Dance
A.N.:okay, here's a new story of mine that involves both Rufus ad Tifa again, but this time, why don't we change the stuff that our characters mostly do such as fighting, war, fighting, fighting, and more fighting blah blah blah, but Rufus stays the same as the president though :)
Please don't forget to enjoy it, and feel free to send a review, thank you guys ^^
"Sir," the secretary said as she entered his office. "Mister Stone invited you to the play that is to be hosted in Stone Theaters tonight. Will I accept the offer or should I turn them down?" The man seated in front of a pile of papers looked up at one of the stacks he was signing and stared a while. "A play?" he queried as the secretary nodded. Since when did Stone know of my existence?
"Jena," he asked. "Yes sir?" she answered with professionalism. "since when did Stone know that I'm here?" she looked surprised, but suddenly remembered of his case. "It seems as though he was out in the mountains when Reno, Rude, and Elene were stationed there, and it seemed as though they were talking about you, not knowing that Mister Stone was in the premises." no comment. he said to himself.
He stopped to think for a while and nodded. "Accept the offer and I'd be going there at the designated time, which is?" she looked at the clipboard she was holding. "At seven-thirty, sir." He nodded and looked at his watch that pointed out that it was six already. Wow. He thought. It's that late already?
"Get rude to tell Reno to prepare the car in thirty minutes." He said without looking up. "Yes, sir." The secretary nodded her head and left, but the door opened again. "Will we ask one of your ladies to go with you sir?" he stilled and looked up. "No, that won't be necessary." She nodded and left again.
To him, bringing ladies to such event would make the women think it would soon develop into a relationship that would be deep enough to end up in marriage, and Rufus didn't believe in marriage. He never believed in a long-term relationship and all he did was casual, but despite them thinking that they were casual, he trusted them to the point of showing them that he was still alive, but they seemed to promise him as well that they wouldn't tell that he was alive to their fathers, relatives, whoever or whatever they could tell to, and he noticed that a lot. When he breaks up with the women, he notices that his names isn't still flashed in tabloids or found in news, which surprised him. So he thought that they would leak that he was alive once they split, but is seems as though this thoughts were off naught.
He continued to sign papers until a knock on the door was heard. "What is it?" he answered. "The time." Came in a voice of one of his turks, Rude, and he did so and saw that it happened to be seven-twenty. He swore under his breath and immediately stood up and went over to his coat rack and grabbed whatever he was able to get his hands on and placed it on then went to open the door and head out.
"Can we make it in ten minutes?" he asked Rude, who was trailing him. "Yes sir," Rude replied. "but we would have to let Reno drive if it's a drift driving." He paused a while and then continued to walk, with Rude opening the doors he's walking through, they were outside in no time, with Reno waiting inside the car.
Rude opened the backseat door and looked at the driver. "Reno, I am making you drive this time, but please, make me get there in one piece." the red head laughed and started the engine as soon as Rude entered. "No worries sir, that is why I'm here." Rufus' face obviously showed that he didn't like the idea due to his face twisting to that of disdain.
Gaia, he seemed to mutter, please make us reach the theater alive.
Well, it seemed as though his wish came true since they reached the theater within seven minutes and fifteen seconds, well, he kept on looking at his watch the whole time.
Rude got out of the car and opened the backseat door for him and then Rufus stepped out and headed up the stairs.
"Ah, Mister Shinra." a voice called out to him from behind, and he did a full 360 degrees turn to come face-to-face with an old looking man that looked like in his mid fifties, and this happened to be the time to show on a professional face, Rufus realized. The man held out an outstretched hand and Rufus reached for it with a smile. "Thank you for inviting me, Mister Stone. It's an honor." the man laughed. "Well, it is nothing, think nothing of it. It's just that a troupe we hired wanted to get on the good graces of Midgar high officials, so I invited you along," he paused but added. "but of course it's not just because of their request that I invited you here. Our companies have been working together, I just wanted to strengthen our bonds, that's all."
Rufus saw a fraud play on him but didn't mind and simply continued to smile. "Of course, Mister Stone, and what a very appreciating reason to have called me here." he said. "So now, why don't we head over to the seats." Stone said and Rufus nodded.
They were soon inside a dimmed room and all light stands were focused towards thee stage.
