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Chapter Two Wutai Warrior
Several weeks after Reno's encounter with Zack, on the edge of Wutai a mysterious man wrapped in a cloak sneaks about gathering healing, and time materia.
Reno picks up his cell phone, "Yo Reno here." He rolled his eyes. "Sure Tseng consider me there." He closed his phone and sighed. Reno grabbed the keys to his helicopter and left his apartment. Stuffing the keys in his pocket as he walked towards where his helicopter was at. Reno pulls a cigarette out and lights it. Yuffie had called complaining that someone was stealing her materia again. Reno didn't understand why she hadn't just gone after the thief herself. But Rufus wanted shinra to be considered a helping hand and this was one of his good deed missions. "Stupid WRO," Reno snuffed his cigarette before climbing into the cockpit and taking off. It didn't take long to get to Wutai and find the place the coordinates were telling him to land at. Reno sighed feeling lonely, he didn't hate solo missions but it was strange not having Rude around. He climbed out of the helicopter after shutting it down and looked around. "This is gunna be fun."
As Reno landed the mysterious figured watched waiting for him to get out and when he did he released a dog like creature.
Reno ground his teeth together and growled. He pulled out his EMR and ran at the beast. Reno dealt a swift blow to the face of the animal, he then rolled out of the way of the monsters claws. Reno jumps up and lands a devastating blow to the back of the creatures' skull. Reno smirks as it falls to the ground, "Poor dumb beast." He looked at the man and stalked towards him. "Now as for you."
As Reno walked towards the man, the wind blew the man's cloak off. He was in a strange black Victorian like uniform. He had long black hair with steaks of grey. But what was strange was his brilliant blue eyes. He smirked and his left arm was engulfed in lighting and he muttered. "come Reno-kun" and sent a blast of lightning slamming into Reno making him stop dead in his tracks.
Reno stood there paralyzed. "What the hell is this?" Reno thought to himself. That man shouldn't have been able to come close to taking me out of action, especially with a lighting attack. But Reno did have to admit the guy had some serious skill with lighting magic. He glared at the man as he stalked towards him.
As the man approached Reno, he faded and appeared behind him and slammed his fist into his back jolting him with another bolt as it hit him he was punched with the other fist in the kidney making ice ground him to the ground, "Hello ShinRa lap dog...."
Reno sneered at the man. He reached into his pocket and touched his heal materia healing himself. He would need the energy to break the ice, "How do you know who I am?" He growled, Reno started beating at the ice with his EMR, chunks of ice flying away. "You'd better start running cause once I'm free of this ice your dead." Reno pulled his right leg free and his left leg quickly followed suit. Reno grinned and set his EMR on it's highest setting. Reno ran at the man so fast that it appeared that he came out of nowhere. He spun around the mystery man so that he was facing his back and dealt him a sharp blow between the shoulder blades. Reno then dropped to the ground and swung his leg at the mans knees from behind bringing him quickly to the ground. Reno jumps on top of him his right knee digging into the guy's chest and pinning him to the ground. He held his EMR right at the guys' neck ready to make contact if the man wanted to continue fighting. "What are you up to old man?" Reno continued scowling at him.
The man faded into darkness and appeared before him. "Impressive...it seems Hojo did something right.....though the glare has faded from your eyes....how is Rude and his bride Elena?" He circled around him. "tsk tsk Reno-kun....this body is already dead....you can damage it all you want.....but make sure no one learns that you are close to be being 2nd Class SOLDIER material....."
Reno growled and stood up defiantly, "Who are you?" Reno brushes his suit off doing his best to be rude, "and if ya weren't so dumb you'd know I was a Turk, ... and HoJo is an idiot."
"That might be so...but last time we met you sure did moan a lot..." He smirked, "DO you miss that day in the alleyway?"
Reno stops brushing himself off and looks up, "that...but...Zack? I thought that was some weird near death experience dream."
He opens his shirt enough to show the wounds. "The only thing that sucks is every time I take a body....I keep my eyes and the bullet wounds......weird shit"
Reno laughs. "So every time I'm attacked by some weirdo I have to rip their shirt off and check for bullet wounds?" Reno pouts, "What'd ya attack me for Zacks?" Reno puts up his EMR and quits his defensive position.
Zack runs up to Reno and grabs him by the collar then lifts him up. "If you pierce my left side it will damage this body slightly, but then you can take back what I took"
Reno looks miffed, "Whadya mean take back what you took?"
