One's Love, One's Pity
By: Bishojo Beauty
Chapter 7
YEAH!!! Guess who's back?!?!? Well, actually, I was never really gone....
I've got quite a few new obsessions....(FFX, MGS2, and yup...new anime too....GENSOMADEN SAIYUKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Anyway....here's chapter 7, and since I'm a little late for Christmas....I'll just wish you all a happy New Year instead!
So...HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!
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It was as if it was some kind of silly effect like on a movie. But, it wasn't a movie, it was real life. The bullets that were supposed to be flying at him top speed seemed to be just taking it's time. And, literally, Rufus saw his life flash by. Why is the feeling of death so familiar to me?
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"...fire," Rufus Shinra ordered and watched as the infamous Sister Ray worked it's magic.
"P-President Rufus! Get out of the office!!" His intercom cracked. But, it seemed as if there was an invisible force holding Rufus in place. Unwilling to allow Rufus to escape, and cheat his way out of death. Rufus stood there calmly closing his eyes, his life flashing by. He remembered from the time he was just a small lad, playing the piano with his mother by his side. Coaching him through his daily lessons, to the day he became ex-president, then how he had ached for the last time, swearing to his father's death.
Time decelerated allowing Rufus one last second to live. As soon he opened his eyes, he witnessed his death. The fireball came full speed now with no mercy upon it. And then was he blasted into oblivion. But before he was taken, one word graced his lips.
"Love..."
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Rufus opened his eyes, and once again, it came. The bullets now flew swiftly towards him and once again he felt pain. Not the mental pain he had denied from himself, but the physical pain that was inflicted. But his time, he voiced something different. It wasn't a word. But a name.
"Tifa!" Quickly, darkness engulfed him.
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Tifa couldn't believe her eyes as she witnessed the death of Rufus. She watched as the bullets pierced his chest. She watched as he fell back and withered to the ground. A sure sign that death had come.
"NOO!! Barret! How could you?!?" She stared at the still bewildered Barret. Without waiting for his response, she rushed over to Rufus' side, holding his head in her lap.
"God, Rufus....please, open your eyes. Open your eyes and tell me it's okay!!" She yelled as she shook Rufus' limp body in her arms.
"Rufus, don't die on me.....b-because, I......." Tifa buried her face at the crook of Rufus' neck. Tifa allowed her tears to flow freely down the curves of her face and fall down to Rufus.
"Because.....I love you, Rufus," Tifa whispered as she held Rufus' dead body closer to hers.
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Once again, Rufus opened his eyes to the familiar surroundings of the lifestream. Have I died this time, for real? He looked around some more as he waited for his answer. But non came.
"Hello?" Rufus spoke as he searched for the welcoming voice of the lifestream.
"Welcome back, Rufus. I have prepared a place for you since you failed your mission," The lifestream spoke. Rufus couldn't help but gasp in shock. I failed my mission....meaning, I'm really dead. But...
"But...,"
"No buts. You have failed. You let another person interfere. Now, you must go to the lifestream where others like you have failed to repay the lifestream."
"No...you can't do this to me...If I lived once, I'm going to live one more time!" Rufus growled as he began to struggle against the lifestream. Bonds snaked around his body keeping him from leaving. Rufus could feel tears burning in the back of his eyes as he had already realized his attempts were futile. It was a feeling he had never felt for a long time, it made him feel alive, feel free from the confines he had built to protect himself from pain. He felt that he could let go from it all, since now, he had Tifa, someone who cared, who was there to share it all with him. And so he let them go, the tears flowed down his narrow face as he pulled against the bonds. One by one, he felt them snap and release, the more he pulled, the more that snapped. He felt more that wrapped around him, as he grew weaker and weaker, his first few attempts were useless. But, he just refused to give up, and with his last ounce of strength, he had reached something deep within him as he felt this sudden surge of power, he felt...love. The bonds snapped and released him as he fell deeper down into the lifestream. Soon, he broke through their barrier and he was now falling down towards the Planet. He didn't really care where he landed as long as he landed on Planet. No matter what, he was going to find Tifa. He came closer and closer, and soon, a small town was visible. Rufus squinted his eyes as he recognized the small town to be Kalm. He burst through the roof of a restaurant and down towards his body. The next thing he knew as he opened his eyes, he was down on the floor with Tifa holding him tight in her arms.
"Tifa...," Rufus whispered in her ear, raising a hand to place on her shoulder. Tifa jumped, holding Rufus an arms length away, but still not letting go. He looked at Tifa and her tear-streaked face. Slowly, he raised his hand, and wiped the tears away. Tifa slowly poked a finger through the holes of his shirt feeling for bullet holes. Amazingly, they had somehow disappeared. Rufus couldn't help but let a chuckle escape, which turned into a snort. Rufus threw his head back laughing light-heartily.
"I forgot you were ticklish," Tifa giggled as she embraced Rufus tightly in her arms, and for once, the burden on her shoulders had been lifted off.
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Well, that's Chapter 7. Hoped you all enjoyed it. And ONCE AGAIN I must apologize for how long I take to write each chapter...But you know...I got exams and all coming soon, so, I GOTTA WORK! Anyway, enjoy!
Bishojo
Oh, and....^_^ you can join my yahoo club....it's about RPGs and Anime, I've just revived it from quite a while ago...so it'll look a little slow....hehe
http://www.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/infiniterpgs