Rufus sat down beside Mister Stone when the music began to play. "Ah," Mister Stone exclaimed. "they're beginning." Rufus glanced stupidly at him. Don't you think I can see that you idiotic fish. he said to himself and looked at the stage and felt himself freeze.
He was staring at the dancer, who was twirling around on the stage.
Mister Stone happened to see his awed reaction and leaned closer. "Tifa Lockheart." Rufus jumped in surprise and stared. "What?" he whispered, making Stone laugh. "Tifa Lockheart is the main attraction of the troupe entertaining us now, Avalanche." he stated. "She's been dancing since she was nine years old and has continued up to now. A born pisces, smart and a beauty to boot."
Rufus stared even harder with a frown. "What does that have to do with me?" Stone laughed once again. "Shinra, your reputation with girls is known all over Midgar, most of them being from middle-class or high class, daughters of famous businessmen, hot shot CEO's, the like, however, it seems as though little miss pretty here has caught your attention, so I briefed you with a little things about her."
He could answer or retort since Stone was right. He was- is interested in her, and despite him trying to hide that, Stone already saw it.
Rufus merely grinned and began to relax. "I thank you for the wonderful facts about her, Mister Stone, but maybe at the end of the night, I can manage to gain more about her." Stone smirked. "I doubt that." he began. "Lockheart maybe beautiful and the ideal woman of most men, but it is said that she has an iron fist, literally, an iron fist, and those that try to make a move or even touch her despite being rejected are mostly sent to their homes or the hospital. That is one tough lady." Rufus smirked. "Hmm," he observed as he looked at her, now doing a plie followed by a pirouette, and then a leap here and there...
As the show kept on going, Rufus' eyes grew more and more greedy that his eyes never left for even a second, not missing even a slight motion, every turn, every twist, every smile, every motion, he kept under observation.
The last act finally arrived after a few hours, and it became something to look forward to since Tifa went down from the stage and stood in front of the whole audience. She smiled at each one and even waved at them.
"Ah," the emcee said. "Miss Lockheart's final act shall now begin."
Rufus was surprised. "What is this?" he whispered to Stone, who laughed at his question. "Just sit back and enjoy." that made Rufus even more curious to what is about to actually happen.
"In every presentation that concerns Miss Lockheart, the ending always contains her final act." the emcee continued. "It is the act where she approaches a member of the audience that interests her the most and gives the 'Special Kiss' as a parting gift."
Rufus stared and looked dumbfounded. "Is that even allowed." the emcee continued to discuss while Rufus was conversing with Stone, and he received another chuckle from stone. "There wasn't a rule prohibiting the members of the act not to be allowed to come into physical contact with the audience, and it is actually what makes AVALANCHE famous. Tifa is their key to making money, you know, so they allow her, and the government allows it too."
Everybody was quiet as soon as Stone explained. "Why is it quiet?" he tensed and looked at the people and they saw that everybody was staring at him. What the hell? He swore to himself when he suddenly felt someone standing in front of him.
"Oh my," the emcee exclaimed. "Miss Lockheart actually picked a big shot of Midgar." Tifa smiled at him, making Rufus smile back.
It was obvious that he wasn't ready for that, and a public kiss at that. He never actually did something so private in public, because the fact still stands that he is still hiding from the mass media and the public world, for crying out loud, and yet, here he is, with a woman he has never met but gained his full attention, standing in front of him and everybody and is ready to kiss him in front of everybody.
"Can I help you?" wow, that was a stupid question.
But with that stupid question, he was given the advantage of listening to her laugh, and what a laugh that was. Her voice wasn't that high and wasn't that low to, but it obviously enchanted him, and he didn't know why since he actually met a lot of girls with nicer voices...and now he doesn't even know why he's comparing her to former lovers.
"Mister Shinra?" the emcee stated, now that was a dumb move, to actually announce who I was, since it is actually my first time to show myself to the world after the death of my father in the company building where I almost burned to death.
"Shinra?" a member of the audience said.
"The Shinra?" another questioned.
Okay, he thought. Do I look like a ghost to people. not like they actually know that I'm alive because I've been keeping myself behind the curtains of my office.
"Arthur Shinra?" another asked.
Rufus made a face. Did he even look like his father?
