Ok so chapter 5 is now up. I hope you like ;)
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy VII or any of the characters.
Tifa was quite at first but soon opened up to Rufus. It seemed that he was very interested in her life and 7th Heaven. He wanted to know everything about her, home town, favorite color, favorite number (when asked the same question Rufus childishly replied 69 and Tifa kicked him under the table). He continued to ask her questions and Tifa asked many as well. She was surprised to find out that Rufus was double jointed in his fingers.
"Ewww don't do that" Tifa giggle and looked away as he bent his fingers. "That's so gross" She laughed and he laughed at her.
"Can't you do anything like that?" Rufus asked.
"I can wiggle my ears" Tifa said and blushed.
"Do it" Rufus said and leaned closer to her to see. Tifa became redder as she moved her eyes. Rufus laughed and Tifa giggled.
"That's weird, how do you do that?" Rufus questioned.
"I don't know, I've always been able to. I bet you've always been able to do that with your fingers" Tifa smiled at him.
"Ya I have" Rufus said and bent his fingers again Tifa looked away. Things like that made her tingle. Their meal arrived and Tifa thanked the waiter.
"Enjoy" Rufus said, Tifa smiled and started to eat. She was happy to see Rufus act his age. Usually he was so mature, to much so to be16 but just now he was normal. He acted like himself, Tifa felt good about being able to see him like that. Tifa looked up at him. He was smiling at her, he looked amused almost as if he was about to laugh.
"What?" She asked, "What's so funny"
"You, your so.... cute when you eat" Rufus laughed and Tifa gave him a 'what ever' look. They continued to eat. Tifa would sneak glances at him, she thought he had no idea that she was looking at him but he knew. He let her have her fun but just to annoy her he would look up at her and she would look away.
They shared a desert. They made it into a race of who could eat the most. Rufus won, and finished the rest of the desert after Tifa was full.
"I got you a birthday present" He said and she gave him a funny look as he handed her a small box,
"It's not a bomb" Tifa smiled.
"I know, I've just never gotten a gift from anyone besides my dad" Tifa said and took the box. She opened it and gasp, it was beautiful. A silver locket on a silver chain was shinning inside. Tifa opened it and and a few tears rolled down her cheeks. There was a picture of her father was inside and the other side was left blank.
"I found a picture of your dad, the other side I left for you to decide" Rufus said, "You should put your boyfriend's picture on the other side" he teased.
"Maybe I will" Tifa gave him a secretive look and whipped away her tears. She sniffed. "sorry"
"That's ok, I didn't think you would cry but I can understand why" Rufus looked at her with concerned eyes. Tifa got up and hugged him.
"Thank you for the gift" Tifa said and Rufus smiled to himself. He was happy that she liked it, it only took him 3 hours to pick it out! Rufus stood with her and they left after he paid. Tifa took as his arm as they walked to the limo. Tifa slid in and Rufus literally jumped in using the top of the limo as a swing. He slid along the seat and bumped into her. Tifa giggled and he smiled at her. Tifa looked up to see a giant poster for an upcoming tournament. Tifa looked at it with dreamy eyes. Rufus gave her a puzzled look before looking up to see what she saw. Rufus rolled his eyes, on the poster was Cloud, the champion.
"Are you one of those girls who are in love with him but have no chance of getting to know him or meeting him?" Rufus questioned.
"Yes" Tifa sighed still off in her dream world.
"Why do you like him?" Rufus wanted to know, he had no clue what girls saw in him.
"Cuz he's sooooo hot!" Tifa squealed, Rufus just laughed at her and they drove on.
"Do you think he's got a chance against Vincent?" Rufus said, he did watch the fights on tv sometimes, they took place at the Gold Saucer. Maybe he would take her there one day, on a date. He would just have to make sure Cloud wasn't there. Rufus didn't deny the fact that he was good looking but he had never seen Tifa look that way at him before. Tifa had always admired Cloud's fighting skills and his looks, she never thought she'd be able to find someone as hot as him. Well that's until she met Rufus. She'd never show it, that's what she promised herself but inside she would almost melt every time she saw his face.
"Ya I think so, Vincent may be clever but he's not as strong" Tifa was seriously thinking about it, which made Rufus laugh at her again. Tifa gave him a sheepish smile. Rufus put his arm around her and she leaned on him. Rufus moved his arms down and put his other one under her legs. With a squeak of surprise from Tifa, he lifted her onto his lap and Tifa put her arms around his neck. Tifa looked into his blue eyes, it was always so hard to tell what he was thinking or feeling. His emotions never showed, not even in his eyes.
Rufus let her study him, he wasn't sure what she was thinking. Tifa just smiled at him and he smiled back. Rufus held her with his arm around her, he used his free arm and touched her face lightly with his finger tips. Tifa closed her eyes for a few seconds as he gently ran his fingers down her cheek and along her jaw line. Tifa enjoyed his touches, she was amassed at how gentle he could be. Tifa slowly opened her eyes to find him smiling at her.
