A/N: So I don't really know the ranks of SOLDIER other than Zax and Sephiroth are FIRST – CLASS and Cloud never got to there, but thought he had because of the Jenova Cells and Zax and if you haven't finished the game, my bad but there are gunna be SPOILERS no duh. So I made one up. I mean, it's pretty damn tough to get into First – Class SOLDIER so I made a rank just beneath that coz Roxie kicks arse. YAY!

PS – I wrote this while on the way home from Missouri though I'm submitting it now and its been several weeks since we got back but w/e…

FILE004-R.O.X.X.I.E.

Roxxie trudged along the empty, quiet hallway towards the gymnasium. She felt a little titchy, and a little guilty about it.

I mean, I just got promoted! By SEPHIROTH-SAN! But nobody is here for me to brag to! And then Kera-chan wants to meet in the Gym? Wassap with that? I haven't been congratulated at all… well I shouldn't be so bit-headed, I mean, I'm not the center of the world.

But I just got into FIRST - CLASS SOLDIER IN TRAINING!!!!!

She sighed, and opened the door to the gym.

"CONGRAAAATUUULAAAATIOOOOOOONSSS!!!"

Roxxie was blinded by the bright light of the gym and she almost fell back with a heart attack.

"OHMYGODWHA?!" she cried, looking around wildly.

"Roxxiiiieee!" yelled an ecstatic voice, and next moment Roxxie was tackled and all she could see was a load of shining brunette hair.

"K- h- era??" Roxxie choked.

"Roxxie! Roxxiieee Congratulations!" she trilled, clapping her hands excitedly. "You passed your test, right!? Congrats!" she suddenly looked concerned. "Are you okay, Roxxie?!"

"I'mb Fine!" she said hurredly, rubbing her eye.

"Everyone's here," said Cloud, walking up to help Roxxie to her feet. Kera ran off to a table with snacks on it and was lost from Roxxie's sight.

"Some party, yeah?" said Cloud, his soft eyes observing Roxxie's face as music started to blare from a stereo someone had brought. Roxxie mumbled a kind of 'yeah,' response, distracted by looking over at the many chattering people in the gym. All kinds of people were there, mainly Turks. She easily spotted Reno, Rude, and Gun, their bright hair (and lack thereof) was easily noticeable. Kera was talking animatedly to Gun while Reno and Rude shot them sneaky looks, talking quietly to each other. She could see a few Turks she had only spoken too a few times, like Rod and that Vincent guy.

"Where's Zax?" said Roxxie, sounding a little crestfallen.

Cloud glanced around quickly. "… I thought he was here," he said, sounding puzzled and looking to the main doors.

"Oh well…" Roxxie sighed. "This is really awesome, though," she brightened up, looking around happily, smiling at Cloud. "Who planned it?"

"It was Kera-chan's idea," cloud explained. "But then gun and I prepared everything. It's not much," he said humbly, "But we really wanted to congratulate you. I'm… Really happy for you."

"Thanks, Cloud!" she said joyously, giving him a huge hug. "You're awesome." She released him and jogged over to Kera to engage in her seemingly interesting conversation with Gun.

"… and so then I pointed to the sky, and I was like, 'Look, a dead bird!' and they all looked up. Everyone!" she was laughing with Gun. "It was hilarious."

"Kera-Chan," Said Roxxie, side stepping onto their little conversation.

"Oh, hey!" said Kera happily. "Having fun?"

"Barrels." Roxxie replied, her smile starting to turn into another one o' those smirky grins. "But don't you have the feeling you're being watched?" she sounded a little spooky.

"Being watched?" said Kera, blinking. "Well I thought so earlier… but I managed to forget about it. But," she laughed. "I'm paranoid. I always feel like that."

"Orly?" said Roxxie quickly.

"Uh… Yarly?" said Kera.

"You don't sound too sure," said Gun in a kind of concerned leer.

"Well…"

"I was hoping you would have noticed," Said Roxxie seriously. "Coz a certain someone has been chancing glances at you almost the entire evening."

"Who?!" Kera gasped.

Roxxies grin grew. "Reno!" she called over her shoulder. Reno, who was several feet away, looked up as if he hadn't been looking up several seconds before.

"What?" he called back, sounding a little cautious.

"Nice view?" she asked, an eyebrow raised and a wide smirk playing across her face.