When he was about to explain himself, Stone stood up, now pointing the attention towards him, asking for a mic, he whispered to Tifa to sit beside Rufus, who completely obliged and then turned to the audience. "Everybody, it is to my utmost appreciation that each and everyone of you were able to accept my invitations and come here today to watch the play that one of the country's best troupe, AVALANCHE." everybody clapped. "Now that the play's come to an end, AVALANCHE's known main event is to come next, where there main attraction, Miss Lockheart chooses a member of the audience, and this time, it seems as though her eyes did a good job to actually be able to see this person, despite the fact that it was dark. The person she managed to take an interest on is not only a member of the high-ranking officials here in Midgar, but the highest ranking member itself." he breathed. "Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the current president of Shinra, who we are hopeful of to show kindness to us and and the people of Midgar, and not tyranny, from that of the former Shinra president. Rufus Shinra." and now, Rufus found himself to be the main attraction once again, but this time with the lights pointed at him, as well as all eyes.
He heard 'ooh's' and 'ahh's' from the people, but what he mostly heard were women shrieking and uttering comments that he's been hearing from the ladies his been going out with secretly, and what annoyed him the most is that he still is comparing others with others, wow, he obviously seemed like an idiot today.
"It really is him!" a government official whom he recognized as Tristan Drein exclaimed.
"He really is alive." Johanna Grey of Grey Silverwares stated calmly, but with excitement blended with her voice.
Duh, Rufus made another face. do I look like a ghost to you people?
Stone chuckled, and now the attention was all on him. "Everybody calm down." he laughed again. "Yes, as you can see, Rufus Shinra is not dead." he patted Rufus on the shoulder. "See, he isn't a ghost." then he let out a rough breath. "Anyhow, let us get on with the final act," he offered a hand. "Miss Lockheart?" who took it and stood up like a good girl. "Rufus, your time's now." Stone stated before he sat down.
This time, Rufus and Tifa were the center of the attraction.
Rufus swore, and it seemed as though the lady in front of him heard it since she was chuckling. "Well," she began, "let's start." everyone was silent.
Tifa heaved a seemingly happy sigh and placed both her hands on each of shoulder and stood on tiptoe to reach for him, and it was going slowly, and it was making him uncomfortable since he was usually the one doing this kind of stuff and he only lets women do this stuff to him in private. He began to fixate his brain, and to public disappointment, grabbed Tifa's hand and pulled her to his side. "What the?" was most of the exclamations he heard from the audience, making him laugh inside.
"As you know, people" Rufus began to say as he took the mic from Stone. "I was known before the incident of the company to be a casanova playboy." he smirked. "So," he tipped Tifa's chin and looked at her as he spoke with his face getting closer t hers. "I do this, not the other way around." then their lips met, but he stopped it immediately and raised a hand as soon as he noticed one of the nearby audience open their mouth. "I'm not yet done." He smiled and kissed her again, but a little longer though, and he pulled back again. "See, I'm not yet even close to being finished."
"Umm..." he heard the lady saying beside him, making him look at her face, which was red like ripe tomatoes. "What is it?" Rufus smiled at her, and it seemed that she tensed a little but she began to relax in his arms. "May I request for a longer one?" he stared.
The audience stared.
The members of the play gaped.
The emcee stared, but gained composure once again. "Oh my," he began. "this is the first time that out lady was actually the one who requested what she offers."
But Rufus was beyond them, and it seemed as though only she and he existed, and the only thing he could do was stare at her. "Is it...okay?" she had the guts turn even more red, and rather annoying or not, Rufus found himself aroused with her innocent facade. "It is, since it was a request from a lady, and that lady seems to have caught my attention too." it made her smile. "I enjoyed your performance, Miss Lockheart, and it actually turned me on." she blushed and buried her face in his chest. "So embarrassing to hear you actually say it." she muffled out, making Rufus grin.
He tossed the mic to Stone and said "Hold that for a bit." before turning to Tifa and holding her against him, chest to chest, hip to hip, and thigh to thigh. She placed her hands around him as he placed his on her hips and bent down, now locking there lips in a fire searing kiss.
Well, here ends the story, I hope you guys enjoyed :)
Reno: wow, it's the first time I actually felt like an extra.
*you were only an extra.
Reno: do you have to be so blunt about it?
*I was only answering what you were saying since I made this thing.
Reno: whatever. *walks out*
* ... did he just walk out on me? *fume* *fume*
P.S: is ballet good for Tifa? I didn't really think if ballet actually suited her, but I just wanted her to try it out anyway.
