A/N: Chapter 31.
Remington stopped the car at the Order. Rosette was still asleep, leaning on Chrono's shoulder.
Chrono smiled down at her and woke her up with his soft voice "Rosette, we're here" he whispered in her ear. She opened her blurry eyes and focused them on her surroundings "Already? I am still tired though" she said and rubbed her eyes.
"I know you're tired, I'll make them give you a room so you can sleep, while I get checked okay?"
"No, I want to stay with you… I wanna know if the horns have regrown" she disagreed and stepped out of the car.
Chrono walked over to her and pulled her into a hug "How about this, I'll make them give you a room so you can sleep, and as soon as the check is over, I'll tell you the results… is that okay?" he asked. She thought about that for a few seconds, and then "Okay, but tell me as soon as you're done okay?"
"I promise" he smiled and kissed her forehead, then walked over to Remington to ask him for a room for Rosette.
"Of course it's possible" Remington replied "I'll make Sister Kate show you a room to sleep in… just go to her office and tell her I send you"
Rosette nodded and headed for the big building where the office was.
Remington led Chrono into Elders hut once more. The old man seemed a little disappointed that Rosette wasn't with them, but he smiled nonetheless.
He again placed the wires at Chrono's temples and turned the machine on. The same blue smoke emerged from where the wires were placed; it wasn't as much as by the first time though.
"And?" Chrono asked nervously "What does it say?"
Elder examined the smoke and scribbled something down in a notepad. Remington waited expectantly for the results.
Elder smiled slightly "You're really a rare species of demon my boy" he said "Your horns have grown a bit, but only a few millimetres… they can't give you any power yet"
Chrono sighed relieved "I'm happy to hear that" he said with a smile.
"We'll have to remove those small pieces of horn though before they can fully regrow"
"I understand that" Chrono replied seriously "Just get them removed so I won't bring anyone into danger"
Remington smiled "I promise you we will, and this time we'll have to use some more cuffs it seems"
Elder removed the wires and let Chrono get up from the chair.
Chrono was happy it was done; now he just had to go through the horn removing operation and then he would be free at last. He hurried by the priest and the old man and out the door. He wanted to find Rosette; he had promised her to tell her the results after all.
Fortunately he met Sister Kate on his way into the building, and made her tell him where Rosette was. Before he could leave though, Sister Kate held him back and hung a big silver cross around his neck "Just in case" she said and then walked away.
Chrono hurried through the hall to a white door. He knocked lightly at it, but became no answer. The door wasn't locked so he opened it and peeked inside "Rosette?" he called quietly, but still no answer.
He could see the blonde lying in the bed, her blonde hair cascading out over the pillow. The light from the hall made her scrunch up her face and turn over onto her other side.
Chrono smiled and got in, closing the door behind him. He walked over to her and sat down on the bed beside her "Rosette?" he called again. Still no answer though.
He leaned down and kissed her, making her open her eyes and seeing it was him. She let her fingers comb gently through his long hair.
When he pulled away, she smiled up at him "Well? What did the test say?" she asked wearily, pulling him down to lie beside her.
"The horns have grown a few millimetres; I'm getting them removed tomorrow" he whispered, draping an arm around her "I haven't got any powers yet because the horns are so small"
"That's good news" she said and snuggled closer to him "I hope that's the last time you have to go through something like that"
"I hope that too" he pulled the covers over them "Now let's sleep okay? It's too late to go home now anyways" then he closed his eyes "Goodnight"
"Goodnight Chrono"
The night was peaceful and quiet, both sleeping deeply.
Rosette was woken by a strange sound coming from outside the door though. It sounded like someone running around out there. Not only one, but many people running around.
Chrono hadn't woken yet, he still had his arm around her.
She kissed his cheek and pried his arm off of her, then she got up and walked over to the door.
When she looked outside, she saw a lot of nuns hurry around, all wearing their guns. A brown haired nun saw her and asked her what she was doing here.
"Remington brought me here, what's wrong?" she asked back.
"A demon appeared on the Order area, we have to get it before it destroys anything" the nun said and hurried on down the hall.
Rosette looked back at the sleeping Chrono, then closed the door silently and hurried outside where the nuns had gathered in fighting mode. They were all wearing big and small guns. It was strange to think that a nun actually knew how to use a gun.
She saw Sister Kate and Remington not far away from her. She ran over to them "Goodness girl, what are you doing here?" Kate burst "This is not a place for you here"
They were in the middle of the courtyard, the nuns stood in a circle around a beast that looked like a giant dog. It had spikes all over it and had a pair of glowing golden eyes.
"Was that a human as well?" the blonde asked, not really believing that a human could turn into such a monster.
"No, it was called by a devil worshipper… he died unfortunately by the summoning" Kate explained "This thing has caused havoc in almost the whole town for a couple of days, but the Elder found something to tempt it to us"
"Yes, a giant dog flute" Remington sweat dropped "How original"
"Better than nothing" Kate said, when she was suddenly interrupted by a loud howl from the beast.
"FIRE" Kate yelled and immediately, all nuns and priests in the place fired their guns at the monster. The big dog first tried to dodge the shots, but it got too many and it gave up, soon turning into dust that flew away with the wind.
Rosette stared at it in amazement "What kind of ammo is this?" she asked
"The bullets that were used now are called Sacred… they are weaker than the Gospel, but is good enough for a low rank demon" Remington explained "Then there is the Gospel that is used against really big demons, and there is Elder's newest invention, the Spirit"
"Wauw…"
"Wauw indeed" Remington smiled.
"It's over child, you should go back into bed" Kate said with a smile, and led her back to her room.
"Are there many demons in New York?" Rosette asked curiously
"To be honest, yes… there is a lot of evil gathered in this city… but that's why we are here" a smiled spread on the old nuns face "We're here to prevent the summonings of those dangerous creatures… good night Rosette" then she disappeared down the hallway and through a door.
Rosette snuck into the room where Chrono was. She closed the door and lay down beside him "Where were you?" he whispered wearily and draped an arm around her.
"I… I was just on the toilet" she lied "I couldn't find it at first, but then I found it at last" she kissed his cheek "Sleep again" she whispered and closed her eyes.
"I know you're lying" he whispered
Rosette sighed inwardly "How did you know?"
"Just a feeling" he replied shortly "Now where were you really?"
Rosette snuggled closer to him "A demon showed up on the Order grounds and I watched the nuns and priests get rid of it"
"It could have been dangerous"
"It wasn't… the people here know how to do that… they are amazing… now sleep"
"Okay, but be careful next time" he then closed his eyes and heaved a deep breath before falling into a deep slumber.
She still had to think about how fast and precisely their shots were, no one missed the monster. She looked at Chrono for a while, he was snoring lightly. She was happy that the horns were gone tomorrow. Then they at last could live in peace.
A/N: That was that chapter. Until next one.