Disclaimer: I do now own Rurouni Kenshin or anything that has been created from it. (Something that I'd wish for though…) However, I do own characters like the Goddess of Time, the other gods, Tsuyomi, Crystal, Shauna and Enchantress.

A Dream Angel's Problem – Chapter 8 – By Cherry Chibi

 'Truth Plays'

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The next morning's atmosphere in the house was tense, Yahiko decided to sneak outside to play in the playground at the park earlier on. Kaoru felt bad that Kenshin hadn't spoken to her all morning, she didn't know what was going on but she noticed a few specks of golden amber in his lavender eyes.

Everyone jumped when they heard a knock on the door. Kaoru went to answer it. Megumi entered with some sort of kit. "Morning everyone!" Megumi said cheerfully, "How are you today?"

 "OK, I suppose," Kaoru replied half-heartedly. 'What is wrong with Kenshin today? Oh no, what if, no, that's impossible,' she followed Megumi to the couch and almost gasped when she saw what Megumi had with her. There were syringes, bottles of clear substances, small mechanical objects and several other things that Kaoru couldn't make up a name for.

 "Today, I've decided that I should run some blood tests," Megumi said, "Kaoru, please, take a seat." A reflection of amber passed Megumi's brown eyes and Kaoru shook her head. What was Megumi talking about? Blood tests?

Megumi saw Kaoru's confused expression, "It's nothing big Kaoru, I'm only going to take a few samples of your blood to take back to the lab so that we can see if anything is wrong with you," She took a gentle hold of Kaoru's wrist but Kaoru pulled her hand away.

Kenshin felt a frightened aura from Kaoru and instantly looked up, he hadn't been paying full attention, for some reason, it had hurt to see the event last night, though he couldn't give any reasons for them.

She couldn't let anyone else now her real identity, she had already magically hidden her wings. 'How is someone supposed to take blood samples?' Kaoru didn't fully understand the human world, especially their medical ways.

 "Are you afraid of needles Kaoru?" Megumi said as she pulled on a couple of rubber white gloves and picked up a syringe.

Kaoru's eyes widened with fright and she took a few steps away. She had seen one of those before, they often made children cry and get terrible nightmares at night, and even some adults were scared of them. As far as she knew, Kaoru didn't want Megumi sticking that in her.

 "Kaoru don't worry, it won't hurt," Megumi's eyes suddenly flashed red and she pushed Kaoru onto the couch, "It won't hurt a bit," A smirk stretched on her lips. Kaoru wanted to scream.

 "Enchantress…" Kaoru whispered, 'How come Enchantress can possess anyone except me? What's going on? She hasn't possessed Kenshin yet…' Kaoru winced as Megumi's nails dug into her skin.

 "Megumi! That's enough!" Battousai grabbed Megumi's shoulder and pulled her off Kaoru. Megumi fell onto the floor unconscious but then vanished into thin air. The syringe had dropped on the couch.

Battousai picked up the object and threw it into the kit box. Kaoru was curled up on the couch, her hands gripped her head. 'Insane, I'm going to go insane…' Kaoru thought, 'I'm going to go insane…'

Battousai sat beside Kaoru, "Kaoru," He gingerly pulled her hands away from her head and tilted her head up so that he could see her face. "You alright?" Kaoru nodded. She bit her bottom lip and made an attempt not to cry. Battousai watched as the girl finally let out a choking sob, she wrapped her arms around him and gritted her teeth.

 "You saw it didn't you? You saw it," Kaoru said between sobs, "I'm sorry that I didn't tell you, I didn't know that I would upset you," The words were just passing through her from her heart; she seemed to be under a trance.  

 "You can go anytime," Battousai said with his eyes closed, "It was my fault that I allowed it to happen, I should have allowed you to destroy me," He remembered when Tsuyomi spoke to him and warned him not to get in the way, how could he have forgotten? Then last night he found out that the two were engaged. Something didn't feel right about it though.

 "What if I don't want to?" Kaoru asked in a small voice, she held onto him tighter, "What if I don't want to go? You don't know how much you have made me happier than ever," her speech was gentle but in a tone that he has never heard her speak in, it was like she was dreaming. Battousai was listening intently, she couldn't be telling the truth, who would want to care about him? Tsuyomi must have deserved her; why else would they be engaged?

