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*Last time:*

"Kenshin." A weak voice said behind me. I turned around and there was Misao. I looked at her for a moment then at the girl on the table. Then I saw it, she wasn't my sister. In my haste and worry I forgot to realize that her hair color was a deeper shade of black and the fact that she looked older than Misao escaped my mind. "But then who…" But before I could finish Misao ran to my chest crying. "Misao what's wrong?"

"It's all my fault Kenshin," she cried.

"Maa maa, it's not your fault. But who is this girl?" I asked turning back my attention towards the Misao~look~alike.

"I can tell you," Megumi said.

*End of last time*

Chapter 5: Revelations

"Well Megumi-dono, don't keep us in suspense. Tell us who the mystery girl is," Kenshin said to Megumi.

"She is Kaoru. Kaoru Kamiya."

"Why are you crying for this Kaoru?"

"I should think that after you almost lose your only sister you would cry."

"Nani. This is your sister."

"Yes."

"It can't be."

"And why is that?" Megumi asked shooting daggers at Kenshin.

"Well… um... well you don't have the same last name." That might be what he said but he was thinking something else. 'How can they be related? I mean she is so beautiful and Megumi is well average. They can't be related!'

"You are right Sir Ken…"

"I am? Yes I am."

"Wait let me finish. You are right we don't have the same last name, but that is because Kaoru is my half-sister."

O.O Kenshin and Misao's expression.

"Half-sister?"

"Yes. We have the same mother, but different fathers. Kaoru's is Kamiya and my is Takani."

"Well, that explains that. But how come she is laying in that bed, when it was Misao that was attacked."

"I don't know."

"Well didn't you ask her?" Someone said from the door.

"Ah, Sano I see that you are awake, that you are."

"Yeah, no thanks to Aoshi."

"Aoshi-sama was here," said a suddenly perky Misao.

"Keyword 'was.' He left a couple of minutes ago for his guard duty."

"Something you are not good at." Kenshin spat at Sano.

"Well, sorry."

"Yeah it's because of you that Kaoru-dono is on this bed, she almost died because of it." Said a now (again) tearful Misao.

"Hey this isn't all my fault; it's your fault too!" An angry Sano yelled pointing at Misao.

"Don't you point your finger at her, you rooster-head." Megumi piped in.

"Who are you calling rooster-head, fox-lady?"

"You, you rooster-head."

"Why I oughta," Sanosuke said while raising a fist.

"Maa maa. Come on everybody. Now again I ask, how is it that your sister is the one laying on the bed, when it was my sister that was attacked?"

"Again how should I know," Megumi said.

"Sano do you know?" Kenshin asked.

"No, but you should fox-lady. Isn't it the doctor's job to find out what happened?"

"And when was I suppose to find out? She has been unconscious since she arrived. You baka rooster-head, she was never awake since you and Misao brought her in."

"Huh, how did you find out?"

"You baka as you said it's a doctor's duty to ask what happened? So I did. What did you think I wasn't going to ask what happened?"

"Well… um… yeah," Sano said in a weak voice.

"BAKA! Well I did ask the doctor. He knows as much as I do. The only thing he knows is that you and Misao brought her in."

"Sano is this true? Were you the one that brought her in?" Kenshin asked his guard and friend with a suspicious stare.

"Well… um… um… yes it's true."

"NANI!" Megumi and Kenshin shouted.

"Why don't you ask Misao what happened?" Sano shouted panic in his voice while pointing at Misao. "She was there during the whole thing, I only saw the end." When that was said everybody in the room (everybody conscious) turned and stared at Misao.

"Misao," Kenshin began, advancing towards her, for he knew she would cry and he was going to comfort her. Misao knew she was caught so she did the only thing she could she….

"It's *cry weep weep sob* true Kenshin. I saw everything, and it's all my fault." She cried banging the floor. At this Kenshin rushed to her side to calm her down.

"Maa maa Misao. It's okay, just tell us what happened."

"Hai, I should do that," Misao said calming down. "Then you will see that it is more of rooster-head's fault then my."

"Nani!" Sano shouted.

"Well it is."

"Is not."

"Is."

"Not."

"Is."

"Both of you should just sit down and tell us what happened, that you should." Kenshin said, trying to break up the fight.

"You are right Kenshin," they both said in unison. So everybody then sat in chairs that surrounded the hospital bed that Kaoru was laying in.

"You should start Misao," Kenshin suggested.

"Hai. Okay it all started like this…."

A/N: So what did happen and what is with the nicknames. I know you guys don't like all the cliffhangers, gomen. The next chapter is going to be coming out late, for school is starting on Tuesday so I don't have much time to work on it. I'll try and get it out by Saturday September 6. Ciao and remember to review!