A/N: Hello everyone..

I apologize.

I'm terribly sorry for not updating. My sister has gone to college this past weekend and High school is starting to crawl it's way up my butt. I've got these big assignments that are due in about a week or two. Honor classes are crap.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOING INTO HIGHSCHOOL…

If you hate reading books (like me) and love to write, DO NOT go into honors English. I thought it would be for advanced writers but no. I was so mad. They made us write an essay to get in to see how good we were in writing, and then POOF, it becomes all reading.

Gag me…

I printed out the first three chapters of my new storyDear Diary and gave it to my English teacher to read. She came back to me with 'I wouldn't be able to read it. There's no plot to it, and it's not very exciting or thrilling. There's no point. It's not my kinda writing.'

That really crushed my pride about being able to write well and being a good authoress. It made me feel really stupid and pretty down. She didn't need to say that, really. And besides. There are only two chapters and a prologue. You're not going to gain a sense of the whole story in only two chapters.

Sure, I know it doesn't always satisfy some readers because we all have different tastes. But she didn't need to say there's no plot or point to it.

I'm sorry I'm being so negative everyone. I'm just sorta…blah.

I'm just going to sorta…write…now…

This is the last time I'll come unprepared to write a chapter, I promise. Anyway, please try to enjoy…This chapter is going to be relatively short considering it's the last chapter of light by angel wings. I need to end some of these stories. I have too many going on at once.

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Chapter 9 – Humane bondage

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Kaoru had returned back to the memories of only moments before to find everything was set the way it was when she had left.

Frozen.

But why…?

She had saved him, did she?

She stopped Kenshin's father from accepting the phone call, hadn't she?

Fear started to form it's way into her throat as she felt the dread of failure creep into her heart with doubtless anxiety. She spotted Kenshin's still form and picked up her feet to rush over to him until--

Don't worry….

The booming voice that rang from above stopped her in her tracks as her fluttering heart slowed it's high-speed racing.

"…What…?"

She frantically gazed about the ceiling of the house when a golden light picked her up off of her feet. She squeaked in surprise and found it fruitless to struggle.

You mustn't worry about it, little Kaoru…

The lords voice soothed her with his words, but still the obvious scenery about her made her doubt his knowledgeable encouragement.

"What's going on, My lord? I'm confused…didn't I stop it…?"

She heard a chuckle. She was utterly perplexed by his laughing and was surprised, yet again when another cloud of golden rapture came down around her and surrounded her newly produced wings and plucked them from her back.

This time with painless effort, and circling the large wings, they suddenly disappeared in a puff of golden glitter.

You won't be needing those anymore, Kaoru…

Her head reared with confusion as she felt the bruising start of a head ache make it's way into her head. What was going on…? Why had he taken her wings away…?

"My lord, what's going on…?"

Once again, she heard a deep, jovial chuckle.

You will not remember whether I tell you or not, so it will not matter. It's best not to worry yourself about it…

Kaoru started to panic at his words. She wouldn't remember? What did he mean by that?

Just close your eyes, Kaoru…

"But My lord-"

Just trust me, and close your eyes…

Kaoru's panic didn't subside it's frantic patter in her chest, but she complied to his wishes and slowly let her sapphire eyes droop shut. As soon as she did so, memories flooded her mind, winding their way backwards from her memories of yesterday, all the way back to where she was assigned to Kenshin.

Every single memory she had forgotten, or every one she had remembered made it's way through her thoughts and her visions.

She felt the heavy pull of sleep fall onto her.

She gently let her eyes open and her gaze caught the face of the clock. In a rapid pace, it's hands were moving hurriedly counter-clockwise in a blurry motion, the room flitting by with people and night and day and so much more by gone existence of the last seventeen years…

…But she was just so tired…

She closed her eyes once more and let time turn back on it's own, her mind shutting down, and with it, all of her memories of becoming a guardian angel, of losing her wings, of protecting her guarded life, and…

Kenshin…

Finally, everything fell into darkness as time swallowed her into oblivion, reverting it's way back to the 17 years prior, two lives on their way of renewal.

17 years to relive

17 years to live…

-17 Years Later-

"I'm so late! I can't believe I'm this late! Bad Kaoru, bad, bad Kaoru!"

