A/n: Ok, I'm starting this two seconds after I finished the last chapter.
These two chapters should be going up together. And this *should* be a
longer chapter. I dunno, we'll see, eh?
Disclaimer: Ya know already!
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It had been two weeks since Sephiroth had been defeated and Midgar destroyed, a whole month since the ShinRa building had been decimated. Now, nothing threatened the planet. Tifa had moved back to Nibelheim and started up a bar there. It held the best memories for her.
Yuffie went back to Wutai after searching the ShinRa ruins for materia, immediately finding hundreds of the colorful little spheres.
Vincent left to build a residence next to Lucrecia's Waterfall, he occasionally checked up on her.
Barrett lived in Kalm with his daughter Marlene, they too stopped by often to say hello. Marlene was growing up fast, and beautifully too.
Cloud had gone off to find Aerith after his vision following Sephiroth's defeat. No one had heard from him since then, but no one worried, either. They knew he needed the time alone to ponder his life.
Cid went home to Shera and soon, to everyone's surprise, asked her to marry him. They still lived in Rocket Town, near the now-empty rocket tower.
Cait Sith had broken down; Reeve had stopped by to pick up the talkative little robot.
Red XIII stayed behind in Nibelheim to keep Tifa company.
And Tifa herself was somewhat miserable.
Of course, she was happy with her life, and she had Red XIII to keep her company, but there was a huge void in her life now. Sighing, she flipped the sign to 'closed'. Time for bed. She walked across the square to her house and went upstairs to change. But before she reached her room, she heard knocking on her front door. "Who could that be?"
Red looked up from the couch. "I see a man standing outside, but it's too dark to see his features." He said, getting up to expect anything.
Curious, Tifa opened the door slowly. "Yes?"
A form in a dark blue suit, or what could be recognized as a suit anyway, stood in the dim moonlight. The coat was wrinkled, the shirt un-tucked, tie loosened... Emerald green eyes shone in the dark, and another pair of eyes the same color crouched low to the ground. "Tifa?"
Her eyes widened. "Reno?!"
"Yeah, it's me."
She narrowed her eyes. "What do you want?"
He stepped forward into the light. "Heh, nice to see you too, Teef."
Red XIII sniffed the air. "Who is that with you? I smell animal."
"Yeah, that's what I came to you about." Reno stated.
Tifa crossed her arms. "And what on earth makes you think I can trust you now?"
"Teef, it's me Reno. I understand why you don't trust me, but I smashed the mako controls that Hojo had on us."
Tifa, confused, stepped back. "Uh, ok. But try anything funny, and I'll kick your ass. Understand?"
Reno grinned. He knew she could do it too. "Fair enough." He walked in; a dark figure strode in behind him.
Tifa flipped on the light that she'd left off in her hurry to get to the door.
A large panther, rather sad looking, blinked, getting used to the sudden light.
Tifa jumped back. It was the same panther that Rufus had with him in his office. She now had a muzzle on.
Rufus.
His memory flooded Tifa's senses again.
"I had to put a muzzle on her. She doesn't like me very much." Reno said, keeping a good five feet from himself to the large feline.
Red chuckled to himself on the couch. "Hm, I wonder why." He whispered to himself.
Dark Nation, finally used to the light, saw Tifa for the first time since Midgar. She trotted over to a surprised Tifa and nuzzled her hand.
Tifa bent down to Dark Nation's eye level. "Reno, I'm gonna take the muzzle off. So you might wanna step back."
The red head obliged very quickly.
The black animal waited patiently for Tifa to take off the restraint.
"There you go, girl." She said, smoothing the fur that had been misplaced by the muzzle.
Dark Nation shook her head, finally free of the god-awful muzzle. She looked at Tifa with large green eyes – and pounced her.
Reno and Red ran to Tifa's aid, only to find that Dark Nation was only licking her, not tearing her face off.
Laughing, Tifa petted the panther's soft fur. "You're welcome."
Reno helped Tifa off the floor. "Teef, I was wondering if you could keep her here for a while. This *thing* hates me, and Rufus would've wanted you too.
