Disclaimer: I do not own Black Jack or Inuyasha. They belong to their rightful creators, Osamu-sensei and Rumiko-sensei.
AN: I'm back people. My dad traded my old laptop for a used but fast working desktop. So now I'm able to update my fics and everything. I'm sorry for the long wait and I hope that this chapter is long enough to satisfy you.
Anyways, please enjoy this next chapter of Shinsatsu no Támashī.
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Chapter Four
After leaving the scarred man's office, Kagome had gone back to the room she woke up in and fell back to sleep.
Waking again a couple of hours later with the sun, she got up again and made her way back to the office to see if the man she saw only hours before was still asleep on the loveseat. Finding that he wasn't even in the room, Kagome frowned slightly until she heard a shower running just down the hall.
Not wanted to stay stuck in the room was put in, Kagome took this time to look around the house since she did get the chance to last night and knew that she didn't have to check on the girl she had healed the night before.
Walking back into the office Kagome looked to the doors she had seen but never stepped passed last night. Looking back down the hall and hearing the sound of running water from the shower continue the miko stepped closer to the metal doors. As she was about to push to enter, they slid open with a hiss. What she found was something she never expected.
Being the pair of mechanical doors was a complete and sterilized operating room, complete with surgical tools and equipment she was familiar with from the heart monitor to many other pieces of equipment she had worked with at Sesshoumaru's hospital.
'So this place is some sort of clinic…' she thought to her self before leaving the sterilized room and office to explore the rest of the place. Kagome soon
Coming to what looked like a family area; Kagome noticed it consisted of a fireplace, a small TV, a soft looking green couch with matching chairs, and a coffee table with a rug underneath it. Just next to the living area was a small table enough to fit three people with two chairs just in front of the window while just beyond it, she guessed was the kitchen.
To the opposite side where the table resided, she could see a pair of doors that led to what looked like a gazebo-like porch before making her way to them. Opening them, she was greeted by a cool morning breeze of the ocean, blowing through her already slightly tangled hair and cooling the exposed skin of her legs.
But what really caught Kagome's attention was the endless view of the sea beyond the cliff the clinic was built upon with clear blue skies, the blue sea sparkling from its bright rays as gulls flew overhead. The sound of the waves crashing on the rocks below only added to the peaceful and tranquil effect to the setting.
Kagome had seen many breathtaking sights and this one would be considered one of them in her book.
As the miko continued to enjoy the scene of tranquility, she failed to notice that someone was watching her with curiosity, annoyance, and jealousy.
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As Black Jack allowed the running water from the shower head to continue beat on him, he started thinking about the events of last night.
Whoever Kagome was, she was a very kind and caring woman with remarkable strength, despite her size and how thin she appeared. If it weren't for her moving him to the loveseat, he would've woken up with a kink or two in his neck or back.
After shutting off the water, Black Jack heard Pinoko start yelling and throwing a fit.
'Sounds like she's feeling better…' Black Jack absently thought as he reached for a towel, catching bits and pieces of his assistant's rant about 'better' and 'leaving'. Curious as he was dried and dressed in presentable clothes, he walked out of the bathroom to where he heard the commotion.
What he found was a bit typical when it involved Pinoko.
The small brunette was yelling at the older woman, Kagome that if she was well enough to walk around then she could leave yet Kagome didn't look like she was really paying attention to the little girl's outburst and urgency for her to leave.
With a sigh, Black Jack spoke up firmly, "Pinoko! Don't bother the patient so much like that. You know better." His firm tone made Pinoko flinch before giving a bit of a pout and making her way to the kitchen to start breakfast, reluctantly making a mental note to make enough for three humans and one dog.
After Pinoko was in the kitchen, Black Jack turned his attention to Kagome who was still dressed in the shirt he had lend her to wear- at least until her own clothes were washed and dried or they decided to take her to get some new ones.
Black Jack then started to apologize, "I'm sorry for her outburst. She's usually like this when I have female patients here or if I'm in contact with any female colleagues during work."
"It's okay. I have a son who's a little older than her and he acts the same way when any of my male patients or male colleagues try to come on to me or come over to my home to see me about anything… even if it was just to drop off gifts that show their gratitude or their admiration." Kagome answered, understanding the man's position before adding sheepishly, "Although, my son's reasons are probably a bit different from Pinoko-san's."
A look of realization came to her face with a slight embarrassed blush before she started to smile nervously, "Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't introduce myself." Kagome bowed with her greeting, "I'm Higurashi Kagome, one of the Head surgeons of Taisho Memorial in Tokyo."
"Taisho Memorial? One of the most highly rated hospitals in Tokyo?" At Kagome's nod, Black Jack gave a smile as spoke, "I'm impressed that someone your age, who looks to be an intern fresh from medical school was given such a position… you must be very talented."
