Nobara: Okay so we left off with the appearance of our friend. I don't know who the other two are so I'm just going to have to use Kakshi. Gomen...

Hiei: She doesn't get out much

Nobara: You don't have to announce it to the the world ya know...--;

Hiei: Yes I do

Nobara: --; anyways...sorry it's taken me so long but school started back recently...

Nobara fell on the ground beside Kurama with a sigh. The redhead was wiping the blood from her hands with a towel handed to her by Faia as she smiled warmly at Kurama. "So how is she doing?" he asked softly. "Well, other than the large amount of blood she lost she's okay. It looks like a sword wound," replied Nobara brushing a strand of hair from her face. Hiei silently shifted back into the tree to stand guard and Kenshin was leaning against the tree with his eyes closed. A softgroan caught Kurama and Nobara's attention. "Where am I?" asked a soft voice as the injured girl propped herself up unsteadily on her elbows. "You really shouldn't be moving or you'll bust the stitches," said Nobara as she hopped up and moved to get her to lay back down. Kurama followed behind and looked at the girl closely. Nobara had put a clean shirt of her own on the girl so she wouldn't have to lay out in just her pants and bra.

"You're safe, for now," he said as Nobara began rolling up a blanket to prop the girl up on. Taking the Adex from her pocket he pressed the button and scanned her. A few flashes and the screen came up with a blank screen. "What's that suppose to mean?" he asked himself. "It means I'm a wild authoress please don't say that too loud," she said in a hushed and hurried tone. Kurama nodded in understanding and put the Adex away. "Can you tell us what happened?" he asked sitting on the other side of Nobara who had for the moment ceased her worrying. She nodded, "It hapened when we first came here. Kakashi and I, but we wound up landing in different places. I can remember winding up in a meadow and a faerie named Roland informed me of my position as a hunted authoress. So I began looking for Kakashi and advoiding other bishies.

"A few days later I came across a group of authors like me. They were rouges if that's what you wish to call them. Anyways, they offered to let me join them for protection until we found Kakashi. I accepted because hey, it's really lonely when you get lost from your friends. The next day however, I woke up to find the camp ransacked and most of the people who'd become my friends lying unconcious on the ground. It was then I was approached by a tall blonde man with a scruffy beard, he could've been a biker. But before he could tell me anything I ran as hard and as fast as I could in the other direction to escape him. Him and his croonies followed of course trying their best to catch me. They nearly had. We were trapped over a waterfall just north of here and they had my back to the falls. The one with the beard approached me again only this time he carried a saber.

"He told me that he was ordered to bring me and Kakashi into headquarters but he never finished, I was too pissed to let him. I don't quite remember what I told him, only that the result was I pissed him off too. And the result's result was this," she motioned to her injured side. "Shocked I stumbled backwards over the falls. They presumed I was dead I'm sure but I'm an excellent swimmer and I made it out okay. Another day I traveled, losing more blood than I should and that's when I heard all of you over here and I thought you could help me." The blonde finished her story and sat back on the makeshift pillow Nobara had made. "That's one story," said Faia who'd been listening quietly the entire time. The girl nodded and suddenly blushed, "I'm sorry, forgot my manners. I'm Christine," she said and held out her hand to Nobara. "That's alright, I'm Nobara, this is Kurama, the she-fox is Faia, the he-fox is Youko, stay away from him though because he's a perv, the other redhead is Kenshin, and the two close to him, the other she-fox and her twin are Kit and Kim, Lizzy is the one under that tree, and up in the tree away from everyone's sight is our very own Mr. Anti-social Hiei," said Nobara pointed to each person as she said their names.

Only Kurama and Faia moved, seeing three where asleep and three were on guard duty. Christine nodded and then winced, grabbing her side. Immediately Faia and Nobara sprang forward and began fussing over her again. "Now what did I tell you? Please lay down?" nagged Nobara. Chritine sighed and gave in, "Thank you all for helping me, I don't know how to repay you," she said. "Well..." said Youko standing up. Nobara flung a pillow at him, "Shut up Youko and don't start!" she snarled. Kurama scooted away from her, the authoress was scary when she became angry. Youko growled something and sat back down. Christine had fallen asleep and Faia had disappeared into the trees to spread the watch out even more. Nobara sighed and moved to lean against a tree, her sleep hadn't been well for some time now. The redhead stood to move beside his friend, "You okay there Nobara?" he asked as he sat down beside her. She nodded but he knew she was lying. Demon now or not he could still tell she was worried about something, "You're lying now tell me what's wrong," he asked gently pulling her face to look him straight in the eyes.

Nobara had been shocked by this gesture, he'd never done this before. "The hunters, I don't think they're wanting to sell the authors on the blackmarket. There's another reason behind it I'm sure,"she said. Kurama released her face and sat back, she was right, he could sense that as well, "because if you haven't noticed all the authoresses who were nearly stolen all came here with a bishie." He had overlooked that fact and his skipped a beat, if that was it then Nobara and Faia would be targets. Not to mention the ones who'd been attacked would probably get attacked again. Nobara yawned and leaned her head on Kurama's shoulder, sleep beginning to finally find her. "I personally think those damn faeries have something to do with it," she mumbled before falling completely asleep. Kurama smiled some and wrapped an arm around her. He would protect them all if they did, with the other bishies' help of course, but he'd take care of Nobara personally. Kurama always felt close to her especially after she'd told him her real name. He gently lay his head on hers and closed his eyes, it had been a long day and there would most likely be a long day ahead of them.

Nobara: I'm so sorry that it took so long for a update, please don't throw things...

Hiei: The only reason she finished today was because she played hookey from school

Nobara: I didn't! I was sick

Hiei: With what?

Nobara: With you...--U

Hiei: Not funny --U

Nobara: You set yourself up for that. But no I was sick, stomach virus, migraine, ear ache, and other problems...

Yusuke: What's happening to the authoresses?

Nobara: Not telling

Yusuke: Please?

Nobara: One hint: Context clues

Yusuke: Con-what clues?

Nobara: You should've stayed in school Yusuke...