Kagome was walking to Josh, the head nurse of the Casualty Department. He
was a wimpy man and she often found himself wondering why he had ever
became a nurse since he didn't like the site of blood, though he bared it,
but he would always be so squeamish afterwards. But all in all he was a
good nurse and he never allowed his dislikes get in the way of a job. He
had been telling Kagome of a particular woman that had broken her arm but
not only did the bone even begin to set properly she also came down with a
weird fever as if she had been poisoned. "I swear I thought it was you at
first! You two looked so much alike it was uncanny."
"That's scary. Is she ok though? I mean do you think she'll recover."
"Hai, but she's recovering pretty well now, though I'm not confident that she should be let out yet. Doctor Hojo, her currant doctor is also not convinced. But hopefully she can be sent back home within a week or two."
"That's good news for her then, I wish I could say the same for my latest patient."
"Oh? Is that the famous athlete?" He inquired.
"Hai! And he's a right jerk! Unfortunately he won't be going home for a long time." She sighed sadly. "Despite all those horrid names he called me its such a shame what he's going through!"
"Well its good that he's got such a great doctor taking care of him then!" Josh teased her with a playful punch and she responded with a half-hearted little smile.
"Well I'm thinking about putting in for a transfer on that one patient. I'm not being very professional, we're constantly at each other's throats!"
"I seems to me-" Josh took a quick sip of his coffee and smiled slightly. "That it's what this Inuyasha needs. I haven't seen him yet but rumour had it you're not the only one he's been annoying. In fact his original doctor was happy to hand him over to you and that was only after one week."
"What's that got to do with me being just as bad as him?"
"Well you don't have to be as bad as him but I think he's getting frustrated with everyone treating him different than what he probably was treated before he got ill. Humour him for a little, at the same time be yourself and do your job. As long as you're not putting either of yourselves in any danger I don't see the harm in a little insult exchange." Josh reasoned wisely. Kagome thought about his words for a few minutes, she did see the sense in his words so after she had finished her coffee she thanked Josh and left to continue her rounds. Making a special point to talk to Inuyasha as soon as possible.
~~**~~
Now one of the problems with Inuyasha was that he held grudges, but seeing that he wasn't with it much the week before where Miroku had left the magazine at the side of his bed his revenge had been delayed. But now Inuyasha was fully awake, and not only that he had a partner in crime. Shippo was an eager little boy and so far he hadn't made too much of a fuss when he was told to do something. So far Inuyasha had sent the kid into the locker room with Miroku's combination (the priest had said it quickly once not thinking it that Inuyasha would remember) and a plastic bag. Shippo's first mission was to clean out the entire locker into the bag and then bring it back so that the young athlete could use it later. Now the pair was making their way down to the cafeteria. "So what you going to get me?" Shippo asked as he skipped along.
"Nothing!" Inuyasha snapped.
"Why not?" He sulked but it had no affect on Inuyasha.
"Because." Was his reply.
"Because why?"
"Because you can get it yourself!"
"Get what myself?"
"Whatever you want!" Inuyasha's temper was boiling by now and was about ready to run the kid over.
"I can't buy cigarettes, or alcohol or porn magazines!"
"You want that stuff?"
"No, I'm just saying I couldn't get it if I wanted it." Shippo explained and Inuyasha groaned.
"You can have one of Miroku's porn mags, you can steal the cigarettes and alcohol from your teacher's desk if you really wanted it!"
"My teacher doesn't smoke or drink!" He sounded a little offended and Inuyasha smirked.
"With kids like you to teach? Trust me she does." They moved in silence after that. Inuyasha was happy for the peace while Shippo was still sulking after the insult of his favourite teacher in school. Finally it was Inuyasha who broke the barrier, it wasn't that he felt sorry for the kid or anything (or so he says!) but was instead curious. "So what's wrong with you?"
"You didn't have to be so mean!" Shippo pouted, obviously misunderstanding what Inuyasha meant.
"No, I meant why are you here in the first place?" Inuyasha explained with an exasperated sigh.
"I was sick." Came his curt reply, he still had not forgiven Inuyasha for the insults.
"Really? I would have never guessed! Baka, of course you're sick, that normally why people are in hospital!"
"If you really want to know I needed an operation on my heart, but at least I'm getting better now. At least I don't have to relay on a little kid to do stuff for me!" Shippo growled, leaving Inuyasha angry and speechless. Then with the strength of fury he lunged forward but Shippo easily avoided the attack by jumping out of the way as Inuyasha's chair came crashing down, bringing the crippled man along for the ride. Shippo stood there too shocked for words, or too afraid as he looked at the motionless figure, his legs tangled under the chair with his face down and arms out. "Oui? You ok?" No answer. Shippo crept forward slightly, /he is so still! / "Inuyasha?" He edged closer and was about to lean down and examine him when a hand grabbed his leg and yanked his feet from below him. Once on the floor Inuyasha could easily reach him so that he may hit him on the head. Shippo gave out a wail of pain.
