This is one of the stories I transferred over from my other website. (visit my profile for full details) You see, OCxCharacter pairings were fairly popular among their fanfiction stories and it was common for one to write a detailed profile for their OC before starting the story itself. It was also normal for some writers to refer to their OCs from '2nd person' in their stories. I'll be changing it from 2nd person to 1st person when I transfer them over to this website. Be aware that this was my FIRST time writing a fanfiction, EVER! So excuse me if the writing is a bit…well, 'off'.

Disclaimer: Chrono Crusade and all its characters rightfully belong to Daisuke Moriyama-sama x3

New Arrival... (part 4)

I find myself back at the orphanage in Joshua's room. I used to stay with him and talk or play all day whenever he had to stay in bed. Just the two of us.

Today we were playing Monopoly.

"Okay, that's three hotels, eight houses and...a lot of money." Joshua stated.

"Hmm." I said, looking unhappy with my share. "Oh well then, I'm bankrupt anyway."

"I win!"

"Hehehe!" I pretended to laugh, then shot him a glare. "You win every time we play this."

"Well...there's always chess." He suggested.

"Chess?" I thought it sounded like a good alternative. "Then let's play!"

The both of us are about to begin after setting it up when Mrs Gene came to the door to deliver Joshua's meal.

"Here's your lunch Joshua. Don't forget to take your medicine." She said.

"That's right! And I'm going to make you hold it in your mouth when that happens!" I teased.

Joshua grimaced. "Please don't mention the taste."

I laughed at him.

Mrs Gene delivers the food on the small table onto Joshua's bed as I moved aside. I stood at the window looking out and watching everyone have fun. I didn't seem to mind staying here with Joshua. I enjoyed spending time with him and making him happy.

"I wonder if they'll invite us the next time they have an indoor game?" I wondered.

"What does that matter, do they even care?" replied Joshua, sounding irritated.

I turned around questioningly. "What? What do you mean?"

He forced a smile. "Don't worry, it's nothing."

"It is something." I replied, "Every time I talk about the others having fun outside, you start muttering an insult about them."

"You won't tell anyone will you?" he asked.

I nodded in response.

Joshua stared at his food while he explained, "Whenever I look out that window, I've always been gazing longingly at the sky. If I looked down, I was blinded by the glare."

I listened quietly, "So…"

"So I always looked up to the heavens." He finished.

I didn't know what to make of that at the time, all I did was turn back around to face the window. I find the sky is dark grey, almost black.

"Looks like it's going to rain down there." Thunder sounded and raindrops begin to patter against the window just after I said that. "Yep, I was right."

I heard Joshua laughing behind me. I turned around and when I saw him, I couldn't help but start laughing with him myself.

I always had a weakness for your laugh...

Everyone outside began running inside and sat inside the room from the door to outside.

"Great, now what do we do?" Rosette asked.

"Well, we could always play an indoor game." suggested Sarah.

"Okay then," said Kevin, "Think of an indoor game that will entertain us all."

"Well, um…" Sarah began.

"I know!" Rosette exclaimed. "Let's play Truth or Dare!"

"Oh, no." said Billy "The last time I did your dare I almost got busted!"

"Come on, it'll be fun this time." She told him.

"Yay! Truth or dare truth or dare." Nelly was chanting playfully.

"Then I'll ask you first, Rosette." Said Kevin, "Truth or dare?"

"Bring it on!" she replied, "Truth."

"Who do you – "

"Wait!" Sarah cut in.

"What is it Sarah?" asked Nelly.

"I just thought…" she paused, "Maybe it'd be more fun if Heidi and Joshua joined in."

"Hey, that's great!" said Rosette.

Billy grinned. "And I'll get Joshua to do the most humiliating dares."

"What was that?!" Rosette shouted.

"Uh, nothing important."

"Right, I'll go get them." Sarah ran up the stairs and came to the door of Joshua's room.

Joshua and I were in the middle of a card game when she stepped in.

"Hey, you two."

"Hi!" I waved at her, smiling. "Wanna join us?"

"Actually, I came up to invite you to join 'us'."

"I guess that's alright." I glanced at Joshua. "What about you?"

"Well..." he paused.

"Aww, come on."

"Alright, if it's a game of competition, I'll beat you for sure." He grinned at me mischievously.

" I hope...not." I said slowly.

"So you're coming?" Sarah asked.

