-1Keisha
By; Sasha of Sorrowful Memories
With help from Kirrah on the love scene (no lemons, sorry but I suck at them lol)
Rufus, followed by his two most trusted Turks Reno and Rude, strode into the KioRei mansion, carrying a small suitcase. He was there to do business with Gomon Kio Rei, one of the riches companies other than his. But Rufus wasn't just interested in business, he was interested in Gomon's body guards, his 'Turks'. They were known not to be infused with Jenova's Cells, yet were even stronger than Rufus's Turks. He was curious, very curious.
Reno, the red headed Turk, gazed about the huge mansion. Rude, the tall and dark Turk, shifted his eyes to Reno. "I wouldn't touch anything if I were you."
"I'm not I'm not." Reno mumbled. Rufus stopped in the middle of the main room, where they were to meet Gomon and his Turks. As if on cue, a tall, lean, and slightly muscular man walked through the doors on the other side of the room. He had short black hair which was sleeked back and had a single yet silver bang . Behind him, two other people followed. One was a more elder looking man with long white hair that was held back in a ponytail and sad, deep gray eyes. The other was a women that looked to be around Reno's young age, with midback long brown hair, highlighted with blond and amber and beautifully colored greenish yellow eyes. The elderly Turk wore a suit, like Reno and Rude, however the women wore a small green tank top covered with a brown leather jacket. She also wore very low riding blue jeans with boots that went up to her knees almost. And on her stomach, right below her chest, was a tattoo of a cross, dripping with tattooed blood.
Gomon stopped in front of Rufus with a friendly smile. "Welcome Rufus Shinra to my mansion. Please follow me into our meeting room." Gomon turned and led them out of the main room and into a more cozy red room with comfortable looking couches. "Please sit." Gomon said, and he and Rufus sat , setting down his suitcase, as the Turks stood to guard their bosses. Reno looked at the two, taking interest in the women. She was tall and very slender, with a short yet narrow nose and fine red lips, not to mention the perfect cheekbones. Her green yellow gaze snapped to him quickly, making him flinch and looked away.
"It's been a while, Rufus." Gomon rumbled. Rufus nodded.
"My business is crumbling, I'm sure you know why. I was hoping do to some business with…"
"Business? That's not the only reason why you're here." Gomon chuckled. Rufus shifted uneasily, wondering how he knew. Rude crossed his arms, feeling uneasy as well.
"Perhaps your right." Rufus mumbled. Gomon smiled.
"Lion." the president of KioRei said, leaning his head to the elder Turk. Lion looked at him.
"Why don't you and Wolf go check on the others. Rufus, if you don't mind, excuse your Turks. They can go where ever they please. Don't worry, nobody here is hostile."
Rufus was silent for a while, trying to understand Gomon, then finally nodded. "Very well. Rude, Reno, your excused."
Rude nodded and walked out of the doors into the main room. Reno growled in disagreement, but followed his fellow Turk. Lion and Wolf turned away, going out into a different room. Once out into the large room, Reno shook his head.
"I don't trust that Gomon guy. Something about him urks me." he muttered. Rude, fixing his black sunglasses, nodded in agreement.
"His Turks looked edgy too, especially that Wolf girl." he commented. Reno tilted his head a little, his long red pony tail shifting thanks to his movement.
"I wonder why they're called that, Lion and Wolf. Is all his Turks named after animals?"
Rude shrugged. "I don't know."
On the other side of the main room, the doors opened. Lion strode through them, Wolf and an another Turk walked in.
"Hello ShinRa Turks." Lion murmured. Wolf's eyes locked onto Reno, making his nerves tremble. Her gaze was strong and edgy. Silence hung into the air for a few moments, until Rude answered for Reno.
"Greetings KioRei Turks." He gave a sideways look at Reno, who was staring into Wolf's eyes. She blinked, tilting her head at him.
"Our bosses will be in this meeting for a while, want to join us in the Lounge?" Lion asked.
"Sure." Rude answered a little uneasily.
"Do not worry." Wolf said. Her voice was sweet and playful. Reno smiled lightly. "We're not going to bite."
"I see nothing wrong with it." Reno said, beginning to walk forward. Rude snatched his shoulder and yanked him back, whispering into his ear.
"We need to stay with Rufus. They could be trying to lure us away from our boss."
"Don't be so edgy, Rude." Reno murmured. "Rufus and Gomon are friends, allies, they won't try to trick us."
"Exactly." Wolf said, somehow overhearing them. Rude and Reno blinked in wonder at her. There was no way she could have heard them, they were too far away. She was smiling lightly at them, her green/yellow eyes shimmering. Reno smiled again and shrugged Rude's grip off of him. Lion merely nodded in agreement.
"The Lounge is right behind us, so if anything happens to your boss, you'll be able to get to him quickly."
Reno looked at Rude. "He's got a point." he said. Rude sighed.
"Alright."
The two ShinRa Turks joined with the three KioRei Turks as they entered the lounge. It was similar to the meeting room, with huge leopard skin rugs and red carpet. Black couches were littered in neat circles around the room, and a café sat in the corner. A huge, roaring fireplace sat on the left wall with a gigantic elk head on its stony length. Paintings were hung everywhere on the walls, some of landscapes and others of unknown.
Reno was surprised to see the amount of KioRei Turks there were. Seven. He was used to four, which was how many ShinRa now had. There were three men sitting at the café, one women, who was reading while sitting by the fireplace with (he was unsure if whoever it was was a male or a female) another jabbering Turk. It looked to be 10 or possibly 12. The man in between the other men at the café turned and eyed the newcomers suspiciously, his deep leaf green eyes burrowing into the ShinRa Turks' skin. Wolf, who now stood next to Reno, glared lightly at the man.
