A/N: Hello again! I'm so behind on schedule but since when have I ever followed one? I'll try to keep this note short so it won't merge with my story xD. About the last chapter, I know everything I wrote is very confusing. Shows what kind of person I am, but you'll all understand with due time. I promise! OMG before I forget. I didn't realize Kate wasn't her last name (-bops herself-). You guys should have told me sooner. Ms. Kate is now Ms. Valentine. Gosh, I'm so silly -.-
Snekoochan: (-gasps-) You're not supposed to guess the ending (-jabs her sides-) rawr xD. But yea, I've been thinking. I might tweak this a lot more than I hoped. I literally got a vision last night and it was such a beautiful ending (to me) so you never know! Who (with exceptions) doesn't hate sad endings huh?
Note: I'm not great with writing about history or even making it up, so please bear with me :) and THIS CHAPTER IS SHORT. It's another bridge. Don't know what that is? Then now would be a good time to reread the middle part of chapter 4's a/n where it mentions it. Since I hate these types of chapters so much, I'll warn you ahead of time if it's a bridge .
Disclaimer: I don't own CC or the reference to a book that I used.
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Golden Mirage
Chapter 7: History of Time
"CHRONOOOOOO! What did you do to me!" Rosette shrieked, clutching the door of her locker.
"What are you talking about," he frowned walking up to her. She pointed an accusing finger at him.
"What else! Yesterday when I woke up, my clothes were all messed up and you were gone! Did you RAPE me?" She was hysterical to the point that people stared at the scene.
"Why would I want to rape you?" He cast her an amused smirk. Her vein exploded and she slid her feet further apart into a defensive stance. Then she raised a fist and…played rock, paper, scissors with herself.
Rock, paper, scissors. ROCK!
She squeezed her fist tighter and swung at his groin. Chrono, who barely had time to think, dodged it but his stomach received the full blow. He doubled over as Rosette ran off screaming "PERVERT"
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"Is it me or did the teachers all agree to hold SSR in the same week?" Rosette grumbled. Chrono laughed, causing a few girls to glare at Rosette. She scowled at him. "I wasn't talking to YOU was I?" He kept his mouth shut, knowing the result of attempted protests. Shortly after, the class was hushed and everyone was reading and surprisingly, even Rosette. She giggled quietly so that no one heard except Chrono who was not only next to her, but had acute hearing. He looked over at her curiously to see her buried in a plainly covered book. She snickered again. If she's laughing like that, it can't be good. He sweat a little at the thought.
The rest of the period went by silently save for Rosette's constant sniggering. He shook his head in annoyance. What the heck is she reading? Has to be something interesting for her to even read. He mentally burned holes through his book. Yet again, she let loose an evil little giggle. By now, Chrono wanted to bang his head against something. People who laughed like that while reading were clearly not reading something appropriate and her continuous outbursts had him terribly curious. He peeked at her again but she was hidden by the covers. Raising his book slightly, he bit it the corner uneasily but stopped and put it down. What the heck was he doing? He could just ask her about it after class. No biggy. Except for the fact that she thought he raped her. He closed his eyes and relaxed in his seat. He'd find a way to turn the invisible force she sent his way back at her. It was so simple. She was purposely getting him worked up to her liking. He couldn't believe he was letting her drag him at her pace just because of some stupid comment. He smirked when the bell rang. He turned to address the matter about the book first.
"Hey Ro-," He stared at her empty seat. "-sette…" He cursed silently and packed his things away. As he got off his seat, he noticed a book lying on her desk, the same one that she was reading earlier. So she forgot it. Chrono grinned and picked it up. He casually slid the brown book cover off and read the title. The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting What You Want. Bad girl's guide? Getting what…? He quickly flipped through the pages and found out why she was giggling. His cheeks reddened with embarrassment at what he was reading. The blush burned even more every time he flipped through another section. Suddenly, a part caught his eye.
Roshambo! Gotta Go! Think rock, paper, scissors …and run for it!
Rock (fist to the ear or groin, hard!)
Paper (karate chop to the throat, hard!)
Scissors (fingers poked in the eyes, hard!)
"…" He sweatdropped, all thoughts of manipulation gone from his brain.
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Next day…
"Hey Chrono, you there?" Rosette waved a hand in front of his face. "What's wrong?" Chrono just stood there speechless. This girl was an idiot. An impulsive idiot. That's all there was to it. He let her drag him from class to class, even to the girl's bathroom (not inside!).
But it was possible that this was all an act. Regaining his senses, he walked off to his next class forgetting that he left Rosette inside. A few minutes later, she came out adjusting her pants. She huffed at his disappearance and muttered something along the line of "How rude."
It seemed that the both of them had forgotten the ending to their previous bonding lunch.
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"…and Hera did not reign as the Queen of the Olympians just because she was the wife of Zeus, but because her role goes further back than that of his. When it was discovered that females gave birth, the fact that birth meant to give life like Mother Earth was considered to be very powerful. Which reminds me," Mrs. Mikel droned on. "One time, somebody told me the story of mysterious events that secretly shook the world."
