Right, so...I have no words, none whatsoever. I want to thank each and every one of you who have read, reviewed, favorited and everything.

I am sorry - sorry for abandoing this wonderful fic I started and for abandoning you guys. All I can say is: Life happened.

I've started a Kingdom Hearts Drabble series (which you're all welcome to check out) and Squall, Zidane and Bartz have been itching for a cameo; and then I thought I'd check out Chapter 7 which I had half written and despite some cringeworthiness with the grammar, I remember how much I loved this story. I still know where I want to go mind you, but hopefully I can be better about it. Don't expect a miracle update after this one however, I make no promises - the drabble series is easier because they're supposed to be self contained and short after all.

Now to FINALLY answer some reviews (if I have, I forgot)

AkiOkita: it'll be eventually answered why Garland works for Mateus, but for now I'll say it's convenient. As for 'killing everyone for the crystals' - isn't that FF's bread and butter? Also, Spanish is fine, it's my first language actually!

Midnight the Black Fox: It's been four years, haha, sorry! Um...I can't recall but he should be around late early to late twenties? I'd have to reread myself, but, much like the original Kuja, he's more or less timeless but he's definitely older than Zidane. As for your other question, well, it should be explained in future and Garland pretty much sort of explained it in regards to Kuja, but, basically the world of my story is a 'normal world' whereas the Crystals carry the Memory of where they come from. For example, the Garland of this AU created Zidane and Kuja from the memories of his FFIX self but due to being fundementally different than his counterpart, he made them better than who they were. Touching a Crystal basically gives the memories and powers of those attached to it but it doesn't switch AU Garland for FFIX Garland, get me?

Imanut: he's so underused, but I loved him - the first time he made himself known in IX...geez.

Dikemon: I'm happy you've enjoyed it despite that. I love ZidanexBartz myself, they just seem to click well.

As for the rest of you - I love you.

Anyway, enough for now. Please enjoy this new chapter and be nice to me.

Flames will be used to feed Yuffie, she's a growing girl after all. Also, congrats, it's 3:35 am...

Enjoy! Also, I have no beta!

Chapter 7: Libra (Or Scan, depends who you ask)

Squall was quite blissfully still asleep as the rays of the sun hit his face, which caused him to hide behind a couch cushion; he was tired, annoyed and his back ached, not to mention he had a building headache and if possible his scar was burning, why? "Because some FUCKTARD won't stop BANGING on my FUCKING DOOR!" or so his thoughts went.

The lion-like officer threw off the covers and snarled, walking around his living room couch and slamming the door open: hair a mess, eyes slightly red, t-shirt rumpled and one leg of his sweat pants was pulled up - all in all not what his friends on the other side of the door expected to see when they woke up Squall 'Never late, Always on time' Leonhart.

"What?!" The brunet roared, clutching the doorframe with both of his hands. In front of him stood his best (non-given by him) friend Zell, who was holding both of his gloved hands to his mouth and trying very hard to not burst out laughing. Next to him was the only other person he respected in the whole building on a good day and could match him in rage, wit, scowl and stare – Paine - who had her arms crossed, an eyebrow raised and a bit of her lip curled to show she was amused. Clutching her arm was her friend Rikku, who was staring and gaping at Squall, which made her look like a fish, her beads thankfully still for the first time. Yuna, which ended the trio of Yuna, Rikku and Paine, was the only one out of the bunch who had the decency to look chastised as she grasped her boyfriend Tidus and tried to look at the brunet in the eye but couldn't, but of course Tidus, ever the brave (or the blunt/stupid) had to speak first "Dude…what the hell happened to you?"

Squall sighed heavily and leaned against the doorframe with one arm against it, the other going to rub between his eyes "Zell, if you're going to bust a gut laughing, please, do it downstairs…" was his first answer and gratefully Zell ran off, laughing all the way like a maniac "And…I had a long night…" he snarled, glaring at the blond who hid behind his girlfriend "Coward…"

Paine spoke next, which was surprising "Let me get to the point, it's past noon, you missed all of your morning classes, Quistis is looking for you and is Dr. Kadowaki, did I miss anything, Yuna?" she asked the brunette, who shook her head.

