Hi guys!

In the last chapter, I forgot to say that I'm sorry if Tsubaki knowing about herbal plants in the last chapter, but not knowing if the berries in the beginning of the story is kind of confusing. Just go with it. I wasn't really thinking then.

So… yeah. On with the story!

"Maka, this might sting a little." Tsubaki warned.

"That's alright, as long as it helps." Maka said weakly.

As Maka said this, Tsubaki proceeded to spread the murky green ointment over Maka's gash. Maka hissed in pain as she did this.

The contact with the ointment caused the wound to sting, and it definitely didn't help that Maka's leg was sore to the touch.

When Tsubaki was finished with rubbing the ointment on Maka's leg, she wrapped it up with clean bandages

"Now all we have to do is see if this stuff actually works." Soul mentioned. Tsubaki nodded in agreement.

While Tsubaki was in the cave, working on the herbal remedy for Maka's leg, Kid, Liz, Patty and Black*Star were looking at the strange device that came along in the nylon bag. Kid was looking at it closely, wondering what exactly what it was.

"Hey Kiddo, what do you think that thing is?" Patty asked excitedly.

Kid replied, "It could be some kind of transmitter. It didn't come with any instructions, so I don't know for sure what it is."

The device Kid was holding was square shaped with a screen on the top portion of it. The rims were red and the bottom portion of it had an assortment of buttons.

"A transmitter? Does that mean we can finally talk to somebody so we can go home!?" Liz asked with as much enthusiasm as her sister.

"It could be a bomb! BOOM, ha-ha!" Patty piped up. She got cynical looks in return from Liz and Kid. Black*Star silently snickered.

She shrugged and giggled to herself.

"Well, I don't know if it will contact anyone because I don't have any instructions on how to use it, but-!"

"Screw instructions! Just turn it on and see what it does!" Black*Star interrupted. Kid opened his mouth to counter Black*Star, but Black*Star lurched forward and snatched the device from Kid's hand.

Kid sighed, "Black*Star, you don't even know to use it, how do you expect to-!"

"Ha, there, it's doing something!" Black*Star grinned triumphantly. When he turned it on, the device started to blink. Surly that was a good sign, right?

"What's going on out here, guys?" Tsubaki asked, walking out of the cave.

"Kid's looking at some kind of transmitter that was in the orange bag." Liz enlightened.

"And Black*Star turned it on!" Patty exclaimed happily.

"Well, no one else was going to…" Black*Star muttered.

"It's good that it's on though, right? Even if it's not supposed to be a transmitter, it could still be tracked by the authorities." Tsubaki reasoned.

"That is a good point…" Kid trailed off, "I guess we can just leave it on and see what happens." Everyone nodded in compliance.

"See! I knew what I was doing!" Black*Star animatedly said to Kid. Kid just shook his head.

"Sure you did, Black*Star. Sure you did." Liz rolled her eyes. After a moment, Liz asked, "So, what's the deal with Soul right now?"

Tsubaki sighed dejectedly, "He refuses to leave Maka. She told him to go outside and get himself something to eat, but he was so adamant on staying with her." She then smiled, "Maka even said that the bet was still on and that Soul had to listen to her every command. He still wouldn't budge."

"He's so sweet to her. It's about time they started to go out." Liz mused. Tsubaki and Kid nodded in agreement. Patty just giggled.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Soul and Maka are dating!?" Black*Star exclaimed in great confusion, "When did that happen?"

Liz rolled her eyes, "Obviously something happened when they got lost yesterday. Soul might've finally gotten the guts to ask her out."

"Or Maka got tired of waiting and made the move on Soul!" Patty piped up.

"They could've had a mutual moment." Kid said.

Liz scoffed, "That's so boring, Kid! You have to think of these scenarios with some imagination!" Kid raised his hands up in defense.

"Just because Soul is worried about her, doesn't mean that they are dating." Black*Star defiantly stated.

As Black*Star said this, the group looked at Soul and Maka. Soul appeared to be laughing at something and he had his forehead pressed against Maka's.

Liz raised an eyebrow at Black*Star.

"That doesn't count." Black*Star defended.

"Ugh, whatever." Liz rolled her eyes.

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"Um, Soul?" Maka resignedly asked.

"Yeah?"

"Why are you checking my pulse?"

"I'm not. I'm just holding your hand." Soul simply answered.

"With only two fingers?" Maka dubiously asked.

"That's the cool way to do it."

Maka gave him a disbelieving look.

Soul sighed, "Fine, I'm checking your heart rate. I just want to make sure you're alive and well, Maka."

"Well, obviously I'm alive. I'm talking to you, aren't I?"

Soul chuckled, "Well, I see you are getting better, with your smart-ass attitude and all." His face then got serious, "I'm just worried about you. Blood poisoning is very bad, and we don't have a trained doctor or any helpful medical supplies."

"We have to work with what we got right now, and that is our natural surroundings." Maka thought for a moment, "And Tsubaki."

Soul pressed his forehead against Maka's, "I know, Maka. You're right. This situation just right now sucks, though."

"Yeah… But some good things did happen, though!" Maka said, trying to brighten the mood.

"Yeah…" Soul lifted his head and began to comfortingly stroke Maka's hair. Maka had taken her pigtails out earlier to try to be more comfortable.

They were silent for a few moments before Maka said with realization, "Oh, your shoulders are all red! I'm sorry!"

Soul gave her an incredulous look, "What are you sorry for? You needed the shirt more than I did, and I can handle a little sunburn."

"But that's a really bad sunburn! And your face is all burnt too…" Maka reached up and lightly touched Soul's face.

"Would you quit worrying about me!? I told you I'm fine!" Soul exclaimed in attempt to reassure Maka. That didn't work out so well.

"You might get skin cancer or something because of me..."

Soul rolled his crimson eyes, "You always think of the worst case scenario. You're the one with a badly infected cut."

Maka pouted.

She was about to say something else before the rest of their friends came into the room and bombarded the two with questions.

"Is it true that you two are dating? Liz said that you guys were…"

"Sometimes, I'm convinced that you're blind, Black*Star. I want to know how it actually happened when they got lost."

"Cut them some slack here, guys. Maybe they don't want to talk about it yet." Kid said.

"Oh, I am going to make them talk-!" Liz was cut off by Soul.

"Maka's fine, thanks for asking." Soul sarcastically said. Maka gave a thumbs up to everyone.

Everyone mumbled an apology.

Tsubaki gave an apologetic smile, "How are you feeling, Maka?"

"I feel a little better. My head doesn't hurt so much anymore." Maka answered.

"That's good…" Tsubaki trailed off.

"So… You going to tell us what happened?" Liz asked excitedly.

Maka gave and an inaudible sigh, "Might as well…"

And with that, Soul and Maka began to tell their friends the events that happened yesterday when they went out to go look for some food.

Sunburns... The enemy of everyone that enjoys the sunshine.

Sorry about the short chapter! I had writer's block for this one.

It's sad to say that this story is almost over. There's only two more chapters left. :'(

The next update will be tomorrow, so you don't have to wait too long!

Until next time!