I don't own Skies of Arcadia
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Aika looked up into the heavens, and felt the cool breeze caress her warm skin. The ethereal moon shown brightly in the dark sky. She could feel herself sigh as she gazed at the soft glow, almost feeling the warmth inside of her. She would miss looking into the skies.
Tonight was her final night aboard the ship.
Too bad her crewmates didn't know it.
Tearing her eyes away from the light, she went back to her room. Her things were packed away neatly, as if she had never existed in that room, and her bags were by the door. She had planned to sneak out that night on one of the escape pods.
For a moment, she sat in her bed. She pulled off her hair ties and ran her fingers through her long, red hair.
Memories surged through her. Vyse, her leader, comrade, accomplice and best friend, had pulled her on board this wooden ship and called her the first mate. He had so much joy in his eyes as he announced to her that they could sail to the ends of the world. Fina, her quiet ally, her conscious, her healer, and nice friend was also there, helping as best as she could whenever they needed her help.
She wouldn't see them any longer.
Not for the first time, she lay back in her bed and stared unseeingly at the ceiling. Why, she asked herself for the twentieth time, why am I leaving?
But she knew the answer.
She had to go and leave soon. They needed her and she just couldn't wait any longer.
Not if she wanted to keep her promise.
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A/N: Kind of short, but an update will come soon. Oh, Aika, why are you leaving???
