Wolf: I don't own the SeeD or Fenerir.

Chapter 1: Alloran.

" Alloran!" Growled the old women which owned the orphanage." Stop reading those magazines and help with some of the chores."

Alloran hated the old women. Alloran had been here for twelve years. She was reading a magazine she would buy every month with what little money she would get as an allowance. She wanted some time to read Timber Maniacs on a rebel leader named Seifer Almasy. The leader was working with Garden and was working on freeing Timber.

" Okay, I'll be right there," Alloran grumbled. She walked down the wooden stairway careful not to get run over by some other orphans. Being the oldest meant she had to do the chores. If she were a boy she would be working to keep them safe from the sorceress fiends. Not to long ago a sorceress named Cal came and started taking over.

" You can start with sweeping the floor," Miss. Fallow tossed Alloran a broom. Alloran felt like making a crack comment but better judgement told her to shut her trap. Alloran handled all the chores while Miss. Fallow talked to her friends.

" Honestly Alloran, you're so lazy," sneered Miss. Keen. Speck for you and Mrs. Fallow you old hag Alloran thought to herself. I do all the chores.

" You missed a spot deary," laughed Miss. Halabut.

" Where?" Alloran sighed. Miss. Halabut spilled her tea on the rug.

" Better get the stains out!" Miss. Fallow ordered. Alloran counted to one hundred to herself. After she was done Mrs. Fallow gave her, her allowance.

" Honestly Agatha I don't see why you pay her," Alloran heard Miss. Keen as she slammed the door behind her.

She settled down on the bed and read some more about Seifer. She wished she had the chance to go to Balamb garden and become a SeeD. She would be the best gunblade specialist ever.

Don't get your hopes up. Alloran heard a voice whisper in her mind. That voice had always been with her. It sounded like the howl of a thousand wolves. Its name was Fenerir. Do you always have to read my thoughts I told it. Yes I do. Was the amused reply.

~*~

One week later

" Alloran, come down here!" Miss. Fallow barked. I did all the chores! Alloran grumbled. Why does she want me now? Alloran almost froze, in the living room she saw three SeeD in the living room.

" Alloran! Don't stand there gawking! Serve them some tea!" Miss. Fallow barked. Alloran quickly went to prepare tea.

" We need some more SeeD in training to fight the sorceress," Explained a lady.

" Rubbish! I don't see anyone in this orphanage worth the effort!" Miss. Fallow snapped. What she meant was she didn't want to lose any workers.

" Are you sure none would want to join?" The women asked. This was it, this was Alloran's chance to leave here weather Miss. Fallow liked it or not.

" Um, I would like to join," Alloran said nervously. The SeeD and Miss. Fallow's eyes turned to her.

" You? That's not going to happen deary," Miss. Fallow laughed. The rage had been boiling in Alloran for twelve years was unleashed.

" You listen you old hag!" Alloran yelled. Miss. Fallow was trembling. " This is my choice! You make me do all the work, you insult me twenty- four seven, you insult me being abandoned, and now you want me to give up my only chance to leave this place! Just so you won't loose someone to insult and do your work!" Alloran took deep breaths not believing what she did.

" Go upstairs young lady!" Miss. Fallow yelled forgetting there were SeeD. " You listen too me! No speaking back!" The commotion was bringing other kids to the living room.

" Silence!!!" The lady yelled louder than Miss Fallow.

" But-" Miss. Fallow started. The lady gave Miss. Fallow a silencing glare. Then motioned Alloran closer.

" I take it your name is Alloran." She said quietly.

" Yes Ma'am," Alloran nodded.

" Call me Xu," Xu's eyes fell on Alloran's stone. " Where did you get this?"

" I've always had it."

" May I look at it closer."

" Sure." Alloran shrugged. This was a reaction from most soldiers. They thought this stone contained a GF but always confirmed it wasn't.

" Nope," Xu said finally. " I've seen all the types of stones that contain GFs and this isn't it. "

" She can't go!" Miss. Fallow said defensively. " She can't pay for her equipment and board."

" Garden has a program for people that don't have enough money. They pay for their supplies through training and being a SeeD." Xu said smugly. " It's the child's choice to go." Xu turned to Alloran. " We'll come back tomorrow to pick you up. We'll get you some better clothes and head to Balamb garden." The three SeeD nodded and were about to leave when Xu said.

" And one more thing Miss. Fallow, garden will be sending in supervisors to see you run this well." As the SeeD left the kids cheered for Alloran's show while Miss Fallow's mouth was wide open.

~*~

" We'll miss you Alloran," cried one of the girls. Alloran had been saying her good byes to the kids. Miss. Fallow and her friends watched from the house with anger to Alloran.

" Alloran, time to go," Xu said gently to Alloran. Alloran picked up her small bag and jumped into the car. The kids were waving and cheering as the car started. Alloran smirked happily as she took a seat near Xu. Xu was looking at Alloran like she saw a ghost.

" What's wrong?" Alloran asked.

" Nothing, I've... I've seen that smirk from someone else before." Xu seemed to be in a trance. She had seen that smirk many times from a certain someone.

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Wolf: End of this chapter! Please tell me how you like this story so far.