Disclaimer: Ring around the rosie, pockets full of posie...Am I on?

Rosette: No duh. You are the one writing so of course your on. -whisper- you crazy spotlight theaving b-i-t-c

BC: I dont own Chrono Crusade. I'm sorry. I would probably pay...Ok no I wouldnt anyway...

Aion: So what's this chapter about?

BC: AHHH AION GET OUT OF HERE.

Chrono: I'll kick him out.

CRASH. BANG. AHHHHHHH.

Rosette: I think I should go help Chrono

BC: You do that...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!!

Rosette: Ok we're done.

BC: So I can introduce this chapter now?
Chrono: -SIGH- thats why we're here isnt it?

BC: OH!!!! Ok hiya everyone! Enjoy the chapter.

Rosette: That's it?

BC: Yup

Chrono: Seriously?

BC: Yup.

Chrono and Rosette: Woah. Short.

BC: Yup! Now shut up so they can read.

Chrono and Rosette: Ok

Chrono

Chrono walked back to the room painstakingly slow wondering how his life could've done this to him. The moment he was happy with someone life seems to shout, "Hey you need to kill her!!!!"

He was pissed at life, pissed at Aion, pissed at pandemonium, pissed at Shader for being such a dork, and pissed at himself for letting himself care. He wondered if Rosette Christopher knew what was going to happen tonight if Mr. Christopher knew. Aion's plan was good but it was also going to hurt Chrono's psyche if he didn't play it right.

He was the one who was going to capture Rosette Christopher while Aion made sure that every other Magdalene exorcist stood out of the way.

It was going to be one hell of a night. Literally.

Aion

Aion watched Chrono wondering if he had sensed something wrong with this whole scheme. Aion wondered if he was beginning to remember the events that had happened so many years before, then he brushed it aside as a stupid thing to think about. Chrono seemed perfectly fine. If fine was the correct word to use. He smiled cruelly he wanted to see the look on the betrayers face as Rosette Christopher died…A second time.

Rosette

Rosette could tell something was wrong. Chrono was scheming something. She had known him for so long if she couldn't tell that she would have been a blonde…oh wait she was one. She sighed at the poor attempt to cheer herself up.

"Rosette? Are you alright?" Satella asked grasping her shoulder.

Rosette looked at Satella's worried face and put on the brightest smile she could muster, "Me? Why are you asking of course I'm alright!"

Joshua and Remington just stared and she felt their eyes on her. She knew that they didn't believe her and by the look on Satella's face neither did she.

"Tell the truth Rosette," Joshua whispered, "We know you're hurting and not just because you're bleeding either."

"Bleeding?" Rosette looked down and saw the crosses on her wrists were bleeding, "Oh my, that is a little strange. Did it do this last time?"

"Yes actually," Satella almost chuckled, "But you were kind of being manipulated by Aion."

"Oh," Rosette whispered hoarsely. How could this have happened? Why Chrono?

"If I didn't know better I would say that we are probably going to be attacked tonight." Remington's voice said in the cool monotone that Rosette knew.

"So what do you want us to do?" Joshua asked fidgeting wondering why everything was happening so fast. (A/N: Joshua its happening so fast because I like when things happen fast.)
"I don't know. Sleep with your…"

"Guns by the pillow, barrier crosses at every window, and hope that we survive until morning." Rosette interrupted so quick that they all stared at her, "What? I've heard it before ok?"

"I forgotten that you took lessons from me," Remington smile then patted her on the back, "Glad to have you back Sister."
"Of course it is," Rosette pronounced strongly then whispered, "Because how would you face Chrono without me?"

Satella sighed then grabbed Rosette's hand, "Come on Sister Hot-Head we're going to go get ready for this 'battle' that Remington was talking about."

Remington and Joshua watched as Satella dragged Rosette up the stairs. They were both quiet so they heard Rosette's quiet voice say, "I have never shot a gun without Chrono by my side."

Remington sighed and sat down, thinking over the events that had led up to this moment. He didn't know how to explain all of this to…

"Remington will you kindly explain what is wrong with my sister?"

Joshua.

"Yes," Remington grimaced, "But it is a long and painful tale and you might not like it very much."

"That's alright I just want to know what the heck is happening to her," Joshua looked back at the elevator, "I mean seriously she was fine yesterday."

"She still is fine," Remington grinned, "Well, as fine as Rosette can be."

"That's true I guess." Joshua sat down across from Remington, "Now tell me."

"Alright…it starts back in about May of 1924 maybe a little earlier maybe a little later. It's the story of a cheery orphan girl and her brother who stumble upon a tomb and find a devil…"

Chrono

He dreamed again. He sighed as he sat up on the edge of the…floor. He looked up he could've sworn he had been asleep on the bed. But no matter he mused over his dream. In it was a girl no two girls. One with bright golden hair and the other with sandy hair. They both had their backs turned to him as if they were ignoring him.

"Excuse me?" He had asked, "Who are you?"

"You know us," said a voice that he had heard in many of his dreams.

"Mary." He whispered hoarsely then cleared his throat, "What are you doing here? In my dreams so much? Don't you have anything better to do with your celestial presence?"

