Disclaimer - I don't own Rurouni Kenshin
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Her Sister's House
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"I'm so miserable, Kaoru," her sister said as she flipped channels on the TV. A tissue box rested next to her on the couch and the small trash can next to her was half full of used Kleenex. "Men are such jerks, you know?"
"I know," Kaoru said. It hurt to see her sister like this, but his words were bugging her. "I can't believe he cheated on you."
"Me either," her sister said. She still sounded genuinely surprised. "I really can't believe it." She found an old black and white movie and set the remote down.
"Why'd he do it?" Kaoru asked, hyperaware of her sister sitting next to her on the couch.
"I've never claimed to know how the mind of a man works." Her sister said. She was staring straight ahead at the television. She didn't make eye contact with Kaoru.
"You're not being honest," Kaoru said gently. "I love you. You can tell me."
Her sister shook her head, "Oh, but what will you think of me?" She shook her head. "What am I thinking, you're my sister, you have to love me," she said lightly.
Kaoru waited.
"I got tired of him, Kaoru. So I had an affair with another man." She paused and licked her lips uneasily. "But I still miss him now that I kicked him out."
"He didn't dump you when you told him?" Kaoru asked.
"I didn't tell him. He heard from a friend," her sister confessed. "I thought he slept with Megumi to get back at me. Can you believe we hadn't even slept with each other yet? But he told me he hadn't slept with her, and that I could use that as an excuse if I wanted to end our relationship. So I did." She shrugged. "I don't know what he means by sacrificing his reputation for mine."
She finally turned to face Kaoru. "But don't tell anyone. I only told you because you're my sister." She took Kaoru's hands in her own and looked into her eyes. "Now tell me you still love me, Kaoru."
Kaoru smiled for her sister. "I'll always love you."