"It's…what!?" the student/officer turned his head to look at the digital clock on top of his television and groaned, it literally blared 1:00 pm "I can't believe this…" he muttered, standing at the door with his face in his hands.

"Must've been SOME night…" Rikku whispered, though it was loud enough for all of them to hear.

"And ALL of you had to come here to do this?" Squall asked, looking between his fingers, glare still quite potent.

"Well…" Yuna said, finally holding her head up. "Quistis was the one who asked me initially, and Tidus wanted to come along…and…well…" she shrugged, twirling her braid a bit. "Rikku tagged along and Paine came to make sure she didn't piss you off and Zell…well…we just happened to find Zell on the way…" she explained.

"So, what did the Great Lion do last night that got him so wasted?" Paine asked, smirking, which surprised everyone, even Squall.

"I…" the brunet was about to answer when a voice came from next to him.

"Hey Squall…" came the young voice.

"…What's going on?" Scratch that, make that two voices. Zidane and Bartz had woken up at Squall's yelling and had decided to brave it to check up on him and now stood rather sleepily next to him. The brunet was just in his boxers with his hair ruffled and the blond in a rather big gray shirt, the edge of his red shorts hidden by it. The four teens on the other side of the door simply stared, gaped or, in Paine's case, smirked the smirk of a lifetime.

"Tell Quistis I'll be there soon and if Yuffie isn't up yet tell her to get in here, thanks." Squall said in one breath, picking up both Bartz and Zidane easily and shutting the door all at once, the slam of it making Rikku's braids jingle.

To Tidus and the girls time seemed to have stopped, all they could do was stare at the closed door until "Who knew Squall was into little kids…" Rikku opened her big mouth and her head met Paine's fist "Ow! fryd fyc dryd vun?!" (what was that for!?) she asked.

"For being a moron, now come on, walk…" the platinum haired girl pushed her friend down the hallway, ushering Yuna by the shoulder, who tugged Tidus along and then did as she was told and knocked on Yuffie's door.

"Yes!" came a voice from inside, then various crashes "What is it!?"

"It's Paine! Squall said to be at his place in five minutes!" she yelled back.

"…Okay! Thanks!" a few crashes, curses and a few seconds of quiet later she added "Are the midgets still there!?"

Paine blinked and chuckled a bit, shaking her head, of course Yuffie would know "Yes!" she replied.

"Okay! Good! Be there in 5! Thanks Pa-AH!" another loud crash and the black clothed-girl simply walked off, smirking all the way and taking a lollipop out of the back pocket of her jeans, preferring to rot a tooth than break out laughing.

-o-

With a deep and long sigh, Squall let go of his two sleepy weights, and rather shamelessly too, on the floor and leaned against the door, the whines of 'Mean and bastard' coming from said floor going ignored "I can't believe this…they're fucking me up a lot more than I thought," he said to himself, stormy eyes looking down at the two young men who were cross-legged and cross-armed on the floor and looking up at him with twin glares; there was a twitch to his lips that went unnoticed by him but noticed by the other two who were quick to lose their pouts and glares at the almost-smile they had caused.

"What?" the older brunet asked, still feeling weary as he ran a hand through his hair.

"Nothing." They chorused, smiling wider, Zidane's blond tail swaying lightly to show his glee.

"Right, whatever," the other snorted, holding a yawn behind his hand as he made his way towards the bathroom. "Yuffie's going to be here soon, I need to wake up…any of you know how to make a decent pot of coffee?" he asked, turning to look over his shoulder and unsurprisingly it was the blond who stood up and dragged his boyfriend to the kitchen. "I'm betting you like it black, right?" Bartz asked with a wink as the sounds of the coffee machine being loaded and turned on filled the room. Squall's only answer was a roll of his eyes and the closing of the bathroom door which made the younger brunet shrug.

