I have decided that the prologue makes NO SENSE. Thank you.
Excuse my stupidity in this one, law isn't something I'm very knowledgeable about.
PS inspiration is coming back gradually. But GRADUALLY. I've been having LOADS of fanfiction trouble, but I think I'm doing a little better. No excuses this time.
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"If you'll excuse me, I can't talk long. I have a guest"
Joshua frowned into the telephone receiver.
"A guest"
"Yes. Could you get down here quickly, please? This won't take too long, and I want you here as fast as possible"
"My sister"
He could hear Chrno chuckle lightly, before the click of a phone being hung up. That was a yes, then. Joshua couldn't have been more nervous. He hoped Chrno would call Azmaria too. This sounded like a bit more that he could handle alone.
He could barely feel the world under his feet as he walked out the door.
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"So, Rosette, do you have any idea if what this man's done, aside from keeping you cooped up all that time, is against the law"
She looked around the gradual increase of her paperclip tower.
"I haven't got a clue what's law and what isn't, but if there's one against being an asshole, you can go arrest him right away"
Chrno sighed. It was quite obvious that getting anything out of Rosette would be difficult, no matter how much she was willing to help.
"Alright then. I'll run you through some illegal things that may be included in 'being an asshole', and you tell me if you've seen any of them. Without any solid accusations, we can't go investigate this house"
He squinted at the map, making out "Rusel striet" scrawled across it.
"Russel street," she clarified, seeing his confusion.
"Ah. Thank you. Now, if I could just get you to-" he was cut off by a knock at the door.
"I bet that's you're guest. You know, the one you were talking on the phone to? I can leave for a while if you have to talk to the guy alone." She slid a sharpened pencil through the topmost paperclip of the tower.
"It's alright. In fact, it would be best if you stayed right here. By the way, that architecture is looking brilliant"
"Wha-?" She paused, before looking over at the structure perched on his desk.
"OH! Bet you just wish you could build a tower like this one out of just paperclips"
Chrno reached over, grabbing the doorknob and pulling the door wide open.
"Good to see you, Joshua"
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Joshua stood outside the door, hand still up and fisted though he had knocked already. He could hear everything going on inside. He could hear Chrno's voice having a cheerful conversation with a voice he remembered only in hazy memories from a life long past. While he couldn't make out exactly what was being said, he could tell that Chrno was happier that he'd ever been before.
It felt like his only defense was being ripped away from him as the door opened wide. What would Rosette think? I mean, it was hardly normal to just show up and say "Hi, I'm your brother" and expect that to be accepted and life to go on as normal. Once the door was open, Joshua held his breath. Rosette didn't appear to recognize him. Unfortunately, the calm of the moment was shattered once Chrno spoke.
"Good to see you, Joshua"
It took a second. Joshua could see Rosette twiddle a little with something she seemed to be making out of paperclips, freeze, then turn slowly around.
"Joshua?" she whispered.
"Hi. Rosette." he offered, quietly and hesitantly.
"Joshua!" Just as subtly as usual, Rosette leapt from her seat and caught the boy in a huge bear hug.
"Joshua! I never thought I'd see you again! Is it really you? What happened"
Joshua laughed. It felt like he was spitting out all of the apprehension he'd felt just by laughing, making him so light he was practically flying with every breath he took.
Still high on life, he plunked down into one of Chrno's office chairs. Rosette, ever so subtly, sat right on him, knocking the breath from his body, making him laugh even more.
It was obvious that Rosette was about to make him run through his life story from when she left the orphanage at two years old, but right as she was about to start, she paused, looking over at Chrno.
"Hey, you," she said, grinning.
"Me?" Chrno offered, vaguely surprised.
"You, get over here. You're part of this too"
He gave the two of them a warm smile. "So, you're going to let me in on your reunion"
Rosette stood up. "One sec," she told Joshua, and walked over to Chrno.
"Thanks a lot." She kissed him on the cheek.
"For giving me my little brother back"
"Your welcome" he said, the tips of his ears turning red as he tried with some difficulty to ignore Joshua winking at him suggestively.
As soon as Rosette turned around to walk back over to Joshua, Chrno made a face at him. Rosette didn't notice.
Quite a bit of time was spent with Joshua describing the details of his life with Chrno to Rosette, and Chrno adding in all the embarrassing bits of his earlier childhood.
It was universally agreed that Rosette would come and stay with Chrno and Joshua, and secretly agreed between the last two that Joshua would fill her in on the details of their life long past, and hope she remembered it.
Chrno didn't know what he would do if she didn't.
