One's Love, One's Pity

By: Bishojo Beauty

Chapter 5



Note: I took a really long time yet again....I really should apologize to you all!! I had part of it finished....and unfortunetaly I had to get my computer reformatted...AGAIN....and my current obsession is Weiss Kreuz...so, you understand....Anyway, here it is! Chapter......I dunno.......forgot.

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The silence stretched far too long. Tifa just sat there, not moving a muscle, staring into the endless blue eyes. Eyes that belonged to the one and only Rufus Shinra. Her enemy. Well, not exactly hers, but AVALANCHE's, and Tifa's part of it. Rufus' eyes were longing for her reply....but soon, they drifted away from hers and turned ice cold, not a hint of emotion left in them. His facade snapped back on, just like the strong jaws of a Midgar Zolom.

"I think it is time I take my leave," his voice was hard, and chilly. Tifa was practically shoved off of Rufus' lap. But the only thing Tifa was able to do, was watch. God damnit, Tifa! You ruined it! Tifa's grip tightened on the bed sheets, forcing up words past what seemed to have cloged her throat.

"I didn't answer you yet," Tifa's voice cracked and wavered. She sounded pathetic in Rufus' ears, and yet, he still loved the way Tifa looked when mad, confused, and whatever emotion. He just loved Tifa. Rufus then growled deeply in his throat trying to chase away those thoughts. To not feel any emotion once again. He continued to tell himself that it was to be ripped away from him again if he had ever felt for someone.

"Your eyes say enough. I'm leaving." Rufus straightened himself while walking out of the room, catching a glimpse of himself in the mirror. He halted only split second to check his appearance. Perfect as always. And with that, he walked out, door slamming it shut so hard, Tifa's teeth seemed to rattle. Not even a 'thank you' for all the shit you had to go through to save his ass. The voice was right. But still, something was nagging hard at the back of her head, but...it was impossible to grasp. Something was about to happen. Something that could involve a lot of trouble.

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Rufus Shinra made sure he slammed the bedroom door and front door hard enough to show that it was the end. No return for him, and no second chance for her. You're such an idiot Rufus Shinra. You let someone get to you. You've not the discipline you had before. Rufus ignored the damn voice that spoke in his head. He always did, and he turned out okay. As he walked he recieved strange glares and stares. He just looked back casually, enjoying the way the people immediately pull their gaze away, pretending they had not been looking at him from the very beginning. Farther down the streets of Kalm, he spotted a small gang. He was unaware of his surroundings until now. Accidentally, he had walked into the not too "nice" streets of Kalm. Unfortunetaly, it was too late to turn back. The gang had already surrounded him. Smugs glued onto their faces as they swung around tree branches, chains, and crow bars dangerously around in a threatening way. But Rufus was not intimidated by them. He never showed fear in any way shape or form.

"Well, well. Look what we have here," A rather large man stepped out in front of them all. Rufus assumed he was the leader of this group of people.

"What you doing here, Pretty Boy?" Another man said from behind him. Rufus' instincts suddenly came in, and he whirled around grabbing the stick that the man swung at his legs to knock him off his feet. It was a poor attempt. Rufus shoved the stick back at the other man's gut and then twisting it out of this hands. He could not use his shotgun. So the stick of...whatever it was, was his only choice. Killing was not an option. He was probably already a wanted man for bearing the name Shinra.

"You people can't just go around hurtin' people!! You die here!!" The leader shouted, and before he knew it, Rufus was engulfed in a lopsided fight. He was fighting a losing battle. But still, Rufus Shinra was not about to die without fighting. Well, not exactly die, just getting the shit beat out of him without beating someone else back. Rufus felt something tingle. It felt like something inside of him was awakening from it's sleep. Felt like someone was taking over his body. It was strange, but then, suddenly, a surge of red crackling lightning filled the sky. But none of it hit any of the men and women around him. But it was enough to scare them away. They scurried away as quickly as they could, abadoning all weapons and anything that could possibly be weighing them down. Then, all power was gone, and Rufus felt tired. Extremely tired. Stading up properly was hard, and even breathing itself was hard. Soon, Rufus' body came to a rest as he fell into unconciousness.

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Rufus Shinra woke up sleeping on a bed. Not his bed, not Tifa's bed....but someone else's bed. Rufus lifted his head slightly to look around at his surroundings. But as soon as he did that, he regretted it. The room suddenly started to spin violently. Rufus carefully laid his head back down and squeezed his eyes shut attempting to shake off his dizziness. What the hell happened? Was I beat to hell by those gangsters? Rufus couldn't exactly think straight either. Everything that happened at what seemed like moments ago were all fuzzy. Just as if it was a dream. But when Rufus' right hand went searching his side where he was brutally hit by one of them, it hurt. In other words, it was not a dream. Rufus swore under his breath at another failed attempt to get off the bed and out of the room. Trying to escape. His third attempt halted mid way as he caught a figure standing at the doorway from the corner of his eye. Rufus slowly leaned back down, propping himself on his elbows. What he saw was unbelievably shocking to him. Tifa Lockheart stood there watching him. She smiled as soon as his gaze met hers.

"I found you lying in the middle of the street on the wrong side of town. You must of really been depressed that I rejected you to go all the way there," Tifa slowly walked over to the bed. Taking a seat by his legs. Rufus dismissed what she had said last and continued to sit the rest of the way up. But the only thing that he actually did was topple over the bed and fall face first onto the floor. He layed there sprawled on the hardwood floor.

"Very graceful of a Shinra," Tifa said from behind him. Her giggles echoed through his head.

"I was not a Shinra by choice. Now, what the hell do you want?" Rufus said to her cooly, the blood rushing to his head was unbearable. But he felt far too weak to pick himself up, so he just let his legs slid down off of the bed to join the rest of his body on the floor with a dull thump.

"You're discouraging why I came here to see you..." That surprised Rufus the most. And he did nothing to hide it. He turned to her carefully and raised an elegant brow in question. None of his movements were helping his physical condition out at all.

"I got really worried about you. And....I had this funny feeling something was going to happen. Something really wrong. So, I set out to call you back to safety, but then I guess I was too late. I found you outside, so I brought you to the nearest home I knew of. And....I saw something...different. Something that could mean something big. And I think it's best you look for yourself," Tifa said, handing a mirror to Rufus. Rufus took it hesitantly. He looked into it. At first everything looked normal. Until he looked deeper into his eyes. He blinked a few times thinking it was just a illusion his mind was playing on him. But every blink. It became more noticable. There were gold rims forming around his blue eyes. Covering more blue each time he blinked.

"What the hell.....?" Rufus was for once scared. Well, not really scared. Just a little, maybe. Could this be connected to what I felt while fighting those gangsters? What the hell is inside of me? Something was awfully wrong. And Rufus had a feeling he was going to find out soon. Hopefully soon enough before whatever this is takes control.

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Wow, that's the end! Well, the end of this chapter I mean. This is just the beginning. Hopefully next time I'll post sooner. If I'm not too busy. Well, anyway, hope you liked this chapter!