Restoration

Chapter One

-Calamity-

"Yes Mr. Higurashi, all of the paperwork is done. Now all that's left is for us to meet and discuss the terms of the contract before signing." A dark haired man said as he drove down the streets of Los Angeles. Sharp, forest green eyes took in the signs on the road, and he put on his blinker, changing lanes to make sure that he didn't miss his turn. He sighed, running a hand through his somewhat spiky black hair. "Of course, I am fully aware that things are busy this time of year in Tokyo. If you are unable to fly out here and meet, then we can talk through video chat like we did a few months ago."

His Bluetooth beeped in his ear, signaling he had another call. He picked up his phone and glanced at it, frowning when he saw it was his mother. What could she possibly want now? "I'm sorry Mr. Higurashi, I'm going to have to call you back. I'm expecting a call from my attorney at three, and it is now two fifty-eight." He quickly hung up on the older man and answered the other call.

"Hello mother." The Uchiha said, holding in a sigh as he entered a housing division. "Yes, I know, I'm running late. Something came up at work…yes…I know…I'm not working too hard, there's just some important deals going on right now." He huffed, pressing on the gas to go faster. "No, I'm not using a tone. I just…but you don't…but mom…yes ma'am." He sighed this time. And to think, she couldn't wait until he arrived at her house to chew him out and make him feel like a child again. She had to do it over the phone. Who cared if he was late to his grandfather's birthday party? It's not like the elder Uchiha wanted to celebrate it anyways.

"I'm on Rosemeade, I'll be there in five minutes. I promise." He said, hanging up the phone once the pink haired woman had bid him farewell.

Suddenly his car was rammed from the passenger side and it spun, jarring the Uchiha and causing his airbags to deploy, hitting him in the face. When the movement finally stopped, Sanosuke groaned, looking around in an attempt to reorient himself. He saw the car that had hit him was partially wrapped around a streetlight pole, smoke coming out from under the hood. He shoved the airbag out of the way and unbuckled, ignoring the protests of his muscles, which had tensed upon impact, and opened his car door, stretching his left leg out so that he could get out.

What he wasn't expecting was for another car to hit his open door. The impact on the door made it break off the car, and Sanosuke let out an agonized cry as pain shot up his leg. He looked down at it, and through a hole in his black slacks, he could see a bone sticking out. At the moment he couldn't recall which one it probably was, but that didn't matter. His leg might as well have been amputated he was in so much pain.

Unable to move his left leg, Sanosuke turned and reached out with a shaky hand, trying to grab his phone. He picked it up and pressed the speed dial for his mother, knowing she would call the best ambulances from the hospital she worked at to come to the scene. As he brought the phone to his ear his body was wracked with spasms, making him drop the device. He cursed as he watched it fall between his seat and console, and reached down to grab it.

His mother's voice entered the other line then. "M…mom…I'm at the intersection of Rosemeade and Riverfall. I've been in an a-ah!" he shouted in agony as his car was hit once more by a driver that wasn't paying attention and speeding down the street. But this time the passenger side was hit once more, crushing the seats even closer together, and his hand along with it. His breathing began to become labored as the edges of his vision turned black. It was nearly impossible for him to handle this much pain at the same time.

"Help…" the Uchiha managed to mutter. Then the world closed in on him, and everything became a blur, drowned out by the sound of his mother's shouts in his ear.

Sanosuke opened his eyes with a bit of difficulty and looked around the room. He was in the hospital, and judging by the color scheme, it was the one his younger brother headed. Figures. They would only want the best for him, after all. He could barely even remember everything that had happened. All that came to mind when he thought about it was pain and loud noises.

He moved to sit up, but something in his back pulled before he could even lift his head, making him let out a noise of pain. When he tried to move his head to better see his condition, he realized it was being held in place by a neck brace. A grimace came to his face and he cursed. What the fuck had happened to him?

Just then the door opened, and Sanosuke was just barely able to slide his deep green gaze to the left to meet the matching one of his brother, Hayate. The young Uchiha was dressed in dark blue scrubs and a white lab coat, his ebony hair spiked slightly with his bangs hanging over his eyes and on the sides of his face. He was holding a clipboard in his hands, and greeted his elder with a smile. "Sano, I'm so glad to see that you're awake. I was afraid you'd be out for a few more days. Mom and everyone else will be pleased to hear this."

