Disclaimer:
– I do not own Final Fantasy VII or its characters. 'Cause if I did… teheee… XD
Warnings:
– Although I like pervy things this is just a little friendship story with a weird Female OC thanks to Akia.
– Also it's the first time I'm writing something in English (Akia don't understand Portuguese and I know nothing in her idiom as well) and I have no English BETA, so I hope you can forgive me for all the mistakes I'll probably make. And if any of you could help me pointing them please do. Thank you! =D
Pairings:
– No pairings…maybe on another fanfic my friends! =)
Sumary:
– A weird Turk and a serious Soldier 1º Class were sent to collect samples inside a mysterious and dangerous place. But as long as he follows her instructions they'll be alright.
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"It's impolite only to stare while being presented to a co-worker, Turk." The voice was serious but lacking the real scolding intonation. The director couldn't help making a little fun of the situation.
But was she really listening to him? All that silvery long hair, green eyes glowing with Mako, the black leather coat… There was no doubt about it. That was indeed the Soldiers' poster boy and most likely Shinra's biggest Pride. In flesh and bones.
Suddenly one single information dawned upon her head.
"Co-worker?" Incredulous eyes were now fixed on a satisfied Lazard. Then on Tseng, waiting for an explanation that never came. And again she turned sarcastically to the blond one. "Doesn't a 1º Class Soldier have something… a lot more important to do?"
"This is an important matter." The Director instantly replied.
But in her head that wasn't really the point. Better think of something really fast so she could get rid of that particular 1º class Baby-Sitter.
"Why a Soldier from Hojo's Laboratory?" She cried out.
"I see no reason why not." The other fired back.
"None…sir?" At that point she was on the verge of calling him an idiot instead of sir.
"Not even a half." The blond affirmed.
If there was a time in every circumstance to snap at someone, that would clearly be one of those. But getting aggressive at a superior on a spur-of-the-moment wasn't really healthy in that building. So, the better thing she could probably do was to calm down and give him a good reason why.
"No offence, my fellow Soldier" She turned Sephiroth's way looking at him respectfully and then got back at facing her boss. "But I highly believe I won't feel comfortable enough to work together with anyone that's under Hojo's responsibility, sir." Lazard kept staring as if waiting for some more enlightenment though that clearly put her on an awkward situation. "I don't need to tell you why, sir. I suspect you already know…" The girl was suddenly nauseous before continuing. "…my personal reasons."
The blond man did know. That made him silent for the sake of thinking. She did really have a point, a strong one, though not yet proven, not to want to get acquaintance with anyone connected to Hojo. However, in his mind, personal matters shouldn't get on the way of real work like that.
"Minami" He firmly spoke. "It is time to let bygones to be bygones. And as a Shinra member, a respectable one, you have to put personal matters aside to achieve better results. You were given the chance to work on a field you've been denied all this time. The least you should do is to follow as planed."
She went speechless. That man knew her past from head to toe; he knew that asking her to have any connection to that Scientist was a bit too cruel. Anyway orders were still orders and there were a few people above his position that didn't care how things were done, they only wanted satisfying results.
"Can't you even consider any other… from Holander's Laboratory?" The girl asked trying not to convey her anger into trembling words.
"None of them are as good as Sephiroth at the moment." 'And probably never will' Lazard thought to himself.
That was his final word without a doubt. She could only bow her head in acceptance trying to put inside her own mind that that was better than nothing.
"Since there's no other way, and given the fact I have no knowledge about what that… Scientist has been injecting in his Soldiers' systems…" That was being quite difficult to say in a non-offensive way. "I'll have to collect some blood samples with enough time to analyze it before the project start."
"Then as soon as possible would be a good idea." The director sounded calm again. "Your departure is in two days."
She frowned again being caught off guard. "How can the preparations to be ready that early?"
"I have means to set things up quite quickly." He answered proudly.
"Can't be helped…" She muttered defeated. And in the next moment the girl turned to face the Soldier. A little bow indicating respect. "I'm Minami Braon. It's a pleasure to meet you, 1º Class Soldier Sephiroth."
