Disclaimer: Don't own FFVII, but I do own Jenna. If you want to use her in a fic though, I do not mind, but please ask my permission first.

A/N: Thanks for all my reviewers and I apologise for the late updates. I have almost finished my most stressful course at college, so when that is over in in a few days, I will hopefully update more regularly. Please review so I know if you liked it.

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Reno and Jenna were wandering around Sector 6 in silence. The young girl was too scared and worried to say anything and Reno just didn't want to talk. He didn't always see eye to eye with the Turk boss, but the redhead didn't understand what went so wrong. With a sigh, he stretched, but winced when he brought his hand back down and found out how easily he could now feel his ribs.

Maybe coming back down here really wasn't such a good idea...NO! What the fuck am I thinking?! I don't belong up there, I never did, I was always meant to live down here, never to have a life of luxury above the plate. he thought angrily, but just kept walking. Jenna looked up at the man who was protecting her, she had no idea about Reno's past, but he was helping her and she hated to see the redhead sad.

I wish there was something I could do. I may not know a lot about you, Reno, but I want to try and help you. she thought, but was shaken back to reality when she heard the sound of screams coming from ahead. The young girl tried to move forward to see what was happening, but was stopped by Reno's hand, preventing her from moving any closer to the disturbance.

"Stay back here, it doesn't sound too safe up there. Go and hide behind the dumpster." he told her and pointed to where it was. Without argument, Jenna ran and hid as fast as she could, watching as Reno got out his EMR and began walking in the direction of the screams. That was one thing that the redhead could not let go of, it was his favourite weapon, and couldn't bear to destroy it along with the rest of his memories from Shinra.

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A man and a woman, completely defenceless, were being beaten mercilessly by a gang of youths. These guys had done nothing to the gang, the hooligans just needed more victims to get rid of their boredom. The area had been completely vacated, civilians not wanting to go near the commotion in case they got beaten up too. Blood was pouring from the bodies of the victims, and it was obvious that they were not going to last much longer. Needless to say, the gang was quite surprised when Reno annoucned his presence.

"Leave now and nobody gets hurt."

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Reno stood a safe distance away from the gang of thugs, EMR tapping against his shoulder. The thugs watched him, stupid scowls on their faces, and watched as their leader walked over and tried to stare him down.

"Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you interrupt the Stalkers of the Night." he snarled, and Reno could tell that he was drunk, the foul breath of the thug gave it away. The bloodshot eyes of the taller man indicated that he had probably been doing a fair few drugs as well.

"I know it's kind of like 'every man for themselves' down here, but I can't stand back and let you attack a harmless couple." Reno said, not letting the thug's appearance threaten him. Before joining the Turks, the redhead had got into many fights, quite a few in a week, which was why he was such a skilled fighter.

"And just what are you going to do about it, little guy?"

"I'm going to kick your ass, and boy is it going to hurt." Reno told him confidently, and sprang forward in an attempt to strike the man with his weapon.

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Jenna watched from behind the dumpster as shouts and screams echoed around the street. The area was now completely deserted, she had a feeling that nobody would be going there for a while. She wanted to move and help the injured people, but she knew that Reno would be angry with her for putting herself in danger. At first, she was a little skeptical that Reno used to be a Turk, but she didn't say anything. Seeing the way that her new friend was fighting, and the weapon that he was carrying, that backed up his story and she believed him. She didn't fail to notice that only one person, presumably the leader, was fighting with Reno, but she supposed that it was a good thing.

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Reno was surprised that a man that was as drunk and high as this one could fight so well, they were pretty evenly matched. Gathering himself after a nasty strike to the ribs, the redhead lunged forward again and succeeded in striking the chest of the leader. The man began howling as the electricity went through him, and aimed a punch to the side of Reno's head. Deciding that this was no time for games, and quickly running out of energy, the former Turk knew that this had to end quickly. Only punches and kicks had been launched, but now was the time for it to end, so taking out a hidden knife, which had been carefully concealed on a belt he had found a few days ago, Reno waited for the thug to lunge again.

The large man was growing imaptient and wanted the redheaded annoyance out of his way. The fight had gone on for longer than he wanted, but was pleased that none of his members was helping out. They knew that they would be in trouble if they interfered, so they always stayed out of the way. Wanting to get to a bar, as his drunken state was beginning to wear off, he wasted no time in throwing himself at his new victim, unfortunately, he didn't expect to get a large knife to the chest.

"You...little...bastard..." he gasped out as he fell to the ground and was left to die.

Reno smirked and looked at all of the other gang members, he didn't know what they were planning to do, but he was knackered and sore and just wanted them to piss off.

