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Chapter 5

Sinner's anger

True strength comes from within

True friendship never ends

True love never dies

Just like the stars twinkle in the skies

Even though you're always there

Growling or smiling and ruffling my hair

I find myself always wishing for

The unexpected times you showed up at my door

You were the very first friend I found

You showed me how to live life all around

Our days together seem to dwindle fast

So let's live each moment as though it's our last

And when I'm gone and not coming back

Remember that I will always bleed black

Yes you heard me right

As I whisper to the night

I bleed black

Not from the red that I lack

But rather because I am who I am

Rather because I find that I can

I bleed black

My vulpine smile was only an act

To everyone else – I seemed to be happy

But you know the truth: you know the real me

So as I leave like a silent cat

Always remember – I bleed black -Same author, same person using their work-

"Sister Kate?" Aion asked, knocking on the door before he opened it slightly. He peeked around the room quickly, taking in the pile of papers, the open cabinet doors, and then his gaze fell upon the disheveled nun behind the messy desk.

"Yes, come in." She replied, not looking up from the paperwork she was examining.

"I have the information requested concerning Tovi." He replied, shutting the door and strolling over to a padded armchair. He sat down and continued. "I have found his main secret base. It's in France, and there's also some non-essential one's in Japan, China, Antarctica, and a small one near Chicago." Sister Kate nodded in confirmation, putting her pen down on the table before looking up. Her eyes were slightly red from lack of sleep, though they still seemed to penetrate all lies and ridiculous ideas that he had prepared in his head.

"What will you do now? Do you have a plan?" Aion nodded, crossing his legs and leaning back into the soft pillow cushions that lined the chairs wooden frame. He stretched slightly, his hair falling about his shoulders before Sister Kate cleared her throat.

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I do. It is not complete, since I do not have all the information I seek as of yet, but soon will be. As we speak, Chrono is out investigating a hotspot of Tovi's. Chrono has perfected the skill of blending in quickly, which is why I chose him for this particular mission since secrecy is a necessity. He should return later today if he isn't hurt or discovered." Sister Kate's eyebrow twitched as she watched him trace the lining in the chair with a finger.

"And the plan?" She replied tartly, squeezing her pen tightly as she continued to stare venomously at him.

"I can't release details at the moment, but I need to take Chrono out of the country with me, but that won't be for a few weeks. At the moment, I will be sending Chrono on several missions, so he won't be around much except for rest, training, or a short break between." He pressed carefully, hands steepled in front of him as they finally left the chair alone.

Distantly, Sister Kate heard a loud crash echoed by several screams and yells. She turned her head slightly, but looked back as she caught sight of a berserk Rosette chasing after the Elder, who had a severely burned, tattered lab coat. She snorted in irritation as she glanced back to see several other nuns running behind Rosette, trying to get their share of punches in, presumably for something perverted the Elder had done.

"Very well, though I doubt Rosette or Chrono will take it well given the circumstances of our deal…I only allowed you on to this holy settlement because Rosette wanted to remain with Chrono until his time came. At the moment…you are not fulfilling the terms you were sworn under before you set foot on this grounds. Chrono does not or may not have the energy to fulfill your wishes when the time comes. Please consider your options carefully Aion, and watch them well…even you can't plan every single detail of what will happen, don't make that mistake and plan something that has a low chance of success. You might not see it to the end with everything you started with. You are dismissed." She said, standing up and walking over to the door to hold it open for him. Aion stood and walked out, walking off in a different direction than where Sister Kate was headed.

She had agreed, making him smile inwardly, though she had an odd way of giving advice. How did Chrono live all these years with that kind of confusing admonition? Oh well, Chrono would comply, and he'd make sure of it…even if it meant giving his friends at the Order a…surprise.

"Ah, speak of the devil. I believe he has just came back." Aion said to himself, strolling along with the crowd as they rushed along, nearly making him trip from their excitement to see what was happening outside. The flow of nuns and priests led him outside to join the gathering crowd that was staring up at the sky in amazement and curiosity. He didn't blame them though. The sky was pretty different at the moment.

Blood red lines streaked across the sky, looking like the very Astral Line itself, though, oddly different somehow. The lines were quickly gathering into a tight orb that was steadily growing larger as more demonic aura poured forth from it, fueling it onward to larger sizes and heights. He heard Sister Kate talking and stepped closer on the lush grass, ears picking up her delicate words with competent aptitude.

"…If it's a demon, then we should dispose of it quickly. Order the guns at the ready." She said to a tall blonde man, which he recognized as Father Remington. He strolled over casually, hands in his pockets, and spoke up before they noticed him.

"It is a demon, but I thought you said he had won your trust. What could he have done to make you change your opinion?" They jumped and whirled around, eyes wide in alarm. Seeing him, Sister Kate's eyes narrowed dangerously, though she remained firm.

"It's Chrono?" Her eyes locked on him and seemingly push him backwards as he watched her and her raging emotions that were flickering through her eyes like shadows of a candle.

"In some sense yes, though if it was only Chrono, there wouldn't be the red lines. It would appear that he is being pursued, at a hot pace judging by how fast the lines are gathering." Aion said calmly, gazing back at the sky with amusement as he tried to ignore the strong-spirited Sister that was glaring venomously at him.

"Why are you happy! If Chrono's being chased, then shouldn't you help him!" Sister Kate said through clenched teeth, a vein popping out on her forehead. He turned his gaze back to her smoothly, taking in her angry face and enraged aura that was radiating out to him and tickling his senses lightly.

"I can do nothing until he has entered this world, my dear Sister. If I had my other Sinners available, though…" He trailed off, pausing to see if his message was getting across. There was silence for a few seconds as Sister Kate thought over what he was implying.

"Will it help?" She said at last.

"Greatly." Aion said, holding in his triumphant laugh. She turned around, facing Father Remington again.

"Very well. Father Remington, order the immediate release of the 4 Sinners locked in room 6D." She said, staring back at the sky, praying desperately that she was doing the right thing.

"Are you sure? What if he's lying…?" Remington questioned, eyes narrowing as he caught sight of Aion before turning back to Sister Kate.

"Yes, now go." She responded, shutting her eyes for a few seconds as she struggled to recompose herself.

"Very well, if you're sure." He said, strolling off as another person fell in stride with him as he walked towards the building.

The red lines pulsed harder as the orb increased alarmingly in size, gaining speed as it began to spin slowly. It grew faster and faster the longer he watched, feeling the strong demonic aura's that were beginning to leak out of the forming gate.

"He's almost through…" Aion whispered, not noticing as Rosette came up behind him and not ready to hear her sudden voice.

"Through what? I thought no one could break Pandemonium's bindings or the Order's seal." She said, folding her arms across her chest haughtily. Aion whirled around, surprised that he had not heard or sensed someone coming. Seeing her, he dropped the defensive posture he had taken on.

"It's true, but since the poison running through his veins is holy based, and he is technically a demon, they allowed him passage. Though, since he opened it, it will allow any demon entry that makes it into the gate before it closes." Rosette had no time to answer with the snide comment she had prepared for what happened next.

SKRRK-K-K

BOOM

The explosion came suddenly, knocking people off their feet to be blown backwards helplessly by the burning air that was gushing forth from the large gate that had appeared in the air. From his position on the ground, Aion squinted against the bright light and spotted the falling figure quickly with his trained eyes. As his eyes focused, he caught sight of the reason why Chrono was going so fast.

Chrono had folded his wings for rapid descent, which was quite necessary. Hundreds of demons were pouring out of the gate after him, streaking after him as he rocketed to the ground. As he neared the holy barrier protecting the Order, he hurled his wings outwards with a sudden crack, making him spin upwards through the oncoming demons that continued to pour from the gate. Realizing what he was doing, Aion sprang to his feet and shoved off the ground, transforming as his feet met the air.

