Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina or any of the characters contained in
here. Love Hina is owned by Ken Akamatsu. This FanFic is purely for the
enjoyment of myself and for others to read. So please don't sue
To Help a Friend
(Afternoon. Dr. Hikari's Office)
"Still pouring over your friend's test results Doctor?" an older gentleman in his early 50's , who was the hospital's Chief of Staff, inquires at his young colleague.
Dr. Hikari had been going over Motoko's test results with a fine toothed comb for what seemed like the millionth time. She had been at this since both her and Haruka Urashima left her office earlier that day. She owed it to that young girl to give it her best, and not give up, until she had exhausted all possibilities.
"She's only 16yrs old. I know I should detach myself from such emotions, but she's also my friend. I need to see this through to the end..no matter what. I know that doesn't make me seem very professional Dr. Godo" she replied almost in apology.
He chuckled a little, " Don't worry about professionalism. Though I may have to spill that crap about emotional detachment to the interns under our care, I have always thought that a certain degree of emotional involvement is what separated the good Doctors from the bad ones. Besides you have done this long enough to have earned my trust. Do what you feel you must ."
"Arigato Dr. Godo." She says in genuine appreciation of the 'pep talk' her superior had given her. Something still puzzled her though-" What gets me Doctor is that although her nervous system is showing signs of degradation, I can find no physical cause to her condition. Even the level of training she undergoes wouldn't be enough to cause such massive damage. I've been over this a thousand times since they left.but I find myself stumped."
She slumps herself a little on her chair.almost in defeat. She didn't want to tell Haruka that she couldn't find a way to help Motoko.
'Motoko.' she thinks solemnly. ' Such wasted potential.' Hikari started rubbing the headache that was starting to form along her temple. She didn't hear Dr. Godo approach her work area examining the test results. An amused thought seemed to form on his normally gruff features.
"You have used the usual testing methods yes?"
"Hai."she replied 'Why does he ask?'
"The results came out the same after every test?"
"Hai." She replied again.with a little annoyance showing in her reply. "Where are you going with this Doctor?"
He ignored her last question and pressed on. "You have concluded that there cannot possibly be a PHYSICAL cause to her condition yes?"
Not bothering to hide her annoyance, she answered "No DOCTOR Godo. There is no possible PHYSI-" she stopped. That's when it hit her. "Kami, I have been so engrossed in looking for a Physical cause to her illness..that I totally didn't consider a MENTAL cause at all!"
She looked around the room to see Doctor Godo removing a printout from another workstation. He read its contents before handing the prinout to his colleague.
He explained. "I remember reading an article in one of the newer medical texts about a particular warrior caste somewhere near India whose soldiers had died quite inexplicably. This had gone on for generations it seemed."
Hikari mentioned, " Motoko had mentioned that about her family line. How certain members had suddenly died from causes unknown. Of course she also thought it was some demonic force at work."
" And as a member of the medical community.you naturally dismissed such claims?" he asked.
"I believe in hard facts and pure science Doctor." She replied evenly.
"Spoken like a scientist . Although, I have always believed that a true scientist is one that can also keep an open mind BEYOND the hard facts. Please read the passage I highlighted"
She read the passage that he indicated. It mentions that up until ten years ago the country had suffered many losses to there defense force due to the mysterious 'illness.' It was around that time these unexplained deaths..had stopped altogether.
"What the hell?" she looked at Godo.
" Read on Hikari" he said plainly
Apparently the local medicine man had returned from a 'discovery quest' to attempt to combat the cause of the illness. Turned out this quest was nothing more than a trip to Japan where he enrolled at Toudai ,four years earlier. He had majored in psychology and passed his program with top honors. The passage next went on to explain how that the cause of this "illness" was more Psychological in nature and after training a few of the local medical community, as well as members of their Royal Family, he was able to save many lives.
'A CURE!' she thought with uncontained excitement ' A DAMN CURE!'
" So it WAS science that will solve Motoko's condition?" she asked happily knowing that she can save her friend.
"Yes and No" was Godo's reply
" I don't understand Doctor" she stated." Surely we can help Motoko now."
