A/N: don't own FF7...

The next day, Reno bounced into work like a super-ball, and the looks on everyone's faces were priceless. Rude was following him, looking happy but much less hyper, and when Reno's loud 'good morning' was voiced, he thought of how far the young man had come since he'd been the teenage killer in the slums.

Tseng's dark eyes had widened and he was staring dumbstruck at Reno as the redhead joked with the other Turks. The Wutaiian man shot a covert look at Rude, who gave him a little nod. Tseng mouthed his thanks and shook his head, finding it amazing how quickly Reno switched moods.

Reno was still lazy with his paperwork, but his attitude improved immensely, and he returned to being fun to be around. He still occasionally went to bars on the weekends, but Rude always accompanied him and he certainly didn't hit on strangers anymore.

One night, a few months later, they were walking home from a tavern. Reno was stumbling slightly, but he hadn't had too much to drink; just enough to make him feel pleasantly buzzed. Rude, of course, was sober, and kept an arm around Reno's waist to make sure the redhead didn't trip and make his face the same color as his hair.

"Baby, ya gotta get me off tonight," Reno giggled, nuzzling the soft skin beneath Rude's ear. "'Cause I've got a fuckin' hard-on the size of headquarters." Rude rolled his eyes and didn't answer, dragging his partner up the stairs towards their apartments. When they reached Reno's, the redhead fumbled for his key in his pants pocket, finally locating it and trying to jab it into the deadbolt. Rude sighed and took the bit of metal from his tipsy partner and unlocked the door, swinging it open to reveal the darkness of Reno's apartment.

With surprising strength and alertness, the redheaded man grabbed Rude by the collar and dragged him into his living quarters, kicking the door shut and slamming the bigger Turk up against it. Before Rude could fathom what was happening, Reno's lips were on his, his tongue slipping between the darker man's lips to stroke the inside of his wet cavern.

When Rude got over the initial surprise, he feverishly started kissing Reno back. They'd been so busy the week before that their relationship had been reduced to waves, brief hugs, or the occasional quick kiss, and now was the chance for each to get his fix.

Reno slid his hands over Rude's bare chest—when had his shirt been unbuttoned?—and moaned into their adjoining mouths, slender white fingers toying with Rude's dark nipples. The bigger man's breath quickened as his partner fondled the sensitive skin and redoubled his kissing fervor.

Rude's hands flew to Reno's shirt that he always wore half-unbuttoned and ripped it open, ignoring the buttons as they popped off and ricocheted around the room. Reno moaned at his eagerness, feeling his cock stiffen. He pressed his hips into Rude's noticing the other man's obvious arousal as well.

With a quiet groan, Rude pulled back just enough to slip his arms out of his Turk blazer and shirt, wondering when Reno had rid him of his tie. Bare to the waist now, he watched Reno's hungry eyes run over his heavily tattooed body, a gleam of lust glowing in the blue-green orbs. The redhead threw off his own blazer and shirt and pressed his slimmer body to Rude's marveling at the dual beat of their hearts, leaning up to bite at his lover's neck.

Reno reached his hands up to Rude's face and slipped off his shades, shivering as his partner's chocolate-colored eyes focused on him, seeing the deep desire burning in the other man's gaze. The redhead's hands flew to his lover's waist and in seconds he had unbuckled the leather belt and popped the straining button at the top of Rude's trousers, opening his fly and watching in anticipation as his partner's length sprang free through his boxers, thick and dripping. Rude kicked off his pants and grabbed Reno, switching their positions so the redhead was pressed up against the door instead.

Reno stripped eagerly out of his own pants and wrapped his legs around Rude's waist, letting the bigger man support his weight by cupping his ass. Rude let out a little rush of breath as their erections pressed together and the man in his arms started to rub himself against him.

"Bed," was all Reno managed to gasp out, and Rude nodded, leaning in for another kiss as he carried his young lover to the bedroom, easing them both onto the mattress. Reno's fingers hooked in the waistline of Rude's boxers and yanked them down, and for the first time the larger man noticed that Reno was completely naked. …Did he not wear underpants?

Too wrapped up in his partner's body, Rude pushed the thought away to dwell upon another time and lowered his lips to his lover's slim, white chest, closing his mouth around one of Reno's pale pink nipples.

"Ah!" the redhead exclaimed, throwing back his head into the soft pillows. "Rude!" Incoherent sounds spilled from his lips as Rude sucked at Reno's nipple, fondling the other one with his hand. Apparently Reno was rather sensitive, he thought smugly. "Rude," Reno panted, biting back a moan. "Please…God, please…"

"Please what, Reno?" Rude asked with a little smirk. Reno's eyes popped open and he shot a hand down to grip his partner's straining erection. Rude's own eyes fluttered shut and he groaned when Reno started to pump his hand up and down.

"Please," Reno growled, "fuck me, ya loser!"

Rude felt his body buck in pleasure from both Reno's hands and the request. In the back of his mind, he realized that Reno was actually going to bottom for him. Well, shit, the dark man thought. He must really like me to give up his dominant side. The thought pleased him, and he turned his attention back to Reno, who was fumbling in the nightstand drawer, searching for something. At last he came up with a small bottle and shoved it into Rude's hands.

Rude, though he'd never had sex with another man, knew how the dynamics worked. He poured the lube onto his hand and slicked up his fingers, then kissed Reno as he let the hand trail downwards, past his partner's dripping cock, past his straining balls, to his entrance. Reno tensed, and the dark-skinned man froze, catching the fear in the redhead's eyes. Even after years, memories of the rapes he'd endured still haunted Reno, and this was a little too close to them for his liking.

