Ok I think you guys will like this story (well I hope you do). Anyway I'm sorry I haven't been updating really but I promise that for the time being you should get frequent updates on this story. Please enjoy my newest story "The Happening".

Btw Keiko and Yusuke are just friends in this story.

Struggles

Akira walked out of her small white house with the little money she had left, she knew that it was time for her to buy food. It had been four weeks and it would be another four weeks before she ate again.

"Well look what we have here," a man called out. She looked at him then at the other four, they were all wearing black jackets, white shirts, and jeans. The one who spoke had on sunglasses.

"Yeah," another one said. "Pretty little thing isn't she."

"Lets see how much money you have on you girl," the first one said taking a step toward her as she resisted, taking a step back.

"Stubborn thing aren't we," he said as they beat her and took her money.

'I guess I'll have to think of something else' she thought wincing as she got up and limped back to her house.

2 weeks later

Akira stumbled out of her house, she had to do something soon. She had never gone six weeks without eating and she was getting even weaker.

She was walking as best she could through the familiar woods, normally it would only take her about ten minutes to get to the alleyway but since she was so weak it took about forty minutes to get there so she could get into town.

'Finally' she thought smiling a bit. Her smile quickly turned into a look of shock and then fear as she recognized the people who beat and robbed her.

The same evil smirks appeared on their faces as they saw her and this time they beat her even worse until she couldn't take it anymore and she collapsed in the alley.

"What do we do with her now boss?" one of the men asked.

"Just leave her here," he said kicking her and walking off as the men followed.

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"There hasn't been much demon activity lately," Yusuke said.

"Isn't that a good thing?" Keiko asked.

"It could be," Kurama said. "But it could also mean that more powerful demons are planning something."

"Oh!" Keiko said shocked.

"Y….Yusuke," Keiko said paling.

"What is it Keiko?" Yusuke asked turning around and walking towards her when he heard her tone.

Kurama and Kuwabara also walked back as Hiei just watched feeling bored.

"She's still alive Kurama said checking for a pulse. "But she needs help she's burning up with a fever and she's hurt."

"Will she survive?" Keiko asked nervously.

"If she gets the help. I should be able to give her something that will help." Kurama said with a reassuring smile.

"That's good," Keiko said as the color returned to her face.

"Lets get her to the temple," Yusuke said.

"What happened?" Yukina and Boton said as they saw the unconscious girl in Kurama's arms when the boys walked up to the temple.

"We found her." Keiko said as Kuwabara grabbed both of Yukina's hands saying "hello my love" and Hiei smacked him in the head with his sheath.

"I can help heal her wounds," Yukina said.

"Ok this should help her fever," Kurama said mixing a few herbs and things for her to drink.

"Her wounds are healed too," Yukina said smiling.

"So she'll be okay now?" Keiko asked.

"Yeah," said Kurama. "She'll be fine now."

"That's good," Boton said smiling.

Well there you go I hope you liked it the next chapter will be up ASAP.