I can't remember who it was, but someone guessed what happened through a form of communication. I like making people think, you know? It's fun. Suspense is nice. I never knew I was so good at it. I used to get a few reviews that say I should use more detail. But know, I use little detail and have a good suspense story with cliff hangers throughout the whole thing.
There are two reasons as to why I haven't updated in a while. One is because my internet doesn't like fanfiction and wouldn't let me log in, so I had to wait so that it could finish it's temper tantrum. The second reason is because I was on a family vacation without the internet to begin with. So please, don't be mad at me. I did nothing wrong. But have a lot of fun with this guy.............. ahem.... how about we get to the story, shall we?
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"Man, I'm so tired," Vyse said as he leaned back on his futon. "I feel like I haven't slept for ages."
Aika looked down at him. "Why is that? What have you been doing?"
The warm rush of exhaustion had started to come over Vyse. He yawned. "Just doing whatever Nylas didn't feel like doing. I swear that man is a spoiled brat."
"So you were basically serving him?" Fina asked.
Vyse yawned. "Hate to say it, but yeah." He began to make himself comfortable on the futon. "Why'd he order you to serve him?" asked Aika, trying to get some information out of Vyse.
"Because he can." Vyse yawned again, his eyes barely open.
Aika had a hard time comprehending that. Vyse never was the type of person who would obey someone without a good reason. "Why can he order you around?"
"He told me-" Vyse yawned, "not to tell anyone.... about..." he trailed off as his head rolled to the side and he began to sleep. Aika looked at Fina.
"Great. Now we have another mystery on our hands."
Fina sighed. "I don't think he'll ever tell us anything."
Aika lay back on her own futon. "Maybe he'll tell us tomorrow. The whole sleep thing was very risky, anyways. Her friend nodded, also laying down. "Tomorrow..."
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Vyse sighed, looking over the water. The plan was that they would ask the king for a small ship, maybe just a fisherman's boat or something, strong enough to go through rifts. They would make the journey back to Crescent Isle, and be reunited with the others. Then they'd continue to go on with their pirating activities.
'Then I'll have to do what Nylas wants me to do,' he thought bitterly. Every time he thought of Nylas a ping of hatred ran through him, which was completely understandable. Vyse shook his head, trying not to think about any of that. 'Let me just enjoy this freedom while it lasts,' he thought as he heard activity from the city whose occupants had probably just woken up. 'Now, go ask the king now or wait until the girls wake up? Hmm'
Just as he decided to go and talk to the king, Fina excited the hut, smiling at him. "Good morning, Vyse."
He smiled. "Morning. Have a nice rest?"
She nodded. "Yes. How about you? You seemed awfully tired last night."
He shrugged. "Nothing a good night's sleep couldn't handle. I bet Yafutoma is the only place I can really relax. Besides Crescent Isle, of course."
Fina smiled. "Yes, Yafutoma is a truly peaceful place. Maybe it's the separation from the rest of the world that steered them towards this peaceful life."
"Well, kinda hard to be hostile if you have no one to be hostile to," Vyse said, laughing. "Is Aika awake yet?"
"No, she was still asleep when I came out here."
Vyse sighed, moving away from the railing. "I'm going to ask the king for a boat. Can you tell Aika where I am if she wakes up?"
Fina nodded. "Sure thing. Have you eaten anything for breakfast yet?"
"No. Go ahead and eat without me, not too hungry today. Think I must have stuffed myself silly last night." Fina nodded again, noticing how Vyse averted his eyes as he said that. "I'll tell her..."
"Thanks, Fina. I'll be back soon." He turned away and started walking the short distance to the palace. The old rush of guilt had started up again as he talked to Fina. She had no idea what in the world what he was going to have to do eventually. He had told himself to just forget it for the moment, but it was impossible. Who could forget what they wanted to do the least? Or better: Who could forget what they dreaded the most?
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Aika sighed, looking out the window at Fina and Vyse just chatting. 'They look so happy together, so calm and relaxed...' It hurt her to look at the couple, but she found she couldn't look away. She was half expecting the two to just start making out right then and there. She could tell when the two first met that there was something between them. And even Aika had to admit there wasn't much to like about Fina. She was sweet and innocent, pretty and mysterious, everything a guy wanted. 'She'd make a perfect wife for Vyse,' she thought bitterly.
