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Chapter 6 –Fading Away
Chrno held Rosette close to him. He didn't want her to disappear again. They flew back to the light zone and they all landed gracefully on the ground. Magdalene walked over to Chrno and gave him a bright smile.
"It's time for you to leave. I don't think you're going to be allowed to stay here any longer. Goodbye!" she shouted as she started to fly back towards the city. She was almost gone when she turned around and yelled something at Rosette. "I'll see you soon Rosette!" she screamed. Then she flew away and was gone in a matter of seconds.
No one understood her message, but Rosette smiled sadly and waved goodbye to the angel. Her other hand went up to reach the clock that still hung around her neck. If she concentrated hard enough she could hear it ticking slowly. No one else could hear it. Rosette could feel her heartbeat quicken. She gently pulled the clock out of its hiding place and off of her neck to look at it. The clock hand was almost at 12. She had a maximum of a few days to live. Maybe less. She quickly hid the watch in one of her pockets before someone else saw it. Chrno kept on flying and didn't notice her hiding the watch. Azumaria and Joshua opened the gateway back to the real world with their powers. The demons quickly flew through the gate and the human tried to catch up to them, but they couldn't go as fast as them. When they reached Eden, Aion quickly changed back into his humanoid form and put Sheda on the ground. Jenai and Rizel hastily walked up to them.
"Lord Aion! Where were you! You've been gone for days," Rizel complained. Aion gave the spider demon a confused look.
"We were gone that long. I guess or trip to heaven disoriented us. What happened while we were gone?" Aion asked immediately.
"The humans are trying to get into pandemonium. This war is now unavoidable. The pursuers are preparing themselves for a huge war. Nothing will remain in this realm if the war takes place. Casualties are going to be heavy on both sides," Jenai explained.
"I see…" Aion stated as he went into deep thought. He shifted his gaze to Chrno, who was still holding onto Rosette rather tightly. He looked extremely happy as he hugged Rosette and leaned his forehead on the top of her head. Rosette, on the other hand, appeared to be completely exhausted. She also seemed to be shivering, but it wasn't even cool outside. Chrno didn't seem to notice her continuous shivering.
"Chrno!" Aion called out to get the purple haired demon's attention. Chrno looked at the white haired man and gave him a curious look. Aion pointed at Rosette and Chrno followed his gaze. He saw Rosette shivered and her body was covered in a thin layer of sweat as if she was in pain. Her breathing was harsh and her eyelids were dropping.
"Rosette!" Chrno exclaimed worriedly. Rosette only groaned as a response. She appeared to be in a really bad shape.
"Bring her to one of the rooms. Sheda will come with you to check up on her. Is that okay Sheda?" Aion questioned.
"Yup!" Sheda said happily. Chrno followed the happy cat demon inside of Eden and entered one of the rooms. It was completely empty except for a bed and a small desk. It was obviously an extra room. Chrno put Rosette on the bed and stepped back.
"Leave me alone with her Chrno. I'll come and get you when I find out what's wrong with her," Sheda explained as she pushed Chrno out of the room. Once he was outside, Sheda slammed the door in his face. She walked over to Rosette's bed and began to check her over. Hours passed as the cat demon tried to find out what was wrong with the peppy blond haired girl.
Nothing. That's what Sheda found. Absolutely nothing. She collapsed on a chair completely exhausted. She gazed at Rosette and saw that her condition had gotten worst. Her breathing was extremely quick and her shivering had increased dramatically. Sheda suddenly noticed something sticking out of Rosette's pocket. She quickly reached for the object and looked at it.
The pocket watch.
She gasped as she looked at the hands of the clock. It was almost at 12.
"I have to tell Chrno!" she screamed.
"No… don't tell anyone," someone said in a soft voice. Sheda looked at Rosette and saw that her eyes were completely open and she appeared to be in great pain.
"Why?" Sheda asked sadly as she gazed at the pain filled face of Rosette.
"He'll start to worry too much. Please tell him to come, but don't tell him. I beg of you, Sheda," Rosette silently responded. Sheda sighed and nodded her head.
"Okay. I promise I won't," she agreed as a smile appeared on her face. Sheda gave the clock to Rosette again, and she put it around her neck. After that was done, Sheda left the room to go find Chrno. A minute later, Chrno entered the room with a smile on his face.
"Sheda told me you have a fever. I'm glad it's nothing serious. She said you wanted to see me. What's wrong?" Chrno asked. He walked to her and sat on her bed next to her.
"Chrno…"Rosette started to say. She took a deep breath and continued to talk. "I love you." Chrno stared at her with wide eyes. Then he smiled sweetly at her.
"I love you too," he stated as a faint blush appeared on his cheeks. A faint ticking could be heard in the background, but Chrno didn't seem to notice it. Rosette's face started to go red and it wasn't because of the blushing.
Tick
Chrno smiled gently and leaned forward to kiss the blond haired girl.
Tock
Rosette sighed as their lips met for a short moment.
Tick
The two lovers parted and smiled sweetly at each other.
Tock
The ticking finally reached Chrno's ears. He looked around to find the source of the noise. His gaze fell upon the golden watch, and his eyes widened in fear.
Tick
Rosette followed his gaze and gasped. Tears began to form in her eyes.
Tock
"I'm sorry…Chrno," she apologized as tears fell freely from her eyes. Chrno stared at her with wide eyes.
Tick…
The ticking got slower and louder.
Tock…
"No! This can't be happening! Please don't go," the sad demon begged. Tears appeared in his eyes and flowed down his cheeks.
Ti…ck
"I'm…sorry…" she whispered one last time.
T…o…c…k
A golden glow surrounded the clock and quickly went away. The clock reached 12 and stopped moving. Rosette smiled one last time and gave Chrno a quick kiss. She pulled away from him and her eyes widened in pain. Her breathing slowed down until it was completely gone. Her heart immediately stopped and Rosette's body fell forward, dropping limply on top of Chrno.
"Sorry," he heard someone murmur. Chrno didn't move from his position, he simply held onto Rosette's dead body. Tears of grief fell from his eyes and he just whimpered quietly.
"It's not fair," he muttered quietly.
Sheda slowly walked back to where Aion was her cheerful expression was gone. She had known how much time Rosette had left, and she understood that the blond haired girl wanted to spend her last moments with the demon that had captured her heart. Aion notice the sad cat demon walking towards him.
"What's wrong?" he asked Sheda. Sheda looked at him with miserable eyes.
"I lied to him," she answered. Aion gave her a confused look.
"Who?" Aion questioned.
"Chrno. I told him that Rosette had a fever, but she doesn't," Sheda explained. Aion was even more lost.
"Meaning what exactly?" he said.
"Rosette's dead."
"Oh… um… does he know?" Aion asked.
A huge anguished cry was suddenly heard from inside Eden.
"I guess that answers that question. I think we should leave them alone now," Aion stated. He looked at Sheda and saw that her expression had cheered up a bit.
"What's wrong with you?" Aion said as he looked at the cat demon, who was now happily bouncing around.
"I think we can save Rosette, but first I need to talk to Chrno and get the pocket watch. Tell everyone what has happened. Ask the jewel witch and Fiore to go to the Magdalan Order and tell the nun. They'll want to know," Sheda ordered. Then she turned around and bounced away, leaving a very confused Aion behind.
Yeah! I'm finally finished. This is not the last Chapter, but I will not update until I at least have 20 reviews, so please review if you want the story to continue. Bye
