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A Dream Angel's Problem – Chapter 3 – By Cherry Chibi
'Wrong Step'
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Kaoru walked beside Kenshin. She looked around the large buildings and the crowded streets. "This place is busy," A cyclist passed her and almost knocked her over. "Hey!"
"Miss Kaoru, you should be pretty careful around," Kenshin said, "After all, this is Sydney (Australia), and it's completely different from Japan." He noticed Kaoru's confused expression and sighed. "You should learn your geography." Kaoru pulled a face.
"How could that be important?" Kaoru muttered to herself, "I only need to teleport to places," She stared around, "This place feels so strange," A shockwave of energy hit the back of her neck and she realised who it was. "Oh boy,"
"Something wrong Miss Kaoru?" Kenshin asked, he looked ahead and they stopped. A tall blond guy stood in their way; he glared at Kenshin with his blue eyes.
"You must be Himura Battousai,"
"Tsuyomi…" Kaoru said in a small voice, 'Why does everyone have to get so angry? Sheesh, first it was mum and now Tsuyomi?' She thought. "Everything is alright Tsuyomi,"
"Stay out of this Kaoru," Tsuyomi said, "I won't kill anybody," He turned his attention back to Kenshin with a stern expression, "This won't be our last meeting Himura Battousai, I wouldn't want you to be in the way when this is over," Kaoru couldn't understand, it was as if the two had some sort of communication between them. Kenshin gave Tsuyomi a nod. "Good." He vanished from sight.
'What was all that about?' Kaoru thought. Shouts caused her to turn her head; a boy was running from a two men. She could sense energy coming from the boy. 'Who is that kid?'
"Yahiko…" Kenshin shook his head, "He must have put up another fight, Shauna is his caretaker,"
Kaoru was watching the boy with curiosity, 'He's got potential, he's fast and seems to have the ability to,' her thoughts were interrupted when Kenshin pulled her arm. He dragged her along the pathway, dodging passed people. "Kenshin, what are you doing?"
"Get that boy out of trouble," Kenshin answered briefly, they crossed the road and ran passed a few blocks. Kaoru was trying her best to keep up without allowing her powers to kick in and take over. Normally, her reaction to fast movement was to start levitating. Kenshin skid to a halt with his sword drawn. Yahiko, a boy at the age of 9 stopped and scowled. The two men behind him froze in horror.
"Battousai!" The both turned around and ran as if their lives were in danger. Kaoru observed them with an eyebrow raised. 'What losers.' She felt another energy wave coming. She turned her head to her left and stared into the shadows of the buildings. 'This place is filled with so many supernatural beings that it's not funny,' She thought, 'Who could that be now?' She stared longer into the shadows until to ruby coloured eyes stared back into hers. 'Oh no,'
"Hey! Hag!" Yahiko kicked Kaoru's legs, "Quit your staring and let's get going!" He was going in for another kick until Kaoru pinched his cheeks hard.
"You BRAT!" Kaoru shouted, "You made me lose sight of -," She stopped herself and let the boy go. She took a deep breath. Kenshin was questioning her with his eyes. Yahiko rubbed his sore, red cheeks. He looked as though he was prepared to fight but was taken aback when Kaoru's expression changed and seemed to be looking right into him.
"Miss Kaoru, I think that we should go and take Yahiko back home," Kenshin said, "He is supposed to be in school," He scuffed Yahiko's hair. Yahiko pushed Kenshin's hand away furiously.
"I could've taken those to losers down easily!" Yahiko shouted, "They were useless shrimps! They don't even have a life of their own!" He was quickly taken down by Kaoru.
"Shrimps? Losers? Watch your mouth kid! That'll get you killed!" Kaoru shouted, "Who asked you to say what you think their life has?" She restrained herself and bit her tongue. 'I'm going to give away my identity at this rate.'
"Chee, what's your problem hag?" Yahiko asked, "You'll get killed to!"
Kenshin shook his head. "Oh I give up,"
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"Thank you Kenshin," Shauna said, she was holding Yahiko by the left ear, "I don't know what gets into him, he was supposed to be in school and well, how can a boy escape?" She glanced worriedly at Yahiko. "Sometimes I just don't know how he is going to make it through in life,"
'Because he has the abilities of a Demon Hunter,' Kaoru thought, 'He needs someone who can teach him how to bring out his abilities to their full potential,'
"Miss Shauna, don't say things like that," Kenshin said, "Get him a tutor if all else fails," He smiled warmly.
"I suppose, well, thank you again Kenshin," Shauna said, "You should get going, the Hour will be soon." She narrowed her eyes at Yahiko, "You're going explain," Kenshin and Kaoru turned to leave.
"You see two later!" Shauna shouted, as the door closed.
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"That's it about him," Kenshin finished explaining about Yahiko to Kaoru. She just nodded. Kenshin had expected her to say something. She was the one who asked him the questions. However, she didn't look so well now.
Kaoru's head was throbbing; a thousand or more thoughts were flashing through her head, dreams mainly. Her eyes squinted, she felt heat waves. 'I'm not used to handling so many thoughts for so long- I need to get the Yume Orb to relieve my body from them, I never thought that these Dreams would exhaust my body,' she thought while keeping back her nausea.
