New Characters: Yuffie, Rikku, the Turks, mention of Zell
AN: Yeah, late chapter. Sorry guys. If you're reading, please review. I don't like this chapter much, but it had to get out sooner or later.
-d-b-0
"Alright. Anyone not up off their ass in the next two minutes is getting a full face of fire extinguisher!" Reno shouted over the intercom. It was the day after the party, ten in the morning. Those who had nowhere else to go that day had decided to crash at Ultrazone, different bodies laying here and there. Some people rose with a groan, gathered their wits and moved toward the nearest exit. Reno watched with bright blue eyes as others opted to stay in their spots.
"Have it your way, yo.." he said with a sigh, pulling the tab of the red extinguisher before holding out the hose and pulling the trigger. Tidus was the first to receive a face-full of the ice-cold foam, quickly sitting up and wiping his face on his sleeves.
"What the FUCK, man!" the blonde yelled, looking up to the fiery red-head. He quickly shut up, however, seeing the new look on the pyromaniac's face.
"Start cleaning." Reno said, pointing around the room. The whole place was totally trashed, cups and bottles lying everywhere with some really random clothes over the counter and on the video games. Tidus sighed heavily before frowning.
"I better get paid for this.." he muttered under his breath, nose wrinkled as he continued pouting while standing to clean. Reno wandered back to the microphone and turned it on.
"And you two upstairs. If you had sex and got all your nasty liquids in my carpet you're re-carpeting the whole damn place, yo!" he yelled, efficiently waking Axel and Roxas. Axel crawled like a cat to the edge of the wall, looking down from the handrail to Reno, eyes narrowed.
"It's clean." he purred, smirking smugly. Reno smirked back and for a moment, the two looked exactly like brothers. Roxas crawled somewhat on top of Axel, draping his small form over the thin one under him. He leaned his chin on red hair, crushing down some of the spikes.
"We'll be outta the place soon. I have a gig in an hour." Roxas muttered, Axel nodding in agreement before the two moved off to get clothed. Reno wandered away, shaking his head as he moved into the arena. His eyes looked around, searching for any trace of anything. But..There wasn't a damned thing.
"Clean just like we promised." rang Sephiroth's voice from behind the shorter red-head, causing him to jump a bit into the air.
"Whoa, man, don't fucking pull that shit. Nearly gave me a heart-attack, yo!" Reno accused, hands on his hips as he turned to face the three males. Cloud rolled his eyes and Zack was laughing.
"Your own fault. We'll be leaving. Everything was packed up, though this place might smell like all the weed in here for a few days. Make sure it's sprayed with something, just in case." Sephiroth added boredly, turning around before the trio wandered out through one of the emergency exits. Of course, this was an exit without the alarm on it.
"Fucking...stupid ass.." Reno started before someone approached him. It was Tidus. "What?"
"Opening's in ten minutes." Tidus offered, holding two garbage bags.
"The place better be clean, then, huh?" Tidus simply scowled.
-d-b-1
Yazoo rolled over in his bed as the door was thrown open.
"Brother! Wake up." Loz called, bringing in the aroma of breakfast with him. Yazoo rose a brow before sitting up a bit, rubbing his eyes.
"Who cooked?" he asked softly, running his fingers through his hair as he stood, pulling a shirt off his dresser to throw on. Loz didn't say anything while leading the way into the kitchen.
Zexion and Kadaj were working the stove and toaster, shuffling around with eggs, pancakes, bacon, and of course toast. Yazoo couldn't help but let out a faint laugh, moving to collapse into a chair with a yawn.
"Someone was up late last night." Loz teased the younger brother, moving to sit into a chair himself. Yazoo rolled his eyes before Kadaj set plates before the two.
"Yeah, but I was working and not off running around with a girlfriend." he teased back, watching as Kadaj and Zexion sat down themselves, piling their own plates with the different items.
"Do you have the day off, Yazoo?" Kadaj asked before taking a bite of his toast, eyes watching the middle brother. Yazoo offered a simple nod as he took only a piece of toast for his plate.
"Yeah, why?" he asked softly, taking a bite of the toast before deciding he wasn't really all that hungry. Kadaj just shrugged before waving a hand.
