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Author's help:Gosh! I haven't updated for a while now! But I did because I wanted to ask a few people to update, and to thank my reviewers for reviewing. If you didn't I probably would have given up because I was ready to hang up my Dove1 hat and call it quits. But I didn't because my lovable reviewers! Thank them for they practically saving the story! Thanks Chronoskitty for reviewing again, you're my #1 reviewer! I'll start putting up review answers later, but I'm outta time! Like promised, this one definitely lives up to the definition of 'long' (hint hint). Okay, crosses won't hurt Chrono in this chapter because of his holy element inside, so don't go berserk on me about that. I know Aion makes a lot of you angry, but deal with it. I want a story with the Sinners in it, and that's how it'll be. The idea came to me when I was daydreaming in class…oops! I mean, at home reading a book…heh heh… Yeah, go ahead and read it before I spoil it for you. Enjoy, but don't forget to review OR ELSE I'LL BE MAD CUZ THESE CHAPTERS SURE DON'T WRITE THEMSELVES! SHE DOES points at wall HUH? OOPS! I MEAN…UMM…ME!! YAH THAT'S, YOU HEARD ME!! I WROTE THESE STORIES!! ALL BY MYSELF WITH ABSOLUTELY NO HELP FROM THE WALL!! Well…..maybe a little. No really. I'm not kidding…maybe I am…but them again…it did………not……….do………um…….well……..you see……..i uh……..RIGHT ON WITH THE STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chapter 4

Meet the bad guy

When I tried; I didn't do well enough
I didn't try my best and now it's lost
Lost to me, forever more
My dream
I see the door that waits for me
Standing there; glinting evilly

Waiting for me to step through
Step into a dark sleep
One with no goals or dreams
One that lasts forever, one that no one sees
The Door is waiting for me
To fall into the Sleep of Death
Because it knows I have no more dreams
And dreams are my reason for life
So good-bye, dear friends
I loved you all
Good-bye, farewell, I now must go!
Onto another place, where, I can't tell
Bet you that they call it "Hell"
Yume wa Koreno o 1
My Dreams roam about
And I will never find them again
Like glass, they shattered
The broken pieces of my dreams
Flow around me
And fall silently to the ground
Leaving me in Darkness and Death–What a sad poem. Once again, I do not know the author, but it's the same author from the others…that would me………not really…but I did find them in the Internet…WITH NO HELP FROM THE WALL!!!!!!!!!!!! Well…maybe a little…a lot…okay, okay, I admit it! She found them! Leave me alone!!! breaks into sobs

The voice laughed louder as several shouts and yells of surprise erupted from the crowd. Chrono grimaced, but tried to ignore them and concentrate on the matters at hand.

"Chrono, you can't!" Rosette screamed as she grabbed his arm.

"I'm doing this for you and all the innocent people here, okay? I won't let them die when I have the power to do something that will help. Besides," He said, looking up at her with a fake smile. "If I don't, you all will die. It won't be for long, Rosette, I promise."

"Good Chrono. Now, come here." Aion called, suddenly appearing on the ground a few feet away. Rosette gasped in anger and surprise. First he had taken her brother…and now Chrono?

"Where's Joshua you fiend?! Why do you need Chrono when he's powerless?! Why are you doing this to us?!" She screamed, tears starting to form in her eyes. He turned his head to her, smiling politely.

"He is not here. He is sick at the moment…so he is at home getting better, though, he can't get totally better until he has his sister. But enough, that is a discussion for another day. Right now, I only came for Chrono" He said passively, waving his hand carelessly as he noticeably avoided her second question. "Come here Chrono" He ordered, pointing to the ground next to him. Chrono bowed his head and trudged over to him in silence, eyes locked upon the ground in defeat as he tried hard to ignore the murmurs and whispers coming from the Order nuns.

"Chrono…no…" Rosette whispered, holding out her hand as she fell to her knees, tears pouring down her cheeks as he stopped next to Aion. Chrono smiled sadly at her as Aion laughed loudly.

