A/N: Hello! Here the chapter 7 of Memories. Finally, we entered in the part who gave me the idea of the fiction. I hope you'll still enjoy the story, and the next chapters to come!
Disclaimer: Tales of Xillia belongs to Namco Bandai Games.
When Fate gets involved.
« You're…Rieze Maxian ? »
Leia's eyes widened and suddenly, she felt her little world being broken. It was like an earthquake was destroying she everything around her, destroying all her hopes. Leo was looking at her, eyes wide opened too, and she was ashamed. She lied to him, she lured him, and she missed her job. She made a mistake, it was a failure. She had to fix it. She took her weapon and pointed it towards her friend.
"I'm sorry Leo." She said. Her hands were shaking, and her heart was beating faster against her chest. Why did she mess up? What could she do? She threatened him with her weapon but she couldn't harm him, she wasn't like that. And it remembered her Hamil. "I can't let you divulge my secret."
"Huh? No, wait, Agria!"
"I'm so sorry…I don't want to hurt you, so please…"
Tears fell and she was ready. Ready for what? She didn't know.
"Let me say something! Please, listen to me. I have nothing against Rieze Maxians!"
She looked at him, surprised and confused, but said nothing. She must listen. Perhaps, she would find a solution.
"Let me explain you something."
"I listen." She answered.
"I…I'm not in Pater because I want to." He began. Leia frowned. She remembered him saying something like that when they met. "I'm against Pater, but as my father is the boss, he ordered me to enter in. I didn't have a choice."
Leia was stunned. So, he didn't have a choice, huh? And he was Pater boss' son? Wait, did that mean…
"You're…Peter Vin Svent's son!?"
That meant he was a relative of Alvin. What a small world! She befriended another Vin Svent. Leo sighed before answer:
"Yes. I didn't want you to know because I know that a few people like him. I was scared that you would hate me because of him."
And he was right, Leia thought, she hated his father, but he didn't need to know. At least, he probably had doubt about it, after all, now, he knew she was Rieze Maxian.
"I didn't want to lose you. I still don't want."
Leia sighed. What could she do? She was a spy and Leo knew her secret, it was possible that he tried to cheat her. But if it wasn't the case? If he was telling the truth? She put down her weapon and looked at him. He was a little bit pale and looked at her with hope in the eyes. Well…
"Okay, okay."
"Thank you."
They didn't say a thing for a while, like they were searching for words or were lost in their thought. Then, Leo cut the silence between them:
"I…Huh…I know that it's hard to believe it, but I really do want to still be your friend."
"Leo…"
"I won't tell your secret, I promise! I…Let me help you!"
"Help me? You can't help me."
"Yes, I can. Don't forget that I'm the son of Pater's chief, I know things that nobody knows."
Leia frowned. It was true that a little help inside Pater itself would be great, but she didn't want Leo being a traitor to his own father. And she wasn't sure that his friend would tell her the truth. But who didn't try, never had something. It was a risking bet.
"Agria, please."
Leo seemed honest. He had faith in her since the beginning and even now, whereas he knew that she was an enemy of his own father, he still wanted help her. For a strange reason, she felt happy about it.
"Okay. But you don't need to help me."
"But—"
"No." She cut him. "I don't want you to betray your father. You only have one, I don't want you to hurt him."
"But he hurts me…"
She wasn't sure of what she heard and she didn't ask him. If he whispered it, it was because he didn't want to tell it. But still, she heard something, and she hoped it wasn't what she thought. Leia sighed and sat on the ground. She saw Leo frowning and coming near of her, before asking her:
"What are you doing?"
"Well…I think we have time, no?"
Leo tilted but sat down too, before saying:
"If they know that we take our time…"
"How do you want them to know?"
The boy shrugged and silence took place between them. Slowly, Leia was taking habit that Leo knew her secret. It was difficult, and she knew that she messed it up. How did it happen? How could she totally forget about the fact that she couldn't use her healing artes?
"Can I ask you something?"
Leo's question cut her thought and she looked back at him. He was blushing a little bit and she wondered what happened.
"Yes?"
"Is Agria your true name or is it a false name?"
She opened her mouth before closing it. Agria. If she was still alive, she would probably make fun of her and, weirdly, it made her smile.
"Agria?"
"You're right, it's a false name. At least, it was the name of a good spy." Then, smiling to him, she continued. "My true name is Leia, and I'm from Leronde, in Rashugal."
Leo looked at her and repeated her name twice. Then, she saw his eyes shining and…
"Tell me about your place!"
"Huh?"
"Tell me about Rieze Maxia, your town, everything of your live."
Leo seemed really happy and excited about everything related to her. Was it a good idea to talk about it? Well, he was so happy, with a big smile. He had a child face, like she told him he was going to have some sweet. And she couldn't resist to that.
"Okay, where do I begin?"
