-1"We're staying the night again!" gasped Reno. Rufus took a drink of his coffee, not responding. Rufus, Reno, and Rude all sat at the café. A while after Wolf had left, Rufus and Gomon had entered the Lounge from their meeting. Reno was getting very suspicious.

"Yes, Reno." Rufus finally answered. He seemed edgy, just like Gomon's Turks. Rude frowned slightly.

"What on earth could you guys possibly be talking about for two days!" Reno started. Rufus just stared ahead.

"The return of ShinRa." he muttered. Reno groaned, running his fingers threw his red hair.

"That's it?" he asked. Rufus didn't answer. Something was up, Reno decided. He's hiding something… but what?

"I'm going to my room, and don't bother me, I need time alone." Rufus muttered, then got up and left toward the Japanese-like Inn. Reno blinked and looked at Rude.

"Are you just as clueless as I am?"

Rude nodded. "We should contact Elena and Tseng right away. If something bad happens, we need all of the ShinRa Turks."

Reno nodded in agreement as Rude took out his cell phone. He called the two Turks, quietly telling them to come to the giant KioRei mansion. Reno shook his head and looked toward the doors where Wolf and Fangs had disappeared into. Wonder what's taking them so long. Surely a little kid couldn't be so hard to ca… oh yeah… I forgot… he's a Werecheetah. Reno thought, shaking his head again. This is all so fucked up. Werewolves and Vampires, what next? Their pet unicorn?

A loud yowl echoed into the room, nearly scaring the pants off of Reno. He spun around just as Wolf, in her wolf form, burst threw a pair of doors and leaped over a couch. Right behind her, a huge bulky tiger yowled. It was soon followed by a oversized white lynx and a maned wolf. The tiger reached out with it's long claws, catching Wolf's leg. Keisha let out a high pitched howl of pain and tumbled down. The huge bangle tiger towered over her, then sank its long teeth into her scruff. Wolf howled again as the tiger lifted her up and shook her violently, her blood splattering on the carpet around them as he shook her like a rag doll. Reno leaped up, taking out his weapon. Keisha, NO! he thought as her pained yelps echoed off the walls. Reno lunched himself forward at the huge tiger.

"Reno! Get back here!" Rude called after him. Reno ignore him and threw himself at the tiger. The lynx leaped, catching Reno in the side with its long claws. He cried out and tumbled down, his baton flying out of his hands. Son of a…

He kicked the lynx off of him, sending it flying into the wall. It let out a screech and fell onto the floor, blood trickling down from its mouth. The maned wolf, Mane, hurled at Reno, his green eyes ablaze with such fury that it made Reno's heart flip in his chest. Quickly he dodged the fox like wolf and kicked it in the side. Mane yelped and tumbled over, soon to be replaced by the lynx. Reno summer salted toward his metal baton, the lynx missing him by a few inches. He snatched up his weapon and swung it at the lynx as hard as he could. Once again, the large white feline was sent flying, yowling in pain as it hit the wall (on the other side of the room) with a loud SNAP. Quietly it fell, and did not move. Mane howled in anger and lunged at him, fangs bared. Reno turned just in time to see Mane get tackled by Rude, who was glaring at Reno.

"You dumbass! What in the name of Lifestream do you think you were…" Rude had began, but was cut off by a loud, thundering roar. Reno turned and caught eye of a huge, bulky white lion. It growled and walked forth into the room, its gray old eyes filled with anger. Mane stood up, snarling. The tiger that had Wolf by the scruff stopped shaking her and looked at the bright lion, Keisha panting in his jaws.

"What is going on here!" the Lion roared. Wolf's eyes opened and she caught Reno's eyes, shock raising in them. Mane snarled even louder.

"Nothing of your concern, old man!" Mane snapped. Rude looked at the fox-wolf, his mouth falling open. He was beyond shocked, first the lion spoke, now the wolf! Reno snorted at Mane's rudeness. Lion narrowed his wise eyes.

"Nothing of my concern! Poppycock!" Lion spat. "You just blew all of our cover! Not only that, you have also wounded Wolf beyond recovery!"

"Beyond recovery my ass." the maned wolf growled lowly. "I know damn well she can heal her wounds."

Reno glared at Mane, lifting his baton and readying himself to attack the wolf. Mane snapped his attention to the red-headed Turk, snarling with fury. Lion roared again, leaping onto Tiger's back. Tiger yowled in shock and dropped Wolf. She landed on the ground with a dull thump. Reno ran to her as Tiger bounded away. He knelt beside her and pressed his hands on her bloody fur.

"Wolf? Answer me!" he whispered to her so nobody else would hear them. Lion had cornered Mane, glancing at the reawakening Lynx. Rude was still dumbfounded.

"R-Reno?" Wolf gasped, blood trickling from her mouth. Reno ran his hand down the side of her face.

"What happened?" he asked her. "Why were they chasing you?"

Wolf was silent for a while, watching Lion scold Mane and Lynx. She saw Rude, and her eyes widened. "Oh no.. he didn't see did he?…Oh no.." She shook fearfully. Reno blinked at her, looked at Rude and the rest, and frowned.

"Yeah, Rude saw. But nobody else did, it's ok if Rude knows too, right?"

Wolf whined and stood up, blood splattering on the ground around her. "If Gomon doesn't find out then…perhaps I wont get in trouble."

"You? What 'bout Mane and the rest of…"

"Can we take this to your room? I'm afraid if we stay here any longer Gomon will come." Wolf interrupted him. Reno looked over at Rude. "We should bring him too, and make him swear not to tell anybody else…" Nodding in agreement, Reno stood and snatched Rude's arm. The ShinRa Turk looked at Reno, shock showing clearly in his eyes.

"Did you just see… did that lion just talk!" Rude asked, still clearly dumbfounded. Reno nodded.

"Yeah yeah I know. Listen we need to go to my room, okay? Wolf and I will explain everything."