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.
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THREE: The Jammed Door That Started It All
Reeve put down his stuff on the bed and got his mobile phone from the pocket of his trousers. He frowned when he saw the name Scarlet on the caller I.D. "What does she want now?!" he said aloud in annoyance before answering. "Yes, Scarlet, what do you want? I'm very busy." He snapped.
"Kya~h… I…"
Then, there was a three-second beep from his mobile phone which made him raise an eyebrow. "Oh no…" he thought miserably.
Battery Low…
His mobile phone switched off by itself, cutting off the call. He looked at his phone and made a disgusted face. "Damn it…" he muttered as he began to search for the charger inside his stuff. "Shit, don't tell me I didn't bring it…" he muttered angrily. Then, he began to search the room for a telephone, and to his disappointment, he did not find any. He rushed outside his room and went downstairs. "I'm sure President Rufus would not let Miss Lockheart live in here without a telephone…" but from the back of his mind, he thought he heard someone telling him, "Oh really… right… he could do that because Miss Lockheart has her own mobile phone and President Rufus is the one who pays her bills!"
He stopped in his tracks and looked up at the stairs. "Maybe there's a telephone in her room." He thought miserably.
When he got to Tifa's door, he found that he could not even open the door because it was locked. "Keys… they didn't even tell me where the keys are…" he began to feel disturbed. "FINE! They asked me to stay here for a month and the rooms that I could only use are the office, the kitchen, the dining room, the vacant room upstairs which happens to be my room, and the living room… and they did not even tell me where the keys are…" he thought miserably as he scratched his head. He remembered checking the office the moment he arrived but there was no telephone there.
With an uncomfortable look on his face, he headed downstairs again, deciding that he needed some fresh air in the garden, but when he gripped the doorknob and twisted it, he found that the door was jammed and it could only be opened from outside. "Oh my God…" he said in disappointment as he tried to rattle the door, but remembered that he should be careful or he could ruin the door… and end up getting scolded by President Rufus.
"I must be the unluckiest guy right now…" he thought as he turned to the window, thinking of breaking it to get outside, but he knew better. He smiled when he realized that he could just open the window…
30 minutes later, he realized that all doors leading outside even the balcony door were locked… even the windows. "Miss Lockheart must've locked it all before she left so that it would be safe…" he said aloud as he fell on a sitting position in front of the main entrance door.
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"Kya~h… stupid Reeve! How dare he… He hung up on me! Can't he even sense that this is urgent?!" Scarlet muttered as she tried to redial the number, but the computer-operated voice kept on saying, "The number you have dialed is either unattended or out of coverage area. Please try again later…"
She was about to dial the number again but her mobile phone switched off by itself. "Kya~hahaha… battery low… maybe I could just borrow his charger once I get there…" she muttered angrily as she sensed the train stopping. With that, she got up with the envelope and her phone in her hands and started to walk briskly.
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Reeve decided to finally stop moping around on the floor while staring at the door so he stood up and decided to go up the stairs… and to his surprise, he turned around when he heard the door opening and the familiar voice of a woman saying, "Kya~h… finally I'm here!"
Reeve rushed down the stairs when he saw Scarlet closing the door. "DON'T CLOSE THE DOOR!" he yelled.
Bang.
Too late.
Scarlet pushed the door closed.
"OH SHIT!!!!!!!!" Reeve cursed angrily, clenching his fists as he pounded on the railing.
Scarlet turned back to the door, then back to Reeve. "Kya~h…"
Reeve just shook his head in disbelief while trying to calm down his nerves. He began to pace around nervously.
"I don't know what's going on here but what's with you?" she demanded.
Reeve turned to her. "Nice going, Scarlet! You just got us locked up in here!" he snapped impatiently.
Scarlet's eyes grew wide and put down the envelope and her phone, then began to try the doorknob. "KYA~H!" she gasped. She banged on the door. "FUCK!" she screamed.
"No one can hear you, so stop screaming." He told her with a glum tone.
Scarlet turned back to him with a deranged look on her face. He noticed that her face was already beginning to turn as red as her dress.
"Kya~h! Well what are you doing? Let's destroy the door and try the windows!" she snapped.
