Disclaimer: Slam Dunk doesn't belong to me but Takehiko Inoue.

Note: Flashback is in italic. *this* are thoughts in flashback. For present, thoughts are in italic.

Healing Hand

Prologue

~Flashback~

"Omedetoo, you have a daughter." The woman smiled happily and took a look at her own baby.

The doctor turned to a nurse," Please clean this baby, Suki." Suki smiled and took the baby.

As Suki took the baby, she couldn't resist the cute baby that she played with the baby and touched her right hand. She felt a surge of warmth.

After cleaning the baby and put her with the other babies, she went to visit a doctor. As she was sick, she intended to visit a doctor to get some medicine. When it was her turn to consult the doctor, the doctor asked," What sickness do you have?"

Suki declared," I think I'm having fever and flu." The doctor gave her the thermometer to put in her mouth.

As the doctor read the temperature, he spoke," You're fine, you're not sick." The nurse was puzzled.

She demanded," But I was having fever this morning and flu too." To prove she was sick, she tried to sniff but she was breathing normally.

She scratched her head. "But, doctor, I was feeling sick earlier this morning. I swear."

Amused, the doctor smiled," Well, you seem to be fine." Suki got up. "Well, this is very weird, isha, gomen nasai for taking your time."

He waved his hand dismissively," It's ok." Suki smiled," Thanks for your time anyway, Dr. Shisu."

Suki went away feeling confused. Deep in thought, she went passed by the babies' room.

Just then a loud wailing of a baby was heard. Her thoughts interrupted, she turned to look through the window to see which baby was crying.

The baby who was crying was the one she cleaned earlier, she smiled at the baby. "Akachan, omae wa kawaii."

She went into the room to check why the baby was crying. She checked to see if the diaper was wet and it was. As she went to get a new one, she recalled the surge of warmth she felt this morning when she touch the baby.

She mused, *Is it possible that the baby has some sort of power that healed me?* Amused by her own thought, she laughed softly and went back to the baby.

She gazed at the baby's angelic face and smiled. She caressed the baby's smooth cheek and looked into the baby's azure eyes. As if she had been absorbed into those limpid pools, she shook her head.

She stared at the angelic face. The baby stared back at her and smiled. Suki touched her one last time and went back to work.

*Could it really possible?* She decided to ask Dr. Shisu..

When she came into Dr. Shisu's room, he smiled," Are you sick again?" Feeling embarrassed, she cleared her throat and sat down.

She started to tell her conclusion. He listened to her intently and fingered his chin. He asked," Are you sure you touched the baby when you were sick earlier?"

She nodded. "Where?" "The baby's right palm." "Are you sure?"

She nodded again. Still not quite believe her story, he asked for the umpteenth time," You're not lying to me, are you?"

Feeling exasperated, she stood up and frowned at Dr. Shisu. "Isha, if you don't believe me, fine. I didn't really expect you to believe me anyway."

Dr. Shisu got up and put his hand on her shoulder," Ok, ok, if what you said is true, then we should study and experiment the baby to see if she really does have the power to heal."

Suki objected," But she's just a baby, what if she gets terrified?" Dr. Shisu shook his head.

"We cannot let go of a chance like this to study a baby with special powers." No matter what Suki said, Dr. Shisu wouldn't listen to her.

Giving up, she went back to work while Dr. Shisu decided to consult the head of the hospital.

While in a room, the doctor was doing a check up on the mother of the baby. The doctor smiled at her," You're fine, you just have to stay a day or two."

The mother of the baby begged to see the baby and the doctor gave in. "Alright, Mrs. Hoshigami, just wait a minute while I call a nurse to bring the baby to you."

Mrs. Hoshigami was delighted when she saw her daughter, she tickled the baby and watched the baby giggled.

Her husband was beside her, glad to see her wife so happy. Mr. Hoshigami looked at the baby and asked her wife," Misuki, what name should we give her?"

Mrs. Hoshigami thought hardly and asked him," What name do you have in mind, Kazuki?"

"How about Yushi?" "Hmm..it's a nice name. Yushi, that is."

Suddenly, loud voices were heard, the couple turned to look at the doorway and found a mob of people crowding there.

Feeling weird, the couple looked at each other. Dr. Shisu walked away from the mob of reporters. He stared at the baby intently and cleared his throat," Mr and Mrs. Hoshigami, sorry to disturb you, I'm Dr. Shisu and I have something I want to say to you."

Puzzled, Kazuki nodded. Dr. Shisu told them they suspect that Yushi has special powers and they want to study her.

Horrified, they disagreed. Kazuki asked," How do you know she has special powers?"

