Chapter Eleven

Noises: The Conclusion

Disclaimer: look if I did own square, you people would be the first to know, I would gloat and gloat well at the…not really like because there's no chance in hell it's ever going to happen.

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It was Elena's turn for the elusive bodyguard duty, she was especially early after the information that Rude had disclosed not only a week ago. She still was scarred but somewhere along the line that had simply morphed into a twisted fangirlish glee which even the authoress will not go into, fangirls are scary people, lets just leave it at that. Tseng even decided to come for he had to get some paperwork signed, coincidences are great thing, wouldn't you agree.

Both of them travelled up in the lift to Rufus' office, both quiet, lost in their own thoughts I suppose…I think at least. And both as swiftly knocked out of their reverie by the 'ding' of the lift as it arrived on their stop and their path to free drinks this weekend. Yes it was looking almost too good to be true when the rounded the final corner. Where they happened to meet a less-than-happy looking Rude leaning against the door frame of Rufus' office.

"I honestly thought you had enough decency not to team up two on one Tseng," he simply stated in their general direction, still intently listening to the door beside him. He was very wary, he didn't want to lose his money any time in the near future, especially to a pair of conniving, scheming co-workers.

"Why, don't you trust us?" Elena asked with the look, this is able to make anyone fall back, it simply sent you on a serious guilt trip, I dub thee puppy dog eyes. Elena is quite the expert at these however isn't as adept as the red-head not 10 feet away from them.

"Not with my money I don't," he bit back quietly still eavesdropping.

Elena and Tseng both sighed and took several steps until they were level with Rude, realising that they could here virtually everything in the room, well Tseng had already found that out the hard way, so all of them made the unconscious decision of staying there and scare off anyone wanting to go into the office, yes, for the good of Shinra they decided.

"Yo boss man, c'mon I really need that advance, anyway you owe me for how many now?" Reno's voice was heard from the office.

"No Reno we've been through this I don't haw many times you aren't getting paid for this," came Rufus' tart reply.

Tseng, Elena and Rude stiffened at this, still listening intently, the only difference was that their ears were pressed against the doors now. Some cleaners walked past, not even batting an eyelid at this strange sight, the Turks were just known for doing weird things like that so it was easier just to accept it. So when the Turks in question were trying to digest this information, it went on.

"C'mon I do this for ya how many times a week and I don't get paid, I men I could easily take my talents elsewhere and at least get paid for it," Reno chipped back at his boss.

Tseng went green (again), Elena red and Rude, he just looked traumatised, like in advent children when bahamut sin shows up, like that.

"No chance, it was you that volunteered for this Reno," Rufus replied.

"Damn cheapskate, find someone else…well see ya my shift's over," footsteps were heard coming to the door.

Tseng, Elena and Rude tried to scramble as far away from the door as possible, ending up however tripping up over each other and landing in a heap in front of Reno.

"Damn, I never thought you lot were so eager to work," Reno paused for a second, "what's with the looks?"

The looks in question were a mix between pure confusion, embarrassment and that guilty look you get when you've just walked in on something. So naturally Reno was confused because they looked completely scundered.

"Uhmmm, well about that…me and the rest of us kind of overheard…a conversation between you and our boss and…" Tseng trailed off.

Reno just smirked, then gained that expression where it looked as if you were going to burst a lung to hold in laughter. He'd figured it out rather quickly and obviously found it hilarious at the others' expense.

"What's all this about anyway?" asked the oblivious Rufus and Reno took the courtesy of answering, sick minded sod.

"I think they thought…I can't even say it," he said passing into a fit of giggles. It was then that Rude realised it.

"You two, pay up, I win," he said triumphantly, well as triumphantly as one could when they had two people dog-piled on top of him.

"You bet on it?" Reno asked in shock.

"Don't worry I'll treat you to drinks this weekend, no these two will actually," Rude said which seemed to cheer the red-head up immensely. Elena and Tseng groaned, that was their pay cheques for the next two weeks used up.

"Will someone please tell me what the hell is going on!?" Rufus demanded getting ready to pull out his shot gun.

They did, he passed out with shock and as an apology they had to pull double shifts for the next week, except for Reno, who instead had to continue his chiropracting without his extra pay. The bliss of being a vice-president.

AN: well that's it for this mini story arc thing, and if you really want to, please review, go on it'll make us both feel warm and fuzzy inside…oh wait that could be your stomach eating itself…well anyway go on you know you want to review.