"GOD FUCKING DAMN IT WOULD YOU FUCKING LAND THE GOD DAMN THING BEFORE YOU FUCKING WRECK IT!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just-"

"YOU'RE JUST GONNA LAND THE DAMN THING BEFORE I THROW YOU OUT OF THE COCKPIT AND TAKE OVER FOR YOUR SORRY ASS!"

Elena landed the helicopter in the field and looked at the fuming red head that sat beside her.

"I thought you said pull back."

"Not on the throttle you dumb ass. Now listen how do you ever expect me to teach you this shit so that you can fly one of these as well as I can?"

He took out a cigarette and lit it, "Honestly. What is Tseng thinking asking me to train you on this shit. Now, let's try this again."

"Hey! Lunch!"

Reno smiled, reached over and shut off the engine.

"You heard the man, lunch time Rookie!"

Elena grumbled and climbed out of the helicopter.

"I'll never get that shit down."

"Of course you will, ya just need practice." Reno said, grabbing his cane and walking towards the house.

It had been a two years since the threat with Kadaj, Yazoo and Loz. With the remnants dispatched the Turks were now considered just as much heroes as the members of Avalanche they fought beside.

"Will ya hurry up you gimpy shit or the meal will start to rot."

Reno frowned and upped his pace towards the offensive blonde pilot that held a tray of sandwiches for lunch.

"Ya know just because I have problems walking, it doesn't mean I can't kick your ass Highwind." Reno leaned in when he reached the older pilot and gave him a kiss.

The two had done what they had planned after Reno was released from service by Rufus. The final battle with the trio of remnants combined with years of abuse and the electrocution had damaged Reno's knee to the point of needing cane support or a heavy bandage wrap. Reno found it way easier to deal with the cane than another item of clothing to take off.

"Yea, yea. Now, how did the Rookie fly?"

Reno eyed Elena for a moment before he smiled, "She'll pass the test. She just needs to stop being so nervous." Elena beamed with pride.

Cid nodded and the three sat down in the grass with their makeshift lunch. "Good'ta hear. Ya think we can get another full class next semester? I hear Reeve is recommending us to teach the new air force that WRO is planning."

"Hopefully just in flying. I have no interest in teaching combat." Reno said after picking out a peanut butter sandwich.

"Nah, jus' flight. Besides, ya know Rude'll be teaching combat. He is one'a the combat instructors after all."

Reno nodded and took a bite of 's new PHS rung and he pulled it out and looked at the ID and sighed.

"Grease Monkey's academy of Flight, Reno speaking how may I help you?"

"I thought you said you were going to call me when you landed. How did she do?"

"For fuck's sake Tseng we JUST landed. Can't you just fuck Rufus and be happy enough to leave me alone? She fucking did fine."

Tseng may have loved Reno at one point, but such a dedicated Turk found that he could bind duty with passion and be perfectly content. Rufus was helping back the WRO and Tseng was pestering the future Empress about passing a bill that would stop the mistreatment of those who were homosexual. It was surprising how many there actually in Wutai that would come out once some one spoke up in their favor. Tseng was the acting ambassador to Wutai and as far as anyone could say, he was doing a damn fine job.

"Good to hear. If Rufus heard you being that crude he would surely scold you. Now the flight test is next week, will she pass?"

"If ya stop calling all the time, of course she will."

"Good to hear. I hope that I didn't interrupt anything."

"Only lunch." Reno said, his mouth filled with peanut butter.

Tseng gave a laugh, "I will leave you to your lunch. Have a pleasant afternoon."

Reno hung up the phone and gave a swallow.

"Still such a worry wart."

Cid and Elena nodded solemnly. Elena paused for a moment and looked at Cid, "What ever happened to Vincent after the battles he faced? I know he left and no one has heard from him in a while, but have you heard anything?"

"Not a peep." Cid said. He would have liked to keep in contact with the gunman, but the man's inability to remain reachable, made the task impossible. He had never purchased a cell phone, even after being offered one from several members of the team. "The last time I saw him, he was walking towards the Nibel mountains. I don't know what has happened and no one has heard from him."

In truth, Cid could tell for a fact that the man was alive. Every year on his birthday a single red rose would be left on his window sill. The only sign that the man still "lived" and breathed.

Reno nodded and looked to the sky, "I hope he is alright." He didn't know exactly how sincere he was being. Vincent had never really taken a liking to him after him "stealing his man," so to be fair he wasn't incredibly concerned with the ex-Turks disappearance.

Elena jumped up after a brief glance at her phone. "I am late to pick up Rufus!" She waved at them both and ran towards her car.

Reno and Cid shook their heads and watched her leave.

"Rufus won't really care. He would rather have her learn to fly and be a few minutes late than have the other rookies fly and make him airsick." Reno said as he he leaned against Cid and stared at the sky.

Cid pressed a kiss on Reno's temple. "S'ok. To be fair I am happy ta see her go. That means we can take a nap."

Reno smiled, "That sounds lovely."

Reno and Cid settled back on the grass, staring at the sky. They allowed the lazy summer day to roll over them.

"I love you Cid." Reno whispered sleepily against Cid's chest.

Cid pressed of a kiss to Reno's lips and ran his fingers through Reno's hair.

"I love you too Reno."

~Here it is. I hope you liked the story. THANKS TO EVERYONE who posted on this story. If there was anything that you wanted to see or that I didn't cover please tell me. Also I am starting another series in about a month and I hope you would all take the time to read it when I post. Thank you all for the read and the wonderful reviews! ~CR