Hey, GundamWingFanatic90 here, with yet another chapter of RtToY. I'm sorry if you think that it's going kind of slowly, but this fic is more romance than action, so I apologize to anyone who wants action/adventure action. If you want that, then you'll probably have to look somewhere else. Ah, well, if you are reading this and like it, then wait no more! On with Chapter 3! (and a special thank you to everyone who reviewed the last two chapters!)

Summary: When Rosette went to bed the night before, she was in 1924. When she woke up the next day, she was in Eden… unmistakably 54 years in the past.

WARNING: This fic is more mature than what I usually write. It's more mature than PG-13 (T), but I don't think it's enough to be rated an R (M). This meaning, there is no lemon, but there are innuendoes and mature conversations in existence. If you feel that the rating needs to go up, please tell me so in either a review or an e-mail.

Disclaimer: See Chapter 1.

Return to Times of Yore
By GundamWingFanatic90
Submitted: 19 September 2005

Present Day, Chrono

"Rosette! Rosette?" I called through the door to her room. She had fallen asleep the night before as I sat next to her bed, telling her about how life had been in Eden before Magdalene came. Now, it was about 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and she still hadn't come out. No one had seen her all day, and no one had seen her exit her room, via the window or the door.

"Rosette! Open up! It's way past time to get up!" I shouted. When there was no reply, I growled, my fangs glinting as my eyebrow twitched in annoyance, and then I opened the door…

"Huh?" There was no one there. The bed was unmade, as if she had been sleeping in it and then vanished. "Rosette? Rosette!" I noticed a shade-like thing on the bed, and went over to it, only to see that it was Rosette. She seemed to be sleeping, but the thing was… she was translucent! I tried to put my hand on her shoulder, but when it turned out that she was intangible, as well, I panicked, and ran to get the Elder, Father Remington, and Sister Kate. Running through the halls, I called their names repeatedly.

"SISTER KATE! FATHER REMINGTON! ELDER!" I shouted. As I approached Sister Kate's office, the Head Nun and Remington both poked their heads out into the hallway, seeming to be aggravated and baffled, respectively.

"Chrono! What in heaven's name are you shouting about?" Sister Kate inquired. I halted at the door, bending over double and panting.

"Rosette… is gone… but she's… there at the same… time…!" I choked out, coughing a couple of times. "You need… to see this…" They looked at each other for only a second before coming out and starting down the hall towards Rosette's room at a run. I followed closely, until we came to the space that belonged to my best friend, my lover. We entered the room with haste, and I pointed over to the bed, where the half-existent form of my Contractor lay. With a pang, I realized that she was slowly fading. Sister Kate, upon seeing Rosette's state, turned to me, but I was already out the door, nearly flying down the halls and across the grounds to the Elder's hut. I burst into the small building and literally grabbed the Elder by the back of his lab coat before rushing back up to Rosette's room.

"Why, Chrono, my lad, whatever is the hurry?" Elder asked, not at all perturbed by the swift motion. I didn't answer, instead skidding to a halt outside of the familiar door and all but throwing him and myself inside. Sister Kate and Father Remington looked up at us as we entered, and the Elder, instantly noticing the situation, nodded and sent me to get some things from his hut. I was back in a flash, and he began to take readings from what was left of my Contractor. When shock registered on his face, I began to worry even more than I already was.

"Elder?" Sister Kate ventured. He shook his head, bewildered beyond belief.

"She's traveling… back in time…" he muttered. "But… I don't know how…"

"How far back?" I exclaimed. He looked up at me.

"54 years."

Meow. There's Chapter 3 done. /sighs/ Phew. So, that's about 3/20 or so done… Anyways, please leave a review!

-Fanatic