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A/N: Heyguys, thanks, Ishould've waited for one more review I know, but I just got so impatient!Here's your chapter!

Chapter 6- Hands rock

Our group of 3 had been traveling for about 2 weeks now and things weren't going. Nuto was getting tired and wishing someone was there so he could take a break. Stopping Greg from killing Ouji was a fulltime job, not to mention stopping Ouji from sealing his fate.

As if that was hard enough, the fact that he hadn't eaten in weeks wasn't helping anything. He began staring at Ouji in a whole new light. He'd start licking his lips but was able to shake himself of those thoughts.

"No! Ouji is my friend! The best I ever had! Why am I doing this? I don't want to eat him!...do I?" he thought. Once he even had to smack his head against a rock so he could get rid of these thoughts.

But Greg noticed and smirked "Hey bird, you just might wanna watch yourself." Ouji looked at him "What're you yappin' about now dog-breath?" Greg's smirk widened "Oh nothin'…just your little kitty friend there is lookin' pre-tty hungry. Now, I, being in the dog family, have more patience but cats eat bird naturally. I'm just sayin' be on your guard."

Ouji scoffed "Whatever. Nuto wouldn't eat me, we're best friends, right buddy?" Nuto hesitated "…Right…" Ouji, not even noticing the long pause in Nuto's answer, smirked "See doggy, it's a little thing called friendship, of course, you wouldn't know what that is, would you?"

Greg ignored this comment as the bird continued to lead. Instead, he went after Nuto "You know, if you ever want to eat him, I won't mind." Nuto didn't even look at him "I'm not gonna eat him."

Greg scoffed "Whatever, I see the way you stare at him, and the best part is, your instincts are stronger then mine, you won't last long." Nuto growled "Let's get one thing straight, Ouji is my friend and I-"

He stopped. The air suddenlysmelt…so good. His pupils got smaller, his fur stood on end. He suddenly looked like the wild saber people make him out to be as he turned "Food…" Greg's mouth moved but Nuto didn't hear the words. His mouth watered as he turned and ran to the scent "FOOOOOD!"

Greg stood there for a moment, confused. But then, he sniffed the air. It was faint, but he smelt blood "Oh! Hahaha! Hey buck-tooth, save some for me!" he yelled as he ran after Nuto.

Nuto didn't care where he was going he just ran as fast as he could, the smell was getting stronger. He just noticed he was going in a what-use-to-be forest. Now all the trees were bare with no leaves.

Leaning on a tree, was a female sloth. She had almost yellow-ish fur, kinda reminded him of Sid. But she wasn't Sid, he reminded himself. A closer look at the sloth showed that her left arm had a deep cut, she was bleeding.

Nuto stalked closer, snarling. She gasped "Oh no…one's come already?" Nuto licked his lips "Food…" She looked to the sides then back at him. Without giving it a second thought, she got on her knees and sobbed "Please! I-I-I beg of you! Please don't eat me!"

Nuto stared at her for a moment. "Please…" she whispered. He looked at her, right in the eyes. Her wide, blue, pleading eyes. He say flashes of whenthe humans caught him. Hegasped "That…that's me…" His pupils returned to their size and the bloodlust slowly left him.

He looked down then back at her "…Hey." She flinched. "No, no! Its ok, I won't eat you! Just…what's your name?" he asked. She looked up "Huh?" He smiled softly "You're name. Do you have one?"

"O-oh! Yes…uh…I'm J-Joyce…um…you're not gonna eat me?" she said, completely confused. Nuto smiled "No, I don't think I can." Before she could ask about that, Greg ran up next to him.

His mouth watered "Wow, it's still whole! Ok, I call the head!" Joyce squealed and held her neck. Nuto stood in front of her "No." Greg groaned "Oh come on! Don't be selfish, I'm hungry to!"

"I mean, no! You're not gonna eat her, and neither am I!" he said. Greg stared at him then laughed "HAHAHA! Good one. Now come on, move it." Nuto frowned "I mean it!" Greg frowned as well "You call yourself a saber! Kill it and eat! Why can't you just do that?"

Nuto went slightly red "Um…well…I've never hunted before…m-my father use to bring food, but it was already dead, I never had to kill it myself. I mean, I don't know if you've ever had that pleading look…but I know it all to well…I can't kill her."

Joyce stared at him with big eyes. Greg snarled. That was it. He had had enough. He was mad. "SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE NOT GONNA EAT BECAUSE YOUR DADDY'S NOT HERE TO HOLD YOUR PAW!" really mad!

Nuto growled "What was that!"ButGreg was louder "WELL IF YOU WON'T EAT THEN I WILL!" He continued to go forward "Now I will give you one more chance to get out of my way. I'm gonna do what your instincts should be telling you to do."

Nuto frowned, "OVER MY DEAD BODY!" Greg smirked "Ok, but remember…you said so."

Greg ran at him and they rammed heads. Nuto pushed him back and frowned "Don't make me hurt you Greg, I don't want to!" But he ignored that comment and bit Nuto's front leg. It felt like the teeth were digging into his bone. Nuto roared in pain but clawed and bit Greg's head until his grip loosened. Greg let go and shook his head "Ugh…grr…" but this time he wobbled a little before charging. He managed to pin Nuto down but Nuto scratch him across the face and kicked him off. Greg licked the blood that was come down his face then charged again. Both he and Nuto stood up on their hind legs and clawed at each other. Nuto won at this and threw Greg as far away from Joyce as he could. Greg thought Nuto didn't notice him trying to get closer to her, but he did.

