White Rose

9foxgrl

Ch. 10 ~ Captured

Explosions rocked the area around Shibusen. No one was being hurt by it though. The reason?

Luna had anticipated a traitor for a long time and ordered Twilight to create a dome around her while she battled the rogue twins. Many spectators stood at a safe distance as Luna battled. At one point it looked like Luna had been outmatched but then Shinigami-sama and Spirit entered the fight.

"Nice of you to join the party!" Luna said as she struck Atlanta with lightning.

"This is a party?" Spirit asked as Shinigami-sama swung him to cut several vines.

"You're not having any fun?" Shinigami-sama laughed.

With in seconds the adults defeated the twin witches and Luna lowed her magic shield. But by them Kid who could take no more and raced off with his friends hot on his heels.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm going to find where those bitches sent Chrona!"

"Then you'll need help!"

Everyone found the other older witch students running along side them.

"We can help you track and find Chrona." Shirayuki said as she caught up.

"Plus Amora knows the legends and history of the Rose family better then any of us."

"Do you know where she could have been taken?" Kid demanded.

"My best guess would be the old Rose estate in the French Alps." Amora gasped. "It would be faster to fly there."

Kid nodded and summoned Beelzebub while the witches summoned brooms.

"Black*Star you and Tsubaki ride with Twilight. Soul and Maka can ride with me." Amora called out.

"What about us?"

"Shakira better stay and help. Besides, you are a med witches, someone needs to watch the little ones. We'll need Shirayuki to fly safely through the Alps."

"Okay!" the she yelled as she flew to the spot where the children were.

"Take the lead Amora!"

Chrona twitched as she woke up. She looked around and found herself in a jail cell, the only difference from her cell like dorm room she was on a thin cot instead of a bed, and the door had no way to open in from the inside. There was a small window that was partially covered in snow.

She sat up wincing in pain. She then noticed she was not in the athletic gear that she was in earlier. Instead she was in a plain short white dress with long sleeves and sandals. Somehow her hair had grown a longer, her bangs practically covered her eyes.

"Is this a joke? Where am I?"

"You mean you don't remember little sister?"

Chrona froze and turned around. The door had silently opened. There stood a tall woman with a long curtain of ebony hair in a black evening gown. Her red eyes seemed to pierce the darkness. On her exposed chest was a black rose tattoo.

"Do I know you?"

"Aww, all these years you forgot your big sister?" Black Rose said in a coddling voice as she approached. Chrona backed away.

"I have no idea what you are talking about. Medusa didn't have any other children."

The woman's face turned dark. "Medusa? That sorry excuse for a witch that attempted to use you are her personal experiment? She is not your mother. She may have given birth to you but she is not your real mother White Rose."

Chrona stopped. "What? I'm sorry you must have me confused with some one else!"

The woman grabbed her violent by her throat.

"I know that's you White Rose. Your soul signature is like no other. Has that Shinigami corrupted you?" she hissed.

"They…are going to…find me…"Chrona choked out.

The woman smirked. "No, they won't. While you were unconscious I removed all the spells that traitorous witch Luna placed to hide you from me."

She threw Chrona on the cot.

"By the way, you do remember my name little sister?"

Chrona was silent.

"Well?"

Chrona mumbled.

"I can't hear you."

"No! I don't know you!"

The woman slapped her then walked out. "Such a pity…but you will soon enough. Keep an eye on her Asura."

'Asura?' Chrona gasped. Sure enough Asura stood before the door facing Chrona's prison. He looked nothing like his Kishin self. He looked like a normal human.

"Don't let her out." the woman hissed.

"Yes Lady Rose." Asura said in a cold far away voice.

Chrona jumped as the celled door slammed just. The cell room fell cold and desolate. With what little courage she had Chrona approached the opening in her door and peer outside. Asura stood there motionless, looking absolutely miserable.

"How much further?" Kid yelled. He kept shifting his hands to keep them from going numb with the cold. The Thompson sister were in their weapon forms tucked inside his jacket.

"Not much farther." Amora yelled. Maka who was sitting between her and Soul held a magic lantern keeping the three warm.

"Shirayuki, can you do something about this weather?" Twilight yelled. She had her magic formed a bubble to sheild herself and her passengers from the cold as best she could.

"What good can she do?" Black*Star yelled over the howling winds.

"Just watch!"

Shirayuki flew in front of the group and mumbled in a rapid sequence. The snow storm they had been flying through now parted around them.

"How did she do that?" Soul exclaimed.

"She's a Yuki Onna." Twillight explained. Tsubaki gasped in admiration.

"A what?"

"A Yuki Onna is a snow maiden or sometimes called a snow witch. They come from Japan. They have the power to bring snow and ice. I've only heard of the legends…" Tsubaki exclaimed. "She may not look it now but when she becomes of age Shirayuki will be very beautiful."

Shirayuki shrugged as she continued in the lead. "You should see my mother. She's very pretty."

"Maybe after we save Chrona." Soul said cheekily.

"You should be so happy I'm too cold to hit you!" Maka shivered.

Chrona approacher her cell door and looked out. Asura was now sitting on the ground.

"I thought you were dead?" Chrona asked.

"I was." he whispered painfully.

"How did you come back?"

"She forced me…" Asura groaned. "She owns my soul."

Chrona stiffened a gasp. "How is that possible?"

Asura walked over and leaned against the door. He stared up at the ceiling looking sad.

"Eight hundred years ago…before I became a Kishin…I fell in love with a witch named Black Rose…at first we didn't care that we were suppose to be mortal enemies…we even had planned to elope…but then..."

"Go on." Chrona gently urged.

"One day she approached me…she was upset…she was crying and screaming…I asked her what happened and she was refused to answer. All she could say was how she was sick of her little sister getting all the attention for having strange powers. How no one cared about her."

"She was jealous?"

"Yes, but she would never admit it. She kept telling me if I needed a witch soul to take her sister's. I flat out refused and told her it would all change once we left. But she didn't give up on the idea. In fact she called off our engagement."

"I'm sorry…"

Asura gave her a weak smile. "I think…when that jealousy took control of her she stopped being the woman I was in love with. "

"How did she own your soul?"

A painful expression cover Asura's face. "She approached me one day…and offered to elope with me on the condition I kill her sister…when I refused she asked me for one last kiss…I was so stupid that I agree…then…she somehow forced insanity inside of my…contaminated my soul. She forced me to devour my weapon…and kill several people…human and witch alike…"

"How horrible!" Chrona gasped.

"By then…my soul became contorted…I became a Kishin…I'm actually grateful that Shinigami-sama managed to stop me."

Chrona bit her lip then finally asked something that had bother her for awhile.

"Asura…do you know how White Rose really died?"

To Be Continued…

A/N: Going on my Fall Break and I don't have good internet at home but I'll have a new chapter ready hopefully when I get back. Shout out to my readers for sticking with me so far. I got some good ideas for a scary chapter…mental note stop reading scary stories before bed…shudder.

Chabeli05 this chapter was for you. ;-).

Peace Out!