Desha's Reno of the Turks Fan Fiction

Interludes – Scene 7

Scene Notes: Reno can be a jerk, but Elena’s gotten in her fair shares of pranks against him, too.

From Chapter 5: Long Way Down

“Elena couldn’t remember ever having derived so much enjoyment from lime Jell-O, for instance. She’d forced Reno to choke down every last drop of the lime Jell-O he’d taken the liberty of filling her bathtub with when she’s finally caught up with him outside of the Sordid Rose… and ever since, the mere sight of the wobbly dessert turned him a shade of green to match. She’d made a point of requesting it in the cafeteria every day for the last week.”

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“Oh, fuck… no more. Seriously, ‘Lena… this is gonna kill me.”

The rookie stood, practically towering above his kneeling form, arms crossed, an annoyed expression on her face. “Keep going, Reno.”

The redhead moaned, leaning his forehead against the cool edge of the bathtub. He was going to puke… he was sure of it. He’d never in his life been sick simply from eating too much, but there was a first time for everything. One arm wrapped protectively around his stomach as he forced himself to lean forward and lift another spoonful of the gelatinous green dessert to his mouth.

Just the subtle scent of overly-sweetened lime was almost enough to make him gag at this point. He choked it down, tears prickling at the corners of his eyes as he forced it to stay down.

When she’d made the demand, he’d thought it would be practically effortless… possibly even enjoyable. He liked Jell-O. What was a bathtub full of it to him? He could eat enough to feed a small army… a little flavored gelatin should have been no problem at all. He’d happily agreed to it, in exchange for wiping the slate clean on this particular prank.

He had grossly underestimated just how much lime Jell-O a bathtub could hold…

“‘Lena… please…” he pleaded. He didn’t give a shit how undignified he sounded. He couldn’t take much more. Worse, he was barely halfway through. Reno looked up at her miserably, eyes begging her to show him mercy. “I’ll never do anything like this again… I swear…” His stomach suddenly lurched, and he clapped a hand over his mouth, groaning as he squeezed his eyes shut. Just the thought of another bite was making him nauseous.

“Weeeell…” the rookie said in a thoughtful tone. Reno waited several agonizing seconds for her to continue. “Okay… I guess you’ve learned your lesson. You can go.” The redhead sighed in relief and staggered to his feet, ignoring the smug look on Elena’s face. He may have deserved his fate, but that didn’t mean he’d ever admit it to her.

As dragged himself out of her apartment, it occurred to him that Elena had never been so vindictive before. Oh, sure… she’d matched him prank for prank, sometimes even one-upping him… but he’d never seen her take such gleeful delight in his suffering. He wasn’t sure whether to be disturbed or impressed.

One thing he was sure of, though… He was never eating lime Jell-O again as long as he lived.

~fin~