I failed to fulfill my promise…I did not update last night for the following reasons

My friend lost the ROUGHDRAFT

I broke my leg ….and my arm…and my cornea…and….um…

I had to study profusely for two big tests (That got rescheduled!!!!)

and…my mother was like "grrr… get off the computer and study!!"

So yeah sorry….enough with the excuses!!

Disclaimer: Did I even put one in the last chapter?? Oh well, here's one for this one, and if I didn't put one in the last one….yeah…

ON WITH THE CHAPTER!

Chrno groaned. What was so hard underneath his back? With his eyes still closed, he felt all around him to realize that he had fallen asleep on the floor. Lovely.

He opened his eyes, still groggy from sleep. The room he was in was dark. Where was he? Home? Why was he on the floor?

A blurred vision of Rosette asleep against the wall with her guitar still on her lap registered in his mind.

Rosette's apartment? When did he fall asleep?

Chrno groaned again, his back stiff and his arms sore. His throat hurt too. Why? He got up to find he light switch, stumbling over the now empty, unpacked boxes.

Ah yes, now he remembered…last night they had-

A ringing interrupted his thoughts. Rosette's snoring abruptly stopped. He watched as she sat up, groping for her cell phone. She found it in her pants pocket, and brought it up to her ear, eyes still closed.

"Hello?"

…..

"Dave?"

…..

"Yeah I just did."

…..

"I dunno…I never unpacked the clo-"

…..

"WHAT??"

…..

"No…freaking….way…"

…..

"UGH!!"

…..

"Alright…sorry…Tell them I'll be there in an hour…"

…..

"Bye."

She flipped the cell phone shut and sighed, leaning against the wall for a minute. Chrno finally found the light switch and when he turned the light on, Rosette blinked…looking around.

She caught sight of Chrno and smiled sleepily and stretched.

"Gooood morning."

"Good morning." She trudged to the kitchen and motioned for Chrno to follow her. "Who was that?"

"Oh…that was Dave…he's the guy who plays the drums in our lil' band. He called to tell me that I wasn't at the school when they came to pull me out for an important meeting. It's 12 in the afternoon. Guess we're skipping school now…"

"What?? It's that late?" Chrno exclaimed. She nodded slowly. With her hair messed up, her eyes partly closed, and her clothes still on from yesterday, Rosette looked quite comical but Chrno bit back his urge to laugh. He was sure he looked the same.

"Hmm…skipping school…I haven't done that in awhile…" Chrno reminisced as Rosette watched him curiously through the corner of her eye, while she attempted to make coffee.

She sat down with two mugs. She drank from hers first, turning a little green.

Not noticing her disgusted expression, he reached for his cup and took a sip. It was funny…first his face scrunched up a little, his eyes widened then squinted shut, and then he spit it out, making gross sounds.

"This tastes like liquid shit."

"I am aware of that."

They stared at each other for a minute, both wanting to run in the bathroom and puke.

"WHAT did you put in there???" he demanded.

"I dunno…I wasn't really paying attention.."

"…"

"…"

"So, what's this thing you have to go to for your band?" he asked trying to be a gentleman for once and change the subject.

"Practice for that concert…I'm really excited for it…" Rosette smiled.

"Ah, well I'm sure you'll do good…"

"Yup…"

"Uh-huh…"

"…"

"…"

"Oh! I've got to get ready now! Chrno you're coming with me!" she hollered, running into the bathroom. "You can go to your room and get ready or use my shower after me, okay?"

Rosette closed the bathroom door behind her.

Chrno sighed.

Well I've got nothing better to do…I guess I'll just go…but her singing last nigh-

Chrno felt something hard in his pocket when he sat down at the kitchen table again. He reached into the pocket and pulled out the diary that he never read.

I wonder what's in it?...I've got the chance now, she just got in the shower…

"Chnrooo!!!" her yell made him jump. "Can you pass me a towel from the other room?"

He sighed. Good thing he was here.

He walked to the bedroom, and went through the pile of towels to find the right-sized one.

Grabbing one, he walked back into the hall and knocked on the door.

"Rosette, here's the towel."

She opened it, shielded by the door.

"Ah, thanks…" she closed the door and left Chrno standing in the hallway. He looked around. The apartment was a lot neater than last night. There were piles of empty boxes in every corner, and some things were actually put away.

