(A/N: Thank you all for reading this story and thank you to those who have stuck with LittleStrangeInugirl1 and I for so long. We really appreciate your support and thank you for the reviews that you post for they help us be both motivated and to be better writers.

Bakugan-FinalFantasylover4444, we're glad. As for the pairing, CidxOC and VincentxOC doesn't mean that they are with the same OC. If you recall, the summary states that there are two OCs. Besides, Lux and Vincent don't really seem too interested in one another, do they? If you look back at chapter 5, Lux states that Vincent looks a heck of a lot like her Father. As to your other questions, well, you'll just have to wait and read, won't you? ;] )

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A Final Fantasy VII Fanfiction

Chapter 13

Kasumi

Kasumi groaned, my head hurts, what was she thinking? Her head always hurt, it had hurt since the first time she woke up in this lab; every morning for two months, she had awoken to a painful throb in her head. Sometimes she even heard a voice or two in her head and she hoped she hadn't gone crazy. She was surprised this morning though; the "Scientists" hadn't come in yet, they were usually there when she was waking up. After all, they had to keep giving her that sedative; they couldn't stop her from transforming otherwise.

Kasumi was used to the awful calm, which was forced on her body, and her emotions forcibly held in check. Panic, rage, fear, and many other emotions rose to the surface after being buried deep within for so long; Kasumi pulled out the many different wires and tubes that were attached to her person as quickly as she could. What the Hell did they do to me!? Raced through her mind as her body changed, not into a cat like she had done once before, but into a cat, wolf, bat thing. The glass of the Mako tank broke just as the doors to the lab opened.

As the glass tank burst into a thousand pieces the doors of the lab opened to reveal three figures, one female and two males. Kasumi blinked, what the Hell? She wasn't sure why, but everything she saw was either a shade of red, yellow, orange, or some shade in between. Who are they? Kasumi asked, but quickly found herself in an inner battle for control. "Ka-Kasumi?" a familiar voice questioned. Kasumi now had most of a purple and blue wolf's head, blue and purple cat's ears, a chest and body that was a mix of a cat's and a wolf's (also a mix of blue and purple), the forelegs of a blue cat, the hind legs of a purple wolf, two tails: one a blue cat's and the other a purple wolf's, and black and red bat wings. This wasn't the Kasumi they knew.

When did Kasumi get white hair? Reno thought briefly as he looked up at her and also noted that her eyes were the same color as Kasumi's, like stormy clouds with a hint of a calm sky behind them.

"Reno, let's get out of here!" the female's voice was filled with terror and some part of Kasumi was flooded with joy. If Kasumi was in her right mind, she would have said that Reno's and Rude's reactions were similar to Barret's reaction to her cat like features in Tifa's bar.

"What's wrong with you, yo?" Reno asked as they backed out the doors as Kasumi advanced towards them and a growl escaped her. Reno's face contorted into one that screamed "oh shit."

"Guys?" Yuffie asked as a scientist came running down the hall. He was an elderly man; his hair gray, eyes a dull honey color, and his attire that of any scientist. He came to a stop about a dozen feet from the group and Kasumi.

"What are you-?" the scientist started, red faced and angry, before cutting himself off and looking Kasumi over; a grin broke out on his face and his coloring returned to normal. "Ah, my beautiful creation! Now I see, you all came to gaze upon my wonderful experiment!" the scientist exclaimed as he threw his arms out and his head back as he let out a laugh that could only belong to a mad scientist.

Kasumi let out a more feral growl at the scientist than the one she had towards the trio. Slowly, she moved closer to the man; if the man had truly been paying any attention to her, he wouldn't have let her get within lunging distance. The man continued to rant on about "how wonderful" Kasumi was as a test subject, a lab rat, and she moved closer until she was a yard away from him before lunging. His rant turned into a strangled cry as Kasumi's teeth sank into his neck and shoulders. He tried to get her to let go, but to no avail, she was too strong; she twisted her head and a feeling of happiness and disgust over took her as she heard the sharp snap of his neck and the breaking of bones. Yuffie let out a noise of disgust, shock, and fear at the display.

Kasumi turned towards them; the look on her face was such that one would think she had forgotten about them. She shook her head a few times before throwing the scientist behind her, down the hall in the direction he had come from. When she turned back to the group they saw that her eyes were a mix of neon pink, gold, and Kasumi's stormy blue gray color. She was taller than the tallest member of the group by at least five inches, maybe more. Reno, Rude, and Yuffie were quick to back away when the creature before them, who they thought was Kasumi, moved towards them with slow precise steps.

"Can we go now?" Yuffie asked hopefully, but neither of the men got to reply. The creature lunged, fully intent on their demise, but they were either too quick or too far away; they turned and ran down the hall as if their lives depended upon how fast their legs could carry them, and it did. The trio ran from the cat, wolf, bat thing that Kasumi was currently, trying to get to the building's exit. They rushed into the elevator at the end of the hall and the doors slide shut in Kasumi's face but not before a roar of rage escaped her, which scared the trio. Kasumi, having realized that she couldn't get into the elevator, entered the stairwell.

People who saw Kasumi ran for their lives, but she had no interest in them; she was curious about Reno, Rude, and Yuffie. Kasumi left the stairwell at the first floor, just leaving the elevator was the trio; Yuffie let out a shriek of surprise when she saw Kasumi just three yards from them which notified Reno and Rude to Kasumi's presence, if they had not known that she was there before.