"What happened." Sanosuke demanded, not in the mood for small talk of the family. He knew Hayate was just trying to relax him and make him feel more comfortable with his situation, but there was no way that was going to happen.

Hayate blinked. "Well, you were in a pretty bad accident-"

"I know about the accident Hayate! I was there!" he shouted, glaring angrily up at the younger Uchiha.

"Alright, alright, calm down." Hayate said, holding his hands up in a placating manner. "Look, all we can figure is that as you were driving, someone ran the stop sign at the intersection and collided with your car. Then, coming from the opposite direction from you was someone else going thirty-five. And when they rounded the corner it was too late for them to stop without colliding with your car. A couple minutes later a fourth car joined the scene, ramming into yours and trapping your right hand between the seat and the console." The Uchiha said.

Everything slowly began to come back to Sanosuke as he absorbed his brother's words. He glared at nothing in particular. The idiot that ran the stop sign and hit him was going to pay dearly for this. "Just tell me what's wrong with me. Why can't I move?"

Hayate sighed, a sad look coming to his eyes. "You broke your left leg and nearly shattered your right hand. Your spine and neck were traumatized, and you're lucky that neither broke. We put your torso in a body cast and a brace on your neck. You have a slight concussion, so no overexerting yourself. Though with everything else…I don't think that's possible." He shrugged.

Sanosuke's teeth clenched as he fixed his gaze on a ceiling tile. This wasn't good. "And…how long until I'm better?"

"Your leg will take the longest, and should heal in about three to six months, depending on the x-rays we take every month when you get a new cast, and as for the body cast and neck brace, they will have to be on for about three to six weeks. And you can only take off the brace when one of the nurses comes in to clean it. Your right hand will take anywhere from three to eight weeks, and again I won't be able to tell until we remove the cast in a month to put on a new one. That way we can get a look at how well you're healing." he informed his brother. "But I don't want you working for at least two months, until the body cast is off and you have more mobility. So until then, I want you to remain in bed."

The Uchiha glared up at him. "What?! Two months?! Who the fuck is going to do my job?! I have things to do Hayate, important meetings set up. I can't just disappear from the office for that long."

Hayate smiled slightly. "Well dad and Kanamé have decided to pick up your work until you can return, and Nori is handling your meeting with Mr. Higurashi." He said happily. "So you don't have anything to worry about."

He scoffed. So basically he was going to have to trust his family to do his job while he was incapacitated. And he just knew his older brother was going to shove this whole thing in his face eventually. "So they all know? About my condition?"

"Yes." Hayate nodded. "Mom was freaking out when she heard the impact that injured your hand, and even rode in the ambulance with you to help me fix you up. And since everyone was gathered for grandfather's party anyways…the whole family knows."

Sanosuke groaned. This sucked. Then his eyes widened slightly. If they all knew, and were so close, then they had probably seen him get pulled from his car. That thought alone was enough to make him wonder what his appearance was now. "Hayate…hold up a mirror and let me see myself." He said, sounding oddly calm about the order.

Hayate gave him an unsure look. "I don't think that's a good-"

"Just do it!" he said, raising his voice. His younger brother nodded going over and grabbing one of the large hand mirrors they kept in the rooms. He came back and held it over Sanosuke, letting him slowly take it all in.

He looked like hell. His lip was busted open, probably from his stupid airbag, and he had a large bruise on his jaw. The neck brace was ugly and white, the body cast not much better. He'd been changed into a pair of pajama bottoms, knowing that that was probably his mother's doing. His right hand was in a plain white cast and put in a sling against his chest, and he was sporting a matching one on his left leg. His gaze hardened. So not only did he feel like shit, but he looked it as well.

"Get out." he said, looking away from his brother and wanting to be alone. He didn't want him, or anybody that he cared about, to see him this way.

"What?" Hayate blinked, taken off guard. "But Sano, I have to check your-"

"Out!" Sanosuke shouted, making his brother jump and fumble with the clipboard.

