Well…here's
something I promised myself I would do. And that is writing a Reno and Rude fic. I originally didn't want to, due to my 'Then Til Now' series, as
the two are 'brothers' and the thought of them being together kinda squicked
me. But I've gotten over that, and
increased my squick threshold. It no
longer bothers me. ^_^
So here's one for all you RenoxRude, RudexReno shippers out
there!!
One warning for you, though…it's in the first person. Just letting you know. Oh yeah…I guess I should tell you it's gonna
get a tiny bit limey in places…depending
on my mood. ::wink::
Hope y'all like it (there's that groovy word again, baby,
yeah! ::giggle::)
~ Wannon-chan ~
Junon
Memories Part One – Rude.
We'd
always been close, I guess…what you would call 'the best of friends'. That was us. It was hard to ignore him, deny him my friendship. He's not exactly hard to miss. That messy red hair, smiling blue eyes,
cheeky grin, identical scars on both cheeks, rumpled Turk uniform…
It was
all uniquely Reno.
People
often thought we were lovers…and for the most part, they were wrong. Reno and I didn't 'get to know each other
better' until after a certain event. 'The
Pillar Incident', Reno liked to call it. He was badly injured in a one-on-three fight…with him being the 'one'.
He
barely managed to make it to where I was waiting before he fainted. He had lost a lot of blood, and I remember
thinking he wasn't going to make it.
I should
have known better.
I took
care of him, helping him to heal. He
was a terrible patient. As soon as he
had enough energy, he spent most of it trying to weasel away from my care, and
protesting loudly that he was healed, fine, all ready to take his revenge. I had to give up eventually…besides, once I had
to leave for a mission, that was the end of it. I came back to find him up and about, instead of resting. I had given him a glare, to which he just
pouted.
"Jeez, Rude! I'm fine! Quit acting as if I almost
died!" he had
joked. I felt my eyes widen, and I had
frowned at him then, making him look confused.
"Reno…you did almost die…" I had said seriously. I was upset that he could joke about such a
thing. He had blushed and ducked his
head.
"Oh, yeah…" he'd replied sheepishly.
The friendly
feeling I'd had for him previously were developing into something more, due to
the amount of time I had been spending with him.
As we
learnt more about each other, I began to realise the depth of the feeling I held
for him.
I was
falling in love.
I know
some people think that love can't bloom on a battlefield, any kind of
battlefield…I guess I proved them wrong.
I fell
in love during the fight for the Promised Land, and the fight to save the
Planet, but it was a 'forbidden' love.
So I became
very quiet. I kept my mouth shut,
afraid that I would say something I would regret later. But I didn't need to worry. Reno helped me take the first step in
progressing past friendship…I remember it well.
~
Junon. I arrived there early, in
anticipation of President Rufus's parade… inauguration and immediately, I headed
for my favourite bar. All the usual
barflies were there, but there was no sign of Reno. I knew he was in Junon, but right then, I was happy where I was.
A few beers later, and I was
seriously needing Reno. Being drunk and
horny is a bad combination… So I stumbled out into the streets of Junon, and
bumped into Tseng.
"Tsk, tsk, Rude…here, I'll
show you to the Inn we're staying at…" he had said, and led me to a room with a
double bed. He left soon after, but not
before muttering something about sobering up. I had giggled drunkenly and flopped onto the bed, kicking off my shoes
and removing all my clothes, except my boxers.
I
guess I must have fallen asleep, because when I looked next to me, there was
someone else in my bed. Someone with
red hair, a bony body…
"Reno…"
I had whispered, fully sober. The
redhead was curled up with me, his scraggly strands of hair tickling my
chest. I smiled down at his sleeping
form, stroking his hair, and threading my fingers through it.
"Rude…" Reno had mumbled
sleepily, as I stroked one of his scars. Then he jerked awake, precious eyes fluttering open and looking
bashful, embarrassed. He blushed furiously and attempted to scramble from the
bed.
"I'm sorry, Rude…I was
drunk, I musta thought this was my bed…" he protested weakly. I had a sudden surge of courage, and I wrapped
my arms around his waist, drawing his body closer to mine, realizing that he
was wearing as little as me. Reno's
eyes widened, and I remember his smile…that sort of half-surprised, half-happy
smile as he giggled huskily.
"Stay…" I had whispered
into his ear, and he began to kiss up my neck.
"…okay…" he had replied
softly. I felt myself begin to harden,
merely from Reno's lips on my skin, and I turned his face to mine, instigating
a long kiss. ~
That
night had been the best night of my life…making love with Reno only confirmed
just how much I was in love with him, and he became something of an infatuation
for me, a prized treasure. Reno took my
constant awe of him, and the never-ending stream of praise and worship with
good humor…for a while, anyway. Then he
began to get frustrated…I didn't notice, because apparently I was too busy
polishing the pedestal I had placed him upon.
"You don't have to treat me like this! I'm
not anything better than you, Rude…we're equals, okay?! Quit sticking me on
that damn pedestal before I jump!" Reno had snapped at me one afternoon, after I had refused to
let him go on a mission.
I
thought I was just showing my concern for his safety…
Guess I was
wrong. Not surprising, I guess. I'm always wrong.
…That's
only part of it, though. Reno…he…after
the final battle in Midgar, after all was said and done, and everything was
safe, he and I settled down. I thought
we were finally going to be happy together. I mean, I loved him, he loved me…everything was great.
Guess I was
wrong again…
One
morning I awoke to find the side of the bed that Reno usually inhabited
empty. And the house was empty. So were his drawers, his closet…
He was
gone. No good-byes, no explanations…nothing.
Elena
told me that he was no good, that I should forget about him. Maybe she was right, but I couldn't help
loving him.
Was that
so wrong?
End
of Part One.
Okay,
did ya like it so far? Part Two will be my beloved Reno's P.O.V. ::sigh:: I luv my Reno…
Let me know what you all think! Continue or not??
~ Wannon-chan ~
