Thread: Playing the game (ExodusxAznTwnk)

Aerith had no words for Reno and his casual tone as he marched her away from her home and out of Sector 5. What, was he expecting her to understand that by kidnapping her he was earning an honest wage? She rolled her eyes at the thought, knowing there was nothing honest about the redhead, nor any of his colleagues. Her green eyes actively scanned her surroundings, searching desperately for a plausible escape route after all, this was not the first time she had been captured, but with the chaos all around them, it was pretty hard to get away from her escorts, especially as whenever she strayed she could feel one of the lower ranking soldiers step a bit closer to her. She could feel the intensity of their gaze and the way their eyes wandered, and she shivered under their scrutiny, fully aware of how her flowing dress wrapped so snugly around her waist, hips, and breasts. She did not dress overly provocatively nothing compared to her recent acquaintance Tifa Lackheart, but she found the open face of her button-down dress and low cut top was enough to help her small business. The humming of the helicopter distracted her from her discomfort for a moment, and her pace began to slow as she walked. It really seemed that she would not be able to get away from here... Not this time. She worried her bottom lip a bit as they approached, and reluctantly allowed herself to be lifted into the helicopter, cringing as she felt the soldiers wandering hands caress her bare legs. She sat down on the backseat and pushed herself as close to the window as she could, wanting to be as far away from the men as possible. Watching with sad eyes, they rose above higehr and higher, the flash of gunfire sparking below them. She could see the still forms of a few young men on the steps leading up to the control panel platform. She could almost hear the whir of Barret's gatling gunarm. As the sight of her newfound friends, fighting for their lives and for the lives of the innocents below in sector 7, she felt her eyes sting with angry tears. Catching Reno's nod, she allowed herself to be grabbed ruffly by the scrugg of her tiny jacket, taking in a gasp of air as the door was flung open, revealing her to her comrades below. Marlene, Marlene is safe! She screamed, trying desperately to be heard above the noise of the chopper, but felt the keen sting of a slap knocking her backwards before the door was slid shut. Sitting back in her seat, Aerith glared down at the floor, and grimaced. She didn't have to hear the bomb go off... She could hear the screams of the planet as the plate came crashing down, the influx of lives being snuffed out and returning to the planet all too soon. A small tear escaped her and dripped down onto her clenched fist. By the time they had made it to ShinRa headquarters Aerith had gone completely numb. The planet was moaning in her ears, and she could practically feel the suffering of the thousands of people who had not been instantly killed when the plate had fallen. Cloud... Tifa... Could they have made it out in such a short time? She was so completely dazed that she didn't seem aware of her surroundings and seemed surprised to see a familiar cell door being opened infront of her, and cried out in surprise when she was shoved inwards. She spun around just in time to cast an angry, tearful gaze at her captors before the door was slammed shut and locked from outside. She was trapped, and had never felt more alone in all her life.