Here is the second part. I dunno what else to call it, so…nuts, I forgot what I was gonna
say.
So anyway, this'll probably cover Reno's life up until he joins the
Turks…which I think would be around age 18, wouldn't you say?
Prepare…for trouble! (Insert Kojiro laugh here)
No, prepare for SAP…oh, and
a little attempt at angst, I guess.
Hope you can enjoy this…I'm not too sure about it yet.
I guess you could say I have 'Mixed
Emotions'…heh-heh. Sorry.
~ Wannon-chan ~
Guess what? This fic is yaoi! Don't wanna
read about guys who like guys? Don't. Simple, ne? OK, now we got rid
of the non-yaoi brigade (I know I miss 'em) I gots to warn ya that this has some non=consensual stuff in it… like rape. It isn't to graphic or anything but ya may want
to proceed with caution!
This warning was helpfully bought to you by:
Smeegee-chan ^_^
Trials and Tribulation.
Five years had finally passed, and Reno was 10. He was now able to participate in the training activities that his 'brother' Rude, and friend Tseng had been partaking in for the past two years now. He had been so very lonely during those years, and spent a lot of time playing cards with Davis.
Now that he was finally able to join in, he couldn't be happier.
"Hey, Rude! Wait up, will ya?" Reno called, as he pulled on a shirt. The older boy snorted at him.
"I woke you up in plenty of time for class! It's not my fault you mucked around!" he said snappishly, making Reno pout.
"But Ruu~ude! I just wanna walk with you!" he whined. Rude sighed and stopped, tapping his foot impatiently. Reno finally caught up, and flashed his famous smile, wiping the sour look from his big brother's face.
"Thanks! You're the best, Rude…" he said, clapping him on the back. Rude stumbled forward, and smiled.
"Hmph. Well, anyway…hurry up, or we'll miss training!" he said. Reno grabbed his arm.
"Race ya!" he said, using Rude's body to pull himself forwards, and give him a head start.
"Hey! you cheated!" Rude cried indignantly, rushing after his handsome little brother.
Davis had been correct when he said Reno would be a looker. He had outrageous red hair, which he kept restrained in a ponytail, and big blue eyes, which twinkled when he smiled. He also had a flawless complexion…his skin was exquisite.
Reno couldn't keep the girls away from him. Seeing as there was only one girl in the entire place, and a pretty one at that, it was a wonder she wasn't already dating someone. She was a petite Asian girl, called Miho. And she absolutely adored Reno…but for some reason, Reno wasn't interested. Davis passed it off as Reno being a late bloomer, and that he would develop an interest in girls in a few years.
"Ha! Beat ya, Rude!" Reno crowed, as he stopped outside his training room. The other boy came to a stop beside him.
"Yeah, yeah…keep thinking that, Reno" he said. The redhead poked his tongue out.
"I will! Have fun, big brother…catch ya at lunch, alright?" he said. Rude smiled.
"Yeah…see you later" he said, before continuing on to another training room.
Reno entered his room, peering around the doorframe to see if he was late. When a child first begins their training, they must choose a weapon, or choose to learn hand-to-hand combat.
Reno chose a weapon he had always been interested in: The electro-rod. It was a steel rod, with an electric current running through it…with a rubber handle, of course. When a button was depressed, the electrical current was discharged into the person being attacked. You could change the strength of the charge with a dial on the handle, so it could be anything from an annoyance, to deadly. This fascinated Reno, so he was quick to join that class, and was a fast learner.
Reno gasped when he saw that he was the last to class. Jordan and the teacher, Mr. Mitchell, was already there…yes, there were only two in this particular class.
Mr. Mitchell was the kindest teacher of them all, he believed that the children would listen better if he treated them with kindness. Unfortunately, the other teachers didn't believe that, and Rude was unfortunate enough to have one of the nastiest teachers.
Jordan smiled at Reno, his chocolate-brown eyes conveying his amusement at Reno's lateness. Reno and Jordan had become quite close over the past five or so years, and he was happy to have a friend in his class.
"Hello, Reno…late to class as usual, I see," Mr. Mitchell said jokingly. The redhead smiled sheepishly.
"Sorry…me and Rude tried to be as quick as we could…" he apologised. He saw Jordan flinch at the mention of Rude's name. It was no secret that the two didn't get along. Rude and Jordan were quite often found fighting…it confused Reno immensely. He had asked Jordan why he and Rude couldn't be friends, but Jordan always changed the subject.
"Well, Reno. Please try to be a little bit quicker in future" Mr. Mitchell said with a sigh. Reno grinned.
