Chapter 4
After Clinic Hours
Disclaimer:
Toboe: Sorry I was gone so long folks. I was visiting my grandpa in Colorado (and then I started school –sweatdrops-). Anyway I don't own the Wolf's Rain world but I own all my characters so on with the story!
-Ryuu-
Injuries are perhaps the most boring thing a wolf has ever had to endure. I hated sitting at the window staring outside every day. I had been here for two weeks now give or take. And I was literally dying of boredom. Almost every day she would wake up, get ready for work and then leave forever! When she did come back, we would entertain ourselves and then go to sleep. During the super long time that she is gone I will
a) Use the restroom (have you ever tried using a human bathroom as an injured wolf. It's hard)
b) Sleep. I did far too much of that already.
Or c) Stare out the window at the brick wall not six feet away. Oh, joy.
She has tried to keep me distracted. A pack of cards that my paws couldn't use, a stack of books my eyes couldn't read, and other various things that I wasn't able to do. See, as a wolf we don't normal need to waste time. I was always traveling, moving form place to place without a care in the world. As soon as I was bored I just moved. It was fun, spending my life like that. And now look at me. I looked out of the window. The old stains at the base of the wall almost looked like a tree trying to push its way out of the frozen ground.
That's it! I have got to find a better way to spend my time. Carefully I moved my injured leg. It hurt but it was bearable as long as I got out of this room. I limped to the bathroom window and pushed it open with my nose.
Hello world. Here I come.
-Kin-
Sometimes this job sucks I thought as I sat at the desk filling patient's folders. While our facility was old it still was well kept and clean. The walls were painted a sky blue and the ten chairs that lined the walls were intended for comfort so most people didn't mind if only half of them matched. But that didn't help when I was on desk duty, which was most of the time. Sighing I pulled out an old metal draw and started to file the various papers when I heard the door open. Cold air swept in and the bells on the handle of the door chimed. I sat up only to see some of my most despised customers.
Two years ago a little boy was rushed in to our office with a serious stab wound. He had followed his older brother on one of his nightly excursions. His brother was in with the wrong crowd, if you get what I mean. Not drugs, those aren't really available even for medical purposes, but with a gang that regularly stole from the Noble's shipments of food. Luckily we were able to save the little boy and his brother, who felt responsible (rightly so), quite the gang not a moment to soon. Four months latter the gang was broken up and the gang's leader left under the threat of fire. But now the brother wouldn't leave me alone. Him and his friend stop in at least every other day! It drives me crazy. They are annoying selfish gits who don't realize that I don't care for their foolish antics.
"Hey Kin," Leon said leaning against the counter, "What's cooking sugar?"
I glared up at him and then turned my eyes back down to the papers in front of me, pretending I had much better things to do then listening to him rave. He would have been a nice looking kid if he ever cleaned up. It's a shame really. His greasy dark brown hair hung to his ears, cut unevenly as if his barber was blind. A threadbare denim jacket hung of his thin shoulders yet he still acted as if he owned the place, jutting out his chin and surveying the room with a critical eye. His eyes were his only redeeming quality at this point in time. They were light blue, some of the prettiest eyes I had ever seen. Of course that alone couldn't make me like him.
"Kin," Knon one of his sniveling groupies wined, "Aren't you going to say anything to the boss?"
With a very loud and very heavy sigh I looked up at them. The three of them leered back at me but I held my grounds.
"Please fill out these papers sirs, and we will get to you as soon as possible" I said pointing at some papers on my desk, emphasizing the sirs. Suddenly a devilish thought came to mind. I had been spending way to much time with Ryuu. He was starting to wear off on me.
"If what ever rare sexual disease you caught from the prostitutes down at the slums is curable we will be happy to treat it."
All the noised in the room fell silent as the three boys stared at me. You could have cut the air with a knife.
Then a little girl, only about 11, giggled.
I don't know which of the boys knocked her off her chair but suddenly she was on the floor. Everyone in the room was still. I mean all the other people were either past their expiration date or had children so young they could barely walk. Where was this girl's parents!?
"You think we are funny?" Dili asked the girl. His bald head was flushed red and even though the girl shook her head no he reached down and grabbed her by the front of her shirt and hefted her up.
