A/n: Alrighty then, here is, chapter 6. Yay me! Sorry for the ultra super
long delay. Try as I may, I cannot find a suitable excuse for my laziness.
At least I put it up at all. I apologize again. FORGIVE ME!! *Puppy
eyes* I wove you. Please read and review!!
Disclaimer: I do not own FF7, or the characters, Mako, etc. I do own the story line. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Rufus plopped onto his bed, Reno's words echoing in his head. "You gotta catch her if you can..." He smiled. "Catching her shouldn't be a problem. It's keeping up with her that's hard. Not to mention dad would kill me, he'd never allow me to be seen with a 'common girl'." He said to himself. But Tifa was far from common. She was a whole different kind of girl compared to the flirts and gossips that he was used to in Junon. Scarlet for example, which was training to be a weapons developer in the Jr. ShinRa training program, had tried like crazy to catch Rufus' eye by wearing less and less. She was nearing her 17th birthday and normally went after older men, but Rufus *was* the son and heir to the billion dollar company that was ShinRa. She was after money *and* power, and he had both, or would soon anyway.
The only attractive thing about her was her womanly curves. Her shifty gray eyes hid under sickly green (yes green) bangs. She had tried to dye her hair blonde, but something went terribly wrong. Her hair had been neon green for sometime, and after a few washings, turned that icky green color it was now. Rufus thought it was funnier when it was neon. Now it just looked gross. Another main reason he'd left for Nibleheim was to get away from her.
The young vice president yawned. He hadn't been able to sleep the night before out of pure excitement, and was about to take a power nap before he called Tifa back. He closed his sapphire blue eyes and drifted off into a light sleep.
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Tifa hopped from the shower and grabbed a towel to quickly run to the phone. "Hello?" she answered, trying not to sound as rushed as she really was.
"Hey Teef, what's up?" a familiar voice asked.
Her excited expression turned into one of disappointment. "Oh, its just you, Reno." She said with a smirk.
"Heh, love you too, Teef. I just wanted to hear your reaction." His chuckle rumbled over the phone.
"Yeah, what are you doing tying up the phone line? I have an important call coming." She said indignantly.
"Really? Why did you take so long to answer the phone? Usually you have 'important phone calls' by the 2nd ring. EH?" Reno gave a sly snicker.
Tifa rolled her eyes. "I was in the shower, Reno..."
"Oh really? I-"
"Reno, shut up. I'm gonna get dressed, I'll call you back later, ok?" she said impatiently.
"All right, all right, I can take a hint. Talk to you later."
"Bye." She hung up the phone and sighed, smiling. Reno was like her big brother. Sometimes he was cool, sometimes he was just stupid. But he always looked out for her.
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Though he had his eyes closed, he knew someone was in the room, staring at him; someone was leaning right over him. He felt the breath of the person on his skin.
A familiar perfume permeated the room, too much for Rufus' taste. The kind of perfume that gave one a headache. And that's just what Rufus was gaining, a disgustingly sweet, heavily perfumed headache. He was nearing the edge, ready to grab this person by the throat. But the final straw was when he felt a pair of lips blowing gently into his ear. He groaned, not bothering to open his eyes. "Scarlet, what the hell are you doing here?"
A shrill laugh shattered the drowsing silence. "Kya haha. How'd you know it was me, Ruffie-poof? I bet you're *glad* to see me." She ran a finger under his chin.
"No one ordered nor allowed you to come. I order you to go back home!" He narrowed his blue eyes at her.
Scarlet merely smirked and straightened to full posture. "Tough luck, Ruffie, you're just gonna have to live with me. See, I completed my weapon development course and training this week. I am now a certified employee. Your father called me here 'just in case' there's a rebel faction around."
Rufus rolled his eyes and pulled his pillow over his head. "Dammit."
"Ruffie, why don't you show me around town?" She asked him, smirking.
He knew what she meant, and he was not about to walk around town with her, looking like a couple. He threw the pillow at her. "Hell no. I've got better things to do with my time. You're not even supposed to be here. I've already made plans." He looked at the clock, which read 4:30. He got up. "Stay away from me. I don't need you spying." He said coldly, walking out the door.
Naturally, Scarlet began to follow him when she thought he wasn't looking.
