Chapter 5

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Analuxia walked around the room, breathing in its scent carefully. She was in love with it already. After she had left the office, Rufus had gotten someone to escort her to her new place; where she would be spending the next few months living. In actual fact, it was like a university campus. It was basically one large house which contained lots of little bedrooms as well as the main living areas and a kitchen. Everyone who stayed there had to share their dorm with one other of the newcomers. For the time being, everyone had a mate except for her. But Ana didn't mind. She would prefer to stay on her own anyway.

"Excuse me, is this room free for one more?" A female voice asked. Analuxia looked towards the doorway. There stood a slight young woman, with a pretty face and poker straight blond hair which she kept in a slick ponytail. Her deep brown eyes looked sensible. Analuxia's smile was welcoming.

"Yes of course. You can share with me if you'd like. There's no one else here". The woman looked relieved and dropped her heavy looking suitcase to the floor.

"Thank you" she smiled, taking off her jacket and hanging it neatly on the peg that hung on the back of the door. "I'm Elena by the way".

"Analuxia" Ana said. "But you can call me "Ana". Elena gazed at her for a short while before nodding.

"Okay Ana" she said. "I'm presuming that you want to be in the Turks as well then?" Ana nodded.

"Of course. Mr Shin-Ra noticed me the other day and told me I'd be perfect material for a Turk. Did he find you as well?"

Elena looked sad for a little bit before speaking. "No. I decided that I wanted to be a Turk". Ana could tell that she didn't want to say anymore so she decided not to ask. Elena was more like herself than she presumed.

There was a knock on the door and Elena jumped out of her chair to answer it. It was a heavily-built man wearing a pristine suit. He managed a little smile when he saw Elena. "I just came to tell you girls that there is going to be a welcome party that starts at 7:30pm this evening. Wear something nice. Almost all your possible future bosses and colleagues will be there. Someone will come to escort you down this evening".

Analuxia's eyes widened slightly. A party, already? They had just arrived! Talk about wasting no time!"

"What if you haven't got anything to wear?" Elena broke the silence and Analuxia's thoughts. Analuxia frowned. She was thinking pretty much the same thing.

The man watched them both for a while as if he was analysing them. Analuxia blushed under his intense gaze. Finally, he answered the question. "We'll give you some money to buy clothes so you can go shopping this afternoon. A chauffeur and personal shopper will come and pick you up at 1pm sharp. You shall be ready by then, okay?"

Elena and Analuxia nodded in unison. There was nothing much more to say really. Analuxia liked the sound of "personal shopper" though. This shopping trip sounded like it would be more fun than she expected.

"So... a shopping trip, huh?" Elena asked, still more than slightly bemused. Ana nodded. A shopping trip...

"Oh Elena, blue suits your complexion so much!" A camp, foreign voice called excitedly.

Elena blushed slightly. She turned around in the formal wear, checking her back in the floor length mirror. "I-I'm not too sure" she muttered.

Ana watched as a truly beautiful Elena tried to pull the dress hem down a bit. "It looks lovely Elena, really".

Elena was not convinced. "That's easy for you to say" she moaned. "You look gorgeous in your dress".

Ana looked down at the green, tight frock that clung to her barely-there curves. It managed to make the boobs that she didn't know she had appear quite large. Or maybe that was due to those flesh-colored rubbery things that "Foxy Frederno" had stuffed down her bra.

Frederno came out from behind a high rail of clothing, holding out a leopard-skin patterned, skimpy dress. It was almost completely see-through. He held it up against Elena and laughed when he saw her horrified expression.

"I'm not wearing that!" she squeaked, pointing at the dress that was still being held up to her.

Frederno shrugged. "Well there is a very strict dress code ladies. So Lena, you either wear what you have on now or wear the babygirl dress. There is no other choice".

Elena sighed. "I've suddenly realised how nice this dress I'm wearing is. I'll take it Frederno". Frederno grinned, feminine face becoming excited.

"Oh good, good. I have the perfect pair of shoes for that dress. And you, Ana sweetie, is that the dress for you? It looks amazing!"