"the materia....duh...now do it!" Zack shakes him.
"I'm not going to hurt you for some materia." Reno frowns, then starts blushing, he looks away, "and I did miss you, deep down I knew it wasn't a dream." Reno takes the man's hand off of his collar and hugs him, "Why didn't you come to me? Why did ya show up here in Wutai?"
Zack backed away and drew a machete, "Fight me...she is watching."
Reno used his peripheral vision to figure out what he was talking about, "dammit." He growled, there was a figure watching them from a good distance away, "Just hit you in the side right?" He drew his EMR out of his jacket and flung it open, "I guess we'd better put on a show for that brat." Reno ran at Zack, the EMR and machete met in the air causing sparks to fly. Reno jumped back and ran at him again, they sparred for a while, "Sorry Zack." Reno swung hitting him hard in the side.
As the EMR struck Zack, he dropped to one knee, letting several materia fall from his pocket. "Damn you ShinRa" he then mouthed to Reno "Meet me on top of the mountain after you return this..." the man stumbled away.
Reno put up his EMR and gathered the materia. Ignoring Zack as he 'stumbled' away. Reno had winced internally as he dealt the blow. He sighs and wanders over to where Yuffie had just appeared in the woods. She was cheering for Reno's victory. "Here's your materia. He shouldn't bother you anymore." She looked at him suspiciously before nodding. She takes the materia from him and runs off. Reno shakes his head and walks back to the helicopter he climbs in, takes off and lands on the mountain top that Zack had told him about. Reno shuts the 'copter off again and sits there in the pilot seat leaning his head back against the head rest, his eyes closed. He couldn't believe that it had not really been a dream.
Zack knocked on the glass, "Are you gonna stay in the chopper all day or get out?"
"Huh? Oh" Reno gets out of his helicopter, "Sorry" he grins. "I'm glad you keep your eyes though." Reno had just looked into Zacks eyes and it brought back the memories of their last meeting, his cheeks gain a pink hue.
Zack saw him blush and smiled, "It seems your soft when you know it's me...." Zack hugs Reno, "SO whats new.....I didn't get a chance to watch you much since last time....Aerith was helping with something..."
"heh I guess I am." Reno backs up against the side of the helicopter, "Nothing much really. Rufus is sending us out to help people. I think he's trying to compete with the WRO and gain some sort of savior image. Anyways Yuffie had called Rufus saying she knew he had muscle that wasn't being put to use. He called Tseng and here I am." He holds his arms out, "Ta da. So what was Aerith helping you with? Must be something big to have kept you of all people busy."
"She was helping me create a guardian for Rude's baby...." he smiled, "SOME muscle....I always seem to beat you.....poor lil Reno...." Zack laughs, ".....Rufus....that sad excuse for a man..."
"That's really pretty thoughtful. Thanks." Reno laughs, "Yeah Rufus is strange, nothing that can be done about that though."
Zack just nods, "So let me ask you....why? Why does Rufus want to rebuild ShinRa...With the WRO it will be hard...and without mako....."
"Who knows. I'm supposed to be able to read his mind? And as far as Mako their are a few reserves left. Their for emergencies only or some crap." Reno stops leaning against the helicopter. "So what's with collecting the materia?"
Zack smiles before shoving Reno back against the helicopter and nuzzles his collarbone, "I wanted to get you alone Reno...what else...I figured they would send you...."
Reno enjoys the feeling of Zack being forceful with him before chuckling, "Like you would know they'd send me. How could you?" Reno makes Zack look at him, "I did miss ya. It sure does suck being the only one without somebody." He looks into Zacks eyes, "And this is the closest I'll ever get to you." Reno smiles as he runs his hands through zacks hair, "Not as good as yours but it'll do."
Zack smiles showing a pair of vampire teeth, "But there are somethings this body has that my own didn't...." Zack opens the chopper door, throws Reno in and straddles him.
Reno let's Zack throw him back while his mind reels. "Wha..." reno lays there confused, "What did you do to come back?"
Zack snuggles with Reno, "This body had a few mutations in it...but...i thought u'd like it....you do like it don't you Reno?"
Reno smiles, "As long as it's you inside there that's all that matters." He hugs Zack to him, and laughs, "You can keep picking young bodies, I'm the one who's eventually going to look disgusting."
Zack licks Reno's neck, " Hmm, you taste yummy."
"Of course I do. I'm guessing cinimon?" Reno chuckles, "What'd you do, possess a vampire?"