"He totally almost smiled just now, right?" The boxer clad youth chuckled, watching as his monkey boy set the machine to brew, the ever expressive tail holding tightly to a rather cheery looking mug of coffee "He totally almost did, yeah." Zidane snickered, looking behind him. "And was it me, or were there a LOT of people out in the hallway?" This got a thoughtful look to Bartz' face and he nodded. "I think so, I was still trying to get the crud out of my eye…Boco says he saw a very cute lady friend though, she had her blonde feathers all pretty…" he shrugged; and Zidane could only think 'bless his heart' as he shook his head at him and his chocobo companion, he was used to it really."You'd think Squall would think twice before letting us touch anything." the blond said, rubbing his chin in thought, mirroring the brunet's thoughtful stance. "Hmm…well…he seemed really out of it, he did nearly smile after all…" the other replied, a chorus of 'Hmm…' coming out of them before they snickered and grinned.

"Maybe we should do something more for him? Seeing as he apparently missed some important stuff today and all," Bartz said, opening the fridge and looking over the groceries that had been suddenly brought in last night. "I see enough for a two egg, one cheese omelet…one for each of us…and maybe that Yuffie girl…" he said.

"You think he'd feed her?" Zidane asked, putting the mug he had on the counter, climbing up on it and taking out three more mugs "Well…"

As Bartz was about to reply the door opened and a tangled Yuffie yelped and stumbled in "Ow…" she whined, kicking the door closed and standing up as if nothing happened, settling a box on the floor before dusting herself off. "Hey kiddos, what's shaking?" she asked, walking over, wearing pretty much a big shirt, shorts and sneakers, even Boco had to ask 'what the hell is she wearing?'.

"Breakfast mostly," the brunet managed first, taking the carton of eggs out. "You think Squall would mind if we cooked?" he asked. The black haired girl sat down on the other side of the kitchen and put her cheek on her hand, looking at them both while thinking.

"Considering how much he never uses his kitchen, I don't think he'd mind." she shrugged, she then blinked noticing the coffee. "…Did he put you in charge of his nasty black tar?" she asked. Zidane and Bartz blinked and had a quick laugh over that, noting how shocked the girl looked. "He must be really out of it then." she mumbled, making them snicker even more.

"What's going on?" came the sudden and familiar voice, the two boys looking over a damp brunet, his hair slightly limp, with only his sweat pants covering his lower body and a towel around his shoulders. Two pairs of eyes were glued to the slightly damp chest, both for the skin exposure and a scar or two on it.

"Nothing, just wondering when you got crazy enough to let kids handle your Black Tar of Doom." Yuffie said, saying so like it was the most normal thing in the world. The gunman snorted and shook his head, turning his eyes to his two charges. "You're planning on using those eggs?" he asked, seeing them in Bartz' hands.

"Yep, four omelets if you don't mind?" Bartz asked. "You cook?" Squall asked with an eyebrow raised and Zidane snickered as his brunet's cheeks puffed out in annoyance. "Why are people always so surprised? Daney's not the ONLY homemaker you know…" the indignant 'Hey!' was ignored in favor of finding a skillet to use, though the 'Don't ignore me!' followed by the kick couldn't be; Squall sighed while Yuffie giggled.

"So, why'd you want me here boss man?" the clumsy art mayor asked, turning on her stool to look at him as he walked closer to the living room.

"Wanted to know if you heard anything from Quistis, and that I need more clothes for those two." He said, nodding towards them both, the smell of eggs and cheese starting to fill the room.

"Well no, I didn't," she replied. "I've been trying to finish my project all day, haven't gone out for a thing except to have breakfast and lunch…which you seem to be having rather late today." She managed to smirk there at the end, which made the stoic man flinch a little. "Did your alarm not go off, Squall?" she grinned.

