When Reno reached the roof he found it empty. He walked to the helicopter with a frown, wondering if Tseng was waiting for him inside it. Tseng had gotten used to how early Reno showed up and took measures to get there before him. Reno hadn't been able to beat Tseng to the roof since his first lesson and he knew it was odd for anyone to be earlier than Tseng.

He walked around the empty chopper with a frown and found a piece of paper taped to the passenger door. He ripped it down and read it.

Reno,

The President called an emergency meeting so I will be unable to attend our flight lesson this morning. You have my apologies for the inconvenience. We shall re-schedule todays lesson for this evening at five o'clock. Do not be late.

Tseng

P.S.- Don't try to 'spring me' from today's meeting. If you decide to ignore this warning note that after your last prank they've started checking the vents.

Reno laughed and shoved the piece of paper into his pocket. He ran to the stairs and sprinted down three at a time. When he reached his floor he was out of breath and had to lean against the wall. He then walked to his room and grabbed his workout clothes before jogging to the elevator.

When he entered the gym it was strangely empty. He figured that most of the other Turks were either hung-over or doing paperwork and he was delighted at the prospect of having the entire gym to himself.

Tseng entered the gym with a towel over his shoulder, intent on working off the extra energy being stuck in the stuffy meeting room had left him with. He smirked when he saw a familiar splash of red struggling under a set of weights. "What are you doing?"

Reno grunted and tried to push the bar off his chest, "Help!"

Tseng chuckled, "Looks like you need some."

Reno panted and pushed up on the bar as hard as he could, "Please Tseng it's crushing me!"

Tseng chuckled and lifted the weight from Reno's arms and set it on the rack. "You're not supposed to lift without a spotter. How long have you been stuck under this?"

Reno let his throbbing arms fall to either side of him, the tips of his fingers brushing the floor. "For freakin' ever yo."

Tseng leaned against the bar and looked down at Reno, "Did you work yourself up to this weight or start off here?"

"Worked my way up." Reno panted as his arms swung limply at his sides.

"What else have you done today?" Tseng cocked his head to one side.

"Your mom." Reno grinned cheekily.

Tseng sighed and shook his head, "Can we leave my mother out of this for once?"

"Why? I happen to like your mom. Real nice lady." Reno sniggered.

Tseng snorted, "If you want to get into your mom jokes I can outdo you."

Reno grinned and licked his lips, "Oh really? Is that a challenge?"

Tseng grinned back, a mischievous glint in his eyes, "Does it sound like one?"

Reno's face broke into a wide smile, "You're on!"

"Your mom's so fat I had to take a train and two busses just to get on her good side." Tseng grinned down at his adversary.

"Your mom's so ugly her pillow cries at night." Reno chuckled.

"Your mom's so stupid she wouldn't know up from down if she had three guesses." Tseng sat at the bench beside Reno's.

Reno placed his hands behind his head, "Your mom's so fat she could sell shade."

Tseng laughed, "Your mom's so fat her cereal bowl has a lifeguard."

Reno grinned, "Your mom's so fat she doesn't have a doctor, she has a groundskeeper."

Tseng had to pause for a laugh before continuing, "Your mom's so fat when she goes dancing she makes the band skip."

Reno laughed, "Your mom's so fat every time she wears heels she strikes oil."

"Your mom's so stupid it took her an hour to make minute rice." Tseng crossed his arms in front of his chest and grinned at his giggling opponent.

"Your mom's so old the candles cost more than the cake." Reno stammered through giggles.

"Your mom was such an ugly baby her parents had to feed her with a slingshot." Tseng chuckled.

"Your mom's so ugly, your father's breath smells like shit 'cause he'd rather kiss her ass." Reno sat up.

Tseng was bent double with laughter, "Your mom's so ugly they push her face through the dough to make monster cookies."

Reno choked on his laughter, "Yo your moms so fat they had to kill three cows to get enough leather for her shoes."

Tseng wiped tears of laughter from his eyes, "Your mom's so fat when she got off the carousel the horse limped for a week."

Reno stammered, "Your mom," He couldn't stop laughing long enough to get the words out, "Yo-your m-mom-"

"Give up?" Tseng clutched his stomach as it cramped from laughter.

"Never!" Reno wiped streaming eyes.

"What are you guys doing?" Gareth walked up, staring at the two as if they were crazy.

"Having a 'your mom' war." Reno grinned up at him.

Gareth frowned, "Why?"

"Sounded like a good idea." Tseng shrugged, still chuckling.

Gareth humphed, "I've been looking for you all day Reno. Have you been hiding in here this whole time?"

Reno stretched, "Not hiding yo, I was working out but I got stuck under my weights."

Gareth grinned, "You would manage to get stuck."

"Don't I always?" Reno grinned and jerked his thumb in the direction of the new rope dangling from the ceiling.

"Wanna try it again?" Gareth leaned against Reno's weight set.

"Are you gonna catch me?" Reno's eyes twinkled mischievously.

"Maybe." Gareth winked, "Do you plan on falling?"

"Nope." Reno jumped up and jogged to the rope.

Gareth turned around, "What's the big idea Tseng?"

Tseng shrugged, "It was harmless fun Gareth."

"Harmless fun? We both know that's not what you had in mind." Gareth frowned.

Tseng bristled, "Don't accuse me when I haven't done anything Gareth."

"I'm accusing you before you do anything." Gareth snarled.

Tseng stood up, "I have no intention of doing anything."

Gareth huffed, "Stop fooling yourself. Just keep your hands off him."

Tseng frowned, his eyebrows knotting on his forehead, "I never touched him."

"Keep it that way." Gareth stalked off.

Reno frowned as he watched Tseng's facial expressions from across the room. "Yo what was that about?" He asked tentatively as Gareth walked up to him.

Gareth smiled, "It was nothing red." Gareth slapped Reno's backside, "Get that ass up the rope already!" Reno stuck his tongue out and grabbed the rope.

Author's Note: I love your mom jokes and since chapter 9 I've been trying to work in a 'your mom'-fest. Let me know what you think!

Also: I edited that letter from Tseng. Thanks for the heads up Takebuo Ishimatsu!