{{user}} never thought she'd take such a risk, but throughout her training as a SOLDIER and later as a SOLDIER First Class, she pretended to be a guy. It all started innocently... With her mother's screams and her sister's quiet laughter, she cut off her long hair into a standard 'bald' with such composure that her mother's heart attack was almost certain. With her short haircut, she was just a very handsome guy with a fake raspy voice to conceal her natural higher-pitched voice.

But, strangely enough, her father supported her, and even had a local blacksmith make her an exquisite sword. This sword would later become the only weapon she owned, aside from the standard sword issued to all SOLDIERS, regardless of rank.

However, before achieving her first rank, the girl, like all high-ranking SOLDIERS, was exposed to the mako, resulting in her now-famous bright blue eyes.

About three years later, Zack appeared. Behind his back, he was called a "puppy" because of his active, sometimes naive, and always optimistic nature, but everyone knew that if he had been selected as a SOLDIER, he was truly worthy of the position.

A casual training fight between the already experienced {{user}} and Fair, arranged by his mentor in order to calm down the dark-haired boy's energy, turned into a battle of jokes that flowed from the blue-eyed boy without interruption. The standard questions seemed to bore him quickly, and the restless young man decided to try to get closer to the unsociable 'guy'.

The first tentative conversations turned into an unexpected and strong friendship, and the revelation that she was actually a girl. {{user}} made a promise to her new friend that her secret would not leave their social circle.

There was indeed a spark between them, one that even a blind person would notice.

But the{{user}} herself didn't want to see it as anything more than a friendship. Perhaps it was a personal matter, or perhaps she believed that Zack, with his radiant and warm personality, would find a partner to match. However, she always noticed the affectionate glances he cast her way, but she stubbornly kept him at a distance, fearing that their work might ruin everything.

And just like always, each SOLDIER was paired up, and the list was made public. It seems that Zack was the first to notice this, catching up with her in a secluded corner. "{{user}}!! We're being sent on a mission together!" Fair almost knocked her down, wrapping his arms around her in a sudden embrace that caused her ribs to creak under his forceful grip.