The Undercover Hero

chapter 1 Aj

  Today is the night I move back to the army. Yes, the army because why not even though I am a girl, so what. My brown and black hair blows in the wind. I take a deep breath and take my first step into the frosty night air as my mother waved to me. I see the riots near the castle courtyard where boys my age and older train for battle. The breeze makes me shiver. I should have brought a sweatshirt with me, I thought to myself. There was not a lot of bread left for people like me, who were poor and barely making enough money. "The king has gone bankrupt because he gave all our money to foreign wars," said an older person near the gate of the castle. They held signs that said, "let us have rights." I did not know what was happening, so I pushed through the crowd. The army man standing there looked at me and said," Aj you're late! Hurry and go into the courtyard before the general yells at you." The gate was cracked, so I slipped in and closed the gate behind me.

A soldier was behind me. His long golden hair swayed in the wind as his jacket does the same. His green eyes look at me, deep into my soul. As they sparkle with an extremely sweet glow to them, I look him in the eyes he stares at me. It felt like a long time before he noticed my uniform. He gave me a sweet smile.

"General apprentice Aj, I wasn't expecting you to arrive this late." Ruskey smiled. He took my hand even though he is not allowed to, but since he is my husband, he is always near or by me. I have been gone from training and the entire world, hiding from a miscarriage. However, everyone else thought I had the flu. I have not seen my husband, Ruskey in months. He looked at me and I looked like something out of a nightmare. He looked at the bags under my eyes. "Hey Aj, is everything ok? What's wrong?" Ruskey gently moved the piece of hair out of my face. I huffed, "Did you know I was pregnant with your baby?" He looked surprised. I sighed, "you see I wanted to have the baby, but one thing happed... it was a miscarriage." Tires bit at the edge of my eyes when he looked at me.

"I am sorry Aj." He hugged me. My head tucked under his long hair. My chin rested on his shoulder. I seemed to be blushing I pushed him away he smiled. I start to walk towards my training group. "You're lovable." He smiled. I blushed and walked up to general Napoleon.

He smiled. "I am glad your back Aj!" He looked at me. I smiled. "Nice to be back general Napoleon. I missed a few training sections." I smiled " yes and your reasoning to be out of training is? "his question came suddenly surprising me. " family issues" I bluntly say a little too bluntly. He looked at me like I was doing something wrong." what was the family issue please explain clearly Aj" asked sounding angry and frustrated." then let us talk alone commander Napoleon." I sighed as I turned and walked the other way. He followed and stopped me as Ruskey took the place of Napoleon in the training group. He looked at me " so what is the problem Aj" "I-I kind of got pregnant and..." I paused mid-sentence a tire fell down my cheek.

"I am deeply sorry Capitaine I know I have failed you. I am sorry"

Napoleon takes my hand and smiled "you're one of my best worriers. But the next few days well be harder than the few days you were gone, and I promise that after this last war it well be over." He sighs "well at least you're not going shorty," said aj he huffs." He sighs.

"Well at least you are not going, shorty," said Aj he huffs." Well, it is going to be exhausted Aj but it is worth it. As you know we must keep our country safe." I sigh "yes napoleon I know that but it's not for my own personal benefit's it was to...." Napoleon put his hand over my mouth. "aj be quiet." He takes his hand off my mouth "yes sir" I start to walk back to the training group.

I am not the only one who was tired after the train as we all look at it we are going to help our country which is the best thing we can do for this country we trained and trained it was going to drive me over my limit but everything is going to be ok we all warned our minds as it tried to cerate's panic of the horror of the death of war... we want to honor not sorrow the longer we survive the more of a hero and a legion we become. This is what we want nothing less nothing more just that.

The longer I feel pride witch currently it is rarer than anything. Even for anyone else even me. My pride is nothing compared to my survival on the battlefield, to be the hunter or the hunted is what mister napoleon has said time to time to us before we go to battle.

We usually stay up all night training this was the only day we would be more tired than any other day as we put it right after wars would be our only a few breaks from training but it is still hard not to be paranoid. It is so hard to get a good night's rest after the war we have seen so much Gore and unforgettable sights to be seen sometimes, I just want to unseen them.

So much blood splattered on the battlefield. Limp and cold bodies lay on the battlefield, friends, and foes, dead horses, and dogs. Just so much death. Me being the only female in the French army was okay, I guess.

I get more privilege then the boys time to time I am the first one to get a nice warm shower and sometimes more than once I was never really alone I never feel free with what the boys say to me I try to hold everything ever in the world have I ever got to take a shower with the boys the king knows of me and will all whys let me shower on my own I never will ever shower with a boy other thin my husband, you might ask how we got together forces marriage one thing my family is against yeah I know kind of stupid, yeah I know I have all whys been one of the most hard-working. But even then, it is hard to be the only girl in the French army