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The Order to Assassinate Irvine Kinneas

Prologue

She was just walking down the street, one of the dozen streets in Deling City. If you would look at her, you'd probably think she's a poor girl without a home. Just quietly walking by wearing a light brown trench coat, a dark brown cowboy hat slightly tipped forward to go with it. Some teenaged people by the arcade stared at her as she walked by looking at the ground as rain continued to patter down on the cement.

She glanced up to see a young woman giggling as she took the umbrella from a young man who was holding it above both of them. The corners of her mouth crept up ever so slightly. Somehow this seemed familiar to her, but she couldn't place it....

She shook her head to clear her thoughts. Looking around, she realized she was.... "almost there," she mumbled walking across the bridge that's on the other side of the street then General Caraways' mansion. She jumped over the fence with ease and sat down a little ways in the field cross-legged.

A short time later, the rain started to lessen and she looked up in the sky. The rain sprinkled down on her face, and she smiled slightly. Her smile faded when she heard footsteps coming up behind her. "What took you," she replied, not even looking back. "Were you waiting for the rain to stop or something?" she added keeping her voice somewhat monotone. She saw someone step up next to her. "You didn't answer my question."

"Yeah, I waited for the rain to stop," he answered sarcastically. 'Will he hurry up and tell me why he wanted to see me this time,' she thought.

"Well?" she asked a little impatiently.

"I have a new assignment for you," he replied handing her a couple sheets of paper. She took the papers and looked over them.

"Well, geez Jeffy you don't have to be this nice and give me only one guy to kill." She said with a laugh.

"Irene." He growled. "Don't call me Jeffy. It's Jefferey. Not Jeffy."

"Ok, ok," Irene said throwing her hands in the air.

"And don't underestimate this guy. He's different. He's a lot better than the previous guys." Jefferey said. "As you'd read, he's at Balamb Garden. It would be harder to kill this guy because of all the SeeDs." He paused and Irene looked at the papers again. Jefferey looked at her for a second then turned around saying, "You decide how to complete this. I must be going." With that he started off.

"Why does this name seem so familiar?" Irene said to herself. She turned back to the first page and read the bald print at the top of the page "The Order to Assassinate Irvine Kinneas. Hmm."