Hey there people! Guess what I have for you, you got it a new fanfic. Now, as for my other fanfics, Wasure rarenai is on hold due to reasons, but I will update The Heart of a Killer. This fanfic takes place during Advent Children!
Little ages note: Reno is 20 and Melody is 16
Disclaimer: I do not own FFVII or any of the characters sadly, besides Melody of course
Warnings: None for now besides possible OOCness.
Enjoy~
A girl wandered through the bustling city of Edge,her eyes were as dull as the overcast sky . They often travelled over to where the ruins of Midgar lay, beyond Edge. She subconsciously wandered into the place she used to escape from things, the 7th Heaven bar. She had no other place to really be at, and she didn't want to look upon the ruins of her former home city any longer. The woman behind the bar raised her head to look at the newcomer, and smiled pleasantly at her. The woman had long dark brown hair and brown eyes and wore a white tank top under a black zipped up vest, and she wore a pink ribbon around one of her arms.
"Hello Melody," the dark haired woman greeted.
"Hey Tifa," Melody replied softly.
Melody had come here enough times to meet and befriend several people, including Tifa and the orphans who lived with her. The bar at this time wasn't really bustling, but it wasn't empty either, there were several men who kept their gazes on the teen, they looked like they were in a gang. However, she could tell that they weren't staring at her per-say, but at the band that she was wearing around her forearm. As she approached Tifa one of the men got up and intercepted her, with a dark look on his face.
"May I help you?" the girl inquired carefully.
"Scum like you shouldn't show their faces in public," the man spat, jabbing at the armband.
The band on her arm depicted her full support for Shinra in the form of Shinra's logo. She found that many people took offense to this nowadays. With a dignified "hmpf" Melody pushed past the man and sat on a bar stool in from of Tifa.
"You shouldn't wear things like that in public, many people here resent Shinra."Tifa said amiably.
"It's the last gift my dad gave me before he went away on a mission, I haven't seen him for a few weeks," the girl said, her amethyst irises had a sad look in them.
"I understand, but you should be careful," the brown eyed woman told her.
Melody nodded in understanding and after getting a drink of water she got up from her stool, and straightened her top and shorts and walked out of the bar. The disapproving gazes of the men followed her until the door shut. With a shake of her head she wandered into a store to stock up on groceries.
To the brunette it wasn't an unusual event for people to confront her about her choice of siding with Shinra. However she'd gotten used to it since her father happened to work for Rufus Shinra. About a few weeks ago her father had left on a mission and she hadn't had contact with him since then, and it deeply worried her.
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As she rummaged through the items that she thought she would need, a small group of men entered the store bearing guns. Melody gasped audibly as she recognized them from the bar, bells of alarm ringing in the back of her mind. She dropped her merchandise and hid behind some crates in the back. She bit her lower lip to prevent herself from making any noise, as she ran a hand through her long chestnut brown hair. A bullet was fired from somewhere in the store, and several panicked screams followed the shot. They were searching for her and she knew it, killing anyone in their way like the murderers they were.
I have to get out of here, or they'll fill me with holes the teen thought.
Melody peered around the crates and saw that people were running around in a panicked frenzy and ultimately being shot down. Taking her chance to make an escape, the amethyst eyed teen scampered from her hiding spot and towards the exit. As she did a shout directed towards her was followed by a gunshot, before she made it out, the bullet grazed her arm deeply and nearly imbedded itself in her skin. With a loud pained yelp she stumbled out of the door, clutching at her bleeding arm.
Melody looked up at the crowd that had formed before the store, with wide frightened eyes and leaned heavily against the wall. Pushing through the crowd she spotted the two familiar figures of Turks, she recognized them because they used to come over to see her father. One of the Turks was a tall, lanky man with unruly red hair ending in a long ponytail, green eyes and two symmetrical red half moon tattoos on his cheekbones. Alongside him was his partner, a tall, bald, buff-looking man wearing sunglasses.
Pushing herself off the wall she ran towards the redheaded Turk and hid behind him.
"Whoa there," the redhead exclaimed.
"Reno, she's injured," the bald Turk said to his partner.
The redhead named Reno turned around to face the girl, studying her well he spotted the blood oozing out from in between her fingers and the band with the Shinra logo on it. Recognition flashed over his face.
"I remember you," Reno said to her. "You're Bradley's daughter, aren't you?"
Besides them Rude seemed to be taken slightly aback by the news, Melody chose to ignore the bald Turk and stared at Reno as she clutched her bleeding arm.
"Do you know where my father is Reno?" she asked amethyst irises gazed at the Turk with hope.
"Haven't seen him around, you might wanna talk to Rufus about that," the redhead said to her.
"May I speak with Rufus then?" the brunette asked, in a pleading manner.
Reno turned to his partner and they exchanged gazes, neither of them knew exactly what to say to her at that moment.
"Reno, don't let her bleed out," Rude said.
"I want to go see Rufus, my father shouldn't be gone this long!" the amethyst eyed teen exclaimed, wincing as Reno tied a makeshift bandage around her wound.
"The President is a little too busy to be dealing with teenagers," the bald Turk said.
"But my dad works for him! I want to know where my dad is." Melody snapped, jabbing an accusing finger at Rude.
"Rude, just give it up, yo" Reno said to his partner.
"We have to get the situation here under control first." The bald man told his partner.
With that the two went forward leaving the girl to stare questioningly after them. Melody gave a sigh and walked away from the crowd and sat down on a box that lay besides the store's building. The makeshift bandage was already partly soiled in blood. The wound was deeper than she was comfortable with.
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It took the Turks a while to come back for her, but when they did she was glad they came back. She was really anxious about her missing father, and wanted to talk to Rufus as soon as possible.
"Let's go." Reno said, motioning for her to follow them.
