Scars of the Past

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I refuse to give up - I refuse to give in - You're my everything - I don't wanna give up - I don't wanna give in - So everybody sing - One love for the mother's pride - One love for the times we've cried - One love got it staying alive - I will survive - One love for the city streets - One love for the hip hop beats - One love oh I do believe - One love is all we need (Blue - One Love)

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Chapter 7 - Reno's Sing Song

"The blade on the copter goes round and round, round and round, round and round. The blade on the copter goes round and round, all day long." Reno was singing, in a voice that suggested he was tone deaf. Elena knew the whole reason for the singing, so everytime the red head broke into a new verse, she would start to giggle. "The other blade on the copter goes round and round, round and round, round and round. The other blade on the copter goes round and round, all day long." Tseng was shaking his head, Rude was piloting the helicopter so wasn't taking much notice. Scarlet on the other hand looked like she was going to blow any second. The red haired Turk broke into yet another verse. "The wipers on the copter go swish, swish, swish........" Scarlet jumped out of her seat.

"Reno! If you don't shut up, I'll ram my shoes down your throat." The blonde shouted, her face going red. Reno just stared at her for a minute.

"Gesh, you hate me don't you?" He said trying his best to look hurt, while trying not to smirk.

"Let me think about that......."She paused for a moment. "YES!"

"Aw, now I'm hurt." The red head took the sunglasses off from on his head and cleaned them a little.

"I'm surprised she's put up with you for five years." The Turk leader interrupted from where he was sat.

"Hell, she needs a medal, wait, we all need medals." The blonde Turk added, still giggling.

"Hardy ha ha." Reno put the sunglasses on properly and adjusted them. He also fiddled with the ear piece Reeve had given him, so he could listen to the conversations Avalanche were having with Cait Sith. The Turk smirked, and started singing again. "Do your balls hang low, do they wobble to and throw........." Scarlet's shoe then hit him in the face. The Shinra Executive grinned, Elena started laughing and Tseng smiled a little.

"That was the best thing I've done all day. Maybe I should throw the other......" Scarlet said, taking off her other shoe.

"NO!" Reno interrupted. The blonde Turk laughed even harder.

"You going to be a good boy now?" The blonde woman asked sweetly.

"Yes Grandma." Scarlet's second shoe then hit Reno in the face.

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A few hours later, Reno sat in the doorway of the landed helicopter, dangling his legs over the side. He had one hand pressed up against his right ear, where the ear piece was. Elena walked over to him.

"Reno we're......"

"Shhhh" The red head cut her off. Elena came and sat next to him.

"Want your fortune told, Aeris?"

"Not right now Cait."

"Tifa? Want yours doing."

"Maybe later."

"Barret?"

"Shut yer hole, stupid robot."

"I'm not stupid thank you very much."

"He does have a point though Barret."

"Don't you stick up for the thing Spike."

"Cloud, where are we going?"

"I think there's a village somewhere south of the Gold Saucer, might as well see what's there."

"Cloud, can we stop for a few minutes? It's really cramped in this buggy"

"Sure thing Tifa."

After a few minutes, Reno could here Cait's squeaky voice again.

"Reno, you there?"

"Yeah I'm here."

"Good, because Avalanche are coming your way. They have no idea what the village is but the only thing south of the Gold Saucer is Gongaga."

"Ok Cait, I hear ya." Reno turned to the blonde. "Is Tseng still about?"

"He's just about to go to the reactor in the other copter, why?"

"Avalanche are coming our way." He stood up and began jogging to the other helicopter. "You go to the entrance of the town and see if you can notice them ok?"

"Yeah sure." The blonde walked off into the forest.

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Rufus jumped out the buggy and took a deep breath. 'I will not kill Heidegger and Palmer, I will not kill Heidegger and Palmer.'

"Gya haa haa haa... You're not going to start the Space Program again, Palmer."

"I...I am too, just watch...... Mr President..." Rufus spun around.

"Shut up! Just shut up!" The blonde snapped. He took another deep breath. "Palmer, go and talk to Mr Highwind for me, Heidegger stay here, I want a word with you." The brown suited Shinra Executive skipped into town. Rufus stared and shook his head. 'Maybe I should sack everyone and start fresh..........'

"You wanted to talk to me Sir?" The man in the green suit asked.

"Oh yes. The Turks no longer report to you, they report to me." Rufus said, brushing down the fabric of his coat.

"But Sir...." Heidegger tried to interrupt.

