Love's Foolish Gift
Rating: Mature for sure, because of the yaoi you know
Warnings: Does contain yaoi so please be aware of that. Also contains much drama, hurt feelings and misunderstandings.
Pairings: Rufus/Reno in that order
Timeline: For this chapter, the start of the day in which the unfortunate accident involving Weapon occurs
To all my lovely reviewers I thank you from the bottom of my heart! Yay extra cookies for you all!
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Matron Raenee - Yes it is smutty but I like it like that. Sorry about the long wait in updating, I hope it was worth it!
Mudskii - Reno is much stronger then Rufus gives him credit for! You never know just what may happen next. Smut is always good, isn't it!
Crimson Vixen - Oh you do go on, thank you so much! I wish I could tell you what happens next, but that would ruin the surprise wouldn't it? evil grin
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Chapter 3On the last day of his natural life Rufus awoke with a start to the sound of a door opening followed by a distinctly female yawn. Lying down he watched or rather heard Elena sleepily wonder into Reno's bedroom and thankfully, she didn't even glance at the bed. Walking over she picked up an old oversized kimono from the floor and turning she wondered herself back out again. Now awake, Rufus turned and looked at the sleeping lump next to him who hadn't shown any signs of waking during the break-in. Reno lay facing towards Rufus on his side with knees bent up, his hands palm to palm supporting his cheek, breathing steadily.
Rufus reached over and gently so not to wake the peacefully sleeping man he ran his hands lightly through the disheveled red hair, which was sticking up even more then usual, probably because of his earlier abuse of it. He couldn't help but hurt it though; it was incredible, nothing else he owned was anything like this, this magnificent color and texture. What was attached to it was also special; unpredictability was a quality that was very much missing from Rufus's life and Reno certainly provided that in spades. He was easy to control of course and so easy to manipulate; but then again, they all were and he couldn't honestly expect more.
Rufus turned over onto his side and got up on one elbow. He reached for the peaceful countenance slowly in order to run his fingers over the angles and curves on the sleeping man's face, feeling that soft warm skin. Possessively he traced the mouth with one finger and was about to move on with the exploration of the redhead's face, when the mouth suddenly opened and his finger slipped inside. Reno's eyes opened wide and reaching up he grabbed Rufus's wrist and sucked in his finger.
Oh yes Rufus thought, enjoying the way he could see Reno's mouth moving at this close angle, so unpredictable and what could be better then that?
"Hmmmm." Reno watched Rufus to see if this was having the desired effect as he moved the finger in and out of his eager mouth. Indeed it was having the effect that Reno was intending on Rufus but unfortunately the president couldn't stay here and have this man on this bed for the rest of his life, as appealing as that idea sounded. He needed to get back to his real life, as there was no else to run it but him.
Reno withdrew Rufus's finger from his mouth one last time and sat up, letting the sheets fall off his sensuous nude body. He reached for Rufus obviously intending to kiss him when Rufus pushed him back firmly saying: "No."
"Is that so?" Reno's eyes narrowed playfully clearly thinking that it was just a tease and reached under the sheets for a more direct route to Rufus's desire; this forced a strong hand to stop him.
"Reno, no. It's late, or should I say early and I need to get back." Rufus dropped Reno's hand and pushed up to a seated position.
"Oh." Reno stopped his seduction with obvious disappointment, pulling the sheet slightly around himself. "I was hoping you could stay here and have breakfast with us, seeing how Rude knows now."
"I only told Rude because he is so perceptive, he would have figured it out anyway and I'm not going to have breakfast here." Rufus tried not to crinkle his nose at the idea because it was pretty much impossible for them to have a meal that was up to his standards.
Reno looked down at the bed and absent-mindedly flicked at the sheets with his fingers and muttered. "Right."
Disregarding that, Rufus looked pointedly at his garments on the floor beside the bed then back to Reno who wasn't moving from his current slumped position. Rufus sighed and said with impatience. "Get my clothes." He nodded towards the jeans and black turtleneck.
"Oh sorry." Reno got slowly out of bed and gathered up the clothes but stopped before he handed them to Rufus. "You know these are actually my clothes, boss, except for the shirt and this." He held up Rufus's favorite white silk boxer shorts.
"You're right, now give me those." Rufus held out his hand expecting them to be handed over, but one had to expect the unexpected with Reno.
"No, I don't think so." said Reno smiling for the first time that morning and standing up he backed away from the bed holding on to the shorts impishly watching to see if Rufus was about to pounce.
"Reno I had an enjoyable time with you last night but right now I need to get back to work so hand them over." He held his temper in check for the moment watching the male minx.
Reno appeared to think about it for a second. "You know what? I think I'm going to wear them today." He said playfully and to Rufus's astonishment he actually stepped into the pants and stood there wearing them. "Oh I can see why you like them." he said as he rubbed his hands lustfully over his hips. "So very smooth."
Rufus just glared. "I don't think it's a good idea for you to be trying my patience like this first thing the morning." He stated as he began to give into the anger. Was anything easy with this man?
In response Reno grinned and spreading his fingers wide ran the palms of his hands slowly down his body to the stolen underwear in very obvious gesture. "If you don't like it, then why don't you come over and take them off?" He twisted his form in mock pleasure and looked at Rufus with a smirk. "With your teeth!"
Rufus could not help but smile at the reference to the night before. After all, Reno just wanted to spend time with him and there was nothing surprising about that. Rufus reached out and grabbed the band of his under shorts pulling Reno to the side of the bed. Smiling sweetly he wrapped his arms tenderly around the trim waist and nuzzled the flat stomach with his face in what must have appeared to be a loving gesture.
