Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this fic. If I did, I would be in utter bliss and my life would then have a purpose. But unfortunately, my life doesn't have an utter purpose because I do not own of the characters mentioned in this friggin fic. Teh End.

Chapter 3: Hopeless misconfrontations

The sun shined it's way through the blinds. Reflecting luminous light off the rooms vanity mirror and onto Elena's sleeping figure. Her eyes fluttered open slowly, adjusting themselves to the rays. "Damn, morning already..." She mumbled. Pulling herself to the edge of her bed, she sat there for a moment trying to recollect her thoughts; answering questions such as where was she, who was she. "Shoot, better get ready before-" Suddenly she felt last nights dinner and drink flashed before her immediately heading up her throat to the nearest exit. Elena rushed to the bathroom keeping a tight grip on her hand to prevent anything from staining the lush rosewood floor.

Gurgling noises could be heard next door to Reno's room. Getting up at four am gave him enough time to figure out what needed to be done about this new enemy. After the battle last night, Cloud and co' just didn't seem like such a hassle anymore. There'snothing left in killing them anyway. That was Rufus in a feud trying to get the world's most powerful Materia. What? To destroy the world? It just didn't make sense. What purpose did destroying the world have in store for Shinra's president. Ummm how about no frigging land to run. Ingenious how everyone would be dead. Great kingdom there Sherlock. But now the time came to where Reno had to make the decision whether or not he would take the enemies threat seriously. Would he involve his team in Rufus and this group's war, or would he return to Shinra and pretend like they never encountered them and happened to get cursed with a jagged memory about last night. "Damn..." With Tseng gone, he knew this decision was his to make. A position that he always wanted. Head Turk. But damn the chocobos if he knew a decision like this would come up.

"What the hell?" Screamed Elena next door as she continued an onslaught of hangover mayhem.

"I warned her." Mumbled Reno to himself, getting up to go check on his beautiful she-turk.

"WHAT THE HELL DID I DRINK LAST NIGHT?" Screamed Elena. Hair tied back into a very tiny ponytail. Reno walked into to her room to find Elena hungover the toilet gasping for air.

"Feeling better?"

"No!" Mocked Elena shooting him a glare," What the hell did I do last night to deserve this?"

"Why should I know?" He questioned.

Another round came to Elena before she could reply," Because if I'm correct, this is a freakin hangover. You seem to know these well. So theoretically, one with a brain that is constantly as drunk as yours, would probably try and collect other brains to mutate and kill." Sarcasm dripping off the end.

A moment to intake what Elena had said had played for Reno, then he replied," Actually, theoretically my brai-"

"Shove it Reno!"

"Hey watch your language to your superiors! Youshould be worshiping me now." Grinned Reno, taunting his new title.

"Really now?" Elena's eyes grew a devil glare," I'm so sorry I messed up turkey ass. Please accept my sincerestapologies."

"That's it, your fired!"

"You can't fire me, you don't have that authority."

"I'm fucking leader of this group, I can fire whoever I want to."

"You wish."

"Try me..." Reno said daringly. Venting like this was exactly what he needed after spending hours thinking of crap. But up until now, it seemed like a better idea.

"Stop trying to be our leader. Stop trying to replace Tseng. Tseng was a great man, who didn't deserve what he got. He deserves to be here, not you!"

If Elena knew magic spells that would conjure up a sword and stab the enemy, by golly she might as well have. Her words stabbed Reno right there. Deep and wounded, something a high potion let alone an X-potion could cure. He hadn't been trying to replace Tseng, it was just a matter of doing his job, but at an higher position.

Tears rolled down Elena's soft pale skin," Please, just stop it already and go..." she sniffled, unable to hold back the pain. "I liked Tseng, no I LOVED Tseng. And the moment I'm about to tell him, he goes and dies on me." On the bright side, she was no longer barfing.

This is why Reno hated these kind of situations, he never knew what the hell to say in them." I'll be damned."

"What?" Questioned Elena in a very curious tone.

"Who'd have thought that you thought I would try to replace Tseng. Hell, even I know I can't replace that goober. But just for your information I've got to do what I've got to do alright. And right fucking now that's to decide what to do."

Elena gazed at the ground. She didn't know what to say.

"Be downstairs in twenty minutes, we've gotta get going." He turned and left her room, leaving a very confused Elena sitting on the bathroom floor.

