Okay, sorry for the very, very long wait. It's been pretty busy around here, but I have to admit, it was mostly my fault for procrastinating. I apologize profusely to everyone who has had to wait so very long for me to get off of my fat arse and post this chapter. Oh yeah, Merry Christmas!

WARNING: See chapter 1.

WARNING 2: Chrono is the Sinner of Anger. He needs anger management. (winks)

Disclaimer: See chapter 1, chapter 5, or chapter 16.

Return to Times of Yore
By GundamWingFanatic90
Submitted: 25 December 2005

Past, Eden, Rosette

I watched as Aidan and Adrian tackled Aion and Genai to the ground, laughing all the way, narrowly missing a nearby basket of clothes. From my left side, I heard Mary giggle softly.

"They're a riot, aren't they?" she asked good-naturedly. I nodded with a grin.

"Tell me about it." I replied with a laugh. "The other day, they pulled this really good prank on Aion- oh, GENAI, WATCH OUT!" The good-natured demon was rolling around on the ground in an effort to get away from my children. In his haste he had rolled into a laundry basket and was now attempting to get himself untangled from the various articles of clothing that he was now twisted in.

'Chrono isn't going to like that…' I thought, a drop of sweat sliding down the side of my face at the thought of my fiancé when he was angry. Sure enough, in a second there started a loud growl from the other side of the clothes lines from me and Mary, and I pulled aside a sheet to catch a glimpse of Chrono. He was livid. His eyes were practically glowing golden, hands clenched at his sides as he attempted to calm his anger, horns sprouting from either side of his head as his clothes changed and his ears elongated. His headband vanished, the three jewels adorning his forehead appearing in a flash. Jaw set, long fangs bared, he took one stomping step towards Genai, wings unfurling with a loud crack as he made his way over to his wayward friends and children.

"GENAI!" Chrono shouted, a vein popping in his forehead. Aidan and Adrian looked up at their father, their expressions swiftly turning to ones of fright, and they scrambled away from their uncles, deciding to attempt a mad dash past Chrono. However, they were unsuccessful as his hands flashed out to one side, vertebrae tail whipping out to the other, and wrapped them around both twins. Adrian was caught in the tail, Aidan squirming in his arms. I started forward, my hand on my gun. I had never seen him this furious- save the time he went berserk in San Francisco- and I didn't know what he would do. If he hurt the twins…

However, my worry was for naught, as a sudden shriek of laughter rang out from Aidan, Chrono's hands running frantically over her sides in twisting motions. Adrian was being given the same treatment by Chrono's tail, the sharp point of its tip blunted for the moment. After a little while, he set the twins down so that they could scurry back to me, and resumed his march on Genai, eyes glowing golden once more. The other demon, seeing this, tried to escape like my children had done, but his efforts were as fruitless as Aidan and Adrian's had been. The Pocket Watch crackled with power against my breastbone, and I glanced down at it, blinking. Was Chrono angered enough to break the Seal? I felt all color leech out of my face. Didn't Shader make it so that Astral could flow both ways? What if he would accidentally drain my soul? I didn't have time to call out before he fired an Astral blast at Genai, and I was sent to my knees with a gasp. From where he was now strangling Genai, Chrono looked over, and upon seeing my condition, he dropped the other demon and was at my side in an instant, worry and concern etched into his features.

"Rosette?" he asked, tone laced with panic. I breathed heavily, clutching at my chest as an unfamiliar sensation coursed through my body. It was a rush of adrenaline; the only things I could compare it to were the sensations I felt when I was in Chrono's arms or in a battle. It left me feeling energized to a point where I felt like jumping up and down in glee, and I glanced at the Watch to see that it had snapped open, my heartbeat sounding out of it, pulsing in time with the throbbing in my chest. Only one thing was different from when I usually opened the Seal: the Clock's hands were moving backwards from normal. My life was lengthening. My eyes were wide with joy and astonishment, and a bit of excitement, as I looked up into my lover's golden eyes.

"My life… it's…" I gasped out, just before everything went black.

"ROSETTE!"

Okay, that's done. Hope you liked it!(Does anyone here sense a little dramatic irony?)And like I said, Chrono does need anger management and he also needs to learn some responsibility. (nods sagely)I have to update again, now, so read and review! Merry Christmas!

-Fanatic

P.S. Does anyone on here like Naruto?