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Reno's Life: Chp 56

Reno peeked out from behind the corner of the office hallway and looked around suspiciously. Once he saw that the hall was empty of people, he dashed out from his hiding spot behind the wall. He was holding a HUGE pink teddy bear with a big sparkly silver ribbon around its neck. The bear was a little over half Reno's size and double his body width. The doll's long pink limbs flailed wildly as Reno ran, knocking against his body and almost making him trip as he made a dash for his office. Once he was inside, he tossed the bear onto his messy desk (knocking over a bunch of papers) and slammed his door shut.

"Whew! I did it, yo"

"Did what?"

Reno leaped a good five feet into the air out of shock. Once he landed, he whipped around and put a hand to his chest.

"R-Rude! Don't do that, yo!"

"Do what?"

"Sneak up on me!"

"...I didn't. I just walked in through the front door"

"How come I didn't hear you open it?"

Rude just shrugged and Reno shook his head.

"It doesn't matter. Look at what I got 'Lena for her birthday! She's going to love it, yo!"

Reno held up the big pink bear and grinned proudly. "It took me a few weeks to find the perfect gift, but I did it"

Rude frowned.

"That thing is a bit...scary"

"What do you mean, yo?"

"Well, for starters, I think that bear has blood dripping from his mouth. And its long claws are also dripping blood."

"But isn't it cute?"

"Cute? Are you serious? Reno, the thing is frightening"

"Who couldn't love this thing?"

"I don't know about this"

"Do you really think she would want something different?"

"I don't think normal women like teddy bears with blood dripping from their fangs and claws as gifts"

Reno lowered the bear in his arms and frowned. "...I really thought she would like this..."

"How about this? It's early. Why don't we go out together and pick something she might like?"

"Oh...Okay, yo. Let's go"

Reno put the bear in his chair and left the office with Rude. A few minutes later, Elena walked into his office with a large stack of files in her arms piled high enough to cover her face.

"G-Guys! Could you help me with these? Please?"

No response.

"Guys?"

Silence. Elena sighed and dropped the pile of papers on Reno's desk with an angry sigh.

"Ugh! I swear, that guy could never be found when you need-"

The blonde Turk froze and stared at the pink teddy bear that stared back at her with shiny black eyes. She looked at the blood dripping from his mouth and all over his long, knife-like claws and...smiled.

"G-Gloomy bear!!"

Elena giggled like a little girl and picked the bear up from its seat. She happily tossed him into the air, caught him, and spun him around a bit.

"Oh my gosh, this thing is so cute! Such a cuddly doll! I wonder why Reno has this thing in his office?"

She gave it a little kiss, then put it back on its chair.

"Hm...The ribbon makes it look like a gift. Aw, I wonder who the lucky person is..."

A/N: I'm baaaaaack! After disappearing for like the fifth time! I apologize to all of my fans for just leaving like that. I'm especially sorry for not updating Ask Reno. College life is such a busy, stressful life! I'm surprised I haven't fallen over with a heart attack or something by now. I've also been busy obsessing over Death Note (which is the best anime/manga EVER!). I've been obsessing over it for the longest, but I'm extra busy with it now because I'm beginning to write fanfiction about it, so make sure to look out for those!

Anyway, I'm back and I'm going to try my hardest to get more chapters out to you guys. Thank you to all of my fans for being so patient with me! Please review and always remember that suggestions are always welcome! They help me with ideas!!