A/N: So here's a fair warning that my OCs are going to start appearing more often. I hope you all enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed creating them. You are all so awesome for sticking around. ENJOY!

I heard voices outside. I haven't heard voices in so long. I feel the warmth of another person, holding me close. Where am I?

Where am I?

She gasped for air as her eyes shot wide open. A shocking emerald green, that typical Mako glow in them, searching around, looking for a familiar face but there was no one. She was trembling as fear fell upon her. She was in a room covered by peaceful pictures of beaches and forest scenery. Her small arms were hooked up to I.V. fluids, her face covered by a mask depositing oxygen in to her very weak lungs.

She meant to speak but barely a squeak came out of her throat. A gentle but strong hand touched her arm, when she looked over to her left, a man clad in a blue uniform, a neatly trimmed goatee beard and dark slicked back hair was smiling down at her.

"Good Morning." He said to the child. She looked at him with fear, pulling away her arm. "It's okay!" the man responded putting his hands up to show he meant no harm. "My name is Reeve. My team and I rescued you from that basement laboratory. Do you have a name?"

The girl looked down at her hands and closed her eyes, saying nothing. "Can you talk?" Reeve continued to ask, the girl simply stared at her hands, blinking every once in a while, however she was completely disconnected, making no eye contact. Reeve sighed, keeping a smile as to not upset the girl.

"I'll give you some time..." He spoke before leaving the room altogether, heading back to the group outside the room.

Reeve encountered Yuffie, who was sitting on the floor, arranging her Material accordingly, Vincent who sat on one of the waiting room chairs, head leaning against his arm and Cloud who was using the wall to prop him up as he scrolled through his phone, checking for any missed calls from Tifa.

"She's awake." Reeve announced as they all looked up at him. "She needs time though. She won't talk and doesn't seem to want to even look at me."

"Huh," Yuffie sounded off, looking up from her crystal-like orbs. "Maybe Cloud should try and talk to her? He seems to have a way with children." She suggested.

"I have to head home." The ex-mercenary frowned, not really wanting to be there in the first place. He had been in Edge for a whole day now, waiting for the girl to wake up, however he hadn't been back to the bar to see his family.

"It'll just be a minute." Yuffie groaned, annoyed at the blonde for wanting to leave so early. "See if she will talk to you!"

Vincent's crimson eyes stared at Cloud, his arm still holding his head on the chair. "I think I'd scare the child if I went in and Yuffie might just annoy her, making the situation worse." The gunman explained.

"Hey!" Yuffie exclaimed, a bit insulted by Vincent's comment.

"Alright." Cloud sighed, propping himself straight up from the wall. "I will be leaving as soon as I'm done though."

"Understood." Reeve nodded, agreeing upon the compromise.

Cloud opened the door, a light knock announcing his entrance in to the room. The girl was sitting up on the bed, still staring at her hands, so deep in thought that she hadn't heard his knock on the door.

"Are you alright?" He asked, coming in, noticing she was paying him no attention. There was silence as he walked up to her, pulling up the nearby chair by the hospital bed, taking a seat.

The girl took a deep breath and looked up at Cloud. He couldn't help but notice how bright her eyes were, almost glowing, a trait well known in those who were Mako-infused.

"What's your name?" The Cloud asked, noticing the sadness in her eyes. "It's ok." He said trying to reassure her.

The young female's eyes were welling up, staring at him in fear. His instinct was to grab her hands, comforting the frightened child as he had done before with his adopted son. "Hey, it's ok!" He tried to reassure her, however she began to choke on her tears. "Don't be scared…" Cloud's heart broke to see the child sob uncontrollably now, not knowing how to ease her pain. He let go of her hand and let the bedrail down, standing from his chair and taking a seat on the bed next to her, doing the only thing he knew would calm down Denzel when he had his nightmares. He embraced her, holding her close as she whimpered, her head leaning on his chest. His hand rubbed her arm up and down trying to soothe her and that's when he felt her small hand clutch to him.

He sighed, knowing he wasn't going to be home any time soon. This girl trusted him, he had imprinted on her and now he wasn't sure how to let go. "You're safe." His voice said calmly. "No one's going to hurt you anymore." He reassured her, not sure what this girl had gone through.

Cloud stayed with the child, holding her tight until she cried herself to sleep. He settled her down on her pillow, slipping himself away from her and out the door. He felt such sorrow for the girl, not knowing how she was going to do once she woke up and he wasn't there.

Outside the room, his comrades for Cloud's return. The blonde closed the door behind him, frowning from the situation. "She didn't speak." Cloud announced, "She just cried for a while until she fell asleep."

Yuffie frowned as Cloud explained what happened, feeling so bad for the girl. "Maybe we should leave her be for today?" She suggested.

Reeve nodded in agreement. "Go home." He suggested to them. "I'll stay behind and make sure she's okay and call you all if anything changes."

"You can stay with us," Cloud offered Vincent and Yuffie, "For the time being. Tifa would be glad to see you."

"You three get some rest. We'll figure out a schedule for her tomorrow morning. There's paperwork I need to catch up on anyway." Reeve said making a 'shoo' motion with his hands at the rest of the group.

"I'll meet you both at the bar then." Cloud announced to Yuffie and Vincent, trying to make his way back to 7th Heaven quickly to see his wife before he had company. "I have some things to take care of."

"We can go grab a bite to eat before heading over." Vincent suggested, looking over at Yuffie who nodded in agreement.

A/N: Thank you so much for reading! I appreciate all the comments you all have left for me in the reviews section. I'm trying to update as much as I can (I know I've always hated waiting forever and day for updates) however I feel so bad that these chapters are so small. I'll keep trying to add as much as I can. :P