Author's Note: This chapter hasn't got much of Rufus in it, I'm sorry, but it will do in the next chapter. ^.^ I enjoyed writing this chapter as it's more innocent than most of the ones I've written so far, lol. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: Still don't own
Later, Rufus was attempting to get the mulhawked boy, Demyx, and the lilac-haired boy, Zexion, into bed. He was failing miserably at his attempt because the two boys kept firing questions at him.
"Shinra, get in ya own bed! You two need to settle down" Reno's voice echoed as he strolled down the corridor towards them. The children started to protest, but Reno hushed them.
"I was trying to help you... Unsuccessfully, admittedly" Rufus explained.
"I don't need ya help, now scat!" The redhead ordered. The blonde left as quickly as he could, which wasn't that fast considering his injuries. Reno tucked Zexion into bed, and the lilac-haired boy was out like a light.
"Axel?" Demyx asked
"Yeah?"
"Why're you so mean to Mr Shinra?"
"What do ya mean-" Reno started, but was cut off by Demyx
"When you pushed him into the chair earlier, you hurt him and he was only trying to help earlier but you told him to go" The blonde explained.
"I know him from before, and we split under bad circumstances. I still.... I still hate him..." Reno sighed.
"If you hated him you wouldn't be trying to help him. At least listen to the reasons for his actions before you judge him" Demyx attempted to reason with the redhead. Reno stayed silent, and Demyx took that as an invitation to continue. "He said earlier that he's been searching for you ever since you left. He must really love you if he hasn't stopped looking for you"
"He could never love me. We're too different. He's the CEO of a company, I was one of his employees. It shoulda stayed that way" Reno sighed in annoyance.
"If he didn't love you, he wouldn't have continued to look for you!" Demyx protested
"Probably got dumped by everyone else he found" Reno tried to shrug it off, but the blonde 5-year-old could see the sadness hidden behind it all.
"He said he'd been looking for you all the time, if he'd been in relationships, he wouldn't have been looking for you for so long" Demyx continued to try and change Reno's perception of Rufus.
"Dem, I don't trust him. Not anymore" Reno sighed.
"Then give him a chance to earn your trust" Reno stayed silent, lost in thought about the suggestion. "Please?" Demyx begged, using his infamous puppy-dog eyes.
"Fine. Seeing as it's you askin'" Reno sighed. Demyx smiled and glomped the redhead, who chuckled and hugged him.
"Thank you" Demyx said, snuggled into Reno's arms.
"What ya thanking me for?" The redhead asked in confusion.
"For giving Mr Shinra another chance" The blonde replied.
"Well, if I end up hurt again, I'm blamin ya Dem"
"Okay!" Demyx chirped, smiling, making the redhead laugh.