Hi guys! And holy cow too! Over four hundred reviews! (stares at screen in shock, nearly has coronary.) Damn, y'all. I have no idea what to say, except thank you!

My embarrassed thanks to SilverMiko and RyuuMahou, those who took the time to correct me in a review about the song lyrics. The band is Unwritten Law, the song is called 'Save Me', and the correct lyrics go as follows:

"I went to heaven, but couldn't get in,

For what I have done.

I said please take me, they said, you're crazy.

You had too much fun."

And man, if any bit of song fits Chrono and Rosette's adventures…..

To my surprise, quite a few people have been asking after the baby. She's doing fine and kicking a lot, which I'm told is a good thing. ( tell that to my poor internal organs, to which I think my girl is convinced are her own personal soccer balls.) Well, my husband and I decided that she would be named after four of her great-grandmothers, Daisy May Eleanora Lee.

And I haven't heard a word from my stepdad, happy days all around to everyone!

Chap: Consequences

The sun was well on its way to mid afternoon when Chrono slowly roused from sleep. Man, his head felt like every jazz band in New York City had crashed there last night. Blinking sleep from his eyes, he tried to get his bearing as he stared up at the unfamiliar ceiling. His wings stretched and furled out to the sides of him, revealing the girl sleeping on top of him. A very naked Rosette, sleeping on top of him.

What the hells--!

The memory of last night came to him, making him alternately blush and smile as he carefully sat up. Rosette rolled to her side, still sleeping deeply. Not that he could blame her: the poor girl had to be exhausted. He scented the room, lingering smells surprising him as he glanced over at the door. A pile of blankets and a basket of food were beside the door, and a faint scent of the abbess was all he needed to know. Hmm. So Sister Kate wanted to know if we were okay? Hope she didn't get too much of an eyeful, he laughed to himself. After all, its not every day you see a nun sleeping with a demon—he almost slapped himself upside the head as the realization began to sink in.

Instant worry began to over take him. Oh, god, what would happen now? What would Sister Kate say? Apparently she had been worried enough to check on them sometime during the day, but that by no means meant approval. Would she kick them out? What would happen to Rosette!

Worse, what would the Order do? Would they condemn Rosette for consorting with a demon? Would they try to take her away from him, hurt her in some way? How could they keep using the Order's help and resources to find Joshua now? The devil hung his head in shame. He had really messed things up for her now.

He rummaged through the blankets and found some clothing folded in as well for the both of them. He decided to skip that for now and went over to the food basket. Might as well face everyone with a full stomach. The devil absently rubbed the side of his head around his clamps, trying to soothe the headache that was starting to pound there.

The scent of the food woke the girl from her sleep. Man, if she could wake up like this every morning, that would be jake! A pot of coffee, some cold ham sandwiches, a couple of oranges—ye god, but she was hungry. She rolled to sit up, wincing a bit as some places were sore from the previous night. "Chrono? You up?" She asked the room at large as she stretched. "Yeah, Rosette, I'm up." She could help her shy smile as she turned to face him. "Whatever you've got smells awesome, so fork over the food and you won't get hur"—her voice just died away as she stared at him.

Chrono began to get unnerved as she continued to stare without a word to him. "What? What is it?"

"Chr—Chrono, you"—she lifted a shaking hand to point at him. "You're still big!"

He stared at her, then immediately twitched his wings to confirm that they were still there. A look of almost comical surprise came on his face, and his tail coiled in shock.

"What the—I'm still"—

"You honestly didn't notice?" She asked, incredulous.

"N-n—no."

She stared at him like he wasn't right in the head. "You're a little tall like that. How do you miss almost scraping the ceiling with your head?"

He glared at her in annoyance as he rubbed his temple once more. "If you've got things on your mind, you'd be surprised what you don't notice."

She ignored his look. "Does that mean that the curse is still working?"

He shrugged, his hand going again to rub the area of his clamps, "I don't know. To my knowledge, we fulfilled the curse's terms, so as to—why"—he winced full out, nearly falling over as what felt like a spike tried to drive itself into his head. "Goddammit!" He shouted, both hands now clutching the sides of his head.

"Chrono!" Rosette cried out, alarmed. She went over to him, brushing the hair away from his face. "What's going on?"

"I don't know! No, stop!" He cried as she tried to move closer. "Stay away! We don't—know what this is!" He fell to one knee in pain. "Don't come any closer!"

The girl kept her distance for one second, then ran back over to his side. "I didn't leave you last night, I won't leave you now," she said, determined. He could no longer talk, his fingers digging into his scalp, the pain making him pant to catch his breath.

Pulsing veins were forming around the clamps where his horns used to be. Rosette decided to take a chance. "Chrono, let go, let go of your clamps, that's it." She slowly coaxed his hands from his temples, pushing away the hair that fell into his face. "I'm going to try something, okay? Don't freak out, its gonna be okay, alright?" She reached for the clamps, being as gentle as she could to not cause him anymore pain. With a harsh click, they snapped off of his head and face.

What happen next stunned the both of them. From the place where his horns had been torn from him, what looked like bone was starting to poke through. She stared in horrified fascination at the sight as Chrono growled in pain, claws digging into the floor in an effort to not cry out. The bone-stuff seemed to grow further and further out, growing so that they pointed up and back from Chrono's face. They became darker, the pale white turning more ivory, strengthening as she watched. With a start, Rosette realized what she was seeing. Was he really—but no demon could ever—could they? Could they really? The girl stared in wonder.

Chrono breathed deeply in relief once the awful grinding had stopped sounding in his head. The ache was almost completely gone too. He slowly straightened from his bent position to look at her. "Rosette?"

"Chrono?" She shook herself from her daze. "Are you okay?"

"For the most part, I think I'm fine." He closed his eyes, trying to think. Suddenly, his eyes shot wide in shock. "Oh, hell below," he said softly. For one moment, his mouth opened and shut, mouthing words without sound.

"Chrono? What's wrong?"

"I—I can hear you."

She frowned in confusion. "What?"

"Your voice……."

"What is it? What's wrong?"

"I can hear your thoughts. Like I could when I had my"—his hands jerked from the floor, going to gasp the sides of his head. What he found made him stare at the girl in stunned surprise. "Ro—Rosette? Do I have—I mean, do you see"—

"Horns?" She asked. "Yes Chrono, I see them. Your horns have grown back." She glanced over to the watch, thrown there haphazardly with her clothes the night before. The watch was dark, all energy gone.

The contract was broken.

The chapter actually doesn't end here, but it would have been way too long if I had posted the entire chap in one go, so the next part will be out soon!

Hope you all like it! Please review!