Okay, this is my first try, so here it is. It's a little story I made about how Reno and Rude first got together. Rated M for later chapters. Don't like MaleMale? Don't read.

It had been a Friday, and they were on their way home from work. Reno had already made an ass of himself by pretending to be an airplane a moment ago, getting very strange looks from all of the old women that happened to be walking down the street at the time. This was one of his awkward Friday celebrations, and Rude had to think to himself that this was much better than when Reno decided to sing loudly with the radio when the "Friday Songs" came on. Rude hated those obnoxious songs. They were stupid. Reno acting like an airplane on the sidewalk was easier to handle.

"It's Friday, Rude!" he yelled, finally stopping to walk like a civilized person next to his partner.

"I know, Reno. You have yelled that at me at least four times today. Let's calm down." He replied, trying desperately not to laugh and encourage his friend. If people laughed at Reno, he thought he was being praised and would continue to act like a fool.

"Well, what do you want to do? You want to stop off at the bar for a while?" Reno asked somewhat hopefully. He liked hitting the booze, especially on his weekends away from work.

"No, we can't. We don't have any extra money until next week, and rent is due Monday. We got beer at home though, if you want." Rude said, calm and collected as usual.

"Way to live a little, Rude."

They had arrived at the apartment they shared minutes later. Reno went right in, kicking off his shoes, throwing his socks and jacket on the floor and walking to the kitchen right away. Rude sighed and picked up Reno's mess, placing everything where it went. Rude liked keeping the place clean, where Reno could have cared less if he had to step over mounds of garbage to get anywhere in the whole house. Rude even cleaned Reno's room from time to time, because he couldn't stand it being the pigsty it was. After straightening up, Rude went to join Reno on the couch, where he already had the tv on and a bag of chips on his lap. He passed Rude a beer and laughed at the stupid cartoons that happened to be on.

"How mighty white of you." Rude said, as a way of thanks, before opening his beer and taking a sip. He wasn't interested in the junk that Reno was watching. He just wanted to relax and unwind. It had been a long day for him.

The night had gone off like any other night. They had a couple more beers and got something by delivery for dinner, watching tv and having fun. This was how they both spent a lot of their Friday nights, unless Reno talked Rude into going out to the bar all night. Rude honestly preferred it this way. He liked comfort and solitude more than being out in public.

"Reno, change the channel. I'm getting tired of this show." Rude asked. He had let Reno choose what they were going to watch for most of the evening.

"Come on, this is funny." Reno said, snatching up the remote before Rude could think to grab it. He smiled, knowing that Rude would be annoyed. "If you want to watch something else, you gotta fight me for the remote."

"Reno, just give it to me." Rude demanded, smiling slightly, reaching for the remote that Reno stretched away as far as he could get it. This started a wrestling match as they fought to gain the remote, which soon became more and more intense. Within minutes, the remote was forgotten on the couch, and the two Turks were grappling around on the carpet. Rude was much stronger upper body-wise, and had that advantage over Reno. But Reno wasn't above cheating when it came to winning a wrestling match. When he was being overcome, he tickled his opponent. Every time he found himself in a tight spot, he tickled Rude into submission. Rude would quickly counter it and gain the lead over his smaller challenger. Finally, after what was around 10 minutes of wrestling around the living room, Reno found himself at a loss. He could no longer tickle his way out, because he was now pinned on his back, with his wrists held above his head by Rude's strong hands. He couldn't wiggle out either, because Rude's legs pinned his. They had been laughing uncontrollably until their eyes met briefly and the giggles faded. Before Rude knew what he was doing, he had leaned down and kissed Reno, a lengthy soft kiss to his perfect lips. It lasted for a gratifying moment before Rude pulled away, removing himself from atop Reno, as the other Turk scooted away.

"Reno, I'm so sorry I did that." Rude stated, feeling the rush of shame wash over him. He had thought about kissing Reno before; he had even fantasized about it, but never thought he would actually do it. Damn, why would I do that? I wasn't thinking, now he is going to think that I am some sort of weirdo.

"What…the hell was that, yo?" Reno asked, shocked. I could really use another drink. Too bad there aren't anymore. Wow, that was the strangest thing I have ever done, being kissed by another guy. Why did I like it though? Rude's my best friend, and he just kissed me, and to my embarrassment, I enjoyed it. That kiss felt so damn good, better than any other kiss in my life, and it wasn't even open-mouthed. Damn, what the hell is wrong with me?

"I don't know." Rude replied as he and Reno got up and paced around the room. "I said I was sorry Reno. I just let my feelings get a hold of me for a moment. I shouldn't have done that." Oh man. Why did I just say that? The part about my feelings didn't sound right. I need to figure out how to talk my way out of this.

There was a long, awkward moment between the two of them as they stood, staring at one another. Neither of them had a clue of what to do or say. Rude had been holding this back for a couple of years now. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore. He had to do something, one way or another, and now he did. He was overcome with a sudden fear that maybe he had just destroyed their two year friendship for nothing.

"What do you mean, Rude?" Reno asked, an eyebrow raised as it usually does when he's confused. He took a couple steps closer to his frustrated best friend. What did he mean? How does he feel about me? A better question, how do I feel about him? I've never been closer to anyone in my entire life. I've never trusted another person like I trust Rude, but am I attracted to him, another guy? These crazy thoughts jumped around in Reno's brain, longing to burst out of his mouth as he stared at Rude in the crossroad of a lifetime.

