Life in the New Age
A Tales of the Abyss Fanfiction
Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the Tales of the Abyss related information, that right goes to Bandai and the series creator. I can only claim the created characters I created and put into this story.
I would also like to credit song writers, and "Zarifes" whom is pen named who also helped write this fan fiction on Jade Curtiss's point of view.
Chapter One (1)
The lights were dim, it was the middle of the day in the floating city of Grand Chokmah.
"Oh, thank you," Melody couldn't help but smile. Her hair was grown out long and she has been keeping her hair color of white, her change of eyes were from natural white to a bluish color. General Aslan Frings of the Malkuth military smiled. "Is the colonel home?" He asked, "Yeah, he went to get something. . . I think." Melody responded.
She stood up from sitting at the dining table and went to the other room known to be the office room. "Jade?" She responded. General Frings brushed the bangs out of his face, watching Melody leave quietly.
"Yes?" a voice said on the side of the door, "What is it?" Melody leaned up to the door more, "You have a visitor." she said softly. A noise of papers shuffling was heard, "Be right there." he said.
Jade opened the door and walked out, looking in surprise at Frings, "General? What brings you here?" He asked curiously.
Melody followed suit, standing at Jade's side. General Frings smiled. "Just thought I'd drop by, last I saw you two was your wedding three weeks ago." He answered.
Jade pushed his glasses to his face, "Has it been that long?" he said as he looked to Melody, "So how have you been?"
General Frings nodded. "Yeah, and it was a beautiful one, I do apologize for leaving the ceremony early," he sighed. Melody's arms were folded behind her back and when Jade spoke to her, she looked at him with a smile. "I'm good hun, though I'm feeling a little sick, but that's normal." she wrapped an arm around his waist, her other hand on her stomach, closing her eyes.
Frings smiled, "I almost forgot your pregnant." he replied kindly and looking back to the colonel. "I bet the two of you are looking forward to it," he replied.
Melody opened her eyes, "Of course." she leaned her head on Jade's shoulder.
"I will guess that Colonel Jade won't be allowing you to go with him," Frings turned his attention to Jade. "Peony would like for you to do him a small favor, to deliver a message to Baticul." he replied. Frings saluted than left without a word. Melody looked at Jade. "I will go too!" she insisted.
"Hmm, I don't want you nor the baby to get injured on the mission, though, this does sound like a simple delivery." Jade gave a shrug and sighed, "All this time in the military, and I still get sent as an errand boy."
He walked over to the door and gripped the handle, "Let me go have a word with his majesty and see what this is all about. You can come so long as it is a safe trip." Jade left the house and headed towards the castle before Melody could say anything further.
This must be important if they are requesting I do it. . . He thought as he walked down the street, staring at the aqueduct parallel to him.
Melody sighed and sat back down, crossing her arms and being careful about how she was throwing herself around. The girl was probably more drastic. She looked around.
A few people along the way greeted the colonel with kind respect, until he entered the palace that is. A beautiful palace. In the conference room Peony sat, it was often clean and pure, the water falls behind on the outside made it seem so pure. The emperor smiled. "I knew you would come. Haha. Don't worry, you don't have to leave until two days from now." he stated.
After giving his respectful bow, Jade looked to the emperor, "Did I have a choice?" he said with a smile, "So what is this all about? I don't think you would send me for just a delivery."
"Your wife is pregnant and you have been keeping yourself at rest with her, I think you deserve to get out once again." The emperor replied. "So, how is she anyway?" Peony asked.
Jade looked back to the falling water behind Peony's throne. "She is well. It is too early to tell if the child is though. But all seems well so far." He looked back to Peony, "So really, you just want me out of the house?" he added with a soft tone.
The blond ruler smiled tenderly. "Could always make Aslan do the work." he teased. "You and Melody need to get out, but now probably isn't the time for her to go out yet, she has been pregnant for what? Two or three months?"
Jade pondered it for a second, "Indeed, three months and eight days."
Peony stretched his arms. "Six more months than?" The blond replied with a boring yawn. "I'm going to let you get back home now, don't make her worry too long, never know with her."
Jade cocked his head at Peony, "Your majesty, the message?"
"It's not ready yet. I'm still having it written." he stated. "I will call you back within a day or so to get it." he replied.
Jade shrugged, "Alright then." he started towards the door and turned with a bow, "With your leave, your majesty." he walked out of the palace and began heading back ho me.
Hmm, wonder if there's something else going on here. . . he pondered. No, his majesty surely would've told me. . .
Jade approached his new home and stepped inside, "I'm back, dear." he called out into the house.
Melody was standing at a table near the door and was looking herself in the mirror than turned to him with a smile. "Jade!" she replied happily, carefully wrapping her arms around the colonel. "Kind of started dinner."
Jade wrapped his arm around her lower back and gently placed his lips against Melody's forehead. "Sorry for making you wait. Come, let's eat." he headed to the table and sat at the head, "So I'm unsure as to what this mission regards, but his majesty tells me it is not that big. Just something to get us out of the house. I think you should be able to join me with this." he said, "The details should be ready within the next day or two."
Melody looked at him, kind of glad that Peony was thinking of them. "Isn't he sweet." she replied. She sat down at his left, with a smile. "Ah!" she winced.
