All for Love
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Part 1: Chapter 5: A Boy Called Nathan
Six Months later......
A little brown haired boy ran as fast as he could through the Slums of Sector 5. He took a quick look behind him, watching the Shinra guards chase him as he ran down another alley. His coffee coloured eyes went wide as a guard jumped in front of him. Hesitating for a split second, the child went under the guards legs and kept on running. Seeing a dumpster nearby, he took a running jump and leaped into it, shutting the lid closed. He listened as the guards ran by, missing him completely. He sighed in relief, looking at the piece of bread he held in his hands. The boy couldn't be anymore than about seven years old. He was dressed in rags. He ate the bread like there was no tomorrow. Finishing it, he opened the dumpster lid once more, hopping out when he saw the coast was clear. He then jogged down the alley, the opposite way to where the guards had headed.
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Adrienne looked at her watch, huffing when she realised she had another 2 hours of patrol to go. She was leaning against a wall in the Sector 5 Slums. She started tapping her fingernails on the metal wall behind her. Hearing a noise nearby, she pushed herself of the wall to take a closer look. There was another bang. She looked behind a pile of rubbish that was dumped in the street and noticed a little boy. She soften a little.
"Hey there." She whispered. The boy looked up at her, his eyes wide with fright. She bent down to be eye level with him. "It's ok. I'm not gonna hurt you."
"You're not going to turn me in are you?" He asked timidly. Addy cocked her head at the boy.
"What did you do?" She asked him. The boy looked at the ground.
"I stole some bread." He said quietly. Addy took some time to look at the little boy. He was extremely thin. His brown hair was knotted up with clumps of dirty. His clothes were in tatters. She suddenly felt sorry for the little child. She smiled at him.
"Looks like you needed it more than some people." The boy smiled a little.
"I'm still hungry though." Addy held her arm out.
"How about you come with me? I'll find you some food." The boy nodded his head viciously. "Now what's your name?"
"Nathan." He whispered. Addy smiled.
"Well I'm Adrienne." He boy smiled and looked at the floor. "Come on lets get you out of here."
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"Where the fuck is she?" Reno muttered. Elena just shrugged.
"She could be anywhere Reno."
"I haven't seen her all day." He leaned back in his chair.
"Maybe she just got caught up while on duty." Elena offered.
"Maybe." The red head said absently.
"She'll be fine. She isn't a SOLDIER first class for nothing you know." She told him, patting him on the shoulder. He moved his shoulder so she missed him. She frowned. "What's up with you?"
"Nothing!" He snapped, standing up. Elena looked at him with a knowing look on her face. "Oh alright, the whore has been at it again." She frowned. "I know you told me to ignore her, but I'm not that kind of person El." He walked off.
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Adrienne pushed the boy through the doorway of her house. He looked around timidly.
"It's ok, there's no one here." Nathan nodded and went further into the room. "Just stay here, I'll fetch you something." With that she went away. The little brown haired boy looked around. His eyes widen at the room he was stood in. He'd never seen anything like it in his short life. He let out a little laugh. Adrienne came back into the room with a plate that had a sandwich on it. Nathan licked his lips. Addy smiled and bent down, handing him the plate. He looked at it funny for a while before snatching it. He sat down cross legged on the floor. He grabbed one half of the sandwich with both hands and ate it with lightning speed. Addy heard the door open. Scarlet entered. Straight away she looked at the floor to where the little boy was.
"What the hell is a Slum kid doing in my house?" She said dangerously quiet. Addy frowned.
"He was hungry." She mumbled.
"I don't give a shit, I want......" She was interrupted when there was a bang at the door.
"Open up! We have reason to believe there is a criminal on your premises!" Shouted a male voice from behind the door. Addy looked at the little boy, who had started to shake. Scarlet looked at the boy as well.
"What the fuck have you done?" She whispered dangerously. She shook her head and answered the door. "Is there a problem?" She asked sweetly.
"Err...... Yes Mrs Arishima Ma'am. We believe there is a criminal in your house. He's about seven years old, brown hair and eyes." Scarlet sighed and opened the door to let the SOLDIER's in. The man looked at the boy, that was now clinging to Addy's leg. "We have reason to believe someone helped him escape from us." He looked at Addy. "Do you happen to know who it was Madam's?" Scarlet and Adrienne looked at each other.
"It was me." A voice came from behind them. Addy turned around to see Reno stood in the kitchen doorway. She gulped. Scarlet just stared.
"Very well sir. Would you mind following me please?" The man took hold of the boy by the collar, who started struggle. Reno followed. Adrienne put her hand over her mouth. A tear dripped down her cheek. The door closed. The strawberry blonde girl sniffed. There was a loud bang outside and a thud on the concrete floor. Addy peered through the glass door to see the little boy laid on the floor, a pool of blood forming around him. Addy turned around and slid down the door, hugging her knees when she reached the floor. She started to cry. Scarlet was still dumbfound at what the red head had done for her daughter.
