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Chapter Two: Here To Stay

At first everything was blurry, patches of white and brown. Sun was lightly filtering in on his face and it was very quiet. As his aquamarine eyes came back into focus, he realised that he was staring up at the ceiling.

Reno blinked and looked at his surroundings. He was in a room he did not recognize, lying on a low bed. All at once, pain tore through his head as his senses returned, causing a groan to escape from his mouth.

"Ah, I see you're awake. Had fun last night?"

Reno looked over to see a man with dark hair, wearing a kimono. He groaned again and closed his eyes. "I can't remember. You tell me."

Shigure smiled coldly. "You gave poor Kisa quite a scare last night. But those three boys especially. It doesn't take a genius to figure out you've made a few new enemies. If it wasn't for Tohru stopping them, you would probably be a bloody carcass on the streets right now. You owe her."

Reno sighed painfully and listened to the throbbing in his head. He decided he didn't want to know what happened anymore. Kyo and Yuki appeared in the doorway. Both narrowed their eyes when they saw that Reno was awake.

All at once, Reno sat up abruptly, momentarily forgetting his headache. "Oh crap! Work! I'm late!" He began to get up when Shigure opened his mouth again.

"I don't think that's a good idea. You're not exactly in the best state at the moment. I would be surprised if you could even walk."

For the first time, Reno noticed the bandage around his leg. They must have fixed up the cut he had from catching himself on the piece of machinery. But, Reno thought. It's only a scratch. He'd been through far worse.

"Where do you work?" Shigure asked.

Reno sat up straight, smirking from a mix of pain and pride. "Shin-Ra Inc. I am Reno of the Turks. Remember that name well, kids. Best you'll find in Midgar!"

"You're a freaking bastard, that's what you are!" Kyo screeched, lunging forward.

Yuki grabbed the fuming cat, holding him with some difficulty. "Kyo, we must kill him slowly, make him suffer for what he did to Miss Honda. Don't do anything rash."

Shigure had a puzzled look on his face. "Umm… Midgar?"

"That's what I said."

"Excuse me for asking, but where is that?"

Reno's eyes narrowed. "What… do you mean? Are we not in Midgar?"

"Erm… no, this is Tokyo."

Reno's mind began racing, snatches of thoughts appearing between the spaces of pain. What the hell was going on? Tokyo? Where was that? Something strange was happening. He was lost, and these people were about to kick him out onto the streets.

Reno sighed dramatically and lay back down. "Oh, my leg. You're right, I can't walk at all. I'm going to have to stay here for a while."

Yuki raised an eyebrow. Kyo was twitching furiously, desperately trying to contain the rage building up inside of him.

Shigure looked at the rat and neko and shook his head. "Alright, you can stay… Reno. Until you're better."

Tseng listened to the steady ticking of the clock and frowned. He tried to continue working on the document but eventually sat back with an annoyed sighed. "Where the hell is that red-headed clown?"

Elena looked up from her paperwork. "Who, Reno? I assume he'll be coming in soon, right on schedule." She peered at her watch. "Ah, here we go. Three… Two… One…"

Both stared at the door, which continued to stay dormant.

Elena raised her eyebrows, a puzzled look on her face. "Hmmm… that's odd. Isn't this the part where Reno rushes in, trips over his own feet and apologises for being two hours late, like always?"

"He's got some explaining to do," Tseng said, an annoyed pitch in his voice. "Reno better get his ass over here soon."

"Arrrhh… thirsty…" Reno mumbled as he opened the refrigerator. For several minutes he rummaged around in the fridge, his head still throbbing painfully, until finally his eyes widened in realisation. "BLOODY HELL! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!"

Reno stormed out of the kitchen, heading towards the front door.

"Where are you going?" Yuki asked, entering the room.

Reno turned around, panic in his eyes. Not panic from seeing Yuki, but horror at the thought of no alcohol in the house. "I'm getting drinks!"

"Hmmm… well, you sure can walk pretty well for someone who is temporarily lame."

Reno stopped short. Oh.

He winced and kneeled down. "Oooh it hurts so bad, dammit! Must… get… back… to bed." He ran back up stairs, Yuki staring at him suspiciously.

Pouting, Reno had just got back onto the bed, when the door slid open and a girl walked in. She was blushing furiously, staring down at the tray she was holding. "Oh… um…" she stammered, her face going even redder. Finally, she looked up and forced a small smile. "I brought you some food."

Reno perked up. "Wow. Thanks!"

She placed the tray on Reno's lap, who began to immediately stuff his face.

The girl giggled. "My name's Kagura."

"Reno," said the Turk around a mouthful of food.

Kagura continued to watch him, so Reno took the opportunity to speak. "Sooo… uh… I guess I'm not exactly welcome here."

"Yes, well, it wasn't the best first impression," Kagura smiled. "Kyo and Yuki are currently plotting to kill you. They're actually working together. It's amazing…"

"Ah, yes, I think I know who they are," Reno grinned.

Kagura nodded. "Hatsuharu won't even go near you. Tohru, on the other hand, is very sympathetic. I'm surprised she hasn't come to see you yet. But it's a good thing she was unconscious when you meet her. From what I heard, you were trying to perform CPR…"

Reno blushed a little. "Oh hell… I don't wanna know."

"There's two more of us as well," Kagura continued. "There's Hiro, who's currently looking after Kisa. She's too scared to come near you…"

"Ah, yes, the talking cat!" Reno exclaimed.

"Tiger, actually," laughed Kagura. "You see, we're all related, except Tohru. And also cursed. When we are hugged by someone of the opposite gender, we change into an animal from the Chinese Zodiac."

Reno raised his eyebrows in surprise. This was strange, but not as unusual as some of the other things he had seen in his life. A mischievous grin crossed his face. "A curse, eh? What animal are you then, I wonder…"

Kagura looked away, suddenly embarrassed.

"Well, show us then."

"Huh?" Kagura looked up at Reno.

"I want to see what animal you are," Reno smiled.

"Well… I…"