Reno hung out of the engine compartment of the chopper, cursing at his beloved Betsy. Raoul had been particularly helpful with the parts and very generous with the price. The two unloaded the parts so the elderly mechanic wouldn't need to unload them himself and after paying him had immediately started on fixing the chopper. Cid had decided to stop to take a break and let the Turk try his hand at pulling out the broken parts after pinching his had several times and bitched briefly to himself about how annoying it was to have large hands. After he had pointed out the offending stuck part and stepped back letting the younger man fuss with it.

At first Cid amused himself with listening to the man's soft curses at the engine, but after a while his attention wandered. Instead of concentrating on the task at hand his eyes were lingering on the lithe man's supple ass. The borrowed jeans rode very low on him giving Cid a tantalizing view of bare skin. Reno had thrown his hair into a loose bun and then had put a bandanna over the loose bangs to keep it out of his way as he worked. Cid forced himself to look away, not wanting to be caught looking. Again.

After occupying himself by pretending to look at the receipt from Raoul, knowing that there was no way the man would ever screw him over, when the man suddenly let a cry out and emerged victoriously with a particularly troublesome piece of engine.

"Fuck yeah!" he jumped down and punched the air, "Last fucking piece!"

"How the fucking hell did ya manage to get all that shit outta there so fast?"

Reno held up his grubby hands with a grin, "Small hands yo."

"Ya know what they say about men with small hands."

A smirk slid across Reno's face and he rolled his hips, "Yea, but you know that ain't true, ya peepin' Tom. Unless your getting senile on me."

Cid punched the man on the arm harshly, "Now don't go gettin' cocky with me. I'll use yer ass to mop the floor."

Reno smiled and dropped the broken part into the bucket, "So what next?"

"Well, I am beat so we're done fer today."

Reno frowned lightly, "Well, it's only three o'clock. What do you want to do with the rest of the day?"

"I think we could-"

Cid had been about to make a suggestion when the power flickered ominously.

"Awww fuck." Cid went to the closest window and looked outside, "God damn it. The fucking ice is clinging to the power lines. At this rate they're gunna fall and then we will have issues."

"What can we do?"

"Nothing, but right now we need to shower before the power goes out. If it goes out we are going to be-"

Yet again Cid was cut off by the power, but this time it fizzled and died.

"Fuckin' A! Now we're gunna be stuck in these greasy ass clothes until it comes back on."

"Don't you have public water here in Rocket town?"

"No. We are still on a well system. I do have a hot water tank, but-"

It was then that for the third time, Cid was interrupted, this time however it was a knock on the door.

"Captain! We need your help! A power line is on the ground and no one has the tools to remove it."

"Why don't y'all just go inside and wait for the power company to come?"

"It's on the main road through and with the rain the electrical current could-"

Cid cursed, "Well, I suppose that means we need to help them move it. Come' ere I got the tool we need, though she may be a bit rusty."

Reno and Cid donned their raincoats and pulled on heavy gloves and hats to keep themselves warm. Cid grabbed the only pair of hard rubber gloves for insulation as well as the "Electric proof" rubber boots and the two headed out.

Reno and Cid walked out to the site, a large rubber insulated grabbing tool in hand.

"We're movin' the wire, but we can't reattach it. I already called the power company and they are on the way. Now stand back so I can move this fuckin' thing."

Cid grabbed the line about midway with the large clamp and moved it like it was a huge boa constrictor. The older pilot was so concentrated on where the end of the cable was, he didn't notice the rickety device shift and slip on the ice that had formed on the cable. It all happened in a split second, Cid looked away from the end and jerked the cable to regain the clamps footing, but in doing so the end lashed out viciously at the group of men that had formed to attempt at assisting. The men didn't even have time to react, when Reno activated his speed plus materia and lunged forward. Without thinking, Reno reached out and grabbed the cable and jerked it away from the men and swiftly out of the road. The group gasped and Cid turned to the redhead that was now on his back laying on the cold ground.

Cid dropped the now useless clamp on the ground and rushed to the fallen Turk.

"RENO! What the fuck were you thinking? You coulda been killed!"

"The cable was going to touch them and they didn't have time to react." Reno managed softly through the pain.

"But you were in just as much danger when you grabbed the fuckin' thing!"

"I have electric and cure mako in my system. I am better equipped for being electrocuted."

Cid reached down and gently lifted the Turk's head so the icy rain wouldn't keep hitting him directly in the face. The man in his arms was deathly pale and shaking. There was a burn on his hand from where he had grabbed the live wire.

"Captain... he saved us."

"No fucking shit! If y'all hadn't been standing around gawking like a bunch of ninnies we wouldn't be in this fucking situation! Now before he dies from yer fucking stupidity go get the mother fucking doctor!"

Reno managed a weak smile, "I'm sure they wouldn't mind if I died."

"Yeah, but I fuckin' would. Ya think I want a dead Turk in my village? Yer fuckin' friends would show up and do a better job haunting this place then yer dead self would. Now, we gotta get you-"

Although Cid didn't know it, he had been interrupted again. However, this time it was because Reno blacked out.

~~Is Reno okay? Does the power come back on? Will Cid ever finish a sentence? Find out next chapter! (Which by the by is just over 2500 words long!) Thank you to my wonderful reviewers, VioletIsInPain, Black-Rogue-Fairy, bettina1959, Namantos, and fetherhd. I write because you all review. Thank you so much! Please never hesitate to review! Thank you for reading and I hope you all liked it!