A New Beginning.
Well this is the second chap to my first fic. I want to first say thanks to all who reviewed and my best friend Falco for all the help! Oh yeah I had to change the name to 'A New Beginning'. It was 'Love in the Skies' but that was taken. Sorry Desert Lynx, I didn't know!! Anywoo, enjoy and review!!!
*Disclaimer* Skies of Arcadia Legends isn't mine. Neither are any of the characters, places or items associated with it. This story is mine.
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Vyse woke up the next morning with a warm feeling of great excitement and happiness in his stomach. He smiled to himself as he recalled the events of the previous night. He had revealed his true feelings to Aika and now they could get on with their lives not having to keep secrets. No longer would Vyse have to pretend to be oblivious to an occasional, flirty smile flashed by one of his two best female friends, or endure the awkward silence between them when Gilder joked about Vyse needing a girlfriend to keep him under control.
Vyse sprang out of his bed and hummed to himself as he dressed. He made an extra effort to look good that morning and splashed cold water on his face, ran his hands through his floppy brown hair, attempting to flatten the back of it which was currently sticking out in all directions after lying in bed for so long. He then went out to go and see Aika.
Vyse first checked Aika's room but she wasn't there. It didn't put him off though as he knew were she would probably be. Thirty seconds later Vyse was stepping off the lift, onto the balcony outside the empty meeting room. His eyes lit up as they fell upon the pretty redhead in front of him.
Aika looked up and gave a small smile as her fellow Blue Rouge sat down on the crate next to her and draped his arm around her shoulders giving them a small squeeze. "How's my angel this morning?" Vyse asked softly, kissing her cheek. No response came and Vyse watched Aika for a few minutes. She seemed to be deep in thought, opening her mouth slightly every now and then, as if she was going to say something, but quickly closing it again, re-thinking her words. Finally, Aika looked into Vyse's mahogany eyes and said, "I spoke to Fina this morning."
The bubble of happiness which was swelling inside Vyse since he had revealed his feelings to Aika, seemed to burst. Aika chewed her bottom lip for a short while before continuing. "I could hear her crying in her room last night, after you left. I went to see her when I got up but she was very quiet, I got the feeling that she wanted to be left alone so I came up here.....oh Vyse, we've lost our best friend!" Aika looked as if she was going to cry, so Vyse gently rocked her back and forth and cooed, "No we haven't. Of course this is going to be hard on Fina but we still love her. Just not in the way we do achother. I'll talk to her." "She really loved you." Aika whimpered, "but so do I!" "And I love you." Vyse whispered pulling her close in a warm and loving hug.
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When Fina didn't turn up at dinner that night Vyse really began to worry. The last thing that he wanted to do was to hurt anyone, especially his closet friends. Vyse wolfed down his dinner, and left to go and see Fina, while everyone else was only half finished eating ,under a disapproving glare from Polly. Vyse knocked politely on Fina's door and waited to be let in. After a minute Fina slowly opened the door. She showed no sign of surprise when she saw Vyse at the door. In fact Vyse couldn't read any emotion on her face, though her eyes were slightly pink and puffy as if she had been crying. "I just came to see how you were." Vyse said gently, "may I come in?" Fina opened the door wider and Vyse stepped inside.
Fina invited Vyse to sit down but stayed standing herself. "I guess I owe you an explanation," Vyse said swinging one leg awkwardly, "Well here goes," he took a huge breath before going on, "Around....two years before we met you, well, my feelings towards Aika sorta, changed. I began to get excited when I knew she'd be coming over. I began to realise how pretty she was and the way her eyes sparkled all the time. Stuff like that." Both teenagers were carefully avoiding eachother's eyes. I didn't do anything about it though. Maybe I should have. But we were life-long best friends. I thought it would be just too...weird. For everyone. Then I meet you. You had this, this elegance about you that I had never seen in any other girl I knew. I still liked Aika, but now I liked you too. When we were searching for the moon crystals and the three of us were together all the time we all became closer to each other. Sometimes I deliberately tried to distance myself from ye, but it didn't work. I began to love you both."
