Living Among Giants

by Monkeygirl77

She was adopted into the fold of Archangels and now she's learning how to be a fledgling again after the end of the war. She's got plenty of older angels to show her the way though. A new set of Guardians, a new home, and a present Parent, she's living among giants now.

65. Joint

"Raphi, my leg hurts."

Was not the first thing he had come to expect when the office door opened slightly and a familiar head of braids appeared as they walked in, their little fledgling coming to stand next to him where he sat in his chair, and he looked down at her with a single raised eyebrow.

"Oh?", he set the documents he had been working on aside and turned in his chair, "And where does it hurt?", lifting her up under the arms, he sat her in the middle of his desk, right before him. She lifted her little foot and winced, "My foot hurts."

"Do you want me to take a look?"

She nodded and he returned the gesture in kind, taking hold of her foot with a gentle hand, he twisted it slightly and she took a breath. His watched her closely for reactions as he slowly felt his way up from her toes, to her sole, and up to her ankle. It was there that she reacted, tugging at her foot in his grasp, and whimpering so softly that it was almost missed and would have been in the semi loud bustling of the Infirmary on this day.

"It seems you've sprained your ankle, little one." He reached to the side behind him, turning slightly being mindful of the little ankle he still had in his grip, reaching for a splint and bandage wrap to secure it in. Her little fists curled as he straightened the appendage and splint it, wrapping the bandage around it securely, immobilizing it from use for the time being.

Akeelah watched him work closely, trying to keep her foot as still as possible, despite how much it hurt when he straightened it out to splint it. The aching throb made her whimper again, and he brushed a few fingers over her calf as he finished up the binding. Patting the foot in his lap gently.

"There we go, no, tell me little one, how did you manage to come upon this?"

"I was getting' a peach and jumped from the tree."

"I see.", he turned her around as he pulled her down into his lap, pulling the document back in front of him, her little arms crossing over the edge of the desk as she leaned forward to watch, he leaned over her shoulder slightly to return to his work, "And did you enjoy your pilfered peach, little mouse?"

Akeelah licked her lips cheekily and nodded, leaning up to kiss him on the cheek, the slight stickiness from the fruit still lingering.

"It was worth it."

"Then it seems to have been a good day."

"It was a great day!"