AN: Sorry if the characters are really OOC! It's my first fic after all but
I really have tried hard! Anyway.Inu-yasha and co. are not mine so don't
even think of suing me! Well.here goes the story!
"Higurashi, Kagome"
Kagome could hear her name being called out in the class. She really hoped that she had passed this nursing test, it had been her life-long dream to help cure people; she was just that kind of person.
"Yes" she said while standing up from her desk. Kagome clenched her fist until her knuckles turned white. Cold perspiration started to form at the top of her forehead. She could even feel her heart beating. An uneasy feeling started to form in Kagome's stomach.
"." the examiner said as he started to flip through the class records. The little booklet he held in his hands was getting crumpled through all the flipping that he had done to it. Please, let me pass! Please please! Kagome screamed out in her head. She was really desperate.
"Passed."
Kagome let out a sigh of relief at the notation that she had passed. She couldn't overcome the feeling of happiness set in her heart. The smile never left her face.
"Inori, Suikitama."
Suikitama Inori was the smartest girl in the class. As the youngest person in the school she had outranked everyone. She had never failed an exam in her life. Kagome looked up towards the girl's bored face. I just wish she wasn't so self-confident all the time! It makes other people feel really bad; Kagome thought.
"Failed"
"What?!" Suikitama exclaimed at the poor examiner. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. "Check it again! I demand a recheck of my scores!" she called out.
The class couldn't believe it too. Perfect Suikitama Inori had just gotten the first fail mark in her life; right when it really counted too.
"I told you Ms. Inori, you have failed the test whether you believe it or not. You can retake it next year if you still want to go for this nursing job of yours. Now sit back down in your seat and please let me continue on with my duty."
Kagome felt sorry for the girl, after all, she had studied so much for this test; blocking off everyone that she knew, doing everything that she could in order to prepare; but somehow, deep inside her heart, she felt that Inori deserved what she had gotten.
The bell rang signaling the end of all classes. Kagome got up slowly from her desk, suddenly realizing that the instructor had not dismissed the class yet.
"It is all-right, Ms. Higurashi, everyone who has gotten their results, please proceed ahead of the class. For those who have not obtained their marks, please stay in this class until that is done. Thank you all and have a nice break."
Kagome literally skipped away from class, her position was enviable, much of the class that had gotten back their results were not happy with them. She heard a voice calling out to her.
"Higurashi-san!" it called out.
Kagome stopped dead in her tracks. Please, oh please let it not be him. That Hojo guy! God he's so boring. I can't believe that I used to date him! What was I thinking? She thought. As far as she could tell Hojo did not want to go to nursing school, the only reason he did, was that Kagome was going to it.
Hmph.that would be funny, she thought, so if I went to an all girl's modeling contest.which I personally wouldn't.he would go there too?
"What is it Hojo?" she asked politely. Unfortuantely.Hojo had passed the test for nursing, he would probably follow her to where she was working.
"Ah.I was wondering.what place are you going to work at?" he asked.
"Umm..umm.." quick, Kagome! Make up something.anything! "This place up at the alley.yeh..it's really in need of nurses and stuff! It's a free hospital for a nice cause! I don't think that you would like to go there!"
"Ahh..we'll see Higurashi-san! And by the way..here is a bouquet of roses together with some newly developed health sandals!"
Kagome watched as Hojo dumped all the stuff in her hands. Really.he was a nice guy..but way too boring and naïve! She couldn't stand it.
Ahh.she thought.I better tell Sango the good news!
Sango Ikuzani had been her best friend for years.now she was her roommate. Her father was some sort of high placed business man..she got anything she wanted. Since Kagome's family was not exactly rich.nevertheless middle class.Sango had kindly offered free accommodation at her apartment.
Thank you for Sango! She is a god-send! Kagome exclaimed in her mind.
Kagome literally ran towards the apartment, not noticing the people staring at her. Unnoticing herself, she bumped into someone really hard.
"Ahhh.ouch ouch ouch! Gomenesai! I didn't mean to run into you!"
"Ka-kagome?" said a very VERY familiar voice.
"EH?!" she shouted "Is it really you?!"
"Yes."
"You're still the same as ever!"
"Yes."
"And will you stop with all the "yes" "yes"? this isn't a yes/no show you know?"
"Yes."
"Hontouni! How has it been this far?"
"OK"
"No really.anything else besides that? A girlfriend? A job?"
"No."
"You mean.nothing?!"
