(A/N: Hey everybody, first off, I want to say thank you to TheDarkDancer for your awesome first review, crimson hawk of darkness and All-Seeing-Ryoko for also reviewing it; Oomph22, Kandikane89, and TheDarkDancer for favoriting it; and missmary07, All-Seeing-Ryoko, and jennie300303 for alerting this!! It means sooooooo much to me, you guys left such awesome reviews that I just HAD to update!!! Secondly, 83 hits in the first freaking week!! Let's try to boost this story up there by giving more reviews, pweety pweeeease?? Warnings: language, violence, burnt pancakes, and male PMS much? Disclaimer: I don't own as usual. Enjoy!!!) Chapter Two: Servitude

Kadaj grunted as his body was thrown backwards, hitting the opposite wall. Reno smirked as he ran over, and smacked the Remnant across the skull with his steel EMR. Kadaj doubled over and lay on the ground panting. Struggling, he managed to lift himself up so that he was kneeling on all fours.

"I thought Sinra told you that you couldn't harm me," Kadaj spat.

Reno looked at his arm. It was true that he had sworn on his health that he wouldn't damage Kadaj, but a little bit of unhealthiness to himself could hardly compare to the damage soon to be done to the Remnant. You see, for every strike or blow Reno caused against Kadaj, a cut or bruise appeared on Reno's own body. The cuts and bruises ranged in size depending on the blow towards Kadaj, but Reno brushed the pain aside. It was time to make the Remnant pay for his crimes.

Reno brought down his EMR heavily on Kadaj's spine, knocking the Remnant to the ground. A thin line of blood etched itself across Reno's wrist, and he covered it with his hand as he zapped Kadaj with the weapon. Kadaj's body gave a little electric spasm before he started coughing up blood. Kadaj looked up into Reno's eyes as red dripped from his mouth.

"I never would have thought a Turk could be such a masochist," Kadaj replied with a dark chuckle.

"I'm not a Turk any longer, yo. And I'm no masochist. Only when it concerns you."

"Well in that case, I feel honored," screamed Kadaj as he leapt up, aiming a kick at the redhead.

Reno swatted the blow aside, and Kadaj slid along the floor on his heels until he came to a stop. Kadaj automatically reached for where Souba should have been, but remembering how the Leaders had suppressed his power, and taken away his weapons, Kadaj was left defenseless.

Suddenly the Remnant began laughing.

"What's so freaking funny?" Reno asked.

"You should have seen the look on his face when the blood started pouring out. It was hysterical how such a big man can get so afraid of a little blood," Kadaj smirked.

Reno froze as his eyes widened. It took him two seconds before he snarled and launched himself at the Remnant. Kadaj's smirk grew as he leapt over Reno and did a 180 in which he kicked the redhead's head. Reno spun around until his head collided with the wall. Kadaj, quick as a whip, grabbed the agent from behind and shoved him against the wall with his hands held behind his back.

"Tell me then, do you feel sorry for not being able to get to him in time to help? Or do you feel relieved that your partner who would normally slow you down on missions is out of action?" Kadaj whispered so that his lips brushed the redhead's ear.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Reno spat.

Kadaj pulled back Reno's arm so that his left arm gave an almost snap. Reno cried out in pain, and a fire lit in Kadaj's eyes.

"Yes, little Turk, let me have the pleasure of hearing you scream in pain. Not like your partner who just stood there looking like a dumb animal as Souba–"

"Shut the fuck up, you bastard!" screamed Reno, as he broke free, bringing his EMR roughly across Kadaj's hip.

Kadaj was knocked off his feet, but before he could get back up, Reno gave him another electrical shock. Suddenly the scar that had cut itself in Reno wrist grew wider so that a small puddle of blood formed on the ground below his wrist. Reno stared it in disgust as Kadaj leaned down, and, with a thin tongue, lapped up the blood.

"You…you–" Reno started, but words couldn't describe the disgust he felt towards the Remnant.

"Mmm, you taste delicious. I wonder what you would taste like entirely defenseless?" Kadaj wondered aloud as he licked a drop of Reno's blood from his lip.

"What do you want from me? Why did you come solely after me?" Reno shouted.

"Isn't it obvious, Reno? You are my new obsession. You are my toy."

