The Slip
Freedom. It was as exhilarating as it was infuriating. The sky was brighter, the air was cleaner, and Rufus felt the rush of adrenaline keep him going as he meandered around ShinRa’s dedicated grounds for SOLDIER. It had been all too easy. The Director of SOLDIER had invited him over for reasons even the blonde was not entirely keen on dwelling. And as jurisdictions worked, Turks were only invited on barracks unless on official business. So, when it came to matters like his house arrest… It was easy to give the SOLDIER assigned to him the slip. The blonde had not even met him before he took every liberty to enjoy his newfound freedom.
Granted, deep down he knew it was just a bigger cage. The moment he stepped off the barracks, his personal shadows would become quite attached once more, and his confinement would resume. A part of him almost felt guilty. Lazard was entirely too fond of him. The way the man talked to him about his interests and hobbies nearly made the professional visit seem like a social call. Another part of him considered what sort of reprimand this ‘Zack Fair’ was going to receive upon losing his charge. Then again, it was not as though Rufus was going to cause any trouble. The SOLDIER could rest easy in knowing that he would not tell a soul. Of course, that required that same SOLDIER… knowing at all.
Caught in his thoughts, Rufus was not entirely paying attention, finding his face plastered into the smelly back of someone far large than he was. It was a SOLDIER. Surprise, surprise. But he did not look entirely happy being touched.
“Where the fuck you going, pipsqueak??” He growled.
Disdainfully, Rufus wiped a sheen of sweat that had transferred to his face and flicked his hand to the ground. He had to bite his tongue. There was nothing he wanted to say that would make the situation better. But it seemed silence was just as infuriating as an insult, seeing that the stinking SOLDIER grabbed him by the collar and quite easily picked him up off the ground. They weren’t kidding about how inhuman SOLDIER were… @fairheartsoldier