Resting his cheek on the smooth interplay of muscles, Rufus inhaled the scent of the man he held in his grip in more ways then one. Upon feeling Reno's hand begin to stroke his hair, he moved his head to look up into the glistening Mako eyes. "Just because I'm leaving right now doesn't mean that I won't come back later." He pointed out and watched as Reno nodded in response.
Closing his eyes and moving his head back down, Rufus gave Reno a slight squeeze with his arms his face still rubbing against the other's middle. "Besides, right now in the twilight hours, Midgar tends to be dangerous. I might need my loyal bodyguard to keep me safe."
Reno's hand tightened for a second on his head and Rufus looked up and saw the predictable look of joy at his words.
Reno swallowed heavily then said brightly. "Yes sir, I believe I'm qualified in that department."
"Good." Rufus reassuringly smiled against Reno's belly. Words so simple, so easy, especially ones that were open to interpretation can turn anyone into a submissive child. It seemed as though he should have been the king of manipulation, no wait, he already was.
"So let's get dressed." Rufus said moving his face away from the warmth of Reno for the time being and gesturing towards his silk pants that were still sitting on the fetching hips.
"No actually I want to keep these." Reno said stubbornly. "You can use one of mine, I promise I won't tell." Reno held his hand up and gave a look of mock sincerity.
Rufus tilted his head and decided to play the little game and not argue because after all, he could always get them back when they came off later. "Alright get me a clean pair and I'll wear them." He allowed with an indulgent smile and watched as Reno scampered over to his wardrobe and pulled one of the few folded garments out and tossed it to him.
Rufus caught the boxer shorts with one hand. "So bright blue, and matches your uniform?" He stood up and put them on and along with the rest of the clothes that had been left on the bed.
Stepping around the confounding mess that made up most of this small room he felt the redhead's appreciative eyes as he approached the mirror in the middle of it all. Rufus peered at his reflection turning his face different angles and pushing his light blond hair back. Well he was going to need a bath before the day started in earnest, but that could be fun with such a whimsical pet at his side. Rufus smiled as he could imagine just how that would play out. He watched in the mirror as Reno came to stand by his side fully dressed in blue jeans that cut low on the waist and a light blue button down shirt that was actually tucked in.
"You're dressed nicely for once."
"Yeah, well it's a bit awkward but alright." Reno squirmed around stretching his shoulders with a slight grimace that turned into a smile as Rufus turned to observe him.
Rufus reached forward and brushed his hand over Reno's face, watching him melt, before bringing that soft mouth to his own. Reno closed his eyes and brought his slightly trembling hands up to hold Rufus's face. Rufus on the other hand kept his eyes open and watched them in the mirror, even as he lightly returned Reno's ardor. Yes they did look nice together; Rufus thought as he studied the image closely as if it was a painting, he could easily become use to this.
Rufus smiled and brushed some of Reno's crimson hair out of his eyes as the kiss broke off. "So I trust you remember your basic minder skills such as assessing the possibility of dangerous situations and the quick thinking needed to best respond to minimize danger."
"I am the very best, boss, at that," Reno responded as he picked up his goggles where they had fallen the night before and put them on his forehead so to hold back some of the uncultivatedhair from his face. "There is no need to be frightened." He lightly teased.
"Reno, I am not afraid." Rufus said a bit too sharply. "I've just never observed you in a bodyguard situation before."
"Well anything has to be better then Heidegger, sir." Reno said with wide eyes before his mouth twisted into an impudent sneer.
Shaking his head with a smile, Rufus had to admit to himself that he agreed. However it was entirely possible that Heidegger's horrible horselaugh was enough to keep any danger at bay.
He walked past his employee on the way to the door and purposefully ignored the slight shiver he received as Reno's fingers trailed lightly along his shoulder. Noticing the mistreated leather jacket on the floor where he had left it the night before he bent to pick it up and handed it to Reno.
Reno took the coat, brushed it off, and then held it up for Rufus to put on. "No you wear it, it's still cold outside and I'll be fine."
Knowing that this would be the response Rufus slipped his arms in the coat and once again avoided the feeling Reno's hands gave to him. He turned zipping up the jacket and met the brightness of Reno's blue eyes under his hair, which were scanning him with a barely suppressed eagerness.
"Come on." Rufus said firmly taking the hand beside him and turned his wrist so their fingers intertwined together. Reno sighed dramatically in disappointment to which Rufus couldn't help but chuckle as they headed out into the early morning of Midgar.
It was only a short walk to the Shinra office building as the Turks needed to be within close range because they might be called in at any time, day or night. Seeing that there were very few people on the streets in the small hours of the day and he wasn't immediately recognizable in the street clothes anyway, Rufus allowed a now very cheerful Reno to continue holding his hand.
"So what's on the agenda today boss? Going to give them hell?"
"Of course." Rufus smiled watching as Reno bounced along beside him swinging their arms.
"I wonder what Rude and Elena are going to think when they find out about us?"
"You can talk about it with them Reno, but no one else." Rufus sternly instructed squeezing on Reno's hand to show that he was serious.
"No I wouldn't, except… Tseng?" Reno stopped springing for a second and turned to look at Rufus.
"No not Tseng and tell Elena to keep quiet about it too." Rufus kept on walking looking straight ahead and jerked Reno slightly off balance for a second as their arms stretched.
"Oh, all right." Reno jogged slightly to get back in step with his boss.
Rufus could feel Reno's questioning eyes contemplating the side of his head so he turned to look at the curious redhead as he continued his stride.
"He will figure it out later." Rufus added the 'if it lasts' part to himself. "Right now I don't want to interfere with his recovery."
Reno pursed his lips together. "You and Tseng …" Reno left the rest of the question unasked as there was really no need and it didn't seem like he was to keen to say it either.
"Yes." Rufus answered looking forward again as it was pretty obvious that his bodyguard was not paying attention to what was happening around them.
