Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 7, no matter how hard I wish.

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Reno's Life: Chp 40

"Elena, are you in here?"

"Yes, sir"

Tseng opened the door to Elena's office and walked in with a bright red fluffy thing in his hand. Elena looked up from her work and gave her boss a sweet smile.

"Elena, we found something…'interesting' in a house we busted into earlier"

"'Interesting', sir?"

"Yes. Have a look"

Tseng held out a small rag doll with bright red hair and patches of navy blue fabric covering his upper body and legs. A small smile was stitched on the bottom of the face and it had two shiny emerald buttons for eyes. Elena picked up the doll and gasped in awe.

"This…This is…"

"I know. It looks a lot like Reno"

"It looks like a voodoo doll of Reno. I wonder why somebody would do that…"

"Somebody probably made it of him to get revenge. But I don't really believe in that kind of stuff and I'm sure Reno doesn't either"

"Hm….it sure is a good looking doll, though. I've never seen such fine craftsmanship on a rag doll"

"Well, I have to fill out a report, so I must go. You can keep the doll if you wish to. See you later, Elena"

"Good bye, sir"

Tseng left and Elena stared at the doll a little bit. It was eerie that it looked so much like the red-haired Turk. She turned around in her seat so she was facing the window behind her desk and her back was to the door.

"This doll is kind of cute. I think I may just keep it"

The blonde Turk began to play with the doll's hair, when the real Reno peeked into her office with a mischievous grin. He quietly pushed the door open just enough to sneak in and quietly made his way to the center of the room.

'She's gonna freak when I jump up and shout 'boo'!', he thought to himself.

Reno stopped in his tracks once he saw Elena holding a rag doll that strongly resembled him up above her head.

'What the? Is that…a doll of me?!'

Elena took the doll down and smiled.

"This thing is too cute! Much cuter than the real thing. Maybe he'll be cute too if his mouth was stitched shut"

Reno squinted his eyes in anger and snuck forward.

'I'm going to give her such a scare!'

Suddenly, Reno froze and stood up straight. His arms were pressed closely to his sides and he smiled.

'I feel so warm…and safe…I like this'

Elena hugged the doll and gave it a small kiss on the forehead.

"You're cuddly too. I really like you!"

The feeling disappeared and Reno stood dazed.

'What the heck just happened?'

Elena marched the doll across the windowsill again and sang a sweet, soft song. Reno's eyes opened wide when he suddenly began marching back and forth across her room.

'This is freaky! What is going on here?!'

As the blonde sat the Reno doll down, a large bird flew up to the window and startled Elena, causing the doll to go plummeting to the ground.

"Oh no, my doll!!"

Suddenly, Reno fell to the ground and screamed, making Elena jump almost ten feet into the air.

"Reno! What in the name of Sephiroth are you doing in here, screaming like-!"

Elena instantly became pale and glanced towards the window.

"…If you're screaming because of why I think you are, this isn't going to end well…"

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A/N: Doesn't that Reno doll sound just adorable? I wish I had one! Maybe I should make one myself...Nah, it'll come out all wierd looking...Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Please review!