(A/N): First of all I want to thank you guys so much for supporting me and guess what? Good news: I think I will only have 1 or 2 mistakes in my exam and that I did great in it! So once again thank you for helping me. You truly gave me strength to go forward. Here's your prize:

Chapter 11:

The Fortune Teller

Rosette and the others had taken different paths in order to get help from someone and a way to get out of that horrible part of town. Chrno and Azmaria went together and there was no other choice but for Rosette and Satella to go together. What else could it be do?

Both girls who weren't exactly "pleased" about it had to agree as they headed everywhere in order to find some help. Yet because of Rosette's stubbornness and bad manners from some people, things got more complicated. Like once a lady shooed them out of her amulet store not even asking for their reasons to need help.

Then they went to another stand where a fellow started laughing and he ended with a black eye from Rosette. Of course Satella had to drag her away from there in order to avoid a fight using weapons.

Satella got tired about Rosette's attitude and decided to wait outside of a drug store while the blonde asked for the clerk's help.

Satella blinked without surprise when Rosette was kicked out. Then they went to another store, and another, and another. No one seemed to care about their problems so the idea of giving up was just around the corner.

Satella sighed as she leaned against a wall looking at the sky and with her arms crossed. She heard the house's door open and turned to see Rosette exiting it sadly as she sighed disappointed, "There goes another unsuccessful plan to the list," restored the jewel witch sarcastically.

"Man no one even cares..." sighed the blonde, "Let's go back to Chrno and Az, maybe they had better luck than us."

Satella agreed and prepared to go when all of a sudden she felt Rosette take her hand firmly.

"What is it?"

"Wait, look at that!" screamed the blonde pointing at a huge store on one corner next to the entrance of an alley.

"You wanna go there?" asked Satella frowning, "I bet it's closed. Look it's all dark in there."

"Let's check it out."

The store they were talking about was just an old building with a huge display window in it. Though nothing could be seen since the lights were off and all was pitch black, it seemed as if were night inside that shop. The only things that were hardly seen through the glass, whose crystal had adhesive tape over a crack, were a clay pot and an old box.

Satella opened the door and entered first while looking around suspiciously and with a mix of fear and curiosity reflected in her eyes.

"It's open," she said leaving space for Rosette to enter after her.

They looked around and gasped. Even because of the darkness they could still make out the shelves that were there and its containment was weird looking alarming. The glass jars were full of strange looking animals, some were slimy and so weird and nasty that the girls believed they had been used on experiments lately. There were also from the roof, dead alligators hanging and tied by the tale. Also there were garlic supposedly for killing vampires and the place was all dusty, it reeked like a tomb, and it was full of spider webs.

Satella took one step back as a result she almost stepped on Rosette's foot, but the nun didn't notice as she looked around, her face pale with dread.

"What is this store?" said Rosette trembling.

Suddenly a loud slam was heard and the door shut close behind them leaving only a weird dim green light as the source of illumination, perhaps it was light that came from the corpses inside the jars themselves. Both gulped and gasped.

Rosette took hold of the knob and tried to force it open though it would not budge.

"Wait, what's this?" she said shaking and pulling the knob harder, "It won't open."

Cold sweat raced down her and Satella's temple as she approached the militia with wide eyes, "Eh! You're kidding!"

She tried helping her comrade with the door but it would not work, "Wait a minute...why?"

Suddenly a footstep behind them caught their attention as they turned and flinched. The they screamed at the sight of a tall man, but this was no ordinary person, it had no flesh on his face, in fact it was a skull. Both friends hugged each other and held to one another for dear life and gave an ear-piercing scream.

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"I'm sorry."

The sound of a male's voice reached both females' ears as two bony hands took the skeleton mask off his face and lay it on a table.

The face of the store's clerk was shown, it was an old man with a snow-white beard and mustache. He fixed his glasses and smiled politely. He was wearing an old coat, a black hood, and a blue scarf; maybe those clothes were almost as old as that old man was. They did smell said everything (yuck!).

