Reno growled at the mirror as he unknotted his tie. He had been trying to get it on for fifteen minutes and couldn't manage to make it look like a tie. He growled and threw it on the floor angrily as he started swearing at no one in particular. He sighed and picked the tie up before leaving his apartment. He walked across the hall to pound on Gareth's door. Gareth pulled the door open and raised an eyebrow as he looked at Reno. "What's up red?"
"Help me with this tie!" Reno thrust the tie under Gareth's nose.
"You're finally breaking down and wearing this thing?" Gareth took the tie incredulously.
"Tseng's giving me chopper lessons if I behave myself around him and wear my uniform properly." Reno sneered the last word.
Gareth laughed as he wrapped the tie around Reno's neck and began to tie it. "Didn't someone teach you how these work?"
"Yeah but I can't do it!" Reno scowled as Gareth deftly knotted his tie and slid it up to his neck.
"Too tight?" Gareth asked as he adjusted the tie.
"No matter where you put it it's going to be too tight." Reno pouted. Gareth grinned and let his hands linger on Reno's tie. "What?" Reno raised an eyebrow.
Gareth's grin got wider, "I'm thinking of doing some very naughty things to you with this tie red."
Reno rolled his eyes, "Are you like this with everyone or am I just lucky?"
Gareth laughed and let go. "You have to tuck in your shirt you know." Reno shrugged. Gareth gave Reno an evil grin, "Do you want me to do that for you too?"
Reno chuckled, "Whatever floats your boat yo." Gareth chuckled and began tucking in Reno's shirt. Reno jumped as Gareth's hand brushed his stomach, "Watch where you're puttin' your hands yo!"
"Sorry red." Gareth laughed, "Don't act like you don't like it though."
Reno blushed lightly as Gareth let his hands linger. "That tickles!" Reno's breath hitched and Gareth laughed before he finished tucking in Reno's shirt the rest of the way.
"It'll do more than tickle when I'm done with you." Gareth chuckled as he zipped up Reno's jacket.
Reno scowled, his face bright red, "Got plans for me already have you?"
Gareth gave a wicked smile, "You've no idea red."
"Good to see you followed instructions Reno." Tseng nodded his approval as Reno walked up in full uniform. "Who tied the tie?"
"Gareth." Reno stopped, "Wait, how did you know I couldn't tie it?"
"Intuition rookie." Tseng said wryly as he led the way to the ring.
"Hmph." Reno scowled before stuffing his hands in his pockets and following.
Reno panted as he sparred with Rude. "That all you got?" Rude grunted as Reno dodged another of his punches. "Thought so!" Reno grinned as he weaved behind Rude and kicked the back of his knees.
Rude fell forward with a grunt. He picked himself off the floor with a smile, "See what happens when you concentrate Reno?"
"Yeah, you loose focus." Reno grinned as he slipped out of the ring to finish his workout with Tseng.
"You finally win Reno?"Jareth grinned and slapped Reno playfully on the shoulder as he walked by.
"Yep." Reno grinned as he walked over to Tseng. "Whatcha got for me boss?"
Tseng held out a long rod. "I've got a weapon for you."
Reno grabbed it from Tseng's hand and looked it over. "What is it? I thought you were going to make me use guns."
"Your lack of aim made me think differently." Tseng grinned.
"I don't like the noise they make alright? My aim has nothing to do with it." Reno frowned as he pushed a button on the side. Electricity shot up his arm and he yelped, dropping the weapon to the floor. "The hell!?"
"It's called an EMR. As you've just figured out it electrocutes anything it touches. We're still working out the kinks in the system but since you aren't good with guns or just your hands we figured we'd augment your skills with this." Tseng picked the EMR off the floor and shut it off before shoving it back in Reno's hands.
"Are you going to teach me how to use it?" Reno asked as Tseng began to walk away.
"No, Brandon and Gareth will teach you how to use it. I'd rather not be around while you electrocute yourself and others. See you tomorrow morning." Tseng called over his shoulder as he walked out of the gym.
"Well Reno, are you ready?" Brandon straightened his glasses and walked up with his own EMR in hand.
"Sure thing." Reno grabbed the EMR tentatively, afraid it would shock him again if he did something wrong.
"I usually don't use these but since Gareth is preoccupied at the moment with a mission I will fill in." Brandon turned on his EMR, "Let's get started shall we?"
Reno limped down the hall to his apartment and leaned against the door as he pulled his key out of his pocket. "You gonna be alright?" Rude asked with a raised eyebrow as Reno fumbled in his pockets.
"I'll be fine yo." Reno sighed as he searched blindly for his key. What confused him was the fact that he couldn't find his key in a pocket that had nothing in it.
"You sure you don't want to come to the bar with everyone?" Rude smirked as he realized that Reno's pockets were empty.
