Wow we're already at the eighteenth chapter! I promised myself I wouldn't rest till I reached the twentieth one, seems like I have something up my sleeves for that certain chapter.

Disclaimer: None of the characters or anything that revolves around Final Fantasy 7 has ever belonged to me but will always be credited by Square-Enix.

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Chapter Eighteen– Master, you're my slave!

Footsteps were heard madly as a figure with a worried expression raced around the streets, he avoided the stares and unusual looks given to him as whenever a person blocked his path he would kindly apologize before squeezing past.

His mouth had both lips pinned together not allowing or daring to allow a hole to form for his rude panting to be heard, he after all did run a great deal. Thoughts danced around his head as he wondered exactly what the man who called him meant.

Great locks of dark brown were clinging tightly as if hoping not to get left behind as he finally halt to a spot allowing the awkward squeak of his shoes sliding quite hard against the floor to be heard. He allowed the embarrassment to escape him as he inhaled deeply and closed his eyes for a moment trying to remember exactly where he was suppose to be heading. His drapes of blue clung loosely on him as they finally calmed down from the wind hitting it as he ran around the place.

Raising a finger as if pointing out something, he allowed himself to step foreword as he noticed a group of children pass by him without looking to see if they broke someone's path, if he hadn't moved he expected a few bruises on the way they wildly chased around. His ears perked up suddenly as he turned around to find him, walking over he allowed his hands to be placed behind him as he tilted his head.

"So what exactly did you bring me here for? Doesn't seem like an emergency to me" he spoke eyes darting around the place expecting to find some kind of threat that he believed was the cause of his invite to arrive.

"What the hell are you talking about Tuesti?" The man asked looking wildly at him before shaking his head. "Oh sorry about acting as if it was, I knew that was the only way I could get you here quick"

"Is that so?" Reeve asked calmly wondering what was behind the group of children sitting and some standing as they clasped their hands together and giggled in unison every few minutes. A smile tugged on when he noticed Marlene one of the children.

The man next to Reeve didn't say anything for a while; he just watched holding a mischievous laugh which sounded as if he had pride on whatever he did.

"I apologize if I'm sounding rude, but why is it again that you brought me here, Barrett" Reeve asked breaking the silence between the two.

"Watch" the named man said before once more watching the hidden act.

Reeve feeling slightly clueless raised his head slightly upwards trying to catch whatever it was that was blocked by the children. He caught a glimpse of orange and purple and black.

Slightly taken back when Barrett pushed him closer, he adjusted himself before catching it. It was a puppet show, two socks. One purple, chose attacking the orange one that was helplessly crying for help in a very familiar voice. He knew very well that the reason he was brought here was not to only enjoy the child act so he figured the voice to be his only clue.

Walking back to Barrett, he watched him for a moment before opening his mouth to speak. Sadly, Barrett interrupted him before he could speak.

"Best listen 'cause I aint repeating" he stated.

"Come on Barrett, can't we talk rational like adults?" The person cowered looking for help as he tried to keep his space from the named man.

"Two options bitch. One I shoot you right here or…"

"I take the second option!" Cried the person interrupting Barrett without waiting to see what it was.

He listened to Barrett tell the story as he felt that some pieces were missing he of course was no idiot to ask Barrett and annoy the man.

"Is that so?" He asked the named man trying to hide the fact that he was still confused.

Getting a nod from Barrett he thought it would be best to find the answer secretly.

"Looks like the third play is done, thirty seven left" Barrett mentioned with a tone that sounded as if he was glad the person was suffering. Looking down, he noticed the innocent child tug wildly at his pants.

"Barrett can we get ice cream quick before the show starts again?" She pleaded clasping her hands together, upon getting a nod of approval she squealed happily before dragging Barrett with her to get the key of her affection.

Reeve was left alone, a few kids were scattered around the place as he placed his fingers to tug at his goatee and think. Who could be the suffering puppeteer? He guessed it was someone he most probably knew, but there were many answers and so little clues.

Finally he grew the courage to break his guessing act and made his way to the box that was decorated only with tiny pink handprints he guessed were most probably made by the children. Knocking gently at the container he heard a few mumbling previously that stopped when he chose to make noise.

Upon seeing the figure exit the box he couldn't honestly imagine what he saw.

"I see that the mission on getting some information with Red XII was delayed?" He asked trying to hard to keep a straight face when his eyes laid on the helpless feline who had both hands captured by puppet socks and one hanging on his crown which Reeve expected was a guest star.

"Reeve, you've got to get me out of here! Red went against me! He's watching the show with the kids! I have to do it thirty something more times! Save me" The cat pleaded helplessly choosing to fall on his knees as he clasped the two socks together as if Tuesti was his last choice.

"If I have heard right, it was your fault and you are paying the price" Reeve mentioned slightly feeling remorse for the cat but of course he knew if he interfered with actions Barrett did he would be the one punished in the end.

"They stole it!" The cat cried angrily as if upset on repeating his defending answers several times.

"But steal it from a child? Cait Sith, I thought I programmed you better" Reeve went on bending down to be eye level with the creature.

"Reeve doesn't do this to me…Who are you!"

The sun chose to set under the buildings as children allowed a yawn to escape from each of their mouth. They swollen hands red from all the clapping and their jaws tired from the entire tear jerking laughter. When all the adolescents chose to depart Reeve was found standing next to a tired feline who just slept on the ground crying about his painful hand from the evil kids who threw objects at the socks every single act.

He gave a nod to the man who carried the sleeping female who kept mumbling a few things on how there should be a sequel to the puppet show in her sleep. Reeve waved at the man who waved back a gun arm at him and departed.

