Title: Being Human
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Mary Magdalene, Chrono, Mary/Chrono, if you squint and turn it upside down
Genre: General, mostly, maybe a faint tint of angst
Warnings: Spoilers for the Mary Magdalene arc, I guess. It's just if you didn't know about Mary's situation.
Disclaimer: I do not own Chrono Crusade.
Summary: "I could tell he actually thought about it, because that expression crossed his face, the one where he's actually taking what I say into consideration. I felt silly, too. Of course he hadn't."
Notes: All right, I wrote this for 31_days for July 19th (To stand on the line of hope). I say it applies because Mary was like a becon of hope for the people, and that's kind of what the drabble's about. Anyway, if anyone gets confused, it's Mary's POV. I've been trying to work on my first-person.
"Chrono, haven't you ever felt… like you're not good enough?"
He turned to stare at me, with the dark crimson eyes that sometimes haunted my nightmares. I managed not to shiver, just barely, though. He's always so dark and mysterious when it's nighttime. It's like he's closed all the shutters he usually opens during the day to let the light in. He smiles and laughs and talks to me during the day, but when the sun sets, he grows quiet and restless. Maybe it's a demon thing.
"No." He replied after a moment of thought. I could tell he actually thought about it, because that expression crossed his face, the one where he's actually taking what I say into consideration. I felt silly, too. Of course he hadn't. "Why?" He continued.
I laughed, puling my knees up and hugging them to my chest. "Oh, nothing. I just had a dream." I finished there, but somehow felt it wasn't enough. There was a short silence, before I felt the need to explain myself to him. He was still staring. "Back when I was with the Order… They always expected me to be… I don't know, like a god, I guess. Sometimes I just felt like I wasn't strong enough, or I wasn't good enough. I felt like I wasn't useful." I sighed, glancing over at him.
He looked at me for a moment longer and replied, "But you're human… You're not a god."
I smiled. "I know."
"Then you shouldn't force yourself to be one." He replied steadily.
I pressed my lips together. "But then I'd be letting them all down."
Chrono chuckled and I smiled. I didn't really see what was so funny, but I liked it when I made him happy. He always seemed so sad.