School Story

Forward- Hiya! Sorry for the delay in my updates! I've been swamped doing all sorts of crap. And my ideas are running low, so I'm trying to get back on track!

Onward!

Chapter 6

Meanwhile:

( :ahem: I've completely abandoned Azmaria up to his point. So this is kinda what's going on with her while we were with Chrono and Rosette. Enjoy!)

Azmaria opened her eyes slowly. She rubbed her eyes. 'Did I fall asleep during the fireworks...' Her eye's widened as she sat bolt upright. She regretted that as the room she was in spun. She fell back again.

"Hey! Azmaria's awake!" Said someone. Before Azmaria could comprehend what was going on, Father Remington and Sister Kate were kneeling next to her.

"Azmaria, how are you feeling?" Asked Sister Kate, gasping to the girl's eyes fill with tears.

"It wasn't a dream, was it? Those evil people took Rosette and Chrono." She said softly, blinking a few tears from her eyes. Sister Kate rubbed her head.

"They're both alright. Be it wasn't a dream, we're being held prisoner here." Said Father Remington. Azmaria sat up, to see the room she was in.

It was the history room. But it had been stripped bare. The desks were overthrown, all the books where gone. As were the maps, globes, and colorful posters.

The children were strewn about the room, sitting on the overturned desks, clustering together. They spoke softly, about mostly nothing. They were merely trying to convince each other that everything would work out alright.

It was absolutely heartrending. Azmaria was in shock, much like Rosette. She snapped out of it faster though. "Do we have any communications to the outside world?" She asked.

"None, they destroyed the phone lines, and all the computers were confiscate a long time ago." Said Father Remington. Azmaria huffed.

"That's not good..." Said Azmaria, shivering. "And why is it so cold?"

"The cut off all the heat and air conditioning. You know how cold this place normally is." Said Sister Kate.

"Where's Elder?"

"They took him away with them. Probably to fix things or something like that." Said Father Remington.

Azmaria looked at all the glum faces around her. "This is horrid..." She murmured. Her face lit up. She reached into her pocket.

"Look!" She said, producing her I-POD. Everyone around her blinked.

"She's lost it." Said one of the students. Azmaria just grinned.

"Look, I know this is a bad situation, but if we just sit around and feel sorry for ourselves, we'll make ourselves sick. Seriously." She said, going through the song selections.

A mummer swept through the children.

"She's right..."

"Any song suggestions?" Called Azmaria.

"Dive!" Yelled one of the children. Azmaria grinned. She scrolled through her menu and chose the song, turning her volume as loud as she could.

As soon as the song started, the children all started to talk. Seriously talk, like they did at the lunch tables. The two teachers where amazed.

"Azmaria...how did you..." Said Sister Kate. Azmaria grinned.

"Never underestimate the power of music." She said happily.

The door swung open. Everyone froze. Even the MP3 player stopped playing. The man that had drug Rosette and Chrono away.

Lerajie walked over to Azmaria, took her MP3 player, dropped it to the ground, stomped heavily on it, and walked out. The lock clicking behind him.

With Rosette and Chrono

Rosette was hysterical.. She'd seen a dead body before, but, not someone being killed. She suppressed a shudder. What appalled her most, was the men were CONGRATULATING each other on a 'nice shot'.

Chrono, on the other hand, had looked at the clock. He shook her gently. "Rosette, look, it's been over 10 minutes." He said, sounding worried.

Rosette's head snapped up as she turned twords the clock. It had been 15 minutes since Lerajie had left them.

Chrono frowned slightly. He got up and walked to the door, jiggling the handle. "Locked." He muttered.

As soon as Chrono let go of the doorknob, the door was flung open, hitting Chrono in the head, seeing as how he hadn't had any time to move.

He stumbled backwards a few steps, rubbing his head.

Rosette stared at the person in the doorway.

A tall, skinny, pale girl was standing there. She looked like a china doll. "You are allowed to wander the corridors of this floor. The stairwell doors are locked, and Lerajie can still watch you from the office." She said, her voice soft and childish. She turned and walked from the room without another word nor waiting for a reply.

Rosette and Chrono had to digest what she had just said.

"Who was that?" Said Rosette cautiously, approaching the open door.

