Disclaimer: You've heard it a million times before… I'm just preachin' to the choir…
Author's note: First off, I would like to let all you know that I take every review seriously. So when I read "Aren't Rosette and Satella supposed to fight over Chrono" I thought 'OH SHIT! I knew I was forgetting something!' So yeahhh… I'll have to add that in a later chapter. Actually, it might be the next one. Okay, next order of business. Last time I put Stand Alone Complex in the spotlight. Today (Or maybe I should say this chapter) I would like to credit Casui. (BTW, she is the one who re-informed me of the Satella-Rosette cat fight-ing-ness). See, I have this habit of reading people's profiles after seeing they reviewed, or have my story on alert. Hers… Mmhm… AWSOMELY FUNNY! Mainly because she and I like practically the same shows and feel the same way on certain things… like coupling (I don't care WHAT people say, Beast Boy and Raven is cute, but Terra rocks even more (even though she's a traitor)(Teen titans thing)). Anyway, enough of my ramblings, I'll have more after the story, including some trailors for other fics I'm writing. Stick around PLEASEEEEE? (puppy eyes) LOL
Now, without further ado……
In the life of a rock star
Chapter two: The Debts of a Rock Star
The small boy gripped the banister railings as he spied on the four teen girls below. He was intent on making sure the 'tall, dumb blonde' (as he thought of her) didn't blow his cover. 'If she does,' he thought miserably. 'The paparazzi's gonna be all over my ass!'
"Rosette, who were you taking to in the kitchen?" asked Claire sweetly as the 'tall, dumb blonde'—I mean 'Rosette'—brought the other girls their drinks.
"H-huh! W-why would I-I be ta-talk-talking to someone? You guys are the only ones here after all!" stammered Rosette as she started laughing hysterically.
"You're a horrible liar, Rosette." stated Mary.
"Yeah, poker faces were never your strong suit." said Anna. "So… What're you hiding? Hmm?" she pressed.
"Yeah, I mean, it's not like the super-awesome-total-hunk-magnificent-drop-dead-hottie- rock-star Chrono is upstairs watching our every move!" laughed Mary.
Upstairs, Chrono ducked into a lower spying position.
Rosette calmed her laugh to match Mary's. "Alright, you win. I was talking to… you know, on the phone." said Rosette, twiddling her thumbs and looking away from the others. A little blush tinted her face.
"ohh…" said Claire.
"You mean your BOYFRIEND!" demanded Mary in a joking manner.
Chrono did a double take. 'WHAT! She actually has a boyfriend?' he thought, rather miserably. 'How did a moron like HER score a guy?' For reasons he couldn't explain, Chrono felt a sharp sting of pain and disappointment.
"S-shut up!" shouted Rosette.
'Rosette and Daisuke sittin' in a tree,
K-I-S-S-I-N-G!'
Sang the other girls.
Chrono tightened his grip on the banister, suppressing a low growl.
"It wasn't like that!" claimed Rosette, face becoming hotter.
"Oh, but Rosy-Posy, Daisuke's sooo CUTE!"
Chrono's vice-like grip almost snapped the wooden railing in two.
"He's an excellent artist."
"And he absolutely loves dogs!"
"He's perfect, I know! But that doesn't mean you get to tease me!"
"Describe him to us, Rosette? Please?" asked Mary sweetly.
"You've met him! You know what he's like!" her face got even hotter.
"But we love the way YOU describe him! It's so much fun!" squeaked Anna.
"Alright, fine…" Rosette sighed. "He's… NOT SHORT-DOESN'T HAVE PURPLE HAIR- DEATH TO RED EYES- IS SO NOT FULL OF HIMSELF-LOVES PEOPLE-NOT MONEY-HATES MODERN ROCK-CAN'T PLAY GUITAR-" she took a deep breath. "And he loves me with his whole heart and soul." She finished with a deep sigh, her cheeks on fire.
Each characteristic of her boyfriend that she named was a blow to Chrono's pride. 'That seemed oddly specific.' He thought wearily.
The other girls applauded for her. "5.067 seconds, it's a new record, Rosette!" cheered Claire holding up a stop watch. Rosette giggled. She had totally forgotten about her other 'guest' that was watching her intently from above.
"Ah well…" Anna sighed. "We better get going, right girls?"
"Yeah…"
"Thanks for coming over, guys! I feel a whole lot better now!" She beamed at each of her friends in turn as they walked out the door. When Rosette closed the door and turned around, she nearly jumped out of her skin to see the short, purple-locked boy standing before her.
