A Dream Angel's Problem – Chapter 02 – By Cherry Chibi

'Problem One'

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"How can you possible let her clip Kaoru's wings and send her to that freak?" Tsuyomi shouted at the God of Wisdom, "How come I wasn't informed?! I'm her guardian."

"You must let the Great Goddess do as she will, it is for Kaoru's own good," The God of Wisdom replied, his green eyes were sincere and warm, "Tsuyomi, just be patient and you'll see some good out of this." He strolled towards an open porthole, "I wonder how she will fulfil the wish though, through magic?" He mused.

"You were supposed to know," Tsuyomi said scornfully, rage and grief sketched across his face. To him, it was insane that Kaoru, the one he had grown up with had been sent away without his consent.

The God turned around with a gentle smile, "Of course, but, I only know the reasons for best choices, and which way should be taken if it comes to the present, I do not know the future. Only knowledge," He paused, "my advices to you, young guardian, don't forget your reasons to why you exist in Kaoru's life. You must be strong and be true to your name." He walked into the porthole and the porthole closed up in a second.

Tsuyomi stood there with his hands in fists. The God of Wisdom's words confused him. 'I will help you Kaoru, I will bring you back, I will be the one who shall give you everything that you'll ever need.' Tsuyomi thought, 'The Battousai doesn't know how important she is, if she dies, it may take another hundred or thousand years before another angel of dreams to be reborn,'

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"So that is all I can do, I can walk as far depending on how well you can see me, I have to be in your sight, I can't continue walking away if your vision starts getting unclear," Kaoru said with here eyebrows furrowed, "And, if you can't see me, like, if you turn your back on me, I can't another step away." She sighed, things were beginning to get confusing, especially with the many 'dream' thoughts flowing in and out of her mind. She felt like she was going to get a migraine, it would have been so much easier if she had the Yume Orb with her, that way, she can transfer a few hundred of those 'dream' thoughts into the Yume Orb.

Kenshin felt uneasy. It wasn't going to be easy on him especially because he has many problems circling around him. 'I should not have made that wish,' he thought, 'now I'm only bringing someone else into sights of the enemy.'

"You certainly live well," Kaoru said. She looked around Kenshin's bedroom. It seemed to be an apartment room. The apartment was furnished well with simple furniture. "You seem to have a perfect life," She looked out the window, the sun had already risen and the sky was filled with clouds. She sighed, 'Winter here; I never knew that it would be this cold. It would always be warm up there,'

"My life is not perfect," Kenshin said.

Kaoru turned to him, "That's because you feel that a part of you is missing," She said in a gentle and quiet tone, "I want to help you find that missing part." She was startled when a gust of wind blew her back onto the floor with a harsh landing. Kenshin had stumbled back against the wall.

"Himura Battousai," A woman appeared with a golden aura around her body, her long black hair cascaded down the back of her white silk dress. Her blue eyes stared into Kenshin's amber eyes.

"M-mother?" Kaoru got to her feet, "What are you doing here?" She tried to approach her mother but a blast of energy sent her flying across the room. Her back smashed against the wall and she slid down onto the floor.

Her mother didn't seem to notice her, her eyes were fixed on Kenshin. He held his sword in his right hand, ready to strike. "Who are you?" Battousai asked in a cool tone, "What are you doing here?"

"I am the Goddess of Time," Kaoru's mother said harshly, "I've come to take home my daughter, only, you're in the way," She raised her hand, "To me, you are nothing, you'll cause problems and suffering to my family, I don't want you to harm Kaoru in any way." Her eyes narrowed, "But, the Great Goddess has bound her to you, therefore you must die."

Kaoru's eyes widened, she pulled her emotions together.

"For her to return home?" Battousai said, meanwhile, at the back of his mind thought, 'Kaoru, she was bound to me because of that wish, now I regret, she is an angel and she must not see what I have done, maybe it will be better if I die and let her return home, that way, everyone will be happy.'

