Author's Note: Kaida is seven which makes Reno nine. They don't act like normal kids because of the way they were brought up.

OMG I updated.

Warnings: A part is marked mature. Rest of chapter is teen.

Disclaimer: I don't own Reno or FFVII.

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Cautiously Kaida followed Sirius with his two men in back. It was like they thought she was going to make a run for it. In her hand she held the dagger she had hit him with earlier. A while later they stopped in front of an old looking building. Sirius opened up the door and walked in first. Kaida and the two others followed in shortly after. In the room they walked in a pair of boys who were playing a game of cards. One was a red head while the other had brown hair.

"Reno, Blair!" Akio used a sharp tone on the two and they both glanced up.

"Who ordered the kid?" Blair said trying to hold back his laughter. He looked a little older than thirteen.

"She'll be following Reno around. Their closer in age," Sirius explained.

"Boss?" Reno raised an eyebrow, "I'm not good with kids, yo."

"But you're good enough with the girls, aren't ya Reno?" Martin chuckled taking a seat at the table.

"Boss, are ya sure you want a girl around? Especially one this young?" Reno's eyes turned simply to slits. He didn't want to have some toddler following him around. "I don't think she can keep up, y'know? And she isn't very powerful." He took a drink of water after making his point. Kaida glared at him, loosening the dagger from the sheath. She glanced up at Sirius and he nodded in approval. Seconds after the nod the dagger went through the glass Reno was holding and shattered it. From there the dagger planted itself into the wall. "Yo!" He exclaimed, moving his hand away from the spot. "That wasn't cool kid!"

"Well you weren't being very kind. You should at least give me a fucking chance," She walked over to the wall and tried to pull out the knife. She failed the first pull, the second pull but managed to get it out the third.

"Look at the mouth on 'er," Blair said laughing after.

"So," Sirius said, "Reno's responsible for her." Reno slumped in his chair and walked away. Kaida just stood looking rather innocent. She sheathed the dagger before sitting down as if she owned the place.

"Where do I sleep?" Kaida asked the boss. She hadn't slept in a bed for a long time. She had always slept in alleys fearing that in the middle night she might be tortured or used. It wasn't safe out there for a seven year old.

"There's an empty bed up stairs that used to belong to our last girl," Akio said smoothly, speaking for his boss. Sirius looked off to the side before nodding with an hesitant smile.

"Yeah, has a flower on the door. Go to bed, you've had quite the night," Martin filled in. Aparently that girl and Sirius had some history so she wasn't going to say anything. She walked up to the room and fell asleep as soon as she hit the cushions.

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Kaida slept in that day. It had been a long time since she had slept in such a bed. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad working under some people. The streets were rough and sometimes people just needed to stick together. She considered this as she lie awake, starring at the ceiling. After a few minutes she rolled out of bed, stretching out herself. She stood up and walked out the door, leaning against the frame of it.

"What do I do?" She whispered to herself.

"Well, you could go take a shower because you look like you're covered in a layer of dirt," Reno said, walking out his room. She gasped, had she really whispered that loud.

"I-I could?" She stuttered. Reno blinked a couple times. The new people to the gang were always weird.

"Yeah, it's over there," He said, nodding towards a door across the room. "We're the only one here. Everyone has already left to go tend to buisness."

"Oh, thanks Reno," She noticed he was a little more accepting today."My name's Kaida."

"Boss told me already," He said with a shrug, "Sounds Wutain to me."

"I don't know," She whispered softly, walking over to the bathroom. "You'll be here when I get out, right?"

"I'll be downstairs," He confirmed.

"See you then," She said before slipping into the room, closing the door tightly.

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Fifteen minutes later she imerged from the shower much cleaner than before. She put her dirty clothes back on, quickly towel drying her hair. She went down the stairs and surely enough, there was Reno smoking a cigarette at the table. He offered her a drag and she took it, pressing it to her lips. She took a drag- and coughed.

"Who would smoke these?" She said handing back the cigarette.

"Um, me?" Reno held his eyebrows up for a moment. "Life's short, especially in the slums. Why not enjoy the nicotine rush?"

"It tastes awful!" She complained, seriously wondering what was wrong with him.

