(A/N: Well, here's chapter 2! In case I haven't said so yet, Saki-chan and I have been hand writing this for a while now and have at least 10 chapters done so far. But ya, this chapter is mine so you might notice that there is some changes in the writing style. Well, I hope you like it and with out further ado, I give you chapter 2!)

Disclaimer: I do not own FFVII, neither does Saki-chan. I own Larka, she owns Sara, and we both own the plot... But some day... some day we'll find a way to own it! plots evily (lol)

Rated: Mature for sure for later chapters

Chapter 2: The Captured

"Rude, who's the girl?" Elena asked as she noticed the black hair, silver banged girl passed out in the passenger seat.

"Bait." Rude replied. "Our friend Sephiroth seemed to be protecting her. She'll be the bait to lure Sephiroth into Midgar, and once he's there, we'll attack with all the power Shin-Ra can muster."

"But..." Reno started, "what if... he... doesn't c-come?"

"Reno, stay still, don't talk and save your energy." Elena ordered him.

"He'll come. When he looked at her and told her to stay back, there looked to ba a soft warmth in his usually cold eyes. He cares for the girl. Dare I say, they may even be lovers." He told them.

Elena gasped, "No! Honestly? Why-how could she fall in love with that psychopath?"

"Well... they do say... love is blind..." Reno gasped out slowly regaining his strength.

Elena chuckled just as Rude said, "Well, no matter what the case, President Rufus will probably like a word with her." As he finished saying that, his thoughts wondered back to Tseng...

Roughly 2 hours later

"Ugh... W-where am I...?" a girl named Larka asked opening her eyes. She looked around to find her hands and feet bound and herself in a metal cage.

"Hmm... So you're finally awake." Rufus Shinra said walking into her plane of vision. "Tell me, who are you?" He asked.

"Who are you to ask my name?" Larka asked defiantly to the blond haired man. Rufus flashed her, (A/N: I wish... lol), a cold look that made her blood run cold. "Grr... My name is Larka, Larka Clyne. Why... why can't I move my body? Everything below my neck won't move." she questioned.

"That's because you're temporarily paralized from the neck down." Rufus said smiling maliciously at Larka. "Now I want you to tell me exactly why you were with that rouge Sephiroth and what your relationship with him is." Rufus demanded of her.

"I'll tell you but only if you tell me who you are and what you plan to do with me." Larka said boldly looking onto his cold, blue eyes.

"How about I just tell you my name, then you tell me what I want to know or I just torture it out of you." Rufus said. "My name is Rufus Shinra, President of the Shin-Ra Electric Power Company."

Larka gasped, "You're Rufus Shinra?" As Larka gasped he just nodded.

"So, Larka, are you going to tell me what I want to know or am I going to have to make you?" he asked the astonished and groggy girl.

"I'll talk." she answered him, her strength coming and going eradically. "I-"

"Let me in!" Reno's voice came from the other side of the door as 3 swift knocks were heard.

"What do you want?" Rufus growled.

"I wanna see the girl they're all talking about!" Sara said through the door.

"Go away!" Rufus yelled.

"Aww, you know you wanna let me in." Reno's voice now sounded pathetic. Rufus bent down and took off his shoe. He then continued to chuck it at the door. "AHH!" Reno yelped in surprise.

"Just open the dang door." A now irritated Sara's voice was heard. Rufus closed his eyes, walked over to the door, put his shoe back on, then slowly opened the door. "Finally!" Sara exclaimed pushing her way into the room. "So that's her, huh?" Sara asked. "Ya know what? I bet she's a CLONE! You never know what they look like under those cloaks." She said as she enter the cage and started looking for a number on the girl.

"She's not a CLONE." Rufus said annoyed at the Turk.

"How do you know? Did you have Hojo identify her?" Sara asked.

"No, I searched her thoroughly, and trust me on this, she doesn't have a number on her... anywhere." He said smugly.

