Leni's POV

It has been fourteen years since that fateful night. Over the years, me, my brother Dexter Logan Hewley, my father ex-SOLDIER 1st Class Angeal Hewley and my mother ex-SOLDIER 2nd Class formally known as Zack Fair, now Zack Hewley have been living with the Strife family- former Cadet Cloud Strife, ex-SOLDIER General Sephiroth Strife (who didn't have a last name, so he took his boyfriend's), and their son Kadaj Strife. We were homeschooled. I didn't know why we were homeschooled or living together in the first place, that was until my ninth birthday. Our parents told us why we were living together in the only home we know.

They told us that when we were babies we were born with mako in our bloodstreams and that our eyes turn another color and that makes us different from the other kids in Costa Del Sol. We had friends so we didn't grow up really anti-social only comfy with our family. Kadaj and Dexter are always hanging out with each other while I hang out with my friends Megan, Diamond, Christina (Chris for short) and Connie. Sometimes on occasion, the boys hang out with us, but other times they just pull pranks on our parents. I've lived in Costa Del Sol my whole life- yet it feels like someone is watching me which causes me paranoia sometimes, and it gives everyone else paranoia too. Especially my father. If I recall correctly from when Dad told me on my ninth birthday, a man by the name of Rufus Shin-Ra ordered a man by the name of Professor Hojo to do experimentation on me, my brother, my mother, Kadaj and his mother when the three of us were just babies. My Dad's friend, Genesis Rhapsodos, was ordered by Shin-Ra to take us away a month after we were born. Since he didn't want to do the job he let us escape. Our lives were hanging on an invisible thread. Sometime's he'll visit whenever he gets the chance.

Only those who knew where we lived visited. Like, Cloud and Mom's friends Tifa, Reno, sometimes if he's not busy Tseng will visit, Cid, Vincent, Rude, Barett, Marlene, Yuffie and Aerith. Even Grandma Gillian visits us. It's funny how Dexter is scared of her sometimes. I remember when I was ten I could only see pink in my vision. I screamed and so did Dexter and Kadaj. That was not the first time we saw a different color in our line of vision. The first time it happened, we were just one month old. Too young to remember that sight. Dad explained that the mako changes out eye color sometimes and what we see.
I feel like something bad is bound to happen soon. I feel like something will happen. I feel like I'll be kidnapped. I don't want to be taken away from Costa Del Sol. It's the only place I've known as home, it's nice and hot in the summer and cool in winter, a little cool in fall and humid in spring. I couldn't imagine being taken away from my home.

I woke up this morning with a box near my bed, as I looked, the guys weren't anywhere to be seen. It doesn't even surprise me in the slightest. I've stopped sharing a room with the guys since I was eleven when I started wearing bra's because Dad didn't want Kadaj looking at me like that and Dexter claims he "didn't want to be scarred for life". Brothers. What are you going to do with them? As I looked at the box I was puzzled. What is it doing here? I looked at the tag and it says "Happy B-Day Leni!" then I realize it's me, Dexter's and Kadaj's birthday! Luckily I got them their presents last month. I got Kadaj a new phone, because Sephiroth stepped on it. At first they were gonna get it for him, but Sephiroth didn't want to spend 299 gil for a single phone, but since I have over 1000 gil in part-time babysitting jobs, birthday money, Chirtsmas cash and all that stuff Cloud let me get the phone for him since I had one like it. For my weirdo brother, I got silly string cans. You gotta hand it to my brother, the boy loves silly string. As I got their presents and opened my door, Dad was standing infront of it.

"Oh, hi Dad."

"Hi Leni, stay in your room."

"Why?"

"Because your mother and Cloud had something planned for your fourteenth birthday."

"Dad, aren't we gonna get the annual birthday breakfast?"

"Yeah. But they didn't want you three coming down early."

"That's why you're guarding our doors?"

"Yeah, me and Sephiroth."

"Fine, you win. I'll stay in my room." Dad smirked. Of course he would, he didn't lose to a fourteen year-old.

"Good, now just stay in your room until your mother and Cloud are done. In the mean time open your present." I went back into my room and opened my present. To my surprise it was a dog and it's name is Crystal. Aww, Mom and Dad got me the thing I've wanted since I was five. That would explain all the dog toys Cloud bought yesterday. But I to me I thought it was for him and Sephiroth. My mistake! How was I supposed to know? Whatever, when Dad opened my door, he smiled.

"How do you like your birthday present so far?"

"It's perfect Dad!" I said hugging him.

"Glad you liked it. Now let's go downstairs. I'm sure you have something to give to the boys?"

"I do." He lead me downstairs to Sephiroth and Kadaj sitting at the table eating birthday waffles, Mom and Cloud in the kitchen and a zombie, that my parents actually call my brother, sleeping.

"How long has Dexter been asleep?" I asked Kadaj while getting a couple waffles on my plate.

"Since yesterday afternoon."

"Oh yeah. It's a shame, I'm sure he doesn't want to get his silly string or go to the beach with me and the girls today." Then the zombie woke up.

