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Chapter 6
A demon's voice
Rosette hunched over, covering her ears as she fought to drown out the wretched sound of Aion's singing. Don't get the wrong idea, it wasn't bad. Not in the least. His voice was pleasant to listen to, but it was the blasted lyrics that he was using. If Sister Kate caught wind of the words he was singing, she'd have him off the convent before he could even utter another peep.
"Aion, would you shut up!" She shouted, but her words only succeeded in making him sing louder. His warbling tenor increased in volume, making the words ring out clearly and echoing of the stone walls beside the Order's many laboratories and ammunition domiciles.
"I'm not…sober all the time-and you bring me down-but at least you try…until we see this eye to eye, I don't want you. -I must be running out of luck, cause you're not drunk enough to fu-" Rosette cut the curse word short with a sharp firing from her gun. The bullet exploded from the barrel with a cloud of blue smoke, making her cough against its holy fumes.
Aion's eyes widened in surprise as he saw the bullet racing towards him, though, much to her dismay, he leaped to the side and dodged it.
BOOM
"Aion! You idiot! You weren't supposed to dodge it! Now look what you made me do! Sister Kate is going to kill me!" Rosette screamed waving the gun at him while she paraded around, all the while shouting and screaming about his provoking her with his taunting songs.
"I wasn't the one who just blew up one of the bullet houses!" He said in defense, feeling the heat rising in curls of smoke behind him. "And I think it's on fire." He said, crossing his arms across his chest and looking defiant.
"Wha…!" She said, looking at it. She saw the flames beginning to lick the inside of it, against the safe containing the precious few rarities that were used against special demons. "Ah! Run!" She screamed turning around and taking a few hurried paces away, however, before she was out of reach of the inevitable explosion, she tripped on a rock and was sent flying to the ground to land on her stomach.
"Ow!" She cried out, making Aion turn his head from where he was. He was too far ahead to help her, even with his demonic speed. She covered her face, hearing the crackling and searing heat that marked the coming of an explosion…
WHOOSH
She was confused…the explosion came…yet she wasn't hurt. She had the sensation of being high off the ground, making her want to hurl. A pair of strong arms grasped her tightly, holding her to the person. As his hair whipped her face, she caught his scent and looked up. Chrono smiled at her, though it was difficult to see his face since he was holding her upright against him.
"Causing trouble again, Rosette?" He asked cheerfully, earning a quick beat on the head.
"Of course not! It was Aion's fault this time, not mine! He provoked me, blame him!" She shouted, smiling despite her words.
"Sure…I'm sure Sister Kate is gonna be so happy that you destroyed yet another of her ammunition domiciles." He got another whap on the head, making them drop a few feet in altitude as it sent them off balance before the wind caught his wings again. "Fine, fine. It was Aion's fault!" He said to placate her until they got to the ground.
Setting his fun aside for the moment, he caught sight of Aion and swooped in for landing. He spread his wings widely to catch the draft, sending them into a fancy spiral that radiated laziness. The warm winds pushed by them gently, brushing at their hair to be blown in the other's face. As soon as his feet touched the ground and had set Rosette down, he received yet another blow to the head. He looked up, knowing it wasn't Rosette that had given him that one. Anger roiled in the pit of his stomach, glaring at the figure in front of him.
"Do you realize how long you were gone on your mission! It should've only taken you 2-3 days, not 2 weeks!" Aion shouted, fist balled in front of him. Chrono's eyes flashed red as he raised his own fist, wings receding into his back.
"Maybe the mission itself took only 2-3 days, but you forgot the time it takes to get there." He snarled back, making Aion's eyes glow red too as they glared at each other, apparently arguing in their mind from what Rosette could tell.
"Rosette!" The sharp word seemed to snap the two feuding demons out of their argument, since their eyes died back to their original color. Though, purple continued to meet red in an angry challenge. "What is going on here!" Sister Kate said sharply, walking up to the three with Father Remington, Azmaria, and Joshua behind her.
Rosette realized how it must look. There was a burning ammunition house behind them; Chrono was still in his demon form, though there was no wings on his back; him and Aion were locked in a feuding competition between them and they were so close, their noses could have touched. Each demon's eyes were glowing red again, their fangs visible as they growled silently at each other.
