Authors note: YAY!! I managed to make it a tiny bit longer again. I know it's probably going a bit slow, but bear with me, k? please, please, please review!!
Chapter 5 – The Turks
Reno put the brakes on rather sharply, making Elena's seatbelt choke her slightly. They had stopped outside a large building with "Shinra Electric Company" written above the door. Elena had a bad feeling about this.
"Come on." Reno said, getting out of the car. Elena followed, rubbing her bruising neck. She expected him to take her in through the main door, but he walked round to a small door round the back. They stepped into a brightly lit room, with two people sitting on a small table in the middle.
"Reno, it's about time." The shorter of the two men said. He was dressed in the same clothes as Reno, except he was a little more presentable. His black hair was tied in a short ponytail.
"Yeah, screw you; I just drove about 90 down the highway to get here on time." Reno ranted
"And still you're 40 minutes late." The man said smiling.
"I am not. I'm 20 minutes early!!" Reno said in a shocked voice.
"There's such a thing as daylight savings, Reno." The man laughed. Reno walked off, muttering something about "the fucking government, screwing up the time so I have to get up earlier…" Elena couldn't help but laugh at him.
"Elena, we have been expecting you. My name is Tseng, This is Rude." He said, indicating the muscular man still sitting at the table. Rude nodded his head towards her. "We are part of a group called the Turks. Oh, and sorry we had to put you in the hands of that homicidal maniac." He added, Elena laughed.
"So, was that whole thing a fake?" She asked.
"The school thing? Yeah. We decided Reno would be best to do that because as you can probably see, he is the youngest."
"But why?"
"We want to recruit you. We've known about you for a long time. There's not many people who are Turks material, which is why there's only 3 of us at the moment. I think you have what it takes."
Elena stayed silent. She never thought she was any different to anybody else. She wasn't strong; she never stuck up for herself. She always considered herself to be a very weak person.
"How can I have what it takes? I'm just…" Elena said sadly
"I know what you're thinking." Tseng said. "It takes more than physical strength to be a Turk. It takes patience, it takes brains, it takes understanding. More than one of those Reno lacks, so I guess he wasn't a very good example to send to you." Elena laughed.
"But what about school, and my mom?" she asked.
"Everything has been taken care of. They have been contacted. So, what do you say?"
"Well, what have I got to lose?"
"From what Reno's been telling us, not a lot." Tseng smiled.
A mumbled shout of "Piece of shit!" was heard from the other room. They all laughed as Reno re-entered the room. His watch was in his hand, in several pieces.
"This thing got insurance?" he asked.
"Fortunately, yes."
They all stared at Reno. Tseng broke the long silence.
"Reno? What's up with your shirt?" He asked.
Reno pulled his jacket round himself.
"Nothing." he lied.
"Reno, don't lie." He said. He walked over to him and pulled his jacket away from him. There was blood on his shirt.
"I'm a Turk Tseng, people want me dead." He said
Tseng ripped open his shirt to reveal a large, and rather infected looking, gash across Reno's stomach. He looked queasy for a second, then fell backwards slightly, holding onto Elena for support.
"Why do you always keep stuff like this from everyone?" Tseng said. "That's poisoned, where did it come from?"
"Some random guy attacked me, okay? I dunno who he was or anything." He said, in a slightly strained voice. Tseng came over to help lay Reno down on the sofa. A thought suddenly came through Elena's mind.
"Umm…Reno? What did this guy look like?" She asked
"Short…black hair, about 16." He said, heavily. Elena's heart sank. She knew who that was. She had lied to Claudia by saying she didn't know her boyfriend, and it sounded like Claudia had taken advantage of this false information. It had been him that attacked Reno, she was sure of it.
"Why?" Tseng said.
"No reason. I was wondering if it was anyone I knew, but no…"
