Chapter 11
AN: Is the Magdalene Order real? I was really surprised that Mary Magdalene and apostles were real. Haha. Kind of sad huh? Anyway the reason I'm asking is because I'm going to New York soon for a visit and I couldn't help but think of Chrono Crusade. Hee hee. I don't think there is! Too bad huh? There aren't any nuns with guns that exorcise demons. Haha. That'd be funny though! Back to the story!
Disclaimer: Why do you insist on making me do this! *sniffles* I do not own Chrono Crusade. THERE, YOU HAPPY LAWYER PEOPLE!
A few days after Aion had attacked Chrono, thing seemed to be looking up. Chronos health hadn't declined much. He was sitting up in his bed smiling. Azmaria sat at the end of the bed chatting away happily. Remington leaned back on a chair with his arms crossed. He smiled at the good mood. It was a beautiful day out. The sun was out and the sky was baby blue with no clouds in sight.
"Do you think I could go outside for a little?" Chrono asked looking at Remington. Azmaria gasped.
"That would be a great idea!" she exclaimed.
"Are you feeling ok?" Remington asked.
"Yes! Please Remington! I need some fresh air!" Chrono said practically begging. Both he and Azmaria gave the former priest a puppy dog face.
"Oh ok! But only for a few minutes!" Ewan said feeling his defenses crumble.
"Yee! Thanks Remington!" Azmaria and Chrono exclaimed. Chrono got out of bed and went to the coat hanger in the corner of the room grabbing his red star shaped jacket. He pulled it on with a small cough and smiled at his two friends.
They sat under a tree in the garden near a pond.
"It's beautiful here isn't it?" Azmaria commented.
"Yeah it is! It's such a nice day!" Chrono said laying back and putting his arms behind his head. He ignored the cramps in his stomach. His mood was too happy to be ruined by not feeling well.
"You still feeling ok Chrono?" Remington asked concerned for the small demon. The boy would never tell them he wasn't feeling well. Ewan knew it would have to be up to him to say when to go inside.
"Yeah! This is great!" Chrono said smiling at Remington.
"Good. Please let me know when you two want to go in" Remington said even though he knew they wouldn't. If it were up to them they would stay outside all day even if it were raining or snowing.
"To bad there's no clouds" Chrono commented. "The sky is even prettier with clouds."
Azmaria laughed.
"I sound like a girl don't I?" Chrono asked with a care free smile.
"No. I agree with you about the clouds. I thought it was just me who thought that" Azmaria said. She had never really gotten to know Chrono as well as Rosette. Rosette was always the one who spoke and got most of the attention. Now since she was gone Azmaria had more of a chance to get to know Chrono and Chrono had more of a chance to get to know Azmaria. The young former apostle never realized how much she was like the quiet demon.
"Me too." Chrono said contently. He looked back up at the sky.
Remington smiled at the two friends. He enjoyed seeing them so happy together for he knew that hard times were ahead and that things might not turn out well. He too looked up to the sky. He looked across the grounds and saw a eagle land on the Orders roof. He gasped as the eagle stared at him with an angry stare. Remington looked at the two by the tree. Seeing they didn't see the eagle he quickly decided not to tell them. They already had enough to worry about.
"I think it's about time to go inside" Remington said. He was surprised at how calm his voice sounded even though he was urgent to get them out. He saw Azmaria and Chrono give him a questioning look.
"But we only just got out here and the air feels so good" Chrono said. Remington felt guilt push on him. He pushed it aside.
"I don't want you getting sick. I'm sorry" he said. Chrono nodded.
"I understand. Common Azmaria" Chrono said. Remington smiled at the young demon. He was glad he was so mature and understanding. He looked back up at the eagle. He hurried the two inside.
"Azmaria take Chrono to the room. I'll be right back." Remington said. Azmaria nodded.
"Common Chrono" she said. Remington watched as she led him down towards their room. As soon as they were out of sight he hurried to Father Guilliam's office. He knocked on the door.
"Come in" a voice said. Remington walked inside the room. It looked a lot like Sister Kate's room. Guilliam looked up.
"Oh Ewan. Nice to see you. What can I do for you?" he greeted him.
"I came to report something. Are you aware that Aion uses an eagle as his eyes and ears sometimes?" Remington said.
"Yes. But I thought it had been killed" Guilliam said.
"So did I. We also thought Aion was dead remember?" Remington said. Guilliam sighed.
"Yes. I do remember. How is Chrono by the way?" Guilliam asked.
"Same." Remington lied. He didn't want Guilliam to worry any more than he already had to.
"Hmm" Guilliam said thoughtfully. "What about the eagle? Why did you bring it up?"
"I saw it outside" Ewan said. Guilliam's eyes flashed open and he stode up almost knocking his chair back.
"It's outside!" he roared. Ewan winced slightly at his tone even though he knew it wasn't directed at him.
"Yes. It landed on the roof by the east wing" Ewan said. Guilliam shook his head.
"I'll send some militia out there now" Guilliam said.
"Good. I'd best be going so you can get back to business" Remington said. Guilliam nodded.
"Thank you, old friend" he said. He followed Remington out of the door to go sent the militia outside. Remington made his way back to his room.
Azmaria helped settle Chrono into bed. Chrono laid back down and pulled the covers up. He made an effort to laugh and smile just as he had outside.
"It's colder in here huh?" he asked. Azmaria smiled sympathetically and nodded.
"Yeah." She said. Chrono caught a quick shiver under the covers.
"Chrono?" Azmaria asked. Chrono glanced at her trying to smile again. She could see his face was paler than what it had been outside.
"The Elder said originally that the poison in the bullet would kill a demon in a matter of minutes. Why aren't you…you know…?" she trailed off.
