Disclaimer: If I owned them, I wouldn't be writing about them. I'd be out doing stuff with them. :-)
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Looking through the window of the President's hospital room, Elena couldn't help but feel a little jealous of the President. She wasn't jealous of the fact that he's been laying in a coma for a month, she was jealous because of the person that's been keeping a silent vigil by his side since he arrived.
When Tseng was released from the hospital, a stay caused by Sephiroth, he rushed to Rufus' side. what he found lying there wasn't what he was expecting at all. The other Turks had explained to him how they found him and told the grim prognosis from the doctors, but he was still surprised to see Rufus in the weak and frail condition he was in.
Thinking back on that day, Elena turned away from the window and looked at her other companions. Rude didn't do much. He sat there everyday and got coffee for everyone when he went and got some for himself. Despite everything that's happened, he still goes out with Reno every Friday night to have a drink at one of the bars that wasn't destroyed by meteor.
Reno on the other hand, was different. She was surprised to see him sitting on the couch that was near the door. She was expecting to see him pacing the floor or coming back from outside after having a smoke. He didn't like sitting there for too long, "drives me insane" he told her once. She figured it was a good a time as any to ask the question she'd been thinking about for a while.
Not really knowing how to start the topic, she just decided to spit the question out point blank. 'Reno, why is Tseng so concerned about Rufus?'
Reno raised his eyebrow at the question. 'What? And you don't think we're not concerned?'
'No, it's not that at all Reno. It's just that Tseng's been in there since he was released last week and he doesn't seem to be eager to leave anytime soon. You have to admit, it must be pretty boring sitting next to a guy in a coma all day. I'm just wondering what makes him sit there all day and not complain.'
Before Reno could reply, Rude simply stated 'Because he promised Rufus that he'd never be alone.'
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Author's note: I put Rude and Tseng almost as the same age. I see Tseng as being the oldest out of them, but Rude not that far behind. Let's say that if Tseng was 18 when this started, Rude is about 16.