"Really now," Knon said, "Then what was that noise for?" He drew his hand back and the little girl whimpered. Suddenly I remembered. That was little Kegu. She was being treated for child abuse.
"NO!" I shouted. I raced over, fist raised but I didn't get there soon enough.
-Ryuu-
I scrunched my nose up and breathed deeply. This had to be it. I got just a little lost, for the ally that I had escaped to travel for a little while before exiting onto a main path. And due to the fact that I can't read any of human's gibberish that they relied on to tell directions. So I limped around till I caught Kin's scent following it to this old building. And sure enough there was Kin. She was standing in the middle of a room; fist raised a shocked look on her face. A tall, ungroomed man, stood over another man, fattish and squat. He was bad mouthing the man, whose nose was badly broken. I could her him yelling through the door.
"What the hell are you thinking Dili!"
"But Boss she insulted us-"
"What are we common thugs?! She is just a little girl! Get off your sorry ass and help her up now!"
"Boss"
"BEG FOR HER FRIGGIN' PARDON!"
"but-"
"NOW!" He roared his face flushing. I glanced over and saw a little girl huddled on the floor, shaking, and her wide eyes filled with tears. I walked up to the door and pushed it open just in time to hear a loud crash and a yell. I bounded into the room with just enough time to launch myself at the skinny man who had just punched 'Boss'. As my feet hit the guy's shoulders I remembered my injury. With a really unmanly (or unwolfish for that matter) screech I rolled of him, nearly blacking out in the process. Stumbling to my feet I saw Kin's mouth form an 'O' as she looked behind me. I hopped to the side just in time to feel a sharp sting glance off my ribs. Pivoting on my back legs I head butted the skinny guy who had pulled out a knife. His head hit a chair and with a loud thunk he slumped over. Damn, you would have thought the first time I sent his head into the floor he would have stayed. But no it's always the stupid ones who have the thick skulls.
-Kin-
Before I could even do anything Leon swung his arm out and punched Dili hard in the side of the head. Crashing down to the floor, the fat thug let go of the poor little girl who huddled on the floor. He hollered at Dili, his face flushing with rage.
"What the hell are you thinking Dili!"
"But Boss she insulted us-"
"What are we common thugs?! She is just a little girl! Get off your sorry ass and help her up now!"
"Boss"
"BEG FOR HER FRIGGIN' PARDON!"
"but-"
"NOW!"
The fat man whimpered, holding a hand up to his broken nose which was losing so much blood he almost looked like a human waterfall. Suddenly I was caught by the insane urge to laugh.
Then Knon swung his fist out and hit Leon. Now that was unexpected. Knon never really seemed like the type to really do anything, just a groupie. Knon reached down towards Leon, his face twisted with hate.
"YOU DESERVE EVERY BIT OF THIS YOU MO-"
Knon's face widened with shock as someone crashed into his. He fell back to loud shouts that echoed in the small room- the sharp crack of Knon's head hitting the floor, and a loud shriek as his attacker rolled of him, pulling himself into the fetal position.
Ryuu!
That idiot had hit Knon with his injured arm and was now trying to get up, lift himself shakily to all fours, making pitiful noses. God he is such a girl. Behind him Knon groggily sat up and pulled something out of his pocket. I felt my eyes widen, mouth open in a silent warning. Somehow Ryuu sensed it and rolled over as something in Knon's hand flashed, digging itself into the floor below. Gasping I started towards Ryuu as blood pooled onto the ground but he seemed to ignore the injury, launching himself at Knon. The boy fell back under Ryuu's savage attack, falling back and hitting his head on the chair behind him.
Cheekily Ryuu looked up at me, panting slightly, and smiled.
"Is it always this eventful here?"
Toboe: Sorry this took so long guys… I'm just so busy. I now it's a little short this time around (only 4 and a half –sad face-) But I wasn't sure when was the next time I was really going to get to work on it so I hope you enjoy. By the way did anyone catch the slight reference to Tsume???? (The gang people. If you didn't catch it then I'm disappointed). I will work some more on it A.S.A.P!!! LOVES YOU ALL!!!!!