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Chapter One: Of Butterflies and Bars

The brunette sighed as she pulled her hair up, fastening it in place with the beautiful emerald green hair clip the young ninja had just given her. The item stood out against her dark locks with a shining brilliance, the tiny butterflies decorating the clip drew the eye in, dazzling the mind with its spectacular detail.

Tifa turned around and posed slightly for her youthful friend, ''How does it look?''

The ninja clapped her hands energetically and a wide smile graced her face as she admired her gift on its recipient, ''It looks stunning Tif! See, I told you I had great taste!''

The young woman gave a small chuckle while letting her eyes shift to the blonde sitting in the corner of the living room, busy reading a book she didn't recognise.

''What do you think Cloud?'' Her warm smile remained but a nervous flicker lit up in the depths of her rusty eyes.

His gaze met her form for the briefest of seconds before returning his bright orbs to the book on his lap, ''It looks fine.''

The brunette couldn't stop the disappointment from creeping across her face, and the young ninja was observant enough to catch it.

The young man shut the book loudly, making the two girls jump, and before they could even inquire as to where he was going, the blonde was out of the room and down the stairs, and soon their ears were met with the familiar slam of the front door.

''Pfft...what's with him?''

Tifa shrugged tiredly, all too used to the blonde's absent nature, ''I dunno...he's just...I...I think he's unhappy here...''

A grunt sounded from the ninja, ''Hm. He's unhappy everywhere...grouchy git!''

The young woman's eyes shot open in shock at her friend's outburst, ''Yuffie!''

''What! You know it's true. I think it's all that hair gel he uses...must be affecting his brain.''

Tifa nodded somewhat appreciatively, wishing to change the subject and gave a soft, if slightly forced smile, ''Thank you for the gift Yuffie, it's lovely.''

''That's all right! Had to give you something after all that materia you let me have...'' Her voice became quieter and eventually trailed off after the word materia. A short silence followed in which Tifa left the young ninja to her dreamlike state while she admired her new item in the reflective surface of the mirror.

Once Yuffie had shaken herself from her materiafilled thoughts she continued with the conversation, ''And with that you're bound to catch the eye of some gorgeous hunk!''

The brunette raised a rather skeptical eyebrow, ''Gorgeous hunk huh...don't think there are many of those in Edge...''

The ninja rolled her eyes in a kind of agreement, ''Well you've got to stop pinning over Cloud...the man's an idiot...plus he's got a head like a chocobo.''

Tifa looked at her friend for a few seconds, her expression straight and still, until suddenly and quite unexpectedly she broke out into a fit of giggles, surprising the young girl so much she fell off the sofa arm she'd been perched on and landed on a heap in the floor.

Rufus Shinra flicked the papers over in his slender fingers, gazing at the words, but his eyes seemingly unable to focus on their meaning.

He sighed at his own lack of concentration and rubbed the back of his hand across the lidded pale blue orbs that graced his handsome face.

Before he could lift the papers once again to his refreshed line of sight, his office door swung open to reveal a familiar red head.

''Yo Pres!''

Not even attempting to hide his annoyance at the Turk's unauthorised entrance, the blonde muttered rather loudly, while laying the unread papers back on his desk, ''It's 'President' Reno...''

The Turk's brow furrowed in confusion, ''President Reno?''

Rufus just sighed at the young red head's stupidity, wondering why he allowed these people to protect him along with carrying out such dangerous missions, I must be mad...

He gestured to the man, still standing at his doorway, rather impatiently, ''What do you want?''

Reno snapped out of his unseen day dream and leaned against the way, flashing the President a charming smile, ''Oh yeah, I was gunna ask...if you wanted to come for a drink with us?'' The red head waved in the direction of the elevator, where the rest of the Turks stood waiting for their co-worker to join them.

The blonde gazed at the opposite wall in thought for a few seconds, before raising gracefully from his seat and pulling on his pristine white jacket that completed his imposing appearance so perfectly.

The red head's mouth nearly few open in surprise at the President's actual agreement, ''Well that's...bloody fantastic!''

Reno gave the blonde a giddy smile before skipping over to his co-worker's to tell them about the new and rather unexpected party member.

When they had all finally managed to squeeze themselves into the lift comfortably, the Turks started listing possible bars they could go to, which didn't take long due to the fact Reno had been bared from a considerable proportion.

The President mulled the options over in his mind, before turning to the red head, ''What about the one you're always going on about?...What's it called...Seventh Heaven...?''

Reno's orbs shifted around, his gaze crossing paths with his fellows Turks, each of them sharing his uncomfortable expression.

Eventually Tseng broke the increasingly tense atmosphere, ''I don't think that's a good idea Sir...''

''Why not?'' The young man stared straight ahead, his tone questioning but also a little irritated at the quiet refusal of his suggestion.

The raven haired Turk shifted slightly, ''That's...it's Tifa Lockhart's bar...she was...well she's an ex member of AVALANCHE...remember...the girl you nearly executed in Junon...good friend of Cloud Strife? And while she might not mind Reno drinking in there...or the rest of us occasionally...I don't think she'd take to kindly at having you...Rufus Shinra...the top boss of the company she despises...as a customer. She really does...well I'm pretty sure she hates you...a lot.''

There was the smallest of pauses as the Turk's waited for a response from their superior.

Without any warning Rufus spoke, his tone brimming full of arrogant authority, ''I'm the President and I'll go wherever I choose.''

An uncomfortable silence quickly formed around them and the Turk's were quietly relieved when the lift door opened, freeing them from the small confined space.

Before long they were out of the building and inside the raven haired Turk's rather sleek looking vehicle, preparing for the bumpy journey to Tifa Lockhart's bar.

A/N= Next chapter should be up tomorrow...maybe even two chapters if my concentration holds out! Oh and the neighbours dog has been barking non stop for two hours now...I think I may go insane...so if there are any spelling mistakes..I'm sorry... And REVIEW people! Tell me what you think so far!