"Of that I have no doubt. However, it wasn't just PURE science that helped those people. Remember what he was before his trip to Toudai. As a medicine man he dealt more in the metaphysical than anything else. His solution involved the integration of psychology and metaphysics..neither one could have solved it yet BOTH were necessary to overcome it."
" We have to contact him and get him over here right away!" she almost yelled .
" There's no time. Unfortunately your prognosis was correct. Your friend would pass on before we had him or his colleagues in Japan."
"We can call and ask him how he did it. Or get his records from Toudai.surely he used his techniques as his Thesis paper." She said almost desperately.
"Either one would require additional time to review the work. Again it would be too late." He said solemnly.
"Damnnit!" she yelled hitting her fist on the top of her workstation. " I can't believe we have a cure.and can't use it in time."
"Your friend lives in Hinata-Sou does she not?" he asked suddenly remembering a previous talk he had with Hikari.
"Yes she does." She answers almost weakly.
" I seem to recall you had mentioned that there was a foreign exchange student living there." "Yes. Koalla Su but what would she hav----?" For the second time in the last few minutes, it had hit her.
'SU! Of course!'she thought . information processing WAY too fast for her. " She claimed that she lived NEAR India. When Hikari had asked where she was from " It's a secret" was all Su had offered.
. More importantly, Su was supposed to be some sort of PRINCESS.she had said as much as anyone else would say their name.. (A member of the Royal Family) she remembered from the passage.
Without thinking she grabbed her coat and was heading for the door.
"You could call them. " stated Godo with a phone in his hand.
"There's no time!" she cried. " I don't want to waste any more of it trying to convince them on the phone. I have to go!"
She had sprinted out of the door in such a rush that she didn't notice the amused smirk on Dr. Godo's face as he put the receiver down..
" Your Welcome and Godspeed."
Author's note: What do u think so far. I didn't mean to disappoint all those expecting a fight in this chapter. But it will explain her involvement a little later. The fight will happen next chapter..just have to co-ordinate how its going to go.
Also, for those who have read this story since it started.you may want to re-read chapters 3 and 4 as I had gotten rid of the Author's note that took up chapter 3 earlier. Well enjoy. And as always READ AND REVIEW
here. Love Hina is owned by Ken Akamatsu. This FanFic is purely for the
enjoyment of myself and for others to read. So please don't sue
To Help a Friend
(Afternoon. Dr. Hikari's Office)
"Still pouring over your friend's test results Doctor?" an older gentleman in his early 50's , who was the hospital's Chief of Staff, inquires at his young colleague.
Dr. Hikari had been going over Motoko's test results with a fine toothed comb for what seemed like the millionth time. She had been at this since both her and Haruka Urashima left her office earlier that day. She owed it to that young girl to give it her best, and not give up, until she had exhausted all possibilities.
"She's only 16yrs old. I know I should detach myself from such emotions, but she's also my friend. I need to see this through to the end..no matter what. I know that doesn't make me seem very professional Dr. Godo" she replied almost in apology.
He chuckled a little, " Don't worry about professionalism. Though I may have to spill that crap about emotional detachment to the interns under our care, I have always thought that a certain degree of emotional involvement is what separated the good Doctors from the bad ones. Besides you have done this long enough to have earned my trust. Do what you feel you must ."
"Arigato Dr. Godo." She says in genuine appreciation of the 'pep talk' her superior had given her. Something still puzzled her though-" What gets me Doctor is that although her nervous system is showing signs of degradation, I can find no physical cause to her condition. Even the level of training she undergoes wouldn't be enough to cause such massive damage. I've been over this a thousand times since they left.but I find myself stumped."
She slumps herself a little on her chair.almost in defeat. She didn't want to tell Haruka that she couldn't find a way to help Motoko.
'Motoko.' she thinks solemnly. ' Such wasted potential.' Hikari started rubbing the headache that was starting to form along her temple. She didn't hear Dr. Godo approach her work area examining the test results. An amused thought seemed to form on his normally gruff features.
"You have used the usual testing methods yes?"
"Hai."she replied 'Why does he ask?'
"The results came out the same after every test?"
"Hai." She replied again.with a little annoyance showing in her reply. "Where are you going with this Doctor?"
