Summary: The consequences of one action can echo through time in its many reincarnations. How is it that one action would curse so many souls to repeat their mistakes? Well the better question is…. how do you end it??? (Part I)

Demon's-Shadow77 & Rosefighter: Welcome to a very, very, very never been done fanfic!

Rosefighter (RF): This all came along as Demon's-Shadow77 and I had just finished Chrono Crusade and started discussing this.

Demon's-Shadow77 (DS77): For those of you who are curious the title Mono No Aware in its exact definition is the sadness or melancholy of things. The idea is that beauty is in the impermanence of things such as cherry blossoms.

RF: Because this is confusing (as a matter of fact DS77 and I have to use a spreadsheet to keep it strait) we both decided to give you a basic layout of our story and who each person was in their previous existence:

Chrono Crusade -- Saiyuki Gaiden -- Saiyuki-- Yu Yu Hakusho

Chrono-- Tenpou-- Hakkai-- Hiei

Rosette Christopher-- Kenren-- Gojyo-- Kurama

Aion-- Li Toten-- Nii-- Sensui

Father Remington-- Konzen-- Genjo Sanzo-- Yusuke

Duke Defoe-- Goku-- Goku-- Raizen

Azmaria Hendric-- Merciful Goddess-- Merciful Goddess-- Botan

Joshua Christopher-- Unknown God Soldier-- Kogaji-- Youko Kurama

Satella Havenhite-- Rinrei-- Yaone-- Keiko

Florerre-- Homura-- Homura-- Yukina

Mary-- Unknown God Soldier-- Dugon-- Kuwabara

Steiner-- Gojyun-- Hakkaryu-- Koennma

Anna-- Shien-- Shien-- Shizure

Clare-- Nataku-- Nataku-- Genkai

Rizell-- Zenon-- Zenon-- Itsuki

DS77: Here is a total explanation on how this idea was contrived and how it works…. Following the theory of Chrono Crusade…when one person worships or makes a contract with a devil they are cursed to hell and upon their reincarnation in the "time pool" are turned into devils which will encourage more sinners to become devils etc. Until the entire human race has become devils in Hell. Then Heaven must forgive them in the apocalypse and the "time pool" is reborn in its entirety…like a whole new earth kind of thing and each individual is reassigned to a position in this new world. The process simply keeps repeating itself and thus why we go from Chrono Crusade to Saiyuki Gaiden to Saiyuki where it shows they are reincarnated in the "present time pool" and then to the ultimate Yu Yu Hakusho where we shall see if that time continuum can be permanently broken.

RF: //blink//…. //blink// wow that's a huge explanation!!!

DS77: err…sorry about that. #Anyways the main pairings will be but are not limited to…Chrono x Rosette Christopher, Tenpou x Kenren, Konzen x Goku, Homura x Rinrei, Hakkai x Gojyo, Sanzo x Goku, Kogaji x Yaone, Hiei x Kurama, Yusuke x Keiko, Koennma x Boton, Kuwabara x Yukina, and Sensui x Itsuki.

RF: Yes this fanfic includes Yaoi and Cannon pairings so if you no like Yaoi then you may not want to continue reading.

DS77 & RF: Our Disclaimer…. We do not own Chrono Crusade, Saiyuki, or Yu Yu Hakusho. If we did then the anime would have included some of our favorite pairings…but sadly we don't own it. PLEASE ENJOY!!!

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Title: Mono No Aware I

Authors: Demon's-Shadow77 and Rosefighter

Anime: Chrono Crusade, Saiyuki, and Yu Yu Hakusho

Chapter Title: First Good-bye

Pairings for this Chapter: Chrono & Rosette

Setting: A farmhouse outside of a city…

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Chrono sighed as he carefully placed Rosette on the tiny bed. The fight with Aion had nearly cost Rosette her life. Several times she had woken up and begged Chrono to let her open the clock to heal his wounds, but he refused.

Every day was precious as the months ticked by. Several times Rosette had gone to the village near by and helped out the local midwife, learning as she went. Near the fifth month she began to weaken and it hurt to sit up in bed at times. Still she refused to let it get them down. Working hard she tried to fight the weariness that set into her bones. Some days she felt like running to the town and calling the Order to see how everyone was doing, but when she thought about it she shuddered and turned away.

Today the ground was covered in autumn leaves as fall slowly set in. Rosette sat out on the porch watching the sun sink on the horizon. Nearby birds took to the air as Chrono stepped out of their tiny house.

"Why don't you go inside and rest Rosette?" Chrono asked as he sat down beside her.

"I don't want to rest!" she cried as she threw herself at Chrono's chest.

Her tearful exclamation broke his heart as he remembered a similar pain in the past, but this time his flame would go out with hers instead of being left behind. He soothed her by running his hands through her hair. Finally Rosette calmed down and they clasped their hands for the last time.

The sun slowly but finally began to set and the last thing Chrono saw was the sun's reflection on the watch before he closed his eyes. The sun fully set as the hands on the watch ticked to a halt.

--The Next Day--

Azmaria and the others found them that day, side by side, with smiles on their face. Although their hearts were torn they couldn't help but smile, because at least finally Rosette and Chrono could be together in eternity. It was decided as they left New York that they would bury the two together in the same grave. They left after their good-byes and the sun smirked as it sank into the horizon.

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DS77 & RF: We hoped you enjoyed the first chapter…if we got you hooked please stay tuned for future chapters!!!

RF: Please review…this way we can continue to write.

DS77: //wrestling with a locked chest//…open darn you!!!

RF: O.o…//looks over at DS77//...what are you doing??

DS77: This stupid thing is stuck!!

RF: //walks over and turns the key that is sticking out of the lock//…//the chest pops open//…//sigh//

DS77: //blink…blink//...Yeah…//dives in and pulls out a dusty book//

RF: what are you doing now?!

DS77: I'm catching up on my Saiyuki reading so that we can write a decent Hakkai x Gojyo pairing.

RF: //smacks forehead//…you have to do Gaiden first…

DS77: oh yeah….