"I am nobody's fucking toy, you filthy, disgusting, homicidal–"

"Then what are you, my dear Turk? For as long as I am kept here, will we be enemies? Rivals? Do you plan on spending the rest of both of our miserable lives fighting me - getting revenge for your partner? Isn't revenge better when it is carried out quickly? Why don't we end this quickly, Turk? Kill me."

"What did ya just say?" Reno asked.

"Kill me, Reno Sinclair. If you kill me now, then you will be able to sleep better at night without having dreams of killing me. You would be able to get your revenge before anger and hatred completely take over your soul, and I would never be able to bother you again. Kill me now and save time, Turk."

Reno stood there, EMR in hand, staring down at the man who he had longed to kill ever since Rude had gotten hurt last week. Every night, images of Kadaj and that smirk had haunted his dreams, filling him with the memory of Rude's body as it had fallen. Every night Reno had woken up sweating and screaming because of the nightmares that had infused his mind. And now, when he was freely given the option to take away the life of the Remnant, he hesitated.

A voice inside of Reno whispered, Do it. Do it now. Kill him. Avenge Rude. Avenge Tseng and Elena who were tortured by this creature. Do it now. Kill him. While another voice, the voice of reason, whispered, Reno, think. Would Rude really want this? Would he want you to become a murderer over his sake? What would he say if he knew you had killed Kadaj?

Reno's hands trembled as he gripped the EMR with both hands. Kadaj lay there, not a foot away, staring up at him as his eyes betrayed confusion. Why was Reno hesitating?

Reno shut his eyes as Rude's broken body appeared, taunting him. Kill the Remnant, a voice said soothingly. Reno's breathing hitched as he remembered something his partner once said:

"Reno, use this EMR to protect people, not hurt them. If you use this against an enemy, it better have a good intention at heart."

But didn't this have a good intention? Wasn't avenging your hurt partner a good cause to kill the one who had hurt him?

Reno's eyes snapped open as he gazed down at Kadaj. Lowering his arms, Reno let the EMR fall from his hand, clattering against the ground. Reno's eyes lowered as his tense shoulders fell.

"What's the matter? Aren't you going to kill me?" Kadaj taunted with a laugh.

Reno didn't say anything, but turned and headed towards his bedroom. (They are in Reno's apartment, btw.)

"Hey wait a minute! Where are you –?"

"I'm going to bed. I'm not going to kill you, Remnant. Rude…wouldn't have wanted to see you dead…no matter what you did to him. Tonight, you live." Reno's voice was quiet as he slowly closed the door behind him.

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Kadaj looked at the fallen EMR. So the redhead had taken the pathetic way out, hmm? A part of Kadaj knew that Reno never could kill him, but was he…disappointed? Kadaj looked back at the closed door leading to Reno's room and realized that he was mildly disappointed. A part of him wished that Reno would be the killer that he had imagined the redhead to be, but after Reno's decision to let him live, Kadaj didn't know what to feel. For the hundredth time since he had first laid eyes upon the redhead, Kadaj couldn't figure the Turk out. And that was something that had always attracted him to the Turk.

Kadaj knew that Reno was unlike anyone he had ever met before. He was good-natured and humorous, and yet loved the challenge of a fight. That had been clearly obvious when he had fought Yazoo. But what intrigued Kadaj so much about this specific Turk was his smile. How could a man who had witnessed his partner be run through with a sword, turn his back on the possibility of killing the man who had caused that pain? And yet Reno had walked away, just like that.

Fool, Kadaj thought as he reached out to pick up the EMR. He left his weapon here. How easy it would be for me to sneak in there and kill him while he is asleep. But for some reason, Kadaj knew he didn't want to kill the Turk. He wanted to find out more about him before he killed him. What is it about the Turk that lures me to him? Why am I obsessed with finding out what makes him tick? Kadaj knew he didn't know the answer, but he would find out. He would find out even if it really did kill him.

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Rude stood there, firing at the big one called Loz. Reno could see out of his peripheral vision that Kadaj had vanished. As soon as he realized that Kadaj was gone, Reno called out his partner's name. Rude stopped firing and turned slightly. As soon as he moved, however, Kadaj appeared at his side. Before Rude or Reno could react, Kadaj had stabbed Rude through the chest with Souba. Reno screamed his friend and partner's name as he sliced at Yazoo, fighting his way to Rude's side.

