Rude: Rude nodded and followed his friend out. Getting to his desk Rude had to smirk as Elena looked at his shirt for telltale signs of non-work related activities, "Sorry Lena, but if you want in next time just call. I'm sure we could make room for you." Yeah, he was on a bit of a vindictive streak lately.

Elena: Elena gasped in outrage and blushed seven shades of red before ending up the same color as Reno's hair. "Why would I want to 'play' with either of you?" She huffed out.

Reno: Reno headdesked and laughed uncontrollably, holding his side. "Ha ha! What the hell's with ya lately, yo? You've been pretty 'playful' for the past while. Something happen?" he asked and began hammering through the large amount of paper work, occasionally giggling at Rude's comment.

Rude: Rude simply smiled and went to work on his own stacks of paperwork, then suddenly out of nowhere he popped off with, "Reno, we already discussed what's 'gotten into me' this morning." Then he went right back to sloughing through paperwork. However he didn't miss Elena's blushing face hitting her desk or her quiet laughter that she was trying to hide.

Reno: "So yer actin' like that cause I fucked ya?" he asked with a smirk. "I should do it more often then. But don't think I'm gonna top every time from now on or anything. Got it?" he warned jokingly.

Rude: Rude laughed out loud before banging his own head on his desk. Elena erupted into rolling laughter and Tseng, who'd been strolling through the room on his way to his private office, cracked a real grin at everyone - a rare sight indeed.

Reno: Reno raised an eyebrow and looked around at the other Turks. "Seriously? How was it that funny?" he asked and felt the corners of his mouth curl into a smile. He had no clue what was with them but it was a nice change from their usual up tight attitudes.

Rude: Calming down a little Rude spouted off, "Heh, maybe Hojo put something in the air when he turned you into a kitty."

Tseng: Elena and Tseng both sobered upon hearing this, "Hojo did what to one of my Turks?" Tseng was none too pleased.

Rude: Rude covered quickly though, "It's something he'd wanted to try out and Reno 'volunteered'." Rude knew that Reno hadn't known what the 'flu' shot would do, but he had allowed the scientist to give it to him, so it wasn't completely a lie. Rude had forgotten he wasn't going to mention it...

Reno: Reno scratched the back of his head and blushed. "Uh yeah. It was just a little experiment but it's all cool now. Try walkin' around with ears and a tail all day. It's freakin' weird!" he joked. The redhead winked at his partner, reminding him of their earlier 'activities'.

Rude: Rude just grinned and went back to work.

Tseng: Seeing that everything did seem to be fine, but wanting to check into Hojo or any of the doctors putting something in the air Tseng closed himself off in his office to do so.

Elena: Elena simply shook her head at them and went back to work.

Reno: Reno smiled and stood up. "Well, I'm done. You stay here and work, a'right? Don't come back for like 40 minutes, yo." The redhead kissed Rude's bald head and winked at Elena before leaving.

Rude: Rude blinked, "Come back?" His question hung in the air, the only people to hear it, himself and Elena.

Elena: "He probably means to your room." Elena said.

Rude: Rude nodded in thought and signed off on his last paper, "Well if he wants forty minutes... I'm gonna go grab something to eat."

Reno: Reno had checked Rude's ID that morning, not thinking that was strange in any way and found out it was his birthday. The redhead was trying his best to bake him a cake even though he'd never done much cooking in his life. He was waiting for the oven to heat up and started mixing the ingredients to the best of his almost nonexistent baking skills.

Rude: Rude went down to the cafeteria and grabbed himself a burger, some potato chips, a brownie and some iced tea and sat down to eat.

Reno: Reno had started work on the icing when smelled something burning. He turned around to see flames coming out of the oven. "Aw, Shit!" he cursed and began trying to control the small fire. "Shit, shit, shit, shit, SHIT!"

Rude: Rude wandered back to the office after he finished eating and handed Elena a brownie, rewarded with a big smile he went over and knocked on Tseng's door. "Hey bossman, got you a brownie, you wan-." The door whipped open and Tseng snatched the chocolate morsel from Rude's fingers and slammed the door shut again. Rude chuckled and looked at a clock. Well it'd been an hour it seemed so Rude went back to find out what was up with Reno.

Reno: Reno finally put the fire out but the only down side was they needed a new oven, Reno needed a new cake, and they would probably have to repaint. The redhead was covered in black ashes and was very unamused.

Rude: Rude knocked on the door for the first time... ever really, "Can I come in now?"

Reno: Reno coughed a few times from inhaling so much smoke and tripped over the broom trying to get his shit together but quickly realized he couldn't with Rude right outside. "God damn it...Yes!" he called and stood up, brushing his suit off.

Rude: As Rude entered the room he coughed as the smoke hit him, glad that they'd taken the stupid annoying smoke detector down when they moved in. He saw the state of the oven and the ash that Reno was valiantly trying to get off of his suit, "What... were you doing?" He moved further into the room, closing the door behind him. He walked over to Reno and kissed his forehead, "They had brownies today, I grabbed you one."

Reno: Reno frowned but accepted the brownie. "I was...makin' yer birthday cake." he mumbled over the bite of brownie in his mouth. "But it kinda well...burned." he said with reddening cheeks.

Rude: Rude was struck utterly still, Reno had tried to make him a birthday cake... The wonder in his dark eyes as he looked around the messing kitchen and then back at Reno was telling. "You didn't have to do that Red. I haven't really celebrated it since I was ten. But thank you." He walked around behind the man and wrapped his arms around him, burying his head in Reno's neck.

Reno: Reno finished off the brownie and crossed his arms, leaning back against Rude's chest. "Yeah but it'd be better if ya actually had a cake after all that." he sulked. "Sorry, man. I'll clean it up. Just felt you still deserved a birthday."