A pang of guilt had been burdened on Kagome.true she had dated this guy before.when she was back at the village. She used to hate him.and him.her..but it had all changed when his otosan suddenly got very sick.Kagome had helped to nurse him.but to no avail. He died three months later. Eventually the two of them hit it off and started to date but when Kagome decided to move to the city it had ended abruptly. She felt it was kind of her fault that he had nobody right now.
"It has nothing to do with you, b*tch"
"Why are you so cold again? I thought that we left it as friends"
"No reason."
"So do you want to come over sometime? Catch up on before?"
"That is not of my interest."
"Fine.fine.I don't care! Not anymore.you know what's your problem? It's that you're a stupid, stupid jerk! I left happily out of the village thinking that we were going to be friends! That you weren't going to turn so cold after it! I guess I was wrong.Good-bye.Sesshoumaru."
(*AN: ehem ehem..sorry sorry for putting Sesshoumaru into all of this!!!! But he has a part to play in this little twisted story of mine.so just bear with me for a little longer ok? And what am I doing making an author's note in the middle of the chapter? Ahh..i'm continuing right now.)
Kagome didn't notice it.but for one moment in both their lives.Sesshoumaru could feel hurt.
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"Sango-chan! Tadaima!"
"Okaeri! How did the test go? How did it go? How did it go?!?!! Tell me! Or else you're dead!" Sango said excitedly while crinkling her eyes.
"Well.I passed it! I passed it! I can't believe it! Now I can finally work at that huge hospital!"
"Good job Kagome-chan! I knew you would pass! You're so smart already! Here.I'll make you some of your favorite instant food!"
"Arigatou Sango.." Kagome said; less happily this time.
"What's wrong, Kagome-chan?"
"Umm.it's just that.I met Sesshoumaru again today."
"Oh.that jerk."
"Come on, Sango! I mean he didn't use to be this bad..once he was really nice to me! And now he's just so cold.I can't believe it!"
"Kagome-chan.it's time that you forget about Sesshoumaru.besides! He doesn't even deserve you! So don't you dare think about going back to him!"
"I'm not thinking about that! It's just that I don't like making enemies!"
"Well.it happens to the best of us.it'll be all-right Kagome-chan! Don't worry about it!"
"Thanks Sango! I don't know what I'll do without you.by the way.how's it going with that Miroku guy? Are you guys going to be a couple anytime soon?"
Sango's face had turned beat red by the time Kagome ended her sentence.but not because of embarrassment but because she was angry.
"Ah.gomen Sango-chan! I didn't mean to ask that."
"It's ok. It's just that he is such a jerk! All he wants is to touch my butt and nothing else! It make me really mad! I'm thinking of trying to ignore him for a couple of weeks.you know? So he will know that I'm not the sort of person that just wants to have a relationship with a stupid guy like that!"
"Aww.sorry about that! And I thought you guys were going to be a couple."
"No way will that happen! When are you going to go to apply for that job?"
"Oh my god! I'm supposed to go now! Sango-chan..thanks for everything and wish me good luck! I gotta go now!" Kagome quickly grabbed her duffel coat and sped outside of the room.
"Umm.good luck!" sango shouted across the hall.
"THANKS!"
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(after the interview)
"well Ms. Higurashi.it seems that you have had a very good record! Welcome to Mirai hospital. The hospital of the future. Your shift starts in about..five minutes? Can you change that fast?"
"Yes. Thank you so much for hiring me! I'm sure you won't regret it."
"well I hope I won't! You're a very promising young woman and I'd hate to have to lose you!"
"Thank you again!"
Kagome sped out of the room taking her nurse's uniform with her. She couldn't believe it! Today was the perfect day.it was the best day in her life! Except for meeting with Seeshoumaru and all that.she quickly rushed over towards the head nurse's room.
It's my first day..so I have to act really, really, really, good.I can't make a mistake.nope.not now.not ever! Kagome raised her fist in the action and put it down again as she saw people.patients, doctors and nurses.staring at her in a weird fashion.
Nope.I don't want to look like I deserve to be in the mentally ill section of the hospital. Oh.what was I thinking? Now people will think of me as the weird nurse that raises her fist for nothing!
"You're thinking too much Kagome" she heard a voice in the back of her head
"Yeh I guess I should listen to you" Kagome muttered under her breath. She looked around and was happy to see nobody was there.
At least I won't be famous for talking to myself too.she thought.
