Hi. This is the first chapter that's coming from the RP between myself and Becca (MatronRaenee). The first half of it (the part before Reno meets Yuffie) was never RPed, only assumed, so I had to write in parts. The dialogue will not be exactly the same, as I don't have all of the RP files, but the scenes and the general idea of the stories are the same. R&R and enjoy.

"Why do you have to bitch and gripe every damn time we start to go somewhere?"

"Why do you have to be such a bitch?"

"Because you make me that way!"

"I HATE YOU!"

"I HATE YOU TOO!"

Rude winced at the male and female voice, one screeching from his right ear, one screeching from the back seat. Reno and Elena never got along very well, but lately things had been very strained. "Dunno why I bothered to come. This is some bull shit."

"Cuz your high ass needed a break. So shut the fuck up and be happy, god damnit!"

"Fuck you and your little idea of a trip." He was already shaking from withdrawals, even Rude could see that from the driver's seat. The ShinRa car that they borrowed bounced along merrily, whipping along the back roads as Rude drove them up into the mountains. There, a small cabin awaited them where they would be on call, but still have time to relax. It was part of Reno's 'rehabilitation' that Rufus had suggested. Rude knew he probably wouldn't last through the vacation, of course. Not without harming Elena. Of course, he was very near to harming both of them.

"Butt face."

"Fucktard."

"Ass wipe."

"Chlamydia-stricken whore."

"OOOOOOOOOOOH, YOU GOTTA GO WITH THE STDS, DON'T YOU?"

"Shut the fuck up for once."

Rude's eye twitched behind his sunglasses as he gritted his teeth. His head was throbbing and he had the desire to tell them both to shut the hell up. He took a sharp right turn, the car's tires screeching as he barely missed a chipmunk while rounding the corner. "Damn, babe, you trying to kill us?" Elena frowned over at him.

"Nah. Tryin' to get you both to shut the hell up."

"It's his fault. He never shut his big yap long enough to go anywhere. Oh, wait… He doesn't WANNA go anywhere; he wants to sit in his room and take his happy pills and drink his ass off until he dies, isn't that right?"

"You drive me to drinking, you ugly blonde bitch."

"Oh, so now it's my fault? I can't help you're an alcoholic and a user."

"Get a face implant, you might help it."

"Don't make me separate you two." Rude sighed as he slammed on the brakes, the car stopping so sharply that it slung Reno against the back of Rude's seat. Elena was wearing her seatbelt, so she gasped as it caught her. "I'm tired of hearing you two argue. All you do is bitch and gripe. Elena, shut the fuck up and leave him alone. Reno, ignore her. You two are always at each others' throats. Can't you grow up for once?" The car got very silent as Reno pouted and crossed his arms over his chest. He glared out of the window, not saying another word to Elena. Elena turned the other way and crossed her legs as she sat there. "That's better." The car started moving again.

Somewhere in the forest near the cabin…

The crumbling of leaves upset some squirrels as a small woman and a larger form stumbled through the dead foliage. Giggling was heard as the female form reached out and tugged at her boyfriend's hand, leading him through the forest. "Vinny, where are we going to camp?" The Wutainese accent gave her away immediately. Yuffie bounced along the path, looking this way and that. She couldn't figure out why forest animals ran in terror.

Vincent smiled sagely and shook his head. The affectionate way he looked at the teenager seemed to say everything. His moon, sun and stars, right? "I don't know… We could camp anywhere you want."

"I wanna go exploring!"

"Just don't get off of the path, okay? We have to choose a camp site first. Make sure it's easy to locate."

Yuffie wrinkled her nose at Vincent. "Why? Ninjas don't get lost in the forest!" She posed all 'cool ninja' like and then giggled. "We're masters of the forest realm, because we're quiet and sneaky and stuff. Rawr." She continued to walk along the path, hyperly talking at the top of her lungs to Vincent, who only smiled and kept up with her. What an unusual couple… Then again, Vincent had been aware of that when he'd started going out with her.

"Well, ninjas might not get lost in the forest, but I do. I'm not good with wildlife."

"Nah. You'll be fine. Besides, we needed this to relax, right?" Twirling, Yuffie finally stopped a few feet from the path and started to jump up and down excitedly. "Right heeeeeere! We gotta camp here. It's pretty." She put her hands behind her back and looked up through the tree limbs as sunlight glittered off of the leaves of the trees. "I can tell this is a good spot."

Vincent nodded and plopped his large pack down. "Alrighty. How about you go scout for some water and I'll set up the tent, Miss Ninja?" He raised a brow as Yuffie posed once again, then ran off. "REMEMBER TO KEEP ON THE PAAAAAAATH!" Yuffie barely heard him as she stumbled off through the forest.

In front of the cabin…

"Damnit, it's too bright."

