Prologue: Re:Solve

A/N: Hello readers, this is my second time writing a fanfic and well, it has come to my attention that Tales of Xillia's section is in need of more fanfics! So I have come here to deliver! I hope you enjoy!

This is an AU-ish about ToX, some events will be the same from the game, but to make the AU even more interesting I decided making this a gender-bender fic as well XD

Summary: What if this whole story we came to know as "Tales of Xilla" had a whole different plot-line about a teenager who meets a strange man on her school and is suddenly caught up in a situation that she would end up thinking if this whole fantasy was some kind of fairy tale? But was it really just a fairy tale?

Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Tales of Xillia. All rights belong to Namco Bandai Games.

Julie's POV

My name is Julie Mathis, I was a normal teenager who attended high-school, I was also an honor student and of course, I was also your typical bookworm, but believe it or not, I took some martial arts… Unfortunately, I have somewhat thrown myself in a situation that may sound like a complete fairy tale. I was all that kind of person who lived a normal life with no worries and problems.

"Julie! We have no time, c'mon!" Leo called.

"Coming!" I replied. I was lost in thought to be honest.

"Julie, are you okay?" The young man asked

"Huh? Oh. Sorry I was just thinking. Let's go and get your legs back to normal." I smiled, encouraging Miles, who was now my responsibility to take care of.

"Alright then." He said, looking back at the road. I needed to take care of him, it was my fault to begin with, after all.

All of you right now who is out there in this world and universe, if you are curious as to how this happened, I hope you're here to listen this happened, because this isn't just someone's old fairy tale or some fantasy I'm making up… This is Tales of Xillia.

-Date: September 1, 2011

-Location: Earth, Japan, Shinagawa, Tokyo

On that day I didn't know what I was thinking when I first met him, I remember it clearly. It was after school, I saw a boy who was about to jump.

"W-Wait! What do you do you think are you doing!?" I screamed, pleading him not to jump.

I noticed a young man who was strangely on the school's rooftop and he looked like he was about to commit suicide which of course a "do-gooder" like me… Will have to worry about…

"…" He just looked down dead silent.

He didn't look familiar, his hair color and his clothing looked a bit off… He must have been a foreigner. I wasn't from Japan myself, in fact I was born and came from a different country to study here. Even though I was a foreigner myself, I have never seen hair and clothing like that before… It's as if his appearance came straight from a manga and/or anime! He had light brown hair, clothing the edges of his locks being colored blonde and he had this one strand of hair colored green; it was seemingly floating in air as if it was defying gravity! Not to mention his clothing! It was even more off! Blue, light blue and black is what it was colored, but that wass pretty irrelevant right now, wasn't it?

"Wait for me there, okay!?" I shouted, knowing full well that the boy would wait; he was that kind of guy. I ran upstairs as quickly as I can, although must admit he did look quite handsome… No! That's not the case right now! I had to get to him before he jumps off…!

Miles's POV

What an odd human… I have say though… This universe is quite a spectacular sight, humans here function with no mana lobes yet they manage to make such buildings! Not to mention the fact that there is a large amount of mana and yet they do not use spirits to help them, instead they do all the work.

"Sylph, Undine, Efreet and Gnome. Call Nami for me."

The Four decided to manifest and summoned Nami. She was a girl with orange-yellow hair that had a side ponytail, crimson red eyes and an un-explainable design of clothing with the colors of orange and a bit of red, white and yellow. ((A/N: Sorry I don't feel like explaining how she looked like… Same with Miles, but she l just don't know how to describe their attire.))

"You called oh 'great' Lord of Spirits?" The girl appeared with her crimson eyes staring with excitement.

"Open the dimensional cross roads for me." I ordered.

"Understood." She swung her hand making an asterisk shaped glyph and opening the dimensional cross roads gates in mid-air, while doing so; a familiar voice appeared.

"Wait!" It screamed as it got closer and closer.

"Uh-Oh. It seems like I need to go now." Nami claimed, putting her index finger on her mouth and said "Treat her nicely for me, okay?"

I looked back seeing Nami disappear into thin air. As for the other girl, she has finally caught up to me and huffed as much as she can.

"Ah..! Wait..!" She pointed her finger signaling me to give her one moment.

"Yes… What are you in need of?" I asked.