She didn't know if she was more surprised or happier when the two split apart, Vyse going into the city, assumably to the king to ask for a boat. Fina lingered for a moment before turning making her way back to the small house. Aika pulled away from the window just as she stepped in. "Oh, Aika," she said, sounding surprised. "You are awake. I just told Vyse that you weren't."
"I woke up as you left. Is Vyse going to get a boat?"
"Yes. Hopefully it's one that can rise above the clouds so we do not have to pass through the rifts. Do you think the king has one that he can spare?"
Aika shrugged. "If not, we could just ask the Tenkou to give us a lift. I'm sure they'd do it."
Fina sighed, looking at the floor. "I wish none of this had happened..."
Aika looked at her friend. "You wish that we had never been kidnapped in the first place?"
"Yes..."
She sighed. "I understand, Fina. But we have to count our blessings. At least none of us were hurt, and we're all together. Remember the time we got separated? How we had to raise enough money to buy a boat, and Vyse was stranded on an island? We're in familiar territory now, so there's nothing to worry about."
Fina nodded. "Yes, you're right about that. I should stop moping around. It's not going to help anything, is it?"
"That's the spirit! We'll get back home and everything will be A-okay!"
She smiled at her redheaded best friend. The two sat together in silence for a few minutes, each in their own different thoughts. 'I wonder why Vyse didn't wait for me to wake up before he decided to ask for a boat? Is it because he just doesn't like me? He can't stand to spend time with me anymore? Aika, you're overreacting. You know for a fact that he's been hurt on that ship, you saw his burns. He's probably just in a hurry to get home. Still, it hurts that he wouldn't just wake me up so that all three of us would go together... or do I really want that? Every time I look at Fina and Vyse together, I get so jealous'
"Well, you two are awfully silent. Especially you, Aika. This is a bad omen."
The girls looked up at a smiling Vyse. Aika poked her tongue out. "Ha ha. Very funny, Vyse. That was sure quick. You left just a few minutes ago."
He shrugged, sitting down next to them. "He was eager to give us a boat. There's a boat that is used for messages with other countries, really fast and light, so it can go above the clouds. He'll lend us one as soon as he's sure that there's nothing wrong with it, add more fuel, etc."
Fina smiled. "So we'll be going home soon."
Vyse grinned boyishly. "Yeah. Home. Back to Crescent Isle."
Aika also smiled, brighter than the other's smiles put together. "Yay! I can't wait to get back! I miss Polly's cooking so much! And I can't wait to see everyone!"
Vyse laughed. "First the food, then the friends?"
"Of course. Can't greet everybody properly if you're running on empty."
Fina sighed contently. "I wish to see everyone, too."
Vyse smiled. "I just want to get behind the wheel of my ship again. Hope the others have been taking care of the decks..."
Aika laughed. "Vyse, you treat that ship like its porcelain! She'll be alright without you."
"Don't say that, Aika! The Gypsy is very sensitive and delicate!"
The Gypsy had been given to Vyse as a gift from New Valua, in return for helping them rebuild their city. She was a large, sturdy ship, equip with the latest, most powerful cannons that had been invented by Valua's labs. And Emperor Enrique had even promised to develop it's own special cannon, though Vyse and the others had been insistent that they didn't have to do that. The cannon hadn't been completed yet, but The Gypsy was still a force to be reckoned with, a force that Vyse loved as if it was his own child.
"Sensitive and delicate? Vyse, The Gypsy can withstand the most powerful cannon fire!"
"Even so, she must be handled delicately! I would hate to think what would happen to her if some pressed her too hard..."
Fina giggled. "It would take more than human strength to be able to press her too hard."
Vyse grumbled. "Two against one's not fair."
Aika smiled evilly at him. "So you admit we've won the battle?"
He looked away, mumbling something under his breath. The girls smiled at each other just as a guard opened the door to the small house. All three looked up at him. "Is the boat ready for us?" Vyse asked.
The guard bowed in respect. "Yes, sir. The boat is at the docks, ready for departure."
Vyse stood up, offering his hands down to the girls. "Well, guess we're going home, aren't we?"
They smiled at him, each of them taking a different hand to pull themselves up. "Finally!" Aika sighed. "Glad this is coming to an end."
Vyse's smile wavered at that. 'I only wish it was, Aika. I only wish it was'
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There it is. To all those people who told me to update a.s.a.p, here's what I have to say.... "NO!" I'll take my own sweet time, thank you very much! Mwahahahahahaha! I love torture!
Alright, let me get to work on the next chapter... you guys are lucky that I'm even spending time on fanfiction. I want to get published sometime before I finish school, and I'm spending more time on these fanfics than anything else. Count your blessings that you're even getting these stories, people. I could just leave them and never come back.
