Way of Living
CloudxReno; occasional other pairings.
AN: hey, everyone was doing a collection of drabbles so I thought... why not? XDXD
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"I can't freaking believe I'm doing this."
"Oh, but you can believe... It is really you who's inside that preeeeeeeeetty dr—!"
"DON'T say it, YO. I dare ya to say it!"
Elena giggled. "Aww, come on... Yesterday you were so happy about it, what's with the panic now?"
"I'm not... panicking, yo." Reno huffed, examining his high-wheeled, pointy white shoes. "I'm just nervous, that's all."
The blond woman smiled and walked to her friend, adjusting the veil on the redhead's head and fluffing down the red, flaming hair that contrasted beautifully against the white of the dress the Turk was wearing. "We still have time before the ceremony starts... Is there anything you want to talk about?" She asked in a sisterly way.
Reno swallowed and looked away. "I'm not sure I want to do this." He whispered, walking rather elegantly for a man who supposedly never wore high wheels towards the couch and sitting down heavily but careful not to wrinkle his wedding dress.
Elena walked to the redhead and sat beside him, taking his right hand on her own. "Reno... Yesterday on my place you were all smiles and hyperactivity because today would be your marriage with the man you love. You and Cloud have been planning this marriage since January, and we're in June. That indecision you're feeling is just your nerves getting in the way."
"It's not, Laney... All of this that I'm feeling can't be just indecision." Reno sighed, closing his eyes tightly. "I'm afraid of what's to come, yo."
"And what's to come?"
"You know how Turks' lives are... All full of secrets, dangers and death. While our lives were partially separated, I and Cloud managed to have a steady relationship. Now that we're about to join them, I can't help but feel that I'm putting Cloud in the front line of our most dangerous missions." Reno took a deep breath. "I'm afraid of coming home from a day at work and find him dead because of someone with a grudge against me." He confessed.
The petit blond woman smiled tenderly, admired by how strong her friend's feelings were. "Reno, we all know that Cloud is the strongest man living in the surface of this miserable planet. If there's someone able to survive any attack, it is him. Don't underestimate him: he knows very well in what he is getting into but he is doing it anyway and without hesitation. Come on; remember his determination when he proposed to you on the New Year's night!" She giggled, remembering how Cloud had announced to whoever wanted to hear him that Reno Sinclair was the love of his life and that, yes! The saviour of the planet was gay and damn gay for being with the man he loved! So gay that he wanted to spend the rest of his life beside the redhead!
And thus he proposed.
Reno smiled at the memory. "That night was great, yo..." He said softly. "And that is exactly the reason why I feel like I can't do this... I love Cloud too much to put him in danger because of me." He whispered.
Elena's and the redhead's heads shot up as music started playing, coming from the crowded church. "It's almost time for you to go..." The woman said with a smile.
"I can't do this." Reno said shakily, getting up and walking in circles. "Seriously, I can't do this." He whined, biting his nails.
"Reno, look at me!" Elena demanded suddenly, giving her friend a look as he dragged his eyes towards her. "Do you consider yourself strong?"
"What? What the hell does that have to do with my marriage that is about to begin, yo?!"
"ANSWER ME DAMN IT!"
Reno puffed his cheeks in annoyance. "Yes, I consider myself strong! Happy?"
Elena walked to the redhead and picked up the redhead's left hand, shaking it right in front of the man's nose so that he could see the thin ring Cloud's placed on his ring finger on that unforgettable night. "Then you're going in there and say 'yes, I fucking do' in front of the priest, do you understand me?" She snarled. "You love Cloud; you admitted it moments ago on this very same couch... You also know that Cloud loves you more than anything."
"Laney..."
"Don't Laney me. You know it pretty well. Ever since you two got together, Cloud's not a moody bastard anymore. Actually, he turned out to be a pretty nice guy. You changed him and he changed you: you've matured since you two started going out."
"... Great way of telling me that I was childish before, yo..."
"Reno, just listen to me..." Elena sighed. "If you don't want to marry Cloud, it's your decision. I can't make you do something that you don't want, especially if it interferes with your life from now on. Just let me tell you my opinion..."
"...Go ahead."
The blond woman smiled. "You two complete each other. Believe me when I say that... If Cloud's not the one for you, then no-one is."
Reno stared at his best friend, sighing deeply before he dragged his eyes to the window connected to the corridor where he would be walking in a few minutes and seeing Cloud walking away with Vincent, wearing the biggest smile he had ever seen on his lover's face.
It was now or never.
