To: needleholehalo, my one and only reviewer. I'm sorry I didn't get the message sooner, or else I would have posted sooner! DX Gomen ne! *bows*

Disclaimer: I only own Sam, and Emily, and Kimmy. :)

Project 6: Safe Haven

Sam got up on Barret's back, much to his disdain, and she rode the whole way down.

"Damn, girl! You're lighter than you look!" Barret marveled.

Sam would have said something, but, already her fatigue was over taking her, and she quickly succumbed to the darkness of the inside of her mind.

She awoke in what appeared to be a child's room, with stuffed animals strewn about, and doodles on the wall. Some of the doodles were of Tifa, and of the blonde man she had seen earlier, wasn't his name Cloud…or something?

She noticed that the blood had been washed from her, and she wasn't wearing the hospital gown anymore, but rather an old white shirt that was a bit loose in her chest, paired with a pair of black shorts.

Swinging her legs over the bed, she noticed a small girl come into the room, carrying a tray with, from what Sam could tell, smelt of food. Her stomach growled, complaining about its emptiness.

"Oh, you're awake?" The girl asked, smiling.

Sam only nodded. Her throat was dry from thirst. She had no idea how long she had been out here, let alone at the Shinra headquarters.

The girl smiled again, and walked over, placing the tray on the bed next to Sam. "I'm Marlene." She held out a small hand. "It's nice to meet you."

Sam took a swig of water before answering. "I'm Samantha Keels. But, you can call me Sam, Marlene." Sam shook the hand with a light but firm motion.

"Oh! I better go tell Tifa you're awake." Marlene scampered out of the room, leaving Sam to her meal, which she quickly devoured. So much for restraint.

After she scarfed down her meal, Sam cautiously made her way down the stairs, finding herself in a bar.

"Oh, you're awake!" Tifa called from behind the counter.

Sam tried to back away, but Tifa just smiled, and waved her over.

Slowly, she made her way to the bar, and she sat down where Tifa indicated. "How did you sleep, Samantha?" She handed her a cup of some hot tea.

Sam took a sip of the tea before answering. "Lousy. I kept having a really strange dream, and it kept me from actually sleeping. It was more like a catnap."

Tifa leaned on the bar, and studied her. "You're definitely a strange one. No wonder Shinra wanted to kill you. They must have thought that you were a danger."

"They kept saying something about "Genesis", and that I was "Exodus". Then they said that I needed to be terminated because they didn't want me to….well, I don't know. But, they were definitely trying to kill me." She took another sip of her tea. "Reno….what happened to Reno?"

Tifa shook her head. "What are you talking about? What about Reno?"

"I saved him, and then…well, I don't know how I ended up there, but there I was."

"He's probably in the Shinra building. He is a Turk, after all."

"Tifa, was it?"

"Yes?"

"How did you and the others get in there?"

"Through an old staircase. Why?"

"I want to go back."

SF15: I know this was short, but this is all I can manage for now. *bows* I'll try to do some more in the next week or so.