Chapter 1
"Reno, don't do that." Elena took the pencil off him that he had just been sat chewing. "Eww, Reno, that's disgusting." She wiped it on his sleeve. "Don't you have someone else to annoy?"
"Nope."
"Where's Rude?"
"Dunno."
"Tseng?"
"Dunno."
"I hate it when you get like this, Reno. Just find something to do." Elena sighed.
"Ahh, you love it really."
"No I don't."
"Yeah you do."
Elena groaned and gave him the pencil back. "Shut it."
Reno smirked as he chewed on the pencil. He loved annoying Elena.
These past 4 weeks had been completely lifeless though. No missions, no paperwork. Usually, Reno would take this as an opportunity to do little as possible, but he was starting to get restless.
"Right, if your that bored, you can come with me." Elena said, jumping to her feet.
"Where you going?"
"To get a present for my cousin. I was gonna get it after work, but as there's no work to do…"
"Who's your cousin? Is she good-looking?"
"She looks a lot like me actually."
"That's a no then." He laughed. Elena thumped him on the shoulder.
"Oww, so, what's her name?"
"Rihanna." She said quietly. Reno's face dropped.
"What?" She said
"Nothing…I just though you said…nothing." He said, sadly.
"So you coming or what?"
"No, I think I'm gonna head home early."
"You'll get it from Tseng." She warned. He ignored her and walked out of the door, leaving Elena staring after him.
"Elena? You here?" Tseng voice came from the doorway. She looked up.
"Hey." She said.
"Where's Reno?" he sat next to her.
"He went hours ago."
"Why doesn't that surprise me."
"I dunno, I think there might be something up."
"What do you mean?"
"He seemed…really down when he left. As soon as I mentioned my cousin, Rihanna."
"Hmm…strange. Well I'm sure he'll be ok. After I'm finished with him that is."
"Don't be too hard on him."
"Since when were you so concerned about Reno's well being?"
"I'm not…I mean. Just…Never mind. Where's Rude?"
"Day off. Did no one tell you that?"
Elena shook her head.
"Hmm." Tseng looked at the work Elena had been doing. "You look like you've done a lot of work, get going." Tseng pointed to the door.
"Huh?"
"You don't have long left anyway, there's nothing else for you to do. You might as well go."
"Hmm. Okay then." Elena put her jacket on.
"And see if you can find Reno." He shouted after her.