"Alright. I'll be back in a little while to check on you." Hayate told him, setting down his clipboard and leaving the room.

Sanosuke glared and let out a sigh, wincing as even that simple action hurt his chest. He hoped it was a long while before anyone came back into his room. Because the next person to walk through that door was going to suffer the brunt of his sudden anger at his situation.

Hayate stood in front of the door to his older brother's room and gave all of his family members a serious look. "Okay, just because he's awake doesn't mean you can all suffocate him. He needs to get lots of rest, so this visit can't last too long. So when I say it's time to go and give him some space, it's time to go." he said. "Also, he's been very…moody, since waking up, and I didn't tell him you were all coming. So just be warned that it might only upset him even more." He told them. "Understood?"

"You act as if we're going to cause some big scene Hayate." A dark haired woman scoffed, walking into the room. She was slender and beautiful, her midnight black hair stopping just past her rear. Her jade depths were full of worry, and when she saw her brother in his worst, she gasped and ran over to him. "Sano! You look terrible! Are you okay? Does anything hurt? Would you like me to get you some pudding or something?" she cried out, tearing up from merely the sight.

Sanosuke tried not to glare at his sister. "No, I'm not okay. Everything hurts, and no, I don't want pudding." He said.

"Izayoi." A pink haired woman scolded as she walked up to the bed. It was obvious despite the pink hair that she was the girl's mother, for they looked too similar to be anything else. Natsumi sighed and stopped by her son's bed, stroking his cheek carefully. "How are you feeling Sanosuke? Short of breath? Nothing wrong that you think you shouldn't be feeling, correct?"

"I'm fine." He said, looking off to the best of his ability. His brow furrowed slightly and he returned his gaze to his mother's jade one. "I'm sorry…that you had to hear that on the phone." He said softly, only imaging how badly his painful cry must have scared her.

He saw the tears that gathered in her eyes for a moment, but she quickly pushed them away. "It's okay sweetheart. You're safe and that's all that matters. You'll heal in time and nothing important was completely shattered." She smiled, kissing the top of his head.

"I can't help but think how funny this is." Someone chuckled. Two men who looked nearly identical, even to Izayoi, came up, though the one who spoke was fiercer looking than the other. "Careful Sanosuke, yapping away on the phone like a chatty Kathy." He snickered.

"Noriaki." The other huffed, hitting his brother over the head. "Stop being a jerk."

Sanosuke glared at his older brother. "I wasn't on the phone when it happened, nor was that the reason for the crash." He snapped. "Idiot."

"Now, now." Noriaki smirked. "Who's the one in the ugly body cast? And if you want me to do your job for you, you better be a lot nicer than that."

"I don't want you to do my job." Sanosuke said, reaching over with his left hand and gripping the small rail on his bed for support. "I am perfectly capable of going to-" he hissed and grit his teeth as pain shot down his back when he tried to sit up. But instead of falling back the few inches to the mattress, he was going to keep pushing himself.

"Sano!" Hayate reprimanded, rushing around to the other side of the bed and placing his hand on his brother's chest, pushing him back down with ease. "I told you not to overexert yourself. You won't be able to get up without assistance for a while now, so don't try it again." He looked up at Noriaki then. "Quit teasing him Nori, you're only making it worse."

Natsumi glared back at her son before focusing back on Sanosuke. "If you do not abide by Hayate's rules Sanosuke it will take evenlonger to heal, and you will be bedridden for an indefinite amount of time. Do you understand?"

The injured Uchiha pouted slightly. "…yes."

"Just get him a cute nurse." Another voice said as an ebony haired man entered the room and wrapped an arm around Natsumi's waist. He looked like an older version of Hayate, and it was clear that he was the father of the group of Uchihas. "If he has something nice to look at every day, I bet he'll be more willing to stay in bed." he smirked. "And she can give him sponge baths."

"Daddy!" Izayoi gasped. "That so prejudice! Using a woman like that."

"What?" Akito asked, lifting a shoulder in a shrug. "I'm just offering a way that will help him enjoy his stay a bit more. You know…like a silver lining."