"You'll get over it," He sighed, "But for now, you've got a lot to learn. It turns out I've been left to teach you."

"Then what are you waiting for. Teach me," Kaida demanded with a grin.

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Over the next years she was taught the ways of the street from pick-pocketing to fighting. Occasionally the group killed, but that was only a last resort. The two red-heads had grown rather close, almost romantically, and learnt how to work as a team. Sure, as one person they didn't stand a chance with most things in the slums but put them together and they could do almost anything. That was the advantage of working in teams.

Reno and her, sixteen and thirteen, now thought they had all the luck. They hadn't failed a mission until they were sent on a high risk mission. They were to assassinate one of the Honeybee regulars, and for bait they were using their only girl- Kaida. Usually she'd decline such a mission but this one was a high paying one. They found her a showy dress and sent her out onto the streets. The only weapon they had given her was her trio of throwing knives. They didn't want the man suspious after all.

She stood out on the street, lighting up a cigarette. She held her breathe for a moment, letting the smoke linger in her lungs, before she exhaled. She needed to stay calm, casual. She could do this. Anyway, Reno was on the case aswell. Nothing would happen to her. Bruno Eudes was her man. Tall, toned and long brown hair. To make things easier for her he had a thing for young red-heads.

"Hey Sirius! Reno is pretty enough!"

"Yo, shut up rookie."

"She IS right."

She sucked on her lip as she thought about the memory. She began to slowly walk down the street. She pulled up one of the straps that was coming loose, sighing. She then heard a car stop beside her. She put on a fake glossy smile for the man.

"Looking for a place tonight whore?" The man asked darkly. She didn't respond until she saw him. He fit her description and she opened up the door, moving inside.

"My name is-"

"Your name doesn't matter right now," He cut her off harshly, starting up the car again. With that they moved, and she prayed Reno was following.

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Kaida looked at the window and into her reflection. The boys had decided to get her all dolled up. Her lips were red and glossy, red curls in a messy bun, and thick eye-liner. The dress they had decided that she would wear was black. The top part was corset styled, while the bottom appeared to be a mini-skirt. They had added fish-net and high hell boots just to add to the look. She wasn't proud of looking like a whore, but she did enjoy getting all dressed up. Maybe they could do this again, but not so trashly. She could always seduce someone in a high class hotel or something.

The car came to a stop and she was pulled from thought. She gazed up at the place, squinting a bit. It was dark and a little hard to make out but from what she could see it looked almost like a safe house. Twin guards stood at the doors with guns. They were looking at the car with grins on their faces. That made her shudder.

"Get out," He commanded, opening his own door. She did as she was told and stepped out of the vehicle. She looked to him for further command, and he nodded towards the house.

"New girl, eh Bruno?" One of the guards sneered. Kaida glowed inside. She had the right man.

"Young too," The other commented.

"I'll talk to you two after," He then winked at Kaida, grabbed her wrist. He pulled her over to him and moved his hand up along both her thighs. When he reached underneath her skirt the ripping of velcro could be heard. After that he displayed a set of knives to the two guards and one grabbed it admiring them. "You will get them back later, along with your payment." She responded to that with a nod. She felt helpless without her weapons but she couldn't back out now.

He grabbed her wrist again and they moved inside, and up the stairs. She moved quickly, keeping up with his pace. Where was Reno? Where was Sirius? She had a bad feeling about this.

Bruno extracted a key from his pocket and unlocked the door at the end of the hall. He pulled her in after that and pushed her onto the bed. She didn't know it then, but she was trembling. He locked the door afterwards, putting a smirk on his face.

"Think you could trick me?" He laughed cruelly, "You're the third whore this week that was given the job of killing me. I didn't think they'd actually use you though. Blair told me about you.

"Wh-what?" She stuttered, this was bad. Blair had betrayed them!

"He told me you were a pretty red head with impressive curls. He said you were small but strong," He grinned sadistically now, "I always did enjoy a challenge."