'See you later, Turk,' Kadaj smirked as he and his brothers vanished.

Reno could hear the helicopters sent by Pres. Shinra to help them and capture the three Remnant brothers, but he didn't care. All on his mind was Rude.

Gently Reno lifted Rude's body so that Rude's bloody chest was lying on his lap.

'Rude, can you hear me? Stay with me, partner. It's going to be okay. Please, don't leave me. Don't leave me!' Reno screamed.

Suddenly Rude's head tilted so that he was staring into Reno's eyes.

'Why did you let him live, Reno? He attacked me, and you let him live. Why did you do that?' Rude asked as blood dripped from his mouth. Reno's eyes widened in shock as Rude's eyes filled with not betrayal or even hate, but confusion and sorrow. 'You let him live, Reno. Why? Do you care about him more than me?' Reno could feel his head shaking as tears swelled in his eyes.

'You do, don't you, Reno? You care about him. That's why you let him live. Face it, Reno. You are letting yourself become that Remnant's slave instead of the other way around. You are his slave, Reno.'

'That's not true. I hate him. I will kill him,' Reno choked out.

'Oh Reno, I don't want you to kill him when it makes you so unhappy to see him hurt. Face it, you need him, Reno.'

'What?' Reno asked.

Rude let his head fall against Reno's lap as he responded, 'Good-bye Reno. I just want to see you happy. I always have.'

'No Rude, don't leave me. Don't die on me! RUDE!' Reno screamed into the sky.

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Reno jumped up as his eyes flew open. He knew that the tears were falling, but he didn't care. He let his body shiver violently as he leaned his head against his knees. It had been a dream. Only a dream.

Reno knew that it was based on fact, only tonight was the first night where Rude had actually said something. Every other night, Rude had just died in Reno's arms without speaking. What he had said though bugged Reno.

Was Rude right? Had he not killed the Remnant because he was feeling something towards him? Reno shook his head violently. The very idea was crazy. He couldn't love Kadaj, he didn't he even like him. No, he hated the Remnant and had only spared him because he had thought Rude hadn't wanted him to kill him. And Rude had said that he wanted to see Reno happy…

But if he killed Kadaj, would he really be happy?

Reno looked up to find the devil himself standing in the corner of the room, arms crossed, staring at the redhead. Reno's heart sped up a little, and he was sure Kadaj could hear the quick beating. After a short pause, Kadaj tossed the EMR onto Reno's bed. Reno looked up in confusion, but Kadaj merely shrugged.

"You spared my life. I'm not in your debt or anything; I just wanted to give you back your stupid toy."

"What time is it?" Reno asked.

"Two-thirty in the morning."

"How long have you been watching me sleep?" Reno asked as his heart sped up a little.

Kadaj didn't answer, so Reno let out a shaky laugh.

"I'm sure I said some interesting things in my sleep, huh?"

"You screamed and yelled a lot. It got kind of over-dramatic after a while. You yelled his name a lot, and you kept saying weird things."

"What did I say?" Reno asked, suddenly afraid.

"Nothing of interest," Kadaj said, but he lied. He couldn't tell him that he had overheard the redhead saying random shit along the lines of, "How can I love him? Rude…I don't love him…Kadaj." Kadaj couldn't admit how much the words had disturbed him or bothered him, and how he couldn't understand why it was so. But Reno knew something was up.

Reno's eyes narrowed in suspicion as he gazed at the Remnant. Becoming surprisingly uncomfortable under the redhead's gaze, Kadaj walked over so that he stood beside the bed but was staring out the window.

Reno watched him before asking, "What do we do now?"

"Hmm?" a deep in thought Kadaj asked.

"Well, since I'm not going to kill you, and you are my slave from now on, what should I do with you?" Reno asked as he rubbed his neck awkwardly.

Kadaj turned to fully face him so that his eyes burned into the redhead's. Slowly his smirk became visible.

"I don't know, Turk. What do you have in mind?"

Suddenly Rude's words replayed themselves in Reno's mind, and he turned away as a blush came over his face as graphic images involving whips ran through the agent's mind.

How cute, he's blushing. Wait, cute? What the hell?

Kadaj blinked and looked out the window as an awkward silence filled the room.

"Well if you're not going to fight me or torture me now at least, I might as well–" Kadaj had started to leave the room, but stopped when he noticed the scar on Reno's wrist.