"Good Chrono. Now, as required of every Sinner…" He said, grasping Chrono's shoulder slightly as a smooth silver knife appeared in his hand. Chrono stared at the ground, face emotionless as he struggled not to break away from the contact. Slowly, Chrono extended his wrist from the depths of his coat, shutting his eyes for the expected pain.

Aion held the grip of the knife tightly, smiling evilly as he watched the hand extend. With a fluid movement, Aion grabbed Chrono's wrist and slit it cleanly across the delicate blue veins that ran through it with a blur of silver and blood. Chrono jerked, but remained still as the blood poured over his hand and began to seep to the ground, forming a puddle as more crimson dwindled off his hand.

Aion held out his hand and cupped the flowing crimson liquid before licking it off his fingers as Chrono grasped his wrist tightly, struggling to keep his healing powers from taking over and saving him.

As the puddle grew around Chrono, several shouts and gasps erupted from the crowd as they watched him begin to sag from loss of blood. He shut one of his eyes tightly as Rosette ran forward and grasped his wrist tightly, stopping the rapid flow that was seeping off his hand, but some still continued to drip.

Aion laughed as he watched the rapidly growing puddle turn a vibrant red as it shone brightly, glinting evilly in the dying sunlight. He licked at the blood on his fingers again, before taking a small handkerchief out of his pocket and wiping it clean.

"Looks like I cut a little too deep, but even that isn't enough to kill you." Aion said coldly, licking his lips as Rosette growled furiously. With a small flash of red, Chrono released his healing powers and watched as the blood slowly stopped coming as skin began to crawl back over the wound.

"Now, to mark that you are once again under my control…" He said as he grabbed Chrono's ear, making him flinch.

He took out a small silver cross stud, then took out a small needle and poked a small hole in his ear, then shoved the earring through and clamped the back shut, making Chrono wince as a little blood trickled down his ear slightly. Aion did the same thing to the other ear too, then stepped back. Chrono twitched his ears a little, like a cat, before scooting over to Rosette's side.

"Now you are once again a marked Sinner, Chrono, welcome back. And as for the deal involving the Order…" He said, snapping his finger. Several smoke clouds appeared around the Order exorcists, then drifted harmlessly up into the sky. True to his word, he had not harmed them.

"Invisible legion?" Rosette whispered from Chrono's side, staring at the rising smoke clouds in disbelief.

"Yes, my little nun, you are correct. Only demon's can see them, making them the perfect weapon against humans. Chrono saw them, and realized that you would all be killed if he didn't give in. You should thank him." Aion said smugly, smirking at her as he watched her face change to reflect her rage.

"But why?" She cried, though Aion ignored her.

"Now then, concerning the Order…" He said, grabbing Chrono and taking something out of his coat.

He grabbed Chrono's head and forced it back, holding the bottle to his lips, though the stopper was still on, barely. "We need a place to stay. You refuse, and your little Chrono here will find out firsthand what it feels like to swallow a bottle of holy water." He said, pushing on the stopper threateningly, making a small drop of the liquid fall from the bottle onto his lips. Chrono flinched, but didn't say anything since the bottle efficiently prevented that.

"You have the nerve to take Chrono away, then ask for a place to stay?!" Rosette screamed in anger, standing up to glare venomously at the white haired devil. Aion tilted the bottle stopper again, making a bigger drop fall and making Chrono twitch again.

"Are you refusing?" He said dangerously, smiling at her.

"Why should we obey your demands?" Sister Kate's voice called out over the crowd as she shoved her way to the front.

"Ah, the head nun. Nice to meet you, Sister." Aion replied sweetly.

"Don't sweet talk me, Aion. Why should we shelter you when you're fighting against us?" She demanded, making Aion pause as he thought of what to say.

"I've put my plan on hold for the moment. Right now, there is something happening bigger than that, and to stop it, I need access to strong holy powered reserves as well as Chrono's power. At the moment, I have one…but I could always use Joshua, that is, if you refuse." He said carefully, taking a step back, Chrono moving with him.

"You monster! You would use Rosette's little brother for your wicked plan?! How disgraceful!" Sister Kate yelled, fists clenched.

"Will you give me and my fellow Sinners residence?"