"Will do…can we begin now?" he asked. Jordan groaned.
"You just wanna shock me! You know you're way better than me, and I've been doing this for three years longer than you!" he complained. Mr. Mitchell laughed.
"Now, Jordan…you'll get the hang of it. It just so happens that you and Reno are the top students in the class!" he said enthusiastically. Jordan snorted.
"Yeah? Maybe because we're the only two in this class, huh?" he said with a laugh. Reno prodded Jordan in the torso with his electro-rod.
"Hey! quit your yappin' and let's get goin, already!" he said. Mr. Mitchell smiled.
He has such charisma…its no wonder he hasn't got any enemies, who could hate the little squirt? He thought, as he watched the two students begin to battle fiercely. Reno was giving Jordan a hard time, and the older boy was panting and huffing within a few minutes.
Heh-heh…this is so much fun! I think I'll enjoy being a Turk…I'm invincible! The little redhead thought foolishly, his mind drifting from the battle. Jordan saw the opening in his defenses, and lunged forward, zapping him.
"Oww! Ooh, you'll pay for that!," he exclaimed, rushing forward. He attempted to hit Jordan with his rod, but the other boy sidestepped it. The gutsy redhead fell on his face. Jordan took this opportunity to zap Reno's butt, which was sticking up in the air. Reno howled.
"Jordan! That was a cheap shot!" he yelled angrily. The blonde boy snickered.
"Yeah, but it was worth it" he said. Mr. Mitchell walked over, and helped Reno to his feet. Once he had regained his composure, the SOLDIER veteran smiled sadly at him.
"You let your mind wander, didn't you?" he asked. Reno blushed.
"Uh, kinda…" he said. "It won't happen again, sir"
"I should hope not! You do realise that if Jordan was a real enemy, you would be dead by now?" he asked. Reno gulped.
"Y-yes sir…," he replied, shaken by that realization.
I could have died? I'm not invincible?… he thought. He sunk back to the floor, eyes wide. You mean…my entire life is going to be spent endangering it? hell…I don't think I'm up to it…
"Reno? What's wrong?" Jordan asked, sitting beside the spaced-out boy. "Oh, you're not having second thoughts, are you?" he asked. Reno nodded slowly.
"Yeah…not only that, I think I'm scared…" he admitted. Jordan frowned, and gave Reno a hug.
"It's not that bad…I mean, what else do we have to live for, really? We have nowhere to live, no family…" he said. Reno's eyes narrowed.
"How dare you…I have Rude to live for! He's the only one I consider family, except for Mr. Reeves…and I only consider him family because he raised me! Don't you dare tell me that it's okay to throw my life away, Jordan. I'm going to live each day for my brother!" Reno snapped. Jordan's face screwed up into an expression of rage.
"He's not your brother! You're an orphan, Reno! You have no family! God, I'm so sick of you and Rude. You're always talking about him, its always Rude this, Rude that! Am I not good enough to be your brother?!" he exploded. Reno looked at Jordan, shocked.
"He's as close to a brother that I'll ever have! Don't think you can tell me that his love means nothing! I know he's not my real brother, Jordan. But he has been there for me ever since I first arrived, and nothin' will convince me that you could do a better job!" he cried, launching them both into battle, this time with fists and feet only. Reno was fighting with pure rage, and landed many smarting blows.
Jordan was also seething, but he was more hurt than anything else. Reno's words had upset him. He swung with blind anger, mostly missing the target, but when he hit it, he hit it hard. The two little warriors battled fiercely, ignoring everything else.
~ * ~
Davis entered the room where Reno was training, to check on his progress. His jaw dropped when he saw the scene in front of him.
Jordan and Reno were engaged in a fist fight. He looked over at Mr. Mitchell, who was sitting down and watching.
"Alex! Aren't you going to do anything about this?!" he exclaimed. The grey-haired warrior shrugged.
"Ah, let them get it out of their systems, Davis…they'll exhaust themselves soon" he said. Davis didn't like it, but let them continue.
~ * ~
Reno was getting tired, and he could tell Jordan was too. They had been fueled by their rage, but now that it was running out, so was their energy. Both of them collapsed at the same time.
"I'm sorry Reno…I was jealous, and I didn't mean to yell" Jordan whispered. Reno felt his eyes closing with exhaustion, but he managed to squeeze two words out.
"You're…forgiven…" he said, before the darkness claimed him.
~ * ~
Davis smiled when he heard the sweet words of forgiveness. He walked to Reno's side, and carried the soundly sleeping boy to his and Rude's room, placing him gently on the bed. He tucked him in, and put some icepacks on his swelling face. Once it was time to remove the icepacks, Davis decided to let the boy rest.
