Desha's Reno of the Turks Fan Fiction

Interludes – Scene 2

Scene notes: This takes place after Elena’s promotion, early on in the series (somewhere around Chapters 1-4), and well before Elena is introduced to Reno’s friend, Kel. See Chapter 8: When Valentine’s Day Attacks:

“Elena. Elena…” he mused, “Oh, right! So you’re the rookie, huh?”

“Er… Yeah,” Elena replied, confused as to how the man knew that.

“Ha… Now I get it,” Kel replied, and Reno rolled his eyes, “Reno talks about ya. Much as he’s allowed to say, anyway. You Turks are harder ‘n hell to pry information out of.”

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“She got sister by any chance?”

“No… she’s got a brother, though. Want me to set ya up?” Reno said with a smirk as he drained the last of his beer.

“Fuck you, Reno,” Kel replied. He rolled his eyes at the Turk and tossed him another bottle.

“Yeah… You’re not really my type.”

“Right… I forgot. You like ’em tall, quiet, ‘n bald,” Kel snickered.

Reno narrowed his eyes, “Watch it,” he said tersely, “Joke about me all ya want, but you start talkin’ shit about Rude, I’m gonna get pissed.”

The man held his hands up in surrender. “Alright, alright… didn’t mean anything by it. Rude’s a cool guy.”

Reno uncapped the bottle on the edge of the coffee table and took a swig. Kel resumed his seat on the couch next to the Turk and grabbed his controller. The redhead grinned and set the beer down, picking up his as well.

“Fuck, man… I don’t even know why I bother tryin’!” Kel exclaimed less than five minutes later, as his avatar’s head exploded on-screen in a shower of blood, “Playin’ a shooter against someone who does that shit for a living is kinda just askin’ to lose.”

“Coulda told ya that without humiliatin’ ya seventeen times in a row…” Reno taunted, “‘Course you kinda suck anyway… bet even the new rookie could kick your sorry ass.”

“New guy, huh? He like games? It’s still early… invite him over.”

“She,” Reno corrected him, “And I don’t think I’m gonna be introducin’ her to you ’til I’ve broken her in a little.”

“Huh… Didn’t know there were any female Turks. Thought you guys were an all-boys club.”

“Nah… we’re equal opportunity scumbags. Just haven’t had a lot of female recruits to choose from in awhile.”

“She hot?” Kel asked. Reno glared at him. “Hey, just askin’…”

“Yeah, she’s hot,” Reno replied, rolling his eyes, “She can also hit a target dead center from two hundred yards with a fuckin’ handgun… so if I ever bring her by, I’d suggest keepin’ it in your pants. Might be a small target, but she could still shoot it off, ya piss her off enough.”

Kel elbowed him and reset the level.

“So?” he prodded.

“So what?” Reno asked as he prepared for the next round.

“So, what’s she like? What’s her name? Details, man!”

“Ah, for fuck’s sake,” Reno sighed, “Her name’s Elena. Five-four, hundred thirty pounds, blonde hair, brown eyes… kind of a prude, very possibly a virgin. But trust me, ya don’t wanna get on that girl’s bad side.”

“… She got a sister?”

“Background file says she’s got a couple of brothers… Want me to set ya up?” the redhead replied, grinning as he started the round.

~fin~