I Promise………

Chapter 11- Elena

" Reno! Who is it?" Rude looked closer and realized who was on the motorcycle. " Its Vincent and Yuffie." Elena nodded her head and pulled out her gun, Reno and Rude did the same. They aimed at the helicopter and fired. This would obviously catch the helicopter's attention, it turned around to face them and when it had its target locked it fired. " Watch out guys!" Elena shouted before running trying to make sure the missile missed her and her friends. It did, but it circled back around, Elena sighed she had some materia on her. She pulled it out it was fire, hoping she could make the missile explode in midair she concentrated. Rude didn't know what to think, what would happen?

He didn't know what the reaction would be, before she coud even cast fire a blade that was obviously used by someone who was really strong sliced the missile in half causing it to explode. Elena shielded her eyes, she squinted and could see a clearly defined figure, a guy….Cloud. " Cloud!" Rude and Reno looked up they just stared at him for a few moments then approached him, " You okay?" Cloud asked worriedly. They nodded their heads then turned back in the direction of the helicopter, it was on the ground, it had landed obviously. Inside Tifa had the guy in a head lock position asking who sent him, " Don't make me say it again!" Tifa screeched dangerously, the man shook his head to say no.

Tifa kneed him in the crotch, the guy would have doubled over in pain if Tifa had not held him, once again he was defiant. Tifa's eyes glowed she was really mad over one pathetic guy. Cloud quickly ran over before she snapped the guy's neck, they could use manipulate on him or something. Cloud sighed and had Rude hold the guy while he tried to pry Tifa to let the guy go from the head lock position. Even though he was strong, when Tifa was determined to not let go she wouldn't let go.

He sighed again and slipped his hands around her waist, this obviously surprised Tifa and she let go, " Don't worry Tifa if someone is after us we will get them okay?" Tifa nodded, his smell his warmth everything about him was intoxicating. She sighed and stared ahead thinking if he felt the same way. Cloud wondered why Tifa was so outraged.

Then he remembered the motorcycle. He quickly got out of the helicopter and looked to where he last saw the motorcycle, Vincent and Yuffie were still heading their way, along with some guys in cars and artillery. They fired, Tifa and Cloud quickly got to the ground that way any stray bullets would not hit them. " You okay Tif?" Tifa nodded her head and looked towards the Turks. /Elena!?

" Elena!?" Elena looked up, she had gotten hit by a stray bullet. It had hit her in the chest, Tifa searched through her armor looking for any heal materia, then she remembered…Yuffie! Yuffie had the heal materia. / What am I going to do?/ Tifa got up and ignored the fact she could get hit by a bullet, she ran over to Elena who was in Rude's arms.

Elena needed help and quick. More than one bullet had hit her in the chest. She sighed then coughed it hurt /pain…pain…/ " Elena!" Elena looked up she could still hear them that was a good sign. Rude knew for a fact that Elena would not go down without a fight, even if she had to suffer the most horrible pain she would hang on somehow.

" Anybody got an x-potion! Anything I can use!???" Tifa yelled, desperately. Rude nodded his head and pulled out his last x- potion, he gently tilited Elena's head back so the contents would slip in easier and she wouldn't choke. Elena felt the pain go away, she sighed knowing she would okay. She tried to get up but felt that same nagging pain. / they cured me why can't I get up?/

Rude knew why, the x-potion wasn't enough. He pulled her little farther away from dying, but she was still in a fragile state. He cradled her in his arms, " Tifa!" Tifa turned around upon hearing her name called. "Rude?" " Help me carry Elena into the helicopter we'll use it to take her somewhere to be treated, the rest of them can take care of those guys after Vincent and Yuffie."

Tifa nodded her head, although she was worried about Elena she still wanted to make sure Cloud wouldn't get hurt therefore she was going to stay behind with him. " Barret, go with Rude!" Barret nodded his head and quickly lifted up Elena, Elena moaned in protest against the pain. They quickly filed into the helicopter and Rude took over. He was an expert at flying helicopters, and everyone knew that. Barret watched over Elena. Although he wasn't particaly fond of the blond, she was nice and caring after the meteor incident and all.

Meanwhile……………

" Vince! What are we gonna do?!" Vincent didn't know what he could do. These guys were trailing right behind them. " Yuffie take control of the motorcycle. Even though they were in danger, Yuffie smiled evilly. She clutched the handle and steadied the motorcycle, she never did tell Vincent that the last time she drove a motorcycle was when she was 16 and that didn't end so well. Vincent turned around upon pulling out his death penalty and fired. Amazingly, the guy missed it. He sighed, he fired again except he fired another time right after he fired the first time./Perfect…they can't dodge two at the same time can they?/

Vincent was about to fire again when he felt Yuffie tense. He quikcly turned around and saw there were some guys in front of them. " Hold on tight Vinnie!" Vincent quickly clutched Yuffie's small waist. Yuffie did a sharp right turn, narrowly missing the guy in fron tof her who had stopped. Yuffie got past him, then noticed the other guys, and beyond them…Avalanche and the Turks! Wait, there was only one where were the others? /no time to worry about that/ Yuffie quickly accelarated, she loved the fell of speed. Soon she felt strong steady hands grip over hers she looked and saw Vincent, he prefered to control the bike. " Aww…Vinnie, come one lemme control the bike!" Vincent shook his head and quickly avoided the guys in front of them along with the motorcyclist. They quickly raced closer and closer to Avalanche, then they were right in front of them. Cloud quickly stepped forward his blade puit away….and in his hands Knights of the Rounds.

Cloud didn't smile or anything he just glared, so did everybody else. Vincent and Yuffie quickly got off the bike and raced behind them. They men that had been chasing them stopped, they all retreated, leaving Avalanche and the Turk to stand in the surrounding green land. Tifa quickly ran towards Cloud and looked in his eyes, " Cloud?" Cloud out away the materia and looked at Tifa. " Everyone is here…except Barret, Elena, and Rude?" Tifa nodded, " We need to go to Midgar, Elena got shot more than once, we need to hurry!"