He nodded in recognition and quietly said. "Likewise, Miss Braon."
The three were now going to descend the building. And the elevator would take some minutes to finally get to their destined floor. When the doors closed the girl found herself locked in a relatively small place with a Soldier and another Turk, heading to the labs when all she wanted then was to take a hot bath.
"You reek." The black haired man suddenly said heading for the floor buttons and choosing their destination.
"Next time tell me something I don't know." She answered sounding lazily annoyed.
They started to descend the tall building and when the elevator got close to the laboratories floor it lightly started to slow down stopping like a plume. Tseng was the first to head out followed by a stinking Minami and lastly a serious soldier that stopped when seeing both of his guides taking totally different ways.
For the first time in Sephiroth's life he saw the black haired Turk with such irritated features, and not the usual blankness, while staring back and facing an equally annoyed subordinate.
"Not in my Lab." She informed not changing expressions.
"Then, where to?" He calmly inquired going back to his old unfeeling mask. "I don't think Hollander would like our visit right now. I heard he's locked inside his laboratory and won't open for anyone."
"How do you know?" Her eyes narrowed again. "We just got to Shinra."
"Knowing what happens inside this building is part of my job." Tseng replied letting Minami wonder when he had the time to read Shinra's reports. He had less than 2 hours to clean up and go to the meeting. And the Turk was almost the same state she was. "We better hurry." He glanced at Sephiroth still silently waiting for them. "Unless you're willing to ask in Hojo's to take the samples."
Not a second thought passed her head and promptly she paced the direction the other Turk chose, leading the way to an old door at the end of the corridor and finding a young man sitting in front of her lab. The guy rapidly stood up a little shocked for recognizing the Soldier First class accompanying them.
"Junmei!" Minami called taking him out of his thoughts. "What the hell are you doing at my door?"
"I've heard you were back." He then took a good look at her appearance. "And since Hollander won't let anyone in… What happened to you?"
She was quite accustomed to the fast changes on subjects that 3º Class Soldier always did. Anyway a giggle couldn't be helped. "Met some big cats on my way back… and the rest is confidential." She added before new questions could be made. Then took out of her pocket, or what was left of it, an old card inserting it on the locker's card-check, and quickly typing the password. "I have news for you, kid. Just get in!"
They entered a small space, probably used in the past as a waiting room. There where some chairs perfectly aligned at one side and a white table next to them. She gestured for the men to sit down save for the youth ordering him to go into the lab following after.
Tseng was about to go in as well, but he suddenly felt a hand lightly pushing his chest back making him stop. He coldly glanced at the hand then to its owner. "Are we hiding something new?" That was ironically said though his face hadn't changed.
"Yes…" She answered since he would discover sooner or later. "But could you pretend I'm not for the next 6 months?"
The male Turk did not reply to that. And instead of forcing his way in he just decided to lean against the wall and wait outside with the other Soldier.
And, as it seemed, Sephiroth was only interested in following orders, quietly sitting on a chair. He was made to wait outside, probably because that female Turk would not trust anyone with the slightest connection with the Scientist responsible for his Mako treatment. However, oddly enough, he wasn't felling offended by that. Most likely, the silver haired guy didn't care at all.
A little time after, he saw the girl come out of the other room carrying a medical tray with all the needed material on it. Her hands and arms were clean and using white medical gloves. Probably disinfected since the Turk took longer than needed to come back. Her face was also freed from the drying blood. Those bright blue eyes… he could sense something unnatural in them though he could not tell what exactly.
"Arm, please." She quietly asked, and at the same time the soldier obliged taking his right arm out of the black coat and positioning over the table.
Sephiroth felt her stiffen in surprise while looking to his pale marble arm. And as a curious Scientist in front of a new interesting subject she did not even ask permission before running her fingers lightly over the white skin, following the veins path till his hand. Her eyes darkened a little at the sight of strong nails. They had a thin layer of lustrous base. But not applied industrial base people tend to use to protect or embellish their fingers.