Reeve allowed himself to stare at the feline and laugh gently at its state. Watching it gently get up he allowed a hand to hold the felines like a father to a child as he tugged gently which proved the point that he wanted the cat to follow him.

The cat biting off the sock from his free hand obeyed his master before stopping for a moment as his ears twitched nervously.

"Something wrong?" Reeve asked calmly stopping as he looked down at Cait Sith.

Not answering Reeve he kept looking around before noticing what it was.

"Red!" The cat cried happily running to his partner as he let go of his master's hand and raced to jump excitedly in front of the creature.

The feline's partner let out a smile as he found out every time he laid eyes upon the cat from now on he would only remember the sock show.

"I see you guys have reunited, come on let's go" the man mentioned watching the two before making his way walk north wise as the two creature followed after him.

Lucrecia plucked a grape from its stem as she popped it in her mouth innocently and swallowed it half. Her eyes darted to the three figures heading her direction. She placed the newly placed plucked grape back in the basket as she allowed a soft laugh to escape her lips when she noticed the excited cat race towards her screaming happily to Reeve thanks as it was possible his mouth was watering.

They were sitting on grassy land as the feline happily stared at all the extra food after all had enjoyed the snacks. Red XII had finished and chose to shut his eye lids gently and take a long awaited nap while Reeve and Lucrecia chose to have a conversation about general topics while Lucrecia cleaned up the mess on the cloth laid for them.

Cait Sith though was of course another topic as his eyes were searching around the horizon, finally finding nothing that would please him he walked over to Reeve and tapped the seated mans head.

"Reeve, Reeve?" The feline chirped happily.

Lucrecia upon hearing his voice looked up with a smile while Reeve looked up himself and gave a nod proving his attention to the feline was there.

"We didn't get any ice cream" he whined even though when he mentioned 'we' he really implied 'I'.

Shaking his head he slightly felt embarrassed by what Cait Sith mentioned for the fact he believed it was slightly insulting to Lucrecia who chose and brought all the food that day.

"I'm sure you're full. And anyways, what do you need with ice cream?" He asked with a raise of his eyebrow.

"Don't tell anyone, but Red XII looks like a perfect victim for a food fight target" the creature whispered into the man's ear even though it was in a hearing range to everyone there.

"Cait Sith, behave" he noted with a sigh escaping him.

That feline not taking the words said out loud by Reeve allowed his ears to shoot straight foreword and glare at him.

"I'll do whatever I want to do! To be honest it's I that should be giving the orders!" The cat mentioned in a childish manner as he stomped his foot on the ground.

The words of the cat only of course left Reeve to blink confused and Lucrecia to pretend that she was busy enough by cleaning the place that she hadn't heard anything. Clearing his voice, Reeve spoke once more after the shocked and confused phase he was once in.

"You should be giving the orders?" Asked the voice that did not come from the man's mouth, Tuesti was intending on saying something but it just seemed that Red XII had beaten him to it by asking the question directly to the furious creature.

"If I don't remember, just a screwdriver and Reeve could assemble you back to scraps" Red XII continued holding a smirk in his position that he was resting on only leaving Cait Sith with the open mouth.

He closed his mouth then opened it once more, which was the process the feline went through as the two sitting humans watched calmly but uncomfortably to see what the cat was going to do next.

"You did not say that!" He mentioned angrily as he jumped next to Lucrecia and picked up the piece of cake she cut for Reeve before tossing it at the direction of the red creature.

There Cait Sith sat licking away the tasteful sensation of the ice cream melting onto his paw as he let a smile escape him.

"Thanks Reeve, you really didn't have to do that!" He exclaimed joyfully before licking away.

"I think I kind of had to" the man spoke calmly as he looked behind him to see her try and brush away the icing from the poor red creature who was glaring daggers at the cat. Right after the cake toss a melee of punches were thrown around from the two Red XII and Cait Sith. Reeve luckily was able to calm the cat down by bribing him with desert while Red XII chose to calm down right after the feline started acting sickly innocently to get the offer he was asked.

Leaving the feline to enjoy his tastes of sensation he walked over to Lucrecia and sat down next to her as they watched Red XII lick away icing from his paw.

"Well at least it didn't end up in a massive disaster" she noted kindly as she looked towards him and gave a smile.

"Yes it didn't, but there is one thing troubling me indeed" Reeve stated calmly feeling as if he was the parent to the two creatures who were if left alone would end up killing each other.

"What's troubling you?" Lucrecia asked getting his attention from the first syllable she spoke, it was gift he figured.

Reeve of course chose to say nothing as he was trying to figure out how to point it out in the first place.

"By any chance is it the fact that Cait Sith treats you like a parent?" Lucrecia asked softly.

Reeve only chose to have a laugh escape him as he shook his head, "How I wish that was true my love, but the real reason is the fact that Cait Sith treats me like a slave" he stated with a shake of his head. Oh well, guess he'd have to live with that cat for nine more years of before he found the screwdriver that the feline chose to deviously hide from him.

-TOBeContinued-

Author's note – Thanks so much for the reviews you guys! I can't honestly say anything because I'll just spill what I have planned for the later chapters due to my blabber mouth traits! XD

Next chapter involves the continuing of the Turks story. Who was the new voice in the hallway heading to Elena's room? Did Tseng shoot Reno? What's going to happen to the lovable red head?

You'll just have to wait and see! XD

As for ichi-nana-hachi I'm interested but I do know that I'm sure you're talented after all if you weren't you wouldn't have thought of a story.