Chapter 2 – Unexpected Surprises
The next few days were completely lifeless. There was absolutely no work for any of them, and even Tseng and Rude were starting to get restless.
"Why the hell are we all here?" said Reno, who was nearly bored to tears, "We might as well be at home."
"Rufus said he wanted us here just in case." Said Tseng for what felt like the hundredth time that day.
"Just in case of what?" Reno screwed up the piece of paper he was doodling on and threw it at Elena.
"Hey!" she shouted, turning around. Tseng sighed and shook his head; it was going to be a long day.
"Reno!" Elena said loudly. "Will you please stop tapping on the table?" Reno smirked and tapped louder still. Elena sighed and looked at Tseng. He glared at them both, making Reno stop tapping. An awkward silence followed.
"Oh for…can someone please think of something to do?" Rihanna said, finally breaking the silence.
"Yeah, I actually starting to miss paperwork here…" Reno added. Rude stared at him.
"That's it." Tseng said, jumping to his feet. "I'm going to see Rufus; this is getting beyond a joke now." He left the room, leaving the other four Turks in silence.
"Reno?" he felt someone shake him. "Wake up!" He opened his eyes to see Rihanna and Elena standing next to him.
"What…?" he said, dazed.
"Tseng just said we need to go see Rufus…now." Rihanna said.
"Who?"
"You two, idiot." Elena sighed.
"Alright, there's no need to get personal." He said, getting up. He walked out of the room, Rihanna right behind him.
This was the first time Reno had ever been to Rufus' office without preparing for some sort of lecture, except when he first joined the Turks. He looked over at Rihanna, she looked worried.
"What's up?" he asked her.
"What do you suppose he wants?" he looked up at him.
"Not a clue…" he wasn't worried, but he was curious. He opened Rufus' door and stepped inside, Rihanna hiding behind him.
"I was wondering how long it would take you two to get here." Rufus said, getting up from his desk. He smiled.
"Don't look so worried, you two. I only called you here for a mission."
"Why get us to come all the way up here then? Why didn't you just tell Tseng…wait a minute…"
"I called you here because I want you two to go alone…and it could get quite dangerous." Rufus told them.
"So, where we going?" Reno asked casually. He was much more relaxed now.
"I want you to go up to the Great Glacier. There's an unusual amount of monster activity there…we need to know why."
"Why would we care?" Reno said. Rihanna laughed slightly.
"It's dangerous for everyone, and no-one else is about to sort it out. We've already had two members of Shinra attacked up there. There's no point in people being killed for no reason…"
"Looks like we're about to be killed for no reason." Reno muttered under his breath. Rihanna faltered slightly.
"I want you to check out the area, then report back to Tseng with any information you might find."
"Yeah…okay…" Reno said looking at him.
"I realise this is dangerous for both of you, but Rihanna needs to get an idea of a real mission, and you…well…" he stopped.
"So when are we going?" Reno asked.
"You're going to be there for a while probably so, you can set out tomorrow. Be prepared."