Chapter 7
*A/N: Hey guys, this time I *do* have a plausible excuse for not getting this chapter up so fast. We moved our office out of our house, and well, they disconnected our computer. THEN they took it to program Windows XP on it, so it's been out of commission for a while. Sorry guys. It seems that I'll never get this fic completed. Well, it IS completed, but I haven't been able to type it. *Sigh*. Anywhoo, here's chapter 7! Enjoy and R&R.
Disclaimer: FF7? Nope, not mine. Storyline? Yep, I'll claim it.
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Half-expecting a little resistance, he was slightly surprised, yet delighted that she only added to the effect by putting a lot of effort into the return.
"Excuse me." Scarlet's voice broke their bliss.
Both had nearly forgotten that she was even there. "I thought I told you not to follow me Scarlet."
The girl folded her arms against her chest, bangles clanging, and scowled. "I was merely following you to ensure your safety, Ruffie. Now I'm glad I did. Look how easily this slut seduced you with her feminine wiles. She could have lead you into false security and then *BAM*. No more heir to ShinRa." She punctured her sentence with a stomp, smirking when she spotted Tifa's reaction to being called a "slut".
"Pardon me? I think Rufus is a big boy now, I'm pretty sure he can make his own choices. By the way, I'm no slut, and by the looks of your clothes I'd think you'd got the definition backwards. Keep your snot-nose out of other people's business, and while you're at it, do yourself a favor and dye your hair a *normal* color." Tifa said, standing up to face the green haired girl.
Scarlet turned the color her name suggested. "Bitch! His business *is* my business!" she yelled.
Rufus, quite forgotten in the growing catfight, didn't know what to do. Watching Scarlet get her just-desserts was very appealing. But on the other hand, he didn't want Tifa to get hurt. Scarlet could have had a concealed weapon; although he couldn't think of where she'd keep it.
The yelling continued. "Well at least I don't look like a cat came in my room in the middle of the night and pissed on my head!!" Tifa's voice slowly grew louder.
Scarlet's anger finally got her. Her hand flew and a resounding slap filled the room.
Tifa's cheek burned red. She paused for a moment, letting what just happened sink in. "Oh, hell no." she mumbled, flying at Scarlet.
Rufus jumped up, torn between the choice to tear them apart or to let them sort it out. Finally, after Tifa uppercut Scarlet so hard her nose started bleeding, Rufus pulled the angry brunette off the broken-nosed blonde.
"No, wait! I'm not done ripping out all that piss yellow hair!" Tifa yelled with a handful of greenish blonde hair, feet kicking, making it hard for Rufus to hold her back.
"Ow! Bitch! I'll kill you!!" Scarlet screamed, lunging at Tifa who was still being held in the air.
Rufus pulled away with one arm holding Tifa, the other holding Scarlet at bay.
"What the hell is going on in here?" A voice silenced them all.
Scarlet grinned to herself and ran to the voice. "Help me! These two were attacking me!"
The redhead spoke. "Heh, I can see why. They probably thought something was wrong with your head. Yeesh, what happened?" Reno surveyed the scene, Scarlet with an angered look upon her face, Rufus still holding Tifa with one arm, and Tifa herself with her handful of sickly green hair. Reno chuckled. "I saw the whole thing. Man, Tifa, you sure got cozy with Rufus there pretty quick. Must be some real sparks, you've never done *that* with any other guy you've hooked up with.. And Rufus! For someone who's never had a girlfriend, whoo! You two looked like pros.. like you belong together. Now you," he said, pointing a finger at Scarlet. "Where the hell do you get off calling *Tifa*, of all girls, a slut? She's the most conservative girl in Nibelheim. Normally she rejects guys. She had every right to kick your ass after that remark, but she didn't until you slapped her. I'm proud of her. By the way, you might wanna get that fixed." He said, motioning at her nose.
Her face flushed red again and she turned from Reno. "Chauvinistic pig!" she murmured.
"Why thank you."
Rufus warily put Tifa down. "Reno. we weren't getting cozy."
Tifa jumped in. "Rufus don't be modest!" She grinned. "As it happens Reno, Rufus is a *very* good kisser."
