i have to stop writing so much. oh well, chapter 6 anyone?

disclaimer~same as in all the other chapters, I don't own Rurouni Kenshin, and alas, I never will.

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After Jade was in bed that night, once again, Kenshin and Kaoru held a conference outside her door. Kaoru
wanted Kenshin to tell Jade now, but the rurouni dissagreed.

"I want her to get to know me first. I can't just tell her that I'm her father, it would only confuse her.
She's happy now, let's not ruin it for her. I don't want to drop that on her yet. In any case, sometimes it
seems like she expects me to chop her head off with my sword."

Kaoru giggled."Well you almost did!"

"She surprised me! I never would have drawn my sword if I hadn't already been upset with that man showing up
and telling me that I can't escape my past." Kenshin sighed.

Kaoru giggled again. "That's no excuse! If you had done that to me, I would be to scared to come at you with
a twenty-foot pole. She's got your bravery Kenshin. Out of curiousity, who IS her mother?"

"Damasu Minoka. We met on the road one day, tens years ago."

Another pair of eyes was observing the conversation between the two fighters. Behind them, the door to
Jade's room had cracked open slightly, and a small violet eye peered out at the man she now knew to be her
father, and the woman he secretly loved.

"Daddy!" Unable to stand it, she flung open the door and hugged Kenshin tightly.

'So much for secrets,' Kenshin thought as he held his child close.

Kaoru smiled. She had a feeling it was all going to work out just fine.

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okay, a little short for my tastes, but i like it. i guess the secret's out now.