Authors Notes: Ok people for some reason, my Goal by Heart story isn't showing up on 'Kaoru and Kenshin' the way it's suppose to. It's showing up on 'Kenshin and Kaoru' oOU don't ask me why...but anyway, I wanted to thank you all for the reviews! I appreciate it!

Chapter 2: Usual school day

Kenshin had just gotten up with the help of his guardian angel Kaoru, and was now entering the shower. The only problem was...he was stubborn about privacy.

"Kaoru, I'm old enough to be ok on my own! You've let me take a shower unsupervised for the last 10 years! Why are you guarding me now!?" Kenshin whined with a flushed face at Kaoru who was sitting bluntly on the counter of the bathroom sink.

"The other day when your younger cousin was here, you put mustered in one of the shampoo bottles and the poor dear had to go home because he was allergic to it! I'm not going to risk that again!" Kaoru answered him with a confident tone. Kenshin just glared at her.

"He deserved it!! He was making fun of me because he thought I was talking to myself, and if I didn't do that, he was going to spread all across town with his big mouth! It was the only way I could shut him up!!" Kenshin answered, trying to reason with her. Kaoru just crossed her arms, and folded her wings.

"Well too bad for you! Now stop wasting time and shower already!" Kaoru said, cutting the argument off. Kenshin just looked at her in horror. I mean, when he was 7 years old that was understandable! But when he was 17 and maturing physically?! He started to blush a deep red when he noticed that Kaoru wasn't going to reconsider.

"But...but...it's embarrassing! Kaoru can you please show me some mercy? I'm a growing man and I need privacy!" Kenshin's voice dropped from stern, to soft in an instant. Kaoru smiled cockily.

"You know...if you didn't have the gift to see me and talk to me and all that, I would be here even if you were gay! It's just my duty!" Kaoru answered without emotion. But on the inside, she was blushing like mad. Kenshin just looked at her as if she was the devil. No remorse what so ever. Kenshin's lip began to quiver. He couldn't just change in from of his female guardian angel!

"Could you just turn away or something? Please?" Kenshin stretched the plead with the magic word. Kaoru looked at him suspiciously, then sighed in defeat.

"Fine. I'll turn away. But don't do anything stupid." She smiled when she heard him say 'yes' after she had turned around. She wasn't an evil angel. She respected when her Kenshin felt uncomfortable.

...'my Kenshin?...I...w-where did that come from?'... Kaoru suddenly realized what she had said, and blushed slightly. Sure, she was his guardian angel but...did he belong to her?...She couldn't answer it right away, but what she could say was that if she didn't own him, he certainly did. Not her herself, but her heart. She really grew attached to him. She couldn't put her finger on how she was...friendship, blood love, child, or...maybe a lover...? She shook her head to rid those thoughts away. She didn't want to think about...those things...not when they were on a time limit.

Kaoru sat on the counter for what seemed like a couple seconds when Kenshin emerged from the steamy shower, a towel wrapped around his waste exposing his finely chiseled, tan chest. Kaoru slowly turned around to meet his face when she noticed that he was only clothed by a towel, and immediately turned around, blushing furiously. This wasn't right! Guardian angels weren't suppose to care!! But for some odd reason...she did.

"I'm sorry! I wasn't thinking and I-" Before Kaoru could finish what she was going to say, Kenshin cam behind her, and placed his hand on her shoulder.

"Oh it's alright. I know you liked what you saw so I'll let it pass." Answering in a low tone, Kenshin didn't notice that Kaoru wasn't going to let what he said pass. She turned right around and punched him square in the face.

"You pervert!! I was embarrassed for your sake!!!" Kaoru yelped at him while he lay sprawled on the bathroom floor, eyes swirling with pain. His little angel sure packed a wallop.

...'my little angel?...Um...m-must have been a slip of my mind'... Kenshin caught himself with his thoughts and brushed it off as nothing. He got up painfully from his landing position on the granite floor, and glanced at Kaoru who was huffing with anger. He started to rub his throbbing cheek and stated in a sarcastic tone,

"Sheesh! For my protector, you sure are abusive!" Kaoru stopped huffing and started to flush a deeper red.

"W-well, you deserved it!" She answered in a shaky voice. To her surprise, Kenshin started to laugh. She looked up at him with confusion.

"What's so funny?" Kaoru asked, her voice sounding lost and quiet. Kenshin's laugh lowered to a chuckle.

