C'mon, you know all this bit by now, I don't own anybody, blablabla. The main story will come soon, I swear, I just have this annoying tendency to want to write down everything about the characters.

Elena's Story.

"That is so totally unfair!" Elena screamed at her parents, who stood washing that night's dinner plates, "I can't believe you're being so harsh!"

"It's not that we're trying to stop you seeing your friends Elena," Her father tried to reason with her, "Its just that you'll still only be sixteen years old, and your mother and I both think that sixteen is an unacceptable age to be going clubbing in a completely different Sector."

"But the Seventh Heaven's here are all rubbish!" Elena cried, "And it's for my birthday! My friends will all think I'm a loser if I'm not allowed to go!"

"I'm sure they'll understand," Her mother said calmly, "And if they don't then they're-"

""Not my real friends", yeah, I know, you say it every time," Elena folded her arms, "But it just doesn't work like that anymore! Things have advanced since the caveman times!"

Her father lost his temper then. He was one of those few who trained the SOLDIER their skills in battle, and it was frightening when he got angry. The plate he was holding cracked.

"Now look here Elena!" He exclaimed, "I understand that you are disappointed, but that still gives you no right to be rude to your mother and I!"

"I suppose I'll just have to have a sleepover then," Elena spat angrily, "Like I did when I was ten."

Her parents cast each other a nervous glance.

"Actually darling, we think Gina might be home that night," Her mother twisted the tea towel anxiously in her hands, "So we'd really rather you didn't."

Elena let out a scream of frustration and smacked the table top hard. Her hand stung viciously, and turned red.

"Why?" She cried, "Why do I have to stop everything for Gina?" She said her older sister's name as if it were an infectious disease, "If she just stays out of the way, then the chances are we won't bother her!"

"And how do you explain the fact that she's received a phone call in the middle of the night, and suddenly disappeared off for another six weeks?" Snapped her father, "Just remember, it isn't just you who has to suffer because somebody they love is a Turk!"

"I'm not worried about loosing her!" Elena growled. The reaction of her parents was instant. Her mother gave a small cry, and dropped the plate she was holding, and her father slapped her cheek hard.

"How dare you!" He was breathing hard, "Do you not love your sister?"

"No!" Elena turned to run for her room, but found her way was blocked.

Standing in the kitchen doorway was a young woman in a dark blue suit. Her blonde hair was cut short into a bob, and there was a dark scowl on her face.

"Feeling's mutual," She moved further into the room and planted a kiss on her parent's cheeks, "Good evening Daddy!"

"Hello darling," Even though she was twenty, he still ruffled her hair, "How's work?"

"Oh Daddy!" Gina laughed in a tinkling voice, "You know I can't tell you that!" It was a joke between the two of them, told whenever Gina came home. Everybody in Shin-Ra who knew of the Turk's existence had no idea what they got up to.

"You make me sick!"

Elena waited until she was safely in her room before bursting into tears. She didn't have long to cry. Two minutes later her phone went off. She wiped her eyes, sniffed, and answered it.

"You've been crying," Her best friend Diane knew straight away, "Why have you been crying?"

"Nothing," Elena mumbled, "I can't come to Seventh Heaven."

"Oh," Diane's voice became sulky, "No surprises there. What is it this time? Are you doing homework?"

"Don't be like that Di!" Elena pleaded, "My mom and dad won't let me go! They're being totally unfair!"

"Can't you just sneak out or something?" Diane begged, "It'll be no fun without you! Anyway, it's supposed to be for your birthday. There won't be any point in going if you don't come!"

"I'm so sorry Di!" Elena tried, but the phone on the other line went blank. Thirty seconds later, the phone rang again. It was Jenny and Kimoko, Elena's other two friends.

"Di just rang and told us you're making excuses about not being able to go out with us again," They said, "What's the point in being our friend if you're just gonna do this all the time?"

"But I told her my mom and dad aren't letting me go!" Cried Elena, "This isn't my fault at all!"

"Whatever," The sounded bored, "Don't bother calling round for us before school tomorrow. We're going in the car."

Elena slammed the phone down, and opened her bedroom door,

"Congratulations!" She yelled down the stairs, "My friends all hate me now, and it's all your fault! Thank you very much! I can't even make it up to them with a sleepover because you're here Gina!"

Her older sister came running up the stairs.

"What's your problem?" She yelled, "I can't help what little time Tseng gives me to take a break! You've had a problem with me ever since I got into the Turks! Ever since I got into the military school even! You just can't bear the thought of me outdoing you just this once!"

"You!" Screamed Elena, "Are such a bitch!"

"You're the bitch, and I hate you! I wish you'd never been born!"

"I wish that you'd get killed on one of your poxy missions!"

Gina punched her then, hard. She was a trained fighter, and a trained killer, and so she soon had Elena on the floor, her hands enclosed round her throat.

"For God's sake!" Their father pulled them apart, appearing out of nowhere, their mother close behind them.

"I never want anything to do with you again!" Gina shrieked, and fled from the hallway, and out of the door. They heard her car pull away, and then there was silence.

Two years later, Elena tugged her locker open, her arms laden with books and term papers. She thrust them untidily into the small space, and then noticed a note that had somehow been stuck on the inside of the door. She snatched it off, about to throw it on the floor, because the very immature boys in her form had taken to shoving fake love letters into random lockers, but then she noticed the first few words, and opened it. Her eyes widened.

Dear Miss Elena,

You do not know me, but doubtless you heard me mentioned many times during your late sister's conversations with your parents (her death came as a great tragedy, know that she died in the line of duty). My name is Tseng Tsari, and I am in charge of a group of Shin-Ra that many people do not believe exists. The Turks. We have been watching you for some time. We are watching you now. Look to your left.

Elena looked sideways. At first she could see nobody of any interest, but then she noticed a pupil leaning against the wall, next to the water fountain. He wore the school uniform like any other kid, the tie loose, and the shirt untucked, but when she took a closer look, she could tell he was a little too old to be in school. He had scarlet hair, that almost matched the fire extinguisher on the wall next to him, and two strange marks under his cheeks. He winked at her.

See him? He worked with your sister many times, on many different missions. Now it is your turn. Do not worry. Your father has been informed. What I want you to do is this; go outside, there will be a black limo waiting…