"Take that you little squirt!" Inuyasha yelled victoriously as he gave the young kid another whack on the head.
"OW, OW, OW!!!" He tried to escape from his wrath but the athlete had taken firm grasp on his leg and wasn't giving way. Suddenly a pair of soft milky- white hands pulled him out of Inuyasha's death grip.
"Inuyasha! How could you? He's just a kid!" Kagome's voice cracked like thunder and Shippo cuddled into Kagome's arm for safety.
"He started it!" Inuyasha shouted defensively as he pulled himself into a more comfortable position on the floor.
"Oh please! How childish can you get? And how old are you again? I should think you're old not to behave like an immature brat!" By now Shippo had peered over to take another look at Inuyasha, he did look rather silly on the floor, and Shippo couldn't help a childish giggle.
"You know what? I don't care what you think, and I can act anyway I want to, you're not my mother!" He growled as he attempted to put his wheelchair back to the right position, and steadily pulling himself to his feet. He winced slightly as it hurt to put weight on his fragile legs, in fact they seemed to be getting weaker and hurting more every day.
"Here let me help you with that." Kagome sighed in a sympathetic tone. She put Shippo back on his feet and went to help Inuyasha.
"I don't need /your/ help with this!" He snapped and he twisted himself into the seat, reversed and started to move back the way he came.
"H-hey! You can't just go I needed to talk to you!" Kagome was about to go after him when he showed her a finger, and it wasn't his index finger.
"Well I don't want to talk to you! So shove this!" Inuyasha said without even turning around. Kagome was so shocked and infuriated that she lost all will to talk to him that moment. Instead she picked Shippo back up and promised him ice cream.
Inuyasha was bored shitless to put it bluntly. He had nothing to do and his plan wouldn't work until Miroku's shift ended and he had that date with nurse Sango. He didn't want to go back into his room so he decided to go into the games room, maybe he'll find something remotely interesting there. And if not he could always go to the cinema and catch a movie. He entered the games room where the younger ones played pool or video games while the older ones either played chess or watched the television. Inuyasha gave a grunt of disgust, he could find more fun in an empty field, he was about to turn and leave when a figure caught his eye. She was a tall and slender woman and wore the same hospital gown as everyone else (except Inuyasha who was still in his proper clothes from his wonderings he had earlier) but it did not betray her womanly figure. She had long black raven hair that she had tied back with a white ribbon; her chocolate brown eyes gave down at a book she held in her hand. Inuyasha was shocked to say the least and he wheeled over towards her. "K-Kikyou is that you?" He asked quietly, she looked up at him and smiled.
"Inuyasha! I didn't know you were here! I haven't seen you in such a long time!" Kikyou flew her arms around her and Inuyasha blushed.
"Naraku said that you had gone back home, why didn't you tell me you had to leave?"
"Oh." Her face became sad and guiltily she gazed down at the floor. "That's a long story." Then her face brightened with another one of her sweet smiled. "I've missed you Inuyasha."
"I've missed you too, what are you doing here though? Nothing serious I hope." Inuyasha's rough edges in manners and courteously seemed worn away in front of Kikyou that you might even say it was as though he was suddenly transformed by some magic.
"Oh, well I heard you were ill on the news and so I came to see you but before I could visit... I, err... broke my arm by falling down some stairs. Yeah, and I must had caught an affection here at the hospital. But I should be out soon. What about you? I never got much information from the news." Kikyou seemed a bit edgy and Inuyasha got the feeling that she wasn't telling him everything.
"Well they probably know more than I do!" He joked, combined with a dry laugh. "Its some dumb virus or something like that, they don't really know anything about it except that it's fucking up my muscles in my leg, and that it spreads."
"Oh! That's terrible news Inuyasha, I'm so sorry." Kikyou placed a hand on his knee and began to rub it slightly.
"Its ok, I'll be up and running in no time, just you watch!" H smiled slightly. "Well since we're not going no where we may as well catch up on old times. Tell me, how's the little nosey brat Kaede?" They both laughed fondly at the memories that statement brought.
"Oh she's fine, she wants to become a nurse of all things! She dresses her dolls up in bandages and such pretending that they are her patients!"
"I'm just glad I'm not one of her patients! After our last meeting I'm surprise I never ended up in hospital...sooner." They both laughed again and began to engulf themselves in deep conversation. Many people came and went from the entertainment room but they two had stayed and chatted for hours. Finally Sango had came and told Inuyasha it was time for her treatment and another nurse had came to collect Kikyou shortly after. Inuyasha glanced behind him seeing that Kikyou was quite friendly with her nurse as they exchanged greetings and talked merrily, whereas he was cold and annoyed with Sango for interrupting them, but he hadn't realised how long they had been talking and promised Kikyou to make it another time.