"I can't go yo, Tseng said I have to show up sober and un-hungover tomorrow." Reno frowned and began to dig through his other pocket.
"That sucks. Reno, I don't think you have your key." Rude chuckled as Reno's frown deepened.
"Yo I know I brought it with me!" Reno groaned as he ran a hand through his hair, "I think I left it in the locker room."
"Want me to stay and hang with you tonight?" Rude stepped back as Reno staggered away from the door and back down the hall.
"No, you go have fun Rude. I know you're trying to get with Ellie." Reno chuckled as he went.
Rude gaped. "How did you know I liked her?"
"Yo I'm your best friend, I get an eerie look at your thoughts whether you let me in on them or not." Reno chuckled as he jammed his finger on the elevator call button.
"Don't say anything to her about it alright?" Rude warned as they entered the elevator.
"Aye aye captain." Reno mock saluted as the elevator descended.
Rude got off in the lobby and joined the small group of Turks waiting for him there. Reno sighed and wished that he could join them as he rode the elevator down to the gym. He sighed as he walked with a slight limp into the gym. He was glad no one was there to watch him limp and whimper as he went. Brandon had used the EMR on him without mercy and his muscles were now sore and he was covered in small burn marks. He went to his locker and found his keys sitting on the bottom. He glared at them before stowing them in his pocket and making his way back to the elevator. As he reached the rope he stopped and stared at it. This is all your fault. He glared angrily at the rope before a evil smile began to spread across his face. He hobbled back to the locker room and pulled out the small pocket knife he had had with him when Tseng 'recruited' him. He slammed his locker shut and hobbled back to the rope, the evil smile still playing at his lips. He shoved the blade between his teeth and grabbed ahold of the rope, wincing slightly as his muscles protested. He ignored the pain and began his assent.
Reno walked back to his apartment in worse condition than he had left in. His hands were bleeding and, if possible, everything else hurt even worse than before. He was smiling and whistling as he walked and if it weren't for the limp he would have a spring in his step. His happiness probably had something to do with the twenty foot rope swinging in his hand but everyone who passed him was too afraid to ask about it.
Reno opened his apartment door with bloody fingers and made sure he pulled the entire length of his trophy inside before he shut the door. He threw the rope on his couch, heedless to the blood on it that would stain his couch. He opened his window and looked outside before sitting on the sill and pulling out a cigarette. He never had a chance to smoke during the day because Tseng either kept him too busy for it or wouldn't let him go outside to have one. As he breathed the smoky poison into his lungs he watched the people of Midgar enjoy the night life.
He threw his legs over the window sill and swung them back and forth as he smoked, holding onto the window with his free hand to keep his balance. He wished that he was out with the rest of the Turks getting completely sloshed in some bar somewhere but he felt better when he thought about the helicopter lesson he would be getting in the morning. He flicked the stub of his cigarette towards the ground below him and watched the small yellow ember at its end as it fell. He pulled out another one and put it to his lips with a smile as some poor bastard below him got hit with it and began to swear. He pulled himself back into his apartment when the swears became death threats and he dropped his other cigarette as he moved, laughing as it spiraled down towards the angry man. He lit up another cigarette with a happy smile.
He heard loud pounding against his door and went to answer it, confused by how fast someone had decided to complain about his smoking. "Who the hell is it?"
"It's MEEEEE!" Reno laughed as he heard Gareth's obviously drunk voice.
He opened the door to see Gareth propped against his doorframe. "I thought you were on a mission?"
"I was! I finished and then got totally tanked!" Gareth laughed and lurched forward as he fought a loosing battle against gravity.
Reno held out a hand to steady his drunk friend, "I can tell. Where's everybody else? They still boozing it up?"
"Everyone else is still at the bar, I decided to call it quits early." Gareth hiccuped and giggled drunkenly. "Aren't you happy to see me red?"
"Course I am yo, I just figured you'd still be getting tanked." Reno laughed.
Gareth pulled his keys out of his pocket and and jingled them in Reno's face, "I'm to tanked to work my keys."
Reno laughed, "Wanna sober up over here for awhile then?"
"Sounds good red." Gareth stepped inside Reno's apartment cautiously, swaying with every step. He spotted the rope on Reno's couch and grinned, "Oh red you didn't!"
Reno grabbed the rope and threw it into another room, "Of course I didn't! Yo pretend you never saw that ok?"
Gareth sat on the couch and spread his arms across the back with an evil grin, "I saw it alright red, you're gonna be in so much trouble when I tell Tseng!"
Reno's face turned stark white, "Please don't!"
"I'm gonna do it red! Can't hide something like that for long ya know." Gareth grinned and pulled out his phone as Reno stood in front of him to beg.
