Chapter 4 – Whoa!
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English was boring. Period. So was Math. And Tifa could bet that the next class would be just as boring. How did she know? Just call it the 6th sense. Or to be more elaborate, just call it experience. Despite Prof. Tamia's obvious enthusiasm for the subject, Tifa could see no apparent reason why any sane person on earth would want to learn, or even teach for that matter, about the many different similes and the like.
I mean.. we've been learning this stuff since preschool! Tifa sighed. Don't the teachers get bored teaching the same thing over and over again? Tifa, once more, looked around the class. She saw a smirking teenager at the back of the class. The teenager was also looking Tifa's way. She was wearing a green turtleneck and shorts. She also wore shoes and very long socks. She looked VERY Japanese. The girl noticed Tifa looking at her and she grinned widely.
Tifa smiled back. Who knows? This could be a future friend. The minutes went by slowly…. Yawn.. this must be the fifth time she mentioned the many different grammar mistakes one can make.. Tifa was thoroughly bored. The only person who seemed to be paying strict attention was, surprise.. surprise, the one and only Vincent Valentine! Tifa was astounded. How could he actually stand Prof. Tamia's ranting? This guy's amazing! She thought.
Finally! Its over, Whoo hoo! Tifa cheered. She stood up to leave, just as the Japanese looking girl ran up to her. "Hey!" The girl greeted, grinning." I'm Yuffie Kisanagi, what about you?" Tifa was actually about to chase after Vincent but decided to stop and chat with this Yuffie person here. " Hi Yuffie, I'm Tifa Lockhart.. " She replied. The girl was shorter than her by quite a lot.. but Asians are naturally short, right?
"So.. what's your next class, Tif? Can I call you Tif??" Yuffie asked cheerfully. Tifa smiled. This girl was HYPER. "My next class? Oh man. History. I hate History!" Yuffie smiled. "Hey, me too!" They smiled at each other. Just then, a girl, whom Tifa recognized as the blonde with the revealing dress, walked up to Tifa.
Tifa looked at her quizzically. "Sir requests for you to meet him at the cafeteria at lunch. Be there.. or else." The girl then turned and left. Tifa could feel a twinge of jealousy in the blonde girl's words. Wait – who the heck is this "Sir" anyway? "Yuffie… who is this, 'Sir'?" She asked curiously. Yuffie stared at her astonished.
" What?! You don't know 'Sir'? Where are you from, Mars?" Yuffie's eyes nearly popped when Tifa nodded yes to the former question.
"Who the heck is he? I just moved here.. so I'm not THAT familiar with the people! Don't blame me!" Tifa replied defensively.
"Take it easy, Tif.. anyways, 'Sir' is that blonde over there.. his real name is Rufus Shinra. Sounds familiar? It should. His dad built this school. That's why it's called Shinra High. But Mr. Shinra died. So Rufus is in charge now. He takes care of everything. Him and his bodyguards – the Turks, as he calls them. And that girl who just went up to you? She's Scarlett. A real brat. She's spoilt and thinks she's so pretty. She likes Rufus, but he doesn't like her. I think he likes you… Hee! You should be honoured!"
"Turks? Who's in the Turks?"
"Oh.. there's that girl you sit next to. Elena.. and Tseng.. and that bald guy there? He's Rude.. and you see the one flirting over there with those two girls? He's that idiot Reno! Hmph. He's flirting again.. Oh yes, that guy over there is Reeve. He's quite nice.. those are just some of them. Then, there's Doctor Hojo, who is the Shinra's personal scientist, as you may call it. There are many more Turks, but these are the top ones. And about the lunch thing, I suggest you better go."
"And why is that so, Yuffie?"
"Tif.. Rufus is so rich, he can do ANYTHING he wants. If you won't go…" Yuffie trailed off. Tifa got the idea. This Rufus sounds like a real arrogant and proud brat! Hmph. Should I go see him? He IS cute.. but Vincent is too.. sheesh.. decisions, decisions..
"You know what, Yuffie? We've arrived at the History room…" They walked in.
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Rufus smiled inwardly. This was his most daring act to a woman ever. Meeting her at lunch was a big achievement for him. He hadn't had contact with a woman he felt attracted to for a long time. Maybe it was time for a change. Maybe he needed to relax a bit. Would that girl – Lockhart – like him? She DID seem to have an attraction to that new guy over there – that Valentine guy or something. Oh well.. I just wish,, I had someone.. someone to love maybe? Like mother…. Oh.. I miss you, mother!