Kagome hurried over towards the office again and a few stares were glanced towards her.
"I'm really sorry I'm late! I just got lost for a while. It will never happen again. Gomen."
"No.that's quite all-right.we were just looking at you because of your new assignment." Said the head nurse.
"Well.what about it?"
"Umm.let's get down to the details."
"There is a new patient that is being transferred to your division. He has been in ICU for a couple of days and is now recovering swiftly. He is the victim of multiple gunshot wounds.it's very, very, lucky that he even survived this ordeal. There are three bullet wounds in his chest, just missing the heart, two in the stomach and five that penetrated both his arms and legs. It's even more amazing that he still has the possibility to walk again."
Kagome tried to take in all this information, it was so much at once! Her first patient looked really hard to deal with, a gun shot victim? That was a hard one. Especially since wounds were not easily closed up.
"That's not all Ms. Higurashi."
"Please, call me Kagome."
"All-right, Kagome, if you think that that is the hardest part of this job you are wrong. Well you see, the patient has a little bit of a.personality.problem. Actually.a very large personality problem. The last nurse.she was here for six years.that tended to him in the ICU quit her job. It's very.unfortunate that we lost her.but.that's how bad it is."
Kagome gulped at the sound of it. A six year nurse? She should've been used to patients like that..but
Kagome was never one to back down.
"It's all-right.but what is so bad about the patient's personality?"
"You'll see Kagome.when you get there."
There were a few whispers going about the room. She heard one saying. "I'm so sorry she's new.and she looks like such a nice person too.I wish she didn't have to get that patient."
"Come on! He can't be THAT bad!"
"Oh he is." They all said in unison.
"Fine.can you please tell me his name.and also his room number."
"His room number is 52."
Kagome turned around on her heels and headed for the door.
"One tip Kagome.do not.I repeat do not.try and offend the patient. He is the son of one of the most prominent business men around. Even though the records suggest that he is adopted.they treat him like a son of their own. If you ever try and argue with the patient, do anything of that such, we will be forced to fire you. We do not need any lawsuits coming to this hospital."
"Yes, I understand. And the patient's name?"
"Ikariyu. Inu-yasha Ikariyu."
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AN: So how was it? Did you hate it? Did you like it even one tiny bit? Please tell me! I accept flames but put some constructive critiscm with them too ok? And don't forget to review!
"Higurashi, Kagome"
Kagome could hear her name being called out in the class. She really hoped that she had passed this nursing test, it had been her life-long dream to help cure people; she was just that kind of person.
"Yes" she said while standing up from her desk. Kagome clenched her fist until her knuckles turned white. Cold perspiration started to form at the top of her forehead. She could even feel her heart beating. An uneasy feeling started to form in Kagome's stomach.
"." the examiner said as he started to flip through the class records. The little booklet he held in his hands was getting crumpled through all the flipping that he had done to it. Please, let me pass! Please please! Kagome screamed out in her head. She was really desperate.
"Passed."
Kagome let out a sigh of relief at the notation that she had passed. She couldn't overcome the feeling of happiness set in her heart. The smile never left her face.
"Inori, Suikitama."
Suikitama Inori was the smartest girl in the class. As the youngest person in the school she had outranked everyone. She had never failed an exam in her life. Kagome looked up towards the girl's bored face. I just wish she wasn't so self-confident all the time! It makes other people feel really bad; Kagome thought.
"Failed"
"What?!" Suikitama exclaimed at the poor examiner. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. "Check it again! I demand a recheck of my scores!" she called out.
The class couldn't believe it too. Perfect Suikitama Inori had just gotten the first fail mark in her life; right when it really counted too.
"I told you Ms. Inori, you have failed the test whether you believe it or not. You can retake it next year if you still want to go for this nursing job of yours. Now sit back down in your seat and please let me continue on with my duty."
Kagome felt sorry for the girl, after all, she had studied so much for this test; blocking off everyone that she knew, doing everything that she could in order to prepare; but somehow, deep inside her heart, she felt that Inori deserved what she had gotten.
The bell rang signaling the end of all classes. Kagome got up slowly from her desk, suddenly realizing that the instructor had not dismissed the class yet.
"It is all-right, Ms. Higurashi, everyone who has gotten their results, please proceed ahead of the class. For those who have not obtained their marks, please stay in this class until that is done. Thank you all and have a nice break."
Kagome literally skipped away from class, her position was enviable, much of the class that had gotten back their results were not happy with them. She heard a voice calling out to her.