Rufus pulled her down to him and kissed her. Tifa leaned into him more as they both deepened the kiss. Rufus ran his hand along her side. They stopped suddenly when the car stopped driving. They were back at the ShinRa building. Rufus frowned and rolled his eyes. Tifa slipped off his lap and opened the door, she stepped out and he followed. They stepped into the elevator together. Tifa stepped to the railing and looked out at the city. She was annoyed that they had been interrupted but there was nothing she could do about that. Rufus came up behind her and put his arms around her waist. He pulled her up against him and whisper softly into her ear.
"We'll continue this in my room" He smiled and so did Tifa.
"Alright" Tifa said, she couldn't wait for the elevator to stop. Rufus kissed slow trails down her neck and Tifa moved her head to allow him better access. Tifa closed her eyes again and enjoyed the feeling. Mr. and Mrs. Shinra's months dropped open as they saw that was happening in the elevator beside them.
"They must have forget that fact that the elevators are glass and there are other people in this building!" Mrs. Shinra laughed but Mr. Shinra was more silent. He didn't like this, she was a poor girl, not worthy of his son's attention. Tifa may have gotten nice clothes and a new room but that didn't change her past and where she came from as far as the President was concerned. He wanted his son to date someone who was wealthy and well mannered. Someone like ... Scarlet, he would stop this one way or another.
The 2 elevators passed each other and Mrs. Shinra just giggled. Tifa and Rufus had no clue what they had seen. Tifa and Rufus burst through the door. They were now kissing again and blindly stumbled onto Rufus' bed. Tifa lay down and looked up at him. He flopped down beside her. Rufus put his hand on her side. He moved it down past her hip and onto her leg. Tifa smiled up at him. She pulled him closer to her and kissed him again. She slipped her hand under his shirt. The two continued kissing long into the night.
Sunlight shone through the window and hit Tifa's face. She slowly woke up. She smiled to herself as she remember everything. Tifa shifted, she was still in her clothes from the night before and was a little uncomfortable. Tifa looked over at Rufus, he had is arm draped around her and she still had her hand on his chest. They had fallen asleep in each others arms.
Rufus looked so peaceful, so sweet. Tifa reached up and touched his face. Her ran her hand slowly down it. She liked him this way. His expression was so loving, kinda like the one he had given her right before they fell asleep. Rufus opened his eyes.
"Hi" Tifa said softy.
"Hey" Rufus smirked and pulled her closer to him. He gave her a quick kiss. "We better get up," Tifa nodded and the two got out of bed. Tifa blew him a kiss and went into her own room using the door that connected their rooms. Tifa took a shower and changed while Rufus did the same in his room. Tifa walked out of her room and down the hall to the dining room. She figured Rufus was already there. She knew that if they continued their relationship he would want to keep it a secret... for a little while at least. Tifa was correct, he was already there and talking to his parents. Tifa sat down at her usual place.
"We're having dinner with some guests tonight" Mr. Shinra announced, "Rufus I want you to get to know their daughter, her name is Scarlet" Rufus frowned, was his father trying to play match maker?
"Why?" Rufus asked.
"Well, one day you'll get married and have kids that will take over Shinra, we want you to marry someone like Scarlet" His father said, Rufus figured that his father knew nothing about him and Tifa.
"What if I don't like her?" Rufus questioned.
"Hmmm... well then you'll just have to make extra effort to do so. We really want you to marry her" Mr. Shinra said sternly. Rufus shot Tifa a quick look, which didn't go unnoticed by his parents. Tifa was kinda hurt, what if he liked this girl better then her? She wasn't sure that she was ever going to marry Rufus but right now she did considered them to be dating. Tifa just put on a fake smile as she continued to listen. She would talk to Rufus about this later, there was no point to jump to conclusions.
"Well I'll meet her but if I don't like her then that's that" Rufus said, he didn't want to start a fight with his parents but he had no intention of liking this new girl. He hoped he hadn't hurt Tifa's feelings by saying he'd meet her, he'd talk to her later about it.
"Just don't be late for dinner" Mr. Shinra said. Mrs. Shinra had stayed quite the whole time. She wasn't sure if Rufus was in love with Tifa or not but she knew he liked her. She wondered if it was just a one time thing or if they were dating now. Mrs. Shinra was mad at her husband for trying to set Rufus up when he had clearly seen the 2 together. Tifa kept looking over at Rufus while she was working. She wanted him to say something.
"You want to talk about it don't you?" Rufus said when he finally noticed her looking.
"Yah I do" Tifa replied.
"I have to meet her, you know that, but I don't want my dad to think I'm hating her right away or he'll start asking questions. Lets make this simple" Rufus proposed and Tifa nodded. "You and me are dating ok. That's never going to change. Everything I do or say to Scarlet tonight is just an act and don't you ever think otherwise"
"Okay" Tifa smiled.
