Dr. Date was at the reception desk checking over the paperwork from the last of her rounds. Getting ready to go on break, she almost ran into the medical team rushing in their latest patient. Dr. Date heard the words drastic car accident and a young woman as they raced past. She scowled as they passed her almost getting run over by them in the process. Making a mental note to lecture them about safety in the hospital even with a patient. But just then she took a second look before the medical team banked left at the next corner. Icy tendrils robbed her of any kind of movement. Breathing hitched in her throat as she felt her blood run cold. Dr. Date's heart hammered in her chest as her nails dug into the palms of her hands. The face she saw flashed again in her mind, there was no doubt the medical team raced into the emergency room was her oldest daughter, Yayoi.

For years she always informed the loved ones of the people who are rushed to the emergency room are in the best of hands. They would do everything in their power to do what they could to make sure the patient is reunited with their loved ones waiting for them. This time around, her professionalism was wiped clean and her role as a mother took over instead. Dr, Date wanted so much to be by Yayoi's side, but she knew in hindsight it was not possible. The doctors knew everyone in the Date family so they wouldn't let Dr. Date join in the emergency room. They would say she wouldn't be clear-headed enough to do her job, and she knew they would be right. So the only thing Dr. Date could do was inform the rest of her family. Finding the nearest phone and trying to find the courage to call the rest of her family. Dr. Date's fingers trembled as they reached for the menu for the contact list.

The head nurse saw how distraught Dr. Date was and told her to please take a seat next to the nurse's station as she would call the others for her.

Dr. Date gave a numb nod as she waited in anticipation for the rest of her family to arrive. As she waiting anxiously, she started to wonder how could have Yayoi gotten into a car accident Yayoi was the most attentive driver she knew. She and her husband made sure Yayoi knew the traffic laws forward and backward. They practiced over and over again to perfection every possible driving scenario the two of them could think of. Dr. Date and her husband were going to make sure their oldest would be safe. But in hindsight, the one thing they didn't count on were the other drivers out on the road. So many conditions from intoxication, being high, overtired from working too many hours, or someone just learning how to drive plus so many other factors raced through her head. She was so consumed by her thoughts, Dr. Date didn't hear the head nurse addressing her.

"Dr. Date, Doctor!"

Snapping her attention to the head nurse, Dr. Date gave a small sigh, "Gomen, I guess you can say I'm having one of those it's happening to me moments."

The head nurse sat down next to her, "Don't worry, we have the absolute best doctors on staff here. It's like you always tell the other families who come in, right."

She gave a small nod, "Yes, but now I truly understand how they feel. It's frightening to know it's your child in the emergency room. Waiting out there, not knowing..."

"Yayoi, she's a fighter, just like all the Dates. She will pull through. Before I came over, I got a hold of your husband and he's coming down. Another nurse is trying for your other daughter and your son."

Dr. Date's eyes lowered at the mention of her son. "Sage. We haven't heard from him in years. Even though we're nearly in the same city, we don't see one another. It shouldn't have to take something this drastic to bring all of us together."

"Don't worry, I'm sure they'll come."

"I just hope they don't cause a scene. It's the last thing we need at this point. Especially between Sage and his father."

The head nurse frowned a bit at the doctor's statement because she wasn't entirely sure about her meaning. But whatever the case, it wasn't her business to know. If the doctor wanted the head nurse to know her family's problems, she would have talked to her about them a long time ago. Something told her there would be a slight possibility they'll find out soon enough.

Dr. Date felt a little stronger as she brought her hands to her lap. They weren't shaking anymore. She gave an internal sigh of relief and then went to her contacts and scrolled until she found a number where she might be able to find Sage.

"Hello, Koji residence, Rowen speaking."

"Rowen, it's Dr. Date. Is Sage there, I need to speak to him."

The blue-haired archer frowned when he heard the tone of her voice. It wasn't the strong professional tone he was used to hearing when she called, it was broken, "Dr. Date, what's wrong?"