Feeling 3 other energy spirals erupt next to him, he realized his Sinners must have been released and returned to him, like asked. He spun upwards with the aided speed his wings added to his leap, dodging the random energy strike that came his way. However, before he could even leave the holy barrier…

Chrono shot out of the swarming mass of demons and danced a few paces out of reach before turning to face them, his anger making his eyes glow red. He raised his palms, glowing with a golden light before the deafening effect reached their ears.

Even from Chrono's height, the effects could be seen clearly from below. Slowly the attack reached the oncoming demons, narrowly missing Aion and the other 3 Sinners. Dozen by dozen, they all seemed to turn to stone as they were forced free of time's cold hand. With another strain of energy, Chrono released the time around the demons before the Time Freeze could affect it and sent them falling to the ground. He watched as they cracked into dust, panting slightly from the sudden energy exertion. Though, it had not caught all of them, Chrono saw with dread; there were a few left. They smirked and darted forward, taking advantage of the few seconds he needed for rest from such a strong attack being stretched to fit the occasion. He held up his hands again, knowing what would happen when he hadn't had time to regain his energy.

CRACKLE

SKRK-K

WHOOSH

There was no golden light for the attack; instead, it was blue… He caught a couple of the demons that had come close enough to reach, holding them by the throat as they howled in agony and writhed in the air, desperately trying to escape his firm grasp.

Upon seeing this, Aion slowly drifted down to the ground, not taking his eyes off the scene above him, seemingly glued to it like everyone else's was. As his feet touched the ground, he faded back into his façade form. Chrono didn't need his help…and even if he decided to help anyway and went close, he'd die from the attack Chrono was activating.

Slowly the demons dissolved in Chrono's hands, screaming until their bodies blew away in the wind, making the remaining demons stop dead where they hovered. Chrono held up his hands again, blue light engulfing him as he pulled on his energy again. As the demons turned around to run, screaming and shouting frantic phrases of pleadings and innocence, Chrono let go of the blue energy and watched it wash over the demons, turning them to ashes before they could even reach the gate.

As Chrono watched the gate begin to close, he felt the effects of such a strong energy demand take hold of him, shaking him roughly where he hovered. He closed his eyes, trying to fight off the sudden feeling of lightheadedness that had quickly engulfed him and was making his vision blurry, making him want to close his eyes and rest awhile. He squeezed his eyes tightly to keep himself awake, feeling the energy evaporate from his body as the poison responded to his sudden energy usage as well. Since he no longer possessed the strength to keep himself levitated in the air, let alone keeping a firm grasp on the energy, he let the Astral Line slip from his grasp and plummeted towards the earth as the nausea hit. Faintly he could hear the gasps and screams coming from below and opened his eyes to see the people gathered below.

Rosette was running in the direction he was falling, he saw dimly, seeing the three other nuns…uh…Claire, Mary and…Anna behind her… Shutting his eyes as another wave of energy abandoned him, he struggled to grasp the Astral energy again. Despite his attempts, the energy continued to pour out of him quicker than he received until he gave up, trying to save what little remained of his strength reserves. He spread his senses down, searching for anyone below him and sensed a group of nuns below him that were apparently to scared to move.

He gave another weak attempt to catch some energy…and was rewarded with a little more than his body was losing. Using the fleeting energy before it got away, he fully opened his wings and stopped himself from hitting the ground, beating them slightly as they seared with pain. He dropped to the ground numbly as the energy once again left him, leaving him weaker than when he had started. He fell backwards to land on his back with a light 'thump' that stung at his lungs, tasting the blood that begin to fill his mouth and trickle over the corner of his lips. He heard people gasp and murmur as they watched him worriedly, afraid of what had happened. He opened his eyes as someone placed his head in their lap, only to see Rosette staring down at him with tears forming at the corner of her eyes.

"Chrono, are you okay?" She asked quietly, but the only answer she got was a light twitch from his ear as he closed his eyes. She brushed at the sweat on his face with her glove, wiping the blood from the corner of his chin, only to see more run down it. "Chrono?" She asked again, making him open his eyes and blink slightly as he sighed.

"They never know when to give up, aye Rosette?" He said to comfort her and everyone else that was beginning to cry. She started crying, though, and hugged him tightly, despite him being bloody and drenched in sweat.

"You're okay…" She whispered in his ear, making it twitch again and brush her cheek lightly. She laughed a little as it tickled her cheek, making her run a hand over it with fondness, brushing the silver stud carefully as she fiddled with it. He spat out the blood that had gathered in his mouth and yawned slowly, then said,

"Of course I'm okay! They were low class nixes that had grown arrogant over the many years infatuating praises that they don't deserve." He reached up and returned her hug firmly before sitting up and looking around, leaning against Rosette for support which she gladly returned.

The nuns were looking worried and nervous, giving him two guesses why. 1: he looked like a demon, and not many people at the Order knew that he was a demon. 2: they associated 'Chrono' to be the innocent little boy that always tried to keep Rosette out of trouble, which always resulted in him being hit on the head several times or being chased around the Grounds.

Sister Kate was running towards them, followed by Father Remington and preceded by Aion along with the other 4 Sinners. Shader looked like she had been electrocuted due to the puffiness of her fur, making him laugh inwardly. Jenai looked a bit angry, apparently he had been drinking something due to the stains on his shirt and heavy face. Rizelle…looked just as grouchy as ever. Vid looked…hmm…happy? He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, smelling the mixture of several scents that had stained the air. The gate had closed completely, leaving only a faint scent of demonic energy behind tainted with a slight smell of blood. The grass was littered with tiny pieces of what used to be demons that had crashed to the ground, breaking from the impact on their seemingly stone surface. Their dust blew away easily as the wind played at his hair, brushing it past his cheek lightly. He stood up with Rosette's help, facing the 7 people rushing towards him. Aion reached him first, and of course, had a saucy remark at the ready. How had Rosette got here first?

"I see you still have that flair for fancy entrances." A vein popped out on Chrono's head as he closed his eyes, trying to shut off the rage that was quickly rising, and despite his attempts to stop it, the gathering energy that was coming from nowhere to aid him.

WHAM

With immense satisfaction, Chrono's fist connected with Aion's face with a loud crack. Aion staggered backwards, grasping his nose as blood seeped from under his fingers. Chrono's fist still crackled from energy, sparking slightly as the energy danced around his hand.

"What? Something I say make you mad?" He teased, steadying himself back on his feet from the sudden blow to his face. Chrono clenched his fists harder to keep from hitting him again.

"YOU SHOULD'VE WARNED ME BEFORE YOU SENT ME STRAIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF HIS BASE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT!" 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, taking a step back.

"Uh…"

"THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME! YOU SEND ME ON MISSIONS WITHOUT A DESCRIPTION OF ANY KIND! SOMEDAY I'M GONNA DO MORE THAN JUST GIVE YOU A BLOODY NOSE IF YOU KEEP THIS UP!" Chrono yelled furiously, the three gems on his forehead lighting up briefly and sparking from hidden energy, pushed on by the demon's anger. Aion continued to back up while Chrono pointed a clawed finger in his face. His wings were folded neatly against his back, but drew attention as silver metal ran across their surface before sinking back into his flesh, reflecting the rage that the demon was struggling to keep inside.

"Ha ha ha! What reaction! This is exactly why we called you the Sinner of Anger, Chrono. You temper is quite something to behold when you lose it like this."

BAM

Aion clutched at his solar complex where Chrono's fist connected, coughing a little from the impact.

"DO YOU THINK I'M KIDDING YOU! I HATE IT WHEN YOU DO THIS! I AM NOT A JOKE, AND I'LL PROVE IT IF YOU WANNA SEE MORE OF YOUR BLOOD!" Chrono yelled again, eyes flashing red briefly before going back to their slight red glow. Aion put his hands up in defense, a laugh still on his face despite his bloody nose and winded lungs.

