dIsClAiMeR!!! : I do not own Final Fantasy or any of the characters. ... Sadly... Oh well. ^^ Also, I'm making this one short, but the next
one will be very long. lol. ^^
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"Bring someone with you? Well... It depends, sweetheart. Who is it? What are they like?" she asked warily. "The person I was hoping to bring with me is someone I work with, mom. His name's Reno... His entire family is dead, and he's too happy a person to spend Christmas alone. We've been good friends for a while... I'd say... Five years, maybe? Either way, could he? I haven't talked to him about it yet. I wanted to be sure it was ok with you all before I asked him." he explained. She stayed silent. "No family at all, hmm?" she asked. "Yes mam." he said. She stayed silent again. "Describe him, dear." she said. "He's mostly a happy-go-lucky person. I'll admit, he likes to drink, but it's not a problem. Um, what else..." he trailed off, thinking. He heard her laughing.
"No, honey! Not how he is! If you like him, I like him. I meant how he looks." she said, laughing still. "Oh... .... Ok. He has vibrant red hair that he keeps in a ponytail, aquamarine eyes, about a head shorter than me, and has goggles that he keeps up on his forehead. He also has two tattoos. There's one on each side oh his face, starting at his temple and ending barely underneath his eyes." he said. She stayed silent.
"...Mom?" he asked. "Well then..." she started. Rude actually bit his bottom lip. "By all means, bring him with you! I can't wait to meet him!" she sounded very happy. "Is it ok with dad?" he asked. "Oh, don't you worry. It will be." she said. "Ok, mom. See you soon. I don't know if he'll come or not, so don't expect him." he said. "Oh, sure, sure! Love you!" she said. "You too. Bye." he said, hanging up.
He went over to where everyone was. "Hey, Rude!" Elena said. He smiled at her a little. "Hey. Um, Reno? Can I talk to you?" he asked. "Yeah." he said, staying seated. "...By myself." he said. "Yeah, sure." he said, waiting. Rude sighed. "Alone." he said. "Oh! Sure. Ok." he said, getting up. Elena rolled her eyes at Reno's stupidness. Reno trailed after him. Rude went over to the far side of the pool. "Do you have anywhere to go besides your apartment on Christmas?" he asked suddenly. Reno looked at him with a confused expression. "No, not really." he said. "...Do you want to?" he asked warily. Reno's eyes widened. "You askin me to spend Christmas with you, yo?!" he asked. "Well, me and my family. They live in Junon. I'll be going there in a week, and then staying until the day after Christmas." he said. "But... Even if I wanted to.. What about your parents? I'd be kinda... unexpected." he said. "Actually I already called her and talked to her about it. I told her how you were, how you looked, and she said to go ahead and bring you along if you wanted to." he explained. "You told her how much I love to drink?" he asked. "Yeah. Oh.. I did forget to tell her you smoke, though..
But she won't care. Dad did, and still does. She'll just get on to you every once in a while. She calls them, 'Cancer sticks'. ... So, yeah." he said. Reno laughed at the 'Cancer sticks' thing. "Ok. Sure, but.. why?" he asked. "Why would you want me to spend Christmas with you?" he asked. Rude chuckled a little. "I don't know. It just... popped up in my mind and I went with it. Trust me, once you get there, you'll be their son. Well... At least, they'll treat you like you are." he said, smiling. Reno grinned. "Ok, then! ^^ When are you.. we leaving?" he asked. "This Friday." he said. "Ok. Thanks, Rude." he said, smiling. "Sure, Reno." he replied.
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Later...
"Marvelous, honey! I'm glad he's coming. I can't wait to meet him! And see you, of course." his mother said. "Yeah." he said, distracted. He was watching TV, although there was a Hallmark commercial on right now. 'Get that special someone a small something for this year's holiday season. Get a diamond ring starting at $229.95! Or-' he then realized his mother was saying something. "What, mom?" he asked.
"I said, your father says hello!" she said. "Oh. Tell him I said hi." he replied. "Ok. Keito! Rude says hi!" she said, her voice away from the phone. "Alright, well, he didn't say anything. Just nodded and continued to watch TV." she said. "Ok. Hey, mom? I think I'm gonna go. I've got work tomorrow." he said. "Oh, ok! I love you!" she said. "Love you too, mom. Night." he said, hanging up. His phone rang again.
He looked to see who was calling, then flipped it open. "Hellooo, Elena." he said. "Hey hey! What was it you were talking to Reno about? He sure did seem happier after your little talk... What was it?" she asked. He smiled. "Nothing, Elly. Listen, I'm tired. I've gotta go." he said.
He heard her scoff on the other line. "Fine. But you're telling me everything tomorrow! Well, unless I get Reno to tell me. ^^ Night, Rude!" she said. "Yeah, you too." he said, hanging up. He retired to his bedroom, turning off the light and climbing into bed.
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Thursday...
"Ok... Tomorrow we're going to my parent's house. Do yo have everything packed for a week?" he asked. Reno nodded. "Yeah." he replied. "Good. I'll pick you up around seven thirty tomorrow morning."he said. "Ok." he said. "Ok." he said, turning to go back home. "Later, Rude." he called. "Bye." he replied, smiling. Rude got back around five. His mom called, saying she could hardly wait, since she hadn't seen him in almost seven years. (I don't know how old any of them are, but let's say Rude and Reno are both 27. ^^) He finally settled into bed around eleven. 'With Reno, tomorrow's going to be a long day...' he thought, before drifting into sleep.