-1Reno yawned and sat up, stretching. He sleepily looked about, then remembered what happened the night before. He smiled and looked at Wolf… only she was not there. He blinked and lifted the blanket to see if she was under the covers.

"Sorry bud, she's not under there."

Reno nearly jumped out of his skin . Quickly he covered himself with the blanket and looked at his door, which was halfway open. The sunlight was silhouetting the person that spoke to him, but by the moody voice and glowing gray eyes, he knew who it was.

"Fangs?"

"You got it." Fangs answered, jumping down from the railing and walking to his door. Reno blushed slightly.

"What the hell are you doing here… and where is Wolf?" he asked, somewhat nervously. Fangs smirked at his nervousness.

"She's… away." she said in a sort of serious way, but then added smoothly, "Looks like you had a rough night."

Reno chuckled nervously. "Er…"

"Don't worry, I know what happened, I know everything Wolf does, whether she likes it or not." she said, leaning on his doorway. Reno blinked.

"What did you spy on us?"

Fangs laughed. "No, I'm not a pervert. It's just I can feel what she feels, either passion…or pain."

"Pain? What did I hurt her?"

Fangs laughed again, revealing her vampire fangs. Reno flinched at them, remembering all the vampire movies he had seen where fangs like that sank into the necks of the innocent. "No no, not that I could remember." she said, her glowing eyes wondering over his room, noticing his clothes sprawled in all sorts of places. Great Lifestream they really got it on…

"So… why are you here?" Reno asked again. Fangs returned her gaze to him.

"She wanted me to guard you." she answered. Reno lifted an eyebrow.

"Guard me? Why… Mane?"

"Bingo." Fangs cracked her neck, sighing. Reno looked away, then got up. Fangs took one look at him and turned away. "Ooookay I'm waiting out here." and she closed the door. Reno chuckled and went to put his clothes on.

Fangs leaned on the railing, looking out for Mane. She felt the hair on her neck raise, and she knew Wolf must be facing Gomon at that very moment. I'm with you, Keisha.

She heard steps approaching. Fangs stood erect, watching the corner of the hallway. To her relief, Rude turned the corner. He looked up at her, then nodded in greeting. She nodded in return. "Hey, Rude right?"

Rude nodded, then entered Reno's room. Fangs sighed in relief and looked up at the sky. What could Keisha possibly like about that freak Reno? The man doesn't look fit to even BE a Turk. But… he must be pretty useful if ShinRa took him in… Fangs shook her head. Keisha, you better be careful…

"Fangs?"

Fangs turned around to see Reno standing at the doorway, Rude sitting on his floor. "What?" she asked. Reno nodded to his room.

"Mind if I ask you a few questions… about Gomon?"

She raised her eyebrow again. "Why do you want to know about that bastard?" she said with a growl. Reno stepped out of the way for her to walk in.

"Everything." he said calmly. Fangs watched him for a moment, then entered, muttering "Whatever…" and sat down in front of Rude at the table on the floor. Rude took off his glasses, cleaning them. Reno soon joined them, after shutting his door.

"Well, what do you want to know about him?" she looked at the red-headed Turk. Reno crossed his arms.

"Why does he torture Kei…Wolf so much?"

"Keisha? Don't worry, I know her real name. I'm sure she wouldn't give a shit if Sunshine here knew too." Fangs grumbled. Rude looked up at her, his eyes emotionless. "Anyway.." she continued. "Keisha has a habit of mouthing off at him, being a smartass to him, and she doesn't obey real well. Neither do I."

"Do you have scars like her?" he asked. Fangs sighed.

"Of course, I feel her every pain, and I also receive her wounds."

Rude put his sunglasses back on. "Why?"

Fangs hesitated, but if Keisha trusted them, she could too. "We have… a special connection." the vampire answered. Rude was clearly not satisfied with the answer, nor was Reno, but before they could ask anything else, the door behind them slid open and Cheetah's head popped threw.

"Have you seen Wolfie?" he asked. Fangs sighed and looked at the 12 year old looking boy.

"She's with Gomon." she grumbled. Cheetah groaned. Behind him, Fox and Leopard peeked in.

"Yo Fangs, you better not think that your getting out of training Legs here today." Fox said, patting Cheetah's head. Fangs narrowed her eyes slightly.

"I'm busy." she retorted. Fox rolled her eyes.

"Yeah yeah, and Leopard here isn't shy." the amber haired African snapped back. Leopard huffed and glared at the two, but said nothing. "Anyways, you better get that gothic ass out here and take him. I can't stand much more of him."

Cheetah giggled and smiled widely. Fangs glared at him and growled. "Make Mane do it. I am busy at the moment."

Reno and Rude looked at each other, then finally Rude spoke up. "We are having a conversation with Fangs." he rumbled. Fox looked up at him, her amber eyes staring right into his.

"Fangs in a conversation? That's a new one." she chuckled. Fangs snorted and turned away from them. Cheetah laughed and leaped in, sitting next to the vampire.

"I wanna be in the conversation too!" he said, smiling. Fangs looked over at the boy and groaned.

"So what is this conversation about?" Fox asked suspiciously. Reno and Rude looked at one another nervously, but Fangs answered before they could whip up a lie.

"They're asking about Gomon the bastard." she answered the werefox. Reno and Rude gaped at her, but she didn't care. Fox growled and looked away.

"Eck." Fox stuck out her tongue. "Why would you want to know 'bout that ol' nazi?"