The miko gave a meek laugh, "Not really… even though I graduated from Medical school a couple of years before my peers. One of my brothers is the head of the hospital along with the children's hospital that's just across the street from it. When he heard about me being a bit of a prodigy of my class, graduating before my peers… he tracked me down at a smaller hospital I was assigned to be an intern at and said he wanted to hire me as one of the Head surgeons of his hospital after my term as an intern was over."
A wistful smile appeared on her face as Kagome continued, "He had said that he trusted me greatly and knew that he could trust me more than the other staff members with the lives of the patients who come to his hospital for treatment… especially when my predecessor decided to retire."
Black Jack was impressed. To have such trust from her brother who was also head of the hospital she worked at.
After a while she looked at him curiously, asking, "I'm sorry, I never got your name. May I know the name of the man who's already taken so much care of me?"
The scarred but still handsome doctor stepped closer to Kagome, holding a hand out to her before answering, "Of course. I'm Dr. Black Jack, the owner and founder of this clinic. And it was really Pinoko who caught sight of you washed up on the beach."
The sound of pots and pans clattered louder than before. It sounded like Pinoko was growing get jealous.
Kagome smiled, accepting the offered hand in a handshake, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Sensei. I've heard a lot of amazing things about you and your accomplishments while in Med. School and working at Taishou Memorial. Many in my shoes would consider this a great honor."
'So she has heard about me… then again, who wouldn't when they study in modern medicine.' Black Jack thought to himself before suggesting, "Why don't you freshen up Higurashi-san. I'm sure you probably like to get washed from the seawater and sand after being washed up ashore." He noticed that
She blushed with a bit if a giggle that sounded like wind chimes, "I hope you don't mind." Her hair was tangled, a bit matted to her head with bits of sand still in it. A shower really did sound nice.
After he told her that he didn't mind at all, Black Jack led her to the bathroom where he showed her where she could find fresh towels and she was free to wear his bathrobe until her own clothes were washed and dried or if they can get her some new comfortable clothes delivered to the clinic.
While Kagome was taking her shower, Black Jack went back to the living/dining area of the house and sat at the table and started reading the morning paper that Largo brought in when he was showing Kagome to the bathroom.
Considering that his guest only had the clothes she was found in and her handbag that contained her ID, cell phone and such, Black Jack decided later that he would take her to get some clothes to wear since he doubted that she'd want to continue wearing his shirts for the duration of her stay or even any of the pajamas he lends to the patients to use if they stay overnight or longer.
The smell of miso soup soon wafted from the kitchen along with the smell of bacon, white rice, and some omelet before it was done. Pinoko brought it to the table without a word, obviously still in a huff that there was an older woman who was prettier and most likely, in her mind, was competition for the doctor's love.
After the small brunette was done setting the food on the table, Kagome came in drying her hair and wearing Black Jack's bathrobe that looked a little baggy on her with how the hem almost seem to drag on the floor and had the sleeves folded up a little so that she could use her hands without getting said sleeves dirty.
The sight of Kagome in Black Jacks bathrobe made Pinoko mad because it was always too big on her and with Kagome wearing it, it made her look more appealing rather than silly since she was a full-grown, if petite woman. It also seemed to have caught the unlicensed doctor's attention.
When said unlicensed doctor saw Kagome wearing his robe, which looked a little big on the female doctor, Black Jack thought that she couldn't look any cuter or sexier than when she was wearing the shirt he lent her and almost sagging from where she tied the rope around her waist and made a light blush dust his cheeks at the sight of her.
Her cheeks were flushed from her shower and the soaked ends of her hair clung to said cheeks and forehead. Stray droplets that dripped from her hair or she had missed when drying herself dripped from the column of her neck and down to where his robe covered her chest. But the drop of water was caught by Kagome when she started to dab her towel on her neck and face, as well as her chest dry of the bits of water.
His thoughts were broken when Pinoko cleared her throat loudly and said that breakfast was ready.
The little brunette's harsh look toward the male doctor made said doctor almost squirm at the same look that seemed to promise that he wouldn't be having anything decent to eat for quite a few days once their patient turned guest left.
After Kagome had set her wet towel on the back of the extra chair before taking a seat, she complimented Pinoko on how good the food smelled.
Sorry that this was so short and had such a horrible looking ending! But it was all I could think of and with Kagome Yuki Niwa unable to get on the computer until Thursday, I'm pretty much low on ideas. I'd type what I had written on paper but what I had written didn't look good after a while and seemed rushed for the plot in introducing Black Jack to the health of Demons and other inhuman beings.
And anyways, this chapter is dedicated to hieikag, who sent me a PM asking when I'd update this story. I hope you liked this chapter hieikag, even though it seemed REALLY short compared to my last few chapters.
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