Tifa was the most pleasant, and actually took the time to really show me all the rooms in the place. Upstairs were the bedrooms which she graciously showed me hers and mine again, and then she introduced me to all the children. They were all so sweet, and most of them were still so young. Parents were so cruel these days, how could you just abandon these adorable faces? Even if you are poor, it's still wrong. The two that stuck out the most were a little girl named Marlene and a little boy named Denzel. Marlene clung to me like no tomorrow—it made me feel wanted, almost like I was her older sister. But Denzel shunned himself away, he reminded me so much of Cloud, even his face and hair were similar.

Next, she took me past Cloud's room- which was clearly off limits from how she pointed to the door and then kept moving. She giggled to herself lightly,

"The only time I've actually been in that room was before he moved in. After that, I always felt a little uncomfortable entering; he's not much of a talker- as you can tell."

That was odd…he was almost like her tenant and she couldn't go in his room? Was it a rule? I'd have to keep that in mind for the future…

The next place we went was the basement- this was apparently the training area for them. Hidden targets, gun holders, and even sword cases were strewn around the room. I could really get used to this place; it reminded me of my own apartment, just lacking the hidden code for the spinning wall to my own training area and the horrible stained furniture that not even roaches wanted to inhabit.

We headed back upstairs and she offered me lunch, but I politely declined. Instead I headed back up to the room that I would be staying in and began to unpack. Sensing a presence, I turned around and found Vincent. That was slightly startling so I let out a quiet yelp and dropped the shirt I was folding.

"Vincent, you just gave me a small heart attack, do you need something?"

He just shrugged and studied my form. That was slightly nerve-racking coming from an attractive, slightly un-dead man.

"Tifa sent me up here to see how you were doing or if you needed anything. She…also wanted me to apologize for what happened between us. So, I guess I'm sorry."

Hey, I give him credit- that was better than nothing.

"No, I don't need anything…and thanks. I'm sorry also; first impressions really aren't my thing."

He nodded once, lingered for a moment, and then walked back out of my door way. I appreciated that, it made me feel a little better about staying here for a few weeks.

Alright, so a few weeks turned into a few months because Yuffie still hadn't come back. Tifa didn't seem to mind too much, she appreciated the help I gave her. Vincent and I had also gotten a lot closer, which was relieving. Cloud wasn't too different then he usually was aside from the fact that he nodded at me occasionally and would question how I was doing. I had to admit, things were pretty peaceful at the 7th heaven, and part of me never wanted to leave. Everything here was much better than what I had before. At least I could get a good quality meal without wiping out all the money in my pocket.

Tifa had sent me to pick up some stuff from the local market place, and on my way back I sensed something different about the air. I was wearing casual blue jeans and a green tank top—nothing unusual, but I was getting a lot more looks from men on the street. I pretty much sprinted home when one came close to slapping my ass, I would have kicked him so hard, and that could have caused a long-term problem. I walked into the door of the 7th heaven to realize that there were two unexpected guests sitting there. It was Wednesday; the bar was closed on Wednesdays.

"Oh, Kaylee! Sit down, I would like you to meet old…friends. This is Reno, and this is Rude."

She seemed a little hesitant on the word friends. The big guy, Rude, stood up first and firmly shook my hand. The smaller one with the flaming red hair, Reno, practically flew out of his chair and hugged me. Not used to being touched, especially so boldly, I threw him over my shoulder and pinned him to the ground with my fist clenched to his jugular. He just looked up and laughed, rolled over, and walked back to his seat.

"Well ain't she the sweetest? She sure is the cutest, for sure." He said.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but blush a little bit. I took a seat on Tifa's left with an empty chair next to me that was swiftly filled with Cloud. I looked to my left and smiled up at him, and all he did was nod back. Better than nothing, right? Seeing this, Reno got all mad and started complaining on how Cloud should really find a woman and stop hanging around this bar waiting for more of Yuffie's friends to come visit.

"You should think about getting your own place, you know? Away from here, and all of Yuffie's hot friends. You can't keep going younger man, it just isn't right-"

I slammed my fist on the table and everyone turned to look at me.

"Enough. I'm the same age as all of you here, and I could probably kick your ass Reno. Just learn to keep your mouth shut. Learn your place and respect the people who live here, or leave."

Rude smirked under his hand and Cloud sunk back down in his chair. He looked like he was going to kill Reno. I had enough of Reno for one day, so I stood up and went back to my room after giving everyone a nod and a small goodbye.

Things went back to normal after that strange visit; the two of them didn't come back strangely enough. By that Sunday I was sitting on my window sill talking to Vincent when I sensed a familiar presence approaching. He saw the expression on my face change and I could tell he also sensed it.

"I'm sorry; it's just that I sense something oddly familiar. I'm not sure what it is, but I can tell that it's something of great importance." I said.

Vincent gave me a nod seeing as he understood, and we both walked out of the room. I heard a loud bang inside of the kid's room and I heard one of them start laughing. That was weird, I haven't heard those kids laugh in god knows how long. Vincent had heard a strange noise, so he threw my behind him and pulled his gun out, pointing it right for the kids' door.

"Vincent what are you doing? Are you insane! What if a child comes running out?"

"Don't worry Kaylee, I'm not going to shoot a child, I know there's someone else behind that door."

That was nerve racking. Who could have snuck into the bar without me, Vincent, or even Cloud noticing? The door knob began turning and I pulled out Angeline ready to shoot anyone who came out of there. Before either of us could blink, something came running out of that door so fast all that was seen was something long and yellow along with a giant blur. Vincent pushed me to the ground and ran for it.

"Stay down, Kaylee! I don't know what that was and I don't need you getting hurt…"

Like I would actually listen to him, I stood up and ran right after him. I crashed into his back when he stopped short and hit the ground.

"Ouch Vincent! What are you doing?"

"Shh, it's right over here- I saw it, but then it disappeared. And wait, why aren't you back there where I told you to stay?"

"Never mind that, where did you see it go?"

"I was running after it down this hall, and then it just disappeared."

We were standing there for a good two minutes waiting for this thing to magically reappear. At least Vincent saw it too, so I didn't look like a psycho. I was getting ready to give up on this mystical being, but when I turned around I saw it again and before I knew it…it had me by the ankle and was dragging me away. The last thing I saw was Vincent running after me, until the door shut…muffling my screams.