Tifa sobbed and dropped the notebook. Rufus put his arm around her and
turned her around.
'You know this guy?'
Tifa nodded.
'Remember, on the train, that little girl? That's his daughter!! How could you be so heartless?'
Rufus took a step back, looking surprised.
'Tifa, I don't want any of you guys to die, but I don't get a say unless I'm president'
'But..You're vice president!!!'
'Try telling that to my father, I certainly have, he doesn't care about anything but his bank account'
'You don't understand, Barrett is the closest thing I have to family, please don't.. You have to stop them!!'
Rufus shook his head and sighed.
'Tifa, It's outta my hands. I wish I could, I can't do this anymore, but my father would have me rooted out if I even TRY to help, and as for trying to get away…'
Tifa just stared at him, and backed away slowly Rufus looked up at her questioningly.
You mightn't help me, but Cloud would'
And with this she turned around and ran toward the materia shop, where Cloud spent all his time in the apartment above it…..
Tifa banged on the door with all her might. She could her giggles floating down from a window, but she didn't know what to do.. Suddenly the door was flung open and one of Blossoms little friends peered out.
'Who's there, what do you want?'
'I'm Tifa, I need to see Cloud'
'Oh, well, Clouds a little busy..at the moment.'
Tifa ignore the immature grin on the girls face and flung herself against the door, sending the girl flying. She hesitated before barging up the stairs, deciding screaming his name would help.
'CLOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
Tifa yelled his name three times before rushing up the stairs and yelling at the door. It was pulled open by Blossom, wearing a small Skirt and a tiny top that didn't cover all that it should have.
'Sweetie, why the hell are you runnin about my house screamin my mans name??'
Tifa caught her breath and slumped against the door.
'I need Cloud, please, CLOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
Blossom looked disgusted.
'Honey, I need him too'
Finally Cloud appeared at the door, putting his arms around Blossom and kissing her neck. Tifa looked away from the sickening scene until Cloud finally realised she was there.
'Tifa, why are you here, shouldn't you be downstairs with the man himself, Rufus Shinra?'
Tifa drew back at this remark, but continued on.
'Barrett's in trouble, please, Cloud help me…'
Cloud nodded, kissing Blossom on the cheek and running out the door.
'Explain on the way, we'll take my motorbike'
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'… And they're getting some guy called Reno to kill people who refuse to'
Cloud whistled
'Reno?? He's pretty tough, we better be careful..'
Cloud stopped as he took the turn to Barrett's house. There were three huge Shinra trucks in front of it, Full of Shinra solders. Some guy was clutching Marlene, who was screaming, there were gunshots inside and yells, looking like Barrett was putting up a strong fight. Cloud stopped the motorbike and hopped off.
'You go get Marlene, I'll help Barrett'
Tifa nodded and snuck up to the guy who was clutching the hysterical child. She hid behind one of the trucks, this guy several feet away
'Reno, Sir the guy is putting up a mean fight, and our guard on the door was found with a slit across his throat and some sort of sign scratched on his chest, we can't make it out..it's some sort of.. star, or heart.
Reno cursed loudly.
'Cloud, I bet. He did the same thing to the president. Look, Just bomb the house or something, Cause I don't give a crap about the two of them…ow! Bitch!'
Tifa was shocked he would call Marlene that, but the fact she was pulling his hair made her giggle. Suddenly, she felt a hand grasp her waist, another on her mouth, and a gruff voice telling her that if she moves, she'll die, and everything went black…
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Tifa stirred and looked around her. She was in a room of some sort; it was steel, cold with a small toilet and bed. She glanced at an opening between the two walls on each side, surprised there wasn't a wall there. Cautiously, she plucked an earring from her ear and threw it at the opening. The earring burst into flames and landed as a pile of dust in the floor. She shuddered to think of some ignorant human being trying to escape
'Is..Is someone there?'
Tifa jumped at the sound of a scared female.
'Yeah, am, hi, where are we?'
Tifa heard the girl laugh
'They drugged you too, huh? You're in the Shinra building, in the science lab. So, what species are you? Human or otherwise?'
Tifa smiled.
'Human, you?'
'Human'
'What are you doing here?'
Tifa heard the girl hesitate.
'I…uh have no idea, how about you?'
'Same, by the way, my name is Tifa, what about you?'