Tifa narrowed her eyes. Saying that name was like opening an old wound.
Reno sighed, knowing Tifa didn't understand the whole story. "Look, I can't really talk right now, I have someone waiting, but please don't be mad."
She sighed. "I'll think about it."
The Turk smiled. "Good 'ole Teef. Thanks again, see ya later!"
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The environment was cold, dark, and damp. Cobalt blue eyes searched the surroundings for life and found none. "Hello?" He called out. Suddenly he heard giggling. "Who's there?"
"Rufus..." A voice called.
"What do you want? Who are you?" The young man tried to stand up.
"Don't move! Otherwise you'll leave your body. You're in the Lifestream now." A girl stepped into the dim light. "I'm trying to help you. Now don't move."
"Lifestream? Am I dead?"
The girl smiled. "Not quite. But if you get up, you'll leave your body. You're a spirit right now, I guess you could say."
Rufus looked up at the girl. She had bright green eyes and light brown hair, tied back in a braid. "Who are you?" He asked.
She smiled again and leaned down next to him. "Aerith Gainsborough. You probably don't remember me; I was there when you fought Cloud on the balcony. Hehe, you were probably too smitten at the time with Tifa. In fact, I think you still are."
Rufus turned his head to the side. "Yeah? What do you know about it?"
She giggled. "I know that she was the last thing you thought about when you were close to dying."
Rufus sighed. "What does it matter now? I'm dead now. Not to mention she hates me for what I did to her in Junon."
Aerith frowned. "Don't you notice anything different?"
The blonde thought. "Hey! No friggin' annoying voices!"
She nodded. "Uh-huh. You're free, in a sense. Oh and by the way, you aren't dead. I told you, you're a spirit. Just don't leave your body, and if someone comes and rescues you anytime soon, you'll be ok."
Rufus shook his head. "I'm doomed."
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"All right, what do panthers eat, Red?"
The large lion-like creature shook his head. "How should I know?"
"Well, ask her!" Tifa chuckled.
Red XIII turned to the dark creature and grumbled something.
She purred something back.
"She says she eats mean and certain types of cat food. Just none of the cheap stuff. Water is good, milk makes her sick." Red said with a certain degree of disinterest.
Tifa smiled. "Well good, that's similar to what you eat. That makes it easier. Thanks for being a translator." She said, pouring some water into a dish for Dark Nations.
Dark Nations lay on the couch where Red XIII had moved from, a sort of grin forming over her sharp teeth.
Red XIII stared at the panther for a moment and growled. "Fine, you can have the couch, but I'm keeping my bed." He pouted, making Tifa laugh.
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"Are you ready to wake up yet?" A distant voice jarred him awake. "Welcome back! You've been out for nearly a month! You scared us a few times."
He sat up a bit too quickly and winced at the sudden pain in his ribs.
"Hey now, you've got some busted up ribs. Your leg's been healing up nicely now."
He opened his eyes to see his awakener. A rather large nurse stood over him. "Where am I?" He managed to rasp out.
The woman smiled. "Good! You *are* awake. You are in Kalm's volunteer hospital. You're one of the survivors of the Midgar tragedy. They told me they had to dig for a while to get to you. You were in the wreckage of the ShinRa building, and they barely got you out before the Meteor hit. Whoo, there's been a lot going on lately. All right hon, we finally get to find out who you are. What's your name?"
The last thing he needed was a big fuss and media to follow him around. "Uh... I'm... Russell. I think. I mean, I guess I don't really know. Is my name Russell?" He lied skillfully, one of the few gifts his father had given him.
The nurse sighed and wrote down the name. "Well drat. I guess I was hoping for a little much if you were out for a month and expected to remember your name. You'll get it back sooner or later. Hey, you know, you remind me of someone. I'm not quite sure who..."
He shook his head. "Hey, I'm really hungry..."
The nurse snapped out of her thought and gasped. "Oh, I'm so sorry. You've been out for so long I guess you would be hungry." She laughed at herself. "I'm such a scatterbrain."
