A man stood outside. He was leaning against a brick wall that appeared to lead into an ally way. It appeared to be a shady place. He was the mark that indicated that she was at the right place. Verna gulped and walked up to him.
"Heads I'm a Turk and you're the doctor, tails I'm the doctor and you're the Turk. Sound fair, babe?" He spoke calmly as he flipped and caught the coin. He then slammed it onto the top of his hand.
Verna leaned in curiously. If she was the doctor she could wear a medical mask to hide her face. It was heads. She silently cheered as the man sighed to himself. He motioned for her to follow her into the ally way. They appeared in front of the door. The man opened the door and ushered Verna inside.
Cigarette smoke filled the air – a health hazard in her mind. Another man was polishing a glass as a few men were playing cards. He placed a box onto the counter which caused the men playing cards to glance up.
One of the men with cards placed them down and he adjusted his hat. He grinned up at Verna and was followed by a taller man with sunglasses – it was Reno and Rude. Rude took out some bills and threw it onto the table that they were playing cards at, they must have lost. The men continued playing cards and drank liquor as they did so.
"Hey, Verna," Reno spoke as he grabbed the box and walked down stairs. "Come on."
Reno, Rude, Verna and the guy tossing the coin walked down a hidden stair case. At the bottom they came to a hallway. Reno knocked on a door. It opened with Elena behind the door she grinned, but flung to the side.
"Woah!" Reno ducked as a knife hit the wall behind him.
Verna watched wide eye. She slowly glanced at the knife that wasn't even a half a foot in front of her. Gulping she watched as a woman walked out and took the knife from out of the wall. She glanced back at Verna and rolled her eyes before she walked back in.
"Shiva, Knife!" Reno shouted at her as he walked in and dropped the box onto the ground. "What was that for?"
"The dart board is on the door," She replied simply as she played with a few knives in her hand. "The door opened when I threw it." She glanced up, "Now don't hang out in the hallway, get in here, you lot!"
The remaining three walked into the room cautiously. Verna looked around. So this was the hide out for the Turks? It wasn't bad. It was fairly spacious. There weapons everywhere, which caused Verna to question exactly what goes on in here.
"Legend, who's wearing what?" Elena questioned as she took out some clothes from the box.
"I'm going as a Turk," He sighed. "Can't even wear a disguise, I'm just going as my regular self. Verna's going as a doctor."
Verna walked over to the box and examined the clothes, "You don't by chance have a medical mask in there?"
"Right here!" Elena threw her one. "You can get dressed in the bathroom."
"Thanks," Verna smiled at the blonde Turk and grabbed her clothes before changing.
She glanced down at the name tag that was already on the uniform. Verna smirked ever so slightly. Samantha Hertson was printed on the name tag. So Rufus was the one who set up the uniform, how very amusing.
"Alright, I'm ready," Verna stated. Her voice was slightly muffled from behind the medical mask.
"Here," The Turk, dubbed Legend, handed her a bag. "You'll have to act the part. In it are some potions, phoenix downs, ethers and bandages. Here's a cure materia, just in case."
"Thanks," Verna took the materia and allowed it to fuse with her arm. "Where are we going?"
"We're going to get on a helicopter back at base," Legend placed a few bombs in his coat. Verna glanced around and gulped as she realized everyone was checking their weapons.
"Are we expecting company?" She questioned.
"Another WEAPON could be on its way, but we're more worried about the civilians attacking," Rude answered as he adjusted his gloves.
"I see…" Verna sighed.
"Come on, let's not waste any more daylight," Knife urged them all as she walked out. "The President is waiting for us. He just called a few minutes ago saying he has a plan to stop Meteor."
Verna glanced up as she shifted the bag of medical supplies on her shoulder. So Rufus had a plan…? She couldn't help but smile. He's been trying to think of something ever since the Meteor was summoned.
Legend went out first. His hand was placed firmly on what looked like a smoke bomb as he led Verna and the other Turks through multiple alley ways. He kept on glancing back and forth, making sure no one was following them.
"There's a helicopter!" Legend pointed ahead of them. "The President will be meeting us there. It's too dangerous to stay here. We'll be leaving Junon."
Verna nodded her head. It was a bit of a distance away, still. She smiled slightly when she noticed that Rufus was making his way to the helicopter with Dark Nation close behind him. The girl held in an "awe" at the sight of the black panther.
"Look out!" Knife shouted.
Gun fire went off and time slowed down. Verna's eyes widened. Rufus glanced back. He fell to the ground. Tears built up in her eyes. He was shot. Her heart nearly stopped when Rufus was presumably dead on the ground. She looked at Dark Nation run forward and bared his teeth. He clamped down onto the gunman's neck that shot the bullet. She directed her attention back to the fallen president.
"Rufus!" Verna screamed as she ran ahead of the Turks.
She opened her bag ready to try and help, even if she had very little medical knowledge. She fell to her knees next to him and pushed him so he was lying on his back. Verna fought back tears as her eyes examined him for a wound, but there wasn't one.
"Is the gunman gone?" Rufus whispered as he opened his eyes.
"What?" Verna knitted her eyebrows together in confusion and she gave a small sniff.
"Is he down?"
Verna glanced over to the Turks pulling Dark Nation off the man. The gunman was dead or would be soon from a collapsed air way or from blood lost. Verna looked away from the gruesome sight and to Rufus before nodding her head.
"Good," Rufus stood up and dust himself off. He looked down at Verna and held his hand out, "Let's get out of here before they try to assassinate me again."
Verna looked at his hand, "You weren't shot…?"
"No," Rufus moved some hair out of his face. "I fell down to make it look like I was in case he fired again. You have to be prepared for anything and have every step you'll make in different situations in my position." He moved his hand impatiently, "Let's go."
Verna stood up on her own and slapped him across the face, "Don't ever do that again!"
Rufus held his cheek and his eyes were wide from shock. He glanced over to Verna. Tears streamed down her face as she looked down at the ground. Her shoulder shook as she tried to cry silently, but small sobs still managed to escape. If he could see her mouth – it was still covered by the medical mask – he was positive she would be biting her lip.
"Verna…?" Rufus spoke quietly as he reached a hand out towards her.
Verna looked up at him angrily, her cheeks red, "You can't just do that! You can't die and leave me here, because I lov—"
"Don't mean to interrupt," Reno walked over and opened the door to the helicopter, "But there are some more civilians coming and they could just put a bullet through your head, sir."
Rufus nodded and ushered Verna inside the helicopter before him. He glanced at Dark Nation and motioned his head to jump in. Rufus climbed into the helicopter. The door closed once Rude, Elena and Reno were in. Knife and Legend were staying behind to keep an eye on Junon.
Rufus glanced over to Verna who was hugging Dark Nation. He then questioned, "What were you saying?"
Verna shook her head and whispered, "It's nothing."
-A/N—
I just discovered Electric Swing music and oh my goodness. I can't stop listening to it. _ Here's a link to one of the songs that's a Hetalia err…AMV?:
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Anyways, I'm signing up for my college classes today. =D I hope to take College Mathematics (bleh), Into to Dinosaurs, Western Civilizations, Tai Chi, Yoga and Relaxation, Three Dimensional Design, and Mythology. By the end of my first semester in college I'll have about 30 credits (AP Classes). XD
And I figured that Verna has been staying with Rufus for quite a while…I think… o_o' So it's okay if they've formed a close bond…Let me look up the timeline for the game, if not just imagine it's been awhile. Ah, so a couple of months maybe…Mmm…What's realistic ? *never have had a boyfriend, doesn't know* TT_TT