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A Dream Angel's Problem – Chapter 4 – By Cherry Chibi

 'Thoughts'

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 'What do I do?' Kaoru floated off the couch while she was thinking, however, she didn't realise it. Kenshin was watching in awe. He checked that his sword was tucked in its sheath and that the sheath was tied tightly onto his belt. Kaoru closed her eyes for a while, 'I can't let Enchantress get my powers or else, everyone else suffers, I can't kill Kenshin because that'll break my vow to get Kenshin's wish granted, oh what the heck? Either I'll lose!' She sighed, 'Oh please, I really need guidance,'

 "Miss Kaoru?" Kenshin said gently which startled her anyway.

 "Wha?!" Kaoru fell from midair onto the couch. "Kenshin! You scared me!" She flushed when Kenshin gave her a very strange look, questioning her if she was alright. "Um, where are we going now?" She slowly stood up and hoped that the burning sensation on her face would cool off.

 "The Hour, it's when people from an undercover organisation go on demon hunting, we kill off demons that kill humans," Kenshin replied seriously, "Just make sure you close your eyes,"

Kaoru swallowed, 'Kill? In an hour? Battousai? Oh my God, no wonder demons don't threaten us as much as they used to, they have more than one major enemy,' She walked hesitantly towards Kenshin, "Um, exactly, how many or…"

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Kaoru shivered from the icy cold breeze. She followed Kenshin closely through the dark roads and streets. She guessed that it was about 11 something. It was getting tiring; there weren't any demons so far which was a good thing or maybe a bad thing too. The breeze blew and teased Kaoru's ponytail, she crossed her arms and tried her best to keep herself warm. Most of the patrol had been silent with a bit of one liners such as, 'Be careful,' and 'No demon here.'

 "Miss Kaoru, you should wear another jacket," Kenshin said, "Especially if you're that cold," He scanned around the shadows for any sign of activity.

 "It's not just that Kenshin," Kaoru said, "Don't you feel it?" She felt chills tingle her skin, "That feeling of being followed?" She took a step closer to Kenshin. Her senses felt weak energy waves but it was enough for her to think that she was being followed.

 "No," Kenshin replied, "Who do you think is following?" He placed his right hand over the hilt of his sword. Kaoru thought and pushed her senses to trace the energy wave but it had vanished. She shook her head. "Miss Kaoru, it's time to go back,"

Kaoru sighed with relief, finally. She felt sleepy and often when that happened she would get agitated easily. Alert shocked her system when she saw a pair of ruby eyes in the shadows from the corner of her eye. 'Enchantress is following me,' Kaoru thought, 'why?'

I like to watch you suffer

Kaoru shook her head. 'This is getting too strange,' she looked up to the sky after hearing thunder roar. Kenshin had taken grip of her wrist, "Miss Kaoru, we better hurry before it-," Too late. Rain poured over them, "Rains."

Kaoru smiled inwardly, she felt the water flow over her skin and soak into her hair. It reminded her when she was younger playing with the Flow, the Water Angel. It reminded her of when she used to dive into endless seas of crystal blue water. It also reminded of the tears shed by those who mourned. She ran with Kenshin as they crossed roads and turned corners. Water splashed as they skid around a sharp corner.

When they both returned to the apartment, Kaoru was a couple of steps behind Kenshin. He turned around to face her, "You feeling OK?" He observed as she smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. That concerned him. If she was going to kill him, it was better to be sooner rather than later.

 "I'm OK, everything is fine," Kaoru said while trying to stop her teeth chattering. She used her magic and changed into wearing warm, dry pyjamas. Her hair was still damp but she couldn't do a thing about it. Her powers did have their limits. Realising that Kenshin was still watching she felt her face heat up. She bowed her head so that he couldn't see her cheeks turn a light shade of pink.

 "You can use the shower," Kenshin said. He led her to the bathroom and felt uncertain at Kaoru's puzzled look. "Don't tell me, you don't know how to use the shower?" She nodded with a tinge of embarrassment. "Alright, then I'll do the bath for you."

- Fifteen Minutes Later -

Kaoru sank into the bath of warm water feeling extremely embarrassed, they had to find a way so that she could move and get into the bath without Kenshin seeing her. If her powers could only clean her hair and such, she wouldn't have to take a bath, now with the binding spell, it was going to be extremely difficult. She knew that Kenshin was feeling the same way.

Kenshin was seated with his back towards Kaoru on the tile floor feeling very uncomfortable. He closed his eyes and hoped that it would block out everything. He heard gentle splashes of water and Kaoru humming a melody. His thoughts deepened and reached to the point of thinking whether or not he really did want to die. 'If I die then I save many other lives, it would bring happiness to others as well, but Miss Shauna and Yahiko wouldn't be. By allowing myself to get killed, Miss Kaoru would be staining her hands with blood, I can't allow her to, especially, if I am right, she is a 'holy' being,'

Kaoru sensed the vibes coming from Kenshin; she concentrated and looked deep into his soul to see if there was any dream, even a molecule but nothing. She floated out of the bath tub and used her magic and was wearing her pyjamas. 'How can it be that he doesn't have any dreams? Not even an evil one. As impossible as it seems, he has proven me wrong.' Kaoru's mind was hit by Kenshin's nightmares, a common one that she would usually get when she searched his mind.

