Yuffie visits Rufus, Rufus is confused on the happenings around him as he tries to figure out the true purpose of the paper sent to him earlier that morning.

Disclaimer: None of the characters or anything that revolves around Final Fantasy 7 has ever belonged to me but will always be credited by Square-Enix.

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Chapter Six – Unfaithful for the better

He looked so calm, his face expressions so mysterious. His face was hunched downward as he began signing the documents and contracts he had left till the last minute because of his busy schedule the week held for him. She rested her hand against the door knob as she watched him through the glass door, he hadn't looked up yet; he didn't sense her yet, of did he?

Cringing at the sight of him dropping his unscratched pen and allow a nod of approval for her entrance, a soft yet teasing glint hit his sharp blue eyes at the sight of her. His face expressions softened as he seemed quite happy that she was there, as if she was a dear long friend who stopped by to say hello and make up for old times they wasted apart.

"Yuffie" he noted as he watched her close the door behind her, standing up he looked quite worried that he seemed a mess, after all he hadn't seen or spoken to her for a week long and didn't want to send out the wrong vibe upon her.

"Hey stranger" she teased him happily as she allowed the materia she snatched up from his table to entertain her as she kept Rufus thinking for the possible reason that she came in such an unexpected time.

"Do I perhaps need to ask?" He finally asked as he proceeds on once more signing the stacks of paper while he kept his eyes on the parchments but his attention of the ninja before him.

"Where's your mail?" She asked flatly as she kept on playing the game which was to leave him thinking as she looked around for the possible location of the envelopes sent to Mr. Shinra.

"Pardon?" He asked quite confused on why she would need his mail as he stopped for a moment from the pen contacting the documents to look at Yuffie lost.

"Mail, you know? Letters mostly confidential or something from dear mum saying hi" she stated as she rested the materia once more in its original spot and allowed a mischievous expression to hold upon her.

"Oh yes, I was just confused on the fact on why you were asking for them; here they are…Nothing to hide, thought I haven't gone through them yet" he said with a soft laugh and handed her the pile she asked for from the start as he finished with a parchment and twisted his aching arm gently, he never did expect signing to allow so much tiring pain on his hand.

"Thank you" she said happily as she began looking at the address and shape of each envelope. She began pacing the room as she tossed the junk on the ground and the bills in her free hand. In the end she was finally left with a beige, familiar envelope in her once occupied hand.

"Read what's inside?" She asked innocently as she gently rested it on Rufus's table and kept her innocent act until she noticed him give the nod approval.

"Is it by any chance a birthday card of some sort?"

"Shit, it's your birthday?" The ninja exclaimed as she searched the blue eyes for any sign of it to be a joke, hearing his laugh allowed her to sigh with relief before staring annoyingly at him, "You scared me!" She whined before waiting for him to explain why he asked such a question.

"Well then if it's not a late or early birthday card, why in the world are you so keen on me knowing its content?" He asked curiously as he finally pulled the sheet of paper from inside and found it to be quite blank before turning it around.

"What does yours say?" She asked the calm figure before him, noticing him take his time on reading whatever was on the paper; she chose to use her time wisely as she searches her eyes upon him. He hadn't changed much to Yuffie's pleasure; he was still how she pictured him to be with a side of mystery as if he held something she didn't know. The famous blonde strand lay alone as it poked his pale cheeks; his eyebrows were shook up as if deep in thought. Noticing his eyes on her, she shook out of her bubble of thoughts.

"What is this?" He persisted wishing to know as he shook the paper gently in front of the raven head.

"That's what I was hoping you'd know" She stated with a smile as she leaned foreword on her seat to read the content but failed as Rufus hid it from her. "Why won't you show it to me?" She cried like a helpless child as she tried to snatch the paper playfully away but of course lost her chance when Rufus dumped it in one of the drawers before locking it.

"What do you know so far?" He asked trying to put two by two and understand everything that was hurting his dear brain.

"That sentence that you dearly hid from me, represents someone" she stated before noticing the weird expression he held onto her as if she was mad as she let the fact that he hid the paper from her forgotten for the moment.

"Did Reno put you up to this sheet that is a possible prank? Because I'll pay you double what he is" he noted sarcastically with a laugh before trying to shake the topic off, it seemed like he had a feeling Yuffie wouldn't be quite happy with what was written to him and he wasn't planning on showing it to her.

She stayed quiet not mentioning anything, she just laughed weakly at his comment before crossing her legs and childishly undoing so.

"You seem so nervous, what's wrong?" He asked noticing her as he pushed his chair away from the table so he could get up and walk towards her. Attempting to bend he felt the pain reach his knee as his feet still hadn't recovered from sitting on the wheelchair for so long and suddenly leaving it.

"Nothing" she stated with a smile as she tried to say something but closed her mouth.

"Very well" he noted before noticing the familiar tap on the door, looking up he gave a nod at the figure that soon left. "Oh dear, I almost forgot; seems like our meeting will be cut short for the fact of another meeting I've forgotten about. How about we have dinner tonight as my apology?" Rufus asked as he waited for her response before standing up once more.

"Sure, I'm fine; don't worry" she stated as she rested a hand on his cheek and left a kiss upon his lips, "Come on, I swear I'll use the summoning materia set you gave me this Christmas at you if you're late for dinner" she teased him as she watched him leave.

"Are you making me regret getting you such a valuable collection?" He asked and soon pushed the door open, "It was nice seeing your face again" he noted with a smile before leaving.

Upon his depart she traced her fingers upon her bottom lip and tugged softly, he knew; she was lying. How could she keep him under the lime light? Hide such a thing, worst of all; why didn't she pull back? No, instead of doing the right thing and pulling back; she chose to wrap her arms around the person's neck that dark day. She didn't pull away when the drunken person kissed her; she just got deeper into it. It wasn't the persons fault; he was a fool that was drunk, she should have taken the responsibility; not act as foolish as that person had. Worst of all, the drunken person never did know about that moment, no one knew; it was her secret.

Upon his depart, his mind wandered upon the sheet, why it had nothing to do with Yuffie it was quite the opposite. She'll be someone you least expect it read, he remembered those words easily. But he was willing to make that paper wrong.

-ToBeContinued-

Author Note: Tifa closes the bar early and gets an unexpected visitor in the next chapter!