Author's Note: As promised, the next chappie. But I'm tired now and I think 4 chapters in one day makes up for no chapters yesterday, right? lol. Enjoy and expect more updates in the next few days. If only I could update my other stories this quick...
Disclaimer: Still don't own.
Warnings: Strong language
Blue eyes slowly opened and looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings. Was it all a dream? The pain he felt instantly killed that thought, he may be blonde, but he had enough sense to know that people can't feel pain in dreams. It was then that he noticed some of the kids from earlier in the evening staring at him. A boy with uncontrollable brown hair stepped forward, a goofy grin on his face.
"Hi Mr!" he chirped. A similar boy, but with blonde hair instead of brown stepped forward and stood next to the first.
"Axel went off to get some shopping" he stated like he couldn't care less.
"And he said you need to leave as soon as you're up" A taller silverette piped up. Rufus simply nodded and sat up properly, ignoring the searing pain wracking his body.
"Tell him thanks for helping me" Rufus stated, keeping his emotions in check.
"You're in pain!" The blonde girl from earlier, Namine, squeaked.
"I'm fine, it's a few bruises, that's all" Rufus smiled reassuringly at the girl, who couldn't be older than five. She didn't seem convinced.
"Axel won't kick you out if you're in pain!" She stubbornly protested.
"I wouldn't want to trouble him anymore than I already have." He replied, getting up and wincing at the shooting pain that sliced through his leg.
"Just sit back down ya damn idiot." The redhead's familiar voice floated through the open doorway. The kids looked scandalised and chastised him for using a "bad word" as they put it. "And don't repeat it. Now, go eat your dinner, it's on the table." The redhead continued and the kids scurried out, leaving the two adults alone.
"You said I had to leave when I woke up, I'm only trying to do what you asked me to" The tall blonde sighed and went to take a step towards the door.
"Lie down ya fucking idiot. You're in too much pain ta leave." The redhead replied, having already shut the door to make sure the kids couldn't hear the swear. Rufus blinked in surprise, but he did as ordered and laid back down in the bed. "Ya Rufus Shinra, right?" The redhead questioned, pretending not to know Rufus, but tending to his wounds anyway.
"Reno, don't play dumb. Your tattoos, eyes and voice give you away." The blonde stated.
"Dunno who ya talking about. Name's Axel, got it memorized?" The redhead continued to try and act dumb.
"No, I'd recognise you anywhere" Rufus stared into the redhead's impossibly green eyes and saw the lies he was being fed.
"I really don't know this Reno guy-" Rufus cut him off by pushing the redhead's sleeve up and saw the birthmark that he knew nobody else had.
"Reno is the only person I've ever met to have a star birthmark halfway up his left forearm" The redhead looked away, pissed off that he'd been found.
"What the fuck do ya want Shinra?"