"Calm down, Chrono, calm down. Your mission, what did you find out?" Aion said, changing subjects before he could be hit again. Chrono folded his arms across his chest and turned to the side slightly, anger still present though he didn't act upon it.

"We'll be having freak weather really soon."

"He said that?"

"No, he hinted at it and I sense it as well. Plus some scrap info you already know. For a rogue, you'd think he'd know what his enemies know instead of asking. Kid has a lot to learn about being on the opposing side of someone." Chrono said flatly, looking bored.

"Did he say anything else?" Aion prodded, as it seemed Chrono was done talking.

"He said some stuff, yeah. But the most important thing he warned was…" Before he could finish, his eyes suddenly glazed over as he slumped backwards and fell against Rosette. Rosette caught him, surprised by how light he was.

"Chrono?" She asked cautiously, watching as golden light enveloped him and he transformed back into his kid form.

"That was quick. But then again…he did use one of his most strongest attacks without regaining his energy before hand." One of the Sinners spoke up, drawing everyone's attention to him.

"I don't think we could even stand afterwards, Vid, given the circumstances. One of the strongest in history…slowly being killed by a poison that is forged from half his blood." Aion said, staring down at the sleeping demon carefully, eyes studying his face with taut nature. "He was about to say something…but what? We'll have to find out…"

"Well, whatever it was, it'll have to wait till he's rested up. And I'm the judge of that, not you." Rosette said firmly, picking Chrono up and walking off towards the main Order building.

"What an interesting girl…" Aion muttered before turning around and following her through the crowd.

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They placed Chrono on a table with a glass dome over it with several wires going through the glass. As Rosette watched curiously, Shader grabbed some of the wires and shoved them randomly into his blood veins with a quick blur of motion and a sparkle of light. After she checked that they were securely stuck, she flipped a switch and brought the glass back down over his sleeping form.

"What'll this do?" Rosette asked, watching the sleeping demon now sealed onto the table with several leather straps.

"This'll bring his memories to the surface…well, the ones we need anyway. Just the information from his mission." Shader replied, flipping another switch and watching as a huge screen came down. "Okay, stand back!" And with that small warning, she pulled the lever down with a tug and flipped some more switches.

Green liquid began flowing through the wires, diving into his blood veins and making him levitate slightly as it began mingling with his demonic energy. After a few seconds, a fuzzy image began to show up on the screen, growing clearer as more and more green poured into him. The image was uncannily real now, and she watched with interest, having never seen anything of the like.

Chrono was sneaking along through the halls, back pressed firmly to the wall and going in and out of shadows as voices came into his hearing. He stopped when he was completely in the dark, listening quietly to the angry voices that were shouting to each other.

"I'm tellin' ya, he's gonna come here and we're not even gonna know it!" A voice shouted, pounding something onto what he assumed was a table.

"We'll sense him before he even gets here. That Sinner has such a powerful aura that you could find him easily, now quite blubbering and pour me another drink." Another voice replied saucily, swishing something around in a bottle.

'They're drinking? This'll be easy then…' Chrono thought, scooting out of the dark and leaping forward. The two demons that were arguing only had time to look up before they were knocked out and lying on the floor, the contents of the bottles they were holding spilling over the floor. Chrono snorted at them, watching as several liquor bottles rolled off the table and onto the floor, cracking at his feet.

"Feh, amateurs. Don't you think I'd learn a few tricks after all these years?" Chrono replied evenly, walking off down the hall quietly as his tail swished behind him. The passageway was dark, but his eyes adjusted to it quickly to where he could see everything clearly. He paused as he saw several rats running down the hall, scuttling after the roaches that had ran when he had came. "This place is disgusting…doesn't he know that the cleaner your base is, the more respected the demon is?" Chrono whispered, knocking off the pests that ran up his pant leg.

Suddenly he felt it…that energy…where was it coming from? He jerked upright and looked around anxiously, trying to spot the disturbance that had caused his senses to react to the alarming energy that continued to evade his sight. Just as he heard a noise coming from down the hallway…

BEEP

BEEP

"ALL HANDS TO LEVEL 5 BATTLE STATIONS"

"REPEAT, ALL HANDS TO LEVEL 5 BATTLE STATIONS, THE SINNER HAS BEEN SPOTTED"

Chrono's wings flared open just in time as he leaped off the ground, dodging the several energy blasts that had been sent his way. He spun at the ceiling, knocking a hole in it and blinking slightly as the bright sunlight blinded him slightly.

As several more demons poured out of the hole behind him, he turned and rocketed off down the roof, flying just above the tiles and making them sing from his momentum. Just as he raised the tip of his wing in order to sail up into the sky, a blast of energy knocked him square in the shoulder blades…directly at the root of his wing. His wings buckled in shock, sending him crashing through the roof for the second time and earning several more cuts and bruises.

The image blurred and suddenly shot off the screen, clearing it once more. Shader hit several buttons, increasing the green liquid that flowed through the thin wires.

"What happened?" Rosette asked, waiting anxiously for the images to come back. Shader didn't look up as she replied.

"He's getting tired. We can't push much longer or it'll kill him." Rosette gulped a little, but watched excitedly as the screen lit up again.

"There he is! He fell! Get him!" Was all he could hear, everywhere around him the voices bounced off the walls. He tested his wings slightly, though they were shaking too much to support him fast enough to get away. He let them slide back into his back, taking away their possible advantage strikes.

He took off down the hallway, ignoring which way he turned or went up or down. They followed his trail hotly, them still having the ability to fly and him being stuck on foot. It made him glad Aion had made him run so much before he left them, really gave him an advantage if he was stuck on foot. Just as he started feeling the pain rise up in his chest, beginning to suffocate him and burn through his body like ice cold fire…

WHAM

He bounced off the solid figure, landing on his butt on the cold, roach infested ground. He quickly shot back up, brushing off the menaces that had crawled onto him. He glanced up, eyes narrowing as he saw the figure that had created such a powerful aura a few seconds ago.

"Tovi. How nice to see you again." Chrono replied emotionlessly, taking on a defensive posture.

"Oh, there's no need to do that. I will not fight you…today. I am simply here to warn you about some things you might want to…watch out for." Tovi replied, his voice a deep, sonorous tone that held a false liking…and a threat. Chrono straightened up, eyes locked firmly on Tovi's like Aion had commanded for such missions, but that was before he had left them. 'Always lock eyes with your enemy. Show them what real evil is.' At least, that's what he had been instructed to do.

"And of what could you possibly warn me about? I have no need to play games anymore. I am not a child…like you." Chrono replied icily, his own deep voice overshadowing Tovi's and making his look like a childish squeak. Heck, he'd had years of practice after all.

The image flickered a little more, cutting out a patch of what he had said and blurring the figures on the screen. Shader hit a few more buttons, bringing the image back to a somewhat clear state as Rosette's thought rushed back to what she had said.

'He's getting tired. We can't push him much longer or it'll kill him.' Should they be pushing if he's so tired? I mean…it was his life on the line after all…

"You think we should let him rest?" She said, finally voicing her own worries.

"No, he'll be fine for a few more minutes. Continue." Aion said, practically ignoring Rosette's worries.

"Perhaps…but I'm not the one still crying over mother's death, like you. Oh boo hoo! Mommy died! I'm gonna go pick on the big, bad bully that laughed at me!" Chrono taunted, laughing outright in Tovi's face. He was about to say some more when he heard the footsteps approaching. He tilted his head forward in mock respect, bowing slightly as he backed up.