"OK, who's next?" he asked, and was pleased to see them run off screaming. Looking back at the dumpster and seeing that Jenna was alright, he walked over to the victims.

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Jenna ran over to Reno when she knew that it was safe. She was pleased that the gang had left, but she hoped that the couple were ok. Walking over to them, she jumped back and released a small scream. Reno checked for a pulse, but found nothing, they must have died during the fight. When Jenna screamed, he looked over at her.

"I know how you feel, seeing a dead body isn't the nicest thing in the world." he said, and rubbed her shoulder softly, trying to calm her.

"I know these people...they're my parents!"

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Elena made sure that her computer was turned off and everything was tidy before walking out of her office and locking it. She had done a bit of overtime, and was looking forward to getting home. There had been a lot more paperwork since Reno had left. Walking past Rude's office, she noticed that everything was still on and the bald Turk was working.

"Rude, exhausting yourself won't bring Reno back." she said softly and walked over to the bald man. With a sigh Rude placed another bit of completed work onto the pile that needed to go to Tseng in the morning.

"I know, but it's just so quiet without him around. I miss the days when I got back home, he'd had too much sugar, and liked to try and beat me over the head with a frying pan." he said, looking up at Elena.

The blonde wanted to do something, but she wasn't sure what she could do. She had not heard from Reno, but after hearing from Rude what Tseng had said to her, she knew why.

"I'll go down to Sector 6, see if I can find him. I want to know what the little shit's been up to." she said, trying to get a laugh out of Rude. A small smile was all that she could get from the man.

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Looking at his watch, Reno knew that it was getting late and that meant they had to find somewhere to sleep. Jenna was following in silence, and winced everytime Reno moved. He was limping because of how bad his legs were hurting, and breathing was quite painful as well. She sighed as they continued to walk, she had no idea where they were going, and hoped that her friend knew because he was in no condition to fight if they got threatened. She stopped when she saw a blonde woman in a suit up ahead.

"Reno, it's another Turk..." she said softly, and the redhead was surprised when his eyes showed him that Elena had down to the slums.

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When the blonde knew that Reno had seen her, she ran up and took in his disheveled appearance.

"Reno, what the hell has happened to you?" she said, taking in the dark bruises that had started to form on the former Turk's arms.

"Got into a little fight, that's all. What are you doing down here, Laney? Tseng will go nuts if he finds you down here." The blonde held up her hand to silence him, she was not happy, not happy at all.

"You...are coming to my place...with me...NOW! You are in no condition to be wandering around the slums!" she shouted, and Jenna hid behind Reno, this lady was rather scary.

"Laney, I am not going back up there. I have told Rude, and I am telling you now, I am fine. I know what it's like, I grew up here, remember?" he said, and watched as Elena's eyes landed on Jenna.

"Who is this, Reno?" she asked softly.

"This is Jenna. I found her the night I came down here, the reason I am so beat up is because we ran into a gang, and they killed her parents." he told the blonde, who immediately held out her hand to the girl.

"Hey Jenna, I'm Elena. You reckon you and Reno should come stay with me tonight?" she asked softly, and Jenna looked up at Reno.

"Please, Reno. I'm scared." she said, tears glistening in her eyes. Reno couldn't resist, he didn't want to make Jenna cry. After all, she had just seen her parents get beaten to death.

"OK, but only tonight." he said, and was completely and utterly shocked when Elena hugged him. Never, in his entire lifetime, did he think that Elena would EVER do that.

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When Rude arrived back at his apartment, he thought that he should call Elena to make sure she had got home safe. He hated going to the slums, it reeked of death to him, and danger was around every corner. Putting the kettle on and then picking up the phone, he dialled her number and waited. It wasn't long before she answered.

Hello?

"Hey, it's Rude. I wanted to make sure you got back from the slums ok."

I'm fine, and do you want to come over? I have a little surprise for you, and I think you may like it.

Rude was intrigued, he wondered what she was hiding.

"What is it?"

It has red hair, and used to like beating you over the head with frying pans when it was on a sugar high.

"I'll be over soon." Turning the kettle off, Rude grabbed his jacket and ran straight to his car, he wanted to get to Elena's before Reno ran off again. The bald Turk only hoped that the conversation would go ok.

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A/N: Way longer chapter than I have done before. This would have beeb split into two chapters but I haven't updated for a while, so I kept it as one. I hope to update soon, but my art exam is still going on, though I am doing my best with the fics. I don't know when the next chapter will be out, but please bear with me as I have a lot on my plate at the moment. Please read and review so I know if you liked it.