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Two SOLDIER's threw the red head at the feet of the silver haired General. Sephiroth smirked at the teenager who was gazing at the floor.
"My, my, what do we have here?" The General said mostly to himself than anyone else. Reno still looked at the floor. A SOLIDER saluted behind the red head.
"Sir! We have reason to believe he was keeping a criminal from us, Sir!" Sephiroth nodded still staring at the teenager. He was on his hands and knees, staring at the ground beneath him. He'd been that way ever since he'd been dragged in.
"And this criminal was?" The silver haired man asked.
"A seven year old boy, Sir. He's already been eliminated." Sephiroth nodded again. The SOLDIER saluted again and left the room. Sephiroth smirked.
"Well, well, well. We meet again." Reno muttered something under his breath that the General couldn't quite pick up. He picked the red head up by the collar and threw him against the wall, keeping him pinned against it. "I thought I made it clear what would happen if I caught you getting into shit again." Reno hung his head. He acted like he didn't give a shit what was happening anymore. Sephiroth slammed him against the wall again. "I've already given you one too many chances Komiya." The General snarled dangerously in Reno's face.
"Like I care." Reno muttered. Sephiroth slammed him against the wall yet again, but this time let go afterwards. He drew his sword from by his side. Reno's eyes widen a little.
"Like I said too many chances Komiya. But no more." There was the sound of metal meeting flesh.
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Adrienne was sat in her room, on the edge of her bed. She was staring at the red carpet that covered the floor of the room. A tear escape from one eye. She couldn't believe Reno did that for her. She blinked forcing another tear to roll down her cheek. What if she never saw him again? She had no idea what would happen to him. She fell backwards onto the bed. She squeezed her eyes shut letting more tears escape. She couldn't stand not seeing him again.
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Scarlet walked past the General's door. She could hear muttering going on behind it. She slowed down to a stop. she listen carefully for a moment. She couldn't pick any sentence out, but she had a good feeling Reno was on the other side of the door as well as the silver haired General. She carried on down the hall. Coming to the door she was looking for, she knocked on it. The name plate read 'M.R. Heidegger'. She sighed. I'm doing this for Addy. She kept repeating in her mind. The door opened slightly.
"Oh Scarlet, didn't expect to see you here this later?" He opened the door a little more. Scarlet silently sighed to herself. She put a hand on his chest.
"I'm here to pay you a nice favour." She told him, pushing back into his room. She carefully shut the door behind her. "In return for another." The man looked her up and down.
"Oh?" She smiled at him slyly. She pushed him so his back was against the wall and nipped at his neck slightly.
"Uh huh." She mumbled.
"And just what would that be?" He whispered. She pulled away a little. She lifted her leg and rubbed it along his inner thigh.
"I'll give you a night you'll never forget." She whispered huskily. She began to nip the lop of his ear. She pulled away again. "And you let a prisoner you have in custody out. He hasn't done anything wrong." She leaned up and kissed the male Executive. It was a short but passionate kiss. She pulled back. "Do we have a deal?" The man could only nod. She kissed him again and let go of him. He managed to find his voice.
"Only if you do your part of the deal first." She froze, her back turned to him. She hung her head to look at the floor. Looking back at him she nodded. "Once a whore, always a whore, aren't we now?" He walked up to her and pushed her onto his desk. He started to kiss her neck. Scarlet just squeezed her eyes shut.
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Reno sat in a dark cell in the SOLDIER camp. He was sat leaning against the wall. He had two cuts under each eye, blood caked to the skin on his cheeks. He lifted his hand up to touch the left one and winced. Putting his hand back down, he stared off into nothingness. He blinked as her heard the lock on the door. The door open. Scarlet stood in the doorway looking at the red head.
"Well you're the last person I expected to see." He said groggily. She looked at the floor for a second.
"Are you coming or not? I can easily leave you in here." She spat at him.
"Yeah, I'm coming." He paused for a moment. "Wouldn't mind a little help to get up though." She shook her head. Walking into the cell she grabbed the red head's wrist and pulled him up.
"God, you expect me to do everything." She mumbled. They both stood there for a minute.
"Thanks." Reno muttered. He smiled slightly.
"No problem." Scarlet muttered back. Reno then walked out of the room. Scarlet lingered a little longer before following.
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Adrienne heard the door bang shut. She shot up, blinking a couple of time before running down stairs. With a few steps left she stopped to see Reno and Scarlet stood near the door. Tears started to form in her eyes. Reno turned around to notice her.
"Hey." He said softly. She smiled and ran up to him, hugging him with all her might. She pulled back at little and touched Reno's cut across one of the cheek bones. It was clean now, only a red raw line remained.
"What the hell happened?" She asked softly.
"Nothing you should worry about." He told her. She leaned on his shoulder, while he stroked her hair. Scarlet watched in the background.
Maybe he's not as bad as I thought. She smiled and left them in peace.
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