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Reno kicked a piece of plaster to the side. "It's no use. Even if we did find him, he'd be long gone."
Elena's eyes clouded with tears. "Oh Reno, I know, but even so, I think he should have a proper burial."
The tall Turk gave her a tissue. "I know. But as many times as we've searched the perimeter, I think we'd have found him by now. He *was* on the top floor."
She looked up at him. "You mean he could be alive, somewhere else?"
Reno shrugged. "It's very possible. The mako would've helped him out. Rude! Get information on patients from surrounding hospitals."
The bald Turk walked to him, papers in hand. "Way ahead of you."
Reno grinned. "Good man. Lessee. Elena, you check out the hospitals set up around what's left of Midgar, Rude, you get Junon, and I'll get Kalm."
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"Russell, you have a visitor. Maybe they can help you remember who you are." A doctor called into the room.
"Who is it?"
The doctor shrugged. "He just said 'a friend'."
"Whatever."
A head, topped with fire red hair, poked around the corner. "Hey, *Russell*, how's it goin'?
Rufus grinned. "Reno, how'd you find me?"
The Turk walked in. "Well, we couldn't find you in the rubble. So we figgered you were still alive." He chuckled. "Russell? Is that the best you could come up with?"
The injured man rolled his blue eyes. "It was spur of the moment. I didn't want to get swamped by reporters while I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do with the rest of my life now that I have nothing left."
"I see. So how are you holding up?"
Rufus shrugged. "Well, I have two broken ribs, a hell of a scar on my thigh, and some huge bruises. I'm surprised the damage was so minimal."
Reno shook his head laughing. "I'm not. You had the biggest shot of mako of us all. The maximum amount plus a little extra. The only other person who had more that you was Sephiroth. What *I'm* surprised about is that you're not in the loony bin."
"I probably should be. Right after dad died, I literally lost control of myself. I even heard voices in my head."
The Turk smiled. "Yeah, well you're not the only one. But it was the mako. Hojo had control over us all."
A thought struck Rufus. "Reno, where's Dark Nation?" He asked in a worried tone.
"She's ok. She's the one that tried to bite *my* hand off. She's in Nibelheim."
He quirked an eyebrow. "Why, who is she staying with? Elena?"
Reno shook his head. "No, actually I left her in the most capable hands."
"Rude?"
Reno sighed. "No, man. I'll give you a hint. Her name starts with a 'T'..."
Rufus' eyes widened. "Tifa?" Her memory was the only thing keeping him from sinking into a depression. With the loss of many people in the company, in the city, all caused by him, he was haunted with guilt. "So, she's taking care of her? Does she know I'm alive?"
"No, *I* just found out you were alive. Everyone thinks you're dead. The banks are holding the remainder of the ShinRa fortune, just in case you are found alive." He smiled.
Rufus sighed. "How's Tifa?"
His friend shrugged. "Good, she's just opened up a new bar in Nibelheim. The lion-thing, Red XIII, is staying with her. Kinda like a bodyguard."
"He wouldn't hurt Dark Nation, would he?"
Reno laughed. It had been a long time since he'd heard Rufus sound concerned about something. That cat was the only thing beside Tifa that Rufus truly cared for. "I don't think Tifa'd let him. She and Darkie bonded like *that*" He snapped for emphasis.
Rufus nodded. "Reno, have someone fix up the old Nibelheim mansion. I'm going to move back. Have them fix it up exactly as it was. I'm getting out of this god-forsaken hospital tomorrow."
His friend nodded. "Ok, but aren't you still injured?"
"Don't worry about it Reno, just go."
The Turk playfully saluted and left the room.
"The good thing about having a little extra mako..." he thought, closing his eyes, focusing on his ribs. "...is instant cure." Soon he felt good as new, yet he was too late to cure the wound on his thigh since it was already scarring. But the open wounds were now gone.
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A/n: Ok, I'm going to leave it there for now. Sorry this took so long guys. We just recently got done with the play "South Pacific" and I was on prop committee, and chorus, and babysitter for the little actors. *Headache* They were monsters!!! Anywhoo, I hope you enjoyed this rather long chapter. Its mainly filler, but you gotta know where everyone is! Please review!!
