Ok, here we are! I just had to have some fluff. I can't help it. I love it. And Reno is so cute when combined with fluff...(ahem). I have some good stuff in the works in the next three chapters. Reno's bad-ass-ness will come to the front, and Godo comes into the picture!

Thanks to all you who read this. Especially to those who review. I read every one that I get, so thank you. :)

I don't own FF VII or any of her characters. I just use them. And use them for FLUFF. hee.

With that, Reno was off like a shot, yelling to the young man bringing him more paper work to get someone else to do it. He was up on the roof in less than three minutes, no small feet considereing how tall the building was. There were usually two helicopters kept there, ready for take off at a moment's notice. Reno ran to the one he prefered, and that no one else touched, and went through his pre-flight inspection. It took the better part of an hour to do. He might be in a hurry, but he wouldn't get himself killed. Not when he had his own kid to meet.

At least he'd get to see her again.

He was in the air quickly, setting course for Wutai. He hoped Rude had parked the other helicopter to the side so that he could land in the city. Trudging through the wild land around Wutai, in the mud and rain no less, wasn't something he wanted to do. Reno had said he would be there in three hours, and he meant it. A two hour helicopter flight was no laughing matter. Most pilots only went for thrity minute stints, not two hours. There was simply a lot of physical work involved with flying one. A flight to Wutai was no worse than leaving the Northern Crater, but it was still exhausting.

By the time Wutai was only a few miles away, visibility was minimal. He was flying by radar, but it was still unnerving not to see where he was going. The landing pad was well lit, at least, so when he managed to find it, he'd most likely be homefree.

"Attention, Wutai Tower. Betsy One requesting landing permission. Do you copy?"

"Copy, Betsy One. Pad Beta is available for landing. Visibility on ground is minimal, use extreme caution."

"Roger."

As it was, he nearly landed on the other Shinra helicopter. It was a near miss, but he managed to avoid it and land on the other lighted pad next to it without incident.

"You're one hell of a pilot to land that in this weather."

"That's what you do when you're the best."

"Haha. Welcome to Wutai, Betsy One."

Reno locked the helicopter down before running out into the rain. Rain was fine so long as he stayed dry, but that wasn't the case for him at the moment. Not even an avalanche was going to stop him today. He had just made it in under the three hour mark, and was very smug about it. He lost his amusement as he neared Yuffie's house. Rude had send the address along with the picture. It had taken a while to find it in the downpour, but here it was. He paused with his foot on the first step, looking at the door. He shook himself like a dog, then forced his feet to go up the stairs and to the door. Lights were on, so she was home.

Come on, Reno. You've come this far. You landed in this miserable weather. You can knock on her door.

He knocked.

The door opened.

And there she was, staring at him in shock. He couldn't blame her. It had been over three years since they had seen each other. Three years, but every emotion he had been avoiding for those three years hit him hard. Reno could feel his legs try to give way under their pressure. Yuffie looked him in the eye, seemingly on the verge of tears.

"Don't cry, Yuffie. I won't be able to live with myself if I make you cry again..."

"RENO!" Yuffie launched her body at him, arms outstretched. He assumed it would be to strangle him. While they did wrap around his neck, it wasn't a strangle hold. Her momentum nearly knocked him over when she hit him. It took him a moment to realize that she was actually holding him, sobbing onto his already soaked clothing. He had only heard her cry once before, but the sound of it was enough to make him want to go dig his own grave and lie in it. Now she was sobbing whole heartedly, not caring in the least that she was getting as wet as he was while doing it.

"Yuffie..." His arms wrapped around her tightly, pulling her closer and burying his face in her hair. "...I didn't know, I swear I didn't know...I'm sorry. I was being a shit-head, and a coward, and I don't deserve for you to cry over me. I'm sorry." She cried harder, which made him feel worse.

"Don't...you take...my words away, you red-headed turkey...I was going to...lecture and yell and scream..."

"You still can. Don't let me stop you." She laughed feebly against his chest. Reno removed one arm from her body to retreave a hankercheif. "Here, it's as wet as the rest of me, but..." Yuffie laughed again, taking the proffered piece of fabric and wiping her face and nose.

"You're wet."

"It's raining. I ran all the way from the landing pads."

"In this weather? You'll catch a cold that way! Get inside and get dry! Now!"

"Wait. The kid's name. What is it?"

"Renji."

"Does he know I'm his dad? Does he hate me? Does he hate bugs?" Yuffie laughed out loud at the last question.

"Yes, no, and he only likes butterflies. Anything else?"

"Yeah..." Reno rubbed the back of his wet head akwardly. "Is there...someone else? I mean, I know its been a long time, but...I mean...I...I love you, Yuffie. That's why I got scared and went all shit-headed. I understand if there is, but I wanted to-" His mouth was covered with one of her tiny hands, effectively stopping him from speaking.

"Don't be more of an idiot than you already are, Reno. There isn't anyone. Okay? So stop worrying about it."

"Promise?" A nod. "And I realize you're going to yell at me later on, but you're not going to hit me any time soon?" Another nod, this time with a ghost of a smile. "Good." Yuffie's cry of surprise was muffled by his mouth on hers. It wasn't the kind of impassioned kiss that simply said 'I want you', it was more than just that. He had the girl he loved in his arms, and he had another chance to be with her. Reno was estatic when she returned his kiss, wrapping her arms back around his neck. If his soaked clothes hadn't been making him cold, that kiss would have led to other things. As it was, the kiss ended and he continued to hold her agianst him. "Alright, now I'll go and get dry."

"Alright." Yuffie grabbed his hand and lead him inside the house. It was warm and cozy, with toys and remote controls sitting in odd places and paintings on the walls. Yuffie noticed him looking at the paintings. "Renji made them. Aren't they great?"