His mother had died when he was quite young. He remembered the "accident" all too well.
It was a stormy night and President Shinra and his wife were arguing, as usual. Rufus had huddled behind a large armchair and started to cry. Just then, he heard a gunshot and quickly stood up to look. All he saw was his own father, holding a gun, which was pointed at his mother. Blood splattered out of her as Rufus watched in terror, eyes widening at every second.
"I love you Rufus…" was his mother's last words. "MOTHER!!" Rufus had cried out, running towards the bloodied woman. "NO!!" he screamed, hugging the dead body. I hate you father! I hate you! You killed mother! Your own wife! HOW COULD YOU! He looked up angrily and stared at his father accusingly. "How could you kill mother, father? HOW COULD YOU!?" He shrieked. His father showed no emotion at all as he pocketed the gun and left the room.
"It had to be done, Rufus," He heard President Shinra say. It didn't have to be done! I hate you father! I will never forgive you! Were Rufus's only thoughts.
And when his father died, Rufus was delighted. He had never told anyone about the incident. His father had forbid it, threatening to kill anyone who dared to blab it out. Hah! Father, your death was your retribution. Have a nice time in hell. He went off to his next class, thinking about the meeting that was to take place that afternoon.
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Vincent Valentine couldn't help but notice the many times that girl looked at him. He shuddered inwardly. Why does she keep doing that? There's nothing about me that can possibly be so interesting.. He frowned, his lips covered by the red jacket he wore. What was his next class? Ah yes, PE.. He trudged into the boy's locker room to get his shoes and to change into the PE uniform that was everyone was required to wear.
It was a dumb looking uniform. Blue sweat pants and a white shirt with the (ugly) school amblem on it. It was not like he cared about his looks so much but at least put a little black in it. Some red would be lovely too… For the girls, it was worse. A tight tank top and a pair of blue shorts slightly above the knee. It made them look like geeks.. And some of the more, shall we say, well built people do not look particularly attractive in it, mostly because of the tight tank top. And the bimbos – the cheerleaders – would cut their shorts till it becomes as long as your little finger. Yes, it was THAT "long".
Vincent hated that sort of girls. He preferred the natural type of girls. Those like that one – Lockhart, is it? – were better than the bimboish ones that tried to attach themselves to his body. Ugh! They were so annoying. He frowned once more, not like anyone could see it anyway. He didn't care whether anyone saw him anyway.
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Lunch – 12 Noon
"Tifa, are you nervous?" Yuffie asked. Her friend had forced her to come along. Tifa bit the bottom of her lip, tasting the bitterness of her "lemon" lip gloss. Please don't let him be here! She thought. Just then, a flash of blonde caught her eye. "Ru-" she nearly muttered, but noticed that the blonde wasn't Rufus Shinra, but instead Cloud Strife, with the rest of the gang – Aeris, Barret and Cid.
"Cloud! I'm so happy to see you! We haven't had any classes together! Barret, Cid! Wow.. you're all so big! Hi Aeris! All of you, please meet Yuffie Kisanagi! Yuffie… meet Cloud Strife, Aeris Gainsborough and my old friends, Barret Wallace and Cid Highwind!" Tifa introduced, smiling widely. Greetings were exchanged and they all sat down.
"So, Tif.. made lots of new friends here?" Cloud asked. Tifa nodded and started to relate the day's happenings. Barret and Cid started having a swearing contest after a while, and Yuffie and Aeris started talking, leaving Tifa and Cloud together to talk.
"So Tifa, are you waiting for someone?" Cloud asked curiously as Tifa kept looking at her watch. Yuffie, hearing the question, answered it quickly, not giving Tifa a chance to answer. Yuffie, having stuffed herself, said," Teefas muueghsfg futufdz shinrwasa!" Cloud stared at her, trying to figure out the teenager's sentence.
Not being gifted with the "speaking-with-your-mouth-full-language", he naturally found it hard to understand Yuffie's words. "Say.. what?" He asked, totally blank. Tifa sighed. What blur friends she had.. " Cloud, what Yuffie meant was that I'm supposed to meet this guy. His name's…"
Before she could continue, she heard an icy-cool voice say curtly, " She's meeting me."
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Wow.. a sort of cliffhanger! Congrats to me.. LOL! Hopefully, the next chap. Should be out soon! Hehe..
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