So my current laptop decided that it was going to stack it so I am back on what me and my flatmate have affectionately dubbed 'The Dinosaur': I bought it in 2007, it uses Windows XP and still thinks people use Internet Explorer! But I still have a laptop so I'm not complaining anyway hope you all like the chapter I threw in some cameos from all the Disney worlds in KH 358/2 Days for funsies :D

The curser flicked ominously on and off at the bottom of the email Reno was working up the nerve to send. After reading through and making some notes on Roxas' manuscript Roxas had convinced him to apply to the Publishing House he was contracted to. Reluctantly Reno had written out the application but now that it actually came to sending it he wanted to delete the whole thing and scrap the idea.

"There's no point me doing this," he stated casting a glance at Roxas over his shoulder. "They're not going to take me: I've got no experience."

"Don't be silly," Roxas chided. "If you can prove you know what you're doing and can do it well then it doesn't matter."

"I'm pretty sure it does." Reno muttered.

"Listen," Roxas said firmly sitting down next to him. "you're already better at this than Yuffie without training or experience and this is her job. Send them the notes you made on my last chapter and they'll see how good you are. Plus I'll send them a reference and tell them how amazing you are."

"Is that a good idea?" Reno asked. It could be seen as unprofessional favouritism and may hurt his chances of actually getting an interview if they knew that he and Roxas were sleeping together.

"I don't see why not." Roxas shrugged. "I'm going to be telling them how good you are at your job not how good you are in bed."

"True…" Reno mused. No one outside their families actually knew that the two of them were in a relationship so it wouldn't be a factor (although Reno was never totally sure how many people Naminé actually ended up telling). If he was completely honest he didn't expect to get the job but because he had no experience rather than because he was sleeping with his current boss. He felt Roxas wrap an arm around his shoulder and he leaned his head against his shoulder.

"You're perfect for this job you know," Roxas said softly. "and you've been saying you need to look for a new job soon. What have you go to lose?"

"I know." Reno sighed placing a hand on Roxas' arm. "I guess I'm just nervous about letting everyone down, you know?"

"How so?"

"Well since all the stuff with Dad calmed down Mum's been on mine and Axel's cases again. She's been harping on at Axel about when him and Tifa are going to start having kids and she's been going on at me about my job: her second favourite subject." Reno told him sardonically.

"What's her first favourite?" Roxas asked.

"My love life." Reno replied. "But considering that you gave Dad one of your kidneys she's relaxed on the whole 'finding a nice girl to settle down with'."

"That almost sounds like progress." Roxas grinned and Reno chuckled. "Listen," he continued giving Reno a gentle squeeze. "you won't let anyone down. You've got as good a chance as anyone to get this job and you'll be great at it but you won't know unless you actually apply."

"Ok." Reno nodded. He moved the curser and hit the send button before he had the chance to change his mind.

"That wasn't so hard, was it?" Roxas teased.

"No," Reno agreed before a shit-eating grin spread across his face. He slipped one of his hands round to tangle in Roxas' hair while the other began to languidly rub over his crotch. "but I can think of something that will be quite soon."

"I have work to do." Roxas protested feebly arching himself into Reno's touch all the same.

"Then I promise I'll be quick." Reno smirked.

"Efficient," Roxas grinned. "that's a good quality in an editor."

"I'll take your word for that." Reno stated before using the gentle grip on Roxas hair to pull him into a heated kiss.

Oh god I can't believe this is actually happening, Reno though as he stood outside the interviewing room waiting to be called inside. After sending the email that contained his application he had receive an email the very next day inviting him to come for an interview the following week. He had been nervously preparing the entire week – even obsessing about what he was going to wear – until the day finally came.

When he had entered the huge foyer of the even larger building he felt incredibly over-dressed in his smart suit and tie. Everyone seemed to be eclectically dressed and there seemed to be no code about tattoos or piercings (which worked in Reno's favour where his facial scars were concerned). He had gotten directions to the interview room from the pixie-faced girl at reception whose blonde hair was scraped back into a large bun and name badge simply offered 'Tink'.

He had followed her directions, his nerves, and the urge to vomit, intensifying until he bumped into 'Call me Phil' The Janitor who reminded him somewhat of a billy goat with his scraggy beard and gruff, bleating voice. The squat little man had walked the rest of the way with him until they reached the right door before Phil wished him luck and carried on with his duties.

Reno took a deep steadying breath and knocked on the door. He waited till he heard a sing-song voice from inside tell him to enter. The interview panel on the other side of the door was definitely not what Reno had expected. He had expected stuffy old white men who would ask him about his lack of experience and disregard him immediately. The four facing him all looked as if they were only a few years older than he was and the one female there looked even younger. She smiled brightly at him when he closed the door behind himself.

"Reno Sinclair?" she asked getting to her feet. Reno nodded trying not to stare at her. She was wearing a short blue dress with white socks that covered her calves, black kitten heels and a black headband kept her shoulder length blonde hair off her face. "Alice Liddell." she introduced herself, extending her hand.

"Hi." he replied shaking it.

"I'm the head of the 'Under 21's Department." she stated. "That covers both fiction and non-fiction and these are the other department heads." The tall spindly man at the other end of the table got to his feet to shake Reno's hand. His hands were cold and bony and his dark, hollowed out eyes made it clear that this one didn't get enough sleep.

