Chapter 2
When Vyse awoke, it took a moment for him to adjust to the scene that lay before him. Fina lay on top of him, locked in his embrace. He stirred a bit and sat up slowly, so as not to disturb her. He had just woken up and was still rather groggy, and hadn't recalled any previous events. Then it dawned on him
It was Fina. He was in her room. He was holding her.
Had he.?
"No." Vyse thought out loud.
They were still clothed after all. It all came back to him slowly and he groaned out loud a bit. And that's when she also awoke. She rubbed her eyes and yawned.
"No what, Vyse?" she asked in her usual small voice.
"Oh, nothing," He yawned. He looked back at Fina and chuckled. "Heh, I guess we both nodded off."
She smiled and nodded, "it seems so." Fina looked off to the side and bit her bottom lip anxiously.
Vyse caught this and his smiled faded in a puzzled look, "umm, Fina?"
She focused on him again, her mouth open now, "yes?"
Vyse paused. In all the time he had known her, she had never really been this nervous about anything, "what are you thinking?"
Fina sat up and turned away from him. She looked before her, "I-I'm afraid, Vyse." she uttered.
Vyse had heard her just fine, but asked, "What?"
She turned to him again. "I'm afraid. What if our. love. comes between Aika. What will happen?" She paused and raised her hands to her chest in her classic fashion, and her breath quickened, "what if she doesn't approve of the idea? Because I know by watching the way you two interact on our adventures that she has. feelings for you as well."
Vyse frowned, "I'm sure she will be upset at first." he began, "but I know that Aika is too good of a friend to abandon us, or anything like that. I'm sure she'll eventually accept it."
"Accept what?" Aika said, standing in the doorway.
Vyse paused and sat up quickly, "Ai-Aika! Umm, we were just talking about you." he said, shrugging and laughing out loud.
Aika nodded sternly, "yes, and what about me?"
Vyse had never had a hard time talking to her about anything, but, there's always a first time for everything.
"I-I-I just. I mean. me and Fina are. well." Vyse stammered. It was too difficult to break to her. He sighed and nudged Fina, "Fina, c-could you please explain?"
"I. suppose." she said, her face reddening. She cleared her throat, "Aika, what Vyse means to say. is that. I've confessed my love of him." she said, blushing deeper, "and. so has he." She ended, smiling.
Aika stood in the doorway still, but leaned back on it and shut her eyes. She felt like crying but held back, for she knew that Vyse would eventually grow up and show feelings towards someone. He wasn't going to be a kid forever, after all.
She looked down and nodded, "That's great, you too!" she said, trying to be as cheerful as possible.
Vyse and Fina looked to each other.
"You aren't upset?" Vyse asked quickly.
Aika forced a smile, "No, Vyse. Because I knew the day would come where you would choose someone to be with, as a lover, I mean." She said, relaxing a bit.
Vyse smiled, though saddened, since he knew Aika was right. "Aika." he breathed.
Vyse walked to her and held his arms out to her. She understood and walked into them without hesitation, finally breaking down onto his shoulder quietly. He lifted an arm and stroked the back of her head.
"Aika," he uttered, "you know that you'll always be like family to me, and that I love you in a brother and sister-type fashion. But, I-I guess. Heh, I'm really not good at this."
She pulled out of his embrace and nodded in understanding. "It's alright Vyse, I know what you mean." She said, beaming at him.
Vyse sighed, and responded with his own smile, "I'm glad."
Fina then stood and ambled over to the two, blushing slightly, "I'm glad you aren't upset, Aika."
Aika turned to Fina and smiled at her now, "Why should I be? You and Vyse are going to be happy, right?" she said walking to Fina and putting her hand on her shoulder. "That's all I care about, right now. Sure it hurts, but I know Vyse isn't leaving me, and that he'll still always be there for me." She concluded, ending up with Fina in her arms.
When Fina pulled out of her embrace, she smiled and nodded with understanding, and wiped a tear from her eye. "Thank you, Aika; I know we will be happy."
Vyse smiled at the two. He silently cursed himself for not having any say in it but he was still happy that it all worked out naturally. "Well," he began, "I guess we are going to have to celebrate!' he announced proudly.
Fina and Aika nodded enthusiastically, and then they all headed up to the meeting room to plan out their "next adventure."
The End?
Right, well, I ended it early, eh? No! If you would like to see this story continue, let me get some feedback, maybe toss in some of your own ideas? My contact info (E-mail/AIM) is in there, and as usual, there's the review box. So let me hear more.