"Sister Kate! How are you today, ma'am?" Rosette said sweetly, hoping to lighten the look of things.
"What is going on here, Rosette? Why are they…" she waved her hand to indicate Chrono and Aion, "so mad at each other? And just what did you do to blow another of the Order's supply buildings!" She shouted, stalking over to where Rosette stood, a good distance away from the two hostile demons.
"I can explain…" Rosette began as Remington walked over and pulled Chrono away from Aion, while Joshua pulled Aion away from the receding form of Chrono.
"Well I suggest you better start trying, because we have some serious business to talk about. Follow me." She said hotly, walking off briskly as Father Remington fell in stride beside her, dragging Chrono behind him as he glared at Aion and Joshua that remained where they were.
The hours that ensued were filled with enough yelling to blow both Chrono's and Rosette's eardrums out the front gate. Sister Kate was extremely mad that they had destroyed another building that had precious ammunition necessary to fight with strong demons, such as Tovi, in it. It seemed forever for her to get around to dismissing them, and when she did, they slumped out of the door gratefully. It was now nighttime, meaning they both were exhausted.
They trudged down the dark hallways, shoulder to shoulder for warmth and balance. Chrono had reverted back to his kid form to save energy while Sister Kate lectured them, so now his head could rest on Rosette's shoulder with relative ease.
"Chrono?" Rosette murmured, resting her head on his.
"Hm?" He replied tiredly, nearly tripping in the darkness as his eyes closed slightly.
"What," she paused as she yawned, "happened to your horns?" She said, her voice echoing off down the halls. Chrono's eyes opened to where she could see them out of the corner of her eye.
"Who knows. Aion probably has them…but I doubt he'll give them to me. Besides, why would he? You never know…" he trailed off slightly till Rosette elbowed him to continue, "what'll happen. Why give them to me when I might disappear? Then they'd be lost, and he couldn't even use my powers to help him out." He said, his voice strangely warm in the cold, night air that had decided to sleep in the hallways of the Order. "Besides," he continued, "I don't need them anymore."
"Chrono…" Rosette said sadly, making him raise his head up to where he could see her. He wrapped his arm around her waist for support and comfort at the same time, then laughed.
"I don't need something that's probably tainted with evil by now." He said, his eyes dancing in the dim light.
Chrono left Rosette at her door, having tiredly walked her to her room to assure her safety. Not that anything would dare touch someone who smelled of his aura. They might not have a contract anymore, but his scent still lingered with her.
"Goodnight Rosette…sweet dreams…" Chrono yawned as he gave her a tired smile. She laughed slightly as he turned around, his hair falling out of its braid in messy strands.
"Goodnight Chrono. Pleasant dreams." She replied with her regular response. Ever since they had come to the Order, the gentle bond of saying goodnight had formed and remained. She shut the door as he rounded the corner with a final wave. With a yawn, she stumbled over to her bed and plopped down on its bouncy depths. Her thoughts wandered back to their previous thoughts.
It wasn't a physical scent that you could smell, but rather it could be sensed. Whenever she and Chrono went out to defeat a demon, she was always surprised that they would comment on her smell. They said she smelled 'of him'. At first she had been confused, but staying at the Order had sharpened her senses, and over time it became obvious to her what they had meant. She could almost feel it if she wanted comfort. She often wondered how Chrono always knew when she was sad. Even if he was on the other side of the Order, he could sense her pain and would rush to her side. As her thoughts continued, she threw her arm out to fumble for the lamp switch. In her blind search, she sent a small box flying to the floor, jingling slightly as it bounced.
"Oh! I forgot to give Chrono his birthday present!" She said, reaching down to grasp the small box delicately as she raised it to eye level with her. "Oh!" She said, mentally punishing herself for forgetting. "Wait," she said as a sudden thought intruded into her head, "maybe there's still time."
She jumped out of bed, stuffing her feet into slippers hurriedly before she wrenched open the door and ran out and down the long, dark hallway.
Chrono watched the stars twinkling in the sky, seeming to be laughing with their silver joy. It made him smile slightly, until a distant thought raced back to him. He quickly brushed it away before it made him drift farther into memories. The smile was gone now, with no hint of returning anytime soon.
