Chapter 1 - all alone

This story happens a month after FFVII AC. 

All alone


“Answer you’re god damn phone will you! Where the heck are you man?”…

- Sorry mate I don’t want to talk right now. He didn’t answer and slipped his phone in his pocket.

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-Any luck?

 -No, sorry Tseng! He won’t answer

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After ignoring his best friends’ phone call, Reno wandered the streets of Edge. It wasn’t like him to act so coldly and being on his own.

The Red Head went to the monument made to remind the tragic day of Meteor and where he once fought kadajs’ gang along side his life time partner, Rude. 

The town was quiet, like a ghost town. The odd rumble of thunder broke the silence.-Soni… What am I going to do? I don’t know any more. He said out loud but there was nobody to hear him. God damn it! I’m loosing the plot.

 Getting very board, Reno decided to go to the closest bar.

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 -Hey there! Said the bar tender.

-Hi man. Answered Reno in a tone of voice very out of his character.

-Bloody hell dude! What’s up? The man knew Reno very well because this was the place he came for a drink with Rude. And he was a good friend to the family.

-Nah…it’s ok. I’m just a bit down.

-A bit?! Sounds like you’ve just come back from a funeral!

-hmm…

-Come here! Let’s talk about it. Reno slowly walked up to the bar and the old man served him a beer as it was his favourite drink. So what’s going on?... It can’t be something that good if you’re on your own! Reno just looked up at him. Well then?

-An old wound…

-So?

-Well…If your heart was taken from you, put I a plane and that plane crashed under your eyes. Add 10 years of loneliness on tope and mix that with lies and deception! What do you get? Reno snapped.

-A very depressed Reno! But you don’t have to say it like that!

-I’m sorry! I’m just sick and tiered of it! The old man put his hand on the Red Heads’ shoulder. Reno gulped down some of his beer wile the bartender served other clients then he came back to his young friend. I don’t know what to do any more. Added the sad Turk.

-Cheer up dude! You’re still young!

- Yeah well…

-Tell you what, how about going to see my little niece, Susie. She’s been dieing to see ya.

-Yeah except she’s not that small any more. The old man glared at him.  All right I’ll pop by! Reno finished his beer thanked his friend and left.

He only got to the end of the road when he got the impression that half of the water supply of Edge was falling from the sky. But the Red Head couldn’t be bothered to look for shelter and carried on wondering the streets. The Young Turk finally found a spot to settle down. He went in a very small street, a place inaccessible for vehicles.

Reno lit up a "fag" and watched the movement of the coloured light of the neon on the sine showing the road to the commercial area of Edge; threw the drops of water and listened to the gentle music of the rain but then a blank.

“Not again!” he thought as he put is hand on his chest due to sharp pain. The Red Head closed his eyes and tried not to think about any thing, it was his way to cure the problem.

His meditation was interrupted by a yelp coming from the other end of the street. “What the heck was that?!” As he was getting board and his curiosity was taking over, he was compelled to investigate.

The tarmac was covered with a fine layer of multicoloured water but was slowly taking a reddish tint.

-What the hell?! He had just found the source of the noise. A dead wolf was lying in the shadow of a building. Its silver coat was stained with blood. It wasn’t unusual to see wolves in town or to see on injured as they often fought but rarely to the death.

 Reno kneeled down and inspected the body. He found some very odd unusual injuries. “Surely a wolf couldn’t have done this?!” He went to turn the body over when a very loud noise made him jump back on to his feet. He looked around nervously. After few minutes, he managed to get his thoughts back in order; he went farther down the dark street. He was finally coming to the end of the darkness.

The Young Turk leaned on a wall and lit another "fag", and closed his eyes. “What the hell could have killed it like that?” he thought. He then looked back where he just come from. “What scared the shoot out o’ me?”

He started to turn away when a faint flash caught the corner f his eye.

-What the hell?!

There were two green glowing orbs just floating in the shadow. He started to slowly walk closer but as he was moving it didn’t seem like he was getting any closer.

You’re playing with me, aren’t ya? He said.

The lights suddenly came a bit closer and the creature was slightly exposed to the light from the neon of the only weapon store left in town, but still not enough for Reno to get an idea of what it was.

 But maybe, he shouldn’t have teased it. He suddenly felt an intense pain in his left arm which made him twitch. But that fraction of inattention was the worst thing he could do. The lights had disappeared. Reno noticed a long object on the floor. He felt a cold draft then every thing went blank. 

     The Red Head woke up.

 “Damn! My head! ...where the heck am I?”Wait a minute! Midgar slums?! He said. Wha….What the hell’s going on?! Midgar was….

-Destroyed two years ago. Said a mysterious masculine voice. Reno looked around.

-Who the heck are you? And show your self!

-No need to show my self, you know who I am.

-Stop fracking around with me!

-What a language!

-Show you’re self you bastard!

-Poor baby! He gonna cry cause he can’t get his own way! That’s called being a wimp!

-Show your face asshole and you’ll see what I’m made of!

-Ok then little boy. Find me and show me!

-“Very funny” Reno thought.

-Oh is it? I’m glad you like my humour!

-How the hell d….

-Don’t understand, huh! Never mind, you will when you grow up!

-Shut up!

-Awww… the little boy’s getting angry!

-Shut the frack UP!!! “Wait a sec! I’ve been threw this before! I know I have!”

-Yes you have and every time you cry, and cry and you never stop! Muahahahahah….

-SHUT THE frack UP YOU BASTARD!!!! Reno yelled as he was engulfed by a massive flash.

-AOUCH!!!!

-OWIE!!! Damn my head!!

-IDIOT!!!

-Rude!?! Where the hell…

- In the ShinRa basement in Edge. In our room, on your bed! OR have you lost your memory?!

-NO… well I don’t think so…My head hurts like hell though!

-That’s because… You head but me as you sat up you idiot!

-Did I?! …Sorry about that man!!

-Never mind! It’s ok. Who the hell were you yelling at?

-I don’t know! Rude raised an eyebrow. I don’t know man, I was in Edge, then Midgar slums and a….

-WOW, wow, wow… Midgar slums?!

-I’m not kidding ya!!!

-Forget it! We’ll talk about it later! Tseng wanted to see you when you woke up!

-Damn it! Reno got up and they both went to Tseng office but before entering…

-Hey man… The Red head said

-Hmmm?

-I’m sorry I left like that and I didn't answer your call…

-It’s ok, I think I understand.

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