"Please Gareth! I can't have Tseng this pissed at me before my first lesson! Put the phone down!" Reno reached over and snatched the phone from Gareth's fingers.
Gareth grabbed Reno by the tie, "You should have thought of that before you cut it down."
Reno tossed the phone aside and tried to pull his tie out of Gareth's grip, "The rope was mocking me yo! It deserved it!"
"The rope didn't do anything Reno, you did. You're going to have to convince me not to tell." Gareth pulled Reno onto his lap by his tie and wrapped his other arm around his waist.
"You really are drunk as hell aren't you?" Reno's breath hitched as Gareth's hand reached under his shirt.
"Does it matter?" Gareth asked as he pulled on Reno's tie.
"Yes it does." Reno laughed nervously as he found himself only inches away from Gareth's face.
"Why?" Gareth ran his hand up Reno's chest as he toyed with his tie.
"Because I'm not doing this if you're drunk." Reno tried to push himself off of Gareth's lap only to have Gareth pull him in closer.
"Why not? I obviously want this." Gareth grinned and pressed his lips to Reno's neck teasingly.
Reno's breathing quickened, "You might think differently once you're sober."
"I don't think I will." Gareth nipped at Reno's collarbone and hummed happily as he felt Reno tremble against him.
" Ng-I think you will." Reno began to pant as Gareth ran his hand over his chest.
"Don't argue." Gareth's voice was husky and Reno wanted so badly to obey, but he knew it was wrong to let Gareth do something like this drunk.
"Ah- I think I will argue actually." Reno's voice had taken on a higher pitch as Gareth ran a thumb over his nipple, "I'm not going to fuck you while you're drunk."
Gareth began to undo Reno's tie, "What if you're drunk too?"
"Yo I'm not getting drunk so we can fuck Gareth." Reno regained a small amount of his self control when Gareth's lips moved away from him.
"So I have to sober up then?" Gareth tossed the tie over his shoulder and started to unbutton Reno's shirt.
"Sober up and then come see me yo." Reno tried to slip off of Gareth's lap but a strong hand held him in place.
"You just said you won't fuck me drunk, doesn't mean I can't still play with you." Gareth slid his free hand over Reno's exposed chest as he pulled his hips closer.
Reno looked down at Gareth and tried to wiggle off of him but his attempt was useless. "I don't like being teased."
"You will when I'm done with you." Gareth gave Reno a wicked smile before pulling Reno's face to his own. He kissed him roughly before drawing back, "You taste like cigarettes red."
"It's cause I smoke genius. If you've got a problem with the taste you should let me off yo." Reno was slightly breathless as Gareth stroked his chest.
"Never said I had a problem with it." Gareth pulled Reno down to him again, "There's no fucking way I'm letting you down Reno."
Reno moaned as Gareth kissed him again. His lust clouded brain tried to think of an argument that would force Gareth to let him go but Gareth's ministrations quickly removed all intelligent thoughts from his brain. He pulled back for air, "We shouldn't."
"Shouldn't doesn't stop me red." Gareth captured Reno's lips again and ran a hand along his thigh, reveling in the noise it evoked from the red-head.
"Didn't think you swung this way yo." Reno was still half-heartedly trying to pull himself off of Gareth's lap.
"Obviously I do." Gareth flipped Reno onto his back on the couch suddenly and pinned him there, "Stop trying to get away." He whispered against Reno's neck.
Reno squirmed as Gareth ran a hand over his hip, "No way yo, I'm not doing this when you're drunk."
"We aren't doing anything Reno. Just having fun until I sober up, then we'll do something." Gareth nipped at Reno's throat as he spoke and chuckled at the growl Reno gave him.
"You wanna tease me 'till you're sober?" Reno felt heat rush to his groin as Gareth's knee went between his legs.
"Unless you let me go further sooner." Gareth scraped his teeth along Reno's shoulder with a happy groan.
Reno bucked involuntarily, "Dammit!" He panted as Gareth's hand moved closer to his groin.
There was a loud knock on the door and Reno sighed heavily in relief as Gareth pulled away from him reluctantly. "Saved by the bell."
"Only 'till whoever rang that bell leaves red." Gareth let Reno up and adjusted his clothes.
"That's what you think." Reno huffed and moved to open the door as the person on the other side knocked again.
"Hey Reno." Rude hiccuped as he leaned on the doorframe.
"Yo you've got no idea how happy I am to see you buddy." Reno stepped aside as Rude tottered into his apartment.
Gareth frowned, "Dammit! Three's a crowd."
"Huh?" Rude frowned in confusion as Gareth pouted.
"Don't worry about it yo, Gareth's drunk off his rocker just like you." Reno steered his friend onto the sofa happily as Gareth shot him a death glare.
