I'm back! Did you miss me? Oh course not. Any ways I shall tell you all a secret….. I have no idea if I want to pair anyone or not so help me out. I don't have to have them. BTW I'm not interested in yuri or yaoi peeps. No that I have anything against it but I don't think I would really enjoy writing that. -.-;
Luke: What's yaoi?
Asch: What's yuri?
Es: -gags and spits out water currently drinking-
Tear: Yeah, what is it?
Jade: I would like to know as well.
Es: Ummmm….-starts running-
Everyone: Hey come back! We want to know.
Es: Never! Go ask Guy!
Guy: I don't know either. I want to know!
Es: AHHH! You're underage! –Runs as fast as I possibly can- Somebody help me!
Everyone: We're older than you!
Disclaimer: I don't own tales of the abyss. If I did people would probably kill me for the rights. –nervous laughter- normal: normal. Italics: thinking.
Chapter 9:
Van's arrival
"Why hello there, Pipsqueak." Asch said to Tear. Tear took a step back and turned in the other direction. Sync was already in front of her face smirking.
Tear grabbed a knife that was hidden under her dress and kept in hidden there just in case they tried something.
"Why so rash, pipsqueak? I wasn't going to do anything." Asch said holding up his hands. "I can't say the same for Sync though."
Tear glanced back at Sync just to see what he was doing. He was clenching his fist so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
Tear turned back to Asch who had stepped out of her way. She looked at them both then advanced with caution, shooting glances back at Sync occasionally. When she was about a pace away though, something pulled on her long brown hair.
She pivoted on one foot to see who it was. The hand let go of her hair and she fell down backwards.
It took her a minute to register who it was but she didn't need to think about it any longer because a voice came out, "That's for giving me that nightmare!"
Tear shook it off and gave them an evil glare. Sync was giving her a victory smirk while Asch was looking in the opposite direction with great casualty. At first.
"Sync… We need to go now." Asch said slowly.
"Why? I'm just getting started." Sync said punching his fist together.
"Um, well is it just me, or is that a huge mass of girls coming our way?" he said pointing into the distance. Not very far off in the distance a distinct cloud of dust could be seen. A few number of shouts emanated from it.
"Asch! Sync! Wait for us! Will you walk us home? Take us out? Is that the new girl? We're gonna kill you Tear!"
Sync's and Asch's face paled and they started running away towards the castle. Tear stood up quickly, dished out enough money, threw in on the stand and started running behind Sync and Asch.
"Stop following us!" Sync yelled behind his shoulder.
"Does it look like I have a choice?" Tear yelled at him. Note to self: Never get caught with Asch or Sync. NEVER! Also add being chased by fan girls to the list of what to tell brother.
Sync and Asch rushed into an elevator and rapidly started hitting the top buttons as fast as they could. The door of the elevator started closing and Tear made on final leap and managed to get in with the two as the door finally clicked shut.
Sync slid down on to the floor and breathed heavily as the girls (and some guys) crowded at the bottom of the next elevator. They were so busy trying to get in first that they were pretty much blocking entrance to the elevator for everyone including themselves.
Asch looked out the window at the girls (and guys) then turned his attention to Tear who was sitting in the corner. "Well you're faster than I would have thought." He said to her.
"Did you just say I'm fatter than you thought?" Tear demanded standing up.
"Never mind."
"You better not have, or I will not be afraid to stop this elevator and leave you in here using nightmare."
"You wouldn't dare."
"You wanna bet?"
"Ugh, would you two shut up?" Sync said from the floor. Asch and Tear shot him a death glare from there position but at least stopped arguing.
"Ugh, those girls and… guys. This is the tenth time this week." Sync continued putting his hand near his forehead. Asch looked back down at the other elevator to see that they were still fighting over who would get on first.
The elevator gave a warning ding and the doors opened. The three stepped out and breathed in the fresh air. Multiple shouts could be heard from the side and the three glanced over curiously.
People. So many, many people. And all of them were looking at the three.
"Asch! Sync! Tear!" Most shouted. Sync, Asch, and Tear tensed up before sprinting in the opposite direction.
Meanwhile….. Luke and Guy were standing in front of the manor now, eating a taco when they heard a rumbling in the background.
"Do you hear that?" Guy asked.
"Huh?" Luke said looking out.
"Never mind." Guy said and turned back towards Luke.
Back to the current situation…
"Does this always happen?" Tear yelled over the shouts and screams.
"What do you think, idiot." Sync yelled back.
"Well then how do you get away?" Tear yelled to him.
Nothing was yelled back but was instead answered with a jerk towards the right. Tear looked up and saw the manor in front of them.
They rushed though and slammed the door shut with there heels and saw Guy and Luke in front of their path now. Too bad the three escapes couldn't stop running.
