Moony: I decided to try something different.
Remington: Why does that not come as a surprise to me...?
Moony: Because...you know I'm insane?
Chrno: Prob'ly.
Rosette: Yeah, you are SO far gone.
Chrno: Um...Rosette? You don't really have any room to talk, seeing as you're...
Rosette: -growl-
Chrno: ...a wonderful person who is God's gift to the earth. -smiles nervously-
Moony: Oi! Stop hogging all the pre-amble dialogue. Now. This story is a crossover with a book I read called "Good Omens". If you like books...go read it. Trust me. Basically, the characters from that, team up with the CC bunch to avert the apocalypse.
All: Yay!
Moony: This is sorta AU, but only because it doesn't have a whole lot to do with the original CC story line.
All: Boo!
Moony: Shaddap!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own this anime, doo-da, doo-da. I don't own the book either, oh-da-doo-da-de.
Chapter 1: Tempest in a Teacup
A loud crash sounded through the Magdalene Order, accompanied by a rather large scream. Following both of these was a bit of shouting followed by a bout of whining and the sound of someone getting the cleaning supplies from the broom closet. Yes, it was a rather ordinary day at the Magdalene Order...at least by their standards. Let's take a peak inside shall we?
"Sister Rosette, did I not specifically tell you to watch where you were going?" Sister Kate groaned, looking at the mess on the floor.
"Yeah, but I couldn't SEE the foot stool so how could I WATCH where I was going?" Rosette countered aggravatedly as she mopped up the tea and broken cups.
This, of course, was accompanied by more shouting.
Rosette groaned as she walked down one of the halls of the Magdalene Order, the demon Chrno at her side. He was trying in vain to cheer her up, after having received a strong lecture about respect for ones elders and the need to be cautious. The two rounded a corner and were met by a familiar face. This particular face seemed to be stuck in a letter of some sort.
"Good morning, Father Remington!" Rosette called.
"Oh! Rosette, Chrno. I...didn't see you there." Remington said with a smile.
"You looked awfully upset. We weren't intruding on anything, were we?" Chrno asked politely.
"No, no. I just received a letter from my brother. He's...coming to visit." Remington said.
"You have a brother? What's he like?" Rosette asked, interested.
"He's very...how to put it...eccentric. He is also bringing a friend of his with him apparently. Crowley." Remington concluded.
"C-C-Crowley? Anthony J. Crowley?" Chrno stuttered, remarkably pale.
"Why yes. Do you know him?"
"Y-Yeah. He's my older brother." Chrno said hanging his head.
The three sat in silence for a moment, digesting this new information. So Remington had an older brother, as did Chrno. Rosette looked at the two, slightly cross. She folded her arms across her chest and huffed slightly.
"So, I suppose everyone's got a big brother popping up out of nowhere. Are you two planning something?"
Chrno and Remington each shot the other equally confused looks. Chrno shrugged.
"Not that we know of, Rosette." Remington said.
Suddenly who should come down the hall but Sister Kate, Azmaria, and the Elder. They were talking about something, tea from the sounds of it, when they noticed the three standing in the hall and looking not quite themselves. Sister Kate quirked an eyebrow as she studied them.
"Is there something...wrong?"
"Oh, no, just...well, you see my brother is coming from the British Branch of the Magdalene Order on business here in New York, so he was writing to tell me he'd be visiting along with a friend." Remington explained, holding out the letter.
"Oh, yes. I received a letter from him some time last week." Sister Kate said with a laugh.
"You...you did?"
"Why yes. My, this letter should have gotten to you days ago. In fact I believe he's due here any--"
"EWAN!"
"CHRNO!"
Remington and Chrno froze on the spot, Rosette looking gleeful. It wasn't often you saw the minister lose his composure like this. It was a rather funny site to see. The group moved to the front door, Chrno and Remington lagging toward the back. They opened the door and were greeted by two men with two teens behind them. One looked incredibly similar to Remington, even down to his uniform. His hair was a slightly more golden color and a little curlier, but that was about the only difference. The other man had messy black hair and was wearing all black, his eyes hidden behind dark sunglasses.
"Well, hello there Ewan. It's so nice to see you again!" the blonde said.
"Hello Aziraphale. I'm...surprised to see you, to say the least." Remington said.
"Really? I sent the letter a few days ago..." Aziraphale said, looking confused.
"I just got it today." Remington replied, holding the letter aloft.