"If you excuse me, I believe I must go." Chrono replied, newly healed wings bursting free again as he leaped onto the ceiling support, then on through the roof tiles. As he exploded through the tiles, he was bombarded with thousands of demonic aura's and energies, all colliding in his senses and creating a whirlwind. He took a few deep breaths to keep the nausea down as he blocked them out, spreading his hand out in front of him as they began to approach him. His spread his fingers, flexing them out to show the claws at each end and making the demons pause slightly.

Not wasting another moment, he ripped open a hole through the gates and leaped through it, pushing his way through the red energy as he struggled to get back to the Order, knowing he could finally rest when he got back…after he reported to Aion.

The screen flickered off as the scene of him bursting out appeared, making her gasp in surprise. Shader strolled over and flipped off a few switches and pulling on several levers, shutting off the green flow with a swish of her hand. Chrono fell back onto the table, panting hard as his consciousness continued to evade his grasp. Rosette walked over, pressing her hand against its icy surface. She watched his eyes flickering back and forth under their lids, as if searching for something that wasn't there. He seemed to be having a bad dream as he twisted on the table, trying to escape from the horrors that were being shown to him.

'He must be in REM…' She thought as she pressed her face up against the cool surface, treasuring the relief it brought. Until it opened. She jumped back in alarm as Shader walked forward, picking up his traipsing body and turning to her.

"Go ahead and take him to the hospital wing. He needs a couple of days rest, but other than that, he should be fine. Go, Rosette-sama!" Shader laughed, bouncing on her feet as Rosette took his light body and holding him next to hers firmly.

"Okay…bye then." Rosette called, leaving the Elder's lab with questions swirling in her mind.

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Chrono spent the next few days sleeping in the hospital wing, resting from the sudden demand of energy on his body. Rosette was starting to get bored, not having anyone to pick on or tease. The puppy remained motionless as well, not moving from the bedside floor where it slept. She sighed irritably, watching his chest rise and fall slowly. The good thing was, he didn't snore. The bad thing was, he was asleep.

"Wake up." Rosette commanded again for the millionth time, staring at him as she rested her chin on her hands. He still didn't move, however. "Fine, ignore me. See if I care." She said, laying down next to him on the white sheets that covered it. Not one wrinkle obscured it, seeing as how he hadn't moved at all for the last 5 days. As she closed her eyes, she heard the door bang open and looked up.

Aion walked in, followed by Jenai, Vid, Shader, and Rizelle. They didn't appear to be in too good of a mood…well…Rizelle did, meaning Aion must have done something cruel again.

"False alarm. No one important." Rosette said out-loud, earning a disgruntled growl from Rizelle.

"How kind of you. And you're a nun?" Vid said, smiling at her as she glared.

"Doesn't mean I have to be nice, does it? I thought you'd figure that out by the way I'm always going psycho and blowing demon's heads off, as well as blowing up buildings. See? I'm kind…in a demented way." She said sardonically, closing her eyes again.

"Enough, that is not what we came for." Aion said, holding up his hands to stop the snide comment Rizelle had prepared.

"Then what did you come for." Rosette asked boredly, closing her eyes again as she waited for an answer. Aion smiled.

"Chrono." He said as he strode over and jumped up on the bed. Rosette gasped, but didn't have time to react as he kicked the sleeping demon out of bed, making him land on his face. Aion laughed as he jumped back on the ground, watching Chrono open his eyes groggily.

KICK

Chrono kicked Aion's feet out from under him, standing up angrily before stepping on the startled demon below.

"You could've just said 'wake up', not kick me out of bed!" Chrono yelled, a vein popped out on his forehead. Aion laughed, waving his hand carelessly.

"You need to be up. You've been sleeping for 5 whole days, and the last time you only needed 3…or at least, I thought you needed 3." He said, shoving Chrono's foot off of him and standing up.

"You have some free time, but I'll need you to be awake for the upcoming mission."

"Mission?" Chrono and Rosette asked in unison, making Shader laugh.

"Yes, Chrono-sama, Rosette-sama, a mission! That is why we're staying here, after all. Work to do!" Shader replied for Aion, making Chrono sweatdrop.

"Uh…"

"It's 'YEAH, not 'uh'!'" Vid said, holding up his hands in victory. Chrono turned to him, and Rosette could see the weary marks on his face that still lingered from the incident that had happened a few days ago. Did he not really get his energy back? Was it even possible that he didn't?

"You got a mission too?" Chrono said, as he struggled not to yell from the pain that had just exploded throughout his chest and spread to his back. He bit back the cough, hoping that no one saw the little trail of blood trickle out of the corner of his mouth.

"Yeah! It'll be great, won't it Jenai?" Vid said, smiling brightly. Aion smiled, but cut off Jenai's reply before he had even opened his mouth.

"Perhaps you should go out and smell the fresh air, take a little time to wake up before you start out on your mission. Go." Aion said, shoving Chrono out the door and closing it behind him. Rosette blinked. Was she staying here?

"What about me?" They turned to look at her, smiling.

"You stay here. We have something important to ask of you." Jenai said calmly, sitting down on the bed and putting his hands behind his head.

"Like?"

"Well, for starters, we want you to go with Chrono on some missions." Shader said happily, laughing at Rosette's shocked face.

"WHAT!"

"We think it would be best if he had backup on his missions, and since you seem to be able to…uh…psychotically blow off a demon's head with incredible ease and…lunacy, we chose you. You see, Chrono is going to need help when he's roaming around the dark corridors of Tovi's base, and you seem to be able to present a good defense, or, look like one. Would you help him?" Well duh. No, she couldn't help the one she really cared for while she sat back at the Order boredly and waited for him to return. OF COURSE SHE WOULD!

"Yes, I will help. But, will I help with all of his missions?"

"No. Only a few where secrecy is not vital to the plan, which will only be a few." Aion said passively, examining his nails as he sat back in a wooden chair that sat near the bed. The puppy stood up and walked over to him, earning a few pats on the head and a rub behind the ear. "If you will help us, I believe that is all." Rosette nodded, wanting to leave since they made her slightly uncomfortable. Heck, she had been fighting against them only a few days ago… She walked over and picked up the puppy, earning a few licks on the face before she walked out the door.

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"Chrono!" Rosette yelled as she ran towards him, waving her hand in the air with the puppy behind her. He was sitting by the fountain, licking something red off his finger as he waved back.

"Hey Rosette. Nice day." He said as he laughed, and she saw he was right. The sun was out and birds were singing…

'Perfect opportunity 2.' Rosette thought to herself as she came to a stop in front of him, smiling curiously at what he was licking of his finger.

"What's that?" He didn't look at her as he said calmly,

"Nothing much…just a human soul."

"A WHAT!" Rosette yelled as he laughed, waving his hand to calm her down.

"Joking, only joking. It's frosting from the lunch hall. See?" He said, holding his finger out to her. She glanced down at it, then back at him. He smiled warmly, reassuring her that it really was frosting. She snorted in irritation and licked it, not taking her eyes off of him.

Rosette loved sweets. Ever since she was little, she couldn't resist the powerful calling of Cavity Makers, frosting, and Sugar Bloaters. She grasped his hand firmly as she licked at the red icing on his finger. It was sweet and had a little taste of cinnamon about it as well. As she did, her thoughts suddenly shot back to the night Chrono left for his mission. Her heart sped up, thinking of the feel of his lips against hers…

"Uh, Rosette?" Chrono's voice interrupted her thoughts, making her blush and turn her attention back to him. She blinked as an answer, continuing to lick at his finger. He sweatdropped. "There's no more icing on my finger." He said as her face turned red, realizing he was right. While she had been thinking, she had licked off all the frosting and had simply been chewing on his finger. She released his hand from her death grip, watching him out of the corner of her eye in embarrassment.

"Uh…good frosting." She said, trying to break the awkward silence. He coughed and nodded as his mind wandered back to what he was supposed to do today. He hadn't told Rosette about the details because he knew she'd want to come. Aion had told them both that Chrono would be leaving today, and that's how she found out that he had another mission.