"I know I deserved it. I'm just laughing because you took it so seriously! I was only joking Kaoru. No need to get fidgety now." Kenshin smiled at her when she glared at him and turned away, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Well what ever. Just stop dilly-dallying, and get a move on!" Kaoru answered, trying hard to wipe the blush off her face. Waving a hand in the air, Kenshin answered,

"Right, right. I'll get going." As soon as that was said, Kenshin was out of the bathroom, and in his room, changing into what ever clothes he whore these days. Once he was out of sight, Kaoru's face then turned from stern to concerned. She clutched her fist and brought it up to her heart.

'What was that just there...? What's happening to me...? I'm getting so...nervous with him...giddy...blissful...suddenly, h-he makes my heart beat...start to race...!...What's wrong with me...?' Kaoru's train of thoughts would have continued, if Kenshin's voice didn't interrupt.

"Hey! I'm already! C'mon stop day dreamin'! I'm gonna be late." Kenshin unknowingly snapped Kaoru out of her troubled thoughts, and just laughed, gesturing her to follow him.

Kaoru took a deep breath and unfolded her wings, rising into the air and gliding towards Kenshin. They both ventured downstairs, and Kenshin plopped himself down on one of the chairs at the breakfast table. Kaoru just sat herself down on the grandfather clock that was by the table, and watched while Kenshin chowed down his breakfast. She giggled as he just vacuumed it up and didn't think a thing about it. He thanked his mom for the breakfast, and grabbed his bag, trotting out the door.

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When Kenshin was only a young boy, around the age of only three or so, his father was deceived by a woman, seduced, and then killed. Kenshin was never told what the name of the woman was, or if she had any children. All he did find out was that the woman wanted revenge for something that he learned on his own. His father was only in his twenties when he was dating, and then one night, he dumped his date because she wasn't respecting his personal space. She would show up at his house uninvited, and just help herself to anything she wanted.

He grew sick of it and told her to give him some space. When she didn't listen, he warned a few more times. He was very kind and very loving, just as Kenshin turned out to be. That's why he gave his ex-girlfriend a chance. But she blew it, and he dumped her. He was heartbroken that he had to do it, but sooner or later, her clingy nature was going to get out of hand. His best friend, now his wife, helped him through his depression, and later on he proposed to her.

The woman who was his old love wanted revenge for marrying someone other than her. So she tracked him down and invited him to dinner. He came, thinking it might be good just to see how she was doing. But he was wrong. She had gotten him drunk, seduced him, or in other words, forced him to cheat on his wife by threatening him by killing his son, Kenshin, or his wife. He was drunk as well so he had no other choice. When that was over, The woman didn't want him to tell the police, hence, killing him and saying that he was murdered by some crazy bandit.

When Kenshin's mother and Kenshin found out about the news, Kenshin's mom immediately knew who was the real murderer. But she kept quiet, not daring to risk the safety of her one and now only son. Kenshin's mother was in such depression that Kenshin had no one to turn to except for his guardian angel. Kaoru comforted him as best she could. She never knew the name of the woman who did this to her family, but she was going to watch out for things like that in the future. Kaoru Kamiya was going to make sure that never was going to happen to Kenshin.

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After reaching school, Kenshin made his way to his first class, weaving through the crowds. Kaoru just flew straight through them. Lucky for her, she was almost like a ghost. People just passed right through her, not a are in the world. At times like those, Kenshin envied her. Wishing he could just walk through people. After much difficulty, they made it to his first class

Kenshin dreaded his senior year of high school. He knew it meant tons of more homework, and only one more year until he was practically separated from all of his friends, and shipped off to college. He sighed sadly as the speech of the professor continued. Kaoru looked at him sadly from atop a bookshelf. She wished she could take his sadness away. If only she knew what ever was causing it. Suddenly, her thoughts were cut off when she heard Kenshin's sir name shouted out.

"Himura! Are you paying attention?!" The professors annoyingly squeaky voice rang through the silent room.

"Yes professor." Kenshin answered in a dull tone. The professor eyed him suspiciously, then huffed and continued with his speech. Kenshin just sighed again and stared at the bland structure of the desk. Kaoru sighed as well and shook her head. She felt so useless when he was so depressed like that. Sometimes she wished that she was human so she could give him more comfort.

The class ended after the professor was cut off from his ridiculously long speech by the bell. All the kids seemed to stampede out of there without even caring who got trampled. Luckily, no one was hurt, and all made it out alive and well.

Kaoru just flew out, trailing behind Kenshin as she always did. Kenshin turned around, and violet eyes met sapphire. Kaoru's heart skipped a beat as it did that morning, and all she could do was hover as he just looked at her. She had no idea what he was aiming for when he was staring at her, but what ever it was, it was starting to make her shutter under his gaze.