"Drat. Well then, I'm very sorry to impose upon you, brother. I hope you can forgive me." Aziraphale said politely.
"No, it's--"
"You sent the letter way ahead of time and Sister Kate already said you could stay, so what's the fuss? Speaking of which, where is she anyway?" Crowley said, lowering his shades to glance around.
They all got a good look at his eyes. They were a yellow color with black slitted pupils. Almost like a cat or snake's eyes would look. Sister Kate waved her hand absently.
"I'm right here, Mr. Crowley." she said.
"Oh. Well it's a pleasure to meet you, Sister Kate. Anthony J. Crowley, at your service. You can just call me Crowley though." he said, lightly kissing her hand and flashing her a smile.
"Crowley..." Chrno groaned in embarrassment.
"Chrno?" Crowley murmured in shock. They hadn't seen each other in years. About 200 hundred in fact. "Hey, what happened? You got tiny..."
"It's...a long story." Chrno groaned as Crowley pulled him into a head-lock.
"Excuse me, this is very nice, but could you tell us who THEY are?" the Elder asked, pointing to the two teens.
"Oh, where are my manners. This is Trinity Nacht..." Aziraphale said.
He motioned to a girl, who turned around to face them, smiling warmly. She was 5'3" in height, with very pale skin and silver-blue eyes. She had shoulder-length chestnut colored hair that was tied back but still slightly unkempt.
"And her younger brother…Remus Nacht."
The boy grinned in a cherubically mischievous kid of way as he waved. He had messy chocolate colored hair, golden eyes, slightly tanned skin, and stood at about 5'11". Rosette noted how though Aziraphale said Remus was her younger brother, he was still some inches taller than Trinity.
"They will be…assisting us on our assignment." Aziraphale explained.
"It's nice to meet all of you. I hope my brother and I won't be an inconvenience to you all. And hello again, Ewan!" Trinity said.
"Hello, indeed. It's been quite a while, I must say." Remington said with a smile.
"Way too long. You never visit or anything, you jerk." Remus said, putting on a hurt puppy dog look.
"Yes, well, I have been busy." He finished lamely.
Remus gave him a look that clearly said he didn't think so. After an awkward silence, Sister Kate ushered them all inside. Remus, Aziraphale, and Crowley would all be rooming together and Trinity would room in the girls dorm with Rosette. Some of the other girls crowded around her and began asking questions as she unpacked.
"So what kind of assignment is it that you had to come all the way from the London branch?" Mary asked.
"Uh, well, it's…complicated. Plus I'm really not at liberty to say." Trinity said, trying to dodge around the subject.
"Oh? And why's that?" Sue asked, unconvinced.
Trinity looked around as though to check that no one was within earshot, and motioned for them to huddle close as she whispered. Her silver-blue eyes darted around suspiciously.
"I'm not at liberty to say, because if I do…" she said, pausing to make a slicing motion across her throat with her thumb. They gasped. "Yeah. It's real cloak and dagger type stuff. Personally, I kinda wanna live. You get it?"
"Oh, definitely. We get it alright." Marie said, nodding vigorously.
"Good. Great to know I can trust you guys."
"Say, how old are you anyway?"
"I'm 16. My brother's 15, in case you were wondering."
"Hey, that makes us the same age! But…why are you so short?" Rosette asked.
"Eh…I dunno."
She reached for something in her bag and that's when they noticed a strange bracelet with white and black beads. Rosette curiously reached to touch it, and Trinity pulled her hand back with lightning fast reflexes. When they stared at her confused, she smiled apologetically.
"Sorry. It was a present from my dad…I lost my parents years ago, see, so it's very important to me." Trinity explained.
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"Nah, it's fine. I…should have said something."
Rosette and Trinity walked down the stairs after they had unpacked, meeting the rest of their bunch in the hallway. Rosette was surprised to see that some of them had very grave looking faces. She frowned and opened her mouth to say something, before being cut off by Aziraphale.
"I believe we should discuss the nature of our assignment. Is there somewhere…private we can talk?"
Moony: Ooh, mysterious, ne?
Remington: Not especially…
Chrno: I have a brother?
Remus: You do now.
Moony: Stop being so chatty! Geez, have some self-control…
Rosette: o.O;;
Moony: Erm…right. Next chapter up soon. Reviews are appreciated and flames will be donated to local boy scouts so they can make smores!