 "I trust you, use your intuition," Kaoru closed her eyes and vanished in a glow of white. Battousai's eyes widened, he stood up and scanned the apartment, everything was quiet. An object was in his hand, he looked at it; the object was a Kaoru's necklace which she wore. The silver chain held the pearl sphere like pendant. 'Isn't this what Kaoru needs so that she doesn't collapse from too many thoughts?' Battousai thought, he gripped in tightly, 'She must have returned to the heavens…'

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 "Sydney…" Kaoru muttered under her breath as she walked along the busy path. Business people scurried about, skateboarders attempted to do stunts on anything they possibly could, people were seated at cafes chatting away. 'It's such a big place, I feel lost,' Kaoru thought. 'I've been searching all morning, I hope that Kenshin didn't mind me leaving without saying goodbye, but a part of me tells me that I have…' She shook her head, 'Nah, it's just my imagination. I have been wandering around before the sun rose. Anyway, why do I feel that something is missing?'

She swallowed hard and followed her senses. 'I have to find the hidden pray ground, that way I can seek advice from the gods,' She turned a corner and soon found herself in a park. She stopped when she was in an area which no one was around. 'Here I am, this must be the place,' she knelt on the ground.

Using her powers she created a glowing amber orb. "God of Wisdom, I seek for you, please help me in this time of need." The amber orb shone brighter and an image of an old man with little grey hair and green eyes. He wore a white robe.

 "Yes Kaoru?" He asked with a serious look.

 "I need your help, I need to find out how I can trap Enchantress so that I can send her to eternal flames," Kaoru said, "Can you tell me how I can do that?" She wanted to seek advice before she did anything big.

 "Kaoru, may I ask you a question?" The God of Wisdom asked in a stern voice. Kaoru nodded. "When was the last time you have received the human kind's dream besides Battousai's?"

Kaoru thought for a bit and gasped. "I-I haven't had any ever since the curse started… that isn't good," She bit her bottom lip. 'If I haven't received anyone's dreams, that means that everyone in the world isn't have peaceful and calming rests, or they are all receiving nightmares, that can't happen! That's just impossible!'

 "Kaoru, you must seal Enchantress tomorrow, under the new moon. Lead her to this place, you must use the Yume Orb though, and open the gates of hell. Enchantress won't be able to resist the force." The God replied wistfully, "But a word of caution Kaoru, no one else must be there, only you, if anyone else sees it, their lives will be forever changed, yours will be too. For what is seen from the gates of hell is something tragic."

 "You make it sound so simple, but where will I be able to find Enchantress?" Kaoru asked, "She could be anywhere."

 "I don't know exactly where she is but all I know is that Battousai had destroyed her body, she lives off other humans because her black soul is still existing," He replied, "That red mark on your arm is a way of tracking Enchantress down, you will understand soon."

Kaoru furrowed her eyebrows together, since when did Battousai destroy Enchantress' body? Eyes widened with realisation. 'When I first met him, Enchantress vanished into thin air, maybe part of her just managed to escape but her body couldn't…'

 "Is there anything else Kaoru?" The God of Wisdom asked her warmly.

 "Yes, can you please not tell anyone else?" Kaoru lowered her voice, she saw the God reply with a nod, "Tsuyomi asked me to marry him, but-," She was cut off by him.

 "Kaoru, this is something that your heart must decide. Ironic I know but your true love will respond when the time is right, farewell Kaoru, and good luck."

 "Wait!" Kaoru exclaimed. The God of Wisdom vanished. A sharp pain struck the red mark on her arm. 'No, Enchantress, what are you doing?!' She squeezed her eyes shut and her muscles tensed. Screams of agony filled her mind, images of murder, blood and pain flickered passed her eyes. It disturbed Kaoru that she liked it.

You think that you can run away from me? When are you going to kill Battousai? Don't you know the agony of not having a body? That's why I want him gone!

 "Enchantress, you're trying to take over my body?" Kaoru could see an image of Enchantress clearly, "You cursed me so that you can remove my soul," Kaoru was on her hands and knees.

You can't seal me up in hell honey, by doing that, you'll be trapping yourself as well, wouldn't it be fun? Just the two of us spending eternity together.

Kaoru shook her head, "No, I can't be here, I'm in the Heavens…" She muttered in a dreamy state. She looked like she was dreaming.

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A girl wearing a long white dress, with ebony black hair and sapphire blue eyes stood before the Yume Orb. She turned around when she heard a soft warm voice call her. "Kaoru," Tsuyomi smiled, "You're back." He gave her a tight hug which she didn't respond to. "Kaoru, aren't you happy to see me?"

 "I am," Kaoru said in a sweet and gentle voice, "I am very happy to be here and to see you again." She stepped away from Tsuyomi's hug with a gentle smile.

 "But you don't seem to be," Tsuyomi said with a concerned look, "Aren't you happy with our engagement?" He felt a pang of hurt when Kaoru turned away from him and shook her head.

 "I don't know," She simply replied, "I don't know what I feel," She looked at her arm and the red mark wasn't there. "Tsuyomi, I want to know, why did you ask me to marry you in my time of need? Do you truly love me?" Kaoru asked him with a very gentle and sincere tone.