"We don't know for sure but she certainly healed a nurse of ours."

Mr. Hoshigami snapped," How do you know my daughter healed the nurse?"

Dr. Shisu responded calmly," Because she claimed that she was sick earlier this morning and after touching this baby's right palm, she was healed."

Misuki shook her head. "No, no, she's my daughter, I don't want her to be studied and experimented as if she's some sort of a thing. I won't…I won't- "

Exhausted, she fainted. Kazuki looked at his wife worriedly and promised her silently in his heart that he will not let these people experiment their daughter.

As if feeling something was wrong, Yushi cried. He took the baby from Misuki's arms and soothed the baby.

Reporters started taking pictures of the baby and shooting questions to him. He glared at them and Dr. Shisu.

He spoke harshly," I don't want any of you to touch my daughter. I just want to lead a normal life with my family."

Dr. Shisu shook his head. "There's no way you can lead a normal life with a baby who has special powers."

Kazuki yelled," Get out!!"

Placing the baby in Misuki's arms, he started pushing all the people out of the room but there were bodyguards who started fighting back.

Dr. Shisu took the baby away from Misuki's arms. Dr. Shisu walked away leaving Kazuki struggling in the bodyguards' arms.

The bodyguards left Kazuki and walked away. Kazuki dropped on his knees and cried softly.

After experimenting with the baby, Dr. Shisu brought the baby back to them and warned them.

"Don't even think you can get away with the baby. Think about the country, we can just use your baby to heal people without eating medicines."

Kazuki growled," I don't care about the country. I just care about my daughter."

"Whatever, don't think you can get away because there are bodyguards guarding this place."

Dr. Shisu left without another word. Misuki was so happy that she forgot all her problems and played with Yushi.

Kazuki apologized," Misuki, Gomen ne…I was powerless to them. I couldn't protect Yushi."

Misuki looked at him. "Kazuki, it's ok. We can try to get away from here."

Kazuki sputtered," But..but Dr. Shisu said that there are bodyguards guarding this place."

Misuki glanced at him hopefully," But we can try, can't we?"

Kazuki nodded. "Yeah, you're right. We can try."

Overhearing their conversation, Suki knocked the door. She felt guilty that she told Dr. Shisu about Yushi without asking them if it was ok to tell.

The only thing she could do now is to help them to escape safely with Yushi. She bowed," Gomen nasai…I'm the nurse who told Dr. Shisu about your daughter. I'm really sorry."

Suki waited for them to scold her head off but instead they sighed. Misuki consoled her," It's ok. After all, if you didn't tell him, someone might find out too and tell someone."

Kazuki agreed," My wife is right. I suppose you heard our conversation?"

Suki nodded. "Well, please do us a favour. Don't tell anyone."

Suki smiled," I won't, in fact, I'm intending to help you to escape." They were shocked but recovered. Kazuki thanked," Arigatoo, arigatoo. Honto ni arigatoo."

Suki shook her head. "No, I'm just doing in return for getting your daughter into all these stuff."

They planned to escape at night when all the workers went back home. Suki will stay behind for an excuse.

There were bodyguards guarding the room but Suki convinced them that she will take care of them. Suki came to their room and whispered," It's time. Get going." Kazuki and Misuki had packed their things.

They quickly got their things and followed Suki with Yushi in Misuki's arms. At the entrance, a bodyguard was patrolling. Suki asked them to hide behind a wall.

She went to the bodyguard and spoke to the bodyguard, lying that she thought that she saw an intruder.

She pretended to bring the bodyguard to the place where she saw the intruder and motioned with her hand behind the bodyguard's back to ask them to escape.

The couple quickly ran out the hospital to the dark night.

From then on, the family led a normal life. All thanks to Suki. No one found out how the family disappeared as Suki did not tell anything about it but Suki was fired as it was her fault that they escaped. But Suki didn't mind, as she didn't want to work with people like them. The family were soon forgotten.

Sometimes, Suki came to their house to visit them. As Yushi grew up, her parents warned her not to use her powers to help anyone. Whenever any of them got sick, they will go visit a clinic instead of asking Yushi to heal them in case their neighbours suspect anything.

~Fin~

Author's note: I don't know how hospital works so the system in my fic is just my own imagination. Some of you might know that Hoshigami is a name of a PS game and it is. In case you're wondering, why Misuki fainted suddenly, it's because she just gave a baby and it's really tiring and painful so of course she was so exhausted that she fainted. Anyway, Chapter 1 will come soon and find out how Yushi will affect Mitsui's life. Sorry if I have any grammar mistakes. Please review if you have the time. Arigatoo!!