Joshua nodded at her. "Uh-huh."

"Downstairs then!" she said, and left the door.

"Wait!" I called out, "What are we playing?"

"Who knows?" Joshua shrugged.

The both of us run out the door and down the stairs to find everybody sitting in a circle around the coffee table.

Rosette motioned for us to come over. "Come and sit down then, we don't have all day."

The both of us go and sit within the circle. I sat between Kevin and Joshua. Joshua sat between Rosette and I.

"Okay! Let's play, truth or dare!" Nelly cheered.

"Truth or Dare?!" Joshua and I said at the same time, then gulped.

"I'm gonna start first!" Rosette spins the bottle inside the circle and it points to Billy.

Billy looked incredulous.

"(Uh-oh..this is..gonna be bad.)" I thought.

"Truth or dare?" Rosette asked him.

"…Truth." He said finally.

Rosette had an evil grin on her face. "Hehehe. Tell us, do you wear anything pink?"

"Huh?!"

"Say it out loud, or you're out of the game."

"My...underwear…"

Everyone, except Joshua, burst out laughing. Billy was looking mortified.

"You know, it is your turn now." said Kevin.

"Really? Great!"

The bottle spins for a short time before it points to Joshua.

Joshua hesitated before answering. "Uhh...truth."

Billy scoffed. "Come on Joshua, be a man! Choose dare!"

"Dare?" Joshua thought for a moment.

"Really?" I asked him.

"I'll beat you at this one." He replied, smiling at me.

"Ha! Whoever said I was going to pick truth anyway." I shot him a sideways glance. "Even if I do lose at every game I play with you."

Joshua looked back at Billy. "Bring it on."

"Hmph." I said.

"I will." said Billy, "I dare you…to.....kiss Heidi!"

Joshua's face became red. "Huh??"

Just as MY face became red. "What??"

"You're not serious!" Rosette shouted.

"I am." Billy said simply.

"Why you little – "

"AAHH!"

Rosette grabs Billy's collar and starts shaking him. Everyone watched them with awkward looks on their faces.

I look at Joshua who instantly looks away. I noticed he wasn't ready.

"Uh hey, Rosette?" I said.

Rosette stops shaking Billy in the middle. "Yeah?"

"Why don't we pause the dare and we'll keep it till tonight, huh?"

"Okay, we accept." Rosette nodded.

"No way! Do it now!" said Billy. This earned another glare from Rosette. "Oh, fine...but you had better keep your side of the deal."

I waved my hand in his direction. "No problem, we'll remember. Right, Josh?"

Joshua's face was still red when I looked back at him. He nodded slowly. "Yeah."

Everyone went back to concentrating on the game.

Joshua whispered to me. "But Heidi, I can't do it by then!"

I winked and whispered back at him. "Relax! As far as I can tell, Billy has a very short memory. He'll forget."

Joshua smiled in response. "Thanks."

I felt myself blush. "Um...anytime. (Do I wanna kiss him? I think I wanna kiss him. Wait, no I don't. I do. ARGH!)"

"Something wrong?" he asked.

"Uh – ah – no! Nothing's wrong!" I shook my head and forced a smile.

……

"Heidi. Heidi!" came Rosette's voice, "Wake up, we're here!"

My eyes fluttered open and I realized I had fallen asleep into deep thought again.

I looked out the car window. "Where are we?"

"New York city!" Rosette answered.

"THE New York?"

"Yup! And a new home to someone who snores…" she shot a sideways glance.

"Okay..." I manage to say.

The phone rings and the purple-haired boy riding in the back answers it.

"Hello? Oh, Sister Kate...yes, we found her...well, the village was on fire...no, we found it that way...roger that." He hung up.

"What was that about?" Rosette asked him.

"She wants the guardian to train her powers at The Order." He answered.

"Then let's go!" Rosette speeds up the car and drives recklessly through the streets.

"Whoa! Slow down!" I shout, grabbing hold of my car seat.

We all arrive at what looks like a big elementary school campus or something.

"This is it?" I get out of the car and observe the scenery. "So um, why are we here again?"

The boy answered for me. "To practice your powers, you are a sorcerer right?"

"Huh?"

"So it's your duty to protect the apostles, Guardian."

"Um…can you not call me that? I don't enjoy sounding so, well, 'noble'."

"Right." He nodded, "I'm Chrono."

