A/N: Here's one more, even though I should be packing...I love you guys too much! Feh! Basic training is gonna suck, I'm gonna wanna finish this story all the way though it, Its gonna haunt me. Lame. Wish me luck, enjoy this chapter and please review. I know this all seems kinda rushed, be assured, I will fix it up later!

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This chap is rated M for violence and sexual content...

Redemption

Chapter 12

The Rat Returns

7th Heaven

It had been 9 months and almost three weeks since Cloud had left home and only two weeks since they had brought Sky home. Tifa opened her eyes, watching Yuffie rock Sky to sleep, so she could get some sleep. "Yuffie?" the ninja stopped rocking the boy.

"Hmmm?" Tifa sat up.

"How long are you going to stay?" the girl yawned and placed the baby in a cradle next to Tifa's bed.

"Until Cloud gets here or until you candle everything on your own. Whatever comes first. You tired of me already?" Tifa shook her head and smiled.

"I'm not tired of you, I'm very grateful for all the help you've given me. Thank you." Yuffie grinned.

"No problem! You should be getting some sleep though. Your body still needs rest." Tifa nodded and laid back down. Yuffie walked out and closed her door quietly behind her. Tifa opened one of her eyes and looked at her cell phone, which was laying on her dresser. I have to call him. Just once more. He needs to know. Mabey he'll come home. She sat up and reached for her phone and dialed Cloud's number. It rang a few times and then she heard a click.

"Hello?" a sleepy voice on the other side of the phone answered.

"Cloud?"

"Yeah."

"Are you coming home soon?"

"I'm not sure. I'll see what I can do." Tifa frowned.

"It's really not that hard you know. Just grab your bike and drive home." Tifa closed her eyes. Tell him. Tell him, Tell him, Tell him. "Cloud?"

"Yeah" Tifa wiped a stray tear from her eye. I can't, I can't say it!

"Never mind. Please come home soon. I'll see you when you get home."

"Okay, see you when I come home." they both turned their phones off.

Two weeks Later

Tifa had been doing much better, well enough she was starting to fall back into her old life with a new addition of course. Cloud still hadn't come home yet, everyone was waiting anxiously for his return. She threw on some of her old clothes and admired her old form, which was back. She sighed in relief. No stretch marks, no lose fat, just my old self! She smiled and walked away from the mirror to console baby Sky who had just began to cry. Yuffie ran up the stairs.

"Need some help?" Tifa nodded.

"I'm okay. I was thinking I might just open the bar myself tonight!" Yuffie grinned.

"Sounds like fun, Mind if I help?" Tifa rocked the boy in her arms.

"Sure I have a good feeling about tonight." Yuffie walked up next to Tifa.

"Can I see?" Tifa handed her the child. Yuffie admired the child's dark hair and brilliant blue eyes. "He certainly has Cloud's frown huh?" Tifa giggled.

"I would say so." The baby gurgled and fell into slumber. "I think its high time we start making dinner." they put the baby back in his cradle and walked to the kitchen. The two women went over that nights dinner. Tifa scanned the recipe. "Looks like we have everything." Tifa reached for her cutting board. "Yuffie could you hand me that please?" she pointed at a knife. Yuffie reached over and grabbed the knife and passed it to her. "Thanks. Hey could you go check on the children for me, make sure they are still working on their homework?"

"Sure" Yuffie washed her hands off and went upstairs to check on the children. Yuffie walked down the hallway and into Marlene's room first. "Hey Marlene how the home-.."she opened the door and saw a man dressed in black holding onto a rather frightened Marlene. "MARLENE! LET GO OF HER!" The man laughed. The girl's tears streamed down her face. The man in black pulled out a knife and held it to the girl's throat.

"Make one more step and I'll slice her little throat." The man pulled the knife closer to Marlene's throat slicing her just a little to make his point. Yuffie balled her fists.

"Your not going to get away with this!" The man's smirk grew.

