Have I Seen You Before?
Author: Broken Death Angel
Category: Tales of the Abyss
Language: English
Fiction Rated: T
Genres: General/Romance
Pairing: Luke/Tear
Published: 7/31/7
Status: Incomplete
Chapter Summary:It's been several weeks since the hide and seek game; and Tear still comes with Van to visit Luke – hoping that someday he may be able to visit her at her home. But Tear overhears the adults talking about Luke; and how he's forbidden to leave the manor!
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cHaRiSA DoLl ArIeLleThanks again And they'll be their normal ages soon, but not yet. Most likely in Chapter 5. But for now, it's still little kids.
Laurie Jo: xD Exactly what I was aiming for! Yes! Love the fluff. And I know, go Natalia, chase after that 'woman-hater'! XD
DarkDesh: Thank you very much! And here's the update xD
SacredBlade: Thanks ; I'm a little bit shaky on what's going to be the storyline later (as in when they're traveling around Auldrant) but I'll try to keep a good story up x3
Chapter Three ·Lost Privileges
"Guy!" The blonde boy looked back, seeing the redheaded boy smiling at him and ruffled his hair. "When is Master Van and Tear coming?" The boy pouted, crossing his arms. He was growing impatient, waiting for his friend. Guy chuckled at the annoyed expression on the boy's face.
"They should be here soon Luke, don't worry." Luke sighed, but nodded with a small smile on his face. Guy watched him run off to wait for Van and Tear again. It had been a several months after Luke was found at the Choral Castle, and he was walking and talking again. Unfortunately, he still didn't remember anything about his own kidnapping. There was no knowledge of why he was kidnapped, and no clues on who exactly took the boy.
But of course, what mattered was that Luke was okay. Hearing footsteps coming in through the courtyard, both boys looked over to the source. "Master Van! Tear!" Luke grinned, running up to them. Tear ran up to Luke, giving the boy a small hug. She blushed when he hugged back and let go of him.
"Luke, are you ready for training?" Luke straightened up and nodded, as serious as a ten-year-old could be. "Good. Let's go." Van walked over to the middle of the courtyard and Luke followed him. Tear decided to sit on a bench near where Pere was tending to some flowers.
Luke faced the straw dummy, glaring at it with annoyance etched on his face. It wasn't really fun fighting against something that wouldn't even hit back. Plus, it was boring and mind-numbingly dumb – to him that is. Van observed him from a small distance; Luke leaped at the dummy, slashing his wooden sword down on the tall doll. Several pieces of straw fell below it as he whacked at the dummy, acting as if it were an enemy. His master pointed out a few mistakes in his posture and strategy.
Tear smiled as she watched her older brother and her good friend training. She got up, feeling the need to walk around and maybe get a small snack. Thinking it rude to ask one of the manor's servants to go and show her the whereabouts of the kitchen. Sliding off the bench she was sitting on, she ran into the nearest door that she saw a few maids walking in and out of.
She didn't get to walk that much when she decided that she was in fact, lost. A small sigh escaped her lips as she continued to walk around, looking at the guards standing around.
"—leave the manor."
Tear stopped and stepped back behind the corner she was about to turn. Peeking around the corner again, she saw the Duke and his wife speaking amongst themselves, the servants dismissed from the area.
Eavesdropping is rude and unacceptable. But...
Tear settled in her spot, wondering what they were talking about.
"Dear, I know it's for his safety, but wouldn't that be like imprisoning him? How will he feel about us locking him up in the manor and nowhere else?" Susanne frowned, upset about the new rule her husband had created.
He also scowled, knowing that she was going to reply like that, "I mean it. Luke is not to leave the mansion area until he comes of age twenty." Duke Fabre paused, looking down for a moment in thought, "I will inform the servants of this soon so they know not to let him out if he tries."
The woman sighed heavily, shaking her head. She knew that he wasn't going to change his mind anytime soon. She knew it was for Luke's safety, but she couldn't help but think it was a little severe on his life.
The two however were unknown of a little girl that happened to be listening to them chat. She gasped and ran back to where she thought the courtyard would be. Luke needed to know this...needed to know that he's going to be stuck in this manor for many years to come. Amazingly, she did make it back to the courtyard and saw Luke taking a break from his training.
"Luke!" Tear called out, running to him quickly. She caught her breath from running for a while and frowned at him, looking at the sweet innocence in his eyes. He still acted like a young child, though he knew more than he used to.
"What is it, Tear?" He smiled, tilting his head and his red hair fell to the side. Tear couldn't help but smile back too, but her eyes showed her obvious anxiety and sadness. "Mm?"
Tear looked down, frowning, "Luke...I was walking in the manor, okay? And I saw your mom and dad talking." She started her explanation, looking up at him. He seemed confused by this, not seeing what was wrong, so she continued. "Your dad said that...until you're twenty, you're forbidden to leave the manor."
Luke's green eyes widened in shock, thinking about this 'new rule' that Tear told him about. So for his childhood; a big part of his life, he was going to stay in this building? He looked at his feet, clenching a fist. How could his dad do this to him!? Sure, he didn't know much about his own life before, and yes, he was kidnapped by he was sure that he could take care of himself a little now!
The light brown haired girl watched emotions fly across the boy's face as he processed this new information through his mind. "How..." He started to talk and she blinked, listening to him, "How could he do this to me?" Luke's eyes softened his words not as fired up as he thought them through in his head. Tear smiled solemnly, hesitantly wrapping her arms around him.
"Don't worry, Luke...I promise, I'll try to visit you as much as I can! And I'll try to get your mind off being stuck here, however I can." She smiled, doing her best to cheer the young noble up. Luke sighed, nodding; having his friends around would help him out.
"Thanks, Tear." He hugged her tightly, happy that she was there.
"...Your welcome..." She blushed , bowing her head a little bit in embarrassment.
As long as she and the others were there with him, he'd be okay for the most part...
Short, short chapter; but I don't feel like writing to this one very much. Next chapter will be pretty long though, I promise! Please review, people