Chapter 2
'Helping Out'
A/N: Thank you to those who reviewed! Here's the next chapter.
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'badoom'
Inuyasha busted open the door to the nurses office.
"Nurse Izume! We need your help!" Miroku exclaimed frantically.
Nurse Izume got up from her desk to look at the teens.
"Oh my dear! What happened to miss Kagome?" the nurse examined the cuts with glass still deep in the muscle.
"There was an accident in chemistry class. Too much of one ingredient in a vile caused it to burst. Inuyasha and Kagome were still caught in the room when it happened." explained Sango in as much detail as she knew.
After looking at the cut thoroughly, nurse Izume spoke, "These cuts are too deep for me to tend. Kagome needs to be taken to the hospital."
"I'll take her! I have a car outside. Just call and let her family know what happened and where to find her." Inuyasha informed. After all, he did blame himself for her getting injured because of his stubborness.
"Okay but, don't speed. I wouldn't want you to get into an accident. Be on your way now." Izume rushed Inuyasha with the still unconscious Kagome laying in his arms. Sango and Miroku were hot on his tail.
Inuyasha placed Kagome softly in the passenger side of his red 98' mitubishi eclipse. He then jumped over his car to the driver side and got in, quickly taking off once the car was started. He saw in his rear view mirror, Miroku's dark purple and black racing striped 2000 honda civic, the 'Monk Machine' as he calls it. They were following him to be reassured their new friend was okay.
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The three teens and Kagome's mother sat in the waiting room, waiting for news about Kagome. Once the nurse called Kagome's mother and explained what had happened, Mrs. Higurashi was at the emergancy room with- in twenty minutes. She arrived six minutes after Inuyasha had already checked Kagome in. They had been waiting about two hours and fourty - eight minutes now. Inuyasha was most impatient even though Mrs. Higurashi should have been. In the two hours, Sango explained exact details that she knew.
"So, that's all there is to tell. It was just a simple mistake and Inuyasha and Kagome just didn't make it out in time because some other students still blocked the two exits out." finished Sango.
"It's quite all right. I understand..." Mrs. Higurasi paused to look at Inuyasha."And Inuyasha, I don't blame you. It could have happened to anyone. So please, relax a little and don't worry so much. Kagome has always been a strong girl ever since her father passed." she reassured.
Inuyasha still felt guilty but, he did as she said and took a seat in a corner. Finally a doctor in green surgery robes came toward the small awaiting group.
"Excuse me, are you family and friends of Kagome Higurashi?" the doctor asked firmly.
"Yes and I am her mother. Is Kagome doing fine?" questioned Mrs. Higurashi. Inuyasha stood up and took place next to Kagome's mother.
"She is doing perfectly fine. We had to do a little surgical work due to a ripped muscle in her leg. She lost quite a bit of blood but, she did not required a transfusion. As soon as she wakes, you may take her home." with that said, the doctor began to leave.
"Wait! Can we go see her?" Mrs. Higurashi put in quickly before the doctor got to far.
"I'm afraid only you may see Kagome." he dirrected to Mrs. Higurashi. She looked to the teen hanyou beside her looking really upset at this fact.
"Oh, please may I take one other with me?" she paused to look at Inuyasha. "This boy here brought my daughter in. He practically saved her life from the small explosion in their class." she said, looking at the doctor waiting for approval. When it came, Mrs. Higurashi saw that Inuyasha brightened with relief.
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Inuyasha and Mrs. Higurashi were brought to a small room half an hour ago. Mrs. Higurashi sat at her daughter's side as Inuyasha sat cross legged against a shadowed window, both waiting for the sleeping girl to wake. A nurse that came in not to long ago said it wouldn't be to much longer for the annistesia to completely wear off.
At this moment, Kagome shifted slightly as her eyes fluttered open and spoke, "Wh - Where am I?"
"Your at the hospital dear. How are you feeling?" her mother softly asked.
"I feel a bit groggy and weak. And, my leg really hurts. What about Inuyasha? He was hurt, too." Kagome inquired.
"Keh! I told you it was but a scratch to me. Just got a few stitches is all." Inuyasha stood and walked to stand by her side. Kagome looked at him shocked.
"Your...here!" she slowly said.
"Hai! I wanted to appologize for putting you at risk with my stupidity. I'm sorry!" He looked away at that moment for fearing she would not accept his appology.
"It's okay! It was partly my falt too. If I hadn't got angry then -" Kagome was cut off.
