Crossing Time

Chrno Crusade

Rated R: Violence Sexual Content (Later Chapters)

Summary: It's 2005 and Rosette has been reborn, but without memories of her past. Living in an apartment and going to high school is the same, until time stops and an old friend comes back, but isn't the same. RxC

Note: Italics means thoughts (the persons thinking)

Disclaimer: I do not own Chrno Crusade although I wish I did…. But I don't, so you can't sue me, besides I have no money…

Chapter one: Over Coming Fear

Rosette watched as the teacher explained a math problem to the class. She had been late to school again, and didn't feel much like doing anything but going back to sleep. Why is it always me…I'm always late for class and falling behind!

"Rosette, stop daydreaming and do the problem." The teacher pointed to the board while keeping an eye on Rosette.

Rosette glared at the teacher as she passed him. He always picks me! Why does it always have to be me? Rosette slowly picked up the chalk and wrote the answer and sat back down in her seat.

"Very good, how did you get that answer?"

"What? You said do the problem, you didn't say anything about explaining it!" Rosette sent him a glare of daggers.

"Miss Christopher! Settle down, just explain how you got the answer you did." The teacher walked over to her desk "If you explain it, I'll give you a break from staying after school for being late."

"Why didn't you say so?" Rosette jumped up and ran to the board and wrote down the way she did to get the problem. "And that's how I got the problem."

Rosette's eyes opened to the sound of her alarm clock. It had been one her happier dreams about school, but she didn't know why she was having it. Hopeful thinking maybe?

"Rosette, are you awake? You're going to miss school…again." Satella was downstairs waiting for her reply. "Rosette!"

"Yeah, yeah! I'm coming!" Rosette yawned as she walked to her closet and looked around. She pulled out blue jeans and a T-shirt that showed off her stomach. Put them on and went downstairs to grab something quick and go to school. Everyone was already dressed and ready to go.

"What took you so long!" Satella handed Rosette her backpack and walked outside to the car. "I'm not going to wait forever."

"It's not like your haven't ever slept in!" Rosette sent a glare at Satella.

"There's a difference between once and the whole week!" Satella sent a glare back at Rosette. "Come on before we're late again."

"I'm driving!"

"We'll see about that." Satella got to the drivers side first and got in. Leaving Rosette to wonder how she got to the car so fast.

"Hurry, or the teacher is going to yell at me again!" Rosette made Satella step on the pedal and speed the car up. Finally reaching the school, Rosette jumped out and raced into the school building. As soon as she got inside, the bell rang. "Gah! I'm late again!"

Running past other late students, Rosette burst through the door to her classroom. "I'm here!"

"Yes, and your also late again, Rosette. Try to come on time for once this year." The teacher sat at his desk with a piece of paper in his hand. "You'll be needing this."

"What? Another detention slip! You've got to be kidding me!"

"Sorry, but you earned it with your tardiness." The teacher handed it to Rosette and watched as she sat down after mumbling a few curse words.

During class, Rosette, stared blankly at the chalkboard as a student explained a few things about the problem the teacher told him to do. This is so boring! Isn't there anything better to do then sit around in class? Rosette sighed as the student spoke on.

Sudden breeze came through the open window, making Rosette shiver. She glanced at it wondering if it was going to rain or anything. The sun was shining in the clear cloudless sky and the wind wasn't blowing…the trees were still. Unmoving.

Rosette looked away trying to ignore the feel of the harsh cold breeze. Finally, she raised her hand to go to the bathroom. After being granted permission, she rushed off into the hall and sat down. What was that all about? That breeze was so cold, but it's the middle of summer and I didn't see the wind blowing. All the trees were silent.

"Miss Christopher, you aren't planning on staying here all night are you? Everyone has gone home." The teacher was surprised to see Rosette sitting out in the hall. "Is something wrong?"

"N-No! Umm, what time is it, Mr. Sailor?" Rosette was confused. She had just been there in the hall for a couple of minutes hadn't she?

"It's five O'clock, time for you to be home doing homework." Mr. Sailor gave Rosette an odd look and walked on leaving her to be confused.

"What's happening? It's almost as if time went forward…." Rosette stood, wondering around the halls as she made her way to the front entrance. The cold breeze had returned and the darkening sky became black. "What?"

"Rosette! Where have you been?" Azmaria ran toward Rosette breathing hard. "Satella and I have been looking for you for three hours! It's nine O'clock!"

Rosette's eyes went wide. "What…?" She quickly shook her head. A flash of something came into her mind… a watch…and a boy with long purple hair. What was it that she was seeing?

