curse loudly and by doing this, the muffin got stuck in her throat making her to choke and cough.

A vein throbbed on the blonde's forehead as her ocean orbs matched Satella's chocolate eyes.

"There you have it!" she said making her jewel knight to vanish within the jewel again.

"That was it!" screamed Rosette while making her a deadly noogie, "If you were just going to punch it would have been easier not to summon that thing!"

Satella pulled away and an evil grin appeared on her features, " Well that was only to see the face you put."

She started laughing evilly and the other 3 companions stared at her blankly. Satella then knocked on Rosette's forehead as if it were a door. The blonde snarled.

"I knew there was nothing but air inside that place..."

Rosette clenched her fists but then sighed as fake tears appeared on her eyes again like when she tried convincing Chrno at the bakery shop.

"Oh... how can you say such a thing!"

She turned skywards and fell to the ground dramatically while sobbing.

"Such cruel and harsh words crush my heart. Satella you're so evil to say those things to a saint like myself. I did nothing to you! And yet you still seem not to get it."

(Sweatdrop)

"I guess no one understands me..."

Snow started falling on top of her and then she turned to the sky as light illuminated her face.

"So much melodrama..." whispered Azmaria while sweatdropping.

Rosette continued staring at the sky as Chrno made the "special effects" of snow falling so the scene was dramatic.

"So come here and embrace me, learn from your mistakes..."

Rosette turned with puppy eyes at Satella and opened her arm in an intend of making her come to hug her. Wow, had Rosette really read Shakespeare that time when Sister Kate forced her to? Cause it was already starting to spoil her mind.

(Rustle)

Nothing happened as Rosette continued with her act of being a saint, which she wasn't of course.

She looked around and noticed her comrades eyeing her strangely.

"Well... hug me!" she said.

"No way!" said Satella sweatdropping.

(Rustle)

" Well isn't anyone at least going to clap!" shouted the blonde.

(Clap, clap)

"Not you Chrno, you idiot!"

Rosette noticing that her melodramatic scene wasn't really working decided to quit it.

"Well whatever, Shakespeare's not for me...too many hard words."

Chrno, Satella, and Azmaria continued looking at her strangely. Rosette grunted disgusted by the looks they were giving her and took the bag with the muffins that was laying forgotten on the snow.

"Well then I shall eat all these by myself!"

"Hey!" said Chrno snapping back to reality.

"You're still going to eat?" whispered Satella in shock.

"Um, guys I guess we shall get going to the shopping mall..." said Azmaria trying to change the topic of food.

Satella and Rosette had now started a quarrel about who would keep the only muffin remaining but remembered their plan and stopped discussing. Mainly because in their arguing Rosette accidentally let go of the cake and it was eaten by a dog that was padding by. Rosette wanted to chase after it but Chrno stopped her just in time before she drew her gun out.

Azmaria took Rosette's hand and reminded her about time. It was almost time for the carnival.

"Shall we go?" said Chrno walking next to her while smiling. Rosette smiled and nodded as she allowed the Apostle to guide her through the streets. Chrno and Satella walked behind them grinning.

An evil smirk appeared once more in Rosette's face, "I wonder if there are any free food samples at that mall..."

Chrno and Azmaria fell anime-style while Satella eyed at Rosette blankly, "You really are still going to eat!"

(A/N): Well and that's it. Hope you enjoyed this chapter 'cause I surely did. Thanks for the lovely reviews from the last chapter and sorry if it took a little for this chapter to be posted, even if you doubt it, I do have a life. Well see you on the next update! R&R

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