"Higurashi-san!" it called out.
Kagome stopped dead in her tracks. Please, oh please let it not be him. That Hojo guy! God he's so boring. I can't believe that I used to date him! What was I thinking? She thought. As far as she could tell Hojo did not want to go to nursing school, the only reason he did, was that Kagome was going to it.
Hmph.that would be funny, she thought, so if I went to an all girl's modeling contest.which I personally wouldn't.he would go there too?
"What is it Hojo?" she asked politely. Unfortuantely.Hojo had passed the test for nursing, he would probably follow her to where she was working.
"Ah.I was wondering.what place are you going to work at?" he asked.
"Umm..umm.." quick, Kagome! Make up something.anything! "This place up at the alley.yeh..it's really in need of nurses and stuff! It's a free hospital for a nice cause! I don't think that you would like to go there!"
"Ahh..we'll see Higurashi-san! And by the way..here is a bouquet of roses together with some newly developed health sandals!"
Kagome watched as Hojo dumped all the stuff in her hands. Really.he was a nice guy..but way too boring and naïve! She couldn't stand it.
Ahh.she thought.I better tell Sango the good news!
Sango Ikuzani had been her best friend for years.now she was her roommate. Her father was some sort of high placed business man..she got anything she wanted. Since Kagome's family was not exactly rich.nevertheless middle class.Sango had kindly offered free accommodation at her apartment.
Thank you for Sango! She is a god-send! Kagome exclaimed in her mind.
Kagome literally ran towards the apartment, not noticing the people staring at her. Unnoticing herself, she bumped into someone really hard.
"Ahhh.ouch ouch ouch! Gomenesai! I didn't mean to run into you!"
"Ka-kagome?" said a very VERY familiar voice.
"EH?!" she shouted "Is it really you?!"
"Yes."
"You're still the same as ever!"
"Yes."
"And will you stop with all the "yes" "yes"? this isn't a yes/no show you know?"
"Yes."
"Hontouni! How has it been this far?"
"OK"
"No really.anything else besides that? A girlfriend? A job?"
"No."
"You mean.nothing?!"
A pang of guilt had been burdened on Kagome.true she had dated this guy before.when she was back at the village. She used to hate him.and him.her..but it had all changed when his otosan suddenly got very sick.Kagome had helped to nurse him.but to no avail. He died three months later. Eventually the two of them hit it off and started to date but when Kagome decided to move to the city it had ended abruptly. She felt it was kind of her fault that he had nobody right now.
"It has nothing to do with you, b*tch"
"Why are you so cold again? I thought that we left it as friends"
"No reason."
"So do you want to come over sometime? Catch up on before?"
"That is not of my interest."
"Fine.fine.I don't care! Not anymore.you know what's your problem? It's that you're a stupid, stupid jerk! I left happily out of the village thinking that we were going to be friends! That you weren't going to turn so cold after it! I guess I was wrong.Good-bye.Sesshoumaru."
(*AN: ehem ehem..sorry sorry for putting Sesshoumaru into all of this!!!! But he has a part to play in this little twisted story of mine.so just bear with me for a little longer ok? And what am I doing making an author's note in the middle of the chapter? Ahh..i'm continuing right now.)
Kagome didn't notice it.but for one moment in both their lives.Sesshoumaru could feel hurt.
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"Sango-chan! Tadaima!"
"Okaeri! How did the test go? How did it go? How did it go?!?!! Tell me! Or else you're dead!" Sango said excitedly while crinkling her eyes.
"Well.I passed it! I passed it! I can't believe it! Now I can finally work at that huge hospital!"
"Good job Kagome-chan! I knew you would pass! You're so smart already! Here.I'll make you some of your favorite instant food!"
"Arigatou Sango.." Kagome said; less happily this time.
"What's wrong, Kagome-chan?"
"Umm.it's just that.I met Sesshoumaru again today."
"Oh.that jerk."
"Come on, Sango! I mean he didn't use to be this bad..once he was really nice to me! And now he's just so cold.I can't believe it!"
"Kagome-chan.it's time that you forget about Sesshoumaru.besides! He doesn't even deserve you! So don't you dare think about going back to him!"
"I'm not thinking about that! It's just that I don't like making enemies!"
"Well.it happens to the best of us.it'll be all-right Kagome-chan! Don't worry about it!"
"Thanks Sango! I don't know what I'll do without you.by the way.how's it going with that Miroku guy? Are you guys going to be a couple anytime soon?"
