Chrno Crusades

Chapter Four

By—TheDarkShadowWolf

Warning!! The following story does contain fluffy parts! I was bored and it was 10 'o clock at night when I wrote this! If this seems unlike me, then it probably is, because I was half dead while writing! Thank you!

Story

"You'll never get to him. Just let the watch open. It'll only suck your soul!!" The devil began to laugh, his eyes filled with bloodlust. "Let him go!!! YOU BASTARD!!!!!!" Rosette screamed, hot tears finally pouring down her cheeks. She gritted her teeth and dove for her gun. She fell, her fingers just out of reach. "Ungh..." She reached with all of her might, her fingers brushing the handle. "Now now, don't get too feisty. I may have to hurt you." Chrno purred, kicking the gun away from her hand. ".. No…" Rosette's hand dropped to the floor. "That's right. It's so much better not to struggle." Chrno knelt down, his black aura still whirling around him. The watch vibrated more violently, crackling with blue energy. "…What are you going to do to me?!" "Oh, definitely not kill you, if that's what you were wondering. I'll save that for after I have had my fun," grinned the demon. "Now let go of the watch and it'll all go smoothly." he forced Rosette's hand off the watch by stunning her with a kiss.

He pulled back, smiling his evil smile. The aura grew, consuming the room with the dark blackness. He let out one last cackle before the watch opened with a kzzzz! And a scream from Rosette. His cackle became a deep voice, and Rosette let out a noise that related to a gasp. "N-No..." She moaned, her eyes fluttering. "There there." the full demon Chrno knelt down by Rosette, taking her chin into his hands. "What to do…" he sighed. "You humans can be so weak at times. Makes me laugh, really." Chrno grinned, and stood up again, pulling Rosette up off the ground about 4 inches. "Let… me... go…" she choked out, her slim hands pulling at Chrno's. He pulled her towards him, their faces centimeters apart. He brought his face right up to her cheek, his breath tickling her skin. Then he suddenly set her down, backing off a few steps.

"Run."

"Excuse me?" she coughed.

"Go on. Run. Sprint. Gallop. Fall. I don't care."

"You… You're letting me go?" She asked in disbelief.

"Letting you- Ha! Ahahahaha! You humans crack me up!" Chrno smiled, holding his chest. "No, I'm merely getting you to run. You won't get out of this house. Not alive, anyway."

Rosette's eyes filled with fear. "You're just toying with me, aren't you?" Chrno grinned, fangs glinting in the dim light. "You're a smart one, you." He took another step back, holding his hands up. "Might as well go while you have the chance. Nobody's been up here for a while, so I've been very bored." His maroon eyes glimmered, watching Rosette intently. Her lips trembled as she watched her contracted demon stand there, possessed by some other demon that enjoyed toying with innocent people. She turned and ran out the door, a tear sliding down her cheek and dropping to the hardwood floor. She ran upstairs, careful of the broken step, panting as she slid on the second floor's smooth wood. She scrambled up, running into the second room. She slammed the door shut, attempting to lock it. She then turned to find another dark room, drapes covering the only window in the room, closing darkness onto the small bed and bookcase that had only 5 or 6 books thrown carelessly onto the shelves. A dresser stood, lonely, on the left side of the room along with the bed pushed against the left and back wall. The sheets were a dark purple along with the pillowcase. It stood on wobbly legs that barely supported its weight.

Rosette ran to the window, throwing the royal purple drapes open. Sunlight streamed into the room. The furniture almost seemed to flinch away from the sunlight that had been deprived of the room for so long. She attempted to pry open the window with no avail. He must have put a spell on the windows to stop them from opening… Rosette thought. Then she remembered. The door! It had fallen off its' hinges! Maybe, just maybe, she could make it out! She turned to the door, and shoved the door open.

Chrno chuckled to himself. He knew that she would just give up eventually. She was made that way. All humans were made that way. He let out a small sigh and walked out the swinging door. His keen eyes spotted a drop of water near the steps of the staircase. He heard the girl, Rosette, slip on the wood upstairs. He knelt beside the water, brushing his finger on the watery substance. He tasted it, licking his finger. Salty… A tear. He smiled. This just made chasing her even more fun.

She ran to the top of the staircase, and stopped, her heart thumping loudly in her chest. Could he hear it? Her breathing grew ragged, her throat sore. She spied the full devil kneeling near the foot of the stairs. If she ran… Rosette backed up to the doorway of Jimmy's room. Then she ran and jumped. As she tumbled through the air, she felt as if she were free falling. For a moment, she got an adrenaline rush, and then reality flashed back. She was just behind Chrno. She landed with a hard thump and rolled towards the door. She saw sunlight pouring in from the outside, and hope sparked back into her throbbing heart. Just as her hand reached out, seeming to hope and grab the sunlight as a rope and it would pull her out of this Hell Mansion, the door shut forcefully. She slammed against it, her body crumpling to the floor. The right side of her face hurt from ramming into the hard door. "..No…" She felt tears bubbling up in her closed eyes, her throat choking up. She let out a small sob and lay against the door, defeated.