Cupil, who had been asleep under Fina's wooden desk, had woken up and started circling around Vyse's head. Vyse began to stroke him absently and Fina sat next to them. Vyse cleared his throat and continued, "I think I can safely say that all three of us knew what was going on. And I knew you both liked me too." There was a long pause before he continued, "When I woke up in your bed yesterday...and kissed you...well I didn't really.feel anything. I'm sorry but my heart chose for me and I think I have to follow it. And of course Aika and I won't do anything to make you feel uncomfortable." He added hastily.
For the first time since Vyse came into her room, Fina spoke, "I meant what I said yesterday. It's okay. I love you and I want you to be happy. I know only Aika can give you that." Vyse wasn't convinced by Fina's answer "Why have you been avoiding us?" He questioned softly. "It's not that I've been avoiding you. I just needed time out to..think. It wouldn't be fair of me to keep you and Aika apart when I know you belong together. I hope we can still be friends? All three of us?" Fina's voice was so small by the time she had finished speaking that Vyse had to strain to hear her. " Of corse we can! Nothing's changed really." Vyse said reassuringly and gave Fina a friendly hug, which she returned gratefully.
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Vyse returned to his room and lay on his bed for a few minutes, but decided it was useless trying to sleep, so instead got up again and went outside for a short walk. He immediately spotted Aika standing on top of the hill above the pond, leaning against the flagpole. Vyse went up the path slowly, sneaking up behind her, and caught her in a surprise hug. She jumped with fright but then, seeing who it was, settled herself against his strong chest. She felt so safe and secure as he wrapped his arms around her.
After about ten minutes Vyse spoke, "I went to see Fina a little while ago." Aika tensed up a little, thinking of the discomfort that her current position with Vyse would cause Fina. Vyse noticed this and began to stroke her hair, relaxing Aika again. "She says that she wants us to be together, as long as we stay her friends. I think that she'll really be okay with it in a little while, she just needs time.. to adjust." Vyse could almost see the relief washing through Aika. She turned to face him, still with his arms around her. "Oh Vyse! Now we can tell everyone about us! I can't wait to see the look on your parents faces!" Vyse imagined telling his folks that he was going out with the tomboyish girl whom the practically raised, and a broad smile crossed his face. He wanted to tell the whole world about their love for each other, to let everyone know.
He pulled her close to him and brushed the stray strands red hair from her shinning face and kissed her. Vyse stood, holding Aika close to him with strong hands, and Aika had one arm around his neck and the other hand playing with his scarlet scarf.
Five minutes later, when Vyse was just beginning to bring his right hand slowly up Aika's stomach, an excited bark made both seventeen- year-olds open their eyes. The sight of Fina made both Vyse and Aika jump four feet apart from each other. Aika started to stammer an excuse, at the same time that Vyse commented on how big and shiny the moon was that night. Fina just looked from one embarrassed face to the other and giggled.
"Pow was whining in your room, Vyse, so I brought him to find his master." Fina's matter-of-fact tone made Vyse and Aika stare at her for a moment. She showed no reaction to seeing them kiss. Another loud yelp from the huskra brought Vyse back to reality and he knelt down to scratch his beloved pet's ears. Aika not knowing what else to say or do, also knelt down to pet Pow closely followed by Fina. The three friends were soon laughing together, as if the last two days had never happened, trying to pet the purple and white animal as he ran circles excitedly around the three of them.
After a while Vyse, Aika and Fina were lying back on the ground exhausted, with Pow next to them waging his tail. Then Fina said the last thing that Vyse or Aika would have expected her to say, "So Aika, tell me, is Vyse a good kisser?" Aika was taken aback but hid it well, and with a sly smile on her lips replied, "I couldn't tell you that while he's sitting right next to me, now could I?", Vyse thumped her playfully on the arm, "We can swap stories of old boyfriends later okay?" Aika said to Fina. "Well, before I came down to Arcadia the only boy I ever knew was Ramirez, but he was more like a brother to me." Fina stated calmly, not at all embarrassed. "Oh sorry, I wasn't thinking." Aika said apologetically, before sitting bolt upright. "Oh my God, I've got the best idea for our next adventure!" Aika paused dramatically, a huge smile on her pale-skinned face, "We're going to find Fina a boyfriend!" and she sat back to look at the smiles spreading across the faces of her two best friends.
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Well that's it for now. I'll try to update as soon as possible. Please review! Or e-mail me with what you guys think. Bye for now!!