He could either go to that corridor, walk right into the church and apologize to Cloud, saying that he couldn't do it and leaving the blond holding his broken heart on his hands or he could walk into that corridor, walk straight into the church with a big smile on his face and take his lover's hand, preparing to his definition of perfect.
"So? What do you say Reno? Is it today that you finally get married or will you step back and run away?"
The redhead sighed and picked up his bouquet. "I was never known to take the easier paths, was I?"
Elena nearly beamed with pride as she followed Reno to the church.
If there was anyone that deserved to be happy, it was her senpai.
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Theme: Bride!Reno
To: Kigichi
Word count: 1030
Guys, if you haven't noticed, I changed my goal from the 100 to the 200 drabbles XD go ahead, give me themes! I know I haven't updated often but is just that I'm overloaded with school (my grades are falling apart D8).
And notice that the number of reviews has been decreasing... please guys, without reviews I don't know if I'm doing a good job or not... and believe me, often are the times when I'm hesitant to press the 'submit chapter' button because I don't know if what I wrote is any good or not. (And just for the record, I started writing 5 drabbles before deciding for this theme...)
Btw, gay means happy and I tried to play with the word in this... Did it work? oO
Here are the themes already done and waiting to be done (I'll be removing the ones already done!)
Valentine's Day / waterfall / treasure hunt - still waiting to be written (SWW)
Beach / Hula - WIP
Snowboard - SWW
Cinema - SWW
Dentist - SWW
Cherry blossoms - SWW
Fight / Break Up - SWW
Reno fight over Cloud -SWW
Long business trip and reunion scene - SWW
Aerith's Birthday - SWW
Snowball fights / snow angels - SWW
A date in space - SWW
Caffeine/Sugar - SWW
Kiss - SWW
Porn Collection - SWW
Videogames - SWW
Disneyland - SWW
Painting Lesson - SWW
Session with a Marriage Counsellor - SWW
Popular Reno / Smart Reno - SWW
Lotion - SWW
Yazoo flirting with Reno - SWW
Kidnapped - SWW
Claustrophobia - SWW
Interrogation - SWW
Picnic - SWW
Bride!Reno - done
Disguise (Reno disguised as a woman XD) - SWW
Hurt (alternative, sad ending to Disguise) - SWW
Concert - SWW
Rain and Boom (RudexTifa, Reno gets a brother named Axel XD) - SWW
Cloud mistakes Axel for Reno, whose dead - SWW
Vacation - SWW
Reno's twin scars - SWW
Pets - SWW
Song - SWW
Dinner - SWW
Teddy bear - SWW
Birthday - SWW
Stalker - SWW
Spin the Bottle – SWW
Seduction – SWW
Proposal – SWW
Cutter – SWW
Dead Pet – SWW
Role-playing on the Bedroom – SWW
Purple Nail polish – SWW
Gift – SWW
I'm Fine – SWW
New Year – SWW
Comparison – SWW
Glasses – SWW
Photo Album – SWW
Karma – SWW
Hugs – SWW
Cloud teaches Reno how to cook – SWW
Addition – SWW
Breakfast – SWW
Puzzles – SWW
Turkey – SWW
Cheerleader!Reno – SWW
Reno fooling Kadaj – SWW
Shattered Dreams – SWW
Horror movie – SWW
Reno without hair gel – SWW
Hidden Truth – SWW
Long anticipated answer – SWW
Shopping – SWW
Setting an Example – SWW
Left Alone – SWW
Boredom – SWW
Laser tag – SWW
When The Fangirls Attack – SWW
Pups – SWW
Nightmare – SWW
Cheating – SWW
Blood – SWW
Exorcism – SWW
Promised Land – SWW
Island – SWW
Can't stop the rain – SWW
Ramen – SWW
Zoo – SWW
Double MPreg – SWW
Purring!Reno – SWW
Senses – SWW
Pillow Fights/Feathers – SWW
Shadows of the Past – SWW
Cloud stalking Reno – SWW
Surfing Cloud – SWW
Electric kiss – SWW
Drunken Singing – SWW
Sister – SWW
Gondola – SWW
Baby issues – SWW
Acceptance – SWW
Slowly Dying Inside – SWW
Darker side – SWW
Silence – SWW
Death – SWW
Dying – SWW
Drowning – SWW
Rage – SWW
Dreams – SWW
Love – SWW
Flower - SWW
If you're thinking about any other theme, please ask for it on a review, signed or not :D I'm aiming to the 200 drabbles! (And if I forgot about any theme you already requested, please point it out Dx)