"Mane, quit staring." she yelled to him. The middle man, dubbed 'Mane', snapped his eyes angrily to her, softened, then turned away.
The Turk, who Reno wasn't sure of its gender, spun around, blinking at the two strangers. After a moment, it ran to them and bowed politely and childishly. "HELLO!" it said loudly. It was a boy, yet sounded girlish. Reno smiled uneasily at the blond haired, gender confused boy.
"Hi?"
Lion chuckled. "Cheetah, these two are the ShinRa Turk, Rude and Reno I believe?"
"Yes." rumbled Rude. Cheetah giggled as the third Turk that had accompanied Lion and Wolf shook her head. Lion pointed to her.
"That is Leopard." Lion said, "And that over there is Fox." the amber haired, dark skinned women near the fireplace waved shortly and went back to reading.
"Those three over there…" Wolf said. "Is Lynx, Mane, and Tiger." Lynx, a white haired man and Tiger, a buff looking orange/black haired man, didn't even look at them. Mane only lifted his hand.
Rude raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. Reno, on the other hand, looked at Wolf and whispered to her as Lion counted his Turk members, as if some where missing.
"What's with them?" Reno asked her, motioning his head to the three men at the café. Wolf looked at him, smiling.
"Oh, They're just a bunch of moody animals." she joked. Mane glanced back questionably at her. Reno nodded, smiling.
"Ah."
"Wolf." Lion started. Wolf snapped her gaze away from Reno and to him.
"Yes?"
"Where's Fangs?"
Wolf blinked and looked around, then shrugged. "Got me."
Lion thought for a moment, then shrugged it off. "Well, you gentlemen are welcome to sit down anywhere."
Cheetah turned abruptly and leaped over one of the couches and landed on the seat next to Fox. She slowly looked up from her book and glared at Cheetah, who just smiled and giggled. Wolf chuckled as Reno and his partner sat down on a couch near her. To Reno's disappointment, Wolf just leaned against the wall.
Rude leaned back into the couch. "How long have you been working here?" he asked Lion. Wolf gave Lion a nervous glance, but the elder answered calmly.
"So long that I can't remember the amount of years."
Reno watched Wolf. She seems so edgy…what's up with that… Wolf looked at him innocently, then winked. Reno felt his chest flutter, so he looked away.
Without a warning, a knife slung out of nowhere and sank itself into Wolf's arm. She let out a startled and painful scream and fell over. Rude and Reno leaped up in surprise, the red head even whipped out his weapon; a metal and electric baton. But the rest of the other KioRei Turks didn't move, or look surprised. Cheetah was even giggling. Reno ran to Wolf, who was beginning to sit up with her hand clutched on the knife. She yanked out the blade, blood spurting from the deep wound. Reno knelt and went to hold her wound, to stop its bleeding, but Wolf grabbed his hand.
"I'm alright, don't worry." she murmured quietly. Reno blinked and she let go of his hand.
"You've got a freakn' hole in your arm! There's no way that you could be al…" he was cut off, for Wolf's wounded had trembled. She winced as the torn muscle in her arm came together and healed, then the wound closed up, disappearing. Reno's mouth dropped open. Wtf?
Wolf snatched the knife and stood up, growling. Reno stood just as she passed him.
"FANGS!" she roared. A Women stood up from behind one of the many couches. She had frizzy pale blond hair which was held back in loose pigtails and a round face, nearly white from the lack of sun. She walked forward, her gray eyes filled with amusement. She wore huge, chain-covered gothic pants and a crimson corset. On her chest was a tattoo, similar to Wolf's, only it was of an upside down cross. On her hip was a huge, thick upside down cross within its holder, a chain came from it's bottom and lost itself with the other many chains on her pants.
"Yes?" she asked, smiling. Her yellowish teeth made Reno flinch. Wolf tensed, as if ready to pounce on her.
"For the last freakn' time, don't through sharp objects at me!"
"Awwww." Fangs groaned. "But it's fun! Besides, you heal right back. No harm done."
"It still hurts!" Wolf snapped. Reno backed away from them, not wanted to have any part of this argument. "And where's my Dagger Claws?"
"Oh, that." Fangs rolled her eyes in thought. "I think I saw them near the fireplace on the second floor… or were they in the fireplace?"
Wolf snarled and leaped at Fangs, who dodged swiftly and ran off, Wolf hot on her trail.
Lion sighed. "I swear, someday those two will kill each other…"
Reno looked at him, worried and confused. Cheetah leaped out of nowhere, wrapping his childish like arms around Reno. The ShinRa Turk grunted in surprise. "Don't worry." Cheetah said cheerfully. "They always do that to each other!"
"Um, okay. Can you please let go of me?" Reno chuckled nervously. Cheetah let go and let out a laugh.
"Fox, Leopard." Lion called. The two women looked at him. "Make sure Fangs and Wolf don't break anything, or spill blood everywhere again." Fox and Leopard smiled at each other and followed Fangs and Wolf. Just as they left, Gomon and Rufus walked into the Lounge. Reno hid away his baton and nodded to his boss.
"We will be staying to night." Rufus declared. Rude and Reno blinked at each other, then looked back at Rufus.
"What…Why?" they both asked. Rufus hushed them from asking anymore questions by lifting his hand.
"I will tell you later."
"Lion and Mane, please show these men their rooms. Rufus, our meeting is not yet done. After you've settled in, please see me."
Mane growled lightly and walked up to them. His deep green eyes glared into Reno's soul. What's with him? Why is he glaring at me?
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