Chapter 2
"Let me go, what am I doing here? Unhand me you scoundrel!" The flower girl yelled
"Shut your trap missy, sign your name here." The man behind the desk asked
Aeris found herself in the middle of a huge room surrounded with boys and men alike who wanted to join SOLDIER.
"What if I don't want to? I want to go home, let me go!"
She struggled in Rude's grip until she stomped her heel on his foot, causing him to howl in pain.
"That's enough." A large, round man stepped forth in a pricy suit, al the SOLDIERS parted the way for the man to move, "give her some time to think about it."
"I've already made up my mind; I DON'T want to join SOLDIER! Now let me go."
"Sign her name for her and give her a room to stay in."
"ARE YOU DEAF! I said-."
"Sir, let me handle this." A tall, raven haired man stepped forth
"Very well, any problems with her, please notify me."
"Yes sir."
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"Unhand me you mangy boy, don't you have ANY manners, didn't your mother teach you how to treat a woman?"
"I don't have a mother; I don't know what it is like."
Aeris looked down at her feet in regret, knowing what it is like not to have a mother, "But no matter, it's alright." The man said to quickly set things on track
Aeris wasn't shocked to hear him sound so unaffected; after all, he was a SOLDIER. "Might I ask what my harassers name is?" Aeris said as polite as she possibly could
"I will as soon as you tell me yours." Aeris looked defeated at her little game, she was appalled but yet intrigued at this man's attitude.
"Aeris."
"Hi Aeris, my name is-."
"What are you up to Zack?"
Missurani, a man of about twenty stepped forward to greet Zack. He was a slim built and had red hair and green eyes. He was strikingly handsome and all the ladies wanted him, even though he never wanted them.
"Oh, Hi Missurani, I'm taking care of a SOLDIER candidate." Missurani looked behind him and gave him a critical glance
"Are you London Missurani?" Aeris asked while eyeing the man
"Shhh keep it down; no one knows my real name, but what's it to you lass?" he said in his country side boy accent
"It's me, Aeris Gainsborough. Remember?"
"I'm sorry, I don't sweetie, it must be the mako. Anyway Zack, I'll catch up to you later, kay? Keep a lookout!" Missurani walked off to talk with his other comrades
Zack turned back to look at her, "How do you know him?" He asked confused
"Nothing, it's not of any importance."
"I don't want you too mope around, maybe I can help you, ya look pretty depressed."
"I look that bad?"
"You should see for your self. Come on, I'll show you where you will stay, then I'll give you the grand tour of the place, only if you want of course. I don't want you to think of me as a harasser, just as a friend you could say."
Aeris smiled her first smile ever since she got there, "I'd love for you too Zack."
Wow that smile of hers…gahh, what am I thinking? Zack shook the thought from his head and showed her to her room.
"This here is your new room. It's a lot better than the Shin-Ra grunts room; this is more like a Second Class SOLDIER's room."
"Oh don't I feel special." Aeris mumbled under her breath
"I heard that, can't say things like that in front of the General, might get you killed."
"What do I care about this General? He doesn't sound that tough."
"I'm glad you got spunk and courage, but once you meet him, you can kiss that good-bye."
"What's so great about a hot headed General?"
"He's the strongest in all of Shin-Ra and possibly the world. His eyes are frightening and when he looks at you with those cold stones, you freeze, not knowing what he's going to do to you. It's hard to get on his good side; most of us don't believe he even has a good side. Lucky for me, I'm on it!"
"How do you get on his 'good side'?"
"I don't know, I've never been intimidated by him before, I just be my usual goofy self around him, he hates it but he just can resist!"
Aeris chuckled a bit before she stopped herself.
Zack turned his head toward her, "What was that? Did I just hear a giggle emerge from the arrogant pink clad girl?"
"Hey, watch who you're talking too, I'm Aeris remember, not pink clad girl!"
"Please excuse me Ms. Aeris." He bowed and they both broke out into a fit of laughter
"I haven't laughed this hard since I tired Vice President Rufus to the flag pole and hoisted him up!" Of course that caused her to laughed even harder
"I see you have shown her room to her."
They both stopped laughing and looked up at the dark figure in the doorway.
"What do you want?"
The man stepped forward into the light which lightened some of his features, "nothing more than to observe this girl."
"You will do no such thing when I'm around."
"Oh Zackary," the man raised his head to look straight in his eyes, "arrangement WILL be made." He chucked a sickening laugh and made his way out the door.
Aeris spoke after the man closed the door, "Who was that?"
"That man is a murderous heathen; please don't concern yourself with him. I will keep you safe from him. He is a dangerous man."
"I would like to no who wants to observe me, please tell."
"I don't want to tell you right now, on a nicer note, let's tour the building."
"Sounds good to me!"
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"This here is the training center. This is where many of the classes are held. It is also where the lower class SOLDIERS train and practice for their exams."
"What will happen to me?"
"I'm not really sure about you yet, you might take a regular class and be treated just like any other SOLDIER, I don't really know what Shin-Ra's plans are for you. Over here is the locker room. I don't think you'll need to see it."
They continued to walk through the training center to something that looked like offices.
"This is where the officials work, such as the Turks, the president, and the General. I can't actually take you in there because you aren't an official."
"But aren't you? I thought you were a lieutenant Zack?"
"Well…yeah but I don't have the power to clear anyone past this door. Sorry."
I'll have to remember this for later. She thought to herself
"I'd take you over to the First Class SOLDIER sleeping quarters, but that is also the officials sleeping quarters so I can't do that either, sorry."
"Where does the General sleep?"
"Why do you need to be so curious?"
"What do you think I'm going to do, kidnap him?" Aeris put her hands on her hips and tilted her head to the side
"You can't very well do that, he's not a kid."
Aeris sighed and grabbed Zack by his arm and walked to another place. She ended up in the cafeteria. It was a good size; actually, it was a great size.
"Zack, do the officials also eat here?"
"Only on Saturdays. Saturdays are when every class of the SOLDIER ranks eat together, officials included."
"What about the General? Does he have enough pride to show up here?"
"I wouldn't call it pride; I'd call it more like common sense. He's smart enough not to come down here because he would be bombarded with lovers."
"…excuse me."
"What?"
"Did you just say…lovers?" Aeris' eyes blew up to twice their size
"Yeah, there's some strange guys' in here, most men either want to be like Sep--err the General or they want to do him."
Aeris' face cringed when she heard of this, "Doesn't anyone have a girlfriend?"
"Of course, there are just a handful of odd balls that have a different taste in…partners."
"What have I gotten myself into?" Aeris sighed as she sat down on a seat and put her head on the table.
"Don't worry, I'll be right here, you don't need to worry about a thing."
"Really? You'll REALLY watch my back?"
Zack sat down in the seat next to hers, "Of course I will, you gotta have someone here to protect you from the scumbags, right?"
Aeris nodded her head in response. He was right, she needed a guardian of some sort, some one to be her bodyguard that will come and rescue her when she needed help.
"I think you better go get some sleep so you can be prepared for practice tomorrow, here's your schedule. I'll stop by early so I can take you to your classes. I will be your tour guide. Don't worry; you'll get use to this place."
"Thanks, can you help me find my room again?"
"No prob."
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Aeris changes clothes and got ready for bed, "Zack seems sweet; I can't wait to see this 'almighty' general he keeps mentioning. I have no idea what this 'practice' is, I bet I can handle it with ease!"
She reached over to the lamp and turned it off. She snuggled down into the sheets and soon fell into a deep sleep. No idea of what will become of her; the little flower girl is soon going to ripped apart, mind, body, and soul.
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