"It's a family emergency. I need to speak to my son. Is he there or not Rowen?"

"I'm sorry, Sage isn't here right now, he took Kaye into the city to meet up with Kento about her car at some shop." Rowen replied as he didn't want to bring on any more tension.

"Thank you."

"Dr. Date, wait!" Rowen tried to continue the conversation but she cut it short. "Damn," He hung up the phone and turned around with a concerned expression.

Ryo and Cye walked over towards him, "Rowen?"

He looked at the two and explained to him the weird phone call he got from Sage's mom.

Cye frowned in concern, "Sounds serious. I think we'd better go out and see if we can track him down and let him know about this."

Ryo gave a nod, "Good idea Cye. We might as well let Kento and Kaye know since they are in the city. It might be possible Sage could still be with them."

Cye reached into his pocket and grabbed his cell and dialed. He waited for the person on the other end to receive his call.

"Cye? Hi, yes I'm with Kento. No, Sage isn't with us. He dropped me off and drove away. Sage told us he had some things to do and he would come home later." Biting her lip she glanced at Kento.

He looked up from his food and looked at her. Kento saw the look of concern laced in her eyes. He frowned a bit and mouthed what's going on?

Kaye held up her index finger which signaled hold on a minute. "Yes, we'll see if we can track Sage down Cye. Thanks for letting me know. I'll call back if we find him." She hung up and put her cell in her pocket. Turning her attention towards Kento she filled him on what Cye told her.

Kento stood up and left the restaurant with Kaye in tow. The two of them hurried over towards the nearby car shop and picked up Kaye's car. They got in and drove away as they started their search for Sage.

"So, Dr. Date didn't tell Rowen the reason why she was looking for Sage?" Kento asked as he was looking for any sign of Sage's car.

Kaye shook her head as she continued to drive, "No, he said she was cryptic on the phone. She wasn't her professional self when she was talking to him. He said she sounded broken or something."

"Then I hope we find him and soon. Did Cye say what we were supposed to say to Sage when either we or the others find him?"

"He's supposed to go to the hospital as soon as possible."

Kento frowned, "The hospital? Think something happened to someone in their family?"

"It's possible I guess. But instead of speculating, let's concentrate on finding him and then we can figure out the rest later." Kaye concentrated more on the traffic as her thoughts raced through her head. 'Sage...Did Maverick get to your family so soon? Is this what you were concerned about when we faced the two of them earlier?'

Ryo and Rowen looked at Cye as he put his cell away. "Well?"

Cye looked up at them, "Kaye said Sage left as soon as he dropped her off at the car shop. Said he was still acting weird. But she and Kento will start their search and we'll meet up with them when we can."

Ryo gave a nod, "Fine, let's get going. The longer we stand here the longer it'll take to find him."

Rowen hurried to the counter and grabbed his keys. Ryo and Cye hurried after him. Most of the time they were concerned with being able to survive with Rowen's driving. He wasn't a bad driver, he was just a bit anxious, they all wondered if it was because he learned when he was in New York for the summer with his mom. They do say Americans are crazy drivers. But then again, who isn't a crazy driver? Now wasn't the time to get into their usual debate of driving, they had to find Sage and in a hurry.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, Sage continued to drive looking for the car shop he had in mind to take have someone work on his car. He glanced at his cell, another call. He didn't have the time today to be answering his cell. To be honest, he was starting to get annoyed by the continuous ringing. 'They can leave a message if it's so important. I'll check it when I stop.' Sage stopped at the next light as the meeting with Maverick and Reno came back to him. He knew if those two were out, then there had to be trouble. Why or even better question, when did they get released? Why wasn't he notified? He figured his so-called father didn't want him to know the two he raced with were out of prison. 'I don't understand after all this time, why doesn't he move past the fact I messed up. I was a kid at the time. He should have been more supportive instead of constantly barking at me and trying to have me be his perfect son!'

