Hello again, sorry I've been out, I've been moving, comp was crap (not anymore! yay!) and now, i present chapter 11-Aftermath.
I will also be fixing typos in this fic, i've gotten reviews about that and i do apologize, i type to fast... (ggrrrrr...)
And now the finale!
Chapter 11: Aftermath – A week later
Rude knocks on Elena's office door. The door opened as Elena was holding a bouquet of flowers.
"Oh, Rude, come in." Elena walked in and out the flowers on her desk.
"Where the flowers come from?" Rude placed files on Elena's desk.
"Tseng." Elena smiled. "It's my… birthday… yeah."
Rude lifted an eyebrow. Seeing Elena shuddering through words… this never happened in the office.
"I thought it was April, It's August." Rude adjusted his sunglasses. "Reno's birthday isn't 'til October and mine isn't until December if you're about to say that."
Elena bit her lip. "Ok, promise you won't tell."
"Lips are sealed."
"Tseng asked me out after you guys went to bed after dinner." Elena covered her face as she said it really fast.
Rude lifted his eyebrow again. "So that's why you were so happy Saturday."
"Yep. And we also… in Reno's vocabulary… 'did it'." Elena nervously smiled. "Mention one word to Reno and I'll neuter you on the spot!"
"Said 'lips are sealed', they're sealed." Rude said.
"Good." Elena smiled. "Tseng needs to see you and Reno before lunch for a mission. See you then."
"Bye." Rude left the room. Reno scrolled through the hall in his office chair.
"Well?" Reno smiled.
"You got Rufus's paycheck." Rude smiled.
"WOO HOO!" Reno jumped out of his chair and hugged Rude. "I LOVE YOU RUDE MY MAN!"
Rude was choking due to the hug. "Reno… can't breathe…"
"I'm gonna tell Rufus I get his paycheck!" Reno ran down the hall and grabbed a secretary and danced around then ran into the elevator. "Who da man? RENO DA MAN!"
"Rude, was that Reno?" Elena popped her head out the door. "What was that?"
"Reno got a raise." Rude smiled and walked into his office, dragging Reno's chair back as well.
"Elena, was that Reno I heard?" Tseng walked down from the hall.
"Yeah." Elena said.
"I'm gonna tell Rude to have Reno not put twelve sugars in his coffee." Tseng scratched his head and walked away.
"Rufus!" Reno ran down the hall. "RUFUS!"
"Reno, keep it down." Rufus walked out of his office, hearing Reno yell at the top of his lungs. "What do you want… artificial redhead."
"Well… rich boy, I get your paycheck, I won the bet." Reno smiled and held his hand out. "And today's payday, you're the first for paychecks, Get it? Got it? Good. Now Gimme or Maggie will say hi."
Fin.
Finally! It's done::FF victory music plays in boombox nearby. Turns and hits pause and chuckles nervously: Well, I'm sorry about thelong wait. Now, I've been working on a RufusxOC for months now (its all i could do with this hunk of junk that is a wonder now!) I'll have that up in a bit.
I like to thank everyone for your support and the reviews. (I'm going to miss them in my inbox with this fic) So, I'm going back to fix mistakes or typos (bad me! BAD!) and it's all yours to enjoy.
Thank you :bows and hits play, making the FF victory music play again:
-Laili the Turk