Your Job Is to Shut Up—
I made my way to the office quickly and efficiently. I didn't want to be late. He doesn't like us being late. As I turned the corner I noticed a tall redheaded male standing out side the door. He stuck his tongue out as a walked past him, I just rolled my eyes. It was Reno Hikaru; he was a Turk just like me. Reno was a little on the strange side though, he was always trying to have a good time and act insane. It's not good to be a retard in our line of work, but…for some reason he's still here. I walked into the office seeing two men standing in front of a large desk. The taller of the two turned to me.
"Elena you think next time…you could be on time?" The bald man said sternly.
"I am, perhaps you need a new watch Rude." I said walking towards the desk.
"Watch your attitude young lady…you don't want to go upsetting the boss now do you?"
The other man said with a smirk on his face.
"Tseng, I could really do without your crude remarks today." I said looking away.
Suddenly a young blond male wearing a large white overcoat walked into the room.
"Well…what the fuck are you all staring at? Sit down." He said glaring across the room.
The young blonde sat down behind the large desk in the middle of the room as Reno walked into the room smiling.
"Late? Ugh, just sit down before I have you killed." The blonde said staring at Reno.
Reno took a seat near the back of the office and smiled over at me. Again I rolled my eyes to him. What was this guy's problem? He really was going to be killed one day for being such a dumbass. I looked around the room as the young blond spoke.
"Well…today I have to sign that peace treaty with the country of Esthar. We don't want anymore trouble out of those SeeD children." He coughed then closed his eyes. "My secretary Paige will be escorting me there, as for you Tseng and Reno I need you to go looking for my missing Materia Ring. Rude…I want you to find more information on this Sephiroth Clone. I will meet you all back at the LaNocha Bar at 8:00 for celebration for this new treaty." He said standing slowly.
The others stood also and began making their way out of the office. I quickly stood up.
"Sir? What is my job for today?" I said walking toward the blonde haired male.
He glanced around a moment and pointed to the door.
"Go with them…" He said motioning to Reno and Tseng.
I nodded and followed the men out the door. I followed slowly behind the others thinking about my past few years here. So much had happened, the defeat of the mighty Lord Sephiroth…and now there is talk of a clone that has been granted with the great sword the Masamune. I shuddered a little thinking about all this.
"Hmm, you are awful quiet today Elena." Reno said turning to me.
I looked up at him. I was always the talkative one; you could hardly ever shut me up. I just went on and on about everything. I smiled a little.
"Oh, I am just feeling a little confused today that's all. I mean all this stuff with Sephiroth's return. It's all a little freaky. And now missing Materia? Something just isn't right about all this ya know?" I said walking with him.
Tseng stopped and turned around, brushing his long black hair back.
"Reno, you go look around the mansion…I will ask to see if anyone strange has been around." Tseng said as Reno took off towards the mansion.
"Umm, what's my job?" I said looking into Tseng's eyes.
He grunted a little the turned around.
"Your Job is to Shut up, and stay out of my face." He said walking off.
I made my way to the lobby and sat down in a corner staring out the window. My life here wasn't easy. I wasn't respected because I was a girl. I spent most of my time sitting alone, not being able to go on missions because I was always forgotten and left behind. Not Rude or Tseng…or even that insane Reno. They were all loved by ShinRa. This company was run by one of the foulest of men, Rufus ShinRa! He was only 18 years old, but was the president of the company because his father died and left it behind. Rufus wasn't very friendly at all…actually he was a complete asshole. He was the blonde in the office…his office. The only thing he liked any where near as much as money or power was Tseng.
Tseng Kusanagi grew up with Rufus, they were friends as children and Tseng worshiped the ground Rufus walked on. There were many times when I'd seen Tseng even offer foot rubs and home cooked meals to Rufus. That's the reason he was more important than all of us, he would do anything to get ahead.