Please review.
There are two reasons as to why I haven't updated in a while. One is because my internet doesn't like fanfiction and wouldn't let me log in, so I had to wait so that it could finish it's temper tantrum. The second reason is because I was on a family vacation without the internet to begin with. So please, don't be mad at me. I did nothing wrong. But have a lot of fun with this guy.............. ahem.... how about we get to the story, shall we?
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"Man, I'm so tired," Vyse said as he leaned back on his futon. "I feel like I haven't slept for ages."
Aika looked down at him. "Why is that? What have you been doing?"
The warm rush of exhaustion had started to come over Vyse. He yawned. "Just doing whatever Nylas didn't feel like doing. I swear that man is a spoiled brat."
"So you were basically serving him?" Fina asked.
Vyse yawned. "Hate to say it, but yeah." He began to make himself comfortable on the futon. "Why'd he order you to serve him?" asked Aika, trying to get some information out of Vyse.
"Because he can." Vyse yawned again, his eyes barely open.
Aika had a hard time comprehending that. Vyse never was the type of person who would obey someone without a good reason. "Why can he order you around?"
"He told me-" Vyse yawned, "not to tell anyone.... about..." he trailed off as his head rolled to the side and he began to sleep. Aika looked at Fina.
"Great. Now we have another mystery on our hands."
Fina sighed. "I don't think he'll ever tell us anything."
Aika lay back on her own futon. "Maybe he'll tell us tomorrow. The whole sleep thing was very risky, anyways. Her friend nodded, also laying down. "Tomorrow..."
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Vyse sighed, looking over the water. The plan was that they would ask the king for a small ship, maybe just a fisherman's boat or something, strong enough to go through rifts. They would make the journey back to Crescent Isle, and be reunited with the others. Then they'd continue to go on with their pirating activities.
'Then I'll have to do what Nylas wants me to do,' he thought bitterly. Every time he thought of Nylas a ping of hatred ran through him, which was completely understandable. Vyse shook his head, trying not to think about any of that. 'Let me just enjoy this freedom while it lasts,' he thought as he heard activity from the city whose occupants had probably just woken up. 'Now, go ask the king now or wait until the girls wake up? Hmm'
Just as he decided to go and talk to the king, Fina excited the hut, smiling at him. "Good morning, Vyse."
He smiled. "Morning. Have a nice rest?"
She nodded. "Yes. How about you? You seemed awfully tired last night."
He shrugged. "Nothing a good night's sleep couldn't handle. I bet Yafutoma is the only place I can really relax. Besides Crescent Isle, of course."
Fina smiled. "Yes, Yafutoma is a truly peaceful place. Maybe it's the separation from the rest of the world that steered them towards this peaceful life."
"Well, kinda hard to be hostile if you have no one to be hostile to," Vyse said, laughing. "Is Aika awake yet?"
"No, she was still asleep when I came out here."
Vyse sighed, moving away from the railing. "I'm going to ask the king for a boat. Can you tell Aika where I am if she wakes up?"
Fina nodded. "Sure thing. Have you eaten anything for breakfast yet?"
"No. Go ahead and eat without me, not too hungry today. Think I must have stuffed myself silly last night." Fina nodded again, noticing how Vyse averted his eyes as he said that. "I'll tell her..."
"Thanks, Fina. I'll be back soon." He turned away and started walking the short distance to the palace. The old rush of guilt had started up again as he talked to Fina. She had no idea what in the world what he was going to have to do eventually. He had told himself to just forget it for the moment, but it was impossible. Who could forget what they wanted to do the least? Or better: Who could forget what they dreaded the most?
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Aika sighed, looking out the window at Fina and Vyse just chatting. 'They look so happy together, so calm and relaxed...' It hurt her to look at the couple, but she found she couldn't look away. She was half expecting the two to just start making out right then and there. She could tell when the two first met that there was something between them. And even Aika had to admit there wasn't much to like about Fina. She was sweet and innocent, pretty and mysterious, everything a guy wanted. 'She'd make a perfect wife for Vyse,' she thought bitterly.
She didn't know if she was more surprised or happier when the two split apart, Vyse going into the city, assumably to the king to ask for a boat. Fina lingered for a moment before turning making her way back to the small house. Aika pulled away from the window just as she stepped in. "Oh, Aika," she said, sounding surprised. "You are awake. I just told Vyse that you weren't."
