diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae1dc9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TODO
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+TODO
+====
+X Open DB.
+X Initialize transaction.
+- Cursor First, Goto(key), Next
+- RWTransaction.insert()
+  - page split
+  - rebalance
+  - adjust cursors
+- RWTransaction Commmit
diff --git a/bucket.go b/bucket.go
index f9c3566..39ab551 100644
--- a/bucket.go
+++ b/bucket.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ type bucketid uint32
 type Bucket struct {
 	*bucket
 	name string
+	transaction Transaction,
+	cursors []*Cursor,
 }
 
 type bucket struct {
@@ -15,3 +17,21 @@ type bucket struct {
 	leafs    pgid
 	entries  uint64
 }
+
+func (b *Bucket) Close() error {
+	// TODO: Close cursors.
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *Bucket) Cursor() (*Cursor, error) {
+	if b.transaction == nil {
+		return nil, InvalidBucketError
+	}
+
+	c := &Cursor{
+		bucket: b,
+		stack: make([]elem, 0),
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cursor.go b/cursor.go
index d1990dc..b93178e 100644
--- a/cursor.go
+++ b/cursor.go
@@ -1,57 +1,37 @@
 package bolt
 
 type Cursor struct {
-	transaction *Transaction
 	bucket      *Bucket
-	stack       []stackelem
+	stack       []elem
 }
 
-type stackelem struct {
+// elem represents a node on a page that's on the cursor's stack.
+type elem struct {
 	page  *page
 	index int
 }
 
-func (c *Cursor) Transaction() *Transaction {
-	return c.transaction
-}
-
 func (c *Cursor) Bucket() *Bucket {
 	return c.bucket
 }
 
-func (c *Cursor) Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	// TODO: Move to key
-	// TODO: If it doesn't exist, return nil, nil
-	// TODO: Otherwise return node key+data.
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-// Move the cursor to the next key/value.
-func (c *Cursor) Next() ([]byte, []byte, error) {
-	return nil, nil, nil
-}
-
 // First moves the cursor to the first item in the bucket and returns its key and data.
 func (c *Cursor) First() ([]byte, []byte, error) {
 	// TODO: Traverse to the first key.
 	return nil, nil, nil
 }
 
-// Set the cursor on a specific data item.
-// (bool return is whether it is exact).
-func (c *Cursor) set(key []byte, data []byte, op int) (error, bool) {
+// Move the cursor to the next key/value.
+func (c *Cursor) Next() ([]byte, []byte, error) {
+	return nil, nil, nil
+}
+
+// Goto positions the cursor at a specific key.
+func (c *Cursor) Goto(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	// TODO(benbjohnson): Optimize for specific use cases.
 
 	// TODO: Check if len(key) > 0.
 	// TODO: Start from root page and traverse to correct page.
 
-	return nil, false
-}
-
-func (c *Cursor) insert(key []byte, data []byte) error {
-	// TODO: If there is not enough space on page for key+data then split.
-	// TODO: Move remaining data on page forward.
-	// TODO: Write leaf node to current location.	
-	// TODO: Adjust available page size.
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 2a90061..95149a2 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -217,18 +217,8 @@ func (db *DB) Transaction() (*Transaction, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Create a transaction associated with the database.
-	t := &Transaction{
-		db:      db,
-		meta:    db.meta(),
-		buckets: make(map[string]*Bucket),
-		cursors: make(map[uint32]*Cursor),
-	}
-
-	// Save references to the sys•free and sys•buckets buckets.
-	t.sysfree.transaction = t
-	t.sysfree.bucket = &t.meta.free
-	t.sysbuckets.transaction = t
-	t.sysbuckets.bucket = &t.meta.buckets
+	t := &Transaction{}
+	t.init(db, db.meta())
 
 	return t, nil
 }
@@ -236,16 +226,21 @@ func (db *DB) Transaction() (*Transaction, error) {
 // RWTransaction creates a read/write transaction.
 // Only one read/write transaction is allowed at a time.
 func (db *DB) RWTransaction() (*RWTransaction, error) {
+	db.Lock()
+	defer db.Unlock()
+
 	// TODO: db.writerMutex.Lock()
 	// TODO: Add unlock to RWTransaction.Commit() / Abort()
 
-	t := &RWTransaction{}
-
-	// Exit if a read-write transaction is currently in progress.
-	if db.transaction != nil {
-		return nil, TransactionInProgressError
+	// Exit if the database is not open yet.
+	if !db.opened {
+		return nil, DatabaseNotOpenError
 	}
 
+	// Create a transaction associated with the database.
+	t := &RWTransaction{}
+	t.init(db, db.meta())
+
 	return t, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/meta.go b/meta.go
index 881417a..be70993 100644
--- a/meta.go
+++ b/meta.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const version uint32 = 1
 type meta struct {
 	magic    uint32
 	version  uint32
-	buckets  bucket
+	sys      bucket
 	pageSize uint32
 	pgid     pgid
 	txnid    txnid
diff --git a/page.go b/page.go
index ba39dc5..c26b957 100644
--- a/page.go
+++ b/page.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package bolt
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
diff --git a/rwtransaction.go b/rwtransaction.go
index 2c0837f..b0123f5 100644
--- a/rwtransaction.go
+++ b/rwtransaction.go
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ package bolt
 type RWTransaction struct {
 	Transaction
 
