A/N: I feel like I'm saying this everytime I update now, but sorry about the wait! I've been busy this last week, because I had to move house. If you've been reading my stories for a long time, you're probably thinking I'm always saying I'm moving house in my A/N's. Well, I am being serious XD. Difficult times ya know...

But whatever, it took me a while to find the inspiration to write this chapter, but then I saw something on T.V that inspired me. Ahh, T.V always saves the day.

Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 10

The journey to Wall Market was a memorable one. The two Turks sat in a carriage on the train towards Sector 5, practically in silence. The last few passengers that had remained in the carriage when the Turks entered had fled inconspicuously when the redhead almost put his foot through the floor, in an attempt to vent his frustration.

"This sucks so much…" Reno sighed as he tapped his foot impatiently on the pole near his seat. They had been on the train for at least 3 minutes, and it was quite miraculous that it had taken him so long to speak. Elena kept quiet. She wasn't sure why every little thing seemed to be tipping the redhead overboard, but it was quite worrying actually. With Reno in such a bad mood on a mission, something was bound to go wrong.

"Reno?" Elena said warily, after the redhead appeared to not want to carry on with his ranting.

"Don't worry, Elena… there are few personal problems that can't be solved by a suitable application of high explosives. Those dirty bastards make one wrong move, and boom!" The redhead laughed evilly, which slightly worried Elena. It wasn't just what he said, but also the way that he said it.

"What happened last time you went to King's fight club?" The blond asked, doing her best to ignore him.

"Well…" The redhead sighed loudly. "You know how I said they were pretty damn far outta the closet? I experienced that first hand…"

"You mean-?" Elena laughed slightly.

"Yes." Reno snapped. "Now drop it."

"Haha, don't worry Reno, I'll protect you." Elena giggled slightly. It was too easy to get on Reno's already fractured nerves. "I'll be okay if they don't like women."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that… you'd probably confuse them." Reno grinned at Elena evilly. The blond flushed; how did he always manage to turn anything around to insult her? She fell silent after that, despite knowing that by doing so she would only give Reno the satisfaction of knowing he had outsmarted her.

Once at Sector 5, it was only a case of walking a few hundred yards to the entrance of Wall Market. Elena was desperately hoping that Reno actually knew where he was going, and where King and his fight club had regrouped.

"Now then…" Reno bit his lip as they entered the garish, slum-town. "Where the hell are these idiots at then?"

"Why didn't you bother reading the file that Tseng left in your office?" Elena asked snappily. "It might have helped you know."

"Yeah, yeah…" Reno waved off her complaining casually. "I did read it anyway…"

"No, you said you were going to read it, but unless you read it in 3 seconds flat, no you didn't, because that's how long you had that file open for." Elena said bluntly.

"You talk too much." Reno said, beginning to walk forwards. Elena sighed as she followed him. That was the line he always used whenever he knew he was wrong, yet for some reason, the blond could never think of a comeback. Perhaps it was because he always made it clear the conversation was over before she had the chance to.

The redhead paused and looked to his right, towards the neon manor, with a strange, thoughtful expression on his face. He furrowed his brow before shaking his head. "I don't get these guys…" he said finally.

Elena said nothing, only waited in anticipation for Reno's plan. Eventually, he turned back around to face the blond, and held up his hand.

"Just wait here, and don't move." He began to walk towards the manor, and Elena was about to shout after him. He always did that, and Elena did not like being left alone in such a horrible place. She could see already people were shooting her sly glances as they made their way to their destination. Elena just stood with her head high, looking purposeful; she knew the worst thing she could do was to put her head down to try and not be noticed.

"Hey there, sweetheart…" someone said, finally deciding to talk to her. Elena swallowed hard and stared at the man in front of her. He was slightly stocky, but thankfully did not look too tough, however, he did look incredibly familiar. "Ya boyfriend dumped ya?"

"Something like that…" Elena gritted her teeth. Just agree with him and he'll go away…

"Why don't ya make your way over to the Don's mansion?" He asked with a sly grin. "You'll get treated right there."

"No thanks… I think I'd prefer to just get over the loss of my… boyfriend first." Elena said sarcastically. Thankfully the man didn't noticed disdain in her voice.

"I could go sort him out if ya want." The man looked over in Reno's direction. The redhead was talking to another man outside the manor.

