Tae H: I hope you guys will enjoy my latest story, 'When the Abyss darkens'. Ok, it's a lame name for a Tales of the Abyss/Umineko no Naku koro ni(When the Seagulls cry), buuuuut, it kind of stuck to mind when I thought of making this fic. Basically, Several of the Tales of Chars replace the various Umineko group in a similar situation. Also, please excuse the godmoding idea that several of the characters are related.

All the same, I'm sorry if the pairing aren't their best. It was the best picture I could form, according to the said situation. With all this said, I will get onto the guts of this: The fic itself. Without further ado, please read on. My rant will cease. XD

Disclaimer: I do not own Namco, 07th expansion, Tales of the abyss, Umineko no naku koro ni, ect.

Luke Fon Fabre watched from afar as the family neared the Fon Fabre's island of Rokkenjima. His grandfather, Van Grant-Fon Fabre was deathly ill. This, the parents plan to divide assets, and the fact that the whole family had not gathered for six years was reason enough for everyone, especially the adults, to come to the island's mansion.

Luke looked with slight perversion in his eyes at his cousin Natalia's body. "Wow, Natalia." He commented with a smirk. "You've…grown up. Can I…take a closer look?" He wasn't usually this perverse, however, being 17 years old, he couldn't help but be both curious and in an antagonistic mood.

Smack! Smack!

"I was ONLY teasing, Natalia! Learn to take a joke: yeesh." Luke rubbed his right hand over the red cheek marks. "grow up!" Natalia retorted with a grumble. "Anise, you'll let me touch your chest when you're Natalia's age, righhht? Promise?" He said with a wink. "A promise? Let you touch?" Natalia said, her nine year old eyes full of wonder.

"uuuuu. Only if you pay me. Then it's a promise." She added with confidence. As the brunette nodded, Tokunaga moved back and forth with her movements while strapped to her back.

"Anise…it's not a good idea to promise something like that." Jade replied simply. He patted her head. "you don't know what ELSE he might be planning, that one." Jade, although 18 years old, looked far older than he was. He even acted and carried himself as well, if not better than his parents did. "Uuuuu, break the promise? …ok. It's just, I promised him."

"Like Jade says; don't worry about that absurd promise, Anise-chan. He was being your average pervert." Natalia rolled her eyes as she looked at the red-headed boy. Sure, he now had shorter hair, was a little more mature, and knew what he wanted in life.

But, since those changes came, it was obvious to her, who'd only now seen him this weekend, that they'd brought up his new habit of being a pervert. Or, as he probably called it 'joking around'. Then again, his father, Uncle Duke, was probably not the BEST example of a father. She'd heard stories from her mother that her uncle had been quite the pervert since he was little. He would even flirt with his sisters.

"Here we are!" Florian, Luke's stepmom called with a smile. Her beautiful long red hair glistened in the sun like flames as she left the ship, holding Uncle Duke's hand. Although she could not wear the family crest on her clothes, a beautiful hand-crafted flame mark, she was thought very highly of in the Fabre household.

Florian came from a wealthy family of plastic surgeons, however, this was not important. What was important was the fact that she knew how to keep a cool head no matter what the situation.

In addition to this, she helped solve various crimes for the family, of which, several years ago, almost tore several of the Fabre members into a downward spiral of disarray.

"…It seems too quiet around here." Luke said after everyone had departed from the ship. "Don't you think so, Natalia? Jade?" The other adults had already moved ahead of them towards the mansion. "Yes…there is something odd about the quiet scenery…." Jade replied.

"What do you two mean, exactly? Too quiet?" Natalia raised in eyebrow in slight confusion. "Yes, Natalia…" Luke replied. "For example, the seagulls aren't here. Why could that be? It's…too strange. This is a tropical island, after all."

"It's probably because Beatrice wants it to be quiet." Anise replied with a slightly devilish smirk. "Beatrice, the golden witch is here, after all! And she can use magic to make things happen."

Tae H: I know this is short, but I'll have to say that chapter one is mostly an….experiment. To see what kind of feedback I get, so I can have suggestions, ect. Also, for the record, I will most likely write this is arc sequence.