Reno bit his lip slightly. "I guess I did know that already." He said cautiously continuing to watch Rufus as they walked together. He drew a breath for a second as if he wanted to say more but then stopped, uncertain.
"I'm sure you did, now go ahead and ask what you want to ask." Rufus turned and smiled at Reno for a second before looking back at the street because somebody had to.
"So are you two still together?" Reno attempted a casual tone, but it came out sounding anything but casual.
"No." Rufus stopped walking and turned to his insecure companion then stroked his face to put him more at ease. "It was over long before the attack and I have no regrets. Is that alright Reno?"
Reno nodded and looked down at his shuffling feet for a moment before he glanced quickly up at his boss and then returned to the fascinating contemplation of his shoes.
Rufus sighed rolling his eyes up slightly up to the red hazed sky. "I know what you want to ask Reno, so you might as well ask it."
Reno drew in a deep breath and nervously rubbed his leg. "Did you love him?" his tone was low as he started to kick at a few small stones in street.
Rufus inwardly winced at that word but shrugging it off, he put his hand gently under Reno's chin and moved it up so their eyes met. "There was a time when it seemed that the only place I had to turn was to him, so yes I…" Rufus paused not quite daring to say it before continuing on. "But since then we have moved in different directions and we both decided it was time to move on." Rufus lied easily as he looked into Reno's trusting hopeful eyes knowing that he had utterly devastated Tseng, knowing that he was the cause of Tseng crazily asking Elena of all people out to dinner that very day and knowing that it was ultimately his fault that Tseng had been so sloppy when fighting Sephiroth. Knowing but not caring, he convinced himself firmly, not caring at all.
Reno nodded slowly and reaching up moved Rufus's hand up from his chin to his mouth where he gently kissed the open palm. Rufus watched this, bemused but was careful not to let it show. It was evident that Reno fancied himself in love and since it served Rufus's purpose rather nicely he was content to let him believe that. Oh, it was bound to turn messy eventually but he had experience with situations such as this and until then Rufus would have his much needed fun even if it needed to be at Reno's expense.
Rufus smiled into Reno's lovesick eyes nodding his head slightly, fully aware just how Reno was bound to take that gesture and started walking with him again.
"Now I have a question for you," Rufus said as he carefully scanned the street again. "What kind of bodyguard are you if you make me do all the work?" He smiled slightly at Reno to take some of the sting from his words.
"There's no need for that boss." Reno confidently said as he continued to gaze in adoration at Rufus.
"Oh? I believe that is why I asked you to come with me; to watch for danger."
Reno laughed softly and then launched into his on spot explanation of the surrounding streets.
"There are three empty cars parked across the street." He began keeping his eyes on Rufus's eyes. "They're empty and have been there since last night. There's one guy trying to walk and read the paper at three o'clock, a cat pawing at the rubbish bag behind us and a homeless bag lady talking to herself in the entrance to that alley." He tilted his head and smiled smugly at Rufus who looked back, impressed despite himself.
Suddenly Rufus felt a sharp jerk as Reno pulled him to the right and he looked over to see a drunk weaving his way unsteadily towards them. The bum looked at them through blurry eyes uncomprehending before proceeding to get violently sick on the street. Rufus managed to hold back a gag as Reno hurried them along around the corner where the imposing office building of the Shinra Electric Company loomed on the horizon. Safe from harm, Reno fell back against an old brick wall holding his sides, shaking with laughter.
"See I did protect you from danger; I protected you from getting sick all over my grubby old jeans."
Rufus crossed his arms and tapped his foot below the indeed smutty jeans looking at cheeky redhead. "Brilliant." He said feeling the side of his mouth twitch as he fought to contain his own laughter. To regain control of that, he put his hands on either side of Reno's head against the wall and leaned in, bending his elbows, as he looked deep into the gorgeous Mako blue eyes stopping the other's laughter cold. Reno opened his mouth obviously looking for a kiss but Rufus pushed off against the wall and grabbing his bodyguard's hand he pulled him towards his corporate building.
"So, how did you get out last night?" Reno asked his unrequited love more under control as they approached the large front doors still holding Rufus's hand tightly.
"I used the side door." Rufus demonstrated by tugging Reno along with him to the slightly hidden entrance in question.
"But it's all stairs back there and your office is seventy floors up!"
"Yes it is." Rufus agreed and went to open the door, which of course was unlocked. Heads were going to have to roll for this one; especially considering the break-in Cloud and co. had managed not too long ago.
"Well that's a bit of a climb." Reno whined digging in his feet slightly as he was dragged into the building. "I think you should consider using the lifts."
"Oh you think so?" said Rufus playfully closing the door behind them and taking off Reno's coat, before spinning to face the doubtful redhead. "We are going up all these stairs and what's more we are going to run up them." Rufus felt his face turning into a smirk as he looked at Reno and his eyes caressed his pet's nimble body before returning to his face. "Get all hot and sweaty and then jump into my tub and take a nice long bath together." Rufus narrowed his eyes at the now beaming Reno with his head tilted. "What do you think of that?"
"I think I'm going to beat you to it!" said Reno gleefully turning and running up the stairs taking the steps two, three at a time before Rufus even had a chance to move.
"I never said you could start!" Rufus said quickly hanging the coat on a nearby hook and bounding quickly after him.
Rufus could hear Reno's panting laughter floating back to him as he passed the fifth floor. "Well why don't you sack me again for that, boss? Worked out well the last time." Reno was still ahead of him despite Rufus's longer legs and more graceful footing.
"Maybe I will Reno, you never know." Rufus used the handrail to gain some leverage and propelled himself up 6 steps at once.