Greg struggled to stand this time. His breathing was heavy as he looked up at Nuto as best he could with one eye. Nuto stood there, panting, but determined look on his face. "Ugh, how can he be this strong? He'd go through this much for a sloth?"

Nuto frowned "Well?" Greg finally got to his feet. He shrugged with a chuckle "Ugh…N-nah. I know when I'm beat. Just make sure to clean up after your pet if you intent to keep it…come on, we need to head out…"

With that he turned to leave. But he had only gone a little ways before he fell unconscious to the ground with a soft grunt. Nuto gasped "Greg! AH!" when he tried to go to him the pain in his leg made him stop.

Nuto looked back at Joyce "Are you ok to walk?" She was scared butnodded. "Good, I'd hate to have more weight to carry. So come on." She found her voice "W-w-wait, wait. What? You expect me to come with you? With that wolf who wants to eat me?"

"First of, he's unconscious. Second, you're bleeding and how many other wild predators are going to offer you the chance to live and their protection?" he said with a smirk. Joyce opened her mouth then closed it. He did have a point!

"Why do you guys fight all the time?" someone asked suddenly. Nuto hissed as something landed on his cut up ear. "Ow...Sorry Ouji." Ouji had arrived about the time they had first started fighting, he was shivering in fear.

"Ouji, did you find a cave or some place for us to stay?" he asked. Ouji nodded "Yup, let's go." Nuto sighed "In a minute." With great difficulty he pulled Greg on his back "Whew! For not eating you sure are heavy!"

No one laughed, it was a kinda serious mood as they made it to the cave. It was quiet most the way but Joyce asked "Why…why didn't you eat me?" He looked at her,slightly annoyed"Would you have perfered it if I had?"

She frowned "NO! I just...this doesn't make any logical sense!" Nuto smiled "You remind me of one of my friends. Mind telling me a bit about yourself, it might help me get my mind off this gigantic wolf on my back."

Nuto soon found out that Joyce was a very intelligent sloth. She thinks before she does actions and always asks questions. She smiled "You are a very good listener. Most people are always telling me I talk too much."

He chuckled "Believe me, compared to Ouji, you're as quiet as a mouse. Though I've met some, they're very rude most the time." Ouji smiled "Here." Nuto practically dropped Greg "Ugh! That's better." then dropped on the ground himself.

He sighed, "I sure wish Sheba was here. She'd give us that cure of hers…(sigh)…" Joyce sat against a rock and pulled out a leaf from a sack she said she stole from an abandoned human campto carry some food in.

She wrinkled her nose as she ate it. Nuto gasped when he got a closer look at that leaf "Joyce! That leaf!" She sighed "Oh you don't want any. They're disgusting!" Nuto almost stood up in his excitement "No, no! Get a rock and smash the leaf!"

Joyce was confused, but did as he said. Once it was grounded in nice and deep he got some and put it on her shoulder. "AHHH! THAT HURTS!" she screamed as she moved away from him.

"I know, but trust me, you'll heal much faster this way." He said as he covered her cut well. "Now, put it on my leg." She did so but he hissed loudly. "Oh man…it hurts more on deep wounds…grrrrAHHHH! Grr…oh, sorry Joyce…"

His roaring was kinda frightening to the poor little thing, but who could blame her? I mean, he's suppose to have eaten her according to nature!

As soon as she finished with him, she did the same with Greg. Greg didn't wake, but made noises and whimpered as she covered his wounds. Nuto smiled "He'll be fine. We may need to stay here a day longer then I intended though. Brrr…oh, this cold won't help anything…oh Joyce!"

She smiled "My arm's feeling much better now! Yes?" Nuto smirked "Get a rock and rub it on the wall please? Oh wait, put some leaves under it." She did so and, like he knew it would, the sparks made the leaves burn slightly, but he blew on it just to help the flames.

"Ouji, go get some twigs and stuff to keep the fire going." He said. To stunned to speak, he did as told. Joyce gapped "…How'd you know what to do?" He smiled "It's kinda a family thing. We do it all the time in my home. My friend helps us heals us with the leaves and another friend of mine always makes fire when it's cold."

Thinking of home made his smile fall slightly "I…I guess I never noticed how weird it was…(sigh)…" Ouji fed the flames and soon everyone lay down for a good rest.

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Greg groaned as he slept. A scent, a delicious scent taunted his nostrils. He reluctantly opened his tired eyes, only to close them. Then once more opened them, this time keeping them open.

He gasped. A fried fish was laying in front of him. Without caring how much his body protest at his quick movements he scarfed down his fish. Nuto laughed, "Easy there, you might chock."

Greg swallowed and looked up at him. Nuto smirked "You know who made the fire, gave you fish, and covered you're wounds to help them heal?" Greg just stared at him. "…That sloth you wanted to eat! Joyce. You really wanna eat her now?" Greg chuckled "Guess not, bucky."

Nuto sighed, "I know you hate me because one of 'my kind' almost killed your brother. But I just spared you're life and saved it. Are we even?" Greg was silent, then sighed, "…Ok, we're even. I guess you're not that bad…for a bucked-tooth kitty that is…"

Nuto grinned, "Cool, as soon as you can move we'll head out! HEY JOICE! HE'S NOT GONNA EAT YA!" She and Ouji had been listening from outside Greg gritted his teeth in pain as Joyce ran in and hugged him "OOOH, THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!"

After bitting back the pain, Greg smirked "Besides, we need someone with hands." Joyce smiled "YAY! Hands rock!" Ouji looked at his wings and sighed, "Lucky!"

THE END…for now!

YEAH! I had to fit a sloth in there for all you Sid fans ! So, did I fit her in well? Let me know!