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Chapter 2: Armies
Kaoru sat down in her chair. She had kept her promise. She looked at her uniform on her bed. Tomorrow she would become part of the Second Regiment
Michiagan Infrantry. She could not believe she had just join the army.
Flashback
" Name!" demanded a soldier.
"Kamiya Kyo," replied a frighten Kaoru.
"Are you over 16?" asked the weary soldier.
"Yes!" Kaoru said confidently. She had done what many young boys, who under the age of 16, did. She had put a piece of paper with number 16 on it in one of
boots. She could proudly say she was "over" 16.
"You' re in," said the solider ", report here at 9 sharp,"
" You do not need to see papers or proof of identity?" asked Kaoru.
" No," he said as he walked away. Kaoru stared in disbelief. No papers she thought. She turned around and looked at he other soldiers.Most of the
soliders looked frightened. They are scared to go to war Kaoru thought. She was trying to tell herself she had not made a mistake when she heard soldiers
talking among themselves.
"Did you hear who was going to be leading us?" asked one of the soldiers.
" General Himura," replied another soldier.
" Isn't he the one...?" questioned a soldier.
" Don't you ever ask that aloud!" gasped the soldier, who spoke first. Slowly they moved away afraid they had been heard. "Why do they show such fear for this
General?" Kaoru whispered. Suddenly a man passed her. He carried lists of which army everyone was placed in.
Men ran from every direction. Kaoru fought to get on of the lists. Then she saw a piece of paper fall to the muddy earth. She leaped without thinking. She
successfully grabbed the paper, only to recieve a punch in the stomach. " Give that back!" someone growled. Kaoru felt the air run out of her; however, she ran from
madness with the paper crumpled tightly in her hand.
Once she knew she was far away from the soldiers she looked for her name. Finally she saw it. She was to be in the 2nd Regiment Michigan Infantry
The General who was going to be leading them was General Himura. As she looked at her "name" she felt like she had sealed her fate.
What have I done? she thought. " You've kept a promise!" Kaoru said aloud trying to convince herself. At the bottom of the list it said to report to the center
to recieve a uniform. Guns were also supposed to be supplied the morning they reported in. Kaoru threw the paper to the ground. She walked to the center of town.
Everywhere she turned she saw soldiers trying to their way to grab a uniform.
Is everyone that ready to go to war? she thought to herself. Are they ready for the army?
Author's note: Sorry about the really short chapters