kris

you had been on vacation with your family in costa del sol for nearly two days now, and in those two days, you had managed to run into a certain inane blond more times than you could count on one hand. it began with you attempting to cross the road, left to your own devices in the market area of the town following lunch. as you began to step out onto the cobblestone street, some... boy's voice started to assault your ears.

  "HEY IDIOT, GET OUT OF THE WAY!" you whipped your head in the direction of the noise, only to see a golf cart hurtling towards you at full speed with the driver screaming behind the wheel. it was some blond kid that had a fantastic shade of red coloring his face.. you somehow had half a mind to step back onto the curb as the guy sped past you, flipping you the bird while doing so.

  "...okaaayyy....." you thought to yourself as you blinked after the bizzare experience. you brushed it off, thinking that almost getting run over by a golf cart was the end of ever seeing that boy again.. but costa del sol is a small town, and the universe has its way of smashing two unexpected people together whenever the hell it wants to. 

the second time you met that blond asshat was that same day, later on in the evening at the beach. you were just about to go and catch up with the rest of your family for a nice dinner, after playing a round of beach volleyball with some nice people on the beach, until that sunburnt little asshole walked onto the court with an attitude. despite it all.. your side still lost. suffering this defeat, you began to gather your things, your bag, towel, etc. regardless, on your trek back to the restaurant that everyone in your family would have been at, that blond kid caught up to you and fell into stride with your steps. 

 "hey."

"..hey?" you cleared your throat and picked up the pace, thoroughly weirded out.

"im rufus shinra"

...

what.

rufus shinra? that rufus shinra? you didnt know he was this young! or this annoying.. the shock washed over you, and suddenly the golf cart made sense. rich assholes, god, that's always the answer. out of politeness and after an awkward stretch you clear your throat and respond in kind with your name. he savors it and thinks for a moment.

“so…” he trailed off and rocked on his feet for a couple of seconds. this ended up being long enough for you to start getting irritated, what did he even want from you?? rufus got the hint to pick up the pace once you began to cross your arms. 

“so I was wondering, um, if you’re free tonight do you want to have like, dinner together?” he asked with his eyes turned to side, almost like he was nervous. 

“didn’t you almost run me over and then crash my volleyball game today?” at first you weren’t that pissed off that he asked you, but as you thought about it more and more, you decided that he was a scrub.

“i mean, you’ve done nothing but bother me today! What could have possibly gone on behind your eyes to come to the conclusion that you should ask me out?! god!” your brows furrowed as you stormed off in the direction of the restaurant again. you basically forgot all about him by the morning, he was just a speck of dust on the film of your otherwise picturesque vacation. 

—~—

the next morning, you walked into a little cafe alone for some breakfast. as you waited in line and looked overhead at the menu, you felt someone come and stand behind you. you knew. 

“hey,” it was him again. you didn’t say anything in return, preferring to pretend that he never even existed in the first place.

“hellooo?” he kept pushing for your attention until you finally turned around out of frustration.

“What??” you hissed. he had a smug look on his face, and his blond hair looked perfectly swept to the side. objectively, he was an attractive high school guy your age, and if he hadn’t pissed you off earlier, you would have tried to get his contact or something.

“It’s your turn to order.” He told you as a shit eating grin grew on his lips. you squeaked at this revelation and quickly turned around and recited your order in a rushed manner. as you moved to pay, rufus pushed your hand carrying your payment method away and tapped his credit card to pay for you. 

‘the hell?’ you thought to yourself. you looked at him in a weird mix of shock and disgust. your mouth hung open in a kind of grimace  expression, even as he held you by the shoulders and steered you to a nearby table

“Consider this me trying to rectify yesterday’s situation. This is the least I could do.” He smiled. “Give me another chance to prove myself. please? ill make it worthwhile.” he looked so serious about this, but were you supposed to take him seriously when this could very well have been a similar situation to airport crushes? however, seeing his willingness to pay for you earlier, mulling it over, you decided that:

“It might not be a terrible idea. just for a day, right? you can clear your name in my eyes.” yes, you may have been pissed off by him but you could most likely put him to work as a carrier for all your things, or maybe as engagement fodder for your social media accounts, you could make faceless posts with him larping as your boyfriend. as a server came and gave you your breakfast, you and Rufus nodded at one another. that was how you found yourself out on the beach again at his private cabana. rich people….

“you take all the girls you chase down a street here?”

“only the ones that look like you.” he looked at you and grinned as he grabbed a drink from a minibar inside of the structure. he did have a way with words, you had to admit. the two of you kind of had already let go of yesterdays mutual hate and started getting kind of romantical, as most teens on vacation do with one another. once he had found what he was looking for he came and sat down next to you. 