"You make me so proud, Reno…" he whispered, as he left, closing the door behind him.
~ * ~
Rude showered and dressed after a long training session with various projectile weapons, before searching out Reno for lunch. He was kind of aggravated due to his nasty instructor, who took great pleasure in telling him he wasn't good enough.
After searching for a while, he gave up, and instead went to find Davis.
Mr. Reeves will know where he is! He thought, as he knocked on his bedroom door. Davis opened it and smiled at Rude's concerned expression.
"He's asleep in bed. Him and Jordan got into a fight" he said, and immediately wished he hadn't. Rude became angry.
"If he hurt him, I swear…he's gonna get his butt kicked!" Rude snapped, storming off. Davis scratched his head.
Oh great…me and my big mouth… he thought unhappily.
Rude rushed to the room he and Reno shared, and let out a sigh of relief. Reno was smiling in his sleep, hugging his pillow like he always did. Rude noticed that Reno craved a lot of physical contact, and was always hugging people, or objects.
Rude moved closer to smooth his brother's hair out of his face, and immediately became angry again. There were big, ugly red welts appearing on Reno's face, and Rude hoped they wouldn't bruise…he'd had many bruises, courtesy of the same person. He was puzzled as to why Jordan would attack his 'friend'. But he was too busy plotting revenge to think much about it.
I hope that bully is as badly beaten up as Reno…and if he's not, well…I'm sure I could arrange something. He thought with a maniacal grin. He pressed a quick kiss to the top of his brother's head before leaving him in peace, and going to find some lunch.
~ * ~
When Reno awoke it was dark. He sat up slowly, wincing. A scent wafted into his room, and he inhaled it deeply, mouth watering.
Spaghetti and meatballs!…I'm so hungry! He thought, leaping out of bed. He rushed into the mess hall, with a hungry look in his eyes.
"Hi, Reno! I'm glad you're okay…I was worried" Miho said, sidling up next to him. Reno frowned.
"Uh, thanks Miho…gotta go!" he cried, dashing away from the 'icky' girl. He arrived at the table where Davis was dishing up the food, and grinned at him.
"Reno! You're awake!…how are you feeling, buddy?" he asked. The cheery redhead shrugged.
"Fine, I guess…I'm starving, though" he said. Davis nodded.
"Not surprised…you missed lunch today" he said, as he handed him a plate full of food. Reno smelled it, and let out a sigh.
"Smells great…thanks Mr. Reeves…I'm gonna go sit with Rude now" he said politely. Davis nodded, and pointed him in the right direction. Reno walked quickly towards his now-bald brother. Rude had begun to shave his head, as his bangs were restricting his vision…and because his teacher told him to.
"Hey baldie!" Reno chirped, sitting down next to Rude. The older boy jumped, and looked at him.
"Reno! It's about time…I was thinking you'd never wake up!" he said. Reno smiled.
"Yeah…" he said. They said nothing else, eating in silence. Once they were finished, they retired to their rooms, curling up in bed and preparing for sleep.
"Rude?" Reno asked. He heard a mumbled yes from the other side of the room, and began to talk.
"Do…do you think that it's worth it? I mean, we could be doing other stuff instead of this!" he exclaimed.
"What are you trying to say?" Rude asked.
"I just don't think I wanna keep training. I'm scared that if I make it, I'll die and you'll be all alone again…and I'm scared that you'll die and I'll be alone" he said, beginning to sniffle. Rude sighed.
"I know what you mean, Reno. But we don't really have a choice in the matter…all we can do is our best, and sometimes…it's not enough" he said, thinking of his teacher's harsh words. Reno sighed.
"I guess so…well in that case, I'm going to fight for you, Rude" he said. Rude felt a surge of pride upon hearing those words.
"And I'll fight for you…we'll fight for each other" he said. He heard Reno sigh happily.
"Goodnight, Rude. I love you" he said.
"'Night Reno…love you, too…" Rude said, before sleep claimed them both.
~ * ~
Over the next seven years, Reno trained harder than ever before, and soon he was close to mastering the electro-rod. Rude had become determined to prove his teacher wrong, and also trained hard. Tseng had already been accepted into the Turks, and Rude and Reno missed him terribly.
Reno had also discovered that he…well…liked boys.
Upon telling Rude about this, his older brother nodded.
"Don't worry about it, Reno. There's nothing wrong with liking boys" he told the confused seventeen year old. Reno frowned.
"But…isn't it wrong?" he asked. Rude shook his head.
"No! not at all…" he said. Reno smiled.
