Yo again! Its Kay! Yeah i know, your all annoyed by me but you have to live with it if you like the story. Anyway, heres chapter 6, its like 9:42pm and i'm posting it. (Laughes nervously)
Disclaimer: I dont own anyone in this story except Ryu. I made him up so hes mine. Anyone who takes him...well...lets say it'll get messy. (smiles madly)
Chapter 6
"Red…Hey Red, get up" Ryu said, shaking the redhead. Reno opened his eyes and looked around. "Where…Where am I Ryu?" he asked, half-consciously. Ryu chuckled "The hospital room. You were hit in the back of the head in the battle and collapsed. You're lucky we got you before the enemy did, or you would have been done for kid" he replied, handing the redhead a glass of water
Reno lied back down and drank the water. He felt the back of his head and found stitches under the gauze. He sighed. "Cracked my head pretty bad huh?" he asked, looking at Ryu. The older turk nodded "Yeah…they got ya with the butt of the rifle. It was close but you pulled through. 14 stitches" he said.
The redhead sighed, and kept his hand on the back of his head. "Hey…They cut my hair!" he shouted angrily. His long red hair was now cut into some sort mullet. Ryu laughed. "Hey calm down, we had to get to the wound somehow. All you have to do is spike the sides, the back, and pull the rest into a ponytail. You'll look fine." Ryu said, even if he had no idea about hairstyles. Reno sighed and shook his head.
"Oh, got something for ya." Ryu said, reaching in his pocket. "Since it's your birthday and all…" Reno looked confused. "My birthdays not until tomorrow…" he said. Ryu shrugged. "Eh, it's an early gift. How old are ya going to be? 13?" Reno shook his head. "14" he corrected. Ryu laughed. "Close enough."
He pulled out a pair of black goggles and tossed them to the redhead. Reno caught them and examined his present. They looked well made and had to be expensive. He looked up at Ryu, confused. "But these…are expensive…" he started, but the man interrupted him. "They guy who hit you had them. We took him down and thought you'd want them"
Ryu got up and took the goggles out of the boy's hands. "Now lets see…I know your not suppose to put pressure on your cut but…" he out the goggles on Reno's head and spiked his hair a little. "Good, you look more like a guy now." he said. Ryu always made fun of Reno's long hair, saying it made him look like a girl.
The boy sighed. "Better then looking like some old man" he said, smirking. Ryu shook his head, smiling. "Red, your always coming up with some new joke about me aren't you?" He asked. The redhead nodded. "It's my job." he said.
"Well you know what my job it?" Ryu asked. Reno looked interested now. "What?" he asked, eagerly. Ryu smirked as he watched the redheads eyes slowly close from the drugged water. "Making sure you stay alive and get through this damn Shinra war. You have a whole life ahead of ya kid, don't waste it by being stupid and staying here" he mumbled as the boy fell into a deep sleep
There was a knock on Reno's door. The man looked up at his dim apartment and groaned. He got up and stumbled to the door. He was still tired from the night before. Damn, even if I'm not going to work I have to get up at seven. Who the hell knocks on my door at 7 am?! He thought as he reached the door and opened it.
"Elena? Aren't you suppose to be at Shinra? Or at a hospital?" he asked, looking at the young blonde woman. She looked up at him and shook her head. "I snuck out…I came to apologize about you getting suspended," she said quietly. Reno sighed and nodded. "Come in…let me get dressed." He said, letting her in then walking to his room.
Elena nodded and looked around his apartment. It's so messy, does he ever clean it? She thought, stepping over some clothes. It wasn't that bad, but it wasn't spotless either. She sat on the couch and waited quietly.
A black photo album sat on his coffee table. Reno's photos was engraved on the front with golden letters. Elena looked at it, curiously, before picking it up. She opened it and the first page said To: Reno 'Red' Carrick. From: Ryu 'Captain' Okinawa. Elena wondered who Ryu was, and turned the page.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Reno said. He was behind her. He quickly pulled the book from her hands. "It's just a photo album, what's wrong with me looking at it?" she asked, looking at him. He gave a harsh look at her. "I don't need you knowing about what happened to me Elena…No one needs to know. Now I don't want to see you touching this again, ok?" he said, placing it in a drawer.
"Ok I won't, if you answer one question. Who's Ryu?" she asked, standing up and walking to him. "He's an old friend. That's all" Reno replied quietly. She looked at him like 'there's more to it then just that' but Reno shot a cold stare at her which meant 'don't ask'.
Elena sighed and sat down at his table. "So why did Tseng suspended you?" she asked. Reno was making coffee for them. "Since when have you cared" he asked. He really didn't want to talk to her at the moment. It was too early in the morning.
"I'm just asking. You don't have to get pissed." She said. People have been asking her why she cared so much about Reno. Rude had said something about her liking him. She argued with him about this, saying she could never like the redhead, but now she thought her coworker could be right.
"Sorry…It's still early. He said that it was my fault you got hurt or something like that." He replied, handing her the coffee. "Jeez…he hates me doesn't he?" he asked. Elena looked at him. "How should I know?" she asked. Sure she was Tseng's partner but that didn't mean she knew everything about him like Reno and Rude.
"Well, your going out with him aren't you?" The redhead asked. Elena scoffed. "No way in hell! I don't like him!" she said. She looked at Tseng as a father more then anything. "Good, he's not your type" Reno said.
"What?! Since when do you know what my type is?" She asked, disgusted. Reno sighed. "Look, you've only been here for a couple months, so you can't possibly know what he really acts like." he replied, sipping the coffee. "Just wait, you'll see his true side soon blondie."
The Young Turk shook her head and looked away. Reno smiled a little. He was glad she wasn't going out with Tseng, because no matter how many times he denied it, he actually had feelings for the rookie. The only person who knew this though, was him and Rude.
After a minute, Reno's phone rang. "Oy…" he said quietly. Elena watched him get up and answer it. "Reno here…Hey Tseng…Elena? Uh, hold on…" he said, pushing the hold button. "Do you want me to tell him you're here?" he asked, looking at the Turk. She shrugged. "It's up to you…" she said.
Reno nodded and picked up the phone. "Yeah she's here…No we're not doing that…I know she needs rest…But the company's 6 miles away! I don't want…" Elena could hear Tseng yelling in the phone. Reno pulled it from his ear a bit.
"Yo, cool it Tseng. Why can't she just stay here for a few nights? I'm sure it's much better then being stuck alone in a white room…" Elena looked at him and started to turn pink. She couldn't stay at his house, who knows what he'd do to her. Then again, she would get to know him better. Maybe he wasn't as bad as she thought he was. Yeah, Right and Tseng is going to dye his hair pink. She thought. She looked back at Reno, who looked really bored. Tseng must have been lecturing him.
"Ok…Ok…Yeah, I'll watch her. I know I know…I wont…Don't worry so much, its not like I'm gonna kill her…Ok bye." He said, as he hung up. "Your gonna stay here for a few days. Is that ok with you?" He looked at the blonde Turk, who nodded.
"Alright, you can have my bed. I'll sleep on the couch." He said, as he started cleaning the apartment. If someone was going to stay here, he had to make it look nice, he thought. Elena watched him quietly.
"Are you sure? I'll be fine-" Reno cut her off "Its cool. My beds comfortable so you should take it, you know, because your hurt and all." he said. Elena sighed and gave up. She didn't want to start a fight; after all, he was letting her stay at his house. "Thank you" she said. He smiled. "No problem Blondie" he replied, as he took her coffee cup and started to wash it.
Kay Tagohna