Authors note: Chapter 13!!! Yay! Well, I decided to take a break from the main plot, just for this chapter. Hope you guys don't mind me keeping ya in suspense! Well, I'm back at school now (fun) so I'll be doing only one update a day probably. Enjoy


Chapter 13 – The Reunion

"You really need driving lessons." Said Elena queasily, as she stumbled out of the car. After Reno's insane driving, she wasn't sure she would be able to walk properly again.

"Ahh, don't be such a baby. It's not that bad." He said, obviously amused. "Now, where do we gotta go?"

"Reno, have you read the file Tseng gave you?" Elena sighed.

"Yep." He smirked

"I don't believe you."

"Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer."

"So that's a no then?"

"Of course."

Elena handed him the file. He looked up at her.

"Can't you just save me a lot of pain and tell me?"

Elena sighed. "Apparently, at the end of the street where my school road is, there's a club. Tseng said she would be there."

"I would really like to know where that man gets his information. What time we supposed to be there for?"

"12:30."

"How do you remember every little detail?" Reno looked at his newly fixed watch, which was fixed loosely around his scrawny wrist. "That gives us…2 hours. Why'd he send us so early?"

"No idea."

"So what are we gonna do for 2 hours?" he absent-mindedly brushed a stray strand of red hair from his face.

"Well…my mom's house isn't far from here. You think we could go and see her?"

"Can't see that would be a problem… I suppose."

"You don't sound very happy about it."

"I just… never mind."

"Don't worry. Come on." She laughed.


"Mom?" Elena shouted as she opened the front door to her house. "Anyone here?"

They walked into the kitchen, Elena's mother was sat at the table, attempting to feed her little brother his breakfast. Upon seeing Elena she jumped up and pulled her into a rib-cracking hug.

"Elena! Oh dear, you have no idea how worried I've been about you."

"Mom…" she squirmed. Finally she was released. Slightly out of breath she introduced Reno.

"Well, this is Reno." She said, pointing behind her.

"Hey." Reno said

"It's your boyfriend!!" said Elena's brother. To everyone's surprise, she turned beet red. She was, of course, the only person who knew what had happened between her and Reno. Even Reno himself had forgotten.

"He is not, he's a Turk. We're friends, right?" she looked at Reno.

"Yeah." He smiled.

"Well, anyway, Elena? Reno? Can I get you some breakfast?" Elena's mother said kindly.


After a long, long argument between Elena and her brother about Reno's hair, her mother stood up from the table.

"Elena? Can I have a word?" she said, pointing to the next room.

"Sure." She said. They left Reno eating his fourth round of toast and teaching the little boy sitting next to him about dinosaurs.

"What's up?" Elena asked.

"Sweetie, please come home. I know… you're probably enjoying yourself. But it's a dangerous thing to get mixed up in. Reno seems nice, but he's not going to be there to protect you every time." Her brown eyes were filled with sadness.

"Mom. I'm sorry. I'm not gonna give this up now. I'm too involved. I already owe Reno so much."

"In what sense?" she asked, curious.

"He saved my life, remember? He even took a bullet only a couple of days ago."

"He took a bullet?!" she was shocked, "Poor boy. Where? I thought he looked a bit pale."

"No, it doesn't matter. I have to be careful how much I say. I'm sorry but I can't give this up."

"Reno? Ready to go?" Elena said, re-entering the room. Reno got up to leave, only to find the little boy clinging on to his arm.

"Don't go." He plead sadly.

"Why does this always happen?" he sighed, rolling his eyes, "Listen kid, we'll come back soon, okay? Don't worry about it."

"Promise?" he said, loosening his grip.

"Sure, whatever." He let go and Reno made for the door. "Anything to keep the little brat off my back." He said to himself.

"Take care, Elena." Her mother was in tears.

"Don't worry, mom. I'll be fine." She hugged her one last time.

"I think you're forgetting something." Elena said. She pushed the file Tseng had given him earlier into his chest, smiling. "What are you like…?"