He wandered into her bedroom looking at all of her belongings that he had helped unpack. He wondered how she even afforded living in this apartment.

The simple green comforter had been placed on her mattress, and as he sat down on it, he heard the creaky springs whine in protest just like his own did.

I should go take a shower myself and change.

With that, Chrno left the room and went next door to get ready.

Water from his long purple hair dripped onto the wooden flooring as Chrno walked into his bedroom fresh from the shower. He threw some clothes on and just as he was about to rush out of his apartment trying to get his shoes on, he stepped on his jacket that he had been wearing before. He felt something hard and square in the pocket.

The diary, he thought.

Listening to see if Rosette was coming to see where he was, he grabbed the book and sat down to read. He laughed mischievously, wondering what he would find.

He flipped to the first page and saw the date above was from over a year ago.

She was sixteen when she got this, Chrno guessed.

6/3/05

My roommate in the orphanage gave me this about a year ago. A year ago. I've had this for a year and now I want to use it. A year ago, I lived in the orphanage, getting taught there, with my friend Cecile…No one wanted some rowdy, tomboy-ish teenager. Not until Mrs. Raine came. With her son Dave. She took me as her daughter and Dave accepted me as a sister. He's two years older than me. I'm close to him though. He's really cool. His mom…my mom is a really wonderful woman. I felt so loved when they said they wanted me.

Now, Dave, me, Nick, and Keith are in a band. Not exactly the popular top-the-charts band…but not a garage band either. We started about a few months ago. I was singing one day to myself and Dave heard me and asked if I wanted to in a band with his buddies…

Keith is really nice to me. He's a lot older than me…but…I don't know…he's-

Chrno stopped, not really wanting to read on. He skipped a bit before the middle of the book.

He looked at the date. It was four months after the first entry.

10/14/05

He did it again. I'm so confused. He acts jealous everytime I hang out with out with other guys…he gets kinda scary. He being Keith. He's been drinking a lot lately, missing our band practices, and well….he seems so distant to me down…is he thinking about the age thing again??

10/16/05

I hid another bruise today with cover-up….I really don't want Keith to get in trouble…but he's such a jerk-off sometimes! It annoys me to no end. The only time he's the old Keith I fell in love with is when he's singing with me. He even smiles. Dave says he's just acting a little annoyed and it happens every once in awhile. He has no idea…Nick, our other guitarist is really quiet. I've known him for a few months and I still don't know that much about him…ah well..

Chrno grinded his teeth. One more reason to hate KEITH. He'd only known Rosette for a handful of days but…

"Chrno!!! Where are you? I have to go now and you're coming with me!!" he heard her knocking at the door, and shoved the diary under the covers of his bed. Now he was a little annoyed with this guy she 'loved.'

He opened the door, his 'angry' face still on. Chrno must have not have noticed but when he opened the door, Rosette flinched at his expression.

"Uh did I interrupt something? Have a fight with your girlfriend?" she teased, wiping away her momentary fear.

"…Y-yeah…let's go…" said Chrno not really paying attention, his mind still on the diary. Rosette watched as he started down the stairs distracted.

He turned around, a sudden smile on his face.

"Coming or not?"

Was it just her? Or did her heart thump really hard that second?

"Ha! 'Course, you were so slow, we're already late!" she hollered back.

Why?

Why is it that I,

Can't seem to get you

'Outta my mind?

Do,

You really feel

That way for her?

When my feelings are so dear?

Who are we really?

What are we gonna do?

When are we gonna be 'us?'

When will it stop just being you?

Why is this so hard?

How will you know what

We should feel?

These are questions,

That remain untold.

I'm not who you think I am.

Will

You ever feel this same confusion?

Would you ever,

Get down on one knee,

Just for me?

He's gone,

Why?

Run away…

Where?

Grabbed some stuff,

What?

...Left not too long ago…

When?

Traveling far,

How?

He's not coming back…

Who?

Ohhh whatcha gonna do now? Kill me for making it so short? Oh well…will that night when she tried to impress him ever be revealed? What DID she sing? Was he even impressed? (I'm asking myself these question…) See, my ideas…come as I'm writing so…(technically typing)

Thank you Jessy for the lyrics..:)

Oh and I'd like to thank Heejae for inspiring me…not that he did but ya know he's just cool like tht…