Kaci Shinra sighed and walked to the elevator. She crossed her arms over her chest and shifted her weight. Kaci reluctantly stepped into the waiting elevator and leaned against the back wall, willing it to be empty her journey up the next 58 floors or so.
Surprisingly, Kaci was rewarded with an empty elevator. She slowly stepped onto the almost empty floor. As she walked to her father's office Kaci was almost scared of what he wanted, but her face hardened at the thought of such nonsense.
Kaci walked into his office ignoring the secretary, and knocked softly on his door. "Come," Kaci pushed the door open and found herself standing in front of her father's desk.
Rufus Shinra was leaning back in his chair and smirking at his daughter. Kaci held her gaze, but Rufus saw it wavering a little. "Well, Kaci. I suppose you know why you're here. Now tell me?" he leaned forward his hands clasped on his desk. "What were you thinking?"
"He asked for my opinion, I couldn't not answer him."
"True. But then again I suppose a war was inevitable." Rufus frowned when he saw no reaction from his daughter.
Kaci just silently watched her father stand up and walk over to her. Kaci wasn't tall, but she wasn't short either, but her 6'1" father towered above her. "Kaci, I don't want this happening again," his hand slipped around her wrist, "Understand." Kaci lightly flinched as his fingers dug into her skin.
"Of course sir."
"Good," his grip released and Kaci spun out of the office.
Kaci sighed and hung her head between her arms. The wind blew through her hair as she leaned over the edge of her balcony. A knock at her door startled her, "Come."
Her mentor, and friend, entered the room his facial expression one of kindness and not of anger, "You look upset." Was all he said.
"Do you not think I have a right to be?" Kaci growled back.
Angeal took a step back, seeing that he angered her, "You missed training." He doesn't want me to get mad, is he afraid of me? Kaci thought.
"So? I had a few other things to do, 'Geal," Kaci tried to see if he would venture to the topic that had angered her before.
"I'm sure you did. But just so you know, you and I will have a long training session tomorrow."
"All right." Angeal was shocked at her response. Generally the teen would whine a bit and ask for a session then, with her easily agreeing, Angeal knew something was up.
"Kaci, what bothering you?"
"What makes you think something's bothering me?" she snapped back.
Angeal was tempted to move away from her; in case that also angered her, but he knew he wouldn't get anywhere like that. "Kaci," he placed a hand on her shoulder, and realized how small her shoulder was in comparison to his hand; "I know when something's bothering you. Now what is it?"
Kaci sighed, "I'm fine 'Geal, just overreacting to nothing. You don't mind if I go on a walk right now do you? You didn't want me for anything right?" Kaci turned her head back slightly allowing him to see only a few of her features.
Angeal shook his head, "No that's fine Kaci."
"Good," Kaci grabbed some of her clothes and soon disappeared into the bathroom to change. Angeal left her room and went into the First Class break room where Sephiroth and Genesis were waiting.
Kaci pulled her grey jacket over her head just and Angeal was leaving. Kaci looked at her reflection and no longer saw a female SOLDIER; just a regular teenaged girl, in dark clothes, but a regular girl no matter.
Soon, Kaci was in front of the large church she remembered Aerith stayed at. Slowly, Kaci pushed open the door and looked around seeing her green-eyed friend kneeling over the flowerbed. "Hey Aerith."
"Kaci!" Aerith rushed forward and wrapped Kaci in a hug. "What are you doing here?"
"I thought I'd head down here to see how you were. I had a few gil left," Kaci replied shrugging.
"Oh great!" Aerith smiled and Kaci soon found herself smiling right along with her new friend.