"Show me a hero and I will

write you a tragedy."

F. Scott Fitzgerald

L o y a l S O L D I E R

Ena's POV

To me, joining SOLDIER wasn't just a career path--it was my ambition. For so long I watched Him from a distance, and when He suddenly up and offered Himself to the infamous Shin-Ra company, I, too, felt as if I had to follow in His footsteps. I knew the consequences of working for a military based organization, but I didn't care. This was all for the means of proving myself worthy... Proving myself useful to the one I admired so much.

If only I knew the true dire results of my choices then maybe I would've had second thoughts as I enlisted myself as a training cadet.

I was only a 16-year-old girl, afterall.

Shadowing my existence wouldn't be hard, but physical examinations might inevitably lead to my immediate termination. However, as long as He was there, I knew my secret was safe. He would probably be the only one who knew anyway.

If He remembered me that is.

Thus, it began. But my destiny would soon become intertwined with several others... And our path would be set.

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Walking into the steel laden building complex, I was briskly carried off to a larger hall with a rather presumptious amount of impatient bodies. Scanning around, my heart suddenly jolted out of my chest.

He was standing there, handing out uniforms to a small group of cadets. He was grinning from ear-to-ear, giving a hardy laugh every now and then as He teased the so-called "newbies".

Like I was somehow possessed, I began to quickly stride over to where He was, bumping into the occasional figure in the way. Once in his midsts, my face burned with a sheepish red tinge and my legs shook. He finally took notice of my presence and flashed a smile.

It's rather He thought I was a shy person, or simply gay for His charm. (I was supposed to be posing as a male, remember?)

"Hey," He called, my heart skipping a beat once more, "you're another rookie, right?"

Unable to speak, I stupidly nodded.

He handed me a bundled uniform and cadet helmet that emanated warmth from His hold. Graciously taking it from Him, I squeezed the items tightly in my arms, wishing to take in His body heat.

"Th-thank you," I managed to spout.

"No problem!" He replied smugly, winking. "You just better prepare yourself for the harsh tasks ahead! It's no walk in the park to get into SOLDIER!"

And with an informal gesture, He averted his attention to another approaching group of cadets and I was soon shunned into the swarm of the bustling multitude around me.

And when all's said and done, He didn't seem to remember me at all.

Ready to receive my confirmation documents and I.D., I took one last glance at Him...

Dark, raven-colored hair... Keen, ice-blue eyes with a gleem of mako... And a nonchalant disposition that could amiably earn the trust of anyone He came across...

The very person of my deepest admiration was more formally known as Zack Fair.

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When I was situated into the dorms section of the massively huge Shin-Ra building, I was introduced to my platoon soon after. The first was a slender built young man, a tad older than I, with a mussy head of sandy-brown hair and confident silver-green eyes. He gave off an unnerving air that alerted me that this guy meant serious business. I would surely never question his motives if the time for idle casual conversation ever came. But the second guy gave me a completely different impression. He was a rather scrawny thing about my age or younger, with spiky blonde hair and uncertain, flourescent blue eyes. If not for his faltering disposition, I could've sworn that his bright azure orbs could easily pierce through a bolt of lightning with their intensity. However, that same uneasiness that I saw in him (and that immediately turned me off, mind you) made him look somewhat close to an ignorantly innocent kid. Very wet behind the ears. Overall, he just didn't look like someone who would want to join a gritty organization like Shin-Ra.

Then again, who was I to judge when I was joining out of sick obsession and recklessness?

That only gave me another reason not to poke my head into anyone else's business. I was attempting to conceal my true existence, afterall. I might as well not get too attached to anyone then... Something insignificant like that would only lead to problems... Like me leaving my guard down. Yet, the two latter mentioned partners of mine couldn't help the fact that they had been... fortunate enough to have been paired up with a deceptive being such as myself. So, in the end, the only choice left for me is to feign them a friendship, if that seemed like any sort of trivial token of my impudence.

I guess I could give them that.

After several more moments of idle chatter and introductions, I finally learned my comrads' names.

The ambitious one was Akkun Rutherford, and the spiky-headed blonde was Cloud Strife.

Our first mission began at dawn.

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That's it for the first chapter... Not much, but I hope to update as soon as I can. This will be told through 5 different POVs (Point of views):

Ena (my RPC's POV)

Akkun (my friend Alex's POV)

Cloud's POV

Mikan (my friend Mike's POV)

and Zack's POV

[So after a rotation of 5 chapters it starts again and etc.]

Um, not much to say so... Please read and review! (Annon. reviews are enabled so anyone who is reading this without an account can leave behind any words of advice, flames, and any other typed form of encouragement [or abuse XD]!!) See you next !! ;p