Stuck On You
By: General Quistis (generalquistis@yahoo.com)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Squaresoft characters… I own my brain, this story plot and myself.
Author's Note: Since I am very fond of anything and everything involved around and inside the walls of ShinRa, here is something that just came out from my imagination due to the reason that they really inspire me…. Gyah….. -.-
Dedication: I would like to dedicate this to my two friends from ShinRa Group… Jessy & Daniel (a.k.a. Scarlet & Reeve respectively)… Samara loves you guys so much! *mwahugz!*
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ONE: President Rufus Leaves…"Good morning, President Rufus."
Rufus looked up from his paperwork with a cold look on his face, but it was replaced by a welcoming but loving smile when he realized who it was. "Oh, Tifa! Hi," he greeted with a suave tone as he flipped his hair.
Tifa Lockheart was wearing a maroon sundress and black tie-up sandals. She approached Rufus.
"What's with the formal greeting?" he asked as he leaned backward as he examined her dress. His smile widened when he realized that it was the dress that he bought for her and was relieved to find out that maroon always looked nice on her.
She shrugged and chuckled. "Well… I was just trying to sound different. I can't just barge in and say 'Hi, Ruffy-baby!' It just won't be appropriate since you look so serious and all…" she said with a sweet smile on her face before she bent down and gave him a quick kiss on his cheek.
"Nah… who cares? It's just a marketing plan for ShinRa… and I'm not going to bring this along with us during our vacation at Costa del Sol." He said before he stood up and dropped his pen on the table.
Tifa moved away a little to give way for him. "How many days are we staying there?" she asked.
"Just a month." He replied before flipping his hair again.
"A month? Isn't that too long?" she asked.
"Well… I can always leave everything to the others…" he said with a wink as he began to gather all the papers and piled them up in one corner of his office table.
"It's just the two of us going?" she asked with an inquiring tone as she watched him.
"Nope. Reno and Elena are coming with us. Reeve will manage here in my office for a while and then Scarlet, Rude and the others can do the rest. It's up to Reeve to assign them their following tasks." He explained.
"Reno and Elena? Why them?" Tifa asked with a funny smile on her face.
"Coz I know you get along better with Elena than you do with Scarlet… and Reno's coming with us too because he can guard our things while we're out swimming or something." He said with a wink as he finally faced her and then flipped his hair again.
Tifa giggled. "I could sense something else besides that reason, Rufus," she said while trying to stop herself from laughing.
Rufus raised his eyebrows at her, expecting something funny. "Oh yeah?" he asked.
Tifa finally laughed out loud. "Oh yeah!" she said happily as she smacked his back with her right palm.
He jerked a little, trying to mind off the pain because she somewhat hit him too hard.
They were interrupted when the door suddenly opened and there was Heidegger. "Gyahahahahaha! I see, the two of you are havin' a nice time here, eh? Gyahahahahahahahahaha….." he teased.
"Oh, we're just laughing off the hours because things are beginning to suck with the marketing plan… and stop that horse laugh!" Rufus snapped impatiently.
Tifa shrugged and smiled at Heidegger as a greeting.
Heidegger approached her. "Gyahahaha! Oh hello, Miss Lockheart. Are you ready for your vacation with President Rufus? Gyah….." he greeted as he slightly bowed down in front of her, as if she was a Princess of some kingdom.
"Ready than ever, Heidegger. Say, where's Reeve?" Rufus asked, surprising Tifa and Heidegger because he was the one who answered the latter's question.
It took Heidegger two seconds before he was able to answer. "Well… I think he's still doing some work in his office. Anything you'd like him to do? Gyah." He asked.
"Just make sure this marketing plan reaches his hands; besides, this is for Urban Development since I'm done with the Weapons Department… and tell him to check every now and then on the ShinRa Mansion in Nibelheim. You all know the rules regarding that mansion," Rufus said as he referred to the marketing plan on his desk before heading for the door. "Let's go, Tifa." He said, then turned back to Heidegger. "Any major problems, contact me. You know my mobile phone number… if you can't contact me, you can contact Tifa or Reno or Elena." He said.
"Gyahahahahahahahaha! I'll just contact Reno or Elena because I'm sure Miss Lockheart would be very busy with you. Gyah…" he said with a teasing look on his face which made Tifa raise an eyebrow and then blush a little. She wanted to punch him but she stopped herself.
Rufus just frowned at him and decided to play along. "Oh yeah, glad you know that, Heiddy." He said sarcastically before stepping out of the room with Tifa.
Heidegger twitched. "Heiddy?!" he thought miserably. "Gyah…" he said as he approached the table and got the marketing plan before heading out of the room. The moment he stepped out, he let out a surprised "GYAH!" because he almost bumped against someone, who also got surprised and let out a surprised "KYAH!"
"Watch where you're going, Scarlet! Gyah…" he snapped angrily before moving away from her and grasping his left chest by the heart. "You're gonna give me a heart attack!" he told her while trying to gasp for some air.
Scarlet placed her hands on her hips. "Kyahahahahaha! Shut up, Heidegger; besides, I'd rather prefer it if you had a heart attack now! Kya~h…" she snapped mockingly.
He raised his eyebrows at her. "Oh, I see… well then," he threw the bunch of papers onto her chest which made her jump up in surprise. He watched mockingly as the papers scattered to the floor. "Go ahead and pick them up and then give them to Reeve. Gyahahahahahahahaha!" his laugh could still be heard from the end of the hallway as Scarlet continued to stare at the scattered papers on the floor. "Kya~h…" she uttered glumly as she bent down and started to pick up the papers one by one… unfortunately, the pages were not numbered. She got up angrily and marched down to the elevator. "Kya~h… that Heidegger will pay someday…" she muttered angrily before pressing the down button.
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