............The Roof.............

"Vyyyseeeiii!" complained Aika, "We will be in SO much trouble if someone finds out about this! We are not allowed on the roof! What if someone finds out we-"Vyse put his hand over her mouth.

"I swear, No one will know, but if you keep yapping, then they will!" Vyse said kind of annoyed. His flying ship toy got stuck on Aika's roof and Vyse wanted to be the macho hero and get it down himself (well, with Aika's help).

The two had pulled a ladder up behind the house and climbed up. They were about twenty-five feet above the ground. Aika had grabbed onto Vyse's sleeve for balance.

"Aika! Could you please let go of my shirt! It's really bothering me!" Vyse called.

"No way!" Aika screamed, "If I let go, I'll lose my balance and fall. You had to be the one who dragged me up here, didn't you? You know I am

afraid of heights!"

Vyse was really pissed off by then, "If you want to be an Air Pirate, you'll have to get over that fear! There is no better way then to go on a roof. And another thing..."

"Hey the toy!" Aika called.

"Alright, let go of me so I can get it!" Vyse commanded, "Here, you can sit so you won't fall."

Aika didn't let go of the sleeve. Vyse looked down to see her sitting. But she wouldn't let go of the sleeve.

"Aika!"

"Vyse, if I let you go, you could fall off the roof!" Aika squealed.

"I swear I'll be fine! When have I ever broken a promise?" He looked at Aika and then to the ship toy. Aika knew she was beaten by that, and she solemnly let go of the sleeve.

Vyse just grinned at his friend and then slid himself down to the edge where his toy lay, stuck in the gutter. He reached out for it, trying not to come to close to the edge. The ship was still out of his reach and he stretched his arm for the extra inch. He got it! By then, Vyse was nearly off the edge, but he could care less. He got his toy back and did it himself. Vyse stood up and turned around to find Aika starring at him from behind, only an inch away.

"Vyse! You got it bac-"Aika was cut off.

"AHHHH!!" was all that came from Vyse.

He took a step back from surprise, just to find the roof's end. Vyse slowly fell backwards and toppled off the roof. He closed his eyes.

Vyse blinked his eyes open to the words, "Vyse are you alright?" He looked up to see that he was stuck on a hook that came out from the gutter. Vyse then saw Aika's red-head looking down at him from the roof.

"I am just great down here Aika! I always love hanging around on hooks!" Vyse yelled sarcastically.

Aika frowned and called back, "At least I bothered to care!" She stood up and got ready to walk back to the ladder.

"Wha... What?! Where are you going?" Vyse screamed, "Aika come back! I need your help!"

Alas, Aika did not come back to the roofs edge. Vyse began to worry about getting in trouble. Even though he got in trouble more times than he can remember, it doesn't mean that he liked it. He closed his eyes, picturing his mother's angry and worried face when she would see him. Then Vyse heard a whistle. He blinked his eyes open to see Aika standing beneath him.

"Why are you down there?!" Vyse shrieked. Then he saw some people rushing over to him. They all had obviously seen him hanging there. As the crowd thickened, Vyse could feel his face getting hotter and hotter.

Vyse then felt a 'clunk' under his feet and saw the ladder.

"Ok, Vyse! I'll hold the ladder steady and you climb down it, ok?" Aika said as she held onto the ladder.

Vyse had his feet on the very top of the ladder and was able to push himself out of the rusty hook's grip. His toy ship was firmly in his hand.

He climbed down just to be bombarded by the group of onlookers. All that could be heard were things like, 'Is he ok?' 'How did this happen?' 'Oh man, he's going to be in so much trouble!' and 'Thank goodness Aika had a ladder!'.

Vyse's dad of course heard about the stunt and quickly found them.

"I can't believe you two!" Dyne started. Vyse interrupted him though.

"Dad, it's all my fault. It's not Aika's. It was my toy ship that got stuck there and I dragged Aika up there. I am really sorry!"

When Aika heard that she thought, I can't believe that Vyse is really taking all the blame. I hafta help him out, too!

Captain Dyne just looked harder at Vyse with an even more stern face.

Vyse wasn't even looking up at him but he could feel the hard stare.

Captain Dyne was just about to continue with the lecture when Aika stepped in front of Vyse and said, "Please don't be to mad at Vysei...." She ended with just that and the fable 'Aika Puppy-Dog Eyes'.

Dyne's face softened so much that he had to look away. "Ok," he said, "Just don't let me catch you two doing that again." And with that, he walked off.

Aika smiled, and Vyse gave her a big hug that said: Thanks So Much!

A.N: hope you're enjoying these mini stories so far!