"But not to tell of good or evil luck,
Of plagues, of deaths, or seasons' quality:"
- William Shakespeare
The Darling Buds of May
Chapter Ten:
Kagome sat in the rehabilitation room, nervous as she watched Inu-yasha prepare for his first attempt at walking again. It had been almost three weeks, an unusually fast amount of time for a patient to regain strength - let alone any amount of feeling - in their legs. But Inu-yasha had done it. And Kagome had been there the whole time, the two screaming in each other's ears the whole way. Now Kagome watched as Inu-yasha - the boy she'd spent most of her time with for the past two months - was ready.
"Kagome?" he breathed. Kagome stood up as fast as if she'd been sitting on a snake.
"Yes Inu-yasha?" 'He looks so nervous. . .'
"Come here. I want YOU to help me. I'm not going to let some nurse I just met hold me up. . ." Kagome rolled her eyes.
"Alright, give me a second." Sesshomaru eyed the two with interest. He watched as Kagome walked over, blushing as she supported his brother. Though he couldn't see Inu-yasha's face, he had the sneaking suspicion that his cheeks were just as red as Kagome's. . . and not from exerting himself, either. 'You've come a long way, little brother. Let's see how much farther you can go. . .' despite the tension in the air, he couldn't help but smile.
"Okay, Mr. Masato, are you ready?" the nurse on duty whipped out her clipboard and reviewed some of her notes. "You have advanced so far already, more so in fact, than any of us would have thought to hope for. Nobody here will blame you if you want to wait. . ."
"No. I want to do this. . . I need to do this, now." He looked the nurse in the eyes, his gaze unwavering.
"As long as you're ready, then. Remember, hold onto the bars, and take it EASY. . . just one step at a time. Miss Higurashi? When Mr. Masato grabs onto the bars, keep pace with him on the outer edge."
"Right." Kagome nodded her head. "Are you ready Inu-yasha?"
"Feh. . . . I've BEEN ready. Now stop yapping and let's get this over with. The sooner I get out of this place, the better." Kagome rolled her eyes.
Slowly, with Kagome's help, Inu-yasha made his way to the bars, his right leg shaking from the strain. He reached for the bars, Kagome moving quickly to the side as he used the muscles in his arms to keep himself from falling. Everyone held their breath as Inu-yasha put first one foot, then another, and paused to breathe.
"Come on. . ." Kagome whispered. "I know you can do it, Inu-yasha. I have faith in you."
The pain in his back was immense as Inu-yasha struggled to put one foot in front of the other. 'One. . . two. . . o-one. . . two. . . I can do this! I know I can. I have to do this for Kagome. . . She needs someone to watch out for her.' He repeated to himself. 'For Kagome. . .' The pain was less noticeable when he thought about Kagome. The steps were easier to take. . .
"Mr. Masato!" the Nurse cried. Inu-yasha paused, realizing that he not only had reached the end of the bars, but had in fact, walked halfway to the wall from there on. He blinked, the weight of what he'd done crashing down on him. As his legs began to give out, Kagome caught Inu-yasha in the front under the arms, helping him into a chair the nurse's aid had wheeled around.
"Inu-yasha! Are you alright?" Kagome was still on the floor, kneeled in front of his chair.
"Mr. Masato! That was absolutely astounding! You have pressed yourself to lengths that no person should be able to do. . ." Inu-yasha relaxed into the wheelchair, exhausted. Sesshomaru rose and strided over towards his brother, taking the wheelchair by the handles to walk Kagome and Inu-yasha back to the hospital room down the hall.
"You have surprised us all today, little brother. . ." he said, eyes glittering with pride.
"I want another go at it. . . after I take a nap." Kagome smiled 'You did it Inu-yasha. . . just like I knew you would.' Sesshomaru helped move Inu- yasha into his bed as Kagome pulled the sheets back, then, taking a deep bow and making his excuse, Sesshomaru left the room with the promise of seeing that Mr. Myoga would be outside to pick Kagome up on time. Kagome slid the covers back over Inu-yasha, watching him settle into his pillow. As she turned to leave the room, his hand caught her wrist.
"Inu. . .yasha?" she looked to his face. It was almost peaceful in all his exhaustion.
"Kagome, um thank you." He mumbled, his already weak grip on her wrist slackening. "Thank you for believing I could do it." Inu-yasha slipped into a deep repose.
"You-you're welcome, Inu-yasha." Kagome blushed, checking to be sure he was comfortable before leaving.