"So," Rosette's voice broke into his thoughts, making him jump and turn to face her, "did you even give the puppy a name?" He blinked a little before he registered what she had asked, but blushed when he did.

"Uh…no. I wasn't sure how much time I have left, so I didn't want to give it a name for such a short period of time." He said, watching it as it stretched out against the grass, looking oddly out of place.

"Well, you'll just have to give it a name because your gonna be here a long time." Rosette said stubbornly, ignoring the sad look on Chrono's face as he looked at her. "So, what will we call him?" Chrono thought a few minutes, going over the small list of names in his head before he settled on one he liked.

"What about Alacron?" She laughed, making him blush cutely again. "What's so wrong about it?"

"Nothing, it's just that it," she was laughing too hard at this point to understand her, so he gave up trying to decipher her confusing gibberish.

"Alacron…" He whispered, testing the name on his tongue as the puppy looked up. He smiled at it, earning a few wags of it's tail before he cleared his throat.

"Okay puppy, your new name is Alacron." The puppy barked, wagging it's tail harder as Rosette's laughter increased. He petted Alacron a little as he thought back to his mission.

"I wonder how long I'll be gone…" He wondered out loud, making her laughter stop abruptly and turn to him in astonishment. He blushed slightly as he averted his eyes, trying not to look at her sad face.

"I wish you didn't have to go." She said quietly, clenching her fist as she watched the clouds drifting by with the warm breeze.

"Aion said something about-"

"About what!" Rosette interrupted, making him pause as she stared eagerly at him.

"That I might just have training today. Boring, sweaty, arduous training…great." He said, eyes lowering slightly as he thought about it.

"When did he tell you?"

"When he kicked me out the door. He whispered it."

"What would you do during training?"

"Well," A voice said that didn't belong to Chrono, "why don't you come watch? I'm sure Chrono's just gonna love all the practices I set up for him today." They both turned and stared as Alacron wagged his tail.

Aion stood there smiling, eyes glinting evilly as he continued. "Then you can go on your mission. I'll leave the details from you till you get back. And don't worry, there's no fighting involved." He said, motioning for Chrono to follow him. They both stood and followed after him, Alacron trailing behind lazily, curious as to where Aion was leading them.

"I'm sure Rosette will…love what you bring back. As this is a mission for retrieval, there will be no fighting necessary. Now, since you haven't been in training for awhile, I'm gonna push you extra hard today. Just to make sure you're fit for the upcoming missions." Aion said with a wink, walking faster as Chrono slowed down. "Don't tarry." Aion called back, ushering Chrono forward again. He had a bad feeling about this…

When they reached the open field, Chrono stopped dead. There were giant blocks of earth piled on top of each other, so tall that they reached the Order's roof. Next to that was a concrete basketball court, demonic of course, and then beside it were the 4 other Sinners. Chrono's eyes went swirly with amazement and trying to think of a way to escape.

"I hate all of these…especially the basketball…" Chrono whined, making Rosette, who had not seen what he was to do yet, snicker and turn to face the challenges. She had a worse reaction than Chrono, amazingly, and nearly fell down as she saw the giant blocks that reached far above her.

"Well, we should begin! Start off, you have to do 50 circuits over the whole thing, and after we all finish some other practices, we'll play basketbrick. For fun and all since I seem to remember that you hated it. You're third in line! Get started!" Aion said, shoving Chrono off towards the line that was neatly formed by the smiling Sinners. Chrono jogged off, glaring at Aion furiously as he took up his place in line. Rosette was enraptured with curiosity and watched what was happening with wide eyes, barely feeling Alacron's head under her hand.

She watched as the line shifted to where Chrono was first, earning all the others a quick whap on the head by the angry demon.

"Don't waste time! The longer you wait, the more I raise your circuit levels!" Aion yelled out, making Chrono turn back around.

Chrono took a deep breath. It had been so long since he'd done these and wasn't sure if his body could still move like that. Oh well…it wasn't worth trying…but he was being forced to. And so he started off.

Rosette gasped. Chrono did a series of handsprings, not stopping even when he came close to the blocks but instead he leapt off the ground using his hands and twirled over the tip, doing several complicated twists as he soared over them, landing neatly and somersaulting on the ground a little. He stood up, a sigh of relief escaping his lips as he waited for his report.

"You can do faster." Aion said simply, making Chrono growl. "Hurry up!" Aion ordered, smiling evilly as Chrono ran off to the end of the line, waiting for his turn to once again come to him.

"Isn't that a little…hard?" Rosette started, watching as Shader did a sort of flop on top of the blocks, making Aion 'tut' a little. He cocked his head to her a little, answering with little attention.

"They're demons. They can handle such a small obstacle."

"Right…" And so Rosette watched in amazement as Chrono danced over the tip gracefully, careful not to touch it every time. She could hardly believe her Chrono could do all this…she had never known…

After Chrono finished his last one, he plopped down on the grass with the other Sinners, panting slightly. A crowd had gathered outside to watch the demons being tortured…uh…trained. Rosette ran up to Chrono excitedly, bouncing on her feet as he fell backwards onto his back only to be licked in the face by Alacron. He laughed and pushed the dog away, which ended in Alacron plopping down next to him on the soft grass.

"I never knew you could do that!" She said, awe in her voice as she plopped down next to him as well. He turned his head to her, eyebrows pressed flat to his eyes.

"I never wanted you to know…I hate those!"

"Get up, you torpid bunch! You're still in training!" Aion said, delivering a swift kick into each of their sides. They stood up rubbing their ribcages as they muttered a few choice words, then went on about their training.

And so Rosette spent the next few hours watching Chrono perform what was asked of him smoothly, trying his best, as did the others. She even laughed as they screwed up, not noticing the time flying by until they plopped down on the ground again, taking a quick break before they were forced back up and into action again. She ran over to the exhausted demon, intent on cheering him up.

"Those looked fun!" Chrono gave her a mock glare, but she could see his lips tugging upwards in a smile. "Well they do."

"Right, and I'm sure you'd say the same thing after you did them?" He asked, closing his eyes as he laid in the crisp grass, treasuring the cool breeze and nighttime songs that played lightly in the air.

"Nope! But then again, I don't have to, so there!" Rosette laughed, sending his eyes open once more to laugh silently at her.

"Now, now! You can't rest! You still have a game to play!" Aion said in a singsong voice, pulling the Sinners to their feet. Chrono grumbled a little, but followed him over to the court as people scooted out of their way. Rosette followed alongside Alacron, intent on securing herself a good position to watch. How had Aion made the court anyway?

"Okay, you know the rules. You can do everything except kill each other unless you can bring them back. Got it? Good! I'm ref! Now, begin!" Aion said cheerfully, throwing a stone basketball into the air and watching as it bounced. How could a stone bounce!

There was a surge of motion as the Sinners shot towards it, colliding in the middle as the stone came down with a loud crack on the court. There was a lot of yelling from the 5 Sinners locked in a tight knot as they fought for the heavy ball. It was a few minutes as blood, and occasionally a blast or two would escape the arguing demons. Finally, with much yells of protest from the demons involved, Shader shot out of the knot, dribbling the stone ball down the court as they separated and followed, elbowing each other as they ran after her on the court.

Rizelle took the lead as Jenai collided with Chrono, knocking them both off their feet. With a blur of arms and legs, the ball quickly found it's way in front of Rizelle, who promptly dribbled it and took off. Chrono jumped up, and shoved Vid out of the way, with difficulty, and followed behind in hot pursuit. Rizelle shot webbing at Chrono, who dodged it with a quick duck and twist out of the way. Jenai seemed to come out of nowhere as he stole the ball from the distracted Rizelle, earning a blast of energy from Vid. The ball bounced across the court and was quickly seized by Chrono, who turned around and dribbled it, racing past the arguing demons and on ahead of them.