"So you finally gave up, eh?" She didn't have to open her eyes to know that he was heading towards her. "Just let me go…" Rosette whimpered, tears staining her dirty face, leaving lines of salty water along her cheeks. "Ah, no I can't do that. It's been a little too long without fun in here, love. I've been so bored. I've waited for someone to come up here for God knows how long! He never seems to answer my little prayers either." Rosette's eyes opened halfway to see Chrno staring up at the ceiling. He was down on one knee, about a foot away from her. "That's because you're a filthy no-good devil! He doesn't listen to the likes of you!!" she spat, anger flaring in her chest like a fire just poured with oil and gasoline. "Then you must be considered a devil too." Rosette froze. "He never answered your prayers to see Joshua." Her eyes built up with tears. "He never answered your prayers to find your brother safely." Her body stiffened with sadness and anger. "He never answered your prayers to stop the pain of the stigmata that tore a hole in your wrists and head." "Shut up! Just shut up!!!!!!" Rosette screamed, kicking her legs to try and get up. She jumped at Chrno, pinning him to the ground, her body attempting to keep him down. She kept his arms on the ground by grabbing his wrists and shoving them down.

"I am not one of you. I don't kill innocent people! I don't toy around with their lives until they die of fear!" Rosette hissed, glaring angrily at the demon below her. "But I was right, wasn't I?" his voice was like glass, smooth but hard and cold. "How do you even know that there even is a God? He could just be made up from a holy man who was trying to trick himself into thinking that there was someone, anyone that could 'save him from his sins'." Rosette's heart jumped into her throat. "No." "There could have been a drunk who decided to turn himself into a priest because of all the sins he committed. Then he became a drunkard and made up the God that everyone is so fond of." "Stop it." "You don't know anything about this man, this God. So why believe in him? Why even try?" Chrno's lips pulled back into a smile as his taunting took its toll.

"Because I can."

"What?" "Because I can. And I will. I will believe that I will find Joshua and bring him back safely. I will believe that his illness will be cured. I will believe that Chrno can fight you back because he is strong." Rosette cried, gritting her teeth. Chrno chuckled. "You're stubborn, you know that?" Chrno said, half smiling. "That's just going to make it more fun when I kill you." Chrno twisted his arms and legs, quickly overpowering Rosette and she found that she wasn't holding him down anymore. He was on top of her. He pinned her thrashing arms down, using part of his weight to stop her legs from kicking around. "Now, that's a bit more comfortable, isn't it?" Chrno purred, maroon eyes twinkling with laughter. "Get out of him!!" Rosette screamed, twisting her body with all of her might to get free with no avail.

"Oh, just stop." Chrno cut in, pressing his body against hers tighter. She stopped obediently and unwillingly. Her breath came faster, her chest heaving. Chrno just smiled, pleased with his work. "I wonder how much longer you have now? This is the longest the watch has been open, no?" He stared at the twitched watch that lay across her bosom. He took one hand to hold both of hers above her head, using the other to finger the crackling watch that wrapped around Rosette's neck. "To think… Such a small thing could change one's life so cruelly… And also, that Chrno would actually allow this to happen." He tilted his head to the side a bit, staring continually at the clock that ticked time away from Rosette's soul. "You have such a pretty soul, too. What a shame." Chrno tsked, shaking his head.

He smiled. "May as well make the last remaining time of your life be some of the best you can have." he leaned down to her face, gently biting her earlobe. She gasped and gritted her teeth, twisting and turning again, trying with all of her remaining strength to get free. Chrno pulled his de-horned head back, smiling at her feeble attempts to break free. "You really cease to amaze me, Rosette Christopher. So strong-willed… I had a victim like that once… Her name was… Lilia… Yeah… She was beautiful…" He smiled faintly. "You're sick!" Rosette spat. "Hmmm... Maybe I am." He grinned. "Let me go!" Rosette moaned, flailing as much as she could. "But I haven't had my fun yet." Chrno pouted, his lower lip stuck out like a little kid who didn't get his cookie.

Rosette let her head fall to the floor. Her eyes spotted her gun just a foot away. Her breath came in short gasps. The crackling watch shook as it ticked faster and faster, her life slowly disintegrating into nothing. She turned her eyes to Chrno. "Let go of my hands and I'll let you have your… fun." She was disgusted at herself for even thinking of this. "Interesting. You finally gave up." He grinned. "At least it's well worth it."

Rosette's POV

I felt him slowly release my wrists and I saw the scars of the stigmata on them. I looked away and into his maroon eyes. I brought my hands to the side of his face and pulled him down to meet my lips. He placed his own hands on either side of my head and leaned down, deepening the kiss even more. I hated this with my life but knew I had to lead it on a bit more. I wrapped my arms around his neck and felt his around my waist. He tried to advance by pushing his tongue into my mouth but I kept my lips firmly sealed. I could feel his impatience growing. Finally, I slid my hand down his chest to the floor where it lay still for a moment. Then I reached out and grabbed the gun quickly. I pressed it right against his chest and shot. The Sacred didn't tear through his skin as I expected, just made an obvious dent in his chest. "Oh ho ho ho!" He smirked. "She finally made progress."

"Shut up."

"Why?"

"I hate you!" I screamed, pointed the gun at his face and let tears stream down my face.

"As do all…" I heard him say.

"Just…" I sobbed. "Just let us go. We didn't do…anything…"

"No… I'm not done yet." He growled, flexing his clawed hand.

I could barely control my shaking body. "Fine." I whispered. I pointed the gun at me, at the crackling watch. "Fine." I repeated, finger on the trigger. "Then I'll do it."

"You wouldn't." he hissed. "Yes I would! And I will!" I yelled, finger ready. "You're too scared. You would never do it, even if it was this bad. You would never kill yourself." His eyes narrowed. "What would your Chrno think?" "Don't try this again." I whispered. "He would be so disappointed in you." "Stop." "Soo disappointed. Soo sad." "Don't." "He will never love you like you do him." "STOP!!!" I screamed, and pulled the trigger.

:O CLIFFIE!!!!!!!! OMG I cannot wait to continue writing this!! MORE FLUFF TO COME:D x3