Chapter 5 is here! Enjoy!
Chapter 5: Chaos in Tseng's House
Reno and Elena entered into the Wutain home where their leader lives. Elena opened the door and walked in with her stuff, followed by Reno. "We're here."
No one responded as a shower was heard being shut off and a bit of cursing. Reno was looking around the lovely home, and Elena looked around. "Sir?"
Out of the bathroom came out their leader, drenching wet and was ONLY in a towel. Elena and Reno stood there in shock.
"Sorry. You two came a little too early. Set that on the table and I'll be right there with you." Tseng rubbed some water out of his eye, holding his towel with the other hand and then walked into his room across from the bathroom. Reno started to walk into the kitchen. "Okie dokie boss man."
Elena just stood there. That… was… wow... I'm going to have happy dreams tonight…She smiled as she walked into the kitchen. Maybe this was a good day…
Reno put the pot into the table was Elena put her plate next to the pot. Reno just stood there, then looked at Elena. "You just saw that didn't you?"
"Yeah?" Elena looked at Reno.
"You enjoyed that shot of Tseng didn't you?" Reno smiled.
"RENO! YOU PERVERT!" Elena pounded him into the ground and beated him up again, and again and again.
Tseng walked in and noticed this. "Nice that you two were getting along two minutes ago." Tseng just out finished buttoning up his blue shirt halfway, exposing a bit of his chest. Elena heard as she looked up.
"What are you two fighting over?" Tseng asked as he leaned against the countertop, crossing his arms. Elena and Reno looked at each other then back at their leader who lifted an eyebrow and a smirk.
"Chocobo jockey teams." Reno said getting up as Elena got up. "She likes the Yerkees and I like the Red Birds. They're rival teams you know."
"Ah, 'I see said the blind man.'" Tseng stood up and expected the food. "You two did very well with the food. I'll be nice to say I'll let you do ¼'s of the paperwork when we get back tomorrow as a reward. Until Christmas…"
"YES!" Reno yelled for joy. "I CAN LIVE WITH THAT ALMIGHTY SAVIOR!" He hugged Tseng around the waist like a little child.
"I'll make you do it all if you don't get off me Reno!" Tseng yelled while trying to pry off the redhead. Reno let go suddenly and stood up.
"Sorry sir." Reno pouted. Elena was trying so hard not to giggle. Tseng shook his head as he opened the fridge.
"Might as well make the drinks now then." Tseng was putting bottles onto the counter top. Reno's eyes were growing large.
"We're having…" Elena looked at one bottle. "Chocobo Pucker?"
"Just watch Elena, just watch." Tseng looked at her with a smile and put the bottles onto his bar. "You two, sit there." He pointed to the stools.
Reno and Elena sat in the stools in front of the bar as Tseng went into the cabinets and got out shot glasses, martini glasses, shakers, everything to make a drink.
He put his tools of drinking down and he grabbed the Northern Comfort and started flipping and twirling the bottle around like a professional. Elena and Reno had their jaws open in shock.
Tseng twirled, caught, poured, shaked, everything! Reno was shocked that his boss had booze and knew how to use it as Elena was shocked that he can do this.
Tseng finally made nine drinks. He gave one to Reno, one to Elena and one to himself. "Try it."
Reno took a sip and smiled. "DAMN! That's good!" He chugged it down as Elena took a sip. "Wow sir, how did you--?"
Tseng put his hand up as he took a drink, "I watched Cocktails, practiced, and I use to work as a bartender at the Midgar Pub before joining the Turks."
Elena sat there in shock, before she can respond, they all heard a familiar voice.
"Where do you want this sir?" Rude was standing there in a black, button up, long sleeve shirt, jeans and black, silver steel tipped, cowboy boots. He was holding a round platter with a silver lid on it. It was huge for the matter of fact.
"Rude my man!" Reno smiled and he leaned in his barstool. "Tseng can make drinks! Want one?"
"No thanks." Rude looked at Tseng.
"On the table Rude." Tseng pointed to the kitchen. Elena was still speechless. Her own boss, who she had a little secret crush on, walked out of the shower with only a towel on and can make drinks like that. This was scary but in a very, very good way to Elena.
Tseng looked at his watch. "They should be here any moment."
Rude walked back to the bar and sat in a stool. "Let me guess. You showed them your bartending skills?"
"Yep. Reno almost fell out of his chair when I did it." Tseng laughed. "And Elena, you were shocked like it was the end of the world!"
Everyone laughed until the doorbell rang. Tseng walked over to the door and opened it. "Ah, Mr. President, and Rufus, sir, welcome!" He greeted them both with a handshake and let them in, then closed the door.
