Chapter 1: 1st Class SOLDIERs
Light was shining through the black sheers that covered the windows. It was early in the morning and Enyo was only half-asleep when she felt cat-like cyan eyes staring at her. Sephiroth woke up minutes earlier and spent about a couple more looking at his partner and trying to understand the complexity of the human mind and heart. She opened her eyes and greeted him with a small smile before getting up to stretch her body and set up for the day's mission. Life as a First Class SOLDIER was a big deal for everyone except Sephiroth and Enyo. Especially since they were the very first SOLDIERs. They had been familiarized with this particular lifestyle since they were young, making simple missions more of chores and fun activities than actual missions.
"Well, if it isn't the "Dynamic Duo"! "Destruction's Mind, huh? It's great that we got this mission together, dontcha think?" Zack said cheerfully.
Sephiroth rubbed his temples thoroughly. It was too early in the morning for him to be annoyed by the never-ending-blabber-mouth Zack. "Of all the 3rds that could be assigned to us…did it have to be him?" Sephiroth whispered to Enyo. Zack might be Angeal's apprentice, but the boy has a long way to go if he wants to be like his master, Sephiroth thought.
Enyo simply chuckled at his comment. "Yeah, really great. Just don't let it go over your head. We won't give you special treatment just because you're Angeal's favorite. You are still a 3rd Class. You are to do as followed." Enyo answered.
"M'am!" Zack said doing a military gesture and his signature grin. Nothing could take the young man down.
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"Wait, you're actually letting me take over?!" Zack asked in shock.
Sephiroth eyed Enyo, unsure of her decision. "You need to show me what you got to be a 1st, kid. Now's your chance." She said with confidence.
Zack stood in front of the enormous creature with his sword in hand.
"If you want to be a 1st, you need to battle with strategy. Use your logics and be brutal. Follow your instincts, Zack."
"Right, easy for you to say." The young man said adopting a battle position.
"Shut up and listen, kid. Defeat that creature before this place blows up, so hurry. You have ten minutes." Sephiroth barked at Zack making his way out.
"Fail this mission and it will go on your permanent record. Remember that." Enyo said.
"Umm, thanks?"
"We're counting on you, Zack Fair. Show what you can do."
The mission at the ruins of the village of Toelsia was a success. The enemy had taken the ruins as headquarters and was hiding valuable information that could be useful to Shinra. They had also managed to hijack a Shinra facility, stealing experimental data. Sephiroth, Enyo and Zack, made everything possible. The young man was greatly received for his job well done. Lazard himself made sure to praise him and let him know that if he continued that way, he would become a 1st soon enough.
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"He'll make it soon enough, I'm sure of it."
"Yeah, with that cheerful nosy attitude of his, he sure will." Sephiroth blurted out.
"Oh, stop acting like you don't care, Seph."
"By the way you treated him, it seemed like you didn't."
"I can't be too soft on him. He needs to learn that being SOLDIER isn't a game." she said smiling.
"Ha! Like you don't think it is." Sephiroth added.
"Well, I am different, aren't I?" Enyo smiled slyly at him. Her phone suddenly rang. She received a message from the Science Department; she was called for a routine stats check-up.
"There goes the rest of my afternoon…." Enyo said as she closed her phone and turned to make her way towards the laboratories.
"You could skip and leave it for tomorrow." Sephiroth said to her.
"I'll get it over with…So, I'll meet up with you at the training room afterwards?"
Sephiroth chuckled. "Well, since I have no choice but to wait for you."
She smiled and made her way back to meet Hojo.