"That's scary. Is she ok though? I mean do you think she'll recover."
"Hai, but she's recovering pretty well now, though I'm not confident that she should be let out yet. Doctor Hojo, her currant doctor is also not convinced. But hopefully she can be sent back home within a week or two."
"That's good news for her then, I wish I could say the same for my latest patient."
"Oh? Is that the famous athlete?" He inquired.
"Hai! And he's a right jerk! Unfortunately he won't be going home for a long time." She sighed sadly. "Despite all those horrid names he called me its such a shame what he's going through!"
"Well its good that he's got such a great doctor taking care of him then!" Josh teased her with a playful punch and she responded with a half-hearted little smile.
"Well I'm thinking about putting in for a transfer on that one patient. I'm not being very professional, we're constantly at each other's throats!"
"I seems to me-" Josh took a quick sip of his coffee and smiled slightly. "That it's what this Inuyasha needs. I haven't seen him yet but rumour had it you're not the only one he's been annoying. In fact his original doctor was happy to hand him over to you and that was only after one week."
"What's that got to do with me being just as bad as him?"
"Well you don't have to be as bad as him but I think he's getting frustrated with everyone treating him different than what he probably was treated before he got ill. Humour him for a little, at the same time be yourself and do your job. As long as you're not putting either of yourselves in any danger I don't see the harm in a little insult exchange." Josh reasoned wisely. Kagome thought about his words for a few minutes, she did see the sense in his words so after she had finished her coffee she thanked Josh and left to continue her rounds. Making a special point to talk to Inuyasha as soon as possible.
~~**~~
Now one of the problems with Inuyasha was that he held grudges, but seeing that he wasn't with it much the week before where Miroku had left the magazine at the side of his bed his revenge had been delayed. But now Inuyasha was fully awake, and not only that he had a partner in crime. Shippo was an eager little boy and so far he hadn't made too much of a fuss when he was told to do something. So far Inuyasha had sent the kid into the locker room with Miroku's combination (the priest had said it quickly once not thinking it that Inuyasha would remember) and a plastic bag. Shippo's first mission was to clean out the entire locker into the bag and then bring it back so that the young athlete could use it later. Now the pair was making their way down to the cafeteria. "So what you going to get me?" Shippo asked as he skipped along.
"Nothing!" Inuyasha snapped.
"Why not?" He sulked but it had no affect on Inuyasha.
"Because." Was his reply.
"Because why?"
"Because you can get it yourself!"
"Get what myself?"
"Whatever you want!" Inuyasha's temper was boiling by now and was about ready to run the kid over.
"I can't buy cigarettes, or alcohol or porn magazines!"
"You want that stuff?"
"No, I'm just saying I couldn't get it if I wanted it." Shippo explained and Inuyasha groaned.
"You can have one of Miroku's porn mags, you can steal the cigarettes and alcohol from your teacher's desk if you really wanted it!"
"My teacher doesn't smoke or drink!" He sounded a little offended and Inuyasha smirked.
"With kids like you to teach? Trust me she does." They moved in silence after that. Inuyasha was happy for the peace while Shippo was still sulking after the insult of his favourite teacher in school. Finally it was Inuyasha who broke the barrier, it wasn't that he felt sorry for the kid or anything (or so he says!) but was instead curious. "So what's wrong with you?"
"You didn't have to be so mean!" Shippo pouted, obviously misunderstanding what Inuyasha meant.
"No, I meant why are you here in the first place?" Inuyasha explained with an exasperated sigh.
"I was sick." Came his curt reply, he still had not forgiven Inuyasha for the insults.
"Really? I would have never guessed! Baka, of course you're sick, that normally why people are in hospital!"
"If you really want to know I needed an operation on my heart, but at least I'm getting better now. At least I don't have to relay on a little kid to do stuff for me!" Shippo growled, leaving Inuyasha angry and speechless. Then with the strength of fury he lunged forward but Shippo easily avoided the attack by jumping out of the way as Inuyasha's chair came crashing down, bringing the crippled man along for the ride. Shippo stood there too shocked for words, or too afraid as he looked at the motionless figure, his legs tangled under the chair with his face down and arms out. "Oui? You ok?" No answer. Shippo crept forward slightly, /he is so still! / "Inuyasha?" He edged closer and was about to lean down and examine him when a hand grabbed his leg and yanked his feet from below him. Once on the floor Inuyasha could easily reach him so that he may hit him on the head. Shippo gave out a wail of pain.
