Ch 3: Aika's Secret
Thank you, Jade130, for giving me great suggestions for Vyse's ship. You'll find out what it is when it gets posted! :)
Disclaimer:I do not own the characters in this story. The plot is mine, and the ships name comes from Jade130. Thanks for your reviews guys!
Vyse greeted everyone in what used to be Upper City Valua. He waved to Aika, then started mixing cement.
Aika waved back and started looking for Fina. She headed toward Kirala.
"Excuse me, have you seen Fina?"
"Yeah. She looked pretty pissed off when she gave me the logs." Kirala didn't look at her.
Aika still didn't get her answer.
"Yeah, but where is she?" she said rather impatiently.
Kirala shrugged, still not looking at Aika. "Last time I saw her, she was headed toward the Phoenix(courtesy of Jade130)." She went back to her work with Hans.
Aika's cheeks rose to a color really red and stomped off toward Vyse, who was helping Izmael nail in a nail with his wonderful smackin' dang bright shiny new hammer, and grabbed his kerchief he kept around his neck. Vyse jumped.
"Aika! What are you doing?"
"Fina's not helping out. She's on The Phoenix." Aika seethed.
"So? Maybe she needs a little quiet time? I don't know."
"She's been doing this every day!"
"Can you let go of me? I can't breathe."
Aika let go.
"Thanks." Vyse rubbed his sore neck. "Did you really have to lift me up-"
"Do something! This might hurt your relationship with her!"
"Jeez, Aika, this is not good for your vocal cords." Izmael piped up.
"Shut up, Blobber Head!Vyse! DO SOMETHING!"
"Why should I? I'd just be disturbing her!"
Aika's expression showed she was really pissed off. "Stop saying that! You must have said that a million times!"
"Sixty seven times, actually."
"Moegi, no offense, but this is not the time nor the place to be organized!"
"Gee, Aika, isn't that a bit harsh?"
"Shut UP, Vyse!" Aika stormed off. __________________________________________________________________
Fina heard a knock on her door. She got up from the floor and opened it, stepping back when she saw Aika.
"Just WHAT do you think you're doing?" Aika stepped into the room, her hair sticking out like a scarecrow.
Fina's head dropped. "I-I was tired."
Aika's face softened. "And I was worried. I won't leave until I know what's been going on. Please tell me. We're friends." She drew in a deep breath.
Fina sat on her bed and looked out the window. Aika sat beside her and saw her looking at the silver moon.
"You miss your home, don't you?"
Fina didn't answer.
"My parents died when I was young. I don't know how. I just know they left."
"How do you know they're dead?" Fina finally spoke.
Aika didn't show her surprise. "They left in a lifeboat. My only memory of them was when Vyse's father held me back while I was trying to be with my mommy. He said something about my parents not wanting a girl. A few hours after they left, Dyne heard the news that the Armada attacked and captured a man and a woman. They either got shot, or they died in the Rains."
Aika blinked back tears. She just realized that this was the first time she told anyone about her past.
Not even Vyse. Dyne never told anyone except Aika, whom he thought deserved to know.
"Was Dyne sure it was them?"
Aika looked deep into Fina's eyes. "Yes."
Fina bit her lip. "I-I'm so sorry."
Aika shrugged, as if it meant nothing to her. But it did.
"It's not my home I miss, Aika."
Aika sighed and rested her arm across Fina's shoulders. "You can tell me if you want. You don't have to."
Fina suddenly looked determined. "But I do. I'm sorry I didn't mention it earlier, but I just felt so depressed."
"You got dumped by Vyse? Don't worry, happens to me and lots of girls, too."
Fina half-smiled. "It's not him." She started picking at her quilt.
Aika looked serious.(finally!)"Then who is it? You can tell me. I won't laugh."
Fina looked again at the silver moon. "It's Ramirez."
Okay, it's short, but my brain was half-dead, so sue me. R&R, please!
Thank you, Jade130, for giving me great suggestions for Vyse's ship. You'll find out what it is when it gets posted! :)
Disclaimer:I do not own the characters in this story. The plot is mine, and the ships name comes from Jade130. Thanks for your reviews guys!
Vyse greeted everyone in what used to be Upper City Valua. He waved to Aika, then started mixing cement.
Aika waved back and started looking for Fina. She headed toward Kirala.
"Excuse me, have you seen Fina?"
"Yeah. She looked pretty pissed off when she gave me the logs." Kirala didn't look at her.
Aika still didn't get her answer.
"Yeah, but where is she?" she said rather impatiently.
Kirala shrugged, still not looking at Aika. "Last time I saw her, she was headed toward the Phoenix(courtesy of Jade130)." She went back to her work with Hans.
Aika's cheeks rose to a color really red and stomped off toward Vyse, who was helping Izmael nail in a nail with his wonderful smackin' dang bright shiny new hammer, and grabbed his kerchief he kept around his neck. Vyse jumped.
"Aika! What are you doing?"
"Fina's not helping out. She's on The Phoenix." Aika seethed.
"So? Maybe she needs a little quiet time? I don't know."
"She's been doing this every day!"
"Can you let go of me? I can't breathe."
Aika let go.
"Thanks." Vyse rubbed his sore neck. "Did you really have to lift me up-"
"Do something! This might hurt your relationship with her!"
"Jeez, Aika, this is not good for your vocal cords." Izmael piped up.
"Shut up, Blobber Head!Vyse! DO SOMETHING!"
"Why should I? I'd just be disturbing her!"
Aika's expression showed she was really pissed off. "Stop saying that! You must have said that a million times!"
"Sixty seven times, actually."
"Moegi, no offense, but this is not the time nor the place to be organized!"
"Gee, Aika, isn't that a bit harsh?"
"Shut UP, Vyse!" Aika stormed off. __________________________________________________________________
Fina heard a knock on her door. She got up from the floor and opened it, stepping back when she saw Aika.
"Just WHAT do you think you're doing?" Aika stepped into the room, her hair sticking out like a scarecrow.
Fina's head dropped. "I-I was tired."
Aika's face softened. "And I was worried. I won't leave until I know what's been going on. Please tell me. We're friends." She drew in a deep breath.
Fina sat on her bed and looked out the window. Aika sat beside her and saw her looking at the silver moon.
"You miss your home, don't you?"
Fina didn't answer.
"My parents died when I was young. I don't know how. I just know they left."
"How do you know they're dead?" Fina finally spoke.
Aika didn't show her surprise. "They left in a lifeboat. My only memory of them was when Vyse's father held me back while I was trying to be with my mommy. He said something about my parents not wanting a girl. A few hours after they left, Dyne heard the news that the Armada attacked and captured a man and a woman. They either got shot, or they died in the Rains."
Aika blinked back tears. She just realized that this was the first time she told anyone about her past.
Not even Vyse. Dyne never told anyone except Aika, whom he thought deserved to know.
"Was Dyne sure it was them?"
Aika looked deep into Fina's eyes. "Yes."
Fina bit her lip. "I-I'm so sorry."
Aika shrugged, as if it meant nothing to her. But it did.
"It's not my home I miss, Aika."
Aika sighed and rested her arm across Fina's shoulders. "You can tell me if you want. You don't have to."
Fina suddenly looked determined. "But I do. I'm sorry I didn't mention it earlier, but I just felt so depressed."
"You got dumped by Vyse? Don't worry, happens to me and lots of girls, too."
Fina half-smiled. "It's not him." She started picking at her quilt.
Aika looked serious.(finally!)"Then who is it? You can tell me. I won't laugh."
Fina looked again at the silver moon. "It's Ramirez."
Okay, it's short, but my brain was half-dead, so sue me. R&R, please!