"Reno. I don't know how to say this without you freaking out. For a while now, I…well…I think-" he started. But before he could even get midway into his explanation, he was interrupted by a sudden movement against him. In a flash, Reno bridged the slight gap between them, the two Turks' arms suddenly wrapped tightly around each other as Reno made their lips meet for a second time, but with much more force than Rude had first initiated. Rude stumbled back a couple of steps before turning and shoving Reno's back against the wall separating the living room from the kitchen, drawing a muffled 'mmf' sound from him. Rude apologized by bringing their kiss to the next level, flicking the end of his tongue against Reno's lower lip. His mouth parted slowly, inviting Rude inside. Their tongues now thrust against each other, fighting for dominance between the barrier of their lips. Their hands began to roam over each other. They sighed in a soft, yet wild kind of pleasure, before Rude pulled back once again, leaving the two of them breathless.

"Wait. Reno, what are we doing?" He panted. That was mind-blowing. I'm completely in love with him, and now I can't hide it anymore. He's perfect. I don't care if he's a man, I want to be with Reno. I don't care about anything else. I want him to be mine for now and always. I could see myself with him for the rest of my life. He's my best friend, and has been for a long time, and now he's completing me right here, right now.

"I don't know. I just kind of lost control, yo. That felt really good." Yeah, it felt so good I want to do it again. Wait a minute. What's wrong with me? I liked that more than a normal guy should. I just kissed a man for the first time in my life, and it felt better than any feeling in the world. I'm not just horny, there's something else happening here that's sending butterflies all through me, something I have never felt in my life. I want to be here with Rude. I wouldn't change this for anything. It feels right inside, no matter now many times I've been told it's wrong.

"It did? You liked it?" Rude said, his own eyebrow now raised. Did I hear him right? He liked when I kissed him? He had to have, he kissed me back, right? I know Reno's not drunk. He only had three beers. It takes at the very least 10 beers for him to be drunk. Reno was a little guy but he could hold his liquor. I know I'm not drunk. I'm a big man, so I don't even have a buzz. This is real.

"Did you?" Reno asked.

Rude took a breath, held it for a moment and then he finally spoke, voice trembling.

"Reno, I'm in love with you. I don't know how this happened, but it did. I love you so much, and I can't help it. I'm so sorry. I hope you aren't going to hate me. Please say we can still be friends."

Reno blinked. "You love me? You: smart, responsible Rude loves Me: sloppy, dumb-as-a-rock Reno? For real?"

"You're not dumb. But yes. For real."

"Rude, this is going to sound weird, but I swear I'm not lying to you. I think I love you too. This is so…how did this happen? You're a guy."

"You've never been with a man before?" Rude asked.

"Um…no. Have you, yo?"

"No. I have never done anything gay until a moment ago. I just thought maybe you might have. You're so free."

"Did you just call me a hoe?"

Rude laughed. "No. You're serious? You haven't?"

"Hand to God. Just you."

"Well, what do we do now? We just established that we love each other. What happens next?" Rude asked, stroking his fingertips over Reno's cheek.

"Um… you wanna be my boyfriend?" Reno asked, smirking slyly.

Rude's eyes widened. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah. Why not?"

"Reno, you're awfully adaptive. You just went from totally straight, to wanting a committed relationship with another man. I thought you were raised to think that homosexuality was wrong." Rude replied.

"Sure. But I was also raised by a drug addict, God rest her soul. She and my stepdad, the fat dead-beat loser did raise me to think that being gay was wrong. But I never really gave much of a damn. I have never been into guys before, but I wasn't a hateful jerk either. Like you said, I'm free, and as such I am free to be with whoever I want. And the person I want is you. I love you, yo."

He loves me! Woohoo! Holy hell, this is the best day of my life!

"I love you too, Reno. So, that's it. We're official?"

"If you want to be."

"I do. I really do. If you want, we can keep it a secret."

"Nah. I'm not afraid to admit it. I mean, I was afraid to tell you how I felt at first, but now that I know that you feel the same way, I'm happy about it. We get to be together, we don't have to hide it." Reno finished as he pulled Rude forward for another kiss.

They spent the rest of the night in Rude's bed, kissing and cuddling each other, really not sure of what else to do. As much as they wanted to, they had no idea how to fully prove their love. This came up when Reno joked, before falling asleep.

"Hey Rude. Come Monday, let's do it on my desk." He giggled.

"Reno!"

"I'm just kidding."

"I want to wait until we're both sure."

"I don't even know how to go about it, yo."

"Huh. Me neither. I'll go to the library later this week." Rude noted.

Reno burst into a fit of laughter. He laughed so hard, tears streamed down his face. He laughed so hard it hurt, before finally catching his breath.

"Oh my God, Rude! You're going to the library about it? Goddamn that's funny! You're gonna just go up to the lady at the front desk and ask for Gay Sex for Dummies?! They're going to think you're a crazy pervert!"

He continued to laugh until he could barely breathe.

"Well? What else should I do? I don't even know any gay people. We could check out that bar across town and talk to some of the people there."

"No way! A strappin' guy like you walking in. I don't think they'd want to just 'tell' you how it's done. Maybe they'd convince you into a demonstration. Then I'd get pissed, yo."

"That wouldn't happen."

"Just stick to the library thing. It'll entertain me."

"Go to sleep, Reno." Rude muttered, before kissing the other Turk goodnight. "We have a long, awkward weekend ahead of us."

"Love you, Rude."

"I love you too."

There it is. Please don't hesitate to let me know what you think. Like I said. It's my first one though, so try to be nice.