Disclaimer: I don't own Chrono Trigger, well the game yes, but not the original idea. I just like to write and have a weird imagination.



1 In Time All Things Come Together



Crono walked out the door to his house and breathed in the fresh air. Life was great, and today was the Millennial Fair! He couldn't believe that he was lucky enough to be born when he was. To be able to celebrate such and event that only came around every one thousand years. Unable to control his nerves anymore he trekked toward the fair grounds.



He wondered if there would be any booths selling their trinkets at the fair. He could use a new blade. Well, not that he had a blade anyway. He looked down with a frown at his 'sword'. It was made of plain wood. Surely, it couldn't do any real damage, but was more for his training. He hoped having the thing strapped to his side would give him more of a manly- tough-guy look, but his child like features were sure to rule that out. His allowance clanked in the pouch hanging loosely at his side.



Before his thoughts could travel any further, he stepped onto the grounds of the Millennial Fair. And oh, what a sight. There was music coming from every direction, balloons swirling into the sky, children dragging their parents around by the hand, and the smell of freshly baked foods and candy. His stomach growled reminding him that he hadn't taken the time to grab a bite to eat. With his stomach calling his attention at the moment, he was full and ready to head to the nearest concession booths, but that when he remembered his promise to Lucca. He frowned slightly at the idea of waiting to fill his stomach with whatever treats he could find, but he had promised and besides, he had all day to enjoy himself.

He ran forward immediately, and felt a small stickle of pain on the back of his neck. Then a small weight bounded off his shoulder. A small cat leapt forth and scampered off. What was that all about? He quickly turned around and gasped. A herd of runners were coming…straight at him! They didn't look likely to stop either. Quickly, he stepped to the side and tried to keep his balance as the force followed after the runners like thunder after lightning.

"Yeh bes watch it sonny."

"Huh?"

"Those runners won't stop for anything." Some old man standing by the gate of the racetrack. "So stay out of the way, okay? Wouldn't want anyone to get hurt on this fine day. It only come once every thousand years, you know?"

Crono grinned and thanked the man as was polite. "Oh, and by the way. Do you know where Lucca and her father have set up for their show?"

"Lucca?" He contemplated. "Oh, yes! The brain with the glasses, right?"

Crono had become accustomed to people describing Lucca that way. She was the brightest person he had ever met; the brightest he would ever meet, probably, but she was still a person. People describing her like that bothered him, if only a smidgen. But as Lucca had said before: "Let 'em say what they want. They know I'm a genius!" He chuckled at the thought. As smart as she was, Lucca sure didn't know what modesty meant. "Yeah, that's her."

"They're parked 'all' the way at the back of the fair grounds. For safety reasons, I'm sure." He winked.

Crono rolled his eyes. "All right! Thanks old man!" He took off for the back of the fair grounds.

"Hey!" He yelled after him. "I'm not 'that' old. You … you whipper snapper!" He spouted in frustration.

Crono jogged up the stairs, and stared at what laid atop. Leene's Bell. It really was magnifi…..OUCH! His body rocked and fell backward from coming into contact with something…hard! He shook his head and tried to get rid of the awful ache, uh, that didn't seem to be working. Slowly the young man stood up and finally saw what had run into him. A girl. A beautiful girl for that matter. She stood up and looked around frantically. "My pendant! Oh no! Where is it?" She started to roam around with her eyes closely scaling the ground not at all regarding the man she had almost gifted with a concussion.

Well, if this pendant meant so much to her that she didn't even bother to acknowledge what she had bumped into; he would help her look for it. Lucca would understand if he were just a 'little' late. After looking around briefly, he spotted something laying to the right on the ground that seemed to scoop up some of the sun's rays. That had to be it. He stooped to pick it up. It was just a simple pendant: a round blue gem set in a gold circle on a gold chain. He shrugged and brought it over to the girl. "Um, excuse me?" She turned and looked at him questioningly. "Is this yours?" He held out the pendant timidly.

She gasped in excitement. "Oh yes, yes! Thank you soooooo much!" Her arms were suddenly around Crono's neck and he blushed slightly.

"You're uh welcome."

Quickly, she put the pendant around the neck. It glistened against her soft skin and hung just above the white top she had on. Actually, she was wearing all white. Like an angel. Though, he didn't want to admit it, she 'was' beautiful. Beautiful eyes, beautiful smile, a gorgeous figure with a small waist and curves in all the right places… Whoa, come on Crono. Don't get to carried away. He didn't even know this girl. Thank the gods for his clean conscience.



