A/N: Thank you for your reviews. I'm glad your enjoying this fanfic. Here's the next chapter.
This one should be most interesting.
Chapter 9.
A few days had passed. Tifa was always looking at Vincent wondering if he had read the book yet. Whenever she saw him, he had this strange look on his face. As if he was in deep thought. He was abit quiet to her. But then one day he was smiling broadly at her when he held out the book to her.
"I have just finished it. It is definitely a brilliant work of art." he said. Tifa grinned cheerfully. "It is, isn't it?" She asked. They began talking about certain parts of the book. Asking each other what was they're favorite part. Finally three days before the party, Tifa was in the library, go figuare, when there was someone yelling in the hallway. She glanced up from her book and then set it aside hurrying out to the hall.
Rufus was yelling at a woman who was stomping towards the door. She yelled something at Rufus before slamming the door shut after her. Rufus looked so angry and helpless now. He began pacing. "Is there something wrong?" Tifa asked as she approached him. Rufus looked at her but kept pacing.
"Ms. Vigil has just quit! She quit! I wasn't satisfied with some of the work she did for the party and commented on something and she blew up in my face!" He said angrily. Tifa watched him pace back and forth. "Well.....so is the party ready at all?" She asked.
Rufus swore loudly. "No! She refused to finish. I even offered her to double the payment of the decorations and she refused! She said she couldn't stand listening to me try to give advice about what to do! Now the party's ruined before it even started! It'll never be ready by this Friday! It's all hopeless." He said with a sigh massaging his temples.
Tifa bit her lip then smiled. "Well.....then let me decorate for the party." She said. Rufus looked up. "You? But.....can you even do that?" He asked. Tifa grinned with her hands behind her back. "Listen, Rufie boy. You underestimate me. I can almost do anything. Promise me you will not interfer at all and let me decorate it my way and I swear to you that will have the biggest and best party anyone can pull off. I swear it." She said holding up her right hand.
Rufus rubbed his chin thinking. He began chewing on his lip. He took a deep breath and nodded. "Alright. I'll let you take care of the decorations. But they better be good. All of the aristocrats and rich dummies, as you say, are going to be here." He said. Tifa nodded smiling brightly. "I won't let you down. Is there a theme?" She asked. Rufus stared. "Um......no. It's just a party I hold. Sort of a social gathering." He said.
Tifa nodded. "That's what I thought. Well I'll come up something. And I swear it will be good." She said with a nod. She started to turn around. "Um, Tifa?" Rufus asked. Tifa turned back. "Are you sure you can pull this off within three days? Usual planning a party takes a week." He said. Tifa smiled slyly. "Again, you underestimate me." She said and she left.
She went straight to her room and began to plan. Aeris, Elena, Reno, Rude and Vincent was with her. Tifa was telling them the plans. "Okay for starters, we need streamers, confetti, balloons, a crystal ball, miles and miles of silky fabric, lights, cardboard, ect., ect. There's a long list of things we need." Tifa said. Reno was looking over the list. "Cardboard? Balloons? Is this going to be a prom dance or a social thing?" he asked. Tifa snatched the list away. "Prom dance." She said sarcastically. Vincent smiled folding his arms. "Just tell us what you need, Tif, and we'll help as much as we can." He said. Tifa nodded.
Rufus wasn't allowed to see the ballroom yet. Everytime he got close to go see what Tifa was doing, Vincent and the two Turks would stop him. "Sorry, Rufus. But it's suppose to be a surprise to you too. You don't want to ruin it for Tifa, do you?" Reno asked. Rufus growled and turned tail out of there. He would always here laughing in the closed and locked ball room. There were sounds like someone was building something.
Then finally the day came. Rufus was pacing back and forth in front of the ball room. They still didn't let him in to see what they did. He was starting to get angry. Tifa finally came out and he swooped on her. "What have you done to it? Why haven't I been able to see what you did to the decorations?" He asked annoyed.
Tifa just smiled closing the door. "I already told you. It's a surprise. Now I'm going to go get dressed. Don't you dare take a peek." She said. Rufus narrowed an eye at her. She gave him back the glare. "I mean it." She said as sternly as she could but then giggled. "You'll love what I did." She said. Rufus sighed. "This had better be good." he said shaking his head. Tifa just grinned and skipped up the stairs. Rufus just paced in the hall.