"Heidi." I replied, then gasped. "Did you just say your name was Chrono?"

"Erm...yes?"

Right then I grabbed Chrono's hand and start shaking it hard. "So-YOUR-the-one-Joshua-wouldn't-stop-talking-to-me-about! WOW! It's-such-an-honor-to-finally-meet-you! I've-heard-SO-much-you-must've-had-such-an-incredible-journey!"

Not noticing the speed of my speech, I finally release his hand and turn to Rosette.

"So, where do I start?"

I could feel Chrono 'sweat-drop' behind me.

"Just follow us!" Rosette, followed by Chrono, led me into a building, past hallways, doors and windows until we finally reach a single door that Rosette opens.

"Sister Kaaate, we've arrived!"

"Have you brought the guardian with you?" said an older woman's voice.

I step forward from behind Rosette and see a lady nun at her desk and beside her is the minister from four years ago, Father Remington.

I waved. "Uh, hi?"

"Will you show us a spell?" Father Remington asked.

I stared at him. "You don't see me for a whole four years, my home just got barbecued, my friends kidnapped, and the first thing you do is ask me to do a spell? Honestly, why not 'Sorry for the trouble I caused for you and Joshua back then'?"

He replied with a chuckle and said, "My apologies. For the trouble I caused for you back then."

"Much bet – Whaaaat?" I just said.

"Think about all that you've lost today." He replied calmly.

I paused, the events of today replayed in my mind. As if possessed by something, my arm raised itself at the pen sister Kate was holding. Right on cue, I muttered the first thing that sprang to mind.

"I - I call upon the winds of the North!"

Blue wind waves shot from my hand and froze the pen that Sister Kate dropped before she got frostbite. The pen froze and was covered in ice when it landed.

Rosette and Chrono stared, surprised. My face wore the same expression.

"Quite impressive." was Remington's remark.

My head, all at once, whirled with possibilities of what other things I could do. "You ain't seen nothing yet!" I was about to cast another spell when Chrono stopped me.

"Um, we think that's enough for today." He told me.

I lower my arms. "...Okay."

"So, Guardian of the Apostles." Sister Kate addressed me. "What's your name?"

"I'm Heidi." I answered.

"And what happened in your home?"

I told her all about it.

"So, that means you'll have to stay here with us." She concluded.

"Where am I staying?" I asked her.

"I'll get some of our workers to find a room and we'll order in some belongings for you." said Father Remington.

I nodded. "Sure."

The evening passes onto night, while becoming new friends with some of the people around, all I could talk about was Joshua, so some of them felt uneasy around me.

I'm in my new bedroom wearing my new PJ's, looking out the window to the stars. I sigh and walk to my bed to tuck myself in. Very soon, I fell asleep.

What a day…

I was walking along the hallway of the orphanage remembering the funny game of Truth or Dare I joined in earlier today. Billy had to wear a dress, Kevin sang the alphabet backwards, Rosette turned out to have a small crush on someone she knew and Joshua did a funny dance. I was on my way to his bedroom because at dinnertime he asked if I could meet with him. I never refused with Joshua so I agreed. Finally, I arrive at his door and open it to find him sitting on the side of the bed. He lifted his head to see me, then he seemed to blush before glancing back down.

"I'm here," I said, "What was it you wanted to talk about?

"Uh..um..come sit with me." He said.

I went over and sat next to him. We were both sitting on the side of his bed, facing the window and the moon outside shone down on the both of us.

"So, what is it?" I asked.

"Well, I've been thinking about the dare that Billy gave me earlier today."

I laughed. "There's nothing to worry about, he's forgotten. We don't owe him anything anymore."

"Yeah, well." He turned to face me, "I wanted to thank you for coming up with the idea of owing him late."

I softly smiled and took his hand. "Sure, anything for a friend."

Our faces were inches apart and the both of us blushed. Unexpectedly, Joshua moved in as I did until we were barely inches apart. I waited for that moment and it came. Our lips touched, his kiss was so tender I wanted it to last forever. A minute later I decided to play a trick, I grab Joshua's pillow and hit him across the head, causing him to pull back.

"Hey!" he said, "What was that for?"

"For tricking me! You ebil alien!" I replied, blushing, but angry and embarrassed.

"Okay, have it your way." He grabs a second pillow and the both of us start pillow fighting throughout the night.