School Story

Foreword: :sigh: Against my better judgement, I've decided to write my slightly darker plot line. Don't hate me, just trust me.

If anyone can't understand how big this school is, we're talking HUGE! It allows elementary school students up through high school students. Each school; elementary, middle, and high schools have their own building and their own teachers.

There are three girls dormitories and three boys dormitories. The campus is huge, with the lake right in the middle. There are even restaurants, a few, on campus. There is a park with a playground for the younger kids.

There is a baseball field, volleyball, tennis, football, and indoor and outdoor pool, you get the idea. We are talking HUGE!

Which makes it very good for Chrono that he had Rosette and Azmaria, that had been there since elementary school, to show him where everything is.

Earlier, Chrono hadn't really been paying attention to the campus, was now looking around like a child, completely in awe. Rosette giggled.

"He's acting exactly like we did." She said, grinning at Azmaria.

"Oh yes, except no one wanted to help us get around, so we just got lost." Azmaria said, giggling.

Later

"Chrono! You're a prodigy! It's really hard to get kicked out of the cafeteria!" Said Rosette cheerfully. Azmaria sighed and rubbed her head.

"It's not MY fault! You're the one that threw that pie at me! It's not MY fault I dumped you in the water bin." He muttered.

Rosette was soaked, again, but at least she didn't have to spend an hour in the boy's bathroom trying to get whipped cream out of her hair. She giggled at the sight of Chrono chasing her around the cafeteria with whipped cream all over his face.

"It's not funny!!" He said angrily, sounding harsher then he intended to. Rosette winced.

"Sorry. It wasn't that funny." 'Great, I pissed him off.' He sighed.

"No, it's ok, I'm just overreacting a bit." He said, shaking his head.

"Well since you spent an hour in the bathroom," Said Azmaria, giggling. "It's about time for the fireworks to start."

Chrono blinked. "But it's only 9." He said, glancing at the clock on the wall.

"While you were chasing Rosette around, they announced that they were moving up the time to 9:25. So we only have about 20 minutes." Said Azmaria.

"Yeah! And we've gotta get good seats!" She said, walking twords the lake. Chrono leaned over to Azmaria.

"Her mood swings scare me." He whispered. Azmaria giggled and nodded.

"C'mon." She said, running after Rosette. But she wasn't watching where she was going, and ran into someone.

"Hendrics. I'd pay a bit more attention to where you were going if I was you." Said Satella. Azmaria giggled and hugged the older girl.

"Satella! I didn't see you today!" She said, smiling.

"Pft. I just got back from suspension today." She said, shrugging. Chrono blinked.

"S...suspension?" He said uneasily. Satella grinned.

"Hullo Astral, good to see you found your group." She said, smirking.

"You know each other?" Said Azmaria, clearly impressed.

"Yeah, she helped me find my way around the dorm." He mumbled. Satella smirked at him again.

"COME ON YOU TWO!" Yelled Rosette. Chrono grabbed Azmaria and dragged her twords Rosette.

"Sorry, we got distracted." He said, handing over the dazed Azmaria over to Rosette. Rosette giggled and sat down, pulling Azmaria over with her.

"We're sitting here apparently." Said Azmaria, dusting off her skirt. Chrono chuckled and sat down on the other side of Rosette. After sitting there for a while, Rosette grinned and pointed twords a mass of people walking to the other side of the lake.

"Look! There go all the adults to set off the fireworks!" Cried Rosette. The other children around her cheered.

"Way to go Rosette. This is the third year in a row you've seen them first." Said Azmaria, grinning. Chrono raised his eyebrows.

"It's a contest. Whoever can spot the adults going to the fireworks first is the winner. You don't actually win anything except bragging rights." Said Rosette grinning. The adults appeared to be talking.

They soon after set off the first firework. The firework shot into the sky, leaving a trail of golden sparks behind it. The children watched the firework as it went higher and higher.

It suddenly stopped in mid air, frozen, before falling back the way it came.

The children froze. It was like time had stopped as the firework fell.

It collided with the adults with an earsplitting explosion.

In the place of the adults, was a huge fire where the once wonderful firework had exploded.

Five teachers, Sister Kate, Father Remington, and Elder came running out of the fire. Burnt, and in some cases, bleeding.

The magnitude of the situation hit the children like a hammer. Pure pandemonium broke out among them.

Children started screaming, crying, hugging each other, and praying. Chrono and Rosette looked at the smoldering fire in horror. Azmaria started to cry, but was unable to look away from the flame. Rosette hugged the other girl, making her look away.