"…I forgot to set it…" he bit out and then stormed into his room, slamming the door, prompting Yuffie's patented guffaws to start, making her fall off the stool she was on as she wheezed.

"…I like her, Boco approves too," the younger brunet said as he plated one omelet and started a second, Zidane sighing and shaking his head and pouring out the Black Tar of Doom for Squall while he inquired what the rest of them wanted.

~o~

Yuffie managed to get the two boys dressed and ready to go by the time Squall stomped back out of the room, a slightly embarrassed flush on his face when he did so. "What's eating you?" She'd asked and only gotten a growl for a reply. "Okay...let the man eat in peace then, I shall see you guys later..." she said, knowing when to poke and prod and when to feel. "Bye boys, love youuuu!" She said with a smooch to the top of their heads before running off - and promptly falling on her face out in the hall. "I'm okay!"

"I'm surprised she hasn't mangled herself into a paste yet." Zidane said with an amused grin. He was sporting a pair of jean, knee high shorts that Yuffie easily snipped and sewed a hole in the back to for his tail to loop through and be free to wag. "However!" She'd said. "You might want to hide a bit, so!" And then proceeded to launch a series of shirts, coats, hoodies and the like at him until he decided on a long-sleeved shirt that was long enough on the shirt part that he could loop his tail around his waist to hide it easily. "I think she just hasn't found the right surface to paint with it yet." Bartz replied, which caused his lover-boy to snort into his piping hot coffee and burn himself with it. "She just seems the type, you know?" He said with a shrug. The brunet had almost decided to wear a red shirt and black dress pants - 'we'll save them for later, okay, bartzy-poo? 'aww, okay' - but when that went kaput he just decided on a pair of dark jeans and a blue shirt; simple and boring - 'you can blend in better that way' 'you're so smart Squall!' 'shut up and eat.'

"Are you two done? I need to get out of here." Squall announced and he felt a bit surprised since he managed to polish off his plate and have two cups of coffee despite the time of day. He was usually very...not hungry when he woke up.

"You're welcome!" The two boys chorused as they grabbed everything and argued over who would wash and who would dry, much to their personal amusement and their caretaker's annoyance. "Ugh...just leave them to soak and get some damned shoes on!" The man roared, growling at their continued giggling. "And make sure they match!" He said more to Zidane for Bartz than anything, leaving the dorm clad in dress pants, shoes and a white collared shirt - dressy but better than leather, at least. "So...how long until we make him gray, do you think?" Bartz asked Zidane, who had indeed been relegated to drying dishes. "Hmmm...I give it a week, tops." They both nodded and hurried through the box of shoes by the door before leaving the dorm, yelling and running after Squall who was already gone.

"Finally!" Yuffie muttered, giggling to herself as she came out of the shadows and could finally, FINALLY, take a nap on Squall's couch - she didn't really have room in hers after all.

~o~

The afternoon was bright and sunny here in Balamb Garden and the two tag-a-longs with Squall stretched and grew towards the Sun like they hadn't seen it in ages; it brought a small smile to his face, not that he'd ever admit it. The campus was large and open, with a fountain at its center from which the building stretched and expanded around into its different sections and specialties, with small trees and gardens around it. It was originally a shelter then an orphanage and now a school - all thanks to Squall's Matron and her husband.

"All right, come on you two, I don't want to be even more late." The older brunet called and the two younger boys were quick to follow beside him, finding it amusing to switch around who was on Squall's right or left but always leaving him in the middle. "And thank you for hiding your tail without fuss." He said to the blond.

"You'll tell me why eventually." Zidane replied with a wink, eyes going wide as he saw the fountain and sped off it with Bartz on his feels. "I could bathe Boco in this!"

