Ugh, She was sooo nervous, it wasn't even funny. Godo wasn't going to be there this time; she'd taken his place for the time being in ShinRa negotions.
Of all the times to get a cold, Godo the genius picks this one. Now, I have to "converse" politely with Rufus, whose company I practically killed with AVALANCHE. There's not even a point! I mean, why not just e-mail him or something? Why can't we send someone else? Arg.
She assumed that it was only going to be Rufus there. Thank Leviathan for that.
So, when she walked through the impressive double doors into Rufus' office, she wasn't expecting to see everyone's favorite 'Turkey'.
Worse, she wasn't allowed to call him turkey, and she was in a dress. And make-up.
Honestly, the gods must hate her.
Doing her best to conceal surprise and resentement, she addressed him. "Reno." She nodded coolly, feeling dignified.
He just raised a mocking eyebrow and smiled at her. "Miss Kisaragi." He replied, suave.
Damn. She felt cheated somehow.
Rufus smiled, seeming friendly. He invited her to sit, and she did.
Eventually, the boring meeting fell to a halt; Rufus had other business. However, he gave her permission to stay and talk to 'her friend Sinclair' for a little, and took his leave.
She suspected bribery, and told Reno so.
"You bribed him so you could antagonize me, didn't you?" She accused, furious.
"Antagonize? Big word, Kisaragi. I'm impressed." He smiled, the little crooked smile that pissed her off for no comprehensible reason. She glared. "It's not like I'm stupid, Turkey." She shot back, still annoyed.
"Oh, come on, Kisaragi, be nice to a poor turkey. I'm not trying to bug ya, I just want to chat. Long time no see, y'know?"He drawled, leaning back in his chair.
She deflated, sinking into her chair. "Blearghh. There's a reason for that, you know. I've been busy playing Princess."
"Yeah, I can see that. Pretty dress ya got there." He replied, unfazed.
"Er, thanks." She blushed, hands on her knees. "Um. Have you seen Spikey?"
"Heh, yeah, I have." He grinned, winking. "Left in a hurry, though. Apparently he doesn't want anyone hittin' on Lockheart, even though-"
"It's not like he ever asked her out or anything." Yuffie finished, grinning.
"Yeah. Bloody hypocrite. Though, I mentioned Valentine to Teef, an' she started blushin', so there might be a little dogfight." He grinned.
"He has been visiting a LOT," She admitted, grinning as well. It was amazing how he could switch around her moods like that.
"An' I heard she slept over at his place the other night. I mentioned it to her, and she actually started fumbling for words. I think those two have got a little dirty secret, y'know?" He told her, delighted to be the bringer of such a tasty morsel of gossip.
She laughed. "Ooh, Vinny's getting a longer atonement list. Just think how emo he'll be now." She giggled, envisioning Vincent Valentine, gunslinger extraordinaire, in tight blue jeans and make-up.
"Oh, woe is me, I screwed Lockheart without bein' married to 'er and I forgot Lucrecia, and I'm a bad person, boo hoo hoo," He imitated, mimicking Vincent's voice. "I wear my sexy claw to remind myself that I'm a scary man, I sleep with big-bosomed women, and a man in a lab coat stuck demons in my head."
"Or...maybe...he," She laughed. "Just-" Laugh. "is schizophrenic-"Giggle. "and won't-" Snort. "Tell us."She finished, going back to her hysterics.
He chuckled. "Yeah, 'cause having demons in your head is so much better than being schizo, Yuff."
She stuck out her tongue mid-laugh, and accidentally bit down on it. "Ow! Ow! My tongue!" She exclaimed, eyes watering.
He grinned slyly. "Want me to kiss it better?"
She grinned as well, made sure no one was watching, and dared him to.

Well, Reno could never turn down a dare.