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The whole room was silent, silent to extreme that even if someone leaned against the wall it would instantly course everyone in the room itself to stare at him/her/it.

'So…'

Sister Kate kept repeating the same syllable and it was getting in Vincent and not to mention everyone's nerves as the elder Sister kept pacing around the room.

'So…'

"…Yes? Sister?"

frustrated, Vincent answered back to Sister Kate which made everyone in the room stare at Vincent, No body, No one ever dared rebutted Sister Kate except maybe Vincent. Sister Kate stopped pacing around and instead stared straight back at Vincent, her eyes were surprisingly not filled with fear or hatred or both of them jumbled together but it was confusion and even in a sense, gratitude.

'Vincent is it? Vincent…'

"Valentine… Vincent Valentine."

'Vincent…'

walking back to her seat, Sister Kate folded her arms and invited Vincent to sit while beckoning Chrno, Rosette and Remington to stand beside her.

'First of all… I really must thank you Vincent. If that demon had been allowed to grow stronger… who knows what might have happened…'

"…It's part of my job…"

Sister Kate nodded at him while Chrno and Rosette exchanged glances to one another and Father Remington giving Vincent a approving nod. There was no question which thought was going through the 3 of them right now.

He can stay!

'However…'

Rosette and Chrno froze when Sister Kate made the dreaded word hang in the air, making it even more ominous. Vincent didn't flinch or show any sign of discomfort even as Remington swallowed a little nervously when he saw how serious Sister Kate was.

'Your behavior today was not acceptable! Fighting in plain sight, destroying not one but at least 5 buildings and worse of all… you nearly let the demon be seen by witnesses! If the public knows about the Order having a demon in it's midst…'

Sister Kate shook her head and glared at Vincent and back to Rosette and Chrno, both of which immediately backed down.

'In spite of your help… and the backing of Father Remington, Rosette and Chrno's assurance that you would not hurt anyone… I still could not let you be in the Order. The decision is final… However… you can visit the Order anytime you may wish…we would not hunt you down. For now…'

Raising a finger at Rosette and Chrno's protest, Sister Kate gestured for him to leave and she crossed her arms, making it evident that there was no arguing with her.

"I understand… I will take my leave now…"

'W-wait! Sister Kate, could you at least allow him to stay for the night? It's past midnight now and…'

Sister Kate sighed once more when she saw that Rosette was pleading with her to let him stay.

'Just for the night Rosette… just for the night… Remington, you assign him a room…'

'Yes Sister…'

Getting up from where he was Remington placed a hand on Vincent's shoulder and gripped it tightly, all the while steering him towards the door.

'I hope you don't mind a sharing a room with me?'

'No… it is more than I have expected already…'

Rosette simply followed behind them, all the while shooting glances at Sister Kate trying to spot signs of weakness but she jumped when Sister Kate glared at her.

'I-I'll be going now… Don't stay up too late Chrno.'

Waving goodbye, Rosette left the room while Chrno slowly ambled towards the door.

'Chrno… you should go and rest… you have a mission tomorrow…'

'Sister Kate… I think you've made a great mistake…'

'Chrno? What are you saying?'

Turning around to face her, Sister Kate was astonished by the change in Chrno. His usual boyish face was replaced by a look that spoke entirely by itself. He was not the child Sister Kate had known but was instead the direct opposite of him, he was so serious that his eyes furrowed and changed color while he took the seat right in front of her.

'Vincent he… he is not normal…'

'He is a demon Chrno…'

Sister Kate tried to suppress the small quivering shock that was about to burst from her throat and she inwardly swallowed a mouthful of saliva to keep her throat moist.

'He can sense demons… none of us can…'

'I do not doubt that ability Chrno… is his credibility that doubts me.'

'Think of it this way… he is either going to do 2 things after today… 1: To continue hunt demons and to help the Order, or to… Either Assist the Demons in hiding from us.'

'…'

Sister Kate remained silent while she pondered about the issues Chrno had raised, it was absurd that this… child was right but it was right and not for the first time, Sister Kate wondered whether Chrno is what he seems to be.

'It would be better… to let him join us… he is not directly under us so tonight he is liable to make mistakes and not to follow orders…'

subconsciously Sister Kate nodded at Chrno's logical reasoning and she smiled at the small demon.

