Sorry I haven't updated this story in along while, now with school is over I'm working to earn some money for college…and for some other things. So my life is a little chaotic right now. So I don't know when I'll be able to update again, but to let everyone know, I haven't given up on this story!

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In Search of a Brother

Chapter 7

"Who...who are you?" Serena asked, sitting up.

Mia just now noticed that someone else came with them, "Kayura? What are you doing here?"

Kayura didn't take her eyes off of Serena, "I'm here because of her."

Serena was taken aback and was very shocked by this statement. She pointed to herself, "Me?"

Kayura just nodded her head, "Yes."

"But why?" Serena couldn't help herself, she just had to ask, curiosity was getting the best of her again.

"I shall hold off on telling you why I'm here. I'm sure others..." She glanced over at the Ronin's, especially Ryo, "...have questions they would like to ask. Because, what I'm going to say may confuse them further."

After Kayura finished saying that, it hit Mia, she had almost forgot, "Cye, what did you say about her back?"

"That it was burnt...?" Cye answered, a little confused as too what Mia might be getting at.

"That's what I thought you said," then Mia turned her attention over towards Kento, "Kento...would you bring Serena upstairs? I'll be right behind you."

Kento stared at Mia for a couple of seconds, being caught off guard by the question. "Sure." He replied, bending down to pick up Serena.

With that answer Mia disappeared into one of the rooms on the first floor.

Serena was surprised to find Kento scooping her up into his arms. So frightened and unprepared for that, she raped her arms around his neck. She held on to Kento for dear life, not daring to let go the whole way up the stairs. Luna and Kayura follow close behind. And with Ryo debating on weather to follow or not.

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In the room that Ryo and Serena share, Serena could be found lying on her stomach with Mia sitting on the side of the bed trying to take care of the burn on Serena's back the best she could. Kento was trying to help Mia by keeping Serena's mind off of the pain from Mia trying to take care of her injury. Luna and Kayura stood off to the side and out of the way, as well as standing away from the door.

"Why didn't you tell us about this, especially Ryo? He's your brother isn't he?" Kento just had to ask.

Serena partially buried her face into her pillow; she would love to tell Ryo, heck she wanted to, "If you want to know the answer that question, ask Luna."

"Luna…?" Kento repeated, surprised by the answer. He immediately turned to look at the cat sitting over by Kayura. The cat was giving him a determined look. Then it hit him, he had totally forgotten that the cat could talk.

Kento was just about to say something when he as cut off, "I promised, Luna made me promise never to tell anyone. I wanted to tell Ryo, I really did." Tears were now pooling up in her eyes ready to fall at any moment. Just then Serena sat up in a sitting position so fast she nearly sent Mia crashing to the floor out of shear surprise of the sudden movement. Once Serena turned towards Luna, she winced from the pain that spiked up her back. She tired to ignore the pain as best as she could and continued to face Luna and trying to maintain an angry face. "Why Luna, why couldn't I tell at least Ryo, he's family for crying out loud!" After that out burst, she winced again from the pain.

"Ok Serena, I'm not done yet. And besides, you shouldn't really be moving around, not that much anyway." Mia advised.

"You know the reason why." Luna replied, paying no attention to Mia's statement, "And besides, it would seem that your brother and his friends have been keeping secrets from you as well."

"That's not the point!" Serena practically yelled.

"Oh but it is." Luna replied, giving Serena a look that told her that she was right. Serena would've ran out of the room right that second, if she could. So, she just did what Mia suggested and laid down, back on her stomach. Mia sat there and stared at Serena for a couple of seconds, once again surprised by the sudden movement. Once she snapped out of it, she continued to take care of Serena's burnt back.

A couple minutes later, Mia was done and was picking up what was left of the First-Aid supplies and turned to head out of the room. She stopped dead in her tracks once she looked to the entrance of the room, surprised to find Ryo standing there, looking rather confused and with mixed emotions about what has been going on lately. Kento was trying to decide whether to leave Serena alone with Ryo or not. After a couple of seconds, Mia continued on her way out of the room, walking past Ryo, who never took his eyes off of Serena.

Kento took one step to leave and Kayura stopped him, "I don't think that would be necessary, Hardrock." So Kento grabbed a chair and sat off to the side, to provide Ryo with enough room to be with his sister. And Ryo did just that, sitting on the edge of the bed, still staring at Serena, who was still laying on her stomach. By then, all that occupied the house were in that room, most standing off to the side, out of the way.

"Well…" Ryo just couldn't wait any longer, he had to know now, or else he just may blow.

Serena glanced over at her brother, and then continued to stare at the head of the bed. She wanted to tell him, really she did, but she didn't know where to start. There was silence for a couple of minutes, until someone other than Serena spoke.

"Why did Kayura call you a princess?" Rowen asked, breaking the silence. He could sense that Serena was having a hard time deciding on where to start, so he decided to give her a place to start.

Serena would've turned her attention from Rowen if she could, but it hurt to move. "Well…" Serena started, "I sort of am a princess."

"Kayura said that it was a thousand years ago when she last saw you." Sage pointed out. He had noticed what Rowen was trying to do, so he just continued with the idea.

Now that got Serena's attention. "Kayura? You mean the one in the kimono, with the staff?" Serena asked, turning her attention to Kayura, and trying to change the subject.

Ryo caught this, he knew what she was trying to do, but he also knew what his friends where trying to do. It was interrogation time, and he knew how much she hated things like this. It was going to be hard to get her from trying to change the topic every so often.

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Was Chapter 6 really that confusing? If it was, maybe I should sit down and rework it. If I do that, it may not get done until school gets out.