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Luke fon Fabre ([personal profile] keep_my_promise) wrote in [community profile] paixaorpg2009-08-14 04:49 am

A Dark Reunion [Active]

Character(s): Luke and Natalia
Content: Luke goes to find Natalia and prove he's not dead. :|b
Setting: Somewhere in Vanaheim area. IT'S DARK.
Time: Dark-o-clock
Warnings: Shouldn't be any lol


Natalia's post had taken him by surprise. The idea that anyone else from Auldrant could possibly end up here hadn't even crossed his mind. What were the odds? He had no idea, but either way he wasn't exactly unhappy at the idea of seeing her again. Just hearing her voice again had been a relief! But now she was trapped here too. As much as Luke wanted to see everyone again, he hadn't wished for it to happen this way.

However, she had been acting kind of weird. Why did she not seem to want to believe it was him? He'd only been gone a few weeks, right? She was acting almost like it had been way longer than that. It couldn't have been. ...Could it? Natalia had asked him how long he'd been here, which had been kind of a weird first question. Not to mention, what was with all the past tenses? It was almost like she thought he was.... Well, that's what they'd have thought, wasn't it? That he was dead.

Luke pushed the thoughts from his head as he made his way through the dark streets. He was only distracting himself. He was tired of being in the dark, although at least now flickering light poured from house windows, casting glows across the cobblestone streets. Whatever had been snuffing out the light seemed to have dissipated. But that seemed to bring new trouble. Luke had no idea what they were, but it hadn't been long into his trip that he'd found himself surrounded. The dark creatures hadn't been difficult to dispatch, there was just a LOT of them. They were making his trip terribly annoying as it was taking him twice the time it should have to arrive.

Pulling out his journal again after taking out another group of the creatures, he pressed the button to bring up the map (something, with much trial and error he'd found again, and managed to remember since) to check his location. Luke was pretty sure he was in the right general area that Natalia had told him, but they hadn't set a specific place to meet. In hindsight that might have been a good idea...

Well, he'd find her, somehow.

[identity profile] starembrace.livejournal.com 2009-08-14 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
It took her by surprise.

It wasn't as though she didn't like the thought of seeing Luke again, but... it was a very real fact that he was dead. Ever since they left Eldrant over a year ago, there was no sign of Luke whatsoever. It wasn't as if she wanted him dead, but... the family had already constructed a grave for him without a body to show for it, and she was left in charge of arranging his coming of age ceremony. It felt very surreal, given all of the circumstances.

Natalia couldn't help but feel a bit conflicted about it. On one hand, she was glad that her childhood friend was alive... but on the other hand, would things have been any different if it were the other way around? No, she mustn't allow herself to think such thoughts! Gripping her own hands together, Natalia stood outside of the doorway. Luckily no Heartless were immediately around her as she stood outside of the apartment building, but she did have her bow and arrows just in case.

... her feelings toward Luke were still mixed. He wasn't a replacement for Asch. She knew that, and she knew that he also struggled with that. But also, the bond that Luke and Tear shared, the one she couldn't compete with... shaking her head, she sighed once more. There was little point in over thinking things. The fact is, she was about to greet a friend, and she had to not make the mistake of telling him about his eventual demise, if they were in fact from different times.

[identity profile] starembrace.livejournal.com 2009-08-15 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Luke!" Natalia ran over to him, attempting to be enthusiastic. It really is him... There was no mistaking it; the haircut, the voice... it all matched up perfectly, as well as his memories this time. For that, she was grateful; it would've been painful if she were handed yet another replica, being reminded that somebody was no longer-

No, she couldn't allow herself to think like that. "I'm so glad that you could find me; it's a bit difficult to see with all of this dense darkness about, isn't it? I'm so glad to see that you're all right as well." She gave him a smile; while this one wasn't force, it was gentle.
Edited 2009-08-15 06:17 (UTC)

[identity profile] starembrace.livejournal.com 2009-08-15 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Only for two days." Natalia responded. "It was quite a culture shock, but I've found a place to live and somebody even offered me a job! Let's not talk out here; come into my apartment, Luke!" She grabbed his hand, and motioned to head toward her apartment door.

"I work at Cid's Shop; he's a little foul-mouthed, but he's very passionate about flying! I wish I could have shown him the Albiore that we all flew on, but considering he's from a different world, they're probably different technologies, right? I get all excited about the people I'm going to meet and the things I'll be able to do here, when I think about it."

[identity profile] starembrace.livejournal.com 2009-08-15 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
No way would Natalia actually fault Luke for not doing any of this sooner; after all, he was still technically seven years old. Not that she'd actually say that aloud, but opening the door it was revealed that her apartment was... fairly barren. "I haven't had a chance to furbish it yet, sadly enough, but hopefully I'll be able to do that soon enough. I was thinking about getting a roommate as well, but that might be asking for a bit too much." That and Natalia enjoyed her time alone, but really, the apartment really seemed too big for just her... then again, she came from the castle in Baticul, which was bigger than the apartment building by several times.

"How far did you have to travel to come here? Maybe we can mark it on this map." Natalia took out the journal. It definitely was different from any fontech she's seen, but a basic function like that should exist, right? As long as she didn't try to mark it up with a pen or something. "I'd like to visit you, too, if possible."

