Info/prologue
Info:
Name: Daisuki (aka Ai) Kokoro
Age: same as Black Jack's(I'm going to say 28)
Looks: Long brown hair, brown eyes. She is a little shorter than Black Jack. Has glasses, and works as a vet and a gardner also as a part-time DJ.
Prologue: When you was little, 6 years old, you lost your father in a fire while saving you. 2 years later, 8 years old, you and your mom got into a car accident and the car exploded. Soon the doctors rushed you into surgery. The damage wasn't so bad, but you lost both your legs and your right arm. Your were left in hospital waiting and praying that your mother was all right because your mother wasn't out of surgery yet after 5 hours. The next day your mother past away and you spend the day crying for your mother until a young boy was wheeled into the bed next to you.
You asked a nurse, "What happen to the boy?"
She replied, "He and his mother got caught in a bombing accident that was on the beach."
You were in shocked. "Is he going to be ok?"
"I don't know sweetie, but I will tell you this if he does survive it is a gift from God."
You looked at the boy than asked the nurse, "Can I be next to him?" The nurse looked at you strange but agreed. She wheeled you next to him and then left the room. You made sure she was gone than you gently hold his hand with your left arm. "Hi I'm Daisuki but you can call me Ai. I don't know if you can here me boy but you're not alone tonight. I know the same pain. I was in a car crash that took three of my limbs and my mother so I may never walk again nor never see her face. But I will promise this, if you pull through I will help you walk. The training might be tough but its better than being in bed all the time. So don't worry, you're not alone tonight." You then felt something squeezing your hand. You looked down and it was his as a signal of response. "Try not to move for a while you just got out, but thank you." Then you fell asleep.
The next morning, the doctors came in to see you holding the boys hand. They smiled warmly at the 2 patients.
The next few months while he was still bandaged, you would talk to him and sometimes sing at night when he gets a nightmare. Finally the day has come for all the bandages to come off. Dr. Jotaro Honma was removing the bandage from his face. There was only one scar that was on his face, but besides that you thought that he was cute. The nurses and the assistant said, "It's a miracle!"
But the boys face was sad. The doctor knew. He took him to see his mom and you fallowed behind. His mother was in a hospital bed with every machine attached to her. His mother lost all four limbs, later slipping into a coma and dying.
"Mother!" He cried while hugging her.
You wheeled next to him and put your hand on his shoulder. He looked back at you with eyes full of tears. "I'm sorry boy. Here," You handed him your rosary that you got from your aunt. "we can pry together tonight." The boy grabbed one side of the chain and you grabbed the other and two started to pray.
The next day you went to the cafeteria to get some food to your new friend, Kuro Hazama. When you enter his room, there were doctors in there and Kuro crying. "Kuro-san, what's wrong?"
He said, "Mom...mom's gone." Then he started to cry more. The doctors try to pray him off his mom but he wouldn't let go.
Later that day, you two were back in the room and he was still crying. You were sitting on the bed with your back against the head board and Kuro was crying on your lap. It was heartbreaking to see him like this so you sang a song to calm him down. "Three red seeds, two blue seeds. How many white seeds? Six white seeds, five reds seeds. How many blue seeds? Sleep now, my sweet darling. San Merida, San Merida. An owl is hooting at your beloved San Merida Forest." Kuro then fell asleep hearing this melody. In his dream he saw his mother smiling walking on a beach at night holding hands with a man with brown hair and a beard. He also had a golden halo around his head. Kuro than saw white owls flying. He sees the man singing but he heard your voice. You continued, "His voice sings out in the forest night, leads my way like a candle light. If I can hear it so can you. Cry there echoes through thy years, clears my mind of its deepest fears. If I can hear it so can you. The owl calls out to me and shows me where to go. San Merida, to San Merida. The owls cries in the forest night, hush little one it'll be all right. My white owl is calling you." Later on you fell asleep.
The next day it was time for training. You and Kuro were in another room that has bars on each side of a path. It was made for people in rehab that are relearning how to walk. You were on the other side of the path in your wheelchair. "Ok Kuro, I want to see how far you can get until you get tired." You said.
"Ok Ai, but I must warn you. The days that you were getting food. I was training myself."
You were in shock. "You mean you were training when you were still in bandages?!"
"Well, I don't know what kind of teacher you were." He argued.
You sigh and looked back at him. "Ok then show me what you got then."
