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Chrono Crusade: Horns of Time
Chapter Twenty Four: On With The Show, This Is It
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Several days after the ritual happened, Rosette woke up in a bed within Satella's mansion. She awoke to the happy murmurs of Azmaria. She stood at her bed and Azmaria stopped.
"Rosette, you're awake!" she cried. "How are you feeling!"
She rubbed her head, "fine, I guess. Actually, I feel really great! How about you?"
"Never better," she said cheerfully, "So you don't have to worry about me."
She felt her neck. "Where's my watch?" she asked however Azmaria was humming to something so she didn't hear.
"Okay…" then she remembered something. "Azmaria…what happened to…you know."
Azmaria stopped on what she was doing, "Maybe it was better if I showed you."
Rosette dressed herself and Azmaria took her to the living room. There Chrono and Satella were having a cup of tea.
"Look who's finally up," Satella said as she went towards Rosette. "You know you can be a heavy sleeper."
"Look who's talking," Rosette said in her competitive way, "I can her you snore down the hall at nights."
"What-did-you-say?" Satella, sounding offensive.
"Now, now, settle down," Chrono said to both of them. "Fighting won't solve anything."
"You're right," Rosette finally conceded.
"There's someone waiting for you at the back," Statella said to her. "You better get a move on."
Rosette wondered who could it be. As she made her way to the back, she thought to herself, "Maybe it was all a dream. A nightmare to be exact. Probably Father Remington…or some other person." She opened the door to the back and gave a shocked stare because sitting at the porch was a familiar figure, looking at the horizon.
"Joshua," she whispered. He turned around.
"Hey sleepy head!" He said going right towards her, "how are you feeling?"
"I…I…I…" Rosette stammered for a bit, shocked because of his appearance. Then she ran over towards him and knocked him down. She sobbed for a bit.
"Looks like she met Joshua," Satella said happily.
"Her smile returned," Chrono replied. Suddenly, someone walked into the room.
"What's with all the racquet?" she asked. "Is someone crying?"
"Fiore, you're awake." Azmaria said to her. "Did you have a good sleep?"
"For only a half an hour until the sobbing started. What's going on?"
"Rosette is just being reunited with her brother."
"Good for her," Fiore said to the group. "After all she's been through, this should be the reward."
Brother and sister looked at the ocean and admired how beautiful it was.
"I remember," Joshua said to her, "I remember everything. A few days after the incident, my memories started to flow back. Time has finally flow for me again."
Rosette gave a smile, "I missed you…you know. However," she then looked sadden, "this victory will be short lived."
"That's what you think," Joshua said confidently. Then he told her everything that happened after Logan's demise. He told her about the man, the new contract and then the restoration of her life. When he finally finished, Rosette had tears in her eyes.
"You…you did all that for me?"
"You did a lot of stuff for me," Joshua recalled. "Consider this returning the favor."
She starred at him, "I knew that you were a good person. No matter what they said about you…"
He looked at her back, "I remember you, you know. You are a good sister to me." They embraced one another.
Joshua said to her softly, "The nightmare is over. You can relax. I'll always be here for you…always…"
A few days later, they made their way back to the New York Branch. Father Remington sent a report back to Sister Kate and she was equally shocked as were the rest of the sisters at the Order. When they arrived Mary, Claire and Anna were waiting for them at the front entrance.
Joshua, who knew them already, decided to play with them. As the sisters united, Joshua stood there in a serious state.
"What's up with your brother Rosette?" Mary asked her.
"I don't know," Rosette replied, "Joshua, what are you doing?"
"Ummm…nothing," Joshua said, finally relaxing.
"Sister Kate wants to see you," Claire said to them.
"Shit," Joshua mumbled, "Just like Azmaria."
"Did you say something?" Chrono asked.
"No."
After the meeting with Sister Kate, the two went to their rooms. Joshua was shown his.
"This is your room, Joshua," Rosette presented. "I hope the commendations are…acceptable."
Joshua looked around, "This is so 1920's," he thought to himself. "It will do, thanks."
"I'm going to see my friends," Rosette said to him. "Call me if you need anything."
"Okay," Joshua said while laying back on his bed. As Rosette was leaving, Joshua asked, "Rosette?" she turned around. "Do you remember…our dream?"
She gave a smile, "How could I forget?"
"Could we…you know…"
"Sometime in the near future…"
"The three of us…together…"
"Together…" Rosette left Joshua to think.
In The Future…
Within the Order compound, a certain sister was shouting at her friends.
"Come on, come on, we're going to be late!" Abigail yelled out. "You don't want to be late for this, don't you:
"We heard you, we won't be late," Ebony called back. Wolf and Caitlyn walked together.
"It's been awhile, hasn't it," Wolf said, "what do you think about this?"
"Pretty awkward," Caitlyn said. "It's not everyday you meet your best friend from the past."
The group entered into the cafeteria where it was transformed into a formal dance hall. When the group entered, they saw five distinguished figures in formal attire. Wolf went up to them.
"What's up, Joshua, Rosette?"
A man smiled, "Good to see you again, Wolf. You've haven't changed a bit."
A woman standing right beside him smiled also, "Ebony, Caitlyn, Abigail, you're all looking well."
"Thank you ma'am," they said blushingly. The three other woman beamed with pride.
"You know how you raise your great grandchildren well," Rosette said to the three sisters.
"Thank you Rosette," Mary said to her, "that's a lot coming from you."
As they were talking to each other, Joshua thought about what had transpired during the years of his life.
"The sinners are no where to be seen and truly me and my sister are leading great lives. All the places we went…too bad Chrono didn't come. Saying that he's a bad dancer. Viscount is doing well in Pandemonium and the natural order to things are back in order; or so the reports say. Satella and Fiore didn't want to come either saying that they were tired of traveling. If I didn't take the watch then everything that had happen wouldn't come true. I wonder where Remington is, saying that he had stuff to do in Vatican City. Whatever he's up to, I hope he'll come back."
"Joshua, come on!" Caitlyn pulled him to the dance floor. "You can do a slow dance, can't you?"
"Well…I…I can't really…" Joshua stammered and the others laughed. He danced with grace with Caitlyn and as the song came to a close, Joshua closed his eyes and thought to himself.
"I dragged her into this until the very end. She did everything for me…sacrificed everything for me and in the end it all paid off and all my sins have been forgiven. I'm a changed man just like I've always been…just like I will be.
He smiled as the song faded.
Ah, another story ended and another successful project. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did writing it. I'll be working on other projects so again please R&R and I'll see you around.