Tsuyomi cringed. "Of course I love you, why else did I ask you to marry me?" Something about her has disappeared, it was killing him. 'Battousai, I warned you not to touch her,' Tsuyomi thought.

 "Tsuyomi, I've realised something," Kaoru said, she turned around wearing a small warm smile, "I'm in love with someone else, there isn't any point in this marriage." Tears shone in her wistful eyes.

Tsuyomi just laughed it off, "Kaoru, you don't understand do you? If you get rid of Enchantress, you will be proving yourself that you're worthy of being a goddess! Goddesses can't get involved with mere humans!" He wanted Kaoru to be his so much. It was turning into a poison. "Battousai knows that, he would never want to get close to you! It's Law, when you become a goddess he won't be able to touch you at all!"

Kaoru covered her frown and looked at Tsuyomi with grief, 'Tsuyomi… I thought you wanted me to be happy,' Teardrops slid down her cheeks. 'You're not the person I knew,' She heard the voice of the God of Wisdom.

It all comes down to one path in the end.

 "If I can never be with Kenshin, I will never be with anyone else," Kaoru said bravely, "Now I realise that you are a jerk, you were different before, but now you're nothing but a creep Tsuyomi! I don't want to ever see you again! You can throw the idea of marriage out the window! That is just laughable!" She sobbed and turned back to the Yume Orb.

 'What's happening to me? Why am I being so open and honest?' She touched the surface of the Yume Orb. 'Tomorrow night, I will get rid of Enchantress, with all of the faith in my heart, I know I can get rid of Enchantress, more people will be happy.' An electrical charge forced its way through Kaoru's body. Her wings turned into black feathers, her sapphire eyes deepened into a dark navy blue and her white dress turned into a black outfit of pants and a shirt. 'I must get ready, my strength must be at its highest, I must turn into a full warrior archangel.'

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While Battousai walked in the city, he sensed a strong aura, 'Kaoru?' He followed it. Her necklace was worn around his neck. It took him a while to decide what he should do, an hour to be exact.

 "Wait a sec, Battousai!" A woman shouted behind him. He stopped and turned around hoping that it was Kaoru but it wasn't. She had blonde hair and blue eyes, she held a resemblance, and she reminded him of someone he wished never existed.

 "Who are you?" Battousai asked roughly.

 "My name is Crystal, I'm also a guardian like my brother Tsuyomi but I often help him out. Battousai, I warn you not to kill Tsuyomi or else you will be sorry." Crystal said threateningly, "I warn you to be careful with Kaoru, she's going to do something dangerous tomorrow night,"

 "What? What is Kaoru going to do?" Battousai asked quickly, immediately after he heard Crystal say that Kaoru was going to do something dangerous. "Tell me where she is!" His amber eyes flared.

Crystal sighed. "You truly have an unspoken bond with her… Tsuyomi would never stand a chance, knowing her for years wasn't even enough to make her see him more than a very close friend," She whispered to herself, Battousai didn't hear it.

 "Tell me where Kaoru is," Battousai grabbed Crystal by the shoulders, "I have to find her!" It was only a couple of days when he had realised that he was beginning to see Kaoru differently but had denied it. He felt regretful for not even telling her to stay.

 "Battousai, you must calm down, if you want to see her, you'll have to wait until midnight tomorrow, she'll be in a hidden area in the park," Crystal said, "Goddess, I don't even know why I am helping you, but Battousai, you know that if Kaoru makes it through this, she will become a goddess, you know that if she becomes a goddess, you will only end up with a broken heart?"

He looked at Crystal, 'Goddess?' He thought, 'Life is ironic, why it is that humans always want something that they can't have, I don't know.' He gave a small smirk and backed off, 'Life is ironic, what is the point of life anyway? Ha. Why do I even care?' He was about to leave when Crystal took hold of his arm.

 "You do know she loves you? That is why she accepted Tsuyomi's proposal; she was pleading to her mother to turn back time so that she can help you." Crystal was looking at Battousai sternly, "Kaoru never realised that she loved you because she was always to busy thinking that she wanted to help you, she never thought of the why." Then she released Battousai and vanished in a white glow.

 'I don't want to hear that second hand,' Battousai thought while he walked towards the park.

 "YO! KENSHIN!" Yahiko came running up to him looking very annoyed, "I've been looking all over for you! Megumi will be taking care of me she said, well, I'll be moving right out!" Yahiko then ran. "At least she'll have good food there!"

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A/N: Phew! It has been a while since I've updated. My apologies, I have been soooo busy. I really want to thank all of you readers for supporting me! It's great to know that someone is giving their time to read my work.

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