A roar of an engine brought Sage out of his thoughts. He glanced at the car parked beside him as he revved his engine, challenging for a race.

Sage turned his attention away and ignored the driver the best he could. He glanced down at his cell again as it rang once more. He was beyond annoyed and starting to lose his cool a little.

The other driver revved his engine once more, "Come on golden boy! Race me or have you lost your nerve!"

'What?! What did he just call me? How did he know my old name?' Sage thought to himself in astonishment. Narrowing his eyes and glared over at the other driver. 'Fine, if this baka wants a race, then he'll get one.' Turning his attention back to the light he grabbed his wheel with one hand and placed the other on the gear shift. Sage did a quick scan of the road up ahead, within a block he recognized the front tip of a patrol car. He was betting the cop was more than ready to pick up anyone who dared to challenge anyone in a street race. One more glance to the side of the other driver it seemed he didn't notice the patrol car a block ahead.

"Show me what you got golden boy! I've heard stories about how good you use to be back in the day. I'm betting you haven't raced in years. You lost your touch."

Sage smirked, "I guess we'll find out soon enough," He replied turning his attention towards the light just in time to see it change. At the same time, Sage heard tires squeal from the other driver as he took his hand away from the gear shift and just let him speed pst him.

The challenger glanced back and saw Sage standing up in his car with a giant smile and waved. He scowled and wondered what he was being so smart about, and then it hit him, a siren wailed right behind him as soon as he passed where the patrol car was waiting. 'Damn! A cop!'

Sage watched a bit in amusement as the challenger was trying to outrun the patrol car. He chuckled as he recognized it, this particular prowler came from his father's prescient. Sage watched until the two were out of sight, he figured the challenger would get caught soon enough. He heard someone honk behind him. Sage glanced back, "Gomen!" He slid back down into his driver's seat and turned the corner. 'At least one good thing happened today.' Sage drove a few more blocks and then pulled into the nearest parking lot. Sighing he decided to check on his cell. He frowned when he saw all the missed calls he had, around eight from the hospital. 'What?' He scrolled through some more and saw at least six more from his friends. Sage went to voice mail and listened to the first message he came across. "Mr. Sage Date, this is the head nurse calling you in regards to a family emergency here at the hospital. You're older sister Yayoi is in the emergency room. You are needed at the hospital as soon as possible."

Sage's eyes went wide and then he listened quickly to the other voice mails. They were close to the same message from the hospital or his friends out looking for him. He threw his cell to the floor and raced out of the parking lot. He knew a few short cuts to get to the hospital.

"Mother, how long has Yayoi been in the emergency room?"

"It's been," Dr. Date glanced up towards the clock and then back to Satsuki, "close to an hour. Don't worry, they're doing everything they can to stabilize your sister."

"You'd think Sage would be here by now. Where is he anyway?"

Satsuki looked over towards him, "Sage will be here father. I know he will. Plus his friends are out looking for him."

"You have too much faith in your brother."

"Your father, don't have any faith in me at all. Seems after all these years nothing has changed." Sage replied as he walked into the waiting room. "Mother, Satsuki, sorry I'm late."

Satsuki got up and embraced him, "I'm just relieved you're here, it's been an hour since they took Yayoi to the emergency room. We still haven't heard anything."

Sage hugged her back, "Yayoi will pull through stronger than before, you'll see."

His eyes gleamed as he snapped his attention towards his son, his voice rough and loud, "You will address me properly!"

Sage glared back at him as he directed his sister behind him, "Why should I? You didn't care what I had to say then and you don't care what I have to say now!"

Dr. Date looked between them, "Both of you, enough! This is not the time nor the place to argue with one another. This is a hospital. If you two are going to continue, then go outside."

But the two had no intention of taking her words as they continued to argue with one another.

"I am and I always will be your father Sage! So I am telling you to show your respect to me otherwise..."