"Er.. Just wondering." Reno said. Fangs felt anger raise in her chest, and she knew Wolf was pissed. Oh great, she's going to get tortured for sure. Halli thought. Better get ready for the…

As if somebody had slapped her, pain streaked across her face. She let out a surprised screech and fell backwards, feeling blood trickle down the side of her cheek. Reno and Rude looked away from Fox and Leopard, and with shocked faces to Fangs. She groaned and sat back up, feeling her face. She was surely bleeding from a stinging gash that reached from her jaw bone to her brow. Fangs growled. Thanks Wolf…

"What was that about…hey are you bleeding!" Reno blinked at her as she revealed her wound.

"This is just great." she grumbled. Cheetah gasped and whimpered.

"Wolfie…" he said. Reno stared at her bleeding gash.

"Where did that come from!" he asked. Fangs snorted.

"Gomon must be beating Wolf again. Damnit, I knew this would…" before she could finish her sentence, a flash of blinding pain lashed across her back. She yowled and fell again, feeling more pain bite at her legs as well. Reno and Rude leaped up, watching in shock as Fangs arched her back, feeling another strike to her neck and sides. AH! DAMNIT WOLF RUN! she thought painfully. She could sense Wolf's fear, hell, she could feel her fear. Agony made her ears ring, deafening her… All she could hear was Wolf's screaming and Gomon's laughter. ..

Her side exploded with pain, which took the air right out of her lungs. She gasped, blood beginning to trickle from her mouth. Fangs screamed in agony as force pounded on her sides, snapping her rib. KEISHAAAA!

Reno watched in horror as Fangs rolled about in his room, blood gushing from her nose, mouth, and the whip-like wounds all over her body. Rude didn't know what to do, and clearly neither did his partner. Fox looked shocked at first, then let out a growl of anger. Leopard pulled Cheetah away from Fangs, who now looked like she was having a seizure on the floor. Cheetah looked frightened, his wide blue eyes watching Fangs twitch and cry out painfully as her flesh tore in random spots, blood exploding from each one. Fox ran to her and held Fangs down, making sure she would go on a rampage from all of the pain.

"What's happening!" Reno gasped. Fox bared her teeth.

"Gomon must be beating Wolf." she answered, anger hinting her voice. Cheetah hid his face in Leopard's stomach.

"Make her stop!" he cried. Leopard held Cheetah close, hiding his eyes as Fangs' forehead crackled and blood spilled out. Reno and Rude flinched, watching the vampire's blood pool around her.

"Doesn't look like he's goin' easy on her." Fox retorted, holding Fangs down. Fangs screamed in agony, snapping her jaws as Fox. Reno saw her fangs grow, and her eyes turn into a piercing blue.

She glared at Reno's direction, snorting out crimson red blood from her nose.

"DAMN YOU!" she hissed. Reno flinched. "IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!"

Fox growled with effort to keep the vampire down. "Calm down, Fangs!" she said. Fangs ignored her, her light blue eyes sinking into Reno's. Fear clawed at his heart, and so he backed away. His partner followed him, unsure of what she meant. "Damnit Fangs!" Fox grunted. Reno looked back at the dark skinned werefox. "I…said…CALM DOWN!"

Almost at once, Fangs' eyes went wide, and slowly she stopped moving. She laid still, panting and coughing up blood. Fox let out a sigh of relief. Cheetah peeked at the vampire, and whimpered at all the blood. Leopard hid his face into her gut again.

Silence took over them. After a while, Fox looked up at the two ShinRa Turks. "Sorry if that scared ya'." she said. Reno just stared at Fangs blankly. M-my fault? What does she mean by that?

"It just caught us off guard." Rude prompted, calming his quick breathing. Leopard shook her head.

"That didn't look so good." she said quietly. "I hope Wolf's alright…"

"She'll be fine, damn girl just doesn't know when to shut up when she's talkn' back to Gomon." Fox snapped. Reno looked at her. "I don't know how many more times it will take for that stupid bitch to listen."

"Wolfie's not stupid!" Cheetah argued, echoing Reno's thoughts. Fox snorted and looked at Fangs. She was unconscious, her sides slowly rising and falling with effort. Reno clenched his hands into a fist. All my fault eh?…Maybe she means that Wolf was tortured because of me… is that what Lion meant too? When he told me there would be consequences?

"We need to talk to Rufus." Reno said to Rude. The dark Turk looked at him questionably. "We need to rescue these guys, we can't just let them rot here with a maniac!"

"How could Rufus help?" Rude asked. Reno growled in frustration.

"Don't waste your breath." Fox growled. The two ShinRa Turks looked at her. "Gomon won't let us go, if he would that easily, then we would all be free now."

"We still need to try!" Reno snapped, then walked to his doors, Leopard and Cheetah jumping out of his way.

"Rufus… is with Gomon…" Fangs croaked. Reno looked at her, shocked.

"What!"

"Meeting…Rufus…has she said weakly, then fainted once again. Reno and Rude flinched.

"Jenova!"

"Sorry we're late." came a voice from the door. With a quick SNAP, the doors flew open and Lion stood there with Wolf in his arms. She looked just as bad as Fangs, hell, they both had the same exact wounds. Reno felt his chest flare up with anger. Gomon….

"We need to hurry." Lion urged them. "Gomon is planning to kill Rufus and his Turks. Leopard…" he looked at the shy wereleopard. "Go fetch the holy water from my den. Fox, get Wolf's Dagger Claws, she'll need them." Lion ordered. Right away Fox and Leopard darted off, leaving the frightened Cheetah. Lion nodded to him, "Cheetah, gather all of our weapons." The young blond nodded and ran off. The elder KioRei Turk walked in Reno's room, setting the unconscious Keisha next to Fangs.

"What's going on?" Reno and Rude asked at the same time. Lion stood up and looked at them.

"It's time Raphael's rebellion began." Lion said lowly.