Some Surprises Are In Order
~Chapter 2~
Author's notes: Hey everyone! Thanks for waiting of this rewritten version of chapter 2. I know since I rewrote chapter 1 a few weeks ago this chapter and a few of the others, *cough* 2-13 didn't seem to make much sense, well don't worry I think I fixed that problem. I hope that you like the new chapters, I know I do. Please be kind to me and review! Thank you and enjoy.
Life had finally returned to normal in the Valentine household. Lex was starting to pack her stuff and Megan resentfully helped. Midgar was in the process of being rebuilt and actually quite fast. Reeve was now the president of ShinRa and was doing a great job. Four months passed like seconds on the clock and Megan woke one morning to find her father reading a lined piece of paper rather intently.
"Morning Dad."
He didn't look up.
"Dad? What is it?" she asked even thought she already feared she knew the answer.
"You are going to be very angry at Lex…" he said handing her the paper. She read it:
"Dear my beloved family,
I am so sorry to have to leave like this, but, I got a message on machine last night that said I had to be in Midgar this morning. I didn't want to wake you both up, so I decided to leave you this note. Tacky, I know, but forgive me.
I should have my phone up and working by either today or tomorrow. If not, try the PHS. I live in Sector 5 in the apartment building on the corner of 9th and J street; apartment #307. Come by and visit and yes, you can yell at me, Megan.
Again, I'm sorry. It was an emergency. Please come and visit. I'll try to call ASAP.
Love,
Lex."
Megan crumpled the paper in her hand and stormed off mumbling stuff like damn it and bitch. She sat in her room all day with her favorite stuffed animal, a big white owl named Jareth. Vincent periodically went up and checked on her, but she shunned him away. At around seven that evening the phone rang.
"Hello," Vincent answered.
"Uhm…hi Uncle Valentine," Lex said on the other line.
"Oh hey! How are things?"
"Okay. Just got the phone up and thought you'd like my number. Is…Meg angry?"
"Dumb question."
"I'm sorry! I didn't have a choice. It was an emergency."
"I understand," Vincent said grabbing a piece of paper, "give me your number Lex." He wrote it down and the two continued to talk.
"Hey Meg! Come down here. Lex wants to talk to you," Vincent yelled up the stairs.
"Well I don't want to talk to her," Megan yelled back down.
"She'll call you back," Vincent said.
"I know. Just have her come and visit soon. And you too," Lex said sympathetically.
"I will."
"Gotta go, Uncle Valentine."
"Alright, take care."
"You too."
"Bye."
"Later."
Vincent hung up with a click and stared down at the phone. He noticed his daughter with her owl standing at the base of the stairs on glaring.
"Come here," he said holding an arm open. She walked over to his hug and let out a couple sniffles. "It's okay." He stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head. "Why don't you take Dia and go visit her? You always did want to go to Midgar. So, go and yell at her in person."
"Alone," Megan asked.
"Yes, you can go alone," Vincent said rolling his eyes.
"Not today though…I wanna make her feel bad for what she did," Meg grumbled as Vinnie laughed at the comment.
About two weeks had passed without Lex around and Megan had finally worked up the nerve to go visit her. She hopped on her father's gold chocobo, Dia, and left early one Saturday morning for Midnight's. She arrived in Sector 5 at around 8a.m. and stood in front of the massive brick apartment building.
"Corner of 9th and J," Meg said as she checked the signs. She opened the building door and went up to the third floor. She walked to the end of the hall and found number 307. She knocked and heard a familiar voice yell, "it's open!" Megan opened the door and entered.
Lex was frantically trying to slip her foot into her Doc Martin boot under her navy blue pants as she also tried to button her white collared shirt. She stopped for a moment when she saw her friend, "oh hey Meg…" then she began the hysterical fiasco all over again as she headed into her room.
"Uh…hi Lex," Megan said raising an eyebrow at what the girl was doing.
