1 Prologue: Welcome Home

The sun rays shined on the Land of the Rising Sun, as a plane landed down in Narita airport, Japan. A girl with the name Yukimura Kahoru smiled to herself, as she looked out the small oval-shaped window whilst waiting for the plane to stop, so she could let herself step out and breathe the fresh air of her homeland.

The twenty-two-year-old girl was on the chubby side and sometimes got stared at for her size. Regardless, she was still positive and bright. Her natural dark brown hair was a shoulder-length bob with a full fringe that covered her eyebrows. With her bright chocolate brown eyes and her contagious smile, she could make anybody smile no matter how scary they were.

She had spent five years in the United States studying and becoming an intern at one of her family's medical branches. Kahoru's family owned a few hospitals in some countries and the hospital was well known for their polite and well-trained doctors and professional surgeons.

Most of her family members were all in the medical scene. It was natural that she became a doctor. She was training as a general surgeon. She was always with her father at the hospital when she was very young and she had learnt many things throughout the years; she had learnt how to diagnose a few illnesses when she was ten years old. Kaho had come back to Japan to visit her family and friends.

After departing from the aeroplane, Kahoru powerwalked towards the baggage claims, to collect her suitcase. As she arrived at the number isle the passengers were told to go, the bags hadn't come yet. Kahoru watched the empty conveyor belt spin and after ten minutes, bags and suitcases appeared. To her luck, the first thing that came out was a large salmon-pink suitcase. It was Kahoru's. She quickly went to grab her suitcase and barely dragged it off as it was heavy.

As soon she had grabbed her suitcase, she quickly made her way through customs and towards the arrivals gate. She was exhausted and slowed down her pace and slowly walked out of the automatic doors of the arrivals gate. As she looked at the faces of the people waiting for their friends or family to arrive, Kahoru did not find a single familiar face. She thought her family was late. As she made her way to an empty seat, she sat down and checked her phone for the time. Suddenly her phone started to buzz. It was her younger brother Ryutaro. She quickly accepted the call and lifted her phone to her ear. "Hello?"

"Kaho-nee! Where are you?" An excited voice boomed out. Kahoru jumped and suddenly was wide awake.

"I just left arrivals. Where are you?"

"Um, I'm kind of hiding."

"Hiding where?"

Just in the corner of her eye, a tall pretty boy stood next to a pillar sort of away from the crowd of arriving passengers. He wore reflective sunglasses and an oversized orange hoodie with black denim jeans. Now that looked like someone who was hiding. He also had his phone up to his ear and looked around like he had lost his sheep.

Kahoru started to walk towards him and at the same time, the boy turned. He raised his sunglasses up with his other hand and his expression lit up but he dared not move but hung up the phone. Kahoru grinned and trotted to her younger brother. He waved at her and she waved back. Kahoru finally arrived at the pillar and Ryutaro hugged her.

"Long time no see Ryu." Kahoru smiled back. Yukimura Ryutaro is one of Kahoru's three brothers. Two of them were half brothers. She also had a half-sister.

Ryutaro was her full-blooded brother. He was also the only member of the family who didn't choose to become a doctor. He was in the entertainment industry as a young actor. Ryutaro was younger than Kahoru by three years. He wasn't very well known since he had started just recently but he had somehow accumulated a small fan base. "Let's go home! Everyone is excited to see you!" Ryutaro playfully slapped Kahoru's back as he grinned.

"Mm!" Kahoru grinned back as she rubbed her back.

As they drove to the family residence Ryutaro had proceeded to ask many other questions. "How's Mei-nee doing?"

"She is doing good. It's been very busy recently so we haven't had time to talk."

...

Mei was Kahoru's older half-sister who ran the American branch of the Yukira medical group. She was 5 years her senior. She goes by the last name 'Tang' now as she had gotten married to a Chinese man named Tang Sheng. They both have a daughter who is two years old. Her name was Rachel.

Sheng was a medical student at Harvard University and now he was the owner of the Yukira Medical group now at a young age. He had met Mei at the university and dated for a few years before getting married and having a beautiful little girl.

...

After their small talk, Kahoru had fallen asleep. It had been an hour and a half since they had driven and finally, they have arrived at the Yukimura Residence. The residence was located in the south of Tokyo. "Kaho-nee! Wake up. We're home!" Ryutaro poked Kahoru's cheek.

