Kima: Okay... sighs heavily I do more apologizing than any other Fan Fiction author I bet. Now, to the author of the original 'Devil Child', I'm very sorry. I have changed the name. And sorry again. There! I feel better now! Here is Chapter 2, enjoy!
"And you left her in there alone? Joshua… Show a little more responsibility!" Azmaria's tone was exasperated. She couldn't believe that, just after convincing Sister Kate to let the young devil stay, she'd run off. She sighed as Joshua went off on his seemingly endless string of apologies.
"Really Azmaria, I didn't think she'd be able to get out. And through the window at that. I'm really sorry."
They were currently running down the hallway that led to the outer grounds. Rosette had somehow opened the window and jumped out. Much to her guardians dismay. Hopefully, she hadn't gone too far, or at least, crossed the path of the Elder… Or worse, Sister Kate.
Azmaria forced the double-doors that led to the covered walkway open, running out and turning towards the fountain. "Rosette!" The small girl sat crouched, partially hidden by the fountain base. Both rushed over, stopping breathless by her side.
"You really shouldn't do things like that, Rosette. You could get in a lot of trouble. Especially with the old bat."
Rosette finally acknowledged the two, after Joshua cursed rather loudly at his foot being stomped. Azmaria froze at the sight. "Ro- Ro- Rosette! What in the world are you doing?"
The little one gave her a curious look, tilting her head to one side, mouth red with blood. "Eating," she replied in her child-like voice, "would you like some?" She held up a dead rat. At this point, Azmaria had a look of utter mortification.
"Well then!" Joshua, who seemed unfazed, reached out and took the rat away by the tail. "Uh, Rosette, we don't eat the wildlife around here unless it's been pre-packaged, or otherwise. And we most definitely don't eat it raw." He beamed at the girl's curious expression. "We cook things first!"
"Yes!" Azmaria snapped quickly out of her moment, and cut Joshua off, before he could say something to contradict himself. "From now on, please wait until we give you food, or someone else does. And if you're hungry, go to the kitchen and ask for something." Meanwhile, Joshua had knelt down next to Rosette and was trying to wipe the blood off her face with a handkerchief.
Rosette nodded, wide-eyed and innocent looking, giggling as she dodged Joshua's incoming hand. She sighed. This promised to be a long, long day. Work was going to get a lot harder now…
"Wait!" Az looked at the small devil. "You can talk!"
Sister Kate watched as Azmaria tried to explain the proper use for a fork to the little Rosette. Many of the other nuns had joined in the event, finding the small girl adorable and 'just the cutest thing'. Of course they would find her cute, they didn't know what she was. She rested her face in her hand and sighed. Life was about to get crazy, especially since the devil had taken a liking to one of her top exorcists and the biggest klutz in the convent. She couldn't help but let out a small moan.
At least she wasn't attracted to Elizabeth… Sometimes she swore that the girl was Rosette's incarnation…
"Everything okay Sister Kate?"
Sister Kate moaned. Speak of the devil…
"Fine, fine," she waved her hand irritably at the blonde-haired girl, "nothing to worry yourself over."
Elizabeth frowned, knowing better than that. "If you say so. I'm just going to go over and look at the new devil we've seemed to have acquired."
Sister Kate, who had taken up eating again, choked on her chicken soup. That girl was too smart for her own good at times, and it was starting to get on her nerves! And on second thought, she didn't want Elizabeth going anywhere near the devil girl! She jumped up, startling the eaters closest to her. But she was too late, the blonde exorcist was already cooing over the little one. She bit back a cry of dismay, as Rosette giggled and smiled brightly at Elizabeth. Now, all was doomed.
She stared thoughtfully at the fork, taking it from Azmaria and examining it thoroughly. If she had had it earlier, she concluded, her dinner would have been easier to kill. It was sharp enough to pierce through the meat that sat on a plate before her, and it had been rather hard to dig her nails inside of the small thing. But she knew better now. Joshua had made her promise not to kill any of the wildlife, and she wouldn't. So, she listened carefully as Azmaria explained this 'forks' uses.
She also couldn't help but notice all the people who where beginning to gather. She had to admit she was enjoying the attention. Though, she made it a point not to talk to any of the new faces, they made her nervous. But, she liked the next lady.
"Oh! Look at you, one of the cutest ones I've ever seen." A blonde haired, green-eyed girl had approached them, coming to stand next to her. The comment made her giggle. And, deciding she liked this lady, she smiled at her.
"This is Rosette!" Joshua added cheerfully. "Rosette, this is Elizabeth Daniels." Rosette looked at the girl thoughtfully. Elizabeth just beamed at her.
"The Old Lady hasn't been causing you any problems, has she? I mean, it's surprising enough that she let you stay. But, no trouble, right?" Elizabeth gave her a worried look.
"Old. Lady?"
Elizabeth straightened up and turned quickly. Sister Kate stood, towering over her, murder in her eyes. "Well… Umm… I meant no offense by it. As a matter of fact, you look great for your age! I mean, how old are you again, 40?"
Sister Kate gave a sudden screech of rage, making Elizabeth drop and scramble under the table. Escaping to the other side, Elizabeth shot across the room, Sister Kate following closely behind brandishing a chair as a weapon. Rosette laughed along with Joshua, who seemed quite accustomed to this.