Finally guests were starting to arrive. Still they weren't allowed in. Some of the guests kept asking Rufus why they weren't going into the ballroom but Rufus would just turn red in embarrassment and try to come up with the best excuse as he could.
Just then, there was a loud clearing of the throat catching everyone's attention. They all looked up the stairs. Rufus merely glanced up before looking back at the person who he was talking to then stopped in mid sentence. He turned back with large surprise. Tifa was walking down the steps.
She was wearing a very gorgeous white dress. It fell down to her knees with and noodle straps. She had a white silky scarf around her shoulders and her hair was up in a bun with a few curls falling down on her neck. A lovely silver chain with a small glowing stone. She looked quite lovely.
Several men gaped at the beauty coming down the stairs. She was smiling brightly. "Welcome to President Rufus Shinra's grandest party. We are thrilled you could come." She said stepping over to the door. Rufus stared with shock. But shook it off. He stepped closer to her. "Are we allowed in yet, Tifa?" he asked trying to sound annoyed.
Tifa just smiled and grabbed the doornobs. "Alright, alright,Mr.Grouch. Hold your horses, will ya?" She asked out loud. Nearly everyone laughed but Rufus. He just gave her the look as if saying, if you don't open those doors now, I'm going to hurt you. Tifa just smiled and winked at him. He rose an eyebrow and Tifa pushed the doors open.
Everyone started to file in only slowing at the door looking around. The ball room had been highly decorated. There was silk hanging from the cieling like a roof. The crystal ball in the middle of the cieling dangling down from the silk covered ceiling. There was a bungaloo built on the other side of the room decorated with ivy and lovely white flowers and lights. All around the room on the floor was pure white balloons under white nets making them look like white puffy clouds. A sign built out of cardboard, painted navy blue and had a line of lights saying, Dancing in the Dreams. It did look more like a prom dance. There was a table set up with a large punch bowl and refreshments on it.
Rufus was abit impressed but he wasn't expecting this. He thought it was unacceptable. He looked at Tifa who smiled back. Rufus gave a glare showing abit of annoyance and anger that she stepped back with abit of shock. "What?" She whispered.
Before Rufus could say anything everyone stepped in around him. "My, my! This is very exciting. I haven't been to a prom dance in twenty years. Excellent work, Rufus." a man said patting his shoulder. Rufus looked up in surprise. He looked at every one of his guests. They all had smiles as they looked around. "Ooooh! This is so romantic! Such a brilliant idea. It's something new and I like new things." a woman said dragging her husband off to looked at a few of the decorations. The guests all entered and began looking around.
Rufus was stunned. His guests were satisfied. He smiled just abit impressed. "Well done, Rufus. You are a man of many ideas. I never knew you had something this creative for a party though." The mayor of Junon said shaking Rufus's hand who was still abit stunned. Tifa was smiling brightly.
She looked at Reno who was near the sound booth in the corner. She gave him a nod who nodded back. Reno opened a large CD case and took out a disc. He then spun it on his finger and set it in the CD player. The song, The Next Time I Fall by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant came on.
Rufus looked over at Reno who grinned and waved at him. People were talking excitedly and some began to dance almost immediately. "Oh, honey! It's our song!" another woman said to her husband and they began to dance. Rufus and Tifa were left alone.
Tifa was smiling satisfied with her work. She then turned to leave. Rufus followed her out in the hall. "Thank you. I wasn't expecting this but you did surprise me." He said. Tifa turned around and faced him. "I was only trying to help out. No offense, Rufus. But you are living in the past. It's time to try something new and not so.....so....fancy pancy." She said.
Rufus actually laughed. Tifa just smiled. "Well, the host better get back in there." She said nodding to the door. Rufus lightly grabbed her arm causing her to stop. "Hey, you did all that work. I think it's best if you come to the party too." He said. Tifa smiled. "I'll stay for a bit. All that work had made me tired." She said. Rufus led her back in and began introducing her to people.