"Luke, Guy! Look out!" Tear shouted. Guy and Luke tried to move but Tear, Sync and Asch barreled into them before they could.
They ended up being a pile with Sync on the bottom with his face implanted into the ground, Asch on top of him, then Tear, then Guy and finally Luke had somehow managed to get on the top.
Guy noticed his position in a split second and started struggling to get away. "Luke hurry move!" he yelled in agony.
His struggling only made the pile worse and now it looked like they were playing a game of impossible twister. Ramdas stepped into the picture a minute later and watched the struggling teens try to get up.
"Ahem, Master Luke and Master Asch, I know you're having fun but Master Van is here at the moment." He said and turned around so he didn't have to watch the embarrassment.
"Master Van is here?" Luke asked and stood up, throwing everyone on him off. He rushed into another room and shut the door quickly. Asch stood up as well somehow knocking Guy and Tear off in the process and hurried into a room across from the one Luke went in.
Guy squirmed underneath Tear and they both stood up. Guy ran away as fast as he could into the servant's quarter and Tear just stood there.
"Ah, Mysterica. How nice to see you. Your brother is in here." Ramdas said leading Tear into another room.
"Thank you and its Tear."
The door closed leaving only one member in the room, whose mask had now made a dent into the floor. "Please, somebody. Help me up." The abused person said reaching up with one shaking hand.
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Tear sat down in the large luxurious chair in the huge dining room. Her dear brother Van sat on the other side of the table casting her surprise, confused, and worried glances. The Duke stood at the head of the table with his wife, Susanne, sitting on his right.
"Hello commandant Van, Mystearica. I have been awaiting your arrivals." The duke announced holding up some champagne. "Please help yourself." He said gesturing all around his self.
Maids and servants came out with great platters of food and sat them down on the long table. Tear looked at them with awe for the running before had made her very hungry.
Asch and Luke also came out. They were dressed in very formal clothes and not the t shirts and jeans they were wearing before. Luke wore a viscounts clothing while Asch wore a tabrid. (Cough, cough, can', cough, cough)
Asch glared at Tear coldly while Luke looked at Master Van eagerly… a little too eagerly. "Master Van are we going to do training?" Luke asked excitedly.
"Not today Luke, I have other matters to attend to." Van replied looking at Tear and the Duke. Tear shifted in her seat uncomfortably suddenly losing all appetite. "Tear, could you please leave the room for a few moments." He said looking directly at her.
Tear nodded quietly and walked out of the room. Luke shot her worried glances as she when and Asch just put his chin up in the air as if to ignore her. She closed the door silently and sat down on a bench. A shadow figurine in the distance of the dim hallway started walking towards her.
"Look who's in trouble with the commandant." The voice called out. Tear didn't even need to see the abundant green to know it was Sync.
"Oh, I didn't see you in there. What makes you think you have the rights to tell me what to do?" Tear asked him.
His small figure became illuminated by the nearby candle light. He started to open his mouth but he quickly jumped behind a statue and ran down a different hallway before he could say anything.
"Hey, where are you going you coward?" Tear yelled after him. Her voice ricocheted off the wall indicating he was far away.
The large door that Tear had come out of opened up and Van came out. "Alright young lady, why were you here in the castle?" he asked sitting down.
"I merely just stumbled in, that's all." Tear said putting her hands up.
"Well then, how was your first day?" he asked her. She was about to say something but the door opened and Asch's face came out. Ugh, I'm always being interuptted!
"Father... I mean the Duke would like to see you commandant Van." He said and pulled his head back in.
"Wait, brother." Tear said grabbing his sleeve.
"What is it?"
"Um, about those boys, Are they related to the Duke?" she asked.
"Ahahaha, Tear that's a good one. Don't you know those two are brothers?" he said and slipped out of her grasp.
"B-Brothers?" Tear stuttered. She looked through the door that swung open and saw Asch and Luke glaring at each other with hateful gestures.
She looked at her brother with another unbelieving glance but his cloak had already disappeared behind the swinging doors.
_.
Ha ha!
I'm done. I have now answered the question from jetfighter. Be happy, unless I told you they weren't brothers somewhere in the story. If I did, please tell me. Also, I made a big mistake on chapter 3. I meant to say Tear had 5 classes not seven. Sorry bout that. My computer won't let me change it so sorry.
Now to the skit.
Sync: ZZzzzzz…..
Es: I will get that mask of his! –creeping towards the sleeping boy-
Sync: Zzzzz… But I don't like pink hair, Legretta zzz.
Es: Almost there! –Reaches toward mask-
Sync: Gotcha! –Grabs hand-
Es: Ah! Damn it! –Escapes out the door-
Sync: Sigh, if I didn't have that nightmare where Legretta dyed my hair pink, she might have got my mask.
Next chapter: A name I will find out later. –I'm serious about that-
