Taken

The sound of a water fountain could be heard in the distance. Birds perched upon the concrete base. A small blond girl sat nearby watching them. Her loose white sundress stood out amongst the blood red roses growing where she hid. Rufus ShinRa, newly turned nine, walked past reading. The girl sprung out of her hiding place and tackled the older boy. Rufus smiled down at the girl, "So that's where you where."

"Yup! Did I scare you, big brother?"

A chuckle escaped Rufus, "Of course, Lynn."

Lynn grinned and held and accomplished look. Rufus held back a frown, "Mother and Father are looking for you. They want to talk to you."
Lynn looked up at her beloved older brother, "About the bad men?"

"I don't know, Lynn."

Lynn held Rufus' hand as he led her to their father's office. He knew exactly what they wanted to talk to her about, and it was about the Wutains, or "bad men" as Lynn called them.

Lynn stopped just outside the large doors. Rufus gently squeezed her hand and opened the door for her. Hesitantly, she stepped in, "Daddy? You wanted to see me?"

President ShinRa looked up and looked at the small child. Lynn just sat there patiently waiting.

"Your mother and I are sending you to Wutai."

Lynn's eyes widened in fear, "What? Why?"

"You need to get over your fear of Wutains. Fear is weakness and will get you nowhere."

Lynn kept quiet. She had spoken out of term, and though he didn't show it, she knew he was angry. President ShinRa looked back at the girl, "You may go."

Lynn quickly walked out and ran to her room. She didn't want to leave. She wanted to stay here, with Rufus. She could easily get over her fear without having to go to Wutai. Lynn laid on her bed and hugged her pillow. She didn't even know when she was suppose to leave.

It was the middle of the night when Lynn woke up. The blades of a chopper could be heard easily in the stillness of the night. So she'd be leaving soon. Lynn got up and tiptoed quietly into Rufus' room. The nine year old was still asleep when Lynn crawled onto his bed and laid next him. Footsteps filled the hallway. Lynn closed her eyes and cuddled into her sleeping older brother, her small fist gripped his pajamas tightly. A door, just a bit farther down, opened.

"She's not in her."

"Of course not, yo. Prolly heard us coming and went into her brother's room."

"You get Lynn. I'll get her stuff."

"Hmph, fine, yo."

One set of footsteps continued on and stopped just outside Rufus' door. Lynn buried her face in Rufus' shirt. She didn't want to leave. She wanted to stay with her big brother.

The door quietly opened and the footfalls, now silent, neared her. Lynn could feel two hands trying to gently ease her grip on Rufus, but she rebelled. However, the person trying to get her wasn't what they were for no reason. Lynn felt herself being picked up and began to panic, "Rufus!"

The called boy awoke, but could do nothing as one of his father's Turks carried away his little sister. He felt his heart drop as he watched Lynn struggle against the female Turk. His parents said it would be good for her. They already had everything planed out; where she would stay, for how long, who she would be staying with. But knowing this didn't help. He didn't want his little sister to leave. She was his only friend.

And now she was gone for Gaia knows how long.