"Please Sister Kate…it won't be for long, and I don't want Joshua or Chrono to be hurt…please?" Rosette begged piteously, holding her hands in front of her in a begging fashion. Sister Kate looked taken aback.

"Absolutely not, Rosette. The very thought-"

"Please?! Chrono doesn't have that long left…and I don't want the last few moments of his life to be spent with Aion…I wanna be the one to spend the last with him…please?" She cried, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Sister Kate paused, apparently considering the options. As more tears fell from Rosette's eyes, she glanced at Chrono, remembering all the time's he helped her and Rosette to find a solution to what seemed unsolvable problems…saving others even if the cost was himself… Was it really fair that she wouldn't even try to make it up to him? For being so nice to everyone for as long as he'd been there…always smiling, always caring, always sacrificing himself for others…and she wouldn't even try to help him just this once? Deciding to at least give it a chance for Chrono and Rosette's sake, she turned back to Aion.

"You will come back with us to the Order grounds. There, we will discuss your reasons for needing our help and trying to take Chrono from us. But," She said warningly, "if you can not raise a good enough point, you will be killed."

"My good Sister, do you really think I would do this for pleasure? I assure you, this is not how I find amusement." He replied suavely, smiling politely.

"Save your sweetened words for later, Aion, and let Chrono go." She demanded angrily, walking up to him to where she was only a few feet away from him. "I wouldn't even consider this if it weren't for Rosette and the condition Chrono is in." Aion raised an eyebrow, apparently interested.

"Don't tell him!" Rosette yelled out furiously, however, Aion ignored her and pressed further.

"What could be wrong with little ol' Chrono?" He asked sweetly, making Sister Kate grimace.

"Nothing that concerns you, Aion, now let Chrono go." She ordered in a no-nonsense tone of voice. It just happened that at that moment the rest of the Sinners decided to appear, and, as unexpected as that was, it made Aion snap around and during the process, unstop the bottle.

Rosette's eyes widened as she watched the crystal-clear water pour out and disappear between Chrono's lips.

Chrono jerked as the holy liquid ran down his throat, making Aion drop him. Chrono fell to his knees, staring at the ground as he covered his mouth with his hand, trembling slightly.

"Chrono!" Rosette screamed, running over to his side as he doubled over, shaking violently. Aion kneeled next to him, though Rosette shoved him away roughly. "You caused this, Aion! Why couldn't you have just let him go and leave us alone in peace?!" She cried angrily, fists raised warningly as he sat back up.

"Rosette…" Chrono whispered, making Rosette whirl and kneel down next to him.

"Are you okay, Chrono?" She whispered, grasping his hand tightly. He nodded slowly as she let out a sigh of relief. Rosette checked his forehead and found it to be burning hot. "Your skin is hot, though…" He nodded again, grasping her hand tightly as he felt the pain erupt in him again.

"It won't kill me because… I'm already poisoned with it…" He said quietly as he straightened up, with difficulty, as Rosette helped him.

"It should kill you, since you are a demon after all…" Aion stated, trying to hide the confusion in his voice. "Unless…you were already poisoned with holy power anyway…" Chrono looked up at Aion, hatred on his face as he glared at him solidly. "So you were poisoned…you'll die soon anyway, so there's nothing the holy water can do except pain you." He rubbed his forehead as he muttered, "I didn't count on this…" Chrono sat up on his knees, and, with Rosette's help, got to his feet.

"What can you do with a dying Sinner?" Chrono smirked, holding back a joyful smile.

"I'll find something to cure you, but in the mean time, we should get away from here. I'm tired and I would kill for a shower." He said as he yawned and stretched, making Sister Kate's eyebrow twitch. One of the other Sinners standing behind him spoke up.

"Hey, Chrono, glad to see you decided to finally come back to your senses." Vid called out as he smirked slightly. Rosette turned to them, curious. There seemed to be a cat-type demon, a demon with bandaged eyes that she assumed was blind, the stupid spider Rizelle, and an enormous demon next to her. She elbowed Chrono in the side, making him glance at her as she mumbled out of the side of her mouth.