"Are you feeling alright Miss Kaoru?" Kenshin placed a hand over Kaoru's forehead and frowned. She had a high fever. "Should I take you to see Miss Shauna?" Kaoru shook her head. An item appeared in her hand, it was the necklace that the God of Wisdom had given to her before she was sent to earth. The heat waves eased off.
'This must be made out of the same substance as the Yume Orb, or was made out of part of the Yume Orb,' Kaoru thought, 'The God of Wisdom surely knew what I needed, I'm thankful that he gave this to me,' She wore the necklace around her neck. It looked like a pearl sphere pendant on a silver chain.
"Are you sure?" Kenshin asked.
"Yes, I'm feeling better now, too many thoughts I suppose," Kaoru replied finally, Kenshin checked her temperature again, in such a short time her temperature decreased dramatically. That surprised him. "Magic Kenshin."
"Oh-,"
They reached Kenshin's apartment door. Kaoru felt the presence of dark magic again. She turned her head to her right and saw a woman with long flowing brown hair with red eyes glaring straight at her. She stood a few metres away.
"K-Kenshin,"
Kenshin looked at Kaoru's serious face and glanced at the direction where Kaoru was looking. He drew out his sword.
"Long time no see huh?" Enchantress asked with a small laugh, "What a pity that you can't return to your heavenly world," She raised a hand and a fireball appeared floating above her palm. "Shall we finish what we have started?"
"Kenshin, don't take your eyes away from me, you'll stop my movement," Kaoru warned, she turned back to Enchantress, "Why is it you keep following me Enchantress? I saw you before." Kenshin unsheathed his sword. 'I'm not letting Miss Kaoru fight alone,' He felt something hold him back; Kaoru was looking at him with fierce eyes. "No." A force restrained Kenshin's arms and legs from movement. Kaoru turned to Enchantress.
"Maybe its because I seek for your powers, with your powers combined with mine, the altitude would rise to unspeakable heights, nightmares would be brought to life and your 'heaven' will be overthrown," Enchantress said, "Then what should be mine will be mine." She threw the fireball at Kaoru.
Kaoru dodged it. 'That was close, Enchantress has grown stronger and faster than before,' she was sent flying across the corridor after Enchantress' punch, 'I didn't see it coming!' Kaoru rushed to her feet but stumbled back, she felt a handle of a knife over her stomach, blood trickled through her fingers and splattered onto the tile floor.
"Miss Kaoru!" Kenshin still couldn't break off the force that held him still, why wouldn't she let him fight?
"You don't think that I would force you to convert now would you? You've lost that chance," Enchantress said mockingly, "I'd rather give you a slower and painful way, bringing you to death and giving me your power in less than a week," She cackled, "Oh Kaoru, I'm willing to wait for those powers because I'm going to really enjoy the daughter of the Goddess of Time suffer, there is no doubt that you'll die."
Kaoru glared at Enchantress, she coughed blood. Screams filled her ears and cries of souls seeped into her blood.
Kenshin couldn't do anything but watch. His body was frozen. Kaoru was standing there with her back hunched, breathing heavily and with a knife stabbed into her. Kenshin paid closer attention to the knife, the handle, it looked like it was made out of some sort of metal with carvings of what seemed to look like as dead souls.
"You want to save yourself Kaoru, and continue doing your work of 'Protecting Life'," Enchantress said with a smirk, "Kill the Battousai with his own sword, then your curse will be lifted." She grabbed the handle of the knife and pulled it out. Kaoru fell onto her knees feeling the sharp pain. "Look at you, you're pathetic, a weakling, why don't you prove yourself and kill the Battousai now?"
Kaoru squeezed her eyes shut, her right hand was holding over the wound. "I-I…. won't…"
Enchantress knelt in front of Kaoru, the tip of the blood stained blade touched the bottom of her chin, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, Kaoru, in this world, the weak die, the strong live, the weak are food for the strong, remember that, my master Lord Shishio taught me that in which I live by. Your gods and goddesses locked him away in eternal flames, when I get all of your powers, their nightmares will live, and Lord Shishio will rise again and take you all down!" She stood up and laughed evilly, "You have two choices Kaoru, don't kill the Battousai with his own sword and die, letting the nightmares live, or kill the Battousai with his own sword and avoid losing all of your powers." She vanished in thin air.
Kaoru looked at her wound, it was still bleeding, 'Kill Kenshin with his sword? No, I won't allow myself to do that! There has to be some other way!' She closed her eyes and bit back her tears.
Kenshin finally felt the force vanish and ran to Kaoru. 'Kill me by my own sword?' He knelt beside Kaoru, 'For the sake of life?' He took Kaoru's right hand off her wound and replaced it with his left. He pressed against the wound; it felt like it was closing up swiftly. Kaoru winced and gritted her teeth. "Kaoru, you will have to kill me," Kenshin said gingerly as he helped her up.
"I won't kill- I have sworn to protect life- not kill it," Kaoru said with heavy breaths of agony. She held Kenshin's shoulder for support; the blood was magically clearing up. Kenshin felt the wound vanish. However, he saw her necklace; the pearl like pendant was darkening. 'A week,' he thought to himself, 'A week to decide.'
It was as if fate had already decided who. Kenshin knew it, he would be the one who will have his blood shed, it was a promise that had to be kept, he was to keep Kaoru well and happy, a small price to pay, his life.
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*Bows* Doumo Arigatou O Zaimasu! Ja Mata!
- Cherry Chibi
