Disclaimer: If I owned Tales of Xillia, I wouldn't be on this site writing fanfiction and Alvin/Leia would have happened.

Hello, everyone! I've been playing too much Tales of Xillia lately =w= This fanfic was inspired by a roleplay I was part of on Google +, actually. I gave some thought as to what I could do for the ideas, then I came up with this. Because my life currently revolves around the Tales series community on Google + and Tales of Xillia.

I get the feeling that I should mention how this is at least half dedicated to the community. Oh well.

BE WARNED. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS.

26 Letters, 26 Words - Chapter 1

A is for Awkward

It seemed like everything was going well. Milla had come back, they had defeated Maxwell and they had managed to make it to Elympios. Naturally, with so many things going well, something had to be going wrong.

Jude and Milla were having a relaxed conversation outside the apartment complex in Trigleph, both of them quite happy to see each other once again. Jude was obviously elated when he saw Milla return to them, so it made sense for him to try and spend as much time with Milla as possible. He was just about to explain what happened with himself, Leia and Alvin in Hamil when his attention was drawn away by something else.

Leia was sitting on one of the swings nearby, her usual cheery appearance replaced with a sad, downcast expression. She was moving backwards and forwards on the swing slightly, her eyes fixated on what must have been a very interesting spot on the ground. It seemed as though Milla also noticed because she stopped Jude when he took a step forward. The woman shook her head and looked off to the left, where Alvin was emerging from the nearby building.

The duo watched as Alvin approached Leia, stopping a few paces away from her. They could barely hear the conversation.

"H-hey, Leia..."

She jumped at the sound of Alvin's voice and turned around. "Oh! A-Alvin. Uh... What's wrong...?"

The mercenary looked away, scratching the back of his neck. "I was just- Um... I was... Wondering about something."

"W-What is it?"

He shook his head, turning away. "It's, uh... It's nothing. N-Never mind, forget I said anything."

Jude watched as Alvin walked away, staring at the floor. Leia turned back around and looked up, resuming the slight swing from earlier. A frown crossed Milla's face as she watched the exchange, clearly not understanding what was going on.

"I'll tell you about it later, Milla." Jude said, sighing. It seemed as though their relationship would be awkward for a while longer...

And so, the next letter is obvious. The word, not so much. Thanks if you read this and please leave a review to tell me if you liked it or not~ I appreciate your opinions, and thank you once again!

-Flame'sHawk