Kuro then got up and started to walk but sadly he didn't get far. He started agin but still fall. Finally you got enough. "Ok I see your methods aren't doing you any good." Kuro finally gave up and lay down on his back on the path. You wheeled down to him, got off, and lay next to him.
"After all that I can't even get 2 steps done." Said Kuro depressed.
"Kuro-san you can't expect to suddenly walk over night. You have to take your time." Kuro said,
"I know but I want to walk now so I can find my dad." You were then confused.
"Why?"
"Because when we were recuperating, my dad left my mom and me for another woman in Hong Kong."
You were shocked. "That's awful! Well, at least you have a dad."
Kuro looked at you confused. "What do you mean?"
You looked at the sealing sad. "2 years ago, I was at my dad's job at a rehab center for war heros, when one fell asleep with a cigarette in his hand fell to the carpet. Next thing I knew, fire everywhere and my dad was running to a window. Sadly the window was too small for both of us to fit, so he through me out first." Kuro was then really into the story. "When the fire department finally came they were able to save my dad's building but...I lost my father."
"WHAT?!" yelled Kuro.
You then covered your crying eyes with your arm. "When the fire was out I rushed out of my mom's arms looking for dad, and I found him."
"Where was he?" Kuro asked.
"He was underneath some rubble saving an animal from the falling wood."
The two of you were silent. "Well, my dad didn't die from something like that he just decided to leave and never came back. He never loved my mother and never loved me. I hope he dies from a deadly disease or something."
That is when you have enough and then...*SLAP* you then slapped Kuro in the face with your hand. Kuro jolted up and covered his bruised cheek with his hand with a shock look on his face. "HOW DARE YOU...HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT YOUR FATHER! WHAT IF HE LEFT FOR YOUR PROTECTION AGAINST SOME SYCO ORIGINATION THAT WANT TO BE IMMORTAL?" You screamed. "HOW DO YOU THINK HE FEELS? HE LEFT YOU SO THAT YOU CAN BE SAFE FROM SOMETHING LIKE THAT! HE PROBABLY FELT GUILTY FOR EVERYTHING AND YOU WANT TO BAD-MOUTH HIM?!" You went back to your wheelchair and looked back at him. You still have tears in your eyes. "If this training is for revenge than I won't help you. If you think people are looking at you differently now, then what will happen when you do get your revenge? Cause I won't even look at a mirror if I get mine. Revenge is like a poison Kuro. Once you take the life of the person your after, you also dragging yourself with them." You then wheeled your way out of the room. "If you want to walk without the feeling for revenge, you know where to find me." You then left the room leaving Kuro behind.
As the days when by, you see Kuro trying his best to walk and pick the simple things but it's not working well for him. 'I can't do this by-myself,' thought Kuro. 'but I can't ask Ai. She is still mad at me. Now I lost a very good friend because I was selfish.'
Soon you had enough of this and decided you will ask him something that your father asked his patients. You wheeled next to him at the bed. "Are you willing to train for your own sake, not for revenge on the person that did you wrong?" you asked. Kuro just looked at you with a confusing look. "Even if you lie I'm willing to help you. I just need an answer from you and I will start."
Kuro then broke down in tears and yelled, "TEACH ME HOW TO WALK KOKORO-SENSIE!"
Then the anger on your face was gone and replaced with happiness then you somehow jumped up from the chair and hugged Kuro. "Those were the words I wanted to hear Kuro-kun. Arigato."
So, for the rest of the day you were training him to pick up objects and how to just take a few steps. It was painful for him but with you by his side it was worth it. Later that night, you and Kuro were laying in bed looking at the stars outside of the window. "Hey Ai," said Kuro. "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
You thought, than smiled and said, "I want to be a veterinarian, a gardner, and a DJ for music. Also I hope that I can swim again."
"Why all of that stuff?" asked Kuro.
"Because sometimes staying inside a house would be boring especially when it is just you."
"Oh."
Then you said something more. "Also I'm get stir-crazy sometimes." K
uro mumbled. "That's for sure."
You just giggled. "What about you Kuro-kun?"
He said, "I want to be a doctor like Jotaro Honma."
"Really?" Kuro looked at you.
"What, you don't think I will make it?"
"No, It's just that sound very grown-up for a 8 year old." Kuro than looked away blushing. You just laugh a little more.
