I Promise..............

Chapter 28- He Never Came Back, I won't let it Happen Again.....

Reeve was tired, and bored. They gave him a little bit more food, but by now his eyes were sunken in, cheekbones no longer look soft. He was beyond starving, they noticed and tried to improve things for him, but it really didn't help much. They did remove the chains since they knew he was too weak to even stand, it allowed him free movement but he was too tired. Reeve coughed, last time he had coughed up blood, he could no longer yell either.

His voice a hoarse whisper, then he collapsed on his side. The guard who was keeping watch outside Reeve's cell heard a soft thud, he opened the cell door and saw Reeve on his side. Barely breathing, he quickly ran out the cell locking it behind him and ran to get Kayabusa. Luckily, Kayabusa wasn't far, " Kayabusa!" " What is it this time?" " The prisoner, he collapsed on his side he needs more and better treatment." Kayabusa nodded his head, " Very Well." Kayabusa walked over to Reeve's cell had the guard open the cell door and ordered him to carry Reeve.

" This way…" After numerous twisting, winding paths they made it to a small room. Inside they had numerous nurses flocking around patients, along with tubes containing things better to be left unknown. The guard set Reeve on the table and the nurses came flocking by the hundreds to treat him.

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"Reeve!" Reeve was shown at the the Shinra Building, they had rebuild it and now he was in charge. " Hey guys!" Reeve's conscious was showing him something he didn't know what. Suddenly he saw the whole entire site zoom in on something, the database, and it brought up Yuffie. Reeve didn't understand, he read a little bit more and noticed they had pictures of necklaces. After finishing Reeve stood as the picture of him and his friends got farther and farther away. " So that is what he plans to do…." Reeve was then on top of a hill, beyond him were more rolling grassy hills.

He didn't know what was in store for him now, it had been sometime the last time he saw his comrades. Something was slowly, yet surely eating him up inside. He wasn't sure what though. Reeve sat down, and looked up at the sky, he noticed something was approaching him and fast. " What the….." This large approaching thing became closer, until it was clearly defined as a fireball. It hit the ground and enveloped everything it touched, except Reeve. Reeve unscathed and bewildered stood up and approached what seemed to be the heart of the fire. Instead he found a deep hole, he crawled down slowly and saw a light.

A luminescent soft light. He continued until he noticed a figure and something shining. He walked towards it slowly, cautiously, he was in his dream world anything could happen. He noticed instead it was Aeris…." What are you doing here?" " Don't lose hope, Reeve. They'll come…" Reeve then noticed the shining thing grow brighter and brighter until he could see no more.

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" Wake up!" Reeve felt pain in his left cheek, and hesitantly opened his eyes. A pale nurse loomed above him , her hand a slight red color. She was the one who slapped him obviously. " Where am I?" Reeve's voice was barely recognizable to him. " That isn't important. Do you feel like you can walk?" " No…" Reeve was extremely tired, whatever they did to him made him even more tired. " What…"

" Go to sleep." The nurse then turned her back and went to care for their other patients/prisoners. " Bitch…." The nurse did not turn around instead yelled loud enough where he could hear her, " I heard that!" " You were intended to hear it.." The nurse shook her head, obviously use to being called that. " Feeling better already?" " As long as I am here, no." " Oh well…" Kayabusa smiled and motioned one of the guards to pick up Reeve. " Hey put me down! The nurse over there said I am still not in a good condition to be moved!"

Kayabusa raised an eyebrow, " Is that so? Nurse Akhiko!" The nurse he saw earlier came bustling over, " This…patient of yours said that he was still not in a condition good enough for traveling." The nurse's lower lip quivered with fear, she didn't want to upset him. " That is true, but if you feel he needs to me moved, then by all means please do." " Thank you.." " Move him." Reeve looked at the nurse, hatred was written across his eyes, while across hers sadness. He shook his head and looked at Kayabusa, " Where am I going now?" " No where." " What do you mean no where?" Kayabusa said nothing as he walked away leaving Reeve on the bed. Reeve sighed, what's next?

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Yuffie and Vincent awoke both finding themselves cuddled up against each other. They didn't say anything, instead they just stared into each other's eyes. " sorry." They both said in unison then shrugged it off later as they pack up their things. Yuffie was surprisingly nice to the chocobo even though she was angry at it last night. Yuffie hopped on the chocobo and Vincent grabbed the reins securely. He gave it a soft kick and they were on their way back to the group.

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" Wut does she mean she gonna look fer him!!?" Barret was mad, he had found the note Yuffie wrote for them and was angry. Rude now knew it would take a while to retrieve Reeve, since she was their only way to find him. In a way he was happy she took his advice. The note read:

Dear Cloud and Guys,

I am sorry, but I must search for Vincent, I hope you all understand. I am sure I will find him soon and when I do I'll come back. I was told once "just wait and I'll come a running,"..he never came back. I won't let this happen again…so please understand. Don't worry, we'll still be able to get Reeve back. I'll be back soon…

Your Comrade,

Yuffie K.