The Young Samurai Part 4 by Ray's Gurl Jasmine

Hey guys! I'm back now for a little while. Sorry about the sudden leavingness. I was on vacation but I'll tell you guys next time, ne?

You guys know the routine. I don't own Rurouni Kenshin or anything associated with it. I only own Sakura. Now to the story...

Oh and thanks for the great review Peppermint Dream. Even if it did take up half of the page -;;

The Skill of A Warrior, The Heart of A Child

"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 kimono.

He nods and she gets into her stance. Sakura starts to bounce from side to side slightly before disappearing. Loud sliding sounds are heard as she speeds around the room. A flash of light is all Kenshin sees before he raises his sword to block her attack.

The woman smiles sweetly at him then jumps back, landing delicately on her feet. "Sakura...why are you doing this?"

The happiness in her eyes seems to diminish slightly at his question. "You, Mr. Himura, have nothing to fear if you kill me." She speeds towards him at blinding speed only to get her attack blocked again.

"Sakura! I have taken a vow to never kill again and to save those in need as a repent for what I have done in the past."

"If what you say is correct, then back then wouldn't you have done something to rescue me from everything that was done to me when I got back?"

"What? Rescue you?"

"If what you say truly is correct, then why didn't you rescue me?"

She pushes past him and bounces off the wall, thumping echoing throughout the room. "What happened Sakura?"

"Back then no one rescued me!" She says, leaving marks all around the room. "I had no family...any real family or friends!!"

"Sakura!"

Flashback of Sakura's past...

"Sakura...Sakura get in here now!" A badly bandaged man screams from inside of a shed. A 4-year old Sakura wearing a tattered kimono runs towards the voice and opens the door.

"Yes sir?"

"Don't call me sir. Sakura where have you been?" the bandaged man asks.

"I was going to get you some more bandages and food Mr. Shishio." The little girl says as she puts down a few rolls of bandages in front of him and some food as well. He picks one of the rice balls up and eats one of them

"Sakura. Sakura! Where are you?" An elderly woman says as she walks out of the beautiful mansion.

Sakura turns slightly and runs out the shed, turning towards him once outside. "I'll be right back Mr. Shishio..." she closes the door and runs towards the woman.

"Sakura! Sakura Tsukani..."

"Here I am grandmother..." she hugs the old woman tightly with a smile on her face.

"Sakura...there you are child. Where have you been? Your brother is..." the old woman gets cut off.

"He's not my brother!! No brother would do to his sister what he did to me..." she grips her kimono at the thought of it.

"What do you mean child?" Sakura looks up and is about to tell her when she sees him in the window right above them. He smiles down at her, sending a chill throw her small body.

"Oh...hello Touya." (A/N: Yeah yeah I know his name came from Yu Yu Hakusho but it was the first thing that came to my mind alright ?!)

Touya was Sakura's only other family member, other than her grandmother and Uncle whom she so strongly resembled and only had seen once. They were living with their grandmother in her stately mansion. At first she loved her brother...well stepbrother...very much. But he did something that made her opinions about his change greatly.

"Sakura, can you come up here for a second?" Touya asks, frowning slightly with the same smile on his face. The wind blew his blonde hair in front of his brown eyes, concealing the look of pleasing himself with his sister from the two.

She looks back at the shed before running into the mansion..."Yes Touya-kun..."

Once she was in his room, Touya grabbed her by her arm and squeezed as hard as he could on her fragile body.

Sakura cries out and closes one of her eyes, wincing from the pain.

"Now, now...you weren't think of telling grandmother about our little secrete were you?" he asked gently yet firmly.

Sakura shook her head and tried to get out from his grasp, ending up almost breaking her wrist and scratching him in his face.

"Stay away from me Touya!" she screamed as she ran from him, knocking over a lantern and catching the plush rug on fire instantly. As soon as she sees this she runs to the door and opens it, Touya right behind her.

Once outside, Sakura runs into an empty shed to find a small sword from Shishio. She grabs it and runs back out, narrowly dodging her stepbrother as she headed for the woods, where in the end she eventually slaughtered her big brother.

After killing him, she buries the body under a pile of leaves next to her grandmother. Then she gets what little she could carry and walks away from the burning mansion.

End flashback...

"No one cared about me! My grandmother tried to care for me but she died when I was still young..." Sakura says as she comes to a halt in front of Kenshin and Sanosuke.

"Hey Kenshin! Get her now! Her guard's down!" Sanosuke only gets a shake from Kenshin for his answer.

Sakura starts crying with a murderous frown on her face. "My good for nothing Uncle...broke his promise. He didn't come back for me like he said he would!!"

She growls and disappears, thumping heard on all sides of Kenshin and Sanosuke. Suddenly Kenshin gasps feeling a blade pressed his neck and the back of his head as Sakura cuts the ribbon holding his hair.

Sano takes a step forward. "Kenshin move!"

"Sakura...I'm truly sorry for not rescuing you. I hope you can forgive me." Kenshin says as he looks behind him slightly. Then he feels something light lay against his hair and back.

"Uncle Kenshin...your hair feels just like his used to. So soft and warm..." she says softly while rubbing her cheek into it gently, a tear drops down her face.

Kenshin's eyes go wide in shock before turning around and looking at her. Her head was still down as she smiles through the tears. "I'll never get a chance to make him proud of me now..."

Kenshin smiles and drops his sword, embracing her gently as he pets her hair gently. "You already have...my little Sakura Tsukani."

Alright I'm not good at this too much but...ha! I love cliffhangers. I'll need at least 5 reviews before I can continue the story k? Thanks -

P.S.: Please R&R flames are welcomed