He heard a giggle that was also familiar but he couldn't put a name to the voice he assumed it was the golden haired girl.

"What are you laughing about?" he growled blushing.

"She finds it funny that you still make the stupidest remarks." Mary turned around and grinned.

"Haha." Chrono muttered.

"Chrono," Mary whispered, "Don't do what Aion asks."

"Why not?" Chrono answered with a question.

"Because he is trying to destroy everything you love," Mary pronounced as if it were for certain.

"How?"

"I can't tell you. But be careful. And be yourself."
Then he woke up on the…floor. He wondered how long it would take for him to figure it all out. Then he sighed forever most likely. He looked out the window the sun was setting. How long had he been asleep? How soon until the plan commenced?

"Chrono you butt!" yelled Aion's ever-joyful voice, "I want to get this over with and you are still asleep!"

Chrono sighed, looking around to see where Aion was he yelped in surprise, "What the hell do pink Hawaiian shirts have to do with the plan?"
"Oh I'm still wearing that?" Aion's Hawaiian shirt disappeared and was replaced with black leather, shiny spikes, and really big combat boots, "Better?"

"I guess," Chrono grinned wondering what had crawled up Mary's ass and died. Aion would never be able to hurt him unless it was a physical wound.

"Get dressed and lets get to it!" Aion smiled, the smile that Chrono didn't recognize. The smile that was filled with cruelty, deadly precision, and a thirst for blood Chrono didn't like it one bit.

"Alright," Chrono grinned trying to hide his anxiety, "But give me about ten more minutes."

Joshua

"Ok so my sister…"

"Is the reincarnation of another Sister Rosette."

"Right…" Joshua sighed, "And I'm the reincarnation of another Joshua. You know this makes absolutely no sense."

"Well," Remington grinned, "That just means we have to train you more."

"Shit." Joshua muttered under his breath. He then heard an explosion from the upstairs.

"ROSETTE!!!???"

Rosette

Satella and Rosette had just finished getting everything ready for an attack when they were attacked. If their lives were not in danger Rosette would have found the attack ironic and funny. But sense they were she was too busy trying to live then do anything else.

She heard Satella's cries in German to summon her huge…thing, but she just kept shooting at whatever the hell was in front of her.

The wall was gone that she had noticed all she had was the bed blocking her from the ten story drop. She shot again and again hoping that somehow nothing would collapse until everyone was safely away. She heard other guns firing and she assumed that they were other Magdalene exorcists.

"Satella?!" Rosette screamed over the gunfire, "Are you still alive?"

"No duh!" Satella's voice was barely audible above the gunfire, "I'm a jewel witch! We don't give up without a fight!"

"Whatever!" Rosette yelled back. Thankful that she still had Satella nearby even though they couldn't see each other through the dust and gunfire.

"Are you sure we're even actually attacking something?" Satella asked loudly hoping that Rosette could hear and confirm her worry.

"Yeah pretty sure." Rosette's cheerful voice sounded out of place amid the gunfire.

"Rosette?"

"Yeah?"
"Are you alright?"

"Right as rain." Rosette answered wondering why she was lying to Satella. But she shook her head and continued to fire at the enemy who now was visible to her. She was about to pull the trigger when someone grabbed her around the waist.

She pointed her gun up knowing it was a devil just by the stinging stigmata on her hands, feet, and forehead. Then she saw the devil's face and whispered, "Chrono?"

Chrono and Rosette

Chrono had seen Rose for only a moment before she disappeared into the dust again firing her gun at Aion and his minions. He had hovered a split second before diving down, hoping that he would grab the right person. When he felt his hand go around a tiny waist he wondered if he had gotten the woman named Satella. Then as he flew into the clean night sky he looked down and saw he had succeeded. He knew he was hard to recognize in this form but the girl surprised him as her shocked face made her voice whisper, "Chrono?"

He stared and almost dropped her, "How did you know?"

"Dummy," Rosette gritted her teeth knowing that Chrono didn't know her, "I always pay attention to people I've knowing since I was 11!"

"Huh?"

"Take me back!" Rosette said finally realizing the gunshots were fading into the distance, "Take me back Chrono, Satella needs help, the Order needs help."
"No, I am supposed to wait at that tree." Chrono answered wondering why this nun thought a demon such as he would help her. He dropped down onto the hill that the tree stood on and turned to watch the direction that the gunfire was in.

"TAKE ME BACK!!!!" Rosette yelled as close to Chrono's ear as possible.

"Gees!" Chrono plugged his ears, "Did you have to shriek in my ear?"
"YES TAKE ME BACK!!!" Rosette shrieked even louder.

"Oh, he can't do that Mary."

The voice behind her made Rosette freeze. She turned slowly toward it then looked up into the tree, "Aion."

"Hello, Mary Magdalene." Aion said grinning, "What a beautiful night isn't it? Thank you for bringing her like I asked Chrono."

"Well it was my part of this plan of yours." Chrono muttered.

"Oh she's so cute!" Said another voice from behind the tree.

"Shader." Rosette whispered and Chrono was astounded was this the power of the Holy Woman?