"Sorry, can't talk! I'm late for work…damn tie," Lex yelled from her bedroom.
"And where do we work?"
"At ShinRa."
"ShinRa? What dep-" Megan's mouth dropped as Lex walked out. She stood in a full navy blue suit, white collared shirt, black tie and black gloves. Her gun was in its armpit holster with another on her hip. She was clipping her ID card onto her left breast pocket and when she finished, she put her sunglasses on.
"Guess this answers the question?"
"You're a Turk?!?"
"Uh huh…"
"Really? Cool..." she laughed sorta evil like "Dad is gonna to kill you."
"Obviously…now are you gonna stay here or come with?"
"To ShinRa," Megan asked.
"No stupid, to Honey Bees…"
"I'm not stupid," Megan retorted as Lex smiled.
"Yes you are…now let's go!" Lex grabbed a black leather bag and her friend's arm. As she left she turned out the lights and added, "I'll show you the apartment tonight, ok?"
Megan nodded. "Uh, where are we headed now?"
"Chocobo stables."
"Oh! So you found away to get Midnight over here?"
"Nope, Midnight is still in Nibelheim?"
"Oh I haven't seen him around, guess he's sorta miffed at being left home." she said as they walked into the stables.
Standing next to Megan's Dia stood a beautiful gold chocobo standing. Lex whistled and it turned to the two of them. Lex opened the door and the bird just followed the two outside. "Meet Lee, my other baby."
"Lee? I see that you trained him just like Midnight," Megan exclaimed.
"Come on," Lex said hopping up onto the bird as Meg followed behind. "Hang on. Lee makes Dia look like a slug!"
"Sure…" Meg said a little too confidently.
Lex smiled, "alright then, come on, Lee. We're late." She tapped the birds sides and the threesome took off with a loud "wark!" as Megan almost fell off.
"Okay, point proven," Meg said hanging on to Lex who laughed.
They got to ShinRa building in no time. The two hopped off as a third class SOLDIER took Lee. "Morning, Ma'am."
"Mornin'" she said walking inside. The whole building had been redone after the Meteor incident. Lex led Megan over to the glass elevator as a man stood waiting.
"Good morning, Ms. Midnight," the man said opening the elevator.
"Morning, Jim. Are they ah…" Lex let her voice trial off as the three entered the elevator and Jim hit the button for the sixty-seventh floor and the elevator began its journey upward.
"Yes, ma'am."
"I'm gonna die…oh! By the way, Jim, this is my best buddy, Megan Valentine. If you see her, please let her up. And don't call me 'ma'am, please.'"
"Hello," Megan said putting her hand out and giving a slight bow as Lex giggled. "Hush you," Megan spat back at Lex.
"Hello Ms. Valentine," Jim said as the elevator chimed the twentieth floor and kept rising. "Any relations to the ex Turk Vincent?"
Megan nodded and Jim smiled.
"What time did the kid get here," Lex asked Jim.
"At about five this morning."
"Wow. That's why he left early…ok. And the guys?"
"I believe that they've been here all night."
"You think they'll care that I'm…oh," Lex checked her watch, "about a half hour late?"
Jim smiled, "this is them…I strongly doubt it." The elevator chimed the sixty-seventh floor and the doors opened. "Sixty-seven; Turk's Lounge…"
Megan smiled as Lex brushed passed her, "thanks, Jim. Tell your wife 'hullo.'"
"Good luck, Midnight. Nice to have met you," he said to Megan.
"You too," Megan replied as she followed her friend down the hall.
"That was Jim; he always informs me what's up. Real nice guy," Lex explained.
"I noticed."
"Ok, just letting you know; you're about to meet the Turks."
"I live with an ex-Turk, remember?"
"I know, but these guys have been on duty all night, so be nice. Please?"
"Oh…fine."
"Thank you. Heh, and, you are my excuse for being late today," Lex smiled as she opened the door at the end of the hall.
