Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin.

Summery: After Kenshin dies; someone shows up to kill everyone at Kamiya Dojo, but finds themself unable to harm anyone. Is it Kaoru's guardian angel.... or Kenshin's dying wish?

A/N: This is my longest story ever! I'm so happy you all like it!

Reviewer Responses:

animeinsomniac: Thanks.

Tsubasa-667: Yeah, I just HAD to put the squish in. I'm a freaky person.

kenshinluver: Borislav is Russian. Nobody has gotten what Nobu is yet...

monkey-fairy: I'm trying to type as much as I can on the weekends, so don't get your hopes up about me updating more during the week. As much as I would love to live for fanfiction (really, I wish for this everyday), my parents are determined to get me to be the top student in all my classes. I HATE science right now...But I do like the cookies!

-Revealing the Dead-

Kenshin still had the sadistic smirk on his face as he lowered the tip of his sword, allowing Aya's body to slide off and collapse on the ground with a sickening crunch.

Almost like Mother Nature was mourning for the lost soul of a poor woman that had unfortunately fallen into madness a mist-like rain slowly fell from the now-dark sky. All traces of the bright sun that had been there only moments before had diminished.

Chika was still standing there looking at Kenshin expectantly. The man flung his sword around and the red substance disappeared. He then slowly and determinedly walked over and picked the bleeding girl up.

"What's wrong with your eyes?" asked Chika innocently.

Kenshin gave her a small grin to comfort her and replied, "Nothing's wrong with my eyes. Would you like to go visit your old friend? Kamiya Kaoru?"

The child nodded energetically and smiled widely. Kenshin took off, jumping over the low fence and kept going down an alley.

Kaoru had slowly recovered from her disturbing dream, had eaten a (burnt) breakfast, and left to visit the clinic. "Any changes with any of them, Megumi?" she asked as soon as she walked in the door.

"Nothing except Sanosuke's wounds finally starting to close up. It was a wonder he limped all this way in the rain without dying from blood loss," replied the woman, "Why don't you go bother someone else and leave me alone, you silly girl?"

Kaoru hung her head and walked out of the clinic doors again and out into the mist-like rain that had started several minutes ago.

Her thoughts drifted back to the morning Yahiko first started having his 'fits'. She still had no idea what had caused them went a strange notion came to her mind. "It was cold that morning...a little colder then it should be on a summer morning..." thought Kaoru as her brow furrowed in confusion, "And there was that feeling...like something freezing brushing against my back a few times..."

The woman was so deeply engulfed in her thoughts; she hadn't realized that she had already in sight of the Kamiya Dojo. Kaoru stopped as soon as she looked up. "Chika?" she asked cautiously, "What are you...how can you...floating...is your shoulder bleeding?!"

The girl hanging in midair nodded slightly, her eyes squinted in pain. "My mommy hurt me," cried the child as a few tears fell down her face. An unseen hand then wiped the droplets of water away. Kaoru noticed this but started edging towards the girl. Her protectiveness for the helpless overcame her nervousness about her own protection.

"You poor thing," muttered Kaoru after she reached over and touched Chika's shoulder, receiving a wince in return, "You come on inside and we'll fix you up." The woman reached her other arm towards the child and took her in her own arms before walking into the Kamiya Dojo.

Battosai stood there staring emotionlessly as the females left, but a small smile that was only there a second had left its mark upon his face.

-Later-

"There!" Kaoru exclaimed proudly as she finished wrapping the cleaned wound. Noticing the look on Chika's face she then asked, "Would you like something to eat?"

"Yes, please," said the girl as a large grin erupted onto her features, "I'm very hungry!"

Kaoru put on an apron she pulled off a nail in the wall and muttered, "Then it's a good thing Kenshin taught me how to cook rice balls properly."

"I know a Kenshin!" Chika piped up.

Kaoru gave a hollow laugh as she started gathering the ingredients she would need. "I doubt you know the Kenshin I know," she said in a voice void of emotion, "He's dead, carried around a reverse-blade sword, had bright red hair, and a cross shaped scar on his cheek."

"That's who I know! He's the one who brought me here!"

The sound of a pan clattering to the ground echoed through the house.

-End Chapter 9-

A/N: I know this one was shorter than the last, but I thought you might want to read it sooner because I keep giving you evil cliffhangers. And if any of you are still trying to figure out what the people's names mean, everyone except Borislav (including Nobu) are Japanese.