"Are those the Sinners?" He nodded, and she continued. "What're their names?" He pointed to the cat-type demon, and mumbled,

"Shader," he pointed to the spider demon, "Rizelle," he pointed to the demon that appeared blind, "Jenai," and then he pointed to the large demon to the left last, "Vid." He whispered.

"Okay, thanks. I wasn't sure, that's all." She whispered back.

"Sure." He replied, leaning against her, treasuring the warmth that was pouring from her as she leaned into him as well.

"Come Chrono, let's go now. I want to get to bed, and we still need to discuss the reason as to why I forced you back to us." Aion said, strolling off after a fuming Sister Kate. Rosette clenched her fists, but remained silent and followed beside Chrono, grasping his hand tightly as they walked off.

When they got back, Sister Kate forced the other 5 Sinners to sleep in a special room, and sent Chrono to go take a nap at the Elders house. They all obliged gratefully, seeing as how the meeting had tired them all out.

And so Chrono slept for the next two hours, waiting for Sister Kate to order them back to her office. He had a weird dream too…Rosette had been there, Aion, Father Remington, and Shader.

Rosette had been talking to him by a fountain, and he had chatted back pleasantly. Then Father Remington had came, and Rosette had ran over to him and hugged him, leaving Chrono to simply watch in amazement. Just as he had been about to say something, Aion had come and grabbed him by the arm. Both Rosette and Father Remington stopped what they were doing to stare at him. He had stared up at Aion curiously as Aion's mouth moved, though no sound came out. Aion laughed as Rosette pushed away from Father Remington to run over to Chrono, though Aion had jerked him away before she could touch him, saying, 'He is mine now, little nun.' And whipping him backwards as Rosette grew farther and farther away from him. Then, when he had began to struggle, Shader had appeared and released Chrono from Aion's hold, saying 'Tut tut, you shouldn't play like that. Besides, I need him.' As she dragged Chrono off, ignoring Aion's many complaints as Rosette followed behind closely. Shader led him to her lab, and proceeded to connect various wires to him, then flipped a switch. There was a bright flash, then Chrono saw himself hanging by the wires, dead. 'Oh well, didn't mean to do that, but it's not like we'll miss him.' Shader had said as Rosette laughed and said 'Now I can finally be with Ewan!' And just when she tuned….

He jerked awake.

Talk about bad, confusing dreams. He pondered on it, but decided to ignore it as Rosette barged into his room.

"Get up! We need to talk!" Rosette quickly pulled him out of bed and dragged him off to the fountain.

"Sit." She commanded, letting go of his hand and turning to face him. He obeyed and stared up at her respectfully.

"Is something wrong, Rosette?" He asked curiously, earning a whap on the head.

"Of course something's wrong! There's 5 Sinners going to stay at the Order, and now you! They're trying to take you back and you act as if nothing has happened!"

"Rosette, I-" He began.

"Chrono! You're needed in Sister Kate's office immediately!" Anna yelled as she came to a stop in front of them. Rosette turned venomously on her, but Anna ignored her. "You need to go." Chrono nodded.

"I will. Thanks Anna!" He said as he took off for Sister Kate's office, trying to escape before Rosette could hit him again.

"Anna! You weren't supposed to say that until I was done talking!" Rosette yelled. Anna shrugged with a mischievous grin on her face.

"You're a bad influence, Rosette, he needed to get away. Besides, if you keep hitting him, just how long will his health last since his health is already fading?"

Chrono and Aion stood in front of Sister Kate's desk in silence, waiting for her to speak. Rosette had been forced to stay outside for the upcoming conversation due to her short temper with Aion around. Poor Chrono had to think fast to avoid being hit three times this when they got back, and he'd already been hit twice before that. The evening was quite pretty, though. Birds were singing outside the window; evening dew was glistening on the green grass; the sun was going down, turning the sky to a cheery rosy color and raising everyone's spirits considerably; yeah…it was a nice evening. Too bad they were stuck in here waiting for Sister Kate to finally talk. As Chrono gazed out the window tiredly, Sister Kate set her pen down and looked up.