"Just means I'll have to take the bus to work." the youngest offered, munching on pancakes now. The four in the house sat in silence, eating their food and sipping their drinks. Loz finished first and left quickly before he had the chance to be late for work, hurrying out the door with barely a goodbye. Yazoo sighed and stood up, moving toward the bathroom.
"Yazoo. Eat more." Kadaj said, almost a command. Zexion held back a laugh as he stuffed his face with eggs.
"I'm totally whipped.." Yazoo claimed, moving back to the table to grab a slice of bacon. With that eaten, he quickly moved back to take a shower. Zexion watched Yazoo move, Kadaj watching as his boyfriend checked out his older brother. His lover received a sharp jab in the ribs from his elbow.
"Ow! What was that for?" Zexion nearly hissed, holding his side. "I was just watching your brother!"
"More like checking him out." Kadaj hissed back, arms over his chest. Zexion rolled his eyes before waving at the closed bathroom door.
"He's a total anorexic. Didn't you notice he wasn't very balanced while he was walking?" Zexion tried, earning a glance from Kadaj.
"Don't.. Talk about Yazoo like that.." Kadaj warned, even though he knew Zexion was right. The lilac-haired boy simply shrugged and returned to eating as Kadaj looked toward the bathroom.
-d-b-2
Roxas lounged on the over-stuffed black couch of Twilight Town's headquarters, music blaring through the small flat. He was curled up in a blanket, making sure there was no spare inch of the couch for anyone to plop into. And of course, Axel found this out as he entered the room.
"Rokusasu." Axel called, scratching the back of his neck with a gloved hand. Roxas stirred lightly at the calling of his name, letting a faint moan slip passed his lips as he curled up a bit tighter. Axel smirked as he collapsed on the couch, arms and legs draping everywhere.
"C'mon. Give me a kiss goodbye." Axel added, leaning to steal the blanket off the blonde's small body. The blanket was easily lost and revealed Roxas with barely his pants on. Axel rose a brow at the pale form.
"Roku. If you're sick you should be in bed." he chided like a mother, earning a light kick from the boy.
"Akuseru." the boy drawled out faintly, sitting up and musing his own hair around a bit. "I'm not sick. I was just tired." he huffed, trying to steal the blanket back but to no avail.
"Oh. Well, I'm leaving for now." Axel said with a nod, waving a hand. Roxas looked the larger male up and down, sizing up the black cloak and the gloves.. And the boots. Can't forget the boots.
"Baby.. You're never there" Demyx's voice rang out. Larxene was behind him, causing a storm with a trumpet. Really, how could she play so many instruments? Roxas sighed as the moment was ruined, his body slowly moving up into a standing position.
"Alright, Axel.. I'll talk with you later?" Roxas asked as the red-head stood with a nod and a wave, walking out of the room and house. Demyx and Larxene smiled brilliantly at each other before looking at Roxas. For being such a small boy, he sure had a killer body. He simply glared at them. They just glared back in a prompt 'I am way better than you, so shut the fuck up' fashion. Roxas shrugged and collapsed back on the couch for some more sleep.
-d-b-3
A group of males and females were in the back room of Ultrazone, all wearing the same attire, carrying their own sort of weapon; A gun, a baton, knives, etc.
"Reno. We've got to get going." one man spoke, pushing a dark pair of glasses up on the bridge of his nose. Reno was facing the group, arms crossed over his chest. He was in the same uniform they were wearing, only the suit's jacket wasn't zipped and the shirt was untucked.
"Yet, you won't tell me the mission, partner." Reno sighed out, shaking his head as he moved toward a locked cabinet in the room. Easily, he pulled out a set of keys to unlock the door and pull out what looked like a metallic baton. An evil smile crossed over his face as he swung it a few times, each person exchanging a glance.
"You're still using that crazy night stick?" a blonde asked, earning a smirk from the red-head. He only nodded.
"Once a Turk, always a Turk." Reno said with a sigh before ushering them out the back door.
-d-b-4
Kadaj sat on Zexion's lap in the Renaissance square, the lilac-haired lover stroking through silvery locks. Kadaj's eyes were closed, and if you listened close enough you could swear he was purring. Eight cloaked figures walked passed them, hoods pulled down so their faces were showing. Zexion recognized each of them, eyes lazily following their movements as they became closer.
