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Elizabeth looked at the blood sample through her microscope. Her eyes drifted in and out of focus, and she blinked away the sensation to write her findings on the chart. She leaned back and placed her chin in her hands. It had been a few hours since her last break, but the day would just not let up. With the rain outside, more people had come into the infirmary and therefore more samples needed to be tested. Her technician hadn't come in today, leaving her with all of the grunt work in addition to her own tasks.

Elizabeth snatched at her phone and played whatever her last internet radio station was. As the music floated through the fluorescent lights and over tumbled around vials she felt more at peace with her work and even began to hum.

Perhaps today wouldn't be so bad- she looked at the clock and smiled- and in an hour she would go to lunch with the three most powerful people in the building save for the president. Her stomach did a flip and her humming ceased. She sat down and took a few deep breaths to stave off the anxiety. Elizabeth had been shocked of course when Genesis had invited her to lunch with them this afternoon. She knew nothing about any of them, but the Captain had taken a striking interest in her. Or so it seemed. But Elizabeth had seen Angeal for that one exam in her father's office. And he had been the perfect gentleman, although from his reputation she shouldn't feel singled out.

She frowned and made up a new microscope slide. Perhaps the Captain was teasing her; he was known to be a trickster. Or perhaps she was just going to have lunch with them. In an hour. Elizabeth looked at all the labeled vials littered all over her tables. She would have to hurry.

Sephiroth hated these halls. The smell of isopropyl alcohol was strong enough to make an ordinary man gag, and it was even more offensive to his acute senses. The white tiles, lights, and lab coats made him even warier.

Genesis had been a complete sap this morning when he came to see Sephiroth. There was a lull in the fighting so the three of them had taken to spending the day in his apartment. Genesis had even had the gall to sprawl in his arm chair and throw his feet over the side. He had been gushing over the lunch date he had set up with Elizabeth. He had only seen the young woman twice, and she wasn't much to note. She was pretty, not very tall, and at least she didn't shuffle like all of those other scientist types he had encountered. She was polite enough, a lady possibly, she might be right for Angeal.

Sephiroth turned the corner and stopped short when a brown and white blur almost ran into him. The young woman looked up a slightly embarrassed smile on her face. "Oh, I'm sorry, General." She moved to go around him with the tray of reports.

"Aren't you supposed to be at lunch?" the words came out harsher than he intended. But he had not been expecting to see her.

Her eyes widened and her mouth formed a little "oh." "I am. I was so busy today, I completely forgot. I'm sorry."

Sephiroth's eyes softened as he regarded her. She looked so truly worried at the prospect of having stood them up. "They may still be there." it was the most hopeful thing he could say.

She sighed and gave a wistfully hopeless look down the corridor, "Thanks. Do you think it's worth showing up?"

Sephiroth regarded her for a moment. "Angeal will appreciate it."

Her open eyes met his in a moment of pure expressiveness. "You're right." She looked down at reports in her hands, "I have to get these files upstairs first."

"I'll do it." He hadn't even thought before speaking. Her surprised stare mirrored his own thoughts.

"Well, thank you, General, you don't mind?"

It was the least he could do for Angeal; the man deserved something like this. "No, where do they go?"

She beamed as she handed him the stack, "The first five go to the 6th medical wing, the rest go to Hojo's lab." She walked backwards towards the elevators. "Thank you, General!"

Sephiroth turned to walk down with his files. Angeal had better be grateful for Sephiroth going to that cursed man's lab for him.

Elizabeth tapped her nail against the metal rail in the glass elevator. She was a fool for forgetting about their lunch. Those men had gone out of their way to go to lunch with her and then she stands them up. She was terrible.

She came out of the elevator and practically ran into the cafeteria. There were plenty of people in there, but not the ones she wanted. Elizabeth went back into the corridor and sighed. He would never speak to her again. Not that he ever did, but- it didn't matter. Angeal Hewley was notorious for upholding honor and common decency above all else. And she had disregarded all of that.

"There she is!" She whipped her head to the side and saw Genesis and Angeal standing in the hallway.

She practically ran towards them, "I am so sorry! I was so busy, and I lost track of time, I ran into Sephiroth and he said…" she looked down, "I am so very sorry."

Angeal and Genesis were both taken back. While they had tried to determine the reasons for her not showing up, they had not been as upset as her apology warranted. Angeal stepped towards her, "I understand, Elizabeth." She looked up, relief all over her face. "I appreciate that you came anyway."

She nodded. "Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?"

"No." "Yes." The two men mildly glared at each other, but Angeal spoke first, "You don't have to do anything, Elizabeth. We understand."

Genesis pouted.

Elizabeth smiled, "Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"I might do something anyway," she shrugged coyly. "I would like to have lunch sometime, though." She started walking backwards towards the elevators.

"Tomorrow, then."

She nodded and disappeared around a corner.

Genesis smirked, and signed dramatically, "You don't need me, anymore. My boy, you are making dates for yourself now."

"What are you talking about she agreed to lunch with all of us?"

"No, she agreed to lunch with you."

"Genesis, she wanted lunch with all of us today." Angeal groaned.

"But tomorrow-"

"You saw her then?" Sephiroth walked up behind them, cutting Genesis off.

"We did-"

"Angeal has a lunch date with her tomorrow." Genesis grinned.

Sephiroth's brows raised, "I'm surprised, Angeal."

"I do not!" he snapped at Genesis. "It's a reschedule of today's lunch.

"Didn't sound that way." Genesis quipped smugly.

"Genesis, shut up!"

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