The competition was closer now and Rufus reached out to grab his prey's arm and watched as Reno jerked in surprise when he realized how fast his boss had caught up. Rufus turned Reno's body around and slammed his back into the wall, attacking his mouth with his own. Rufus thrusted his tongue hungrily in and around the wet and willing mouth as his hands slid between their bodies rubbing the firm muscles through Reno's thin shirt. When Reno pulled away to gasp Rufus pushed off against his chest and continued up the stairs. "Ha!" he said, now in the lead.
"Hey that's no fair! I can't run like this." Reno giggled indicating to the front of his jeans where things were beginning to take shape.
"Oh you'd better." Rufus looked back snickering, as he rounded the corner to the twelfth floor. "Wouldn't want to keep me waiting. I might have to find someone else if that's the case."
There was a gasp behind followed by the sound of quickly pounding feet and Rufus timed his stride to the pounding as the exertion began to make him breath heavy. At the 21st floor there was a sudden silence and Rufus paused for a second and turned around wondering what had happened when he was suddenly grabbed from behind. Reno kept one strong arm around Rufus's body and the other hand protected his head as they fell to the stairs. Rufus landed in shock gasping and looked up to see Reno's glowing eyes.
"What did you do, climb the walls!"
"As a matter of fact I did." Reno growled blinking to keep the sweat out of his eyes. "I couldn't let you get away with that!" His hands were roaming under Rufus's shirt against his wet skin and when fingers pinched at his nipples, Rufus couldn't bit back the groan quick enough; he had always been tender there. Reno's mouth bite down on the nape of his arched neck as pain met pleasure and Rufus almost by reflex wrapped his legs around the hips above him just like he had always done with Tseng.
As a hand reached for his belt and Rufus pushed up into it encouraging and eager before he remembered just who this was and his legs uncurled themselves. Reno was now circling the outside of his ear with his impassioned tongue as his hand continued to fumble with Rufus's belt.
"Reno," gasped Rufus and as Reno looked up to see why his name had been said like that, Rufus used the slope they were on to slip out from under the hot sticky body. He jumped over Reno's form and turned to face him as Reno sprang to his feet.
Rufus backed away for a second with a sneer. "I suppose I'll have to watch you more carefully then." Before he turned to go. Reno quickly caught up with him this time and tried to pass him on the left and then the right as they sped up the stairs, hair becoming damp, but Rufus deflected him each time looking back smiling at Reno's narrowed eyes in his panting face and they passed the thirtieth floor.
They were both pulling in air quickly as their clothes started to show the moisture coming off their bodies. Reno grabbed the side of Rufus's hips when they reached a landing and twisted and pushed his lower body into him.
"You do like it like this don't you?"
Yes damn it, Rufus loved it like that but not with Reno; with Reno it was all about control and that was hardly control. Giving up control with Tseng had been his first mistake.
Rufus forcibly spun around and pushed Reno against the wall behind him, his hand pressing on his neck, arm outstretched. "Don't you ever do that again."
Reno responded to the threat by grinning shrewdly and sticking out his tongue, licking his bottom lip, in a tease that Rufus found he couldn't resist. He bent his elbow to get closer to the maddening slut and Rufus opened his mouth to suck on that tongue. Hard and possessively he caught up the slippery snake of eager muscle pushing it to the roof of his mouth as his lips pushed hard enough again Reno's to bruise, causing his grip over the windpipe to falter.
Reno threw Rufus's hand away from his throat and reaching under his shirt he forcibly tried to rip it off when Rufus shoved hard away from him.
"What do you mean to do? Rape me in my own building?" Rufus hissed his eyes glowing with undeniable lust half wishing Reno would.
Reno looked surprised for a second, but then grinned cruelly. "If need be." He responded with lowered eyes advancing on Rufus hands clenching and unclenching.
Wondering just how he had managed to unleash this indisputably exciting monster Rufus headed for the next set of stairs leading to the 40th floor. "Catch me then." He said and turned and dashed up the stairs as fast he could.
Rufus was fast but Reno was faster and by the time they had gone up the next 10 flights up he was all over him again. On the dirty floor, Reno reached under him and pushed Rufus's clothed legs up and pressed between them, Rufus twisted hard both directions to get away but Reno proved once again to know what he was doing as the grip on his thighs increased and there was no escape.
"Tell me." Reno growled into his face. "Tell me you didn't mean it."
"Didn't mean what?" Rufus had no idea what he was talking about. All he knew, even as he struggled, was that he didn't want Reno to stop, not ever.
"That you would find somebody else."
Rufus froze a look of amazement on his face as the fear that he just now realized he was feeling began to disappear. "That's what this is all about? Reno I was just teasing, you need to calm down."
Reno relaxed slightly but didn't ease his grip. "Or maybe that was just an excuse. You want this, I know you do."
Rufus took a deep breath and pulled Reno's forehead down to his own "Let me go, baby." He whispered and Reno dropped his legs closing his eyes. Rufus pushed him gently off and stood up attempting to brush himself down, but because of the mixed sweat of the two of them on his body and the dust from the floor it was hopeless.
Reno remained on the floor, knees bent up, and forehead resting there as his body shook slightly. His face was in his hands as he was seemingly unable to look at Rufus.
Rufus for his part eyed the shaken man and wondered just how well he knew his new toy. Was this a well-constructed act to cover a more sinister side to the Turk who had vowed to protect his life with his own? Rufus brushed off the feeling; no he was in control.
"Come on." Rufus smiled and reached down to take the redheads hands, who now seemed more confidant, so to pull him up. "Now we are almost to the top." He nodded towards the staircase. "So let's try and make it without stopping this time."
"I don't know if I can, boss, watching you move…"
Rufus ignored the look and what it was doing to him. "I'm going to win then!" He stated and turned to head on up the stairs more on alert this time. Reno caught up quickly this time and tried to pass him on both the left and right sides but Rufus deflected him and pushed him back easily. By the time they reached the 60th floor they were both panting heavily and dripping sweat but neither quite dared to slow down as the prize for the winner was clear. Reno tried once again to grab Rufus and get it early, but Rufus saw him coming and ducked out of the way at the last minute leaving him snatching at nothing but air.