"Fiore." Said Chrono, walking up behind her. "C'mon, I don't want to sit around here all day." He said, smiling.

Rosette nodded timidly. She walked out of the room, wincing at the destruction around her. Chrono sighed and grabbed her hand, tugging gently.

"Let's go check out the other rooms." He said, smiling. 'This is nothing compared to what it was like in the resistance...' He thought.

Rosette nodded, allowing Chrono to lead her down the hallway. Chrono stopped and checked the first door they came to. The door opened about halfway, and then hit something. Chrono frowned. He pushed harder and the scraping of metal could be heard on the other side, but the door swung open.

Rosette gasped. It was the band and orchestra room. Instruments where everywhere. Drums had huge holes in the middle, horns had keys torn out, pieces lay everywhere. Music stands where bent and broken. The chairs ripped apart.

Rosette walked over to one of the drums, unaware that she was still holding Chrono's hand.

"This was my drum." She said, pointing with her free hand. "I was a percussionist. Azmaria played flute." She said softly.

Flashback

"Rosette Christopher, put that saxophone down and go to your drum!" Yelled the music teacher. Rosette glared and lay down the saxophone down. She had been chasing around one of the other percussionists with it.

Azmaria stifled a giggle. The other students all held back laughter. Rosette grabbed her drum sticks and took her place behind her drum.

The teacher lifted her baton. "Instruments only, no drums." She said, motioning them to start.

The beautiful music swelled and filled the room. The sun shone through the window behind Rosette, making the instruments glint. Azmaria was playing her heart out on her flute, swaying slightly to the rythem.

One of the clarinetists hit a sour note and the entire class erupted into laughter, even the teacher.

End Flashback

Chrono watched Rosette. Her eyes where glazed over, she looked like she was in pain. He squeezed her hand softly, jerking her back to reality. She looked at the remains of the window.

Chrono tugged her arm again. "Let's go." He said gently. Rosette followed him, grateful when the door shut behind them.

Chrono looked at Rosette from the corner of his eyes. Her eyes where red from crying and her hair was in a mess. 'She doesn't look so good. But, who would? She's lived here for a long time. It must be so hard to have everything torn from you like this...'

Flashback

The fire roared, smoke clouding the halls.

Chrono, only 8 at the time, ran down the hall, trying to see through the smoke. "Magdaline?! I want out!" He cried, choking on the smoke.

He fumbled down the hallway, coughing. "Magdaline! I don't want to take the test anymore! I wanna go home!" He cried, tears forming in his eyes.

He saw a door. Hope shining in his eyes, Chrono opened the door, only to recoil in horror. His friends, his classmates, all lay dead in front of him.

Chrono opened his mouth to scream, but choked on the smoke. He ran as fast as he could away from the room, tripping and falling on his face. He curled into a ball, his small body shaking with sobs.

The image of them all, the blood, their lifeless bodies, everything.

Something within him snapped. He stood up, ignoring the tears on his face. He walked slowly out of the building. As soon as fresh air entered his lungs, he collapsed onto the grass.

Voices where heard above him.

"He'll do. He made it out alive. Sane, I'm not so sure." Said Magdalene.

"He's stronger then he looks." Said Aion. "He'll be good for us."

End Flashback

Chrono shuddered. 'The entrance exam. The exam to get into the resistance. To get out of the building alive.' He thought.

Rosette stopped. "Can we go in here?" She asked softly, pointing to one of the doors. Chrono nodded. She opened the door.

What she saw made her recoil in horror.

TBC...

Author's Note: I'm so evil, sorry guys. I have a few FAQ's to answer before I leave.

Is Chrono a demon?

Not quite. Because of his training with the resistance force, he's stronger then the average human. But his rank is called demon, so it's close enough.

I also have a confession to make. Rosette is OOC in this fic, I'll admit. But seriously, you're home for that many years is blown to peices and find out that the resistance you hate is behind it, it's going to make you afraid. And since Chrono was a part of the resistance, he's slightly more calm and willing to give Rosette support.

I'm trying to work in Rosette/Chrono moments here, but it's kinda dificult at this point. I'm still trying to shape the prespective of the resistance and how badly the school is at this point. So, I'm trying guys.

Anyway, please review and send in your questions, comments, ideas, and etc. Thank you so much!