Soon it was time for bed. You were too tired to go back to your bed. "Hey Kuro, I'm too tired to move can I stay with you tonight?"
At first Kuro was nervous and was blushing but said, "O-ok."
"Thank you Black Jack."
Kuro ask, "Black Jack?"
"Yeah, that's what name means like mine means 'I love you, Heart. Maybe that can be your doctor name." Then you went to sleep.
Kuro looked at the stars again. "Dr. Black Jack. Hmmm I like it but does my last name means something else?" He looked back at you to see that you fell asleep. "I guess it doesn't matter to you, so It won't matter to me."
The next day, after breakfast, you 2 were ready to train again when a nurse came in. "Excuse me, you two but I have a letter for Daisuki Kokoro."
You looked at the nurse strangely. "That's me. Where it is from?" you asked.
"I don't know hun sorry." And then she left.
Thanks to Kuro's help he open the letter for you. You recognize the hand writing. "I know who this is from. It's from my Uncle."
"What does it say?" asked Kuro.
"Dear Ai, I heard from the doctors what has happen to you and your mother and we decided" This when you get excited, "that it is finally time you walk again. We are going to give new mechanical limbs that your grandmother has been making for you."
"Really robot arms?" asked Kuro.
"Yeah my grandmother has been making automail limbs ever since she movies to the farming valley of Japan. She has helped a lot of people, but sometime the Docs get jealous of her."
"Well, don't stop now keep reading," and so you read on but it wasn't really happy. "The only thing we ask you is to move with us so you can get away from the city. We figure that it would be best if you live alone it won't be in a big city where anything bad can happen to you." You were then sad.
"What? They can't do that. This is your home."
You didn't say anything but you kept reading. "We will pick you up on the 4th of June so be ready when we come. Love Uncle." "
The 4th! That's tomorrow. You not really going to go are you?"
You put letter away and said, "I have no choice Kuro. I have to go with them."
Then Kuro started to cry. "It's not fair we're great friends and everything was going great until you got this stupid letter."
You tried to comfort him by putting your hand on his shoulder but he pushed it away. "You know what if you want to leave, then leave. You won't see a good-bye from me." And with that he left leaving you all alone. For the rest of the day Kuro has been avoiding you to the point that requested to be in another room. That night you couldn't get to sleep because you were crying about leaving Kuro alone.
The next day you were dressed in a black dress and you had a blue bow in your hair. The car was ready to take you to the airport. Your uncle says, "Don't worry Ai. You will make lots of more friends in the valley. I'm sure of it."
"Sir we're ready to go." said the driver.
"Oh thank you. Well, your ready?"
You didn't say anything but turn back to the Doctor that save Kuro's life. "Dr. Honma, please look after Kuro-kun for me."
He kneeled down to your level, put a hand on your shoulder and said, "I will watch over him like my own son Ai I promise."
"Thank you."
Meanwhile, Kuro was looking through the doors as you were talking to the doctor. 'I wish she could stay, but I can't keep her away from her family, not after all she has done for me.'
Back at you, you were about to be loaded into the cab when you hear a voice. "AI, WAIT!" You turn to see Kuro. Then you saw something that surprised everyone. He got up from his wheelchair and started to take steps to you and every time he fall he get right back up and continue. Finally he got close enough that you grabbed him and made him lean against the wheelchair you were on. "I'm sorry Ai. I didn't mean to yell at you. I'm sorry I try to keep you away from your family." Then he started to cry again.
You said, "Kuro-kun what you just show me was your determination. I'm sure in no time you will walk again like you used to." Kuro then stopped crying and you handed him a piece of paper. "For your final test, I want you to fallow this map and make a journal each day about the trip."
Kuro unfolded the paper and said, "But this make takes me to the next city."
"I know but after your done with this, rehab will be easier on you." Kuro began to smile and hugged you. "I hope to see you again Daisuki." "I hope I see you too, Dr. Black Jack." After the hug was over Kuro say you in the cab going to the airport and it was the time he saw you.
Back to the present day, Black Jack was done telling Pinoco the story of how you two meet. "So After that you never saw her again?" she asked.
"No. But in a way I'm glad I was friends with her." It was time for bed and Pinoco and Largo, their dog, were going to bed. Black Jack went into his photo album and looked at the picture of you and him together at the hospital. "One day we will meet again Ai. I'm sure of it."
