"Fuck..."

Reno groaned as he slowly sat up in bed. His head was pounding and his ears were ringing as a result of a hangover. He wobbled out of bed and stumbled down the hallway; his throat was dry and he was thirsty. Reno was relieved when he finally entered the kitchen and he threw the refrigerator door opening to grab a bottle of water.

"Oh, you're finally awake."

"Yeah..."

It took a few moments for Reno's mind to register that Raine was sitting on his kitchen counter dressed in one of his dress shirts eating a bowl of cereal. Reno thought he'd give it a shot.

"Damn, baby, you're sexy. I like that look on you."

He walked towards her but Raine stuck out her foot and pushed him away. He stumbled backwards and plopped onto the kitchen floor. Raine ignored his pitiful look.

"Shut up. I know you're not drunk anymore because you look like shit."

"You're no fun..." Reno grumbled.

Raine finished eating her bowl of cereal and tossed the bowl and spoon into the sink before she stepped down from the kitchen counter.

"I did some cleaning while you were knocked out. Your place was a dump! Also, I made some dinner and stocked up your refrigerator."

Reno looked at the clock on the wall; it was nearly ten in the evening.

"Why are you wearing my shirt?"

"Because you puked on me while I was bringing you home last night. Why do you think you feel so clean? I had to change your clothes. I also did your laundry, too."

Reno felt guilty and he awkwardly stood. It had been a long time since someone had looked after him.

"Thanks...mom."

Raine laughed and patted his shoulder.

"It sucks to have unrequited love."

"It was supposed to be twenty days." Reno said suddenly; Raine didn't understand his words, "Cloud was supposed to take twenty days to get your kisses. I was going to win Tifa heart in twenty days."

Raine frowned,

"But I ruined it and helped Cloud."

Reno nodded and Raine paled with guilt. She didn't realize that Reno had an ulterior motive for the bet.

"I'm sorry, Reno. I didn't know."

"Of course not. No one else knows but Rude."

Reno went over to the couch couch and flopped down before before he turned on the tv. Raine went to sit on the opposite end of the couch.

"So why doesn't Tifa like you? You're a great guy. You're good at...well, you..."

Raine fumbled with her words as she struggled to think of Reno's good qualities. Reno rolled his eyes and reached over to ruffle Raine's hair.

"Silly kid. You don't have to try so hard to cheer me up."

There was a knock on the door and Reno got up to answer it. Raine peered over the couch to the door when she heard a familiar voice.

"Is Raine here?"

"Yeah. What's up?"

Raine gave a small smile when Cloud walked into the living room but she wondered what was running through Cloud's mind when his eyes widened.

Raine was dressed in Reno's clothes. Her hair was messy. Reno was shirtless. Cloud felt a blush rising to his cheeks and he stammered an apology.

"I'm sorry. It seems like I was interrupting something."

Raine felt her heart drop when Cloud walked out of Reno's apartment.