(Author's Note: Hello! I'm going on vacation this next week so there won't be any updates until I get back. It's only for a week…so I'll update when I get back. Enjoy the next chapter!)

Disclaimer: FF7 and Squaresoft are not mine. Dete is. Rueh belongs to Rueh.

Chapter 11

Easy Escape…Lost?

"This is the 3rd time I've had to climb these stairs," Dete huffed.

"Hopefully this will be the last time too," Sephiroth said.

"Really," Dete said. They got to the elevator. When they got off they snuck to the lab door.

"Look…there's Rueh," Dete said. Rueh was lying on the floor of a cell. She sat up when she saw Dete and Sephiroth, then stood.

"It's about time," she said.

"Sorry it took so long but we had to ditch Vincent and them," Dete said.

"Okay. Get me out of here," Rueh said.

"We're working on it," Sephiroth said. He punched a code in the cell lock and the door opened.

"How did you know the code?" Rueh asked as she walked out.

"It's the same cell I was in," he said.

"Oh."

"Let's go," Dete said. She turned around and came face to face with the 1st soldier.

"Should call Hojo I should," he said. He never got the chance as Rueh punched him knocking him out.

"Shall we?" she asked walking to the door. Dete and Sephiroth followed.

"So how did you guys get here?" Rueh asked when they were outside the building.

 "We walked her from Elmyra's. We've got 2 chocobos there," Dete said.

"Come on. This way," Sephiroth said. They walked in silence for a few minutes. Rueh turned around to say something.

"Uh-oh…I'm lost!" she said. Sephiroth and Dete weren't behind her. She ran back the way she had come.

Dete turned around. "Not good," she said. Rueh and Sephiroth were gone. She ran back the way she had come.

Sephiroth turned. "Gosh dang it," he said and ran back the way he had come.

All 3 met back up at the same time. Rueh skidded to a halt as Sephiroth and Dete ran into each other. Rueh laughed.

"Watch where you're going!" Dete said lying on her stomach. Sephiroth was on top of her.

"Sorry but I should say the same to you!" he said and got up. Dete grumbled as she got up.

"You okay?" he asked.

"What? Oh yeah. I'm fine," she said. Rueh was still laughing.

"Stop Rueh. It wasn't that funny," Dete said folding her arms.

"You should have seen it from my point of view!" Rueh said.

"I'll just bet it was funny then," Sephiroth said. Dete shook her head.

"Come on. Let's get going," she said.

"Which way?" Rueh asked.

"I know," Sephiroth said.

"We'll follow you then," she said.

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"Where's Dete?" Vincent asked.

"Umm…she might be with Sephiroth exploring the Village," Zack said.

"Maybe…but what the betting that they went after Rueh," Red said.

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"Look at the big building!" Rueh said.

"Hey…isn't that the Shinra building?" Dete asked. Sephiroth stopped.

"Oh great! You got us lost!" Rueh said.

"We've been going in circles! Dete said.

"Oops," Sephiroth said.

"Oops…oops…is that all you have to say?" Dete asked.

"Oops." Dete sighed and sat down.

"Well if we're at the Shinra building I can get us to Elmyra's," Rueh said.

"We had best not get lost," Dete said.

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"Where have you been?" Elmyra asked.

"Sephiroth got us lost," Rueh said.

"Oh sure blame it on me," he said.

"Well it's true," Dete said.

"It's too late for you to go anywhere now. You could get lost again," Elmyra said.

"Then if it's okay I guess we'll stay here," Dete said.

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"I'm getting tired of this," Hojo growled.

"May I ask why sir?" the 1st soldier asked.

"Those 2 girls…Rueh and Dete…have kept me from my experiment on Sephiroth and Aeris but to top that off they have out smarted me 3 times! THREE TIMES!!" Hojo said.

"What should be done with them?"

"Hmm…I wonder…" Hojo trailed off in thought.

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                                    -Next Day-

"Rueh! Wake up!" Dete yelled.

"…5 more minutes…" Rueh mumbled.

"Fine! Sephiroth and I are leaving now!" Dete said.

"Leaving…?...No! Wait for me!" Rueh said and jumped out of bed and ran downstairs.

"Geez! Clam down. We won't leave without you," Sephiroth said.

"I'm ready!" Rueh said.

"Are you sure? Would you like some breakfast?" Elmyra asked.

"No thanks. I'm fine," Rueh said.

"Well. Thanks Elmyra but we need to be going," Dete said.

"You're welcome. Come back when you can," she said.

"…we only have 2 chocobos…I guess someone will have to ride double," Dete said when they were outside.

"I want my own!" Rueh said.

"Fine. I'll ride with Sephiroth," Dete said.

"Why don't you ride with her?" he asked.

"Have you ever done that before?"

"Hey! I can ride just fine!" Rueh said.

"I know. Come on. The others know we're gone by now so we best get going," Dete said. Rueh got on Dete's chocobo. Dete got on the chocobo behind Sephiroth.

"Ready?" he asked.

"Yep," she said.

"Let's go," Rueh said.

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"Dete and Sephiroth aren't back yet," Red said.

"I haven't seen either of them since we left Nibelheim," Zack said.

"They went to Midgar to get Rueh if they aren't here," Vincent said.

"Hey! There they are!" Aeris said.

"Dete! Sephiroth! What were you thinking?" Vincent said.

"We were thinking that we were getting Rueh away from Hojo," Dete said.

"Well. You got her. Just tell us next time," Red said.

"Yeah right. If we told you, you wouldn't let us go," Sephiroth said.

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