"I was thinking that myself. I've been thinking. My idea is that while he made it for 'the demons that just won't seem to die' I'm much more powerful than any of those demons. The Order has never successfully killed a demon with as high of a rank as I do. It also hit my shoulder not my chest or head. But it probably will succeed soon if the Elder doesn't send the antidote soon." Chrono said.
"Oh. I see" Azmaria said thoughtfully.
"Don't worry about it Azmaria. I'm sure the Elder is working as fast as he can." Chrono said taking her hand in his and giving it a gentle squeeze. Azmaria looked into his scarlet pools. Pale red met blood red. Azmaria felt a new feeling she had never felt before. Chrono looked at her with a smile. He squeezed her hand again.
"Azmaria" he said.
"Yes" Azmaria said breathlessly.
"Y…you are amazing" he said. Azmaria waited, holding her breath. "You're the only person who could have cheered me up. After Magdalene died I…I was devastated. Then when Rosette died…I didn't think I had the right to live being the reason they died not to mention all those other people" Chrono winced but continued. "You're the only person who could have changed my mind about that. I…I miss Rosette. I miss her so much…but I have learned much over my long existence. You need to move on with your life. You need to keep their memory alive. As long as there is breath in our bodies, Rosette will never be truly dead."
"Chrono…" Azmaria said unsure of what to say.
"Azmaria, I want to say this now. I don't think this is a good time but if I don't get it out soon I don't think I ever will. Azmaria Hendric, I love you" he said. Azmaria smiled feeling tears well up in her eyes.
"Oh Chrono! I love you too!" she cried joyfully. She rushed forward to hug the demon gently.
"This time Azmaria, I promise you will live. I swear on Rosette's and Magdalene's grave" he vowed.
"Don't worry about that now Chrono." Azmaria said. Chrono smiled.
"It's hard to worry around you" he said. Azmaria smiled. What brought this on? Is he feeling ok?
Ewan came into the room. Chrono and Azmaria broke apart before he saw them. He was still troubled about the eagle and he was feeling guilty for hiding it from them. He slammed the door not noticing and paced in the room. Azmaria and Chrono exchanged a look.
"Are you ok Remington?" Azmaria asked. Remington stopped in his tracks and turned to look at them.
"No I'm not ok!" he said irritably.
"What's wrong Ewan?" Chrono asked.
"I'll tell you what's wrong! I'm tired of hiding things! I've been hiding things my entire life and it has to stop! I'm coming clear now!" Remington shouted his face getting red. Azmaria shrank back frightened by his anger. She had never seen the usually laid back man so angry before.
"What do you mean?" she asked timidly.
"Chrono, I know I said to tell her when it's absolutely necessary but I don't think that would be fair to Azmaria so I'm going to tell her now!" Ewan said.
"What! Ewan don't!" Chrono begged.
"What are you hiding from me?" Azmaria asked glaring at the small demon. Hadn't he just said he loved her? Didn't he trust her?
"Azmaria, Chrono and I have been trying to convince you everything would be ok but in reality there is a big chance that this poison could kill Chrono" Remington said. Chrono jumped out of bed ignoring the pain that shot up him from the fast movement.
"Remington stop!" Chrono shouted. Azmaria gasped and looked at Chrono red faced.
"You liar! You said everything would be ok! You promised you'd get better!" Azmaria shouted.
"Now now Azmaria. Remington said there was a chance. You knew that anyway." Chrono said.
"Chrono, stop lying to her. You know very well yourself that there is a big chance that you might not live." Remington said. Chronos face got even redder.
"Remington stop!" He said in a dangerously low whisper.
"How could you lie to me even if it was for me? You said you loved me! Don't you trust me at all! What if you do die! Don't you think it'd hurt more for it to suddenly happen!" Azmaria cried knowing she wasn't making sense
"What do you mean 'suddenly'?" Chrono exclaimed. He was feeling very light headed. He wobbled in the air. He let out a sigh and sat onto the bed holding his head.
"Don't get mad at the girl Chrono. You'd be mad too" Remington said.
"Remington," Chrono said slowly "I said to STOP!" he screamed. Remington raised his eye brow in amusement at the demons loud shout. Chrono coughed into his arm.
"Don't try to get sympathy from me Chrono. I know you're faking it" he said. Chronos face contorted in pain as he started gasping for breath.
"I don't think he's faking it!" Azmaria squealed in fear. She moved to Chrono and put a hand on his back gently. It didn't do much for him. He continued his struggle to breath.
"He's a good actor" Remington said.
"Remington please help!" Azmaria begged. Remington sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Fine. I'll come and look" he said. He strode over to the bedside where Chrono was clutching his shirt and gasping. His knuckles were white from holding his shirt so hard. His face was twisted in pain and his face was pale. Remington felt doubt creep up on him. He heard his gasped subside. Chrono loosened up, no longer tense. Remington guessed Chrono's fit had passed.
"I'm sorry for not believing you Chrono. You ok?" he asked. He let go of the small demons shoulder. Chrono fell back into Remington's lap. Azmaria let out a shriek and crumbled to her knees. Remington put his fingers to Chronos neck and desperately searched for a pulse. His blood ran cold feeling no gentle thumping from Chrono's cold skin.
End of chapter 11
HKA: Is Chrono dead? What will Azmaria and Remington do now?
Chrono: WHAT! You killed me!
Azmaria: *sobbing* How could you be so cruel Hikari!
HKA: *In a deep voice.* It is for the sake of the fan fiction. For the epicness of the readers Chrono must die!
Chrono: You didn't need to do it like that!
HKA: Well that's it until the next chapter. I estimate that I'm about halfway done with the fan fiction. Oh by the way, I think I will go back and edit the other chapters because I read them and they suck. I didn't realize how fast I was going. Hopefully this is better. Review and tell me!