Several people congradulated her on her effort. They were deeply impressed with what she did. Tifa finally got too hot and went out on the balcony. Rufus was watching her while listening to some people talk. Vincent was standing off to the side watching him. He smiled lightly. He stepped forward and bent over Rufus shoulder from behind. "You should ask her to dance." He said.
Rufus was startled by how quiet his servent had snuck up behind him and then he nodded. He walked over to where Tifa was. Tifa saw him coming and smiled at him. Rufus nodded. "You did very well, Tifa. But I have noticed that you have not been asked to dance with. May I take this dance?" He asked holding out his hand. Tifa smiled brightly. "Sure. Why not?" She said. She took his hand and he led her in.
Vincent looked over at Reno who was watching him. He gave the nod and Reno grinned. He put on a different song. It was Disney's Beauty and the Beast song. Rufus and Tifa was in the center starting to dance. Rufus had his hand on her hip and her hand was on his shoulder. The other hands were holding the other's.
They began to sway. Listening to the song and staring into each other's eyes and smiling. Tifa then put her head against Rufus's shoulder and closed her eyes. Rufus was abit stunned but then he smiled and relaxed. Several people had stopped to watch them. Aeris and Elena were giggling together in the corner. Vincent was smiling brightly.
He had never seen Rufus looked so happy since the day his mother died. He frowned abit and sighed. "Let's just hope she's what he needs." He whispered. The song finally stopped and the couple stopped dancing. Tifa stepped back feeling herself starting to blush. "I'm abit tired now. So I'm going to bed, kay?" She asked. Rufus nodded. He watched her leave and then he went back to the party.
Tifa was in her room breathing abit hard. She felt her heart pounding against her chest. She was cursing herself abit. "Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. You can't fall for this guy. Your his prisoner, remember? He's not going to let you go because he's spoiled, greedy and unkind." She whispered to herself. She quickly got dressed in her pj's and then climbed into bed.
A/N: Now wasn't that just so romantic. The ball idea came from one of my prom dances when I was still in High School. It was really nice and when I was thinking about how I was going to do the ball that was the only thing that came to my mind. Review and let me know what you think.
This one should be most interesting.
Chapter 9.
A few days had passed. Tifa was always looking at Vincent wondering if he had read the book yet. Whenever she saw him, he had this strange look on his face. As if he was in deep thought. He was abit quiet to her. But then one day he was smiling broadly at her when he held out the book to her.
"I have just finished it. It is definitely a brilliant work of art." he said. Tifa grinned cheerfully. "It is, isn't it?" She asked. They began talking about certain parts of the book. Asking each other what was they're favorite part. Finally three days before the party, Tifa was in the library, go figuare, when there was someone yelling in the hallway. She glanced up from her book and then set it aside hurrying out to the hall.
Rufus was yelling at a woman who was stomping towards the door. She yelled something at Rufus before slamming the door shut after her. Rufus looked so angry and helpless now. He began pacing. "Is there something wrong?" Tifa asked as she approached him. Rufus looked at her but kept pacing.
"Ms. Vigil has just quit! She quit! I wasn't satisfied with some of the work she did for the party and commented on something and she blew up in my face!" He said angrily. Tifa watched him pace back and forth. "Well.....so is the party ready at all?" She asked.
Rufus swore loudly. "No! She refused to finish. I even offered her to double the payment of the decorations and she refused! She said she couldn't stand listening to me try to give advice about what to do! Now the party's ruined before it even started! It'll never be ready by this Friday! It's all hopeless." He said with a sigh massaging his temples.
Tifa bit her lip then smiled. "Well.....then let me decorate for the party." She said. Rufus looked up. "You? But.....can you even do that?" He asked. Tifa grinned with her hands behind her back. "Listen, Rufie boy. You underestimate me. I can almost do anything. Promise me you will not interfer at all and let me decorate it my way and I swear to you that will have the biggest and best party anyone can pull off. I swear it." She said holding up her right hand.