Scarlet grimaced. "Shut up."
Tifa turned to her. "You're just jealous that Rufus won't give you the time of day and he picked *me* over *you*. Childishly, she stuck her tongue out.
Reno had to drag Scarlet out of the house kicking and screaming.
"Stay outta my house, bitch!" Tifa yelled, held back by Rufus.
He laughed. "Maybe it was a bad idea to lead her over here." He let her go.
"Nah, I got to release some anger out on her. She really annoyed me. So how did you enjoy our little act?" she asked, looking for a reaction.
He blushed a little and looked away. "Yeah. Did you?"
She nodded, blushing a little too. "Yep. I wasn't lying when I told Reno you were a good kisser. I don't lie unless it's for a good cause."
"Its too bad I have to leave next week. Maybe when you turn eighteen you can move to Junon or Midgar, I'd transfer to either city for you. We could visit again. It's really difficult to get out of the ShinRa HQ just to visit someone. So you gotta make an effort too, k?"
"'K. Not that I'm surprised, but I'm glad you're not giving into your dad and changing, Rufus. I kept hoping that even if I never got to see you again that you wouldn't change. I."
"Well, the green haired chick has been taken care of. I took her to the doctor to patch up her nose. She wouldn't shut up about how you were gonna pay, Teef. She kept saying something about building a bomb and dropping it on your house."
Rufus shook his head. "I wouldn't doubt it that she would. She's a weapons developer now. Bombs are pretty simple for her. Hey, what were you going to say, Tifa?"
"Nothing important. I kinda forgot anyway."
Reno chuckled. "Nah, you probably just don't wanna say it in front of *me*." Reno was soon nursing a bruised ribcage.
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Yesh, a short chapter, but then again, I did attempt to finish this chapter in one night. Anywhoo, please review, I love reviews! I need input! Just no flames if you're a Scarlet fan. I really did not like her in the game. I'm not hating on people who do like her, I'm just expressing my feeling on her in this fic. Next chapter up soon. Luv ya! Ciao! ~Kage
*A/N: Hey guys, this time I *do* have a plausible excuse for not getting this chapter up so fast. We moved our office out of our house, and well, they disconnected our computer. THEN they took it to program Windows XP on it, so it's been out of commission for a while. Sorry guys. It seems that I'll never get this fic completed. Well, it IS completed, but I haven't been able to type it. *Sigh*. Anywhoo, here's chapter 7! Enjoy and R&R.
Disclaimer: FF7? Nope, not mine. Storyline? Yep, I'll claim it.
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Half-expecting a little resistance, he was slightly surprised, yet delighted that she only added to the effect by putting a lot of effort into the return.
"Excuse me." Scarlet's voice broke their bliss.
Both had nearly forgotten that she was even there. "I thought I told you not to follow me Scarlet."
The girl folded her arms against her chest, bangles clanging, and scowled. "I was merely following you to ensure your safety, Ruffie. Now I'm glad I did. Look how easily this slut seduced you with her feminine wiles. She could have lead you into false security and then *BAM*. No more heir to ShinRa." She punctured her sentence with a stomp, smirking when she spotted Tifa's reaction to being called a "slut".
"Pardon me? I think Rufus is a big boy now, I'm pretty sure he can make his own choices. By the way, I'm no slut, and by the looks of your clothes I'd think you'd got the definition backwards. Keep your snot-nose out of other people's business, and while you're at it, do yourself a favor and dye your hair a *normal* color." Tifa said, standing up to face the green haired girl.
Scarlet turned the color her name suggested. "Bitch! His business *is* my business!" she yelled.
Rufus, quite forgotten in the growing catfight, didn't know what to do. Watching Scarlet get her just-desserts was very appealing. But on the other hand, he didn't want Tifa to get hurt. Scarlet could have had a concealed weapon; although he couldn't think of where she'd keep it.
The yelling continued. "Well at least I don't look like a cat came in my room in the middle of the night and pissed on my head!!" Tifa's voice slowly grew louder.
Scarlet's anger finally got her. Her hand flew and a resounding slap filled the room.
