Sorry the last chapter was so short, and majorly sucked. I was going to edit it to make it longer, but I guess you can't :P. My Newbness never fails. Anyway, this second chapter should be longer. Enjoy ^_^.
CHAPTER 2. RENO's POV.
I knocked on Clouds apartment door, waiting for an answer.
"Shit Cloud hurry up." I mumbled. A disgruntled Tifa opened the door.
"Hey Reno," Tifa looked behind me, "Hey Rude, come on in"
Cloud and Zek were sitting on the couch watching TV and a much older looking Kaleiha was sitting at the table.
"I like how you both jump up and get all excited." I said and scoffed. Zek looked up and saw me, and jumped up, almost knocking the coffee table over.
"Reno! Rude! Hey!" Zek said and hugged both of us. Kaleiha had head phones in and looked completely engrossed in a book, typical Kaleiha. I walked across the room and took Kaleiha's book away. She looked up to see who stole it.
"Surprise." I said and grinned. Kaleiha's jaw dropped.
"Reno!" She yelled then jumped up and hugged me. Rude walked up behind me.
"And Rude!" Rude yelled. Kaleiha laughed and hugged him, too.
"What are you guys doing here?" Zek asked.
"Just stopping by, heard you were in the neighborhood." I said. Cloud looked back from the couch.
"Hey." He said and nodded. I nodded back.
"So what's been going on?" I asked and leaned up against the counter, grabbing a cookie.
"More like what's been going on with you. You got a haircut." Kaleiha stated.
"Oh yeah, just a small one." I said and grinned.
"A small one? You don't even have a ponytail anymore, Reno!" Kaleiha said and laughed.
"Good thing, too." Rude said.
"Whatever. At least it doesn't look horrible." Kaleiha said.
"Horrible?" I asked and laughed.
We ended up staying for dinner, and staying a little longer after that. Then Barret came.
"Barret!" Kaleiha yelled and hugged him.
"Hey baby." He said.
That got my attention.
Cloud looked over in my direction with a worried look on his face.
"Hey Barret." I said. He nodded.
"How ya been?" He asked.
"Good. And yourself?" I asked.
"Fine, Nice haircut. Hey Rude." He said, noticing Rude. Rude nodded.
"I think I'm gonna go outside quick." I said.
"Me too." Cloud said. Rude followed.
Once we got outside, I exploded.
"Are they dating?!" I asked Cloud.
"I was trying to tell you on the phone! You just hung up though!" Cloud shouted.
"God Dammit!" I yelled. I wanted to punch the nearest thing to me, so I just settled with a tree.
"Maybe we should go back inside, so we can say goodbye before they go." Rude suggested.
"If I try to kill Barret, hold me back." I said and walked towards the door. Rude followed.
"Gotcha." Rude said.
Once back inside, I restrained from killing Barret.
"So, if you don't mind, I think I'll stop by your place tomorrow." Zek said.
"Ah, no problemo." I said. Kaleiha smiled at me, I nodded.
After we all left, Rude went to his apartment and I rode my motorcycle home. Once I got there, I went to the refrigerator. I stared at the leftover take-out.
"At least you have use in your life, I for one, don't." I muttered to the inanimate take-out.
"Oh, don't tell me you have it bad. You at least have a point." I told the take-out. Then I shook my head.
"God, Reno, your fucking insane." I said to myself.
I sat down on a chair in the living room and watched the news. Nothing really interesting was on. Another bank got robbed, another kid got kidnapped, another person killed. It was all the same. Nothing happened anymore. Sephiroth was dead, people have moved on. The Turks don't do anything anymore. We just stopped.
I looked out my window to the busy intersection right outside of my apartment. There were always cars on it. Even at 3 in the morning, there are always a few cars, sometimes going different directions, sometimes the same direction. It seemed like everyone had a purpose right now, everyone but me. I had no job, I have no family. I have nothing, except Rude and Red.
I haven't seen Red in awhile; I don't know where he went for sure. But I still count him as here, because whenever he is here, he's here, by my side.
I looked at all the dirty dishes sitting around, remembering I had to do the dishes. I got up and put all the dishes in the sink, then just stared at it for awhile.
"Screw it." I said, then went and sat on the chair again.
I tried to sleep, my whole body was asleep, but my mind was wide awake. I should've told her sooner. I thought to myself. Before she left I should've told her. I can't really blame Barret, he didn't know. I never told him, since we never saw each other.
"I find myself alone when each day is through…" I sang a familiar song.
I loved her. I really did. Now that she was with Barret, I didn't have a chance.
"Yes I admit that I'm a fool for you…"
It hit me like a hard punch in the gut, I could've stopped this. I could've told her. I could've got off my lazy ass and stopped being such a stone cold jerk and told her. I could've stopped being so selfish and pitiful and go to her door before she moved out and told her. But no, I was too self-centered on my own pain. I could be happy right now, with a job and a family, a life. But no, I choose to be this. I hate this.
"Because you're mine…" I stopped.
"Screw it." I muttered.