Well this is the second chap to my first fic. I want to first say thanks to all who reviewed and my best friend Falco for all the help! Oh yeah I had to change the name to 'A New Beginning'. It was 'Love in the Skies' but that was taken. Sorry Desert Lynx, I didn't know!! Anywoo, enjoy and review!!!
*Disclaimer* Skies of Arcadia Legends isn't mine. Neither are any of the characters, places or items associated with it. This story is mine.
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Vyse woke up the next morning with a warm feeling of great excitement and happiness in his stomach. He smiled to himself as he recalled the events of the previous night. He had revealed his true feelings to Aika and now they could get on with their lives not having to keep secrets. No longer would Vyse have to pretend to be oblivious to an occasional, flirty smile flashed by one of his two best female friends, or endure the awkward silence between them when Gilder joked about Vyse needing a girlfriend to keep him under control.
Vyse sprang out of his bed and hummed to himself as he dressed. He made an extra effort to look good that morning and splashed cold water on his face, ran his hands through his floppy brown hair, attempting to flatten the back of it which was currently sticking out in all directions after lying in bed for so long. He then went out to go and see Aika.
Vyse first checked Aika's room but she wasn't there. It didn't put him off though as he knew were she would probably be. Thirty seconds later Vyse was stepping off the lift, onto the balcony outside the empty meeting room. His eyes lit up as they fell upon the pretty redhead in front of him.
Aika looked up and gave a small smile as her fellow Blue Rouge sat down on the crate next to her and draped his arm around her shoulders giving them a small squeeze. "How's my angel this morning?" Vyse asked softly, kissing her cheek. No response came and Vyse watched Aika for a few minutes. She seemed to be deep in thought, opening her mouth slightly every now and then, as if she was going to say something, but quickly closing it again, re-thinking her words. Finally, Aika looked into Vyse's mahogany eyes and said, "I spoke to Fina this morning."
The bubble of happiness which was swelling inside Vyse since he had revealed his feelings to Aika, seemed to burst. Aika chewed her bottom lip for a short while before continuing. "I could hear her crying in her room last night, after you left. I went to see her when I got up but she was very quiet, I got the feeling that she wanted to be left alone so I came up here.....oh Vyse, we've lost our best friend!" Aika looked as if she was going to cry, so Vyse gently rocked her back and forth and cooed, "No we haven't. Of course this is going to be hard on Fina but we still love her. Just not in the way we do achother. I'll talk to her." "She really loved you." Aika whimpered, "but so do I!" "And I love you." Vyse whispered pulling her close in a warm and loving hug.
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When Fina didn't turn up at dinner that night Vyse really began to worry. The last thing that he wanted to do was to hurt anyone, especially his closet friends. Vyse wolfed down his dinner, and left to go and see Fina, while everyone else was only half finished eating ,under a disapproving glare from Polly. Vyse knocked politely on Fina's door and waited to be let in. After a minute Fina slowly opened the door. She showed no sign of surprise when she saw Vyse at the door. In fact Vyse couldn't read any emotion on her face, though her eyes were slightly pink and puffy as if she had been crying. "I just came to see how you were." Vyse said gently, "may I come in?" Fina opened the door wider and Vyse stepped inside.
Fina invited Vyse to sit down but stayed standing herself. "I guess I owe you an explanation," Vyse said swinging one leg awkwardly, "Well here goes," he took a huge breath before going on, "Around....two years before we met you, well, my feelings towards Aika sorta, changed. I began to get excited when I knew she'd be coming over. I began to realise how pretty she was and the way her eyes sparkled all the time. Stuff like that." Both teenagers were carefully avoiding eachother's eyes. I didn't do anything about it though. Maybe I should have. But we were life-long best friends. I thought it would be just too...weird. For everyone. Then I meet you. You had this, this elegance about you that I had never seen in any other girl I knew. I still liked Aika, but now I liked you too. When we were searching for the moon crystals and the three of us were together all the time we all became closer to each other. Sometimes I deliberately tried to distance myself from ye, but it didn't work. I began to love you both."
