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Reno and Rude took her swiftly to the shadow fox, opening up the back and getting in. Reno shut the doors and Rude set the girl on one of the two benches, not fully releasing her since she was clinging to him still.

Reno pulled out a pair of pants, a towel and one of his old button shirts "Alright, I got some clothes for her here!" he walked over to the two of them and took her hands in his "Your safe ok? I promise." he waited till she released Rude on her own...

Rude pulled away from her completely and went off to go change his shirt while Reno handled the girl.

Reno smiled slightly and released her hands as he took the towel to her 'hair', wiping off what he could before he snatched another towel up and took the jacket off of her, not looking at her as he wiped the slime from her back "I'm going to hand you the towel, so wipe off the rest of you and then we can get you in some warm clothes." he told her, handing her said towel with a small smile on his face "The faster you get done, the warmer you'll be and I promise not to look."

Reno turned back around, to find Rude completely changed and standing beside the shivering girl "Ah Partner! you can help me get the little lady dressed!" He handed Rude the pair of black slacks "You can do the pants, I'll do the shirt." his voice was as happy as always and he walked up behind the girl "Ok arms out!"

Rude Coaxed her legs down so he could get her feet in the pants...

Reno grinned "Well She looks just like a little Turk! How sweet! Elena will be jealous that she's cuter!" he walked over to the back of the Shadow Fox and knocked on the wall "Hey! Lets go!"

There was a muffled reply and Reno thought for a moment before answering "To Edge! Now get a move on!"

Rude sat on the opposite bench that wasn't slimy and pulled the girl over so she could sit down.

The vehicle lurched into life and took off, following Reno's orders and heading towards Edge...

The red haired turk moved to wipe off the other bench and sat down when he was done, pulling out his cell phone "I'm calling Tifa..." he dialed out and held the phone to his ear...

6 rings later and a groggy Tifa Lockhart answered the phone "Yes Reno?"

Reno grinned "Hey there babe! I need a favor."

"What could you possibly need at this time of night?"she countered, ignoring the 'babe' comment

The Turk grinned "Well what we need won't be needed till the morning but I thought I would let you know we are stopping by when we get into Edge."

"You called me to tell me this?"

"Well yes, that and I was wondering if you have any spare womens clothing?"

There was a LONG silence before she spoke again "...what??"

"I'll explain when we get there and NO they aren't for me!"

"Aww but i think you would look lovely in my little red-"

Reno cut her off "Eh!? No NO NO! Clouds the one that does that NOT me!"

Both ended up snickering until it was decided that YES he would be showing up and YES she had some extra clothes, then she hung up and Reno closed his phone, looking over at Rude, who was staring at his partner...

"Well you DO look good in red Reno."

Reno threw his phone at Rude, who caught it with ease and both laughed.

Weird Turks they were...but thats ok, they would get to bug Cloud and Tifa again...they always enjoyed that.

Rude was cleaning his glasses as Reno leaned forward and looked at the girl "Hey, do you have a name?? I'm Reno. And thats Rude" he said, pointing to the bald man who had just put his glasses back on his face; he turned his attention to the strange girl now.


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Lia was staring at the ceiling of the bar now as she lay on the futon, Yuffie had taken the blood stained blanket off of it and gave her a new fresh one so she could sleep.
The ninja had promptly gone off to bed afterwards, Leaving only Lia and Vincent downstairs.

Vincent was of course in the sitting room and that left Lia...alone.
She sighed and closed her eyes...drifting into a half sleep for a bit before she woke up in a panic.
Nightmares plagued her, men with torches burning her and hurting her...she whimpered softly and took her blanket and stood from the bed.

She hated being alone, so she was going to solve this dilemma by bugging the only person she could.

Vincent Valentine.

Lia lifted the blanket and walked quietly into the next room, seeing Vincent sitting up on the couch with his arms crossed mad some of the fear ebb away.
"....Vincent?" she spoke so softly it was a wonder he had even heard her, but he turned his head, taking her in for a moment before he spoke "Yes?"

She looked away, blushing a bit at her own insecurities "I..I had a nightmare and I was wondering..If I could-"

"Being alone frightens you." it was more a statement then a question, but she nodded in agreement

"Yes...being alone frightens me."

Vincent merely nodded and looked at the couch, Lia took this as a 'yes you may join me' and scurried over to him.

Vincent sat with his back against the arm of the couch, his legs spread over the cushions.

She blushed a bit but he moved his clawed arm and cape out of the way as she laid on the couch between his long legs and curled up with her head on his stomach "Thank you..." she said softly and smiled when she received a small 'hm' of acceptance.

And there she slept without dreams plaguing her...It made Vincent feel...useful which confused him a bit but he shrugged it off and closed his eyes, falling asleep as well.

Reno rested a hand on her head "Yo, why are you so scared?" he leaned his head down trying to see her face that she had hidden
"We aren't here to harm you, we just want to know a little bit about you."

Reno gave her one of his most charming smiles and Rude rested a reassuring hand on her back, giving her his own support with his silent ways.

Reno was about to speak when his cell phone Rang, he looked over at Rude, who handed him his phone.

The red haired turk leaned away and answered "Yo! Reno here."

While he talked on the cell phone, Rude turned his attention to the girl "Don't mind Reno, he's a bit of a bubble head." he leaned forward so he could see her face better
"Do you have a name at all?" he kept his voice soft and soothing, seeing now that she hadn't spoken for a very long and it would be difficult for her to get her voice working properly. He had also noticed she responded to the tones in their voices...of course Reno wouldn't notice...but that was why he was always Partnered with himself...Reno was the talker while He was always the observer...and muscle should they need it.

Either way, yes and no questions would have to suffice for now.

Rude nodded, well now they were getting somewhere "Are you feeling a little warmer now?" he could feel her shiver every now and again...but they didn't seem as bad as when they first found her.
Reno was laying on his back on the bench when he hungup the phone "Ugh, Reeve will be headin' to Tifa's in the morning since he said sumthin' 'bout talking to Valentine and the Brat." he yawned and closed his eyes "I'm gonna get some shut eye...night partner." he rolled over and within a few minutes he was fast asleep, snoring softly.

Rude rolled his eyes "If you're tired go ahead and lay down." he gave her back a pat before removing his hand and flipping open his own phone, looking through it out of boredom.