Rosette smiled nervously as her eye twitched at the sight of a "normal" and yet polite person in that part of town.

"I didn't mean to surprise you," continued the old man.

"Any person would be surprised!" screamed an enraged Satella.

"Calm down... Let's see... you came to buy something?" He said placing the skull inside a drawer in the counter.

"Um, no you see we just want..." tried explaining Rosette and regaining the normal pace of her heart beating, that mask had really scared the shit out of her.

"Choose anything you like, they are not so expensive," he placed 3 jars with the weird animals inside them floating in a strange green liquid. He then put them in front of the girls.

One had a strange centipede like bug, though this one was as big as Rosette's palm. That was no normal centipede that's for sure. Boy those seemed it had suffered a metamorphosis. Seriously, what did the old man do during his free time?

The second and third jars held something that they didn't even find form of soothing know. And believe me, some were even trying to budge, they were not dead already and seemed slimy and dangerous.

Satella and Rosette stared at those things blankly and smiling nervously.

"Yuck..." whispered Satella covering her mouth and trying to hold back the sensation of throwing up her breakfast.

Rosette sweatdropped and turned to the old man, "No what we really want is..."

He didn't let her finish as he stroked the part of his beard on his chin while looking pensive, "Hmmm..." he said.

"Sir?" asked Rosette feeling a bit desperate that the old man wasn't paying attention to her, not listening to her explanations either. She was getting really pissed off. Thank goodness Chrno wasn't there to stop her rage, now the screaming and punching would start.

"In that case, I recommend this."

"Huh?"

He drew from one of his coat's pocket a little clay pot. Both girls turned to it questioningly as the old man removed the lid and yellow sparkles surged from it. Wow. They gazed at its content. At first they saw nothing but suddenly they noticed slimy larvae and worms sliming in it.

Both girls hugged each other with fear and disgust and screamed again. Then they rushed to the door, kicked it open, and got out while flailing their arms.

Both girls stood by the store panting and praying to God that all had been a dream, a horrible dream.

"What was that?"

"Seems like all our efforts were fruitless, just when you insulted the clerk at the drug store earlier..."

Rosette remembered their earliest intend to get help at a drug store, since the clerk had denied in helping she started telling him he was fat, which he was, and as a consequence she was sent flying out of the store and landed face first on the ground.

Rosette looked up and her gaze met a friendly hand stretched toward her, "You need help down there?"

She saw the owner of the hand, "It was Chrno."

"Thanks."

"Had any luck?" said Satella.

Azmaria and Chrno's expression darkened "No, we weren't even able to enter some places since they think we are too young."

Rosette grinned evilly as she compared Chrno's height with hers, "Well you certainly do look like a child," she remarked teasingly.

"Rosette that's not it!" shouted a fuming Chrno.

The blonde sighed, "Well we didn't have better luck either, but I won't give up no matter what!"

She started walking away when she felt Chrno take hold of her arm firmly.

"Rosette keep it down, we're all tired," moaned Chrno trying to make the blonde lessen the speed of her pace a bit.

They had been asking for directions or a way to get out of that horrible part of town for almost 2 hours by now but no one seemed to be helpful enough. Not to mention that every perverted guy had been attracted to Rosette. Of course they left when they noticed the deadly glare Chrno had set upon them. He beared his fangs and his eyes flashed red for an instant. That alone helped to make them get away from his Rosette. She was his and he wouldn't allow any other man to lay his eyes, much less his hands on his contractor. He would kill them before the mere thought flashed in their brains. If these fellows were such cowards against his child appearance imagine then the show that they would make if he were in his Sinner form. Man that would really be a good gossip at the Magdale Order and that zone of the city. Imagine it, a demon protecting a human? Weird.

Rosette turned, her blue eyes reflected tiredness as well as her companions'. She sighed and moaned, "Alright. Let's rest for a moment."

