Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand here it is! Fun with Godo! lol I like this chapter. Reno is just so...RENO in it. :P

Right this second, I'm outside in the beautiful weather with the dog, and loving it. Only problem is my laptop battery is going to die soon. Have to find a nice long extention cord...

I don't own FF VII or any of the characters in it. I just use them.

The morning sun was doing its best to wake the world, using its cheerful rays to rouse the creatures of the planet. It sent forth warmth and light, chasing away the darkness of night.

Not everyone loved the sun for being such an early riser. As it was, this particular morning, one creature was cursing the sun with words that would have made it blush, had it heard them. As it was, the sun did not hear him, so it continued on its course up the sky, getting brighter and brighter.

Reno was mentally cursing the sun for waking him at this un-godly hour. He was doing it mentally because he did not want to wake Yuffie. She was sleeping peacfully in his arms, and it would take more than a sunrise to make him move and wake her up. The only bad part was the fact that his arm was going numb. As it was, Yuffie stirred on her own, blinking sleepily up at him.

"Morning."

"I hadn't noticed. You had to have an east facing window, didn't you?"

"Yes. I like the sun."

"Even when it wakes you up before any sane person would want to be?"

"Mmm hmmm." Yuffie snuggled herself against him, turning over so that her back was facing the light streaming through the curtains. "I missed how you smelled."

"I bet. When does Renji wake up, usually?"

"Hmm...sometime around seven. Why?"

"Good. I'll go and have a nice morning chat with Godo before breakfast."

"Reno," Yuffie woke up enough to look worried. "Godo's no push-over."

"Worried about me? I'm a big boy, I can take care of myself. And not get hurt in the process." Yuffie still gave him a worried look. "Fine, I won't hurt him either. Does that make you happy?"

"Marginally. I still get to yell at you, remember that." Yuffie sank back to the matress with a yawn, doing her best to be a dead weight on Reno's arm.

"Trying to keep me in bed, Yuffie? You don't have to try, you know. I'll stay here with you, no problem."

"Ha, only if I'm naked. You hate staying in bed. Go on, before I really do decide to keep you here."

"Alright."

Reno was very reluctant to get out of bed, but he needed to take care of a few things. Number one on that list is a shower and brushed teeth. Number two is getting dressed. Number three is going to talk to Godo. Number four is to have a 'chat' with his partner and his boss.

That seemed a great start for the day, so he set about doing the first two things on the list. That accomplished, he left the house, with a good-bye kiss from Yuffie, and began on number three. Godo, he knew, was an early riser, and also in the best mood early in the morning, thus the reason he was going at this time of day to see him.

Waking up at the ass-crack of dawn is just wrong unless you're getting paid for it. I could have used some extra sleep. This is going to be a boat load of fun, Reno, going to see the father of the girl you knocked-up. You should bring a camera, so that you can remember him trying to choke you.

He made his way into the home of Godo, smirking at the startled servents. The door to the man's study was open, so he went in and closed it without announcing himself. Godo didn't even look up from his tea cup when he spoke.

"Really, Gorki, is locking the door necessary?"

"Sure it is, old man. I thought you'd like to have a private chat with me." Godo looked up in astonishment, then his face flushed purple with anger when he saw who it was that had entered his study. "Careful, you might pop a blood vessel os something if you keep it up."

"YOU!" Godo stood up and stomped his way over to Reno, his whole body shaking with barely contained rage. "How dare you show your face here, Shinra scum! You've done enough damage. Leave here at once!"

"See, I can't do that." Godo raised a hand to hit him, but Reno just brushed it off and stared him down with a smirk on his face. "I promised Renji I'd take him for a ride in my helicopter, and go to the mountains with him and Yuffie to catch butterflies. They'd be sad if I just dissappeared."

"You...you wretch! You just waltz into their lives like you did nothing wrong? What in Leviaton's name do you think you're doing?"

"I didn't waltz. More like a mambo." Godo started sputtering at the comment. Reno sat down in a comfortable chair, taking out a cigarette and lighting it before he continued. "And I intend to keep on being in their lives. But, there's one little problem. You don't like me. Never have. That's fine. I don't give a rat's ass if you like me or not. I do care, however, about their happiness." Reno paused to take a drag. "See, if you go on hating me, which is fine with me, you make them miserable with your snide comments and glares. So, we have two choices." Godo was still fuming, but he was frowning. He always frowned when he was thinking on something. "Choice one: you keep being a hateful old bastard and make them miserable. Choice two: you and I be civil, and make them happy."

Reno leaned back, staying quiet while the older man thought and fumed. He watched in amusement as the two emotions battled each other. He knew Godo would take choice two, but he also knew that Godo would do anything to mess things up for him. He didn't trust the old man any further than he could throw a car, which turned out to be not at all. Reno just finished his cigarette in silence. Godo eventually sat down, staring at him. It wasn't quite a glare, but it was a second cousin to one.

"Fine. I don't want them unhappy. But I swear, you step out of line, and I'll make sure you-"

"Don't try to threaten me, old man. It doesn't work. Sephiroth couldn't do it, and you sure as hell can't. We're making an agreement, not having a pissing contest. Glad you chose number two. Makes everyone happy. Except you, but hey, you can't win 'em all." Reno got up and unlocked the door, keeping an eye on Godo. He glare he saw directed at him confirmed his suspisions about Godo's un-trustworthiness. "So, see you 'round, and enjoy your breakfast."

Reno left, but he did not feel relieved. Godo really did hate him, even before Renji came into the picture. A nagging feeling made him wonder just how far Godo would go to get rid of him. It wouldn't be anything he couldn't handle, but he still worried about what might happen to Yuffie and Renji. He knew better than most what people were capable of when trying to weasle out of something. Besides, there's always option three: kill him. I'd rather not, cause he is Yuffie's dad and all, but the second I catch him mucking around where he shouldn't, I'm putting a cap in his ass. He'll do something deadly if I don't stop him, and I'm not about to die at the hands of a piece of shit like Godo. Hell, he might take things out on Yuffie and Renji. If he does, he's a dead man. Either that or move to Midgar. He shook his head in an effort to clear it.

"All right." Reno looked at his watch, which showed seven-thirty, and smiled. "Time to go and talk to my partner!"

And that's it for now! I have another chapter being edited, so be on the look out for it! Enjoy and REVIEW PLEASE.

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