Disclaimer: Ya know already!
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It had been two weeks since Sephiroth had been defeated and Midgar destroyed, a whole month since the ShinRa building had been decimated. Now, nothing threatened the planet. Tifa had moved back to Nibelheim and started up a bar there. It held the best memories for her.
Yuffie went back to Wutai after searching the ShinRa ruins for materia, immediately finding hundreds of the colorful little spheres.
Vincent left to build a residence next to Lucrecia's Waterfall, he occasionally checked up on her.
Barrett lived in Kalm with his daughter Marlene, they too stopped by often to say hello. Marlene was growing up fast, and beautifully too.
Cloud had gone off to find Aerith after his vision following Sephiroth's defeat. No one had heard from him since then, but no one worried, either. They knew he needed the time alone to ponder his life.
Cid went home to Shera and soon, to everyone's surprise, asked her to marry him. They still lived in Rocket Town, near the now-empty rocket tower.
Cait Sith had broken down; Reeve had stopped by to pick up the talkative little robot.
Red XIII stayed behind in Nibelheim to keep Tifa company.
And Tifa herself was somewhat miserable.
Of course, she was happy with her life, and she had Red XIII to keep her company, but there was a huge void in her life now. Sighing, she flipped the sign to 'closed'. Time for bed. She walked across the square to her house and went upstairs to change. But before she reached her room, she heard knocking on her front door. "Who could that be?"
Red looked up from the couch. "I see a man standing outside, but it's too dark to see his features." He said, getting up to expect anything.
Curious, Tifa opened the door slowly. "Yes?"
A form in a dark blue suit, or what could be recognized as a suit anyway, stood in the dim moonlight. The coat was wrinkled, the shirt un-tucked, tie loosened... Emerald green eyes shone in the dark, and another pair of eyes the same color crouched low to the ground. "Tifa?"
Her eyes widened. "Reno?!"
"Yeah, it's me."
She narrowed her eyes. "What do you want?"
He stepped forward into the light. "Heh, nice to see you too, Teef."
Red XIII sniffed the air. "Who is that with you? I smell animal."
"Yeah, that's what I came to you about." Reno stated.
Tifa crossed her arms. "And what on earth makes you think I can trust you now?"
"Teef, it's me Reno. I understand why you don't trust me, but I smashed the mako controls that Hojo had on us."
Tifa, confused, stepped back. "Uh, ok. But try anything funny, and I'll kick your ass. Understand?"
Reno grinned. He knew she could do it too. "Fair enough." He walked in; a dark figure strode in behind him.
Tifa flipped on the light that she'd left off in her hurry to get to the door.
A large panther, rather sad looking, blinked, getting used to the sudden light.
Tifa jumped back. It was the same panther that Rufus had with him in his office. She now had a muzzle on.
Rufus.
His memory flooded Tifa's senses again.
"I had to put a muzzle on her. She doesn't like me very much." Reno said, keeping a good five feet from himself to the large feline.
Red chuckled to himself on the couch. "Hm, I wonder why." He whispered to himself.
Dark Nation, finally used to the light, saw Tifa for the first time since Midgar. She trotted over to a surprised Tifa and nuzzled her hand.
Tifa bent down to Dark Nation's eye level. "Reno, I'm gonna take the muzzle off. So you might wanna step back."
The red head obliged very quickly.
The black animal waited patiently for Tifa to take off the restraint.
"There you go, girl." She said, smoothing the fur that had been misplaced by the muzzle.
Dark Nation shook her head, finally free of the god-awful muzzle. She looked at Tifa with large green eyes – and pounced her.
Reno and Red ran to Tifa's aid, only to find that Dark Nation was only licking her, not tearing her face off.
Laughing, Tifa petted the panther's soft fur. "You're welcome."
Reno helped Tifa off the floor. "Teef, I was wondering if you could keep her here for a while. This *thing* hates me, and Rufus would've wanted you too.
Tifa narrowed her eyes. Saying that name was like opening an old wound.
