All for Love

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Part 2: Chapter 3: Everything leads to Hojo

"What did you find out?" Was the first thing Tseng said when Reno rang him on his PHS. Reno sighed.

"Gesh, where's the hello?"

"It's five in the morning Reno, I don't do hello's at five in the morning."

Reno paced around the tent a little, holding the PHS between his ear and his shoulder. He had the file he had picked up earlier in his hands, frantically finding the part he wanted.

"Really? It's only eleven here." He said, trying to keep up conversation. "C'mon you'd be up in an hour anyway, I know you."

"You going to keep on with the idle chatter or are you going to tell me what you found out?"

"I suspect I'll keep up the idle chatter for at least a little longer."

"Reno.." Said Tseng in a warning tone.

"Alright, alright." Reno flicked through the last remaining pages before throwing the file lightly on the floor. He grabbed hold f the PHS with his hand. "Looks like Sephy was doing a bit of reading before he burnt the town down."

"What kind of reading?" Tseng asked in an interested tone.

"Erm...... there's a bit about Jenova. That's the freaky blob the Science Department is always on about, right?"

The line went silent.

"Tseng?" Reno asked curiously.

"What?"

"What's up? You went quiet there for a moment." Reno moved to sit on the edge of his camp bed. He noticed Reeve looking at him from his own bed.

"Nothing. But you're right about the fr- I mean the creature. What the hell has this got to do with it?" Tseng had to correct himself from using Reno's definition of the alien.

"Sephy was injected with cells from that creepy thing when he still inside his mother."

Tseng sighed.

"We may as well forget about it. We aren't Scientists or anything. We have no way of finding out what happened."

"You've got that right."

"You're coming back tomorrow aren't you?"

"If you say so. You're the boss 'member." Reno listened to Tseng sigh again.

"That's a yes then. I'll see you when you get back." The phone clicked off.

"And that ladies and gentlemen is the joy of Tseng." Reno muttered, putting the PHS on the floor beside the bed. Reeve chuckled.

"You did wake the poor guy up."

Reno shrugged. "He should be used to it by now. Anyway, you ready to go back tomorrow because I kinda have to go back but I'm not supposed to leave you here?"

Reeve thought about it for a moment. "Sure, there's nothing else for me to do."

Reno nodded in reply picking up his PHS again. "I'll order a chopper to come then."

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The PHS rang again at about three in the morning. With a groan, Reno rolled over in the bed he was lying in and picked the ringing object off the floor.

"What?" He answered, a little annoyed.

"You sound tired?" The male voice asked.

"It's fucking three in the morning. What do you want?"

"Oops sorry," Rufus said, obviously not sorry at all, "forgot about the time difference. I wanted to catch you before you came back."

Reno sighed. "What do you want me to do?"

Reno could almost hear Rufus grinning. "Go to the Reactor and tell me what's in there."

The Turk groaned. "C'mon the reactor is miles away and it's already 3.15."

"I'll give you time off when you get back......" The Vice President's voice trailed off.

"Alright already. Damn can never get any peace and quiet in this job."

"Tell me what you find when you get back." The phone clicked off. Reno had gotten used to the fact that none of them ever said 'bye'.

"Goddamn stupid Shinra." He growled as he pulled on his trousers.

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An hour (and a lot of mumbled profanities) later, Reno had reached the reactor. He had felt the need to drag Elena out of bed and down to the reactor with him, complaining about wanting backup. Elena stifled a yawn.

"I don't see why you need me."

Reno glared at her for a moment. "If I have to be dragged out here at four in the morning then someone else damn well is as well."

"You're just so the morning person aren't you?" She answered back sarcastically.

"The sooner we get in, the sooner we can go again." Was the only reply she got.

"Okay okay."

Reno ran his keycard through the slot near the door. It declined it with an error beep. Reno frowned and ran the card through again. Again it beeped.

"Someone's overwritten it."

Elena looked at him weirdly. "What do you mean overwritten it? You can do that?"

"Not me personally. The only people that can are Shinra Ex-" Reno paused mid sentence. "Hojo."

"What?"

"Hojo must have overwritten it. I knew the damn bastard was up to something!" Reno slammed his foot against the door.

"Gee, what did the door ever do to you?" Elena joked trying to lighten up the situation. Reno relaxed a little bit before storming off back in the direction of Nibelheim. Elena ran to catch up.

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"What do you mean it wouldn't open?" Rufus asked down the phone. He was pacing around in his office, a cigarette dangling from his mouth. He moved his hand up to take hold of it.

"Exactly what I said. I'm betting Hojo overwrote it." Reno answered.

"Always fucking down to Hojo." Rufus muttered. He ran a hand through his hair before speaking again. "Look I'll sort it out, just come back like planned alright?"

"Whatever you say."

Rufus clicked his phone off without waiting for a goodbye. He threw himself lightly into his chair and sighed. He'd need to have a talk with Hojo sooner or later.

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Reno threw down the duffle bag he had been carrying as soon as he walked through his apartment door. After a long week in the hell that was Nibelheim he was ready to sleep for a good two days or so. He just wanted to forgot all the shit that had happened lately, pack it up in a little suitcase and shove it to the back of his head. If only for a few hours.

"Reno?"

Reno's slightly bad mood diminished a little.

"Yeah it's me."

Adrienne appeared in the doorway of their bedroom. "Didn't think you'd be back this early."

"Chopper came early."

The blonde frowned a little. "What's up? You being a bit quiet."

Reno shook his head a little. "Bad week."

Adrienne smiled slightly. "It's about to get better." She walked towards him.

Reno smirked. "Why's that then?" Adrienne kissed him lightly to shut him up. He smirked again. "This is better then is it?"

The blonde scowled lightly, picking up a cushion from the couch beside her. She whack Reno around the head with it. Reno shielded himself with his hands.

"Give?" Adrienne asked. She hit him again.

"Ack." Was the only reply she got. Adrienne laughed.

"Give or what?"

"I give, I give!" Reno yelled, muffled slightly everytime the cushion hit him again. Adrienne gave him an amused smiled.

"Good." With one push, she shoved him on the couch, letting herself fall on top of him. She straddled his hip and bent down to kiss him. "No more comments. I'm in a good position to do something nasty to a certain part of your body."

Reno smirked again. "If you insist."

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I'm so not good with smutty bits, forgive me for not carrying on ok? It's not rated R for the smutty bits ^_^ There is a point to that last part and not just it's smuttiness. ^_~ If you haven't guessed by now your either a, dumb or b, you haven't read Scars of the Past *winks* I'll leave you all with your opinions.

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