"Oh no, not again," Azmaria sighed heavily. "I think Sister Kate was just getting over the Boston incident… and she goes off and makes her mad. What will it take to get her to do things right once in a while…"
"Boston incident?" Rosette inquired softly, her curiosity getting the better of her. She blushed and slouched as the nuns around her squealed.
"Ah," Joshua hid a smirk behind his hand, "yeah, Elizabeth's a real stickler for trouble. It follows her everywhere. And in this particular incident, she destroyed a general store and the hotel next door to it, too."
"Not to mention, two cars and five guns…" Azmaria sighed again. "I have no idea how she wrecked the guns…"
Rosette giggled and came to a simple conclusion. This Elizabeth would make a great friend.
Several days later, Rosette sat innocently in the kitchen, waiting patiently for one of the nuns on cooking duty to give her something.
"Here you go Sweetheart." She smiled as Sister Katherine handed her a raspberry filled pastry, one of her favorite new treats. It was good, she mused as she took a bite, but not as good as fresh meat. She kinda missed the taste. She watched as Sister Katherine, satisfied that she didn't need anything else, went back to diligently scrubbing a pot.
"You know, Azmaria told me not feed you too many sweets," she giggled, "but your just so cute, I can't help it!" She beamed at her, and she beamed in return.
Rosette vaguely recalled the loud lady saying something to the effect. 'Don't let the others feed her to many sweets,' she'd said, 'we don't want a hyper devil on our hands.' That comment had almost offended her. But she had said nothing. They shouldn't let loud lady have too many sweets, or she'd get fat. So, she nibbled cheerfully on her pastry, glad she was disobeying Sister Kate's orders.
Then someone squealed.
She glanced up curiously as Sister Katherine dropped a pan into the sink and ran over to Sister Ellis, the squealer. "What's wrong!"
"A-a rat!" she squeaked, squealing yet again as the small creature ran past her.
She watched as Sister Katherine picked up a broom and started chasing it. "Stupid pest! Get out of my kitchen!"
Rosette thought it pointless to yell at the creature, since it didn't understand a word being said. As it ran by, she stepped quickly out of the way, so as not to get hit with the broom as it came down. Sister Katherine interpreted her movement as something else.
"Don't worry dear, it's just a pest, nothing to get all worked up about."
Rosette gave her a critical look. So, the rats in the kitchen were pests? And who said she'd been worked up? She decided better to leave it at that, nodding as though acknowledging the nuns comment.
Sister Alice hated this job. Patrolling the grounds when she could be dreaming of handsome young men was not the way she liked to spend her nights. But she did it because it had to be done, even if nothing ever happened. And that just ticked her off. She would like something to happen every once in a while. Sure, all the girls raided the kitchen when it was Sister Linda or Sister Katherine's night to watch, but they didn't seem to think it necessary to pay her any mind. What was she, chopped liver?
She sighed and continued quietly down the hall. That's when she heard it. Near the kitchen, she heard a small clunk. She almost cried with relief. This would be the first night she actually caught someone!
With her light held high, she continued on, this time turning in the kitchen doorway. Frowning, she heard a soft crunch, and noticed a small foot peaking out from behind one of the closest counters.
"Now, young one, you know that's against the convents policy to be out this late. And not to mention, stealing from the kitchen!"
When there was no reply, she walked up to the hidden figure, turned the corner…
And screamed Bloody Mary.
"SHE WAS CAUGHT EATING A RAT IN THE KITCHEN!"
Yet again, Sister Kate was screaming.
And yet again, neither Joshua nor Rosette was paying her any mind.
"DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TROUBLE THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO EXPLAIN THIS TO THE OTHER SISTERS?"
"I'm terribly sorry, Sister Kate. She's still learning. We'll have this taken care of as soon as possible." Azmaria was desperately trying to calm the head nun down, and no one was helping.
"AS SOON AS POSIBLE! UNACCEPTIBLE! I WANT THIS PROBLEM SOLVED RIGHT NOW!"
"Well, let's look on the bright side," Azmaria smiled nervously, "at least the rat population is decreasing."
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR CURRENT RAT PROBLEM! I CARE ABOUT OUR CURRENT DEVIL PROBLEM!"
"Now, Rosette, what did I tell you before, about the wildlife?" Joshua was kneeling in front of the little devil, trying very hard to keep from laughing. Though he seemed to be failing miserably.
"That we don't eat the wildlife unless it's pre-packaged or otherwise," she recited dutifully in her childlike voice.
"ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?"
Joshua continued on, ignoring the enraged nun. "Then why were you eating the rat again if you knew not too?"
"Sister Katherine called it a pest," she blushed lightly and hid sheepishly under her bangs, "so I wasn't eating wildlife, I was eating a pest…"
Everyone, including Sister Kate, grew silent.
And then, Joshua started to laugh. "Well Sister Kate, it seems we have a very literal minded devil on our hands!"
Sister Kate gave Joshua a cold stare. "I hope the good Lord never graces you with children."
Kima: Muahahahaha! This is the longest chapter yet! I'm amazed I even got this far! It makes me happy! I hope that you've enjoyed this latest instalment! Wo hoooo! does a lil' dance