I was watching Chrono Crusade AMV's and this was inspired. I could leave it as a oneshot or continue it as a longer story. What do you all think? If I continue it, I know what will happen.
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Rosette's body trembled, her shaking hands clutching her chest painfully. I don't want to die! I want to live! Chrono and I haven't met yet. We promised. We would see each other again! I can't do that if I die. God, anyone, help me! Chrono! Rosette mentally cried as she fell to her knees, her shawl falling to the ground besides her. Please, let me live, if only to see Chrono one last time.
"Rosette!" she heard someone shout out as the chapel doors slammed open. Rosette's weary eyes went wide.
"Chrono?!" she demanded, stumbling down the center aisle. "Chrono!"
"You're dying," Chrono realized with a gasp, his expression hateful, angry at himself. "This is just like when Magdalene died. No, not a repeat of that," he pleaded to himself, hugging Rosette to himself like his very life depended on it. And it just might, judging by his tattered clothes and heavily bandaged body. He was in his true form, horns and all. "I won't let it happen."
"Chrono, I'll release the seal one last time. Use what remains of my life to heal your injuries and life. There's no sense in both of us dying," Rosette insisted, her hands moving up to the locket around her neck.
"No!" Chrono protested. "Rosette, my kind's time is past. If anyone lives, it's you." He yanked the golden locket that held Rosette's soul within it from around her neck and threw it to the floor. "I'm content. If I'm to be reborn and return to the astral line, I'm happy to have finally seen you one last time." Tears hit the ground as he released her, picking up the locket and examining it. "Just like I thought."
"Chrono, what are you doing?" Rosette asked fearfully. "All this talk about dying? What are you planning on doing?"
"Be patient. I'm giving you back your time," Chrono explained, clenching the golden necklace in his fist tightly. "I won't let you die again." His hand glowed a soft purple, a shattering sound heard as he crushed the locket into tiny pieces. Rosette's breathe caught in her throat, Chrono's glowing hand caressing her face. "I love you. I hope you can forgive me for this."
"W-what the hell are you doing?!" Rosette exclaimed, trying to move to stop Chrono from doing whatever he was doing. But she couldn't move, not even an inch. She was feeling stronger by the second. Chrono seemed to be getting weaker by the second. "Chrono, stop this. Don't hurt yourself trying to help me. Nothing can be done," Rosette pleaded pitifully.
"I'm not hurting myself. Staying away from you for so long was what put me in this condition, plus my injuries from the fight which are healing way too slowly for one of my kind. Rosette, live on, live on for my sake. I will die soon anyway. As you said, there's no point in both of us dying. So live on for the both of us," Chrono ordered.
Chrono fell to his knees, eyes drifting close. "Chrono!" Rosette shrieked shrilly, catching him as he fell. She laid his head down on her lap, pushing long purple hair from his bangaged face. "Chrono, speak to me."
"It was worth it," Chrono murmured, finding her hand and holding it. "Worth everything we went through. Rosette, don't be sad. We'll see each other again. In many, many years, the life span you were originally meant to live, your soul will rejoin the astral line. I'll be waiting for you there. I'll always be watching over you. If I see you not living your life to the fullest, I'll be very unhappy, understand?"
"Chrono," Rosette said in exasperation. "You idiot! You big idiot!" Chrono's grip began to loosen. Gasping, she held on tighter to his hand. "You big idiot." She was whispering now, lowering her head down to his face. "Well, the least I can do now is send you off. You ready?" Chrono smiled faintly and nodded. "Good."
Rosette kissed Chrono, their lips pressing against each other's. "Rosette, don't be sad," Chrono repeated as his body disappeared, even his clothes vanishing. "Rosette, I love you." Those were his final words as his life on this world ended.
"Chrono...." Rosette cried, sobbing into her hands. "Chrono, come back to me." She cried even harder. "Chrono! Don't leave me alone. I love you too! Don't leave me! Please, don't......."
"Chrono," someone said in shock. Rosette looked up. Azmaria and Joshua stood in the open door. She hadn't even felt them there, so focused on Chrono. "He died happily. We should be glad for him."
"You idiot!" Rosette scolded her brother angrily. "I would have rather died with Chrono then live on without him. I need him." She sobbed into her hands once more. "Chrono...."
Joshua, his eyes brimming with tears, approached his sister. "Sister, I saw it all. Chrono gave his soul energy to you to enable you to live. Don't waste or belittle that. It was how Chrono decided to spend his final moments." Rosette threw herself onto her brother's shoulder, crying her heart out. Joshua cradled his older sister in his arms, rocking her and making soothing sounds. "Chrono died content and happy. What more could we ask for? He wasn't in any pain, quick and painless, in the arms of the woman he loved, a forbidden relationship in itself. Be happy for him, not sad. This is not the end. Maybe fate will be kind and release Chrono once again into this world during your life time."
"Then that's what I'll pray for," Rosette declared, pushing herself from her brother and walking up to the alter, falling to her knees and clasping her hands together. Moved, Azmaria joined her, softly crying, joining Rosette in her silent prayers to be reunited with Chrono quickly. Joshua left the room silently, leaving the two women to their praying.