Gripping the strap of her book back that flapped at her waste repetitively, Kaoru Kamiya scolded herself several times.

It was the third time that month that she was late for school! The clacking of her shoes against the side walk seemed to grab her attention as she mused darkly at her feet, hissing at their slowness. She tugged at her scarf that hung around her neck as she felt the nippy air of the Fall take a bite at her. She felt a small cough escape her, followed by a light sneeze, her cold getting the best of her.

Sighing angrily, she ran a hand through her ebony locks, letting her scarf go for the moment while closing her sapphire eyes in an attempt to clear her irritation off of her shoulders.

But to her dismay, those few moments of her site being absent, she had managed to collide into the body of another occupant from the sidewalk.

"Oof!"

Kaoru hissed slightly as she rubbed her nose at the harsh impact, but quickly forgot her pain as she noticed the body lying on the ground, sitting with a rather annoyed look on his face.

"I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going!"

Kaoru quickly tried to patch up her fault as he stood to his feet and brushed off any dirt that had made it's way onto him when he had fallen. He lifted his head and gazed into her eyes.

Kaoru almost choked, but didn't show it. His eyes…they were violet.

They looked…strangely familiar…

Her shock didn't seem to faze him as he smiled cockily and shook his head, brushing a hand through his also, quite memorable red locks.

"Don't worry about it…what? Do I have something on my face…?"

At that time, Kaoru had realized that she was so rudely staring at him and quickly shook her head.

"No, no! I just…- have I met you somewhere…? Because you look familiar…But…I can't quite…"

Kaoru blushed and looked away, noticing his blank stare at her question. She didn't notice the smirk that came onto his face.

"Naw, I'm pretty sure we haven't met yet. I'd remember you, with a face and eyes like that." He snickered at his comment and the one he had coming. "Although I surely wouldn't mind getting acquainted."

With that, he gave a playful tug to her scarf as Kaoru's face turned a scarlet red as she tried to find something to come back to that with.

He chuckled and winked at her, holding out his hand.

"The name's Kenshin. Kenshin Himura…"

Once again, another wave of deja vu wash over her as she blinked a few times. Brushing off his earlier comment and that odd feeling, Kaoru smiled and nodded.

"Kaoru. Kaoru Kamiya." She smiled as she took his hand in hers in a friendly shake. But once again, she was surprised as he swept up her palm and placed a little kiss on the top.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Kaoru."

Blushing once more, Kaoru yanked her hand away and thwacked him with it, then quickly raced down the sidewalk, continuing on her earlier pace, remembering her reasons for haste.

Kenshin laughed as he jogged to catch up with her, placing his arms behind his head and was about to say something when he was rudely interrupted by the fabric of a scarf meeting his face.

"Put that on. You'll catch a cold in just those short sleeves." Kaoru's tone was had no room for a no and Kenshin sighed with defeat while winding the scarf around his neck.

"And don't kiss my hand again…you could catch my cold…"

Kenshin smirked and snickered slightly, shaking his head.

"Sheesh, what are you, my guardian angel?"

Kaoru smiled slightly and didn't answer, continuing her walking as Kenshin smiled while keeping his pace in unison with hers as they headed toward their, by some fluke of nature, same high school. The question wasn't answered, for they both knew the answer to that.

It was so simple to tell that nothing like that was ever possible.

But little did they know…

She was…

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End of Light by Angel Wings

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Lendra-chan: Hi everyone. I'm sorry if that was corny or didn't make any sense at all… lemme explain.

Kaoru had done her job as an angel.

And god saw her love for Kenshin.

So he reversed time 17 years.

And made Kaoru human, erasing all her memories of being an angel.

And voila.

Anyway, I was debating on myself with the ending. I wasn't too sure if I should play on the idea I had or not.

Check it out to see what you think:

I was toying with having Kaoru have a halo, but unable to see it herself. But Kenshin could see it. (He could see heavenly beings, remember? But since he was reborn, I was just thinking that he only sees certain things now, and happens to notice Kaoru's halo) But, he decides not to tell her.

I dunno.

Tell me what you think in a review!

Pleassseeeee!

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