A/N: Not too far away from the end now!! Within the next few chapters I will be ending this………maybe 2, 3 more chapters tops!! : (……..but you can still check out my fics and Tani's fics Why does my heart cry?

So sorry about the wait!! I was letting the summer get to me!! Okay, I'm here for a come back!!

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Christian was bent at her side. Tirips stood motionless a few feet back.

"Satine? Satine? Can you hear me?" Christian brushed her hair away from her face. Her eyelids flickered slightly, but didn't open. He breath became slower and heavier as she stayed limp. The trunk which struck her rolled off to the side and into the brush.

"Christian, why don't you go get some help, I'll stay with Satine," Tirips suggested, holding balancing herself against a post.

"Uh…….." He hesitated leaving her behind for a second, but either way, he'd probably have to leave at least someone behind. He couldn't carry Satine and help Tirips walk at the same time. "Alright," A tear or two leaked down his face as he leaned down to kiss softly on the lips. Tirips used a fallen branch as a crutch to move herself closer to Satine's limp body. She bent down by Christian. He shifted Satine's head onto Tirips' lap.

"I'll be right back," He stood up and glanced once at Satine before walking off.

Tirips held Satine for a moment and watched Christian walk off. And, when she was sure he was out of sight, she shoved Satine off her lap and abruptly stood up. Her hand came to her chin as she thought about what to do about her, and then it came to her. She grabbed onto Satine's pale hands and dragged her aside and into the brush. She forcefully kicked Satine's ribs and sent her rolling down the rocky knoll.

Tirip's evilly smiled and laid back down, slightly beside the brush. She picked up some loose dirt and smeared it on her face to appear like he had struggled against something.

It wasn't too long before Christian had appeared down the road with a few men trailing behind him. Tirips shut her eyes tight and attempted to be distraught.

"Satine?!? Tirips?!?" Christian ran towards Tirips in the brush and knelt down. "Tirips? Where's Satine?"

"I………I………I don't no," She breathlessly replied.

"What happened??"

"Some older men came, tried to rob us, they did something to Satine,"

"Men! Search around the area! We have to find my wife!" Christian demanded. They obliged, looking about the brush, but the rocky knoll remained unseen, covered by the overgrown shrubbery.

"Sir, I believe I found something,"

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A/N: Hey!! Now, that wasn't so bad!! I actually like that chapter!! Well, look for more updates of my stories and those of my friends, crazyforew, Tani, and Satine!!