Me again...how are you guys. Anyway, Josh is telling Rosette all about himself and what happened after the orphanage part. Let's see...

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Chrono Crusade: The Two Worlds

Act Two, Scene Seven: Friends

It was about one ten in the afternoon, the sun sparkling at the water's reflection, the coloured leaves danced with the wind and the Arbitrator playing with a paddle ball seeing that there was nothing really to do. Central Park at this time was dead; not much people came around where they were. It was also an hour and ten minutes when Joshua started the conversation with the blond girl…his sister. He was telling her everything…about himself…his painful past and now, his was going to tell her about his friends…his closest friends…his only friends.

"Soon after we arrived at the order, I met Sister Elizabeth who was like another sister to me. She was kind, sometimes rough, but kind. The first time we met, she didn't take any notice on how different we were, just cared about efficiently we were suppose to perform. Thanks to her, we rose up the ranks pretty quickly and about two months later after our arrival, we were militia people. She was there for only two years though and after that they transferred her to San Francisco. Good-byes were not my forte but I knew it couldn't be helped. As militia, we were granted the privilege of investigating our own cases so after she left; we started to look for some leads on Chrono's whereabouts. Some of them lead to dead ends but I can recall we were never discouraged by this. Another two years pasted and we met another friend; an enemy at first but she became a good friend after that…"

Joshua took out his wallet and opened it up, then proceeded to take out a small picture. Carefully he unfolded the small piece of paper and it showed of himself, his partner and standing next to them a tall, slender lady who's expression was confusing because she it looked like she was miserable and happy at the same time.

"Her name is Fiore. We were on a mission and when we got to the scene of the crime, it was a park by the way; the whole place was covered in blood. We saw a women standing in the centre of the whole thing. Suddenly, she went on and attacked us, minding you we sent her packing. After that, I think she respected us and our skills and slowly but surely, she joined us. What I know is that she hails from Germany, where her people are expert jewel summoners. One day, a demon attacked them and nearly wiped them out. She was the only sole survivor. She also says that this demon killed off her sister so she started looking for some clues. Years later, the killer was revealed to be Chrono and that's why she was there."

Joshua put the picture back. "That's it, really. Those are my friends. I think people are respectable of me but they're not really my friends. They're acquaintances."

As he said this, the girl looked on. She starred at him, her wide eyes catching some of the sun's glare. Her hands were clutching his now but Joshua didn't shun it; he welcomed it. It felt comfortable.

Sorry it had to be a short chapter. I hoped you liked it. Please R&R and I'll get back to you with the next chapter. See you...