Hey I'm back everyone .I'd like to get more reviews before I put up my next chapter. Pretty please with sprinkles on top? And some suggestions would be nice to k ? And thanks Peppermint Dream for correcting my mistake. Thanks I owe ya.
I don't own Rurouni Kenshin either. I only own Sakura and that's it k? Now on to the story!
A Skilled Swordsman, Sakura Tsukani
Kaoru puts them on and looks into a mirror. "They're beautiful. Thank you…um…"
The young girl smiles sweetly at her. "Tsukani. Sakura Tsukani." (A/N: I couldn't help it. I had to make her name mean cherry blossoms. ; I was going crazy trying to think of a name.)
Kenshin blinks as she says her name. 'Sakura Tsukani. That name sounds familiar.'
"Sakura. Sakura! Where are you!" Shishio says as he knocks over everything in his path.
A young man named Sojiro comes in. "Mr. Shishio, what's wrong?"
"Sakura, where is she?" Sojiro walks inside of the torn up room. He picks up a part of a doll's head off the floor.
"What's this?" Sojiro says as he picks up a letter, neatly folded and written in black ink.
Dear Mr. Shishio and Sojiro,
Thank you so much for everything. I know I said I would stay, but I want to try and test my skills against him. That's right, the legendary Hidokari Batosai. I'll come back so don't worry about me.
Truly yours,
Sakura.
Shishio growls as he finishes reading the letter. "Go out and find her…"
"But why Mr. Shishio?" Sojiro asks. Shishio turns around and glares at the young man.
"Now Sojiro!"
"So how do you like it here so far?" Yahiko asks as he rewraps her wounds.
Sakura shrugs and slides her shirt strap back up. "It seems pretty nice. But I can't stay here."
Kaoru looks over at her and says, "Sure you can. You wouldn't be a burden."
"That's right Sakura. Everyone enjoys your company." Megumi replies while sitting down.
She smiles sadly and closes her eyes. She reopens them, just a little, with a smile still on her face. "I wish I could. You all have been like my family. But they'll find me."
Sanosuke looks over at her. "Who's they?"
"Sojiro and Mr. Shishio."
Kenshin freezes up at the name. 'Shishio. Could this girl be the daughter he took?'
Megumi blurts out, "Shishio?! The Shishio?!"
Sakura is surprised by her outburst, but nods anyway.
"I know he's a bad man. But he and Sojiro are all I've got left." She smiles as she continues. "I lost both my parents to thieves and then my brothers and sisters to a fire. After that Mr. Shishio took me in."
Kenshin gasps in horror. "Sakura…" She looks up at him and blinks.
"Yes Mr. Kenshin?"
He sees the innocence in her eyes and smiles. She blushes softly at his smile.
He gets up and walks outside while saying, "You can stay here for as long as you like."
A few weeks later and early one day…
Suzume and Tsubame are sound asleep next to Sakura. Sakura's bedroom door opens slowly, this makes her open her eyes and she clutches her sword that was lying right beside her.
"I don't know Kaoru. Do you really think we should do this?" A familiar voice said.
"Yes I'm sure! I will not have some little girl staying here and not have to be part of my dojo!"
Kaoru lays something next Sakura before taking her sword and then her and Megumi sneak out of her room.
"Uncle Kenny! Where's Sakura?" Tsubame asks later in day while he is bringing out laundry. Suzume copies her sister and smiles at him.
Kenshin looks down at them and then back up.
"Oh there she is."
Sakura comes out the corner of the house with a frown on her face.
She walks up to him and her face softens. "Good morning Suzume, Tsubame. Excuse me, Mr. Kenshin…" He looks down at her and says, "Good morning and yes?"
"Where is Ms. Kaoru? She has taken something that belongs to me."
Coincidentally, Kaoru comes outside and says, "Good morning everyone."
"Oh, just the person I wanted to see. Ms. Kaoru…" He walks up to her. "Did you take something of Sakura's?"
She blinks then looks down to the frowning girl. She still couldn't believe that such a sweet girl could handle a sword.
"Oh yes, I took her sword." She reaches behind her back and takes the sword out and says, "She doesn't know how to use one so I thought that she shouldn't…"
"Well you thought wrong." Sakura says sternly. Kenshin, Suzume, Tsubame, and Kaoru all look at her.
She holds her hand out with a slight frown.
"I really would like to have my sword back. I really do know how to use it."
Yahiko and Sanosuke comes out as she begins her statement. Yahiko tries his best not to laugh at what she says.
"What's so funny Yahiko?" Sakura asks him.
"Please you really expect me to believe that? I'm older than you are and I can't even handle a sword."
She blinks and gently takes her sword from Kaoru. She smirks at him and begins to leave.
"If you say so Yahiko. But I really must disagree with you."
Suddenly, a figure comes through the wall and scoops up Sakura. It then disappears through the forest.
"Sakura!"
Everyone goes to the woods to look for her, but she is nowhere to be found.
Sakura struggles as he kidnapper runs through the forest. "Put me down! Put me down now!!"
"Come now little Sakura. Is that anyway to talk to me?"
She gasps and looks up at his face and it was Sojiro. She continues to struggle against him, but fails miserably.
"What were you thinking!?!" screamed Shishio as he walked around Sakura.
She looked down and says, "I thought I could find him."
Shishio growls, "And did you?!" Sakura shakes her head and turns it to the side.
"Get out of my sight. I shall deal with your punishment later." She only bows and walks out of his room and into her own.
12 years later…
"Ok, ok! I give up Sakura!" An older Sojiro says as a young woman sheathes her sword.
"Only the fittest survive in this world. If you're strong you live, if you're weak you die."
Sojiro sighs as he looks up at Sakura. Her pink hair is longer, her blue eyes are livelier, and her smile is as adorable as ever. But she has locked her emotions except happiness away. Her eyes seem dead to the world, though they are a brighter glint to them, they make it seem like her soul has been locked away, never to arise.
"Hey, kid! Mr. Shishio wants to see you." A woman named Yumi says as she sticks her head into the training area. Sojiro gets up then Yumi says, "Not you, her."
Sakura blinks and walks out of the room.
In Shishio's room, he is talking to Sakura. He tells her that she must kill the Batosai and his friend if necessary. Sakura nods and then picks up her sword before leaving the room.
"Finally I may test my skills against him. This will be very fun."
Kenshin and Sanosuke start to walk through the room to the other side. Suddenly, what seems like a bolt of lightning hit Kenshin in his arm.
"Kenshin!"
He puts his arm down and looks up at the girl. "Who are you?"
"I have some playmates. I haven't had any since I was a child."
Sakura lifts her head up and looks at them. Sanosuke gasps and says, "A woman?!"
"Answer my question please. Who are you?" Kenshin pries again.
The girl smiles adorably at them and says, "My name is…Sakura."
"Sa…kura?"
"You must be Mr. Himura. Also know as the Batosai." Sakura bows like a lady before smiling again.
'That smile. I know I've seen it somewhere before.' Sanosuke thinks as he looks at her.
Sakura starts to untie her long kimono. Sanosuke and Kenshin both get all bug-eyed as it drops to the floor.
"That's much better. I was getting a little hot in that thing. Shall we begin now Mr. Himura?" She was wearing a short-skirted green kimono.
He nods and she gets into her stance. Sakura starts to bounce up and down slightly before disappearing.
End Pt. 2.R&R and no hurtful flames!! Well maybe a little but don't be too brutal please...