"What the hell!" she screamed; ocean-blue eyes the sizes of plates. She quickly regained her senses, remembering why he was here in the first place. "Jeez! Don't scare me like that!"
Chrono stared down at her from the forth step, a look of utmost disgust and shock mixed with anger on his face. Several moments passed by before either of them spoke. "What?" asked Rosette a little frightened by his sudden mood swing.
"…You never said that you had a boyfriend." He said quietly. He blew out his cheeks in a childish pout and looked away. Rosette could only stare at him dumbly. Chrono felt oddly uncomfortable. 'What the hell?' he asked himself. 'I just met the girl and already I feel like I've known her forever.' Still he could not explain his hurt feelings at the thought of her 'boyfriend' whom she seemed to love and cherish, and who 'coincidently' happened to be his exact opposite.
"You idiot!" she shouted pulling Chrono away from his thoughts. Rosette had started laughing fairly hard at the stupid expression on his face. "First off, you never asked. Second, he's not REALLY my boyfriend, just some guy that has a major crush on me. And thirdly," she became dead serious. "Why do you even care?" she whispered harshly.
Chrono turned bright red. "Well—I—you just—" he stopped, took a deep breath and finished sensibly. "I just wanna know one thing… Do you or do you not have a—"
She cut him off by placing two fingers firmly over his lips, making him blush all the more. "Don't even bother. I don't know you well enough to answer any question you ask. Therefore," she smirked evilly. "You must submit any questions you have in writing. Also, they must be in haiku."
"What the heck is haiku?" he asked monotonously as he pushed away her hand.
"Oy vey!" she shouted. She balled her hands into fists and placed them on her hips. "Do you live in a box or something'?"
"…" His eyes spoke for him, as his stare became more curious.
Rosette sighed once more. "Its Japanese poetry, but it doesn't have to rhyme. It can be about anything, and it's only three lines. 5-7-5." She stated simply. Chrono cocked his head in confusion. "5-7-5, five syllables in the first and last lines and the middle has seven syllables." Rosette looked at Chrono. Who, despite his 'Oh…' of understanding of what she had just said, had absolutely no idea of what she was talking about. 'Jeepers…This kid really DOES live in a box…' "Here's an example," Rosette cleared her throat after a moment of thinking.
"You live in a box,
You have long, weird, purple hair,
You're an idiot." She smirked at him.
Chrono's now fisted hands were trembling, a white-knot of rage growing in his abdomen. 'That two-bit freak, she has no idea of who she's dealing with…' Chrono started slightly when he felt a soft hand flop down onto the crown of his head. Rosette patted his head lightly, mussing his already messy hair, smiling to herself that she can make a hot-shot rock star become enraged at the simplicity of haiku. She moved her hand to cup his cheek. Chrono let out a small gasp when he breathed in her scent. 'Roses and… Strawberries… her hands are so soft and gentle…' Chrono let his eyes drift shut; he felt his cheeks flush as he was lost in Rosette; until he felt a sharp sting of pain. His eyes shot open to see Rosette smiling wickedly as she pinched and tugged Chrono's cheek harshly. "OWW! What're you doing?" He shouted—Rosette flicked him upside the head.
"Teaching you a lesson,"
"For what?" They heard a car honk twice outside. Chrono glanced out the window to see that his limo had arrived. "Finally!" he shouted, sounding quite relieved. He went to head for the door but was stopped when Rosette released his cheek and snagged his pointy ear. "ACK! Let go of me!" She tugged harder, pulling him dramatically closer.
"No way, you owe me big time." She said, grimacing at him. A chill ran down Chrono's spine, she's scary… "I want three all access backstage passes for your next concert."
"WHAT? I thought you said you didn't like my ba-" she tugged his ear harshly. "Is that all?" he complied as his limo driver honked again.
"NO WAY! I've got a golden opportunity between my fingers," she twisted his ear making him squirm and yelp. "And I plan on milking it for all its benefits. So," she let him go. "I'll see you on the eighteenth." She said maliciously, kindly opening the door for him. Chrono all but ran out, flying over the steps and into the car door with a loud 'thud!' "Oh," she called after him; he barely turned his head to face her. "I'll be bringing my brother and his girlfriend with me, so be prepared for all of us. HE'S one of your fans."
Chrono sighed heavily, nodding his head 'yes' for her as he stepped into the limo. He looked out the black-tinted window and blushed brightly. As the car pulled away from her house, Rosette winked after him and blew him a two-fingered kiss that gradually turned into a 'V for victory' sign. He quickly turned away, shoving his hands between his legs, slouching over, bowing his head, and pushing his knees together, trying to hide his embarrassment.