"J. Skell-Ington." he introduced himself.

"Jack is our Horror Department Head both fiction and non-fiction." Alice explained with a derogatory cough that Jack didn't seem to catch. Reno nodded.

"Do you believe in the spirits of the dead walking among the living?" Jack asked fixing Reno with a pointed stare.

"Um I'd never really thought about it…" Reno hedged instantly afraid of saying the wrong thing and offending him.

"Ignore him." Alice told him. "Jack stop it, you're making him uncomfortable."

"Spooks is making me uncomfortable." the man next to him commented, rising to his feet as Jack sat down. He was a well-dressed man with long, wavy hair and a slight French accent. He extended his hand to Reno. "Adam Béast," he introduced himself. "head of the Historical and Romance Departments."

"Those two are grouped together?" Reno asked, confused and intrigued.

"When I'm not focusing my attention on one I throw myself into the other." Adam stated theatrically.

"We had to give him something to occupy his time." Alice muttered and Reno just about managed to suppress his laughter. "And this is Geanie." She added indicating the fourth man.

"Gene Williams." the man beamed as he shook Reno's hand. Gene was a huge powerful man of Arabian decent with a small ponytail at the top of his head and a similarly designed beard on his chin. "I look after the rest." Reno smiled and sat down in the chair Gene indicated to as Alice placed some forms on the table in front of him.

"If you could just fill these out for me please." she told him

"Ok." Reno nodded skimming through the forms as she went and sat down.

"So Reno," she stated picking up what he assumed was his application. "no previous experience in editing but some impressive transcript notes for a first timer and a glowing recommendation from Roxas Richter."

"What is your current relationship with Roxas Richter?" Adam asked and Reno's entire body clenched – that was the question he had been dreading. He cleared his throat.

"I'm his assistant." he stated hoping that he could dodge Adam's flouncy wording. Alice let out a tinkling laugh.

"Roxas clearly has good taste," she stated. "and a great deal more self-restraint than I do. If you were my assistant I would have snapped you up within the first week. Are you single?"

"No I'm already spoken for." Reno replied, his ears heating up.

"Pity," she grinned. "although that's probably a good thing. Don't know if I'd have been able to keep my hands off you otherwise."

"That's because you're unprofessional Liddell." Jack quipped from the other end of the table.

"And you're not Spooks?" Adam shot back. Jack opened his mouth to retort but Alice cut him off.

"What do you think Geanie?" she asked turning to Gene who had been quietly studying the notes Reno had made on Roxas' work.

"And you say you've never done this before?" he asked looking up at Reno. He shook his head.

"Nope." he replied. "I did a couple of spelling and grammar edits for international students when I was at Uni but nothing like this." Gene nodded and studied the notes again for a moment.

"I think it's about time that we tried something new when choosing editors…"

"So it went well then?" Roxas asked once Reno had finished telling him what had happened.

"I think so." Reno replied, unsure. "Gene seemed impressed and Alice seemed quite taken with me."

"Alice is quite taken with everyone." Roxas grinned. "I'm sure you did fine though especially if you managed to impress Geanie."

"Is he hard to impress then?" Reno asked.

"Yes and no." Roxas replied. "Geanie knows a good one when he sees one though."

"And you think I'm a good one?" Reno asked grinning as he wrapped an arm around Roxas' shoulder and pulled him back so that he was leaning against his chest on the sofa.

"Mostly," Roxas teased snuggling up into Reno's embrace. "you are a terrible influence sometimes when I should be working though."

"Oh really?" Reno chuckled with a raised eyebrow. "Are you supposed to be working now?"

"Nope," Roxas replied grinning. "I sent the final chapter to Yuffie this afternoon."

"So the book's all done then?"

"Yep." Roxas stated. "Even done the dedication and everything."

"Very organised for a writer." Reno teased.

"It has been known to happen." Roxas chuckled.

"So is there anything you'd like to do to celebrate finishing your work early?" Reno asked the suggestiveness of the statement evident in his voice.

"There is something I'd very much like to do," Roxas replied mimicking his tone. "but there's something I need to ask you first. Feel free to say no if you don't want to."

"What?"

"My parents want to meet you."

"Ok…" Reno said after a pause.

"You don't have to if you don't want to." Roxas reassured him.

"No I do," Reno stated hurriedly. "it's just is your mum still pissed about 'Riku: The Doctor?'"

"She's on the fence."

"Can we wait until I've found out if I've got this job or not?"

"Sure."

The email that Reno had been anticipating with excitement and dread came a week after his interview. It came from the office of the Publishing House owner, Yen Sid, and was from the man himself. He said it was very unprecedented for someone with as little actual experience as he had to be taken on but it gave him great pleasure to welcome Reno to the team.

Reno couldn't quite believe his luck and had to get Roxas to read the email too to make sure that he hadn't misread it. He hadn't – he really had got the job! Both of them were ecstatic especially Reno considering the position he had been in only a year ago. It felt as if everything had fallen into place for him: he had an amazing job and an amazing boyfriend whom he lived with. What more could he possibly ask for?

Just an aside note Alice's last name comes from the Alice Liddell that Carrol's original novel was written about, Beast's name was such because apparently his actual name is Adam and putting an 'é' in his name made it more flowery and French and Geanie's last name was my own littler personal tribute to Robin Williams.