There she was, her crimson eyes, her raven hair, and her awkward smile. She was cornered by a gang that called themselves the Turks. Fiery red-haired Reno took a step closer to her. "So what's it gonna be, babe?" he said in an oddly convincing tone. "Do you accept, Miss Lockhart?" He put his hand out for her.
Tifa was a thief. It was the only way she could make a real living. Sure, she had a great voice, but she wasn't wasting her talents at some club. After her bar was destroyed, she had pretty much given up on everything. She lived in an inn located somewhere in the newly rebuilt Midgar, which was said to be haunted by the spirits of the people who were killed in the accident when she worked with AVALANCHE. She was a pretty good fighter for a girl who has tended bars most of her life, she had an excellent singing voice, and drew beautifully works of art. She placed her hand on Reno's. "Alright, but I want half the profits and I ain't doing no dirty work for Shinra when Rufus heals!"
Reno pulled her close to him, making Elena a bit jealous, but Tifa pulled away. "And I ain't your babe!" she shouted at him with a smirk. Tifa pulled a small handgun out of her black skinny jeans. "Let's head out. Where we hitting first?"
Rude chuckled at her anxiousness. "Hold up there, Miss Lockhart! We're going to break into Shinra's building…" He pointed up at the wire hanging from the graffiti-covered wall.
Reno began climbing up the wire. He turned back to Tifa and said, "Yeah, chickedy, we're gonna get the pay we deserve!" Rude and Elena followed up the wire behind him.
Tifa rolled her eyes. "And just how do you think we're gonna get in the building without security checkin up on us?"
Reno laughed, still climbing the wire and said, "Easy, sugar, we head in through the back, up the stairs, and into the building. That simple!"
A gunshot fired from behind a large scrap of metal. The three Turks fell off the wire. Tifa, Reno, Rude, and Elena backed into the corner. A girl with short ebony hair and violet eyes dressed in black and red came from behind it. "Hey, honey, miss me?" she laughed at Reno. "Remember, me? Onyx? You're forgotten love?" Onyx was a member of the Turks for quite some time. She was in love with Reno during that time, and she thought he was in love with her. They left her inside an exploding building that was about to collapse. She made it out just in time to see Reno turn around and run back to the building. "I'll never let you forget the day you forgot about me!" She started climbing up the wire they fell off of. She turned her head and looked at Reno. "Thanks for the help, love!" She looked at Rude. "I see the quiet ones still there…" She looked at Elena. "Oh yes, I remember you, too." She looked at Tifa. "Beautiful, you idiots were finally able to get a hostage!" Before Tifa could yell at her, Onyx was at the top of the wall. She climbed the piles of trash and metal until she reached the Shinra building.
Onyx was a member of a group of girls called Cyanide. They all had black hair and were after two things – money and whomever they loved at the moment. The leader was Onyx, after Sephiroth. The second member, Violet, quiet and mysterious, was after Reno. No one knew much about Violet or where she came from. The third member, Autumn, the youngest and the brains, was after Kadaj. Everyone knows there's a fourth member, but nobody knows exactly who it was.
Onyx ran up the flight of stairs and sat at the top, next to the back entrance door to the laboratory. She picked up her phone and sent a text message to the members of Cyanide that said "at shinra building; sneak through back". In a few minutes Violet and Autumn were at the top. Autumn had created fake key cards. Onyx looked around. "Is she coming?"
Autumn shook her head and replied, "Nah, we saw her at the bottom. She said she was caught up in something. We saw The Turks, too…" Autumn turned to Violet who was staring at the ground. "What's your problem?"
Violet looked up, her pale complexion hidden in the shadows. She slowly shook her head and walked in with the other girls. Before they knew it, they were standing right in front of Jenova's case. Onyx and Violet walked up to it. Onyx put her hand on the glass and looked in at Jenova's head. "Poor thing," she whispered. "How's Sephiroth been lately? He's coming to find you, isn't he? I can feel it…" She turned to Violet then to Autumn. "I think I'm going to wait here a bit. You guys go and get the money! AND SAVE ME SOME!" She glared at Violet who she noticed slightly smiled after the comment. "Now remember, use the key cards. If they catch us, which I highly doubt, we take the quick exit! Of course, your truly remembered the grenades this time…" Violet and Autumn ran back down the stairs to the offices where the money was kept.
Onyx waited by the tube and began talking to it. "Are you able to get out with just your head left?" She tapped on the glass and heard someone run across the room. She turned around quickly to see a familiar face. Silver haired Sephiroth was standing right in front of her now. "Sephiroth…" she whispered.
"Could that be Onyx of Cyanide? You're the one that's after me, right?" He had an evil smirk on his face.
She nodded. "Th-there's no way you could have known that! U-unless you were at our meetings… B-but that's not possible…is it?" she managed to say.
