A/N: I had this idea a while ago, never put it into action until now though, but I think you like it…..or I hope so. Any way, I don't own any of these characters at all, whatsoever, but it's always fun to fuck with them anyway. This has no chronological order, I will place dead people in, cause I can.
"Well? Is everything in place?"
"I would say so. We have fifteen 3rd class SOLDIERs outside the building, two 2nd classes on each floor, and two 1st classes on the same floor as the meeting. Then, of course, two of us will be in the room with you."
"Verdot?"
"No, he barely wanted to help plan this out."
Rufus sighed. Well, that wasn't unexpected. After all, Verdot had his family to worry about, and shouldn't really have even been a part of the planning stage. He almost felt sorry about the blackmail he had to use to bring him in. almost.
But of course, they needed all the help they could get with this meeting. It'd been 4 months since the slaughter of the 13th division of the Soldier, Ragnarok, and the betraying division, Deepground, had decided to make a few formal demands, or "requests" as Weiss so politely put it. Tseng didn't know the division as well as Verdot in, that's why he was called in. of course, even if this meeting was just his chance to take Rufus' head off, Weiss would have a little competition.
"What about surveillance? Are you in charge of that as well, Tseng?" Rufus continued.
"Yes." Tseng replied with his usual enthusiasm. "The whole building is wired, infrared traps have been set, and every opening is covered."
"Who are the two 1st classes?"
"Zack and Sephiroth, two of the best."
"And who will be other escort?"
Tseng sighed.
"Well, the whole thing goes down tomorrow, I guess." Reno sighed
"Pretty much," Rude answered flatly
Reno sighed as he skipped another rock across the water. The riverfront was really the only place to relax during his break. After all, around the building, the SOLDIERs were standing guard, and anywhere near the building, the dumbass news crews had already taken up space for blocks. It was hard just to get to the hotel a block away.
Reno sipped his soda, the one took him half an hour to get from a Starbucks down the street. Again, dumbass news crews.
"Are you two still sitting here doing nothing?" a voice perked up behind them.
"Well, if it isn't Tseng's little fangirl." Reno snickered
"Lay off, fag, he's mine." Elena sneered
"I'm not gay, dumb blonde."
"Really? I've never even seen you with a girl."
"If that's why I'm gay, that definitely makes you a lesbian."
"What are you talking about? I'm with Tseng all the time!"
"That's what I mean." the redhead smirked
"You're such a jackass."
"Well, you've been throwing yourself at him since you joined, and nothing's happened."
"So that makes him a girl?"
"Either that or as really, really, really gay."
Elena kicked him just enough for it to hurt, then sat next to the redheaded donkey and looked out over the water, Rude nudged Reno, and pointed to the blonde. Reno silently mouthed "no way" and put up his hands in denial.
"Do it." Rude whispered.
"I will…just later…" Reno whispered
"You said before the meeting."
"I know, but-"
"But what? You said you would."
"Fine, ok!" Reno whispered loudly
Reno took a deep breath. It wasn't that he didn't want to; it was just a little awkward.
"Hey Elena, how long are you off?" Reno asked
"I get off for the rest of the night, since I'm in charge of the surveillance tomorrow, why?"
"I was just wondering, maybe we could go do something?"
"That might've been the wrong way to say it…" Reno thought as the blonde gave him a slightly confused look, like he said something in French, or some other language neither of them knew.
"Do you mean like…?"
"No, no, I meant the three us…"
"Oh…what'd you have in mind?"
"Um...the movies?"
"Didn't really think it out, huh?"
"Well, you think of someplace else, then."
"No, a movie is fine." Elena said as she stood up and stretched her arms over her head, which protruded her chest a little. She caught Reno looking up at her, with a weird look on his face: a smile. "What's with you?"
"N-nothing, don't worry about." Reno stammered as he turned away, blushing a little.
"…well are we going?"
"o-oh, yea, let's go." Reno jumped up and starts walking off quickly, then turns back. "Well, come on!"
Elena became somewhat confused, and turned to Rude "…does he seem to be acting kinda strange to you…?"
Rude only sighed as a response, then got up and followed Reno, tailed by a slightly bewildered Elena.
Reno calmed down by the time they to the theater, when Elena decided to break the silence.
"So what movie are we seeing?"
"I dunno, which one do you wanna see?"
"Hmm…I didn't get to see Bruce Almighty."
"Ok, we'll go see that."
Once they got their tickets and popcorn, they went into the theater room, which has quite empty. Reno and Elena sat next to each other, and Rude sat in the row behind them.
A little ways thru the movie, about where Bruce makes the monkey crawl out the gangster's ass, Reno's hand grabbed Elena's over the popcorn they were sharing. This, of course, turned his face as red as his hair as he quickly pulled back his hand.
"S-sorry about that, I-I-I wasn't paying attention…" Reno stammered again
"Don't worry about it, it's ok," Elena said calmly. "It's not like you ever do pay attention, anyway."
"Y-yeah, I guess not…"
"…are you alright?"
"Y-yea, I'm fine, why?"
"You're acting really jumpy."
"I…I need to go to the bathroom." Reno said as he got up and left the movie.
After the movie ended, Elena left the movie room alone.
"Dammit, first Reno leaves 'to the bathroom' and now Rude's gone too." She muttered to herself as she walked out. Then she saw Reno, leaning against the wall, and started walking faster towards him, still muttering. "I swear, if those two were trying to ditch me…"
Reno got off the wall, deciding to go back to the movie. As he turned around, he slams into Elena, making her topple over on top of him.
"Ow! What the h-" he fell silent when he saw Elena's head on his chest, felt the warmth of her body pressed his own, and blushed a very, very deep red.
Elena pushed herself up to her knees, still straddling Reno's waist, and rubbed her head.
"Dammit, that hurt..." she looks down and sees Reno, somewhat frozen, and quickly gets off of him. "Sorry, Reno, I wasn't watching where was going." she holds out her hand to help him up. Reno brought himself to his senses and took Elena's hand, and got pulled up.
"T-thanks, sorry."
"Are you ok?"
"Y-yea, I-I'm fine."
"You sure? Your face is flushed."
Reno looked away, and tried to hide the blush. "I-I'm fine."
"And why the hell did you two ditch me?!?"
"W-what are you talking about? We didn't ditch you."
"Really? Then why do you keep stuttering?"
"T-t-that's not-"
"And you've been acting so nervous and jumpy today. You two have been planning this all day, right?"
"We're not ditching you! I've just been trying to avoid saying something, ok?"
"What was it?"
"I-it's weird, I want to say it, but…"
"Is it that bad?"
"No, no, I just-"
"Then say it already."
"I just-"
"Dammit, Reno, just sa-"
Elena tried to finish her sentence, but she found it hard to talk with Reno's lips pressed firmly against her own.
A/N: well, i hope that was enough of a cliff hanger to keep you interested, cause i'm not done. i'll try and get it done within the next week, but it may have to wait until exam week.