"Rosette, you didn't answer my question." Azmaria looked at her friend worryingly. "Are you feeling alright, Rosette?"

"I'm fine! Just fine!" Rosette gave cheerful smile to reinsure her friend. "Where is Satella anyway?"

"She's out by the park area. What were you doing out here so late?" Azmaria and Rosette began to walk to the park to let Satella know that Rosette wasn't lying in a ditch or something.

"I was just walking and I lost track of time is all." Rosette smiled nervously.

Something isn't right. Rosette's acting awfully strange tonight. Azmaria smiled back.

"Rosette! Where in the world have you been!" Satella greeted them with a glare. Well-greeted Rosette with one. "Do you have any idea what time it is!"

Rosette laughed and backed away. "Time to go home?"

"Your hopeless!" Satella threw the car keys at Rosette.

"Hey! What was that for?"

"For being an idiot!"

"Can we please not fight now?" Azmaria tried to interfere but to no avail.

Later that night, Rosette tossed and turned from the images running through her mind. The boy, the watch and what looked like her as a young girl than another boy. What were the images? Rosette couldn't stand it!

Sitting up in bed, Rosette breathed hard wondering if the images inside her mind meant something. One of her teachers said something about past lives coming back to a person. Is that what was happening? Could the one thing that Rosette didn't believe in be happening to her right now?

I can't stand this! What are these images! I have to know! Rosette climbed out of bed and grabbed a coat and slipped out the door.

Meanwhile, somewhere underground, a boy with long purple hair done in a braid sat against a wall staring coldly at the ground. His red eyes harsh. Rosette Christopher…Where are you now? Are you okay? Are you alive? The name 'Rosette' ran through his mind. The woman he loved. The woman he had no clue that was still alive.

Rosette walked along the rode not caring where she ended up. She didn't want to go back home and she didn't want to be somewhere warm. The name 'Chrno' came to her mind. Chrno. Who's Chrno? If it someone I know or used to know? The wind blew and she found herself at an old subway station. Rusty and torn down.

The same cold breeze floated through the air, but only this time a huge flash of light surrounded her. What's happening to me? The world froze in its place, nothing moving everything covered in the light. She quickly ran into the tunnel of the subway station and collapsed on the ground. A movement could be seen in the darkness.

"Who's there?" The boy with long braided purple hair stood and stared at the girl. His eyes went soft. "Rosette?"

"Who are you! How did you know my name?" Rosette backed up until her back touched the wall.

"I see you don't remember. I'm Chrno."

The name startled Rosette. It was the same name that echoed in her mind. "Chrno?"

"Yes. Your Rosette Christopher, right?"

"Yeah, but how do you know my name?" The six-teen year-old girl was still scared of him. She could tell he wasn't human.

"It's a long story…"

Rosette came a little closer to him. "Bore me."

"Fine." Chrno shook his head than sat down again. "You've been reborn, and your memories of your past life are hidden away somewhere."

"Past life?" Rosette's fear of Chrno had completely disappeared. She couldn't explain how, but she felt safe with him. "Chrno, what was that huge flash light that surrounded me?"

"A time freeze."

"What?"

"It's something that happens once every 700 years. And it's the seventh one, and it will remain for eternity."

"That can't happen!"

"I know, but listen, if we were to obtain"

"We? I don't even know you!" Rosette didn't realize how close Chrno had come to her. She moved away slightly.

"It's just, we were lovers in past life." Chrno blushed when he said it. He was sure that Rosette thought he was some kind of pervert for saying something like that.

"Lovers? It that why you aren't so up-tight like I am?" Rosette blushed as well.

"I suppose so. We can unfreeze time if we were to obtain the seven jewels of time cross."

"Time cross?" Rosette smirked. "Jewels, eh?"

"You haven't changed a bit…" Chrno sweat drop when Rosette began laughing hysterically. "People still move, but time never changes. So everyone is immortal right now. They don't grow any older."

"Wow… How is that a bad thing?"

"The population would over pack. Destruction would occur."

"I see."

Chrno smiled to himself. He was glad that Rosette didn't fear him anymore. "Your fear of me is gone."

"I guess…you could say I over came fear." Rosette smiled and moved closer to Chrno. "It's freezing down here!"

Not knowing what else to do, Chrno wrapped his arms around Rosette making her squeak in surprise. "Relax. I'm just warming you up, alright?"

Rosette nodded. Being this close to him wasn't that bad after all. She felt as if nothing could hurt her. She had over come her fear of the world that very moment…

Sorry for making the chapter so short, I'll try next time to make it longer anyways, how do you like it so far? Please read & review! It gets BETTER!

MiaOrisaki