A Florence Nightingale: Ch 4
Several days had passed since the night Kagome shared more information about her past. It had been one of the hardest things Kagome ever had to do; she trusted Sango with her life, but sometimes, the reason why it is hard is because deep down there is a part of you that has finally accepted that the worse has happened.
Sango found herself yet again working the graveyard shift, not that she minded really. What she loved most about it was that as she made her rounds on the post-op floor, she felt like time had come to a stand still and she was able to travel in time and space and no one noticed her at all. A small smile graced her face as she thought about how silly it seemed. Time travel! As if THAT could ever happen.
She continued to walk the whole floor checking all the patience's vitals. Seeing that major had changed in any of their stats, she decided to take one little detour before heading back to the on call room to catch a power nap.
Approaching the room just a few doors from the said on call room, Sango placed her hand on the handle and took a deep breathe before entering the dark silent room and quickly closing the door behind her.
Standing there, she surveyed the room. 'Still pretty tidy… No sign of visitors... So strange.' A small pang of pity hit her in her heart. Seeing patients recovering in the hospital with no loved ones was hard for her to see. In her opinion, no one should ever have to be alone in a scary situation like this.
Her brown eyes rested on the recliner chair next to the patient's bed. Slowly she walked over to it, and tried to get as comfortable as she could when she sat down.
Looking over the man's features, she could easily see he was very handsome. His silver hair gave him angelic features. "Where could your family be?" Asked Sango out loud to no one in particular in the room. The response she got was the heart monitor beeping in its steady pace.
"My best friend told me about you. You're Sesshoumaru." Pausing to almost question herself what was she doing, talking to this man whom was in a coma and obviously wouldn't be apart of her conversation. But the second thought that came to her won her over and the voice gently whispered reminding her that he could in fact hear her. Again allowing a smile to form on her face, she decided that a short little visit with him wouldn't hurt.
"My name is Sango, I work a lot of graveyards. Not gonna lie to you, this is kind of weird to be doing. But, then again who isn't weird right?"
Allowing herself to sit back into the chair and gently rock back and forth, she took up trying to do small talk "with" her new friend and let time pass by before doing another round to check her patients.
Not too far from the hospital, in a small apartment, a young woman with black hair slowly opened her eyes as the sun began to rise in the horizon. Raising her hands above her head, and stretched her sore muscle, hoping they would wake up soon so she could get moving with her day.
Thankfully, Dr. Yamada gave her the day off. This allowed her to do errands that had been postponed for a while. First thing she needed to do was get the oil changed and tired rotated.
Rising from her bed, she headed towards the shower- 'I'm so taking a nap later today.' She thought to herself as another yawn escaped her mouth. Turning the water on to hot, she let it heat up before stepping in and started getting ready for the day.
Stepping from her apartment building to the street, Kagome took a deep breath. Oh, how she loved the smell of the air in the mornings, it was so crisp and refreshing. Dressed in a loose black V-neck sweater, blue skinny jeans and a comfy pair of toms, she walked to her car, buckled her seat belt and drove to the auto-mechanic store across town.
Scared.
That was all she could really feel at this moment. Everything was foreign to her she had never been this far from home on her own. Buildings all around her were so monstrous; it made her feel tinier than an ant.
Small amber eyes looked all around her trying to find a place she might recognize. At this moment she was regretting skipping school to go see her dad at the hospital without Jaken even knowing.
Panic was starting to set in as she struggled to identify her surroundings. Tears soon entered her eyes and were on the brink of pouring out, but then something caught her eye, or, someone.
Kagome had just given the keys to the mechanic and had come time to kill. Recalling seeing a small bookstore a few blocks away, she decided to spend her time there browsing through some books.
Walking at a comfortable pace Kagome let her long legs carry her to the destination as she let her mind wonder to various things that were on her mind.
She was brought out of her musings when she felt a small tug on the back of her sweater. Coming to s stop she turned and looked behind her, there, standing was the little girl she had met at the hospital. 'Rin,' She thought, as she was able to place a name to her face.
"Rin? What are you doing here?" Kagome asked as she knelt down to her eye level.
"Kagome!" cried the small child as she launched herself into the arms of her savior. Tears filled her eyes, this time with relief and happiness- An angel came to her rescue, that same angel that was going to save her dad.
I'm going to pause here for now. The chapters will be a bit shorter just for a while, but I'm hoping that will allow me to update more frequently. Anywho, comment and review please!
-Umi101