Kaoru's mother was about to cast a Death Spell. Immediately, she stopped when Kaoru had ran in front of Kenshin with tear reddened eyes, "Stop it!" She shouted.

"Kaoru, don't you want to return home?" Her mother was taken aback, "Don't you want to leave the Battousai? End your nightmares?" She felt pain strike her heart, seeing her daughter in such a state.

"Mother, my nightmares will stop, I will return home, but I will do it my own way," Kaoru replied, "Look at you! You're a Goddess! You're not supposed to kill without reason," Her arms were stretched out; stopping her mother from casting the spell.

"I do have a reason,"

"A reason that isn't for your selfishness, The Great Goddess did it because she knew that it was the best decision for me and everyone else!" Kaoru shouted, tears rolled down her cheeks, "You were about to dirty your hands for the sake of breaking the Great Goddess' order and bringing me home!"

"Kaoru, if this is what you want-," Her mother raised her hand and move Kaoru out of the way, she stared at Battousai, "Himura Battousai, I'm leaving my precious daughter in your hands, you better keep her safe, if any harm comes to her, I'll be sure to lock you in the worst hell of time." She opened a porthole and looked at Kaoru with sorrow, "I may not be able to return here now, you know the Law, no Goddess or God shall stand on the same ground twice." She walked through and the porthole closed.

Kenshin turned to Kaoru, she smiled at him before turning around and hiding her face from him. He felt a strong guilt inside him. "Why did you defend me?" He said while sheathing his sword, "you don't even know me."

"I don't have to know you to know your nightmares," Kaoru replied, "Kenshin, everyone has to have a dream, even an evil one, but, you don't seem to have either, you're swallowed by nightmares," She turned around wearing a smile, "I want to help you."

"I don't need to be helped," Kenshin replied. He sat on a black couch that was placed near the centre of the room in front of the coffee table, "You'll understand when you know who I am." He slumped forward.

"Kenshin, you have to understand that you can live your life like this," Kaoru took a seat beside him; "I don't mean to be rude but how old are you exactly?" She bent forward so that she could see his face, "You act too mature and brave at times, so how old are you? 24 cycles? 22?"

"Oro?" Kenshin looked confused.

Kaoru slapped her forehead, "I forgot, you use the term 'years'… well, one cycle equals to one year." She explained. She felt uncomfortable. Kenshin's expression was still sort of looked really serious.

His lips slowly curved, he leaned back, "Well, let's see, one…two…" He started counting on his fingers, Kaoru rolled her eyes.

"You don't need to count in order to work out your age!" She said, when she made eye contact with him she smiled, "Seriously Kenshin,"

"26 years old," Kenshin finally replied.

Kaoru gawked at Kenshin. "Are you serious?! You look like you're," She stopped and blushed, "Sorry." There was a moment of silence until Kaoru started giggling.

Kenshin looked at her strangely and placed a hand on her forehead. "Are you alright Miss Kaoru?"

Kaoru smiled, "You do not know how cute you look when you have that 'Oro' face on you," She said in a very quiet voice.

"Oro?"

"There you go again," Kaoru said with a smile, she jumped to her feet, "I know! Maybe we can go outside and get some fresh air!" She turned to Kenshin, that is, once you get moving," She pulled Kenshin's arms and dragged him up.

"I don't think that is a good idea," Kenshin said, he looked at Kaoru who was wearing a long white dress, "You're clothes look really strange, people would think that you have something wrong with you- ORO?!" He stumbled back with a red mark on his face.

"Hey! If you're going to say that I should change my clothing you should've said it in a nicer way," Kaoru said angrily, "Nothing that magic can't do," In a flash Kaoru was wearing a pair of dark navy blue hipster jeans with a light purple sleeveless top, a red jumper and a pair of runners.

"Miss Kaoru, you surely have a strong right punch," Kenshin said. He was still feeling a bit dazed from the sudden ferocious attack. He gently massaged his cheek.

"Well, shall we get going?" Kaoru asked.

