Disclaimer: I do not own FFVII
Warnings: Goodbye, Rape (not explicit)
Mindless Babble:
"Where is she?"
The nurse looked up from her station to see a frantic young man advancing on her desk, the white coat bellowing behind him. Forest green eyes glinted dangerously from under unruly honey blond hair, demanding answers. Even without knowing who this man was, the nurse could tell this was a man to be feared. The two black suited shadows behind him only further enhanced that image.
"You mean the blond Turk that was just brought in?" she asked even though she already knew the answer.
"Elena, yes! Where is she?"
"She was admitted into the OR just a few minutes ago "
"Who brought her in?" one of the shadows asked, his deep voice seemingly void of all emotion.
The nurse flinched as she replied, "A tall redheaded man with marks under his eyes. He was kinda dressed like you."
"Reno," the other shadow spoke, startling her. "Do you know where he is now?"
The woman shook her head. "He took off right after we admitted the Tur- Elena."
The three men looked at each other, the bond between them allowing them to have a conversation without words. Finally, Rufus looked back at the petrified nurse.
"What is her condition?"
This time, the woman actually did scoot away from the trio. "She was severely injured I don't think I've ever seen a rape victim come in that bad and-" She cut herself off before she said 'live'.
" 'Rape'?" Three voices became one with the question.
"Y... yes. At least that's what the man said when he brought her in. She was wrapped in a bloodied blanket. S she lost consciousness shortly after they arrived." The poor woman looked like she was going to have a heart attack from fear.
Three faces showed the same disbelief. What kind of idiot would be stupid enough to rape a Turk?
The nurse had gathered up enough courage to nudge a clipboard towards them. "Umm... Your man left before we could even ask him to fill out the paperwork "
"Tseng." It came out as a command. The second shadow stepped forward to take the clipboard from the trembling hand.
"She is to receive the best care regardless of who you have to bring in." There was still that commanding tone in Rufus' voice.
"Yes, sir."
"Do you want me to go find Reno?"
Rufus shook his head as he led his two remaining Turks to the waiting area. "No, Rude. I have a feeling that Reno doesn't want to be found and when he's like that "
" He's as good as gone." Rude finished with a sigh.
"All we can do now is wait." Rufus settled down in one of the overstuffed chairs to do just that.
"I hate waiting," Rude mumbled, sitting down next to his boss. Tseng took the seat on the other side of Rufus.
The young blond smiled and tried not to worry.
After what seemed like an eternity, a surgeon approached the trio of men. The dark black hair was mussed and the color matched the color of the bags under his eyes. Even as he walked he was stretching, trying to work out the kinks in his back and neck. He stopped a few feet from the Shinra personal, his dark blue eyes taking in the hopeful looks he was getting.
"I'm Dr. Yue. I was the lead surgeon on Elena's case." He swallowed, hoping the stories he had heard of Rufus and his Turks and their short temper were not true. "I'm truly sorry but we couldn't save either of them."
It took a moment for the words to register in Rufus' brain. He heard the words and understood them, but they didn't seem to make any sense. Then he realized what was confusing him. "'Either'?"
Dr. Yue looked at him strangely. "Yes, she was almost five months pregnant."
Rufus looked at the two Turks wondering if they were as clueless as he. A single glance confirmed that they were. Tseng in particular seem completely pole axed.
Attention was drawn back to the doctor when he sighed. "I guess this means you have no idea who the father is?"
"You don't either?" The doctor shook his head and Rufus realized that Elena hadn't gone to Shinra Med for fear of the repercussions this would have had. "Wonderful."