It was late at night when Kagura arrived at her apartment. She had just gotten off her night shift at the hospital and had been stuck on her way home because of an awful car crash in the other lane of the road. When she was finally able to see it properly, she saw a man being carried away in an ambulance, and what appeared to be the latest model of Taiyoukai convertibles, the largest company making sports cars in Tokyo, smashed beyond repair.

Soaking wet, she stepped into the apartment, taking off her coat and shoes so she would not make a puddle on the floor.

After closing the door, she headed straight to the bathroom.

'What a night' –she thought, after having to attend a couple of women giving birth and a young lady who had almost been run over by a truck.

Once she managed to take a hot shower and was wrapped in a towel she was ready for a good night sleep, but fate had other plans, for her cell phone chose to beep that precise instant.

Kagura sighed as she picked up the telephone, knowing she would no longer get the good night's sleep she had hoped for. "Hello?"

"All right, just give me half an hour and I'll be right there, in the meantime register all his vital signs and have someone check on him every ten minutes." She hurriedly spoke as she searched her closet for a pair of jeans and a white T-shirt.

"Yes, call his family immediately, and what did you say his name was?" she asked, while grabbing her purse and keys from the table near the entrance as she made her way to the door

"Taiyoukai... Sesshomaru Taiyoukai.. All right" she hung up the phone as she got into her car, got out of the parking lot and sped through the highway in direction of the hospital.

Kagura Kaze was a doctor resident at Tokyo General hospital. She was a woman dedicated to her job and her sister of a 5-year-old who had been left at her care after her father died two years prior to that. She gave her life for her sister and made a good effort on her job for she didn't want her sister to go through all the necessities she suffered while living with her father.

Kagura kept driving through the storm focused on getting there on time.

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As soon as Kagura arrived at the hospital a nurse hurried over to her to hand her a chart with the patient's information.

"Dr. Kaze, the patient is stable and is right now under observation but we need you to decide if the surgery is necessary."

Kagura hurried down the corridor and passed through the double doors to the emergency room. She approached the bed to take a better look at the injuries and x-ray taken. He had a minor concussion due to a blow to the head in the accident and one of his arms appeared to be sticking at an odd angle.

The x-ray showed that the bone in the upper arm had been broken in three different parts, and if he wanted to regain mobility in said limb, he would have to go through surgery immediately.

Kagura emerged the room where she ordered a couple of nurses to prepare the equipment for the emergency surgery while getting herself ready.

"Has his family been contacted yet?" asked a concerned Kagura seeing how no one seemed to be around asking about him.

"We have tried to contact his family but they won't answer." said the agitated nurse as she helped Kagura get the gloves on and entering the surgery room, where he had already been taken.

"Well then"-said Kagura, with a frown of concentration on her face as she double checked statistics to see that all was in order-"keep trying to contact them, I might as well spend the rest of the night here or until you are able to contact his family."

The surgery went on well, as far as Kagura was concerned. It took her and the nurse team less than two hours to relocate the man's arm back to it's original position, but they finished with great success.

"Transfer him to a room, see if his family has been contacted, ill be there in a few minutes." Said Kagura to a nurse standing close to her.

"Yes, doctor Kaze."

As Kagura was finished cleaning up herself, the nurse came back with no news about his family.

She sighed- "Well, it seems I'll have to stay overnight again. What a way to pass the time".

"Well, then, keep watch on Mr. Taiyoukai while I give a round to my latest patients. Oh, and has the girl in room 402 woken up yet?" --asked Kagura in a concerned voice -- "Or has any family of hers been contacted?"

"Well, we managed to call the girl's father who said he'd be here immediately, but it's already been three and a half hours and still no sign of him, and for the girl, she just woke up ten minutes ago, but refuses to speak to anyone."

"Ok, ill take care from here, you go check on Mr. Taiyoukai, I'll be there shortly." She said, and headed toward room 402.

Kagura was about to open the door when she heard some silent sobs coming from inside the room. She opened the door only slightly to peer inside, and she saw the young girl of about 13 curled in her bed, shaking softly due to the sobs. Kagura approached the bed softly not wanting to startle the young girl.

She placed a hand on the girl's shoulder wanting to have her attention. The girl looked up, but said nothing. She had long brown hair that reached her waist and brown eyes which looked like they had golden wisps inside, but that were red and puffy because of the crying.

"Hey" -Kagura said softly, -"I'm Kagura, what is your name?"

The girl, who had not spoken to anyone since she woke up, felt a strange sense of confidence toward the Kagura.

"I'm Rin" whispered the young girl. "Is my daddy here yet?" she asked a bit worried.

"Well, Rin, it seems he hasn't arrived yet, but why don't you tell me your last name to see if we can find him?" -- asked Kagura in a soft voice -- "or maybe someone else from your family?"

"The only other family I have is my uncle, and he is out of town meeting his girlfriend's parents." spoke Rin softly, but a little more confident.

"Oh... and how would you like it Rin if I stayed here the rest of the night or until someone comes for you?"

"Would you really? I mean, I don't want to be a bother..."