"Shit, a three year old made those? Isn't it supposed to be a life-time acheivement to make these things!"

"Yeah. Renji's special. He's super smart, Reno. Genius smart."

"Really?"

"Yes, really, and watch your foul mouth around him. No bad words." Reno nodded and was about to walk where ever it was Yuffie was leading him, preferably a bathroom with towels in it, when a little boy walked out of a hallway, wearing a large shirt as a smock and holding a paint brush.

"Mommy, who was-" Reno looked at his son in person for the first time, and found his own face looking back at him. It was just like in all those pictures of him as a kid. Renji's eyes went wide, and he dropped his brush on the carpet. Reno was rooted to the spot, unable to take his eyes off the miniature version of himself. Yuffie squeezed his hand slightly, breaking his paralysis. He took a step forward, and that was all the boy needed to run and launch himself at Reno. "DADDY!"

Reno caught him, kneeling down before he fell. The boy didn't cry, but he was wrapping his little arms around his neck much like Yuffie had done. It took a minute for everything to sink in. He was holding his son. His son. Yuffie's son. He was a father.

"Hey, kid. Sorry I didn't come sooner. I'm really, really sorry."

"It's okay."

"No it's not. I should have been here, for you and your mom."

"But, you came here! Now everything'll be okay."

"Yeah." Reno felt a tear threaten fall down his face. This child didn't know him, yet he had complete, unwaivering faith and trust in him to make everything 'okay'. "Yeah, it'll be alright. I've never been a dad before. Hope I do alright."

"You'll be a great daddy. But how come you're all wet?"

"I walked in the rain, kid."

"You should get dry. I don't want a sick daddy. Right, Mommy?" Yuffie nodded, and Renji disengaged his arms. "Oh no! I got paint and ink on your shirt!"

"Don't worry about it. I've got plenty others." Reno pulled a medium sized bag from his back, holding it up for the boy to see. Renji looked relieved, then looked in his hands for something.

"MOMMY! I dropped my brush in the carpet!"

"It's okay, Renj. We can clean it up. Let Daddy get changed and dry, and we'll have dinner. Let's go clean up."

Yuffie took Renji's hand, and directed Reno to a room on the left, which turned out to be her bedroom. He looked at her, surprised, but she waved him on and went with their son into another room. He turned on a light, and found that there were no bright colors anywhere. It was simple, and relaxing and not at all what he thought Yuffie would have. Plants, including bamboo, grew in large pots in the corners and smaller plants were in holders on the wall or hanging from the ceiling. Mahogany furniture, almost black in color, contrasted with the cream walls beautifully. No carvings or murals adorned the furniture and walls. There were, in fact, prayer scrolls hanging on the walls. A door at the other end of the room opened into a bathroom that was decorated in a similar fashion, but featured lotus blossoms as the main theme. The tub was lined on the outside with natural rock, polished smooth enough not to break skin, and contiued on the wall beside the tub. The tub looked like it was filled by a water fall made from rocks. The shower was the same way, even the knobs were rock, made to blend into the wall and look natural.

It showed just how much Yuffie had changed for her to give up the bright colors she had adored years ago. It was beautifully done, and Reno found that he liked it the more he looked at it. It took a few minutes to figure out just how to get the shower to work, but after that it was smooth sailing. He had grabbed one of his travel bags from the helicopter, grateful to himself for knowing he might just need them one day. It held all the essentials for travel.

He felt better after the shower, and ready to take on anything else that might jump at him today. He left his wet clothes hanging on a towel rack to dry and ventured back into the main part of the house. Yuffie was busy in the kitchen with Renji, who was tearing up lettuce for a salad while standing on a chair next to the counter. Renji and Yuffie both smiled at him when he entered.

"Can I do anything?"

"You can chop the veggies. I'm not allowed to use a knife."

"Renji..." Reno watch in amusement as his son rolled his eyes, and recognized that he did the same exact thing.

"Vegetables." Renji turned to him, speaking in a conspiring whisper. "Mommy says that I'll be a ape and eat bugs if I don't use whole words."

"I hate bugs..." Renji nodded his aggreement, wrinkling his nose. "Well, we can use our own words then. Make some up. That way we don't turn into apes."

"Like what?"

"Like, splendifferous. Or, bugalicious!" Renji giggled, and they both turned to look at Yuffie, who was standing with her hands on her hips. "Uh-oh, busted!" He whispered, making Renji giggle again. She gave Reno a significant look, and pointed at some vegetables on a cutting board next to where Renji was stationed. He sighed loudly, slumping his shoulders and dragging his feet over to the awaiting vegetables. Renji giggled yet again, and Reno caught Yuffie smiling widely at the boy, then at him. "So I just cut them? No peeling or anything fancy?"

"Nothing fancy. And make sure you use more than one cut for each one, Reno."

"Oh come on, I know how to cut vegetables for a salad, Yuffie. I did learn how to cook, you know."

"When was this, Mr. I-burn-water?"

"When I found a bug in my soup." Both he and Renji made the same face, causing Yuffie to laugh. "If I make my food, then I don't have to worry about sh- stuff like that."

"Was there really a bug in it, Daddy?"

"Yep. It had all these furry legs...and big eyes..." Reno shuddered, and Renji made a face again. "It was really gross. Grosser than brussel sprouts."

"I don't like those either. I think that's what mean people eat for breakfast."

"Me too. You're a pretty smart kid to know that mean people eat brussel sprouts for breakfast." Both Renji and Yuffie laughed. "What? I'm serious."

I hate brussel sprouts. I love veggies, but I HATE those things. Asparagas, brocolli, I love those. Just not those tiny cabbage things...(shudders). I'm editing the next two chapters, so look for updates!

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