Ana shrugged. "I-I guess so". Frederno nodded and quickly set to collect up all the items that they were supposed to be buying.

"I have a feeling this party tonight is going to be mad" Elena told Ana with a small smile.

"I know" Ana grinned. "Very mad indeed".

"Sir, your car has arrived!"

Rufus grabbed his wallet and made his way downstairs to where the sleek, black limo stood, engine growling in the fading sunshine. He looked over at his bodyguard before throwing him the leather wallet and watching him skillfully catch it with one hand.

"Where are the others?" he asked him as he climbed into the car. His bodyguard climbed in after and soon, the car slid into motion.

"Reno and Rude are going to make their own way. They said they'd meet you there".

Rufus nodded, content. He reached into one of the limo's seat pouches and took out a mirror which he always kept there. He brought it up to look at his reflection, making sure he still looked decent. After clenching his jaw a couple of times as well as smoothing down his already immaculate blond hair, Rufus felt satisfied with his image.

After a while, the car drew to a halt and the chauffeur opened the door for them. Rufus stepped out, straightening his crisp, white suit at the same time. The Turk training house loomed above him, well-decorated and powerful. Rufus went through the doors and into the reception area. A pretty woman sat there, sorting through some papers. She started when she saw who was waiting for her.

"Um, hello Mr Shin-Ra! Sorry about the wait. I-I was just sorting through some papers and-" she was cut short by Rufus lifting an elegant finger to his lips.

"Ssh, sweetheart, don't worry, there's no harm done. I've just come for the party as you know". He gave her a small wink to end his sentence.

The receptionist giggled girlishly and pointed an immaculately manicured finger towards a sleek, wooden door. "Oh certainly sir, it's through the doors. It's a massive ballroom. You can't miss it".

Rufus nodded and made his way towards the direction she had shown him, his bodyguard never far behind. He glanced back at the receptionist who was watching him intently. Rufus' eyes trailed from her face down to her neck and finally stopping at her large breasts, which weren't exactly covered in the top she was wearing.

"Thank you so much... and what's your name?"

The woman was startled. "My name?" Rufus said nothing but instead nodded, still never leaving her boobs with his eyes.

"Yes, your name".

"It's Sasha, sir" she smiled, showing off her perfectly white teeth. Her eyelashes fluttered alluringly at Rufus and he didn't bother to hide the smile that escaped him. It was funny how everyone seemed so surprised when his personality changed off-duty. On-duty, he was strict and serious, but off, he was just a normal guy, making jokes and charming women. And women seemed to just fall into his lap. Which he liked very much indeed.

"Sasha, what time does your shift here finish?" he asked, blue eyes glistening with mischief.

"I finish at 11.30pm tonight, sir. Why, is there anything you want?" Rufus moved a little bit towards her and looked up into her face again. He gazed at her and she licked her lips seductively.

"11.30? Well, don't go home when it ends. Stay, I need to have a word with you. Don't worry, I'll be here at precisely 11.30. Understand?"

Sasha made an obvious gesture of looking from Rufus' face and down until she stopped at his crotch. She licked her lips again. "Yes sir. I'll be waiting".

Rufus grinned, feeling his crotch burn slightly with her smoldering gaze. He turned towards his bodyguard who was standing there waiting for him patiently. Rufus nodded promptly at him. "We better go, Joules, before we get classed as "late".

Elena and Analuxia stood in the corner of the room, watching as the rest of the party either danced on the expensive looking floor, or socialised by the bar with a glass and some friends. Elena pulled at the halterneck dress for the umpteenth time that night. Analuxia automatically brought her hands up to stop her fiddling.

"Just leave it Elena. It's going to loosen if you keep messing with it and then the dress will fall off". Elena rolled her dramatically made up eyes but dropped her hands back to her sides.

"It's really annoying me. I'm so not used to wearing dresses, especially not halters like this one". Ana grinned at her new-roommate's complaining.

"I know. We should really kill Frederno the next time we see him".