"Of course not, you are no bother, in fact, why don't you tell me about your family, what do they do, how are they like?" asked Kagura seeing how the girl was cheering up which would prove good for her health.

"Well, my daddy and my uncle work with cars. I think is the only thing they have in common besides their last name because they constantly act as if they hated each other, which I know is not true..."—

Rin continued talking and talking. Kagura found out that after she opened up to someone she was a free spirit. Also a very sweet girl who wouldn't purposefully hurt anyone and with a huge lot of love to give, but a lack of people to give it to.

--"...And I think daddy is jealous of uncle Inu since he has a girlfriend and will probably get married, while daddy won't"--. Finished Rin, stopping to take a breath.

"She never mentioned her mother" Kagura thought. "I wonder..."

"And what about your mother, Rin?" Kagura asked hoping the question wouldn't upset the girl.

"Well, my mother died when I was born and daddy barely speaks about her, There are no pictures of her or anything in the house, and I think daddy doesn't like to speak about it, so I never really ask him." --answered Rin in her same cheery voice, which relieved Kagura since she didn't want the girl to be all quiet again like she had been before.

"And what about your family, Doctor?" —asked the curious young girl.

"It's fine, Rin, you can call me Kagura, and about my Family... Well I have a 5 year old sister of whom I take care since my parents died, I live with her in an apartment not too far from here and my grandparents help me take care of her when I'm here at the hospital."

A nurse, who entered the room looking for Kagura, interrupted their conversation.

"Doctor Kaze, the patient that took the surgery on his left arm is now waking up, we would like you to personally check on him."

Kagura began to walk toward the door, but just before closing it, she turned around to face Rin. "Rin, this will only take a moment, I'll come back here in a short while, oh, and how would you like something to eat? Maybe a burger?"

Rin nodded her head vigorously as Kagura left the room.

Kagura crossed the hall toward the elevator as she thought about the little girl. She hadn't given her the last name. "Mental note: ask her that when I get back to her room".

The door to Mr. Taiyoukai's room was slightly open since a nurse was coming out of the room. Kagura took the chance without having to interrupt to go into the room. She checked all the monitors to see that everything was in order when a male voice interrupted her.

"Who are you? What happened?" asked Sesshomaru in a croaked voice.

"I'm Doctor Kagura Kaze, and about what happened, I should be asking you that." Said Kagura in a comforting tone.

"I don't know..."—he trailed off looking at the darkened night sky lit by the stars through the window before looking back at her—"...I remember being called home... they said my daughter had been run over by a truck... or at least they said that..."—he took another long pause before continuing — "I left my house in a hurry, but as much as I tried to get there on time, it seemed almost impossible. Because of the rain, traffic was horrible. Then all I remember is seeing white lights approaching from behind in an alarmingly increasing speed... a really loud crash... and then all was black... until now..."

he finished shooting Kagura a questioning glance. –" What happened then?"

Kagura took a moment to analyze him, or see what she could tell by only looking at him. He was a rare looking man, with long silver hair that reached past his hips, golden eyes which seemed to glow, and strangely his ears were pointed in the ends, a very rare trait.

She noticed how his eyes seemed darker when he asked her what had happened.

"Well, Mr. Taiyoukai—"

"Sesshomaru... please, just call me sesshomaru" he interrupted her with a frown.

"O...ok, Sesshomaru" continued Kagura, a little surprised by the interruption. "They brought you here about two to three hours ago. You appear to have a slight concussion due to the hit of the cars. In the other hand your arm broke in three different places, that's why we had to operate immediately if we wanted you to regain mobility of said limb. The rest are just a few scratches and cuts all over your right arm, neck and face." Finished Kagura as she closed the folder containing the reports.

She set the folder aside and took a new one while dragging a chair close to the bed.

All this time Sesshomaru watched her intently.

"Well, Mr.—" at the cold look he gave her, she corrected herself. "Err... Sesshomaru, all I need now is for you to answer some questions in order to clarify tonight's events and for the police's report." She leaned back on the chair putting the folder on her lap and began asking the various questions.

"Full name?"

"Taiyoukai Sesshomaru" answered sesshomaru in a bored tone.

"Age and birth date?" this question caught Kagura's interest, since she had been wondering before how old he really was.

"Thirty, the third of September, 1975"

The questions went on and on and Sesshomaru answered almost automatically, bored of having to answer almost the same questions everytime he gave an interview to any magazine or paper, or for the many insurance's he had to take when testing new cars.

He took the time offered with the questions as a chance to look at the woman sitting in front of him. It was strange since he wasn't really into women, but this one seemed to have captured his interest like no other woman had before. He didn't know what was about Kagura Kaze that seemed so amusing, as he listened to her ask him about his nationality, bank accounts, insurance and other personal things but he was captivated by her.

In physical appearance she was good looking, but something told him that the clothes she was right now wearing: an oversized white T-shirt and a faded, old-looking pair of jeans, were hiding her real body.

She had straight black hair that reached past her shoulders, cut in a way that made it look wavy, Porcelain white skin that clashed fully with her hair, and the most stunning magenta eyes he had ever seen.