"I woke up as you left. Is Vyse going to get a boat?"
"Yes. Hopefully it's one that can rise above the clouds so we do not have to pass through the rifts. Do you think the king has one that he can spare?"
Aika shrugged. "If not, we could just ask the Tenkou to give us a lift. I'm sure they'd do it."
Fina sighed, looking at the floor. "I wish none of this had happened..."
Aika looked at her friend. "You wish that we had never been kidnapped in the first place?"
"Yes..."
She sighed. "I understand, Fina. But we have to count our blessings. At least none of us were hurt, and we're all together. Remember the time we got separated? How we had to raise enough money to buy a boat, and Vyse was stranded on an island? We're in familiar territory now, so there's nothing to worry about."
Fina nodded. "Yes, you're right about that. I should stop moping around. It's not going to help anything, is it?"
"That's the spirit! We'll get back home and everything will be A-okay!"
She smiled at her redheaded best friend. The two sat together in silence for a few minutes, each in their own different thoughts. 'I wonder why Vyse didn't wait for me to wake up before he decided to ask for a boat? Is it because he just doesn't like me? He can't stand to spend time with me anymore? Aika, you're overreacting. You know for a fact that he's been hurt on that ship, you saw his burns. He's probably just in a hurry to get home. Still, it hurts that he wouldn't just wake me up so that all three of us would go together... or do I really want that? Every time I look at Fina and Vyse together, I get so jealous'
"Well, you two are awfully silent. Especially you, Aika. This is a bad omen."
The girls looked up at a smiling Vyse. Aika poked her tongue out. "Ha ha. Very funny, Vyse. That was sure quick. You left just a few minutes ago."
He shrugged, sitting down next to them. "He was eager to give us a boat. There's a boat that is used for messages with other countries, really fast and light, so it can go above the clouds. He'll lend us one as soon as he's sure that there's nothing wrong with it, add more fuel, etc."
Fina smiled. "So we'll be going home soon."
Vyse grinned boyishly. "Yeah. Home. Back to Crescent Isle."
Aika also smiled, brighter than the other's smiles put together. "Yay! I can't wait to get back! I miss Polly's cooking so much! And I can't wait to see everyone!"
Vyse laughed. "First the food, then the friends?"
"Of course. Can't greet everybody properly if you're running on empty."
Fina sighed contently. "I wish to see everyone, too."
Vyse smiled. "I just want to get behind the wheel of my ship again. Hope the others have been taking care of the decks..."
Aika laughed. "Vyse, you treat that ship like its porcelain! She'll be alright without you."
"Don't say that, Aika! The Gypsy is very sensitive and delicate!"
The Gypsy had been given to Vyse as a gift from New Valua, in return for helping them rebuild their city. She was a large, sturdy ship, equip with the latest, most powerful cannons that had been invented by Valua's labs. And Emperor Enrique had even promised to develop it's own special cannon, though Vyse and the others had been insistent that they didn't have to do that. The cannon hadn't been completed yet, but The Gypsy was still a force to be reckoned with, a force that Vyse loved as if it was his own child.
"Sensitive and delicate? Vyse, The Gypsy can withstand the most powerful cannon fire!"
"Even so, she must be handled delicately! I would hate to think what would happen to her if some pressed her too hard..."
Fina giggled. "It would take more than human strength to be able to press her too hard."
Vyse grumbled. "Two against one's not fair."
Aika smiled evilly at him. "So you admit we've won the battle?"
He looked away, mumbling something under his breath. The girls smiled at each other just as a guard opened the door to the small house. All three looked up at him. "Is the boat ready for us?" Vyse asked.
The guard bowed in respect. "Yes, sir. The boat is at the docks, ready for departure."
Vyse stood up, offering his hands down to the girls. "Well, guess we're going home, aren't we?"
They smiled at him, each of them taking a different hand to pull themselves up. "Finally!" Aika sighed. "Glad this is coming to an end."
Vyse's smile wavered at that. 'I only wish it was, Aika. I only wish it was'
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There it is. To all those people who told me to update a.s.a.p, here's what I have to say.... "NO!" I'll take my own sweet time, thank you very much! Mwahahahahahaha! I love torture!
Alright, let me get to work on the next chapter... you guys are lucky that I'm even spending time on fanfiction. I want to get published sometime before I finish school, and I'm spending more time on these fanfics than anything else. Count your blessings that you're even getting these stories, people. I could just leave them and never come back.
Please review.