Reno turned away as he laughed, and when he finished he looked back at her, replying, "Beautiful!"

"Told ya," Said Roxxie matter-of-factly as Kera buried her face into her hands and hid behind Gun, who was laughing hard enough to cry. Then, out of nowhere, somebody's hands obscured Roxxie's vision.

"Zax!" she cried, before he could even tell her to guess who.

He released her face, pouting.

"But I was so sneaky!" he said in a mock whine.

"Yeah, but you're the only one who would wait until now to do it." Said Roxie pointedly.

"Ah, true." Zax said, nodding sagely.

"Oh!" Roxxie plucked at her bangle. "Here, I'm giving this back to you." She handed him his barrier materia. "Thank you so much," she said, smiling and bowing slightly. "It was a great help, I've got to get some of my own."

"You can have it," he said instantly, about to hand it back.

"Uh, no I can't!" she said, in a stern mom – like voice. "That's yours, and it's a very good bit of magic. You never know, you may really need it someday."

"Hn, fine." He said with a smile, and pocketed it.

"Everyooooone!" cried a voice, echoing all around the room. Everyone got quiet to watch Kera clear her throat. "We're gunna end this thing with a drinking contest," she began, already looking a little tipsy herself. "An' when we're done, everyone has te help clean up, a'ight?" there actually weren't that many people there any more. Only Zax, Cloud, Roxxie, Kera, and Vincent remained. It wasn't a big party at all, so it probably wouldn't even take all of them to clean up anyways. "Who'd like to participate? Zax and Roxxie? OK!"

"Wait, what?!" Said Roxxie, looking around wildly.

Zax looked at her with an evil grin. "You scared to go up against me?"

Oh no he did not.

"Hell no; you're on, dude." She said. Yeah, she can't resist challenges, no matter what.

"If you lose, you have to go on a date with me this Saturday," Said Zax at once.

"Huh?"

"Get ready!" Said Kera happily, slapping down a bottle in front of each of them.

"And if I lose, I'll buy you a sword."

"HELLZ YEA! You are going down!!!"

"And… GO!"

Kera closed the door as Roxxie flopped onto her bed, groaning.

"You alright?" said Kera softly.

"Gnanmklfnnnngg." Roxxie answered.

"That's ok," Said Kera. "I hope you have fun this Saturday. G'night!"

A/N: Yay ranting time!

I feel like ranting, so here I go. It's all pretty unimportant, so yea…..

I love hearing y'alls requests and opinions. I especially love taking friend's own OC's and putting them in my stories, and I almost never kill them off like a certain SOMEBODY COUGHZackCOUGHhe made over 5o characters and like 8 of them remain or something ahem ANYWAYS, if anyone has some real good suggestions and junk, I'd love to hear them. Though you'll have better luck contacting me by way of Deviantart. I don't check my email or messages as often as I'd like to. Demo… ; I just got a 70 in world history, so I'll proly be online more often though! If you've got AIM talk to me!!! Kutebuttpsycho. ANYWAYS! GAWD I love FF7 sooo damn much. It is THE BEST GAME EVER. Even if the graphics sux0rs. But that's what the PS3 IS FOR! stares eagerly at square enix ppl COME ON! YOU KNOW YOU WANNA REMAKE IT! YOU KNOW YOU DO BECAUSE ALMOST EVERY FF7 FAN WOULD GET IT! YOU'LL REMAKE IT, RIGHT??? RIIIIIGGGHHHHTT! $1/21!?? prays please?

Aheheh ; and I still haven't beat the game. I'm coming home from Missouri RIGHT NOW, I'm in the backseat of the Truck tapping away. Lol my dad said I type faster than him.. he's a magazine editor.. how funny :P when I get home, I'm gunna ASAP make me a BLACK CHOCOBO!! Wewt!!!!

Ohh, Kera has a lil white Chocobo baby named Cho-Kun. I forgot to introduce him to the story… I wonder if Shinra allows pets for its employees? HELL, I wonder if they even have dormrooms. I mean, its not like Reno and the others seem to live in houses or apartments, ne? I mean, you travel the whole planet and never see anyones home xept like, MAYBE Yuffie, Cid, Nanaki, and Tifa. AH! Mom just told me to pack up; we're near home. YAY! sings Final fantasy is an RPG the only one that I neeed, it's the RPG for mee