Disclaimer: I don't own Legal (Gohou) Drug and never will. It belongs to the genius group CLAMP, whom I practically worship.
Glossary: Niisan- Big/elder brother
Kaasan- Mother
Psukhikos: Dose 0
It was a warm, balmy evening and Kazahaya and Rikuou were getting ready to close up shop for the day when…
THUMP
Both of them turned towards the store entrance, eyes searching the doorway for the source of the noise. A teenaged girl had collapsed in the doorway of the near-deserted drugstore. Kazahaya ran over to the girl. "Hey, are you OK?" he asked, shaking her shoulder. She looked up.
"…Niisan…" She said, her soft voice almost indiscernible against the sound of traffic passing by on the street. Rikuou felt her forehead, then drew his hand back.
"She's got a fever. We'd better get Kakei."
"Really" Kazahaya asked. He reached out and touched her forehead. "OUCH! She's burning up!" he yelled, waving his hand around to cool it. At that moment, Kakei entered the shop.
"Not finished closing up yet, bo…" Kakei didn't finish his sentence. He hurried over to see who was lying in the entrance to his shop. "Midoriko?" he said, shocked. "Midoriko? MIDORIKO? Answer me!"
The girl spoke again. "…Niisan… how… are…you…?" She smiled faintly, then lost consciousness.
"Kazahaya! Rikuou! Help me get Midoriko to my office!" It turned out only Rikuou was needed. He picked her up and carried her into Kakei's office, then laid her on the couch, as per Kakei's directions. "Kazahaya, get me a bucket of ice and a pitcher of water, please." He said, considerably calmer. Kazahaya ran to get the requested items. He was back within a few minutes. "Thank you." Kakei said.
Kakei took the ice and placed it on the girl's head. There was a loud hissing noise as the ice quickly melted, boiled, and evaporated. "I see…" he said. "I thought you would have been running low."
He walked over to his desk, took a key from his pocket, and unlocked a drawer. He took a bottle of pills from it, then walked back and knelt by the girl on the couch. "Now I know why you haven't been by to pick these up. You should have called me, and I would have dropped them off myself." He propped her up on the couch and opened her mouth. He placed the pill in her mouth, then gently coaxed her to swallow it. Almost immediately, her fever went down. Soon she was merely sleeping. "There, now that that problem has been solved, Rikuou, would you please finish closing up shop? And Kazahaya, please watch Midoriko and tell me if her condition changes. I'm going to go see where Saiga is." They both nodded and went to perform their appointed tasks.
Kazahaya watched the girl as she slept, her chest peacefully rising and falling with each passing breath. He held a silent conference with himself as he watched her. 'Midoriko, that's what Kakei had said her name was, right? I wonder what their relationship is… She DOES look kind of like Kakei. Her hair was longer, but they looked like they could have been twins, if not for the obvious age difference. Could she be a daughter? Nah, Kakei isn't married, and I'm pretty sure he's in a relationship with Saiga-san right now… Wait! Could she be a sister? Come to think of it, she did call him "Niisan". That's it! She's his sister!' As Kazahaya came to a conclusion within himself, an arm snaked around his neck.
"Hi, KID. So the runt's here, is she?" Kazahaya jumped, he hadn't noticed Saiga entering the room. Saiga continued to speak to no one in particular. "I wonder what's so bad that she had to come here for help."
"Um, not to be rude, but who is she?" Kazahaya asked, interrupting Saiga. "Kakei called her Midoriko, and that's all I know. She showed up today at closing time with a really high fever. Kakei-san already took care of that, though."
"Of course he would. Mi-chan IS his little sister, after all. Usually, she only comes here once a month for her medication. Anyway-" his sentence was cut short as Kakei entered the room.
"There you are, Saiga! I've been looking all over for you! Now I have to go call Kaasan."
"Have fun!" Saiga said with a smile. Kakei picked up the receiver and dialed a number.
"Hello, Kaasan? Yes, it's me." Kazahaya watched curiously. He rarely found out anything personal about Kakei, or anyone he worked with, for that matter. "Do you have any idea why Midoriko appeared on my doorstep about an hour ago with a dangerously high fever?" Loud yelling exploded over the line, and Kakei calmly held the phone a few feet away from his ear for a while. Kazahaya could make out some of the words. They sounded something like 'freak child, glowing, fever, father, bastard' and numerous other insults and profanities. When the yelling and screaming finally subsided, he said calmly into the receiver "Then she'll stay with me. Goodbye." He hung up the phone. "It looks like we'll have a new boarder. Saiga, come help me set up another bed." With that, he left the room, followed by Saiga.
So, whaddaya think? Sorry about the shortness, but I'm running low on time… It's my first Legal Drug fanfic, and I've only read the first 2 books (the only ones currently translated), so it there's a mistake, please tell me! Oh, and if anyone knows anything about Kakei's family, PLEASE let me know!
Ja ne!
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