She put a finger to her lips, as if in thought, and looked him over with a calculating stare causing Crono to fidget slightly. "Hey, I'm new in town and I could really use someone to show me around. So what do you say? Hmm?"



"Well, okay, but we need to stop by and see my friend Lucca first. She's got a show set up and she wanted me to see it. Actually, she'll clobber me if I'm not there." He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. How could he refuse not to show her around? He was only being polite.



How cute, she thought. "Great! My name's Marle. Nice to meet you. What's your name, by the way?"



"Oh, I'm Crono."



"This is soooooo great! Well, lets go see your friend Lucca, and then you can show me around, okay?"



"Right." He smiled as she jumped a little closer to his side, scaring him a bit, and nudged him forward.



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"Sorry, but Lucca and her father aren't quite ready yet. Come back later, all right kid?"



Crono frowned a bit.



"Come on Crono! Brighten up! This is the Millennial Fair! Let's go have some fun!" Not waiting for his reply, she locked arms with his and dragged him to the nearest entertainment spot. "Hey Crono, what's this?" Though, she needn't really ask because she had already stepped into the clearing with him stumbling to keep up.



There in the middle of the clearing stood, what appeared to be an enormous red gummy bear. Though Crono knew better than to think that. "Gato!"



"What's a Gato?" She said venturing nearer to the thing.



"It's a fighting robot. Lucca built it about a year ago. She let me fight with it once. Knocked the wind right out of me." He frowned at the memory. Lucca was really turning out to be a danger to his health.



"Well, maybe we can beat him together?" She smiled and reassuringly patted the crossbow at her side.



The robot clamored and it's giant hand held a microphone to its face:

"They call me Gato.

I have metal joints.

Beat me up

And earn fifteen silver points."



2 "Wow, fifteen silver points? Lets do this Crono!"



He nodded and pulled his sword out with a small swish from the sheath. Gato hustled up towards him and stopped only to have the doors of his chest swing open and out popped a punching glove that nailed him in the chest. Crono winced in pain. Oh yes, the pain was all coming back to him. Never the less, he recovered and jumped at the beastly gummy bear with boosted energy. So the battle went, slash, miss, punch, silent curse, slash, hit, damn that punching glove……



Marle stood by for a moment amazed at Crono's fighting ability. Well, he didn't seem to be doing so well now. That machine was getting the better of him, but she could tell he trained. Shaking out of her thoughts, she pulled her crossbow up and loaded and arrow.

"Take this!" And she let it fly. "Yes!" Direct hit! Gato stopped in his tracks and turned its head to look at Marle, and she could have sworn the lights in his eyes grew a bit brighter. She shivered, but it started to walk towards her dragging its large feet. It came nearer and nearer…. she braced herself.







Nothing happened. "Huh?" That stupid punching glove should have hit her by now. Crono stood with his sword pressed to Gato's side. He smiled down at her and offered a free hand. She took it. "Wow, Crono. Thanks. You're a great fighter. I thought that thing almost had me."



He blushed and sheathed his sword pulling her up. "Don't worry, I wouldn't ever let it hurt you."



"Really?"

"Ofcourse. What kind of friend would I be then? I won't let anything hurt you."



Friend. Wow, she didn't think she'd ever really had a friend before, but she only smiled warmly at him. The thing that really struck at her heart was that she believed him. He wouldn't let anything hurt her.



Gato clomped and moved back to the center of the clearing:



"I lost. You won.

Here's fifteen points.

Now wasn't that fun!?"



"Yeah, you're ton's of fun Gato." Crono shook his head and put the points in his pocket. He'd spend them later. Maybe Marle would want something.



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They walked out of the clearing and Crono's stomach rumbled. He still hadn't eaten yet, and there was something delicious wafting through the air. His eyes darted round to spot a neatly tied sack of chicken sitting on a table alone. Hmm…..His mouth watered and he grabbed the food, not really thinking whom it belonged to, and stuffed some of the warm yum into his wanting mouth. Ah, bliss.



"Hehe. Crono you're such a pig."





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AN: There you have it. The 2nd chapter In time all things come together. Those things being Crono and Marle, but when will this destined pair realize their feelings for each other? I have no idea! Maybe in a couple more chapters time, but only if you review!

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