Engeve
Author's note: Okay! I finally got the needed reviews! I've decided that after every seventh chapter, I'll want some more reviews, but if I get them before the seventh chapter, I'll continue writing. I don't want huge amounts of them, and I don't care if they're flames or from the same person multiple times, alright? Also, I've decided to add one more person to the list of people who know about the future, so sit back and enjoy!
"All of the food is gone!"
"What!? What do you mean!?"
"It must have been the Black Wings!"
Luke and Tear were walking through Engeve when they heard a bunch of people shouting in front of the inn. "Well… looks like we'll have to do this…" Luke said, sighing sadly.
"Luke, just get it over with so we can be on our way" Tear said.
"Fine…" Luke whined, then began walking over to the group of villagers. "Man… stupid Cheagles stole all my food…" He said, stopping in front of the group, then sighing. "Dammit… I'm starving…" Luke fake whined, then looked at the group, "Sorry for asking, but do you have any spare food…?"
The group of villagers paused for a second, then advanced on Luke.
Five minutes later
The door to Rose's house burst open, and Luke was shoved in. Luke, knowing what was about to happen next, quickly caught himself and stepped to the right, letting the villagers attempt to kick him in, then miss, then faceplant. "Don't try to kick me…." Luke growled.
The villagers quickly got back up, one of them grabbing Luke so he wouldn't escape, the other running over to Rose, "Rose! We found the thief! This man must be with the Black Wings!"
"This kid?" Rose asked.
"Don't call me a kid…" Luke growled, getting sick of the man who was holding the hem of his shirt.
"What's your name, kid?" Rose asked.
"I said don't call me a kid! And my name is Luke…" Luke shouted.
"Please keep it down… You're little voice is giving me quite a headache…" A man in a blue military uniform said.
"Jade, you son of a-" Luke began then was cut off.
"Please let me explain… We were on a coach, but we had to get off to do some things, and when we camped out last night, some cheagles stole our food, leaving us with nothing to eat" Tear explained.
"Ah, so you were on that coach by Rotelro Bridge…" Jade said matter of factly.
"Yes they were" A young boy's voice said behind Luke and Tear.
Luke turned around and smiled, "Ion!"
"Hello Luke, Tear. How have the two of you been?" Ion asked happily.
"Great! How have you and Anise been?" Luke asked.
"I've been fine, and I've told Anise everything about the two of you" Ion explained happily.
Luke and Tear's blood both ran cold. "E-everything… Ion…?" Luke asked cautiously.
"Well, enough to let her know who the two of you are. I know how to keep secrets, you know" Ion said with a laugh.
"Secrets? Goodness, Ion, I thought you were to tell us everything" Jade taunted, making the hair on the back of Luke's neck rise in both fear and hatred.
'I swear… during this journey, I will make him afraid of taunting me…' Luke thought, an evil grin appearing on his face.
"Don't even think about it Luke…" Tear and Ion both said at the same time, the two of them obviously guessing at what he was thinking.
"Dammit…."
"Uhm…" one of the villagers started, "So these two aren't thieves?"
"No, they aren't. They are very brave warriors who have protected me in the past" Ion explained.
"Oh, geez! We really screwed up!" one of the villagers said angrily.
"I'm sorry, Luke. I've just been so stressed lately because of the thieves, that I jumped to conclusions when I saw you asking for food" another villager said, feeling pretty embarrassed.
"Hey, no prohHey, no problem. Anybody would have done what you did with all the stress you're having" Luke said happily.
"Speaking of the thieves, look what I found Rose" Ion said, handing a small amount of fur to Rose.
"Why, this is fur from the sacred cheagles!" Rose said.
"Hey, those little creeps stole all our food, too!" Luke said, quickly winking at Ion to let him know he was faking still, "Hey, Tear, we're going to go make them come clean tomorrow, alright?"
"I guess I have no say in the matter…" Tear said with a sigh.
"If it's alright with you, Jade, I would like to go with them. After all, only someone of Yulia's lineage can speak to the Cheagles" Ion said.