Luxaria

She sat beside him; a mixture of emotions running through her. She both hated him and well as much as she hated to admit it….she still loved him. She was still hurting from what he had done to her and what little time had passed hadn't made things any easier.

A sigh escaped her as she sat in the passenger seat of the truck. Cid glanced at her, looking as if he wanted to say something but thought better of it. The truck was brand new. It had a silver-white body and a black cab. It was a gift to Cid from Reeve; an offering for a job he had in mind for Cid. How ironic… Luxaria thought.

Luxaria stole a glance at Cid has he sat behind the wheel. A cigarette dangled from his lips, normally Lux would have worried to be in the same car with him. But it was too early for even Cid to drink this morning.

Kasumi

A roar escaped Kasumi as Reno, Rude, and Yuffie ran for the front doors. Kasumi, who was still mentally fighting against a wolf like creature and a black haired female with bat wings, briefly noted that the first floor of the building was deserted. Yuffie pulled out her cell phone as she ran and dialed a number, "She's out of the lab!" Yuffie yelled into the phone, gasping from all the running. How was it that they had had to run down four hallways on four different floors, ride three elevators, run down one flight of stairs, and still be running from the person they had come to this place to save in the first place?

Now that Yuffie thought about it: Did Kasumi really need saving? Yuffie wasn't sure someone who could lift a grown man up and toss him all the way down a hallway needed any saving… even if that someone was in the form of an animal when they did it and they used their mouth and fangs to do it… Yuffie felt like she was going to be sick just thinking about what Kasumi had done to that scientist. Kasumi let out another roar and Reno yelled something that sounded a lot like "someone save me," but Yuffie couldn't be sure with all the noise that Kasumi was making as she raced after them.

Kasumi let out another roar and the floor and building stopped shaking not long after the sound died down. Kasumi was now just a yard away from them and the front doors of the Shinra building; within lunging distance. The doors weren't opening, Yuffie and the two Turks with her had tried to open the doors; that hadn't worked so now they stood with their backs to the doors and were facing Kasumi. "Man, oh man. How are we going to beat her?" Reno asked the standard weapon of a Turk in his left hand and his right hand in his hair while on his face was a look of worry and irritation. Rude tugged slightly on his gloves, making sure they were on right, before taking on a fighting stance. Yuffie stood behind the two, turned her head towards the doors, and a gasp escaped her.

"Reinforcement has arrived!" She exclaimed happily. Reno and Rude let a smile grace their lips.

Kasumi rushed forward, jumping just before she got to them. "Duck!" they heard and they did; they dropped to the ground and quickly covered their heads as they heard the sound of glass and metal breaking and a few shards of glass hit them. Slowly, they stood and turned towards the doors, Kasumi stood on the other side of the door now with her back to them. She was covered in cuts made by the glass, and the metal after the door lay at her feet, broken and twisted.

A growl escaped her as two people exited the black and silver truck with the letters WRO written on the side. One was a female, below average height for women, the other a male, taller than the woman and taller than most men. They were familiar to Kasumi, just like the three behind her, but still… Kill them… Kill them all… one of the voices Kasumi had been hearing over the last two months ordered, sounding very angelic despite the hate filled words.

The man drew closer; he was over five yards away from her and moving closer. "Hey, Spitfire, it's us." The man called in what should have been a soothing voice, but his uncertainty made his southern accent thicker. "Lux and me, Cid," he paused, his hands were raised in front of him so as to show that he wasn't armed. "You 'member me, right?"

A small whine escaped Kasumi when he was within lunging distance; her ears lay flat against her head. Don't come any closer! She screamed in her head. Please, stay back! But he kept moving forward. Kasumi heard Yuffie and the others muttering something but was too focused on Cid to note what they were saying.

"Cid, wait!" the woman called, "She wants you to stay back."

Cid turned slightly towards the woman; Lux, Kasumi realized, it was Luxaria. "Why?"

Kill them, I order you, I demand it! The angelic voice continued to scream in anger at Kasumi.

Luxaria ignored him. "Kasumi… it is okay. We are here… to bring you back."

Kasumi flinched, back? Back to Seventh Heaven? To the people who hardly know me? Like this? Why? Why? I'm a monster, I can't go back…

That's right; you're a freak, a monster. Kill them. Kill them all, before they kill us, kill you. The angelic woman's voice spoke. Kasumi whined again, moving so that her body was closer to the ground and backing away from Cid. It was then that she noticed that Cid didn't appear so small anymore; in fact he and the others seemed to be growing bigger. What are you doing? No, stop!

After a little while and several whines of pain, Kasumi lay on the ground, looking up at Cid and the others. Slowly, she looked herself over, she could see in color again; a perk that a normal cat wouldn't have. She was just bigger than a normal cat, but smaller than Red XIII or Nanaki. Her fur was the same color as her hair had been as a human, but the different shades of blue were like patches all over her body. She tried to stand up and was almost on all four paws when she suddenly felt dizzy and fell into darkness.

(A/N: As an apology and a thank you to everyone who has followed, favorited, reviewed, or just reading this story, I made this chapter longer than it normally would've been. I hope you all enjoyed it. And it may be a while until the next chapter thanks to all the stuff that comes with college classes. So, I hope to have the next chapter edited and ready to go here soon, but it all depends on what time I've got. Until next time.)