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-- 7th Heaven --

Barret carried Reno upstairs as Tifa closed down the bar, grabbing some med supplies and cure materia from the cabinet, "We don't have the it mastered but it should help." Tifa thought, running to the spare room they had upstairs.

Reno was laid on a bed as Tifa came in and rushed over setting everything down, getting ready to grab the bandages when a hand stopped her.

Tifa looked at Rude who had a grip on her wrist, but it was not a forceful grab like she thought it would be. It was gentle, she could Rude's eyes through the glasses and see the sadness and worry.

" I'll do it." he stated quickly.

" W-we can help you Rude, he's hurt bad." Tifa said with worry as Cloud agreed. Rude let go of her and turned her towards the doorway.

" Please....he's my partner, let me do it." His voice showed some hesitation as everyone left the room. Rude made sure they were gone and went back to the bed, grabbing the materia Tifa was going for before.

"Cure" he called out, bringing forth lifestream colored lines went around his friend and flowed into his wounds. The skin didn't knit together as much as he'd hoped, he wasn't sure this was going to help at all.

Rude put it down, beginning to clean both Reno and the wounds as best as he could. Reno's injury to side was deeper then Rude thought, it almost went through the mans back. He also noticed that at maybe two of his friends ribs were broken.

"Why wasn't I there....I should of been there to help you." Those thoughts of guilt rushed in his mind.

The older turk shut his eyes and made them leave for the time being as he bandaged the wounds and broken ribs. When he finished patching him up, Rude ran his hand through the mans red hair which was now not covered in blood. Lifting Reno enough to pulled the sheet and blanket over him.

Gathering up the bloodied clothes, Rude threw them away; washed his hands before heading downstairs.

Tifa and everyone else was talking while Marlene snuck inside the room to see the turk who was still unconscious. She remembered how mean the turks could be and not to trust them....but. Even though she tried not to care about him cause of all he's done in the past, she found her feet guiding her to his bedside and her hands resting on his own.

Marlene swallowed thinking about when she found him, "He's so pale, he doesn't even look the same." She thought as she got a small smile, even though the smile was a mask for the worry she felt overcoming her heart.

Tifa walked inside finding her, "Marlene....come on." The girl turned around at her name, but she looked back to where she had been before. Tifa could could see the girls hand gripping Reno's.

"Come on sweetie.....we can check on him a little later." Tifa managed to get the girl out of the room and downstairs. Tifa looked over at him, even under the blankets you could see his injured body. " You better stay strong.....or you'll have me to deal with." She said in a fake threat, trying to hide her emotion.

The only thing she got out of him was a small moan, she bent closer feeling his neck and forehead. Pulling back at the sign of a fever. Wetting a towel, wringing it out and laying it on his head, his body relaxed a little.

"We'll be back later...." she told the him, thinking for a minute how weird it must make her to talk to someone who's not even conscious. Tifa walked back downstairs to join the others.

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Pain shot through Reno's body as he tried to open his eyes, they were heavy and hard for him to open. He managed to get the half way open, blinking a few times to try and clear the figures above him which were nothing but blurry images.

When his vision cleared he saw a few people smiling down at him. "Reno, can you hear me?" Tifa asked as the man gave a small nod, his eyes shut for a minute and gave a small wince.

"What happened to you?" Cloud asked from the wall near the door.

"I was in the church...and Loz came...in and asked...-" he paused for a minute wincing, "where mother was......I couldn't think before...he beat me....he took the..materia as well...." He said in an almost whipered voice. His body jolted with pain again as he coughed heavily, Tifa took a damp rag and laid it on Reno's forehead to help him relax.

Cloud looked at Reno concerned, but was relieved when his coughing eased. His eyes shifted to see the ground. "I'll kill them. They're going to pay for what they did to you and anyone else and their not having their little reunion." Cloud said lifting his gaze to Tifa who gave him an encouraging smile as he walked out the 7th Heaven doors.

Reno looked to the right, trying not to move too much to find Rude asleep in a chair. Reno could tell he'd been there for awhile, Reno's eyes moved to Tifa who was sitting on the side of the bed, trying not to put the man through more pain.

"How long.....?" Reno's asked as Tifa turned to him, " 5 days." she stated with a gentle voice and looked at Rude who shifted in his sleep. " I never knew how much Rude really cared about you."

Reno blinked a few times in confusion, " What do....you mean?" Tifa smiled to him, his voice didn't sound normal, it was weak and tired as he stared at the ceiling. " Rude's the one who patched you up....and he's almost never left your side."

" Well...we've been....friends a long time." he told her through the pain he still felt as it started to fade.

Tifa walked out of the room and came back with a glass, "This will help." she said as she slid her hand under his head and lifting him up a bit. She could see he was in pain as she put the glass to his lips and helped him drink.

The water he could tell had pills crushed inside, but that didn't bother him too much as Tifa set the glass aside and laid his head back onto the pillow. Replacing the rag that had fallen with a fresher one.

He gave a small smile and thanked her.

" I'm sorry this happened to you....when I first saw it I couldn't believe it." she told him as Marlene came inside to see who Tifa was talking to.

" Reno, I'm happy your awake....how do you feel?" the little girl asked as he looked at her, " Been better......thanks Marlene." he felt his mind slipping away from as his eyes tried to shut.

" Get some sleep." Marlene said moving some hair out of his face, "Right...." was the last thing he managed to say before falling asleep.

Reno winced, opening his eyes to see Tifa sitting beside him. He blinked to clear his vision, he moved his head to see her as she looked up smiling. She put her hand on his good shoulder and helped him sit up a little more aganist the pillows.

He shut his eyes as she pulled something off the table, opening them to see her holding broth. She took a small spoon of broth and eased it towards him, "Here, this'll make you feel better."

He just looked at her with the same tired expression as she put the spoon to his lips, tilting it so it would slide into his mouth.

Tifa could see it was probably helping, she knew his throat was sore from the way he sounded before. She smiled, giving him more broth. He only took a few spoons of it before turning his head, Tifa set the bowl aside standing up.

She helped him lay back down, he told her thank you. His voice was still weak but sounded better as she ran her hand through his hair, he fell asleep quickly as she kissed his head and left the room.

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