'Chrno… for the first time… you make sense…'

Chrno grinned sheepishly at her and at the instant the spell was gone and the Chrno she knew was back staring at her.

'So, Um… I don't make sense in the past?'

'Chrno… to bed now…. But before that, call Remington to report to me.'

'Kay…'

Sister Kate watched, observing the small child as he stepped from the room and politely closed the door after he left.

'Who is he… really…'

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In the depths of the night, a solitary window remained lighted as inside 2 figures kept arguing and banging their fist on a strangely shaped table that resembled a bar.

'But Remington… do you really trust him that much?'

'He spoke to me a little… there was no lies in his words…'

'But he could injure her… besides she would never agree to this…'

'Trust me… she will. Besides… she would be able to travel with the other 2 with him by her side. Isn't that what she always wanted?'

'Alright… we'll issue his task tomorrow… after they wake up.'

'Assuming I can get a night's sleep after this…'

Remington chuckled slightly even as Sister Kate beside him buried her face in her hands.

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'Vincent?'

"Yes Rosette?"

'Sister Kate wanted to see the 4 of us today.'

"4 of us?"

Vincent frowned as he knew that he, Chrno and Rosette was 3 persons in total so who was the 4th?

'Yea… Az is coming with us too.'

Rosette paused before introducing a new girl to Vincent, a delicate looking girl with purple hair and soft eyes peered at him nervously before bowing to Vincent.

'Erm… Hi. My name is Azmaria… nice to meet you….'

Vincent paused a while before bowing back to her and smiling back at her, which caused a small blush to immediately appear on her face.

"Azmaria… My name is Vincent, Vincent Valentine. It is an honor to see someone of your caliber here."

Whoa! Hitting on a girl so soon?

-Shut up Galian…-

Annoyed at Galian's comment, Vincent took the opportunity to leave the room and while Rosette was distracted by trying to wake Chrno up, leaned against the wall and tried to focus.

'Chrno! Wake up!'

'Whaz da matter?'

hearing a small giglle coming from beside him, Vincent blinked and finally noticed that Azmaria was right beside him and when she noticed that Vincent was staring at her she smiled right back at him.

'Hehe… Chrno seems soo clumsy today.'

Vincent turned to where she was pointing and he too smiled when he saw Chrno and Rosette being tangled together in a heap at the bottom of Chrno's bed.

'AZ! Why are you just staring there? HELP!'

Azmaria giggled again when Rosette whacked Chrno on the head as she tried desperately to free herself from the tangle of blankets and pillowed she was stuck in.

'C'mon Mr. Valentine!'

seemingly unfazed, Azmaria grabbed Vincent's claw and dragged the gunslinger into the room to help the unfortunate pair to get free.

'Stupid Chrno…'

her cheeks slightly red, Rosette once again gave Chrno a slight slap on his shoulder while Chrno pointedly looked away from her.

'C'mon C'mon! Sister Kate is waiting!'

Once again grabbing Vincent's hand, Azmaria urged the 4 of them forward all the while ignoring the dark gunslinger's silent protest in holding his hand.

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'Let's make this short… Rosette and Chrno you 2 got a mission today… Azmaria you wanted to accompany them right?'

'Yes, Sister.'

'I think you should not go… but you CAN go…'

Sister Kate paused a while as Azmaria gave a shout of joy before hugging Rosette.

'Provided… you got someone with you… a partner to guard you…'

Azmaria nodded as she followed every word Sister Kate was saying, being with Rosette was good enough and it doesn't matter who she must be with.

'But… we do not have enough members…'

When Azmaria heard that, her eyes fell and she looked as thou she was bout to cry again.

'But… if Mr. Valentine would be willing to be her partner…'

'HIM?'

Rosette's cry shock was enough to break the tension but she quickly caught herself, it was Vincent after all and he was stronger then anyone she had ever seen.

'Mr Valentine? My partner?'

Azmaria simply looked on in shock at the silent gunslinger who turned his gaze to stare directly at her.

'Yes… Vincent Valentine…'

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Done…

But I wonder whether I shld add Satella in.. I dun really haf a lot of experience with her… I'm sorry…