"Do you want President Rufus to fire us because we destroyed his house!? And yes, I've tried the windows but everything's locked! Even the back door's locked, okay?" he explained.
Scarlet covered her face with her hands for a while, put them down again and stomped her way to Reeve. She grabbed his collar and pulled him down to her so that his face was only an inch away from hers. "KYAHAHAHA! What are you trying to tell me, that this house is cursed? Like this is hell house and we'll be stuck here for a month until Miss Lockheart arrives or anybody from ShinRa starts getting worried about us and decides to come here? What if they don't come here?! What if President Rufus just decided that Tifa should just live in Midgar with him and then they'll get married and no one's gonna find us here anymore! Kya~h! We're gonna die in here! We're gonna grow old in here…"
"Scarlet, you are old already…" he said with a teasing smile and tone.
She pushed him away. "I'm not that old! I'm only 30!" she snapped angrily.
"…Plus 30 is equal to 60. Hahahaha…" he kidded.
She flashed him an angry look before she headed upstairs "Where's your charger? Maybe we could call someone for help after I recharge my mobile phone…" she said.
"I don't have a charger. Left it. No phones in this house…" he said.
"Well maybe we could send an e-mail to someone…" she reasoned.
"We can't go on-line without a phone, okay?" he said.
She stopped in her tracks and faced him. "Kyahahahahaha… Reeve, are you really telling me that we'll be stuck here for some time?" she asked.
Reeve thought for a while and shrugged. "Looks like it, Scarlet." He told her.
She just stared at him and groaned as she leaned on the railing and covered her face in despair. "Kya~h… I'm gonna die…" she wailed.
He just stared up at her before deciding to head for the kitchen. "I'll just be in the kitchen cooking dinner…" he said with a glum tone.
Scarlet watched quietly with a disgusted look on her face as he entered the hallway leading to the kitchen before she covered her face with her trembling hands. "This is so damn wrong! Kya~h…" she wailed before she stood up, deciding not to lose hope and still find a way to get out of the hell house. "There must be window or a door leading outside that Tifa did not even bother to close! Kyahahahaha… I don't trust that woman anyway. Who knows, she could've left one on purpose and then one of her former AVALANCHE friends could barge in here and steal things? Kyahahahahahaha!" she laughed nervously before she proceeded upstairs.
***
Tifa sneezed.
"Bless you," Rufus said with a smile on his face.
She twitched her nose and chuckled lightly. "Someone must be thinking of me… could you give me a number?" she asked.
"Uh… 19?"
Tifa thought for a while. "Letter S…" she announced.
Rufus shrugged. "Must be Scarlet." He said.
"Why would she even think of me? I think she still hates me no matter what I do…" she muttered glumly.
"Maybe she's reflecting that if she continues to hate you, President Rufus is going to kick her out of the job." He said with a sly smile on his face.
Tifa shook her head. "Nah, don't do that. I somewhat pity her… even if she called me bitch several times before…" she said with a weak smile on her face.
Rufus shrugged and continued to eat his fish steak. "You're really a nice girl, you know that?" he said with a wink as he studied her eyes.
She just chuckled lightly and raised an eyebrow. "Oh… and speaking of Scarlet… I forgot to inform Reeve that the front door sometimes jams…" she said with a worried look on her face.
Rufus stopped eating. "The door jams? Well how do you get out of there?" he asked.
"There was one time when I used the window… but anyway, that jamming thing seldom happens… but I hope it doesn't jam during his stay there. I locked all doors and windows for safety and I took the keys with me." She explained sheepishly.
He laughed at what she said. "Oh well… I'd better get that door fixed when we get back. I wonder how Reeve is right now… hope he doesn't get stuck inside." He told her.
She giggled. "Oh well, in case he gets stuck, he can always have access to the library or entertainment room… plus, there are a lot of food in the fridge. I'm sure he can cook for himself… the only room that he cannot go into is the master's bedroom…" she said.
"Which is your room," he pointed out with wink.
Tifa just smiled shyly at him. "I still don't see why I should stay in your house… while I could always live in my parents' old house down the block." She said.
Rufus shook his head in disbelief at the question. "Because I want to pamper you!" he said with a smile on his face.
She shrugged and nodded shyly. "Whatever you say, Rufus," she said.
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