"Damn!"
Rufus glanced slightly behind at Reno who was pouring sweat; his hair damp and stuck to face and forced himself on, even though he was getting close to collapsing not being used to such physical exertion but unable to even conceive of giving in.
Just as that thought went through his mind, he heard Reno fall to his knees behind him pulling in air. Rufus took the opportunity to do the same thing and smiled slightly when he heard Reno crawling up to him.
"You… You're dripping wet." Rufus panted putting his hands in Reno wet red hair and pushed his forehead against the sweaty brow.
"So are you boss." Reno answered a little bit too cheerfully before jumping up and taking off again.
"What!" Rufus turned around on his knees just in time to see Reno disappear around the corner of the entrance to the 68th floor. He got up and teetered for a second before pushing on with everything he had and managed to catch up to the cheater a couple of feet in front of the door. Having no choice, Rufus dove for one of Reno's legs and caught it. Reno yelped in surprise as he headed towards the floor but managed to put his hands down to save his face.
"You're not going to win." Rufus panted keeping his grip tight on Reno's denim covered calf.
Reno glanced back at him grinning and proceeded to try and claw his way up to the door. "I have to, I can't miss out on that." He said starting to laugh as he went inch, by inch between gasps for air.
"No." Rufus giggled as he felt his dragging feet being pulled along the floor. He started to pull himself up Reno's leg so he could slide himself over the sweat soaked body to reach the door.
"Ahhh!" Reno laughed as he felt Rufus pull up his body and stretched his arm out for the door swiping broadly in order to make contact with it pushing his form forward with his feet. Rufus was almost totally on top of him now and grinning he reached forward to snatch Reno's wrist from certain victory, but he was a second late. Reno's palm hit the door hard followed by a yell of triumph.
Rufus kept his grip on Reno's wrist for second as he realized that he had lost. Letting go he rolled slowly off the sweat drenched body to lie on his back and wondered briefly if he should let Reno have the unspoken prize.
In a flash of a memory he remembered just how it had felt to have Tseng deep inside him as he sat forward on his lap straddling his thighs with Tseng's commanding voice in his ear. "Come baby, come for me now." His hand stroking and urging. He looked over Reno who had collapsed face down on the floor his hand still on the door and started to laugh; no, of course not, the whole idea was ridiculous.
Reno lifted his head and looked at him joining in and soon they were both giggling crazily at each other. Rufus felt free, this is what it was about, and this is what he wanted Reno for. In a few hours he would go back to his life and be the man that everyone expected him to be but right now at this moment he felt completely alive.
Reno pushed up to a sitting position, falling against the nearby wall he reached into his pocket and pulled out his cigarettes. Rufus rolled his utterly exhausted body up and pushed himself over to sit by him. Reno offered him one of his cigarettes with a flick of the wrist and after hesitating for a moment; Rufus took one and stuck it in his mouth. Reno leaned forward and lit it with the burning one that was held loosely in his own flushed lips, straightening the cigarette to a firmer grip as he sucked in the smoke to give the maximum ember burn to light Rufus's cigarette. Rufus pulled in the thick smoke and willed himself not to cough as he felt his eyes start to burn. But still it felt good; sitting here sharing a smoke, just for now.
"So when do I get it boss?" Reno asked with a teasing tone, holding the paper tube expertly between two fingers, his head still being held up by the wall behind him.
Rufus turned and looked at him with raised eyebrows. "Get what Reno?" He asked with a hint of a warning in his voice.
Reno grinned. "Why the promotion of course, I do get it now, don't I?"
Rufus looked down at the cigarette in his hand and tried another drag and smiled back. "You chose shredding as opposed to filling out the paperwork, and I already decided to give the promotion to Elena."
Reno reacted with horror to that statement, pushing away from the wall in his aggravation, but before he could voice it the door that they had both tried to hard to reach opened.
Rude purposefully stepped through the door fully prepared to fight whatever it was he had heard on the stairwell, but there was no way he could have been ready for what was there. He was professional enough not to let his shock show as he looked at the two men covered in sweat and dust huddled against the wall behind the faint haze of cigarette smoke. He knew though that the frozen expression on his face was giving him away to Reno and probably Rufus as well. President Rufus that is, except now with his faded jeans, wet and messy blond hair, and unfiltered cigarette he looked just like any other university student coming over to Midgar to cause trouble.
"Oh how are you doing, Rude?" Reno asked leaning back against the wall flicking the ash off his smoke.
Rufus used the wall to rise up ignoring the slight trembling in his legs to stand in front of his employee. Rude automatically took the position he had been taught to hold when being addressed by his superior, straight back at attention hands clasped behind. Reno remained sprawled where he was watching the two of them lazily pulling in smoke.
"Reno." Rufus said evenly. Well they were going to have to work on that attitude.
"Oh right, sorry." Reno pulled himself up and stood over by his partner and after seeing Rufus watching him with a hint of anger behind his eyes, he mimicked Rude's posture.
Seeing that Reno was now complying with his basic training, Rufus turned to address Rude. "I'm glad you found me Rude. Now I want you to go back to your apartment and get a few hours rest and something to eat. When you're done come back here as I am putting all three of you on Weapon and intruder watch today."
"Yes, sir." Rude said and glanced slightly over at Reno, who turned fully to smile broadly at him.
Rufus sighed, time for this particularly brash Turk to learn his manners. "Oh and tell Elena to come in when you see her as she has a promotion waiting."
"Yes, sir." Rude said again this time with a slight smile. Reno was reacting wildly beside him shaking his head eyes wide in a caricature of horror.