'Magdalena…' He thought, his memories brushing over them slightly as though afraid of what might happen. 'I've been careless. I mean, honestly, look at me. I'm poisoned from half of my natural element, dying of my own pleasures, and being bossed around by the one I swore never to return to again. What could have happened to throw me so far off course? Where did I go wrong?' He thought, sighing heavily.
He stumbled suddenly as liquid fire seemed to course through his veins, burning him while freezing him at the same time. He wanted to cry out, but found to his horror that he couldn't move. 'Ros...ette…' He thought as blackness obscured his vision and blocked his senses. He felt the wound in his heart open again, though it had never really healed. It had only stopped bleeding, which confused him. He had got that wound over a month ago, yet it continued to grow bigger everytime he used his powers.
"AH!" He cried out as something ran through his body, cracking all the bones effortlessly as it seemed to be smoothing out his blood. They weren't broken, he saw through the darkness that hovered around him, but merely transforming. "But-" He said through clenched teeth as he desperately tried to stop the transformation from occurring. He felt wind pick up around him as red light lit up the ground around him, dancing runes glowing in the dark. The runes were written in heavy Damon, he saw as he forced his eyes open, 'To the…demon who hides behind…fa…façades…you shall…re…return in the form you were inwrought. Be thee who thou art.' He thought as he struggled to read his native tongue. There were TWO of the runes, together!
He closed his eyes as the pain grew to an almost unbearable amount. What was it doing? He heard the power crackling all around him, felt it rushing through his blood as it called for him to respond.
"Chrono!" He heard someone shout, making him force an eye open to see who it was. Rosette was running toward him, screaming out his name while she reached for him with her hand.
"Rosette…?" He said dimly, wanting desperately to reach her.
As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt the power increase in a sudden burst. It swirled around him madly, rushing quickly before it left. The runes disappeared, the pain vanished, the darkness retreated…but his energy sapped immediately. He fell forward, barely feeling the cold stone beneath his cheek. Something warm brushed his cheek, making him open his eyes once more.
Rosette pulled his head into her lap and forced his eyes open. The red inside them glowed dully at every beat of his heart as they slowly focused on her.
"Rosette?" Chrono whispered, lifting a hand up to brush at her tears.
"Chrono, what happened!" She whispered, grabbing his hand and holding it in her own against her cheek. He smiled warmly, though he still looked confused.
"I'm not sure…what? Is something wrong?" He asked worriedly as her gaze flicked over his body, her eyes widening. At his words, she jerked her gaze back to him, blushing slightly as she realized her eyes had wondered to an inappropriate spot and remained.
"Eh…well…you see…here." She grabbed his hand and stood up, then pulled him to his feet. He looked down at her, obviously confused even more. He stretched his hand out, looking at it carefully before his eyes widened in understanding.
"I'm in my…true form?" He asked, his mind still slow from the pain that had enveloped him a few seconds ago.
"Well…yes…but, it's not a bad thing! You can always change back, can't you?" She added hopefully, hoping he didn't catch her doubt. He shrugged, but not willing to try. He had a feeling that nothing good could come from trying to revert back at the moment. He felt sick and weak, almost ready to collapse as his energy continued to escape. Rosette suddenly gasped, making him look up sharply.
"What?" He asked, looking around tiredly for any source of danger. There was none. He felt her hand on his heart and looked back, her face looking terrified as she stared at her hand against his skin.. He looked down at her hand, only to see blood pouring past it in a swift stream. His eyes widened in surprise as he fell to his knees, coughing as more and more blood dripped down to stain the concrete a wicked color. Rosette dropped to his side immediately, worriedly asking if he was okay and if she could do something. He shook his head lightly, the nausea overwhelming him again as he opened an eye slightly.
"Chrono! Rosette!" Remington's voice rang out, causing Rosette to look up worriedly as Chrono coughed a few more times. Remington was running towards them with Sister Kate behind him, both in their nightclothes and looking extremely worried.
"Father Remington! Chrono needs help!" She yelled out, causing Remington to increase his speed. What could be wrong with him? He's a demon after all…that blood…is Chrono hurt? He asked himself mentally as he came to a screeching halt in front of the bleeding demon and the anxious nun.
"What happened!" Remington asked immediately, kneeling down to inspect the wounded demon before Chrono reacted to the changes in his body. He glanced sharply at Rosette, repeating the question as Sister Kate came to a stop behind Rosette. She gasped and put her hand over her mouth, her night robe swishing in the wind as it picked up close to her feet.