Tifa's cheek burned red. She paused for a moment, letting what just happened sink in. "Oh, hell no." she mumbled, flying at Scarlet.
Rufus jumped up, torn between the choice to tear them apart or to let them sort it out. Finally, after Tifa uppercut Scarlet so hard her nose started bleeding, Rufus pulled the angry brunette off the broken-nosed blonde.
"No, wait! I'm not done ripping out all that piss yellow hair!" Tifa yelled with a handful of greenish blonde hair, feet kicking, making it hard for Rufus to hold her back.
"Ow! Bitch! I'll kill you!!" Scarlet screamed, lunging at Tifa who was still being held in the air.
Rufus pulled away with one arm holding Tifa, the other holding Scarlet at bay.
"What the hell is going on in here?" A voice silenced them all.
Scarlet grinned to herself and ran to the voice. "Help me! These two were attacking me!"
The redhead spoke. "Heh, I can see why. They probably thought something was wrong with your head. Yeesh, what happened?" Reno surveyed the scene, Scarlet with an angered look upon her face, Rufus still holding Tifa with one arm, and Tifa herself with her handful of sickly green hair. Reno chuckled. "I saw the whole thing. Man, Tifa, you sure got cozy with Rufus there pretty quick. Must be some real sparks, you've never done *that* with any other guy you've hooked up with.. And Rufus! For someone who's never had a girlfriend, whoo! You two looked like pros.. like you belong together. Now you," he said, pointing a finger at Scarlet. "Where the hell do you get off calling *Tifa*, of all girls, a slut? She's the most conservative girl in Nibelheim. Normally she rejects guys. She had every right to kick your ass after that remark, but she didn't until you slapped her. I'm proud of her. By the way, you might wanna get that fixed." He said, motioning at her nose.
Her face flushed red again and she turned from Reno. "Chauvinistic pig!" she murmured.
"Why thank you."
Rufus warily put Tifa down. "Reno. we weren't getting cozy."
Tifa jumped in. "Rufus don't be modest!" She grinned. "As it happens Reno, Rufus is a *very* good kisser."
Scarlet grimaced. "Shut up."
Tifa turned to her. "You're just jealous that Rufus won't give you the time of day and he picked *me* over *you*. Childishly, she stuck her tongue out.
Reno had to drag Scarlet out of the house kicking and screaming.
"Stay outta my house, bitch!" Tifa yelled, held back by Rufus.
He laughed. "Maybe it was a bad idea to lead her over here." He let her go.
"Nah, I got to release some anger out on her. She really annoyed me. So how did you enjoy our little act?" she asked, looking for a reaction.
He blushed a little and looked away. "Yeah. Did you?"
She nodded, blushing a little too. "Yep. I wasn't lying when I told Reno you were a good kisser. I don't lie unless it's for a good cause."
"Its too bad I have to leave next week. Maybe when you turn eighteen you can move to Junon or Midgar, I'd transfer to either city for you. We could visit again. It's really difficult to get out of the ShinRa HQ just to visit someone. So you gotta make an effort too, k?"
"'K. Not that I'm surprised, but I'm glad you're not giving into your dad and changing, Rufus. I kept hoping that even if I never got to see you again that you wouldn't change. I."
"Well, the green haired chick has been taken care of. I took her to the doctor to patch up her nose. She wouldn't shut up about how you were gonna pay, Teef. She kept saying something about building a bomb and dropping it on your house."
Rufus shook his head. "I wouldn't doubt it that she would. She's a weapons developer now. Bombs are pretty simple for her. Hey, what were you going to say, Tifa?"
"Nothing important. I kinda forgot anyway."
Reno chuckled. "Nah, you probably just don't wanna say it in front of *me*." Reno was soon nursing a bruised ribcage.
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Yesh, a short chapter, but then again, I did attempt to finish this chapter in one night. Anywhoo, please review, I love reviews! I need input! Just no flames if you're a Scarlet fan. I really did not like her in the game. I'm not hating on people who do like her, I'm just expressing my feeling on her in this fic. Next chapter up soon. Luv ya! Ciao! ~Kage