Sango's face had turned beat red by the time Kagome ended her sentence.but not because of embarrassment but because she was angry.
"Ah.gomen Sango-chan! I didn't mean to ask that."
"It's ok. It's just that he is such a jerk! All he wants is to touch my butt and nothing else! It make me really mad! I'm thinking of trying to ignore him for a couple of weeks.you know? So he will know that I'm not the sort of person that just wants to have a relationship with a stupid guy like that!"
"Aww.sorry about that! And I thought you guys were going to be a couple."
"No way will that happen! When are you going to go to apply for that job?"
"Oh my god! I'm supposed to go now! Sango-chan..thanks for everything and wish me good luck! I gotta go now!" Kagome quickly grabbed her duffel coat and sped outside of the room.
"Umm.good luck!" sango shouted across the hall.
"THANKS!"
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(after the interview)
"well Ms. Higurashi.it seems that you have had a very good record! Welcome to Mirai hospital. The hospital of the future. Your shift starts in about..five minutes? Can you change that fast?"
"Yes. Thank you so much for hiring me! I'm sure you won't regret it."
"well I hope I won't! You're a very promising young woman and I'd hate to have to lose you!"
"Thank you again!"
Kagome sped out of the room taking her nurse's uniform with her. She couldn't believe it! Today was the perfect day.it was the best day in her life! Except for meeting with Seeshoumaru and all that.she quickly rushed over towards the head nurse's room.
It's my first day..so I have to act really, really, really, good.I can't make a mistake.nope.not now.not ever! Kagome raised her fist in the action and put it down again as she saw people.patients, doctors and nurses.staring at her in a weird fashion.
Nope.I don't want to look like I deserve to be in the mentally ill section of the hospital. Oh.what was I thinking? Now people will think of me as the weird nurse that raises her fist for nothing!
"You're thinking too much Kagome" she heard a voice in the back of her head
"Yeh I guess I should listen to you" Kagome muttered under her breath. She looked around and was happy to see nobody was there.
At least I won't be famous for talking to myself too.she thought.
Kagome hurried over towards the office again and a few stares were glanced towards her.
"I'm really sorry I'm late! I just got lost for a while. It will never happen again. Gomen."
"No.that's quite all-right.we were just looking at you because of your new assignment." Said the head nurse.
"Well.what about it?"
"Umm.let's get down to the details."
"There is a new patient that is being transferred to your division. He has been in ICU for a couple of days and is now recovering swiftly. He is the victim of multiple gunshot wounds.it's very, very, lucky that he even survived this ordeal. There are three bullet wounds in his chest, just missing the heart, two in the stomach and five that penetrated both his arms and legs. It's even more amazing that he still has the possibility to walk again."
Kagome tried to take in all this information, it was so much at once! Her first patient looked really hard to deal with, a gun shot victim? That was a hard one. Especially since wounds were not easily closed up.
"That's not all Ms. Higurashi."
"Please, call me Kagome."
"All-right, Kagome, if you think that that is the hardest part of this job you are wrong. Well you see, the patient has a little bit of a.personality.problem. Actually.a very large personality problem. The last nurse.she was here for six years.that tended to him in the ICU quit her job. It's very.unfortunate that we lost her.but.that's how bad it is."
Kagome gulped at the sound of it. A six year nurse? She should've been used to patients like that..but
Kagome was never one to back down.
"It's all-right.but what is so bad about the patient's personality?"
"You'll see Kagome.when you get there."
There were a few whispers going about the room. She heard one saying. "I'm so sorry she's new.and she looks like such a nice person too.I wish she didn't have to get that patient."
"Come on! He can't be THAT bad!"
"Oh he is." They all said in unison.
"Fine.can you please tell me his name.and also his room number."
"His room number is 52."
Kagome turned around on her heels and headed for the door.
"One tip Kagome.do not.I repeat do not.try and offend the patient. He is the son of one of the most prominent business men around. Even though the records suggest that he is adopted.they treat him like a son of their own. If you ever try and argue with the patient, do anything of that such, we will be forced to fire you. We do not need any lawsuits coming to this hospital."
"Yes, I understand. And the patient's name?"
"Ikariyu. Inu-yasha Ikariyu."
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AN: So how was it? Did you hate it? Did you like it even one tiny bit? Please tell me! I accept flames but put some constructive critiscm with them too ok? And don't forget to review!