"You need bright, Ren. You're going to smile and be happy, or else." The man smiled, then went blank as he watched the younger guy. He opened the trunk of the car and started to unload their things, taking them into the cabin. Elena was looking around toward the edge of the forest, but Reno was just standing there.

The bright atmosphere made him cringe. Frowning, Reno stared down at the ground and kicked at a tuft of grass. "This is some bull shit… I wanna go home." He sat down on the ground and pulled his knees up to his chest, watching as Elena squealed over some flowers that were growing underneath one large tree. "Stuck with a bumbling blonde idiot and a guy that's hell bent on keeping me alive… This is going to be a bitch of a month." The sun shone down on him, causing the red-head to frown even more. He felt like curling up in a ball and sulking, or maybe finding a dark crack to hide in. It was too early for him. He wasn't ready for this.

"Reno, get your ass up and make the most of this. C'mon, kiddo. You need to stop pouting." Rude plucked Reno up by the collar and set him on his feet, nudging him toward the cabin. "It's nice here. You'll be fine. I promise it won't kill you."

Reno scowled. "Oh, joy." The sarcasm ran rampant in his voice as Rude shoved him toward the cabin. "I feel like a fuckin' prisoner."

"I can treat you like one, you know?"

"Minus the cavity search, I hope."

"You're disgusting sometimes."

Reno smiled at him sadly. "I try my best." He entered the cabin, flipping on the light switch. It was nice and tidy, four beds scattered around the large room. There was a walk-in closet and a spacious kitchen on one end. Joy. Reno wanted to die and Rufus wanted them to move there to live. The red-head rolled his eyes. Rude and Elena strolled in after him, carrying bags.

"Well, what do you think, Ren?"

"Can I hang myself now?"

"No, fucktard, but you can go find some water."

Reno's eyes went wide. "Whoa whoa… Hol' up. They ain't got fuckin' running WATER up here?"

"Nope. Go find the stream and bring us back a bucket of water. Or better yet, just explore. Get in touch with nature…and if you find any mako pools, you'd best not touch 'em, kid." Rude shot him a grin and picked an empty bucket up off of the floor, throwing it dead-center of Reno's chest. The man caught it with a grunt and then frowned. He just turned and walked out of the cabin.

"Stupid vacation… Stupid life… STUPID SHINRA!" Reno dropped the bucket and kicked it over against a tree. The bucket didn't splinter, fortunately, but Reno found himself wanting to stomp it into oblivion. Shoving his hands into his pants pocket, he scuffled stormily into the forest. His leg was still hurting slightly from the bullet wound that he'd sustained a month back; therefore he had a small limp to his gait. It wasn't enough to hinder his movement when he REALLY had the motivation to move, but it was enough to be slightly noticeable. Of course, Reno limped without thinking as well, since he'd been so used to it over the month that he'd to do it to keep from screaming in bitter anguish and pain.

Stepping into the forest, Reno immediately shunned the path, the adventurer he was. He headed right into the eastern section of the forest to look for something. Wild animal, poisonous berries, Michael Jackson, he would take anything that had the chance of giving him a slow, painful death. (Disclaimer: I do not own Michael Jackson, so don't sue me.) Instead, he found the thing he was least looking forward to. There was a girl, wailing her ass off in the middle of the forest floor. The squeaky tone to her voice gave her away immediately, made the red-head wish that Rude hadn't taken his favorite switch blade away. Yuffie whimpered and stared around, shivering. "Waaaaaaaah! VINNY! WHERE ARE YOOOOOOU?" She hadn't seemed to notice that Reno had waked up on her as she was wailing for her companion.

A slow smirk burned its way across his face as his eyes glinted with extreme want to cause someone else displeasure. "Awww, is da wittle neenja wost in da fooooowest?" He taunted her with his voice, a sneer replacing the smirk. "I thought ninjas didn't get lost, you freak?"

Yuffie glared up at him. "Shut the fuck up. I WANT MY VINNY!" She wailed again, causing Reno to cover his ears from the streaks of pain she caused his ear drums. "I went off of the path and got lost from him…" She sniffled and looked up at him, huge eyes shining with tears. It almost made Reno hurl. "Have you seen him, you red-headed bastard?"

"No, and I wouldn't tell you if I did. Poor wittle girl… Isn't it a shame?" He laughed at her misfortune, making her scowl at him. Yuffie was not pleased.

"Where are the other two screw ups?"

"Back at the cabin, where they're probably blissfully making out. Why in the fuck do you care?"

"I was hoping one of you had a cell phone so that I could call Vinny or something. I don't wanna be stuck out here forever."

"Ain't it a pity? I have a cell phone, but I wouldn't let the likes of you touch it."

Yuffie glared up at him. "I can play your game… And I can play it very well, you fucker." Reno figured he'd just made a huge mistake, and he might've been right.