"Well, I never thought I'd see the day...Squall Leonhart, willing babysitter." A burst of a sigh escaped the brunet as he heard that particular voice and turned. A young woman clad in blue and black, with dark hair to her shoulders was walking towards him with an amused grin on her face, ready to tease him to next week; Rinoa was her name. "I didn't think Dr. Kadowaki had been serious." She added as she stopped and stood next to the man, her hands twisted behind her back.

"Yeah, well, there you go." Squall bit out with a huff. "What's with the disguise Quistis?" He asked, feeling a headache building already. 'Rinoa' tsk'd and pouted lightly, staring at the two boys splashing in the fountaing. "I'll figure out what you so dislike about this particular face Squall, I swear it." She replied and the man shrugged while she sighed. "I just need you to come with me for a bit...Doga and Unei are coming to town, they're here to unveil another piece in their artifact collection - and you know how hard it's been for them since their grandchildren died years ago, so, this is big." And it was, Doga and Unei were an old couple of, quote/unquote, adventurers. In their youth they had climbed mountains, dived deep seas and more - they had pushed themselves to the limit until they couldn't any more and then had adopted four children as their own - children that they lost to what SeeD, Shinra and SOLDIER thought was not an accident but couldn't prove.

"Right...so, what did Kadowaki want?" He asked. "She wants some help in the Infirmary and to run more tests on both of the boys - we've both recieved The Call, so, don't worry about secrecy and the like." The girl replied, then turned to the taller agent and giggled. "I am dying to see that tail though!" She gushed, quietly of course. "You want to see my tail? I'll have to dash your hopes sweetheart, but I'm taken and don't swing your way..." Zidane announced, causing the both of them to jump. "Stop that!" Squall cursed. "Although, for a cutie like you..." The blond grinned and kissed her hand, 'Rinoa' giggling and blushing prettily. "I hope you're not going to finish that sentence Daney...I know where you sleep." Bartz announced, pout firmly in place and his arms crossed.

"Don't worry babe, you're my one and only!" The Genome exclaimed and pecked his boyfriend on the cheek, much to 'Rinoa's' delight and amusement and Squall's continued annoyance. "So, come on, where to?" He asked. "Well...if you two don't mind keeping Dr. Kadowaki company for a while? I need to borrow Squall for a bit - official business and all." The girl in the group said with a wink. The two boys looked to the Cop/Student who shrugged and nodded at them, and with that quick 'look into my eyes and speak to me!' way of speaking they had between them, Bartz and Zidane quickly handed the taller brunet two squeezing hugs - one at the waist, one at the shoulders - before grabbing 'Rinoa's' hands and tugging her in a random direction. "Where to?" Bartz exclaimed as they ran. "GET BACK HERE!" "Erm...Infirmary, second door past the door in front of us on the left..." "Right, let's go!" Zidane added before dashing through said doors.

"...I pissed someone off in my last life, I just know it."

"Well...I'm quite happy to leave them here always if they'll keep quiet." After finally calming down from the violation of his personal space, Squall found both Zidane and Bartz sat down on medical cots with thermometers in their mouths, IV's in their arms and their pressure being taken by a fidgety Intern and the Doctor - quietly. "Hell, I'll just bring my bed over and have them room here."

"You will do no such thing, Squall Leonhart." Dr. Kadowaki said rather boomingly. "These two boys are angels and need all the help they can get - so stop snarling about. Besides, you're great with them; we both know it, so stop your empty complaints." The two boys waggled their eyebrows at him while the older woman wasn't looking and he glared hotly at them, barely keeping his hand from showing them the One Finger Salute.

"Enough teasing boys, are we ready Squall?" Rinoa asked, hiding a smile behind her hand and ducking her face when those gray eyes turned her way. "Fine, let's go." The man said with a tired sigh. "Please behave, I'll be back later." He told them and they both nodded. "Don't worry Squall, we'll be good." Zidane replied. "We only work on your gray hairs in your presence, not when you're not, promise." Bartz added and his Genome partner had to groan at his usual lack of thought. "Super." Squall deadpanned before allowing 'Rinoa' to loop her arm around his and lead him out of the Infirmary, as per usual. "So, who's she? Squall's girlfriend?" Zidane asked.