"Aion, Chrono." They nodded in response. "I trust you slept well."

"Particularly. The nice little room with padded walls and barred windows you gave me was quite comfortable." Aion said politely, though the sarcasm was obvious. Chrono raised an eyebrow, though remained silent; he didn't want to get hit again by either one of them.

"Mhmm. Where are the other Sinners?" She asked, suddenly sharp.

"They are residing in the room you assigned us, as told. Except one, of course, though he's here. Chrono seems to have won your trust quite well." Sister Kate's eyebrow twitched.

"That is because he has shown his loyalty to us all, and I know for a fact he will not harm anyone on or off the grounds. I have complete trust in him." She growled, squeezing her pen hard to keep from chucking it at him. "Well, now on to the subject we were on yesterday. Start talking, Aion, or you're gonna regret dealing with the Order in this fashion." She said, her voice becoming harsh and clear.

"My reason? It's simple. Something is happening that is causing major problems for my plans and for me. I'm sure, of course, Chrono can sense it even here, in the Order grounds." Aion said as though it was no big deal. Sister Kate glanced at Chrono, only to see him nodding slightly to her.

"What 'something' is it?" She prodded.

"Before we, the Sinners, killed Pandemonia, she had one last child; Tovi. Tovi was only 5 years old when we killed Pandemonia, and he witnessed it. He vowed to kill us, though we scoffed in his face and walked off with his mom's head." Chrono said, looking sad and earning a startled glance from the head Sister. She didn't expect Chrono to speak up and tell her straight off. Plus, she had never heard the details of Chrono and the Sinners work other than they killed the ruler, Pandemonia.

"So he held a grudge, but is he powerful?" Chrono and Aion shook their heads, but it was Aion who spoke up.

"He killed other demons for their power. When a demon kills another demon, it can absorb that one's power to increase it's own, and there's no limit to how much you can absorb. Thus, he's killed thousands for their power…and has become quite strong, stronger than us. That's why we needed Chrono back. With Chrono back, we overpowered him by far since little Chrono is so strong and is pure and all." Chrono scowled a little as Sister Kate's eyebrow twitched.

"I see. So you're saying that you pissed off some kid, which ended up getting stronger than you, then you run and hide and try to get us to fight your fight for you?! Just why should we get involved when it's apparently all you fault?!" She yelled, standing up with her fists clenched.

'Is she short tempered?' Aion asked Chrono mentally.

'She was normally a calm person until me and Rosette came. Rosette lowered her patience considerably when she started destroying buildings and stuff and it got worse after Rosette ran a steamboat into the Statue of Liberty, so…yeah, she's short tempered.' He responded, earning an answering chuckle from Aion in his head before he turned back to the fuming Sister.

"Tovi is not just bent on revenge. Since he wasn't born with the power he has now, he isn't use to it and it has possessed him. Thus, he's aiming higher than simply destroying us. He wants to rule all Pandemonium…after he destroys all of those in human race who do not choose to follow him." Chrono said in place for Aion, surprising Sister Kate once again that Chrono would answer to such painful questions about his history.

"He wants to…destroy the human race? Is he strong enough to do that?" She asked uncertainly. Chrono and Aion nodded slowly.

"Given that he is Pandemonia's last son, her followers, the Pursuers, are now gonna follow him in her place. They also want us dead for what we did to them, so naturally he's gonna get more followers as we stand here and chitchat. They will follow him to destroy all in it that doesn't see things their way, then destroy the Earth."

"WHAT?!" Sister Kate yelled, making Rosette jerk away from the door as it rang through her ear painfully. "Then you expect us to stop him?" She said, sitting back down as she rubbed her temples with her palms. "Where would we start…? Where could we start if we're up against almost all of Pandemonium…?" Aion cleared his throat, making her and Chrono look at him questioningly.

"If you give me a few days, my resources can track down his location. Though, even if we do that, we can't do much at the time. Give me a few days, and then I'll have a plan up for the shooting." He said as he shoved his hands in his pockets. Sister Kate raised her eyebrows curiously, but waved her hand for him to continue.

"What else is there to say?" Aion asked curiously as he shrugged. Sister Kate gave an exasperated sigh.

