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Chapter eleven

Reno walked all around Midgard gathering information on the bastard that had hurt Rei. So far he had had no luck. It was like the guy didn't even exist. He asked Tseng to try to find something out from the Shinra files. Elena was watching over Rei in case she woke up and rude was covering for all of them.

Reno was tired not just physically but also mentally. He was worried about Rei. He hoped the doctors were able to find out what was wrong and could help her. He swore he would find whoever hurt her and he would make them pay. It was late at night already and the streets were deserted. He knew that he should head back home to rest, but he wanted to find anything that could lead him to Alberich. Even if he did head back home he wouldn't be able to rest much. He would probably stay up all night thinking about Rei.

He felt terrible for not having been able to protect her. He could still see her face as she called out to him to help her. He could see the fear in her eyes and the tears running down her face. He wanted to go and see her, but what good would that do? He had to find Alberich that was the only way to help her at that moment.

He kept walking. It was now twelve twenty-seven and he was exhausted. His phone rang and he saw that it was Tseng.

"Found anything." He said as soon as he opened the phone.

"Yeah, but I can't tell you over the phone. I'll meet you in Rei's room, hurry, it's important."

Reno hung up and headed to the Shinra building. He hoped that whatever Tseng had found out could help him find Alberich.

Twenty-four minutes later Reno was standing outside Rei's room. He opened the door and saw Tseng, Rude, Rude and Elena sitting there. He looked over at Rei and felt terrible. She was still unconscious. He turned back to the others.

"Have you heard from the doctors?"

"They are still working on the antidote. She's fine, but until they can get the antidote right she won't wake up. At least she's no longer in any danger." Elena said.

Reno looked at Rei and wished there was some way for him to help her. Tseng looked at Reno and could see that he was tired. He knew that Reno wouldn't give up on his search. He cared about the girl too much and he intended to find out why.

"What did you find out Tseng?"

"It looks like Alberich had a laboratory in the slums where no one would think to look. It was probably destroyed by Meteor, but there may still be some things that can help us."

"Great, I'll check it out."

"I'll go with you. Rude, Elena, please stay here and call us if anything happens."

Tseng and Reno left. Once they were outside and were about to enter the helicopter Tseng stopped Reno.

"Reno, why are you so interested in helping this girl? What exactly is she to you?"

Reno looked at Tseng and didn't know how to respond. What was she to him? It was hard to say he had just met the girl, but he was ready to risk his life for her. Why? Why did he care so much about her? He knew why.

"Tseng, I love her."

Tseng looked at Reno and was at a loss for words. He had known Reno for years and he had always known him to be with a lot of women. He had never heard him say that he loved any of the women he slept with. What was strange was that something about his eyes told him that he meant it. He was surprised, but if it was true that he was in love he felt glad. Still, he may have chosen the wrong girl to fall for.

"Reno, you idiot, I told you not to get too attached to her. We don't know who or what she really is yet and we can't take any risks. If it comes down to it we may have to turn her in to Shinra."

"Tseng, you can't do that! She hasn't done anything wrong. She doesn't deserve to be treated as another one of Hojo's experiments. She's a person!"

"And so were many of Hojo's experiments. Reno I know that she hasn't done anything, but if she proves to be dangerous we may have to turn her in. Rufus might even try to help her if we tell him about her."

"No, I won't let you turn her in to Shinra. Who knows what they'll do to her. Even if Hojo isn't here anymore."

"Look let's just get to Alberich's old laboratory. We can talk about this later."

They climbed into the helicopter and took off. Reno couldn't believe he had just told Tseng that he loved Rei. He couldn't believe that Tseng wanted to turn her in to Shinra. He was a bit upset that Tseng could be so cold towards Rei, but knew that he was only trying to do what was right. Still, she didn't seem like a threat. Up until then she had been a sweet and shy girl. He couldn't picture her as a menace to Midgard. Then he remembered what had happened with Cloud. The way that man had been killed….He dismissed the thought, it had been an accident. She hadn't meant to kill the man.

'But, how many more accidents can she cause?' He frowned at his thoughts.

No, he was sure that she would never harm anyone. She was too innocent. He cleared his mind and concentrated on flying the helicopter. He didn't know that what he was about to find out would change everything.

End Chapter Eleven


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