A/N: We'll see if this works...Spawn #1 is on a date with her Daddy; Spawn #2 is sleeping.
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Feather saw him first and let out an earpiercing squeal of fangirlish proportions, alerting all the females in the vicinity that an appealing male was within eyeshot. In a matter of seconds, the offices were empty and all of the Turks containing estrogen were searching for the male in question. However, he was not alone. He was accompanied by an attractive brunette with wine colored eyes and breasts so glorious, he couldn't help but nuzzle against in full view of everyone present.
"I want him!"
"Let me have him!"
"No! I saw him first!"
"Back off bitches...he's MINE!"
The last line from Kandi. Indeed, this much sought after male was hers. His bald head turned and revealed dark eyes that broke every heart around. Yes indeed, this little man was hers. And when he saw her, he reacted instantly, leaving the attractive female immediately when the red-streaked Turk reached for him.
After all, there is no one in the world quite like Mommy.
"Oh my gosh, he is so damned cute!" Akalara gushed, as she was involuntarily shoved into Kandi's side as all the female Turks tried to get to little Zack.
"Hey, guys!" Kandi exclaimed. "If you make me drop my kid, I'm gonna shoot all you bitches. You can all hold him, just quit the damn shoving. Gods!"
Handing her son off to Katrina, she turned to Tifa and grinned. "You braved the mob of Turk insanity?" she laughed.
Tifa shrugged. "We were in the area doing some shopping so I thought I'd stop by and bring him for a visit," the martial artist answered with a smile. "He's such a good baby."
"I'm glad he's good for you," Kandi said. "He does nothing but spit up and cry when I get him home."
"Probably because I can't get Cloud to stop holding him," Tifa replied sheepishly. "I'm glad for the help but he's spoiling him."
"Hmm, maybe it's time you and Chocobo Head had a kid for yourselves?"
"Maybe not," Tifa snapped back playfully. "Plenty of time for that."
The squeeing and cooing women had caused the males in the area to slowly emerge from their sanctuaries to see what all the fuss was about. Rude beamed with pride when he spotted his son's bald head. He went to take him from Niki but snatched his hand back as she growled at him and snapped at his fingers with her teeth.
"My turn," she growled. Turning back to the baby, her voice raised in pitch and softened in tone. "Oh you are so cute! Yes you are! You are the sweetest baby boy in the whole wide world! Yes you are!"
Rude examined his hand to make sure he wasn't missing any skin. Reno chuckled and stood beside him, arms crossed over his chest. "She will bite, you know," he told him.
"He's too precious!" Elena gushed.
"I want one!" Niki squealed.
Reno went into action immediately, taking the baby from her and passing him to Magni. "Okay, no more baby for you," he said, steering Niki away from the little bald bundle of bubbly spit.
Magni looked down at the baby in her arms warily, handing him off to Widdow. "I'm afraid I'll drop him," she said with a weak smile.
"What is all the commotion?"
The Turks looked up to see their leader and the president walking out of Tseng's office. The Wutain took in the scene and shook his head wearily. "Trained assassins brought down by a single infant," he grumbled, straightening his tie. "I thought you all were better than this."
"Think of it as insurance for the future, Tseng," Rufus said, patting the man on the shoulder. "They are simply training him early." He walked over to Widdow and gestured to the baby. "May I?"
Widdow passed Zack over to Rufus, who held him closely against his chest. The president chuckled as he looked down at the baby. "Well now, I must admit, he is fairly adorable," he commented. "Fortunately, he looks like his mother...except for the hair."
Rude couldn't help but smile at that and Kandi smirked at the compliment, leaning into her boyfriend's side.
Zack looked up at the man holding him and smiled before letting out an enormous burp followed by about half a bottle's worth of spit up...all down the front of Rufus' custom made silk suit.
Kandi laughed.
"Congratulations, Sir," she exclaimed. "He's just initiated you."