As he ran past Aion, he passed the ball to Shader as he saw Aion's foot suddenly come out. He somersaulted over it, dodging the numerous attacks that had been sent at him as Shader continued in the direction he had been headed. As Rizelle burst in front of her, she passed it at Jenai, who amazingly caught it with his foot and took off. Shader fell over, as did Vid when they flew into each other, but as he went down, he chucked a quick energy blow at Jenai, which sent him twirling to the ground and losing his grip on the ball. Chrono caught the spiraling stone ball and continued forward, dodging the many attacks sent at him by Rizelle and Vid as he ran over Aion's foot, which had 'accidentally' been stuck out. He was approaching the basket and wasn't slowing down, and there wasn't anyone guarding him, Rosette saw with happiness.

"GOAL!" Aion shouted, raising his hand as he signaled the end of the game.

"Good job, Chrono!" Shader shouted, embracing him quickly before she moved off to shake hands with the losing team.

"That wasn't as bad as it used to be." Chrono puffed, getting smacked on the back by several people as they applauded him. He sweatdropped nervously, but was suddenly pulled from the crowd by his arm, grabbing the closest thing around him for support, which happened to be Rosette, and dragged her along with him.

"Well, that finishes the training for the day, and now you can have a break! Oh, wait, you have a mission to get to, sorry. Bye!" Aion said, waving at him to go.

"Are you sure? He looks tired though…" Rosette said, raising an eyebrow at Aion curiously.

"He'll be fine. Now go." Aion repeated, turning around and walking off over the fresh grass, seeing as how the crowd had followed the Sinners towards the lunch hall. Chrono turned to her and smiled.

"I'll see ya soon. Stay out of trouble!" Chrono whispered as he embraced her quickly, before he let go and reached down, petting Alacron a little before he stepped back and transformed in a shower of golden light. He took a few more steps backwards before bursting upwards in a trail of golden light, wings beating the air as they pulled him up on the strong air currents. Rosette sighed.

"Gone again…" She whispered as she saw him soar out of sight, before turning around and heading towards the lunch hall to join the others with Alacron by her side.

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It was a few days before he came back, and when he did, it caused a huge uproar…namely, Rosette making a lot of noise. She screamed in joy as she saw Chrono in the sky, making people's gaze turn upwards as they too saw the demon coming in for landing. He had somebody dangling on his back, secured in place with his tail, and somebody in his arms. However, he was still too high for people to identify what he was carrying. But when he came close…

Rosette screamed and laughed, waving at Chrono as she ran forward excitedly. He nearly collided with her as he landed, being run over as Rosette quickly snatched the boy from his arms. He uncurled his tail from around Fiore's back, setting her down gently as his feet touched down lightly. He sighed in exhaustion, indicating he had had a long trip.

"JOSHUA!" Rosette screamed, hugging the excited apostle nearly to death. He laughed and hugged her back, making Chrono smile. "You're back! Are you okay!" Rosette said, snuggling his head with her cheek affectionately.

"Rosette! You've grown so much!" Joshua answered, neither of them aware of Chrono walking off towards the building, still in his demonic form.

"Why are you here?" Rosette asked, cuddling her brother harder.

"Chrono came for us! When he said I was supposed to come back with him and that I would see you again, I nearly had a heart attack!" He laughed, stepping back as Rosette gazed at him fondly. It was over…in a twisted, demented way. They still had that psychotic, power-hungry demon to kill then they were all finished. Chrono had fulfilled his promise…sort of.

"Chrono came for you?" Joshua nodded, smiling again.

"But what about the horns?" Rosette asked, blue eyes blinking curiously.

"What horns?" Joshua answered, just as confused.

"Never mind…but Chrono came fore you? Why?" Joshua laughed happily as he saw her face.

"I had a hard time believing him when he said he was the same small demon boy we met a long time ago. Is he really Chrono?" He asked, reprimanding himself. Rosette nodded again, blushing as she thought of the 'small demon boy'.

"Uh…where'd he go?" Joshua said, turning around in a circle as he looked for him.

"He left a little while ago, Master Joshua. He asked me to tell you that he has gone to report to Master Aion, Master Joshua." Fiore said, not moving since Chrono had put her on the ground. Joshua frowned.

"He's gone? But I wanted to talk to him some more…" Joshua whined, making Rosette frown a little. Rosette grabbed his hand suddenly, eyes bright with energy.

"Let's go see him! It's not like he left the grounds or anything!" And with that, the two set off in search for Chrono as Fiore followed behind quietly, listening to them talk, slightly envious of Rosette.

They found him in the Elders lab, talking to Aion who was apparently visiting Shader.

"Another mission? Where to?" Chrono asked, trying to keep his wings tucked in enough so they wouldn't bump into anything unpleasant…or painful.

"Chicago. I have an informant there who has information on Tovi. And since you haven't gotten out in a while," Chrono looked angry at that, "I thought, what a perfect opportunity to give Chrono a long-distance mission. So, be off." Aion said shortly, pushing Chrono out the door as he grumbled and dug his feet into the floor.

As the door slammed, he came face to face with none other than Joshua himself. He blinked and tried to take a step back, resulting in him jerking forward as the door rammed into his wing painfully, ending them both on the ground in a tangled mess.

"Ack…Chrono…didn't know you were as clumsy as Rosette…" Joshua moaned, trying to fix the wing that had been shoved in his face and had stopped short of cutting his cheek with the razor sharp tip on the end.

"Er…thanks…I think…" Chrono mumbled, shoving the foot out of his face as he stood up and folded his wings behind him again.

"Hey! I'm not clumsy!" Rosette yelled, hitting Chrono on the head, which resulted in him back on the ground again.

"Yes you are!" Joshua answered for Chrono, pointing in Rosette's face playfully. "You could never hold onto anything glass or you'd drop it! I'm amazed you're still in one piece!"

"I'm careful! Right Chrono!"

"Leave me out of this…" Chrono backed away, having just found his balance again and not wanting to lose it just yet. He put his hands up as both Joshua and Rosette advanced dangerously, causing him to back up more to escape coming face to face with either one of them…again.

"Hey, it's not fair that I defend you and you don't even do the same for me." Joshua stated, smiling evilly. Chrono was about to respond when his ear suddenly twitched and he turned his head, focusing on something that they could not see. A small look passed over his face before it disappeared again, leaving Rosette in wonder. What was that?

"Uh…listen, I got another mission, so I'll see ya soon! Bye!" Chrono said as he backed up more and waved, leaping into the sky and quickly beating away before Rosette or Joshua could react.

"What was that about?"

End Chapter 5, Sinners anger

Hody hum…I'm bored. sigh I just got out of the shower and I feel great! Well…as good as you can when you're sick. IT'S SNOWING! Yes, it's supposed to snow quite a lot here…and we'll probably have no school tomorrow…but if we don't have school tomorrow…then we have to go to school in June…which I don't wanna do…at all…I'm sick right now, so I got this finished pretty fast. My head hurts…my throat hurts…I don't feel like doing anything but sleep…ugh…and I still dragged myself out of bed and wrote this…I do not feel good… Ha, anyway, the next chapter is gonna be out pretty fast if this…uh, sickness…keeps up, (it probably will until it realizes it's helping me update faster) and I've got the next chapter planned out…in a way…oh, man…jeez, I can't think… Yeah, anyway, here are the review answers I promised. Read and review! Please, it'll make me feel better!

Review answers:

Secret Crusades:

"SCCrying) CHRONO'S GONNA DIE! NO!
AH! …Hehehe…Sorry…I finally found the time to read some of my favorite reviewers stories! And since your one of my favorite, I'm gonna review your story! …Doesn't make sense? Good! All the better! I love not making sense! AHAHAHA!"