Zack starts sucking on Reno's neck and slides his left hand under his shirt. Causing Reno's heart rate to increase, both out of nervousness and pleasure. "Bet you've always wanted to have a go at me on my helicopter."
Zack rips open Reno's shirt and licks him from his navel to his neck. Causing Reno to shudder, he then flips over throwing zack underneath him. Reno pins both of zacks arms above his head by the wrists. Then grins crookedly. He roughly kisses Zack on the mouth.
Zack wraps his legs around his waist, "What the fuck took you...." Zack is cut off by Reno's kiss.
Reno scratches his head, "Ehh?" An evil grin creeps across his face. He let's go of Zack's wrists and begins to tickle him. After all he just wanted to get Zack to smile for him.
Zack pulls reno down to kiss him and with his free hand grabs his ass.
Reno growls and untangles Zacks legs from him and flips him over. He leans over and whispers into zacks ear, "My turn." He pulls zacks pants down to his knees before dropping his own pants. Reno pulls zack closer to him, and shoves himself into Zack.
Zack bites his lip making it bleed to help keep his moan in, and a small tear rolls down his cheek. He wished the Reno had been as gentle as he was with him.
Reno notices the bleeding lip and frowns. He pulls out and flips zack back over. He notices the tear and winces. He crawls ontop of Zack and kisses hims gently, "I'm sorry ." He lifts zack up a little and slides back in slowly. He looks up at Zacks face. "Is that better?"
"OH GOD!!" Zack lets out a big moan grabs the handle to the door. "SHIT....WOW!!!!!"
Reno nuzzles his neck, "Ya coulda just said yes Zacks." Reno nips him on the neck. Knowing he wouldn't have Zack's full attention untill after he had finished.
Zack started breathing heavy and making small grunting noises. "re.........no......"
About half an hour later reno finished, enjoying the sweet release. He smiled then curled up next to zack and laughed at seeing how clouded up the windows were. "Guess I'm not going anywhere for a while." He rests his head on Zacks shoulder pulling his arm around him at the same time. "How long can you stay this time?" Reno pouts, "It's not fair that I can't take ya back with me. You belong with us. Rufus is a better boss then his dad was. More understanding."
"Well...." Zack smiled. "Rude was supposed to be sent but I hacked the mainframe and put your name in so by the time Tseng got the orders from Rufus.....I can stay longer but.....I'd rather not work for ShinRa....plus if they found out that there is a way to return from the lifestream.....well...." He ran a finger down Reno's cheek to his lips.
Reno frowns as the thought hits him, "I'd have to share ya then wouldn't I...So," Reno blushes, "how was it?"
"God you didn't have to be so rough at the begining...that fucking hurt..I may be a SOLDIER...but shit...." Zack holds Reno tight.
Reno half heartedly pulls away, but quickly gives up knowing that zack was the stronger one out of the two of them. He looks away so that zack can't see his eyes watering. "Okay I get it I sucked. Didn't I already apoligize for that? I can't help that you..."
"shut up and kiss me....you always did talk to much."
Reno looks at zack unsure for a moment then kisses him roughly, "Fuck!" Reno pulls away sucking on his bottem lip which was bleeding profusely.
Zack licks his lips " I love it when your naughty...."
"Of course ya do....Could I maybe come with you this time round? It'd be fun to fly this thing into the cliff. " Reno smirks, "Plus it'd cost ShinRa a lot of gil."
Zack sat up, "Reno don't ever talk like that...." a tear rolled down his face. "Don't ever talk like that."
"Aww C'mon Zacks," Reno sits up and wipes the tear away. "I just figure why wait I'm going to die anyways right? And it'd be worth it to see you everyday. "
"But if you die now.....who will be the babies godfather?"
Reno scoffs, "You say that as if Rude and Elena are going to drop dead at any moment. Face it Zack their as indestructable as me if not more so."
As Zack went to say something they heard a tap on the window.
"Fuck," Reno pulls his pants back up and pulls zacks up then kisses him on the forehead. "Whaddya want?" he yells towards the window.
Yuffie's voice comes though the door, "watta doin?"
Reno frowns and pushes Zack towards the back of the helicopter so that yuffie wouldn't see him. He opens the door and steps out. "Takin a break what's it to ya?" He crosses his arms and leans back against the helicopter door.
"I thought i heard some moans...u with a girl????" Yuffie questions Reno.