"I'm glad. I was worried that there was something wrong with me" he said, and Rude laughed.
"No, you're fine…oh, boy…I never thought I'd have to have this conversation!" he said with a smile. Reno looked embarrassed.
"I'm sorry…" he said. Rude laughed again.
"Don't be! Oh, Reno…I'm not mad, or embarrassed to have a gay brother…in fact, you could say I'm quite proud!" the now nineteen year old Rude said. Reno smiled.
"Hey Rude…are…are you gay?" he asked. Rude shook his head.
"Me? Nah, kid. I'm as straight as they come" he said. Reno grinned.
"Do you think you could get Miho to leave me alone?" he asked. Rude laughed loudly.
"Is she still bothering you?! Oh, poor Miho…she'll be so disappointed when she sees you with another guy!" he said. Reno looked sad.
"Oh…she will, too…poor girl" he said, before laughing. Rude frowned at his now tall and lanky brother.
"You've got a real mean streak, Reno…come on, let's go grab some lunch" he said, grabbing Reno's arm and dragging him from their room. They took their usual table, and sat down to enjoy their lunch.
Reno was getting a little bored, and began eyeing up the ketchup, a mischievous glint in his eyes. He looked from the ketchup to Rude's bald, shiny head, and got an idea. He grabbed the ketchup bottle, and hid it behind his back. He stood up behind Rude, and drew a smiley face in ketchup on his head. Rude jumped as he felt it hit his head.
"Reno! What are you doing?!" he yelped. Reno laughed, and showed him the ketchup bottle. Rude frowned and grabbed the mustard bottle, squeezing it all over Reno's shirt.
"Hey!" Reno cried, firing back. Davis saw the fight from where he was serving, and called out to them.
"Hey guys! No condiment fights!"
But Rude and Reno were having too much fun. Now the both of them were coated in mustard and ketchup, and were chasing each other through the mess hall, laughing and firing their 'weapon'.
Eventually they ran out of ammo, and sat on the floor, giddy and giggling.
"That was fun!" Reno cried.
"Oh man! We gotta do that again!" Rude added. They stopped laughing when Davis appeared at their side.
"Uh-oh…" Reno said, looking up at the angry face of Mr. Reeves.
"Uh-oh is right, Reno. Who started this?" he asked. Reno sighed.
"I did, sir…" he said. Davis nodded.
"Right. You'll clean up this mess, Reno. Rude, go take a shower" he said. The two scolded teens got up and looked at each other.
"It was worth it" Reno said with a smile. Rude smiled back.
"Sure was" he replied, before heading off to the showers. Reno looked at the mess in the mess hall and sighed.
"Better start cleaning…" he said to himself.
~ * ~
Rude entered the large boy's showers, and tried to contain his laughter. He could just picture Reno trying to clean up the mess they'd made, while being covered with red and yellow streaks.
He stripped off his own freshly-decorated clothes, and hopped under the hard, warm spray of the shower. He closed his eyes, loving the feel of his muscles being massaged.
He heard someone else enter, and thought nothing of it…after all, it was a communal shower. He put his head under the nozzle, and scrubbed away at the smiley face Reno had put there, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"That you, Reno?" he asked, his eyes still closed. He heard a chuckle.
"No…" the voice said. Rude jumped, and turned around. Jordan stood there, completely naked, and was smiling evilly.
"Jordan?! What do you want? Can't you see I'm a little busy right now?" he asked. Jordan shoved him up against the wall.
"Hmph…I'm sick of you, Rude. I'm sick of the way Reno adores you. I'm sick of the way he speaks about you with such love in his eyes. He's mine, Rude. And I've realised that the only way to win him over is to get you out of the picture" he said, pressing himself up against the bald teen. Rude cringed, he could feel Jordan's arousal pressing against his flesh.
"Get off me" Rude commanded, his voice quavering. He saw something gleaming in Jordan's right hand, and upon closer examination, saw it was a knife.
"I don't think I want to. Hmm? You've noticed my insurance policy, haven't you?" he asked, holding the dagger up to Rude's throat.
"Don't worry, Rude. I'm not gonna kill you just yet…I'm gonna have a little fun with you first…" he said, as he rubbed himself up against Rude.
"Don't do this…" Rude pleaded. Jordan laughed and shook his head.
"Don't you understand? I have to!" he said, letting the dagger fall to his side. Rude saw his chance and lunged at the older teen. Jordan counter attacked with a kick to Rude's chest. Rude flew back, hitting his head on the tiled floor.
He was knocked unconscious. Jordan took this opportunity, and straddled Rude.