-	dirtyPages map[int]*page
-	freelist   []pgno
+	dirtyPages map[pgid]*page
+	freelist   []pgid
+}
+
+// init initializes the transaction and associates it with a database.
+func (t *RWTransaction) init(db *DB, meta *meta) {
+	t.dirtyPages = make(map[pgid]*page)
+	t.freelist = make([]pgid)
+	t.Transaction.init(db, meta)
 }
 
 // TODO: Allocate scratch meta page.
@@ -232,3 +239,12 @@ func (t *RWTransaction) allocate(count int) (*page, error) {
 	// TODO: If no free pages are available, resize the mmap to allocate more.
 	return nil, nil
 }
+
+
+func (t *RWTransaction) insert(key []byte, data []byte) error {
+	// TODO: If there is not enough space on page for key+data then split.
+	// TODO: Move remaining data on page forward.
+	// TODO: Write leaf node to current location.	
+	// TODO: Adjust available page size.
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/transaction.go b/transaction.go
index b79f3e7..8371624 100644
--- a/transaction.go
+++ b/transaction.go
@@ -22,31 +22,21 @@ type txnid uint64
 type Transaction struct {
 	id         int
 	db         *DB
-	dirty      bool
-	spilled    bool
-	err        error
 	meta       *meta
-	sysfree    Bucket
-	sysbuckets Bucket
+	sys Bucket
 	buckets    map[string]*Bucket
-	cursors    map[uint32]*Cursor
-
-	pgno       int
-	freePages  []pgno
-	spillPages []pgno
-	dirtyList  []pgno
-	reader     *reader
-	// Implicit from slices? TODO: MDB_dbi mt_numdbs;
-	dirty_room int
 }
 
 // init initializes the transaction and associates it with a database.
-func (t *Transaction) init(db *DB, meta *meta) error {
-
+func (t *Transaction) init(db *DB, meta *meta) {
+	t.db = db
+	t.meta = meta
+	t.buckets = make(map[string]*Bucket)
+	t.sys.transaction = t
+	t.sys.bucket = &t.meta.sys
 }
 
 func (t *Transaction) Close() error {
-	// TODO: Close cursors.
 	// TODO: Close buckets.
 	return nil
 }
@@ -57,66 +47,44 @@ func (t *Transaction) DB() *DB {
 
 // Bucket retrieves a bucket by name.
 func (t *Transaction) Bucket(name string) (*Bucket, error) {
-	if strings.HasPrefix(name, "sys*") {
-		return nil, &Error{"system buckets are not available", nil}
-	}
-
 	return t.bucket(name)
 }
 
 func (t *Transaction) bucket(name string) (*Bucket, error) {
-	// TODO: if ((flags & VALID_FLAGS) != flags) return EINVAL;
-	// TODO: if (txn->mt_flags & MDB_TXN_ERROR) return MDB_BAD_TXN;
-
-	// Return bucket if it's already been found.
+	// Return bucket if it's already been looked up.
 	if b := t.buckets[name]; b != nil {
 		return b, nil
 	}
 
-	// Open a cursor for the system bucket.
-	c, err := t.Cursor(&t.sysbuckets)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Retrieve bucket data.
-	data, err := c.Get([]byte(name))
+	// Retrieve bucket data from the system bucket.
+	data, err := c.get(&t.sys, []byte(name))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	} else if data == nil {
 		return nil, &Error{"bucket not found", nil}
 	}
 
-	// TODO: Verify.
-	// MDB_node *node = NODEPTR(mc.mc_pg[mc.mc_top], mc.mc_ki[mc.mc_top]);
-	// if (!(node->mn_flags & F_SUBDATA))
-	//   return MDB_INCOMPATIBLE;
+	// Create a bucket that overlays the data.
+	b := &Bucket{
+		bucket: (*bucket)(unsafe.Pointer(&data[0])),
+		name: name,
+		transaction: t,
+	}
+	t.buckets[name] = b
 
-	return nil, nil
+	return b, nil
 }
 
 // Cursor creates a cursor associated with a given bucket.
 func (t *Transaction) Cursor(b *Bucket) (*Cursor, error) {
 	if b == nil {
 		return nil, &Error{"bucket required", nil}
-	} else if t.db == nil {
-		return nil, InvalidTransactionError
-	}
-
-	// TODO: if !(txn->mt_dbflags[dbi] & DB_VALID) return InvalidBucketError
-	// TODO: if (txn->mt_flags & MDB_TXN_ERROR) return BadTransactionError
-
-	// Return existing cursor for the bucket if one exists.
-	if c := t.cursors[b.id]; c != nil {
-		return c, nil
-	}
+	} else 
 
 	// Create a new cursor and associate it with the transaction and bucket.
 	c := &Cursor{
 		transaction: t,
 		bucket:      b,
-		top:         -1,
-		pages:       []*page{},
 	}
 
 	// Set the first page if available.