"NC-32A G. Mako injections… Over 700ml a month…" Minami wondered frowning at the diagnosis before muttering to herself. "… Is Hojo nuts?"
'728,4ml a month' Sephiroth thought intrigued although it wasn't shown in his face. That young woman assumptions were quite right, specially the Mako Type. No wonder she was a Turk.
Then she started the procedures looking fairly used to those actions. Carefully the needle was pushed into the right vein letting the vivid red fluid spill rapidly in the first medical vial. There were three more to go.
The Turk leaned on the wall across the Soldier vision camp suddenly moved striding into the Laboratory's room. He was just waiting for his underling to be busy enough not to try and stop him again.
Few seconds latter the sound of an electronic door filled the air.
"Damn." That was the only word muttered by the girl now collecting the second vial of blood.
The next second, all the 1º Class Soldier could register was the figure of Tseng getting out of that door, stopping right behind his subordinate and pointing his gun to her back. That indeed was an unusual picture.
"What do you think you're doing?" The cold question was calmly intonated.
The Turk heard a costumed annoyed sigh and the sound of medical vials being changed. That simply made him unlock the gun's safety. The light click a warning saying how serious he was.
"You can't fire on the lab's floor." The girl advised him evenly.
"Accidents happen." After hearing that, Minami could not help smirking. She'd seen many accidents happening in her few years as a Turk.
"I'm sure you know what it looks like…" She was serious now. "The Late Doctor used to do that a lot."
"I don't care what the Late Doctor had his mind into." He coolly said deciding to lock the gun again putting it away. "You're under my guardianship now and I don't approve of certain kinds of experiences."
"… They're already half way through the final stage." She tried to plead changing to the last vial.
However his final words were incisive. "Get rid of those."
"Yes Sir." The answer was mechanically said. She knew better than to defy Tseng's orders.
Finally the last of the samples was put away and the Soldier was freed from the needle as well. A cotton wool now firmly pressed to his little injury.
Tseng went to meet him as he got up from his seat. It was the Turk's duty to explain the next steps of his new mission. Although it wasn't something difficult to do, and he knew that Soldier had intelligence quite above the average, the black haired man wanted to make sure no details were left unsaid.
"Thank you for the samples." The silver haired young man heard coming from the female Turk. Her head slightly bowed but large blue irises not leaving his own as they met. He gave her a slight nod and turned to leave the room as Tseng started to lead their way.
As the lab door was closed the 3º Class Soldier finally appeared on the other entrance to the supposed waiting room. He thought it was better to stay away from the others as the heavy atmosphere struck him the minute he entered that Laboratory. Also, thought he felt respect and admiration for the other Soldier something about the guy always gave him the creeps. And the fact that he'd never seen the pale guy so up close made it even worse. His nervousness was so evident he started to think it was a bad idea to be at this place.
Junmei thought about asking what happened but a look to the girl's features told him she was not in a good mood. She looked tired and a little disappointed. It probably had to do with the experiments Tseng prohibited her to finish as he heard to some extent. Having Mako in his system, though not that much, made his senses a whole lot accurate.
"Need help with stuff in here?" He suddenly asked trying to lighten her mood. They were long time acquaintances and friends.
"Since you're offering…" She spoke looking at him at last. "I do have some weird stuff I must to get rid of."
The youngster grimaced then. He had a fine glimpse at some green, glossy thing with pulsing red veins when the Turks' leader opened one of the heavy doors to the culture room. That looked really disgusting…
But the hope to help emptying the Materia Boxes she brought God knows where from was still up. Perhaps his friend would give him any as a reward. He had a little talent with the bright spheres and was eager to learn more about how to control them.
"You said once you were going to teach me how to deal with Materia." He hopefully spilled out.
"I will…" The girl snorted. "The day you're strong enough to deal with them."
Well… that day might be close the boy wondered.
"By the way" Junmei said getting back into the lab. "You stink like hell!"
All Minami could do at that time was to roll eyes before answering sarcastically. "Next time tell me something I don't know."
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Akia! There goes our daughter! Wohooo… XD