Recruited
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"Vincent Valentine, report to the palace lounge immediately," exclaimed a distinct voice over the palace's loudspeaker.
When I heard my name called at the Bevelle palace, I thought I was in big trouble even though I hadn't done anything wrong. That's usually the reason people are called up to the palace, anyway.
As I went up the long stairway to the palace lounge, I saw my best friend, Ronald. Ronald was always like the brother that I never had. He had dark brown hair, bright blue eyes, and he was about 5'11". Compared to him I was small. Besides, I was only almost 15 and he was 16. I was about 5'3", I had dark brown hair, and eyes that changed from blue to green every now and then.
"Hey Vincent, over here," Ronald shouted from above.
I ran up the stairs, meeting Ronald on the highbridge next to the palace lounge.
"Man, we've been recruited into the Bevelle army," he said, "I can't believe this!"
"What?! Those stupid sons of a shoopuf," I cursed, "why are they even in a war anyway?!"
"Vincent Valentine, report immediately to the palace lounge," I heard again over the loudspeaker.
"Oh I gotta go," I told Ronald, "I'll see you later!"
I ran into the palace lounge, welcomed by the commander of Bevelle's army, General Hagard.
"Hello Mr. Valentine," said General Hagard, "you are here because I have recruited you into Bevelle's army."
"So I've heard," I replied.
"Okay, Vincent, you are stationed at the Nagi Plains. You are to arrive by midnight. When you arrive, you will be briefed, and given your preparations," he stated clearly, in a monotonous voice, "you are dismissed."
"Yes sir," I said with a sigh of disappointment.
I ran out of the palace lounge, meeting Ronald outside on the highbridge again.
"I'm stationed at the Nagi Plains," I told him.
"Hey! That's where I'm stationed," he said with enthusiasm, "at least we'll still be able to hang out once in a while!"
"Cool! Anyway, we better go, the Nagi Plains are quite a walk away," I said.
"Na-ah," Ronald corrected me, "it won't take long, it's right near us."
"Yeah but there are fiends on the way," I reassured to him.
I went down the stairway to the street, and walked home. Once there, I was greeted by my mom and little sister.
"Vincent, what's the rush," asked my mom.
"Mom, I've been recruited into the Bevelle army," I replied.
"What?! No! I will not allow my precious little Vincent to be in the army! No way," she exclaimed.
"Mom! You know that if I really had a choice, I'd decline! But I can't! Look, I'm going to get my stuff and leave, okay? I'm really sorry," I told her with an adult attitude.
"Oh, Vincent, please be careful! I don't want any officers here telling me you're dead," my mom said, worried about me.
"Okay Mom, I'll try. I'm going to go get my stuff," I said and went to do so until I saw my little sister, Serenity staring at me with tears pouring down her rosy red cheeks.
"Vincie! Dun go! Pwease dun go! I wuv you! Stay here," Serenity cried.
"Aww, Serenity, I'll come back. I promise you," I reassured her.
I then wiped a tear from her cheek, and gathered a few things. I made sure I had my potions, water, fruit and canned veggies. Then, on my way out, I kissed my mom and Serenity and said my goodbyes. I quickly ran outside, meeting Ronald at the Bevelle exit.
"Ready to go Ronald," I asked him.
"Yeah, let's go," he said.
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"Vincent Valentine, report to the palace lounge immediately," exclaimed a distinct voice over the palace's loudspeaker.
When I heard my name called at the Bevelle palace, I thought I was in big trouble even though I hadn't done anything wrong. That's usually the reason people are called up to the palace, anyway.
As I went up the long stairway to the palace lounge, I saw my best friend, Ronald. Ronald was always like the brother that I never had. He had dark brown hair, bright blue eyes, and he was about 5'11". Compared to him I was small. Besides, I was only almost 15 and he was 16. I was about 5'3", I had dark brown hair, and eyes that changed from blue to green every now and then.
"Hey Vincent, over here," Ronald shouted from above.
I ran up the stairs, meeting Ronald on the highbridge next to the palace lounge.
"Man, we've been recruited into the Bevelle army," he said, "I can't believe this!"
"What?! Those stupid sons of a shoopuf," I cursed, "why are they even in a war anyway?!"
"Vincent Valentine, report immediately to the palace lounge," I heard again over the loudspeaker.
"Oh I gotta go," I told Ronald, "I'll see you later!"
I ran into the palace lounge, welcomed by the commander of Bevelle's army, General Hagard.
"Hello Mr. Valentine," said General Hagard, "you are here because I have recruited you into Bevelle's army."
"So I've heard," I replied.
"Okay, Vincent, you are stationed at the Nagi Plains. You are to arrive by midnight. When you arrive, you will be briefed, and given your preparations," he stated clearly, in a monotonous voice, "you are dismissed."
"Yes sir," I said with a sigh of disappointment.
I ran out of the palace lounge, meeting Ronald outside on the highbridge again.
"I'm stationed at the Nagi Plains," I told him.
"Hey! That's where I'm stationed," he said with enthusiasm, "at least we'll still be able to hang out once in a while!"
"Cool! Anyway, we better go, the Nagi Plains are quite a walk away," I said.
"Na-ah," Ronald corrected me, "it won't take long, it's right near us."
"Yeah but there are fiends on the way," I reassured to him.
I went down the stairway to the street, and walked home. Once there, I was greeted by my mom and little sister.
"Vincent, what's the rush," asked my mom.
"Mom, I've been recruited into the Bevelle army," I replied.
"What?! No! I will not allow my precious little Vincent to be in the army! No way," she exclaimed.
"Mom! You know that if I really had a choice, I'd decline! But I can't! Look, I'm going to get my stuff and leave, okay? I'm really sorry," I told her with an adult attitude.
"Oh, Vincent, please be careful! I don't want any officers here telling me you're dead," my mom said, worried about me.
"Okay Mom, I'll try. I'm going to go get my stuff," I said and went to do so until I saw my little sister, Serenity staring at me with tears pouring down her rosy red cheeks.
"Vincie! Dun go! Pwease dun go! I wuv you! Stay here," Serenity cried.
"Aww, Serenity, I'll come back. I promise you," I reassured her.
I then wiped a tear from her cheek, and gathered a few things. I made sure I had my potions, water, fruit and canned veggies. Then, on my way out, I kissed my mom and Serenity and said my goodbyes. I quickly ran outside, meeting Ronald at the Bevelle exit.
"Ready to go Ronald," I asked him.
"Yeah, let's go," he said.