"Chrono walked me to my room, but I forgot to give him his birthday present, so I raced after him. I had almost caught up to him, but it was dark and I tripped over the rocks. There was this red glow, and I could see Chrono. He looked like he was in pain, so I tried to get to him. Though, when I reached him…he was like this…" She said hurriedly, noticing that Chrono's breathing was becoming more faint by the moment.
"We better get him to the hospital wing, immediately. Come on, we gotta hurry!" He said, pulling Rosette to her feet and beckoning for Sister Kate to come near. Just as he grabbed Chrono's arm, his eyes flew open. His eyes were glowing red as his fangs sparkled silver in the moonlight. He stood up and jumped backwards before they could even blink, his movement causing more blood to fall to the cold ground.
"Chrono-" Rosette began, but was cut off as he fell to the ground again, crouching on one knee while the other was propped up. He closed his eyes slightly as Rosette rushed forward, falling to his side as he coughed again. "Chrono!" He didn't look up as he talked through his fingers, blood trickling over them and ran down the corner of his mouth.
"I'm okay, Rosette…really…a little rest and I'll be fine…" He said, falling against her as his eyes closed again.
"Chrono? Chrono!" Rosette shouted, shaking him roughly.
"He's sleeping for now, but we must hurry. He's lost so much blood…" Remington said, scooping up the demon as though he was still in his child form. He walked off hurriedly, Rosette and Sister Kate following close behind.
She woke against her will as someone shook her gently, rousing her from her peaceful dreamland.
"Rosette…Rosette…" The figure before her murmured hazily, shaking her again.
"I'm awake, I'm awake…" Rosette said, her cheek buried deep in something that felt like a pillow as she swatted at the person.
"Well, Rosette-sama, maybe you should get off this bed before I decide to throw you off myself!" A voice said cheerfully, yet warningly, as something swished through the air. It was a cheerful voice, Rosette decided, one with much love for everybody. She opened her eyes a little more, struggling to focus against the bright morning sun.
"What time is it?" She said, adjusting her head so her face was buried in a warm pocket against the back of someone's shoulder. The heat that radiated off that person made her feel comfortable, keeping her warm and cozy. She snuggled closer, her mind telling her that whoever it was should be HAPPY that they were being used as a heater for her own greedy gain. Who wouldn't?
"Well, lazy butt, if you're gonna be so snuggly wuggly to mister unlucky, then you can see the time for yourself." She turned around, then paused. She turned around and whacked this 'mister unlucky' on the head loudly, and Rosette heard him groan and pull under the covers more to avoid further abuse. "Get up!" The person roared, walking off.
"Jeez, Shader…" She heard her heater mumble as he stretched out, making her grumble as his shoulder uncovered her face. "Morning Rosette…" He mumbled to her, making her snort and scoot closer as the heat began to flee.
"Morning…eh…who are you again?" She asked, sighing in content as his warmth flooded her body again. He laughed, making her peek her eye open slightly, but she could only see a tanned shoulder with milk colored bandages wrapped around his heart and chest. "What happened…?" She asked, tugging at the snowy bonds roughly. He flinched and pulled back, making her look up in alarm.
"Chrono?" She asked sitting up, making the covers slide off her petite shoulders. He looked up at her and smiled, though she knew it was only to make her feel better.
"Good morning, Rosette. Glad to see you're awake." He said sitting up as well. She blinked cutely as he yawned and stretched again. He glanced outside, seeing the hot sunrays pouring through the crystal glass to warm the silver ice of floor.
"What do you mean by that! I was awake ALL the time. I was just pretending to sleep." She said with dignity, closing her eyes as she said that.
"…"
She opened an eye when she didn't hear his expected laugh, blushing slightly. He was smiling at her, though he had held back his laugh just to make her open her eyes again.
"Ah! You're mean!" She cried, lunging at him with a pillow and attempting to beat the snot out of him. It was harder than she had imagined, and soon they both were panting on the cold stony floor, her having knocked them both off the bed.
"Oi! What's this! I come in hear to get you guys up AGAIN and you are just sleeping on the floor!" Shader cried as she came back in, her tail twitching behind her in lazy half circles.