'Aeris'
'You know this guy?'
Tifa nodded.
'Remember, on the train, that little girl? That's his daughter!! How could you be so heartless?'
Rufus took a step back, looking surprised.
'Tifa, I don't want any of you guys to die, but I don't get a say unless I'm president'
'But..You're vice president!!!'
'Try telling that to my father, I certainly have, he doesn't care about anything but his bank account'
'You don't understand, Barrett is the closest thing I have to family, please don't.. You have to stop them!!'
Rufus shook his head and sighed.
'Tifa, It's outta my hands. I wish I could, I can't do this anymore, but my father would have me rooted out if I even TRY to help, and as for trying to get away…'
Tifa just stared at him, and backed away slowly Rufus looked up at her questioningly.
You mightn't help me, but Cloud would'
And with this she turned around and ran toward the materia shop, where Cloud spent all his time in the apartment above it…..
Tifa banged on the door with all her might. She could her giggles floating down from a window, but she didn't know what to do.. Suddenly the door was flung open and one of Blossoms little friends peered out.
'Who's there, what do you want?'
'I'm Tifa, I need to see Cloud'
'Oh, well, Clouds a little busy..at the moment.'
Tifa ignore the immature grin on the girls face and flung herself against the door, sending the girl flying. She hesitated before barging up the stairs, deciding screaming his name would help.
'CLOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
Tifa yelled his name three times before rushing up the stairs and yelling at the door. It was pulled open by Blossom, wearing a small Skirt and a tiny top that didn't cover all that it should have.
'Sweetie, why the hell are you runnin about my house screamin my mans name??'
Tifa caught her breath and slumped against the door.
'I need Cloud, please, CLOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
Blossom looked disgusted.
'Honey, I need him too'
Finally Cloud appeared at the door, putting his arms around Blossom and kissing her neck. Tifa looked away from the sickening scene until Cloud finally realised she was there.
'Tifa, why are you here, shouldn't you be downstairs with the man himself, Rufus Shinra?'
Tifa drew back at this remark, but continued on.
'Barrett's in trouble, please, Cloud help me…'
Cloud nodded, kissing Blossom on the cheek and running out the door.
'Explain on the way, we'll take my motorbike'
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'… And they're getting some guy called Reno to kill people who refuse to'
Cloud whistled
'Reno?? He's pretty tough, we better be careful..'
Cloud stopped as he took the turn to Barrett's house. There were three huge Shinra trucks in front of it, Full of Shinra solders. Some guy was clutching Marlene, who was screaming, there were gunshots inside and yells, looking like Barrett was putting up a strong fight. Cloud stopped the motorbike and hopped off.
'You go get Marlene, I'll help Barrett'
Tifa nodded and snuck up to the guy who was clutching the hysterical child. She hid behind one of the trucks, this guy several feet away
'Reno, Sir the guy is putting up a mean fight, and our guard on the door was found with a slit across his throat and some sort of sign scratched on his chest, we can't make it out..it's some sort of.. star, or heart.
Reno cursed loudly.
'Cloud, I bet. He did the same thing to the president. Look, Just bomb the house or something, Cause I don't give a crap about the two of them…ow! Bitch!'
Tifa was shocked he would call Marlene that, but the fact she was pulling his hair made her giggle. Suddenly, she felt a hand grasp her waist, another on her mouth, and a gruff voice telling her that if she moves, she'll die, and everything went black…
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Tifa stirred and looked around her. She was in a room of some sort; it was steel, cold with a small toilet and bed. She glanced at an opening between the two walls on each side, surprised there wasn't a wall there. Cautiously, she plucked an earring from her ear and threw it at the opening. The earring burst into flames and landed as a pile of dust in the floor. She shuddered to think of some ignorant human being trying to escape
'Is..Is someone there?'
Tifa jumped at the sound of a scared female.
'Yeah, am, hi, where are we?'
Tifa heard the girl laugh
'They drugged you too, huh? You're in the Shinra building, in the science lab. So, what species are you? Human or otherwise?'
Tifa smiled.
'Human, you?'
'Human'
'What are you doing here?'
Tifa heard the girl hesitate.
'I…uh have no idea, how about you?'
'Same, by the way, my name is Tifa, what about you?'
'Aeris'