Downstairs, Reno leaned against the wall hanging his jacket over his shoulders with one hand. He watched Rude get drunk off his ass at the bar, taking in drink after drink. Finally he decided he knew what he wanted. A nice shot of tequila. insert random tequila dance here (A/N: Sorry, I just love that song and dance. It's way to entertaining)

The Turks were in the middle of a materia ruin site. Dust swaying by successfullymissing their eyes. This was the least expected face off they could figure before they left. Cloud stood alone across from them, heaving his chest up and down. Carrying his sword with two hands in a battle ready position. How many times did he already summon Bahamut? All he had to do was unequip his materia and he'd recover his composure. So he did. Reno recharged his electromag rod and charged at Cloud, successfully hitting his lower rib cage.

"Heh..." Cloud lost his balance a bit and tumbled back, easily regaining his stance. The corners of his mouth tugging themselves into a smirk. "Game over..." whispered Cloud in a low husky voice throwing Reno's impact hit back at him. Making a round house kick to his head, leaving Reno on the floor. He turned his head towards Rude," Continue?" He whispered again, raising one eyebrow. Perspiration sliding slowly down the sides of his face.

"..." Rude replied, getting a running start to Cloud.

"Should've chosen no..." Trailed off Cloud's voice making a critical hit to Rude's head, knocking him unconscious. "One life remaining." He turned towards Elena. "Use?"

Her legs wouldn't move, she couldn't move anywhere. Try as she did, her effort to move only caused her to stumble back, landing on the ground. "No..." She mumbled.

"SHIT ELENA RUN!" Reno found it in him to make a grab at Cloud from behind deadlocking him in a tight hold.

"No! RENO!" Elena's eye filled with tears.

"DAMN IT ELENA GO!"

Elena managed to find her step against, turning around she began to run when she heard a scream," RENO!" Elena saw it happen. It just happened too fast. Too much for her to take. Too strong for her to handle. Too weak to help. Too shocked to do anything about it. Too enraged not to do anything.

Cloud slowly pulled his sword out, blood dripping evenly, thickening the dirt around. He held onto the Turk by the collar, smiling, mindlessly smirking at his prize. "Tsk tsk tsk." Suddenly he turned around and began heading towards the last remaining Turk still standing, still alive.

Replays of the incident replayed recklessly in her mind causing her blood to boil releasing a good adrenaline rush. As Cloud made a swing at her heaving his overly large sword, she dodged to his right. That is when she committed her least expected act and shot Cloud. The emergency weapon she had since her training. The weapon she swore to never use unless in a life or death situation that could not pull away from the trigger. She listened as the bullet pierced through his skull. His limp body fell to the dusty ground, lifeless. Elena's breathing became calm again. Almost as if none of this was happening. But all of it was. In her mind Elena tried to react to her act, but found it hard. Her mind was black. In a endless trench of nothingness swallowing her sanity whole. She stared at Reno's dead body, as if deciding if he was dead or not.

"...-elen-a" whispered a voice a little ways off. Elena turned to voice finding it belonged to Rude, somehow still alive. Almost immediately she ran to Reno instead, kneeling downshe placed his head on her lap.

"Reno..." She said in a low tone.

bang-

Reno's head dropped to the ground, blood seeping through the fresh hole created by Elena. She had shot Reno. And as if on impulse toRude's overexerted reaction, she ran to him and shot him. Just like that. Bang bang. Nothing left alive around her. Except a possible materia left inside the ruins. Yet regardless of everything that was happening, Elena stood there calm. As if nothing was happening yet again. She stared at the gun wondering what use was there left for it. But that's when she jerked her head in response to footsteps in the distance.

"Elena..." The voice called. Disconcern in his voice.

No response.

"Elena..."

And yet again nothing.

"Elena I know your listening. Don't pull that shit with me." Tseng emerged from a dust curtain blown in front of Elena," Leave them be now and come with me. We still have work to do." He reached a hand out for her. Elena just stared, then approached him. Reaching her hand out to meet his. But instead Tseng was met face to face with the front of her handgun. "Elena..."

bang-

End chapter 3. Alrighty everyone, I finally funking updated my funkin fic. Yu kno howhappy i am now? Happy. That basically describes it. So anyway, please RxR I will update CH.4 soon. Which can do know cause pigs got wings and I got a computer to update with so blah yady dah dah updating mayhem.