"She seemed cute." said a voice from Chrono's left.
"Really cute!" squeaked another.
"Be quiet! She's anything but cute."
"Oh… boo hoo, Chrono. And here we are thinking that you FINALLY found Ms. Right." squeaked the girl in front of him. "Oh Genai, when do you think Chrono will wise up to the fairer sex?"
"Don't know, don't care."
"Quit, Shader. Chrono has to blossom on his own, you can't rush these things." came a sultry voice from beside Shader.
"Rizelle! All of you just leave me alone!" Shouted Chrono, more embarrassed than he had ever been in his entire life.
"So…" droned Genai. "What d'ya owe the kid for hiding you?"
"Three tickets to our next concert." said Chrono drearily.
"Oooh!" cooed Shader; her fake cat tail swaying back and forth. "Is she another fan?"
"No."
"Then why the heck does she want tickets?" asked Genai with an apathy.
"She wants to take her brother and his girlfriend."
"That's all she wants?" asked the large man, Viede, from his corner of the limo. "If it was any other of your fans, they would've been all over you."
"Yeah well, she said she wasn't through with me yet." Beep! Beep! Beep! Just then Chrono's cell phone started to ring. "Hello? … How'd YOU get this number! … No, but— … Why should I? … That doesn't mean— … Alright fine." He hung up the phone. Chrono's five friends stared at him intently. "I guess… I'm taking her out to dinner now, too."
Shader cheered happily, Rizelle smiled evilly, Viede laughed quietly, Genai said "Feh!" as his only comment, and Aion, Chrono's best friend, put his hand on Chrono's shoulder, leaned close and said:
"C'est la vie!"
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End Note: WHEEEE! Did you like? I wrote most of it over the summer, lost heart, and came back for the last couple of sentences, so I hope the ending was all right. Oh, and I SO need to put more into my profile, it's not funny. Anyway… I can't remember what else I was going to put down here… (tear). P.S.: 'C'est la vie' is French for 'That's life!'
Okay, next chapter previews:
… Azmaria and possibly Satella, that's all I can say (so sue, I haven't gotten very far in it). WAIT! THAT'S IT! Rosette and Chrono's Very. First. Date. (Bum-bum-BAAAA!) …It was supposed to be dramatic music. Tear..
Other fics that I'm (in the process of) writing!
1. Chivalry Is Dead (dot) com
GIANT anime cross over featuring: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles (or Cardcaptors, which ever way you want to look at it), CHRONO CRUSADE, DNAngel, Fruits Basket, Inu-Yasha, Magic Knight Rayearth, .Hack/Legend of the Twilight, Tokyo Mew Mew, Teen Titans, Prétear, Escaflowne (the show), W.i.t.c.h., One Piece, and Shaman King. Yes, there ARE a lot of them, aren't there? A giant tournament held by a little girl who is obsessed with anime guys (sounds familiar, right?) and takes them to another dimension to fight for the loves of their lives. Pitting hot anime guys against even hotter anime guys. Will be categorized under MISC: ANIME CROSS OVERS. Sub-Note: Chivalry equals Bravery, the code of conduct for knights (I bet you love that, don'cha Casui?) Look for this one SOON (that, or click on my pen name, go to my profile and find it, it should be there).
2. Romeo and Rosette
A retelling of Romeo and Juliet with a Chrono Crusade twist.
… That's all I got so far on this one. And don't get your hopes up, I haven't even started it yet. Tear...
3. Tofu Fairytales
A collection of Teen Titan 'Fairytales' including such lovable characters as (you can guess who they really are, it's not that hard) The Tofu Knight, Robin Hood, and Iron E.
Includes multiple pairings, so everyone's happy! And I try to squeeze in every character there is, so far, I have (I think) 17 chapters planned out with a LOT more to come. Its got a lot of parody elements in it, so if you have any ideas, e-mail me.
… Or if you wanna talk, e-mail me. Please! I'm terribly lonely! All my 'friends' are leaving me, I'd KILL for someone to talk to! … Oookaaayyy… I'm even starting to scare myself. LOL --
There will be much, MUCH more, but I won't say them all in this chapter, I put little tidbits in later ones… maybe. OH, BTW, I see that a lot of the people on are Inu-Yasha fans, I HAVE IY FANFICS, read them, please! Like I said earlier, I take reviews VERY seriously.
Speaking of reviews, that reminds me of how many hits this story has so far, last time I checked—108. Like my pen name 'Black Rose 108' ooh… scary… (shivers)
… Okay, I'm sick of listening to myself think, it hurts too much.
Toodles.