Hey I haven't reviewed in 4-ever! I know I am so sorry! And you guys reviewed so much on the last one! Well thanks, I'm gonna try to make this one long ok?

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Chp 9 Survival…

          "Karou! Karou wake up!" Yahiko cried, shaking her roughly.

"Mmmm?" Karou groaned.

"Karou! Karou! You're awake! Now we can go back to the dojo! Everyone will be so happy!" Yahiko got up and danced around, clapping his hands.

"You mean you all didn't forget about me?" Karou sighed happily.

"Oh! I didn't. Megumi and Sano were so worried. Not Kenshin though, all he cared about was dumb Shura!" Yahiko stated. Karou started crying, but the action was too much, and she ended up coughing.

"No, I don't need help, Kenshin likes Shura then?" Karou asked, struggling to get into a sitting position, but failing. She then tried to wipe the sweat off here brow, but failed at that as well.

"Well I don't know if he likes her, but they are together a lot… Karou you're not strong enough to go back to the dojo, are you?" Yahiko questioned, as he used his gi to wipe the sweat from her. Karou shook her head weakly. "Well then I guess I will nurse you back to health! It's the best thing to do, since you've done it for me so many times.

~At the dojo~

"Ok, now miss Shura has been gone for about an hour, so we will follow her now." Kenshin said as he walked off. Sano and Megumi nodded and went as well. They crept through the forest silently, carefully because they did not want to lose this one last chance.

"Shhhh, I hear something!" Sano whispered. Sure enough there was Shura. "What the hell is she doing?" Sano whispered in disbelief. Shura was lying on the ground, holding a strip of something under her nose. They all crept in to get a better view.

"OMG! Kenshin it's your hair!" Megumi whispered. Kenshin looked on at the scene in shock. Not only was she smelling his hair, she was also half naked form the waist down, and doing other 'stuff'.

"Do you think that is why she is doing all this to miss Karou?" Kenshin asked dumbly.

"Well it must be, other wise why else would she be… would she be…" Sano couldn't finish is sentence.

"Sanosuke! You hentai! Stop looking at her!" Megumi said, slapping Sano.

"Ow! Fox! You know I only have eyes for you!" Sano said rubbing the lump that had already formed. Kenshin just sat down with his eyes closed. * This is exactly why I can't be with ms. Karou! As soon as we find her and find out if she is ok… I'm leaving * Kenshin that with a grimace.

"Oi! Ken-san? Are you feeling alright?" Megumi asked kneeling by the stunned Kenshin.

"Yes miss Megumi, I just am resting, while Shura finishes…" He said with a grimace. After about 30 minutes of moaning and groaning, Shura got up and continued her hunt…

~The forest~

"Here Karou, eat this." Yahiko held up a badly scorched fish. Karou weakly shook her head. "You've got to! How else are you going to survive if you don't eat!"

"Yahiko… I have been punched and kicked in the stomach, plus my stomach has shrunken from lack of use. Could I just eat some berries?" Karou pleaded, Yahiko opened his mouth to answer, when a voice sounded.

"NO! You may not eat another thing for as long as you live! Which will be over in a short while now that I am here!" Shura laughed. Kenshin, Megumi and Sano were nowhere to be found.

~What happened~

"OWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!" Megumi screamed, before Sano could cover her mouth.

"Shhhhh, Fox, now what happened?" Sano chided.

"My Leg! I fell, but my leg got caught in the foliage, and I think I broke it!" Megumi gasped. Megumi's leg was indeed twisted in an odd angle. Sanosuke ran over to Kenshin.

"Kenshin! Megumi's hurt! We have to at least brace her leg, you know set it?" Sano said worriedly. "It's going to be ok Fox, Kenshin will set it for you. Shhh, come on Fox, don't cry… please?" Sano pleaded with the sobbing Megumi. Kenshin looked towards where Shura had headed off, but just sighed as he went to work on Megumi.

~Forest~

"Shura! Get away from here… Or did you bring Kenshin here to help Karou?" Yahiko shouted.

"Foolish boy, I did not want to kill you, but since you're a witness you'll just have to go!" Shura said as she swung down from the tree, drawing her weapons.

"Shura! WHY!!!! Why do you hate me so?" Karou sobbed form her useless position on the ground.

"Why? WHY! You ask me WHY! If not for you Kenshin would be mine! He would grow to love me! As long as you live his heart will be yours! AND I CAN NOT STAND FOR IT!" Shura yelled as she charged at Karou. Yahiko rammed into her, setting her off track. "Why you miserable street rat! How dare you get in my way?" Shura launched herself at Yahiko, who was barely dodging her attacks.

"ENOUGH!" Kenshin yelled, bursting through the trees. "Shura! Step away from Yahiko! This instant!" Shura scrambled away from the chibi, and looked at Kenshin like a doggie that just peed on the rug.

"Kenshin onegai! Onegai! I did it for you my love!" Shura pleaded on her knees. Kenshin looked down on her with disgust. Then he tenderly looked at Karou.

"Miss Karou? Are you alright?" Kenshin said kneeling by her.

"Oh! Kenshin you've saved me again! Thank you so much!" Karou whispered as she kissed his hand softly. Kenshin recoiled at the touch, a look of surprise shown on his face. Karou turned away, tears streaming down her face in shame, much like Shura.

"Uh… Come on let's get the little miss home, and the bitch in jail." Sano said breaking the silence. Everyone nodded wearily, and Kenshin picked up the inanimate Karou and started walking to the dojo.

* He doesn't care! At least not like that… * A tear shined for a second, before hitting the ground.

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So? I wanna know was it loooooonnnnnngggggg enough? Geez this stuff is getting thick in it ya? So please Review I got to know what you think, so I can write accordingly… well look forward to yous guys replies! Tee-hee lol! ;p