"Officially, yes." The Doctor replied after shooing the Intern away. "Unofficially, her name is Quistis Trepe, a specialist of the cloaking ability of Blue Magic and she's Squall's partner - poor dear's heart was broken when he told her he was as bent as a door nail...most good men these days seem to." The woman sighed and shook her head. This was good news to the boys however, or was it?

"Hmm..." They chorused, and then winced as the pressure mounted more and more on their arms from the pressuried arm-thing on their arms.

~o~

With a quick stop to get himself armed and 'changed' into his 'Leon' persona - long hair, slightly less sharp features and a bit older looking - Squall and 'Rinoa' made it down to Main Street where a procession of Police cars, a SOLDIER vehicle and probably Turks on roofs were leading, of all things, a battered Jeep down it and towards the Museum that rested in the middle of it. Both agents waited by an alley, one closest but not the closest to the Museum so they could catch them arriving and then slip in with the crowd that was amassed up and down the side walks. What they didn't expect however was the sudden explosions from the building to their right and the one across from them - neither did the Turks apparently who scrambled down said buildings and fell onto the panicking populace.

"What the hell was that?" Squall groused as they managed to climb up the building on their left; which was thankfully intact. "No idea, but hopefully the high ground helps." Quistis replied, having shed her Rinoa persona in their climb up to the roof. She was currently looping her strawberry blonde hair in a ponytail and using her pair of specially modified glasses as binoculars. "The Jeep is at the Museum though, I have no idea why they'd collapse two buildings however..." She said. "A warning?" Squall asked. "Distraction?" The woman supplied.

And then a rather large, arrow shaped object flew past them and struck the back of the Jeep, causing it to explode and topple forwards - once, twice, thrice - before slamming down on the car and people in front; Doga and Unei, dead.

"The hell!" Squall growled and followed the trajectory of where he thought that arrow had come from only for his eyes to widen at the sight. "Hey! Squall, you seeing this shit?!" Reno asked from inside the brunet's ear; damned Turks and their hacking skills. "Bosses ain't gonna like this - we cased this place last night! We didn't find jackshit! And who is this bozo!?" He yelled. "Fuck off Reno!" The brunet yelled and tossed his ear piece down and turned back to where he had spotted the likely culprit.

He was clad in armor in shades of blues with a scarf covering the lower half of his face and a bandana the top of it. The craziest thing however was the assortment of weapons at his back: a bow, a spear, a shield on his arm, a sword, an axe and knives. To make it even crazier, he was looking right through them - his stare was blank and unessing: an assassin.

"Let's move!" Squall called and Quistis nodded. The assassin had spotted their movement and readied an arrow to stop them only for Squall to take out his gun and shoot it, causing the other man - for it was a man, at least according to the chest piece - to bring up his shield to protect himself. Quistis meanwhile jumped down towards the jam of cars using her trusty whip to swing about, jumping over roofs and following the other's chase before using one of the few abilities she managed to harness - Laser Eyes - at the next roof the Assassin was going to jump on and causing it to collapse. "Move to intercept, now! And shut up for once in your life Reno!" Quistis called out, watching the man fall - and then haul himself back up to the roof with his knives, landing gracefully and flinging his Axe at the woman. "Shit, Quistis!" Squall yelled, now ground level, and he ran towards the building the assassin had perched on, firing bullets as he went. Thankfully for Quistis, a large, red shuriken had knocked the axe out of its trajectory but an almost invisible piece of wire had been attached to the weapon so it easily flew back to its owner - who was knocking an arrow up again. "Thanks!" The woman called to 'that's not my name' Cissnei who nodded and made to throw her shuriken again. "Watch out!" Elena called - there was a collective groan from the veteran Turks then - and the two women stopped to look at the girl, only to move in time from a truck that apparently didn't know the meaning of the word stop.