"Good, and don't worry I'm not going to kiss her or anything. I'm not even going to let her get near me" Rufus ensured her.
"Alright, thank you" Tifa said, she was relieved that Rufus didn't care about this girl. Tifa was still a little scared that he would see her and she would be so beautiful he'd drop her right there and then and run off with Scarlet instead. Tifa sighed, she would just have to wait and see. 'Just remember that everything is an act' Tifa reminded herself and continued working. Tifa fiddled nervously with her skirt as she waited for Scarlet and her family to arrive. Tifa looked over at Rufus, she could see that he was nervous as well. An image of a cartoon version of Scarlet and Rufus jumping into a limo that said 'Just Married' on it and driving away from a crying cartoon version of herself kept popping into Tifa's head. She was trying hard not to think about it but couldn't help it.
The dinning room door slowly opened and a tall light brown haired man dressed in a black suit stepped in. He was followed by a medium height blonde woman dressed in a black dress. Finally Scarlet came. Tifa looked her over. Her hair was very pretty, bright blonde and straight. She would've had a pretty face if she didn't have wayyyyyy to much make-up on. Her body was nice but not as good as Tifa's. Tifa knew she was being self-conscious and mean for criticizing her like that but she was jealous. She didn't want Rufus to like Scarlet better and she was trying to pick out every detail that she hated.
Introductions were made and a quick story was told about how Tifa came to live with the Shinra's. Scarlet smirked when she heard Tifa was from sector 7. Tifa just ignored it but she was mad that Scarlet was sitting beside Rufus. Rufus was being very polite to her. 'everything I do or say to Scarlet tonight is just an act and don't you ever think otherwise' Tifa remember Rufus' words.... but were they true? He couldn't be that good of an actor could he?
Tifa didn't say much the whole night, she just watched as Mr. and Mrs. Shinra talked to Scarlet's parents. She tried not to look over at Rufus and Scarlet. Scarlet was flirting with him and it hurt her to watch him smirk at her and chuckle at her jokes.
"So Tifa I hear you work at a... bar" Scarlet said it like it was a dirty place.
"I use to, once the new owner came I was fired" Tifa gave her a small smile.
"That's to bad, but then again I bet you didn't make a lot of money there" Scarlet looked over at Tifa, she had a fake, innocent look on her face.
"I didn't make tons but I wasn't minim wage either" Tifa said, she wasn't sure why she didn't just lie and say she made tons of money.
"mmmm.... That's nice" Scarlet said. 'What an air head' Tifa thought and continued eating her meal. Rufus was thinking the same thing. How could his father think he would like this girl. Besides the fact that she was nothing compared to Tifa she was too vein for him ever to like her. All she every talked about was money and boys. Rufus had to admit that she was kinda pretty but wore wayyyyy to much make up. Everyone was soon finished their meals and Mrs. Shinra had left to show Scarlet's parents around.
"Why don't you show Scarlet around Rufus?" His father pushed.
"Fine" Rufus said and got up, Scarlet looked giddy as she followed after him. Rufus gave Tifa a quick look before he left. Scarlet took Rufus' hand and they walked out. Tifa just got up and left. She went back to her room.
Rufus walked around with Scarlet, he showed her different places in ShinRa. Scarlet seemed interested to learn about the building.
"And in there is my room, and next to it is Tifa's" He quickly pointed out before moving on.
"Is there anything between you 2?" Scarlet asked and she put her hand on his arm. Rufus bit his tongue.... Sorry Tifa.
"No, nothing at all" He grinned down at her.
"Alright then" Scarlet sounded happy. Rufus brought her up to the 75th floor. He told her about it and turned to leave.
"I want to go out and see it" She said and gave Rufus puppy dog eyes.
"Ok" He said and walked with her out to balcony. Scarlet ran to the edge.
"Wow" She said in awe as she looked over the city. Rufus stood in the middle. He hid his smile as he thought of all the times he had bugged Tifa up here. Scarlet walked over to him, she put her hands around his waist. Rufus just looked down at her in shock as she leaned up to kiss him.
Tifa was going crazy, she wanted to know what was going on. In a way she was afraid to find out. She didn't want to see Rufus with Scarlet, she was afraid it would hurt to much. Tifa decided to get some fresh air, right now she really needed it.
Tifa took the elevator up to the 75th floor. She looked through the glass walls and her mouth dropped open. Rufus and Scarlet were.... were.... kissing!! Tifa saw them break apart and Rufus looked over at her. She froze, he looked at her in surprise, his eyes seemed to be trying to tell her not to run but Tifa turned and left.
*Gasp* cheater!!! hehe i'm so evil, well ok not really but ya. Hope you liked it. Did you notice how the writing got wider heh sry i'm not using my laptop anymore so it's different. So from now on it'll be wide ^.^;;;