Rufus rubbed his chin thinking. He began chewing on his lip. He took a deep breath and nodded. "Alright. I'll let you take care of the decorations. But they better be good. All of the aristocrats and rich dummies, as you say, are going to be here." He said. Tifa nodded smiling brightly. "I won't let you down. Is there a theme?" She asked. Rufus stared. "Um......no. It's just a party I hold. Sort of a social gathering." He said.
Tifa nodded. "That's what I thought. Well I'll come up something. And I swear it will be good." She said with a nod. She started to turn around. "Um, Tifa?" Rufus asked. Tifa turned back. "Are you sure you can pull this off within three days? Usual planning a party takes a week." He said. Tifa smiled slyly. "Again, you underestimate me." She said and she left.
She went straight to her room and began to plan. Aeris, Elena, Reno, Rude and Vincent was with her. Tifa was telling them the plans. "Okay for starters, we need streamers, confetti, balloons, a crystal ball, miles and miles of silky fabric, lights, cardboard, ect., ect. There's a long list of things we need." Tifa said. Reno was looking over the list. "Cardboard? Balloons? Is this going to be a prom dance or a social thing?" he asked. Tifa snatched the list away. "Prom dance." She said sarcastically. Vincent smiled folding his arms. "Just tell us what you need, Tif, and we'll help as much as we can." He said. Tifa nodded.
Rufus wasn't allowed to see the ballroom yet. Everytime he got close to go see what Tifa was doing, Vincent and the two Turks would stop him. "Sorry, Rufus. But it's suppose to be a surprise to you too. You don't want to ruin it for Tifa, do you?" Reno asked. Rufus growled and turned tail out of there. He would always here laughing in the closed and locked ball room. There were sounds like someone was building something.
Then finally the day came. Rufus was pacing back and forth in front of the ball room. They still didn't let him in to see what they did. He was starting to get angry. Tifa finally came out and he swooped on her. "What have you done to it? Why haven't I been able to see what you did to the decorations?" He asked annoyed.
Tifa just smiled closing the door. "I already told you. It's a surprise. Now I'm going to go get dressed. Don't you dare take a peek." She said. Rufus narrowed an eye at her. She gave him back the glare. "I mean it." She said as sternly as she could but then giggled. "You'll love what I did." She said. Rufus sighed. "This had better be good." he said shaking his head. Tifa just grinned and skipped up the stairs. Rufus just paced in the hall.
Finally guests were starting to arrive. Still they weren't allowed in. Some of the guests kept asking Rufus why they weren't going into the ballroom but Rufus would just turn red in embarrassment and try to come up with the best excuse as he could.
Just then, there was a loud clearing of the throat catching everyone's attention. They all looked up the stairs. Rufus merely glanced up before looking back at the person who he was talking to then stopped in mid sentence. He turned back with large surprise. Tifa was walking down the steps.
She was wearing a very gorgeous white dress. It fell down to her knees with and noodle straps. She had a white silky scarf around her shoulders and her hair was up in a bun with a few curls falling down on her neck. A lovely silver chain with a small glowing stone. She looked quite lovely.
Several men gaped at the beauty coming down the stairs. She was smiling brightly. "Welcome to President Rufus Shinra's grandest party. We are thrilled you could come." She said stepping over to the door. Rufus stared with shock. But shook it off. He stepped closer to her. "Are we allowed in yet, Tifa?" he asked trying to sound annoyed.
Tifa just smiled and grabbed the doornobs. "Alright, alright,Mr.Grouch. Hold your horses, will ya?" She asked out loud. Nearly everyone laughed but Rufus. He just gave her the look as if saying, if you don't open those doors now, I'm going to hurt you. Tifa just smiled and winked at him. He rose an eyebrow and Tifa pushed the doors open.
Everyone started to file in only slowing at the door looking around. The ball room had been highly decorated. There was silk hanging from the cieling like a roof. The crystal ball in the middle of the cieling dangling down from the silk covered ceiling. There was a bungaloo built on the other side of the room decorated with ivy and lovely white flowers and lights. All around the room on the floor was pure white balloons under white nets making them look like white puffy clouds. A sign built out of cardboard, painted navy blue and had a line of lights saying, Dancing in the Dreams. It did look more like a prom dance. There was a table set up with a large punch bowl and refreshments on it.
