Author's Notes: As promised, chapter 5. This is the last one that I'm writing today unless I get bored and have nothing else to do, in which case, there will most likely be more updates tonight. Please enjoy and there is more to come- this story is nowhere near finished yet.

Disclaimer: Again, do I look like I own this?

A little while later, Reno was staring at the ceiling, wondering if Rude had delivered his message. He was pulled out of his thoughts by a knock at the door of the room he was in at the infirmary.

"Come in"

The door opened and a familiar, tall blonde stood framed in the doorway. The white suit he wore brought out the blue in his eyes and accentuated the highlights in his hair.

"How're you feeling?" Rufus asked, staying in the doorway just in case.

"Like I've been shot multiple times and had to have a blood transfusion." Reno replied. Rufus stayed in the doorway for a few more seconds, and then he moved to sit in the chair beside Reno's bed. They continued to sit in silence. Eventually it got to a point where neither of them could bear it, so Rufus broke the silence.

"Reno-"

"Hurry up and say what you want to say" Reno cut him off, not in the mood to be messed around with.

"I thought you would understand me leaving you in the morning without leaving a note behind. I'm sorry for making you get the wrong impression about my feelings for you" Rufus apologised.

"You know the rules of one-night stands, leave whoever's house it is before they wake up and leave no note" Reno shot angrily at him.

"I intentionally left some of my stuff behind so you'd realise that I was coming back" Rufus calmly replied.

"No you didn't-"

"Yes I did. I left my laptop, my phone, some of the files that I was supposed to bring in and my toothbrush"

"No you didn't. I would have seen them"

"I did leave them there. They were right next to your stuff"

"Then why didn't I spot them then!?" Reno burst out angrily

"Because if I know you as well as I think I do, when you thought I only used you, you most likely called me a bastard and flew into a rage which made you not notice things" Rufus coolly countered.

"I looked for your stuff first-"

"Maybe you overlooked my stuff because it looked like yours?" Rufus stated the obvious. Reno fell silent and thought about how possible that could be. "Would you give me another chance?" Rufus asked quietly.

"... One chance" Reno agreed. Rufus smiled before he leant in and gently kissed Reno. It didn't last more than a few seconds but it was enough to shock Reno into realising he made the right choice. "Please... treat me right..." Reno took Rufus by surprise at the request which shouldn't have been needed to be asked. Rufus nodded.

"I will" he promised.

"Like a proper partner..." Reno continued.

"Definitely" Rufus promised. The redheaded Turk smiled and Rufus couldn't help but smile back.

"Hey, why'd ya leave ya toothbrush at mine?" Reno suddenly asked, having realised what Rufus said.

"Because I thought me staying the night might become a regular occurrence" Rufus smiled. When Reno looked confused, Rufus decided to elaborate a bit more "I thought you might have wanted me to stay over the night more often" Reno blushed slightly at the implications "But if you don't want me to, that's fine" Rufus continued.

"No, I'd like you to-" Reno started but was cut off by Rufus

"If you don't want me to because you think it's too fast, I completely understand" Rufus smiled gently at him, but the redhead looked a bit unsure as to whether he could trust the blonde. Noticing this, the Shinra president gently gave the fiery Turk a chaste kiss. "I won't do anything you don't want me to." Rufus smiled.