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Reflection
Elena Fanfic
10/28/02
Rain pelted down softly and dripped down the window frame.
Elena looked out the window.
�Even the weather symbolizes my mood.� She thought.
A tear had escaped her eye and slowly down her face.
The phone rang, but she did not answer it. She just let it ring and ring.
�You�ve reached Elena, sorry I�m not here at the moment,
but I�m sure if you really needed to contact me,
you�d leave a message promptly after the signal� her answering machine picked up.
Elena listened for whoever was going to leave a message.
�Yo, Elena, its me� Reno! I know you aren�t answering the phone!
Say�. Uh, why don�t you� come over to my place? Say uh� dinner or something.
We can talk� I�m� worried about you Elena� you don�t say much or do much after�
well� ah, gimme a call, a�right? Bye!�
and the machine stopped. Elena stared at the ceiling.
Reno had been nice since Tseng�s death� but Elena couldn�t forget. She loved him too much.
�Oh, Reno is probably worried about me� maybe I should meet him�
just to prove that I�m not depressed. But I can�t hide it, I am depressed.
And� if I go� does that mean� I�m betraying my love to Tseng?�
Elena laid back down on her bed and closed her eyes, thinking back to the past.
Elena looked up at Tseng.
�Oh of course I�ll join the Turks! I mean... it will be an honor. I�m sure!�
�Yes indeed. You know, Elena, you do show a certain potential.
Potential to go far with the Turks.� Tseng told her.
Elena watched him. She was good at concealing her emotions.
Right now she was feeling giddy with excitement and she had this affection for Tseng.
But one would never know it with the way she stood.
She stood there, rigid and attentive.
An expression of no nonsense and businesslike attitude plastered across her face.
But as soon as she was alone, however, she got a look of girlie-ness on her face.
Her smile widened and she clasped her hands to her chest, her eyes sparkling as she tried to think of every last detail of Tseng.
Elena opened her eyes. It seemed like only yesterday she had become a Turk.
Even though it was only for a few days, Tseng did note her potential.
He even made it a point to tell her, that if he weren�t around, she�d have to make decisions.
�I didn�t think he�d ever leave us. But we aren�t even Turks any more� well we will always be Turks in our hearts, but�
her thoughts trailed off into the distance and she thought about her and Tseng and a fresh tear slid cascaded down her cheek.
Elena always did things for Tseng.
Like little favors here and there. She remembered the way he took his tea�and then of course she was always outwardly nice towards him.
Then one night, it was like an enchanting night�
�Elena, I want you to marry me.� Tseng opened toward her.
�I think our secret relationship has gone on enough,we�ll be married in secret too, of course�
�You mean, not even tell our friends, Reno and Rude?� Elena asked.
�That�s right, there�s too much risk involved my dear.
I don�t want anything to happen to you� Tseng told her quietly.
For about a year now they�ve been going together with out telling a soul.
Tseng even took precautions in making it appear as if he had something for Aeris.
But it really made him sick to think that. Anything to throw all outsiders off.
Tseng wasn�t quite sure what would happen if Shinra learned of their relationship, but he had a feeling it wasn�t going to be easy.
For Elena�s sake, he decided it better if it were secret.
The ringing phone pulled Elena out of her thoughts again.
This time she decided to answer it.
�Hello?� she answered a little sadly
�Elena, hi, did you get my message?� It was Reno
�Yeah, I was� asleep.� Elena faltered
�O I see, yeah well, how about it? I really think you should get out of your place more, and just have fun, like you used to.
It will only be you and I, no Rude or anything.
Please Elena? You isolate yourself too much, its not good to be depressed� Reno said at a rush.
�Reno, calm yourself, ok, I�ll come over, alright?
I guess I�ll see you in a while.� Elena hung up the phone.
Meanwhile, at Reno�s place, Reno was nearly having himself a nervous breakdown.
�Tseng, ahh can you hear me? Look, I uh, am not trying to hit upon
Elena! If you can hear me� I�m o�ly tryin� to help her, you know, be her friend, be there for her�
and help her outta her stage of depression. I know she loves you man!�
Reno was feeling a little foolish, talking to thin air,
but he didn�t know what to think, he was almost a little afraid that Tseng might be here, watching over them as a ghostly like presence.
The doorbell rang and Reno nearly jumped half a mile.
He went to the door and opened it.
�Hello Reno� it was Elena
�Hi Elena!� you are looking better these days.
�Umm come inside, ok?� But Reno didn�t really mean it.
Elena was still wearing black mourning clothes.
Elena walked in and sat herself down on the sofa.
�Reno, there is something I should tell you�� Elena started
�Yeah?� Reno looked at her.
�Well, first, you should sit down, this might be shocking�
and she waited until Reno sat down.
�You see, Reno, Tseng and I were more than just friends, we were married.� She whispered
�MARRIED?! And you guys never told us?!� Reno shrieked.
�Yes� Elena said in a hushed voice, avoiding Reno�s eyes
�You see, Tseng and I we.. were afraid. Afraid of what could or might happen�
�I still don�t get it, I mean, we are your friends, Rude and I!
Why keep it such a big hush-hush secret from us?� Reno spluttered.
�If too many people knew, it would have been trouble.
Well, we would have eventually told people, but we like never felt safe in doing so.� Elena looked down.
�Tseng and I, we didn�t trust Hojo! I didn�t want to become an experiment!
I wish we did tell, maybe if we were Hojo�s lab rats we�d both be alive today.
It was my fault Tseng died.� Elena�s eyes filled with tears.
�Don�t talk that way Elena, its not your fault, or Tseng�s.
You had a right to be afraid, I mean, I was always wary of Hojo too�You�ve got to not blame yourself for this.�
Reno awkwardly hugged her. Elena managed a teensy smile.
�Your�e right� I�m lucky to have a friend like you�� Elena stood up.
�You know what, I�m hungry, what did you prepare anyway?�
�its� Chinese food. I have the table set and everything� Reno grinned.
They were seated and Reno offered Elena some sweet and sour pork.
As she swallowed it, Elena looked at Reno questioningly.
�This food tastes unusually good for it to be made by you,� she said.
�I-I- uhh� its well, umm Chinese Take-Out� Reno mumbled.
�Ah I should of known you were too smart to fall for it�� Reno grinned impishly.
A few weeks later, Reno decided to go pay Elena a visit.
He hadn�t heard from her in a while, and he just wanted to see how she was doing.
Elena greeted him at the door.
�Hello Reno!!� she said brightly
�Ah, hi Elena, you seem well� this time he met it.
Elena was wearing a soft pink sweater, a change from the black one she wore when she was mourning.
�Are you kidding, I�m better than well! Listen, I�m pregnant!!� Elena giggled.
�Ooh Elena� that�s � that�s great!� Reno smiled
�You better believe its great! You�re looking at the future mother of Tseng! I�m naming him after my dear beloved!�
Elena had that old sparkle back in her eye.
�Uhh what if its not a boy?� Reno pointed out practically.
�Of course its gonna be a boy, a mother knows these sorts of things!�
Elena said as matter of factly.
Elena looked proudly in the distance. She knew that everything would be all right, and she had to be strong.
Strong for herself, strong for the child of her and Tseng.
Ok people! Tell me you liked it! Be honest......... It was touching!
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