[identity profile] starembrace.livejournal.com 2009-08-16 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Unfamiliar with the map herself, Natalia made sure to remember where Luke pointed. "I'll be sure to make note of that." Natalia responded. "And there's no shame in that, Luke; here, nobody knows the Kimlasca-Lanvaldear family or our heritage. Of course we're not going to be living in a mansion as we did before." She brushed some of her hair away from her face as she looked at Luke.

Perhaps she had already resigned herself to staying here for a while... but after talking with Setzer, it was also apparent that people could not come or go of their own volition, and Natalia already decided to not worry about something that she had no control over whatsoever.

Unfortunately, it seemed as if she didn't know which subject to pursue next in her conversation with Luke. But putting her hand on his once again, she tightened her grip on it and gave him a smile. "It's good to see you."

[identity profile] starembrace.livejournal.com 2009-08-17 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
She was about to ask Luke if he wanted to stay here with her, until he popped the question she had been avoiding.

"..." This was a delicate thing. Luke had been sensitive to such things ever since he found out he was a replica, ever since what had happened at Akzeriuth. Natalia knew that. That's why she couldn't bring herself to answer right away. To her, he had been dead for almost a year... an entire year without Asch or Luke, with all of their friends going their separate ways. It was so difficult... but she was so happy when she found Luke again. Certainly, she also wanted to see Asch, but... Luke wasn't somebody she wanted to ever leave, either.

Her precious friend. Which was why it was so difficult to answer this question. However, her eyes never left his.

"Before I answer that... what is the last thing you remember, Luke?"

[identity profile] starembrace.livejournal.com 2009-08-18 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
There was a time discrepancy, that was for sure. It had already almost been a year since Luke descended into Eldrant, but he said he only was in Paixao for a few weeks. Was the flow of time different here...? Natalia wouldn't know how to answer that question. But his memories were still intact, and there wasn't that much discrepancy regarding that; for that, Natalia was grateful. If Luke had been taken from an earlier time, it would have been even more difficult to adjust herself being able to see him.

"It's been nearly a year." The golden-haired princess stated, finally looking down. "We all had assumed that you and Asch had died at Eldrant. I... was put in charge of planning your coming of age ceremony, Luke." She then lifted her gaze once more to Luke's face, giving him the best smile she could muster. "I'm so sorry you endured this entire time alone..."

[identity profile] starembrace.livejournal.com 2009-08-26 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, Anise became the new Fon Master despite not being a seventh fonist, not that it really matters anymore." Natalia explained. "Jade's still Jade. Guy went back to Malkuth, Tear continued her services at the Order of Lorelei, and not much else has happened, I suppose. For the past year I've been tending to Kimlasca-Lanvaldear, of course, as well as entering with peace negotiations with Emperor Peony. "Noelle and Ginji haven't given up their dreams, though, and are working on other types of machinery that don't rely on fonons in Sheridan so they can fly again!"

[identity profile] starembrace.livejournal.com 2009-09-08 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"..." Natalia took a deep breath. "Asch isn't here, is he?" It was a question that she had been dying to ask ever since she heard Luke's voice... if Luke's death caused him to appear here, then it would've been possible that Asch was here as well, wasn't it? But she knew that it was incredibly selfish of her to ask that of Luke, somebody who needed above all else to not be compared in any respect to Asch. "... I'm sorry, Luke." Natalia bit her lower lip. "I know he died in Eldrant, but..."
Edited 2009-09-08 23:59 (UTC)

[identity profile] starembrace.livejournal.com 2009-09-17 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"My apologies, Luke. You must have been lonely here, all alone." Natalia bowed her head. "But that is no longer the case...!" She added on. "I may not know what brought me here, but the fact is that I'm here for you. If you want, you may move in here with me, and we can make the best out of our situation." But... she wasn't a suitable replacement for Tear, was she? Much like how Luke wouldn't be a... replacement... for Asch. Luke was his own person, and Natalia had to realize that she had a specific place in Luke's heart and soul, much like Tear did. Natalia couldn't allow herself to think that she could, all of the sudden, take Tear's place in his existence, giving him meaning and something to protect.

... but there was something that Natalia could do, that Tear couldn't hope to compete with. Natalia was the one who grew up with Luke. Certainly she didn't always treat him as well as she should have, but he was her dear childhood friend nevertheless. Allowing a small smile to form on her lips, she winked at Luke. "Of course, there's no pressure or anything. It must be nice having the freedom to be around here without anybody expecting you to be royalty, right?"

[identity profile] starembrace.livejournal.com 2009-09-24 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
"I wouldn't mind at all, Luke!" Natalia gave him her best smile. She didn't know what she would have done if he had shown hesitation or even flat-out rejected her offer. However, with his fairly enthusiastic response, she breathed a sigh of relief. Being able to enjoy this sort of freedom with him was something that she wouldn't mind at all.

"In that case, I'll set aside the other bed room for you." She continued. "I... tried practicing, yet I'm still not competent at cooking, I'm afraid. We may need to eat out a lot unless one of us learns how to cook." She jokingly giggled.