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Diabolical Posession - Locked in one's ego with one's sins.

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V. Eyes Clouded with anger.

A roar echoed throughout the shinra mansion, making the ceiling to the foundations shake with fear.

"YUFFIE!"

A hand on his shoulder. To calm him as he turned to look directly into blood red eyes. He attempted to shrug it off, but it remained firm.

"Get off me, Vincent…"

He his words slowly, quaking with emotion, his voice dangerously low.

"Now."

Vincent withdrew his hand softly, and Cloud returned his piercing gaze to the door of the dusty room, and glared at it neurotically as it cautiously creaked open.

Yuffie had been outside with her ear pressed to the door. She had been outside the room, with Vincent, for about 24 seconds upon giving Cloud the film, before Cloud had appeared, ashen faced, and taken Vincent to see the video with him. She had been sternly ordered to wait outside, after the door had been shut in her face. It was only natural to her to try to hear what the tape contained. Which is why she was very frightened and nearly deafened when she heard Cloud's cry. Now, she had told Reno to aim for realism, but, she hoped that he hadn't gone too far.

She suspected he might have done when Cloud pulled her through the door.

"WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?" How dare he…

She opened her mouth, and then closed it, like a fish.

He grabbed her shoulders and pushed her to the wall in rage.

"WHERE?" touch her..

"Cloud. Stop."

It was Vincent. Soft spoken but strong. Cloud seemed frozen in the spot, as if he had just realised what he had been doing.

Vincent moved Yuffie to the old sofa that faced the screen. He moved Cloud into a chair. Cloud sat down stiffly, still slightly mesmerised.

"You must not let your emotions control you."

Cloud shot up out of his seat again.

"What do you know? You don't care!"

Something flashed in Vincent's eyes then. It looked like pain. But Cloud was too incensed to notice.

"I care more than you would know." He muttered, under his breath. Cloud did not hear. Yuffie, however, did. But she wisely chose to keep her mouth shut. His voice returned to audible volume.

"Now sit down."

He turned to Yuffie.

"Answer Cloud's question."

She squirmed under the piercing gazes of the two men. 'Oh god. I'm in for it now.'

"Post. It was posted to me. What's on it anyway?"

Vincent narrowed his eyes. He was almost certain she was not telling them something, but to bring that up with Cloud around would be folly.

"I see."

"That tape wasn't from Tifa." Cloud interjected. "You must know something." He cradled his head in his hands. " I don't even know where to start…"

"…Things about that tape.. Seem familiar but impossible."

Vincent regarded him calmly. "I would trust your instinct. From observations of the tape, various facts can be known…"

Cloud looked up at Vincent as he continued.

"This is a man. He is rich. We can see that from his hands, and his equipment. Additionally, he knows you fairly intimately. This isn't someone you've never met. He's got contacts, and he has at least a large warehouse, where the film was took. Most importantly of all, he's terribly arrogant. It is in his voice. Lastly… his initials are An 'R' and an 'S'."

"I thought…" Cloud began, "it sounded like him but… that can't be. He's dead. How did you know the initials?"

"They were what he carved… into her skin."

Yuffie could hear her heartbeat in her ears.

Tifa's cell, Midgar.

When tifa awoke, one question was forefront in her mind. "Where is Yuffie?" She was greeted by silence.

She couldn't tell what time it was when she awoke, or how long she had been there, or even why she was there. But she could see two aquamarine eyes staring intently at her from between the bars of her new-found cell. And with the light being as bright as it was in the white confines, Tifa could tell exactly who it was.

"Reno?"

He smiled. She frowned.

"Why am I here?" she added, flatly. "I thought we agreed this was all over. Shinra is gone, there's no point in us doing this anymore." She took a deep breath. "What's going on? What have you done with Yuffie?"

She had meant to sound less weary. Less weak. Less wide-eyed with fear for Yuffie's safety, as the last thing she remembered involved being with her. But It just wasn't happening.

He looked her square in the eyes. "I wouldn't hurt Yuffie, believe me. She's not even here: and even if she were, there wouldn't be anything you could do about it right now.." He smirked at her, her wrists chained to the wall with shackles of about a meter's length, inside a barred cell. He had placed a bowl of food and jug of water just over a metre and a half from the back wall of the cell, in hopes that she would struggle to reach it, or at least bend forwards, so he could get a good view down her ripped shirt. His smile grew wider.

"Anyway," he continued, "Shinra has no interest in her."

"shinra?" she queried. "Who took over?"

"Ah… hate to break it to ya sweetheart," he nodded his head from side to side, "but, Rufus Shinra ain't dead. You don't remember your little encounter with him?" He gestured to her bloodied shirt. "he's very much alive."

