Tales of the Abyss: The Shadow People Chapter 3
Middi: HEY GUYS!!! IMA BACK!! I have the third chappy of my Abyss fic right here! Tear's POV now. Yeah…pretty much it… DISCLAIMER TIME!!! I don't own Tales of the Abyss, all I own is the plotline. So recap!
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Aboard the shadow battleship, Crimson Halberd, was the, well you couldn't call them sprits, or the living. And they were definitely weren't zombies, so the only word you could actually use for them were; shadows.
The reason there were any shadows was because they hadn't fulfilled their purpose yet.
My master was way too calm in these situations, her light green flowing with an undoubtedly calm aura surrounding her. Even though she had to gain patience in the last 10 000 years she has "lived" it still irks me how she can even think about her rationality.
"…I thought we agreed to let him handle his own devices here. He agreed to not contact the living while he was on board. And unfortunately he hasn't heeded my warnings; I know he has tried to contact his friends." She scrutinized her face, "Though if I recall correctly someone else has also contacted those in the living realm, and is still here."
"No way! I'm not letting you go on your own! Set Tsuchiko in charge, I don't really care. But you're not going to Auldrant on your own. The last time you went you were about to be flared up by the sun. Nothing you say will make a difference, I am truly sorry for being this rude master, but I need to think about your well being. You still haven't fully recovered from when Vandestelca Aura Fende captured you within his body. Please let me come with you." I pleaded for her to let me assist her. We both were glaring daggers at each other.
I saw the deep blue glow of selenias, and we were there. The ship threw down the boarding cables
I Yulia Jue, the person who discovered the seventh fonon, and founder of the Score, with my master, Lorelei, would make sure Luke Fon Fabre, even though he couldn't rest in peace, would be wishing for hell.
(A/N I KNOW it is a long recap -_- don't remind me)
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"Luke…"
For as long as I've lived I've never been this speechless, happy, confused, and another emotion I can't explain. It feels as though my heart stopped, and the pain that was so heart wrenching just a few seconds ago was never there. I didn't stop to breathe; I didn't do anything in fear of him being just an illusion. He continued to walk toward me. I felt like this was a dream, and I would wake up any second now and he wouldn't be there.
The selenia flowers that I love so much are just a distant thought now. I feel the breeze on my arms, but couldn't care less. Tartaroo Valley was the first place I met Luke, and was the only place I've ever truly called home. Next to Yulia City, I came her to look at the selenia blossoms, and at night, watch them bloom into their radiant deep blue glow.
It felt like my body was on autopilot, I had to muster up everything I had to stop. Tears started welling up in my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. I needed to make sure that this wasn't a dream. So I asked him the only thing that was in my mind.
"Why are…you here?" Whatever answer he gave me was the only thing keeping me from running straight at him, or running as far away form this forsaken valley, never to return here. Ever.
"This place has…a nice view of Hod. And I promised someone."
She was aware of her friends standing behind her, but couldn't care less now.
His soft velvety voice was wreaking havoc on her mind. And that answer, that did it for her. She launched herself at him, convinced he was really there, and not just an illusion. She had tears running down her cheeks, but these were not the sad tears that she spent the better part of a year crying. No. These were tears of pure joy and love.
She threw her arms around him, and was intending to never let go. She wanted to bury her hands in those crimson locks, feel her body feel as small as a mouse compared to just his muscled chest, and gaze into his emerald eyes for all eternity. She wanted him to hold her and never let go. Speak sweet nothings into her ear to make her shiver, and then continue because it would make her feel alive, alive and truly loved by her Luke. If she could have her way, nothing would ever stand in the way of Luke holding her waist, face buried in her hair, and him inhaling her sweet floral scent.
"Mmmmm. Tear…I forgot how good you smelt." He whispered in my ear. Just those words sent an electric shock through my whole body.
I remember feeling other arms wrap around us, but all I cared for were Luke's arms. I look up to see his handsome face, still crying tears of joy. He was grinning that sexy grin of his, the one that made every argument we got into a whole lot worse. My smile wouldn't ever go away now, cause of the fact I was with my Luke.
"…I thought you wouldn't ever come back. I was starting to loose hope, that you wouldn't keep your promise to me. But now…I really…realize…that you never break your promises."
"C'mon Tear, I thought you were smart," I looked at him in confusion, "Even if I'm gone right now, I'll never truly leave you. And when people do wrong things in their lives, like kill someone, you have to move forward, live life to the fullest. Not just for yourself, but for those you've killed. To make up for those that you have killed, you must keep living, everyday, until you eventually die." A look of guilt and grief passed along his beautiful face.
I was shocked. He must still remember Akzeriuth. But at least he isn't as foolish as last time, thinking of killing himself…
I shake my head, to get rid of the thoughts of sorrow. Luke was here and that's all that matter now.
"Anise, Natalia, Guy? Could you please come over here for a moment? I believe that one of us has dropped something in the river. All of you must come fish it out. Quickly now, I'm trying to do it myself, but my back is aching something that is too hard to explain." We could hear the lie and sarcasm in his voice.
The Colonel was always thinking ten steps ahead of everyone else. He has the same cocky 'I'm better than you and you know it' kind of grin on his face. He himself missed Luke as well, but he wasn't the type of man to linger in the past. He strove forward in life, she didn't know why, but it made her feel like she was getting left behind.
"Aw man! It must've been that piece of fontech I've been begging his majesty to give me! Come on Anise, Natalia, we have to get it back!" Guy knew what was going on, but he must've wanted to give me and Luke some privacy.
"Boo- that's no fair! I wanted to see Luke and Tear make out!" Anise cried out. But both Luke and I were blushing tomatoes.
"Anise! What a rude thing to say. Tear has missed Luke for a long time now, leave them be." Natalia was always a romantic, but I didn't think she would do this for me.
She loved Luke, but like a brother. And she had been waiting for Asch to come home. As much as she loved Luke, he wasn't the man she was dying for to come back. A pang of sympathy wept through me as I saw her expression, it was almost close to a dead feeling inside. Her eyes conveyed the message of emptiness, which was what my eyes must've looked like for the past year.
Her eyes told me a message in them 'Love him. Keep him forever in your heart, because I have lost mine, you should at least deserve happiness…"
I gave the slightest of nods. Then all there was left was me and Luke in the selenia clearing. I shifted my feet, nervous of what to say. I knew he had heard me in Eldrant, what I had said to him. I had told him I loved him, I still do but…what if he doesn't?
"So, I guess you're happy to see me, the way you practically jumped on me."
"Luke of course I'm happy! I haven't seen you in a year. Do you know how hard it was for me to continue on everyday?" I frowned at him.
Luke grabbed Tear's hands. He held them with such gentleness, so unbecoming of a Replica, and a Viscount.
"Yeesh Tear. Now, I have to tell you something important." his tone was dead serious. "I heard the last words you spoke to me before you left me on Eldrant."
I froze. Was he going to tell me that he didn't feel the same way? Was he going to tell me he had feelings for Natalia? Anise? Guy?
I didn't realize he was getting closer to my face until I could feel his soft lips on mine.