Natsumi sighed. "Well anyways, Sanosuke we hope you get well soon. I'll come visit you as soon as I can. Is there anything you need?"

Hayate held up a finger. "That isn't related to work." He added, knowing his older brother.

Sanosuke sighed. "I guess just get me a new cell phone, since mine was destroyed. There's really nothing else that I need."

"I can handle that." Izayoi smiled, kissing her brother's cheek before leaving with her other brothers.

"Try and cheer up Sano. Negative attitudes don't help people get better. At least, that's what your mom says to me all the time." Akito smiled slightly, placing his hand on his son's shoulder.

"I don't see myself smiling any time soon dad." Sanosuke said.

The door to the room opened then and along with it a beautiful voice rang out. "It's time for some blood work!" a gorgeous blonde called, stopping in the doorway, a bright smile on her face. She was a short, thin woman, dressed in navy blue scrubs as well. Her long blonde locks were pulled back in a thick braid that stopped just past her hips. She looked around and blinked, her amber gaze somewhat surprised. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know your family was still here Doctor Hayate."

Hayate smiled at her. "It's okay Talia, you can come on in and meet everyone." He said, gesturing for her to enter. When she stopped next to him he placed his hand on her shoulder. "Mom, Dad, this is Talia, my head nurse. She's going to be the one looking after Sano while he's here. Talia, these are my parents, Uchiha Akito and Uchiha Natsumi." He said happily, introducing them.

She waved back, smiling once more. "It's an honor to meet you two. Hayate has told me lots about you."

Natsumi only squealed, lacing her hands together. "Hayate she's just adorable! You have such a cute head nurse. Mine's an old hag and just plain mean." She huffed.

Talia laughed, bowing her head a bit. "Thank you Mrs. Uchiha."

"And we can still go along with my plan!" Akito said, earning a hit from his wife. "Ow…" he muttered, rubbing his head.

Sanosuke tried not to let his irritation show on his face. Everyone was talking, but the only people he could see were his parents, and that was just barely. "You know, just because I'm lying here injured doesn't mean I no longer exist." He said a bit testily.

Hayate gasped. "Sorry Sano!" he said, nudging Talia over so that his brother could see her, along with his smiling face. "This is Talia. Talia, my older brother, Sanosuke."

Talia waved once more, her smile still warm and inviting. "Hello Sanosuke." She said, moving closer to him. "I promise I'm going to take very good care of you, so you don't have to stay in this hospital forever."

"Hn." The Uchiha shifted his gaze so that it was trained on the ceiling tiles once more.

She blinked, seeming to deflate a bit. "Um…well…we need to do some blood work…so…" she said a bit softly, grabbing a swab and cleaning the area where she would need to use. Since he gave no response, she made sure to do the process quick and clean, and once she was finished she bandaged it up with a gauze and Band-Aid. "Get some rest. I'll be back later." She said, before turning and leaving.

"Well that was rude." Natsumi huffed.

"So."

Hayate huffed as well, looking like his mother in that instant. "So I won't have you treating Talia that way. She's good at what she does, and was nice enough to agree to take care of you when I asked because I want you to have the best. The next time she comes in here to see you, you better apologize to her Sano, or you will suffer the consequences."

Sanosuke scoffed. "And what are you going to do Hayate, hm? It'd be too cruel to hurt an injured patient, let alone your own brother." he said, knowing without looking that he'd made his brother frown slightly.

"I'll hurt you." Akito said, giving his son a stern look. "I don't care if you're injured, I'll hurt you in a place that's healthy."

Natsumi sighed and pat her son's head. "No wonder your single my young love. You're so mean to cute little girls." She said, before heading off. "Be good Sano, I will see you soon."

"Later son." Akito waved, heading out after his wife.

Hayate shook his head, walking over and checking his IV. He picked up his brother's chart and hung it off the foot of the bed. "Be nice." He said, before leaving, shutting the door behind him.

Sanosuke rolled his eyes. He didn't care what they said, he had every right to be a jerk. He sighed, beginning to count all of the black dots on the ceiling. One thing was for sure, his stay here was going to be a living hell.