A/N: What chapter is it now? Oh yea… number 25, please enjoy. It will be a little longer than the other chapters
Rosette was woken the next morning by loud knocking on her door. She groaned and got up, rubbing her eyes. She looked out of the door spy (Still don't know what this thing is called -.-) and saw Chrono's face "Why is he here so early?" she thought and opened the door.
"Chrono… why are you here?" she asked tiredly, making him smile "I had the feeling you were still sleeping" he said "You're late; it's time for my operation… I went to meet Remington, but you didn't show up, so I asked Remington to drive me to your place and pick you up"
"What? I'm late?" she asked confused and looked at the clock, it was already ten "Oh no… I'm sorry" she walked back into her apartment, Chrono following her. She stretched her arms and turned her eyes towards him. She noticed he was looking at her with a warm smile.
"I'll hurry up okay?" she said, before she disappeared into the bathroom.
Chrono was looking around. All Aion's things were gone. He heard the blonde rummaging around in the bathroom, followed by a line of small curses after a big crash "Rosette? Are you okay?" Chrono asked worried.
"Huh? Oh yea… it's okay" she called back, her voice muffled by the door.
He chuckled and sat down in an armchair. He found, he couldn't sit still though, so he got up again and stood by the bathroom door "I'm kinda nervous" he called to Rosette "It isn't every day that you get some horns removed from your head… I just hope this operation doesn't infect my brain or something like that"
"Don't worry; I'll be by your side during the operation… I won't leave you" she reassured; making him smile "I thank you Rosette" he said smiling warmly.
Soon the door to the bathroom opened and Rosette got out. She tripped and fell forwards into Chrono "Ouch… I'm so sorry" she apologized hurrily, blushing. Chrono smiled "It's okay" he said and gave her a hug.
Rosette confusedly hugged him back "You seem pretty nervous" she told him "You never hug me without reason"
Chrono chuckled "Well… I am pretty nervous, and why do I need a reason to hug my best friend?"
Rosette pushed him away gently "Hey… I don't give free hugs, you owe me about…-" she was thinking a few seconds "- 60 bucks"
"What? It's that expensive? Remind me to stay away from you then" he replied playfully faking a grimace of horror "Yes, you better… but we should hurry, Remington is waiting for us" Rosette grinned.
They hurried down to the waiting car "There you are… were you taking a nap or what?" Remington asked yawning "I think Jesus' second coming even beat you" "Sorry father Remington" Rosette apologized "I overslept"
Chrono got into the backseat with Rosette, and when they were both inside, Remington drove off. The closer they came to the Order, the more nervous became the purple head in the back. He knew they had to make him turn into a demon again, he was afraid of that.
He looked at the girl beside him; she was slowly dozing off again, her eyes only half open. He didn't wake her though and looked out the window.
When they arrived, Elder and Sister Kate were already awaiting them. Chrono shuddered under the headnuns stern eyes. She definitely didn't like him much, and the feeling was kind of mutual. He felt like a little child when he was in front of her and under her peering gaze.
Rosette had woken up when the car stopped and got out together with the two men. Remington walked up to Sister Kate and talked with her. Chrono and Rosette couldn't hear what he was saying, but it seemed he was in some kind of trouble.
Rosette glared at the Elder, when he winked at her. She started to talk with Chrono instead, ignoring the old man "I hate that old perv…" she grumbled, making Chrono smile. Said old perv came towards them with a big smile "Good morning my boy, young Miss" he made a formal bow "I think we're ready for the operation… if you would please follow me"
Chrono and Rosette followed the old man; he led them towards his lab. Remington and Sister Kate followed him as well.
In the lab he showed them a big hospital bed. A machine was right beside it "This machine will hopefully make you fall asleep, so we can remove your horns" Elder explained "If not, we'll have a little trouble in doing so" Remington and Sister Kate stood with a few metres between the chair and them. Rosette was told to do as well "Safety distance" Remington said
Chrono was told to take place on the bed. Elder fastened his wrists and waist to the bed "Just for our safety" he said. Then some small wires were placed in his neck and temples "The one in your neck prevents you in using your tail, and the ones in your temples are there so we can hurrily change you back, should something unforeseen happen" Elder told him.
Elder gave Remington and Sister Kate something that looked like water guns "They're filled with Holy Water" he gave one to Rosette as well "Safety first" the old man grinned. Then he waddled over behind the machine and pressed a brown button, the wires started glowing slightly and the cuffs over Chrono's wrists and waist tightened a little.
Chrono just lay there "I'm happy I didn't take one of my new shirts on today" he said "I'll surely be blood covered later again… it actually amazes me that I haven't died from blood loss by now"
Rosette smiled; happy he could joke around like that even though he was so very nervous. She just hoped nothing would go wrong. Remington put a cross barrier up around the boy. Elder waited till he was done.
"Ready my boy, let's see if your demon side will cooperate today" Elder said and pushed a green button, the glow from the wires turning into a burning red and yellow glow instead. Chrono screamed and his form changed once more. He was panting, he tried to move his hands, but found out he couldn't do so. The change didn't take long; soon he was all demon again.
