Hello :)

This takes place after 'sandwhiches and lovestruck poodles.' MUAHAHA it wasn't truly the end :) This isn't from Reno's point of view funnily enough.

It's still focusing on their relationship, being more emotional with a few more complications.

Rufus Shinra sat at his desk, studying a letter written to him by a company over towns. Frowning, he folded the paper up, sighing.

This was really not what he wanted to be doing today.

Reaching for his laptop he began tapping away an email to the company, explaining how the company was not going to be sold.

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Clicking send, he sat back in his chair stretching and closing his laptop down before standing up and walking out of his office.

"Good Afternoon Sir." Said his secretary, smiling. He nodded at her, entering the elevator.

He was really not in the mood for secretaries.

Leaving the main building, he walked over to the training grounds, feeling a sense of relief when he saw Tseng there, like he said he had been. The black haired man looked over to Rufus, saying something to Elena before walking over.

"Good Afternoon Sir."

"Same to you, Tseng. What was it you wanted to tell me?"

"Well. Sir." He said uncomfortably, glancing back to the training ground. Rufus noted that there was in fact only Elena and Rude there, and gritted his teeth already knowing what was wrong. "It's Reno.. he came into work today.."

"And left?" Said Rufus sharply.

"He didn't leave, I told him to." Rufus raised an eyebrow.

"And why was this?"

"He didn't look.. his best."

"Tseng, if one of my employees has a cold you really don't need to tell me." Tseng waited patiently for Rufus to finish, sighing.

"Sir, he looked like he had been attacked." Rufus tensed for a spilt second, turning all of his attention to Tseng.

"By who?" He said almost too calmly.

"That's the thing Sir, we don't know." Rufus nodded, frowning.

"I see." The fact that Tseng usually wouldn't care for Reno, made him realize that this probably was very bad.

"I sent him home Sir."

"I would have advised you to anyway. Do you have no idea who did this to him?" Tseng shook his head.

"No. Not even Rude does, you know how close those two are. Rude wanted to go back with him, but I told him to stay." Rufus nodded, glancing at Rude and Elena in the training ground. They seemed to be deep in a conversation. Rufus had a feeling it may have been about Reno.

"I'll go see him now." Said Rufus. Tseng looked surprised.

"Sir, are you sure? He'll be okay I just thought I should have informed you, you have a lot of work to do-"

"I'm sure, Tseng."

"Ok Sir." Rufus nodded, walking away.

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Rufus shut the door to his car, walking up the stairs to Reno's flat and knocking on his door. Reno answered after quite a while. From what he could see, Reno's chest, neck and face was badly bruised. His right eye was badly purple, his lip cut and large scratched down his neck.

"Sir." Said Reno, forcing a smile and then wincing.

"Sit down. Reno." Said Rufus, walking in and shutting the door behind him. "Reno." Said Rufus quietly, realizing that there must have been a lot more bruises under Reno's clothes than the ones you could see from his half open shirt. "What happened?" Reno frowned, letting a small groan of pain put when his back hit his sofa.

"I don't remember."

"Reno." Said Rufus sharply, sitting next to him. "What happened?" Reno shrugged, his aquamarine eyes avoiding Rufus' stare.

"I don't quite remember.."

"Reno." Reno sighed, swallowing and running a hand through his hair.

"I annoyed this guy.."

"Annoyed?"

"..Yeah."

"How did you annoy him?"

"..He though.. I was uhh.."

"Yes?"

"He thought I was.. for sale." Said Reno biting his lip. Rufus frowned.

"Go on."

"I said I wasn't, and then when he showed me his money, I.." Reno glances at his boss. "I had a little fun with him.."

"A little fun?"

"Come on Rufus you know what I mean." Snapped Reno. Rufus sighed.

"Then what?"

"Well, I asked for my money, he said he wasn't gonna give it to me and hit me, and left me. I ran after him, giving him what he needed a good old bashing, but he lashed out and... caught me off guard."

"Reno." Sighed Rufus. "You are an idiot."

"Sorry Sir."

"I thought you wouldn't have to be short for money now."

"I'm not, but. I get my paycheck on Mondays, it was Thursday and I'd spent quite a lot in three days."

"Reno. You have to make it last the week. That should be easy now if you didn't by something like a plasma screen T.V every week." Said Rufus, glancing at the large black T.V in front of them.
"I like watching T.V." Rufus rolled his eyes.

"Promise you wont do that again."

Promise."

"You don't need to."

"I know."

"And I don't want you acting like some kind of homeless whore." Said Rufus sharply.

"... I know." Said Reno, smiling. "It's nice to know you care." Rufus paused for a second.

"I know." He glanced at his watch. "I have to go back to work now, Reno take tomorrow off and don't come back until you feel, normal. OK?" Reno nodded.

"Thanks Sir." Rufus nodded at him, sighing and then stood up and walking out of the apartment.

Please R&R :)