"On the contrary." He held up her black leather organizer and opened it up. He skipped past the section with meeting and robbery dates and went straight to the address book. She had names, numbers, and addressed of the members of Cyanide, the members of AVALANCHE, members of The Turks, peoples she's robbed and there was one name that had no number or address. "Let's see," he read. "Name, Sephiroth…heart, heart, heart…" He giggled slightly and closed it. He handed it back to her, and revealed something else in his pocket…her cell phone. He threw it back to her and she caught it perfectly. "Watch your back, my dear," he said, strangely sweet for him.
Onyx smiled as he disappeared and looked at her phone. She noticed something was different about it. He had programmed his cell number into her phone. She didn't even know Sephiroth had a phone.
Autumn managed to open the safe and carefully took out the money. While she was wrapped up in that, Violet snuck out the door and ran down the stairs. She climbed down the trash and the wires and went back to where the Turks had been. They weren't there anymore. She sighed and decided to ditch the girls. She walked into the bar and saw Reno, Rude, Elena, and Tifa sitting at a table together.
The Turks had decided to have a meeting over dinner. As Violet walked past Elena, she quickly grabbed the wallet out of her back pocket. She wasn't quick enough because Elena noticed right away. She stood up and put a gun to Violet's head. "Gimme that back!" she yelled.
Violet jumped back and spun around. She kicked the gun out of Elena's hands. Elena went to grab it, but Violet kicked her once again, this time in the head. Violet picked up the gun quickly after. "Mm…" Violet said in a quiet tone. "No need to be so violent, I just wanted to see something Miss Elena…" She put the hand with the gun to Elena's head and used her other hand to open the wallet. She pulled out fifteen gil and tossed the wallet back to Elena. Elena caught it and Violet took the bullets out of the gun. She handed it back to Elena and put the bullets in her pocket.
Elena growled, "So what was that for then?" She sat down at the table and waited for a response.
Violet slowly turned around and sighed. "Well, I was hungry and a little short on gil…"
Reno laughed. "I remember you…you're that chick from Cyanide. Violet, right? So, I'm interested…what's your story? Nobody knows supposedly…" She motioned her to sit next to him. Violet blushed and nodded. She walked over and sat by him. "Don't worry about getting anything to eat… I hope you like steak cooked rare… You can finish mine, I wasn't that hungry anyway." He pushed the plate to her. "So, tell me…"
Violet shook blushed and shook her head. She wanted to tell him everything. She leaned close and whisper in his ear. "Can we go somewhere else?" He nodded and they both stood up. They walked outside and looked around to make sure nobody was nearby. Violet looked at the ground shyly. "But I haven't told anyone before…" She began crying. She jumped when she realized Reno was hugging her tightly.
Reno, still holding her, whispered, "Whatever it is, you can trust me…" He laughed. "Okay, so maybe I'm not the easiest guy to trust. But, you're…different… So, I think I can manage keeping something for you…"
Violet looked up into his eyes and smiled, revealing fangs. Reno's eyes widened. She quickly lost the smile. She didn't smile often. Reno returned the smile. "So is that you're big secret? You're a vampire! Well, I've always wanted to meet a real vampire…" Violet buried her face in her chest and cried harder. "What's wrong, chickedy?"
Violet looked back up at him. "Y-you're the first person I told…" She calmed down a little. "I'm not even supposed to be here…the girl's are back at Shinra and they're probably wondering where I am… They're gonna kill me…And I'm so weak…"
Reno looked up at the building. "No," he whispered. "They won't…I'll protect you… On one condition…you have to show me how to pickpocket like that some time…" He grabbed her hand and pulled her to an apartment a few blocks away from the Resteraunt. "I live here…" He pulled out a key and opened the front door. "It's not much, you know, but it's a place to stay…" They walked into the apartment and he showed her around. They sat on the sofa to rest. He turned to her and asked yet another question. "So, um…who's the fourth member?"
She turned to him and blushed. "Hm? Oh, you mean Lockhart?"
Reno's gasped. "THAT'S THE FOURTH MEMBER!?" He laughed at the thought of it. "This stays between us, I promise!" He stood up. "Be right back, chickedy!" He came back a few minutes later with a pillow and some blankets.
Violet blushed again. "I-is that all for me?"
Reno smiled. "No, it's for me… You can sleep in my bed… I'll sleep on the sofa so you'll be comfortable, chickedy…" He set the blankets and pillow down and sat next to her. He picked up the TV remote and turned on the DVD player. There was a movie in it already, Sweeney Todd. Reno put his arm around Violet, causing her to jump. "I remember the last time I watched this I was thinking about the plot and everything. Basically, he kills people and sings about it." He made Violet smile and put her head on his shoulder, looking up at him every few minutes in awe.
It wasn't long before Violet heard a familiar tune. The song Going Under by Evanescence began playing. It was coming from her pocket. She pulled out her phone and looked at the caller ID. It was Onyx. She looked at the text message that read, "where r u? we got the money and u disappeared on us; meet us back at the hideout if u want ur share of cash". She ignored it and held on to Reno, who didn't seem to mind at all.