Disclaimer: Go back to chapter 1 to read this. I am not going to type this every chapter.

DarkMagician: So…why did the U.S. Army send you an e-mail?

Kenshinlover: Well, it seems they read my story…

Starchild: And?

Kenshinlover: and they liked it!

Both DarkMargician and Starchild fall over in suspense/annoyance.

Kenshinlover: What?

DarkMagician: Anyway, I noticed you made the 2nd chapter longer.

Kenshinlover: Yeah. It was shorter than the 1st chapter. And I wouldn't want to disappoint my readers. *smiles and waves hello*

Starchild: And that's a good thing. Right?

Kenshinlover: Of course! Reviews = Motivation, and Motivation = more chapters. Anyway, on to chapter 2. Hope you all like it. And to all my friends, I made this chapter longer just for you guys.

/speaking telepathically/

Soul of the Sword

Chapter 2 – Dreams

Sarah's dream was very strange. She was floating above what looked like a factory. She also saw two figures fighting on the rooftop. One was covered from head to toe in bandages, the other had red hair and a scar on his cheek. She heard him call the guy in bandages Shishio and he called the guy with the scar Battousia. As the fight progressed on, she felt herself being worried for Battousai. As Shishio was about to deliver the final blow, he suddenly burst into flames. He screamed and screamed until he was a pile of ashes. "I'm glad Battousai is okay" she thought. The image disappeared, being replaced by whiteness and then darkness.

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Sarah's eyes snapped opened. Sunlight poured in through the window into her room. She sat up and thought about her dream. Her eyes fell on the sword and for a minute, she thought she saw it glow. She stared at it for a few minutes, then said "Just my imagination." She got up and got dress, made herself some breakfast and decided to go to the mall. She planned to hang around down there for a few hours.

At the mall, Sarah went straight to her favorite store. "Nature Visions" was this Native American store that had lots of cool Native American items. Sarah went inside and said "Hello" to Rob, the owner, and proceeded to look around. As she walked past the incense, something caught her eye. A basket of heart-shaped stones lay glittering under a display of jewelry. But one stone in particular caught her attention. It was a swirl of red and purple with a few little gold flecks splashed around it. But that's not what stood out. On the bottom right side, there were two cracks. One long one going up and a short one going across the long one to form a cross. It wasn't very big, but she found herself drawn to it. She picked it up and found it to be pleasantly warm. "Hey Rob! How much is this?" she shouted. Rob came out from the back and walked over to Sarah. "That is—" he stopped and gasped in shock. "Where did you find that?!" he asked. "It was in this basket with the other stones." Sarah answered. Rob ran this quickly through his mind. "Only the chosen one would be able to animate the stone." he thought. He looked to make sure. The red and purple colors were swirling around he stone. Sarah didn't seem to notice. "I'll be right back Sarah" he said. He went to the back of the store and pulled out a small crystal sphere. The crystal sphere was glowing a fierce red. "So she is the chosen one." He said to himself. "I must tell him." /No need to. I already know./ Rob felt a voice in his mind. /So she's the chosen one?/ "Yes Hikari-sama" Rob said / I feel tremendous power radiating from this girl/ "what do you want me to do?" Rob asked. /Until she says the spell, I'm afraid we can do nothing/ Rob nodded in understanding. /Let her have the stone and hope she says the spell soon/ Then the voice left. Rob returned to the front of the store. "That stone is $4.60, but for you, I'll bring it down to $2.20" Sarah's face stared at him in shock. "Really?! Wow, thanks Rob!" she said. Sarah then noticed what time it was. She paid for the stone, said bye to Rob and left. As Sarah walked out of the store, Rob prayed. "Please, Kami-sama. Let her say the spell"

When Sarah got back home, she went upstairs to put her stone away. As she did that, an odd felling came over her. She dismissed it as her overactive imagination. As she was about to leave her room, she went over to the sword and looked at it for a minute. She saw the writing and started to say it out loud. "Shun ai ma…" the writing started to glow,"…o wa ni…'Her room disappeared, melting into bright light, "…ta-ke." As she finished the last word, the sword radiated light and blinded Sarah. The light grew brighter, enveloping everything. Suddenly, the light disappeared, with Sarah and the sword.

Kenshinlover: Cliffhanger!!! Dun dun dun!!!

Starchild: Oh brother…

DarkMagician: I think she's had one to many sugar cubes.

Kenshinlover: No. Actually, I haven't had any sugar cubes. I'm just really hyped up about finishing the 2nd chapter.

*random noise and feet running around the house*

DarkMagician: What are you doing know?

Kenshinlover: I'm going to throw an update party!! All my friends are invited. *looks to her computer* Hey, Moonlight Shadow, can you bring Alucard(sorry if I spelled his name wrong) and Shido over? They could really liven up the party.

Starchild: Shido? Who is Shido?

Kenshinlover: Here, I'll show you. *goes to her computer and clicks on numerous sites* That's him. Handsome, isn't he.

Starchild: That's him. He looks cool.

DarkMagician: Hey! What about me?!

Starchild: What about you?

DarkMagician: Aren't I cool looking too?

Kenshinlover and Starchild look at each other, then start to laugh their heads off.

DarkMagician: *silently fuming* Review for the sake of my master's insanity.