"Hey!" Squall called out and the assassin turned towards the voice and let his arrow loose - right at Squall's head. "Shit!" Which he barely missed by dropping down a bit on the ladder a bit. "Fuck..." he wheezed. Only to duck again when the assailant ran off and jumped over the rooftops for his getaway, apparently shrugging off Cissnei's Rekka and all bullets aimed at him somehow before he became a speck in the wind. "Here." Quistis called from below and the man slid down, huffing and giving her a grim smile as she handed him his mobile.

"I know Reno is a pain in the ass, but never take your ear piece off Leonhart, all right?" Thankfully it was Angeal Hewley and not Sephiroth on the line or Squall would have seriously exploded. "Gotcha." Was his reply. "What the hell just happened?" He asked.

"Compromised, somehow. The brass won't want this getting out of course but we've been having information issues for a while - SeeD is clean by default since you all only have one source, but SOLDIER, Shinra and the Turks, well..." He didn't need to explain it further, especially with regards to those three; despite words like Honor and Pride used for SOLDIER even they bred traitors, and it must hurt a man like Hewley to even think about it.

"So why the hell have Doga and Unei come out in public like this?" Squall snarled. "If you knew this or something like this would happen..."

"Ah, but see, I was the only one who knew that these weren't the real Doga and Unei here today." The man admitted, much to Squall's - and Quistis, who was listening - shock. "Well, myself and your Matron of course, it was her idea. She asked Doga and Unei if they'd like to play bait and they offered some nifty little contraptions courtesy of a friend of theirs and viola - your Matron called me last night and told me all about it...sadly..." He sighed. "Sadly, what?" Quistis asked. "Only a select few knew that it even WAS Doga and Unei here today - the media only knew they were some recluse, no names given - but, aside from myself and your Matron...only Sephiroth, Tseng and Rufus knew..." and the implications of that were astronomical. "And you didn't tell anyone else, like Genesis?" Squall asked. "No, not unless one of us was being spied on...which only brings up more questions..." he sighed. "Anyway, thanks you two for today. We at least finally have a bit of a face to The Emperor's Assassin - he's the only whose been after Doga and Unei's heads after all, so, at least we know we're on the right track. I will ask you to stick around a bit and keep an ear out for me however." Hewley added. "Understood." Squall said with a sigh, watching as Quistis' face and hair shifted back to 'Rinoa'.

"Shall we?" 'Leon' asked of the lady who nodded and took his arm between hers, pasting on their looks of horror as they began to mingle through everything.

~o~

"So, what have you got for me? Mission accomplished?" Genesis asked the person on the phone, a woman, as he leaned against one of the Museum pillars, surveying the chaos around him.

"Y-Yes sir...erm...however..." she stuttered.

"However, what?" He hissed.

"It seems, sir, that, well...they were decoys - not real - and only a select few were told about it." She admitted.

"Shit, so they finally caught on to the leak, huh?" The man mused, surveying the rest of the scene closer and glaring at the woman speaking to him right now.

"...I did say they would eventually...sir..."

"Yes, well, you let me worry about that - you just worry about keeping your mouth shut or she won't see the light of day, got it?" He hissed again before pressing to end the call. Genesis sighed and schooled his features down, moving to help out in the crowds while the woman took deep breaths to calm herself; she was doing this for a good reason, she told herself...

A/N: I thought this was a good place to end it for now...it is 5am and my brain has died. You guys are lucky you even got this! The problem I'm having though is, aside from a few things, I have no idea how to GET to the ending...or the slash for that matter...I mean, I know how I want it to end, just, no idea how to get there...oy.

So! Who's the mystery lady? Did you like my take on Quistis' Blue Magic? (I don't hate Rinoa btw, I just had no real use for her) And what did our two favorite crazies do with the good Doctor? And who is our 'mysterious' Assassin? *snrk* R&R!