Sara's eyes widened as she ruffled Larka's hair and stood up. Reno started to laugh but Sara hit him and he shut up. "Let's go Reno." She said, her eyes still wide.

"Good catch Rufus!" Reno yelled back as the door slamed and the sound of a hand making contact with Reno's face as Sara slapped him.

"Now that that slight interuption is gone," Rufus said turning his attention once more to Larka who snapped out of her daze. "Tell me everything about you and Sephiroth." He demanded.

Larka sighed, "It all started 5 1/2 long years ago when I was barely 13 years of age. I was an orphan in a town called Nibelheim. I guess you could say that when your damn Shin-ra company burnt it down, he took pity on me." (A/N: Okay, I tell you now I hadn't played the game before writting this, only Saki-chan had. But now I have and, well, ya, just know that's why it's SO totally different that what really happened)

"Whoa, what? Shin-ra didn't burn down Nibelheim, Sephiroth did." Rufus said slightly confused and amused.

"What! No! That can't be, Sephiroth told me! He said it was-"

She was cut off. "He lied." Rufus said sternly. "He lied, anyone who knew about the Nibelheim disaster could tell you that. For what reasons did he lie? Who knows, but he lied, Shin-Ra didn't burn down your town, Sephiroth did."

"Larka just sat there numbly. "But... he told me..."

"Please continue from when he 'took pity on you'." Rufus said.

Larka shook her head and continued, "Yes, um, well, he told me that he saw something in my eyes, something that he didn't quite know how to explain, and that's why he took me in. From then on, I traveled with him and he tought me how to use a sword, took care of me and everything. I guess during that time, we grew to love each other... Or at least, I grew to love him. But not anymore." She declared to herself as much as Rufus, " I don't love him anymore, I don't even know if I can trust him... I thought he cared about me... he tricked me and lied to me..." her voice trailed off.

"Larka, tell me, why did he train you to use a sword?" Rufus asked.

"I asked him to. I wnated to learn so I could get revenge on you and all of Shin-Ra for burning down my home, but now I swear, I'll hunt him down and strike him down myself... No matter how much it may hurt, or how bwtrayed I feel, I mustn't let anything stand in my way. I can't believe I even trusted him..." tears now fell from the girls silver-blue eyes.

Rufus nodded and went into the cage holding the still paralized girl. "Your body will function normally within 2 hours time, but before that happens, I have a proposal for you. I want you to think about it and answer me once your paralasis is gone. Here is the proposal: Will you join Shin-Ra, join me? Together, I'll help you get revenge." He said as he leaned down and looked at her. His expression had softened, but it was so slight that it almost unnoticeable.

"I mainly want to know why he did it... I want to know why Sephiroth burnt down Nibelheim." Larka said quietly. (A/N: Duh, he did it for a Klondite bar! lol, Read The Cids United to understand that! )

Rufus shruged, stood up and walked out of the cage, not bothering to lock it as he left. "I'll be back for your answer on 2 hours time, until then, good-bye." He said as he left the room, Larka nodded and just lied there in the cage, pondering his proposal.

2 hours later

Rufus walked back into his quarters whereLarka was slightly struggling against the roped that bound her. "So Larks, what is your answer? Will you join me and Shin-Ra, or won't you?"

Larka stopped struggling and looked up into the man's blue eyes as determination flared in her own, "Yes, Rufus, U have decided to join you. I will join and fight Shin-Ra." She told him. She then silently said to herself, "I'll join and fight for you too... Rufus Shinra." He nodded at her decision, not hearing that last part about himself.

(A/N: Ta-da, well there you have it. Chapter 2 is up and done, I hope you enjoyed it! Quick thing, the cage Larka is in is like a portable on that was put in Rufus' room so ya, I hope I didn't confuse anyone. But ya, Saki-chan has the next chapter. I hape you all liked chap #2 and hopefully you'll stick around for chapter 3. Till then, have fun. Please R&R, flames welcome, I really don't mind them.)

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