Reno sighed, knowing Tifa didn't understand the whole story. "Look, I can't really talk right now, I have someone waiting, but please don't be mad."
She sighed. "I'll think about it."
The Turk smiled. "Good 'ole Teef. Thanks again, see ya later!"
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The environment was cold, dark, and damp. Cobalt blue eyes searched the surroundings for life and found none. "Hello?" He called out. Suddenly he heard giggling. "Who's there?"
"Rufus..." A voice called.
"What do you want? Who are you?" The young man tried to stand up.
"Don't move! Otherwise you'll leave your body. You're in the Lifestream now." A girl stepped into the dim light. "I'm trying to help you. Now don't move."
"Lifestream? Am I dead?"
The girl smiled. "Not quite. But if you get up, you'll leave your body. You're a spirit right now, I guess you could say."
Rufus looked up at the girl. She had bright green eyes and light brown hair, tied back in a braid. "Who are you?" He asked.
She smiled again and leaned down next to him. "Aerith Gainsborough. You probably don't remember me; I was there when you fought Cloud on the balcony. Hehe, you were probably too smitten at the time with Tifa. In fact, I think you still are."
Rufus turned his head to the side. "Yeah? What do you know about it?"
She giggled. "I know that she was the last thing you thought about when you were close to dying."
Rufus sighed. "What does it matter now? I'm dead now. Not to mention she hates me for what I did to her in Junon."
Aerith frowned. "Don't you notice anything different?"
The blonde thought. "Hey! No friggin' annoying voices!"
She nodded. "Uh-huh. You're free, in a sense. Oh and by the way, you aren't dead. I told you, you're a spirit. Just don't leave your body, and if someone comes and rescues you anytime soon, you'll be ok."
Rufus shook his head. "I'm doomed."
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"All right, what do panthers eat, Red?"
The large lion-like creature shook his head. "How should I know?"
"Well, ask her!" Tifa chuckled.
Red XIII turned to the dark creature and grumbled something.
She purred something back.
"She says she eats mean and certain types of cat food. Just none of the cheap stuff. Water is good, milk makes her sick." Red said with a certain degree of disinterest.
Tifa smiled. "Well good, that's similar to what you eat. That makes it easier. Thanks for being a translator." She said, pouring some water into a dish for Dark Nations.
Dark Nations lay on the couch where Red XIII had moved from, a sort of grin forming over her sharp teeth.
Red XIII stared at the panther for a moment and growled. "Fine, you can have the couch, but I'm keeping my bed." He pouted, making Tifa laugh.
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"Are you ready to wake up yet?" A distant voice jarred him awake. "Welcome back! You've been out for nearly a month! You scared us a few times."
He sat up a bit too quickly and winced at the sudden pain in his ribs.
"Hey now, you've got some busted up ribs. Your leg's been healing up nicely now."
He opened his eyes to see his awakener. A rather large nurse stood over him. "Where am I?" He managed to rasp out.
The woman smiled. "Good! You *are* awake. You are in Kalm's volunteer hospital. You're one of the survivors of the Midgar tragedy. They told me they had to dig for a while to get to you. You were in the wreckage of the ShinRa building, and they barely got you out before the Meteor hit. Whoo, there's been a lot going on lately. All right hon, we finally get to find out who you are. What's your name?"
The last thing he needed was a big fuss and media to follow him around. "Uh... I'm... Russell. I think. I mean, I guess I don't really know. Is my name Russell?" He lied skillfully, one of the few gifts his father had given him.
The nurse sighed and wrote down the name. "Well drat. I guess I was hoping for a little much if you were out for a month and expected to remember your name. You'll get it back sooner or later. Hey, you know, you remind me of someone. I'm not quite sure who..."
He shook his head. "Hey, I'm really hungry..."
The nurse snapped out of her thought and gasped. "Oh, I'm so sorry. You've been out for so long I guess you would be hungry." She laughed at herself. "I'm such a scatterbrain."
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Reno kicked a piece of plaster to the side. "It's no use. Even if we did find him, he'd be long gone."
