A/N: I'm baaaaaaaaack and drunker than ever! Basic was not so hard! I just flew in yesterday and now I'm ready to pick up where I left off! Man I have the worst hangover...its not gonna stop me from drinking though! My liver is screaming!!

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Redemption

Chapter 14

Negotiation?

Previously:

"Three...?" Tifa turned away and sat down on the bed. "Just forget you heard anything and leave, that will make it easier to explain later." Cloud's hand reached out to touch her shoulder but for some reason she appeared to be untouchable. A knock came from the door. Tifa sighed. "Come in." Yuffie walked in with a sobbing bundle in her arms.

"Tifa no one can get him to quite down! Please do something about it!" Tifa took the baby. Yuffie left and closed the door. Tifa held the child in her arms an investigated all the cuts and bruises on Sky's arms legs and head.

"I'm sorry." the baby continued to sob as she rocked it back and forth in her arms. "If your just going to run away, just do it!" tears streamed down her face. Cloud tried to get a glimpse of what the child looked like without making it obvious. He couldn't see anything. Tifa looked over at him. "Aren't you going to leave?" Cloud stood up and tifa looked away. I can't stand to watch him leave again. She felt two hands reach for the child in her arms. She let go and let him take the boy. "Are just going to leave! Just going to continue your searching?" Cloud smiled when the baby grabbed his finger.

"I think...I've found what I was looking for." Tifa looked at him.

"What would that be?" Cloud sat down next to her on the bed.

"Happiness, I suppose." Tifa rested her head on his shoulder. He kissed the top of her head. "Must have been hard, I'm sorry. Sis it hurt?" Tifa laughed.

"More than anything I could have imagined. But, It was a good pain." Cloud looked down on the bruised boy.

"He looks a lot like you, except the eyes." Cloud scanned the boy. "What's his name?" Tifa grinned.

"Honestly I think he looks just like you, save the hair. But then again it might grow to be all spiky and unruly just like yours!" She put her hand over her mouth. "His name...I wanted to name him a name similar to yours, I was thinking Cumulus, Zephyr, and others...I ended up picking Sky." Cloud grinned.

"Sounds like a hippie name."

"So does yours!" The door busted open and Yuffie stood in the doorway panting. "Yuffie what's wrong?" Tifa stood up and walked to her side. Yuffie regained her breath.

"The Kids, Marlene, Denzel! They are gone! I can't find them anywhere!"

The Hospital

Tifa jerked her head up. "What are you talking about?" Yuffie panted and placed her hands on her knees. Cloud stood up holding the babe in one arm and placed his other hand on Tifa's shoulder to prevent her from jumping up and ripping out all of her cords again. Yuffie's lip twitched.

"After I brought Sky to you I went to the vending machines to check on the kids, and...They weren't there!" Tifa pushed Cloud's hand off her shoulder. "I checked everywhere! The doctors and everyone is looking for them right now! We can't find them anywhere!" Tifa frowned.

"I'm tired! I'm tired of people fucking with my family." she made to pull out the cords in her arms but cloud swiftly grabbed her hand. He frowned at her.

"Don't..." he handed the child over to its mother's arms. Tifa clutched him to her bruised chest. "You need to stay here. You've done enough fighting." Tifa grimaced. I know I'm useless in battle right now, but I need to do something... her thoughts trailed off. Cloud turned away and walked over to the ninja and stopped. "Stay here too." Yuffie nodded and took his old place in the chair next to Tifa.

"Where are you going Cloud?" he stopped and turned.

"To go get the kids." Tifa stood.

"I need to go with you." Cloud shook his head and folded his arms.

"No." Tifa's eyes filled with tears.

"I need to do something! I can't just stay back and do nothing!" Cloud turned and began walking away.

"Protect him." Tifa clutched Sky even tighter as he walked away.

7Th Heaven

Cloud opened the door and made his way to the medicine compartment to grab some provisions, filling his adventurer's pocket with all he could. He then made his way to the weapons room, where he quickly assembled his sword and strapped it to his back. The blonde Ex-Soldier walked down to the door where he found a stout man standing in his open doorway. Cloud stopped and scowled at the man. "What do you want?" The fat man smiled and pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

"I see you are preparing for a battle there young man." He paused waiting for a response, but all that came from Cloud was his famous scowl. "Do you have any idea where you need to go? Running around all gun-ho like that isn't gonna get you any closer to what your looking for." Cloud rushed up to the man, grabbed him by the neck and slammed him into a wall. The fat man coughed and choked. "Now, what's all this about?" Cloud shook him and tightened his grip.