Tifa laughed sardonically. It didn't really suit her. "I see. So Rufus survives being blown up. Why didn't I think of that?"

"you don't have to believe me."

You're right. I don't. But I can still entertain the idea. Lets assume you are right. Rufus is alive. You kidnapped me.." She paused in thought.

'But that doesn't make sense. If Rufus were alive, He would have Reno out doing something horrid in true turk fashion, no doubt, as there's no chance I can make it out of this cell on my own. He can afford surveillance technology that makes Reno, and 'guarding' me, pointless. Why would he waste his money on that? Unless he thinks someone might try to rescue me...'

"But there's no way I'd make it out of here on my own. Why did he need you to guard me?"

"So Rufus sent his little lap dog here to entertain me? I'm honoured Reno, really I am. That must be why you are here, because every other option is nonsensical."

"Actually… I was sent to watch.. guard.. whatever. Make sure you didn't kill yourself.

Irritating you is my own embellishment. A bonus, if you will, to make my job more… interesting. But, like I said, you don't have to believe me. Besides, I'm having fun." He looked her over. "Who said anything about your entertainment?"

She pursed her lips and frowned. He found it sultry: it gave him a kick. He also enjoyed the idea that she had pulled this face because he had started to hit a nerve. He could, by his very nature, do naught but continue.

"However, we could be having more fun."

His lopsided grin bared his teeth in a feral fashion.

"If you were that little dead ancient… Aeris, yeah? Well, let me put it this way. You may dress like the slutty one, but it's pretty obvious where the real sexual experience was going on." He observed her face again, grinning with glee inside, and continued. "We could have had much more fun. I just bet she loved to get down and dirty with…-"

"Aaargh!"

He jumped back as her food bowl hit the bars of her cell with a loud clatter. It hadn't succeeded in hitting him, but it had been unexpected enough to alarm him. Reno was thoroughly enjoying himself. He'd only been there a few minutes, and already he had her throwing things. That he had angered her that much pleased him, but he was slightly disappointed that he had missed her reaching for the bowl.

"How dare you!" Her cheeks were reddened, and she was breathing heavily.

"How dare you defile her memory like that? You are alive because of her! You owe her your pathetic little life." She paused, trying to control her breathing. In. out. She was shaking.

"You aren't even worthy to say her name. If you ever talk about her like that again, I will hurt you."

"Easy sugar. Thought you were rivals anyway.. you know, both wanting to get into Cloudy's pants." She blushed as he continued. "What do you care if I insult her?"

"No…" she said, hesitantly, "I do care, you see…" 'why am I telling him this?' "I loved her."

He smirked again, seeing an opening.

"Now that, I would pay fine money to see."

The calm composure that she had managed to regain vanished.

"I knew it! I just knew she was dirty! Into threesomes? Was Cloudy there as well? Or was it just you and her? Personally, I'd rather imagine that Cloud wasn't' involved.."

"THERE ARE OTHER KINDS OF LOVE BUT SEXUAL LOVE YOU IDIOT!" She screamed, as her water went the same way as her food bowl.

He had water all over his crumpled Turk uniform.. and his face. He was not pleased, and tired hard to control his anger, as Tifa watched with satisfaction as water dripped from the end of his nose.

"I won't be replacing that." He said, angrily. "Rufus didn't say anything about your condition."

He glanced casually at his watch.

"Rude's shift."

He turned to leave, and saw Rude laughing at him quietly from the doorway. Rude the emotionless. He cursed under his breath.

Tifa had found out several things about her capturers: that they wanted her alive, that they feared she might be rescued, and that she could, under extreme measures, use her sexuality to her advantage. But she hoped that she wouldn't have to.

Nibelhiem, Shinra Mansion.

"Shinra." Cloud breathed.

"I'm going alone. I can't risk taking anyone with me. You saw the tape."

"I have ways of making myself… unseen. I will accompany you."

Cloud paused. He was going to fight it, but he knew that Vincent would not let him down. He nodded.

"But Yuffie must stay." He turned to her. "Do not tell anyone anything. Do you understand?"

"But, I wanna know what's going on!"

"I said, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"

She nodded meekly.

'I'm going to follow behind you anyway' She thought.

"Good." Cloud gave her a weak smile. "take care of yourself, Yuffie." He touched her arm, gently. "Let's go, Vincent. We don't have time to play with."

He hoisted his sword onto his back, and then they both were gone.

Yuffie walked towards the tape machine, and pressed play.

Thank you for reviews! Hipaitha, Phantasy-hope, Valie, a.k.a Lilliane, Clouded Angel, Bynon carget (Vincent guessed, because he know's tifa's handwriting and he's rather intellegent, and he could tell Yuffie was lying ( : and Fumi. Thank you all.