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Chrno kicked open the door to the Magdalene Order, blood cascading down his face and his mouth open, allowing him to take in the deep breaths his body so desperately needed. The blonde Rosette lay in his arms, her arms hanging down and head barely leaning against his right arm. Her legs dangled from his hold, rocking back and forth with every step he took into the main room.

"Remington! Sister Kate!" he called out through the empty Order. His voice rang out, echoing through the vacant Order but what more did he expect at four in the morning?

Within a few minutes Remington came charging down the hallway with Kate trailing his coat tails. Carefully Remington took the blonde girl from his hold and took off with her in the direction of Elder's lab while Kate held tight to a Rosary she usually wore around her waist.

"What happened?" Kate asked, her eyes following Remington.

"She wanted to train," Chrno answered, the air leaving his lungs quickly. "We…broke the seal for a few mo—"

"That's enough!" Kate interrupted. Chrno stopped speaking, and lowered his head. "Just," she shifted her eyes around, searching for the right word, "leave Chrno, go to Elder."

Following her orders, Chrno left the Holy church and sprinted for Elder's home which sat not too far away from the Order, hoping the whole way that Rosette was okay. His heart pounded away as he ran, but instead of blaming the fear that tugged away at his stomach, he blamed it on his legs that pushed him forward. No, he couldn't be scared! He had to be strong for Rosette! He had been through worse, much worse but for some strange reason this stood out in his mind as the nastiest thing that could ever happen. It was his fault the seal had snapped and the watch had opened, if only they hadn't trained…

Through his thoughts the demon arrived at Elder's small lab and entered. He ran through the house and found Rosette laying in the back bedroom, awake, her bright blue eyes studying the room. Chrno entered and sighed with relief when he saw the young Nun up and awake.

"Are you alright?" he asked as he approached her bedside.

"You know me," Rosette answered with a wave of her fist. "We're gonna be out training tomorrow! But Chrno…" The smile left her face. "Can I ask you something?"

Chrno tilted his head, confusion running over his eyes. "What?"

"Were you," she sighed, "scared?"

"Scared?" he paused. Of course he had gotten scared! Rosette fainted when the seal unlocked and he transformed into his full demon form! But, of course, it would be something that they would need to use as a trump card and she had to get used to the pain, no matter how much he objected to it.

"No!" Chrno said. "Not at all!"

That was the first and last lie he ever told Rosette, but he would never forgive himself.

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