-The Day Before- Vulgaran Barracks
Aqua couldn't sleep. Sitting up in bed, she looked over at the clock. It was almost midnight.
Sighing, she looked over at one of her squad mates, Claire, who was reading a book.
"Pssst! Claire!" she whispered.
"What?" Her pink-haired friend asked, seeming annoyed.
"I can't sleep."
Claire sat up in her own bed, closing her book. "What do you think is the problem?"
Aqua sighed. "I keep thinking about Kairi and whether she's okay." Kairi was her little sister. Their father and mother had divorced when they were little, so their mother had to work two jobs to keep them in diapers. Aqua had joined the army to provide for Kairi and take a little bit of the load off her mother.
"What about Lea?"
Aqua felt a lump in her throat. Lea was her older brother. Their father had taken custody of him when they divorced, so Lea went with him when he moved to Strylvakia. Knowing Lea, he probably would have joined the army already.
"I don't think about him that much anymore. He's probably joined the Strylvakian army already. I just hope we don't have to fight each other."
"That's the thing. Just tell yourself that they'll be okay."
Aqua smiled. "Thanks, Claire." She laid back down and closed her eyes.
The Vulgaran Republic was in this war because Strylvakia had invaded one of their allied nations, meaning that there was a possibility that they were next. Aqua joined both to support her family and to serve her country. When she arrived, she was assigned a small squad of three others to train and room with. The three were Claire Farron, Tifa Lockhart, and Larxene Sanders. It took a while for them to get used to each other, but they eventually bonded. Claire was stoic yet brave, Larxene was energetic and aggressive, and Tifa was very kind-hearted. Aqua was grateful that none of them had been killed yet.
Finally, able to calm her mind, Aqua fell asleep.
The next day, Aqua woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs. On her dresser sat a plate of breakfast food.
"I brought you your breakfast," said Tifa, who was tidying up her living space..
"Thanks, Tifa." Aqua smiled. Tifa was so nice.
The soldiers were called to a meeting in the mess hall after lunch. According to their lieutenant, an enemy base had been discovered a few days ago, and that they would attack it in the evening. Aqua and her squad headed back to their room and got their weapons and equipment ready.
Rifle, check. Sword, check. Body armor, check. Survival kit, check. She had everything she needed. The squad headed off to the vehicle bay and climbed into a transport vehicle. Aqua looked out the window as they began moving, mentally preparing herself for battle.