Rude Porter was a little more down to earth, he has a wife and a young daughter. When not in the office he could be a really nice man, but once he gets around Tseng and Rufus a while he becomes a hard ass. He is a hard worker though, he knows when and how to get the job done. That's why he is always sent on special missions.
Reno Hikaru was a strange man; he was very tall and skinny with bright red hair. He stood out like a sore thumb…but he was always smiling and making jokes about everything. His sister Kairi was a famous singer; he was always so proud of her and talked about how great she was all the time. It was nice being around him at times, he always knew how to make you feel better if you'd had a bad day. I think that's why Rufus kept him around…because Reno kept us all in good moods when we were stressed.
That morning and afternoon went by just like any other, I sat in the lobby watching people go back and forth through the front doors. The young lady at the front desk kept glancing over at me. She hated me, her name was Casey Myers…she was 25 years old and a total bitch. No one liked her; she had the biggest crush on Rufus ShinRa…that's why she worked here. She wanted to be his close personal secretary but that job was already taken by a young girl named Paige.
Paige Noire was Rufus's personal secretary. She was 17 years old and beautiful. She did everything she was asked by him. A lot more than a secretary should have done, sometimes it was like she was his mother. She brought him food, shined his shoes, even picked out his clothes. Without her, Rufus would have been lost. He depended on her for everything, and then yelled at her for dropping an ink pen. I hated the way he treated her. So many times I just wanted to waltz into that office and smack him silly for the things he said to her. But she put up with it. Every single bit of it. He works her so hard, that she even lives in the office building. She turned her own office into a bedroom! I couldn't believe it when I saw it. I just hope one day she gets the guts to stand up to him before he hurts her physically.
I had completely lost track of time when suddenly someone tapped on my shoulder.
"Heya! You are coming to the bar?" The masculine voice said.
I turned slowly seeing Reno standing behind me.
"Huh? Oh the bar…yeah. I guess I better get going. Don't want to be late for the celebration right!" I said standing up and walking to the door.
"Hey…I'll walk with you. I don't think we will be late though." Reno said catching up with me.
We walked down the busy streets of Junon and off towards a little bar that Rufus owned. I laughed a little thinking about that, Rufus owned almost everything. He was the wealthiest person in the world. No one, not even lord Sephiroth could have more money than Rufus.
"Ugh…" I said out loud.
"Huh? What's ugh?" Reno said sticking a small piece of candy into his mouth.
I looked over at him.
"Nothing, just the though of Sephiroth's return." I said looking at him.
"Oh! I thought you were talking bad about my Makouu Drops!" He laughed popping another candy into his mouth.
Makou Drops were Reno's favorite thing in the world. It was a small sour candy made with Makou. A substance that comes from the earth that we use to power the world. Makou, when ingested gives you a "high" feeling…it's like a temporary sedative. It makes you feel really good for a while, but if you take too much it can mess you up really bad and make you sick, or even die. When I became a Turk they injected my body with Makou. It now runs through my veins, as well as Reno, Rude and Tseng. It's so when we enter a Makou reactor we don't get sick. So, it gives us a pretty good tolerance to Makou based foods.
We arrived just in time. As Reno reached for the bar door I turned to see Rufus and Tseng climbing out of a long black Limo.
"Umm…there they are." I said quietly to Reno.
He turned and looked to Rufus and Tseng. A large smile covered Rufus's face; I was a little creped out by that. The man never truly smiled, so there was something up. I bowed lightly to him as Reno opened the door for Rufus to walk in first. As Tseng pushed past us Reno growled a little bit at him and laughed. I tried to hold back laughter, sometimes Reno really could be a fun person. I just didn't like to admit that. This was all about work, not play. I didn't know why we had to go to a bar anyway…I never drank alcohol. That just wasn't my thing. So I always sat quietly while the men talked and drank. It was the only time that it was expected for me to be silent.
So we all made our way into the small bar and took our usual seats, the men ordered their drinks and we settled down for a nice peaceful night at the bar.