I'll just assume you've read all the other chapters up to this point.

note Rufus obviously spends a lot of time alone in this here thing I've come up with and ends up watching too many movies/musicals. You'll see later.
THIS ONE IS REALLY SHORT! But I think it's the best yet!

Back outside the office.

" Linda is MINE!" Rufus screeched

" NO! I saw her FIRST!" Zack bellowed.

Both men were tugging at a still smiling and lifeless Linda.

" Linda's already pledged her eternal love to ME!" Palmer waddled as fast as his stumpy legs could. Bothe men stopped tugging and looked at linda in disbelief.

" Say it ain't true, baby!" Zack pleaded

" NO! You belong to ME!" Rufus threw a smoke bomb at the ground. When the smoke cleared he and Linda were both gone.

" NO! gasp MY LINDA!" Palmer shouted. He was still waddling to the desk where she and Rufus had been.

" Don't fear my sweet -OW- Linda! I'll save you from that madman-OW-" Zack was trying to be dramatic but only hurt himself in his delicate condition. Sephiroth approached the scene after leaving the office of the president.

" You're all a bunch of shit-heads! LINDA'S A BLOWUP DOLL!" He proclaimed in annoyance.

" GASP!" Zack and Palmer were shocked.

" Oh -NO- you DI'N'T!" Palmer snapped his fingers.

" You're just saying that because you're GAY!" Zack screamed. Sephiroth turned slowly, eyes squinted into a glare that could slice bread or cheese or maybe even shoot lazers if he tried really hard.

SMACK

Sephiroth punched Zack in the throat. Palmer jiggled in shock. Zack fell to the ground clasping his crushed trachea.

Sephiroth stomped away to his room.

Rufus' office was decorated as most broom closets were. Mops and brooms on the wall, a bucket, a drain in the centre of the floor. Rufus had added elements to make it seem more 'homey' like a table that was far too large for the space, a Fisher Price keyboard, a television, candles poking out of every available surface and a window painted on the wall behind the desk in bright primary colours. (stylized sun, clouds, trees and puppies included.

" Sing for me! My angel of MUSIC! MUAHAHAHAHAH!" Rufus cackled maniacally.

" ..." Linda said questioningly.

" Oh, sorry, forgot you were sensitive about that." Rufus appologized

"..." Linda asked, obviously hurt.

" No, I didn't mean to point out that you couldn't sing, I just-"

"..." She spoke n aggrivated tones.

" Look, just forget it!" Rufus sqwaked.

"...?" Asked Linda.

Yeah, this room has no electricity so I use candles."

"...?" Linda exclaimed.

" Why yes that -is- pumpkin spice scent! How did you know?"

"...!" She said.

" Oh, that's FABULOUS!"

The conversation was interrupted as the door to Rufus' closet was flung open ( though it hit the edge of the table he was using as a desk so the flinging wasn't quite as dramatic as it could have been.)

" RUFUS. I know you've got the secretary!" The voice outside the door yelled. Rufus stuffed Linda under his table. " I JUST heard you stuffing her under your poor excuse for a desk! now hand her over!" the voice yelled again.

" It appears we have a guest!" Rufus said to Linda. " You're not the boss of me!" Rufus screamed at the entrance.

" Don't make me come in there!" The voice threatened.

" GO TO HELL!" Rufus replied. A shiny black shoe attatched to a long trouser clad leg shuffled sideways into the room. It was soon followed by the entire body of one Mr. Tseng of the turks.

If Linda hadn't been under the table, the three of them would've hardly fit into the room.

" Well, this is certainly cozy." Tseng commented.

" Raou- I mean Tseng! GET OUT OF HERE!"

Tseng tried to bend over to pull Linda out from under the table. He had to use one arm to brace himself on the table and scrape his back against the cinder block wall in order to reach her.

" WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" Rufus exclaimed.

" You're really not too bright, are you?" Tseng was hoisting Linda out from under the furniture.

" My preeesciious!" Rufus hissed as he grabbed Linda's legs from the other side of the table.
Tseng let go of his half of Linda to backhand Rufus across the face.

" wha-hwa-hwhaaaaaaa!" Rufus cried and clasped his reddened cheek. Tseng pulled Linda to safety outside the closet. After shutting and locking the door he propped Linda up against the wall and said,

" So, Linda..." He leaned against the wall with his elbow obviously trying to put on some charm.

" ..." Said Linda. Tseng jumped at her, both of them falling to the floor with an audible thud.