Cupil, who had been asleep under Fina's wooden desk, had woken up and started circling around Vyse's head. Vyse began to stroke him absently and Fina sat next to them. Vyse cleared his throat and continued, "I think I can safely say that all three of us knew what was going on. And I knew you both liked me too." There was a long pause before he continued, "When I woke up in your bed yesterday...and kissed you...well I didn't really.feel anything. I'm sorry but my heart chose for me and I think I have to follow it. And of course Aika and I won't do anything to make you feel uncomfortable." He added hastily.
For the first time since Vyse came into her room, Fina spoke, "I meant what I said yesterday. It's okay. I love you and I want you to be happy. I know only Aika can give you that." Vyse wasn't convinced by Fina's answer "Why have you been avoiding us?" He questioned softly. "It's not that I've been avoiding you. I just needed time out to..think. It wouldn't be fair of me to keep you and Aika apart when I know you belong together. I hope we can still be friends? All three of us?" Fina's voice was so small by the time she had finished speaking that Vyse had to strain to hear her. " Of corse we can! Nothing's changed really." Vyse said reassuringly and gave Fina a friendly hug, which she returned gratefully.
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Vyse returned to his room and lay on his bed for a few minutes, but decided it was useless trying to sleep, so instead got up again and went outside for a short walk. He immediately spotted Aika standing on top of the hill above the pond, leaning against the flagpole. Vyse went up the path slowly, sneaking up behind her, and caught her in a surprise hug. She jumped with fright but then, seeing who it was, settled herself against his strong chest. She felt so safe and secure as he wrapped his arms around her.
After about ten minutes Vyse spoke, "I went to see Fina a little while ago." Aika tensed up a little, thinking of the discomfort that her current position with Vyse would cause Fina. Vyse noticed this and began to stroke her hair, relaxing Aika again. "She says that she wants us to be together, as long as we stay her friends. I think that she'll really be okay with it in a little while, she just needs time.. to adjust." Vyse could almost see the relief washing through Aika. She turned to face him, still with his arms around her. "Oh Vyse! Now we can tell everyone about us! I can't wait to see the look on your parents faces!" Vyse imagined telling his folks that he was going out with the tomboyish girl whom the practically raised, and a broad smile crossed his face. He wanted to tell the whole world about their love for each other, to let everyone know.
He pulled her close to him and brushed the stray strands red hair from her shinning face and kissed her. Vyse stood, holding Aika close to him with strong hands, and Aika had one arm around his neck and the other hand playing with his scarlet scarf.
Five minutes later, when Vyse was just beginning to bring his right hand slowly up Aika's stomach, an excited bark made both seventeen- year-olds open their eyes. The sight of Fina made both Vyse and Aika jump four feet apart from each other. Aika started to stammer an excuse, at the same time that Vyse commented on how big and shiny the moon was that night. Fina just looked from one embarrassed face to the other and giggled.
"Pow was whining in your room, Vyse, so I brought him to find his master." Fina's matter-of-fact tone made Vyse and Aika stare at her for a moment. She showed no reaction to seeing them kiss. Another loud yelp from the huskra brought Vyse back to reality and he knelt down to scratch his beloved pet's ears. Aika not knowing what else to say or do, also knelt down to pet Pow closely followed by Fina. The three friends were soon laughing together, as if the last two days had never happened, trying to pet the purple and white animal as he ran circles excitedly around the three of them.
After a while Vyse, Aika and Fina were lying back on the ground exhausted, with Pow next to them waging his tail. Then Fina said the last thing that Vyse or Aika would have expected her to say, "So Aika, tell me, is Vyse a good kisser?" Aika was taken aback but hid it well, and with a sly smile on her lips replied, "I couldn't tell you that while he's sitting right next to me, now could I?", Vyse thumped her playfully on the arm, "We can swap stories of old boyfriends later okay?" Aika said to Fina. "Well, before I came down to Arcadia the only boy I ever knew was Ramirez, but he was more like a brother to me." Fina stated calmly, not at all embarrassed. "Oh sorry, I wasn't thinking." Aika said apologetically, before sitting bolt upright. "Oh my God, I've got the best idea for our next adventure!" Aika paused dramatically, a huge smile on her pale-skinned face, "We're going to find Fina a boyfriend!" and she sat back to look at the smiles spreading across the faces of her two best friends.
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Well that's it for now. I'll try to update as soon as possible. Please review! Or e-mail me with what you guys think. Bye for now!!