The Unbreakable Chain
Hello to all! I bet your as surprised as I am about this seemingly random fic! If not then good for you as for me I'm floored by this coming out like it has. This sparked from me trying to puzzle out a completely different idea and I hope it turns out well in the end!
I don't own D.N. Angel or any of its characters just my story and characters.
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He was older now, so much older. In his early twenties, almost twenty-two . He had moved on and away. Away from his hometown and away from the memories of Dark and Krad. It was the only way to be free of those memories. To leave them behind, not just in the past but in the present as well. At least that's what Satoshi had thought when he'd chosen his new life away from it all. Away from the small town and tiny apartment. Away from the Niwa's and from his father. Away from the memories.
But they still came back. They always came back haunting him through his dreams and in his waking hours. He jumped at shadows and tensed at unwelcome thoughts. Emotions were hard to deal with for fear of repercussions. Some would say he needed therapy. He believed he needed something else something more, something that could completely erase those terrible memories, those terrible events. The only problem was that he couldn't figure out what.
He had at one point and time believed that Risa would be his solution, his salvation from the ever-present nightmares. But she had only taken his heart and broken it more, it hadn't been her fault entirely. And Satoshi couldn't blame her for leaving him. He would never blame anyone for that, who could give up so much to help him? He could never, and would never ask that much from anyone again.
Some day's he felt he was doomed to live in this despair always, other days he could almost see the light. He never could quite reach it though, try as he might Satoshi always fell short. Why had his ancestors been so foolish, trying to create life? They had let their heads get too big, too full of themselves and now he was paying for it. Even after the curse was gone he still had to deal with the after effects of something that should only have affected his ancestors and not him.
He sighed to himself he couldn't change the past, he could only change the future. And that future started with him moving out of the past completely. He would find something that would take his mind off of it, isn't that why he'd accepted the job offer here in the first place? To take him away from the past?
He pulled on a crisp clean white dress shirt dispelling his thoughts. It would do him no good to be late for his first day on the job because he lost himself in his thoughts. He flipped a black tie over his head keeping one end and grabbing the other with his free hand. As he tied it he let his thoughts wander to his new job and what it would be like.
After Dark and Krad had disappeared Satoshi decided to finish middle school with Daisuke but not continue with his 'normal' education. He wanted to learn something that would get him away from police business. Something much different than catching criminals. He'd decided to go to medical school; he would learn the art of saving lives instead of putting them behind bars.
He hid away all of his art supplies, police work, and anything that would link him to his old life. He studied hard completing medical school in a little over two years. After that it had taken him almost half the minimum internship time and soon he found himself as a certified doctor working in the Azumano General Hospital. But that hadn't been enough for him. He'd wanted out, out of the town and somewhere different. Daisuke had long since moved on as well becoming a renown artist. Satoshi had always known Daisuke had it in him and with Riku by his side helping him along the way Daisuke's ability soared. He still lived in Azumano but he spent much of his time away from the town going from exhibit to exhibit showing his work and selling it as well.
When the offer came to Satoshi to be part of the Sadlers Hospital he took it in a heartbeat. He was suppose to be working as part of a team, he and one other doctor would oversee a small mixed group of doctors and medical students with each and every patient they helped. He was hoping the doctor he had to work with wouldn't look down on him for his age, so many had already he should be use to it. But this was a new town, a new opportunity and Sadlers was suppose to be very prestigious.
He finished dressing and took a look at his hair it was one of the few things that hadn't changed much in his life. It was a little longer than it had been in middle school and he liked it that way. The other styles he'd tried, short and spiky and in a ponytail hadn't appealed to him at all and he'd finally just gone back to his old look, albeit a little longer. He ran a brush through it pulling out tangles that had formed after his morning shower and was satisfied.
As he moved down the hall into the kitchen of his small home he savored the feeling of having a house to himself. He never wanted to live in an apartment again and had put back much of his salary even as a cop to go to a home of his own. There was just something special about having a place to yourself.
His house was a single story building with; two bedrooms, one being currently used for storage; one bathroom; the kitchen; a living room; and a garage. It was all he needed to be comfortable in. The kitchen was well furnished and large enough to fit a small table in the back end of it.
He popped a few slices of toast into the toaster and poured himself a cup of coffee. While he still wasn't eating much he had started to eat better making sure he had at least three meals a day, no matter how sparse some of them may be. He buttered the toast when it was finished and ate one piece before pouring what was left of his coffee into a metal canister and headed out of the house eating his second piece of toast as he left.
