Hey everyone, yes..I realize its been a …year since I updated and I have some stuff to announce. (ya see..I was in a coma.. and while in the coma I was suffering from severe writer's block …heh….)

I am changing my penname after the release of this chapter (SimplySarah1221) and updates will be less frequent but they WILL happen. (pinkyswear)

Alright, I've probably lost about 79 of my readers buuut…

Disclaimer: I do not own Chrno Crusade. If I did…I would slip into a coma of happiness. (again with the coma stuff -.-…sorry)

Oh duh. I forgot. I'm also going to start a new Chrno Crusade fanfic.

Coming soon to a…computer…near you.

Keith's POV

That damn little princess is gonna pay. She'll never realize that I'm doing what's best for her.

What a little bitch.

And I can just smell the trouble coming off from that idiot boy she hangs around with. He will never understand Rosette the way I do. No one else knows her the way I do. She belongs to me.

Elsewhere (Chrno's apartment)

Chrno lay on his bed, contemplating what to do about the party situation. His window, still remained broken, and he had yet to inform the landlady of the damage.

He HAD to get it fixed before Rosette fell off the roof again. Chrno sighed audibly, thinking back to when Rosette had shown her musical talent to him in her apartment late at night. Her voice, so serene, so confident, and ..beautiful. Her way of playing the guitar was great but not amazing.

Shifting over to his side, ignoring the lonely silence in his room, he thought about the days when he used to play the guitar. He had started at a very young age, and possessed great musical talent. His father had encouraged him through the years but when both of his parents passed away, he simply stopped. That was four years ago, and Chrno wondered if he would ever be able to play again.

A cat mewed from the outside, and sirens blared in numerous directions. Cars honked and beeped, children shrieked and laughed, and as all of these sounds came in through Chrno's window, he remembered the diary.

He got up from his lazy position and leaned over the headboard of his bed. Extending his arm as far as it would go, Chrno grabbed the little book and settled himself back onto the bed comfortably.

What should I do with this? He thought.

He skimmed through it, most entries being about band stuff or the abuse taken from Keith. Chrno looked at this bandage on his arm, the pain he experienced from the injury becoming less frequent. He sighed and the put the diary in his pocket.

He sat at his bed, thinking about everything he had done with Rosette since he met her. However, his thoughts were interrupted by an urgent knock at the door. Sighing for a second time, he slowly got up and walked to the door.

After that, all Chrno could remember was a shaky image of a grinning Keith, and darkness.

Chrno awoke to the sounds of hushed voices, urgently exchanging in conversation. Both voices were very familiar. He was in a dark room, and as he struggled to turn over to his side, he felt a shooting pain go through his head. He winced, but ignored the pain for the moment. He wanted to hear what the voices had to say on the other side of the closed door.

"-so sorry. I didn't know what to do!"

"Don't worry dear. He's a strong boy, gather anything you need, we'll take him to the emergency room."

"I'm fine! Can we take him now?" this voice sounded very worried and Chrno figured that it was Rosette.

Were they talking about him? Emergency room?

Was it because of the pain in his head?

The door opened, and bright, harsh light poured into the dark room. Chrno gasped from the sudden change in lighting, and that was when he realized the sharpness of the pain in his head.

"Chrno! You're awake." Rosette grinned, but worry clouded her eyes.

The second person to walk in was the landlady, Marie, as Chrno knew her. The old woman walked in shaking her head, with her hands on her hips.

"Getting into fights again, Chrno? I thought that stopped years ago."

"Guess not, Marie." Chrno sat up, grinning grimly. He looked over to Rosette who was nervously picking at strands of hair that had come out of her cute pigtails. She avoided his gaze. However she spoke up after a few moments of silence.

"Chrno. Tell me. Was it Keith who did this?" Her bright, azure eyes looked up in question.

Chrno took a deep breath.

"I think so, Rosette, but I don't even know what happened. He caught me off guard…I don't even know what happened to me."

Rosette closed her eyes, and Chrno wasn't sure of what she was feeling at that moment. Her hands were at her side, hanging limply.

Chrno got up and went to the nearest mirror in the Marie's bedroom. What he saw surprised him, and he frowned as he surveyed the bruising on the side of his face. He reached his hand up to his head where it continued to hurt. His fingers had blood on them when they came back into his view.

He turned around to face Rosette and Marie.

"This is nothing. No need for the emergency room." There was silence and Marie then shrugged and sighed.

"If you say so, Chrno. I'll have a fit though, if you pass out again." She calmly walked out the room and shut the door. Rosette looked at Chrno with sincere shame on her face.

"Oh my god, Chrno, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault. He must have figured out where I moved to and came to find you…I'm sorry."

Chrno grinned, surprised that Rosette, the ever so hot headed girl was sincerely apologizing, with no bitter or insulting words attached. He walked over to her and without thinking, gave her a comforting hug.

She was surprised but hugged back, desperately needing the comfort and guidance.

Rosette continued, now speaking into his shoulder.

"I was foolish enough just to believe you both didn't mix well…Keith, I have come to realize is …a psychotic! He's crazy…" Chrno felt the warmth of her breath as she sighed into his shoulder.

"I don't know how I fell in love with him…"

At this, Chrno let her go, refusing to let her see his eyes. He turned his back to her.

"Rosette, you're concert is in a couple of days."

Rosette nodded even though he couldn't see her. He turned around and stared at his hands.

"What are you going to do?" He looked up, his amber eyes looking straight into blue. Rosette's heart skipped a beat at the forwardness in his voice and in his gaze.

"…I don't know. This situation has become beyond my control, I don't know what that man will do next."

"Yes, Rosette, he is a grown man." Chrno's voice was very stern. Rosette avoided his gaze. Reaching into her pocket, she dialed a number on her cellphone.

"….Dave?"

"I have something to tell you..and it may take awhile…"

Chrno took a seat on Marie's bed, figuring they'd both be there awhile, and miss Micheal Finnigan's party.

Yes this is a replacement for chapter 12 that I got rid of a year ago. It's short but..

Drama ahead!! (Swear on my …um…)

So yes, after all this time, I would GLADLY except any reviews…and if you feel like yelling at me for not updating for so long…just ..don't post at all!! x)

Next chapter:

"WHAT happened to Keith?"