Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin is not my story and never will be.
A/N: This is my second chapter for this story and I want you to treat it as if it was your own. Don't make me track you down, Dang nabbit! Okay just joking...I won't track you guys down. I hope you can enjoy this second installment.
Chapter 2: Megumi.
She couldn't help but feel as if her life was turning in the wrong direction as she followed the tall woman through the square. She held the cloth tightly as she made past policemen hoping that they wouldn't think it was a weapon. This sword was the only remains of her father and she would never let anyone take it away from her. Sakura Johji had no intentions of doing what her boss had said. Of course, he wanted the revenge upon the so called Hotokiri Bottousai.
"Megumi, so like you were explaining before you said something about a Kenshin Himura? Was that his name?"
Sakura tired to reason information from Megumi to make sure that this same man she was talking about was the actual Bottousai the manslayer. There were crowds of people trying to get onto the train as a man slammed into Sakura, knocking the cloth out of her hands.
'Oh shit!' she thought as she quickly tired to pick it up, but to no avail. A policeman on the lookout stopped her from boarding with the other passengers. He smirked as he took off the cloth and looked at a brandished sword.
"Trying to break the law are we?" He looked at the sword even closer and noticed something odd.
"This is a sakabato? Why would someone like you be carrying a sakabato?"
Sakura refused to answer and the man placed his hand under her chin. For some reason he looked frightened by her as he took out paper from his pocket with an inscription. Sakura knew that inscription anywhere.
"Are you Ms. Sakura Johji of Kyoto? I have a letter from Mr. Takei saying that you have permission from the government to carry this weapon." The policeman stated. Sakura sighed.
"Yes I am Sakura Johji of the Misurugi shrine. My I please have my sakabato back?"
The police officer fumbled and quickly gave the sword back. A whistle blew as the train was about to leave. Megumi waved to Sakura from the sidelines as it began to move. She ran after it and quickly held onto a pole and flung herself on. Megumi sighed.
"A moment later and you would have missed Tokyo." She laughed.
"Yeah don't remind me." She replied as she carried her stuff into one of the passenger seats.
Sakura had to admit that Megumi was a kind person. She was beautiful and she was a good nurse. Before they headed for the train, a man was suffering from gang green and needed some medical attention, guess who was there to help? Megumi of course! Megumi went through her pockets looking for something. It was a necklace made of shells. Sakura eyed it closely.
"Who made that? I could definitely tell it couldn't have been you." She asked.
"Oh they were from these two little girls who live at the place I am currently staying at." Megumi replied. "There are also others like Kenshin, Sanosuke, Yahiko and Kaoru."
"Tell me Megumi-Chan, what does this Kenshin look like? I'm just wondering, because you know I might have met him before."
"He is a short skinny man with long red hair and a cross shaped scar on his left cheek." Megumi replied.
Sakura dropped her bangs onto the floor and they all split open dropping the condiments. Megumi apologized and then began to pick it up with her. Sakura was surprised. She finally had found the man she was looking for. She waited ten long years and now the rein of Keitaro Ishiyama will finally end. Sakura leaned over to Megumi and gave her the largest hug which made her gasp for air.
"Arrigato Megumi-san! You've made my day all better!"
Trees passed the windows as they traveled toward their destination. Sakura couldn't help but wonder if this Bottousai will actually end all of her pain and suffering and will allow her revenge to subside.
"Sakura, how old are you?" Megumi asked. "You look no younger then twenty I might add."
"Actually no I'm eighteen years old. My parents were slaughtered when I was eight so I have been traveling ever since."
"Well," Megumi said sadly "You are probably feeling the same torment as I did."
The train whistled once for being noticed and once more when they had finally came to a stop. A couple of people screamed as three bandits leapt onboard and dragged a dead child with them. The leader took out a handgun and pointed it at each passenger.
"Okay If none of ya wanna get hurt then put all of yer cash into this here bag." He announced. Sakura finally got the chance to liven up the ride so she stood up in front of the bandits with a serious face. Her father's sword was tucked behind her.
"I'm afraid you can't barge in here like that." She said "I suggest you leave before someone gets hurt."
The bandit leader strolled to the seat Sakura was standing near and put his gun to her neck. Sakura held onto her sword tightly getting ready to stab him, but of course it was a sakabato and there was no doubt about that! The man licked Sakura neck all the way down hear her collar bone which made her shiver.
"So little lady ya wanna get killed or have some fun with me, what is yer choice?" he asked. The man took the gun away from her throat just long enough that she kicked him in the groin. He fell over to the ground with the wind cut out of him as Sakura unleashed her sword. The other men saw their fallen leader and rushed with daggers to kill her.
"I told you ahead of time, but you men refuse to listen." She sniggered.
One of the men lunged to her left, but she dodged by kicking him in the ribs. Another man grabbed her by the shirt and tried to strangle her, but she countered by using the end of her sword to hit him in the chest. The two men were unconscious, but the leader still had life still left in him. Without Sakura noticing he grabbed her from behind with his arms around her waist so that she couldn't move.
"I told ya that you coulda had fun with me, but now ya gotta go." He said.
Megumi noticed that Sakura was in trouble so she snuck behind the bandit leader and used Sakura sheath to hit him hard on the back of his head. He fell limp and Sakura was free.
"Megumi thank you. I don't know what to say." Sakura replied.
"You don't have to thank me. You just risked your life beating them, but why didn't you use your sword?"
"I'm not fully trained to use it. It would be a waste to kill them with it."
Suddenly the bandits were carried off of the train and the travel began again, but this time with Sakura more determined. It was already dark when she felt movement next to her. Megumi shifted Sakura over so that she landed off of the seat. Her head hit the floor hard with a bang. Megumi laughed as Sakura got up with a large bump on her head.
"Why did you wake me up!" she grouched.
"Sorry, but we are here. We are finally in Tokyo."
A/N: All right this chapter is over! Yahoo! And I'm as highper as a chimpanzee! Alright if you have any comments or suggestion please review and the next chapter will be written shortly. Thank you for your patronage!