Hey everyone! Haha, I'm really nervous about this chapter because it marks the first rising action of the plot. From now on, every hint-given by Roxanne probably-will foreshadow what's to come, so pay attention!If I'm lucky, these hint's won't be obvious. Also, please refer to the last chapter's ending A/N to learn about the characters!

Note: Twisted Paradox requested some info on Yunnie and Ryan, so here it is! Hope you enjoy! :)

Chapter 14:

Name: Yunnimaria Cresent

Known as Yunnie. An expert with the sword, though she prefers to use a hand gun, Yunnie was born in ShinRa. Taken from the Science department as a young child by Ian, she's constantly on the look out for a certain someone who hurt her when she was just eight years-old. Yunnie prefers to work alone, but doesn't mind a little company. Known as a Dangerous Member, like Ian, Yori, and Izzy, she wears a shock necklace to prevent her from snapping and going out of control on missions. Naturally optimistic, Yunnie rarely shows the need for Miyuki to activate her shock necklace. She's is Lily's partner.

Name: Rian de Aribia

Pulsian Name Meaning: Sun of the Desert Plains

Known as Ryan. Always energetic and carefree, Ryan is constantly getting himself into things he can't get himself out of while taking his older brother Jack along for the ride. Known for his short attention span and hyperactive personality. Ryan was born in the Desert Plains region of Pulse, near the equator. Ryan, along with Jack, was transported to Gaia by their grandmother, who took care of the two boys when their mother died. Although they had been on Gaia for two years prior to the Pulsian Massecre, they were found by SOLDIER First Class Angeal, who took them to ShinRa. Ryan has taken a shine to Aya, much to Ian's dislike, and hugs her whenever he sees her.

The grip on Aya's uniform started to choke her. She struggled a bit before suddenly falling to the floor. Aya looked up and saw Ian and Angeal. Ian grabbed the collar of Dominick's shirt and slammed him against the wall, his feet about a foot from the floor. Aya took the chance to run and hide behind Cloud, who had shrugged Jimmy away. Aya's eyes widened. She knew Ian was strong, but had no idea she was strong enough to lift a guy off his feet. Ian gritted her teeth, "What're you think you're doing, picking up a kid like that?" Ian seriously considered beating him to a bloody pulp, but glanced over at Aya, who was watching with wide eyes. She couldn't just kill him infront of a ten year old kid. She dropped him to the floor, a look of disgust clear on her face. "Go to Hell!" Dominick exclaimed and stumbled to his feet. He threw a punch at Ian, who merely caught his fist, "Been there, done that." Twisting it backwards, Ian kicked him him to the floor. Dominick clutched his fist to his chest. She looked down at him, glowing red eyes shining brightly. "Look," Ian said sharply, "this time, it was just me. But the next time you lay a hand on one of our members, you'll face all of us. And we do not take it lightly. You'll go home in a paper bag. Understood?" And with that, Ian spun on her heel to face Jimmy, "Any questions?" Jimmy quickly shook his head. Ian looked over at Angeal. "Thanks again for helping me find her." Angeal smiled, "No problem. As long as Aya is safe."

Angeal frowned at the two boys. "Come on, you two. We need to have a talk."

As Angeal dragged the two boys down the hall, Ian turned and hugged Aya, "What am I gonna do with you, Aya?" Ian looked at Cloud. "Who're you?" Aya pointed at him. "That's Cloud. He helped me." Cloud shifted uncomfortably. He glanced at Ian. Ian's face was serious before it broke into a wide grin. She clapped a hand on his shoulder, surprising him. "Well, thanks, kid! It's nice to know there's someone in this trash dump with a good heart!" Cloud blinked, "Huh?" Ian let go of his shoulder and grabbed Aya's hand, "Well, Aya, we gotta go home. Kk's worried sick." Aya nodded and turned to Cloud. "Thank you. I'll see you later!" Cloud tilted his head, a little confused. It was rare that Infantry men saw members of the other sectors, exept for SOLDIER. He couldn't help but ask why. Aya raised her eyebrows. "Isn't that what friends do?" And with that, Aya and Ian walked down the hallway, leaving Cloud to wonder when he had became friends with the little girl.