Rufus was abit impressed but he wasn't expecting this. He thought it was unacceptable. He looked at Tifa who smiled back. Rufus gave a glare showing abit of annoyance and anger that she stepped back with abit of shock. "What?" She whispered.
Before Rufus could say anything everyone stepped in around him. "My, my! This is very exciting. I haven't been to a prom dance in twenty years. Excellent work, Rufus." a man said patting his shoulder. Rufus looked up in surprise. He looked at every one of his guests. They all had smiles as they looked around. "Ooooh! This is so romantic! Such a brilliant idea. It's something new and I like new things." a woman said dragging her husband off to looked at a few of the decorations. The guests all entered and began looking around.
Rufus was stunned. His guests were satisfied. He smiled just abit impressed. "Well done, Rufus. You are a man of many ideas. I never knew you had something this creative for a party though." The mayor of Junon said shaking Rufus's hand who was still abit stunned. Tifa was smiling brightly.
She looked at Reno who was near the sound booth in the corner. She gave him a nod who nodded back. Reno opened a large CD case and took out a disc. He then spun it on his finger and set it in the CD player. The song, The Next Time I Fall by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant came on.
Rufus looked over at Reno who grinned and waved at him. People were talking excitedly and some began to dance almost immediately. "Oh, honey! It's our song!" another woman said to her husband and they began to dance. Rufus and Tifa were left alone.
Tifa was smiling satisfied with her work. She then turned to leave. Rufus followed her out in the hall. "Thank you. I wasn't expecting this but you did surprise me." He said. Tifa turned around and faced him. "I was only trying to help out. No offense, Rufus. But you are living in the past. It's time to try something new and not so.....so....fancy pancy." She said.
Rufus actually laughed. Tifa just smiled. "Well, the host better get back in there." She said nodding to the door. Rufus lightly grabbed her arm causing her to stop. "Hey, you did all that work. I think it's best if you come to the party too." He said. Tifa smiled. "I'll stay for a bit. All that work had made me tired." She said. Rufus led her back in and began introducing her to people.
Several people congradulated her on her effort. They were deeply impressed with what she did. Tifa finally got too hot and went out on the balcony. Rufus was watching her while listening to some people talk. Vincent was standing off to the side watching him. He smiled lightly. He stepped forward and bent over Rufus shoulder from behind. "You should ask her to dance." He said.
Rufus was startled by how quiet his servent had snuck up behind him and then he nodded. He walked over to where Tifa was. Tifa saw him coming and smiled at him. Rufus nodded. "You did very well, Tifa. But I have noticed that you have not been asked to dance with. May I take this dance?" He asked holding out his hand. Tifa smiled brightly. "Sure. Why not?" She said. She took his hand and he led her in.
Vincent looked over at Reno who was watching him. He gave the nod and Reno grinned. He put on a different song. It was Disney's Beauty and the Beast song. Rufus and Tifa was in the center starting to dance. Rufus had his hand on her hip and her hand was on his shoulder. The other hands were holding the other's.
They began to sway. Listening to the song and staring into each other's eyes and smiling. Tifa then put her head against Rufus's shoulder and closed her eyes. Rufus was abit stunned but then he smiled and relaxed. Several people had stopped to watch them. Aeris and Elena were giggling together in the corner. Vincent was smiling brightly.
He had never seen Rufus looked so happy since the day his mother died. He frowned abit and sighed. "Let's just hope she's what he needs." He whispered. The song finally stopped and the couple stopped dancing. Tifa stepped back feeling herself starting to blush. "I'm abit tired now. So I'm going to bed, kay?" She asked. Rufus nodded. He watched her leave and then he went back to the party.
Tifa was in her room breathing abit hard. She felt her heart pounding against her chest. She was cursing herself abit. "Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. You can't fall for this guy. Your his prisoner, remember? He's not going to let you go because he's spoiled, greedy and unkind." She whispered to herself. She quickly got dressed in her pj's and then climbed into bed.
A/N: Now wasn't that just so romantic. The ball idea came from one of my prom dances when I was still in High School. It was really nice and when I was thinking about how I was going to do the ball that was the only thing that came to my mind. Review and let me know what you think.