A/N: Hellooooooooo Hehehe .. I told you I was going to do a sequel to Someone Like Me ... You guys gave me such good reviews last time, I just have to write some more. n.n Plus, my other story was just so fun to write, I have no doubts that this one will be the same. n.n And sooooo .. I present to you, the next installment in my Chrno Crusade fanfictions .. Here it is, folks!

Disclaimer: Oh God, Another one? x.x Alrighty, then. I will never own Chrno Crusade, even though we all want to. :D Does that tell you anything? Yeah, I don't own it.

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Amenable

By: Rika

Chapter One: Gift

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"Az, is this really nessecary?" Joshua Christopher complained as he walked through the streets of New York City, his girlfriend, Azmaria Hendric, by his side. At the moment, Azmaria was window shopping, searching high and low for the perfect wedding gift for a very special couple. Joshua should have been helping her, but he had been complaining almost the whole way. Azmaria wasn't sick of it, no, but it was getting a bit annoying. Didn't Joshua realize that this wasn't just anybody's wedding?

Oh no. It was not just anybody's wedding. In fact, that was way too far from the truth. This was only the wedding of the infamous Rosette Christopher, and her soon-to-be husband, The Sinner Chrno. Azmaria could put up with Joshua's complaints. But what she couldn't put up with was the fact that it was his older sister's wedding, and he wasn't even thinking about getting something nice for her and Chrno. Of course, Joshua knew this already, there was no need to ask. It was obviously pointed out, when Azmaria stated the obvious.

"Do you really need to ask, Joshua? Of course it's nessecary. This is Rosette and Chrno, after all .." Azmaria said softly, while peering into the window of the store they were standing outside of. Joshua smiled for a moment, then joined Azmaria at looking into the windows.

"I knew that."

"Then why did you ask?" Azmaria asked with an edgy tone, looking up at her boyfriend with a smirk.

"Because I like to hear your voice. What other reason is there?" Joshua offered Azmaria a smirk in return, and winced fakely when Azmaria gave him a slap on the arm. He knew it was just playful, though. Azmaria would'nt really slap him, unless it was something he really screwed up on, which he tried his best not to do. He really was in love with Azmaria. He had known that for a while, but it only intensified as the time passed when they became a couple. He loved every aspect of her; In his eyes, there was nothing wrong with the beauty that he called the love of his life. When he referred to her as the love of his life, he meant it. He just hoped she felt the same way. For some reason, though, lately he had been thinking that he didn't deserve a beautiful, caring, wonderful girl like Azmaria. He had never been in a relationship like this before, and had never had any of these thoughts, but now it was striking him like a blow to the head, and he couldn't help but wonder if she really wanted him, when she could have so much better.

"Joshua .. Joshua .. Hey, Joshua?" Azmaria's soft voice broke Joshua from his thoughts just then, and he turned his attention to her with a forced smile. Azmaria knew something was bothering him. She had noticed he was deep in thought more often than usual when he was around her. She could feel that something was bothering him, just from the tension in the room when it was silent. Usually, the silent moments were the best for them; they would lay on his bed in silence, their arms wrapped around each other, only the sound of the other's breathing filling the room ... or some other times, they would be out by the lake in the forest that they had discovered a few months back, or out on the hill .. anywhere that they were together, there was always a sence of peace around them. They enjoyed the calmness of the moments they shared. But lately, Joshua had seemed tense. The peace of their moments together didn't seem so peaceful anymore. There was no doubt that Azmaria was worried. She always worried about Joshua when he became this way. But lately, it had become more than worry; It had become fear. Azmaria was afraid that Joshua didn't love her anymore, and that she was only a burden upon him.

"Az .. " Azmaria heard the voice of Joshua enter her mind, jerking her back to reality. She looked up, into Joshua's eyes, and knew that he was smiling. She thought that she saw something more in his eyes, though. She couldn't place what it was, but there was definately something more there. There was definately a smile, though, and it calmed her down enough so that she was smiling, too. She wasn't prepared for what was to happen next, however. She froze in suprise as she felt Joshua's arms wrap around her, and pull her in for an embrace. She stayed frozen for a second before wrapping her own arms around him and relaxing.

