Well, hope you like the begining of this. I 'd give the story a shot. The story is going to change from time to time on the characters POV.

Disclaimer: I don't own Tales of the Abyss, but wish I could of been apart of the making of it.

Chapter.1 (Home Again)

'How long has it been?.... Two, three years? Time sure goes by, but these last years passed by the longest. To be away from all my friends for all that time. Tear. Remembering the last time I saw her, and what I could vaguely hear her say. I wish I could hear her say it a thousand times over. Maybe, just maybe, I could hear her say it again....'

Luke finally came back. True to his promise to Tear. Only to find all his friends waiting for him. They were all reunited in Tartaroo valley. He had never seen Tear so emotional before, nor had even seen Jade look so genuinely happy. It was one moment he'd never forget.

Luke was making his back to Baticul later on in the morning. Tear and Guy had agreed come with him on his way back. They were walking down a well kept dirt path, exchanging storys about what has and had happen to them during the long period of time.

"So Luke, what do you plan to do next?" Guy asked with curiosity, running his hand through his wavy blond hair. "You are of age to take over Fabre mannor..." Luke took a second to reply.

"Nah, I don't wanna do that just yet. I mean, I haven't really had the time to see the world for myself. I don't really know..." Luke looked over to Tear. "But I do know who I want to spend that time with."

Tear looked up at him and blushed. Then she looked back forward again. "Luke, if you want to spend more time with me, you don't have to keep it a mystery." Guy chuckled.

"Yeah Luke, I thought you too did your share of growing up, I mean after all that time with the group." Stated Guy.

Luke gave Guy a short glare before replying, "What makes you think I haven't?"

"Well, for one..." Guy gave Luke a hard but friendly slap on the back. "You've still got the same old ego, and additude you've always had. I thought for sure when I first saw you again back in Tartaroo valley, you were a completely different person, but I guess that'll never change, huh Luke?" Guy nudged him.

Luke looked down the path they were walking. Viewing the lush green trees, to the soft green grass, up to the bright blue sky. Pondering what Guy just told him. He honestly didn't know how to reply back. It was the one part he hated about himself, his arrogance. The one major flaw that set him back to begin with.

"I guess... Luke wouldn't be Luke without the now and again additude. He has changed though." Tear suddenly replyed. Luke smiled. Guy just smirked.

"Ha, I wouldn't want it any other way..." Guy said softly, to no one in perticular. Tear made a small nod in approval.

She liked the change in Luke. He was more aware of everything now, and took great caution in his actions. Better judgement. She liked it. Out of nowhere, Tear stopped walking. Holding up Luke and guy.

"When I first met you Luke, you where nothing but a selfish, stuck up, aristocrat. It was hard just being around you with that additude, and when Van came around it only got worse.." Tear paused.

Luke looked down in shame while Tear was talking. Back then if she would have lectured him about his gaudy additude, he could have cared less. Now it was like he was being slapped by guilt.

Guy felt abit bad on Luke and his own behalf. The fact that it was his and Natalia's fault that Luke became the person that he was. It felt like a burden that Guy had to carry knowing that. Guy hoped one day to push that aside, and forget. It was still hard.

Tear started up again."After what happened to the Sephroith tree, Van, and everything else. Knowing that you caused all that without second thought, before all that, I don't think I've ever seen you look so guilty... That fact you were willing to give your life away just to prove that you'd change, was pure idiocy. Althought, after everthing that happened, you truely have proved to me that you have changed for the better. For that, I admire you Luke. You proved them all wrong." Tear flashed him a tiny smile.

Luke looked down and gave a small "ha" in reply. Tear and Guy looked at him questiongly. Luke looked back up at Tear. She gasped. The look on his face was tender with longing and deep sadness.

"The only reason I was willing to change was because of you." He looked up into the deep blue. "What I felt, after I killed all those people, and when I thought the others had turned they're back on me. I.. I just didn't think I could do it anymore..." His voice filled with guilt, and sadness. "You the one who stayed behind, even if it wasn't for me. You gave me the will to fight on. To atone for what I did. In the end, the only reason I was able to go as far as I did, was all because of you. Even If you didn't know that..... I wanted to let you know now." Luke trailed off.

Tear put her hands to her heart. It was pounding like crazy. She had no idea. "Luke... I... If..." She couldn't finish. The tears started coming down. Tear slowly walked over to Luke, and softly embraced him. He returned it.

"Luke.." Tear said softly. "Yes?..." He asked in a hushed tone. "You, you are the one person I don't think I could ever live without. After Van was... Your the only... She simply couldn't bring herself to finish. Luke tryed to comfort her the best he could, but the tears wouldn't stop. So he just held her for a while.

While Luke and Tear were seeming off in the own world, Guy looked abit crestfallen. "Have they already forgotten I'm still here?" He sighed, and found a nice shady tree to sit under. He looked back at them. Then looked up to the fading pinkish-blue sky. "This... could take a while."