As they entered the Corps floor, Aya couldn't help but glance around for Yori. Ian saw this and said, "Kk told me what Yori said. Don't worry, she's always like that." Aya saw Yori sitting on th floor in the living room, painting her nails. Ian let go of Aya's hand, walked up behind Yori, and cleared her throat. Yori spoke without turning around. "It's not my fault she's no use to us." Aya flinched. Ian sighed. "I didn't wanna have to do this, but I guess I do," She threw her head back and yelled, "MIYUKI! HIT IT!"

Aya watched. Yori's eyes widened, "Oh shi-!" Yori suddenly yelped in pain and fell on her back, squirming and clawing at her neck. Aya looked at Ian with a concerned looked on her face, "What's going on?"

"Miyuki activated Yori's shock necklace." Ian bent down and said, "Have you learned your lession?" Yori continued to thrash around the floor. "S-screw you old h-hag!" Yori said through gritted teeth. Ian shrugged, "Have it your way. MIYUKI!" Yori cried out in pain and clawed violently at her throat. Aya could see little drops of blood form on Yori's neck. Aya turned to Ian. "Please make it stop! She's hurt!" Ian shrugged again and yelled, "WE'RE GOOD!" Aya watched as Yori suddenly went limp, her breathing labored. Ian sighed. "Yori, don't make me do that again. Everyone here is useful. If not, then you're just as useless as Aya." Ian left the room. Aya watched her leave. The sound of Yori sitting up made Aya look over at her. Aya's blood ran cold. Yori glared at her before slowly standing up and limping down the hallway. Aya stood there, unsure of how to react.

Yunnie walked in. Turning to Aya, she asked, "Who was yelling?"

"Ian."

"Why?"

"Yori was mean, so Ian shocked her."

Yunnie blinked, "Again?" Aya frowned. Again? How many time had Yori been shocked? As if senesing her question, Yunnie added, "Yori is...hateful. She doesn't see herself as a Corps member. She has violent outbursts which can trigger a Kill-Shot High. To prevent this, she has to wear a shock necklace to stimulate her mako." Aya noticed a black band around Yunnie's neck that had two glowing green dots. "Is that what a shock necklace is?" Aya asked, pointing. Yunnine nodded.

"Why are you wearing one?"

"I have violent outbursts too, sometimes. But only when I'm angry." Yunnie started walking down the hall, "Do you want to come check on Yori with me?" Aya nodded. Yori may not want to see her, but Aya wanted to make sure she was okay. aya followed Yunnie down the hall to the bathroom. Yunnie knock on the door, "Yori, it's me and Aya. We're hear to help take off the necklace." Yori's muffled voice was heard through the door. "Go to Hell!" Aya wasn't sure, but she had a feeling that was directed at her. Yunnie sighed and replied in the standard Corps anwser, "Been there, done that. Yori, if you don't let us help, your neck will get infected and you'll have to wear an ugly scarf." Silence. Slowly, the door cracked, revealing only a little bit of Yori. "...What color?"

"Orange and yellow."

The door opened fully. Yori looked at Aya, "Not you. Only Yunnie." Yunnie glanced over at Aya apologically. Aya watched the door close. She stood there, wondering what to do next. Shrugging, she walked into the living room, hoping to find someone to train with.

Ian groaned silently.

She hated meetings. They were too serious and boring. Ian had no idea how Mamacita could do it, but there she was, listening carefully to the President's rambling about the Wutai war. And, being the second in command, Ian was there too, standing behind Mamacita. It took all of her strength not to fall asleep standing up. Luckily, Reno was there as well, since Tseng was on a mission. Reno stood behind Veld, who sat across from Mamacita.

Now, most people would say that Ian Harvey and Reno Sinclair were related. It was believeble. Both had incredibly bright red hair and facial tattoes, even though Ian had small purple tear drops just below her eyes and Reno had red stripes from his temple to the bottom of his eyes. Both had come from the slums. Actually, it had been Tseng who had found her while taking Reno to the Turks for the first time, but that's a story for a different time. Anyway, dispite the shocking resemblences (Ian and Reno even acted alike at times) the two were very different. But most times, they were always getting in trouble together.

Like right now for example.