"Oh. Okay." Rude grunted and allowed Reno to direct his clumsy steps.
"So what happened with you and Ellie?" Reno pried as he sat in the chair next to the couch.
"Nothing." Rude frowned and held his head in his hands.
"Whaddaya mean nothin'?" Reno raised an eyebrow as Rude glared at him.
"I mean nothning. Shle was alover some Slodier boy all night." Reno laughed as Rude's speech started to garble.
"That sucks yo." Reno placed his arms behind his head with a wince as the pain he had so blissfully forgotten under Gareth's hands came rushing back.
"Yeah I guess so." Rude was obviously having trouble as he swayed in his seat. "I'm so fruckin drunk."
"Sounds like it." Gareth huffed angrily as he leaned on the arm of the couch.
"Theroom won't stop movin." Rude slurred as he tipped forward with a groan.
"Yo you gonna be sick Rude?" Reno stood up quickly and ran to grab the trash can as Rude tipped forward again. Luckily he made it back in time for Rude to empty his stomach into the can instead of onto the floor.
"Sorry." Rude wiped his mouth on the back of his hand. "Too much.... Jareth dared me to."
"Don't ever agree to Jareth's challenges." Gareth was sounding much less drunk and held his head as if he had a headache. Reno kind of hoped he did after all the teasing he had been put through.
"Noted." Rude grunted before he began dry heaving into the can.
"Gross yo." Reno grimaced as Rude fought with his stomach.
"Sorry." Rude groaned as he huddled over the bucket.
"No prob yo, it's just the damned noise." Reno grimaced as Rude heaved again.
Gareth stood up and swayed slightly, "Damn I should learn not to get so tanked." He patted Rude on the shoulder as he wobbled towards the door. "Feel better Rude."
Rude's only response was a groan.
"Need help yo?" Reno asked as Gareth tipped precariously to one side.
"Please?" Gareth steadied himself with a hand on the wall as Reno moved to help him, grabbing the discarded phone and handing it to the him.
"Be back in a sec Rude. Keep it in the can." Reno called over his shoulder as his friend gave another sickening lurch.
Reno helped Gareth back to his apartment, thankful that it was only a few feet away. "Where's your keys?"
"In my pocket." Gareth leaned heavily on Reno.
"Gonna get them out?" Reno huffed as Gareth's weight pressed down on him.
"I don't think I can." Gareth chuckled as he heard Reno growl.
Reno shoved his hand into Gareth's pockets until he found the keys, blushing as he did. "Which one is for your door?"
"Door to the bedroom or the apartment?" Gareth giggled and leaned down to nibble Reno's ear.
"Apartment smart ass." Reno tried to ignore the teasing teeth as he sifted through keys.
"The round one." Gareth moved down Reno's neck.
"They're all fucking round yo!" Reno's breath hitched but he ignored it.
"It's got a five on it somewhere." Gareth sucked on Reno's piercing.
"Two of them have fives Gareth." Reno growled and began shoving one of the keys into the lock, hoping he had chosen the right one.
"Might have a three too." Gareth moved his lips down Reno's neck.
"I've got it." Reno pulled the first key out and tried the next one. The door opened with a satisfying click and he started to pull Gareth inside.
"You found it too fast." Gareth pouted as Reno steered him into his bedroom.
"I didn't find it fast enough in my opinion." Reno shoved Gareth onto the bed.
"Gonna help me get undressed red?" Gareth giggled and Reno rolled his eyes.
"Yo you had enough brain cells left to undo my buttons I don't see how yours are any different." Reno growled as he started to help Gareth out of his shirt.
"They're different because they're mine." Gareth giggled and arched his chest into Reno's hands.
Reno shoved him down, "Settle down I'm not doing anything even remotely sexy."
"Are too." Gareth reached up and pulled Reno down so that the red head was splayed across his chest and straddling his erection.
Reno felt blood rush to his face and other areas as he sat up. "Drunk giggling pervy bastard." He cursed under his breath as he finished undoing Gareth's shirt. He slid it off him and held back a groan as he felt Gareth shift under him.
"I'm perverted all the time." Gareth grinned and grabbed Reno's hand.
"You usually keep it to yourself." Reno's breath hitched as Gareth moved his hand over the creamy white skin below him.
"I'll make sure to be perverted at you more often, you seem to like it." Gareth whispered as he ran a hand up Reno's thigh.
Reno jumped as Gareth's hand brushed his thickening member, "Make sure you're sober next time." He slid off of Gareth's chest and left the apartment in a rush.
Rude was still cradling the trash can when he returned and he was glad his friend didn't need to have someone hold his hair back for him. He found it quite easy to calm down as he rubbed soothing circles on Rude's back while he puked his guts out and whimpered.