"That's none of your business now is it? How bout I give ya some of my materia and you go on home and not tell Cloud about any of this?"
She blushes, "Well...i has wondering...if....well....u ......first.....er..."
He looks at her confused, "What are ya talkin 'bout Yuffie?"
Yuffie jumps in his arms and kisses him.
Zack peeks out the window, "What the fuck?" He says quietly in an amused voice, as Yuffie kisses Reno.
Reno puts her down, "What tha hell'd ya do that for? Look you'd better go before I let Vincent know what you've been up to."
Yuffie starts undressing, "Shutuup Truk...I wanna lose it, so take it."
Zack smiles, "This crazy ninja..." He shook his head in disbelief.
"Woah!" Reno holds her back, "Put your damn clothes back on jail bait." Reno refused to look at her and kept running the mental image of Zack whispering his name through his head.
"JAILBAIT!!! I'M 17!!!!" Yuffie yells at Reno, Zack starts laughing.
"Fine! Whatever put your clothes back on! Whatddya want to do it with me for anyways?" Reno still refused to look at her.
Zack sneaks out the other side of the helicopter, then comes up from behind Yuffie and grabs her. "Yum a half naked ninja girl and an unarmed ShinaRa lap dog." He gave reno a look that let him know to stay in character, he licked Yuffie's neck. "How do you feel bout imortallity?"
Reno pulls out his EMR, "Not as unarmed as you'd like to think vampire." He growls at him, unsure of what to do next.
"Well after I bite her and ravage her body I will burn down her town...and use the villagers to resurrect the master...."
Reno runs up to Zack and tackles him, as Zack was tackled his teeth came close to Yuffie's neck.
Yuffie screamed and sturggled to get out from between them. Zack let's her go and she runs off leaving her clothes. Reno laughs as she runs off crying hysterically. "Fucking teenage hormones." He looks down at zack who is still pinned underneath him and grins before kissing him. "So you'd make her immortal before you did me?"
"But...we could have done her...she might have liked it...."
"Psh! that would have been easy to explain when Tseng called me into his office." Reno replied in a sarcastic tone. "You want me to track her down real fast?" Reno sucked on his hurt lip, slightly enjoying the small amount of pain it caused when he sucked on it.
"Not really..." Zack brushes some hair out of his face. "I don't even know if I can turn someone...."
Reno turns over and leans back against zacks chest. "You've never seemed the vampire type to me." He looks off in the direction that Yuffie had run off in leaving his pale neck exposed. "Do you feel like one?"
Zack sits up, "Not really...but sometimes I do bcause of all the bodies I take....."
"I'm sorry." Reno chuckles, then rests back against Zack's chest. "It's my fault then, you take the bodies to be with me right?.... I still dont see why you think Elena would let Rude make me the kids godfather."
"Well......I'd rather them tell you....cuz I don't want to ruin it."
Reno turns around to look at Zack. "What's with you?" He shakes his head, "Nevermind. Do you think it'd be okay if ya came with me to see them or is that against the rules?"
"I think it'd be okay...but will you tell them it's me?"
Reno sighs and leans back against Zack, "I won't if it means you can stay around longer." He turns his head to the side and takes a deep breath, Reno frowns at the unexpected aroma. Then looks at Zack apologeticaly. "Heh, sorry I was expecting your scent instead of...vampire?"
Zack pushed Reno off his lap and stood up to dust himself off. "It's not me that decides how long I stay. Whenever this body starts to degrade and reject me is when I leave."
"That sucks." Reno laughs, as he stands up. "You ready to go see the newly weds then?"
Zack sighs. "Not sure how they will react....but lets do this!" He jumps in the chopper and puts the seatbelt on.
Reno laughs again and climbs in after him. He straps himself in and starts up the chopper, "Ever the puppy," Reno reaches over and ruffles his hair playfully a smug grin on his face, "and ever mine right?" Reno quickly adds not really expecting an answer. "This should be fun to explain though." Reno lifts the helicopter into the sky, checking the readouts from time to time to make sure he was on course. "I'll be good though and keep my hands off of ya while we're there." Reno spots a cliff out of his perifial vision , he grins before saying, "You kno it's not too late to change your mind," he looks pointedly at the clifff before checking the gages again. Doing his best to keep a serious look on his face. He knew he shouldn't tease Zack about something like that but it was worth it for the look on Zacks face as he caught onto what Reno was saying. Reno kept flying towards Rude and Elana's location, never changing his course.