Sage narrowed his eyes even more, "Or what? You'll haul me off to jail? Please, father, you talk about showing you respect, why don't you show me the same? Besides, ever since back then, you always held it against me I didn't go along with your rules! Every single day! All you did was talk down to me and tell me I needed to shape up or ship out. Well, guess what father, I shipped out a long time ago. I'm my own man now, and you can't be ordering me around anymore."

Other staff and people in the waiting room whispered to one another. Some were recording their banter on their cells while the staff behind the nurses' station called for security.

Dr. Date got between father and son as she glared at the two, "Enough! You are in a hospital! Yayoi is in the emergency room and you're here having a shouting match!"

Sage stepped back and calmed himself, "Gomen mother. I'll leave, I know where I'm not needed. I'll come back later when Yayoi is in recovery. Please keep me informed."

"Sage, wait, you don't have to leave." Dr. Date said, "At least hang around until Yayoi is out of the emergency room."

Sage turned his back on his father, "Fine, I'll stay. But as soon as we hear she's stable I'm gone." He walked towards the doorway and watched for his older sister to get out of surgery.

Dr. Date watched her son for a bit longer and then turned her attention towards her husband, "Today was the first time in years all of us came together and you two just had to fight right in the middle of the waiting room."

Commissioner General Date sighed, "Gomen, I'm just concerned."

"I know, we all are, but fighting in a public place with all these people watching is not good for anyone. Someday, you and Sage will have to talk it out about what happened and why this family is broken. But for now, we all need to keep our spirits high and hope everything goes well for Yayoi's surgery." Dr. Date reasoned as she walked past her husband and saw the hospital security appear. She told them everything was fine now and they could go back to their posts. Dr. Date walked around to each of the people in the waiting room and apologized for what happened. Once she was finished Dr. Date walked back to her husband and sat down with him.

Satsuki approached her brother, "Sage. Yayoi will be ok right?'

Sage looked down towards her with soft eyes, "Yayoi will be just fine. She's strong, she is a Date after all."

Satuski gave a small smile as she nodded, "You're right. I just hope this doesn't blow her cover...Oops."

Raising a brow his tone was a bit confused, "What are you talking about Satuski? What do you mean by her cover?"

Biting her lip she waiting a bit before saying anything else. She knew her brother wasn't going to like what she was going to tell him. "Sage, before I tell you, promise me you won't get into another fight with father."

"Satuski..."

"Promise me, Sage, otherwise, I won't tell you."

Sage frowned a bit as he glanced back at his parents and then back towards her and sighed, "Fine, I promise."

Satuski waited a few more minutes and made her decision, "You know Yayoi is an undercover detective at the prescient right?"

"Yes. Go on."

"Well, she was assigned to investigate one of the crews who have been street racing."

Sage was a bit taken back by what she told him, "Who assigned her to the investigation?"

"Father."

Taken back Sage whipped his attention straight back to his father, this time catching his sight. He narrowed his eyes towards him. Tightening his fists, his fingers dug deep into the palm of his hands. 'After what he and I went through when I was street racing, he dared to throw Yayoi into the same dangerous situation! Bastard!' Sage thought to himself as he tore his sight away from him. "Satuski, how did you find out about this?"

"Well, I overheard them talking one night at home. They didn't know I was awake, so I saw his study door slightly open and I saw the two of them talking. Mom was working so she didn't know, I'm not sure if father told her yet or not, but I did notice a few days later they were a little tense with one another for a while. So I'm guessing either she figured it out or he told her." Satuski explained, "Look, Sage, I'm sorry. You should have been informed before this."

Sage opened his hands and did a few breathing techniques to calm himself. "You have nothing to apologize for Satuski. I appreciate you telling me. When father and Yayoi were talking, did you by chance catch the name of the crew she was supposed to be investigating?"

"I didn't catch the name, but I do recall them mentioning the old racing crew you hung around with from a few years ago."