There she goes again. Rosette rested her head on palm and looked out the window. Thank god she had other things to enjoy rather than the sight of her bookish Language Arts teacher. Boring teachers were even worse than Ms. Kate's wrath.
"It's a legend were it was said that Time waits for no one nor is it considered good or evil. It flowed through the world like a plague and people were cured of their pains while others suffered. People then began to think of it as a god, doing as it wishes and nothing to stop it, but god was too high of a term. One day, it fell in love with a woman and began to take shape. It gave the woman much fortune but he could not stay with her for a few years later, she died. It was then that it, or should I say he for attracting to a woman, discovered that he was used by her. Apparently, this woman was the Queen of Deceit and was to die sooner than she did. From then on, Time was bent on revenge and began to grow within darkness. Now it was known that there were other queens to be born in succession to the hidden throne: pain, sorrow, hatred, destruction, and many more. But all of them did not start off that way. In actuality, they were really the opposite until time passed and they grew ugly and spiteful. Already experiencing the deception of the first queen, Time decided to take its toll on the rest of them, using them and their supernatural powers before their nature flipped. When that happened, he would kill them off. As of now, people say he murdered nine so far before the killings stopped."
Boring…Rosette yawned and laid her head down. That woman really needed a reality check. Mysterious "evil" queens may have existed, but not ones with magic tricks. She snuggled her face into the burrow between her arms and breathed in the fresh scent of her recently laundered jacket.
"Strangely, I think nine is an odd number metaphorically. Maybe there really were only nine queens or the next one has not yet been born," Mrs. Mikel pondered.
Are you ready? Rosette shifted and frowned in her sleep. Ready? Ready for what?
"That just you ma'am," jeered a student. Mikel huffed and pushed her glasses up her nose roughly.
"Well it's not just me. It seems that its history is incomplete though. People don't know more than the fact that queens were killed right before they turned to darkness.
It is time...
"It's just some silly myth," another student broke in, "If they really were royalty, why didn't we know about them. And what about the kings huh?" Bifocals flashing, the teacher grinned knowingly.
"Since you guys aren't interested, why should I tell you?" she taunted.
"But-," they protested. Ringggg. The bell rang.
"That's just too bad then," she shrugged heartlessly. "For tonight's homework, please take notes on each god and goddess and remember to write what their roles of significance were." Snoring slightly, Rosette was glued to her seat still frowning. As the students filed out of the classroom, a figure loomed over her for a moment before shaking her.
Your time has come…
"Rosette!" Chrono sighed exasperatedly. "Wake up!" Her eyes snapped open and her nose was once again filled with the floral scent. She looked up and stared at the person who tried to wake her.
"Ah, Chrono! What are you doing here?" She stared in surprise.
"I didn't know we had the same language arts teacher," he smiled nervously. She studied his face for a few seconds. Her eyes went out of focus as she tried to remember what she just dreamed. My what has what…? "You should really get going now. The minute bell just rang." Her eyes widened.
"Crap!" She grabbed her notebook and jammed it into her backpack and rushed out the door. "Thanks Chrono!" He waved at her back and turned around to get to his seat.
"Chrono!" Mrs. Mikel chirped happily at the sight of him. Since he was the only one that didn't ever object to what she taught in class, he was obviously her favorite student. "I have a treat for you today," she informed as her next class walked in. "It's another interesting legend," she winked.
-End Chapter 7-
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A/N: Yes, it is very short. I wanted to get at least 2000 words per chapter (including a/n's). Maybe I should keep rambling now just to reach that much ; So since it was so short, I wholeheartedly accept all flames, praises, and improvement tips. I think you guys can tell where I got lazy to type out all the details. But by this chapter, hopefully you should know that already. I really should have planned out the main points more evenly spaced out because we're about to hit some major waves of "fillers" and other jiggily poopy stuff, but it's all good (I think). OH I KNOW! Why didn't I think about it earlier! I meant to add another Golden moment (renamed as GMom by yours truly. Sounds like "Gee Mom –insert complaint here-" o.O Just so you know, GM refers to Golden Mirage) last chapter but the dream got in the way. Finally, here we go :).
-Golden Moment#2-
Joshua opened his locker and dropped in his math book. He closed it and saw Aion and his group of friends walking in his direction. They never talked after the week they were paired to travel through school together. Suddenly, he slammed the locker shut and blocked his way.
"YOU! AION!" he yelled pointing at him. Aion, taken aback by the unexpected action just stopped in his tracks and raised a questioning eyebrow at the blond boy. Joshua just held a determined gaze but appeared to be thinking about why he just did that. Then, his eyes reverted back in place as he remembered and made up his mind.
"What?" Aion drawled looking down at him. The others either looked expectant or bored but they waited impatiently nevertheless.
"…AION YOU!" And with that, Joshua ran off cackling insanely. Aion stared. Sheda gasped. Genai smacked his forehead. The rest stayed silent, but they all shared the same thought.
What an idiot!
-End GMom#2-
Note: In case you didn't get the joke…bless your soul and please add it to your review or pm me -.- Yay made it to 2000 words! Oh yea, R+R please and thank you very much :D