"You guys are going to the beach today?"

"Don't you remember? The girls wanted to take us to the beach for today." Then Mom came from the kitchen.

"Leni, Dexter your Grandma Gillian is coming over later."

"Yay!"

"Crap!" We both glared at each other.

"What's wrong with Grandma?"

"She scares me sometimes."

"How is she scary?"

"She gives us creepy candy. What more can I say?"

"Here's your birthday present you zombie." I said tossing the can at him.

"Here's your present oh loving sister of mine." He gave me my birthday present and it was that new hair dye I wanted, I really wanted to have streaks in my hair. Mom and Dad wouldn't let me do this until I was fourteen and today was the day. Before I ran to the bathroom I gave Kadaj his present. As I got to the bathroom I noticed Mom followed me.

"Hi Mom, what are you doing here?"

"I came to help my little girl with her hair."

"Moooom I'm not that little anymore."

"Little or not you are still my little girl." He said taking the hair dye from me to look at the instructions.

45-60 minutes later I finally have purple streaks in my hair. Sure we messed up a few times and Mom has streaks in his hair too, but I look nice. When we went downstairs Dad's jaw dropped, Dexter was crying that his eyes were burning, Cloud had a smirk on his face, Kadaj was speechless and Sephiroth said,

"Now I'm turned on by Zack." Which earned him a punch in the arm from Cloud.

"Think about what you just said sleeping on the couch tonight."

"I'm sorry Cloud. You know I love you."

"I do too, but you are still sleeping on the couch tonight."

"Crap." Sephiroth pouted. Then after we got out of our pj's there was a knock at the door. When Dad opened the door, the girls were there.

"Meg, Diamond, Chris, Connie! Hey!"

"Permission to give the birthday kids the best day ever?" Chris asked saluting my Dad.

"Permission granted but be back by seven because we're having a little party for the birthday kids."

"Of course. How can we forget the party?" My friends always take me and the guys out for our birthday while our parents set up our party we have every year. Anyways, we were out the door and we waved our parents goodbye.

Zack's POV

As soon as the kids left Cloud pulled out the party decorations and started putting decorations everywhere like crazy. Sephiroth tried helping, but he insisted he had it. After he was done I couldn't help but worry about my two babies.

"What's wrong Puppy?"

"I just can't help but worry about Leni and Dexter. I almost feel something terrible is gonna happen." Then Cloud cut into the conversation.

"I have that same level of worry for Kadaj."

"Don't worry everything should be okay. They're with Megan, Diamond, Chris and Connie. What's the worst that can happen?" We waited and nothing bad happened.. yet.

2 hours later we hear heavy panting and look over to see the girls, but no Leni, Kadaj or Dexter. So I decided to ask Chris what happened.

"Chris what happened?" After she got her breathing under control she started talking.

"We were at the beach just sitting around when we got up to get some snacks and when we got back some guys were looking around at our stuff so we decided to go somewhere on the area until they were gone, but they followed us and told us to hand over Leni, Kadaj and Dexter, but we refused so they had to take them by force. But then we were fighting them and eventually we were all knocked unconcious. When we came to they were nowhere to be seen, so we decided to come and tell you guys."

"Don't you guys have phones? You could've called us."

"Oue phones are getting fixed Mr. Hewley. When we went back to our site their stuff was gone."

"Okay, forget what I just asked. But can you tell me what they looked like?" I asked fearing the worst like any parent would fear.

"They looked like Shin-Ra troops." I gasped and went to Angeal and started crying. Then Sephiroth took charge. Of course he would, he's an ex-General.

"You four get in the house, contact your parents that you are gonna be here for a while and stay here incase you hear anything. If you do happen to hear something then call me."

"What about the party?"

"Then when the guests get here tell them the truth." I can only pray that the kids are alright.

Leni's POV

I woke up in a strange place where everything is pink. Oh crap! My eyes must've turned pink. As I look around I see my brother and Kadaj awake and freaking out as much as I am. Then a couple of guys came down and released us from the tubes.

"Well, Leni Haven Hewley, her twin brother Dexter Logan Hewley and Kadaj Strife. You know when you were babies, your parents hid you away from us. That was a very wrong thing to do."

"Let us go you crazy ass tyrant!" Dexter yelled.

"Dexter, Dexter, Dexter. Until we get your mothers we can begin experiments on those two, but for now hold tight." One of the guys said. Where the hell are we? Are we in a lab or something? Whatever. One guy came closer to me and stuck a needle in me.

"Are you enjoying your stay?"

"What do you think?" I answered with a question. "What is your job? Torturing a bunch of fourteen year-olds? Wow. What did you want to be in the first place?"

"I wanted to be an artist, but being something that you aren't studying to do is no use."

"Your parents tell you that?"

"Everyday until I was eighteen."

"Wow, sucks being you."

"Shut up." Then he walked away. Mom, dad where are you?

Me: Okay, this is the long-awaited first chapter to Kids Are Alright. so we are going to end chapter 1 here. Bye :D