Azmaria's face lit up with excitement at her statement as she sighed with relief and sat on the sidewalk gasping for air. Satella was looking around at the stands that sold jewelry but it seemed none really picked her interest.

"Those are fake..." she mumbled angrily and taking a seat next to Azmaria.

"Don't worry we should find something good around here," said the Apostle grinning.

Rosette stretched her arms skywards and smiled with pleasure.

"Rosette, are you... enjoying yourself?" said Chrno timidly, a blush covering his cheeks. He knew it was not the moment to ask that but if not it was useless to continue with this.

The militia turned to face her contractor, a smile marking her features, "But of course silly, why shouldn't I?"

Chrno turned to the ground, "Well, we've been in trouble since the day started and I believed you wouldn't... well... like it anymore."

Rosette's eyes showed understand as she smiled at Chrno and brushed his violet locks off his face, "Don't worry, Chrno. Even if things seem bad, I will always enjoy what you guys do for me. So please smile."

Chrno grinned warmly as he murmured a silent thanks. His fire eyes got locked in her ocean orbs as they gazed at one another while grinning. Both seemed to be in some kind of trance as they approached the other's lips. Their noses were practically touching when they heard soft giggling coming from another direction.

They turned and noticed Azmaria and Satella looking at them. Azmaria's eyes were glittering with bliss as sparkles hovered around her "enchanted" expression. She seemed as if she was waiting for something important or fantastic to happen. Satella was chuckling and covering her mouth with her hand to avoid the laughter to be heard while flailing a handkerchief.

"Oh don't mind me," she said, "Please continue."

Chrno and Rosette blushed and turned their faces away noticing what they were about to do.

"Um... I..." Chrno blushed more.

"What you looking at Satella!" screamed and enraged Rosette, she wasn't really sure of what she was so angry about though.

"Aw, you should've seen your face Rosette, it was hilarious!" tainted the jewel witch.

"Why you..." muttered Rosette clenching her fists.

"Um why don't we continue asking?" interrupted Azmaria trying to avoid another fight.

"Oh that's right!" said Rosette turning around and staring at the crowded streets, "Where shall we go now?"

"I say we should split up one more time."

"Good idea, Satella why don't you come with me this time?" said Azmaria tugging from her dress.

"Alright. We'll meet here in a hour 'kay?" said Satella.

Chrno and Rosette, who were still a bit red, nodded and waited until their comrades were gone.

"Now what?" shrugged Chrno.

"Follow me," said Rosette taking Chrno's hand, making him blush fiercely by the way, and pulling him through a crowd.

Chrno followed Rosette until she stopped and he bumped against her, "What is it?"

"Over there!"

Rosette headed to a small tent from which a pink glow came and a sign that read: Divination.

"Now that we're here we can have a little fun, don't we?"

Chrno grinned nervously.

"I'm going in here!"

Chrno blinked confused, "Divination?"

As the young demon entered the hut he could see a table from which there was a crystal ball with sparkles hovering around it and sitting behind it was an old lady.

The woman circled the crystal ball with her hands as if she were summoning something. Rosette sat in front of her smiling, "Chrno come here, she's about to start," said Rosette motioning for him to take a seat next to her.

"By the powers of divination I've been conceived with I shall tell you your future."

"Yes please," said Rosette smiling wider.

"Hurry up..." said Chrno not liking the idea of fortune telling.

The woman stared at Chrno for a brief second and looking suspicious but then, after noticing the glare he was giving her, she turned back to the crystal ball, "Then I shall begin."

At first blurry silhouettes were seen within the crystal of the magical sphere, then slowly human figures were made out.

"... Hmmm... so your name is Rosette Christopher, am I not correct?"

Rosette gasped surprised and simply nodded, Chrno sighed annoyed.

"As I can see you have had a hard life, losing your parents, living at an orphanage, then the convent..."

Rosette's expression darkened, Chrno shifted uncomfortable.