Kaida looked around the room. There was no weapons in sight. She groaned and grabbed the long candle holder. She swiped it once at him and he shook his head. He reached onto his belt and grabbed out his night stick. She swung low and dodged his first swing. The candle holder collided with his leg and broke in two. She used the now pointed tip to her advantage, trying to stab his other leg. As she was making her move he smacked her on the side with the stick. She ignored the pain and stabbed the candle holder into his leg. It fell out.

"Now more being nice," He said as he kicked her back. Her light form collided with the wall. She was quick onto her feet with her two fists up. She moved forward, punching once in the jaw and the other in the chest. He began to beat her with the night stick, and unable to dodge most of the attacks she fell to the ground with one last crack to the back. With that he tossed the stick to the side and picked up the abused girl, lying her onto the bed.

Author's note: Stop reading if you aren't a proper age or mature enough. Rape scene. I'm innocent. I swear.

He quickly striped the thirteen year old girl, despite her protesting punches and kicks. Once she was nude he bound her hands together tightly with a piece of rope. She kicked at him as hard and fast as she could, but that didn't stall him. He undid his belt and pulled down his pants. His boxers were the next to go. He knelt in front of her on the bed. He caught her leg before it kicked him, smiling with malevolent glee. He moved his legs so his knees pinned down her knees, and after that one of his hands held both of hers. He was strong, and heavy. Kaida simply wasn't heavy. She was strong though. Her eyes weren't even damp.

'Don't panic. Reno and Sirius will be here soon. You know they will.' Positive self talk was all she really needed. She just had to struggle, delay the man. She was having difficultly now that she was pinned down by him. He bit at her neck, drawing some blood when she pulled it away. He just growled and began biting down her neck, onto her chest.

As he was doing that he entered her. She winced as he did, seeing as she never had sex before. Soon enough he was thrusting into her ruthlessly. He wanted to cause her pain. He wanted a reaction, something more than just an uncomfortable look. He didn't get it, not even when he came. His hand collided with her face, leaving a red mark.

"Scream, cry and fucking beg me to stop," He yelled. She glared up at him. Just then a door opened and two men came inside. The red head ripped the man off of her while the other undid her bonds with a dagger.

Author's Note: Rape scene OVER. Phew.

Sirius handed the young girl the dagger and she walked forward. With every last bit of strength she thrusted it upward, right through his jaw. The man went limp in Reno's arms and he dropped him.

"Mission completed," Kaida mumbled, picking up her clothes from the floor and pulling them on. Reno frowned, looking away. Sirius did the same. When she looked over at the two she glared. "Blair."

"Taken care of. He delayed us as much as he could, believe me," Sirius spoke with a serious tone, "Now he's dead."

"Good," Kaida said, pulling the strings on the corset. "Lets get out of this hell hole."

The three left the room and got into their car outside. The ride back home was a silent one until Reno decided to turn on the radio. Once they got home Kaida had a shower. A very cold shower.

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Kaida woke up the next morning, her body aching from last night. She grabbed some a pair of jeans and a top putting them on. She pulled on her combat boots and put on her belt, which her throwing knives were hanging off. She went down the stairs and froze when she saw Reno, Sirius, Martin, and Akio sitting at the table. The gang had gotten more members, but they didn't last very long. Either they were killed, kicked out or just quit. The gang was falling apart.

"Hey guys," She greeted casually. She was pretending nothing happened. Reno hit the table and stood up, acting dramatic.

"Hey guys," He repeated, "Is that all you have to say? I respect you for not reacting when the man was abusing you but we're your friends. You've been raped. Brutally raped!"

"Reno, shut up," She said as calm as possible.

"You can't silence me, yo. This place isn't safe enough for a young lady," He looked down to Sirius who nodded.

"We've decided that it'd be best for you if you went to an orphanage," Sirius said slowly.

"Nonono!" She yelled, "You can't be serious. This place is safer than one of those any days."

"You're wrong there," Akio corrected before looking to Martin.

"We just care about you," Martin said with a reassuring nod. Reno pouted, that sexy sexy pout.

"I've told you before and I'll tell you again. I love you Kaida, and this isn't the right life for you. You're a smart girl, not a street thug," Reno scratch the back of his head as he spoke, sitting back down.

"So, this is how it is? I'm kicked out of this place?" She frowned.

"Yeah," Akio said with a playful smile, "That's right."