Kahoru slowly opened her eyes then rubbing them with her hands. Ryutaro grabbed her arm and suddenly dragged her out of the car. "R-Ryu what are you doing?!"

"Everyone is waiting! Hurry up!"

"Let me stretch first." Kahoru gave Ryutaro an icy glare and his spine shuddered.

"Don't be so cold to me sis..." Ryutaro pouted.

Kahoru chuckled as she stretched her body. "Don't drag me out of the car like that next time."

As the siblings made their way into the residence, the maids had followed them behind with Kaho's Luggage. Another maid opened the door for them and led them inside.

"We're home!" Ryu suddenly shouted. A few seconds later a head popped out from the living room.

"Kaho-chan! Welcome home!" A middle-aged lady ran towards Kahoru.

"Mother, I'm home!" The mother and daughter had been reunited and hugged tightly.

"How is everything in America? I hope your sister is not mean to you."

"Everything is fine and Mei-nee is very good to me. I've learnt so much in such a short time!"

"I'm very glad to hear that."

Kahoru's mother Aiko held both of Kaho's hands. While they were chatting, A middle-aged man walked up to them. Kaho noticed the man behind her mother. "Father!"

She quickly let go of her mother's hands and excitedly hugged him."How have you been Kaho?"

"I've been good!"

"Makato! Don't steal my daughter from me!" Aiko pouted. Yukimura Makoto is Kahoru's father and the head of the Yukimura family.

"Don't forget about me." A man interrupted.

He looked very tired but he still smiled. He looked to be about ten years older than Kaho.

Next to him was a lady just shorter than Kahoru. She held a young boy who looked to be around four years old.

It was Kahoru's older brother Yukimura Kenjiro and his wife Yukimura Nana. The young boy was Ren, their son. "Onii-san! Nana-onee san! Long-time no see! You too Ren-kun!"

Everyone smiled at each other. As they chatted at the doorway, a maid interrupted them. "Sorry for interrupting, breakfast is ready."

The family had sat down at the dinner table ready to eat some breakfast. The chef had served pancakes with a slice of melting butter and a dollop of whipped cream on top. It was sprinkled with kiwi, strawberries, blueberries and bananas. Then to finish it off with chocolate powder and maple syrup. Kaho's eyes twinkled as she cut a piece. When she put the pancake in her mouth her tastebuds exploded. "It's so delicious!"

"Watch your weight. Don't eat so much."Kaho immediately stopped chewing and opposite her was a boy 2 years younger than her about to sit down. Had a neat appearance and a cold demeanour to him.

He wore rectangle framed glasses. This was Kahoru's younger half-brother. Yukimura Shintaro. "Shintaro! Long-time no see!"

"Yes. Long-time no see." Shintaro smiled.

"Oi Shin?! Where did you go last night? You didn't even come home!" Ryutaro complained.

"That isn't your business"

"Don't tell me you were picking up girls without me!"

Shintaro remained silent. He gave a cold stare like summer had suddenly turned into winter. Ryutaro kept his mouth shut.

Shintaro was a medical student at The University of Tokyo. Unlike his bright personality siblings, he was quieter and a bit cold. He had a different mother, and Mei and Kenjiro had different fathers from the three siblings. Aiko had Kenjiro and Mei before she had met Makoto.

...

When Kaho was two years old, her father had been kidnapped and drugged after a fallout with a lady who was more powerful. She was insane and was obsessed with Makoto.

The woman had raped him and had the child nine months later. Four years later she suddenly showed up at his doorstep and just abandoned her son. Not once they had seen her since.

Aiko had raised the child as it was her own. The child was Shintaro. Everyone loved each other and although there were a lot of quarrels, their bond was unbreakable.

No matter how far they were in the world, there would always be a string that connected them.

They were also one of the most powerful families in the medical field in Japan as they have expanded their headquarters to multiple counties and they were a well known and respected group.

...

"Kahoru. You've been on a long flight. Once you finish breakfast, take a bath and rest. The jet lag must be rough on you." Makoto spoke in a stern tone.

"I will father." Kaho smiled. After breakfast, Kaho went straight to the bathroom and took a warm bath. She smiled and thought to herself, since it was a Saturday today, two weeks from now, her year level from high school was going to have a reunion.

They had one every two years ever since school had ended. She hadn't been to her previous reunions as she was overseas. She couldn't wait to see her friends and boyfriend. She was beaming with joy.

After her bath, Kaho was refreshed and went straight to her room. The moment she laid on her bed, she fell asleep.