"Sure…" Kenshin said. They both walked to the door. When Kenshin unlocked the door and opened it, a woman stood there with a serious look, "Miss Shauna?"

"Just where do you think that you're going?" Shauna asked with fiery green eyes, "You had specific orders from our boss that you were to stay put." Her eyes then wondered to Kaoru, "You must be his woman?" She then grinned mischievously, "Finally, Kenshin has finally decided to impress a girl, I'm Shauna," She shook Kaoru's hand.

"I'm Kaoru," Kaoru replied. Kenshin's face was turning a light shade of pink. Kaoru fell silent, blushing.

"Kenshin, have you eaten breakfast yet?" Shauna asked with an eyebrow raised, Kenshin stammered, "How many times have I told you that your nightmares will worsen if you're exhausted after a day without eating?" She pushed Kenshin back into the apartment and at the dining table.

Kaoru followed them with a sigh. 'This isn't going to be easy, Kenshin's girlfriend? I don't think so. But it may help to put up an act to stop suspicion.' She sat on the couch and watched Shauna work up a storm at the kitchen area. Kenshin looked a bit uneasy. 'Poor guy, Shauna really is a controlling doctor, well, she is doing it for Kenshin's health, I've seen her dream alright…' Kaoru thought and the dream flashed before her eyes.

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"I promised that if you come here in a four years. That I'd be here." A tall man said, he had brown hair and brown eyes. He looked like he was a couple of years older than Shauna. He placed a hand on Shauna's shoulder, "And I've kept it."

"Do you promise me that you'll stay now?" Shauna asked, "I've been missing you for a long time."

"I will."

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Shauna watched as Kenshin hesitantly ate, several large plates of food were covering the table. Kenshin held his bowl of rice and chopsticks, he looked up at Shauna, "Do you expect me to eat all of this?"

"Yes," Shauna replied, "After all, you do need energy for the day,"

Kaoru was watching with amazement and sympathy, 'Wow, Shauna surely does cook a lot, but poor Kenshin, how will he finish all of that?' She saw the two talk to each other in a way that she couldn't make out the words but then something struck her.

"Hey Kaoru! Why don't you join Kenshin?!" Shauna said cheerfully, "You probably need food in your stomach too since you didn't have anything to eat either!" She dragged Kaoru to the table and gave Kaoru a pair of chopsticks and a bowl of rice. Kaoru gawked at the food. 'There is an awful lot,' she thought.

"Well, since I've done my job and checked up on you Kenshin, I better get going." Shauna said, "Sorry Kaoru for not introducing myself properly, but we'll have a proper chat next time. Bye!" She walked out of the apartment and the door locked closed behind her.

"Um… how often does she do this?" Kaoru asked.

"Everyday."

"Oh," Kaoru ate a piece of egg, "She is a good cook though,"

"But it wouldn't be so good afterwards," Kenshin said, "Washing the dishes isn't easy." He took in a mouthful of rice.

-After five minutes-

"If she does this everyday, we'll be eating all day," Kaoru said, "There is so much food."

"Well, that reminds me that I'll have to clean out my fridge."

-Half an hour later-

Kaoru packed the plates away into a cupboard, "Come to think of it, if I'm going to end up hiding behind trees and avoiding being seen, it'll be impossible since Enchantress is after me…"

"It would Miss Kaoru," Kenshin said seriously, "I usually stay here during the day anyway," He shrugged, "It's much safer."

"I don't think so," Kaoru muttered to herself, she thought for a bit, they had been coming up with ideas for a while and none were suitable then the idea she had before came back to her, "Kenshin, what would you think if I acted as your girlfriend? That way it wouldn't be so suspicious."

"Oro?"

"Don't 'oro' me! You know what I'm talking about!" Kaoru said, "You can't expect me to be stuck with you everywhere and then say to your boss, 'She's just a friend that is following me around,' we don't even know how long this will be." She hung the tea towel on the oven handle.

"I guess that would be a good idea…" Kenshin seemed hesitant. "But, I don't think that…"

"You worry too much."