Frederno had really gone over the top with Analuxia. Or so she thought anyway. Everyone else had commented on how beautiful she looked. That just made Ana even more embarrassed. She was reluctantly wearing the tight, green dress that Frederno had picked for her. As well as that, she had matching green slippers on (because they didn't have enough time for Frederno to teach her to walk in heels). Her entire body had been defuzzed, much to Analuxia's agony. Frederno had insisted that she couldn't go to an important party like "a gorilla in a gown" so they had taken a trip to the beauty parlor. Analuxia screaming at the top of her lungs as they waxed her legs only heightened Frederno's excitement. On top of that, she had had her hair mauled for about three hours by some stupid hairdressers. By the end of it, her curls were gone and in its place were long flowing locks. She had also been professionally made up by a make-up artist. They had managed to make her eyes appear wider with mascara and eyeliner, her mouth fuller with red lipstick, and her skin utterly flawless with concealer. Even though the transformation was quite satisfying, Analuxia didn't want to look in the mirror more than she needed to. It would freak her out too much.

Suddenly, the doorway was cleared and the spotlights shone onto it. After that, everyone begun to clap and Ana watched as Rufus Shin-Ra entered. As soon as everyone had greeted him, they went back to what they had been previously doing beforehand.

Elena looked at Ana, a smile on her equally made up face. "Should we go and greet the boss?"

Ana shrugged. "Okay, whatever. At least it will be something to do". They carefully made their way through the throngs of people that seemed to be constantly blocking their path. Rufus saw them before they even came up to him.

"Hello girls. How do you think the party is going so far?"

Elena grinned but Ana could see the boredom hidden behind her eyes. "Oh, it's great!" she gushed enthusiastically. "You make really good parties Mr Shin-Ra!"

Rufus watched her for a moment saying nothing. Elena swallowed nervously. Ana bit her bottom, unusally lipsticked lip. Eventually, Rufus laughed. "I know, it's absolute rubbish. I did hire a better DJ but he was taken ill so we had to hire this fool in his place, last minute". They all stared across the room at the DJ who was trying much too hard, dancing completely out of rhythm near the turn-table.

Elena was shocked. "H-How did you know what I was really thinking?" Rufus laughed and tapped his nose.

"Ah, that's for me to know. I have years of experience, Miss Locano, you must remember that". Elena giggled.

"Yes, I know Mr Shin-Ra, I know".

A well-known song blasted from the speakers. Analuxia squealed and grabbed Elena's arm. "Oh my gosh! This is my favorite song. Come dance with me, please?"

Elena rolled her eyes but allowed herself to be dragged along all the same. "Fine" she breathed. She glanced back at Rufus with a smile. "Bye Mr Shin-Ra!" she called. He smiled, holding his hand up in the sign of a frozen wave.

Analuxia began shaking her body in time to the music and Elena joined in, eyes closed gently. They were unaware that they were being watched as they swayed.

Analuxia woke up the next morning with a throbbing headache. She groaned as the sun burned her eyes and struggled to sit up. Elena was already awake and currently ravaging a cereal bar. She smirked when she saw Ana's gaze fixed on her.

"Morning sleeping beauty" she teased. Ana rolled her eyes.

"Oh, very funny" she croaked. "I need some bloody water".

As if by magic, Elena grabbed a jug from the desk and handed it to Analuxia. "Here, drink this".

Ana took the jug from her and began to slurp it straight from the crock. When she was satisfied, she handed the almost empty vase back to Elena. "Thanks".

Elena nodded and stood up. Analuxia noticed that she was still in her pyjamas. "We've got our first training session at 11am today" Elena told her. "And it's currently 10. You better get ready".

Analuxia slowly got out of bed and scratched her head lazily. She reached into her open case and pulled out a towel. "Where's the bathroom?" she asked.

"The first right after you leave this room" Elena told her. "But you better hurry, they're communal so you might not get one".

Analuxia grabbed her washing things and made her way out the door. "Don't you worry, I'll get one" she muttered.

So, thoughts about this chapter. I myself didn't really think it was too good but things will get better, so don't give up on me yet! But, I need to know your thoughts so, read and review for me please!