"We'll see about that!" he whistled and another man came from behind Yuffie. "Now lay down on your belly with hands open palmed and arms out to your side. Remember any fast movements and the girl dies." Yuffie bit her lip, drawing blood and followed his instructions. The men bound the ninja's wrists and gagged her. The jerked her up onto her feet and began to walk her down stairs toward the kitchen when the baby started crying. Yuffie closed her eyes. Stop crying, their gonna get you. The taller man in black looked at the shorter fat one. "Get it and bring it here." the fat man nodded. Yuffie began to struggle and fight with her restraints. The man laughed and kicked her to the ground. "Get up!" yuffie used the wall to help her stand since she couldn't use her arms.

"Here we are!" the fat man walked out of Tifa's room with the baby sobbing in his arms. "Here kid, you'd better shut that thing up!" the fat man handed Marlene the baby and shook a knife at her to make his point clear. Marlene took the baby in her arms and began nervously rocking it back and forth. The baby soon quieted and they moved down stairs with knives at their backs. Tifa heard a knock at her front door. Tifa set the knife she was holding down on the counter, washed her hands and answered the door. There Bill and three of his flunkies stood in front of her.

"What are you doing here? I thought I warned you about coming here!" The man grinned and pushed Tifa aside, making himself comfortable in her house. "What don't you understand about GET OUT!?" the man began laughing.

"I came one last time to collect your payment and dole out a little revenge." Tifa pulled her gauntlets out of her pocket and slid them on.

"I'm not paying." the man rubbed his lip.

"I would ask you to rethink your decision Mommy!" he snapped his fingers and two of his other men came down the stairs with Yuffie, bound and gagged, Marlene with Sky in her arms. A fat man was holding a knife to her throat. Tifa looked around for any opening she could take.

"YOU BASTARDS!" she tightened her fists and grabbed Bill by his collar. "HOW DARE YOU!" the man threw his head back and laughed.

"Your in no position to be making threats Ms. Lockheart." Tifa released him and stood back. She looked around. Where is Denzel? He had better not be hurt! Tifa looked around as three of Bill's flunkies surrounded her. Seeing no other alternatives Tifa submitted.

"You want the money? How much was it again?" Bill rubbed his chin.

"Now your starting to get it. We require 58,000,000 Gil and starting this month, we also require a monthly payment of 10,000 Gil.

"Let me get it for you." Bill nodded and each of his men drew their guns.

"No funny business." Tifa nodded and moved aside a picture in her dining room and turned a dial lock a couple of times till the safe clicked open. As she opened the safe she eyed Denzel who was standing at the top of the stairs, clutching what looked like one of Cloud's older swords. Denzel please, go find help, I'll be fine! She mouthed her words to the boy at the top of the stairs and withdrew the money. Denzel had that wild look about him. Shit! He's going to try something! Sky began to sob, Marlene clutched him protectively into her chest. Bill looked over at the baby.

"Shut that thing up Sam." the tall man nodded and whispered something to Marlene. Marlene's lip began to tremble. Sky's sobs did not cease. Tifa handed Bill the money. "SAM I SAID SHUT THAT THING UP!" Tifa's face got red.

"Just leave already! You have your money now GO!" Tifa began to walk toward her children.

"Don't get ahead of yourself missy. I said we were here to take your money, and here for a little revenge." Tifa gulped. Sky continued to cry. "I'm going to put you in your place." Tifa threw him a defiant look. Take it off!" Tifa clutched her chest.

"No." she began to back up slowly into the table. Sky was still crying.

"SAM SHUT THAT THING UP!" the tall man in black nodded and ripped the baby from Marlene's arms. Tifa panicked.

"STOP! I'll do what you want! Just don't hurt them!" Bill snickered.

"Strip." Yuffie began to struggle more, even though the ropes holding her wrists began to slice through her skin. Denzel flew down the stairs and charged the man holding Sky.

"LEAVE TIFA ALONE!" Tifa ran towards him.