"What will happen after you have your information? What will your plan consist of?" She said, folding her hands calmly in front of her on the desk.

"Well, after I have the information I require, I will send the Sinners off on several missions to recover some pinpointed assets of his power, and to acquire information in the process of his doings and upcoming plans."

"Since I have Chrono back," Both Chrono and Sister Kate grimaced at the mention of that, "the deepest pits of his headquarters are no longer unapproachable, so I can penetrate the outer shell easily with the Sinners power, and attack him inwardly with Chrono's power. But," He said, raising a finger, "I cannot defeat him unless I have holy power backing me up."

"Tovi is not someone who can be taken lightly, even by Chrono. Say I pit them against each other, Chrono, even with his inward holy power, can not access it to prevent his inevitable death because of the strain on him. Tovi would kill him because of his weakened body, but Chrono would kill Tovi because of his holy power inside when it is released."

"Huh?" Sister Kate asked, obviously confused.

"Since he is 'pure', he has inward holy power as well as demonic power. At the moment, you've only seen him use his demonic power because his holy power causes too much strain on his body. Last time he accessed it, he slept for three days afterwards…and he was in his demon form. No telling how long he will sleep in this form." He said, waving in Chrono's direction. "It can make him deathly ill if he uses too much too fast, or even has it activated for too long."

"I see."

"Yes, now back to the point. I will use Chrono a lot, so he won't be around here that often except to rest, training or for brief breaks. His first mission will be soon, so I expect him rested up and ready for action when the time calls. I believe that's all, Sister Kate." Sister Kate shook her head as she stared at him.

"No, you still haven't told me where the Order comes in."

"Ah, well you see, that part I am unsure of until the details have more of an outline, not fuzzy edges. May I be excused?" Aion asked politely, bowing a little as he smiled at the head Sister. Sister Kate snorted in irritation.

"Fine, go. But," She warned, making them both turn to face her, "you are not allowed to go in the training area, the gunnery, or the schooling zone. Is that clear?"

"Crystal, my dear nun, crystal." Aion said before bowing, opening the door and stepping out. Chrono smiled at her, and got a return smile before he turned and departed as well.

As he turned around, he was startled to see Rosette's face a few inches from his own.

"R-Rosette?" He stuttered, watching as her eyes narrowed on him angrily.

"We need to talk. NOW." She growled so close to his face, he could smell her mint-y toothpaste on her breath.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing yet unless you don't cooperate." She snarled back, grabbing his wrist and dragging him behind her viciously as she stormed off, attracting odd glances as she tugged him along down the packed hallways.

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"So what is it?" He asked, plopping down under the oak tree, well out of the sun's bright rays. He leaned back against the worn tree, closing his eyes contentedly.

"You," She started, but was forced to take several calming breaths before continuing. "Why won't you object to him sending you on so many missions?" He opened his eyes slightly as he rested his head on his hands that were behind his head, staring at the curves in the bark for awhile before speaking.

"You see this?" He asked, tugging slightly at the silver stud inwrought delicately into his ear. She nodded.

"Yeah, so?"

"So…this means I am under his control. I am a Sinner, and he is the leader of the Sinners. He led us through all our battles, through our missions, and even to defy our dethroned queen, Pandemonia. He is the head of our group…and we have to obey his commands, whether we like it or not. This silver cross is a signifier of such, and it tells that I am under his control." He said, carefully fingering the delicate metal placed in the tip of his ear.

"Then why don't you at least say no?"

"If I did, then he'd be mad at me, and most certainly use different methods to whip me back into shape… no matter what the costs to others."

"But-" She was cut off by Aion's sudden voice.

"He can't decline my orders, or you all will pay the price. Clear enough? Good. Now Chrono, I have to get your astrophysical before I can send you out on a mission. Come with me." He said as Chrono stood and walked over, glaring at him slightly.

"Yes sir." He said, stopping next to him as he shoved his hands in his pockets and stared at the ground.

"Good. Now, come along. Goodbye, young exorcist of the Magdalene Order." He said, waving slightly before walking off, Chrono following after he gave Rosette an I-hate-him-so-much type glance.