The gates flew off it's hinges, smashing into a group of kids. They lay under the heavy iron doors motionless. The children's cries grew louder, hysteria everywhere you turned.

Shadowed figures walked through the remains of the gate. All noise ceased instantly. The groups of children huddled together. Even Chrono had unconsciously moved closer to Rosette and Azmaria, putting his arm around Rosette's waist.

They watched in horror as armed men stepped into view. They pointed guns at the teachers. The teachers seemed to be trying to comprehend what was going on.

A tall man, flanked by guards walked into the courtyard. He looked over the children silently, his freakish yellow eyes looking at every child.

Those eyes finally reached Rosette, Azmaria, and Chrono. The man's gaze met Rosette's and she suppressed a shudder, infinitely glad that Azmaria was crying her eyes out into her shirt.

The man smirked. "It's amazing how quickly things can go from heaven to hell, isn't it Chrono?" Asked the man, not looking away from Rosette.

Rosette gasped. She tried to look away, but she couldn't. The other children looked at Chrono, horrified. A soft, barley audible mummer swept through the silent groups.

"Is it his fault?"

"Did he do this?"

"I can't believe it..."

A glare from the man silenced them instantly. The minute his eyes left hers, Rosette looked at Chrono.

He looked angry, horrified, and upset all at the same time. He saw her looking at him and looked away.

The man smirked. "Chrono, I'm hurt. I thought you'd be happy to see me." He said tauntingly. "Now, you'll be coming with me. We have business to discuss." He said.

Chrono growled, his grip on Rosette tightening instinctively. Rosette looked at him worriedly. 'What is going on...' She thought.

The man thought for a moment. 'Let's kill two birds with one stone...' He decided, pulling a gun out of his pocket, looking directly at Chrono.

Rosette gasped in horror.

But, he instead pointed the gun at Rosette.

"Either you come with me, Astral, or her head gets blown off." He said, tightening his grip on the gun, ready to fire. "I'm waiting for your answer."

Chrono gritted his teeth. His grip on Rosette loosened for a split second.

In that instance, the man was in front of Chrono. He grabbed his by the throat, hauling him off the ground.

"Chrono!" Yelled Rosette, struggling to stand up.

"No, Rosette, stay away." He said as calmly as he could in his position.

The man smirked. "Take Mr. Astral to the main office. That girl, Rosette. Keep her in your custody untill I give you further orders. The girl that is with her is of no importance." He said.

"Get away from here!" Yelled Chrono. The man threw him against the wall.

Before Rosette could even turn around, someone was wrenching Azmaria from her grasp She shrieked. "Azmaria!" Azmaria struggled.

"Rosette! Don't let them take me!" Screamed Azmaria, trying to get back to Rosette, crying hysterically. One of the men hit Azmaria in the back of the head, knocking her out.

"Azmaria!" Cried Rosette, running twords her. Two men grabbed her arms, holding onto her tightly. She kicked one in the leg. His partner punched her in the stomach, hard.

Meanwhile, other men where herding the other children into groups by their school. Elementary, middle, and high. They knocked out anyone who resisted.

The man let go of Chrono, who was watching with an expression of pure horror.

"Will you come with me now?" He said, smirking.

Chrono felt like he was going to cry. This dark, grief ridden place wasn't the cheerful boarding school he had been in for that day.

Only a day, but it felt longer then that.

"I...I'll go with you." He said, his voice cracking.

The man smirked again. "Perfect. Keep the blonde girl in your custody under all costs. Remember, dead children don't speak." He said, walking twords the main building, Chrono trailing behind him.

Rosette felt tears in her eyes as she watched everything going on in the courtyard. She turned slightly and saw Chrono walking away with that man, looking like he was being dragged into hell itself. The children around her were crying silently, being led off by the men. Azmaria being dragged off as well.

The expressions on their faces where gaunt with disbelief, most of them had tears in their eyes, horror everywhere.

But Chrono, he looked ready to die. Agony was all over his face, tears shining in his eyes as he looked back at her one more time. A single tear rolled down his face. He turned away and walked into the building.

'How did this happen to us...' Thought Rosette, starting to cry.

Author's note: Oh my god, I can't believe I wrote this. I was crying at the end. I'm guessing that you wanna know who the man is. It's Lerajie, the man that helped Ricardo in the anime and manga. Till next time, see ya!