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Chapter 10:
They call me calm, strong, and collected,
They all say that I am popular.
But the truth is I'm nothing like that at all.
I'm just an ordinary girl.
I wish I could just get rid
Of all this extra pressure amd be myself.
But they would all say, it's out of character,
My heart Unlock!
-Kokoro no Tamago, Buono(Aya's theme-Japanesse)
"Ian! What in the name of the Goddess are you doing?!"
Ian sighed from her perch on the top of the fridge in the kitchen. No one knew why that was her favorite spot, but it was. "What's your beef now,Trishe?" Trishe, who was looking up at her partner with an armful of supplies, gaped. "I can't believe your drinking in the middle of the day! Haven't you heard that 'idle hands are the Devil's workshop'?" Ian shrugged and took another swig of her sake. "Nope. Never heard of such a thing!" Trishe sighed and said, "Anyway, Mamacita has a mission in Kalm for us." Ian sat up. "What about Aya?"
Trishe smiled. "Don't worry, Ian. Mamacita says she'll watch her." Ian jumped off the fridge. "I'm not worried! I'm just being cautious!"
"Since when were you cautious?"
"...Shut up!"
Aya open her eyes. She just had another weird dream. In this one, she saw streaks of hazel and black, with a pink smear. Aya sat up, rubbing her forehead and looking around. She was in a hospital room? Right, She thought, The Training Room. Something was bothering her. She looked next to the bed and saw a peice of paper on the table next to the bed. She searched the table and found some crayons. Setting the paper on her kneess, she thought of what the colors reminded her of. Meia has black hair, Aya thought, begining to draw, and hazel eyes. When she finished, she looked at her picture of Meia. Her art skills were terrible. But what about the pink smear? Aya frowned, What about a flower? Flowers are pink. She quickly drew a flower at the bottom of the page.
"Sister Aya!"
She looked up to see Meia and Mamacita standing in the doorway. Meia still wore her Turk uniform, although she had bandages covering her forehead and hands. Meia smiled and ran across the room to Aya, who was still sitting in the bed. "How are you feeling?" Aya nodded and gave a small smile, surprised at Meia's cheerful energy. She handed the picture to the young Turk. Meia looked at the picture in shock. Glancing up, she said, "Sister Aya...how did you know we brought a flower for you?" Mamacita brought the pink flower over to the table. "Yes, how did you know?" Aya shrugged. "I saw the colors in my dream, and it sort of formed that." Mamacita's eyes widen barely, but Aya caught it. Turning to Meia, Mamacita said, "Meia, why don't you wait here with Aya for a minute. I need to step out in the hallway for a second." Meia nodded. "Okay, Sister Mamacita."
Out in the hallway, Mamacita snapped open her phone and dialed Ian's number.
"Hell child speaking."
Mamacita rolled her eyes. "Ian, can I ask you something?"
"Yeah, hang on a second." There was gunshot and several swears. Mamacita said worried, "Is something wrong?"
"Nah, there's just some big bugs over here. What do you need?"
"What would you say if I told you that Aya possibly might've predicted the furture?"
"Well, first I would say you've finally cracked, and then I would say that she really is a Child of Fate."
...Silence.
"...Don't tell me your serious."
"Well..."
"Aw shit! Whatever you do, don't let Hojo touch her."
"Is there a problem?"
"Yeah! A Child of Fate is serious! Damn the Angel!"
Mamacita blinked. Pulsian views differed from Gaian views. Gaians beleive in the Goddess, Pulsians believed in the Angel.
"Look, just keep Aya away from the Science Department. Don't tell anyone about this. I'll be there as soon as I can."
Aya was talking with Meia, who was chatting away happily while she nodded to show she was listening. Meia stopped talking and looked at Aya with apology. "Oh, I'm sorry, Sister Aya! I've been talking on and on without letting you speak!" Aya shook her head. Talking wasn't really her thing. Meia frowned slightly. "But don't you want to talk about what we should do today?" Aya thought a moment and said, "I'm not sure what to do." Meia smiled, "Sister Aya, did you know you have an accent?" Aya nodded. Ian had told her about the different areas of Pulse and their accents.
Mamacita walked in. "Come on Aya, the doctor needs to take a few tests to see if you can be released from the hospital."
Moments later, after a few tests and a lot of band-aids, Aya was dressed and ready to go. She walked by Mamacita and Meia down the hallway to the elevator. A man walked by in a white lab coat. Aya could feel Mamacita's grip on her shoulder tighten slightly. Once they were in the elevator, Mamacita asked if Aya and Meia could clean up the Corps living room. The otheer members were out on missions, so they would get in the didn't want them training so soon.
Aya and Meia were cleaning the living room when Meia asked, "Sister Aya, how did you get into ShinRa?" When Aya didn't answer, she added quickly, "If you don't want to tell me, I don't mind!" Aya shrugged and said, "Yunnie found me."
"Where?"
"The Slums."
"Really? I met Brother Reno in the Slums!" Aya thought a moment. She turned to Meia. "Why do you say 'brother' and 'sister'?" Meia was a bit surprised. Aya wasn't trying to be rude, Meia knew, but she was very blunt with her opinions and ideas. Meia tilted her head, thinking. "I've always done that," She said, "It was how I was raised."
"Where you raised by your parents?"
"Nope. Three kids were my family in the Slums."
"'Were'? Did something happen?" Meia shifted, a little uncomfortable. "I don't really like talking about it." Aya nodded and continued to clean. Meia looked over at her. "What about your family?" Aya paused. Then, she said, "I had a momma, and two brothers."
"What happened?"
"I got sepparated from them a monnth ago." Meia looked down, "Sorry." Aya looked over at her andsmiled slightly. No one had ever said that to her before.
Mamacita was in her office talking to Veld over the phone. "Yes, I understand the situation." Pause. "No, I didn't have a clue." Pause. "I don't think Aya knows either." Pause. "Ian said to keep Aya here until she comes back. I'm sure she'll have an idea of what's going on." Pause. "Meia? Yes, she's here with Aya." Pause. "Oh really? Hmm, then I guess a partnership between the two would be the best." Pause. "Alright, bye."
Mamacita sighed and sat back in her chair. She had been on edge over the last few days. I guess it's time for my Kill-Shot again, She thought. Her last one had been two months ago. I've been trying to hold it back for the sake of the Corps, but I can't supress it any longer. She stood and stretched her arms. Ian was probably the only person in the Corps that could keep her Kill-Shot down for more than two months. Izzy's hyper-activity caused her to release her Kill-Shot randomly, which is one of the reasons her room was in Check. To be honest, Mamacita had no idea what Mariposa was thinking when she arranged the Red Mako injections.
Mamacita's phone buzzed, snapping her out of her thoughts. It was a text from Ian.
'Mission accomplished.'
Mamacita texted back, 'Anything important?'
'Nah, just found some weirdo-creepy-stalkerish dolls.'
'What?'
'They're stalking dolls. They've been following us around for like, an hour.'
'Are they hostile?'
'Not so far. They just kinda...stand there. It's creepy.'
Mamacita frowned and text, 'Report back.' Dropping her phone on the table, she rubbed her temples. First the Pulse Massecre, Kk's Kill-Shot, Ian in the wash machine, then Aya and Meia in the Training Room, and now stalking dolls. For some reason, these things never happened when Mariposa was in charge. So much has happened in one month. Mamacita could help but feel like Mariposa was laughing at her form the grave.
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