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                            (Kapitel 25 in Arbeit)
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                          Kapitel 16: Go mad emotion
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Chapter 16

Opening: >Go mad emotion< (by Camino)

Tifa was shocked when she stepped into the kitchen. It looked like Elena had
tried to cook for herself, after she hadn't been able to find Tifa. But all she
had been able to do was turn the kitchen into a real mess. The blonde was
sitting on the floor, looking really distressed. When she set her eyes on the
brunette, she stood up, desperately pleading for help.
"I'm so sorry," she whispered. "I didn't mean to… I just wanted…"
"It's okay…" Tifa replied soothingly. "I think I can fix that."
"Really?" Elena sniffed. Sighing, she bowed her head. "Okay, then let me help,
at least."

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Naomi was in a pretty good mood when they returned. Reno was glad about it; he
opened the door and led her to the kitchen. He hoped that lunch would be ready
by now, he was quite hungry. When he entered, however, he stopped dead in his
tracks, causing Naomi to bump into him.
"Ow…" she murmured. "What's up?"
"What the Hell happened here?" the redhead whispered.
The whole kitchen was a mess. It looked like someone had emptied most of the
cupboards and strewn the contents on the floor.
"Dare say something and you're dead!"
Blinking in surprise, Reno looked at Elena who squatted on the floor, glaring at
him. She didn't need to say any more for him to understand what was going on.
Out of the corner of his eyes he saw Tifa silently picking up some things and
putting them on the table. The redhead frowned.
"What is it?" Naomi wanted to know and looked wide-eyed into the kitchen.
Gasping, she clapped a hand over her mouth.
That was too much for Elena. Muttering darkly, she stood up and rushed past them
and then hurried upstairs, now swearing loudly.
Still remembering the incident in the morning, Reno didn't say anything as he
carefully crossed the kitchen and began to help Tifa cleaning up. Naomi followed
him. The whole time while they were busy no one spoke or even looked up from
what they were doing.
When they were finished, Tifa sighed and finally glanced up at Reno. "Thanks…"
she muttered. Just because she was mad at the redhead didn't mean she was not
grateful for his help.
"No problem," Naomi replied cheerfully. "If you don't mind, I'll go and take a
shower now."
Reno and Tifa nodded. "Go ahead," the brunette said, smiling at her.
After the girl had left the room, Reno stood up and brushed some dirt off his
clothes. "Well…" he said slowly, before turning to Tifa. "About this
morning…" He felt silly, saying this now. But he knew there was no turning
back. He got a small package out of his pocket and held it out to her. "I
just… I… I'm sorry."
He just stood there, awkwardly waiting for some reaction. This was stupid. There
was no need for  him to apologize, she should be the one saying sorry. She had
been the one punching him, not the other way around.
Blinking in confusion, Tifa looked at him, not knowing what to do or say. She
would never have thought that Reno of all people would be able to apologize for
something. But… she had also been surprised when he had helped her clean the
kitchen.
Just when the redhead thought she wouldn't accept it, the brunette stepped
forward, cautiously taking the package from his hands.
Tifa tilted her head a little. "It's okay…" she whispered. "But, this…"
"Think nothing of it," Reno said harshly, this whole situation was quite
embarrassing. "Just don't let Elena help you cooking." With that, he left the
kitchen and went upstairs, heading to his own room.
Still a little confused, Tifa shrugged and put the package into a drawer before
she began to prepare lunch.

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Meanwhile, Naomi stepped into the shower and turned the water as hot as she
could stand. For some time she just stood there, her arms wrapped around her
body. Then, suddenly, she took the shower gel and a hard sponge, beginning to
scrub her skin violently.
Ever since the incident with those idiots in the gift shop, she felt dirty. And
she wanted to wash this off. Even though she didn't know if it was possible. But
when she just felt cleaner… it would help.
The others had been thinking she was mad. She had made Reno believe that she had
just been acting.
He would never know that it had been really painful for her. To feel something
that wanted to come out of her. To hold it back. She didn't really know what it
was… she just knew that it was still there… hiding. Waiting to break free.
Maybe she should ask Vincent if she could do something about it.

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"Oy!" Rude called out as he opened the door to Reno's room. "Lunch is ready!"
The redhead just waved a hand at him. "I'm coming!" Sighing, he got up from his
bed. All the time since he had come up here he had been wondering how Tifa would
react, once seeing his gift.
He felt awkward going down now. Suddenly, he wished he hadn't given it to her.
It was just… ridiculous.
If he weren't that hungry, and even curious about Tifa's reaction on the gift,
he wouldn't even go downstairs. To be honest, he was a little afraid of looking
at her right now. Considering their encounters in the kitchen… when she had
punched him… and when he had apologized before… he had never felt so lost.
But Naomi would surely miss him. Thinking about this, he felt better.

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