"Tell me what you know." The fat man grinned even more. Cloud slammed him once more into the wall to prove he wasn't playing. The man pulled at Cloud's hand trying to loosen his grip on his neck. Cloud didn't budge. (A/N: Mead is tasty! It's a honey wine! Its really good!) The man chocked and sputtered.

"The old Shinra warehouse next to the slums!" Cloud released his grip and the man fell to the floor. Cloud scowled down at the man and kicked him out of the door. Cloud closed the door and locked it. He then turned around and looked at the fat man on the ground holding his side where Cloud had kicked him.

"Stay away from here." The blonde man then shifted his eyes to the direction of the warehouse and walked away.

Two Hours Later

Cloud pulled up next to a dumpster and quieted his bike and placed his keys in his pocket. He looked around to make sure no one was watching and the quietly slunk of to the side of the warehouse next to a window so he could evaluate his situation and plan out what he should do next.

Cloud threw his back against the warehouse's wall and looked inside the window. He could see 30- some grunts all sitting around drinking and waiving their weapons around. He looked to see if he could see Denzel or Marlene, but they were nowhere to be seen. A twig to Cloud's left snapped. Cloud jumped away from the wall and unsnapped his weapon from his back, while turning his attention to where the noise had come from. "Hey! Who are you!? Get away from there!" a Grunt came around the side of the warehouse and at Cloud with his short sword. Cloud blocked his swing with his buster sword. The Blonde Ex-soldier pushed the grunt back and scrunched his nose. He could smell the booze all over the man. Cloud made his advance and finished the man off, swinging his sword hard to the left to wipe the blood off. Cloud then made his way to the entrance of the warehouse and kicked the door inward with a loud crash. Almost as if on cue all the thugs inside the ware house stopped what they were doing and started circling around him, preparing for the oncoming battle. One thug wiped his nose on his sleeve and waved at the others to stop.

"What are you doing here? Are you stupid or something? Do you not know who we are?" Cloud ignored the grunt and began looking for an opportunity to attack. The grunt grew agitated. "Hello I said DO YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE?" Cloud shifted his Mako blue eyes over to the man.

"No. I don't care. Where are the children?" The grunt screamed .

"How irritating. You're here to pick up the brats!?" the man motioned his fingers for his thirty some buddies to attack the blonde Ex-soldier. Cloud regained his stance and prepared to fight, when he heard a door slam shut at the opposite side of the warehouse. A man in a bad suit with greasy slicked hair entered the room.

"Stop. I have matters to discuss." The charging grunts stopped in their tracks and the tacky looking man walked towards Cloud. Cloud's eye twitched slightly as the man came towards him.

"Where are they?" The man snickered.

"They are safe." The man reached over to The Ex-soldier and placed his hand on his shoulder. "But, first I believe we have some business to attend to first." Cloud pulled back to rip the man's hand from his shoulder. "What's the problem big man? Impatient?" Cloud twisted his sword at the man. The slimy looking guy ran his fingers through his hair. "Alright! We'll get to the point, I get it. I get it!" he grinned at Cloud. "You want your kids right? I'll tell you what I want...your beloved 7th heaven." Cloud sneered. The man placed his finger on his lip. The blonde man shook his head. Tifa would kill me if I sold the bar to these fuck heads. Cloud breathed.

"Where are they."

"They are safe." Cloud took a step forward.

"I want to make sure they are, before we negotiate anything." Cloud glanced to the side. The man grinned.

"Smart man. Alright lets get these negotiations on." He snapped his fingers. "Hey Bruno, bring out the brats." one of the grunts nodded and ran into the room the greasy man had just come out of. A few seconds Bruno emerged with two kids one under each arm, securely bound and gaged. Cloud could see the relief in their eyes. He quickly grabbed the man from behind and put him in a choke hold with his weapon uncomfortably close to his neck.

"Release them." The man began laughing.

"No. Men! Get Him!!!" Cloud released him and began fending off and disposing of all the grunts attacking him. He sliced through them one by one tacking damage as he went along, but nothing to serious, Until. "Uhh..." cloud grunted as a piece of hard steel went through his back. He fell to his knees and collapsed to the floor. All he could hear as he blacked out was the laughter of the greasy man standing before him.

End Chapter 14

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