Reno's Life: Chp 22

"Get him!"

"Don't let him get away!"

Reno dashed around the corner of the hallway and leapfrogged over a ShinRa employee.

"No way am I letting them get me, yo!"

The red-headed Turk barged into Rufus' office and looked around.

"Gotta hide…gotta hide, yo…"

"Hide?", Rufus asked.

"Aha!", Reno said. "Excuse me, sir!"

He jumped into a big, fancy, and undoubtedly expensive vase in the corner of the big office and kept quiet.

"What the…?"

Suddenly, Elena and Rude slammed open the office door and ran inside.

"I apologize, sir", Elena said, bowing. "But have you seen Reno?"

Rufus looked around the office and smiled.

'Rufus, if you love me, you won't tell them where I'm hiding, yo', Reno thought to himself.

"In the vase", Rufus said, getting back to his work.

"Agh! Traitor!", Reno shouted, frantically climbing out of the vase.

"Grab him!", Elena shouted.

The two Turks rushed for Reno, but they were too slow. Reno dove off of the vase and onto the air vent on the wall.

"Later, losers!", he shouted before climbing in.

"Darnnit! Rude, give me a boost! I'm going after him", Elena said.

"But-"

"Rude! Now!"

Rude helped Elena onto his shoulders and she climbed into the air vents after Reno.

"Now, which way did he go?", Elena whispered to herself.

Suddenly, she spotted something move only a few feet ahead of her.

"There! Reno! Stop!", she shouted, crawling after him.

"Never, yo!", he shouted back, crawling faster.

Elena chased Reno for what seemed like forever until Reno mysteriously came to a halt.

"I have you now, Re-"

Elena froze. "What the?"

Reno smirked.

"What? You stuck?"

"I am not! I'm just…", Elena snapped, wiggling to get her arms free. "Just…just…"

"Too fat, yo?"

"What! Take that back!"

Reno laughed and climbed out of the vent. "Later, 'tater!"

Elena growled angrily and crawled back. "I'll get him for this!"

Meanwhile, Reno ran down the hall, looking for a place to hide.

"Perfect, yo"

Rude and Tseng helped Elena out of the air vents and continued their search when they suddenly heard a door slam a short distance away. They rushed over to the office and tried to open the door.

"Reno, open this door!"

No response. Instead, the sound of heavy furniture being moved in front of the door could be heard.

"That's it. We're going to have to resort to…drastic measures", Tseng said darkly.

Elena nodded. "Should I get the bombs, sir?"

"Not that drastic, Elena. I have something else in mind", Tseng responded. "Rude, would you?"

Rude pulled Elena back and covered her mouth.

"Sorry, but I need you to keep quiet until Reno comes out, alright?", said Tseng.

Elena hesitantly nodded.

"Reno, come out of that office this instant!", Tseng shouted.

"Never, yo! You'll never take me alive!"

"You're pitiful! I'm ashamed to call you a Turk!", Rude added.

"Yes, and-oh, Elena! Strip tease? This is hardly the time!", Tseng said.

Elena stared at her boss in disbelief. But sure enough, his plan was working. The furniture was moved away from the door, the lock to the office unlocked, and the doorknob slowly turned.

"This is not appropriate, Elena!", said Rude. "Put your top back on!"

The office door opened just enough for Reno to peek and Elena snapped. She pushed out of Rude's grip and kicked down the door, knocking Reno onto his back.

"How dare you believe that I would do such a thing!" Elena roared at Reno.

"How dare you lie to me, yo!"

"Quick! Grab him!", ordered Tseng.

Rude ran into the office, grabbed Reno, and held onto him as tightly as he could.

"Good job, Rude"

"No! No, yo! You can't do this to me!", Reno cried. "Rude, let me go! C'mon! You're my best pal! You won't let them do this to me, right?"

Rude ignored the shouting red-head and dragged Reno down the hall.

"Oh, hush, Reno!", Elena scolded. "This only happens once a year!"

"Noooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Reno hated visiting the doctor for his yearly check-up.