He ignored her last question and pressed on. "You have concluded that there cannot possibly be a PHYSICAL cause to her condition yes?"
Not bothering to hide her annoyance, she answered "No DOCTOR Godo. There is no possible PHYSI-" she stopped. That's when it hit her. "Kami, I have been so engrossed in looking for a Physical cause to her illness..that I totally didn't consider a MENTAL cause at all!"
She looked around the room to see Doctor Godo removing a printout from another workstation. He read its contents before handing the prinout to his colleague.
He explained. "I remember reading an article in one of the newer medical texts about a particular warrior caste somewhere near India whose soldiers had died quite inexplicably. This had gone on for generations it seemed."
Hikari mentioned, " Motoko had mentioned that about her family line. How certain members had suddenly died from causes unknown. Of course she also thought it was some demonic force at work."
" And as a member of the medical community.you naturally dismissed such claims?" he asked.
"I believe in hard facts and pure science Doctor." She replied evenly.
"Spoken like a scientist . Although, I have always believed that a true scientist is one that can also keep an open mind BEYOND the hard facts. Please read the passage I highlighted"
She read the passage that he indicated. It mentions that up until ten years ago the country had suffered many losses to there defense force due to the mysterious 'illness.' It was around that time these unexplained deaths..had stopped altogether.
"What the hell?" she looked at Godo.
" Read on Hikari" he said plainly
Apparently the local medicine man had returned from a 'discovery quest' to attempt to combat the cause of the illness. Turned out this quest was nothing more than a trip to Japan where he enrolled at Toudai ,four years earlier. He had majored in psychology and passed his program with top honors. The passage next went on to explain how that the cause of this "illness" was more Psychological in nature and after training a few of the local medical community, as well as members of their Royal Family, he was able to save many lives.
'A CURE!' she thought with uncontained excitement ' A DAMN CURE!'
" So it WAS science that will solve Motoko's condition?" she asked happily knowing that she can save her friend.
"Yes and No" was Godo's reply
" I don't understand Doctor" she stated." Surely we can help Motoko now."
"Of that I have no doubt. However, it wasn't just PURE science that helped those people. Remember what he was before his trip to Toudai. As a medicine man he dealt more in the metaphysical than anything else. His solution involved the integration of psychology and metaphysics..neither one could have solved it yet BOTH were necessary to overcome it."
" We have to contact him and get him over here right away!" she almost yelled .
" There's no time. Unfortunately your prognosis was correct. Your friend would pass on before we had him or his colleagues in Japan."
"We can call and ask him how he did it. Or get his records from Toudai.surely he used his techniques as his Thesis paper." She said almost desperately.
"Either one would require additional time to review the work. Again it would be too late." He said solemnly.
"Damnnit!" she yelled hitting her fist on the top of her workstation. " I can't believe we have a cure.and can't use it in time."
"Your friend lives in Hinata-Sou does she not?" he asked suddenly remembering a previous talk he had with Hikari.
"Yes she does." She answers almost weakly.
" I seem to recall you had mentioned that there was a foreign exchange student living there." "Yes. Koalla Su but what would she hav----?" For the second time in the last few minutes, it had hit her.
'SU! Of course!'she thought . information processing WAY too fast for her. " She claimed that she lived NEAR India. When Hikari had asked where she was from " It's a secret" was all Su had offered.
. More importantly, Su was supposed to be some sort of PRINCESS.she had said as much as anyone else would say their name.. (A member of the Royal Family) she remembered from the passage.
Without thinking she grabbed her coat and was heading for the door.
"You could call them. " stated Godo with a phone in his hand.
"There's no time!" she cried. " I don't want to waste any more of it trying to convince them on the phone. I have to go!"
She had sprinted out of the door in such a rush that she didn't notice the amused smirk on Dr. Godo's face as he put the receiver down..
" Your Welcome and Godspeed."
Author's note: What do u think so far. I didn't mean to disappoint all those expecting a fight in this chapter. But it will explain her involvement a little later. The fight will happen next chapter..just have to co-ordinate how its going to go.
Also, for those who have read this story since it started.you may want to re-read chapters 3 and 4 as I had gotten rid of the Author's note that took up chapter 3 earlier. Well enjoy. And as always READ AND REVIEW