Love in the Skies.
This is my first fic! I wrote it because of the lack of Vyse/Aika romances out there. Am I the only one who can see that they're made for each other?!!? Anywoo enjoy and review !! (No flames please?!)
*Disclaimer* Skies of Arcadia legends isn't mine. Neither are any of the characters, places or items associated with it. This story is mine.
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Vyse lay on his bed at Cresent Isle, fully clothed in his blue tunic, black leggings, red scarf and brown shoes and belt, with his hands joined together behind his head, which still ached a little in the after-math of the all-night party of the night before. It had been Enrique and Moegi's wedding and even though they hadn't asked for a huge bash, Vyse, as Enrique's best man, felt it his duty to make their special day have a night to remember! Now, everyone was taking it easy, either helping Polly and Urala prepare dinner or sitting outside in the warm sun listening to Drachma dramatically recalling stories of his adventures chasing Racknam, the arcwhale he once wanted dead. Vyse, though, had retreated to his room and, for the first time in weeks, taking time out to himself. And, as was usual for the Blue Rouge he would use this time to think.
Since the defeat of Ramirez Vyse's mood was always good. It was impossible to get depressed when the whole of Arcadia was so ecstatic seemed to buzz with joy and excitement. The wedding of the day before had been along similar lines of happiness, but it had given Vyse more than just a hangover. Now as he lay in silence, mixed thoughts of a red-haired shining amber eyed girl in braids and a short yellow dress and a blonde, emerald-eyed silvite girl in a sweeping white and gold dress infiltrated his mind. These thoughts brining with them mixed emotions of happiness, confusion and anger at himself.
Before Vyse could fall to depression, Aika came bursting through the door. "Hey Cap'n, we were jus-" The red head stopped mid-sentence at the look on Vyse's face. Aika had known this boy for seventeen years, and she could read his face like a book. Even though Vyse had sat up and flashed a greating smile to Aika as she came through the door, she saw that the smile didn't quite reach his mahogany eyes, which were now clouded. "Um… everything OK Vyse?" Aika enquired as she shut the door behind her looking worriedly at her one if her two closest friends. "Well… yeah, fine. Great. When's dinner?" came the lame reply. "That's what I came to tell you. Polly's got it all served up. I'm heading back now, you coming?" Aika wasn't convinced by Vyse's false brightness but found that putting on a smile was far easier than discussing feelings. "Sure. You know I'd never pass up a meal!" and the two friends walked to dinner together, chatting happily all the way.
Dinner that night was an enjoyable affair. Gilder was still staying at Cresent Isle since the wedding and he was sitting next to Vyse at the dinner table. The two men sat chatting long after everyone else had gone to bed, swapping stories, Vyse's telling of vicious raids on enemy air pirate ships and Gilder's of women, one-night stands, and a particularly strange one involving a leash, a whip and a banana.
Sometime around midnight, when the supply of Loa had run out, Vyse decided to hit the sack. By now he was quite tipsy and hummed tunelessly to himself as he headed down the lift outside the meeting room. Somehow Vyse managed to miscalculate his timing and stepped off the lift when it was only half way down and landed on the ground below in a tangled heap. Somewhere to his left someone screamed in a high-pitched and terrified tone. This made Vyse's head hurt and he screamed back even louder. The someone to his left stopped screaming and stepped out of the shadows to kneel beside Vyse. "Vyse. Vyse! Calm down! It's me, Fina." The young silvite girl soothed. Vyse stopped screaming and opened an eye cautiously. "Owww…" he muttered. "You look terrible Vyse! Are you hurt badly?" Fina inquired anxiously. "You look purrty too!" burbled Vyse. "I've got sacri crystals in my room, can you walk?" Fina extended an arm and Vyse let her take his hand in hers and then be half-pulled to his wobbly feet by Fina who put her arm under his armpit and they slowly made their way back to Fina's room.
After entering the room Vyse flopped onto Fina's bed and allowed himself be treated by his friend. Vyse was too drunk to notice the pain that he was in and soon feel asleep on the soft mattress helped by the sacri crystals which were beginning to take effect inside his body. Fina was skilled in healing magic, which she had learned from the silvite elders as she was growing up. Vyse had broken two ribs and was covered in cuts and bruises, so by the time Fina had healed and plastered them all, Vyse was just left in his skyseer and anchor patterned blue boxer shorts.
