The funny thing was I didn't feel anxious anymore. Reno just made it impossible to be nervous, goofing around every occasion he got. He was trying to make me laugh, and the best part? He was trying to make ME laugh, not the younger sister of another Turk. Oddly enough, it was the best I'd felt in ages. If only his pager hadn't gone off, we could have sat there talking forever.
Reno glanced at his pager and sighed. "I gotta go. Some sort of clone attack on Midgar. More experienced Turks are being called in." He stood up slowly. "See ya around Kid." He waved slightly as he walked out. I waved back, still lifted my our converse. I made my way to Cari's room to check in on her, perhaps talk to my chick friend about Reno.
She was sitting up, seemingly better and unharmed. Cari was laughing, now wearing one of the hospital gowns as she spoke with the intern who was leaving. I smiled lightly as I approached.
"Hey Cari!" Cari turned and laughed as she faced me.
"So Elena, who was the red head that came to my rescue on your request?" She laughed. I could feel my face heating as I blushed in response.
"Reno was a Turk I ran into at the lobby. I broke down, explained what had happened...he offered to help." I explained. Cari laughed lightly, crossing her arms.
"So will you be seeing him again?"
"Cari!"
"What?"
"He's at least twenty-one."
"So?"
"So the law has a problem with it then."
"Screw the law!"
"Why are you so convinced I should pursue it?"
"Because you never do anything spontaneous Elena-wa." She retorted, adding something from the books we were reading-the Uglies for now. I rolled my eyes.
"Well, I, the un-spontaneous, am going home now that I know you're okay, Cari-la. Cause right now you're being totally bogus." As I turned to leave, Cari called after me:
"While Reno is totally Dizzy making, right?"
Damn Cari. After she'd known me for so long she could read me like a book. I flushed as I walked, realizing what she said was true. Reno was dizzy making. I was rather distracted that day, walking through the sectors towards home. I barely noticed my sister yelling at me for worrying her then ignoring her when I got home. Heck, the lecture my parents gave me didn't even sink in.

My life would never be the same.