Missed You

A Chrno Crusade fanfic.

By: WoNdErInG hEaRt

Summary: (Slight AU) When she was 14, Rosette and Chrno went different ways, eventually forgetting all about each other and their past friendship… kind of. Now, two years later, Rosette begins to have constant dreams about a certain devil. How will she react when the demon of her dreams shows up in real life, and it's gone completely insane?

Rating: PG-13

A/N: Yahoo, another chapter! I'd just like to thank you all for your kind reviews! I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH! (Seriously, I never thought I'd get that much! So THANK YOU! This means a lot to me, really!)

Disclaimer: I don't own Chrno Crusade.. I do, however, own a bunch of magical ham and cheese sandwiches!

Chapter 2: Meeting Once Again

"There's no one here…" Rosette thought as she arrived to the Order's building. Everything was deserted. Just where the heck was everyone? This wasn't normal…

Rosette walked over to Sister Kate's office, only to find that the older nun wasn't there. She checked to see if there were any clues on where everyone had gone to, not finding any. She was about to give up when she found the Sister's phone. Perfect, she thought, she'll just give Sister Kate a call! …But which car did she take, and which number should she dial? No, this wouldn't do any good!

Then it came to her: this was her perfect chance to goof off! She could even go to the city, try on fancy clothes, and if anyone found out, she'd just say she didn't know where the other members were and was simply trying to find them! He he… It was the perfect crime! So, twenty minutes latter she was finally near The Big Apple. In fact, she was so close she could practically sense…

The demonic aura? How could this be? Manhattan didn't have a demonic aura! Unless… Unless this was the reason everyone at the Order had so suddenly vanished; there was a demon in the city! And it must be an extremely powerful one, too, considering that even Sister Kate had left her post. And here she was, aiming to have some free time when others needed her help! She was very pissed off at herself, and that demon was going to pay for that, the sixteen-year-old nun thought to herself as she drove towards the City as fast as she could.

Rosette? Chrno sensed her, she must be nearby! He looked away to his right, all his attention leaving what was left of the Magdalene Order: Sister Kate could hardly breathe since her ribcage had been severely damaged by the devil, and no one had even the slightest idea of where Father Remington could be at the moment- not to mention half of the exorcists were either dead or dying, and the other half had, if lucky, a few bruises to severe wounds.

Yes, it was most definitely her. He could practically feel her near him, so close it was driving him mad. This was it; this would be the first time he would really see his beloved Rosette. No more having to settle for merely thinking about her day or night, he would finally have the woman –the real woman- that had been living in the back of his skull, her voice and body refusing to die away from him, no matter how hard he tried to forever kill her out of his thoughts.

Chrno dashed out of the site of his most recent massacre towards where he felt Rosette. Hmm... She was growing nearer herself; did she already know that he was here? That was extremely likely: considering how he had just killed dozens of humans, the knowledge of his presence in this city must have already infiltrated all over the human community. He smirked; they must all be so deathly afraid of him…

Then she came into view.

No. It couldn't… It couldn't be: this was Chrno. Was he- was he the demon? "No…" Rosette whispered as the devil stood before her, watching her as if he didn't dare come any closer in case she might fade away. He was covered in blood.

"Rosette…" The devil whispered. He still couldn't believe it: his Rosette was there, with him! He hesitantly moved a step closer towards her… She didn't move. Good. He moved another step, then another, then… he darted toward her, stopping merely a few inches from her face. She got startled and attempted to walk away, not that he would let her. "What's wrong, Rosette?" Chrno murmured into her ear, his claws grasping her arms tightly so that she wasn't able to run away. His voice had the faintest trace of wicked amusement in it and was disturbingly mocking worry. Rosette trembled a bit, but he didn't care. "I'm not going to hurt you, don't worry." Chrno hugged her, trying to reassure her, but that only made her even more scared as the blood in his body stained her clothes.

The demon, of course, felt that she was still scared of him, and that only served to trigger his anger. "What's the matter," he asked, trying his best not to scream at her. "Don't you recognize me anymore?"

Doubt invaded the young nun's mind as she desperately tried to convince her mouth to answer him. Of course she recognized him, he was Chrno! But then again, what if his name wasn't Chrno? What if she called him by the wrong name and he got angry about it and killed her off? She wouldn't, she couldn't risk it. The Order needed her, she couldn't just die!