When Vyse awoke, it took a moment for him to adjust to the scene that lay before him. Fina lay on top of him, locked in his embrace. He stirred a bit and sat up slowly, so as not to disturb her. He had just woken up and was still rather groggy, and hadn't recalled any previous events. Then it dawned on him
It was Fina. He was in her room. He was holding her.
Had he.?
"No." Vyse thought out loud.
They were still clothed after all. It all came back to him slowly and he groaned out loud a bit. And that's when she also awoke. She rubbed her eyes and yawned.
"No what, Vyse?" she asked in her usual small voice.
"Oh, nothing," He yawned. He looked back at Fina and chuckled. "Heh, I guess we both nodded off."
She smiled and nodded, "it seems so." Fina looked off to the side and bit her bottom lip anxiously.
Vyse caught this and his smiled faded in a puzzled look, "umm, Fina?"
She focused on him again, her mouth open now, "yes?"
Vyse paused. In all the time he had known her, she had never really been this nervous about anything, "what are you thinking?"
Fina sat up and turned away from him. She looked before her, "I-I'm afraid, Vyse." she uttered.
Vyse had heard her just fine, but asked, "What?"
She turned to him again. "I'm afraid. What if our. love. comes between Aika. What will happen?" She paused and raised her hands to her chest in her classic fashion, and her breath quickened, "what if she doesn't approve of the idea? Because I know by watching the way you two interact on our adventures that she has. feelings for you as well."
Vyse frowned, "I'm sure she will be upset at first." he began, "but I know that Aika is too good of a friend to abandon us, or anything like that. I'm sure she'll eventually accept it."
"Accept what?" Aika said, standing in the doorway.
Vyse paused and sat up quickly, "Ai-Aika! Umm, we were just talking about you." he said, shrugging and laughing out loud.
Aika nodded sternly, "yes, and what about me?"
Vyse had never had a hard time talking to her about anything, but, there's always a first time for everything.
"I-I-I just. I mean. me and Fina are. well." Vyse stammered. It was too difficult to break to her. He sighed and nudged Fina, "Fina, c-could you please explain?"
"I. suppose." she said, her face reddening. She cleared her throat, "Aika, what Vyse means to say. is that. I've confessed my love of him." she said, blushing deeper, "and. so has he." She ended, smiling.
Aika stood in the doorway still, but leaned back on it and shut her eyes. She felt like crying but held back, for she knew that Vyse would eventually grow up and show feelings towards someone. He wasn't going to be a kid forever, after all.
She looked down and nodded, "That's great, you too!" she said, trying to be as cheerful as possible.
Vyse and Fina looked to each other.
"You aren't upset?" Vyse asked quickly.
Aika forced a smile, "No, Vyse. Because I knew the day would come where you would choose someone to be with, as a lover, I mean." She said, relaxing a bit.
Vyse smiled, though saddened, since he knew Aika was right. "Aika." he breathed.
Vyse walked to her and held his arms out to her. She understood and walked into them without hesitation, finally breaking down onto his shoulder quietly. He lifted an arm and stroked the back of her head.
"Aika," he uttered, "you know that you'll always be like family to me, and that I love you in a brother and sister-type fashion. But, I-I guess. Heh, I'm really not good at this."
She pulled out of his embrace and nodded in understanding. "It's alright Vyse, I know what you mean." She said, beaming at him.
Vyse sighed, and responded with his own smile, "I'm glad."
Fina then stood and ambled over to the two, blushing slightly, "I'm glad you aren't upset, Aika."
Aika turned to Fina and smiled at her now, "Why should I be? You and Vyse are going to be happy, right?" she said walking to Fina and putting her hand on her shoulder. "That's all I care about, right now. Sure it hurts, but I know Vyse isn't leaving me, and that he'll still always be there for me." She concluded, ending up with Fina in her arms.
When Fina pulled out of her embrace, she smiled and nodded with understanding, and wiped a tear from her eye. "Thank you, Aika; I know we will be happy."
Vyse smiled at the two. He silently cursed himself for not having any say in it but he was still happy that it all worked out naturally. "Well," he began, "I guess we are going to have to celebrate!' he announced proudly.
Fina and Aika nodded enthusiastically, and then they all headed up to the meeting room to plan out their "next adventure."
The End?
Right, well, I ended it early, eh? No! If you would like to see this story continue, let me get some feedback, maybe toss in some of your own ideas? My contact info (E-mail/AIM) is in there, and as usual, there's the review box. So let me hear more.