"No buts. You've proved you can't be trusted with them, so they are no longer under your command. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes Sir." The Shinra Executive muttered. Rufus turned away from him and smirked.

"I'm going to visit Mr Highwind now. Stay in the buggy." As the President walked into Rocket Town, he could here someone shouting from a house nearby.

"Fuck, Good for nothing, fat bastard!" A blonde man then emerged from the house and strolled over to Rufus. "So you're the new President huh?"

"I believe so." The blonde president flicked his hair back.

"So? When's the Space Program gonna start up again?"

"It's not."

"What the.....! You got me all excited for nothing!? Then, what'd you come here for?" Cid shouted, nearly having a temper tantrum.

"I want to borrow the Tiny Bronco. We're going after Sephiroth. But it seems like we're been going in the wrong direction. But now, we think we know where he's headed. But, we have to cross the ocean. That's why we want your plane..." Rufus smirked.

"Shit! First the Airship, then the Rocket, and now, the Tiny Bronco. Shinra took outer space away from me and now you want to take the sky away from me too!?" The blonde started stamping his foot on the floor. This just made Rufus smirk more.

"Oh my..." He yet again flicked his hair back. "You seem to forget it was because of Shinra, Inc. that you were able to fly in the first place."

"What!?" The blonde pilot leaned against the fence outside his house. Rufus stared at him for a while.

"So are you going to give me the plane or not?" The President was beginning to get inpatient.

"Over my dead body!" Cid's face had now started to go red.

"I can arrange that if you want. Guards........." He trailed off when he could here the sound of a plane starting up, just the other side of Cid's house. 'I swear if that dumb fuck Palmer messes this up, I'll kill him' Cid spun around to see what was going on. The Tiny Bronco took over and flew high up into the air, before coming back down towards where the two blondes were stood. Cid made a run for the plane. Rufus saw this. "Guards! Shoot the plane!" The Guards began shooting and managed to hit the tail of the plane. The President watched it fall into the water before turning to a Guard that was running up to him.

"Sir?"

"Go on." Rufus said flicking a strand of hair out of his face.

"Palmer is believed to be dead Sir." The President tried not to smile. 'Woohoo! Victory for me!' He just nodded.

"Make sure the body gets moved. I have to be back at Junon."

"Sir!" The Guards ran off. As soon as they had Rufus turned away from the house. He smirked and looked up to the sky. 'There is a god. Thank you soooo much.' He then walked back to the buggy.

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It was night time in Midgar. The red haired Turk was sat on the roof of the Shinra building, starting at a book in his hand. Scrawled on the cover was the words, 'Addy's Diary'. He flicked through the pages with his thumb, then put the book down next to him. He didn't want to read it. He had only come across it when he was sorting out some things to take to Wutai with him. Tseng had told the three Turks that they might as well have a couple of days off, while he sorted something out. Reno had managed to make Reeve agree to take care of Callum again, after bribing him. He stared at the book again. He felt compelled to read it, and he didn't know why. He noticed a blonde haired Turk that come and sat the other side of the diary.

"I knew you'd be up here. You've been quiet ever since you came back from your apartment." Reno looked up at her.

"I found this." He lifted up the book to show to Elena. "I want to read it, but I don't. She never let me read it......." He paused for a moment. "But I have a feeling there's something I should know that's in this." The blonde thought for a minute.

"Read it then. I'm sure whatever is in there she would have told you eventually anyway." Reno turned to look at the city.

"I miss her." He whispered in an almost inaudible voice. Elena scooted a bit closer to him and put her arm around his shoulders.

"Of course you do Reno, we all do." A single tear fell down the side of the red head's face.

"Even being a Turk, I always thought I would go before she did. I was always the one who goofed around, not her." Another tear followed the last.

"No one knew that was going to happen." Elena stopped for a moment and rubbed her right eye. "Reno, you're gonna have to stop crying or I'll start too." The red haired man let out a small laugh.

"You always did make me laugh, you know that El." Reno smiled at little at her.

"Of course I make you laugh." She squeezed him a little tighter. The red haired Turk looked at the diary again.

"I'll read it when we get to Wutai......" He trailed off.

"Well come on then, lets get going. I do actually want to spend some time there, you know." She stood up.

"Elena?" Reno whispered just before she started walking.

"Yeah?"

"Thanks." He stood up. The blonde smiled.

"You're welcome. Now come on." She grabbed hold of his hand and dragged him over to the helicopter.

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