Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII, its storyline, and its characters belong to Squaresoft!! Don't try to make money off of it or you'll have to face their wrath. ^_^ Now, all you Rufus fans out there, don't kill me for this story! This was induced by a splendid piece of fanart that was so unique that I couldn't help but write about it.
Started: May 23, 1999 / December 12, 1999
Finished: June 16, 2000 (Last day of school. . .! Woo hoo!!)

The door opened soundlessly for him, allowing him an entrance filled with stealth. He looked around carefully, his eyes falling on a man bent over a table covered with beakers and test tubes to the far side of the room. The only sounds he could hear were those of his own heart beating and the liquids within the vials bubbling away over burners. He steeled himself, then murmured, "I've finally found you."

To his credit, the other man didn't jump at the sound of another's voice. He calmly set down the beaker he was holding and turned, his cold gaze