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Chapter 7:

Chrno was getting worried as he slowly backed off from the possibly mentally deranged Joshua and Azmaria. Maybe they are possessed! Aha! I knew it! Their minds have been taken over by a psychotic demon who wants total world domination!

A voice rang out sharp and clear in Chrno's head. You should stop reading those lame Shakespeare novels. They are putting ideas in your head and driving you nuts.

Chrno shook his head desperately to get rid of the voice. Deciding that the two were currently ensnared within the grasp of an evil mastermind, he tried speaking calmly to them.

"Okay. The both of you have to breathe and calm down…you'll only aggravate the demon more if you are frantic…"

Joshua and Azmaria stopped advancing towards Chrno and looked at each other. They had looks of pure confusion.

"Uh…Chrno…? What are you talking about? Do you have a fever or something…? Maybe you should go lie down…" Azmaria started, but was interrupted (how rude of him!)by none other than Remington, who was currently in his favourite leaning position, time on a tree nearby.

"Having Joshua and Azmaria possessed would be freaky…don't you think so, Chrno? Chrno? Hey! Where are you going?HEY!"

Chrno was currently in the process of dragging the two extremely confused exorcists towards a car.

"Getting them away from you before you trash their innocent heads!" Chrno called back.

Remington sighed and smiled at the two who were trying their best to free themselves from the strong grasp of the purple haired demon.

"Maybe I should warn them that Rosette placed a fake joke bomb made by Elder in a picnic basket in the car…on second thought…she'd probably kill me…and besides, they might not find the correct basket. After all, how many picnic baskets are there in the Order? No less than a hundred…so how can they possibly- "

A sudden explosion was heard. It wasn't large, but it was, most definitely, an explosion.

Remington sighed. " Just their luck."

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Rosette sighed as she dragged the basket along with her. Did Anna, Mary and Claire have to stuff the stupid picnic basket with GOURMET dishes?

Sure, she appreciated it. In fact, she appreciated it a LOT. But the problem was, she knew that they had filled the basket JUST for Chrno.

She looked down at her pocket watch and dropped the picnic basket. Standing in the hallway, Rosette collapsed.

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Sister Kate was filing away several reports done by Rosette ( She has to write SO many reports because she destroys practically EVERYTHING.)when a frantic Claire burst into her office and practically flung herself onto Sister Kate's desk.

(huff huff S- Sister Kate! You have to come quickly! R-Rosette, s-she…"

Claire gasped and landed onto the floor with a dull thud.

Sister Kate was so shocked by her sudden loss of conciousness that she herself began screaming.

"FATHER REMINGTON!"

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Joshua turned back and said: " Chrno, Azmaria, do you hear that? It sounds like something's wrong back at the Order."

Chrno perked up and listened carefully.

His eyes widened in fear.

" Joshua, turn back immediately. We have to get back to the Order."

Joshua, understanding the emergency but not quite knowing what had really happened, turned back immediately and sped down the dusty road towards the Magdalene Order.

Signs of anxiety began to appear on Azmaria's face.

" Chrno, what's wrong? Is there someone attacking the Order? Who is it?"

Chrno frowned and gripped the seat in frustration.

" Some…something's happened…to Rosette."

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Remington was talking to the Elder in his lab when suddenly he heard a shriek. And more shrieks.

And several shouts. Someone was calling him.

Signalling goodbye to the Elder, he burst out of the hut and into the courtyard.

The Order was in total chaos.

" SIIIILLEEENCEEEEEEE!" He bellowed over the noise of the crowd that had gathered around him.

A stunned silence fell over the nuns and ministers and even the Militia members.

Remington frowned and asked one of the nearby higher-ranking nuns in charge. " What happened, Sister Melissa? Why is everyone screaming and running around?"

The nun swallowed painfully and stepped forward.

" S-Sir, I have to inform you, regrettably, that Sister Rosette, Sister Claire, and Sister Kate have…"

Remington's heart suddenly skipped a beat, but he pressed on and questioned.

" Have? What has happened?"

" They're dead. S-Someone's taken them. Away."

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Note from ME: Heheheh…cliffie there….not gonna reveal what happened just yet…don't worry, the story hasn't ended here. If you're wondering why something's happened to someone like Claire and not to Azmaria…sorry, but you're gonna have to wait until the next chapter, which isn't going to be updated until much later…and I won't update until there are 55 reviews in total. But don't worry, I'll be dropping hints. And sorry, I won't be doing the funny part at the end of this. I usually do, but the mood in this chapter just AIN'T right.

Hint 1: I don't know if they're dead or not. Okay, so this isn't a clue, but it is a FACT.

Hint 2: Something's gonna happen to someone else in the Order, but it is NOT going to be Chrno or Joshua.

Hint 3: Chrno is going to do something. Something that dramatically affects the rest. No, not the whole appearance thingy all over again, but something BIGGER. It may not be in the next chapter, but it will be spread out between two different chapters.

Hint 4: Azmaria is going to do something very UNEXPECTED. Something VERY, VERY unexpected,

Hint 5: Remington is going to call on all the Militia leaders in every state to search for the missing people ( or dead bodies, for that matter.)

Hint 6: Last, but not least, Anna, Mary and Joshua are planning something just for Azmaria-if she does get over the fact her big sister is gone.

Okay, that's all for now. Stay tuned for the next chapter! Ja Ne ;P.