His thoughts were interrupted when she called his name again. "So...sorry, you were saying?" he asked, as he began to feel what promised to be a horrible headache.

"I asked you if there is any way of contacting anyone in your family... your daughter, perhaps?" she asked, concerned at his lack of attention.

Sesshomaru visibly paled at the mention of his daughter. With the accident, the surgery, the questions and all, he had completely forgotten about his daughter.

At this, Kagura asked concerned—"Is something the matter, Sesshomaru?"

"My daughter, I forgot, I was coming here, they called me early tonight telling me she had been almost run over by a car. That was why the hurry, and the accident" when saying all this he seemed unfazed, but his eyes spoke tons of what he really was feeling.

"Is by any chance your daughter a young lady of about thirteen, mid-height, chocolate eyes with a bit of golden in them and waist-long brown hair? And that responds to the name Rin?" Asked Kagura, relating the girl she had spoken to before, with the fact that she had almost been run over by a car and that her father hadn't showed up yet with the story Sesshomaru told her.

"Yes, she is, How do you know?" He asked with a frown.

"Well, a while before you came, they brought here this girl I just mentioned. I had a quick chat with her a few minutes before I came to see you. She told me about her father, that they live alone and that she has an 'uncle Inu' whom is out of town meeting someone. This story is similar to the one you said when I asked about your family, so I kind of connected the two stories."

"Well, and how is she?"

"She is recovering just fine, no major damage, just a few cuts and bruises, that is all. Do you want me to arrange for her coming to see you before I leave?"

"That I would appreciate, thank you" Answered the man, showing no major emotion.

"Ok then, Sesshomaru, I will be taking my leave now, I will come by and see you tomorrow, and I will ask a nurse to escort Rin to this room"

Sesshomaru only acknowledged by nodding his head. When she closed the door behind her, he could bury himself in his thoughts once again. Kagura Kaze, he knew her from before. She had attended the same high school he had, just before Rin was born.

She was the shy girl, or seemed to be shy, that always sat next to the window in the back of the classroom. She was well known in school for her temper, so no one dared provoke her. However, their vas something different about her... as if something had changed. She was not as quiet as she used to be, but was now more ongoing.

She was a mystery to him and he was going to find out all the changes he sensed in her. She intrigued him, and had, for almost thirteen years now, ever since he met her, and he was determined to find out.

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Kagura exited the room closing the door behind her. The faster she told Rin about her father, the faster she could go home to get some rest.

She entered Rin's room shortly after knocking. Rin was sitting in her bed finishing the burger Kagura had sent her. She smiled when she saw Kagura approaching.

"Thanks for the burger doctor, I was starving, even though it is a really strange hour to be eating junk." Commented Rin cheerfully.

"Rin, I need to tell you something serious. It's about your father."

The girl put the burger back on the plate and turned to face the doctor with worried eyes. "What happened, What's wrong with my daddy?"

Here Kagura noticed how different the girl was from her father. Unlike him, she was able to show emotion more openly, to share her pain or joy with the people surrounding her.

"Well you see, Rin, Your father has a car accident on his way here, "—Rin gasped and raised a hand to cover her mouth—" We had to make an emergency surgery to relocate his arm and he has a minor concussion, bot overall he is fine. I spoke with him before coming in and he wishes to see you. I already told him that you were well so he is no longer worried."

"Will I be able to see him now?"

"Yes, Rin, I will have a nurse escort you to his room, but you have to be careful with him, he is in no condition to move too much since his arm has a cast covering it all and he has some electrode monitoring his vital signs, but we hope he will be able to sit up by morning. I will be leaving now, but I will come tomorrow to see how are you doing."

She turned around to leave but a tug on her sleeve stopped her –"Thank you Kagura for taking care of my daddy and me."

Kagura could not contain her smile noticing the girl's kind heart and innocence. "It was nothing, Rin, I'd do it again if I had to" with those words and a smile she left the girl's room looking for a nurse that would escort her to her father's room.

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Later that night Kagura lay in her bed wide awake staring at the ceiling, thinking about all these strange events of the day.

Sesshomaru, Taiyoukai sesshomaru. She remembered him from High school. He was the oh, so popular and drop dead gorgeous guy that always sat in front of the whole class. He was the typical guy invited to all high school parties, with so many girls around him, you could barely count.

She had always wondered what had been of his life, but never in so many years had she imagined that he would have a thirteen-year-old daughter. That would mean she had been born before he graduated high school, but who was her mother and what had happened to her was a mystery to Kagura.

She remembered the face of the man he saw today and compared it to the face of the Sesshomaru she remembered. He hadn't changed much since then, his face had taken an older look to it, and his body was slightly more built than it was before, but the change that really made the difference were his eyes.

He had a deep look, and through his eyes many feelings could be interpreted, or at least she could interpret them, she always could, that's why he never really spoke to her in school, because she could read him like an open book.

She closed his eyes and let her mind drift to dreamland but not before she decided that she would find out about his past... If he only let her in... At least this time.

Disclaimer.

I dont own inu por any other character in this story.