Thread: shinra siblings [ angel&ockeroid ]

It was no secret that Elena was one of the most uncoordinated members of the Turks, so it was no surprise that she almost stumbled into the Presidents office as soon as the door opened. God, not again. The unfortunate part was that it really wasnt even her fault. She had reached out to turn the doorknob, but before she had an adequate grasp the doorknob had turned on its own. And now she was face-to-face with the root of her blunder. Staring up at Tseng in what could only be described as a combination of embarrassment and bewilderment, Elena wanted to go hide in a roadside ditch. Tseng, being the leader of the Turks, was the last person she wanted to make a fool of herself in front of. And it certainly didnt help that she felt warm and fuzzy whenever he was around. S-Sir, she said, hating the way her voice stuttered at the last moment. It was one thing to see Elena trip every now and then, but it was rare for her to sound so unprofessional. She was acting like a doe-eyed high school girl who had just spotted her crush. And there goes my chances at advancement, she said to herself, sighing inwardly as Tseng let her go and left the office room. Her brown eyes followed the tall man until she could no longer see him. There was a part of her that wanted to go and apologize for her indecorous behavior, but she knew that would have to wait until another time. Unfortunately, she did not know when that time would be. They always seemed to be so busy that idle chitchat became an improbable situation. Maybe Ill see him if I go to the bar tonight. Let me guess, its about Rakel? Rufuss words had ripped her away from her thoughts, and she bowed slightly out of respect for the President. I hope this isnt a bad time? she asked, straightening her posture as she made an attempt to redeem herself. The papers she had shown to Rakel -- those that had nothing to do with Rakels school assignments -- were still in her hands. It was a miracle she had not dropped them. As you are well aware, I have been going to Rakels school to pick up her assignments. Elena paused for a moment, breaking eye contact with Rufus as she glanced down to the papers in her hands. The papers were a collection of comments regarding her work. Hesitantly, she took a few steps forward and offered the papers to Rufus. This is a summary of how she had been doing. The papers began with positive comments the student . . . has a well-depth vocabulary can make a logical and persuasive argument is pleasant and conducts herself with maturity. There were other positive comments, though what Elena seemed to be concerned with were the negative comments the student . . . needs prodding requires much encouragement additional study and review could bring grade marks up not working to capacity has ability to do better work, but lacks determination. The last comment was circled with red ink conference requested, please contact me. Even Elena knew that no good would come out of this. She had spent four minutes debating if she wanted to go chase after Elena. Rakel knew it would have been impossible to catch up with her now -- maybe she would have been lucky due to Elenas maladroit tendencies -- but she had to do something. There was no point in sitting here waiting for the inevitable. She had made it a few floors up before she saw Tseng. The corner of her lips crept up into a smile. Elena may have thought she was coy around the girl, but Rakel knew better. She could put two and two together. And it was so obvious, given how Elena could not keep her composure whenever Tseng was around. Excuse me, Mister Tseng, she said with a bright, cheerful tone as she took a few steps closer. Im looking for Elena. Have you seen her, by any chance?