Well I figured four reviews was close enough to five so here's chapter two! I know a lot of you have been asking why Kat doesn't just use an orb to bring Kenshin back but you'll find the answer to that soon enough! Taedere-Belletrist, thanks so much for the review you sent! I had no idea my reviewers loved me that much! *hugs*

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Tsukamaru Kai Tenshi… The Scarlet Ibis

Chapter 2

Kat passed the living room and paused to look at the tree. The flocked tree had been left there from last Christmas and was still green. Kenshin must have wished for the tree to live forever since it still smelled strongly of fresh pine. It was as if she had never left. The ornaments shone in the darkness of the room and she spied a single present that had been left under the tree. Kat walked over to it and kneeled down on the Persian rug. She picked up the present and tried to remember what it was. She traced a finger over the gold and silver wrapping paper and untied the ribbon on the present. Then Kat tore away the paper and lifted the cover on the box. She pulled out a crimson gi and ebony hakama. Tears sprang to her eyes. It was the gift she had never given Kenshin on Christmas. It had been left under the tree for ten long months. She touched the fabric of the gi to her cheek and tried to think of what Kenshin would look like if he wore them. Tears stained the fabric and Kat sniffed.

She folded the outfit and placed it back into the box. 'Oh well, no one likes getting clothes anyway right?'  She stood up and picked up the box then walked out of the room with tears still flowing freely down her face. Kat passed the game room and noticed that the DVD she and Tanya had been watching before they left was still in the player.

Kat entered the room and her clothes instantly changed to a mini skirt and tank top. 'Almost forgot about the wish I put on this room. Whoever comes in will have their clothes changed either to a kimono or modern time clothes and since I was wearing a kimono already, I'm now in modern clothes… Not like I usually wear a mini skirt.'  Kat took the DVD out of the player and put it back into its case. She placed it inside the box holding her gift to Kenshin and continued her way to her room; where the sounds were coming from.

She passed Inuyasha's room and couldn't help but peer inside. It hadn't changed a bit. Kat spied the picture above the bed that she had taken with Kenshin as payback for Tanya and the hanyou's pranks. She smiled slightly and then walked on down the hall.

She passed another room she had forgotten about and wondered if she had the courage to return to it. Kat sighed and collected herself. She put the box down and opened the door.

The endless drone of fish tanks reached her ears. The fish Tanya called Kenshin came to greet her from the side of the wall to wall tank. The entire room was a tank and every fish had a wish upon them that made them not need food. The tanks were also enchanted; they would never collect algae, snails or ever need to be cleaned. Kat was still amazed at how well the other charm on the fish worked. It allowed fish like cichlids and bettas to live together without killing each other. Every kind of fish was in the enormous tank. Even Kat couldn't name all of them. There were fish from the most common to the most exotic. Kat picked up a can of food knowing that the fish didn't need to eat but still wanted to feed them. She popped open the can and gagged on the terrible smell that fish food always seemed to carry.

Kenshin watched her as she opened a section of the tank's lid. He was her favorite fish and he knew that. Kat closed the cover and watched as the fish in the tank all swim go to get the food. She looked for Kenshin and found him still watching her.

She didn't know why she liked that fish so much. He was just a common feeder fish that only cost around five cents but he was still her favorite. Kat touched a hand to the glass where Kenshin was and then stared at the center of the room.

The real Kenshin had tried to propose to here there ten long months ago. 'Has it really been that long? It seems like it was just yesterday.' Kat walked to the spot where she had been standing when he had tried to propose. Kat remembered being extremely angry at Tanya and Inuyasha for interrupting them even before Kenshin had completed all of what he was going to say. Kat felt the ring on her finger and turned to leave the room.

The muffled sounds grew louder as she neared her room and Kat's hand paused over the door knob as she hesitated. She wondered what could be making the sounds, had she left something in the room or was it just Saku? She turned the knob and nothing could have prepared her for what she saw next.

(A/N: Don't you hate cliffhangers? *laughs* Oh well, you'll have to wait and see what it was that shocked her so much. I think the thing she saw will shock you too… PLEASE REVIEW!!!)