Hey Guys! Chapter 9s up! WOOTNESS! You guys didnt have to wait long, which is good i guess. Anyway, Thanks for the reviews! Its nice to know that other people, besides my friend, like the story to. I hope i'm doing a good job. Anyway, heres chapter 9!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the turks in final fantasy. For those of you who thought i did, your horribly worng and you fail at life. For those of you who knew, you pass. Except for kacey9tails (friend)...you fail at everything. -.-
Chapter 9
The young president looked up from his work as Elena came in. "Rufus…can I talk to you?" she asked quietly. Rufus looked at her a moment then nodded. Elena walked over and sat in the chair in front of her boss and looked at him. The man was looking at her calmly, waiting for her to begin. She sighed heavily and said "Tseng says he's going to fire Reno"
Rufus looked surprise at this information, and then nodded. "I know…" he replied. She looked up at him as if he just told her something horrible. "You…Know? Well…you're going to stop him right?" she asked, nervously. He sighed and looked at his desk, shutting his eyes and shaking his head. "I'm sorry Elena" he said.
The blonde looked as if she had just been shot down. Rufus knew that Tseng was going to fire Reno, and he didn't care?! "But why?! Why is Reno going to be fired?!" She questioned, her voice rising. Her boss remained calm and looked back at her. "He might get fired. It seems Reno has been with Shinra so long that it's slowly breaking him down. This is going to be his 7th year and I think its beginning to be too much for him. He has seen a lot of people die, either by his or other hands. I just think it would be best if he left."
Elena didn't move. She wouldn't believe what she was hearing. She knew that if Reno got fired, he would probably die or something. Shinra and the Turks was the only thing he had. She knew this, because he told her this on the first day she met him. She then remembered what Tseng had always said. "But…Reno's really good at his job. It's the only thing he's good at or knows how to do. If he leaves he wouldn't know what to do." she protested.
Rufus just shook his head. "I understand what this might do to him, but if he stays longer, I fear that it wont only affect him, but you and the other turks as well…We cant loose all of you. Besides, this is only an option if Reno continues his behavior. If he stays depressed or careless, we'll probably fire him. Otherwise, he's still a turk."
Elena nodded and stood up. Once Rufus had decided something, it couldn't be changed. She didn't think the conversation should continue. "Thank you Sir." she said, as she headed towards the door. Rufus nodded and went back to his work.
"Reno! I'm back-" Elena stopped in mid-sentence as she walked though the door to find Reno, asleep, on the couch. She laughed quietly to herself and quietly walked past him. He looked peaceful and she hoped the nightmares were finally gone. The blonde woman looked at him and saw the photo album on the ground next to him. He probably was looking through it She thought to herself, as she carefully picked it up.
The Young Turk looked at the redhead, making sure he was still asleep, as she held the album close to her and walked to his room. Once she got there, she shut the door and sat on his bed, the album in her lap. "I know I shouldn't look through it…But I don't think he's going to tell me anything. " She whispered to no one, as she took a shaking hand and slowly opened the front cover, as if it would explode when she did.
The first page had a huge picture the covered the whole page. A young man, who looked about 28, was standing in the middle. He had light brown hair that was cut short and spiked up a little. His brown eyes reflected his emotions, as if you could read what he was thinking just by looking at him. His camouflage clothes looked a bit baggy on him, and he had a vest filled with bombs and who knows what else. He was smiling, while using a teenager for an armrest.
The teenager had long, shoulder length red hair, tied back in a ponytail. Elena knew immediately that he was Reno, by the smirk on his face that he always had on. He was wearing almost the same as the other, but smaller. His aqua eyes staring up at the other man, who Elena guessed was Ryu. Behind them was a small camp as well as other soldiers. A couple soldiers we're standing next to them, smiling and laughing and pointing at the camera. Elena laughed, knowing these were some other friends of Reno's.
She turned a couple pages, looking at every picture as if it was gold. Rude was right, they were interesting. There were pictures of Ryu training Reno, some of them eating with their friends after training or a long day, and some of just everyone resting and hanging out. One caught Elena's eye more then the others.
This picture had Reno as Elena had never seen him. He was sitting next to a hospital bed, with Ryu lying in it, eyes shut. The young redhead looked as if he was about to cry. Ryu had bandages with blood coming through them on his head and arms. He looked badly wounded, a lot worse the Reno, who just had a few bandages here and there. Elena felt her heart sink as she stared at the picture. She couldn't take her eyes away from it. Reno looked so hurt, depressed and angry.
"Having fun?" A voice said from in front of her. Elena looked up and saw Reno standing before her. "R-Reno…I thought you were asleep." she said, shutting the book quickly.
He laughed and smiled a little. "I was…Until I heard my door shut. I just didn't feel like getting up until I saw that missing." Reno said, pointing to the album. Elena mentally hit herself for getting caught and handed it back to the redhead. "I'm sorry…I didn't mean to…I just-" she was cut off by Reno planting himself next to her and looking her in the eye, as he leaned closer to her.
She backed away from him a little, worried that he was angry with her. She prepared herself for whatever he was going to yell at her, and shut her eyes. Instead, she felt his lips softly touch hers for a moment. She opened her eyes, looked at him and felt herself blush. He pulled away slowly, and looked away embarrassed. Reno had kissed her! The redhead who hated her, always made fun of her for liking Tseng; always played jokes on her had just kissed her. She couldn't believe what just happened, so she looked at him as if he would tell her it really happened.
His head was looking down at his album, which was open. His red hair hiding his eyes but she still could see the pink in his cheeks. "Don't worry about it, Elena…it's not that bad." he said quietly, still embarrassed at what he did. Elena never noticed how shy he was. He seemed the type to go with any girl and make-out with all of them without a single thought. She wondered what made her different, what made him blush just from one quick kiss with her.
"Reno…" she whispered. He looked up at her and smiled. "I can tell you about the pictures if you want…It's alright if you know." He replied quickly, as if he wanted to forget what had happened. Elena looked at him, and then nodded. "Alright…." She said, sitting closer to him to look at the pictures. He smiled and opened the cover.
A bit of a cliffie here...Reno finally kissed Elena! Yeah, i thought the chapter needed something else so i'm glad that worked. Tell me if you guys like it so far!
Reno: You made me kiss the rookie?!?!?! She likes Tseng!
Me: Its a fanfiction, Reno. I can do what i want. Dont get all pissed.
Reno: (takes out metal rod thing) I'll shock you to death if you dont change it...
Me: (sarcasm) Oh i'm so scared of a stick...If you kill me the readers will be pissed and probebly hunt you down and kill you for leaving the story hanging...
Reno: Fine...you live...For now...I'm gonna annoy 'Lena.
Me: ok, have fun getting your head blown off. Anyway, hope you guys liked this chapter. Chapter 10 coming to an internet webpage near you! Peace out!
Kay Tagohna