Ian glanced at her phone as the screen lit up, signaling a text message. It was from Reno. "Shoot me now." Ian text back, " Believe me, If I could, you'd be dead already." Reno looked at her with wide eyes. Ian smiled sweetly, then texted, "Hey, wanna hear a joke?"

"Sure."

"What do you call a guy with a house sticking out of the back of his pants?"

"I dunno, what?"

At that moment, Vice President Rufus ShinRa walked in. Ian quickly sent the text.

"Roof-ass."

Reno started coughing, trying to cover up his laughter. He bent down and showed the texts to Veld, pretending that it was important. Veld read the message and sighed. Lazard, who was sitting next to Mamacita, said, "Is there a problem?" Veld shook his head. "No, not at all." Veld gave Mamacita a knowing glance and Ian immediantly knew she was in for it now. Ian recieved a text from Mamacita. "What do you call a Corps member who texts one more bad joke?"

"...Put in Check?"

"Correct. Now behave yourself."

Ian swore silently. Mamacita and Veld had some kind of telepathic thing going on or something. She sighed and glared at Reno. She texted, "Thanks alot, General Jackass!"

"Sorry, yo."

Ian frowned and scrolled through her contacts, searching for someone to text. Trishe never anwsered texts, and Reno would probably get her in trouble again. She saw Sephiroth's name and grinned. Sephiroth stood next to her, and wouldn't get her trouble. She started texting. "Hey, Seph, wanna hear a joke?"

Sephiroth glanced at his phone and sighed. A moment later, Ian revieced a text. "How old are you? Ten?"

Ian stuck out her tongue at him when the nobody was looking. She texted, "Old enough to know better, but young enough not to listen. Get old is manditory, but growing up is optional, you know."

Sephiroth simply turned off his phone. Ian's jaw dropped. Is he ignoring me?! Asshole! She thought. Ian groaned silently again. This was going to be a long meeting.

After the meeting, Mamacita looked over at Ian. Ian braced herself for a lecture, but was surprised when Mamacita didn't blow her head off. Instead, Mamacita said, "Ian, I think Aya needs to do an interogation with Izzy." Ian's eyes grew wide. "No, Mamacita! Aya's only ten! She'll have nightmares until she's sixteen!" Mamacita sighed, "I'm well aware of that, Ian. But it's getting more and more dangerous around the company. When the security system went haywire, we were lucky Aya wasn't there to see the bodies. Next time something like that happens, I can't garentee that Aya won't see it. And what would happen if she saw it in a vision? That would be worse. I would rather have her witness death now than by accident."

Ian wouldn't relent. "Yeah, what do we tell her? 'Oh, Aya you're gonna watch a guy die a painful and gory death'?"

"What if she doesn't see it, and she's on mission with you? What if you lose control and kill somone? What will she think of you, Ian?" Mamacita snapped. Ian was silent. Ian was just as much of a killer as Izzy was. Ian tried again, "But-" Mamacita cut her off. "I'm sorry, Ian," She said, "but Aya needs to see this. I feel terrible about it. It's the only way." Ian looked at Mamacita, "Can we at least wait for a month? Aya's just now got used to life here. She's talking more and I don't want her to be truamatized." Mamacita nodded. Mamacita placed a reasuring hand on Ian's shoulder before walking away.

Ian just stood there thinking. She sighed. Aya really was too young to watch Izzy. Ian had first seen Izzy kill ten years ago, and it still gave her nightmares every once and a while. Making Aya watch Izzy kill was like making a three year old watch Saw. It was a creul idea. And yet, Mamacita was right. Before too long, Aya would have to kill to save herself. Ian would rather Aya watch Izzy than kill someone and find out. Of course, Aya would still have the guilt of taking a life.

Ian looked at her hands. She was the only Corps member who didn't wear gloves. Scars covered her hands and arms. Her chest, back, stomach, neck, legs; scars were everywhere. Few were new, most were old. Burn scars, knive scars, tazers, acid, nails, bolts, screws...Ian had been tortured many times. She's tortured other people before. Even enjoyed it. It obvious that Ian was a monster. That was why she hated the thought of Aya watching someone die. Ian was afraid that Aya might enjoy it. It wouldn't be strange. Many of the people who worked for ShinRa enjoyed watching people die. Being a monster...People hated monsters. Being one herself, Ian couldn't bear the thought of Aya going through that.

