Tseng looked over what was left of the building that used to be the largest supermarket in Midgar, arms crossed, one brow arched elegantly. The building had been reduced to a pile of smoldering rubble, the slightest scent of burnt rubber on the air, bits of wall still standing, but most demolished. Looking to the culprits, the smooth Wutainese man arched the brow higher.
"What the hell happened here?" He asked, looking pointedly between Cloud and Reno, decidedly giving Reno an accusatory glare. Reno looked near to pouting.
"Aw, c'mon boss! Why d'ya always think it's my fault?" Reno blurted out, hands raised, brows furrowed. Cloud scoffed.
"That's cause it is always your fault, jackass." He muttered, crossing his arms. Reno growled, readying to pummel the blonde. Tseng raised a hand, halting the potential scuffle.
"Just please, tell me what happened?"
"Well…"
(Cue flashback music/waves)
Thirty minutes earlier
"Aw, c'mon Cloud, fuck that plain shit! This one has marshmallows!" The redhead lifted a box of cereal in one hand, showing it. Reno then lifted the other in turn. "Or this one…because this shit's amazing. Tastes just like strawberries." Cloud waved a hand dismissively. He was used to letting Reno have his way when the Turk decided to join him grocery shopping. It was better to do that and not have to deal with the bitching and whining.
As Cloud ticked off items on his list, he got to the last item: shampoo. He pushed the cart down the isle, coming to pick up his usual shampoo, throwing it into the basket. Reno plucked the bottle from the basket, looking at it with a brow arched.
"You're not seriously buying this." He said, sneering slightly, putting the bottle back on the shelf. He started to move down a few feet, poking at bottles, looking.
"It's just shampoo, Reno." Cloud rolled his eyes, crossing his arms. Reno frowned at him.
"Just shampoo, Cloud? Just shampoo?" Reno scoffed, rolling his eyes. He pointed at his hair. "How d'ya think I've got such nice, enviable hair?" He doesn't pause for an answer. "Because I use the right shampoo and conditioner! Hair care is a very important thing, you know." He rolled his eyes again, going back to looking through the seemingly endless row of shampoo choices. Cloud snickered. Reno's eyes shot up to him. "What's so goddamn funny?" Cloud grins at the sharp reply.
"That was the gayest thing you've ever said." Cloud smirked, chuckling softly as Reno straightens, brows narrowing.
"Are you insulting my masculinity? Are you insulting my hair, Strife?!" He stalked over, frowning.
"And what if I am?" Cloud crossed his arms, smirking wider. "It's not that great, anyway…" He said, teasingly
"Oh, you bastard…you've fucking crossed the line, asshole." Reno whipped out his EMR from his pocket, readying a charge. Cloud eyes widened, dodging a blow. This was not going to end up well.
"So pretty much, that bastard overreacted and tried to kill me. Again. And I had to protect myself…which…uh…lead to this." Cloud gestured to the desolated shop. Reno scratched his neck, frowning.
"If you hadn't provoked me…" He grumbled. Tseng merely rolled his eyes.
"This is coming out of your paycheck, you know." He said smoothly, ignoring Reno's groans. Reno frowned softly, looking over at Cloud.
"This doesn't mean I'm not moving in, right? I can still move in?" He looked hopeful, apologetic. Cloud caved, sighing heavily.
"Fine. But you know, after this, you get the uke punishment. A month. If I'm feeling nice." Cloud turned on his heel, walking briskly in the direction of the apartment with the groceries, the two finally being allowed to go. Reno smirked, having, in the end, getting just what he wanted, as always.
A/n: Plotbunny credit to belle.nisce!
A fun comedy filler. I kinda sorta copped out on a fight scene...but trust me, you wouldn't have wanted to read it. XP
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