"No. I started it. Don't you worry about it." Inuyasha told her assuringly. Kagome could do nothing but smile at his efforts to be nice.
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"What? I have to stay on crutches for the next two weeks! But, mama, what about taking care of the shrine grounds while jii -chan rests? Souta isn't going to help without me and you have work. Why do things always turn bad when you have duties to tend for. Ugh!" Kagome sighed out loud as the doctor gave her a list of activities to not do and rules about cleaning and staying off her leg until her appointment.
"Don't worry about a thing. Your new friend, Inuyasha, had volunteered to help around the shrine and care for you during spring break. He felt extremely guilty for your injury and asked if he could help out." her mother reassured.
"He really said that?" Kagome questioned a bit confused. Her mother nodded in response.
After the doctor had her try out the crutches, he allowed them to leave. Inuyasha had went to get his car to drive it to the front of the hospital and pick them up. Mrs. Higurashi didn't have a car and always took the bus so, Inuyasha offered to drive them home. Miroku and Sango left sometime after they were told Kagome had awaken and was well.
Once both Kagome and her mother were seated in the car and buckled, Inuyasha took off heading toward the shrine. From sticking to dirrections given by Mrs. Higurashi, they arrived at the shrine in under fifteen minutes. Against Kagome's wishes, Inuyasha carried Kagome up the stairs to her room and set her on the bed.
"Aren't your parents worried about you? It is kind of late you know." Kagome had intentively spoken.
"My parents passed away years ago. My brother, Sesshomaru is my caretaker and he could care less about me. But, he knows where I am and is fine with me staying here." explained Inuyasha.
Kagome thought for a second and asked, "Staying here? What do you mean by that?"
"Your mother said I could stay during the duration of spring break so I could take care of you and the shrine grounds. She told me I could stay in Souta's room on the pull out bed but, I told her I would prefer to sleep on your floor. That way, if you needed something I could be close by." was his answer.
"You...want to stay...in here? But, you don't even like me. Wouldn't you rather be away from me?" she stammered.
He thought for a moment before answering, "I don't hate you. I just have a bad habit of making girls pissed off."
"Oh, I see. Well then, there's a sleeping bag of mine in the closet over there next to my personal bathroom. Here's one of my extra pillows you can use." she said and handed him a fluffy white colored pillow. He got up and went to her closet to look for the sleeping bag and came back with the equally fluffy dark green bag.
It was now late and the lights were turn off. Although, neither Kagome or Inuyasha slept. Both lay awake in thought.
'At first impression, Inuyasha seemed like a real jerk. Now, I see it was all just an act.' You like him. 'No! No, no! he's just nice. How can I like him when we just barely met hours ago?' Have you ever heard of love at first sight? 'Yes but, at first sight he was an arrogant jerk.' Loves blind and causes one to talk before thinking. 'Oh, whatever! I'm going to sleep, so please be quiet.' Kagome fought herself in thought.
Kagome soon fell asleep and began dreaming of the silvery white haired hanyou. Her dream went to the moment of her slapping him in the face and seeing hurt in his eyes. But, why hurt? He didn't like her at that moment. Then the dream continued on to the point he grabbed her by the waist and jumped behind a lab table. He used his body to cover hers, protecting her. But then, the explosion caused her jump under him and her leg slipped from it's protection place to the outside of the table. If it weren't for Inuyasha blocking her main nerve, she could have either lost her leg to major nerve damadge or worse, die from rapid blood loss.
"In - Inuyasha...my hero..." Kagome muttered in her sleep.
'She's dreaming...about me!' Well duh! How obvious is that? 'Shut up! What do you know anyway?' Plenty. I know you think she's beautiful. You've thought about her beauty since she bumped into you at gym. 'Keh!' I know you too well. 'What ever!' Inuyasha battled with his mind. He too fell asleep, only to dream the worst. He saw in his mind everyone blaming him and Kagome turning away in disgust. 'No! I'm sorry!' he yelled in his dream. Then aloud he whispered, "No, please! I'm sorry...Kagome!"
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Kagome was still asleep but, just barely. She opened her eyes to look at her alarm clock. '1:29 am' it read. She closed her eyes once again but, opened them once again when she heard Inuyasha shift. He seemed to be having a nightmare.
"No, please! I'm sorry...Kagome!" the words slipped softly through his lips.
