Alrighty, last time I'll be saying this, since you all should know by now. This is one of the stories I transferred over from my other website. (visit my profile for full details)

On that site, 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. So if you see any mistakes while reading, please ignore them. Be aware that this was my FIRST time writing a fanfiction, EVER! So excuse me if the writing is a bit…well, 'off'. Thanks so much for waiting, everybody!

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

Wait for the Sinners (part 12)

.:At a beachhouse in San Francisco:.

All the Sinners including Aion, Viede and Jinnai were sitting at a dining table eating their meal while Fiore washed up at the sink.

*KRAK*

Jinnai had crunched a glass of wine in his hand after hearing about what happened to Rizel.

"You don't look too pleased..." said Aion.

"Of course not!" Jinnai snapped, "And who's at fault here? It's that damn BRAT, that's who! Because he wanted to see his 'girlfriend' so badly, he sent Rizel alone to her death!"

"Jenai..Rizel's overconfidence did her in. That mission would've been a cinch otherwise." said Viede.

Jinnai got out of his seat impatiently. "I don't GIVE a damn! Where's Lord Joshua?!" He was about to make his way out of the room when Fiore blocked his way. "Whaddaya want..?"

"I can NOT let you see him until you've calmed yourself." she said.

With that, Jinnai whacked her down onto the table and held her there. "Hey hey hey! Since when were you allowed to speak to your MASTER that way? Lowly servant...how DARE you disrespect me!"

Aion walked over and put his arm around him. "Jinnai, Jinnai...calm down!"

Jinnai let Fiore go and tried to shake off Aion's closeness.

"We're all on the same boat together." Aion continued, "I've lost an arm due to my own folly..but I will NOT lose another arm leaving only my two feet..if you have a problem..pray tell me." He shoved Jinnai backwards into a dining chair and adjusted his glasses, "Oh, one more thing...Fiore is now HIS woman."

Jinnai slumped back in his chair.

"Forgive me, milord." said Fiore.

"Nah..it's nothing." Aion replied, "By the way, how is he now?"

Fiore, Aion and Viede were standing at the doorway to the room where they watched Joshua sleepily sitting up on a bunch of cushions on the floor near a window.

"Fiore..where is she?" he was muttering, "Heidi..Sister..."

Fiore bent down in front of him and hugged him close. "I will be by your side ALWAYS...I will do anything for you."

"From the look of things, the Guardian or his sister is the key to preserving his sanity." said Viede.

Aion listened to his words, walked over to Joshua and bent down in front of him, "Joshua..can you hear me? You'll be able to see her soon."

Joshua lifted his head up at Aion "'Her'?"

"Your sister…and you're beloved best friend."

Joshua gazed at the rag tied to his wrist, "Really..? I..can't wait..."

"Tomorrow is Thanksgiving..." said Aion, "And I have a feeling it'll be the best Thanksgiving ever!"

……

I suddenly shivered very violently.

Azmaria glanced over at me, "Why did you shudder just now, Heidi?"

"I..don't..know..." I replied.

The plane we were travelling in had finally landed in San-Fran and Rosette was busy trying to convince Father Gilliam that they should keep moving.

"We can't just MOPE around like this!" she shouted.

Father Gilliam looked very exhausted from telling Rosette that they were to take a break today.

"There's no time to waste! What if they get away?!" she exclaimed.

"Sister Grace…" he said to the nun standing behind him.

"At once…" she replied.

With that, she quickly chased everybody including Rosette, Azmaria, Chrono, Satella and I right out of the building.

Rosette got up and yelled at one of the second-storey windows. "You stone-faced GORILLA!!"

Father Gilliam called out from the window, "There's a Thanksgiving carnival in town. Go chill out there." Then he turned his head and spoke to what might've been someone standing behind the closed-blinds window.

" Nrrgghhh...forget it, let's go." said Rosette.

We all made our way to the carnival. Azmaria was doing well in a shooting game, she was always on target. But Rosette got carried away with her inaccuracy as there were birds surrounding her the whole time, which made her blow-up and try shooting them with her real gun. Unfortunately, she got into trouble for it and we were all left to run from the shooting stand in an attempt to get away. Azmaria went off to buy ice cream while Satella and Rosette were slumped on the ground back-to-back panting after running.

"It wasn't me, it was the gun..yeah, that's it..it was the gun..." Rosette breathed.

"In other words, you're utterly useless without a good gun..weakling." Satella muttered.

"Why you – "

Chrono looked in their direction just in time, "GAH! They're at it again!"

"Why don't we let Azzy handle this..." I said as I saw her approach Rosette with two ice cream cones.

"Here!" said Azmaria, handing Rosette one of her cones.

"Hey, now's not the time to be doing this…" replied Rosette.

After a while we all continued exploring the festivities.

"Azmaria, you seem to be in high spirits today…" I said.

"Oh..you could tell?" she answered, "When I was in the band, we used to celebrate Thanksgiving." She stopped in front of a wooden planked dancefloor where a band was playing and lots of people were dancing. "Just like that!"

"Oh..a public dancefloor." said Chrono.

I was impressed to see how gleeful the party looked when I saw it. "Wow! This is great!"

Satella glanced sideways at Rosette, "Say...why don't you show me some of your slick moves?"

"ME?!" Rosette exclaimed, "Um..that..actually..I.."

"Did you actually think I was 'serious'?" Satella remarked, "I never really expected an uncouth barbarian like you to have learned such a refined skill."

"WHAT?!" Rosette fumed, and with that she grabbed Chrono and dragged him onto the dancefloor. "Keep your eyes open Chrono, and DON'T blink! We'll show her!"

"Wha…" Chrono responded, "WE?!"

Satella giggled. Azmaria looked incredulous. I widened my eyes and clenched my fists in front of me in excitement. "I can't miss THIS!"

……

.:Back at the Beachhouse:.

Aion was looking out the window overlooking the city lights of San Francisco at night.

"My, the city sure is lovely tonight." He turned around, "Now…shall we?"

"Wait..." Joshua appeared at the doorway. "I'm coming too."

"Lord Joshua, you are not well enough." said Fiore.

"But I feel much better today, for the first time in ages..my head feels fresh." said Joshua, "Perhaps it is a sign of good things to come."

Aion still stood facing away, "...I understand." He walked over and redid Joshua's tie, "In that case, tidy yourself up first, young man! You look like a Ruffian!"

Viede was standing in the background in deep thought of what was to come. They all stepped outside and made their way towards the carnival, with the wind blowing past them.

"Come!" said Aion, "It is time for us to take to the stage! The audience is waiting eagerly for the show to begin."

……

.:Back at the Carnival:.

W had all just taken a group photo, courtesy of the photographer and Satella's money.

"Chrono you dolt!" Rosette shouted, "You had your eyes shut just now didn't you?!"

"Huh?" replied Chrono, "No, that can't be!"

I violently shivered. "Urrghhh!"

"You did it again." said Azmaria, concerned, "Is something wrong?"

"Uh…" I began, "I..really..don't know."