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J-Jump Rope
Chrno woke that morning to the sound of children's laughter. Through his first yawn of the new day he stretched his arms towards the sky and looked out of his nearby window. Through the window, Chrno could see The Order and every child running about with smiles and laughs upon their faces. A grin crossed his face as well as he watched a few of the smaller girls gather around a large pine tree that sat in the middle of the school yard with a jump rope in hand. The main girl, a brunette, held a bright pink jump rope in her right hand while a blonde, redhead, and another brunette gathered around her, smiles crossing every one of their faces.
"What are they doing?" he asked himself out loud.
As he watched the blonde girl tied one end of the jump rope to the base of a tree. But as the blonde finished the knot, Chrno's eyes grew wide. He knew that girl! It was her, Rosette! What was she doing outside when she had training to finish?
"Rosette?" he whispered, moving forward.
Chrno moved out of his seat and started to stand when suddenly, he saw Rosette smile. That wonderful, beautiful smile that made goosebumps stand on his arms and made his heart flutter like a hummingbird's wings. Oh how he missed that smile! Ever since Rosette's friend Elizabeth left the Nun hadn't given anyone a single grin. But now…there she was with a goofy smirk on her face.
What's she doing? Chrno pondered as he narrowed his eyes at the bright light. I've never seen her…
The redhead of the group grabbed the opposite end of the jump rope and began to spin it with expert motions, using her wrist to turn it instead of her hand. Rosette and the brunette hopped into the swinging rope and started following a secret pattern Chrno didn't know: jump, hop in place, jump, and hop in place. Giggles came from the group, mostly from the two younger children even though Rosette still had such a silly smile on her face. A few members of the Order came out to see what was happening, shook their heads, and then disappeared back into the large church. Why did they disapprove?
There were only a few times in his long life that Chrno had seen such a smile. Once on another woman who he could no longer see in the daylight…and seeing that smirk on the blonde's face brought back so many memories. But no matter how much Chrno thought it over, the smile created the same feeling but it wasn't the same as the one he had seen on her face.
Somehow the smile looked like it was made for Rosette and her only even though he had seen it on others. It didn't match others like it did her…like the great maker had carved it out for her and no one else.
Damn he loved that smile.
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