Or was he just toying with her? What if he saw her like a cat saw his pray, playing with it until he got bored and killed her off? No matter what she thought, she was going to die, and she knew it. This demon was going to kill her, and she had been so stupid as to actually look forward this meeting! All this time, and she was just dreaming of her death… Tears formed in her eyes. She was too scared, she couldn't even think anymore. Chrno… he didn't exist, he never did and now she was helpless.

"Don't cry!" Chrno roared, angry at the girl that dared to cry even when he had specifically stated he wouldn't kill her. Didn't the stupid wench trust him? She always trusted him in his thoughts! "DAMN YOU, I SAID DON'T CRY!"

He let go of Rosette, tossing her to the floor. Two minutes and he was already sick and tired of her not trusting him like she should. He began to contemplate the idea of killing her... Teach her to trust him no matter what.

"Chrno…?" Rosette whispered. She had to try. He would most likely kill her anyways, and she refused to die when there was even the slimmest chance of escaping death. She didn't want the one she had been waiting for so intently for nearly a month to kill her. He was just unstable, after all; he assured herself. This isn't the real Chrno.

Chrno grinned pleasingly. So she did remember him! "Finally," he sighed in relief. "I thought I'd have to beat my name into your brain!"

Ok, so that was probably not the best thing to confess to someone that still had her doubts about whether or not she was going to get killed. Chrno immediately realized this when he saw Rosette's pained reaction. He wasn't exactly giving her a reason not to fear him, but it wasn't like Chrno actually cared in any case. She had no other choice but to trust him if she didn't want that trust to be forced into her; something Chrno wouldn't have minded. Chrno stretched his hand so that Rosette could get up with more ease. She took it with still a little hesitation.

"Come on!" Chrno said joyfully. This was the best he had felt in what seemed all eternity. She was finally with him. His Rosette… "We need to get going; humans need food, don't they? I think I saw a food shop -or whatever you call it- nearby!"

"Um… Chrno, I'm not exactly hungry right now…" Rosette mumbled shyly. She didn't know if her not wanting any food because of her nerves was going to anger him as much as her not answering his questions had a few moments earlier.

"What are you talking about?" Chrno grinned at her, holding onto her hand and urging her forward. "Humans always need food! You're so pathetic, I swear…"

Rosette couldn't help but follow the demon into a supermarket, where he ordered her to pick out whatever she wanted while he waited outside. She returned five minutes later with some juice on her hand.

"Is that all you need? I could've sworn humans eat more…"

"I told you, Chrno, I'm not hungry." Rosette defended herself, sipping the liquid right from its carton: a tendency she had been forced to discontinue back at the Order.

"Well? What next?" Chrno ignored her complain as he was much too delighted to not be alone anymore. Frankly, it made Rosette slightly annoyed, but at least it served to calm her nerves a bit around the demon. Chrno had been lonely, that's all; she explained to herself. "You've already eaten; so I guess next comes sleep. Do you need to sleep? I guess you'll need a 'bed' for that, won't you? And what should we do about-"

"Chrno," Rosette cut him off. "I really don't need anything at the moment, but thanks for your concern."

Chrno chose this time to shut up, and grab Rosette's hand again. He had seen humans do this countless times- it was a sort of claim over each other, if you will. And Rosette would be his partner from now on, so Chrno had every right to claim her; or at least that was what he had concluded.

Rosette blushed. What exactly was Chrno doing? Her hand in his made her feel so weird inside, she almost felt like giggling and screaming and jumping up and down at the same time…

"We should find us a home." Chrno stated after a few minutes of silently walking out of the city and into a bay. So Chrno wasn't planning on letting her go back home- Rosette wasn't surprised. "Do you mind if we fly?"

The demon didn't wait for an answer, though. He scooped the young nun up gently and dashed out of the county known as Manhattan. He didn't feel much like killing now that he had Rosette. Maybe later, if he got bored…

A/N: Ok, so this is it for now. Don't be fooled, though. This fic shall get a lot darker! (Insert evil laughter here.) I just felt like giving these two a little time to bond- at least this way it is absolutely guaranteed that Rosette won't leave Chrno despite of what she'll have to endure. What? You thought having a demon as a friend –or whatever they are- would be easy? Just wait and see…

And since you've all been such good boys and girls… Good news! I've decided to give you mortals a little hint:

Humans need food. Do toys need batteries?

And with this little riddle, I take my leave! See you next time! ;D