The hospital was within walking distance of his house so he didn't bother getting in his car choosing to walk instead. When he reached the hospital he took a moment to take it in. The main building was huge and elaborately designed with several smaller buildings branching away from it in either direction.
He headed into the main building and was immediately greeted by a tall lanky man with graying brown hair. "You must be Satoshi Hikari!" he said giving the bluenett a wide grin.
Satoshi had decided to use his original last name when he'd returned to college instead of Hiwatari. "That's me, it's a pleasure to finally meet you in person Dr. Hernolde." Satoshi said recognizing him by the sound of his voice, they'd spoken many times over the phone and this was their first meeting. He held out his hand to the Doctor and they shook hands.
"It's a pleasure to meet you as well Dr. Hikari. I can't tell you how pleased we are to have someone of your stature here to work with us." He said still beaming.
"Just call me Satoshi sir." Satoshi said.
"Alright then, well Satoshi let me show you to your team and the other doctor you will be working with, Dr. Sterling." Dr. Hernolde said before leading Satoshi through the building to an expansive office. The office was surrounded by glass walls like most offices in the building. There were two desks inside of it, one was cluttered with papers, picture frames, and the occasional knick-nack while the other was clear of anything but the computer.
"This will be the office you work out of when not attending to patients." Dr. Hernolde said leading him inside. At the back of the office a group of people stood waiting. When Satoshi and the doctor approached the groups chatter stopped and they turned their attention on the newcomers.
"May I introduce you all to Dr. Hikari." Dr. Hernolde said motioning to Satoshi, "Dr. Hikari this is the group you will be helping lead." He explained. The group was comprised of 5 people with 3 men and 2 women.
One of the men took a step forward to shake Satoshi's hand as they did he introduced himself, "I'm Jonathan Burke an intern working here." He had crisp blue eyes and short cropped blond hair that sharpened his facial features making him look slightly older than he probably was.
Once he stepped back one of the other men stepped forward, "My name is Alex Conners, I'm also one of the interns that will be working under you and Dr. Sterling." Alex had medium brown hair that fell into his hazel eyes giving him a boyish look.
The last man stepped forward he had salt and pepper hair pulled back into a low ponytail, "I'm Dr. Marco." He introduced himself. His green eyes stared into Satoshi's almost accusingly and as he stepped back Satoshi felt an involuntary shudder pass through him, he had a feeling Dr. Marco didn't think as highly of him as the rest of the group.
One of the women introduced herself as Dr. Bryson. She was pretty with medium length brown wavy hair and brown eyes. The last woman was Susan Jennings the last intern. She too was a brunette and had her hair pulled up in the back with a clip allowing some of it to fall at the top.
"Its wonderful to meet you all." Satoshi said and turne dback to Dr. Hernolde slightly confused, "But where is Dr. Sterling?" he asked.
Just as he did the office door opened up and a young woman about his age walked into the room carrying a clipboard. She had long flowing fiery red hair that was straight as a pin and striking green eyes.
"I'm sorry I'm late I was finishing up a few last minute details with a patient who's being discharged." She said slightly flustered.
"Dr. Sterling, you've made it just in time actually, this is Dr. Hikari your new partner." Dr. Hernolde smiled at her as he introduced them.
"Hello, its nice to meet you." She said stopping by Satoshi.
As they shook hands Satoshi tried to get over his surprise. He couldn't believe the doctor he'd be working with was around his age, he'd also been under the impression that the doctor was a male. It just went to show that he should never assume things.
"It's a pleasure to meet you as well." Satoshi said nodding at her. He was pleased to meet his whole team and as he looked around at the people in the room he felt a surge of hope, maybe this place would finally be able to free him from his darkness.
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That's chapter one! I know its weird and odd and fairly random but it was written at 1-3am in the morning and completely spur of the moment! I promise there will be lots of amazingness with old familiar characters showing up and trouble with the new one's you'll just have to be patient. I probably won't write a lot of hospital scenes, I don't want this to turn into House D.N. Angel style…that would be weird for me. And I'm not sure how I'd handle those. But there will be some. This isn't meant to be a fic about a bunch of doctors it's a fic about the DNA gang just in the future…
Please review! I would love to see your input and what you think of this story! Thank you for reading it and putting up with my ranting!
~Dawn's out!