Reno was walking out of the Breifing Room. Veld had told him to go on ahead. Reno stretched his arms over his head. Ian's gonna kill me, He thought. Reno stopped walking when he saw Ian standing in the middle of the hallway, staring at her hands with a blank look on her face. Reno frowned and walked up to her, "Ian! What's up, yo? You feelin' alright?" Ian snapped out of her thoughts. "H-huh?" Reno frowned deeper. Ian never stuttered. "What's wrong?" Reno asked. Ian seemed to think about the question for a moment, but simply shrugged, "Nothing. Just tired." She grinned and suddenly punched Reno in the shoulder, hard. "Ow! What the heck was that for, yo?!"

"That's for gettin' me in trouble!"

Aya was in the living room watching Roxanne play a video game. In the game, Roxanne was playing as a girl with a chainsaw who was cutting through the living dead. Everytime Roxanne would land a hit, hearts and sparkles would pop up all over the screen. Aya heard Ian walk into the living room. Ian stopped and stared at the screen, "Rox, Aya's too young to see that. Play something else."

"It's not that bad," Roxanne replied, her fingers flying across the controller and her eyes never leaving the screen, "This game probably has the worst graphics ever."**

Ian placed her hands on her hips. "How is it not that bad? Look at how short that girl's skirt is!"

"She's a cheerleader. It's understandable."

"Whatever," Ian glanced up at the clock, "Actually, it's nine. Aya, babe, time for bed." Aya stood and turned to Ian, rubbing her eye, "I'm not tired." Ian smirked and said, "Yeah, you are. C'mon." Aya just nodded and followed Ian to her bedroom. Ian tucked her in. "Tomarrow you'll be training with Roxanne, so don't worry about Yori." Aya nodded and was asleep in seconds.

Ian stretched her arms as she walked into the livingroom. Roxanne was still playing the game. Ian sat down on the couch. "How'd you get that far? I kept failing." Roxanne just shrugged, "I know how to use a chainsaw."

"Thats only because you use one."

Roxanne shrugged. After a few moments of silence, Roxanne suddenly asked, "Hey, have you noticed anything...weird about Trishe lately?" Ian frowned. "No, not really. Why?"

"She's being acting a little on edge lately. Yori too." Roxanne paused the game and turned to face Ian, her experession blank, "What do you think?" Ian thought a moment, then shrugged. "I haven't noticed anything. Every one's been edge ever since the last security error. But then again, you're the phsykic, not me. If something feels wrong too you, it probably is."

"Actually," Roxanne said, "I haven't been able to feel anything supernatural." Ian raised her eyebrows. "Since when?"

"Ever since Aya almost died."

"Aya's a Child of Fate. You think that's been effecting you?" Roxanne shook her head. "When Aya was unconsious, I felt a very strong energy enter and leave her. It's normal to have an energy come and go, but one that could out match yours, Ian, and hit Aya at such a young age is beyond believable. In any case, Aya should've died, but instead woke up like nothing happened. Ever since I felt that, I've not been able to feel anyone's shift in energy levels," Roxanne looked Ian in the eyes and said, "If I'm not wrong, while Aya was unconsious she actually saw a vision of the future. Whatever she saw will happen. As a Child of Fate, her abilities are growing much too quickly, which is why her heart stopped. If this happens again, Aya will not survive."

Ian was silent for a moment, taking in this new information. If Aya's quick delevopment was affecting Roxanne's ability, then things could get bad. The Corps depended on Roxanne to find targets and traps they couldn't see, as well as threats and spies. Something was blocking Roxanne's extra senses (which was basically imposible), and Ian had a feeling it wasn't Aya. It had to be something strong. Someone's name popped up in the back of Ian's head, but she pushed it away. There was no way he could be responsible; he was dead.

...Right?

Hmm, I wonder who Ian's thinking about...'course I can't tell you yet. (MUHAHAHA!)

As for the **: The game Roxanne is playing is called Lolipop Chainsaw. I haven't played the game myself, but I read a walkthrough and it said that while the story line is great, the characters were more focused on than the actual game play.

I hope you liked it and stay with me for the long ride of this story! Review please!