Rufus came to Tifa's door and knocked. Tifa soon opened the door, smile wide across her face. "Hi! I though you were gonna call?"
He gave her an uncomfortable smile. "Uh, can I come in?"
"Sure... what's wrong?" She shut the door behind him.
"Well, this girl Scarlet, she won't leave me the hell alone! She works with me and she wasn't even supposed to be here. She has this thing for me because of my money, and she won't stay away from me. She thinks I'm interested in her." Rufus explained to Tifa, who was looking out the window at his stalker.
"Ew. I don't blame you for wanting to get away." She giggled. "What do you think she'd do if she saw you with another girl?"
Rufus gave her a confused glance. "Huh?"
Tifa giggled again. She opened the door a crack and pushed Rufus onto a nearby couch.
"What are -?"
"Shh. She'll hear you. Just follow along." She sat on his lap, facing him, and looked deep into his eyes. She also wrapped her arms around his neck.
Rufus, who was *not* uncomfortable, but still clueless on what to do, rested his hands around her waist.
Tifa chuckled in his ear. "You can at least *act* like you're enjoying yourself."
Her continuous giggling made him smile, but a knock on the door made him suddenly realize how good a scheme this was.
"Hello?" Scarlet's voice came from the front door. "I know you're in here."
Tifa went into action. She began running her fingers through his silky blonde hair, roaming over his ear and jaw line with her lips. Rufus just had to sit there and enjoy it. Her other wrist rested on his shoulder; thumb tracing his face, running over his eyebrow, cheekbone, caressing his cheek.
Heart beating wildly out of his chest, he saw Scarlet peek in, a grin spread on his lips. The look on her face was something he'd pay limitless amounts of money just to see again. Rufus' confidence skyrocketed as he pulled Tifa to him, looked into her eyes, smirked and pressed his lips to hers.
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A/n: Well, what do you think? Tell me! Let me know! I'm thinking of giving up since I can't friggin keep up with updating. Tell me if I should, ne? Now, about the story. Getting a little warm in there, isn't it Ruffie? LOL. I hate Scarlet therefore I made her annoying. Oh! I forgot to ask in the last chapter, what did you all think of my little explanation of Reno's dad and Mako? I'm thinking of developing that a little more. Anywhoo, I'm already starting a new chapter, so don't give up on me yet!
~Kage
Disclaimer: I do not own FF7, or the characters, Mako, etc. I do own the story line. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Rufus plopped onto his bed, Reno's words echoing in his head. "You gotta catch her if you can..." He smiled. "Catching her shouldn't be a problem. It's keeping up with her that's hard. Not to mention dad would kill me, he'd never allow me to be seen with a 'common girl'." He said to himself. But Tifa was far from common. She was a whole different kind of girl compared to the flirts and gossips that he was used to in Junon. Scarlet for example, which was training to be a weapons developer in the Jr. ShinRa training program, had tried like crazy to catch Rufus' eye by wearing less and less. She was nearing her 17th birthday and normally went after older men, but Rufus *was* the son and heir to the billion dollar company that was ShinRa. She was after money *and* power, and he had both, or would soon anyway.
The only attractive thing about her was her womanly curves. Her shifty gray eyes hid under sickly green (yes green) bangs. She had tried to dye her hair blonde, but something went terribly wrong. Her hair had been neon green for sometime, and after a few washings, turned that icky green color it was now. Rufus thought it was funnier when it was neon. Now it just looked gross. Another main reason he'd left for Nibleheim was to get away from her.
The young vice president yawned. He hadn't been able to sleep the night before out of pure excitement, and was about to take a power nap before he called Tifa back. He closed his sapphire blue eyes and drifted off into a light sleep.
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Tifa hopped from the shower and grabbed a towel to quickly run to the phone. "Hello?" she answered, trying not to sound as rushed as she really was.
"Hey Teef, what's up?" a familiar voice asked.
Her excited expression turned into one of disappointment. "Oh, its just you, Reno." She said with a smirk.
"Heh, love you too, Teef. I just wanted to hear your reaction." His chuckle rumbled over the phone.
"Yeah, what are you doing tying up the phone line? I have an important call coming." She said indignantly.
"Really? Why did you take so long to answer the phone? Usually you have 'important phone calls' by the 2nd ring. EH?" Reno gave a sly snicker.
