Sassy: Came to me while I was watching Advent Children a while ago, and I was just slow to get the idea down. By the way, if you look closely at the screenshots, you'll see that it's true. Heh.
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Cloud had been staring at him for almost an hour, and Reno was starting to get annoyed. The blond's face was emotionless, even as he met the intrigued gaze. The crystal blue eyes flicked slowly from the top of his head back to his face. Finally, Reno couldn't stand it anymore.
"What?" he snapped. "I know my face is beautiful, yo, but you're wearing it out." The Turk was taken aback when Cloud's lips upturned into a smirk.
"You dye, don't you?"
Reno blinked. "Excuse me?"
"You dye. You have to."
"Dye? Like…"
"Your hair." At this, the Turk bristled indignantly.
"I do NOT dye my hair!"
"Oh really?" Cloud's tone was smug. "I think you do."
Reno spluttered. His hair was his pride, damnit! How dare Strife say such a thing! Puffing up visibly – and quite humorously – he glared at the other man.
"Listen here, Strife. I have never, and will never, dye my hair! I'm not a fuckin' girl, yo!"
Cloud continued to smirk infuriatingly at him.
"Yeah? Then why are your eyebrows brown?"
Reno stopped dead. "What?"
"Your eyebrows, Reno," Cloud crooned. "They're brown, and your hair is red. I always knew your hair was too bright to be true."
Reno stared at the blond like he'd just sprouted tentacles. "You… really think I dye my hair?"
"Explain your eyebrows."
"This isn't just some elaborate plan of yours to get into my pants, is it? Cause all you have to do is ask, not insult me."
Cloud opened his mouth, closed it, then opened it again and said, "I'm not insulting you. I'm just curious."
Reno grinned evilly. "I could show you, Strife."
Cloud's cheeks colored and for a moment he looked flustered, but kept his cool. Reno found it very interesting. "No thanks. There's no need. Your eyebrows are brown. My question's been answered."
"I don't dye." Reno advanced on the blond. "You know what, Cloud? I think you really do want to see for yourself." Reno saw Cloud's face vault before the blond could hide it. The Turk smirked. "After all, you did shove me against the bar wall and molest me the other day."
"I was drunk!" Cloud squawked.
"You'd had half a beer, Cloud. Even you have more alcohol tolerance than that."
Cloud remained silent for a moment, glaring at the other man, then said, "Your eyebrows are still brown."
Reno sighed, raising a hand to them. "Yeah? Doesn't mean I dye my freaking hair."
"I think you do," Cloud challenged. Reno noticed a glint in his mako eyes that he didn't even bother to hide. The Turk grinned.
"Oh, so you really do want to find out for yourself." He cocked his head to the side. "Well then, let's go Soldier." Reno stepped closer to him. Cloud didn't flinch away, nor did he move closer. He gazed at him long and hard.
Finally, he muttered with the smallest of smiles, "Prove it to me then."
With a maniac smile enough to put Sephiroth's to shame, Reno pounced.
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"You're still going to have to explain."
With a half groan, half chuckle, Reno rolled over onto his stomach. "Nothin' to explain, yo," he yawned. "My mom had red hair, my dad had brown hair, an' I guess I just came out as a mix of both."
"And I really thought you were lying." Cloud's lips upturned slightly, and his hand tangled in Reno's wild naturally-red hair. The latter grinned smugly.
"Proved you wrong." He reached for his cigarettes and lit one up. "And made a liar out of you." He blew smoke in Cloud's direction. "Drunk my ass. I knew you had something for me." Cloud did not look abashed. Rather, he leaned down and kissed Reno again. "And I just love how you won't deny it."
"Your eyebrows are still brown." Cloud's face split into a genuine smile – finally.
"Yeah, well…" The redhead attached his lips to Cloud's neck and murmured, "S'just one of my little quirks."
-owari-