"M-morning Shader…" Chrono mumbled, crawling out of the tangled mass of arms and legs. He stood up, smiling innocently as Shader snorted. She turned around and marched over to the window, throwing it open and letting the icy wind rush through to greet the shivering demon and grumbling nun.
"Feeling better than last night, I presume?" She asked, walking over and inspecting his bandages. "Ah! They're loose! Now I gotta tie them AGAIN! Little nun over there kept ripping them off when I got them tied." She shot a glare at Rosette, only to hear loud snores coming from the nun. She walked over to fetch the sterile alcohol and damp feather cloth. After delivering a sharp blow to Rosette's head with her foot, she returned and dumped her reaped treasures on the floor.
"Okay. Sit." She said, shoving him down to sit on the floor. "Now, this'll hurt just a bit…but after that –come loose!- you need to get some rest-annoying cloth-because I can't let you go and get-come off, come off- dressed, then go get hurt again-there we go!"
Chrono yelled out as the bandages ripped from his skin, painfully leaving a red mark behind.
"All done!" Shader announced happily.
"That's it?" Chrono asked hopefully, his back and chest still stinging from her yanking off the cloth that had dried to his skin.
"Oh Heaven's no! I'm done getting the cloth off, that's it! Now, this might hurt a LEEEETTLE bit…"
After several minutes of a fidgeting Chrono and an irritated Shader, she finally finished putting the ice white bandages around him and dabbing at the blood that ran down his side.
"Alright Chrono! Let's go outside!" Rosette chirped, hopping off the bed and grabbing his hand, thus dragging him towards the door.
"Hold it, missy!" Shader yelled, slamming her hand down on the wooden frame of the door. "You ain't go no where with my patient!" She shrieked, locking the door.
"Hm?" Chrono said, letting himself be dragged back to his bed by Shader's rough hand.
"You are still suffering from SEVERE lack of blood! I can't let you go outside yet!" She yelled, turning to face him. He looked down at her, confused as Rosette trotted over to his side.
"But I'm not-" He broke into coughs, clutching his heart, he sank to his knees as he covered his mouth.
"Chrono!" Rosette cried, falling to her knees beside him. He looked up at her, his eyes slightly clouded over.
"I'm fine, Rosette…just a little…" He broke into coughs, sending chills up her spine as she saw the blood edging around his fingers and down his chin. She wiped it away furiously, making him look up at her. But just as quickly, he looked away. His lonely eyes regarding her as she froze, her heart nearly stopping as she realized what was happening, her air around her going cold.
"Chrono…you're…" She whispered as he shut his eyes tightly, his body rocking slightly from the coughs that made blood run down his side.
"Rosette-sama…I think you better go for now. I'll call for you later, but why don't you go see how Joshua and Azmaria-sama is doing? I'm sure they'll be happy to see you." Shader said, pushing Rosette out the door and locking it firmly behind her before Rosette could object. Her and Chrono exchanged worried glances before she hurriedly got to work at stopping the bleeding.
She strolled along the church pathways respectfully, listening to the birds carol and sing for the rising sun that was beginning to dry the shining silver droplets that decorated her surroundings. Last night's rain had washed away most of the blood, she saw with relief, but some was still there. Her thoughts drifted back to last night, sending shivers up her spine. His blood was darker than anything she had ever seen…it glimmered with life and yet…it was ominous too. It was as dark and mysterious as Chrono was. She shoved her thoughts aside, afraid of what her conclusion to them would be.
The rain had also washed the forgotten present onto the grass, where it sat delicately, the shining blue bow on top reflecting the sun's warmth. She picked it up delicately and observed it, inspecting it for minor differences and if the very present itself was still tucked safely away within it's borders. It was.
"You really had me worried, little box." She whispered to it, "I thought someone had picked you up and taken it for themselves." She said, rubbing off the water drops and stepping neatly back onto the stones. "It'd take me years to get that much money to buy him another one. Thank the Lord you were still here." She said, rubbing it with her coat until it shined like it originally was.
"Rosette!" She heard the familiar voice call and turned.
"Morning Joshua, Azmaria" She called, running towards them on the cobble stone path.
"What's that?" Joshua asked immediately as she stopped in front of him, the sun catching the box and causing little rainbow's to dance on the grass and stones.
