Oh my aching muscles! Just decided to go back to the gym. Joined the 'Body Sculpting' class that basically involved aerobics and weights, and some sort of dancing. I really need to get in shape... but moving on, I decided to write a piece of flashback, a few months after Aidan was born.
Very short piece.
Usual Disclaimers Apply
Family Affair
Flashback no#1!!
Elena watched in mild amusement as Reno stormed in the Turks office. There seemed to be a permanent scowl on his face, rather than his trademark smirk. It's been five months since Yuffie gave birth to a baby boy. They both decided on Aidan, for what reason, Reno won't discuss. It's also been five months since Reno offered Yuffie to move in with him, and she turned him down. Not that she could blame Yuffie, although Reno being the was too bull-headed to realize why.
"Why the hell does she have to be so difficult!" He practically snarled as he sat down on his chair, not really expecting a reply. "I'm offering to help, and she just has to be so freaking independent,"
Elena chose to ignore Reno's selfish comments and continued to read the gossip magazine she just brought.
"She can't even handle changing the diaper all by herself. Tifa always have to help her out... She can't even make him stop crying..."
He still went on and on until Elena snapped. "Are you that much of an ass?"
"Me?" Reno asked in surprise. "Hey, I'm doing the right thing by the boy here, I'm trying to be responsible while she's acting like a childish immature brat..."
"Because she is!"
"Thank you!" Reno said pointedly, only to be awarded by a glare. "What? You agreed with me!"
"I wasn't agreeing with you, you insensitive jackass! What I was saying was that maybe she's acting childish because she is a child!" Elena cried out in annoyance at Reno. "She's what, sixteen, seventeen? It may take two to tango, Reno... but face it you took advantage of her!"
Reno's eyes narrowed at Elena's statement. "Hey, it's not as if I forced her into anything, she wanted it!"
"Did you really stop and think if that's what she wanted?" Elena asked before she snorted. "Of course not, all that ever mattered to you was a good lay..."
"I am trying to do the right thing here!"
"So you say! Offering to pay money isn't going to make everything okay. Everyday I hear you bitching about Yuffie. Have you ever stopped to think why she doesn't want to move back in with you?"
Reno didn't reply.
"She doesn't trust you! You're complaining that she doesn't know what to do? Reno, she's practically still a child. Women don't become mothers just because they give birth. She
doesn't know how to take care of a baby on her own because she was never prepared to have one! She needs all the help she can get, and you're not helping!"
Elena never realized that she was shouting. She knew she made Reno mad, and frankly, she didn't give a damn. Reno stood up, causing the chair to fall, and walked out the door.
*-*-
"He's asleep."
Tifa smiled at Yuffie. "See, that wasn't so hard, was it?"
Yuffie gave a small smile as she looked at the baby in her arms. Never in a million years she thought she was going to be a mother. All she ever wanted was materia, and now, she knew that even all the materia in the world could never be as precious or magical than her little boy. /Gawd, I'm a mother... /
Little Aidan yawned and his hands opened, and Yuffie immediately gave him her pinky finger. Aidan closed his hands and held on to her finger while Tifa watched as Yuffie continued to bond with her son. The last few months have not been easy for the girl, at least now; it looks as if Yuffie can take care of Aidan all on her own.
Their tranquility was broken when Reno walked in the room. He looked at Tifa and motioned for her to leave, which Tifa ignored. Reno clenched his fist.
"I want to talk to Yuffie."
"She's tired."
Yuffie tried not to looked at Reno, and kept her focus on Aidan who was beginning to shift in her arms, and Yuffie bit her lip as it looked like Aidan was going to wake and would start crying. Remembering Tifa's hints, she held the baby closer to her body, cradling him.
"Come on, Lockheart... take the kid out for a while, I need to talk to Yuffie."
"It's okay, Tifa." Yuffie assured her friend as she gave Aidan to her. The sooner he talked, the sooner he'd leave. Tifa just nodded and accepted the baby, and walked out of the room. When they were alone, Yuffie did her best to look at Reno. "What do you want?"
Reno stayed in a distance, and looked at Yuffie, she looked thinner, all those sleepless nights when the baby demanded attention at 2 am was taking it's toll. "How are you feeling?"
That was a surprise. He never asked her how she was. "Fine. You?"
"Been better." Reno replied before taking out a card and walking over to Yuffie. "This is my Credit Card. I had another one made for you, as an additional cardholder. Use it or don't, it's up to you, but I'm leaving this here."
Yuffie just stared at him in surprise.
"Listen, I know I've been a complete bastard to you... but I want to be a part in Aidan's life..."
"I'm not taking him away from you..."
"I know that," Reno replied, he raked his hands through his hair before he started speaking again. "I've never been in this situation before, and I know you haven't either. We both have a lot to learn... I may have said things to you in the past... I didn't mean them... I just want to try and start over again for Aidan..."
"I understand,"
"Then why won't you move back with me? I'm not asking you to sleep with me, I just want to be in the same house with my son! I have that right!"
"I..."
Reno stood straighter, "I know... I know, you don't have to go through that whole shit with me again... All I'm saying is that I'm giving you the time you asked me for. I'll give you that... And if there was anything I have done to hurt you... I.. I never meant it."
He didn't give Yuffie a chance to speak as he started to move towards the door.
"Reno."
He turned at the sound of her voice. "You.. you can stay here, a few nights a week until he's older, then he can sleep at your place, or something like that..."
He nodded at her offer. They both need to take things step by step. He walked out of Yuffie's room, and gave Aidan a kiss on his forehead. With a small nod of acknowledgement to Tifa, Reno walked out of the apartment.