"I Love you, Azmaria .." He said it. He said it all the time. But did he really mean it .. ?

"I Love you too, Joshua .." Azmaria knew that she did.

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The cafeteria seemed to shake with the force of a hurricane as Rosette Christopher ran into the room. Spotting her groom-to-be over at one table eating breakfast as silently as possible, Hurricane Rosette stormed her way over and sat down next to him with a suspicious grin on her face. Chrno looked torwards her and gulped.

"Rosette .. w-what's with that look .. you w-want something, d-don't you ..?" Chrno stammered, trying to avoid whatever was coming to him. Rosette nodded innocently .. That was a bit too innocent, Chrno thought, a horrible feeling taking over his senses.

"Chrno, dear .. where is Azmaria? I need her opinion on something ..." Rosette asked, awaiting her answer. Chrno gulped once more. He had no idea where Azmaria was .. he supposed she was probably somewhere with Joshua, and Rosette probably knew that.

"Uhh .. Rosette .." Chrno started.

"She went off into town with Joshua!" The perky voice of Sister Mary intruded. Chrno looked to Mary and mouthed a quick 'thank you,' to which Mary nodded in reply. This answer, however, did not make Rosette happy.

"WHAAAAT? She's in TOWN? I've got to talk to her about something really important, concerning the wedding!" Rosette groaned, leaning back into Chrno, who caught her. Chrno saw the look on her face and immediately went into panic mode.

"Rosette, what's wrong? Are you all right! Come on, please be all right, Rosette!"

"Just kill me now, why don'tcha .. ?" Rosette groaned. Chrno froze. Mary noticed and laughed.

"Chrno, I thought you knew Rosette well enough by now to know when she's joking!" Chrno unfroze.

"She's joking? That's good to know .. Rosette should know that I take things like that seriously, sinc-"

"Yeah, Yeah, since the contract, I know, Chrno, I know .." Rosette sat up with a grin, kissing Chrno quickly before sitting up again, then eventually standing up.

"Well, if Azmaria shows up, please tell her that I want to talk to her about something important, and that it concerns-"

"What's so important about the wedding now, Rosette?" A soft voice said from behind Rosette. Rosette whipped around to see that Azmaria had arrived, and Joshua beside her. Rosette grinned once again, and grabbed Azmaria by the hand, leading her away from the cafeteria, as well as all of it's occupants.

"Ahh .. Rosette!" A surprised Azmaria gasped out, and Rosette stopped in her tracks, turning around to face her friend.

"Azmaria .. I can't let you tell anyone about what you are going to find out. Not a single soul .. not even my brother. You are the only one to know, got it?" Rosette said in a dead serious tone, and that let Azmaria know that Rosette meant what she was saying. Azmaria nodded, a serious look in her eyes.

"All right then, Rosette. I won't tell anyone."

"Good. I know I can count on you, Azzy." Rosette turned and started walking torwards her room again. "We'll talk in my room. Joshua knows it's off limits, as well as most everyone else. Chrno knows that I seriously need to talk to you. He dosen't know why, but as far as he knows, it concerns the wedding."

"You mean, it dosen't have anything to do with the wedding this time ..?" Azmaria asked, shocked. Rosette stopped for a moment, then continued onwards.

"Like I said. We'll talk in my room."

To Be Continued ..

A/N: All Righty, People! That was the first chapter! Is it interesting enough for you? Well, unlike the first story, which was just pure fluff, I have some things planned for this one, hehehehe .. This is actually a first for me, writing things other than fluff, among other things .. Soooo .. Review, tell me what you think of it so far! And if I hear any complaints about me being mean for leaving a cliffie, then i'll just laugh evily and tell you to wait until the next chapter. Hehehehehe ... this is gonna be fun. At least .. I hope so.

Oh yes. You might be wondering what the title of the story, Amenable, means. Amenable is basically a synonym for the word 'Willing,' which is what I thought of when I was thinking of some things for this story. The title is subject to change, but for now, it will remain as this.

Okay, are you ready? Submit a Review and let me know if you can handle the pressure. This is going to be fun .. very fun.

Oh, in case you were wondering .. the title of Chapter One, Gift .. it has more meaning than you might think. n.n Have fun!