Jade's eyes shot up in sudden alarm, "You ok!? Baby giving you troubles?"
"It's ok Jade, It's ok." she replied, calming herself.
"Let's hope so." Jade retorted as he returned eating.
Melody had eaten very little lately, mainly because she would vomit everything basically because of the baby. But she didn't regret it.
She stood up from her seat with a sigh. "Jade, I'll be in our room. . ." she replied, than slowly walking there and sitting on the bed, wincing just lightly.
Jade watched as Melody made her way into their bedroom, making sure she didn't fall, "Alright." he got up and started to take care of the rest of the dinner.
He returned to his office and slowly crept towards his desk. He got out his papers again and began shuffling through them, "Now where was I?" he whispered under his breath.
Melody was brushing her hair through and when she was feeling better, she stood. She would go sit with Jade in his office, she just wanted to be close to him for a while longer. Until she accidentally stepped on her incredibly long hair and she stumbled, falling backwards and hitting her head on the edge of the desk in their room, causing an entire shelf of books to fall, she moan lightly and passed out, laying on her side.
Jade threw his papers onto his desk and rushed out in alarm at the loud crash, "What happened!?" he shouted as he darted out of his office. "Melody!" he cried out, only to be greeted with silence. He rushed into the bedroom and found the bookcase on the floor and his wife's hair underneath. No. . . he thought as he rushed over to the accident.
He lifted the bookcase and threw his books out of the way, he saw blood lay on the floor next to Melody's head. He slowly lifted her up, holding her wound tightly to keep pressure on it. Calling for her to wake up, "Melody! Wake up! Melody!" he lifted her back unto the bed and ran to grab apple gels in his pack.
The hit on her head was too hard that caused her to be in a coma, probably two or three days. No word came from her, but when he lay her in their bed, blood from her head started to hit the pillows, blood drying in her hair.
Jade came running back into the room and applied the salve onto his wife's head, "You have to wake up. . ." he mumbled to himself as he held Melody's hand.
He waited for hours for her to wake up. Checking her pulse and cleaning up the room bits at a time. He wondered around the house waiting. Why. . . he thought to himself, Why did it have to happen to her now? Now of all times. . . Jade went back into the room and noticed Melody's hair stained with blood, We'll probably have to cut it. . . he whispered, trying to get some of the liquid out.
He finished cleaning the books off the floor and moved the book case away from the bed. He tapped Melody on the shoulder and shook her a little; "Wake up."
He whispered into her ear, hoping she would hear him. Feeling at a loss, Jade went into the other room and fell asleep on the couch.
After, basically the next day, General Frings was out and he had a small envelope in his hand with a marked seal on the back. He knocked on the door of the Colonel's home and waited, than knocked once again.
"Wha-what?" in a daze, Jade went to answer the door. He saw General Frings holding the envelope, "General, I assume those are the orders? Unfortunately, this is a bad time." he motioned Frings to come inside, and led him into the bedroom.
"She fell and hit her head on the bookcase last evening. She's been like this since." he explained, holding Melody's hand and looking down at her.
The general walked in and bent down to Melody, checking her pulse, at least she was alive. Than he placed both hands to her stomach to make sure their baby was alright, finding everything, he let go and stood back up. "Colonel, instead I will deliver this message, that is if you want me to."
Jade looked up to the general and pushed his glasses to his face, "I don't know. . ." he said quietly. He looked back to Melody, "Do you think she would want me to go? It has been a while since I've been out of the city. . . But I don't want her to wake up and think I left her. . ." Looking back at Aslan, Jade thought for a moment.
Jade looked at the envelope laying on the foot of the bed that Frings placed before inspecting Melody, "I think she would want me to go. She seemed to worry about me being coped up in my office the past few days."
Aslan went to say something but saw Melody's fingers lace with Jade's, opening her eyes slowly. "J. . .Jade," she spoke rather scratchy. "I shall return later," Frings replied, leaving without a word.
Jade quickly kneeled down and kissed Melody's forehead, "You're awake. Oh thank you." he whispered, lips against her forehead, still.
He moved back to look at her, rubbing her hair back, "Shh. Shh. Save your strength. Don't talk for a while. You need to rest now that you're awake."
". . .Curtiss." she finished, leaning up some. "Lay. . .Lay with me. . . Please?" she asked in a fainting tone. Jade looked down at Melody, "Of course." Jade said in a quiet tone. He went to his side of the bed and laid down; placing his arm over Melody's body and pulling her close. He put his head right behind her neck and kissed it, "You had me worried sick, you know." he said in a soft, innocent whisper. "Don't do that gain. Please." He tightened his arm a little more, not enough to hurt, just enough to feel secure, and kissed her on the neck once more.
Melody closed her eyes, remaining quiet.
ToA: So, this chapter was a little fun, but dull at the same time. Yes, Melody is a created character, You will later learn about her eventually in one of the chapters. But please, this is our first ToA fan fiction. Yes, this pertains right after the end of the game and what happens on Jade's side of the story, I will put in an extra chapter to explain how Jade and Melody met and came to be. This will be fun and interested. Though, I put a lot of work into Melody's biographies and character. Any how. Please R&R! (other ToA canons will eventually appear)