"Well, Tseng, you do have a nice house." The President said, taking his coat off and hanging it up. Rufus (for once) finally took off his white trench coat showing a black long sleeved sweater.
"Yes indeed." Rufus looked around and looked at the other three Turks sitting at the bar. "Hello to all."
"Mr. President, I—" Tseng was interrupted by the presidents hand in his face.
"Please. My first name." The President said.
"Which is, sir?" Tseng had never known the President's first name.
"Bubbles." The President said. "I know, it's weird to have weird names in the family. I gave Rufus his name to give him some decency in this world when it came to women."
Tseng was in shock yet he tried so hard not to laugh. Bubbles? Who in Ifrit's name would name their kid…? Bubbles?
Rufus was laughing with Reno and Rude as Elena and Tseng talked to the president, I mean, Bubbles.
"Ok then, shall we eat or starve?" Tseng showed the way to the table. This was neatly made to now eat.
"Finally. I was just about to chew on Rufus's head if you didn't say 'let's eat'." Reno pointed to Rufus as they sat down.
"Yeah… if you can eat his hair with that much hair gel in it." Mr. Pre- I mean Bubbles laughed, making the whole table laugh. Elena and Tseng brought out the drinks and Reno and Elena's dishes. They all dived in as they talked and laughed.
Bubbles took head of the table, with Tseng at the other end. Reno and Rufus sat on the right side and Elena and Rude on the left.
Then the silence broke.
"Got any ketchup?" Rufus asked as he put two scoops of Mac' and cheese on his plate.
"Yes, Tseng, do you have any ketchup?" Bubbles asked. Everyone stared at the president and his son. They're asking for ketchup?
Tseng looked up. "Elena, in my fridge and on the top shelf is where the ketchup is, can you please go get it."
"Sure." Elena got up and went into the kitchen, leaving the men at the table.
"You like ketchup in your Mac and cheese?" Reno asked Rufus. "I'll try it too!"
"Ah Reno don't make me puke." Tseng covered his face. Everyone laughed at his expression.
Rude smirked. "Any other things that you like in food?"
"Jelly on grilled cheese sandwiches and peanut butter in egg sandwiches." Rufus smiled. "I won't eat it if there ain't jelly or peanut butter around."
Everyone put Bubbles stared at him.
"Jelly on grilled cheese?" Rude lifted an eyebrow.
"What? Everyone has something weird that they eat?" Rufus smiled.
"We gotta eat lunch sometime pal." Reno jumped in his seat. "I never knew you like eating peanut butter on egg sandwiches!"
"Reno!" Tseng yelled. "I said 'Don't make me puke!'"
"Aw, Tseng. It's ok." Buuble said as Elena returned to the table and handed the ketchup to Rufus. "Some other people love ketchup in their Mac and cheese."
Then the subject got changed.
For once, no killing, no talk of gil spending or AVALACHE, just about themselves and everything.
Reno did mention the horror story of the mold monster and Elena mentioned about the counter materia in her barbeque when she used her fire materia.
Rufus almost had his drink come out of his nose when Reno mentioned the part when he slipped on the soap and Bubbles almost choked on his food about the counter materia.
Everyone finished and Rufus looked around. "So, if Reno made Mac and cheese, Elena made the pork chops, and Tseng made the drinks. What did Rude make?"
"Very good question son." Bubbles asked. "Rude what did you make?"
"Rude, go get your plate." Tseng looked at Rude as he got up and went into the kitchen, took his platter and set it down on the table.
"I hope you all have room for dessert." Rude lifted the lid revealing a cake. With white frosting and pink edging. Reno was shocked.
"IT'S PINK!" Reno yelled, holding his arms out to the cake. "YOU LEFT ME FOR DEAD IN THE STORE OVER A CAKE WITH PINK ON IT?"
"Yes." Rude lifted an eyebrow. "I didn't have red so it had to be pink."
"BUT WHY?"
"It's chocolate cake Reno." Rude smiled.
"Oh… never mind then. Gimme some!" Reno slammed his fork and knife like he was king of the world begging for food.
Elena was trying not to giggle as everyone, laughed. Rude just smirked. "Yep, very funny people." He got out a knife and cut the cake.
"So, Rude." The President sat up as he took the first slice that was handed to him from Rude. "What's your story about this cake?"
"Heh, you sure you want to know?" Rude smirked as he passed around the slices of cake.
"I'll bet Reno two hundred gil that Rude does something… unnatural." Rufus turned his head to Reno with a smile. "If not, I'll pay you two hundred gil."
"You're on, rich boy!" Reno pointed to him with a smile. "And the loser buys the booze!"
Final Fantasy Victory song plays I have made up my evil sin of not updating. I'm suffering writer's block for Rude chapter so it'll take a while.