Rufus looked steadily at Reno until he stopped his acting out and dropped his eyes. Then he turned back to Rude and dismissed him with a small nod, Rude gave a short bow and headed down the stairs managing not to look back.
Reno stretched his hands above his head and yawned. After one last drag he dropped his cigarette on the floor and stepped on it. Rufus threw his down as well and it received the same death. Reno looked up at Rufus expectantly and grinning happily.
Rufus kept his gaze steady. "I haven't dismissed you yet Reno."
"Oh right." Reno put his hands behind his back again. "I remember that you like this position." He teased.
Rufus didn't react. "You need to go get a shower and should probably stop by the cafeteria and pick something up to eat. I expect you to be dressed in your uniform and at the docks within an hour. You may leave." Rufus suppressed the urge to smile, as he knew just what Reno's reaction to this would be.
"What?" Reno startled and moved to touch Rufus but an eyebrow raise from his boss moved his hands back where they belonged. "I thought we were going to…"
"It's obvious to me, that you are unable to separate your duty from pleasure and since I need a hard working Turk more then I need a friend right now I've made my choice." Rufus moved by Reno as he said this and stood by the door waiting to see if Reno would open it or not.
Reno meanwhile was showing all the signs of being deeply dismayed. "No, I can be good, I promise." He said anxiously swaying towards Rufus but didn't touch the door.
"I thought you told me that you couldn't behave?" Rufus said tasting his power once again and loving it. He inclined his head heavily towards the door and Reno suddenly cottoned on.
"Oh sorry." He rushed towards the door and ripped it open. "But you don't mean it?"
"Perhaps I do. Not only did you blatantly disregard my authority, you failed to show me the proper respect by opening this door." Rufus said walking into the hallway, empty in these early morning hours, with a slight smile that Reno missed as he headed towards his bedroom, Reno at his heels.
"No, I do respect you sir, more then anything, please don't." Reno begged pawing at his arm as they made the short journey.
Rufus flicked off the hand with a shrug of this shoulder. "I told you to leave Reno, why are you still here?" Rufus reached the door to his bedroom and punched in the pass code, which was Tseng's birthday. He didn't need discretion; he was sure Reno was too freaked out to notice.
"I can't leave you, sir." Reno said wildly reaching out to grab onto Rufus's arm again. Rufus looked at his arm, then backed up to Reno who dropped it. With barely a wry glance, Rufus stepped into his large and glamorous bedroom, certain that Reno would follow him.
Reno closed the door behind them automatically as his scared eyes followed Rufus, not even noticing he was in a room that very few had ever seen.
"When you said that before Reno, I didn't think it meant that you would be stuck to me like glue. I might have reconsidered had I known." Rufus declared and turned to face the very upset Turk, as he bit the inside of his cheek to keep from smiling.
"Nooo!" Reno launched himself dramatically at Rufus's feet and kissed his each of his shoes. Sitting back on his heels, he clasped his hands in a begging gesture. "Please, please, please, please, I'm so fucking horny!"
Unable to hold back a grin at that performance Rufus turned his back and casually took off his still damp shirt tossing it onto his huge bed that dominated the elaborated room. Denying himself a look at what had to be Reno's shocked expression as he knelt in the middle of Rufus's room, he walked over to the phone.
"Janet." he instructed calmly over the line as he listened excitedly to the sounds of crawling behind him. "I need my white outfit cleaned and delivered to my room as soon as you can." He paused to listen to his secretary's reaction.
"Yes I had a fine time last night and I'm sorry you were worried." he replied feeling unusually generous at the moment because of what a certain red-haired darling was doing. Reno had crept over to Rufus's leg and was now biting and kissing his way straight up the jeans and when his warm mouth arrived at the bare skin of Rufus's waist a purr of contentment sounded in the President's throat.
He knew Janet well enough to know that she was smiling at the other end. "Yes I am aware of the meeting with Reeve and Scarlet and I will be there. Sephiroth is as good as defeated." He ended slightly high-pitched because of Reno's wet ardent trek up his body to his neck and ear. Reno pulled away and looking Rufus in the eye, plucked the phone out of his hand, which Rufus decided to allow.
"Janet, I'm also going to need my uniform delivered here … Yeah of course you knew." He smiled and put the phone back on the hook and then quickly jumped out of the way of Rufus's swat.
"Bad boy, I didn't say that you could move." Rufus grinned.
Reno giggled as he walked backwards towards the bed keeping his eyes on Rufus. "Me? Bad? You're the one who scared me like that."
"Oh I put the fear of the goddess into you and…" Rufus paused and narrowed his eyes at Reno for a second who had reached his destination and was currently rubbing his whole body around a post on his bed canopy. "I'm serious about what I said. You have to learn to separate this from your duty, understand?"
"Yes sir." Reno untangled himself from the post and with a sly smile turned, showing his back to Rufus as he slowly began to unbutton his shirt looking back over his shoulder at the object his desire. "You put the fear of you into me at any rate."
Rufus couldn't ask for more then that, certainly not love, and approached the seduction with a smirk. He could do literally anything to this lusty tease and Reno would lick it up and beg for more. Fortunately for this pet his desire was raising rapidly as he watched flashes of soft skin show between Reno's shirt and his jeans as the redhead's body swayed slightly.
At touching distance now, Rufus ran his hands down Reno's arms, who turned himself to face the bed with a wince of passion, and stopped the working hands so he could finish the unbuttoning job himself. He whispered amorously into Reno's perfect ear. "You make me so hot baby." When the blue shirt that was separating Reno's skin from his own was completely opened in front he sucked down on that ear and rested his hands lightly on Reno's now exposed hipbones and flat stomach. Reno drew the hand on his hip down to the obvious bulge on the front of his jeans and held it there. He moaned hungrily bending forward slightly as his hips pushed back in Rufus's, his other hand clutching at the feather down bedspread.