Kenshin's head just flew in the direction of an abandoned storage room. Kaoru wasn't sure what he was getting at, but followed him anyway. Kenshin again, had to weave through the packed hallway to get to the storage room. Once he made it to the entrance of it, he opened it. Double checking to see if anyone was looking, he slipped inside and waited for Kaoru to just float through the door. As he thought, her glowing aura appeared once in the dark closet, and lit it up. Finally, Kenshin spoke up.

"Listen...I'm getting this really bad feeling about something. I don't know why, but this cold shiver is always crawling down my spine today. I was thinking about dad this morning so that might be the reason, but it's never lasted this long...do you have any clues on what it might be?" Kenshin asked Kaoru, hoping that she might know the cause of it.

Kaoru looked at him carefully and then thought for a moment. Kenshin thought about his father? No wonder he was in such a depressed mood. But why was he getting a chill? Could it be...that he's sensing some sort of reaction to his fathers fate? Like...someone connected to his murderer? Kaoru almost shooed it away. That wouldn't be right. Kenshin never even knew the woman who did that to his father. But...Kaoru had to admit. When ever Kenshin sensed trouble, something wasn't right. He was amazing at pointing out things like that. With his ability to see her, he must have gotten some extra sense.

But...what could it be that's gotten him so ruffled? She was drawn back to reality when Kenshin spoke to her.

"Hello?...Earth to Kaoru? Do you know anything?" Kenshin asked again, this time a bit more urgent. Kaoru slowly nodded her head and answered him with what little knowledge she had of what might be the problem.

"You said that you were thinking about what happened to your father this morning right? Well...maybe you're getting a drift of someone with a bad ki." Kaoru tried to explain so that it made sense, but she didn't really know how to explain it. To her luck, Kenshin was quick on his feet and his tongue, and knew what she meant.

"You mean you think I might be getting some sort of whiff of that wench who did that to my dad? Like her...daughter or something?" It was really strange to think that Kenshin might be able to sense her out or get a bad feeling in his stomach from someone he didn't even know, but his fathers genes were in him, and that was something that really helped him in that case. Kaoru nodded and then tried to explain more to him so that he might be able to avoid the person or thing that was making him feel so unsure.

"I don't know if when your father was forced into intercourse did he actually get that sleaze ball of a woman pregnant or not, but I can assure you that if he did, then I would stay dead away from whoever that woman's child is. She or he is bound to be in high school by now, and if I know any better, that woman would probably still be out for revenge. And most likely she taught him or her that you were his child. She probably also taught them that your father was the one at fault. Please stay on watch Kenshin." Kaoru told him as much as she could decipher.

Kenshin had no idea if the chill he was getting was just the cold or the flu beginning, or if it really was the presence of the child that the woman had but, he sure didn't like it. Kenshin nodded at Kaoru's request, and slipped out of the closet once again. This time the halls were a bit more clear now and he could through them a lot better than before.

But luck just wasn't on his side that day when another chill went up his spine. He stopped in his tracks and swiftly turned this way and that, looking in places where he hoped nothing would appear all of the sudden. When he caught nothing of the eye, he sighed in relief and continued on his way.

Unknown to him, a young girl was watching him with interest, not too far away. Her dead brown eyes were fixed on him as he walked down the hall. She smirked and muttered something to herself before she walked off.

"This will be fun..." The girl didn't expect that little phrase to reach anyone's ears. But unfortunately for her, a certain angel picked it up right away. Kaoru had heard what that girl said, and glanced back to see her gaze directed toward Kenshin. Now Kaoru had never seen this girl before. She was certain that Kenshin never met her because she would have been there. What did she mean by 'this was going to be fun' ? Kaoru glanced back at Kenshin with worry in her eyes. Even though she had never met the girl, she already didn't like her. Now Kenshin wasn't the only one getting a chill.

Something was up, and it didn't feel good. Kaoru hated the feeling she was getting from that girl. It was a feeling as if her heart had just been pierced with a dark arrow. Like that girl was cursing Kenshin and her as well. Kaoru really didn't like judging people before she even met them, but that girl was staring at Kenshin as if he was some prized possession. Kaoru understood if guys did that, but there was something in their eyes that simply said that they were only having fun. But her eyes were dead, cold, and solid ice. They held nothing but an evil gleam. And those eyes were directed at Kenshin? That didn't look right. Nor did it feel right.

She then flew a bit faster to catch up with Kenshin. She didn't want to leave him in the middle of the hallway wondering where she went when he already had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach. Once she was safely behind him she glanced behind her carefully. The girl was no where in her sight. Kaoru's expression dropped from a little bit frightened, to worried and just plain scared. That girl just didn't seem like the person to trust. So Kaoru went with her instinct, and decided to keep away from her. Little did she know, that staying away from her, would soon not be an option.

That's all for now! :D please review!