A/N: Sorry for the cliffhanger last time! Another short chapter...sorry...but when the chapters are short I will update everyday so it won't be so bad! Please enjoy and let me know what you think! Things will be getting better from here on out:)

Naru stirred slightly in his sleep. He was feeling restless for some reason. Something was nagging him just outside of his consciousness…willing him to wake up.

'Help her you idiot!'

'What?'

'She is dying! Help her, now!'

'…who…' Naru was confused by what he was vaguely picking up in his half awakened state.

'WAKE UP!'

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Naru's eyes shot open at the sound of a loud crashing noise in the room. He quickly looked to his side and found it to be empty. "Damnit!" he cursed as he lunged up from the futon and toward the noise. He stumbled over to the monitors and saw what remained of one cluttered on the floor. 'So this is what fell…' Naru noted blankly as his eyes wandered to the other figure on the floor…'Mai!'

"Naru…" Mai called out hoarsely. "It…I…please…me…" she was trying to talk but the words still would not flow from her mouth correctly. Naru was at her side immediately. He was saying something but Mai couldn't really make it out in the state she was in.

"Mai hang on!" Naru yelled to the dazed girl that was bleeding on the floor. She had slit her own throat as well as her wrist. Naru propped the girl in his arms while ripping the sleeve off his shirt. He used the torn fabric to tie tightly around her neck. She made a strangled noise as he tightened the material but Naru ignored it and continued to apply pressure to the wound. He was already holding her wrist tightly with his hand trying to impede the blood flow. He quickly tied fabric there as well and replaced his grip once it was in place.

Mai winced in pain as the sensations finally reached her brain of what was going on. Naru was painfully holding on to her; to where she had cut her self. It hurt. "Hurts…" she whispered out as Lin and the others filtered into the room and gasped at what they saw.

"Hang on just a bit longer Mai, I know it hurts." Naru said sternly as he turned to his approaching teammates. "Lin, call a doctor and get him here immediately. I have a feeling Mai won't be able to leave this inn so we need him to come here and treat her. Ayako, go get some warm water and towels to clean this mess up. Bou-san and John, I need you to work on cleaning up this broken monitor." With his instructions issued Naru effortlessly lifted Mai into his arms and carried her away from the stained floor where she had lain.

He rested her gently down on the futon and cradled her in his arms. His breath was warm on her chilled skin. Naru noted when he touched her that her skin held no warmth. Her breaths were shallow and raspy. If he had been just a few minutes later Mai would have bled to death. She would have killed her self just like the girls before her…

Mai could barely keep her eyes open. She felt cold…lethargic. She had no energy and even the simple act of breathing was labored and difficult. It finally registered how close she had come to dying. She lost a great deal of blood and would have continued on in that way if not for the monitor falling and alerting the others to come.

Mai was scared…scared and what had just happened and what could have happened. She shivered against her will at the thought. She was surprised to find a warm, comforting embrace squeeze her gently at her action. Even though her eyes were slightly open she was not really registering much. She could dully feel the sting of the cuts on her neck and wrist. Something was holing her wrist tightly and putting pressure on her throat.

Under normal circumstances Mai would have felt frantic about feeling such constricting pressure around her neck, but in this situation she knew she was in good hands…literally. Through her daze Mai could see Naru's worried expression. His eyes said it all. He was extremely concerned and worried even though he was not letting it show in his outward appearance.

After a short while Mai could hear voices and noise filter in around her. It sounded as if someone was cleaning up the mess she had made. She felt a warm sensation on her skin…it felt nice. She noted that she never left Naru's embrace even when she realized the doctor had arrived. She could hear them talking before it was apparent that he was now working on her.

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Mai was rested flat on the futon and she could feel the sharp prick of a needle on the top of her hand. Her eyes opened slightly wider as she realized that the man was giving her an IV. She had always hated shots and IV's were the worst.

"I am going to give her this general anesthetic…it will put her out so I can mend up these lacerations…" The words filtered through Mai like a rushing cold river. She shot up suddenly and tried to move away but failed miserably.

"No! Please! I beg you! I don't want to sleep!" Mai pleaded from where she had flopped against Naru. She looked at the startled old doctor in the eye, tears streaming from her own. "I can't go to sleep! I…I…Can't!"

Naru fixed the doctor with a stare and communicated wordlessly his wishes. Slowly Naru brought his hand up to Mai's face and gently covered her eyes. "Don't worry, Mai. You are not alone. I will be right here with you…sleep…" he whispered softly into her ear.

"No…" she replied shakily and tearfully. Naru could feel the dampness on his hand; she was crying even more.

Naru looked down. The doctor was already pulling away a needle from the IV cord. He already administered the sedative. "Mai…listen to me. Listen to my voice…" Naru used his best calm and soothing voice, the one he often used to plant hypnotic suggestions, in as quiet a manner as possible. "Sleep…don't be afraid. I will be right here with you…don't be scared."

"Naru…" Mai breathed as he felt her slump forward. The drug had kicked in. She was unconscious.

A/N: There you have it! Cute moments! awwww! Anyway, please review and I will update in a day or so since it was short!