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Kenshin dropped his sword and fell onto his knees. Many slain bodies surrounded him. The stench of rotting flesh and blood was sickeningly overwhelming. He looked at his hands to see only rivers of red flow through his fingers and down his arm. He felt like he was going to go insane, he looked around to only see a world of red.

..-*-..-*-..

Kaoru tilted her head to one side and examined him. He didn't look like he was aware that she stood right behind him. 'Maybe, while he doesn't know,' She knelt as silently as she could. Everything was so quiet; the only sound that was heard was dripping water.

She closed her eyes and summoned up her energy, through the darkness she saw a blue flame, it resembled Kenshin's soul. She reached out and her hand was soon holding the flame gingerly in her grasp. "*Anshin…" A gentle whisper escaped her lips, "*Yume no Hikari…" Her words echoed in her ears like the wind blowing gently. Calmness took over her as she released energy, creating a small dream that was able to pass the nightmares for one night.

(Anshin ~ Free of troubles, Yume no Hikari ~ Dream's light)

The flame felt warmer in her hands, she watched through the darkness as it floated to where it was before and vanished. A tear slid down her cheek. She opened her eyes and found Kenshin still sitting there in a peaceful sleep.

 "It'll be for tonight," Kaoru said gently, "I promised, this is as much as I can do for now," using her powers she lifted Kenshin's body and floated beside him. 'At least as long as I'm close to him then I can move.' Kaoru thought, 'Probably, rules can't be broken but some can be bent.' She guided Kenshin's limp form and tucked him into his bed. She relaxed. She leaned back and floated in midair, a warm aura shone around her as she closed her eyes to rest. 'Forgive me Great Goddess…'

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Kenshin walked through the vast green fields. Mountains could be seen in a distance away. The sky above was a clear blue. Birds were singing their sweet melodies. A great tree stood in the middle of the fields. He approached it.

It was a large Sakura tree. The blossoms were all in full bloom. He smiled gently.

 "Hi," A familiar person said, she was sitting on one of the tree branches, "How are you?" She leapt off the branch and landed in front of Kenshin. Her innocent sapphire eyes looked warmly into Kenshin's. "Welcome to my Dream Star."

 "Miss Kaoru?" Kenshin said, he looked at her with a confused expression, 'This has to be a dream, but I don't get dreams.'

 "This is a dream," Kaoru said. Sakura blossoms were drifting down from the branches, a blossom landed in Kaoru's open palm. She smiled at Kenshin, "Here," She placed it in his hands. She laughed gently. "Kenshin, this is a dream, you don't have to be so serious."

Kenshin looked at the delicate beauty of the pink petals of the blossom. He felt pleased inside and very peaceful for the first time in a long time. The blossoms drifted and showered over them. Kaoru was smiling at him.

 "It's good to see you really smile," Kaoru said with a wistful look in her eyes, "You shouldn't let your past get to you, don't feel as if you are inferior to me or to anyone. No one makes you an inferior without your consent, Kenshin, you may say that you accept it but think harder, you have an honour inside that can never be harmed. You are strong and you know it."

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Kenshin woke up, he sat upright and checked the time; it was already 9 o'clock. He had never under any circumstances slept in for that long ever. 'I had a dream,' He thought, 'But, how? Why so suddenly?' He felt something in his right hand. Kenshin was surprised to see it was a sakura blossom.

 "Morning Kenshin," Kaoru said with a yawn, "I hope that you slept well." She smiled at him in the same way that she smiled in his dream. "You must have slept well, what time do you usually wake up? Six? You slept in 3 hours then," Kaoru said thoughtfully.

 "Miss Kaoru?" Kenshin had a feeling that Kaoru had done something. He tried to recall the events that happened the night before. All he remembered was he was sitting in the bathroom in thought, he heard gentle words and that was it.

 "Come on Kenshin, get out of bed, remember I can't go anywhere without you?" She dragged him out of bed. She smiled again. 'It actually worked! The spell actually worked! Now I'll be able to give him dreams, and if that was possible, how can I get rid of the curse?'

 "Miss Kaoru, did you do something?" Kenshin asked still feeling a bit drowsy, it must have been a deep sleep. Kaoru just smiled at him. 'She is surely cheerful,' Kenshin thought, 'Especially today.'

A/N: There we go! Finally, another chapter up. I must say, thank you to all who are reviewing my story!!! Love you guys to death!! And I'll try to update sooner if I can next time, sorry for the wait. – Cherry Chibi.