Authors note: Sorry it took me so long to update, but I've been busy & also forgot to write it. hehe.. But now I finally did, and I promise to update again real soon! Also, I know I said that I'd intro Rei, but. once again I didn't fit him in. I promise he will come to the story soon!!

Sano and Yahiko got a hot bath ready as fast as they could, as Megumi and Misao put Kaoru into a long towel. After that, Kenshin ran with Kaoru in his arms to the bathroom and gently lied her down in the water.

Misao paced around the room. "This is all my fault! I shouldn't have spun her around! I'm so stupid! I should have listened to her!"

"Misao!" Sano shook her. "You're not helping! What's done is done."

"Wow, even a Rooster head can make wise comments every so often. who'd have thought?" Yahiko said.

"Who you callin' Rooster head Yahiko-Chan?"

"Don't call me CHAN!"

"What's wrong Yahiko-chan?"

"Stop it!!" Yahiko tried to hit Sano, but missed, and stumbled into the bath, almost falling in, if Kenshin hadn't caught him.

"Please just stop fighting." Kenshin sighed.

"You're just going ot make things worse. Besides, we should be focusing on Kaoru now!" Megumi shouted angrily. Sano and Yahiko immediately stopped and sat down. Megumi checked on Kaoru's breathing.

"Is she okay?" Misao asked.

"No, her breathing is getting worse. her body temperature is too cold. the water isn't enough." Megumi said worriedly.

"What?! What's going to happen to her?!" Yahiko yelled.

"If the water won't help, then she might.not make it."

"You mean she'll.die?" Sano looked to the ground, clenching his fists.

Kenshin, who had been lost in deep thought, heard these words and snapped back to reality, his eyes widening. He thought of how he had already lost Tomoe, but now Kaoru. He had loved Kaoru even more than Tomoe, and now he was going to loose her too. He tried to hold back the tears that were forcing themselves into his eyes. He began to panic, but then tried to calm himself.

"Kaoru..." Misao also started to cry. Everyone else joined in too.

"Enough!" Kenshin yelled angrily. His eyes flashed gold quickly as he pounded his fists on the rim of the bath. Everyone looked at him, realizing that he must be suffering more then they were. "There has to be a way." He looked to Megumi. "Please. there has to. If we just think."

Megumi nodded and tried to think of some way. He was right, there just had to be some way.

"I've got it!" Misao stood up. "Well, if the water isn't enough, and another person's body temperature isn't, what if you put those two things together?"

Megumi's eyes lit up. "Misao, that's it! One of us has to get in with her, and add their body warmth! Then she'd be much warmer!"

"Right! I think Kenshin should." Yahiko said. Everyone nodded and Kenshin walked to the bath.

"Er, should we leave?" Misao asked.

"I'm not taking my clothes off. It would give more heat if I kept them on."

"O-oh, right."

Kenshin carefully got into the water and lifted Kaoru. He rapped himself around her and submerged all but their heads into the water. He silently prayed that she would make it.

Short chapter, I know, but I'll update either later tonight or tomorrow.