"It's Chrono's birthday present. Wanna see it?" She asked, smiling sheepishly. They both nodded and she lifted the tab out, pulling off the top carefully. She pulled out the delicate present inside, holding it up for him to take. He reached out and took it, observing it carefully as it glinted in the sunlight.
"I think he'll like it. I know I would!" He answered, handing it to Azmaria with a longing sigh.
"Oh…it's so pretty…" She laughed as it cast colorful rainbows on her robes and face. "I'm sure he'll love it!" She said, still laughing as she handed it back to Rosette.
She tucked it back inside hurriedly, fearing someone would walk along and spot the tiny box. The clock glared fiercely in her eyes as she turned back to them.
"Isn't that Chrono's?" Joshua asked, making Rosette realize that she had never told him about their contract. Azmaria stopped giggling as Rosette began to stutter.
"Uh yeah…but he dropped it awhile back, and I found it. I keep forgetting to give it to him…eh heh…" She lied, knowing that it would break Joshua's heart to learn about the contract.
"Hm…well, okay." He shrugged, "but remember, little thief, stealing is a SIN. And you ARE a nun…" He said, smiling at her as he folded his arms across his chest.
"But sometimes," a new voice said, making the both whirl around, "you make me wonder whether you actually ARE a nun…" Chrono laughed, making them all nearly fall down with shock.
"What are you doing here!" Rosette screamed, hiding the box behind her back quickly, praying he hadn't seen it. He scratched his nose as he sweatdropped.
"I…uh…sneaked out…" He said, nearly making them all fall again from shock.
"But, um…Chrono? Aren't you sick?" Azmaria said nervously, blushing deeply as she averted her eyes from his.
"Well…yeah…I guess…" He said, folding his arms across his chest.
"You guess?" Someone scoffed behind them, making Chrono glance over at them slowly.
"Eh heh…morning Aion…" Chrono said emotionlessly, not bothering to smile.
"Oh, what's this? An escapee? Well! We'll just have to make sure you don't escape again! Come on." Aion said, grabbing the collar of Chrono's shirt and dragging him along. "What are you guys standing around for! I said come on!" Aion yelled back at the three, making them jump before rushing off after him.
Chrono sat down in the pew next to the other Sinners, listening to them grumble at Aion for making them gather for a so-called 'choir'. As the nuns shuffled into some more pews, Chrono felt someone brush his shoulder and looked down. It was Azmaria who had sat by him, Rosette having been forced to sit at the end of the pew.
"Hey, Azmaria. A little tight squeeze, eh?" He laughed as he was nearly pushed over on her by the Sinners, who were trying to adjust their size to fit in. Chrono had no trouble, him being skinnier than the others.
"Oh…yes…do you know what we're doing here?" She asked, nearly pitching forward as someone elbowed her as the shifted around.
"Eh heh…well…it's…choir. It's where Aion would make us sing so we could get more-"Chrono was interrupted as Aion suddenly clapped his hands from the piano bench.
"Let's get started!" He called, shushing the noise down before he continued. "To make a long explanation short, this is Sinner's Choir! So, let's get started." He placed his hands on the piano, testing out a few chords before he continued. "I'm sure you all know the song Devil's Trill?" Chrono sweatdropped but remained silent as the nun's shook their heads. Why would they know THAT song?
"Alright…hm…what about…Emotionless?" Once again, a murmur of 'no' rustled through the crowd. "Fine. What about…hm…My Bloody Valentine?" Chrono smacked his forehead.
"Aion, they're not gonna know THOSE songs…" Aion shot a glare at him before continuing.
"Fine. YOU guys can come up here and sing, since you seem to know all the songs that I know. Get up here!" Aion said as the Sinners groaned and stood up. With much difficulty, they managed to shuffle up there and gather around the piano and communion rail.
"Now, since we haven't heard a group song in quite awhile…let's sing an old one! Any ideas?" Aion said, clearly enjoying this while all the nuns at the Magdalene Order watched them. Rosette snickered from her seat despite her curiosity. She had never heard Chrono sing before and always contributed it to not wanting to, but it had pestered her curiosity button for awhile.