"...Also about this boy... Joshua..."

Chrno heard Rosette sniff as warm tears trailed down her cheeks at the sudden mention of her brother's name. He knew Rosette was remembering her past and this morning's dream. He got up and took her by the hand, and then he tugged her toward him as he turned to the exit.

"Let's go Rosette... there's no use in staying here"

Rosette turned to Chrno and back to the lady and then she got up hesitantly, "Hai. Let's go."

The lady stared at them blankly as the silhouettes within the crystal ball faded, "Your name's Chrno, right?"

The young demon stopped at the sound of his name, then he turned at her with his eyes flashing red for a brief minute "What do you want!"

"I need to tell you something important..." spoke the old lady. Chrno glared at her while bearing his canines.

The lady smirked "...about the contract you made."

His and Rosette's bodies stiffened and they turned pale, how did she know about the contract? She was certainly dangerous.

"Alone."

Chrno clenched his fists and turned to Rosette who had still tears in her eyes. He smiled and whipped them away, then he approached her temple and whispered on her ear, "Wait for me outside."

Rosette's eyes widened with realization, "What? No!"

His smiled vanish as concern took over him, "Please."

Rosette flinched at the sudden mood change, she felt like she didn't want to piss him off right no. So she simply nodded and exited the tent.

Chrno then turned back at the lady, "What is it that you know?"

Another smirk appeared on her scrawny face, "Much, and it's certainly not pleasant news."

"Talk! And if you dare do something to my Rosette you will not live to see tomorrow!"

The old lady chuckled, "Your Rosette? I see, well, I have something to foretell you. She will not live past this night and because of you."

Chrno stiffened, "What!"

At that moment all he wanted to do was break the seal and slash this old hag but he couldn't risk Rosette's life. He wanted her to forget about all her pains, Joshua, the contract, Aion but it seemed it all went wrong.

"Why? How!" he demanded for her to talk as he took her by the collar. The woman just smirked and chuckled evilly, "I don't know. It's you choice Chrno, think about it right."

Chrno snarled as he tightened his grip on her, he wanted to strangle her but no, he was not a murder and it was not worth the time.

He then sighed frustrated and threw her to the ground, "That will never happen. Stay away from her or I'll personally kill you."

"I want to see you trying."

Chrno turned at her hatefully, his eyes flashing crimson once again, his fangs bearing, and his claws stretching.

"I'm warning you."

He turned and left the store, leaving the old lady lying on the floor panting because of the deadly grip she had been in.

Then a sudden smile reappeared on her lips and her eyes flashed red, then her voice changed as it tuned hoarse and masculine, "Chrno... I have finally found you... and your weak spot..."

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The violet haired boy met his contractor's teary eyes as soon as he stepped out.

"Did you... hear us?"

Rosette didn't say anything as she lunged herself over Chrno and hugged him tightly while crying loudly.

Chrno felt like crying too as he returned the embrace and patted her back carefully, then he started combing her golden locks.

"Don't cry Rosette, I will protect you from anyone who tries to hurt you, no matter what. Even if it means saving you from myself."

The nun just held tighter to him as she continued sobbing, she then took hold of the pocketwatch and listened to it as it ticked and tacked. Now Chrno was the one who felt like crying as slowly tears raced down his own pale face. He then held his contract closer, to the safety and warmth of his body. He wanted the watch to continue functioning, no matter how but it had to work and keep his love alive, with him, so they were together. He held to her like dear life, literally, no willing to let her go and felt relieved that Rosette felt the same as she snuggled next to his chest. He kissed her temple and leaned his head on hers.

´Don't worry. I will never, ever let you go... my Rosette...´

(A/N): Hey you guys! Hope you liked this chapter. Guess what? I passed my test and I also passed this school year! Wohoo! Thank you everybody, please look forward for the next chapter: "Let's Go Shopping! (Azmaria's Gift)"

Ja ne!

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