'He's dreaming of me! More like a nightmare.' Comfort him. 'But, I...should I? I mean he did save me so, maybe I could comfort him in his dreaming state. At least to make him sleep better. I owe him this much. Especially since he's going to care for me while I'm to stay off my feet.' Kagome consoled in her mind.
Inuyasha stirred in his sleep again. Kagome noticed and slipped her overly fluffed blanket on the floor beside him and slowly she pulled herself off the bed. She lay very close to him covered with her small through quilt that lay under her bed incase it got to cold in her room in the winter. She fell asleep, face to face with the golden eyed hanyou. He settled in his sleep, feeling a sense of comfort and the nightmare turn to that of bliss.
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The morning light peered through the space between the curtains. The rays reaching only the hanyou boy's face. As it did, Inuyasha fluttered his eyes open and closed again. Only to snap them wide open. There, asleep extremely close, lay the mysterious raven haired beauty. He couldn't understand how she got on the floor or why she wanted to sleep by him. All he could do was stare at her smooth face and brushed a stray strand of hair away from her eyes.
'She really is a handful.' he thought to himself. You know you like it though. his heart told him. 'Keh!'
Inuyasha go up and carefully picked Kagome up, not to wake her and placed her softly on her bed. He reajusted her curtains so no light escaped into the room to allow Kagome to sleep longer. She needed rest after loosing so much blood. She had to gain her strength again to heal more properly.
After assuring that the room was dark enough and Kagome still slept, he went down stairs to have breakfast and begin the task of cleaning the shrine grounds. He wanted to work quickly so that he would be by Kagome when she woke.
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It was around ten a.m. when Kagome finally came out of slumber. Inuyasha was sitting on the floor cross legged, reading a book that was one of Kagome's favorites. It was about a young blind man who was all alone until, his mother hired a pretty young woman, around his age, to care for him and his home. The man had soon fallen in love with the woman but, he thought she would never love a blind man. In the end, she was the one to proclaim her love for him. They were married and lived together happy and never alone.
"Good morning Inuyasha!" Kagome greeted with a sleepy smile.
Inuyasha quickly closed the book while a blush spread across his cheeks. He looked up at the arising raven hair girl. Unlike most girls in the morning, Kagome wakes with a beautiful smile.
"Good morning! Are you in a lot of pain?" asked Inuyasha in a worried tone.
"Not really. Although I am a bit hungry." Kagome told him as a matter of fact.
He helped her off the bed to get a change of clothes so he could take her down stairs to eat. She washed up in her bathroom and changed into a flowing black halter dress with a pink dragon patterned on the waist side. Kagome then slipped on a pair of matching pink flip flops.
"Inuyasha! I'm ready! You can open the door now." Kagome announced.
Inuyasha opened the bathroom door and stood in partial shock and pure aw.
'Beautiful!' Inuyasha thought. He then realized he was staring and shook the thought away. He picked her up and Kagome blushed deep red. She still wasn't used to the idea of being carried around. Especially since he is a cute hanyou boy. While stuck in her thoughts, Inuyasha had reached the dining area and had begun to place Kagome into a chair. At that moment, she was brought back to reality.
"Oh, wait! Mama is working now. I'm the only other in the house who can cook and -" Kagome rushed to say but, was cut off by a single clawed finger to her delicate lips.
"I'll make you breakfast. You just stay put and relax." he commanded.
"You know how to cook?" questioned Kagome, curiousity getting the best of her.
"Keh! My brother's servants taught me how since I was eight, around the time my parents passed." Inuyasha admited without a second thought.
"Oh, sorry for intruding your memories." simply said Kagome.
"Your not intruding. You just asked a simple question. Don't worry about it." Inuyasha explained.
Inuyasha finished preparing her fried rice and orange ruffy fish with lemon juice poured on top. Kagome quickly finished her meal and whiped any invisable food off her face.
"That was great! Your a really great cook! Thank you so much!" Kagome exclaimed with a big smile.
"I'm here to help. Anything you need, don't hesitate to ask." he reassured. 'I caused you pain so it's only fair to repay you by caring for you.' he thought. Stop lying to yourself. Your begining to fall for her. 'Keh!'
"If that's the case, then won't you take me outside and relax with me under Goshinboku?" inquired Kagome.
"Hai!" was his answer.
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A/N: That's it for this chapter. Review please. Next chapter may start the mushy part. Sorry about spelling errors. Let me knowif there are more so I can fix. Later!