EnD
Good, bad, tell me! I'm finishing on Ch5 of Breath Away, and Price of Innocence ch4
Very short piece.
Usual Disclaimers Apply
Family Affair
Flashback no#1!!
Elena watched in mild amusement as Reno stormed in the Turks office. There seemed to be a permanent scowl on his face, rather than his trademark smirk. It's been five months since Yuffie gave birth to a baby boy. They both decided on Aidan, for what reason, Reno won't discuss. It's also been five months since Reno offered Yuffie to move in with him, and she turned him down. Not that she could blame Yuffie, although Reno being the was too bull-headed to realize why.
"Why the hell does she have to be so difficult!" He practically snarled as he sat down on his chair, not really expecting a reply. "I'm offering to help, and she just has to be so freaking independent,"
Elena chose to ignore Reno's selfish comments and continued to read the gossip magazine she just brought.
"She can't even handle changing the diaper all by herself. Tifa always have to help her out... She can't even make him stop crying..."
He still went on and on until Elena snapped. "Are you that much of an ass?"
"Me?" Reno asked in surprise. "Hey, I'm doing the right thing by the boy here, I'm trying to be responsible while she's acting like a childish immature brat..."
"Because she is!"
"Thank you!" Reno said pointedly, only to be awarded by a glare. "What? You agreed with me!"
"I wasn't agreeing with you, you insensitive jackass! What I was saying was that maybe she's acting childish because she is a child!" Elena cried out in annoyance at Reno. "She's what, sixteen, seventeen? It may take two to tango, Reno... but face it you took advantage of her!"
Reno's eyes narrowed at Elena's statement. "Hey, it's not as if I forced her into anything, she wanted it!"
"Did you really stop and think if that's what she wanted?" Elena asked before she snorted. "Of course not, all that ever mattered to you was a good lay..."
"I am trying to do the right thing here!"
"So you say! Offering to pay money isn't going to make everything okay. Everyday I hear you bitching about Yuffie. Have you ever stopped to think why she doesn't want to move back in with you?"
Reno didn't reply.
"She doesn't trust you! You're complaining that she doesn't know what to do? Reno, she's practically still a child. Women don't become mothers just because they give birth. She
doesn't know how to take care of a baby on her own because she was never prepared to have one! She needs all the help she can get, and you're not helping!"
Elena never realized that she was shouting. She knew she made Reno mad, and frankly, she didn't give a damn. Reno stood up, causing the chair to fall, and walked out the door.
*-*-
"He's asleep."
Tifa smiled at Yuffie. "See, that wasn't so hard, was it?"
Yuffie gave a small smile as she looked at the baby in her arms. Never in a million years she thought she was going to be a mother. All she ever wanted was materia, and now, she knew that even all the materia in the world could never be as precious or magical than her little boy. /Gawd, I'm a mother... /
Little Aidan yawned and his hands opened, and Yuffie immediately gave him her pinky finger. Aidan closed his hands and held on to her finger while Tifa watched as Yuffie continued to bond with her son. The last few months have not been easy for the girl, at least now; it looks as if Yuffie can take care of Aidan all on her own.
Their tranquility was broken when Reno walked in the room. He looked at Tifa and motioned for her to leave, which Tifa ignored. Reno clenched his fist.
"I want to talk to Yuffie."
"She's tired."
Yuffie tried not to looked at Reno, and kept her focus on Aidan who was beginning to shift in her arms, and Yuffie bit her lip as it looked like Aidan was going to wake and would start crying. Remembering Tifa's hints, she held the baby closer to her body, cradling him.
"Come on, Lockheart... take the kid out for a while, I need to talk to Yuffie."
"It's okay, Tifa." Yuffie assured her friend as she gave Aidan to her. The sooner he talked, the sooner he'd leave. Tifa just nodded and accepted the baby, and walked out of the room. When they were alone, Yuffie did her best to look at Reno. "What do you want?"
Reno stayed in a distance, and looked at Yuffie, she looked thinner, all those sleepless nights when the baby demanded attention at 2 am was taking it's toll. "How are you feeling?"
That was a surprise. He never asked her how she was. "Fine. You?"
"Been better." Reno replied before taking out a card and walking over to Yuffie. "This is my Credit Card. I had another one made for you, as an additional cardholder. Use it or don't, it's up to you, but I'm leaving this here."
Yuffie just stared at him in surprise.
"Listen, I know I've been a complete bastard to you... but I want to be a part in Aidan's life..."
"I'm not taking him away from you..."
"I know that," Reno replied, he raked his hands through his hair before he started speaking again. "I've never been in this situation before, and I know you haven't either. We both have a lot to learn... I may have said things to you in the past... I didn't mean them... I just want to try and start over again for Aidan..."
"I understand,"
"Then why won't you move back with me? I'm not asking you to sleep with me, I just want to be in the same house with my son! I have that right!"
"I..."
Reno stood straighter, "I know... I know, you don't have to go through that whole shit with me again... All I'm saying is that I'm giving you the time you asked me for. I'll give you that... And if there was anything I have done to hurt you... I.. I never meant it."
He didn't give Yuffie a chance to speak as he started to move towards the door.
"Reno."
He turned at the sound of her voice. "You.. you can stay here, a few nights a week until he's older, then he can sleep at your place, or something like that..."
He nodded at her offer. They both need to take things step by step. He walked out of Yuffie's room, and gave Aidan a kiss on his forehead. With a small nod of acknowledgement to Tifa, Reno walked out of the apartment.
EnD
Good, bad, tell me! I'm finishing on Ch5 of Breath Away, and Price of Innocence ch4