Elena's eyes clouded with tears. "Oh Reno, I know, but even so, I think he should have a proper burial."
The tall Turk gave her a tissue. "I know. But as many times as we've searched the perimeter, I think we'd have found him by now. He *was* on the top floor."
She looked up at him. "You mean he could be alive, somewhere else?"
Reno shrugged. "It's very possible. The mako would've helped him out. Rude! Get information on patients from surrounding hospitals."
The bald Turk walked to him, papers in hand. "Way ahead of you."
Reno grinned. "Good man. Lessee. Elena, you check out the hospitals set up around what's left of Midgar, Rude, you get Junon, and I'll get Kalm."
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"Russell, you have a visitor. Maybe they can help you remember who you are." A doctor called into the room.
"Who is it?"
The doctor shrugged. "He just said 'a friend'."
"Whatever."
A head, topped with fire red hair, poked around the corner. "Hey, *Russell*, how's it goin'?
Rufus grinned. "Reno, how'd you find me?"
The Turk walked in. "Well, we couldn't find you in the rubble. So we figgered you were still alive." He chuckled. "Russell? Is that the best you could come up with?"
The injured man rolled his blue eyes. "It was spur of the moment. I didn't want to get swamped by reporters while I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do with the rest of my life now that I have nothing left."
"I see. So how are you holding up?"
Rufus shrugged. "Well, I have two broken ribs, a hell of a scar on my thigh, and some huge bruises. I'm surprised the damage was so minimal."
Reno shook his head laughing. "I'm not. You had the biggest shot of mako of us all. The maximum amount plus a little extra. The only other person who had more that you was Sephiroth. What *I'm* surprised about is that you're not in the loony bin."
"I probably should be. Right after dad died, I literally lost control of myself. I even heard voices in my head."
The Turk smiled. "Yeah, well you're not the only one. But it was the mako. Hojo had control over us all."
A thought struck Rufus. "Reno, where's Dark Nation?" He asked in a worried tone.
"She's ok. She's the one that tried to bite *my* hand off. She's in Nibelheim."
He quirked an eyebrow. "Why, who is she staying with? Elena?"
Reno shook his head. "No, actually I left her in the most capable hands."
"Rude?"
Reno sighed. "No, man. I'll give you a hint. Her name starts with a 'T'..."
Rufus' eyes widened. "Tifa?" Her memory was the only thing keeping him from sinking into a depression. With the loss of many people in the company, in the city, all caused by him, he was haunted with guilt. "So, she's taking care of her? Does she know I'm alive?"
"No, *I* just found out you were alive. Everyone thinks you're dead. The banks are holding the remainder of the ShinRa fortune, just in case you are found alive." He smiled.
Rufus sighed. "How's Tifa?"
His friend shrugged. "Good, she's just opened up a new bar in Nibelheim. The lion-thing, Red XIII, is staying with her. Kinda like a bodyguard."
"He wouldn't hurt Dark Nation, would he?"
Reno laughed. It had been a long time since he'd heard Rufus sound concerned about something. That cat was the only thing beside Tifa that Rufus truly cared for. "I don't think Tifa'd let him. She and Darkie bonded like *that*" He snapped for emphasis.
Rufus nodded. "Reno, have someone fix up the old Nibelheim mansion. I'm going to move back. Have them fix it up exactly as it was. I'm getting out of this god-forsaken hospital tomorrow."
His friend nodded. "Ok, but aren't you still injured?"
"Don't worry about it Reno, just go."
The Turk playfully saluted and left the room.
"The good thing about having a little extra mako..." he thought, closing his eyes, focusing on his ribs. "...is instant cure." Soon he felt good as new, yet he was too late to cure the wound on his thigh since it was already scarring. But the open wounds were now gone.
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A/n: Ok, I'm going to leave it there for now. Sorry this took so long guys. We just recently got done with the play "South Pacific" and I was on prop committee, and chorus, and babysitter for the little actors. *Headache* They were monsters!!! Anywhoo, I hope you enjoyed this rather long chapter. Its mainly filler, but you gotta know where everyone is! Please review!!