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"Vincent, meet Tifa Lockhart, Tifa, meet Vincent Woods."

"Hi and welcome to Shinra Entertainment." said Tifa as she put out a hand.

Vincent, suddenly feeling déjà vu, blinked back at her smiling face, before taking her hand and giving it a good shake, "Thank you and it's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Lockhart."

"Oh, call me Tifa, anyways I'll be showing you around, since Miss Answering Machine, doesn't like to put people on hold for a long time." She then glared at Aeris who suddenly seemed to be searching for something.

"…right, anyways, shall we get started with this tour?"

Vincent then nodded and let Tifa take the lead, while silently trailing after her, he thought back to their first encounter, how hurt and confused she was in comparison to the cheerful and friendly woman in front of him.

After pressing the up button on the elevator, she turned around and curiously looked at him, "So, Vincent…what made you want to have a job like this?"

"I wanted a change in my…surroundings." Vincent then turned to the open elevator doors and motioned for her to get in.

She obliged and entered, pressing the button for the tenth floor, she then glanced back at the tall man, and suddenly voiced out a thought that she hadn't intended for him to hear, "You, look like him."

"Sorry?" said Vincent as he gave her a puzzled look

"Oh…I mean, well you look sort of like Vincent Valentine." said Tifa with an embarrassed smile.

"It's alright, I get that a lot…so what department do you work in?"

"PR, Public Relations, it's not a bad job, its just sometimes people don't like to…co-operate. I also work a bit in the advertising department."

After ten minutes of being in Tifa's company, Vincent began to realize that he actually liked this woman, in comparison to other women who'd just fawn over him and smother him because of his looks. Tifa's company was refreshing to say the least; she was friendly, talkative and beautiful. Every time she smiled, Vincent just had to smile back, her smile brought out this warmth in him that he never thought that he had.

The tour around the company was pretty interesting as Tifa would introduce each person and while the two of them walked to another department, she would tell him the good and bad points of that certain person. When the two of them came to the president's office, Tifa had nothing really bad to say as they both were being watched by Tseng, President Rufus Shinra's security and right hand man. By the end of the tour, Vincent was thoroughly confused, feeling the need to confirm that she was indeed in office 202; he stopped her from leaving the mailroom.

"… uh…Tifa?"

"Hmmm? Yes Vincent?" said Tifa with another disarming smile

"Correct me if I'm wrong, your office is 202?"

"202? Oh no, it's in another building." said a serious Tifa

"Another building?" said Vincent with a slightly shocked look

Suddenly Tifa started giggling, and then smirked, "I'm joking, and you should have seen the look on your face."

"Anyways, if you have any questions you can ask me, I'll see you around, Vince." with a wave, she left the mailroom without a glance behind her.

While Tifa walked back to her office, little did she notice the security camera following her….

"Look at her, only his first day and she's already eating lunch with him." said Tifa as she watched Melissa from accounting and Vincent chatting while they ate lunch.

"I bet she's going to use the dropped fork technique." said Elena lazily as she stirred the ice in her iced tea.

"Dropped fork technique?"

"Aeris, Aeris, Aeris, you never tried or even heard of the almighty 'Dropped Fork Technique'? Ok, just watch Melissa, you'll see in: five, four, three, two, and one."

At 'one' Melissa 'accidentally' dropped her fork right by her feet, as she was about to bend down and pick it up, Vincent being the ever gentleman that he was stopped her and bent down to pick it up and was given a view of Melissa's legs. He then stiffly straightened himself up and gave back her fork.

Elena turned to Aeris and said in a lecturing tone: "There you have it the 'Dropped Fork Technique', a technique in which our dear little Melissa uses every time there is a new employee that catches her eye. Do you want a blow by blow account of how she did it?"

"Alright, I get it, enough of the lecture." said Aeris

"I bet he's pretty happy about that." said Tifa

Aeris turned to watch Melissa and Vincent, noticing how stiffly Vincent answered Melissa's questions, she decided to voice her opinion on the matter, "I think he's more uncomfortable than happy, Tifa."

Tifa then quickly turned to the two, just as Vincent stood up and left the table, "Well, I guess that he had enough fun today."

Elena and Aeris both stared at Tifa as if she just suddenly jumped on the table and began dancing the can-can. "Do I detect a hint of jealousy?" said Elena

"Jealousy?! Elena, come on, I just gave him a tour that's all."

"Only a tour…I'd say you two were doing more than that, with that many smiles you gave him you could crack your cheeks."

Tifa then flustered and turned to Elena, and angrily pointed a finger at her, "You were spying on me!"

"No, I was working and it's for your own safety."

"Okay, okay, you two, now Elena you know that it's not per company protocol to 'spy' on company workers." Elena then turned away with a pout and continued with eating her lunch, while Tifa gave a triumphant smile.

"And, Tifa, don't you think you should admit that you have an attraction towards Mr. Woods?" said Aeris with a smile

Choking on a bit of lettuce that she just swallowed, Tifa turned to Aeris disbelievingly, "An attraction?! Well…I think I'm full so, see you two later." She then packed up her partly eaten lunch and headed back to her office in a huff.

"You noticed it too, huh?" said Elena with a smile

"Yes, and I think we should convince Tifa that she does like the man."

"Vincent, Vincent!" At the call of his name he turned around puzzled as to who called his name since everyone in the office was working, finally noticing a wave of a hand down the hallway, he headed towards it.

"Vincent, boy you sure can walk fast." said Elena

"Sorry, it's a habit of mine, so what is the matter?"

"Oh, I was wondering if you could write this out and sign it?" said Elena as she passed him a form.

He took the form and scanned it quickly, then looked up confusedly at Elena, "Are you sure I have to copy this out, don't I just need to sign it?"

Elena then flustered and said, "Uh…it's a new security protocol, we need a sample of your writing…in order to…uh…make sure it really is you that we are hiring."

"Okay…is it alright if I give to you after I finish with these packages?"

"Sure, I'll be in my office." Elena then turned away and headed back down the hallway that she just came from.

Vincent then sighed and turned back to the clipboard in his hands and smiled, noticing that the next package was to go to a particular PR.

Yes, I know this fic has a slow start, anyways I'm a type of person who likes to explore a bit of each character before putting a pair together...

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