"Fine, but you better come straight back to me after you're finished, or I'll pound both into the ground!" She yelled after him, making him laugh slightly and wave back at her till he rounded the corner and was out of sight.

She sighed. Aion was taking him from her…steadily but truly, he was taking Chrono from her. And she wouldn't allow it. If he wanted to play that way, so could she.

Determined, she marched back to her room to take a nap while she waited for Chrono to finish with his physical exam.

Azmaria:

I sighed as I played lightly with one of the dainty curls in my hair. I felt so alone now, with Chrono busy and Rosette scheming on how to break Aion's grasp on him. I had seen them outside the window a few minutes ago, talking. Chrono was lying against the oak tree, and Rosette was stomping around, apparently furious. Then Aion had come and took Chrono away, making Rosette storm back to her room, where I quietly followed and chatted lightly…just to console her.

How much I wanted to return to our little getaway, the small lake at the corner of the city. So quiet and peaceful…

She thought back to when they had first gone there and had seen Chrono in his demon form for the first time. Her heart had beat with fear in her chest, until Rosette had told her about how he would almost never let her break the seal…about how much he cared for her…

It made me think as I saw his handsome face, instantly winning my heart over triple fold. Of course…it's not like we could ever be more than friends. He was attached to Rosette by the heart and by the soul. How could I ever compete with that?

At least she didn't have to worry about running into any of the Sinners. They were locked securely in the guarded room and wouldn't be let out until they won the agreement of Sister Kate. All except Shader, a small cat-type demon who liked inventing stuff.

Chrono had told me once that she had made the watch in which his and Rosette's contract had once been sealed. Shader helped the Elder in his lab, poking around at the various gadgets that littered the floor in sorry remains.

Azmaria walked down the hallway silently, scuffing her feet on the stone slightly with each step her light feet took. She sighed heavily again, and just happened to glance out the window at that moment, seeing it all.

Rosette:

She let her feet guide her as she walked along the stony halls in silence, shoulders slumped in defeat. Her plan had failed again…when she had gone to see Chrono and Aion, Chrono had left. Thus, it was pointless on her whole part of even scheming on how to get him free. As she walked along thinking heavily, her feet lead her outside.

The sun was starting to fade in the distance, turning into a pink blob on the horizon as it turned the clouds different colors as well. She walked through the crisp grass, listening to the faint chirping of crickets on the noontime air. She stopped to stare at the sun, feeling the longing and sadness rise up in her heart, engulfing her in a sudden burst of sorrow. She whirled around on the soft grass, trying to ignore the feelings her heart was sending her. As she twirled, she saw something out of the corner of her eye and stopped.

Chrono stood on the grass, staring up at the sky. She smiled inwardly. No one was around…no Aion was there to interrupt them again…perfect opportunity #1, AND IT WOULD WORK, SHE'D MAKE SURE OF IT!!!

But before her foot could even leave the ground, he suddenly shifted into his demon form, making her stop dead. She watched him stretch, stretching his wings out to their full wingspan, then leapt off the ground. His wings beating the air effortlessly, soaring upward on the invisible winds that held him suspended.

"Chrono! Wait!" She heard herself yell out as she ran forward, hand outstretched as she reached for him. He turned his head slightly to see who it was, and, seeing Rosette, he turned his wing lightly and spiraled back down, landing with a light 'thump' in front of her. She opened her mouth to speak, but was cut off as he suddenly bent down and embraced her, making her heart skip several beats from excitement. He pulled her close to him, laying her head on his shoulder.

'…He smells good…' Rosette heard herself think quietly in her head. He put his lips next to her ear, tickling it lightly as he spoke.

"Rosette, I'm gonna go away for awhile, but I'll be back soon. I want you to tell no one that you saw me leave…can you do that for me?" He whispered, but she was too enraptured on his closeness to actually think of what he was saying.

"…Uh huh…" She murmured back as he squeezed her closer lightly, making her head spin dizzily with pleasure. He released her a little as his hands went to her shoulders and held her slightly away from him, causing her to frown in irritation.