Rude: Rude smiled, "We can always go out and buy one, and get candles too." He licked Reno's neck, "I'll help you clean, it'll go faster that way."

Reno: Reno flinched at the sensation and laughed. "A'right. Can we see if Hojo's done anything yet?" he asked and reached back to run a hand over the other Turk's thigh. "If he has, I might have a 'present' for ya later."

Rude: Rude rolled his eyes, "Hojo said he'd contact us, and he will. He was far too gleeful about it for my liking. And why wouldn't I get that present anyway?" He asked with a pout.

Reno: "Heh you would. I just figured I could make it a bit more fun." he said, turning to face the man. Reno wasn't sure why but his playful side came out. He slowly wrapped his arms around the taller man and shoved him back against the counter. The second he was close enough to kiss him he backed away and dumped the rest of the flour over the man's head.

Rude: Rude blinked as he was encased in flour, "You think I look like a ghost now?" Was his only question.

Reno: Reno laughed even though he wasn't expecting his partner to react so calmly. The redhead wiped some of the powder off of Rude's head until it read 'happy birthday' in sloppy writing. "Ha hah! Happy birthday, yo." he said and hugged Rude with a big smile on his face. "What now?"

Rude: "Wait, you made me into a cake? I was gonna go bug Seph if I looked like a ghost. The man's terrified of them." Rude hugged Reno close, "But we should probably clean... and now we need more flour."

Reno: "I guess. Um...this may take a while" he said and grinned sheepishly as he looked at the mess he'd made.

Rude: Rude grinned, "Then let's get started Sugar."

Reno: Reno frowned but let it go and slapped his partner's ass before grabbing the broom. "A'right."

Rude: Later they were sitting on their sofa eating the chocolate cake they'd gone out to buy, they didn't bother with candles however. Rude had gotten more flour and milk since they were out. "This is good cake," Rude said waving his fork in front of his face, he grinned and leaned over putting frosting on Reno's nose and cheek as he jerked back from the attack. "Hee, hee."

Reno: Reno blinked and smirked at Rude. "So that's how it is, huh?" he asked with an evil grin and tried his best lick the sweet stickiness off his nose, looking a little silly.

Rude: Rude leaned forward again and licked the frosting from Reno's cheek, "Yep, that's the way it is."

Reno: Reno took his chance and spread some frosting over the bridge of Rude's nose. He chuckled and put a small chocolate dot on the man's forehead. "There! Now ya look like the boss!"

Rude: "Oh how grand, 'cept I don't have hair, let alone hair long enough to put into a ponytail." So saying he tugged lightly on Reno's before bringing up a finger to wipe the frosting off his face. Rude smiled at his partner, "Thanks, by the way." He held his now empty cake plate up to show what he meant.

Reno: Reno chuckled and kissed his partner's cheek. "No worries. I got enough hair to make up for it and thanks for what, yo?"

Rude: Rude shook his head in a 'never mind' gesture and rose from the sofa, going into the kitchen and washing his dishes.

Reno: "What?" The smaller Turk repeated, following Rude into the kitchen. He grabbed a face cloth and ran it under the warm water to wash the rest of the frosting off his face.

Rude: Rude simply watched the as Reno washed his face, the redhead would get it eventually, he didn't feel like explaining it at the moment.

Reno: After cleaning his face, Reno walked over to the couch and flopped onto his back, sighing deeply. "Well I gotta say, today was more fun than I thought. It was /your/ birthday though. You have any fun?" He asked, looking over to his partner.

Rude: Rude smiled from his place leaning against the counter, "Yeah I did."

Reno: Reno smiled and closed his eyes to relax. "I'm glad. Sorry about the cake thing but I'm glad it all worked out."

Rude: "S'all good." Rude looked over at their poor oven, he'd have to arrange for a new one.

Reno: Reno frowned looking at the machine. "Don't worry, I think I can afford a new one next pay check."

Rude: "I'm not really worried about it." Rude answered as he walked through the room into the bedroom and threw himself on the bed. The last couple of days made him more tired than usual.

Reno: Reno sat up and followed the man to the bedroom and tilted his head. "You look like death, yo. What up?" he asked and walked over, sitting on the side of the bed then slowly removed his partner's shades. The redhead kissed his forehead and looked into those eyes he'd fallen in love with.

Rude: "Death huh, think that'd be the same as a ghost?" Apparently Rude had a hankering to scare a General, though it would wait, "I've been rather busy the last couple of days. Doing strenuous activities that I haven't done at all in a while. Sue me." He grumbled into the pillow before quickly grabbing the redhead and pinning him to his chest.

Reno: "OOf!" Reno laughed as he was pulled into a hug. "Like what?" he asked looking up at the bald man from his restricted grip.

Rude: Rude kissed Reno's forehead, "Having sex with you for one. Cleaning smoke off the ceiling, laughing." Rude smirked watching the green eyes below his nose.

Reno: Reno blinked. "Well I understand the sex and crazy cleaning increase but laughing? How is that energy draining?" he asked and looked at the other Turk for a legitimate answer.

Rude: "It's just something I haven't done in a while Red. That's all." Rude kissed the man's nose and loosened his hold on him, resting his hands at Reno's hips.

Reno: Reno crawled a little higher until his face was inches away from his partner's and frowned. He knew Rude didn't laugh that often but was starting to wonder just how much he suffered now and then from being so busy. He ran a hand over the larger man's cheek and gave him a quick kiss. "Guess I gotta make ya laugh more often, huh?"

Rude: Rude grinned, "If you can Sugar." Honestly just the thought of calling the fiery spirited man 'sugar' tended to set him off, as it did now.

Reno: The redhead gave an unimpressed look but he shrugged it off and wasn't quite sure why but he began tickling Rude's sides.