Bohemian Rhapsody

AN: I've been playing with this idea for a long while and i' finally brave enough to submit it your your eyes, so with out any further ado, here's bohemian rhapsody. My take on how Reno got his start. I do not own Final Fantasy VII characters. Go easy on the comments this is my first attempt. But constructive criticism is welcomed,

Cars rushed passed us as we stood surrounding him in the alley. The sloshing the rain, drowning out the hesitate pleas for help Jerry dared not utter. He sat there, curled up in a ball crying. From where I was standing he might have peed himself but it could just be the rain. Damp and shivering with fear, why would Spike put him through this? Why would dad just watch?

"Know what today is Jerry?;It's pay day my friend. You wouldn't even have that swanky bakery if it wasn't for us."

Spike told him reaching into his pocket. Jerry grabbed onto Spike's pant leg.

"Please, I already empty everything I could possibly offer. The register is empty; S-so is the safe. I have offered the bread from my shelves, everything but the building itself and my, my-"

"Your family?"

Spike finished his sentence and pulled a gun out of his coat pocket.

I've seen guns before it's no big deal but I never seen it pointed in someone face like Spike had done to Jerry. He let out a yelp and backed away.

"Oh don't waste your breath old man. We took care of your family and burnt down that shithouse you call a bakery"

He forced the gun in Jerry's hand

"Off yourself"

Tears formed in his eyes.

"Come on Jerry, you have absolutely nothing to live for. You have no business, no money, no family, what's the point? End it. Off-" BANG!

My eyes widen. And then mom called me...

"Reno! Get up breakfast!"

I heard her yell. Was that just dream? I got up and slowly dressed myself, tracing back my steps in my dream what could I have done to stop Jerry from pulling the trigger. Why was Spike act so cruel towards him? I stepped down stair and watched my dad rush out the door without saying a word to me. That's weird, dad usually almost always leaves the same time as I do. We all sit down together and have breakfast.

"What happened with dad?"

I asked my mother who sat my plate down.

"He must of had a meeting or something nothing to worry about and good morning my darling boy of mine."

My mother said ever so cheerful. Nothing can get her down. She's the most positive person I know.

"Hey what's wrong kid you don't look so well, your paler than usual"

Yeah I don't get out much so I'm pretty pale. She felt my forehead

"Sheesh Reno you're burning up, maybe you should stay home"

Before I could answer the phone rang.

"Good Morning Elsa!"

Elsa, the queen of gossip in the neighborhood, 'nough said

"That can't be true; Trent and Reno were just there last..."

She trailed off her eyes came to me. Suddenly I felt a gurgling in the pit of my stomach I swallowed a hard lump in my throat.

"Ma, I'm not that hungry I'm just gonna go ok?"

I forced out easing my way towards the front door with my backpack. She told Elsa she'd have to call her back then focus her attention back on me.

"Just one second Mister I want to know what happened over there"

I turned the door knob and there to save me was Lukas.

Lukas was my neighbor and my best friend. We've been friends since we were in diapers. His long silver locks hung in his face as he stood at the door smiling.

"Lukas dear, good morning." My mom said a little flustered.

"I just figured I come over a little early this morning if that's ok."

He flashed me a smile and I felt my cheeks get hot.

It was the perfect opportunity to get me out of this house.

"Okay let's go then."

We started out the house and heard my mom call out to us

"Have a nice day you two"

"Thanks you really saved me back there" I said aloud without thinking.

"Saved you from what?"

"From my mom." I let slip

"What are you talking about Reno?"

He gave me an awkward glance.

"Was she gonna smother you with pancakes or something?

I bit my bottom lip and turned towards him

"Last night Spike made Jerry kill himself" I said without restraint in my voice.

I waited for the shocked expression Lukas gives me when he's in disbelief about something but he just shrugged.

"I know" He said flatly not going on about it at all.

"Wha?! W-wait what?! How can you know?!" I sputtered

I just couldn't believe he knew. And he acted like it wasn't a big deal. "It was your first kill, everyone knows about it"

He stood in place. "Reno your ten now, you are officially part of The Brothers now."

I looked him confused. Never have I heard anything like this before.

"The Brothers rule this city; every business that is running in this city is controlled by them. If there is a business we don't control, we get it eventually if we don't it's destroyed. Every business has to pay us a certain amount every month if they don't, what happened to Jerry happens to them."

I stared at my best friend in disbelief.

"Why!? Why Lukas? Why do they do that?"

I felt myself shaking then Lukas hand grabbing mine.

"It's tradition, my grandfather started it and passed it down to my dad. And you and your dad got tangled into it when one day your dad saved mine in a bar shooting. He saved his life so my dad had yours inducted into the brothers. So when he was added, you and your entire family were added."

I stared at him. He was happy with this? Being a mobster?

"Reno, you okay?"

I snatched away.

"No I'm not ok, I just found out I'm a ten year old mobster, and would you be ok?"

He rolled his eyes.

"But it's so great Reno; we can get away with anything."

I didn't want to listen to him anymore I just wanted to walk away and pretend everything he was saying was a lie. I heard Lukas trying to calm me down when I saw Charlie, Jerry's son standing at the gate. Lukas finally caught up with me and stared down Charlie with an evil look. The dark strands of Charlie's hair stuck to his face with tears. I hesitated to walk in the gate but Lukas pushed me along.

"LUKAS! YOU BASTARD! I KNOW YOU KILLED MY DAD!" Charlie screamed at the top of his lungs.

"And? What are you gonna do about it you little shit?" Lukas asked lying to Charlie.

"I want you dead!"

Charlie turned towards us aiming a gun at Lukas and shooting. I tackled Lukas and kids in the school yard ran rapidly into the school building I heard a bunch of loud bangs and when I looked up and saw Charlie laying down on the pavement a bloody mess.

I was getting ready for bed that night with a sense of acceptance. I don't agree with what Spike did to Jerry, but Charlie threaten to kill Lukas. I don't have any siblings so Lukas is the closest thing I have to a brother.I can understand grief and all but jumping to the conclusion that Lukas killed his dad, and bringing a gun to school before he was even sure of it is a little off to me.

I used to think people gave me weird looks because of my house being a little bit better than the rest of theirs but it was simple now, it was because I was with the Brothers. I had a giant target on my head and didn't even know it. I turned off the running water off the faucet and put my tooth brush away and started back to my room when I heard my mom talking, sounded like she was about to kill a lion. I crept down stairs so I could hear more clearer

"Answer me Trent, What the hell happened last night" She yelled furiously.

My dad hesitated then sat down on the couch and drew a quite breath.

"Reno had to see his first kill, opportunely, Jerry didn't pay his bill….." he trailed off.

My mother slapping my dad across his face hard making a loud smack sound

"Damn it Trent! He's only ten years old! That's my baby!"

She was sobbing now.

"Sturi, that's the age and you know it. He's part of the brothers."

"Is there no other way? Do we have to be a part of this?"

She grabbed onto my dad.

"If you want him alive, yes."

My mother jerked away.

"What are you saying?"

I barely heard her.

"Whoever tries to back out of the brothers, the next in command has to kill him and his family. That would mean Lukas doing the dirty work in the name the group."

My mom looked unimpressed.

"Trent, we can take Lukas" she shot.

"You think you can, but the Lukas you know and the Lukas I know are two different kids."

I got tired of listening and went to my room, there was a note written to me from Lukas simply reading: "Reno, trust me "I laid back thinking about all the death that had happened in just 24 hours and I thought to myself, maybe being part of the brothers, I can try to prevent all this death.