Rufus looked down at his ruined suit and then at Zack, who continued to grin at him. The president chuckled and took the burp rag Tifa belatedly offered him to wipe off the baby's face and his suit as best as he could. "I suppose he has," he replied with a genuine smile. Handing the baby to his father, he nodded. "Well done, you two. You have a fine son. Congratulations."
"Thank you, Sir," Rude answered.
"Thanks, Big Bossman."
Tifa went to take Zack again. "I better get back to the bar," she said. "I just wanted to stop by and let him see where his mommy and daddy worked."
"Everyone back to work," Tseng snapped albeit gently. He stopped and looked down at the baby as Tifa took him. A small smile tugged at his lips and he nodded his head at Kandi and Rude.
Rufus clasped his hands behind his back as the baby was taken out of the ShinRa building by his caregiver. He felt someone wiping at his suit and looked down to see Magni trying to clean the spit up off of him.
"That's disgusting," she said, her nose scrunched up in disdain. "Your suit is ruined."
"Don't bother with it," he replied with a smile. "It's part of having a baby I suppose."
"At least you don't have to worry about that, right?" she said, taking his arm as they walked down the hall to her office.
"Hmm, I suppose," he said thoughtfully as they entered her office. He closed the door and led her to the couch. "However...you know, I did miss quite a bit of Bryce's life. I never did get to experience the early joys of fatherhood. Although, he has grown into a fine young man, I can't help but wonder what he was like as an infant."
"More than likely whiney, clinging and pukey," Magni said with a laugh.
Rufus smiled. "Ah, but that sounds wonderful," he said, placing his arm around her shoulders. "Magni...I want another child."
Magni blinked, the words slowly sinking in. "What?" she asked. "Why?"
"Like I said, I never experienced being a father to an infant," he explained, running his fingers through her hair. "It's something that I think I would enjoy immensely."
"Why are you telling me this?" she asked warily.
Rufus looked down at her with a gentle smile before leaning over and kissing her tenderly. "Because I want you to be the mother of my next child."
Magni pulled away from him as he leaned in to kiss her again. "You can't be serious?" she said softly. "Rufus, tell me you aren't serious."
"I'm dead serious."
The Turk stood up and thrust her fingers in her hair. "But why?" she asked. "I mean, you have Bryce. You don't need another kid. You have an heir."
"Why are you reacting like this?" he inquired. "I thought you would be happy to have a child with me."
"I don't want children."
Rufus rose to his feet. "You don't want children?" he asked in disbelief. "How could you not want children?"
"I...really don't like kids."
He balked at that. "But you have a great relationship with Bryce," he countered.
"Bryce is different," she explained. "He's like a really short adult."
Rufus crossed his arms and examined her. "Is it just children you don't want?" he asked. "I wasn't expecting you to just give me a child just because we're dating. I was hoping you would marry me before we got to that point."
Magni's eyes widened. "Marry you?" she exclaimed. "Rufus, have you gone insane?! What is with the whole domestic dream all of a sudden?"
"You don't even want marriage?"
"No."
"With anyone or just with me?"
"That is not a fair question."
Rufus' eyes narrowed. "Is there someone else?" he asked.
Magni's defenses went up. "Just because I don't want to marry you and incubate you children automatically means I'm seeing someone else?" she exclaimed. "Unbelievable, Rufus. Simply unbelievable."
Rufus looked at her calmly. "Is there?"
Magni went to her door and opened it. "I think you should leave," she stated.
Rufus glared at her as he left regardless. "If there is, you realize I will find out."
"Get out."
Rufus regally exited the office and Magni closed the door, leaning against it, her stomach twisting in knots. She went over to her desk and picked up her phone. "Wei?" she said softly. "We need to talk."
A/N: Oh my gosh...it worked! YES! Hope you guys like this new little story within a story. Welcome to Operation: FFM...Fight For Magni. Get ready for some old school, bad ass Rufus. That's how I like my ShinRa President. Hardcore bad ass. Reviews are loved.