Kid's POV

We walked around the town, searching every crack and crevice for the Kishin. Since River's soul perception wasn't strong yet, I was using mine to try and narrow down the location. After a few hours I suggested we go back to the motel and try again tomorrow night. She stiffened and turned sharply to the left just as a blade skimmed past our heads. It was then that I sensed the Kishin's soul. River did a backflip and grabbed her weapons out of the air just in time to deflect another knife aimed at her heart. We heard an evil laugh coming from the shadows.

"Kid, twelve o'clock," River shouted as another knife flew past my arm.

"Liz, Patty, transform," I shouted. They quickly changed and came to a rest in my hand. I marveled the familiar weight and feel of the cool gun metal grain in my hand. I used my soul perception and pinpointed the kishin's location to our right. We were back to back and I was ready for the fight to come. River jerked her head to the right and ran into the shadow and all I saw were sparks as her weapons hit the kishin's weapons.

"RIVER," I shouted as I saw her get a cut across her forearm that that caused her to drop Angel (He can tell by using his perception abilities). As the kishin was about to deliver the finishing blow, she stomped her heel and kicked at the kishin's head. She then grabbed Angel and quickly retreated to a safe distance.

The kishin followed her out of the shadows and gave a sickening smile. "Well, Well, Well, what do we have here? A reapers soul. Delicious." It said as it inched closer. "And a soul strong enough it could very well be a reapers." It than came at us so fast I barely had time to dodge its next attack.

I stole a quick glance at River and saw the nasty gash on her right shoulder. Clenching my jaw tight I reeled in my anger before I lost control. That would be a fatal mistake none of us could afford. I shot the kishin multiple times, slowly making my way over to where River was standing with her weapons at ready. "You ok," I asked, worry filling my tone.

"Yeah. Just make an opening for me to get close to the kishin," she said, determination written clear on her face.

River's POV

"Yeah. Just make an opening for me to get close to the kishin," I said, too determined to really register any pain or the concern in Kids voice.

"Ok," he said, firing his guns straight at the kishin. Once I saw my opening I took it.

I quickly ran behind the kishin and kicked its spine as hard as I could. It spin around and slung its blade at my head. I ducked, narrowly avoiding the dangerous blade, and then swung Acheron up and caught it in the arm.

I was concentrating too much on the fight that I barely registered Kids scream before I felt something stab me through the chest. The pain was too much and I dropped to the ground, barely keeping hold of my weapons. The last thing I saw was kid killing the creatures as everything went to black.

Kid's POV

"RIVER," I shouted as I saw the second kishin coming out of the blackened shadows. How could I have missed it? Right as she would have finished off the first the second stabbed her straight through the chest. "NOOOOOOOOOO!" I shouted as furry and disbelief flowed strong through my veins. I couldn't lose her.

Angel quickly transformed and took Acheron from her other hand and started to fight the Kishin's. I quickly fired my gun, killing the two beasts and ran to River and checked her pulse. It was weak and getting weaker. "Dammit," I whispered and started putting pressure onto her wound. She was already unconscious, but I could still feel her soul's wavelength circling around her. I quickly called 911 and continued to put pressure on the wound with Angel going to the corner and waving down the ambulance.

Once we got her into the ambulance, the paramedics asked me a bunch of questions about her and her medical history. I answered with all I had learned from her file and everything she had told me about herself. Once we reached the hospital I got out and followed them as far as the doctors would allow me to go. If only I had a healing wavelength like Marie does. I could have healed her by now and she would be ok and whole.

I quickly informed my father and friends about what happened and they all told me to call as soon as I had more information about River's progress.

It seemed like an eternity before I got any information regarding River's health. When I heard the door open, I looked up and the doctor came out with a sad expression on his face.

NO, not her, was all I could think.

A/N- Sorry if this was a short chapter, but I ran out of ideas for what to do next. Maybe after a good nights sleep I will have a few more ideas. Please continue to be faithful readers and I might only have a few more chapters to this story before I start a new story. Shout out to my school mate C for helping me express myself and finally get up the courage to post something where other's can read it. Please leave a review and I hope you all have lovely lives. RS