"And who is this little flower?" a silver-haired male asked, dark honey skin contrasting with the hair. Zexion glared, Kadaj opening his eyes to look at the faces surrounding them.
"Leave. I don't have business with any of you today." came Zexion's cool reply. Each male laughed in his own tone, soft and delicate or dangerous and deadly. They all left, leaving the two younger males on their own.
"Zexy.. Who were they?" Kadaj asked softly, looking toward his lover. Zexion simply shook his head with a soft smile.
"Acquaintances, lover." he offered simply, ruffling Kadaj's silver hair. "Lets go see a movie before work." Not only would said movie include kisses, but probably also some nice positions.
-d-b-5
"And I had to come to work.. On my DAY OFF!" Yazoo yelled loudly over the phone, earning a few scared glances from kids playing games.
"Aw, come on, Princess! I'll be back in a few days. Just cruise the joint for me, yo!" Yazoo could only sigh. This was stupid. Reno was stupid. He had a fucking headache because his lover decided to be so dumb. The only thing Yazoo knew of Reno's disappearance was that he was on some sort of 'vacation' with his friends. Perfect enough to piss Yazoo off as he didn't know of it until the very minute.
"Bitch." Yazoo cursed before hanging up the phone. Reno was left on the other side of the line, standing on a tall skyscraper in the middle of god-forsaken Los Angeles. The conversation over the phone was so loud, the other Turks around Reno heard it as well.
"Reno..." Elena began sympathetically, earning a shake of a head from Rude.
"Nah. He'll be fine, yo." Reno reassured with a bright smile, though inside he felt his heartstrings being pulled tight. He moved along quickly, taking his seat in the front of the chopper to fly the machine. This was going to be one unhappy trip for the Turk. Let alone, it was to do Rufus Shinra's dirty work. Dirty work being 'reason' with some people and kill others over dumb little company squabbles.
-d-b-6
Tifa sat in Coldstone Creamery's ice cream parlor with her own little concoxion of chocolatey sweets in a cone. She was drowning away her indecision and couldn't think of a way to get out of it. Yuffie and Rikku finally came from the counter with their own ice creams.
"So what's the sitch?" Rikku asked, licking at the cookie bits in her ice cream. Yuffie nodded in agreement, sitting on her knees in the chair.
"Yeah, Tiff What's the big deal! Zell's willing to sponsor you to go all the way to France!" Yuffie warbled out passed carmel, wiggling with excitement. The two girls both didn't see the issue.
"What about Loz?" Tifa asked softly, making sure her treat wouldn't drip. "He'd be so.. Heartbroken.." she added in an softer tone. Yuffie and Rikku looked at each other before nodding.
"If he was manly enough, he'd understand that you were getting a golden opportunity! He'd move right along, Tiff! You gotta go!" Yuffie said enthusiastically, Rikku's head nodding like a bobble-head. That was when Loz decided to show up. He had received a text awhile ago from his lover and was there as fast as he could.
"Oh, hello." Loz said with a faint smile toward Rikku and Yuffie. Both girls smiled back before waving.
"We'll be going, now." Rikku said simply with a wink, walking out with Yuffie bounding behind her. Loz took a seat in front of Tifa, a smile on his face. She didn't look so happy.
"What's the matter, Tifa?" he asked softly, brows knitting together in worry. Tifa sighed softly and took a lick at her ice cream, offering it to Loz. He shook his head a bit and waited for her answer.
"Well.. I've been offered a trip to France, Loz..." she started, explaining the situation as best she could. Going to France to practice Martial Arts was one thing she had always looked to; she had even started saving up for it recently. Loz knew how bad she wanted it.
"Go." he said simply, a smile stretched on his lips. She looked a bit happy, yet hurt at the same time.
"Loz.." she started, but he put up a hand to silence her.
"Don't. Just go. I know it's something you've always wanted to do. I'm not going to stand in the way of that." he said as best he could, keeping his voice from wavering. Inside, his heart was breaking, but there was no way he could keep her where she was. There wasn't anything for her in Alhambra, and he knew that.
"I'm so sorry.." she said faintly, standing up to move from her seat. She leaned inward to Loz and placed a soft kiss on his cheek before walking out the door. He watched her leave, letting out a faint sigh as he buried his face into his hands.
-end-ch3-