The ambushers did not stop firing their weapons. Cloud and Lightning are still hidden from the lines of fire.

"Alright, I'm gonna round them out from the back. Wait for my cue and opened fire afterward." Lightning ordered before sneaking away.

Cloud gave a nod. He peeked out again, and noticed there were five of them. He immediately jerked back as a bullet nearly hit his face.

"C'mon, they should be running out of bullets soon..." Cloud muttered to himself.

They stopped firing, and Cloud saw that the ambushers were reloading their machine guns. At once, he heard Lightning's voice. "Now!" she screamed.

Lightning let out a burst from her sawn-off shotgun, and managed to take down two of them.

The remaining ambushers turned themselves at Lightning and was ready to fire when Cloud fired his UZI, taking down the remaining survivors.

Both Cloud and Lightning reloaded their weapons. "You're a good shot with a boomstick babe." he commented.

Lightning chuckled. "And you're unstoppable in full auto." she replied.

"They're still alive! Waste them!" A voice screamed.

Cloud immediately grabbed Lightning's hand and ran, pulling her along with him. Bullets were zipping past them.

"More of them? Give me a break." Cloud moaned in disgust.

Lightning let go of his hand. "This way!" she led the way.

One of the ambusher jumped down from the upper level and pummeled Cloud, pinning him down.

"Arrgggghhh! Shit!" Cloud looked up at the person and discovered that he was holding a knife, ready to slit his throat.

Lightning managed to blast him with the shotgun him before he was able to finish Cloud off. She ran up to him, helping him up.

"It looks like today is not your day." she muttered.

Cloud recovered from the ground. "And it looks like I owe you a favor now." he smirked.

"Talk about that later. We need to get out of here first..." A shadow crept on the duo, causing Lightning to stop her words and look.

What Lightning saw was just one of the thug, roughly about fifteen meters away from them. However, he appeared to be holding an RPG-7. He readied his weapon into firing mode.

"Holy Shit! Rocket Launcher!" Lightning screamed. The thug opened fire, and the rocket was propelling towards them.

Cloud pinned Lightning to the ground. The rocket zipped past them harmlessly and it exploded after making contact with the wall, creating an exit.

Still on the ground, Lightning quickly brandished her desert eagle and opened fire over Cloud's shoulder, aiming at the rocketeer, and killed him.

"Blaze Edge, you saved my life once again..." she let out a sigh of relief.

The couple slowly recovered from the ground. cloud ran to the dead body and took the RPG for himself.

"He still got another rocket." Cloud gave a grin.

A voice can be heard. "I heard an explosion, must have gotten them."

Lightning gestured for Cloud. "This way!" She jumped through the opening the rocket created earlier and fall five storeys straight down onto a canvas shelter. She bounced off the canvas and landed on the ground with a tumble, unscathed.

Cloud looked down and hesitated. "This is insane! Is there any other way?"

"Yes! Run straight to them and get killed!" she shouted. "Hurry! They're getting closer!"

Cloud could hear the footsteps getting louder, signaling the ambushers' proximity.

Cloud gave a gulp. "Must I really jump?"

Lightning sigh in disbelief. "Must I tell you a second time? Or are you chicken?" she shouted.

Cloud gave a sigh, discarding the RPG-7 he was holding earlier, and jumped out of the opening.

"ARRRRGGGGHHHHH!" he screamed. He landed on the same canvas shelter as Lightning had earlier. He bounced off the canvas and landed on the ground on his feets, immediately falling flat on his stomach.

"Ouch!" he groaned upon the impact. Lightning rushed over and helped him up.

"Not a bad stunt, Cloudy-boy. For an associate, your actually considered very skilled." she commented.

Cloud recovered from the ground. Lightning gestured for Cloud to follow her before running herself.

They barely ran for a second before hearing the sound of police sirens. Large numbers of police cars surrounded them soon.

Police officers got out of their cars and pointed their weapons at the duo. Cloud and Lightning have no choice but to stop running and raised their hands.

"Freeze!" They ordered.

"Shit...we're busted..." Lightning whispered to Cloud.

"I know that..." Cloud whispered to her in reply.

Two of the officers went over to the couple and handcuffed them.

Both of them soon found themselves inside the same police car, and it was pretty obvious where they will end up in.

Sephiroth was having another late night at the police station. He was been informed of two new suspect been brought into the station, and now he was checking their bio-data.