Author's Note: I know it's a short chapter, but I wanted to post one before getting offline, so here you go. Let me know what you think of this one, it was a bit of last minute inspiration, so I'd like to hear what you all think. That means. . . BINGO!!! *Heehee! Guess which anime character always says 'bingo'? I'll give you a hint. . . she has blue hair.* Time to REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!!! You know I love you all, but I need to see MORE REVIEWS!!!! Okay, until I post again! -Starmoon
The Darling Buds of May
Chapter Ten:
Kagome sat in the rehabilitation room, nervous as she watched Inu-yasha prepare for his first attempt at walking again. It had been almost three weeks, an unusually fast amount of time for a patient to regain strength - let alone any amount of feeling - in their legs. But Inu-yasha had done it. And Kagome had been there the whole time, the two screaming in each other's ears the whole way. Now Kagome watched as Inu-yasha - the boy she'd spent most of her time with for the past two months - was ready.
"Kagome?" he breathed. Kagome stood up as fast as if she'd been sitting on a snake.
"Yes Inu-yasha?" 'He looks so nervous. . .'
"Come here. I want YOU to help me. I'm not going to let some nurse I just met hold me up. . ." Kagome rolled her eyes.
"Alright, give me a second." Sesshomaru eyed the two with interest. He watched as Kagome walked over, blushing as she supported his brother. Though he couldn't see Inu-yasha's face, he had the sneaking suspicion that his cheeks were just as red as Kagome's. . . and not from exerting himself, either. 'You've come a long way, little brother. Let's see how much farther you can go. . .' despite the tension in the air, he couldn't help but smile.
"Okay, Mr. Masato, are you ready?" the nurse on duty whipped out her clipboard and reviewed some of her notes. "You have advanced so far already, more so in fact, than any of us would have thought to hope for. Nobody here will blame you if you want to wait. . ."
"No. I want to do this. . . I need to do this, now." He looked the nurse in the eyes, his gaze unwavering.
"As long as you're ready, then. Remember, hold onto the bars, and take it EASY. . . just one step at a time. Miss Higurashi? When Mr. Masato grabs onto the bars, keep pace with him on the outer edge."
"Right." Kagome nodded her head. "Are you ready Inu-yasha?"
"Feh. . . . I've BEEN ready. Now stop yapping and let's get this over with. The sooner I get out of this place, the better." Kagome rolled her eyes.
Slowly, with Kagome's help, Inu-yasha made his way to the bars, his right leg shaking from the strain. He reached for the bars, Kagome moving quickly to the side as he used the muscles in his arms to keep himself from falling. Everyone held their breath as Inu-yasha put first one foot, then another, and paused to breathe.
"Come on. . ." Kagome whispered. "I know you can do it, Inu-yasha. I have faith in you."
The pain in his back was immense as Inu-yasha struggled to put one foot in front of the other. 'One. . . two. . . o-one. . . two. . . I can do this! I know I can. I have to do this for Kagome. . . She needs someone to watch out for her.' He repeated to himself. 'For Kagome. . .' The pain was less noticeable when he thought about Kagome. The steps were easier to take. . .
"Mr. Masato!" the Nurse cried. Inu-yasha paused, realizing that he not only had reached the end of the bars, but had in fact, walked halfway to the wall from there on. He blinked, the weight of what he'd done crashing down on him. As his legs began to give out, Kagome caught Inu-yasha in the front under the arms, helping him into a chair the nurse's aid had wheeled around.
"Inu-yasha! Are you alright?" Kagome was still on the floor, kneeled in front of his chair.
"Mr. Masato! That was absolutely astounding! You have pressed yourself to lengths that no person should be able to do. . ." Inu-yasha relaxed into the wheelchair, exhausted. Sesshomaru rose and strided over towards his brother, taking the wheelchair by the handles to walk Kagome and Inu-yasha back to the hospital room down the hall.
"You have surprised us all today, little brother. . ." he said, eyes glittering with pride.
"I want another go at it. . . after I take a nap." Kagome smiled 'You did it Inu-yasha. . . just like I knew you would.' Sesshomaru helped move Inu- yasha into his bed as Kagome pulled the sheets back, then, taking a deep bow and making his excuse, Sesshomaru left the room with the promise of seeing that Mr. Myoga would be outside to pick Kagome up on time. Kagome slid the covers back over Inu-yasha, watching him settle into his pillow. As she turned to leave the room, his hand caught her wrist.
"Inu. . .yasha?" she looked to his face. It was almost peaceful in all his exhaustion.
"Kagome, um thank you." He mumbled, his already weak grip on her wrist slackening. "Thank you for believing I could do it." Inu-yasha slipped into a deep repose.
"You-you're welcome, Inu-yasha." Kagome blushed, checking to be sure he was comfortable before leaving.
Author's Note: I know it's a short chapter, but I wanted to post one before getting offline, so here you go. Let me know what you think of this one, it was a bit of last minute inspiration, so I'd like to hear what you all think. That means. . . BINGO!!! *Heehee! Guess which anime character always says 'bingo'? I'll give you a hint. . . she has blue hair.* Time to REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!!! You know I love you all, but I need to see MORE REVIEWS!!!! Okay, until I post again! -Starmoon