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Done. Oh man that was tough.
Excuse my stupidity in this one, law isn't something I'm very knowledgeable about.
PS inspiration is coming back gradually. But GRADUALLY. I've been having LOADS of fanfiction trouble, but I think I'm doing a little better. No excuses this time.
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"If you'll excuse me, I can't talk long. I have a guest"
Joshua frowned into the telephone receiver.
"A guest"
"Yes. Could you get down here quickly, please? This won't take too long, and I want you here as fast as possible"
"My sister"
He could hear Chrno chuckle lightly, before the click of a phone being hung up. That was a yes, then. Joshua couldn't have been more nervous. He hoped Chrno would call Azmaria too. This sounded like a bit more that he could handle alone.
He could barely feel the world under his feet as he walked out the door.
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"So, Rosette, do you have any idea if what this man's done, aside from keeping you cooped up all that time, is against the law"
She looked around the gradual increase of her paperclip tower.
"I haven't got a clue what's law and what isn't, but if there's one against being an asshole, you can go arrest him right away"
Chrno sighed. It was quite obvious that getting anything out of Rosette would be difficult, no matter how much she was willing to help.
"Alright then. I'll run you through some illegal things that may be included in 'being an asshole', and you tell me if you've seen any of them. Without any solid accusations, we can't go investigate this house"
He squinted at the map, making out "Rusel striet" scrawled across it.
"Russel street," she clarified, seeing his confusion.
"Ah. Thank you. Now, if I could just get you to-" he was cut off by a knock at the door.
"I bet that's you're guest. You know, the one you were talking on the phone to? I can leave for a while if you have to talk to the guy alone." She slid a sharpened pencil through the topmost paperclip of the tower.
"It's alright. In fact, it would be best if you stayed right here. By the way, that architecture is looking brilliant"
"Wha-?" She paused, before looking over at the structure perched on his desk.
"OH! Bet you just wish you could build a tower like this one out of just paperclips"
Chrno reached over, grabbing the doorknob and pulling the door wide open.
"Good to see you, Joshua"
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Joshua stood outside the door, hand still up and fisted though he had knocked already. He could hear everything going on inside. He could hear Chrno's voice having a cheerful conversation with a voice he remembered only in hazy memories from a life long past. While he couldn't make out exactly what was being said, he could tell that Chrno was happier that he'd ever been before.
It felt like his only defense was being ripped away from him as the door opened wide. What would Rosette think? I mean, it was hardly normal to just show up and say "Hi, I'm your brother" and expect that to be accepted and life to go on as normal. Once the door was open, Joshua held his breath. Rosette didn't appear to recognize him. Unfortunately, the calm of the moment was shattered once Chrno spoke.
"Good to see you, Joshua"
It took a second. Joshua could see Rosette twiddle a little with something she seemed to be making out of paperclips, freeze, then turn slowly around.
"Joshua?" she whispered.
"Hi. Rosette." he offered, quietly and hesitantly.
"Joshua!" Just as subtly as usual, Rosette leapt from her seat and caught the boy in a huge bear hug.
"Joshua! I never thought I'd see you again! Is it really you? What happened"
Joshua laughed. It felt like he was spitting out all of the apprehension he'd felt just by laughing, making him so light he was practically flying with every breath he took.
Still high on life, he plunked down into one of Chrno's office chairs. Rosette, ever so subtly, sat right on him, knocking the breath from his body, making him laugh even more.
It was obvious that Rosette was about to make him run through his life story from when she left the orphanage at two years old, but right as she was about to start, she paused, looking over at Chrno.
"Hey, you," she said, grinning.
"Me?" Chrno offered, vaguely surprised.
"You, get over here. You're part of this too"
He gave the two of them a warm smile. "So, you're going to let me in on your reunion"
Rosette stood up. "One sec," she told Joshua, and walked over to Chrno.
"Thanks a lot." She kissed him on the cheek.
"For giving me my little brother back"
"Your welcome" he said, the tips of his ears turning red as he tried with some difficulty to ignore Joshua winking at him suggestively.
As soon as Rosette turned around to walk back over to Joshua, Chrno made a face at him. Rosette didn't notice.
Quite a bit of time was spent with Joshua describing the details of his life with Chrno to Rosette, and Chrno adding in all the embarrassing bits of his earlier childhood.
It was universally agreed that Rosette would come and stay with Chrno and Joshua, and secretly agreed between the last two that Joshua would fill her in on the details of their life long past, and hope she remembered it.
Chrno didn't know what he would do if she didn't.
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Done. Oh man that was tough.