Hello people! Sorry for not updating sooner, but I have had a lot of work. I have a major project due this week and I have other stories to write. Anyways, thanks to Coquettish Siren and Yamibito-fangirl for reviewing. Please review, the sooner you review the sooner I update and the more reviews I receive the more I write. If you guys want a lemon in this story tell me and I will tell my friend to write one. Now, on with the story!

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Chapter Fourteen

Rei woke up in the middle of the night when she heard something. She sat up carefully so she wouldn't wake Reno and looked around the room. She didn't see anyone and so she laid back down. She fell asleep after a while and didn't notice that someone was inside. However, Reno did. He woke up at the sound of a floorboard creaking. Anyone else would have ignored it, but he couldn't afford to. Even before he had to worry about people being after Rei he had to look out for himself. After all he was a Turk and many people disliked Turks.

He didn't sit up or move so that whoever was there thought that he was still asleep. He held onto Rei and slid his hand beneath his pillow. Usually guns weren't his weapon of choice, but they were a lot more convenient than his electro-rod if someone snuck up on him. If his enemy was too close he might not be able to react in time with his rod, but things were different with a gun.

He heard footsteps outside. He had had enough. He stood up and quietly made his way outside. He left the gun and took his electro-rod. He cautiously stepped out of the bedroom and looked around the living room, it was empty. He went to the kitchen, nothing. He sighed. So he was just being paranoid after all. He relaxed a bit and was about to turn around and head back to the bedroom when he heard something that made his heart stop. He heard Rei scream and he ran to the room as fast as he could.

He stepped in and felt rage take over his body. He saw Rei being held by a man who probably worked for Alberich. He growled.

"Let her go." He said in a dangerous tone.

The man smirked and looked at Reno. He drew the knife he was holding to Rei's throat closer. He knew he wasn't allowed to hurt the girl, but he thought that he could probably bluff his way out of this situation.

Reno could see that Rei was scared and he didn't blame her. After all she had been through….That was why he had to find Alberich and take care of him. He was tired of seeing her suffer. He couldn't stand to see someone like her go through so much. She hadn't done anything wrong and yet there was always someone after her. If anyone deserved all of this it was him. He had killed countless people and tortured his fair share, but she was innocent and that was what really got to him.

He thought about what he should do. He looked at the man and then it occurred to him that even though he was threatening to harm her he wouldn't. If they had wanted to kill her they could have done it already. They had failed in poisoning her, but they had saved her. Could it be that Alberich wasn't the only one after Rei?

"Tell me, do you work for Alberich?"

The man looked at Reno. So they knew about Alberich, maybe they weren't as stupid as he had been led to believe.

"No."

"Who do you work for?"

The man smirked.

"That is none of your business Turk."

Reno growled. So they weren't with Alberich. At least he knew there were others that wanted Rei. Now he just had to make sure she was safe and then find out who else was after her and why. Still, he had a difficult decision to make. He could take his chances and try to take Rei back or he could try to find some other, more rational way that would assure her safety. He wanted nothing more than to see her safe and sound, but time was something he didn't have and Reno had never been rational.

In the blink of an eye Reno was in front of the man. The man was surprised as he had expected Reno to take his bluff and let him get away with the girl. He was taken off guard and so Reno was able to punch him in the stomach and get Rei back.

"Call Tseng." Reno said.

Rei left to do as she was told while Reno was left to fight with the man. He punched him and shocked him with his electro-rod making him unconscious. He tied the man up and went to check on Rei.

"Is Tseng still on?"

She nodded and handed him the phone.

"Tseng, where are you?"

"Reno? I'm on my way there, but what happened?"

"Someone snuck in and tried to take Rei. He's unconscious, but we can probably get some information out of him when he wakes up."

"Are you guys alright?"

"Yeah, we're fine."

"Good. I'll call Rude and Elena. I'll be there in a few minutes."

Reno hung up and sighed. It would be a long night and he might as well make some coffee if he was going to stay up. He could tell he was going to need it. So far he already had an interrogation planned. He turned to look at Rei. She no longer looked scared, but she did look a bit upset and he couldn't blame her.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah."

He held her and sat down on the couch with her. He stayed like that with her for a while and after some time had passed she fell asleep in his arms. There was a knock on the door and he gently put her down and went to answer. Tseng walked in.

"Are you alright? Where is the man?"

"We're fine, Rei is sleeping and the man is in the bedroom. I have him tied up."

Tseng went to see the man. They agreed that they would take him to the Shinra building and interrogate him there. Tseng called Rude and Elena and told them to meet them there. Tseng picked up the man and Reno carried Rei. They went to Tseng's car and headed to the Shinra building.

A while later they arrived at the Shinra building. Reno took Rei to his office and left her to sleep on the couch while Rude and Elena stood guard over her. He then went to the m interrogation room where Tseng was waiting. He would make sure to get some information out of this guy. He was tired of having to witness people hurting Rei. He had to do something, but first he had to find out who was behind all of this and why.

Tseng looked at Reno and grew worried of what he would do. Reno had always been impatient, but now that he had someone he cared about to protect he was even worst. He wondered if he actually loved the girl. She was nice and beautiful, but so had some of the other women Reno had gone out with. He knew she was different, but in his opinion she was too innocent for Reno. He couldn't picture Reno falling for someone like her. To be honest he had always thought that he would want someone more…independent.

Still, he could see why he would be interested in this girl. Reno had had a harsh life and he had missed out on many things. His father had left him along with his mother and she had perished when he was still very young. He had been forced to grow up too fast and had missed out on love. He had lost everyone that had ever loved him and because of that he had become the rude, sarcastic, cynical, and sadistic Reno he knew. He supposed he would like this girl because she could give him what he had always wanted and needed, love. He needed to be reminded of what he had lost long ago. He needed to have someone to take care of and someone to care for him. He needed to have someone in his life that he treasured. He needed someone that could bring out the real him that had been shut up in his heart ever since he had been left alone.

When Tseng thought about this he felt glad that his friend had someone that could help him be himself and be happy. He found that he didn't care who she was as long as Reno was happy. He knew Reno had done a lot of bad things, but he had done them as part of his job and he knew that he really was a good person. He sighed and found that he now understood Reno and why he cared so much for the girl. Because of this he swore to himself that he would help Reno put an end to all of this. He would do it for his friend and colleague, for the person that he trusted with his life whenever they were on a mission. He would do it for one of the few people he could trust and who could understand him. After all, despite the many arguments and silly grudges the Turks were his family.

End Chapter Fourteen

Hope you guys liked it and sorry it took so long, but I have been extremely busy with school. Another reason for taking so long was the poor amount of reviews I have been receiving. It just made me want to stop writing, but I decide against it because I know that there are people that like my stories and I thought about how upset I would be if one of the stories I liked was discontinued. Anyways, please review so I can write the next chapter. Sayonara!