***YIKES… I just remembered that Fina's parents are gone too… but they aren't now in my fic ok?? Alright, now that that's settled…. I DO NOT OWN SKIES OF ARCADIA OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS. DON'T SUE ME I HAVE NO MONEY*****

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Neither Aika nor Vyse slept well that night. Aika still could not stop thinking, dreaming about her parents and Vyse was worried about his best friend. He was stuck in a rut. Caught between helping his friend, and letting her handle her own demons. It was her life… but he was a part of it. His duty as a best friend was to help when needed, and to always be available for anything and everything. But right now he was scared. Aika was very distant, and this was the first time she had ever felt this way about her parents being gone.

Since he knew she wouldn't talk to him in person, he pulled out a pen and paper and began to write:

Dear Aika,

I know that you've been thinking about your parents a lot, and that you miss them. I can totally understand that, but I want you to know that me and my family have always been here for you, and we always will. And I know you said that you didn't want MY family, and that you wanted your own, but like I said, MY family IS YOUR family. We've taken care of you for years now. Has it always bothered you? If it has, I could never tell. You sure put on a great mask. It must be this age we're at… almost adults. My mom says it's a very emotional age. I'm scared too Aika, but my parents will fill that empty hole that your parents took with them. And I will do whatever I can to help you. I don't want you be like this forever. I just don't get it. Why did it just start to bother you this much? It never has before! It frustrates me seeing you give in so easily Aika. This isn't like you. Look inside yourself and find what you need to survive. You already have it, right here in front of you. Find it.

You aren't alone. I will always be with you, no matter what. I can't stress that anymore than I have. I ask you to come back to me Aika. Forget your troubles and look ahead to the future. You can't do anything about the past. You can either run from it, or learn from it. You choose.

With love,

Vyse

He took a deep breath and folded the letter in half.

"I hope that'll do it." he said to himself. But he was confident that he had done what he could at that time. Aika is pretty damn stubborn. God forbid she let anyone into her personal business… but then it hit him.

"Fina!" he said. She was a girl. Girls share stuff like that. It's perfect! Girls can talk about anything. They have those… connections. Why hadn't he thought of that before? He had to convince Fina to talk to Aika. It was worth a shot.

"Fina?" Vyse called as he knocked on her room door. "Fina, are you in there?"

There was no answer.

"Geez, where is she?" He then spotted a note and the ground. "Shopping at the market."

"Figures…."

Vyse sighed and decided he would search for her later. Right now he had to drop off his letter to Aika.

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Ya ya I know. Its REALLY short. But I can't think of anything right now… plus I got a lot of HW to do. Thanks for all the reviews, I really appreciate them!! The next chapter should be up within a few days…hopefully. BYE!!