Longer chapter than usual but I thought you guys deserved a longer one since I was VERY evil with the last chapter! This story only gets more evil as it continues… but no need to worry… there's a sequel! I just don't know where to go with the sequel… -_-

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Chapter 31

"Kat, you need to wake up," a voice told her.

She opened her eyes to see Kurama standing over her.

'It was a dream! It was just a dream!' Kat sat up and saw Saku sitting next to her.

The wolf snorted It was no dream.

Kat nearly jumped out of her skin. She blinked a few times, "Saku, you can talk?!"

The wolf ignored her You have a decision to make. I suggest you make it soon or you'll loose both of them.

"Excuse me…" Kat said as she swung her legs over the edge of the bed and stood up to find Kenshin. She needed to know what had happened. Kat walked out of her room with Kurama staring after her.

Kat Saku stopped her He's changed.

She caught what the wolf had said but refused to believe it. She ran down the hall tears of joy streaming down her face. Kat wasn't paying attention to where she was going and almost ran right into Vash.

She paused.

Vash didn't look up from where he sat. They remained silent, neither knowing what to say. Kat remembered what she was doing and began to walk past Vash. She ruffled his hair as she walked by.

"There's another wish orb missing," he said to her back.

Kat paused and turned to ask him how he knew but when she looked back there was no one there.

^_^

Kat neared the door to Kenshin's room and slid it open.

"KENSHIN!" she yelled when she caught sight of his red hair. Kat ran over and threw her arms around his neck, "Kenshin…I missed you! You moron, why did you have to leave?! You didn't even let me say goodbye! And…" She trailed off.

Kenshin was just sitting there with a confused expression on his face. Kat pretended to ignore the expression, "I bet you haven't seen the sakura trees yet!" She grabbed his arm to pull him with her but there was something wrong.

Kat turned to see what it was and the smile slipped off her face, "Kenshin…" He was still looking at her with a confused expression.

"What happened to you?" Kat asked.

He continued to stare at her as if he had never seen her before in his life.

"Kenshin…Don't you remember me?!" she asked him.

Vix, Kurama, Jasmine and Saku came in behind Kat and stood in the doorway. He's lost all memory and has to wear leg braces. He lost a lot of blood from the accident and is still recovering

"That's not true!" she all but yelled to them, "He was walking just fine last night!"

They exchanged confused looks, "But he didn't arrive till this morning."

Kat broke down sobbing while Kenshin sat there wondering who the woman in front of him was.

^_^

"Kat you have to come out sometime," Vix stated.

"Come on! You know they say the best way to make someone regain their memory is to remind them of who they are," Dev said.

Vix elbowed him to shut him up and hissed, "That's not true!"

The handle of Kat's door turned and she appeared, "Is it true?" Dev nodded while Vix shot warning glares at him.

Kat sniffed, "Then I best get started ne?"

Dev nodded and as soon as Kat was out of sight, Vix whacked him upside the head, "Why did you tell her that?!"

Dev rubbed his sore spot, "It got her out of the room didn't it?"

Vix sighed, "I just don't want her to have false hope."

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*Knock, Knock*

"Kenshin, I brought you some soup," Kat said as she entered his room.

She set the soup down next to him and smiled. Her smile meant nothing to him; it was as empty as was his memory.

"Who are you?" he asked.

Kat was a bit taken back with the question before she remembered that he had no memory, "I'm Katsura, or Kat. I was you're…" She trailed off.

He looked up expectantly, "There was something between us wasn't there?"

She nodded, "But you don't remember any of it?"

He shook his head, "All I know is my name. I don't know where I lived, who my family is…nothing. All I know is that I ended up here somehow…and that I lived here once."

Kat sighed knowing that it would take a while for some certain details to sink in, "Would you like to see the sakura trees?"

He frowned, "Sakura doesn't bloom this time of year."

"It does here…" she wheeled him out of the dark room and out onto the porch where he could see the enchanted trees. (A/N: Kenshin uses a wheelchair when not using leg braces.)

"Beautiful," he commented.

"They are aren't they?" Kat paused, "There's someone I want you to meet."

She wandered off to find Vash but it took her a while to locate him. He was in the fish room talking to the fish named Kenshin, "You don't think I'm a bum do you?" The fish just stared at him. "Where did I go wrong? What did I do to deserve to do this?" he glared at the fish.

Kat entered and he looked up.

"Um," she started, "Kenshin wants to meet you."

He followed Kat back to the porch where the sakura trees were visible from. "Kenshin," Kat got his attention, "This is Vash. He's…another person who stays here."

They shook hands but remained quiet. Kat decided to leave them alone a while to sort things out.

As soon as she left Kenshin spoke, "She likes you ne?"

Vash sighed, "You really don't remember anything do you?"

Kenshin shook his head, "All I know is that there was something between Kat and me. I know that wolf isn't just a wolf. I know that Kurama isn't human and neither are you. But what I don't understand is just how I know all this. There are other things too that I've noticed. For one, I can tell that these trees are enchanted as are the fish in that one room."

Vash nodded, "You know that because you're also no mere human. All I know about you is what Kat has told me. You used to be a manslayer known as Hitokiri Battousai. You were feared by all but one day Kat must have stepped in and changed your life. I don't know the details so if you want your memory back, you're best bet is to stick with her."

Vash was about to walk away when Kenshin stopped him, "We have more things in common then you think. She didn't just change my life, she changed yours and everyone else's too, didn't she?"

Vash nodded even though he knew Kenshin couldn't see him.

"It was nice talking to you Vash."

He paused in the doorway, "You too…Kenshin."

(A/N: Ok this chappie isn't too long and I promise it gets interesting soon enough! PLEASE REVIEW!!!)