She had always wondered what a demon's voice sounded like, having heard eerie tales about it. Aion singing before didn't count. She had her ears covered. Some of the most interesting tales were like how it captivated and made you feel happy or sad, depending on the demon's mood. How their voices changed and swirled together, thrumming through your veins as they poured their souls into their voices. She had heard from Remington that a demon's voice made you yearn for more and more, and it would never leave your heart depending on what they sang about. However, it was uncommon for demons to sing, due to the fact that only strong demons could sing, and strong demons were practically non-existent in their times.
"What about Papercut?" Vid dared suggest as a smirk came onto Aion's face. "Well, we haven't sang very many songs since Chrono left…and he WAS the main voice in our group." Aion frowned slightly as Chrono looked away, but nodded nonetheless.
"Okay. Papercut it is! Chrono, since you haven't sang with us for such a long time, you have the honor of being lead voice."
"But-!" Chrono began, but was cut off.
"No buts! You can sing the lead since you practically were anyway. Go." He grumbled a little before he turned around. The other Sinner's cleared their throats and stretched their fingers, apparently used to it. Rosette leaned forward on her seat…she would FINALLY get to hear his voice…
An odd noise filled the room that Rosette had never heard before. It grew deeper and more upbeat as it went, before Chrono's voice started out into it. His voice blended right in, and Rosette found that nothing could've prepared her for what she heard. All the remarks that she had heard didn't add up to what she was hearing, as his voice picked up volume as he went, stretching out across the hall to catch everyone's attention and draw them to the edge of their seats as well. The other Sinners followed in a melody.
Why does it feel like night today? Something in here's not right today
Why am I so uptight today? Paranoia's all I got left
I don't know what stressed me first Or how the pressure was fed/but
I know just what it feels like To have a voice in the back of my head
It's like a face that I hold inside A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face watches every time I lie A face that laughs every time I fall
and watches everything so I know that when it's time to sink or swim
that the face inside is hearing me/right underneath my skin
It's like I'm/paranoid lookin' over my backIt's like a/whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I/can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
I know I've got a face in mePoints out all my mistakes to me
You've got a face on the inside too and
Your paranoia's probably worse
I don't know what set me off first but I know what I can't stand
Everybody acts like the fact of the matter is
I can't add up to what you can
But everybody has a face that they hold inside
A face that awakens when they close their eyes
A face watches every time they lie
A face that laughs every time they fall
and watches everything
so you know that when it's time to sink or swim
that the face inside is watching you too/right inside your skin
It's like I'm/paranoid lookin' over my backIt's like a/whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I/can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
((The sun goes downI feel the light betray me))
As his voice echoed it's last note, Rosette found herself longing for more. His voice was enchanting, just as Remington had said.
"Very good, Chrono. I see you haven't forgotten your songs. Now, since I'm afraid I'm being called away to more urgent matters, we must dismiss this choir service early. You are excused." Aion said, standing up and strolling out the doors, disappearing from sight. A few nuns followed him out, but Rosette trotted up to the front to stand next to Chrono.
"I didn't know you could sing that good! Good job!" She said, making him sweatdrop but thank her nonetheless. "Come on! I'm hungry!" She said, tugging on his arm to make him stumble after her.
"But Rosette-I'm not hungry!"
"So what! You can watch ME eat!" She said pulling him out into the blinding sunlight. He pulled back from her, making her turn in surprise.
"Oh um…it's okay. I'll stay here. I…don't enjoy the prospect of being close to food at the moment."
"Huh? Why not?"
"Well…it's just-"
"Chrono! Come on! Sister Kate wants us to go raise up enough money to replace that building Rosette burned down." Aion's voice cut in, making Chrono turn to meet him. Aion was strolling to them, followed by 4 angry looking Sinners.
"He deprived us of freedom!" Shader moaned, swishing her tail back and forth sadly.
"What do you propose we do to raise money with! We're practically talent-less!" Chrono said exasperatedly, making Aion smirk.
"Well, we DID just finish practicing…" Aion said mischievously. Chrono's eyes widened.
"We can't do that! They have so much more to live for than dying by listening to your voice!" Chrono said dramatically, laughing as a vein popped out on Aion's forehead.
"Ha ha. Very funny. Now, let's go." Aion said, grabbing his arm and dragging him off as the other Sinners followed behind dejectedly.
