Adaptation

A fan fiction by Kate-chan 91

Disclaimer: I don't think about it, and neither should you.

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Chapter Four: Discovery

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Miroku managed to enter the hospital's laboratory with only less than a minute to spare. However, this did not mean he was home free: he had to bring the report in the manila folder to the doctor's room by himself. Getting into the lab was actually the easy part; the real problem was finding Doctor Naraku's room in the corridor.

After much trial and error, Miroku finally the doctor's room, throwing the manila folder onto the black metal desk. That's when he remembered something: "Dammit, I forgot to write what it is on the folder! Where'd that pen in my pocket go?" He yelled as he looked and felt through all his pockets to find a measly ballpoint pen. Being unsuccessful in this, he started scrimmaging though the doctor's desk and office-supply crammed plastic cups in an attempt to find an ink-pen. In-between scattering papers from they originally sat, he unwittingly came across something he never thought of in a file in one of the doctor's file drawers.

Hmm… what's this? He thought as he looked through the file labeled "Genetics achieve, Dec 1989 - Dec 2004". Very, very interesting…he thought as he opened it; it was especially odd since most of these kinds of records were supposed to be located in another drawer in the main lab. As it turned out, he came across a copy of a handwritten record of the things cloned since, remarkably, 1989. Miroku scanned the record, amazed and disturbed at the number of people and animals cloned or genetically altered. Reading it, he learned there were actually two Kohakus that have been cloned recently- one Takahashi Kohaku and the other being a dog that was still being studied in the lab. However, the one thing that shocked him the most was the fact that someone he thought was alive for a long time was actually cloned for some time.

Just as he was reading about the name of someone whom was unsuccessfully cloned in 1992, he heard footsteps coming towards the door. As he rushed to put everything especially the peculiar file away, he finally found a ballpoint pen and started to rapidly scribble on his manila folder as he struggled to place that "genetics file thing" to where he initially found it. Miroku finished writing just in time- Doctor Naraku opened the door the very second he finished writing.

Doctor Naraku just came through the door silently towards him. After reaching his destination, he asked Miroku, "Forgive me for being late, someone attempted suicide at the subway and I was with the ambulance medical team… I assume you have my report, Masaya?"

"Yes, even though I do have a couple of things to tell you. First of all, how giving me a map of the place next time? I ran like hell to get into this room on time since I forgot where it was. Second, why did you want me to bring in that report to you tonight? I know it's what you wanted but you can't really rush someone to do something for you late in the night since no one wants to bother with that type of thing that late."

Doctor Naraku simply laughed as he grabbed the manila folder out of Miroku's hands. "Alright then, I'll give you a copy of the map to the lab, but it's long story for the second question. I'll just say that I'm in a way required to write and record his health twice everyday, do you understand me?"

"Uh-"

"Good. You 're free to go now, Mister Masaya. Have a nice night."

And with that, a semi-confused Miroku was shooed away from the doctor's room.

Relaxing, Doctor Naraku sat down on his rollaway chair and opened the manila folder Miroku brought him not too long ago.

"Now let's see how 0292177, AKA Takahashi Kohaku has been doing the last several hours." he said as he started to observe it. The doctor seemed to like he was reading until he suddenly read Kohaku's behavioral habits in the record.

Oh, shit! "Nurse Kagura, get your ass in here now!" he yelled as he pressed the red button connected to the speaker.

The disgruntled nurse entered the room almost immediately. While she may have been angry by the fact it was late at night, it was also obvious she hated her job. However, she and her sister Kanna, who also worked at the hospital, were trapped due to the fact it was the only way her family earned any money to pay the rent. "What do you want?" she asked him without adding all the curse words she thought of as she said it.

"Something awful is happening to 0292177! His behavioral habits are changing, which is the sign of one thing- SEND "THEM" OUT IMMEDIATELY TO GO GET THE BOY OUT OF THAT DAMN HOUSE ALIVE!"

"Wait, wait- what's wrong with him again? It could just be something minor like the common cold, Doctor-"

"What did I just tell you, Kagura? Send those agents out now or else I'll have something happen to you!"

"But, Doctor-"

"It doesn't fucking matter if something is minor when it comes to Kohaku, I mean 0292177 because he's a clone, not some Lance Armstrong type, and his immune system still hasn't completely developed! Send them out now or ELSE!"

And with that, the nurse ended the rebuttal with a huff and called for the mysterious team to be sent out of the compound via the speaker. Little did the Takahashi sibling and Miroku know that they were about to have a little visit that would make things more complicated…

End of chapter four

A/N: Ack, not my best work, but I tried to make it at least decent, especially since there are many unanswered questions I have to answer sooner or later! I hope you enjoyed it, and don't forget to review before leaving.

Ja Ne!

Kate-chan 91