Disclaimer: Check chapter one.

A/N: People tell me if you want this to be either a C/R fic or a C/M fic. Please. I don't know what you people want.

Chapter 2

Chrno and Rosette continued their argument as they left the bus and headed to the school.

"I'm telling you Rosette, me and Magdalene are just friends."

Rosette snorted. "Yeah right! Every time you talk to her, you turn red. Every time she's near, you turn red. Every time we talk about her, you turn red. You're turning red right now!"

It was true. Chrno's face was slowly reddening. It took all his willpower to get it back to normal colour. "At least I don't stare dreamy eyed and drooling at our teacher!" Chrno retorted. "If it wasn't for me, you'd have failed his class. I don't get how you could focus all your attention on one man and yet not hear anything he says."

"I hear everything he says. It's just that I'm too preoccupied to right anything down. Why are we even talking about this? This conversation is about you and my— " Rosette stopped talking and a sly smile started to form on her face. She was staring at something, or rather someone, over Chrno's left shoulder. "Speak of the angel, look who it is."

Chrno turn around and his heart started to race. Headed right their way was Mary Magdalene herself. Rosette pushed him towards her and quickly disappeared into the mass of other students. Chrno stumbled from Rosette's push and when he straitened up she was in front of him.

Magdalene gave him a warm smile. Chrno could already feel himself heating up. "If y-your looking for Rosette y-you just m-missed her. Sh-she's w-went that w-way." Pointing at a random direction behind him. He mentally slapped himself. Chrno you idiot, you should have taken this time to talk to her!

Magdalene just stared at him with that warm smile still on her face and Chrno couldn't help but stare back. He thought that she was beautiful from the first time they met. It wasn't her looks that made her beautiful. In fact many people, boys in particular, thought that Rosette was better looking than Magdalene (No one ever told Rosette that or she would have beat them to a pulp) Though with her waist-length pale blonde hair, sky blue eyes and radiant smile, she was quite pretty, but the aura that resonated from her. It was so full of happiness and joy that she could make anyone smile and any place light. Not to mention any Chrno red as tomatoes.

"Actually I was looking for you." Chrno snapped out of the daze he was just in a fell into another one with the same thought going through his mind over and over. Magdalene was looking for him.

"I wanted to wish you a happy birthday. I was also wondering if you were doing anything this weekend."

This brought Chrno back to reality fast. Was she implying what I think? Chrno looked at her more carefully and noticed for the first time that Magdalene had a pink tinge to her cheeks. In all the six years that Chrno had known her, he had never, ever seen Magdalene blush. Maybe it was just the early morning sun.

"No I'm free." And even if I wasn't I would cancel anything.

"Great! I mean, I was wondering if you wanted to do something, you know, for your birthday?"

"I-I would love to."

"That's great. Come to my house around noon. Or would you like me to go to your house instead?"

"No, I'll go to yours." I would go to the moon for you.

"Alright than." She gave him a small kiss on the cheek before leaving.

Chrno touched were her lips had touched his skin. If I were not about to be late for class I would faint. With that Chrno raced to class.

Chrno took his seat in class with a dreamy look on his face. Someone poked him in the back. "So, did you talk with my lovely cousin or did you run?"

Chrno turned around in his seat and gave her a dreamy smile but didn't answer her. Rosette raised a questioning brow at her friend's face. "Hello! Anybody home?" she asked waving a hand in front of his face.

Chrno's smile only grew wider. "Chrno if you don't stop smiling in the next three seconds I will be forced to do something very unpleasant and will probably enjoy. Three…two…"

"Oww!" Chrno was brought back to earth by a sudden blow on his shoulder. He rubbed were Rosette had punched him and frowned. "Why did you do that for?"

Rosette leaned back on the back legs of her chair and put her hands behind her head. "You were acting like an idiot. So I'm asking you again what did you and my dear cousin talk about. Or…" she winked did you do more than just talk?"

Chrno sighed. Rosette had teased him more than normal today and frankly he was getting tired of it. "No Rosette, we didn't do any of those sick things brewing around in your mind. She just asked me if I wanted to do something with her tomorrow for my birthday."

Rosette's chair crashed down on all fours again. "And what did you say!" she went suddenly serious and only slightly scary.

Chrno was surprised by Rosette's sudden change of mood. "I-I said yes of course. Why? Is that a problem?"

Rosette had a sad look on her face. "No. Its just that we usually do something for your birthday." She tried to smile. "Its alright though you should go with her. I mean it's pretty obvious that you have a thing for her and we could always do something next year."

Chrno frowned somehow he thought it wasn't alright. "Rosette I-"

He never finished since in that exact moment their teacher entered the room. "That's enough talking class," said Professor Remington and everyone went silent. "Now I want to see the essay on wolf demons that was due today. I want all of you…" As the class continued Chrno looked behind him at his best friend. She was staring at Professor Remington, along with all the other girls in the class, with same dreamy look that Chrno had on just a few minutes ago. "Typical." He muttered turning back to the front.

It was lunch and Chrno and Rosette were eating lunch outside on a picnic table conveniently placed near the school. A hand clapped onto Chrno's shoulder. "Hey Chrno."

"Hello Joshua. Arrest anyone lately?" Chrno always asked his friend that every time they see each other.

Joshua Christopher sat beside his friend. He laughed. "I told you before I'm not a cop. I'm an exorcist on the force. Oh, and happy birthday. Here's your present."

He tossed a small box at Chrno. He opened it eagerly. Nestled inside was a bullet. He held it up by his thumb and forefinger to examine it. It was silver with a crystal tip and gold engravings. "Thanks Joshua!" Chrno had quite a collection of bullets and Joshua always gave him some for his birthday.

Joshua shrugged. "It's nothing, but don't drop or boom."

Chrno gingerly placed the bullet back in its box and put it in his pocket. Joshua checked his watch. "I gotta get back to the station. I just came to wish you a happy birthday. See you guys later." He hoped off the bench and waved to his sister and friend. "Later Joshua."

Rosette just waved since her mouth was still stuffed. Chrno checked his own watch. "We better get back. You know what Professor Harvenhight is like if we come back late."

Rosette smirked. "Yeah we don't want 'Satella' to find an excuse to keep you late after class."

Chrno shuddered. The friends threw away their garbage and headed back.

A/N: I'm sorry everyone for my slow updates but I have a perfectly good excuse. You see if your computer is a piece of junk that crashes every five minutes, have to share it with six other people and are a kid with a very short attention span than you would know my predicament. Also I know this fic is going slow but it's just my tendency to explain stuff in the beginning. Trust me it gets better later on. I hope.