This is my first fanfic, so please be nice. This is a story about a fifteen- year-old girl. She has a brother, but she hasn't seen him
since she was four. She gets trained to fight, and becomes good. She often suffers from flashbacks. This story is mostly
composed of her flashbacks from when she was younger.
Chapter 1
A girl of about 15 is walking down a dimly lit street. It is getting late into the evening and fairly cold outside. People are going
into the houses that line the street, as they realize that a storm is coming. A young mother calls to two children, a boy and a girl,
telling them to come inside and eat dinner. The boy looks at his sister and playfully pushes her, challenging her to a race. The
two youngsters run inside the house laughing and playing all the way. The girl watches this with a passive face; but if someone
were to look closely, there seems to be a wistful look lingering in her Prussian blue eyes.She walks a little farther and stops
where a patch of light from inside a house is shining into the street. She looks in through the window and sees a family. They
seem to be sitting down to dinner. They are all smiling, genuine smiles. They bow their heads for a brief moment and then start to
eat. Again there is no apparent response from the girl, and she continues walking.
Finally, she comes to an unlit house, which appears to be deserted. She takes out a key and slips in into the lock, letting herself
in. She doesn't turn on any lights, but goes into the basement instead. Once there she turns on a light to reveal an assortment of
electronic equipment and weaponry. The basement is sparsely decorated. There is a simple bed in the corner and a very small
closet beside it for clothes. The girl looks around silently for a moment and says to herself, "Ah, home, sweet home." She tries
to blank out the image of that family and succeeds, but she can't seem to block out the image of those two children. She
suddenly feels weak and sits down. "Not again," she groans...
Flashback
"No! Please don't take him again! Please! Let him stay with me!" A girl for about 4 cries at a tough looking man. The man
silently studies the child for a moment. He notices the tears streaking down her face. He finally chooses to reply." Now, now,
little one. You brother needs the training. It will make him strong. You also need to be strong. When you are a little older,
perhaps you to will accompany us." He then walks out the door. The little girl gazes at her brother, silently begging him not to
go. Seeing it wasn't working, she decided to talk to him. "Please, "she whispers", don't go. I have a bad feeling about this." The
boy looks at her, a fond looks showing in his eyes. "It'll be okay, sis. Just go to sleep and we will be back before you know it.
We have it all planned out. It'll be easy." With that last reassurance, he goes and gives her a slight hug. Then he turns and walks
out the door. The little girl collapses and starts to sob uncontrollably. Sure that something bad was going to happen. Her
subconscious wanders back to earlier that day when she had talked a boy who also lived there. She had heard about the
mission and was crying. A mean looking boy came into the room and smirked at her. "No one needs a weak girl. Your brother
is strong, so he is being trained to fight. You on the other hand, appear to be nothing more than needless baggage. As long as
you are weak and cry, you will always be left behind. One day your brother will realize the truth about you and leave you behind
for good." Upon saying this, the boy walked back out.
The girl, remembering what he had said, told herself harshly, to stop crying. The little girl thought to herself ' I have to be strong.
I will get strong and show them all.'
After deciding this, she lay down and went to sleep. Little did she know that the man, Odin, would not be returning, and she
wouldn't see her brother again for many years. The next morning a woman came by. She told the girl that her brother and Odin
had botched their mission; that they hadn't made it back. The little girl, to the surprise of the woman, did not cry. Her face went
stony and blank. The woman, named Kiana, saw that the girl could be strong and felt pity over what she must be going through.
She decided to take her in and train her. "Little one, since you appear to be fairly strong, and are now alone like me, why don't
you come with me. I will train you to fight and to survive. The girl nodded and said "okay". The woman asked, "what is your
name?" The little girl thought hard, but she couldn't remember ever having one. The woman smiled when she noticed the
concentration on the girls face, and she said," It's okay. Your name is now Aini." Upon deciding this, the two walked out the
door and onto a waiting shuttle.Unknown to the two, a small figure stood watching. The boy thought, 'it's okay sis, or
should I say Aini. I won't forget you. One of these days, when we have both completed our training; I will find you and set
things straight. Just be strong and survive until then, little sister.' With that last thought, he turned his back on his past and faced
his future, to become the perfect soldier.
End Flashback
The 15-year-old Aini went to her bed and lay down, exhausted. "I hate it when that happens. I don't want to remember right
now." Then she dropped off into a dreamless slumber.
End of Chapter 1.
