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In Which Elena gets a Cold Surprise

It was a hot day in the city of Edge; the air was humid, and the fumes from the passing traffic seemed to hang in the atmosphere with an irritable, gritty warmth.

Elena drew her tongue slowly over the melting surface of the ice cream; enjoying the tantalising effect that the small, cold trickle had on her senses.

She'd been off running some errands for her raven-haired superior, though upon passing one of the many refreshment stands lining the streets, she couldn't help but allow herself a little indulgence.

Her small detour had taken her closer to the more glassy areas of the city, and there was a noticeable breeze playing through the foliage; it was a rare moment of calm for her.

For the most part of the last two months, every moment of her time in the office had been plagued by a certain red headed co-worker.

He was infuriating; stealing her pens, insulting her looks, purposefully shaming her in every training session. But that wasn't the problem.

What bothered her the most was that she was desperately attracted to him. It was insane. He was insane!

She'd decided the best way to quell her feelings was to avoid them; by avoiding him. That's why she jumped at the chance to go out; not only for freedom from the heat contained in the office, but freedom from the red head.

She squinted slightly as her gaze darted upwards. The heat was playing on her skin with a gentle prickling, and there was no denying that the sensation was very comforting; she was so relaxed, that she didn't notice the approaching footsteps, though when a familiar voice sounded out, her mind became suddenly focused.

"Yo Laney!"

The young blonde groaned.

Oh great...

She diverted her attention from the ice cream, and located the red head; making sure to keep her gaze from meeting directly with his own.

He wasn't wearing his whole uniform; his jacket was missing, and his shirt lay loosely buttoned, the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He looked good.

Damn...

"Why are you here?"

Reno shrugged calmly.

"I was bored, so I decided to go for a walk."

The young female raised her eyebrow.

"You're suppose to be at the office doing reports."

The Turk shrugged once again; a questioning innocence playing on his face.

"But I was bored..."

"Tseng won't like it."

"Pfft he'll be fine...he understands I have special needs."

Elena smirked inwardly.

Ya got that right...

The red head's aquamarine gaze flickered down to the rapidly melting item, grasped within his co-worker's hand.

"Can I have some?"

"No."

Reno huffed in playful disappointment.

"You know if you eat it, you'll only get fat."

That was it; she had to get away from him. In one swift movement she thrust the remains of her ice cream cone straight onto his crisp, white shirt.

She mocked an apologetic surprise, as the cold, creamy substance slide down the piece of clothing; staining it with a sticky trail.

"Oh no...you'll have to go home and change now."

Reno looked down at his shirt in a state of confusion, before eyeing her with a hint of curiosity.

Within seconds the smirk had returned to his lips, and now there was a glimmer of cheekiness mingled with it.

"Nah, I'll just take it off!"

Elena's eyes widened, as her fellow Turk released the remaining buttons.

No, no, no, no!

Despite her inner protests, her gaze couldn't help but be drawn to the perfect, lean chest that came into view, as the article of clothing was removed completely.

Noticing her apparent hypnosis at his new level of undress, the red head cocked his head to the side in a playfully mocked bafflement.

"Something wrong?"

"I...I have to go."

She stumbled past him; gaze directed firmly to the ground, as a soft blush found its way across her cheeks.

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Elena sighed, running a hand through her short, blonde locks, as she swivelled slowly into her office chair.

Not only had she wasted a perfectly good ice cream, but she had been exposed to a huge dose of a half-naked Reno; an image that now refused to stay out of her mind for more than thirty-second periods.

Unfortunately for her, it wasn't just the image that refused to leave her alone, as the original came strolling into her office; a tub of ice cream in one hand, and a full scoop in the other.

Her mouth trembled as she took note of the playful threat dancing across the young male's face.

"Wha-what are you-"

Before she could finish, a cold, pale lump hit her square in the face; causing her to jump from her seat with a high-pitched yelp.

"Reno!"

A deep chuckled sounded from the male, who was viewing her cream laden face with a sense of pride.

"Well I had to get you back..."

She growled as she moved around the desk; her hands fumbling in a search for something to wipe her now dripping face.

Though it seemed the red head had found the items first, and now held them hostage; seemingly enjoying her increasing fury.

Her eyes flashed dangerously as she tried, rather unsuccessfully, to remove the box of tissues from his possession.

"Reno, give them to me! NOW!"

He smirked teasingly.

"You know, you're quite cute when you're angry..."

"Shut up! You...you stupid...moron! As soon as I'm free of this sticky mess I'm going straight to Tseng and you're gunna be stuck doing reports for weeks and-"

She was cut off rather abruptly, when a pair of lips locked onto her own.

The young Turk remained frozen to the spot, as the gentle pressure slowly began to increase against her, and before she knew what was happening, Reno's tongue had darted over her lips, and was now exploring the inside of her mouth with a spine-tingling heat.

Eventually he released his co-worker; a blush forming in her cheeks for the second time that day, as she tried to recover from the unexpected, but not totally unpleasant, interaction.

When her voice returned, it was noticeably shaky.

"What...what was that?"

The red head shrugged; though a warm smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

"Sorry...you just looked so damn tasty..."

The red hue upon her cheeks deepened as his gaze flickered to meet her own; a strange, warm sensation filling her belly as a soft contentment took over.

The moment didn't last long though, as another, large splat sounded upon the blonde; a wet chill trickling down her own shirt with an excruciating lack of speed.

Her gaze narrowed into the red head's, who just stared back at her with a look of complete and utter innocence.

A few seconds passed before he pointed at piece of clothing with a raised brow.

"You might want to take that off before it stains..."

As he began to sense her temper increasing, Reno flashed the female a cheeky grin, before making off down the corridor; leaving Elena to let out a growl of annoyance, as she wiped at her face with the now ruined shirt.

"You're a jerk, ya know that!?"

"Yeah, but you love it."

His voice echoed back down to her, as he steered around the corner and out of sight.

He was right, but that didn't mean she wasn't going to make him pay for it...

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A/N= A bit of mindless fun with ice cream XD Hope you enjoyed it! I've got the next two planned and hopefully they'll be up tomorrow!