Chapter 21.

After a nice nap, Chrono got the idea he wanted fresh air. They took the bus and took a walk in the forest outside the City.

Rosette had always loved the nature. She had grown up in an orphanage, with a big forest and many big fields surrounding it. She sometimes missed that time, so therefore he decided to take her away from the great city jungle.

The sun was shining brightly and the birds were already in spring fever. The couple walked along the marked paths and enjoyed every second of it. Rosette ran a little in front of Chrono and inhaled the beautiful scent of the nature "Oh Chrono isn't this just wonderful?" she giggled and hurried off to a little lake.

Chrono smiled at how happy she was. He walked over and took her hand in his "We should do that more often" he said "If it means you'll get this happy about it"

She turned around and kissed his lips "Yes we should love, I just love this forest"

He chuckled and soon he was dragged off further through the forest. Chrono had to open his jacket, it was very warm that day, and Rosette pulling and dragging him around didn't help the least. He was happy he only wore a thin shirt underneath his jacket.

They had walked around for about an hour before they found a nice place to rest. They sat in the grass at another lake. Rosette leaned on Chrono's shoulder and sighed contentedly. Chrono suddenly let himself fall backwards onto his back and placed his arms behind his head "Ahh..." he sighed with a smile and closed his eyes.

Rosette smiled down at him "Tired?" she asked, but he shook his head "Nope... just relaxed" he replied. His right hand traced up her back and grabbed her collar, then he pulled her down too. She snuggled up next to him and soon they were both once again asleep "We sleep too much" Rosette thought "That's why we're so tired"

None of them noticed the sky darken ever so slightly. First when the first few drops started falling, the blonde woke up. A big drop had landed on her face, thus waking her and pulling her out of her dreams. She turned her eyes upwards and saw the now almost black sky "Oh darn it" she cursed and woke the purple head as well.

Chrono's eyes widened as he saw how the sky had suddenly changed. The raindrops got bigger and faster. Soon they were caught in the middle of a big shower.

They were almost soaked, when they found a dry place after many minutes of just running. Rosette started freezing and Chrno pulled her into a tight hug "Nice day huh?" he asked and stared at the falling rain "And it was so nice earlier too" she mumbled with a pout.

He smiled and leaned down for a kiss "At least we're dry now" he said and stroked her wet cheek. She nodded "I just hope we don't get a cold..." she said "I had enough being woken by you last time you were sick"

"Want me to call Aion so he can pick us up?"

"How? We don't have a cell or anything here with us..."

Chrono smirked "Did I forget to tell you that I actually earned me a new mobile phone?" he asked "My friends gave me one because I cut off my hair"

"I don't like those friends of yours" she grumbled "But do still call Aion"

He smiled and pulled out the little device. A little later they were waiting for the white haired man to come and pick them up.

"How could they persuade you to cut off your hair?" she suddenly asked angrily. Chrono pulled her a little closer "I had my reasons" he said "I simply didn't want to walk around wearing a dress..."

If Rosette had been drinking something, it would have all been spit out now "W-W-What?"

Chrono grinned "See..." he started to explain "one of them is bald... one of them has a one inch-... and two of the have a two inch style... they told me my hair was too girly and would force me to wear a dress if I didn't cut it to be at least under shoulder length..."

"And they are someone you actually call friends? How pathetic" she grumbled and looked away from him. She wrapped her arms around herself to stay warm. Chrono took off his jacket and was about to place it around her shoulders "No Chrono... you'll freeze" she told him and instead stepped over to drape her arms around his waist, preventing him in taking his jacket off. He smiled and kissed the top of her head "Aion should be here soon anyways... I think he wanted to ask Satella to drive, since he doesn't have a car..."

After ten minutes the black car arrived and they got in. Rosette froze and snuggled closer to Chrono "Thank you for picking us up" Chrono said.

"No problem" Aion smiled back

"Of course it wasn't, we're happy to help" Satella agreed.

Rosette narrowed her eyes at the red head's back. Chrono noticed this and pulled her chin so she faced him "Nothing of that now" he whispered sternly and instead started telling them how they had been caught in the rain. Rosette huffed and crossed her arms.

As soon as they were home, the first thing they did was change into dry clothes and make some tea. Rosette sat curled up on the couch as Chrono came out from the bathroom. He had decided to take a warm bath as well. Rosette didn't watch television though; she was instead looking out the window at the still grey sky and the falling rain. The only sounds in the room were the pitter patter of the drops hitting the window.

Chrono walked into the kitchen and brought her a cup of tea from there. Then he sat down next to her and started drinking his own.

The blonde took a short sip from her cup and placed it on the table.

"Aion looked tired" she suddenly said, breaking the silence. Chrono looked at her "How'd you see that?"

"I could see him in the rear-view mirror... Satella is wearing him out completely"

"Rosette stop that" Chrono sighed a little irritation audible in his voice "I'm sure it's his own fault if he lacks sleep"

"I'm not" she huffed and looked away from him "I'm sure she's wearing him out"

Chrono didn't want an argument or discussion now, so he didn't reply and instead took another sip of his tea. Rosette ignored his silence and crossed her arms, pulling a blanket up to her chin. The silence in the room except for the drumming of the rain was almost driving her crazy.

"I'm going to bed" she said after she finished her tea and left the living room "Sweet dreams" Chrono called, just before she closed the door.

She really didn't want to go to that damn double date. She was sure Satella was up to something.

Rosette crept into bed and pulled the covers tightly around her form. She sighed deeply "I'm sure Satella is treating Aion bad... he looks so exhausted..." she murmured to herself "She is a witch... and Chrono even takes her side... why can nobody see what I can? I know who she really is under all that make-up"

After fifteen minutes she had still not fallen asleep. She heard Chrono open the door and felt him creep into bed after closing it carefully after him.

She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. He leaned down and kissed her lips sweetly, before whispering a silent "Goodnight my love" before she felt him settle down next to her, his arm finding its normal place around her waist.

A smile found its way over her features and she crept a little closer to him. He thought she did this in sleep and smiled too "When is the right time?" he whispered and nuzzled her neck, before he fell asleep.

Rosette was wondering what he was talking about. He sounded so sad as he said it. She sighed and decided to fall asleep as well. She would find out soon enough anyway she hoped.

AN: I got this idea right? And I had none for KO... so I decided to simply write this chapter and wait with KO till I get ideas for it...

Anyway, I hope you liked it.

Until next chapter ^_^