"See ya later, Rosette!" He yelled back at her, waving as they passed through the gates. She waved back to the air, wishing that Aion would die.
"Bye Chrono…" She whispered to the cold air…
End Chapter 6, A Demon's voiceOkay. How did you like it? I know it's been so long since I updated, and I kinda lost my touch at writing. The song Chrono and the Sinners sang was Papercut, by Linkin Park. It's pretty good. I was gonna add more to this chapter, but I decided to put that into the next chapter. Okay people! I have a question! Should it be a flashback of them singing in the street, or should it be the actual thing? I'm stuck here, so help me out. If you review the next chapter will come faster! Review for me peoples! Thanks!
Review answers:
Clueless97: laughs I'm finally done and I can review now! laughs more chapter 1 like I said before was good! liked the drinking contest Chrono was in! still, dang he can drink! cute doggy too! chapter 2 you killed Chrono in a freakin' dream, that happened to be Rosette's! oh, well still liked the way she forced him to sleep! wink chapter 3 made me hungry all the food Chrono cooked, makes me wish I was there actually eating the food! grr... lucky Elder getting to eat all the food! that should be me eating Chrono's cooking! chapter 4 I really loved the make out scene! does a little dance go Chrono! go Rosette! grr... evil Aion ruining a perfectly good kiss! grr... at least Father Remington or Sister Kate didn't see it. that would've been bad if they did! image the lecture that Sister Kate would give Rosette! nightmare! chapter 5 hehe! luved the punches Chrono gave Aion! Chrono 1, Aion none! Aion is a hardass when it comes to training. trying to trip to them when they're playing basketball! how exactly did Aion get the course made? seems strange to me. how does a stone ball bounce anyway? the basketball game was fun to read! update! totally love it!
Dove 1: Wow! This was such a long review…okay, yes, Chrono can cook in this story. I'm not explaining it here, but it will be explained with interesting twists and plots in the future! Hope you continue to read and find it to your enjoyment! BUT DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW!
Chrnoskitty: aww...lovely.lovely-update soon...wagh!the plot cahngedcries
Dove 1: Of course the plot's gonna change! I have WAY too much of an imagination to keep it on one simple plot. I gotta add little quirks and details! Just to console myself if nothing else.
Chrono4747: I love this chapter, as I do your whole story. It's getting very good so far. I hope you put up next chapter soon. And, I know how you feel about being all stage fright and stuff like that. Also, is I have a lot to do too on a very short time. I have to finish two rough drafts of letters, and I haven't even finished the first one yet, which is due tomorrow. I have to finish my Vocabulary, which is 5 pages long, and is due tomorrow. I also have to look up stuff for shooting stars, and I must have it in by tomorrow. Also, is that I have to finish a book by Friday, which is 290 something pages long, and I haven't even finsihed half of the book yet. I also have to keep up with my fan fics, which is, 7 fan fics in all. So, I have a busy life, like you.
Dove 1: Good! A fellow sufferer. Pleased to meet you, my name is DoveofLight! And if you ppls wanna know something interesting, my name should have little stars between the words. The little things above the 8 button. Yup. Those. They wont show up though…(sigh)…so yeah. Not that you people really care.
Fire and Napalm: Here to thank you for reviewing my story, It made me feel really special and knowing you're awaiting the update WILL help it go faster (I hope) I now have read and loved one of your stories (this one obviously) and so its a trade off. I really love this story and I AM favouriting you so you had better update soon. And you are NOT allowed to kill Chrno! NOt unes you bring him back. Same rules as the game you set up. THankies for the review, and please update soon, I positively love the story. Update soon!
Dove 1: Sorry! I hope that my review DOES help your story go up faster! I like it, so yeah. I'm glad you like my stories so well! I'm glad at least one person does…
The Sinner of Anger: really like this story i hope to read another chapter soon good luck with the play and spelling bee also dont go on a rampage even though i would think it very amusing to see good luck and all that.
Dove 1: (sigh) I didn't do very good in the spelling bee…I missed disastrous…stupid word. I was in the final round too! And as for the rampage thing…already did…it hurt my foot…cute smiley!
The Shadow's Light: I loved it! Keep it up o
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Dove 1: I will ! Thanks!
Okay! That sums it up! My answers to some of your reviews…now, please review for me!