Tifa rolled her eyes. "I was in the shower, Reno..."
"Oh really? I-"
"Reno, shut up. I'm gonna get dressed, I'll call you back later, ok?" she said impatiently.
"All right, all right, I can take a hint. Talk to you later."
"Bye." She hung up the phone and sighed, smiling. Reno was like her big brother. Sometimes he was cool, sometimes he was just stupid. But he always looked out for her.
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Though he had his eyes closed, he knew someone was in the room, staring at him; someone was leaning right over him. He felt the breath of the person on his skin.
A familiar perfume permeated the room, too much for Rufus' taste. The kind of perfume that gave one a headache. And that's just what Rufus was gaining, a disgustingly sweet, heavily perfumed headache. He was nearing the edge, ready to grab this person by the throat. But the final straw was when he felt a pair of lips blowing gently into his ear. He groaned, not bothering to open his eyes. "Scarlet, what the hell are you doing here?"
A shrill laugh shattered the drowsing silence. "Kya haha. How'd you know it was me, Ruffie-poof? I bet you're *glad* to see me." She ran a finger under his chin.
"No one ordered nor allowed you to come. I order you to go back home!" He narrowed his blue eyes at her.
Scarlet merely smirked and straightened to full posture. "Tough luck, Ruffie, you're just gonna have to live with me. See, I completed my weapon development course and training this week. I am now a certified employee. Your father called me here 'just in case' there's a rebel faction around."
Rufus rolled his eyes and pulled his pillow over his head. "Dammit."
"Ruffie, why don't you show me around town?" She asked him, smirking.
He knew what she meant, and he was not about to walk around town with her, looking like a couple. He threw the pillow at her. "Hell no. I've got better things to do with my time. You're not even supposed to be here. I've already made plans." He looked at the clock, which read 4:30. He got up. "Stay away from me. I don't need you spying." He said coldly, walking out the door.
Naturally, Scarlet began to follow him when she thought he wasn't looking.
Rufus came to Tifa's door and knocked. Tifa soon opened the door, smile wide across her face. "Hi! I though you were gonna call?"
He gave her an uncomfortable smile. "Uh, can I come in?"
"Sure... what's wrong?" She shut the door behind him.
"Well, this girl Scarlet, she won't leave me the hell alone! She works with me and she wasn't even supposed to be here. She has this thing for me because of my money, and she won't stay away from me. She thinks I'm interested in her." Rufus explained to Tifa, who was looking out the window at his stalker.
"Ew. I don't blame you for wanting to get away." She giggled. "What do you think she'd do if she saw you with another girl?"
Rufus gave her a confused glance. "Huh?"
Tifa giggled again. She opened the door a crack and pushed Rufus onto a nearby couch.
"What are -?"
"Shh. She'll hear you. Just follow along." She sat on his lap, facing him, and looked deep into his eyes. She also wrapped her arms around his neck.
Rufus, who was *not* uncomfortable, but still clueless on what to do, rested his hands around her waist.
Tifa chuckled in his ear. "You can at least *act* like you're enjoying yourself."
Her continuous giggling made him smile, but a knock on the door made him suddenly realize how good a scheme this was.
"Hello?" Scarlet's voice came from the front door. "I know you're in here."
Tifa went into action. She began running her fingers through his silky blonde hair, roaming over his ear and jaw line with her lips. Rufus just had to sit there and enjoy it. Her other wrist rested on his shoulder; thumb tracing his face, running over his eyebrow, cheekbone, caressing his cheek.
Heart beating wildly out of his chest, he saw Scarlet peek in, a grin spread on his lips. The look on her face was something he'd pay limitless amounts of money just to see again. Rufus' confidence skyrocketed as he pulled Tifa to him, looked into her eyes, smirked and pressed his lips to hers.
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A/n: Well, what do you think? Tell me! Let me know! I'm thinking of giving up since I can't friggin keep up with updating. Tell me if I should, ne? Now, about the story. Getting a little warm in there, isn't it Ruffie? LOL. I hate Scarlet therefore I made her annoying. Oh! I forgot to ask in the last chapter, what did you all think of my little explanation of Reno's dad and Mako? I'm thinking of developing that a little more. Anywhoo, I'm already starting a new chapter, so don't give up on me yet!
~Kage