Dove 1: Wow. How odd. Normally when someone I like updates, you can't keep me away from the computer.

Secret Crusades:

"SC: Fluffy, fluffy, fluffy, fluffy! FLUFF! YAY! Great story! YAY! Hope ya' read my story! YAY! I CAN'T STOP SAYING YAY! …YAY!"

Dove 1: YAY! I'm glad you like the fluff, though there's more coming so keep reading! And yes, I have read every single story you have written…I do that with all my favorite authors.

Secret Crusades:

"Ergh…if I may say…not to cause offense or anything! Chrono probably would have joined Aion. I would too. If the people were in the line of danger that is. So…yeah."

Dove 1: AT LAST! SOMEONE WHO AGREES WITH ME! Not about the Aion thing, though.

Secret Crusades:

"SC: KIYAH! I NEED TO UPDATE MORE! NO! I WAS TAKING A BREAK! BLAME THE REVIEWERS! THEY NEED TO GET ME TO THIRTY BEFORE I CAN TYPE AGAIN! …(Twirls fingers) Anyways…about the story…I like Aion…is that so bad? I mean…the dark dangerous tall guys is whom I fall for…heheh…Hope nobody's mad at me…

Fanfiction writers: HEY! THERE'S THE WRITER WHO LIKES AION! GET HER!

SC: AHH!(Runs) NO! THIS IS WHAT I GET! I LOVE YOUR STORY! PLEASE WRITE MORE! I CAN TELL IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ONE!

A Fanfiction writer throws a pitch fork.

SC: HEY! WHO SAID YOU CAN THROW PITCH FORKS? AND THAT ALMOST HIT ME! A PLACE WHERE TOSTERS CAN BE THROWN WITH VENGANCE CHAPTER 5 WILL BE COMING OUT SOON, SO BE LOOKING FOR IT! AH!(Runs faster)"

Dove 1: Hey…you need to update more…and I got another pitchfork that's Spoon proof!

Chrono4747:

"It's ok…pats you on back I had it happen to me all the time. Anyway, I love your story very much. It's pretty long, which I like. Anyways, catch you later, not litterly anyway. I'll talk to you, maybe in email. Byes! "

Dove 1: Goodie! Someone to talk to in e-mail or in an IM conversation! And yes, even if you didn't like it, I will always write long chapters…Home 4 the Holidays excluded…and When it's all been said and done…never mind… It's just that I come from a college grade middle school (I'm in 8th grade) and I'm taking more advance classes than even what the high school has to offer…so I kinda have a habit of trying to make things perfect and descriptive…don't blame me…

Chrnoskitty:

"yay!
Your number 1 revier here,this is great,I try to update AU every week,and your lucky the writers block hasn't gotten to it yet,also I would like to speak to you also,you seem like one of the gods of CHRNO CRUSADE fanfiction,I will be available online this Friday to Sunday(8 on Friday-2 be safe and until 5 on Sunday) I look forward to conversing with you,and will try my hardest to have the 5 th chapter of AU up by Sunday at the latest.looking forward to the rest of this story!"

Dove 1: Har har har! Looks like I'm a terrible updater! I talked to you yesterday!

Commander Cheddar:

"that was perty good, keep going and I may just start paying more attention…"

Dove 1:twitch pay attention? YOU BETTER PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE I DON'T WRITE THESE FOR NOTHING! I DON'T HAVE TO UPDATE, OR EVEN WRITE STORIES FOR THAT MATTER! Yes, I'm short tempered. Don't push it. sigh sorry…I'm glad you reviewed…BUT YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION OR YOU'LL MISS THE STRONG POINTS OF THE STORY! sticks out lower lip Pweeeeese? smiles cutely For me?

Chrnoskitty:

"HIYA!
drools
I love being special
this is beautiful and I can't wait for you to post chapter 7 and the other half of 6 in more detail.I have forgotten ehich ficcy you wanted me to write partially for you…so perhaps you could e-mail me.
Chatting with you was the most pleasant thing I have done for a long time"

Dove 1: I'm glad you like being special. Here that everyone? This is the result of being on Dove1's good side…chapters in advance, not to mention the whole story line and plot, stories to come, and even extra info. Don't you wish you were her? By the way, regarding your last comment in AU with no title, Dove 2 doesn't write, I do. She only has the Internet, which is why you talk to her instead of me. Kinda made me a little mad to hear all the credit going to someone who doesn't even write…but, I asked you to write on My Sweet, but it's okay. I worked it out and got it all worked out in my head. Quite a bit of things have changed since I told you the story line. Sorry!

Kitsune Vampire Girl:

"groan, I'm to tired to write a detailed review, but I want this story to continue. Ok, I still like this and want you to continue. I like the whole action/romance thing you got going, but do you think you could throw a little more comidy in? I mean the story is perfect as it is, it would just make it perfecter."

Dove 1: Well…comedy I can do…but that'd mean I'm going to be thrown into over-gear…I don't like working on stuff very hard the first time around…I go through things over and over again to make it better… So comedy…let's see…yes, I have a great idea! Thanks for the advice!

ChronoAstral:

"I loved your story. I wish you would update more often because it is such a wonderful adventure to read. It presents a lot of new context that was never presented in the anime or in the manga. Please update soon!"

Dove 1: I SHOULD update faster…if the reviews continue…then I will! WHY CAN'T YOU GUYS BE MORE LIKE SECRET CRUSADE! SHE REVIEWED FOR ALL MY STORIES AND EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER! That's what a true fan looks like.

Louella:

"really good! Plz keep it up!"

Dove 1: Sure thing! That's what I wanna hear!

Dark girl and Hiei's Girl:

"Really good INVITE ! TO CONTEST SEE MY BIO FOR INFO"

Dove 1: Ha ha ha! Contest…you got it! I'LL TRY MY BEST! (if I can write, that is)

Chrono4747:

"Hello. I haven't read thw story yet. I saw it was too long. I still have to do my homework and it is almost 10: 30 PM here. So, when I'm done reading it, I will give you my opion."

Dove 1: I know it's long…but that's only because I hate short ones, so I adjusted mine to suit my own interests because…I don't like paragraph long chaps that have the solecism of being called chapters… Anyway! Do well on your homework! I still got mine to do, but I have to figure out all of that diagramming crap and naming the sentences…stupid 8th grade grammar…

Friend from sckool:

"this story was very good write more please.
OR I'LL KILL YOU! (I see u in class everyday)"

Dove 1: Kinda scary since you sit right next to me in practically all my classes…though…for some reason…I don't feel compelled to be scared…oh yeah! I pick on you, that's why! JK not really, kinda the opposite…or rather, both ways. There ya go. SPEAKING OF WHICH, WHAT WAS WITH THAT HAND TODAY, BUCKO! I DO NOT ENJOY BEING TOUCHED THERE BY SOMEONE WHO…um…HAS A FANCY FOR MY BEST FRIEND. I'm warning you…I will break your hand off next time that happens. By the way, I felt kinda bad turning Craig down when he asked me out today… but…I don't want to go out with him…at all…sweatdrop…I feel so guilty…but oh well. Good job on reading that stuff in Church today even though I made fun of you!

Kitsune vampire girl:

"so tired…but… must not… sleep.staying up late so I can read fanfics.I like you story and wish you would update soon. If I didn't I wouldn't be wasting my time reading it and would go to bed."

Dove 1: Hah hah hah! I try to update quickly…though I get writer's block if I hurry or I loose my inspiration. Chapter 5 sat on my computer for ages before I decided I needed go through it and update. Heh heh… okay, I'm glad my fic was good enough to keep you awake to read it and that it's not a waste of time!

DoveofDarkness:

"Hi!

I loved ur story!