She kept trying to get back all the oxygen she lost… Then again this building is three stories high, if she ran that fast she must have been that. "Excuse me… Are you alright?" I asked. Humans were always so fragile, but in this universe they seem to be even more fragile.

"PLEASE! YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THIS!" she exclaimed. I must say, she has such a loud mouth.

"Please be more specific, I do not understand what you meant about what you have just said and I wouldn't mind if you would speak a little bit softer." I said, after saying so she quickly gained her composure.

Julie's POV

"I'm sorry am I misunderstanding the current situation?" I asked, by the way he's speaking; it didn't seem like she wanted to die.

"You might just be..." Laughing awkwardly he looked away and asked me what I thought he was going to do.

"I-I thought you were going to commit suicide…"

"Is that what it looked like? Then again I am on top of a building and I am very close to the very edge…" He then puts his hands around his chin and continued. "I apologize if I made you worry, but as for now I need to leave."

"Oh… Is that right…?" I looked behind him and noticed something very odd and when I say "very odd" I mean that thing that is making a gap between the skies… "Wh-What is that!?" I screamed pointing towards the gap.

"Ah… That..? Well you see I needed to go through that to get back to my world."

"Wait your world? What do you mean?"

"You may not believe me, but through that gate is a place called 'Rieze Maxia' and that is where I should be. So I'm afraid I have to leave, now… Unfortinately I have matters to attend to…"

Rieze Maxia… Where have I heard that name before?

Flashback

April 1, 2011

Opening Ceremony

"Students, my name is Nami Daikome, I am your school director you may call me "Ms. Nami" or anything that may apply to you as long as you call me with proper manners and to add to the subject I am currently making a project with my fellow Co. Workers.

A new book will be soon published about a boy who lives in a world called 'Rieze Maxia' and will have a sudden change in his life. As you all know our school is

well known for making such books and we are to add this project to the 'Tales of Series' it is obvious enough that adding a new title will mean this will be celebrating its 15th anniversary and will be the thirteenth title involved in the series.

Our previous title 'Tales of Graces' has proven itself quite well. Although a lot of complaints about Cheria Barnes were made, but not to fear we will do our

best to… Erm… Never do the same mistake again. I apologize, but once published we can never change that again and I shall bid you farewell, but before that. I would like to say another thing.

In this school we accept any sort of creativity you students come up with, so do not be ashamed to show your talents. Our school is here to support you on your talents so please, if you think you're good at something you may kindly speak to us."

-End of Flashback-

"No way! That place exists!?" I exclaimed begging him to answer me.

"Of course, it does. Did I not say I was going there?"

Impossible… But how did our so-called school director Ms. Nami… If it does exist I might just be able to check it out myself.

"M-May I come?"

He stood there blankly, thinking for a response. In all honest truth; he had this mysterious air that seems to attract me. The courage, will and conviction in his eyes somewhat attracts my full attention. People always told me that one's eyes carry all the secrets, pain and suffering one has been through. Out of the people I've currently met in this school, they all had one thing I didn't have and that was… Resolve.

"Very well." Facing me again he said "But, if you ever get in trouble I will take no responsibility of you, understand?"

"Right." Agreeing to his deal, he walked towards the gap and I followed.

"Indeed when sent a subject named 'Solve', your reply would be sent as 'Re: Solve' but of course for a question to be 'solved' one must look for the answer which they seek."

-END-

A/N: Well, I'm making some character designs for each one of the characters, but I'll post it on DeviantArt when I'm finished with each one of them. Also in this fic Milla's gender-bend, Miles, has blue eyes and blue colored clothing, meanwhile Jude's gender-bend, Julie, will be have pink colored clothing. (If you've noticed Jude is blue themed and Milla is pink themed.) At the mean time just imagine how they look like, because I will be posting how they look like soon. Just not now.

Oh and just to let you know Nami is an OC I made, she's basically Namco's supposed human version. Also, yes Julie knows about Manga and Anime, she lives in Japan after all and yes she knows that she's in Tales of Xillia, reasons will be revealed later on so don't worry... There's also that part about Cheria, but believe it or not that was no opinion, it's was an actual fact so please don't kill me. Hope you enjoy and I hope to see you all again my lovely readers!