Rufus briefly considered doing what Reno was asking him to do, which would be a simple matter of curving this eager body over the bed right here and now taking him but while that would be satisfying, it would be ultimately more rewarding to hear him beg a whole lot more.
Rufus moved his hands to loosen Reno's belt and the top button on his fly. He reached inside past the silk and began to caress the pulsing need gently to tantalize only in the small space available.
"Oh boss, I want you inside of me." Reno hissed, both hands clutching at the bed as he pushed his hips back even more obviously into Rufus's.
"Quite quickly eager aren't you?" Rufus chuckled continuing to provide his contact with Reno's hunger but not enough to actually stimulate him.
"I've been eager ever since we woke up this morning." Reno gasped as he started to attempt to thrust into Rufus's hand, head hanging low.
Rufus wrapped his arm around the firm stomach in front of him to keep him still. "With a sex drive like that, it's no wonder you can't get anything done." Reno looked over his shoulder at him smiling as he lightly panted. "Only with you."
Rufus smiled back before evilly withdrawing his hand leaving Reno to gasp and moan: "No" sharply, trying to snatch at the escaping hand but getting nothing.
"Come on." Rufus walked around the bed to his bathroom door observing Reno who was flushed pink as he slowly pushed up from holding on to the bed. "You couldn't possibly be that turned on already, so come here." Rufus beckoned with his hand and a smile, watching as his current toy limp over pushing the shirt off his shoulders and letting it fall as he went.
"Oh, you'd be surprised." Reno moaned as he reached for Rufus kissing and licking his neck and moving his hand down his boss's stomach towards his belt.
Rufus laughed stopping and holding Reno's hand before it reached its destination. "Well then you're going to have to relax because we have a long way to go."
"Oh no." Reno giggled into Rufus's bare shoulder. "Oh why are you so mean?"
"Because I can be, now get in there." Rufus pushed the half naked man, red ponytail swinging into his private bathroom and followed him in.
Reno started at the shockingly large freestanding bath in the middle of the gorgeous room. It was surrounded by a beautiful view of the morning sky and shimmering lake below through the multiple bay glass windows. "That's more like a swimming pool then a bath, I could easily lay completely down in that."
"If you're good, you might get a chance to." Rufus teased as he turned on the water watching it briefly as it flowed and tossing in the bath salts. He then sat down on the edge of the tub extending one leg out. "Take off my shoes."
Reno knelt before him to comply and slipped the shoe off followed by the sock on the right foot and then lifting Rufus's left foot he did the same. Rufus watched as Reno smiled at the bare foot in his hand before lifting it up slightly and licking the entire sole with his tongue. Rufus drew in a sharp breath surprised at just how good that had felt. Cheered on by this reaction Reno used his quite talented tongue to lap at the underside of each of the five toes and before taking the big toe into his sweet mouth.
"Oh!" Gasped Rufus, completely unable to help it as it had felt like a zap of lighting had just traveled from the hotness of Reno's mouth directly to between his legs. His hands tightened hard on the sides of his bath as Reno continued on and his free foot rose and fell with a stomp in an involuntary reaction to the touch of that sensual mouth.
Reno looked up smiling at the sound and then moved his hands into a foot massage. "You're sensitive in all sorts of fun areas, aren't you?"
Rufus nodded despite himself as he was now fascinated. "Where did you learn how to do that?"
"Oh I've learned a few tricks here and there." Reno set down the foot he had been expertly rubbing and reached for the other one smiling knowingly, his eyes on Rufus.
"Yes." Rufus breathed as he swallowed eagerly, wanting to feel those sensations again. Reno started slow this time, kissing around the ankle before moving to the top of his President's foot. Once he reached the big toe he preceded to lap it with his tongue a few time before sucking it into his eager mouth. Rufus's body twitched and his teeth clinched with surprising passion as he tried to gracefully handle the feel and sight of kneeling Reno and his oral worship. Reno moved on from the largest toe to the other smaller ones, sucking them in two at a time holding the foot steadily as it jerked involuntarily to the sound of Rufus's sigh.
Finishing the toes Reno moved around to the sole massaging the sensitive skin with his tongue and lips. He wrapped his mouth gently around the side of Rufus's foot sucking in the skin before moving back up to the ankle where his further ascension was prevented by the cuff of the jeans.
"These are in the way," said Reno smirking as he looked up at Rufus who was breathing hard squeezing the sides of the tub his knuckles turning white, amazed by the phenomenon that was Reno's mouth. He jumped up betraying his eagerness completely and loosened his belt and fly pushing his jeans past his hips. He sat back down and extended his legs out so Reno could finish removing his jeans as he tired not to shake in expectation of what else Reno's oral attention was capable of.
Reno tugged down on the cuffs of the trousers, as Rufus bent his knees, pulling the jeans off. Reno then stood up and made a big slow show of folding them nicely and setting them down just so, as he looked back at Rufus with a haughty simper.
"Come on!" Rufus hissed, the anticipation making his voice husky. It occurred to him vaguely that this scenario was turning out in no way like he had planned, but he was so eager to feel Reno's hot tongue again that he barely cared.
"Oh sorry, were you waiting for me?" Reno smiled and knelt once again lifting Rufus's foot and started to kiss excruciatingly slow up his leg. Rufus could only use his other foot to try and push Reno along quicker because he was balanced precariously on the thin edge of the tub. Letting go of it just might send him falling back into the rapidly filling bath with Reno's blue boxer shorts still on especially as his mind was spinning into an increasing loss of control right now.