Before Reno had time to blink, Kadaj had leaped onto the bed and sat beside him, gripping the agent's arm. Reno hissed in pain as Kadaj's fingers gripped the cut. Kadaj raised the wrist – that still hadn't fully healed – so that it was level with both his face and Reno's.

"You didn't bandage this?" Kadaj asked.

"What do you care? It's because of you that I got this," Reno snarled as he looked down.

Suddenly Kadaj's free hand had lifted up Reno's chin so that their eyes were evenly matched.

"Is this because of that oath you made with Shinra?" Kadaj's voice was suddenly low and chilling.

Reno shrugged. "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Kadaj applied more pressure to the wound, causing Reno to flinch in pain.

"Doesn't hurt, huh?" Kadaj asked with a smirk.

"Sh-shut up!" Reno hissed as his face reddened to match his hair.

Kadaj chuckled quietly as he brought the wrist suddenly to his lips.

Reno stared in shock as Kadaj licked where a few stray droplets of blood were. Kadaj bit gently upon the scar so that more blood started pouring out of Reno's wrist. Kadaj quickly wiped his tongue against Reno's wrist, causing the redhead to close his eyes with a soft sigh.

Reno didn't know why the hell a part of him was enjoying this. What was Kadaj, a vampire? Reno wanted to pull away badly, but before he could, he let out a moan as Kadaj's tongue found its way to his fingers, where Kadaj was licking the blood off of his hands. Reno let his body fall against the bed, pulling Kadaj with him. Kadaj straddled the redhead as he laughed silently.

It was fun to mess with the Turk.

Reno's eyes slipped shut as Kadaj kissed up his arm, licking the blood as he went. A thin, dried up line of blood trailed from the top of Reno's head to the bottom of his neck from when Kadaj had kicked him. When Kadaj's tongue reached his neck, Reno gave a shudder as a moan escaped his lips.

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Kadaj knew that he was only toying with the Turk, yet he loved every minute of it. The sounds coming from Reno's lips as Kadaj slid his tongue along the redhead's neck were so entrancing that Kadaj could feel a sudden bulging in his nether regions. When Kadaj's tongue slid up to nibble the dried blood from Reno's ear, the redhead sighed in pleasure. Who knew Kadaj could have this effect? Yazoo had always been the one most able to lure others to become defenseless. A sudden image of Kadaj killing Reno now while the redhead wasn't paying attention made him suddenly jump off of Reno and go to the farthest end of the room.

Reno sat up in alarm, traces of disappointment in his eyes. "What's wrong?" Reno asked, even though his voice was slightly shaking.

Kadaj shook his head as he tried to clear his head. Part of him wanted to attack Reno, but the other half longed to go back to licking up his blood, tasting his skin, feeling his touch…

"I – I'm going to sleep outside. You should try to get some rest. And for Jenova's sake, get those wounds checked out!" Kadaj blinked before nearly running out of the room and slamming the door behind him.

Sliding onto the floor on the outside of the door, Kadaj stared at his hands. What the hell was happening? Why did he feel sudden lust for the Turk because of a few moans the man had made? Why did he feel this way? Why did he smile when he remembered the look of disappointment in the Turk's eyes when he had pulled away? There was no way in hell he was falling for the Turk. The redhead hated him, so why…?

Kadaj knocked his head against the door and sighed.

This was going to be a long eternity.

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Reno ran his hand through his hair. He would never – could never admit how much of him was yearning for Kadaj's touch – for his tongue – right now. There was no way he was falling for the Remnant. Besides, Kadaj had pulled away as if it had only been simple teasing. Reno knew that all of the Remnants had the talents to lure people into letting their guard down around them. Reno knew he could never again let Kadaj overcome him like that. Hadn't both Cloud and Yazoo warned him of that? Yazoo's words suddenly ran through his mind.

He longs for your blood.

Reno gave a shudder as he remembered the way Kadaj's tongue had lapped up the blood, almost as if it had no control. Was that the only reason why he had been coming onto Reno? Did he enjoy toying with him? That much was certain, but Reno couldn't help but be disgusted by the thought of Kadaj…possessing him only to drain him of his blood…even if a part of Reno secretly wanted it. Besides, Reno wasn't gay…right?

Giving a sigh, Reno closed his eyes.

This was going to be one long eternity.