"I thought you were my friends," She complained.

"Ah yup," Martin pipped in, "That's why you're going."

"Blair is gone! No more need to worry!" Kaida was trying.

"Sorry Kai," Reno sighed, "Just get outta here, yo."

"Bye you guys," She screamed, "I hope I never see you again!"

She didn't know how wrong she was, at least in Reno's case.

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Kaida walked out into the orphanage's backyard and sat down on the steps. She put her head in her hands and sighed. She hated this so much. Why was she here? Because it was one of Siriu's commands, or at least she told herself. She sucked on her lip thinking about how the gang was doing. A few minutes later she heard foot-steps behind her. Seconds later she was flying now the four steps left, sent down by a kick. Her landing was graceful, for the fall anyway. She pushed herself back up and withdrew her dagger from her boot.

"What's your problem?" She asked the tallest of the three boys- the one who kicked her.

"You were in our way," He calmly explained, the other three boys chuckled.

"I told you Matt, I don't want to put up with your shit. I was put here to keep from harm and here you are kicking me down stairs," She explained.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," He drawled, "We've heard of you and your past gang work. We believe you just tell that bull so you seem tough."

"Hmph," She smirked, "So, I'm going to have to set this straight. Fight me." Matt walked down the stairs, his small gang following him.

"I don't do spars. If we fight it's to the death, which will be yours." He smiled, looking rather proud of himself.

"To the death," Kaida said with a nod. He took out his dagger and the fight begun.

The fight was a short one. Almost too short for her liking. He had managed to slice across her chest and while he did she stabbed her own dagger into his neck. She pulled it out and he fell. Seconds after their leader had fallen the two boys came running. She pulled her her throwing knives from her belt and threw them. Out of the five, four hit. They were very similar wounds. One to the chest and the other to the leg. When they had fallen she heard applauding. She turned on her feet to face the steps with her dagger ready to throw. It was when she saw the suit that she decided not to throw.

"I've been watching you ever since the fight began," He started, "And I'm very impressed, at least by an orphan."

"And you are-?" She eyed him cautiously.

"Veld, the leader of Shinra's Turks," He explained. Her eyes narrowed, she knew what the group really was.

"And you're here because-?" She continued the interogation.

"I'm looking for new recruits," Veld grinned when he knew the girl had caught on. Her eyes widened with surprise. "And since you killed Matt whom I intended to recruit I'm left with no choice but to make you take his spot."

"What if I say no?" She challenged him with a smirk.

"I'll put you out of your misery. That wound is pretty deep and you're losing blood fast. If you're not healed soon well sweetheart, you're going to pass out. The orphanage won't do anything about it either." Kaida looked down at her wound and gasped. She didn't think it was bleeding that bad.

"So, any benefits?"

"Lodging."

"Well, boss. You've got yourself a recruit. Name's Kaida."

"Welcome to the Turks Kaida. Come with me to the car, I have my materia there," He said to her before turning and walking into the orphange. She on the other hand walked over to the bodies and retrieved her daggers from them and the ground before going into the orphanage. She walked out the front door to see Veld standing in front of the car. He casted heal on her and the cut began to heal quickly. "Get into the back."

"Alright," She opened up the door and sat down in the seat. She looked to her left and nearly screamed. "Reno!"

"Kaida, what are you doing here?" He asked, "Boss said he was getting a guy."

"I killed him," She happily said.

"Shit," Reno sighed, "Well, looks like we're partners again." That was when Veld looked back.

"Only for the training, after that you'll be going onto same sex partners," He explained to the two. Reno groaned, Kaida laughed. "You two knew each other?"

"Yeah," She said, "We used to terrorize the streets of Midgar together."

"Hmph," Veld said, turning to a black haired Wutain man, "Well, we better get our new Turks settled Tseng."

"Yes sir!" Tseng said starting the car and driving off into the sunset. (Couldn't resist, mates.)

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The two completed their training not much later and were welcomed as full Turk members. That was when they were given different partners. Reno was partnered with Rude, and Kaida partnered with Yamka but they never lost their friendship. Sure, Kaida was still pissed off at Reno but what could you do? Forgive and forget? In time, in time.