"Aww! She knows my name!"

"Shut up Shader," said another voice from beside her, "Are you sure she's the right one?"

Chrono was about to answer when he saw Rosette back up and heard her whisper, "Rizelle."

Chrono looked at Aion curiously to see if the names that Rosette knew were bothering him at all but he just continued to small.

"So can we get going?"

"Yeah, I'm bored as all hell."

Chrono watched Rosette again who backed up further this time holding the gun she had in front of her as a police officer did. He heard her barely whisper, "Genai and Viede?

Chrono, Shader, Rizelle, Genai, and Viede all stared at the Sister of the Magdalene Order who was standing there trying to figure out whom to point her gun at.

"How does she know our names?" Rizelle asked curiously stepping towards the terrified sixteen year old.

"Stay back!" Rosette pointed her gun directly at Rizelle; "You're dead if you move another step devil."

"So she knows that too." Mused Shader looking over at Aion questions written on her face.

"So Mary of Magdalene," Aion smirked, "How does it feel to be surrounded by enemies?"

"Aion what is going on?" Chrono asked watching his brother's terrifyingly cruel face, "Why does she know our names?"

"Why?"

"I'll answer that myself Aion," Rosette growled, "I know because I killed Rizelle, Viede, and Genai (I don't know if she killed Genai but I'm saying she did. I know she killed Rizelle in the books and anime and I know in one of them she killed either Viede or Genai.) I fought Aion before. And I…"

Aion began to clap, she spun and glared at him knowing he had interrupted her on purpose to stop her from telling Chrono anything, "Well, Sister Rosette how does it feel to be betrayed?"

"Betrayed?" Rosette asked Aion watching every demon out of the corner of her eye.

"Yes," Aion smirked, "Chrono brought you here to be our Holy Woman to resurrect Pandemonium, blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda. You know the whole story already."
Rosette turned to look at Chrono and Chrono felt his hear speed up as she asked calmly, "Did you Chrono? Did you bring me here to be the Holy Woman for Pandemonium?"

Chrono didn't know what to say. There was expectance in Rosette's human eyes, but what was she expecting? Why did Aion say betrayal? Chrono barely knew Rosette. There was no betrayal involved.

"Chrono?" Rosette whispered and brought her hand to something that was around her neck. Chrono couldn't see it and he wondered what it was. Rosette held onto it as if it would protect her, "Chrono did you or did you not bring me here to resurrect Pandemonium?"

Chrono looked into her trusting sapphire eyes and whispered, "I did."

He heard her whisper, 'No' but he saw the tears fall first. He felt as if he had let the whole world collapse on her. He watched as the tears flowed like waterfalls down her caked with dust face. Chrono reached out to touch her just to see if she was really crying about this and felt his had get slapped with something heavy and made out of iron, her gun.

"No!" Rosette cried hopelessly, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no!"

Chrono and the others stared at her wondering why she was so upset about this. No one knew except Aion who was thoroughly enjoying this.

"Rose…" Chrono began knowing that if the Holy Woman was not going to come with them it was all over.

"No!" Something hit him on the nose hard.

"Ow."

"After her she's getting away!" Aion yelled at the sinners. They all disappeared into the night leaving Chrono wondering what had hit him.

He looked down at the ground and he should have been able to see at night but he couldn't see it. He bent down and ran his hand through the deep grass their were a few rocks but he knew it wasn't them because he had felt the cool metal hit his nose.

His hand ran over something round. He picked it up and turned on a flashlight that they had kept just in case they had to pretend to be human.

There in his hand was a device he had only heard about. Heard that it was almost impossible to create. He ran his fingers over looking at it in confusion. The item was brown and gold and was definitely hand crafted and just by the power that pulsed through it he knew that this was a contract. A contract between a human and a demon, something that was not unheard of but was not heard of often. He looked over it brushing off the dust. Why had she thrown it at him?

He glanced down at it again. It was powerful and he knew it. Then he saw something that really threw him for a loop.

The clock was working, he could hear and see the hands ticking time away.

Backwards.

BC: Dun dun dun...cliffy type thing...I'm such a genius its scary.

Rosette: Yeah sure that's why it takes you so long to write a damn chapter.

Chrono: Yeah and also why you're failing English.

BC: Shut up! –Death glare- Anywho, I finished another chappy yippee! And I hope you liked it! Not so much funny stuff in this one and it got more serious. Yayness!

Aion: It took you too damn long look you've probably lost all your reviewers.

BC: AHHHHH! I THOUGHT I GOT RID OF YOU!

Rosette: Technically Chrono and I got rid of him.

Chrono: Haha.

BC: Ahhh!! Your right! Thank you for putting up with my laziness and boring rants. …

Oh and one of you reviewers told me that Fallow…is follow. And you are right and I am very sorry for that mistake! I always do it and its kinda embarrassing. I also always spell tomarrow like this instead of tomorrow the correct way…-sigh- I hope you still like me and want to read and review even if my spelling sucks (I blame my computer too! It doesn't spellcheck right!)

Aion: Whatever you say BC…Just read and review…