"I won't hurt you," Rude murmured, rubbing soft circles into his lover's chest, feeling the rigid muscles relax slightly.

"I know." Reno swallowed and closed his eyes. "It's okay. Just…just do it." He winced a little as a single, slick finger slid into him, bracing himself for the unbearable pain of feeling ripped in half. When the finger only softly stroked his inner passage, the redhead relaxed even more, believing Rude's quiet promise. He actually gave a little moan as the digit slid in further, to the first knuckle, and arched his back when another joined it.

Rude was being so gentle that Reno had to marvel at the feeling that was so different from his past childhood experiences. He felt Rude scissor his fingers, trying to stretch out the tight entrance. When a third finger slipped in, Reno tensed a little at the discomfort, then refocused on Rude's free hand gently caressing his chest. He felt the bigger Turk's fingers questing inside of him as if trying to find something.

At last, Rude felt the tip of his middle finger brush against the gland that was situated deep inside Reno. The redhead's body jolted at the touch.

"Fuck!" Reno howled as intense pleasure rippled through him. "God, Rude, fuckin' do that again!" Rude obeyed, and watched as his younger partner writhed and cried out at the feeling. "Fuck, fuck, fuck," Reno cursed, trying to impale himself on those thrusting fingers. "I swear to God, Rude, if you don't fuck me soon I'm gonna have a fuckin' aneurysm." His hands were on Rude's shoulders, squeezing with massive force.

Rude felt his own erection throb and withdrew his fingers from Reno, instead pouring more lube onto his hands and slicking his cock. He positioned himself and looked into Reno's lust-hazed eyes. The redhead gave a little nod, panting, and Rude pressed forward.

Reno ground his teeth as his partner's erection pushed past the initial resistance of his entrance and slid slowly forward. His jaw ached from clenching his teeth and Rude noticed through his pleasure that Reno's body was tensing up again.

"Relax," the big man murmured, stroking flaming strands of hair off of his lover's sweaty forehead. "Just relax." Reno tried visibly, and Rude pushed in a little further. He shut his eyes, leaning back his head as the feeling of Reno's tight heat surrounded him. The redhead was so fucking tight, he thought hazily, finally sliding all the way inside.

Reno gasped at the feeling, his own eyes going wide as he yanked Rude down and pressed their lips together. Tongues battling, hands roaming, the two showed their desire for each other unashamedly. Rude refused to move his lower body despite the intense pleasure that shot up his spine, and at last Reno pulled back and nodded. "Move," he commanded. Rude hesitated. "God-fucking-dammit Rude if you don't move right his second I'm gonna kill ya!" he groaned, working his hips to create some friction.

Without another hesitation the bald man pulled back and then slammed into his partner, who gave out a yell. "Ah! Fuck, Rude!" Reno's face was twisted in pleasure as Rude began a steady rhythm, feeling sweat running down the side of his face. Reno writhed under him, completely lost in the throes of his ecstasy and moaning broken words that seemed to rise in volume each time.

Angling his thrusts a bit, Rude managed to hit that spot inside Reno that made stars explode across his vision. "God!" the redhead cried, tossing his head back in forth as Rude slammed into the spot again and again. The dark-skinned man reached a hand between them and gripped Reno's dripping arousal, pumping it in time with his thrusts. He felt his orgasm approaching from a mile away and his hips sped up a little.

The double assault on his senses drove Reno crazy as his partner pounded into him while jerking him off at the same time. "Harder," Reno moaned, and when it appeared that Rude hadn't heard him, he spoke again. "Ah! God, Rude! H-harder! Fuck!" Pleasure was rolling through his body in waves and spiking deliciously underneath his skin as Rude increased his pace.

Suddenly, in a flash of white-hot emotion, Reno felt his body clench and then release as he came, spurting ribbon after ribbon of hot white fluid all over his own chest and stomach. When his cock stopped spasming he felt his insides tighten around Rude's erection involuntarily, and the bigger man threw his head back, eyes shut tight as he shot his load deep inside his partner, then collapsed on top of Reno, still riding out his orgasm.

Rude had always prided himself in being a rather quiet lover, but as he felt his body explode in pleasure, he couldn't help but moan Reno's name.

They lay there, still pressed together, chests heaving as their hearts thundered against each other. Rude gathered his strength and rolled off of Reno onto his back and pulling out for fear of crushing the smaller man. He noticed that Reno's come had migrated to his own chest and groped around blindly for something to clean them up with. His hand touched the small throw quilt that usually lay on the bed but that they'd knocked off sometime during their…escapade. Rude toweled himself clean and leaned over on his side to do the same to Reno.

The redhead was still lying in a prone position, eyes closed. His hair tie had snapped during all of the action and his red locks lay spread out around him, some sticking to his sweaty face. Reno opened his eyes to look at Rude. "Wow," he said, chest still heaving. Rude reached over to gently clean his lover off.

"Yeah," he answered, throwing the tainted cloth onto the ground and leaning back. Reno immediately latched onto his side, laying his head on Rude's chest and sliding a hand down his arm to entwine their fingers. Rude wrapped his free arm around the younger man and combed his fingers through the sweat-soaked strands, drawing a purr of happiness from the redhead.

The two snuggled together, wrapped around each other tightly, and drifted off to sleep, hearts filled to bursting with contentment.

Jesus Christ, I had no idea how hard it was to write a full lemon *crosses eyes*. When I read them I was like, "oh, it can't be THAT hard." Um, newsflash: yeah. It totally is. I hope I did at least a decent job for my first time writing one. Let me know what you think, please. Or don't...whatever floats your boat :P