Hey guys! What's happening so far is that Kenshin and Kaoru went to Kidnap Tomoe only to be betrayed by her and Kaoru for the first time killed…there's also something that Kaoru is hiding from Kenshin but won't tell!!! Well keep on reading to find out!

Chapter Twelve:

Kaoru woke up not feeling so good she found a pair of eyes looking at her.

"Ah I see your awake Kaoru-chan."

"huh?! Megumi-san! what are you doing here?" Megumi smiled sadly

" When did you start to feel the pain?" she said ignoring her question. Unfortunately Kaoru already knew that answer.

"yesterday…" Megumi took a rag out and put it on her forehead.

"oh.. the day before…"

" Day before?"

"You've been sleeping for two days now, Himura noticed that you were still sleeping and went to check on you but he found that you were sweating and burning. Katsura-san called me to come from the other town. I just got here an hour ago."

"Did you tell Kenshin?"

"..no.. but he wants to know what's wrong with you and why you've been out for two days…."

" please…don't tell him…I don't want him to know…just say it's a fever."

"Kaoru-chan fever's don't make you sleep for two days with no waking. Even he knows that."

"just…just don't tell him…" Megumi nodded. She looked at Kaoru and tears started to fill her eyes. Kaoru smiled sadly at her.

"Megumi-san do not cry…" Megumi chuckled.

" What did you do to Himura? He has changed."

" Nothing..I just talked to him..I recently remembered that he was my childhood friend. At the age of five was when I met him then a few days later he left..and never came back. It makes me wonder why I didn't notice it was him when I joined in. I guess it was because he wasn't mean and cold when we were young."

"Well who would have thought the battosai would change. Your very unique Kaoru-chan and you don't disserve this"

" Then that wouldn't be fair… everyone else but me would have sickness." Megumi smiled.

" That is what makes you the way you are, you always put others before yourself…I'll be back.. I need get medicine for you to drink.

"ugh..please, I hate those stuff.."

"Well you're going to have to drink that stuff until we find a cure for your illness." Kaoru smiled.

" You know..at first..when you told me about this…it was fine with me of dying….but now…I want to die but I also want to live…"

" Is it because of Himura?" Kaoru just gave a nod. Megumi then left but bumped into Kenshin.

"ah Himura! Um.. Kaoru has awakened." Kenshin went inside. Kaoru who was resting her eyes opened them again and smiled. Kenshin knelt down by her side.

"Megumi won't say what's wrong.."

"..It's probably only a fever and she's worrying over it too much.."

"..No…if it were only a fever she would of told me.. Kaoru what's wrong with you." Kaoru looked away.

"Kaoru tell me. I know you know.."

"Really Kenshin you don't have to worry."

" I see…I'll leave you to rest then." He got up and slid the door open and went out. Then he went to Megumi.

" Tell me what's happening to her."

" You really care for her don't you…"

" My feelings have nothing to do with this…" Megumi chuckled.

" Then why do you ask?"

" Just tell me damn it!" he yelled. She siged.

" Forgive me Kaoru-chan." Megumi sat down

"…Kaoru-chan…she has a disease…" Kenshin's eyes widen

" She had this since last year…the day when she fell very ill and couldn't do her assignment…I found out that she had a disease ..that was incurable..knowing this Kaoru-chan said that it was nothing and that she would stay happy and try not to think about it…until…until..she's gone.." Megumi started to cry. Kenshin got up and went outside. He stayed out for a few hours and then trained not thinking about Kaoru. Night came and Kenshin was still outside training.

" Megumi-san I'm done eating, I don't think I could take another bite." Megumi looked at her food and sighed.

"Kaoru-chan you barely touched your food."

" I'm not that hungry…that's why.." Megumi smiled.

"well if you want your strength back you have to eat."

" You worry to much Megumi-san….really I'm fine…I'll eat when I get hungry I promise"

"oh all right..i'll put it outside on the table if you get hungry."

"okay.." Kaoru slowly got up and went to look for Kenshin. She was beginning to wonder where he was, the last time she saw him was this evening. She went outside and found Kenshin training. He stopped and noticed that she was there.

" You should be resting.." he said

" I've had enough rest.." Kenshin ignored her and went back to his training. Kaoru frowned.

" Kenshin.. are you mad at me?" Kenshin stopped again and turned to her.

" I know about your disease.." Kaoru looked at him in shock. He went up to her.

" Why did you not say anything about this?"

" Megumi-san said that the other doctors are finding a cure for it…"

" Don't avoid the question…" Kaoru bowed her head.

" Why did I have to tell you? It's not like you care." Kaoru said looking back at him with a calm expression. Kenshin looked at her for a while and then started to walk away.

"Kenshin…wait…I just didn't want you to worry…gomen-nasai.." Kenshin turned around to find Kaoru walking to him.

" I'm guessing Megumi-san told you…" Kenshin said nothing.

"…I was going to tell you soon…because I knew that the disease would start to take affect completely…Megumi-san said that it wouldn't take effect when she found out that I had it….I..I was kind of happy that I was going to die…so I could be with my parents and no longer be alone….but then …when I found out that you were Shinta…." Kaoru paused for a moment trying to hold back her tears.

"..after I found you again….this changed my thoughts on dying…I didn't want to die anymore…" Kaoru started to cry.

" Shinta…why??..why??.. I wish I never knew it was you…so I wouldn't be having second thoughts…."

Kenshin didn't say anything and only wiped her tears, soon his face moved closer to hers until there lips touched. He kissed her passionately shocking Kaoru, her heart started to speed up and she found her hands going around his neck, and then soon she found herself kissing him back. What seemed like forever they both parted the kiss and Kenshin hugged her.

"..You made me fall for you Kamiya Kaoru. " Kenshin whispered softly. Kaoru closed her eyes and hugged him back. Megumi who was watching them smiled and then went back in the house. Katsura then came out of his room and sat down near the table.

" Where is Kaoru?" he questioned Megumi.

" Outside..with Himura." Katsura smirked.

", and?" Megumi shook her head.

" Now Katsura-san how long have you been planning your schemes.." she said scolding him.

" All I'm just saying is that Himura needs a girlfriend, he's too serious with his job."

"Katsura-san he's doing this for a reason. You never know what happened in the past that made him like that." The two looked up at the entrance to find Kenshin helping Kaoru walk in. Katsura grinned at Kaoru who blushed. Kenshin helped her in her room and into the futon.

"Thanks…" Kenshin went out then went back in and sat down. Kaoru looked at him confused.

"um..are you going to watch me sleep?"

" Megumi needs a room to stay in. So I let her sleep in my room. I'll be staying here watching you just incase you have a fever."

" Your going to sleep like that? I don't think that's comfortable. Here you can sleep next to me."

" I always sleep like this, you know that."

" Oh come on, I wont bite." She said chuckling. Kenshin who knew she wasn't going to give up without a fight slipped in next to Kaoru. Kaoru moved a bit then she felt pain in her heart. Kaoru put her hand to her chest and gritted her teeth. Then she felt a hand on hers, she looked up to Kenshin who was looking at her. Once the pain stopped she exhaled and smiled, she then slipped her arms him while Kenshin's chin rested on top of her head.

" I love you too Kenshin." Was her last words before she drifted to sleep.