Disclaimer: I do not own Chrono Crusade or its characters. I do, however, own the idea behind FMANO.
Chapter 2: The First Step
The gate suddenly opened. Rosette and Joshua flinched, not expecting it to open on its own. They looked at each other, swallowed hard, grabbed their things, and went in.
After about two minutes of walking, they came to three separate roads. There was also a sign, and one arrow said "Girls Dormitory." Another pointing to the opposite road said, "Boys Dormitory." The last arrow pointing to the road in the middle said, "School."
"I guess we part here for now Rosette," Joshua said slightly sad.
Rosette nodded. "But, we should see each other tomorrow, right?"
This time Joshua nodded. "I hope so." He then held his luggage tighter and cleared his throat. "Well, bye Rosette, see you tomorrow."
Rosette also squeezed her luggage and bid farewell. They went down the road they needed to follow, and looked at each other one last time.... for that day.
When Rosette finally got to the dorm, she hesitated in opening the door. I don't have to do this, she thought. I could leave right now, and no one would know I was ever coming. She then shook her head and sighed. I'd be a coward if I did that though.... and I know Joshua wouldn't be very happy if he didn't see me tomorrow... She looked up at the door and reached out to open it.
Right then, the door opened and someone carrying a stack of books ran into Rosette. They both fell down, with books flying everywhere. Rosette removed a book that fell on her head and covered her view, and saw a girl. She also had a book on her head, but it wasn't covering her face. She was busy trying to collect all the books she had dropped.
Rosette just sat there for a moment, trying to gather her thoughts. Once she figured out what was going on, she also started collecting books to help the girl. The girl looked up at Rosette, and when she realized that she had run into her, said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know someone was out here."
Rosette also looked up and smiled. "Nah, it's jake. You didn't mean to."
The girl also smiled and continued collecting books. Once they were all picked up, Rosette helped hold some, even though it was complicated because she had her luggage. The girl saw Rosette's luggage and questioned, "Are you moving in?"
Rosette also looked down at her luggage and sighed. "Yeah, I had a bit of trouble at my old school."
The girl nodded in understanding, and introduced herself. "My name is Mary Magdalene. I've been here since last year. I might be able to help you around a bit."
Rosette smiled and nodded. "Thanks. I'm Rosette Christopher. I would offer to shake your hand, but I can't with all this stuff."
Mary laughed. "You don't have to help me. I never really drop anything when I can't see. It's, I guess you could say, luck I always have." Then she smiled.
Rosette thought for a while, then carefully gave her the books. "Okay, but if you fall again, I'm blaming myself."
Mary laughed again. "Okay, okay. Hope you make good friends here."
Rosette nodded and when Mary left, Rosette quietly said to herself. "I hope I make friends too."
She looked back at the door and took a deep breath. "Well, here goes nothing." She grabbed the door handle, opened the door, and went in.
Quick Author's Note:
I will try to update this on weekends, but if I feel like I have a bit of free time, I'll update during the week. I think I already said this, but the chapters will be about one to two pages long, so that way it's easier to update. So, I hope you guys like this remake so far, and if you do, there's plenty of more to come!
Thanks to:
Whispering Lotus
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Summer in the Spring
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