A Dream Angel's Problem - Prologue - By Cherry Chibi
"Hey, hey, HEY!" Kaoru dodged as a demon threw a fireball at her. "What did I ever do to you?" She ran down the staircase and tried to open the door. 'Damn it, this door is locked, I've been tricked!!! They got me into a place where there is an anti white magic barrier! I'm so dead!' She tried to kick the door down but no prevail.
"Poor little Tinkerbelle," The demon said mockingly. She had long brown hair and blood red eyes. "It was about time that you stopped doing you work, what do you say? Would you convert to the Darkness and become the demon of Nightmares?" A fireball floated above the palm of her hand, "If you were smart, you would know what to say now, life or death, victory or defeat..."
"Oh SHUT UP!" Kaoru gave the door one last punch, "I don't want to be any demon, my mother is the Goddess of Time and I have to live up to everyone's expectations. I want to live up to the expectations." Kaoru searched around desperately for a way out. "Your kind seeks only power, we're the Guardians of Life here on earth." She took a few brave steps forward and glared straight into the demon's eyes. "We're the Protectors of Life."
"I guess that you chose your own death," The demon prepared to attack but a sudden swipe of a sword turned the demon into thin air. "Phew, thanks." Kaoru slumped over. But then she felt a new fear arise from the depths of her soul. She looked up and her crystal blue eyes met with fiery amber. She stood up straight and tried to look calm. "You must be Kenshin."
"How did you know my name?" Kenshin asked. His fierce expression sent shivers up and down her spine. "Who are you?" He sheathed his sword. His eyes were boring into her.
"I am a Tenshi," Kaoru replied calmly, "I am the Guardian of everyone's dreams." She bowed, "Kenshin, thank you for saving my life this time. May I grant you one wish? Kaoru examined him and a memory popped into her mind, 'He's the one who I haven't been able to reach these passed few years, he has no dreams, I couldn't even make him one and give it to him. There is something blocking the way...'
Kenshin looked a stern. "Tenshi?" He crossed his arms and turned around. "I don't think that angels exist, if there were, then why would there be demons?" He started walking away.
Kaoru started running after him, "You don't believe in Tenshi?" She asked in disbelief, "We're the ones who keep things in order, why do people have dreams Kenshin? Because I give it to them and make sure that they get what they need to get," She froze under Kenshin's glare.
"Then you've been doing a great job," He said in a harsh tone, "I don't believe in angels or whatever, there are only demons." He turned around again and walked up the stairs. Kaoru sighed and ran after him.
"Kenshin, then, if you could make a wish, what would it be?" Kaoru tried again to get some sort of idea of what he wanted. "Money? Knowledge? Just tell me." She followed him to the top of the stairs. She staggered back when he turned around; his expression changed slightly.
"I would wish that I would feel content with this world," He finally replied. He opened the door and left. When Kaoru got out he was no where in sight. She sighed. "You are so difficult," She muttered, "If that's your wish, then OK, I'll do my best." She walked out of the building and into a dark alley. When she was sure that there wasn't anyone around, she opened a porthole to the Heavens and walked through.
Meanwhile, in the dark shadows, Kenshin had been watching captivated. 'If Tenshi do exist, then maybe that's why demons want to hurt people and gain power but they don't succeed.'
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In a dark cave a woman paced around cursing. "Damn that Battousai," The demon seethed, she ran her fingers through her brown hair, "It was a good thing I got out of there in time," She glared at the image of Kaoru in the ebony pool, "I'm going to have to find a way to get her powers