Reno had slowed down even more, if that was possible, as he reached the top of the leg. It was plain that he was managing to successfully ignore the feel of his bosses foot pressing on his back. Pulling back with a smirk he looked up into the blue eyes above him and ran his hands warmly up Rufus's inner thighs to under the blue shorts. Rufus focused on not wiggling too obviously in his lust and anticipation as his eyes glazed over in preparation. Reno though had other things in mind as he stopped abruptly just short of touching the throbbing that was screaming in Rufus's mind to be touched.
"You know boss…" Reno teased, licking his remarkable tongue across his bottom lip, eyes dancing. "I don't think I've ever heard you say please."
Rufus stared at him, unable to grasp fully what he was saying. He only knew that if he didn't get what he wanted and soon, Reno was going to pay for it later, in a big way.
"You should ask me nicely; just this once." Reno rubbed his hands achingly close on Rufus's thighs and used his ardent tongue on the cotton but it was to far away to give the stimulation Rufus's body was demanding of him.
"Reno." Rufus growled breathing heavily. "If you make me get up from here, I swear to you, you will regret it."
"Just say please." Reno smiled nonplussed and pulled his hands out from under the shorts in order to hook his fingers in the waistband. Rufus pressed down his hands down on the tub in order to lift his hips up to allow Reno to remove his shorts. He was now free to the air, but Reno only licked his lips suggestively as looked at Rufus's oozing erection and then back up to his face with his vexatious and distinctive smirk.
"Please!" Rufus blurted out before he could stop himself. "Damn it, please." He risked losing his balance and snatched the red scalp with one hand so to push that unbelievably sexual mouth down to where it should be. Thankfully Reno's mouth finally wrapped around what Rufus needed and he groaned in long delayed satisfaction because what Reno lacked in this particular skill, he more then made up for in enthusiasm. Rufus's fingers dug into the thick red mane in front of him and he watched with extreme pleasure as his overly sensitive organ disappeared and reappeared around Reno's lusty mouth. Reno's rolled his eyes up to meet Rufus's and he pulled back to allow his tongue to lick up and down as if he were tasting a lollypop. He then grinned and took Rufus back in his mouth again completely, running his teeth lightly over the responsive head. Rufus arched his back and squeezed his eyes shut as the power of Reno's oral fixation pulled on a strong string of pleasure inside of him. He subconsciously started moving Reno's head up and down as he felt himself drawing towards the release. He opened his eyes and looked at Reno who was still staring up at him through his beautiful crimson hair even as his mouth worked hard.
A wave of affection swept through Rufus followed immediately by the pleasure of his orgasm on its heels. This was shocking because this was a thought that Rufus would have never normally allowed to pass through his mind, even in the best of circumstances. This time it was wrong, Reno was just a convenience and nothing more. He was the exact opposite of Rufus, uncultured, brash and possibly not even too bright; there was no basis for a real relationship. Rufus stood firm on this idea, utterly disregarding the nagging doubt in the back of his mind.
He looked up at Reno who was sitting back on his heels regarding him and smiled. He spun around on the now full tub and getting in he turned off the water and leaned back into the comfortable warmth, enjoying the feel on his tired body. There seemed to be something missing though. Rufus turned his head and looked at Reno who had stood up and was standing beside the tub, uncertain.
"Come join me." Said Rufus holding out his hand with a welcoming smile as he relaxed the back of his head on the bath.
Reno sighed with relief and took off his jeans and Rufus's white silk shorts and stepped in with a small quiver of pleasure. Rufus reached for him and pulled him back against his chest as Reno murmured in contentment.
"I think." Rufus whispered in his ear, as his hands stroked Reno's body under the cleansing water. "That I'm going to chain you up to my desk to keep you near me."
"You wouldn't have to chain me to get me to do that," Reno responded as he sat up a little higher and pushed Rufus's hands down towards his bobbing erection.
Rufus smiled and began to do as requested. "No but you are dangerous, and I need to keep an eye on you."
"Hmmm." Reno pushed his head back against the front of the bath above Rufus's shoulder. He smiled for a second. "Like Dark Nation use to be?"
"Yes exactly." Rufus responded remembering his pet panther and interestingly the similarities between him and Reno were not few. Of course he had never done this with that particular cat, he thought as he started to increase the strength of his strokes.
"If that's what you want, I'll do anything for you." Reno moaned his legs moving in the soapy water disturbing it slightly.
Rufus smiled, as that was something Reno had made plenty evident and he continued to focus on bringing him pleasure. Reno twisted in his lap with a throaty groan, which began to awaken Rufus's desire again. Was there any end to his appetite for this redheaded wonder?
"Oh Rufus," Reno breathed as he started to tense arching his body up. Rufus smiled, it was rare that Reno said his name with good reason obviously, but still it was nice to hear it from time to time.
"Oh Rufus, I," Reno said as Rufus felt the body he held in a thrall prepare itself. Rufus smiled again and then froze at a realization, 'he wasn't going to say it, was he? Oh no, oh please no.'
It was too late; Reno came in his now still and frozen hand. "Oh Rufus, I love you so fucking much, oh you couldn't possible know just how much."
Now spent, he collapsed back against Rufus's chest totally happy in dark contrast to Rufus's total horror. Reno had just made it real and real just wasn't something Rufus was prepared to deal with, not real like this. There was only one solution, escape. He was going to have to end it, right here and right now and it wasn't fair. Reno had the ability to make him feel a way that he couldn't even begin to describe and didn't want to try. So it had to be done; there wasn't really a choice. For there were some things that were well out of the realm of even Rufus's control and inadvertently Reno had just given voice to the biggest and ultimately most damning one.
Author's Note: Bursts into tears! Oh no, is Rufus going to break Reno's heart? Damn him! I guess you'll have to stick around and find out what happens next. I handed out cookies last chapter, so I guess it only makes sense to whip out the milk for this one! Yay! Nice tall frosty glasses for everyone because milk does your sex drive good!