He was in bad mood, and she annoyed him. He wanted to be alone, without talking to someone or else, but she was here, talking about the future. Their future. Marriage, children, works…She was already thinking about all these things and he was here, listening to her, wondered when she would stop. Of course, he loved her, but he didn't want to think about the future, he wasn't good at that. He sighed and took a bit of his meal.
"What happens, Al'?"
Alvin looked at the woman whom was worried. He loved Selena, seriously, and since they were together, he felt glad, happy. But he didn't think about marriage and all other things. He didn't have time for that and, in add, now, he had another problem in his hand: Pater and Leia.
"Nothing, sorry."
"No no, you can tell me everything, you know?"
She expected him to tell her? Oh great, she wouldn't be happy at all.
"Well…How can I begin?"
"By the beginning."
He frowned while she laughed. He loved her laugh, really, but as he was in a bad mood, he pissed him off.
"Well, listen. It's been a month now we're together and—" He began, but he was cut by the woman in front of him.
"Don't tell me you want to break!"
Her eyes opened wide and she looked scared. He sighed. Why did she jump at this conclusion? He even finished his sentence yet.
"Will you let me finish my sentence before jumping to weird conclusion?" He asked her.
Selena pouted and he sighed. It looked like this evening wouldn't get better at all.
"Now, what I wanted to say is…We've been together for a month and you already think about our future. Marriage, children…Can you not live the present for now?"
"Do you mean that you don't want to marry?"
"What? No, it's not what I meant!"
Of course he wanted to being married, one day, but not now. He thought that he still had some years before that. Couldn't she understand that?
"We're near of our thirties, you know? We don't have time."
"Yes, we have. Listen, nobody will treat us because we're not married before our thirties. Beside…I'm not ready yet."
"You're not ready yet…" She repeated, in disbelief.
Alvin was pissed off and scared. He knew that Selena was scaring when she was angry and he really hoped that she wouldn't be now. She opened her mouth to say something but, at the same time, the door of the apartment opened and they heard Leia's voice.
"I'm back."
Alvin was relieved while Selena was frowning. Then, Leia appeared in front of them and stopped when she saw them. She looked at the couple and then, she said:
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know. I'll let you alone."
"No no, it's okay don't worry. I was going to leave anyway."
Alvin frowned and he saw that Leia frowned as well, whereas Selena was standing up. Then, the woman said:
"I—I need to think about many things." Then, she turned towards Leia. "I wish you happiness with your boyfriend."
"What?" Leia and Alvin replied, shocked.
But Selena didn't answered and left the apartment, like a ghost was just behind her, ready to scare her. Leia turned to him, with black eyes. Oh great.
"Why does she just tell that!?"
She seemed pissed off, like him. Good, this evening was getting better.
"Don't look at me like that, I don't know at all. She doesn't have her mind, today." Or rather, she has too many things on her mind.
Leia didn't answer and kept looking at him. He had the feeling that she was going to shut out and he was sure he would shut out too. He would like to talk with the young girl without problem but for that, they had to talk about Hamil. He didn't know if now was the good time, but he wanted to give it a try.
"Listen, Leia."
"Hm?" The girl said, taking her cellphone and typing something on it.
Probably to this Leo, Alvin thought. He wasn't confident about this boy, and Leia was too naïve, he thought, and he didn't want her to be hurt again.
"Well…I would like to talk about…Hamil."
She stopped to type her message and looked at him. He couldn't read a feeling in her eyes.
"No."
It was an answer really clear.
"Leia—"
"No, listen. I don't want to talk about that…That..That day, tonight."
"When, then?"
"I…"
She looked confused and her eyes went from Alvin to her cellphone. Great, she found her message more important than their conversation.
"I don't know. Tomorrow if you want, but not this evening. I'm tired."
And without a word, she left him, going to her bedroom. Alvin sighed and he prevented himself of throw objects through the kitchen. He knew it would be difficult, that Leia wouldn't listen to him at first, but he didn't know that she would find a pathetic excuse to leave him and send message! If only he could take her cellphone and throw it away through the window…
Leia couldn't sleep. Again, she turned on the side and sighed. She knew why she wasn't able to sleep. It was all Alvin's fault. He wanted to talk about Hamil, seriously? Of course, she knew it was the only way for the two of them to feel better but she wasn't ready for it. And tomorrow, she wouldn't be ready too, but the girl was sure that the man would talk again about it. The sooner the better, like they said.
She heard her cellphone ring. She frowned and looked at the message from Leo. Then, she stood up quickly and dressed up. Was it a joke? She hoped it! But if it wasn't, what would she do? Leo and his father were arguing and he put his son outside? Seriously!? How a father could do a thing like that to his own son?
Quickly, she left her room and the apartment, sending a message to his friend, telling him that she would arrive soon. If it was true, what would she do? She couldn't bring him at Alvin's apartment, right? The man wouldn't be happy about that.
She wanted to find a solution, but, soon, she wasn't able to it.
Black tainted her eyesight.