"No, that's okay…" Elena said awkwardly. The man was a lot short than Reno, but he looked a lot more sturdy in build. She only hoped he didn't do anything stupid.

"Hang on a sec… you… how come you're both dressed the same?"

"Umm…" Elena was losing her confidence. "We were…"

"Come to think of it…" The man carried on, placing a finger on his chin. Elena couldn't help but notice he had a slight bruise on his face. It was yellow-ish, so it was definitely from several days before. "No chicks 'round here dress like that…"

Elena thanked God that the man was so stupid, but also found herself praying that Reno returned soon.

"Have I see you around here before?" the man asked.

"Don't think so." The blond replied quickly. Then it clicked in her mind why the man was so familiar. It had been the man that had thrown himself at Reno when they'd been leaving Wall Market last time. Reno had punched him, and left him out cold on the floor. "Hey, I've heard King has regrouped around here… isn't that trouble for the Don?" Elena asked, quickly changing her mind on how to deal with the situation; she couldn't always reply on Reno after all. She loosened her stature and softened her gaze.

"Yeah, yeah… it is." The man looked up and nodded. His pride had gotten in the way, and he was obviously desperate to share his small amount of knowledge with somebody. "But thankfully King don't steal all the girls… apparently he's… ya know."

"Yeah, I heard." Elena smiled as sweetly as she could manage. "So where is he then? Anywhere near Don Corneo's mansion?"

"Ya could say that… he's got his fight club 'round at the gym… though apparently he spends a lot of his time over in that manor…" he motioned to the right. "Oh, you're boyfriend's come crawlin' back."

Elena looked over at Reno, her heart leaping. She hadn't even noticed him approaching. "Gettin' friendly with the local's, eh 'Laney?"

"Yeah…" the man answered for Elena. "I'm just persuading her to try goin' over to the Don's mansion… where she'd be treated better than you treat her." He practically spat at Reno, who merely looked completely bemused.

"What ya talkin' about?" Reno looked at Elena, who shook her head desperately. "Whatever… anyway, I need to talk to you." The blond was shocked to see he was talking to the man.

"Wait... I recognize you!" the man said suddenly, a dawn of realization washing over his face. "You… you're Turks!"

"That's right, chump." Reno grabbed the man by the collar and forced him roughly into the wall behind Elena. "Now ya better start talkin', and I can leave ya to ya business."

"This… this b-better not involve the Don!" the man said, unnerved now.

"Course not…" Reno said politely, letting go of the man's collar. His stance made it clear that if the man tried to run, he would regret it. "King… he's at the gym, but apparently, I need a pass to get in. Where can I get one?"

"I have passes." The man said curtly, whilst rearranging his collar. "But she won't get in."

"Let me worry about that, now gimme them passes." Reno said forcefully.

"Why would Turk's wanna get in there anyway?" the man took two passes out of his pocket and passed them to Reno. "Although you do look the type that King would go for…"

"Shut it!" Reno almost shouted, before recollecting himself. Elena couldn't help but smile. "Now, give me your jacket.

"Why do you need that!?" The man asked defensively. "It's mine."

The redhead sighed. "I'll leave it at the Don's mansion when I'm done with it, don't panic." Reno held his hand out, and the man took his jacket off and handed it to him reluctantly.

"I had absolutely nothing to with this…" The man said quietly. "You even mention me, and I'll-"

"Don't flatter yourself." Reno raised an eyebrow and slung the jacket over his shoulder. "Your name, which I don't even know, will go unmentioned."

The man made a curt 'hmph' and walked off, leaving Elena and Reno alone. The redhead smiled sheepishly.

"C'mon." Reno said, beginning to walk towards the bar. "Let's go find a bathroom."

"Would you mind-" Elena said, racing after the redhead. "-telling me what the hell you're thinking once in a while?"

"Yeah, sure. You're gonna become one of the only female transvestites in this shitty little town." Reno smirked.

A/N: Yes, I know - quite a strange last line. But SERIOUSLY!!! This chapter was such a pain in the neck to write! If there's one thing I hate, it's saying 'the man' over and over in a story. That's why I usually turn random characters into actual people and give them names and stuff, but this time it seemed a little pointless. But whatever, it's done now! Hope you enjoyed the chapter, and as usual, if you have any ideas or requests, whether it's one-liners or whole chapters, let me know!