Skies of Grey
by Tseng no Chibi-san

Reno liked staring at the sky. It was one of those retarded things that he didn't mean to do, but did anyways. It was rare that he saw it, and liked the bright blue hue that it cast off.

However, he liked to stare at the sky on cloudy days more than anything else.

"Why the hell are you out here?" Rude asked softly, staring at his partner, "It's raining, you're going to get sick. And if you get sick, I'm going to catch holy hell from Tseng." Reno ignored him, staring up at the sky, occasionally wincing because a raindrop would land in his eye. Rude sighed, knowing he shouldn't have come out to get Reno, because when Reno wanted to do something, no matter how idiotic it was, you could never NOT make him do it.

"Isn't the sky pretty?" Reno suddenly asked. Rude made a face. He would never understand Reno. Playful one second, naïve the next, and then completely serious. And sometimes he was capable of being all three at once. And even worse, all three at once without being ANY of them.

"Not in particular. But you can believe what you want," Rude adjusted his sunglasses, looking up at the grey sky curiously. Reno thought the most bizarre things were pretty.

"I like it," The young man murmured softly. Rude nodded. And, despite the fact that Reno couldn't see him, he knew that Rude had nodded. They could stay silent on a phone for hours just because they knew exactly how the other was gesturing. And it was disturbing.

"You like a lot of strange things," Rude acknowledged. Reno smiled a bit and made strange patterns in the air with his finger, his eyes shining childishly. Another thing he would never understand about Reno. How childish he was. It was almost ridiculous.

"I know..." Reno suddenly sat up and turned to Rude, "The sky..."

"What about it?"

"It's the same colour as your eyes. That's why I like it," He explained. Rude smiled a bit, choosing not to say anything at that point. Reno smiled back and then flopped down upon his back again, "Except your eyes are much better than the sky."

"Well then, come inside and I'll let you stare at them all you'd like," He helped Reno up and softly placed his lips against the red head's, smiling ever so slightly. Reno leaned against him and they both headed inside, content.

Because, when you're a Turk, you take all the contentment you can get.

OWARI

A/N -- Ahahahahaha. Sorry if it seems kinda crappy. I'm just getting back into the groove of writing FFVII, and it's awkward. I watched Advent Children. I liked writing this piece because I have a love for the Rude/Reno pairing. It's just too cute.

Btw. No. I don't know what colour Rude's eyes are. I assumed.

I hope you liked!

Love,

Tseng no Chibi-san (Aka Sora-san)