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Kadaj awoke to the smell of smoke. Instincts kicking in, he jumped up from his spot outside the door and followed the smell. Inside the kitchen, he was greeted by a very disturbing Reno. The redhead in mention was wearing an apron that read, "Kiss the Cook", was flipping pancakes, and was moving his hips to the sounds coming from a radio. The smell wasn't smoke, but the pancakes themselves. They were pitch black, and every time Reno flipped them, they seemed to get darker. All in all, Kadaj was shocked.

Leaning against the doorframe, the Remnant let his gaze travel down to the Turk's swaying backside as he asked casually, "Are the pancakes supposed to be burnt?"

Reno, being the spaz that he is, jumped at the Remnant's voice, causing the pancake that had been in mid-flip to fall on his shoulder and slide to the floor.

"Yo, you're up," Reno exclaimed in surprise.

"What, should I still be asleep?" Kadaj questioned.

Reno leaned down to pick up the fallen pancake, giving Kadaj a nice view of his ass as he did so...unintentionally of course…

"No, it's just I didn't hear you. I always hear the sounds of my houseguests when they wake up."

"Oh, so now I have graduated from slave to houseguest? I feel honored," Kadaj mocked.

Reno rolled his eyes and replied as he turned back to his cooking, "No, you're still my slave, it's just that I haven't started really torturing you yet. Have a seat."

"If last night's exercise wasn't supposed to be torture, I can't wait to see what you have in store for me," Kadaj replied as he sat at the table. "Especially if you're going to torture me by feeding me burnt food. Did the pancake steal your EMR or something?"

"Noooo, I make all of my food like this. And if you want to eat, you sure as hell better shut up and eat what you're givin, yo."

Kadaj stared at the plate that Reno placed in front of him. The pancakes were beyond recognition, and it took guts just to look at them. Oh so slowly, Kadaj cut a piece the size of his fingernail off and bit it. Surprisingly, it wasn't too bad. However, he wasn't about to let the Turk know that.

Reno, who had been anxiously awaiting Kadaj's outcome of the meal, said expectantly, "Well?"

"It tastes worse than the shit Yazoo used to feed us. Are you sure you're not trying to kill me?" Kadaj asked as he pretended to spit the pancake into his napkin.

"Humph," Reno said as he stood from the table. "Well excuse me for trying to take care of you. From now on, if you want to take anything out of the fridge, you have to run it by me. And don't even think twice about taking my beer. That's reserved for a special night. I'll be eating on the couch." Reno grabbed his food and left the room in a huff.

Kadaj chuckled softly as he looked around the kitchen. There wasn't anything special about it, just a normal kitchen in a small apartment. Reno lived on the top floor of a four-story building.

When Kadaj had finished, he poked his head around the doorframe that led into the living room. Reno had finished his breakfast and was curled up on the couch watching TV. He had changed from his boxers and apron and now wore black pants with his trademark, open-necked white shirt. Kadaj watched him for a while with a small smile tugging at his lips. The Turk wasn't bad looking, now that he thought about it.

Wait…what?

Kadaj blinked and looked at the TV as the words replayed themselves in his head. Out of his peripheral vision, Kadaj let his eyes roam over the Turk's body. He had known from the beginning that this man was not to be taken lightly. He had a thin figure like Strife's, but what with his flaming red hair, casual dress code, and normal disregard with the rules, Kadaj had always felt drawn in by the redhead. He found him intriguing, if anything. And that's all Reno was to Kadaj. Intriguing.

"Hey, if you're done staring, you're coming shopping with me," Reno said bluntly, interrupting Kadaj's thoughts.

Kadaj put on his sexy smirk and saddled on over to where Reno was seating. Leaning against the couch, he asked, "You mean I'm aloud out of the house?"

"What, you want to spend the rest of eternity cooped up in this hellhole? Besides, I want to get some shopping done, and since you are my personal pet, you are coming too. That is, as long as you don't try to suck my blood on the way or anything creepy, yo."

"Fiiiiine, I guess I'll have to behave," Kadaj sighed with a sexy smirk. "Where will we go shopping?"

Reno looked up at him with a grin and a gleam in his eyes.

"I know a place."

(A/N: For those of you wondering, no, Kadaj is not a vampire. If enough people want him to be one though, I'll change it, but for now he's just a creepy Reno bloodsucker. Please review!!)