“are you about to graduate?” he asked you to gauge how old you are in comparison to him.

“yep, im a rising senior.” he nodded at your response, satisfied that you were the same age as him. 

“Me too, me too…” he trailed off in response. the two of you sat in silence for a little while before he made a move. he put his hand on your knee and looked sideways at you to gauge your reaction. you didn’t seem too miffed, as you were in thought, so he decided to keep his hand there. 

“rufus, why did you have such a 180 from yesterday to today?” you asked him after thinking about it for so long. he thought about it for a moment before answering. 

“when i almost ran you over you really pissed me off because you almost didn’t get out of my way, but then i realized that i thought you were cute so i decided to rectify my douchebaggery by following you to the volleyball game,” you nodded in response “and then i wanted to impress you by winning, but it pissed you off instead. how could you not like me right off the bat? im rufus shinra!” ah, that explains it. your initial disregard for his status intrigued him, how cliche. 

“ah, cool..” you couldn’t really say you were that disappointed because this kid was someone you’ve truly known for a grand total of 4 hours and was quite cute and gave you attention and access to his privilege. it was vacation anyways, so you said to hell with dignity and rested your head on his shoulder. his arm came around your waist and the two of you cuddled in the sticky tropical air of costa del sol for a little bit. your lips brushed against his skin once or twice during your more bold moments, most notably touching his collarbone, jaw, and the corner of his mouth, the latter of which he eagerly reciprocated. he turned his head enough to kiss you back on the last one. the two of you were in pure teenage summer love bliss, even swapping contacts before you had to leave to go regroup with your family members. 

“so I can rescue you if you’re ever bored,” he teased. you had complained a little earlier about being on vacation with only your family members, citing that it incited your boredom. you gave him a crooked smile in response and hit his shoulder. 

“yeah, yeah, ill tell you if I need saving.” 

~-~-~

that night, even though it was literally the second day of knowing him, you managed to sneak him into your hotel room through the window. you needed to be saved from boredom already. originally you were sharing with a family member before they went home due to some form of food poisoning, leaving you with a whole room to yourself. he settled himself into your bed next to you after climbing in.

“I can’t believe you made me climb up a tree, don’t you know who I am?” he grumbled, a little bit sweaty and out of breath from his sneaky ascent. you knew that he was only in costa del sol because his father didn’t want him around in midgar while he was out of boarding school for vacation, explaining his generally rambunctious and attention seeking behavior. unfortunately for you, rufus was exactly the kind of underloved rich brat that you couldn’t resist, and you couldn’t help yourself from opening your arms to him. he gladly took the invitation and nestled his body next to yours.

“be quiet, my family is near,” you whispered to him in warning. he made a small whiny noise in turn and buried his face in your chest.

“I could buy and sell you..” he threatened halfheartedly. you smacked his back in retaliation. he wasn’t quite used to being told what to do by those ‘under’ him, and yet he ate up every bit of affection you gave him after two full days of knowing each other. regardless, the two of you cuddled and talked about your lives for hours to get to know each other more. as you learned more about his father and upbringing, you began to understand his actions more and more. you really were getting quite fond of the guy. he eventually shifted and the two of you faced one another while lying next to each other. rufus drew you closer to him and took hold of a small piece of your clothing between his thumb and forefinger to toy with shyly, 

“Hey,” he murmured as he tangled his legs with yours. 

“Hey?” you weren't really sure where he was going with this. 

“I know that these things usually end after the vacation is over, but i think that.. We should stay in touch even afterwards.” rufus’s voice seemed a little shy. in his world, hes been through a lot of vacation flings, but hes never exactly felt the same affinity towards them that he did you. Even after two days he knew that he was definitely feeling some kind of way towards you. Regardless of his feelings, you were kind of surprised. 

“Uhhh sure…” you were kind of put off, seeing as you just met the guy, but seeing as he was cute and rich you just shrugged it off. you physically felt him relax in response to your agreement. 

“but you know im leaving tomorrow, right?” you continued. rufus paused his ministrations and looked up into your eyes.

“you live in midgar don’t you?” he asked. as you nodded he hummed before continuing: “then it’s not an issue.” he was quite firm in this statement, you couldn’t help but notice. maybe he really did want to date you.

~-~-~

the week after you came back from costa del sol. you and rufus had been in contact, true to your agreement. you were at some cafe, working on your personal statement on your laptop, when the bustle of the crowd died down a little. you felt a shadow come across your laptop screen and looked up. this felt oddly nostalgic…

“hey rufus,” you greeted. the two of you had arranged to meet up for fun.