I thought I better review or ur going to hunt me down and kill me…jk

u should stop being that forceful for reviews,…kinda scared me… chuckles nervously

Ok, I loved it, so please update!"

Dove 1: I might just kill you for saying that…when I'm right in front of you! DIE! Also, I was so bored without you today…who would've guessed that it would've helped me write and fix stuff up? I certainly didn't…BUT I WAS BORED! I mean, come on! I even took 2 showers today, I was so bored! Also, I died like forty-thousand times in Xenosaga! I can't get past the part after KOS-MOS killed Lieutenant…um…Virgil? Right when the Gnosis attacked the ship and are killing everyone and you have to escape, but you pause to look at the giant golden door thing, and those Gnosis comes up behind you. Then that giant Gnosis comes up and attacks and you have to kill it to escape. Yeah, there. Anyone got any advice? I NEED HELP! Please! Part 2 is coming out soon and I'm still stuck at the beginning of Part 1! I can't get it till I finish this one! I haven't even defeated the Dot.Hack 3 yet…I want 4…but I have to beat 3…and I would…if I didn't have to update…

Your best friend again:

"I loved your chapter 2.

It is better than the first1!

I love the letter part where elder and chrono had different writings… it WAS creative!

I luv u to death!

Bff"

Dove 1: I never said you were my best friend…joking! Only joking! Or am I…?

Ur best friend!:

"I loved Your story!

U better update soon!

Or else…

but it is so good…

bye… c u at school!"

Dove 1: And you're threatening me why? I'm stronger than you, shrimp! HA HA HA! FEEL THE PAIN!

Steve225:

Hi! I've read your story and your,um, forceful way of asking for reveiws so I feel like I must comply. I really like your story so far. It might be better if you add a little more detail. I think your story's AWESOME! Keep up the great work!"

Dove 1: You're one of the main reasons I updated. If not for you, I'd have just given up. Thanks for showing you care! As for the detail…I can try, but that's why I'm enlisting new people. Just ask if you wanna position! (I'll force you into it anyway since you suggested it) And I enjoyed talking to you! (mumbles) even if it was through e-mail…and your mum said we couldn't anymore…but that's okay! You can still review and such! I can answer you here. Besides, Commandment 4: HONOR YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER. I'm not gonna stop you, so you should obey them before you obey me. Remember that in the future! You MUST follow GOD'S orders if you're a Christian…which I am…anyone else reading Chrono Crusade a Christian? If so, please say so! I feel alone here…come on people…

Chrnoskitty:

"wow

great story

this is one of those that I keep on rereading and it gets better every time

I hope you update soon"

Dove 1: HAR HAR HAR! My first reviewer! I'm so happy! You're fics are some that I go back and re-read a lot because they get better and better all the time too! I'm anxiously awaiting the next chapter of AU with no title! (hint) As for the updating…well…I send you e-mails saying I'm updating and the chapter itself…plus some additional chapters and stories that are not yet posted so I guess that's the best I can do for you without telling you the ending like I did with friend from sckool. But that's only cause I was bored after the science test and he was right next to me…so…he knows, but not everything. I only told him what happened in the end, which only made him more curious since I didn't tell him anything other than they…well…here I go again. Read and find out! But…I could…nah.

Commander Cheddar:

"by golly, I love this story, its compelling AND you update a hella lot better than some others here…glares at the Crusaders… keep it up, if not, I will lose all hope for this section…"

Dove 1: I feel so guilty…I don't really update very well…I suck at it actually…BUT I'M HONORED NONETHELESS! As for getting it up faster, I'm improving so wait and say that to me after improve! Kay? As for losing hope…I'm honored once again! I suggest reading A place where toasters can be thrown with vengeance, and if that doesn't suit you're fancy, try one other tragic one that has a dash of humor as well as romance that is blanketed in a nice layer of evil that I'm working on right now. Hah! Yes, curious? I hope. Basically, if you want some stories I suggest, e-mail me and I can give you a complete list because I'm running out of room! Read Secret Crusades or Chrnoskitty's, Maiden of the moon, LaneJoe, or Dark girl and Hiei's girl…I know I forgot someone…oh well! Bye!

I loved your story:

"hey you yah you you better update it because iLOVVED your story yah rock on! LUV LUV LUV LUV LUV LUV LUV LUV LUV LUV LUV LUV! WAIT HOLD ON YOU ARE UPDATEING RIGHT OK PEOPLE START REVIEWING WE WANT TO GIVE HER A REASON TO UPDATE"

Dove 1: Yup, you got it! Give me a reason to update or I might not do so at all! As for the loving…uh…well…yeah…I gotta go, see ya later! I ENFORCED THE RESTRAINING ORDER SO YOU CAN'T COME NEAR ME! HA HA HA!

Kristen:

"I am loving this story so far! "

Dove 1: I'm so happy to hear it! Please keep reading it or I might lose all hope for my stories…what little hope I have I should say…it's running thin at the moment…and getting thinner…

Louella Asuncion:

"plz do this story! It sounds so good! Keep on going!"

Dove 1: I'm happy to hear it! It sounded good in the shower to me too!

Louella:

"I like this story, its good already! Keep writing!"

Dove 1: Har har har! If I don't, my fingers will get fat!

Destiny852:

"CHRONO'S GONNA DIE? NO!"

Dove 1:Puff…yes…I mean no…find out!

What:

"how dare you that didn't even make sense and yah you know who I am so don't even pretend"

Dove 1: Shut up Dove2! No body asked you! DIE DIE DIE!

Chrnoskitty:

"that was beatiful

it didn't confuse me in the least"

Dove 1: THANK YOU SO MUCH MY 1 REVIEWER! I'M HONORED! PLEASE KEEP READING MY STORY AND TELLING ME IF YOU LIKE IT! THIS REALLY PROVED MY FRIENDS WRONG! Oh…speaking of friends…sigh never mind, too painful to talk about right now…

End reviews

Admonition- advice

Competent aptitude- skilled ease

Vein popping out- ya know in the story where those ( ) appear on their heads that look like X's? Those.

Nixes- imp, goblin, spirit, (my dictionary said brownie as well, but I'll leave it out)

Dove1: Waaaaahhhhhhhhh! I'm in the spelling bee! Curse my spelling genes! I don't wanna be up there in front of the entire school when I'm sick! Save me somebody!

Chrono: Well…at least you got in…

Dove1: I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR IT!

Rosette: uh…well…you'll do good?

Dove1: NO I WON'T! I FREEZE IN PUBLIC SITUATIONS LIKE THIS! WAAAHHH!

Dove2: HAHAHA! Have fun!

Dove1: beats Dove2 into the ground DIE! DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE! I'M SICK AND YOU LAUGH AT ME!

Dove2: Hey!

Dove1: Shut it! I haven't got time! I have to study because it's next Tuesday! Not to mention the play is in two days! I have to memorize my lines! I'm one of the main characters in the play! My math test is tomorrow, as well as grammar, American history, religion, spelling, science, PE, volleyball, and even stained glass! Help!

Dove2: Well you could- gets punched in face

Dove1: SHUT IT! I NEED TO STUDY AND YOUR ANNOYING VOICE IS ERASING MY MIND!

Chrono: They're very violent…

Rosette: It's hard to keep up with them…

Chrono: sweatdrop that's bad…oh well…see ya next time!

Dove1: PLEASE READ THE NEXT CHAPTER! DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW! PLEASE! I DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO BEG, SO I'LL JUST ASK POLITELY THIS TIME. Pretty please review for my story? I would be grateful if you do…ya know…might make me feel better and get me good luck in the spelling bee…and in the school play…which I desperately need…not to mention more patience… REVIEW! Don't forget to tell me if you have advice for Xenosaga, or if you're a Christian. REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! lower lip comes out again Pweeeeese?