Sora-san: Wahaha Chapter 4! Don't worry I wouldn't leave you guys on a cliffhanger that bad for very long...except maybe once Kingdom Hearts 2 comes out...ANYWHO...Don't own Chrno Crusade and...yeaaaaaaaaaaah. Well enjoy!
Why Can't Dreams Be Real?
4. The Man Called Aion
I quickly grabbed my gun and pointed it at him—my hands and voice shaking. "W-what do you want?"
"You look lost. I'm simply offering you some advice: give up. You can't win this battle."
"What are you talking about?" Why is it so hard to speak…?
"The more you try the harder it will be." Aion said, calmly picking a feather off his clothes and letting it fall to the floor. As soon as it hit it burst into flame, causing me to jump. Then the feather disintegrated and my eyes stayed glued to the burnt spot on the floor it had created.
"Come now…You don't want to cause yourself more pain, do you? It will cause Joshua pain."
My eyes snapped back up to Aion and I pulled the bullet-release lock, returning my finger to the trigger.
"Come with me. We'll go see him together." Aion said, holding out his hand.
"I want to see Joshua…" I began, my voice choking off. But not like this! And I pulled the trigger three times. Each bullet passed right through him and landed in my wall.
"Until later then." Aion said, and vanished into thin air.
I stared at the wall, shaking. Lowering my gun I threw up on my bed. All I saw was red, which slowly faded and then everything went black.
When I next drifted into consciousness I could hear voices.
"…It's all my fault. I should've stayed with her."
…Chrno? I tried to open my eyes, but to no avail.
"No Chrno it's all my fault—I shouldn't have called you away…I'm always causing so much pain for everyone…" Azmaria said, sniffing to hold back tears.
"Azmaria…" Chrno began, sighing. "It really is my fault. I should've made sure Rosette would be alright by herself. Could you please go get Sister Kate?"
Azmaria said nothing but I could hear her leave. I heard the door open and close and footsteps crossed the room. I felt Chrno sit down on the bed beside me.
"Rosette…"
I struggled to speak, but my mouth wouldn't even open—let alone form the words needed to speak.
Suddenly I felt Chrno tense up. "Aion…" He growled quietly.
…How does he know Aion was here?
"If he touches you again…I'll kill him." Chrno said angrily, shakily brushing a piece of hair off my face.
Chrno…
I heard a knock at the door.
"Can I come in?" It was Sister Kate.
"…Yeah." Chrno replied.
I heard the door open and close once more.
"Is Rosette ok?" Azmaria asked nervously.
"…I think so." Chrno said. "Sister Kate…Aion was here."
"That's impossible! He couldn't have gotten through the barrier!" Sister Kate yelled, alarmed.
"…This room reeks of him."
Just then I heard the door slam open yet again and a voice I didn't recognize began to speak.
"Sister Kate! We have a problem! We've received an order—they won't accept anyone but Rosette for the job!"
I could feel everyone's eyes on me and I finally managed to speak.
"…Hooray for me."
Sora-san: Aion obssesing over Joshua, Azmaria blaming herself for everything...yep that's pretty characteristic if I do say so myself! And OMG cute moment where Chrno is all...protective. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Ok done squeeing. Geez I'm writing a review on my own story aren't I? I'll stop and leave that for you guys...Please review! I need as many opinions as possible! And I take constructive critisism so bring on the c.c.! ...Just don't yell at me ok? Yell at Aion. And Sister Kate. And Aion. And...did I mention Aion?