"Thatta girl. I was never here." He said lightly into her ear again, making shivers run down her spine.

"You were never here…" She repeated, earning a quick squeeze again, much to her delight.

He didn't know what happened. One moment he was getting ready to stand up…and the next moment he was kissing her. He blinked in confusion. Not that he minded but …what just happened?

He heard her moan slightly, making him blush, but folded his arms once more around her back tightly, praying no one was looking out the window at the moment. She pushed closer to him, pushing his worry out of his mind as her soft body landed against his.

"Good Lord, I hope Sister Kate or Father Remington isn't looking out the window right now…" He thought as he felt her tongue part his lips delicately. He responded by returning the sudden burst of excitement the same way, but he felt something nagging at him in the back of his head. What was he doing before this?

He slid his hand up to her hair and gently stroked it, ignoring the uneasy feeling rising in his senses, screaming at him that something was wrong. He brushed his worries aside carelessly as she tickled his ear with her fingers lightly.

She didn't know why she did it, but she didn't want the kiss to stop…so she made it better. Made it deeper, more like. His lips were soft and gentle underneath hers, making her want to part them slightly…if only to ease her growing urges. This was her…well, second, but we'll ignore the first given that it was by a completely dirty, disgusting ignoramus…in other words, Aion.

He felt something pushing at his mind roughly and impatiently let it through.

"QUIT MAKING OUT WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND AND GET ON WITH YOUR MISSION!!" Aion screamed in his head, making him jerk back suddenly and rub his temples with one hand in pain.

"What the heck, Aion?!" Chrono responded, not bothering to deny what he'd been doing or his annoyance.

"Chrono, is something wrong?" Rosette asked, making him turn his head back to her. He smiled, thanking her silently that she didn't yell. His ears hurt from that sudden blast of noise that had been yelled in his head by Aion. He realized he still had one arm around her, though he didn't pull away.

"Nothing, it's just a reminder that I have a mission." He said, smiling warmly as he saw her touch her lips unconsciously.

"Hey, I gotta go, but I'll catch you later."

He released her and stood up, making her fall backwards into a sitting position with her hands spread wide for support, gazing up at him with glazed eyes. He winked at her, making her smile, then he leaped into the air, once again headed away.

End Chapter 4, Meet the bad guy

Yup. Nice chapter. Yay! Chrono went on his first mission! Too bad I decided to end it here, it's just that what I want to happen next is gonna be too fast for this chapter. Next will be long as well, so don't worry. Goodness, I have the whole thing almost entirely planned out! And, sadly to say, if I continue with the long chapters, even I can't deny that the end will be here before ya know it. But, if you don't pick up your reviewer pace, there won't be an end for a very long time AND I'LL SEE TO IT PESONALLY!! To those who need to update quickly: AU with no title, Demons and love, A place where toasters can be thrown with vengeance, Case crackers, A sister's love, A fateful encounter, and many more! I'm outta time right now, so catch me later! If anyone wants to talk with me (instant messaging), add me at , that'll get you a good conversation with me BECAUSE I'M BORED!! Plus, I especially want to talk to Chronoskitty since she seems like a nice person, and many other peeps. Check out my xanga at The next chap…well, do you want a preview? Okay, that'll probably be shorter than me trying to describe it. PS-this might not be entirely accurate.

Preview:

"YOU SHOULD'VE WARNED ME BEFORE YOU SENT ME STRAIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF HIS BASE, UNAWARE OF IT ALL!" Chrono yelled in Aion's face, a vein popping out angrily.

"But you learned didn't you?" Aion said, waving his free hand in a dismissive gesture as he backed out of arm's reach. Chrono followed him, eyes glowing red slightly.

"Learned?! Learned?! YOU'D THINK SO AFTER I RAN INTO HIM IN THE HALLWAY WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ESCAPE!! AND IT DEFINITELY WASN'T A PLEASANT CONVERSATION!" Chrono shouted back, fists clenched angrily. Aion sweatdropped nervously.

"Uh…"

End. Read the next chap and find out what the heck he's talking about!

SincerelyDoveofLight

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