Disclaimer: I don't own any of the FF characters…which sucks. But the girl with Rufus is mine though.
A/N: "Edge news" is a popular newspaper and gossip column. Their favorite person to gossip about? The President of course, and they particularly love gossiping about his private life. People in Edge are only too happy to share what they've witnessed when it comes to the President so they never have to go very far for a story either…which makes good business for them since their gossip pages are what sells the paper.
This is after AC and if DOC happened, well...it doesn't matter if it did or didn't for this. I never played it and don't really know how long that whole story lasted in calendar time, so maybe it would fit in and maybe it wouldn't. I really don't know and it doesn't really affect anything.
Since they're articles, obviously, they won't be very long but hopefully they're entertaining.
Anyway, enjoy the "articles"!
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Edge - March 14th, 2005
Does the President have a crush?
President Rufus Shinra, 23, apparently has a crush on someone. Sources report that he spent his evening at the Edge museum of modern art gala admiring from afar, then finally talking to the girl that caught his eye.
'His bodyguards kept pushing him all night to talk to her and finally ended up having to tease him about being afraid to talk to a girl to get him to say two words to her.' Several witnesses report. 'He finally went up to her while she was looking at a painting and started talking about the artist.'
Apparently, the two hit it off. 'They went around to several different paintings, discussing the artists, their thoughts on the paintings and a few other trivial things. They didn't run out of topics to discuss and there was never a lull in their conversation; they just spent the night talking, smiling and flirting.'
After a while, they had to go their separate ways and said their goodbyes. 'Their parting seemed more awkward then their initial meeting.' Our source laughs, 'His guards were facing him and kept mouthing "ask her out!" to him over and over again.' He finally did heed their advice, again, and asked the young lady on a date.
'She got quiet for a few moments, which obviously would make any guy, including him, worry.' A witness adds, 'She eventually looked at him and smiled then told him that she would like to go on a date with him alone sometime soon.'
After getting her number and address, they parted ways and went to opposite sides of the hall; she went to discuss what transpired with an unidentified older woman while he returned to his bodyguards who continued to tease him.
'They're lucky that he seems to like them a lot or they would probably be dead by now.' A witness jokes. 'When they asked him what happened and he told them that he had a date, one of them just nodded and smiled while the other one, a red-head, cheered, slapped him on the back and congratulated him on getting guts to talk to someone that good looking.'
'I must admit that the President is very good at glaring at people.' The witness continues. 'After the glare, the red-head stopped his teasing and things went back to normal. The rest of the evening went off without a hitch, the President gave his speech, then left about a half hour later. The night finished in the same way that any other charity night finishes; quietly.'
So who is this mystery woman? Either no one at the gala recognized her or they're simply not telling. Trust us, we're dying to know about this woman just as much as you readers are.