Zack just looked out the window, doing his best to keep the shock off of his face. "Don't even think it Reno..." Zack fixed his hair, "Um....Reno....do you think it is wise to tell them...about us?"
Reno sighs, "Probably not, but Rude knows me better than anyone," Reno chuckles, "Even you Zacks. He'd probably cath onto what's going on. Though he might not realize that it's 'You' he'd just think that I got bored of chicks or something. At least that's one way that events could go. Your an angel know though, you should know what to do." Reno smiles, "I guess you being an angel makes me a devil for seducing you."
Zack just laughed, "What would Laney think? And I seduced you Reno."
Reno shrugs then blushes, "Yea yea you may have seduced me into....well you kno. But I seduced you into likeing me." Reno smiles, "Well make up your mind what we should tell them cause we're almost there."
"Well you could tell them you are sleeping with an angel whom bangs you everynight....when he takes pyhsical form."
Reno turns a scarlet red color, matching his hair, "What are you going to say?"
"I don't know......what are you going to say?"
"Iunno just don't make me sound like the chick yo." Reno pauses, "It might be best to tell Rude the truth straight out. Not so sure I want laney to kno though. She'd just make fun of me. You know how she can be sometimes. Well now that she's pregnant everythings worse, EVERYTHING is hilarious to her or pisses her off it seems." Reno laughs, "Can you imagine how whacked out Aerith would have been if you two had gotten pregnant?"
"Would have named him after Angeal or her mother..." Zack says thoughtfuly.
"How do you know it would have been a boy? Not that I object or anything. And can't you guys have like little angel babies or something?"
"After we become part of the lifestream we can no longer reproduce."
"Okay, well that makes sense. So how can you even still desire me. Aren't you supposed to be at peace and all?" Reno lands the helicopter outside of Rufus' lodge. Rufus wasn't there right now but he had placed Rude and Elana there for 'guard' duty, aka he wanted laney to take it easy and Rude to take care of her.
Zack looked very nervous. "Are you sure about this Reno?"
Reno rolls his eyes, "Yeah. As long as we don't look all lovey dovey Rude won't notice anything."
Zack grabbed Reno's hand and bit his lip. "You promise?"
Reno chuckles, then reaches over and ruffles Zacks hair again. "After all the hard work you've put inta prusueing me your the one getting nervous?" He shakes his head, "You do remember that I've only recently come to terms with how I feel about you, right yo?" Reno shrugs, "Plus it's not like they'll recognize you." Reno gets out of the helicopter and walks around to open Zacks door for him. Being the gentleman to try and clam Zack down some. "It's really a shame since you had such a smokin body." Reno grins at Zack playfully, "I think I'm gettin the short end of the stick here yo. You still get to have all the fun you want with my body and if you manage to find a halfway decent dead guy I'm lucky..." Reno gets an idea and stretches his arms out across the open door to keep Zack inside the helicopter. "You uhh ever thought about coming back as a girl....?"
Zack raised an eyebrow at the last comment, "IF I did that...I wouldn't be able to be inside you...but I guess I could...."
Reno gets an adoreing look on his face, then gets on his tiptoes to give Zack a quick peck on the lips. His heart feeling like it would burst. "The fact that you would be willing to do something like that for me..." he nuzzles against Zacks collarbone but quickly pulls back before he gets to the point where he can't stop himself. Clenching his fists, Reno looks up at Zack and gives him a flash of his favorite grin. "I'd never ban you from my body that way, unless you wanted to do it to try something different." Reno starts grinning again, "I would be able to introduce you as my girlfriend though." He chuckles, "That could prove to be entertaining neh?" Reno leans against the side of the helicopter to allow Zack to exit the copter. He was watching Zacks every movement with a puppy dog look on his face. "This might be harder than I thought..."
Zack exits the copter and fixes his victorian looking outfit, "Well there was one time I took the body of a comatose young woman. I mainly use bodies that can't go into the lifestream....." He winked at Reno, a devilish look in his eyes, "What would you do if I did you in front of them, yo." Zack chuckled and put his hair into a ponytail, "Let's go, lead the way"
Reno scoffs and starts walking towards the lodge with Zack following closely behind, "Bodies dont really go back to the life stream. Well they do but not the way the soul does." Reno stops and looks at Zack and raising an eyebrow, as what he had said at the helicopter fully registered in his brain. "You wouldn't dare, and don't say yo that's my line yo." He turns back around and walks up the steps to the door.