"Denzel get out of here! Go find help! Leave!" one of Bill's men grabbed her before she could reach him. Sam grabbed Denzel's hand and shook the sword out of his grip. "DENZEL!" The fat man ran over to Marlene, knocking Yuffie over in the process. Sam Clutched his hand.

"That little punk got me!" he grabbed Denzel's arm and twisted it backward. Yuffie noticed the sword laying next to her on the floor and scooted up close and began to rub her restraints on the blade. Denzel fought him and knocked him onto the floor. Sam released little Sky from his arms. The baby rolled across the floor. Tifa gasped.

"MY BABY!" she fought to free herself. Marlene while everyone was distracted grabbed that fat man's jewels and twisted. Her threw her across the floor. Marlene made a quick stand to her feet and rushed over to Sky who was sobbing on the floor. Tifa twisted harder and through the man off of her and ran to Marlene's aide. Yuffie broke her restraints and stood to her feet. Sam grabbed Denzel and stood up with the boy fighting for freedom in his arms. The fat man regained his stature and charged after Yuffie. The other three grunts charged at Tifa. Sam grabbed Denzel's arm and through into the floor. Denzel struggled.

"Cloud's gonna get you!" Sam laughed. Tifa watched as Sam grabbed Denzel's arm and tore it backward. The room grew silent as the crack of Denzel's arm echoed off the walls. Denzel went silent. Tifa held onto Marlene and Sky.

"Yuffie!" The ninja tossed the fat man to the side and Ran to where Denzel was. She pulled Sam off the top of him and punched him in the fac, sending him backwards.

"Tifa his arms broken and he's passed out, It'll be fine." Sam lunged at Yuffie and the other grunts landed a powerful blows onto Tifa. She fell backward. The grunts took this as a chance to grab the children. Tifa stood back up. Bill took Sky from his grunts arms.

"Don't move any of you! I wont hesitate to kill this baby of yours." Tifa stopped, Yuffie looked up and took a blow from Sam in her gut, knocking the wind out of her lungs. She fell to the floor. "Joe, Tie them all up, arms and legs." the fat man grunted and pulled out the cord and tied everyone up, except Tifa. "And Now, for you." he turned to Tifa. "Here Sam, Take this." he handed his first henchman the baby. Tifa began stepping backward till she ran into a wall. He walked up real close and whispered into her ear. "Time to put you in your place, bitch." she could feel his breath on her neck. Tifa balled her fists and closed her eye. Cloud where are you? Am I really this weak, can I do nothing? Bill grabbed Tifa's collar and threw her against the wall with great force. Tifa hit the wall and slumped to the floor. This is it isn't it? he unzipped Tifa's leather shirt and tore through the linen underneath. Tifa bit her lip till she drew blood. Stop touching me!

"Cloud!" the clean man smashed his fist into Tifa's face.

"He's not coming is he?" Tifa began to cry. He rolled her onto her back and took his knife to her bra strap.

"Your going to pay for this." Bill pulled her up by her hair and punched her in the chest, then ripped the rest of her bra off of her body. He dropped her to the floor.

"Whose gonna make me pay?" Tifa spit blood onto the floor. He kicked her side knocking her down to her hands and knees. Tifa sobbed. I'm not strong enough to save my family once again! He flipped her on her back and took his knife and ran it over her belly, letting it draw blood. "There's nothing you can do. Your just a weak little girl. A scared little girl." He grinned. "Cry little girl! CRY!" Tifa couldn't hold back her tears and continued to sob. "Not so high and mighty anymore are we?" Bill licked his lips and began pulling her shorts off. Tifa grabbed onto her shorts, trying to keep them on. He punched her in the face, causing her to bleed from the back of her scalp. "Don't try to stop me." Tifa released her shorts and he pulled them off. Tifa turned her back away from her family and held herself. "No one knows! NO one will save you!" Bill reached down and ripped her underwear off of her and stood up straight, laughing hysterically.

End Chapter 12

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