-Cloud Strife

-23 Years old

-Sex: Male

-Blood Type: AB

-Hometown: New Nibelheim

-Distintive traits: Natural spiky blond hair; Greenish blue eyes

-Other Infos:

-Father died of fatigue, leaving him single-parented.

-A recently promoted associate in the Palazzo Family.

-An ex-commando in the army. Known to be highly skilled with weaponary.

-Was also known to be a freelance hitman.

-Claire "Lightning" Farron

-21 Years old

-Sex: Female

-Blood Type: O

-Hometown: San Bodhum

-Distintive traits: Light-Pinked color hair which falls over her left shoulder

-Other Infos:

-Parents died in a fire when she was young. Was adopted by Don Palazzo.

-Became a Caporegime of the Palazzo family at the age of 19.

-Was known in underworld circles as "Lightning."

-Always carry a desert eagle with her.

-Her sister, Serah Farron, was her only surviving relative. Was thought to be adopted by someone else

As Sephiroth was looking through the data, he heard a knock on the door.

"Come in" he announced.

An officer came in "Commissioner, the suspects are now ready for interrogation." he gave a salute as a sign of respect.

Sephiroth stood up, brushing his long silver hair aside. "Good work. I shall personally interrogate Mr Strife, while Miss Farron shall be interrogated by Miss Nabaat." he removed his glasses.

The officer left the room, and Sephiroth followed suit.

"What were you doing at the warehouse at 12 midnight?" Sephiroth asked Cloud sternly.

Cloud was handcuffed onto the chair. "You don't need to know all this, pigs!" He splat on Sephiroth.

Sephiroth slowly wiped the saliva away from his face, his face snarling. "How dare you?"

He slugged Cloud on his face and floored him. The guards in the room tried to stop him.

"Easy sir!" The guard restrained Sephiroth from dealing more damage.

Sephiroth relaxed, causing the guards to release him. He walked up to Cloud and knelled over him.

"I wouldn't ask the third time. What were you doing at the warehouse at 12 midnight?" Sephiroth's voice was getting louder.

Cloud was coughing out blood, some which flow onto his suit, staining it. He glanced at Sephiroth's ID on his shirt. "Sephiroth h-huh? Your name stinks. With your long hair, it's making you a complete faggot!"

Sephiroth couldn't control his anger and brandished his handgun, pointing it at Cloud.

The other guards in the room immediately restrained Sephiroth again. "Keep your cool sir!" One of them shouted.

"Go on. Shoot me. Kill me and you will be the first cop in history to kill a suspect with a gun during interrogation." Cloud taunted with a smirk. "I'm not afraid to die now, so just shoot me."

Sephiroth pointed his gun at Cloud for a moment longer before holstering it back. "Lock him up together with Miss Farron. I shall interrogate him again tomorrow" Sephiroth rushed out of the room, slamming the door in the process.

The guards helped Cloud up and was been led back to his cell

Lightning was already in the cell waiting for Cloud. The cell door opened, and Cloud was been released of his handcuffs before been pushed into the cell.

Cloud noticed the blood leaking from Lightning's mouth. "Got yourself a rough interrogator huh?" he asked.

Lightning turned her head at Cloud. "That whore! She is gonna pay for that!"

There was no respond from Cloud.

Lightning gestured for Cloud. "Come, sit beside me." she patted the area beside her.

Cloud obliged and sat beside Lightning.

"Hey Cloudy-boy, I still didn't know your full name." she asked.

"I'm Cloud Strife. What's your full name?" Cloud turned his head and looked at her.

"My full name is Claire 'Lightning' Farron." she responded softly.

"That was a beautiful name." he commented.

"Maybe..." she muttered.

Both of them were quiet for a moment. "Hey, you asked me for a date a few hours ago, remember?"

Cloud grinned. "Well, do you accept it?"

Lightning giggled. "If we get out of here alive, I shall be your date...no, maybe more."

Cloud's grin got bigger, showing his teeth. "You said it yourself babe, I'm holding you to that." He casually pointed his finger at Lightning.

"Ok. So it's a deal then handsome." Lightning spoke in a soft tone.

Cloud grabbed Lightning's face and kissed her on the mouth. Lightning embraced the kiss and eventually their tongues were interlocking with each other's.

Cloud moved away and proceed to lick her neck, biting it. Lightning enjoyed the moment, moaning at the same time.

After sometime, Cloud moved away, and saw the lovebite he had left on her neck.

Both of them stared at each others for a moment longer. Cloud brushed Lightning's hair with his hand.

"I got a plan on getting us out of here." he whispered.

End of Chapter 3