"Perfect…" he breathed, as he entered Rude's body.
~ * ~
Reno grinned at the good job he'd done cleaning up.
"The brand-new, multi-purpose 'Reno'! Only 100 gil, buy one today!" he joked. Davis laughed.
"Good job, Reno…now go take a shower…" he said. Reno saluted him, and rushed off to the showers. He opened the door, and gasped.
His brother was being raped right in front of him.
"Rude!" Reno cried, rushing forwards. The rapist pulled out of him, and turned to face Reno, dagger in hand.
"Jordan?! What the fuck?!" he cried. Jordan grinned.
"Mine…you're all mine now" he said, advancing on the redhead. Reno stumbled over Jordan's clothes, which were lying behind him on the floor, and fell backwards. Jordan pounced on him, and held him down, knife poised above his cheek. He slowly drew it in a line down Reno's right cheek first, laughing when he heard Reno's cry of pain. The he moved it to the left cheek, repeating the process. Reno began to sob.
"Stop it! why are you doing this, Jordan?!" he cried. The older boy smiled.
"So you're mine, Reno…all mine…" he said, placing the dagger down, and caressing Reno's bleeding cheek. Reno used his now-free arm to punch Jordan in the temple, and the boy immediately fell unconscious.
Still crying, Reno picked up his older brother's torn and bleeding body, wrapping him in a towel.
"Don't worry Rude…I'll help you" he said, and rushed out to find Davis. He saw two boys staring open-mouthed at him, and he jerked his head in the direction of the showers.
"Jordan did it! go make sure he can't escape!" he cried, and the boys nodded, rushing off. Reno began to panic, and felt his knees become wobbly from shock and blood loss. He collapsed to the floor, dropping Rude in the process.
"Help…" he cried weakly, before he passed out.
~ * ~
Reno opened his eyes cautiously, blinking as the white sunlight hit him.
"Reno! Oh, thank god…" a voice said. Reno turned his eyes towards the voice, and they focused on Davis' face.
"Mr. Reeves?! Where's Rude?! Is he okay?!" he cried, sitting up suddenly, and nearly blacking out again.
"Whoa, whoa…steady Reno. Rude is…well, he's not doing too well mentally. Physically, he'll heal…but he's become really withdrawn" Davis admitted. Reno began to cry again.
"It's all my fault…if only I didn't attack Rude with the ketchup…" he wailed. Davis hugged him gently.
"It wasn't your fault, Reno! It was Jordan's fault…" he said. Reno frowned, and felt sharp pain in his cheeks. He reached up to find stitches in them.
Oh yeah…he cut me…he thought.
"Will they scar?" he asked. Davis nodded, his expression sad.
Well there goes my good looks…oh well…at least I'm alive…he thought. He looked at Davis.
"Can I see him?" he asked. Davis nodded, and helped Reno out of bed, leading him to another room.
Rude sat on the bed, eyes blank, hugging his knees to his chest. Reno gasped.
"Rude!…oh no…" he cried, rushing towards him. Davis left them alone.
"Rude? Rude, look at me!" Reno cried. The bald-headed boy raised his head, eyes showing their first sign of life as they fell on him.
"Reno?" he asked. The redhead nodded.
"Hi…" he said. Rude began to cry.
"Reno, it was horrible! I fell in and out of consciousness during the whole thing…I saw what he did to me, and I saw him cutting up your face…" he wailed. Reno sat down next to him, and opened his arms.
"Do you want a hug?" he asked. Rude threw himself into the open arms of his younger brother, sobbing heavily.
"I swear, Rude…I'll never let this happen to you again! I'll protect you, no matter what…" he said, as he rubbed his back soothingly.
"Reno…you're…you mean so much to me. Please, don't ever leave me" he begged. Reno hugged him tighter, tears slipping down his cheeks, salt stinging his wounds.
"I won't…I promise…" he said. And he meant it. From now on, Reno would never stray far from the one person he cared about.
"Love you, Rude…never forget it" he whispered. Rude sighed.
"Love you too Reno…" he whispered back, before falling asleep in the safety of his younger brother's arms.
Poor Rude…looks like I have to be the big brother from now on…Don't worry…I can be strong enough for the both of us…
End of Part
Two
Look out for
Part Three: The Inauguration.
Well, that sure was long…I know I was gonna finish it with Reno and
Rude joining the Turks, but decided against it.
Hope you liked it…
Anyway, review! I don't care if you flame me…I'm proud of my stories,
my beliefs and my talents…don't think your derogatory comments will change
that. I'll just be glad that I got a
reaction from y'all! Tee-hee!
~ Wannon-chan ~