Fina looked at Vyse lying before her and blushed scarlet. She only needed to undress him to properly heal all of his cuts, but now her breath caught in her throat as she watched his toned body rise and fall in time with his breathing. She loved this air pirate with all her heart but she could tell that he liked Aika, and she couldn't bear to split up the special friendship that the three of them shared. After watching the hand-some seventeen year old in front of her for a few more seconds she turned away and quietly undressed, slipped into her silk nightie, and tentivly lay on the edge of the bed staring at Vyse for a long time before she drifted to sleep.
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The first thing Vyse noticed when he woke up the next morning was a slight throbbing in his head. After lying in silence for a few minutes he noticed a funny smell. It was sweet, sort of like a mixture of roses and vanilla. That was unmistakably Fina's perfume, but why would his room smell of Fina? Vyse's maroon eyes snapped open and he saw Fina lying next to him breathing gently. Vyse's mind raced. He strained to remember the night before but all he could come up with was chatting and drinking with Gilder. So why was he in bed with Fina???
Maybe fate had chosen Fina for him over Aika? Maybe they were just destined to be together forever. Maybe-. Vyse's thoughts were brought screeching to a halt when he saw the fair-haired girl in front of him open her eyes. She blinked for a few seconds with a startled expression before remembering why this gorgeous man was in her bed with her. Vyse took a huge breath and asked, "Um… so what exactly happened last night? I can kinda guess, but I'm a little foggy on the details." Fina smiled at Vyse, secretly wishing that what he thought had happened had actually happened, before setting him straight.
Vyse wasn't sure what he felt. So he hadn't slept with Fina. He didn't know if this was a relief or a loss. There had been silence for several minutes since Fina had finished explaining the night's events and Fina was the first to brake it, "I'm sure you feel uncomfortable here. You know you can go. Your clothes are on that chair." She said indicating where she had folded them neatly the previous night. "Do you like?" Vyse interrupted awkwardly. "Of course!" replied Fina. "No. You know. I mean… do you really like me?" Vyse questioned turning slowly pink, almost the same colour that Fina was turning, "Well… yes." She replied eventually, "but-" Vyse interrupted her by leaning forward gently and brushing her lips with his. He placed a hand on her soft, peach-coloured cheek, at the same time wondering how Aika's skin would feel. He then stroked her hair and wondered how Aika's thicker, longer red hair would feel or how Aika's lips would feel on his.
Vyse pulled away from Fina opening his eyes. "I'm sorry Fina, this doesn't feel right." He sat up, swinging his legs over the side of the bed. Fina looked hurt and Vyse said apologetically, "I really am sorry." Really meaning it. Though it pained her greatly Fina understood, "It's OK. See you at dinner?" Vyse finished dressing and turned back to face Fina when he reached the door "I'll see you then."
For the first time in ages Vyse knew exactly what to do. He went next door to Aika's room, knocking on the door but not waiting for an answer before entering. He found Aika sitting crossed-legged on her bed studying a map. When she saw Vyse she beamed and put the map aside. "I called in on you this morning to see how you were, Gilder's pretty wasted after ye're little drinking session last night! I thought you might be feeling the same so I brought you some orange juice but you weren't there. Did you fall asleep on your way back or something?!" Aika joked, her bright eyes sparkling." Actually I slept in Fina's bed last night." Replied Vyse.
The twinkle in Aika's eyes vanished instantly and she dropped her head, pretending to become engrossed in the map again. "Oh right" she croaked, wishing that Vyse would just leave before one of the tears accumulating in her eyes escaped. "And it was the best thing I've ever done!" exclaimed Vyse calmly. Aika couldn't believe him. Had he really no idea
That she had been madly in love with him for four years? It had nearly broken her heart seeing the way Vyse looked at Fina with the same loving smile that used to be reserved just for her.
Vyse placed a finger under Aika's chin and lifted her head so that she was looking into his deep brown eyes. "It's the best thing I've ever done, because it made me realise that what I really want… is you." At this the tears poured down Aika's cheeks, but these were tears of joy. Aika stood up and put her arms around Vyse's neck, letting one hand smooth the back of his chestnut hair. Vyse put his hands around her waist and pulled her close to him, before leaning forward and pressing his lips on hers in a loving kiss.
They both knew that this was right.
What do you guys think? Hope you liked it! If I get good reviews I'll continue with this story but it's staying Vyse/Aika! Please review!!! o thanks!!