"Take that you little squirt!" Inuyasha yelled victoriously as he gave the young kid another whack on the head.
"OW, OW, OW!!!" He tried to escape from his wrath but the athlete had taken firm grasp on his leg and wasn't giving way. Suddenly a pair of soft milky- white hands pulled him out of Inuyasha's death grip.
"Inuyasha! How could you? He's just a kid!" Kagome's voice cracked like thunder and Shippo cuddled into Kagome's arm for safety.
"He started it!" Inuyasha shouted defensively as he pulled himself into a more comfortable position on the floor.
"Oh please! How childish can you get? And how old are you again? I should think you're old not to behave like an immature brat!" By now Shippo had peered over to take another look at Inuyasha, he did look rather silly on the floor, and Shippo couldn't help a childish giggle.
"You know what? I don't care what you think, and I can act anyway I want to, you're not my mother!" He growled as he attempted to put his wheelchair back to the right position, and steadily pulling himself to his feet. He winced slightly as it hurt to put weight on his fragile legs, in fact they seemed to be getting weaker and hurting more every day.
"Here let me help you with that." Kagome sighed in a sympathetic tone. She put Shippo back on his feet and went to help Inuyasha.
"I don't need /your/ help with this!" He snapped and he twisted himself into the seat, reversed and started to move back the way he came.
"H-hey! You can't just go I needed to talk to you!" Kagome was about to go after him when he showed her a finger, and it wasn't his index finger.
"Well I don't want to talk to you! So shove this!" Inuyasha said without even turning around. Kagome was so shocked and infuriated that she lost all will to talk to him that moment. Instead she picked Shippo back up and promised him ice cream.
Inuyasha was bored shitless to put it bluntly. He had nothing to do and his plan wouldn't work until Miroku's shift ended and he had that date with nurse Sango. He didn't want to go back into his room so he decided to go into the games room, maybe he'll find something remotely interesting there. And if not he could always go to the cinema and catch a movie. He entered the games room where the younger ones played pool or video games while the older ones either played chess or watched the television. Inuyasha gave a grunt of disgust, he could find more fun in an empty field, he was about to turn and leave when a figure caught his eye. She was a tall and slender woman and wore the same hospital gown as everyone else (except Inuyasha who was still in his proper clothes from his wonderings he had earlier) but it did not betray her womanly figure. She had long black raven hair that she had tied back with a white ribbon; her chocolate brown eyes gave down at a book she held in her hand. Inuyasha was shocked to say the least and he wheeled over towards her. "K-Kikyou is that you?" He asked quietly, she looked up at him and smiled.
"Inuyasha! I didn't know you were here! I haven't seen you in such a long time!" Kikyou flew her arms around her and Inuyasha blushed.
"Naraku said that you had gone back home, why didn't you tell me you had to leave?"
"Oh." Her face became sad and guiltily she gazed down at the floor. "That's a long story." Then her face brightened with another one of her sweet smiled. "I've missed you Inuyasha."
"I've missed you too, what are you doing here though? Nothing serious I hope." Inuyasha's rough edges in manners and courteously seemed worn away in front of Kikyou that you might even say it was as though he was suddenly transformed by some magic.
"Oh, well I heard you were ill on the news and so I came to see you but before I could visit... I, err... broke my arm by falling down some stairs. Yeah, and I must had caught an affection here at the hospital. But I should be out soon. What about you? I never got much information from the news." Kikyou seemed a bit edgy and Inuyasha got the feeling that she wasn't telling him everything.
"Well they probably know more than I do!" He joked, combined with a dry laugh. "Its some dumb virus or something like that, they don't really know anything about it except that it's fucking up my muscles in my leg, and that it spreads."
"Oh! That's terrible news Inuyasha, I'm so sorry." Kikyou placed a hand on his knee and began to rub it slightly.
"Its ok, I'll be up and running in no time, just you watch!" H smiled slightly. "Well since we're not going no where we may as well catch up on old times. Tell me, how's the little nosey brat Kaede?" They both laughed fondly at the memories that statement brought.
"Oh she's fine, she wants to become a nurse of all things! She dresses her dolls up in bandages and such pretending that they are her patients!"
"I'm just glad I'm not one of her patients! After our last meeting I'm surprise I never ended up in hospital...sooner." They both laughed again and began to engulf themselves in deep conversation. Many people came and went from the entertainment room but they two had stayed and chatted for hours. Finally Sango had came and told Inuyasha it was time for her treatment and another nurse had came to collect Kikyou shortly after. Inuyasha glanced behind him seeing that Kikyou was quite friendly with her nurse as they exchanged greetings and talked merrily, whereas he was cold and annoyed with Sango for interrupting them, but he hadn't realised how long they had been talking and promised Kikyou to make it another time.