"You again?" he growled "What do you want? Let me go"
"We will remove those pretty horns of yours today my boy" Elder explained "We need to anaesthetize you though"
Chrono laughed "And you really think I would let you do that?" he asked smirking. He looked at Rosette, his smirk widening "Rosette… Come here, I want to whisper something in your ear" he said "I won't hurt you now my dear, come here to me" he sat up from the chair, or at least as far as the cuff around his waist allowed him to sit.
Rosette gulped and stepped towards him "What do you want to say?" she asked. Remington called for her to get away from the demon, but she couldn't hear him.
When the priest tried to go over and pull her away, he couldn't. The cross barrier prevented him from it; somehow the demon had changed the energy in the barrier and turned it into a force field.
"How did he do that?" Remington asked the old man, but he didn't know the answer to that either.
Rosette noticed the change and tried to get back out of the barrier; she was flung back from the green glowing wall and landed hardly on the floor. Chrono laughed "Seems you underestimated me there" he mocked "I let no one remove my horns"
Rosette got back to her feet "Chrono, stop it" she called, but didn't impress him much.
He smiled "Come here Rosette" he said "You don't have to be afraid… I'm your friend"
Rosette gulped "I can't trust you in that state?" she said
His smiled widened "Of course you can, I'm you friend" he replied, his golden eyes locking directly on hers. She moved one step closer "What do you want to tell me?" she repeated "Tell me"
"Come closer…"
She stepped even closer to the demon, and stopped one metre away from him. His smile turned into a smirk "Good girl" he whispered.
Remington and the others still tried to break the barrier, but it was useless. Nothing what they did worked.
They were interrupted when a loud crash was heard, and Chrono's left hand broke free from the cuffs. He flung it around Rosette's waist and pulled her swiftly against him. There he held her in a firm grip "Got you" he smirked.
Rosette didn't even have time to scream, her eyes widened.
She could feel Chrono's hot breath on her neck when he whispered to her "I told you not to underestimate me" he said "Now I got what I need"
"Let her go you devil" Kate yelled, pulling a gun from her belt.
Chrono pulled the blonde closer "You wouldn't dare to shoot when an innocent could get hurt, would you?" he mocked and let his lips softly brushed the blonde's neck.
The headnun was shaking in anger. Elder frantically tried all the buttons on his machine "Increase the holy energy" Remington suggested "I'm trying" Elder replied and pressed some more buttons.
Rosette was shivering. She had to do something. Her face was resting on his shoulder, she tried to pull away from him, but his grip was firm "No getting away this time girl" Chrono growled "You're not going to escape me again" his lips brushed her cheek, making her shiver.
Rosette got an idea, it was the only thing she could think off, so she just hoped it would work. She prayed it would.
"Oh yea?" she asked "Wanna bet about that?" suddenly she bit down hard on his shoulder, making him howl in pain and through her away from him "You bitch" he cursed.
She remembered the gun with the holy water and aimed it at him "I'm so sorry Chrono" she whispered and pulled the trigger. Holy water instantly squirted out from the gun and splashed the demon (Okay, I really had trouble in writing this -.-)
He screamed in agony as the water started to burn him. Smoke emerged from the skin the water had hit him.
"Grab the horns" Elder called "Pull them off, hurry" She got up and took a firm grip on the ivory horns. She started pulling as hard as she could; blood covered her hands while she tried. They didn't move though.
The barrier was becoming weaker and weaker. Remington was now able to get through it and over to the blonde. He grabbed the horns as well, helping her.
A loud crack was heard, when one of the horns broke "Don't destroy them please" Elder called nervously "I still need them"
"Grab his left arm Rosette, or he'll hurt us" Remington said, making the blonde do what he said.
A second crack was heard and the right horn was off. Chrono fought like a lion, trying to get the priest to stop. Rosette had trouble in keeping him in place.
The second cuff around his other wrist was slowly breaking as well, but the holy energy at last started to return to the barrier, weakening the fighting demon. A last loud crack was heard, and Remington got away from the demon, both ivory horns in his hand "They're off, get away from him Rosette" he called and pulled the girl away from him.
Chrono fell unconscious, his body falling limp onto the bed. Sister Kate laid her hands on Rosette's shoulders, they were watching the boy turn back into his old self. Blood oozing out from his temples where his horns had been attached.
Remington gave the Elder the horns "Fantastic" he cheered and took them, looking at them as if it was a new toy.
Remington loosened the cuffs around Chrono and helped him up. Rosette was watching him, not sure if everything was safe or okay. Sister Kate stayed behind her, her hands still on her shoulders "I think your friend was very lucky… and you too" she said "Don't worry, he will be okay"
Rosette sighed relieved and started walking over to the men. Remington tried to carry the boy, so Rosette helped him. The priest smiled at her "Thank you… don't worry, he just needs a little resting now"
Elder stopped them and bound some gauze around Chrono's head to stop the bleeding "There, that should stop it" he said "Bring him into my room"
They managed to bring the unconscious boy around all the machines and other stuff and onto a big bed. Rosette sat down beside him. She wiped some blood off of his face with a cloth.
Remington, Kate and the Elder watched her quietly. Then they let her be alone with him. They knew he wasn't dangerous anymore now.
He would probably sleep for a while. The headnun would visit the couple later on.
A/N: I had trouble in writing this -.- so hard. Anyway, I hope you liked it none the less -.-!