With a curious air about her, the amethyst eyed girl got up from the box and followed them. A hand gingerly placed against her covered wound.
"What was that all about?" Melody asked, after they were far from the shop.
"Those men were looking for you, and they seemed to be in a very foul mood. Looks like you made some enemies Melody," the redhead replied.
Why doesn't that surprise me the brunette thought with slight irritation.
"I see, it doesn't surprise me anymore," she murmured.
"Why's that?" Reno asked, intrigued.
"People always confront me about my choice to support Shinra, mainly because my father works for Rufus, so I got used to it." Melody replied.
Reno said nothing, but made a noise of agreement in the back of his throat. Rude on the other hand didn't seem pleased that Reno was allowing a teenager to go speak with Rufus.
"Reno?" the amethyst eyed teen questioned, turning her gaze to the redheaded Turk.
"Hmm?" he replied, looking at her out of the corner of his eyes.
"Am I going to get new bandages for my arm?" Melody questioned.
"We'll find something." Reno replied.
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The mismatched trio walked in silence as they made their way to a helicopter, Melody stared at the vehicle in awe and fright. Then her gaze went to the two Turks, her expression uneasy.
"Are we really taking a helicopter? Who's the pilot?" the amethyst eyed girl asked anxiously.
"We have to take the helicopter to Healen, unless you want to walk there," the redheaded Turk told her.
The girl stared at Reno for the longest time as she stopped in front of the chopper.
"Who's the pilot?" She questioned.
"That would be me," the green eyed man replied.
Melody's eyes widened at the news and she started backing away from them, looking like a deer caught in headlights.
"Relax, I'm not going to crash yo." Reno told her.
The amethyst eyed teen looked silently and uneasily at the Turk and occasionally her gaze traveled to the helicopter and Rude.
"We're not getting any younger here," the redhead said.
Making up her mind and deciding that her father was more important than her fear of heights, she heaved a sigh and boarded the chopper. The Turks got in after her and took their places at the controls, while the brunette took a seat in the back. With a jolt the helicopter rose into the air, making Melody give a startled yelp. Throughout the entire ride, she refused to either move or look out at the sky.
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Once landed firmly on the ground, it was only then that Melody let herself move. Stepping out of the chopper, she looked around in awe. They had arrived in what looked to her like a valley surrounded by rocky mountains, and waterfalls. Upon the mountain sides were what looked to be lodges, Reno and Rude were heading towards the nearest one. As she scrambled to catch up with them before they noticed that she had zoned out, she began to get a sinking feeling in her gut.
Melody had only heard about Rufus Shinra from her father, but she had actually never met the President. She felt increasingly nervous and anxious the closer she got to the door.
"Well c'mon, Rufus doesn't have all day." Reno said from the open door.
"Coming!" the amethyst eyed teen responded, running up the steps towards Reno.
As they entered the lodge Melody stayed close to Reno, as she didn't know what she would find. The room they had entered was empty except for a couch, a TV set and several other decorations.
"Wait here," the redhead told her, motioning for her to sit down on the couch.
Melody nodded stiffly at Reno and took a seat upon the black leather couch, after that Reno and Rude disappeared through a door on one side of the room. With a shaky sigh she leaned back on the couch, ad picked at the drying blood on her arm.
Is this really the right thing to do? Even if I want to know where my father is, should I really be bothering the President? The brunette thought uncertainly.
The opening and closing of a door brought her out of her thoughts, and she turned her head towards the door. Watching as Reno came out with a fresh roll of bandages and a damp cloth. He came over to clean and bandage her wound properly, Melody smiled pleasantly at the Turk.
Her smile however faded as a man in a wheelchair came through the same door that Reno had come out of. The red haired man murmured lowly to her, telling her that the man in the wheelchair was Rufus Shinra.
At the news of the man's identity Melody abruptly stood up, making the Turk take a step back. Rufus was loosely wrapped in white sheet, for reasons unknown to her, and he stopped when he was facing her and Reno. Uncertainly the brunette took a few shy steps towards Rufus, and stopped when she was close to him.
"What is it that you want?" the President asked amiably.
Melody bowed her head and remained silent for only a moment, before she raised her head again and placed a pleasant smile on her lips.
"Sorry for taking up your time Mr. Shinra, I know you're a very busy man. I just wanted to know if you have heard from or contacted my father, I'm worried about him," the amethyst eyed teen said politely.
Rufus remained silent and she could feel his scrutinizing gaze on her. The girl stood her ground even though she felt like hiding behind Reno, she didn't want to seem weak in front of the President.
"You are Bradley's daughter, correct?" Rufus asked.
"Yes sir," the brunette replied.
"I haven't had any contact with your father for several days, but the last time I spoke with him he was doing well," the President told her.
A worried expression crossed her face, and with a small bow she stepped back next to Reno.
"Thank you for your time sir," Melody spoke softly and dejectedly, as if she was holding back tears.
"C'mon, I'll take ya home." Reno told her silently, motioning for her to wait outside.
When the girl was outside, Rufus stopped Reno before he could follow her.
"Reno, I want you to keep an eye on her until I find the whereabouts of her father," the blond haired man ordered.
The red haired Turk said nothing, but nodded in understanding. He wasn't exactly too happy to be put on babysitting duty, but Melody really didn't seem like a hard person to handle. Reno went outside and led the girl back to the chopper, and smiled sheepishly when she gave him a semi-frightened look.
"Looks like you get to ride shotgun." Reno joked.
"Oh joy." Melody murmured sarcastically.
For her riding in the front of the helicopter, was even worse than riding in the back, but nonetheless she took the seat besides Reno. The redhead was after all her only ride home.
There you have it folks! The first chapter of a handy dandy awesome fanfic. I hope y'all enjoyed this little treat. And don't forget to give me some wonderful feedback!