"Well, if it weren't for your miraculous change of health, I wouldn't let you. But since you are feeling better now… I guess you can go" Jade said in a surprisingly non-taunting tone.
"Wow… he can talk nice… once every century at least..." Luke said, yelping quietly when Tear jammed her elbow into his side.
"Well then, I still have some things to talk to Colonel Curtiss and Ion about, so why don't you let Luke and Tear sleep at your Inn tonight?" Rose said to the villager.
"Gladly. It's the least I could do after accusing them of being thieves" the villager said.
"Thank you" Luke and Tear said at the same time, following the village to the Inn.
"Luke!" Ion called after them.
"Yeah, Ion?"
"When should I meet the two of you tomorrow?"
"Around Nine o'clock, alright?" Luke said.
"Okay! See you tomorrow!" Ion said, waving.
"See ya!" Luke said as he turned the corner with Tear to the Inn.
"The two of you are lucky you came today" The villager said, "The Inn was completely filled yesterday by some Oracle soldiers who were attacked a few days ago, and left this morning. The Inn is empty now"
"Yeah that is some pretty good luck" Luke said happily.
"Luke, we still have time to check out the town some more" Tear pointed out.
"Nah, we need talk about some things privately, remember?" Luke said.
"What do you mean?" Tear asked.
"About your brother" Luke explained, not daring to say Van's name in case the villager would tell Jade about him.
"Oh… Yes, that's right…" Tear said somewhat sadly, looking at the ground.
"You okay, Tear?" Luke asked, stepping closer to her.
"Yes… I'm fine… Let's talk in our room…" Tear said, walking past Luke toward the hall that housed the doors to the different rooms.
'She sure doesn't sound okay…' Luke thought to himself as he followed her into their room.
Tear sat on her bed, then closed her eyes, as if focusing on something. When she stayed like that for over a minute, Luke placed his hand on her left shoulder, making her nearly shoot out of her skin. "I know you're not alright Tear… Tell me what's bugging you…" He said, sitting down next to her.
"I… I…." Tear stuttered, then practically dove into Luke's chest, bursting into tears.
Luke immediately embraced her in a hug to comfort her, "Easy…What's bugging you so much…?"
"I… I just can't believe he's alive again…." Tear sobbed.
"You mean Van…? About that, Tear…" Luke said, pushing her gently away from him and straightening her up, "I have an idea on how to get rid of him before he can damage Akzeriuth… But I won't tell you unless you calm down… You never cry…"
Tear sniffled one last time, then gained control of herself, "Okay… Tell me…"
"We're going to need to talk to my Uncle, my Father, and Malkuth's emperor, but hopefully with the help of Jade, Asch, and Ion, we'll be able to do it…" Luke said.
"Wait… Do what?" Tear asked.
"Lower the outer lands. And I have an idea of how to kill Van before he can destroy anything, leaving everything to us without interruption" Luke explained, "But I'm going to need one of your daggers…"
"And why do you need one of those…?" Tear asked, handing him a dagger.
"To kill Van"
Tear stared at him. "Wait, how are you going to do that?"
"We'll get everyone out of Akzeriuth, then when Van tries to use me, I'll use the dagger and stab him, then use a hyperresonance to completely kill him so he can't absorb Lorelei… After that, I'll use another hyperresonance to lower Akzeriuth into the outer lands, then we'll go to the other Gates and lower those lands too"
"Wow… I can't believe I'm saying this, but that's actually brilliant thinking Luke…"
"What do you mean, 'you can't believe you're saying this'?"
Tear just giggled, "It's getting dark… I'm going to bed… See you tomorrow…" Tear said, laying down on the bed, then smiled and looked at him. "You know I love you…" Tear said, before she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Ending Note: Okay, I need 1 review from ANYONE ((Even someone who already reviewed)) saying if I should make Mieu remember Luke, or if he should be clueless. I won't start then ext chapter till I get that one review!